At that time, after the demise of the Qin Dynasty, the world was in chaos and there were heroes everywhere. With the change of the situation and the ups and downs of various forces, after brutal competition, most of them gradually turned into smoke and disappeared in the long river of history. In the end, only the Chu-Han Group was evenly matched, and it was ready to decide the world. At that time, Lu Bu, as a Chu, followed Xiang Yu, the overlord of the Western Chu Dynasty, against Liu Bang. In this process, Lu Bu advised Xiang Yu several times, which made Liu Bang suffer a lot. Liu Bang was very jealous of Lu Bu. Therefore, after the fall of Xiang Yu and the collapse of the Xichu Group, Liu Bang ordered the whole country to arrest Lu Bu, clearly saying: "Take Lu Bu alive and reward your daughter; If there is a person who owns Jibu, Yi Sanzu also. " I want to be the first and then the second.
After the downfall of Xiang Yu, Lu Bu was initially hidden at home by a friend named Zhou. However, with the news of the wanted order getting tighter and tighter, Zhou's friends felt great pressure and worried that it would be difficult to rescue Lu Bu by their own efforts. So he discussed with Lu Bu: "I wanted to wait for the wind to pass and slowly find a way to help you escape. Now it seems that the situation is getting worse and worse, and I will find you here soon. I'm afraid I can't save you with my strength. " I wonder if you think this method is desirable? "Lyu3 bu4 have no choice but to give it a try. So Ji Bu mixed with a dozen slaves of Zhou's friends, loaded them into cars and sold them to a big landlord named Zhu in Shandong.
The landlord surnamed Zhu, a famous family in Shandong, is also a master of ceremonies. On the same day, when the landlord surnamed Zhu carefully examined the slaves he bought, he suddenly felt that one of the slaves had an extraordinary temperament and was surprised: "This is Jibu!" So, I prepared money and jewelry all night, called my son to him and told him, "I'm going out for ten days." What do you eat while I'm away, what do you feed the new slaves, and what do you plant in the fields? " How to plant it? Listen to the new slaves Don't treat him like a slave. Be polite and wait for me. Don't forget. "The son agreed.
The next day, before dawn, the rich man Zhu took a load of gold and silver on the road, rushed to the capital all the way, and went straight to the mansion, namely Ruyin Houfu. The rich man Zhu has a good personal relationship. When the rich man Zhu saw it, he asked, "I heard that Lu Bu is a chivalrous man and has a good social influence. Why did Hanwang kill him? " Xia Houying said, "You don't know, this Lyu3 bu4 gave advice to Xiang Yu many times, which caused Hanwang come to a bad end to suffer a lot. Hanwang hates his guts and must kill him. " Zhu Caizhu said, "Lu Bu fought with Xiang Yu and Hanwang. This is his own business. Today, Hanwang was jealous of Lu Bu because of business and wanted to kill him. This is personal and should not be done. What's more, the world is in the primary stage now, and construction needs a lot of talents. Ji Bu is not only excellent, but also has a good moral character, which has a great influence on society. If Hanwang kills him, talented people in the world will be worried, and he will definitely not surrender to Hanwang and use it for the country. After a long time, something will definitely go wrong, and the world will gradually settle down. If Hanwang is magnanimous and forgives Lu Bu, everyone in the world will think that Hanwang is magnanimous and a wise man, and he will certainly submit to the court and make contributions to the country. In this case, it will stabilize the world without wasting too much energy. Why not persuade Hanwang to spare Jibu and put him up as a banner to recruit talents? I think this is not only the good reputation of Hanwang, but also the stability of the world, which is just around the corner. You must also want the stability and prosperity of the Han Dynasty, so why not persuade Hanwang? Besides, if Lu Bu is forced to flee to the Xiongnu in the north and the land of South Vietnam in the south, with his talent and temperament, isn't this the mistake made by Wu Zixu when he dug the grave and whipped the corpse of King Chu Ping? " Xia Houying felt very reasonable, so he accepted the gold and silver jewelry and persuaded Liu Bang to enter the palace. Liu bang also felt that it made sense, so he canceled the notice of wanted Lu Bu, recruited Lu Bu to the court, worshipped him as a doctor and was reused.
After Ji Bu's successful affair, the rich man Zhu returned to his hometown to live and work in peace and contentment, and had no contact with Ji Bu.
After Liu Bang's death, Lv Hou was in charge of state affairs, and Lu Bu was promoted to corps commander. At this time, the Huns, the man's confidant, sent an envoy to Lv Hou. The letter said, "Your husband is dead and I have no wife. It is best to exchange needed goods. Let's make a pair. " It is a great shame for the Han Dynasty and Lv Hou to give such an arrogant and frivolous "proposal" to the Empress Dowager. Lv Hou was so angry that he almost backed down, so he called ministers to discuss countermeasures. Fan Kuai was the first to jump out and say, "I am willing to lead a hundred thousand troops to wipe out the Huns." Many generals agreed with Fan Kuai, but only Lu Bu raised objections. He said to Lv Hou, "Fan Kuai should be beheaded. Emperor Gaozu led 300,000 troops to attack Xiongnu, and was trapped in Pingcheng, where Fan Kuai was. At that time, we had no choice but to bribe Khan's wife heavily to get out of trouble. Now Fan Kuai can defeat the Huns with 100,000 men. How could his technology become popular overnight? Isn't this lying to your face? And now that the world is just stable and poor, Fan Kuai will send troops out of turn regardless of the consequences. Isn't this putting the country in danger? Today, the Huns are strong and can only show weakness. Delaying change is the best policy. " Hearing this, Lv Hou felt that it made sense, so he wrote a letter to Hun Khan very rationally: "I am too old to walk, and I can't serve Khan." He also presented 30 harem beauties and a lot of gold and silver treasures, which gently suppressed the story of the Huns fighting the autumn wind in the Han Dynasty. Lyu3 bu4' s talent for anguo was also recognized by the imperial court.
When he arrived at Emperor Wen of Han Dynasty, Ji Bu was appointed as the Chief of Hedong. At that time, Emperor Wen of Han heard that Lu Bu was very talented, so he recruited Lu Bu to Chang 'an for reuse and wanted to summon him. So, some people say that Lu Bu is good at drinking, and he gets drunk easily. So, Lu Bu lived in Chang 'an for a month, and Emperor Wendi summoned him. As a result, Lu Bu met Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty and said, "You summoned me because someone praised me, but you didn't see me because someone said my shortcomings. This is a betrayal, and it is easy for the whole world to spy on your carelessness in dealing with people. Unable to win the trust of the world. " Emperor Wendi was embarrassed and in a dilemma. Ji Bu and Ji Bu are not suitable for working in the imperial court because of their personal defects, and they don't need Ji Bu. They called it themselves, and they can't easily overturn the previous decision without sufficient reason. Struggle for a long time, finally found a * * * with rhetoric steps, said to JiBu "Hedong is the most important county for me, just like my thighs and arms, so I specially summoned you! I am relieved to see that you are so talented. " So, Lu Bu returned to Hedong County with the praise of the emperor and continued to be his own satrap.
At that time, there was a fellow villager named Cao Qiusheng, who had strong social skills and liked to make friends with powerful people. I heard that fellow countryman Jibu has become a big official again. Try to curry favor with him. But Ji Bu was a little proud, disdained this fellow countryman, and even expressed disgust in front of some friends. Therefore, when Cao Qiusheng specially asked Dou Changjun, a relative of the royal family, to write a letter and introduce himself to Lu Bu, Dou Changjun advised him not to see Lu Bu because he knew that Lu Bu had a bad impression on him, so as not to be embarrassed, but Cao Qiusheng insisted on seeing Dou. After reading the letter, Lu Bu was very unhappy. Cao Qiusheng wants to teach him a lesson face to face. A few days later, Cao Qiusheng came to visit. When Lu Bu saw Cao Qiusheng, his face grew long and he showed disgust. But Cao Qiusheng didn't care about it. He bowed respectfully to Ji Bu first, and then said slowly, "We have a saying in Chu that it is better to get a promise from Ji Bu than a hundred taels of gold. Do you know how you got such a high reputation? That's because, you and I are both Chu people, and out of relatives of fellow villagers, I publicize your good reputation everywhere. Isn't that a good thing? Is it bad for you? I don't understand. What I like about you is obvious. Why don't you want to see me? " Lu Bu thinks what Cao Qiusheng said is very reasonable. He hated his thoughts and disappeared at once. Instead, he warmly entertained him and locked him in the house for several months. When Cao Qiusheng left, Lu Bu also gave him many gifts. Cao Qiusheng fulfilled his promise to Lu Bu, and everywhere he went, he preached that Lu Bu was honest and helpful. In this way, Ji Bu's good reputation is getting bigger and bigger, and the good society is getting bigger and bigger.
This story, quoted from Historical Records: One Step Biography of Ji Bu, not only tells the origin of "keeping a promise as good as a thousand dollars", but also vividly expounds how Ji Bu spent his life maintaining a virtue and making good use of it to maximize his personal interests through Ji Bu's life experience. After all, it is a great challenge for people to maintain a virtue in social behavior for a long time without corresponding benefits.
Chunxiang knows history and emotions like the back of her hand. By studying the story of Ji Bu, I feel that Ji Bu's careful management of "keeping promises and keeping a thousand dollars" has led to a spiral rise in social benefits, which is really integrated with it. It can be summed up in one sentence: "The more business, the more transparent it is, and the more exciting it is".
First of all, Ji Bu, whose name is unknown, entered the society for the first time, taking the motto of "Those who make promises lightly are faithless" in the Tao Te Ching as their motto. He doesn't keep his promise easily in his behavior. Once he makes a promise, he must carry it out. Establishing a "good citizen club" in society not only won people's respect, but also laid a solid political foundation for his first political career-standing on the side of Xiang Yu's western Chu camp and becoming an important member of the competition between Chu and Han.
Secondly, because of the "good citizen society", when Liu Bang ordered to assassinate him in Lyu3 bu4 because of his first political investment failure, which made his life worried, Zhou's friends who shared Lyu3 bu4' s values and Zhu Caizhu, who had never met before, risked their lives, spent a lot of money and used the highest standard of social relations within their power, which not only helped him get out of trouble, but also started his second political career: not only turned the tables, but also passed the "good society".
Third, Ji Bu not only raised the banner of "keeping a promise as good as a thousand dollars" himself, but also succeeded in making Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty bow to this virtue. Emperor Wen of Han heard of his virtue and wanted to transfer him from a government official to a minister in palace examination, because Ji Bu's personal virtue was not perfect-he was not only greedy for wine, but also drunk, so he was really not suitable for working in a temple with complicated interpersonal relationships. He wants to send him back to his place quietly. If this happens, it will undoubtedly be a great challenge to his good reputation. Lu Bu realized this and swung the stick of "keeping the promise and keeping the daughter". Emperor Wen, who is the emperor, has no decision. However, the imperfection of Lu Bu's personal morality really can't make Wendi reluctantly wronged his court. So, he racked his brains to find a beautiful excuse of "golden mouth and jade words": "Hedong is an important area like my brothers. If I don't trust others, I can rest assured that you will guard me. " Under the foreign policy of peace, Hedong (Shaanxi) became a bridgehead against Xiongnu-several streets in Hebei (Zhao Yan). Under the golden mouth of this true and false emperor, Ji Bu not only didn't capsize in the political club, on the contrary, under the behavior of the emperor personally carrying a sedan chair for him, he went to a new level-I'm not unworthy of a palace examination position, but more.
The most wonderful thing is that in the process of maintaining the positive virtue of "keeping a promise as good as a thousand dollars", Jibu has become more and more transparent and knowledgeable. Not only abide by virtue, but also know marketing virtue. At first, he hated Cao Qiusheng very much. After Cao Qiusheng successfully marketed himself to him, he realized that Cao Qiusheng, as his own self-media team, could make himself more famous and have a deeper social influence by more actively promoting his positive energy society. Facts have proved that this marketing strategy has undoubtedly played a role in boosting God in the future.
Throughout Lu Bu's life, his political ability of governing the country and keeping the country safe is the most brilliant in the history books: he opposed the war between Fan Kuai and Xiongnu, and advocated a foreign policy of promoting peace with weakness and waiting for change with delay, so as to win the opportunity of recuperation in the Han Dynasty. Other talents are vague. It is this kind of political talent, in fact, in the early Han Dynasty when there were so many talents, it was only compared with the military commander Fan Kuai, and it was suspected of winning by not using force. In fact, in the early Han Dynasty, there was a benchmark that could make the country prosperous: Sean and Chen Ping. Compared with this benchmark, Ji Bu's talent can be said to be only passing, but not excellent at all. After all, Chen Ping, who responded to the Huns and lifted the danger of Pingcheng, left several streets in Lyu3 bu4. However, judging from Ji Bu's resume, he was an enemy general and was reused for three generations in the Han Dynasty, relying on virtue rather than talent.
In the end, all the efforts, all the persistence, all the earnest management and all the treasures of his feathers made Lu Bu's ultimate success, which was recorded in the annals of Ma Shi. "Ibrahimovic's Biography" finally sealed the gods. Therefore, Ji Bu has crossed the long history of more than two thousand years and walked in front of people today, telling us about the persistence, management and benefit of virtue. ...
2022-2- 17
in Beijing