Tongjian's workplace power struggle: Hand-to-beat Appointment and Tongye Fengdi
After seeing the post- Tang Zhuangzong Li Cunxu's story, let me share it with you. The general meaning is that he bet with his gangster brother Li Cunxian. If he loses the bet, he will let Li Cunxian become the governor of Lulong Youzhou.
March 924 "Zizhi Tongjian·Later Tang Ji Er"
[Original text] At first, the emperor once fought with Li Cunxian, the general of the Right Martial Guard. Cunxian could not do his best. The emperor said, "If you can defeat me, I should give him the title of Guanzhen." Cunxian then obeyed the imperial edict and stopped only by the emperor. When Xu Cunshen entered the Jin Dynasty, the emperor appointed Cunxian as the Sima of Lu Long's army. After ten days of the day, he was appointed as the governor of the Jieduan and said, "I will not break my promise in hand fighting."
[Translation] At the beginning, the Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty fought with Li Cunxian, the General of the Right Martial Guard, but Li Cunxian did not use all his skills. The Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty said, "If you can defeat me, you will be granted the position of Jieduan." So Li Cunxian followed what he said, but only hit him forward and stopped. When Li Cunxu was allowed to enter the meeting, the Emperor of the Later Tang Dynasty appointed Li Cunxian as the Sima of Lu Long's march. After more than ten days, he was appointed as the governor and said, "I can't speak without keeping my word."
Li Cunxu's hand-beating appointment reminded me of the story of Tongye Fengdi in history.
"Records of the Grand Historian" Volume 39 " Jin Family "
[Original text] The Emperor Shu Yu of the Jin and Tang Dynasties became the younger brother of the king. At first, when King Wu met Shu Yu's mother, Mengtian said to King Wu: "I ordered a girl to have a son, named Yu, and I would like to him." When I gave birth to a son, Wen said to him as "Yu", so I ordered him as Yu. King Wu died, King Cheng was established, and there was chaos in Tang, and Duke Zhou killed Tang. King Cheng played with Shu Yu, and cut the tung leaves into Gui to give Shu Yu, saying, "Give it this title." Shi Yi asked to choose a date to establish Shu Yu. King Cheng said, "I will play with him." Shi Yi said, "The emperor has no joke. If you talk, history will write it, etiquette will make it, and music will sing it." So he conferred Shuyu in Tang Dynasty. Tang was located in the east of He and Fen, a hundred miles away, so it was called Tang Shuyu . His surname is Ji and his courtesy name is Ziyu.
[Translation] Tang Shuyu of Jin State is the son of King Wu of Zhou and the younger brother of King Cheng of Zhou. At the beginning, when King Wu of Zhou met with his mother, he dreamed that God said to King Wu of Zhou, "I will give you a son named Yu, and I will give him Tang." When the wife of King Wu gave birth to a baby, she saw that the word "Yu" was indeed written on the palm of her hand, so she named her son Yu. After King Wu of Zhou passed away, King Cheng of Zhou succeeded to the throne, civil strife broke out in Tang, and Duke Zhou destroyed Tang. One day, King Cheng of Zhou and Shu Yu played a game. King Cheng cut a tung leaf into a gui, giving it to Shu Yu, saying, "Use this to enfeoff you." Shi Yi then asked to choose an auspicious day to enfeoff Shu Yu as a prince. King Cheng of Zhou said, "I am joking with him!" Shi Yi said, "The emperor has no jokes. As long as he says, the historian should record it truthfully, complete it according to etiquette, and play music and sing it." So King Cheng of Zhou gave Tang to Shuyu. Tang was located in the east of Yellow River and Fen River , with a radius of 100 miles, so it was called Tang Shuyu, whose surname was Ji, and whose courtesy name was Ziyu.
This matter was also included in " Lushi Chunqiu ".
"Lüshi Chunqiu·Lanbu" Volume 18 "Shenying Lan·Chongyan"
[Original text] King Cheng lived with Tang Shuyu and Yan, and supported Wuye to be a gui, and gave Tang Shuyu, saying, "I used this to grant my daughter." Shuyu was happy and told Duke Zhou. Duke Zhou asked for a request, "The emperor was granted the title of Yu Xie?" King Cheng said, "I am a joke with Yu." Duke Zhou replied, "I heard that the emperor has no joke. If the emperor says, he will write it in history and recite it well, and the scholars will call it." So he conferred Shuyu in Jin. Zhou Gongdan can be said to be good at speaking. Once you call it, King Cheng will speak more seriously, and you will be able to love your younger brother and have the strength of assisting the royal family.
The emperor's words and deeds are special, and it is difficult to distinguish the boundary between life and national governance. Therefore, the consequences and impacts of their words and actions, regardless of their size, must be considered, and especially be cautious in their words and actions.
Any content involving national governance should not be included in the bets of jokes and bets. Therefore, what Li Cunxu made me see is not an emperor who believes in words, but also a gambler who is willing to accept the loss. In addition, how can he be able to be brave and show off as an emperor?
Zhuge Liang said in "Sixteen Cheap Measures" that "Those who choose officials are in chaos, and those who choose officials are in governance."
checked. Li Cunxian (860-924), whose original name was Wang Xian, was from Xuzhou. He was adopted by Li Keyong. He was once the governor of Weizhou. He took over as the governor of Lulong, Youzhou in May 924. Due to the invasion of Khitan, the historical books said that Li Cunxian "has been strict day and night, and does not have time to sleep and eat." Soon he died of illness after worrying about hard work. Judging from historical books, although Li Cunxian was cautious and loyal to his duties, he obviously did not have the demeanor and ability to be a minor one. If he did not serve as this military governor, being a leisurely prince might be longer.
It is hard to say that Li Cunxian is a qualified candidate for the Lulong Jiedushi in Youzhou. There may be deviations in selecting talents and appointing talents from multiple perspectives, let alone betting that appoints a chief official in the border area?
Li Cunxu lost the world to losing the world, and even lost his life. In just three years, he mainly failed in employing people.
