The famous "Jueying Club" recorded in the Chronicle of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty shows the extraordinary bearing of General Chu Zhuangwang. This story tells that after the sensational Chu Zhuangwang put down the rebellion, he hosted a banquet for ministers, which was called "Taiping Banquet". At that time, all the officials of the State of Chu came to the banquet and drank until sunset. King Zhuang ordered Zhang Deng to continue drinking. When everyone was a little drunk, Zhuang Wang asked Ji Xu to propose a toast for everyone. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew out the candle. A person at the dining table saw Ji Xu's thick soup and secretly pulled her skirt and held her hand when the light went out. Ji Xu was anxious, too. She lifted the skirt in her left hand and pulled down the tassel of her hat in her right hand. Ji Xu took the tassel in her hand and hurried to see King Zhuang. She whispered, "I have been ordered by the king to propose a toast to Guan Bai. One of them is very rude. He put out the candle and grabbed my sleeve. I have his tassel in my hand. Your Majesty, please ask someone to light a candle and see which boy did it! " Hearing this, King Zhuang ordered the lantern bearer: "Don't light candles! I want to have a good drink with you today. Let's take off our hats and have a good drink. " When all the civil and military officials removed the tassels, King Zhuang ordered the candles to be lit, so that those who molested Ji Xu were covered up.
After the banquet, Ji Xu inexplicably asked Zhuang Wang, "There are strict boundaries between men and women, and I belong to the king. You asked me to propose a toast to the ministers as a tribute to them. Someone dares to flirt with me in front of you, which is an insult to you. You didn't ask questions, but covered for the boy. How can this be the difference between men and women? " King Zhuang smiled and said, "Your husband's family doesn't understand this. Think about it, I'll treat Guan Bai to drink today. Everyone drinks from day to night, and most of them are slightly drunk. It is not surprising that drunkenness is not about wine. If I find out that person like you said, it will show your chastity but cold everyone's field. Let the ministers break up in discord, that's not the purpose of my banquet. " Ji Xu listened to Zhuang Wang's analysis and admired it very much. Since then, later generations have called this banquet a "farewell party".
It is undoubtedly a shame to tease the king's favorite concubine. In slave society and feudal society, this is a heinous act. Whoever commits a crime in this respect will never escape from robbery. Chu Zhuangwang can forgive his subordinates' misdeeds, but he also tries to excuse him. He is really intelligent and generous.
As the head of a country, Chu Zhuangwang, like the legendary prime minister, is "dying" mainly for strategic reasons. Weighing the pros and cons, taking care of yourself and the girl you like is smaller than consolidating political power and establishing hegemony, while the latter is bigger. It is not worth the loss to lose the support of ministers because of women's opinions.
Chu Zhuangwang this recruit, received unexpected good results. Later, Chu defeated Zheng, and Xiang Lao's assistant, the former commander in chief, volunteered to lead more than 100 people as pioneers to open the way for the army. Tang cunning happeneth, invincible, make ChuJun progress smoothly. King Zhuang rewarded Xiang Lao, who said it was because Lieutenant Tang was treacherous. King Zhuang wanted to reward Tang Cunyi heavily, but Tang Cunyi said shyly, "How dare I ask for a reward! I'm the criminal who won the beautiful woman in the' Ghost Show'! Thanks to your majesty's kindness not to kill in those days, I have to lay down my life to repay you today. " Chu Zhuangwang sighed: "If he was treated with candles at that time, how could anyone kill the enemy today!"
Masters who can achieve something in history generally have superhuman strategic vision and broad mind. For example, the first overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period decided to accept Bao's recommendation and appointed Guan Zhong as prime minister, regardless of Guan Zhong's revenge when he first acceded to the throne. After Li Shimin seized power, Emperor Taizong, regardless of previous grievances, reused his former political enemy Wei Zhi and promoted him to the post of Prime Minister. It can be inferred that Guan Zhong is in power, but he can't spare no effort to Qi Huangong. When Kevin·Z met a wise monarch, how could he not do his duty and contribute his wisdom to the "Zhenguan rule"? Similarly, Chu Zhuangwang's ability to quell civil strife and regain hegemony is also related to his generosity and his ability to win over subordinates.
Of course, different people have different interpretations of the so-called magnanimity. However, no matter who, who can be open-minded and generous, who can easily get the benefits of harmony and unite people from all walks of life. Sung River in the Water Margin is just an ordinary county magistrate. But there are so many wizards and scholars around him, and he has made a vigorous career. Mainly because his "gentleman's quantity" won the hearts of the people.
-Quoted from Yanbian People's Publishing House "Men Should Do Better"