Zhang draws lessons from Han Xin's story of "asking for directions and chopping wood", which is worth reading by the public, so as to see whether it is right or wrong and how to deal with the same problems in our daily life and workplace.
First, ask the way to chop wood Han Xin.
Han Xin's allusion to asking for directions and chopping wood is very famous in history. When Han Xin joined the army, he voted for Xiang Yu. However, Han Xin, who has no background connections, has not been reused in the military. Han Xin's repeated remonstrance was rejected by Xiang Yu, and Han Xin gradually lost confidence in Xiang Yu, so he turned to Liu Bang's camp.
Han Xin wanted to secretly switch to Liu Bang's camp, but was discovered by Xiang Yu when he fled, and sent a group of soldiers to kill Han Xin. Han Xin was outnumbered and had to run into a dense forest. The trees in the dense forest really covered the sky, and Han Xin soon got lost in the dense forest, and he didn't know where the road was through Liu Bang's camp.
Fortunately, Han Xin met a woodcutter who cut trees in the dense forest, so he quickly asked the other side for directions. Woodmen who often cut down trees in dense forests are naturally familiar with the roads in dense forests. Under the guidance of the woodcutter, Han Xin soon found the right direction.
Just as Han Xin wanted to join Liu Bang's camp quickly through the jungle, Han Xin suddenly remembered Xiang Yu's pursuer. If Xiang Yu's pursuers also met a woodcutter in the forest and asked about the road and whereabouts, wouldn't it be a narrow escape?
Considering this, Han Xin, who was worried that his whereabouts were discovered, turned back to the place where he met the woodcutter and killed him, which led to the allusion of asking for directions and chopping wood. It is obviously immoral for Han Xin to kill the woodcutter after asking for directions. However, if Han Xin doesn't do this, he will probably be killed by Xiang Yu's pursuers before he joined Liu Bang's camp, and Liu Bang's subsequent Millennium cause will be difficult to achieve.
The allusion to asking for directions and chopping wood seems to be a derogatory allusion. In fact, in the troubled times at that time, Han Xin had to make such a decision in order to fulfill his lofty ideal. Therefore, asking for directions and chopping wood is not entirely derogatory, but has certain positive significance, praising Han Xin for keeping up with the crisis and having clear thinking.
Second, climb to the top of Zhang Weimin.
The reason why Han Xin's allusion to asking for directions and chopping firewood is not entirely derogatory is that it has helped many famous people in history to realize their ideals and justice. Zhang, the richest cabinet minister in Ming Dynasty, borrowed the allusion of Han Xin asking for directions and chopping firewood.
When Zhang first entered the official career, he pursued the purpose of being honest and clean for the people, but his official career has never been promoted. Even if Zhang is full of ambition, there is no place to display it. In the Ming dynasty, the wind of official favoritism prevailed, and even if Zhang was clean, he would be suppressed by corrupt officials.
In this case, Zhang was frustrated and chose to bid farewell to officialdom and return to his hometown. Even if the officials who were not reused resigned and returned to China, the emperor directly allowed them. Zhang felt that he was not important to the emperor, and he was even more disheartened.
Back to Zhang's home, I began to have more time to read books. One day, Zhang saw the allusions of asking for directions and chopping wood in classical books, and suddenly had an epiphany about being an official. Since you have great ambitions in your heart, you should be informal in the process of realizing them.
Thinking of this, Zhang decided to return to the officialdom and strive to realize his inner justice. After returning to the officialdom, Zhang apparently colluded with many corrupt officials, but in fact he was secretly preparing various reforms. After defeating Xu Jie to become the first and second records, Zhang began to make comprehensive changes.
Third, the world is not black and white.
When Zhang was appointed minister of Huiji, he implemented two policies, namely, the examination method and the clearance method, which were both good policies to eliminate corrupt officials in officialdom. Through Zhang's performance in office, it can be confirmed that Zhang is not a corrupt official in people's eyes, and he will do whatever it takes to seek personal gain from his superiors. It's just that in order to become the minister of records, Zhang did use a lot of shady means in the process of taking the upper position.
From the history of Han Xin asking for directions, chopping wood and Zhang, we can see that not everything in the world is black and white, and there is a gray area between black and white. Sometimes, in order to achieve the final justice result, we have to give up some justice in the process, and let the villain succeed temporarily, so as to completely cut off the villain.
Conclusion:
If the villain gets in the way on the way to great things, he must be cut off immediately and never relent. If the villain can't be cut off for a while, you can pretend to be friends with the villain, and through slow infiltration, give the other side a fatal blow at the end.