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As a military strategist, Duan Shao spent his entire life in battle and made immortal contributions to the Northern Qi Dynasty.

As a politician, he had the style of a prime minister when he participated in government affairs.

During his time as the top military and political leader, he also implemented beneficial policies, won the hearts of officials and people, and had a reputation beyond ordinary people.

As a filial son and elder brother, he was filial to his stepmother. He once asked Gao Yang to confer the title of Princess on his stepmother Liang. He then gave the title he earned through military merit to his two half-brothers.

As a loving father, he taught his children strictly and brought them up to be well-educated and well-mannered, setting an example for high-ranking officials of the Northern Qi Dynasty on how to be an official, a son, and a father.

"Duan Shao was good at riding and shooting when he was young, and had the talent to be a general."

"Because his mother Lou Xinxiang was the elder sister of Gao Huan's wife Lou Zhaojun, Gao Huan valued him very much and often placed him by his side, treating him as a confidant."

"In the early years of Jianyi, he was a trusted governor."

"In the first year of the Zhongxing period, he followed Gao Huan to resist Erzhu Zhao and fought in Guang'a."

"So they started a battle with Erzhu Zhao, and Erzhu Zhao's army was defeated and attacked Liu Dan in Ye."

"In the Battle of Hanling, Duan Shao led his troops and charged into the enemy camp first."

"Soon after, he followed Gao Huan and left Jinyang, chasing Erzhu Zhao to Chizhen Ridge and destroying him. He was granted the title of Luoxian Man for his military merits."

"He also followed Gao Huan in a surprise attack and seized Xiazhou, capturing Hulu Mi'etu alive, and was promoted to General Longxiang and Counselor, and later to General Wuwei."

"Later, he granted his father's uncle the title of Marquis of Zang County to Duan Shao, and submitted a petition to transfer the title of Man of Luo County to his stepmother's brother Duan Ning'an."

"In the fourth year of Xinghe, he followed Gao Huan to resist Yuwen Tai of Western Wei in Mangshan."

"Gao Huan was among the soldiers and was recognized by the Western Wei general Heba Sheng, so Heba Sheng led his elite troops to attack him."

"Duan Shao rode past on horseback, turned around and shot with an arrow, knocking the front pursuer off his horse with one arrow. The other pursuers were frightened and dared not move forward."

"The Western Army retreated, and the court rewarded Duan Shao with horses and gold, and promoted him to Duke."

"In the fourth year of Wuding, he followed Gao Huan to conquer Yubi."

"Gao Huan was ill at the time, and the city had not been captured, so he summoned his generals to discuss a plan of action."

"In the spring of the fifth year of Wuding, Gao Huan died in Jinyang, but the death was kept secret."

"Soon Hou Jing started a rebellion, Gao Cheng prepared to return to Yecheng, leaving Duan Shao to guard Jinyang."

"After Gao Cheng returned to Yecheng, he gave Duan Shao a dozen female musicians, ten kilograms of gold, and silk, and conferred him the title of Duke of Changle County."

"Gao Cheng conquered Yingchuan, and Duan Shao stayed behind to guard Jinyang."

"Specially confer the title of the male of Zhending County, and perform the duties of the governor of Bingzhou."

"In the eighth year of Wuding, Gao Yang ascended the throne and established the Northern Qi Dynasty, becoming Emperor Wenxuan."

"In addition, Duan Shao was conferred the title of Duke of Chaoling County, and the title of Marquis of Bacheng County, and was given the title of Special Advancement."

"Duan Shao submitted a petition requesting the return of the Duke of Chaoling County and begging for the title of Princess of the County to his stepmother Liang."

"Gao Yang commended him and conferred the title of Princess of Anding on Liang."

"He also gave the title of Marquis of Bacheng County to his step-brother Duan Xiaoyan, and was praised by public opinion at the time."

"In the third year of Tianbao, he was appointed governor of Jizhou and commander-in-chief of six states. He implemented benevolent policies and was deeply loved by officials and people."

"In December of the fourth year of Tianbao, the Southern Liang general Dongfang Bai'e secretly came to Suyu, lured the border residents, killed the chief officials, and caused unrest in Huai and Si."

"In February of the fifth year of Tianbao, Emperor Wenxuan ordered Duan Shao to lead the army to attack, and Duan Shao arrived with his army."

"It happened that Liang general Yan Chaoda and others were besieging Jingzhou; Chen Baxian was leading his troops to attack Guangling, and the governor Wang Jingbao sent an envoy to the court to appeal for help;"

"There is also Yin Siling, who has 10,000 people and is preparing to attack Xuyi. The three armies are terrified."

"Chen Baxian really escaped. We chased him to Yangzizha and returned only when we could see Yangzhou City. We also seized a lot of military supplies and immediately retreated to Suyu."

"In June, Duan Shao sent lobbyists to persuade Dongfang Bai'e to surrender, and Dongfang Bai'e therefore opened the door and requested an alliance."

"Duan Shao discussed with Xingtai Xin Shu and others and agreed to Dongfang Bai'e's request."

"After the alliance was formed, it was estimated that Dongfang Bai'e would play both sides. Duan Shao ordered Dongfang Bai'e to be captured and killed, and the heads of his brothers were sent to the capital."

"Jianghuai is peaceful and the people are happy at work."

"Emperor Wenxuan praised his contribution and issued an imperial decree to reward 70 people from Wu and confer the title of Prince of Pingyuan on him."

"Qinghe Prince Gao Yue conquered Yingzhou and captured Prime Minister Lu Fahe alive. Duan Shao also participated in this operation, built Lucheng, and returned to the capital after setting up Guo Moshu in Xincai."

"In the first year of Huangjian, he served as the Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince."

"In the second year of Taining, he was appointed as the governor of Bingzhou."

"When Gao Guiyan was in rebellion in Jizhou, Emperor Wucheng Gao Zhan ordered Duan Shao and Prince of Dong'an Lou Rui to lead the people to suppress the rebellion."

"He was promoted to Grand Tutor, and Emperor Xiao Zhao gave him ten female musicians and Gao Guiyan an orchard of 1,000 mu."

"He still serves in Bingzhou. He governs the country with a broad vision and does not pay attention to minor issues. Therefore, he is very popular among the people."

Li Bai: In the Battle of Guang'a, which was crucial to Gao Huan's survival, Duan Shao demonstrated for the first time his strategist's style of being good at strategy.

At that time, Gao Huan was becoming more and more powerful. He abandoned his old master Erzhu Zhao and set up his own faction. In the west of Xindu City, he supported Prince Anding Yuanlang as emperor, openly challenging Emperor Jiemin of Wei who was supported by Erzhu Zhao in Luoyang.

Erzhu Zhao was furious and led an army of 200,000 to attack Xindu.

Gao Huan led 30,000 infantry and cavalry to fight, and the two armies confronted each other in Guang'a.

Due to the huge disparity in military strength, Gao Huan appeared tough on the outside but was actually very worried in his heart, so he humbly asked Duan Shao for advice.

Gao Huan's confidence was greatly boosted. He led 30,000 troops to defeat Erzhu Zhao's 200,000-strong army, which was in disarray and more than 5,000 people were captured as prisoners.

In several battles in pursuit of the remnants of Erzhu Zhao, Duan Shao always took the lead, inflicting heavy damage on the enemy, forcing Erzhu Zhao to commit suicide after being defeated, and quickly eliminating the Erzhu family's forces.

Gao Huan enthroned Yuan Xiu as emperor in Yecheng, and occupied Jinyang himself, turning it into the second capital and remotely controlling the real power of the Eastern Wei.

Duan Shao followed Gao Huan non-stop in his battles, and was awarded the title of marquis for his outstanding military achievements.

Duan Shao was an expert in martial arts and had once performed a heroic act of single-handedly saving his lord.

When he followed Gao Huan to the front line to resist the invasion of Western Wei, he suggested to Gao Huan that he change into soldier uniforms and blend into the team to command the battle.

Duan Shao saw through the enemy's plot in time, and while urging Gao Huan to retreat, he urged his horse to draw his bow, turned around and shot an arrow, shooting down the enemy soldier who was chasing in the front.

His superb archery skills frightened the others, and the pursuers looked at each other in confusion and dared not move forward.

After Gao Huan returned victoriously, he rewarded Duan Shao handsomely and promoted him to the rank of duke.

"In December of the second year of the Heqing reign, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong, sent a general to lead the Qiang and the Turks to besiege Jinyang. Emperor Wucheng set out from Yecheng to rescue them."

"The Turks formed a battle formation from the north and advanced forward, reaching the Fen River in the east and Feng Valley in the west."

"The situation is critical and the troops are not yet organized. Seeing this situation, Emperor Wucheng also wants to escape to the east."

"But he soon accepted the request of Hejian Prince Gao Xiaowan and ordered Zhaojun Prince to protect the generals."

"It was just after a heavy snowfall. The Zhou army used infantry as the vanguard and rushed down from the west mountain. They were only two miles away from the city. All the generals wanted to meet them."

"Soon after, they engaged in battle and defeated the Zhou army. The Zhou army's vanguard was completely wiped out, leaving no one alive, and the troops behind fled overnight."

"Emperor Wucheng ordered Duan Shao to lead the cavalry in pursuit, but they returned without catching up after crossing the border."

"Emperor Wucheng rewarded him for his merits and conferred Duan Shao the title of Duke of Wude County in Huaizhou and promoted him to the position of Grand Tutor."

"The mother of Yuwen Hu, the great chancellor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, was first married to the King of Zhongshan. Yuwen Hu heard that his mother was still alive."

"So he wrote to Northern Qi, asking for the return of Yan and the peace talks." "At this time, the Turks harassed the border areas many times, and Duan Shao stationed troops at the border for defense."

"Emperor Wucheng sent Huangmen Xu Shirong to take a post carriage with Yuwen Hu's letter to ask Duan Shao for advice."

"Duan Shao believed that the Zhou people were fickle and unfaithful, and the Battle of Jinyang was proof of this."

"Yuwen Hu is the prime minister to the outside world, but he is actually the king within the country."

"He asked for peace on behalf of his mother, but he did not send a messenger to express his feelings."

"We returned his mother based on a piece of paper. I'm afraid this is a sign of weakness to Zhou."

"I think it won't be too late to just pretend to agree and wait a few days before releasing him."

"Emperor Wucheng refused to listen, so he sent an envoy to send him back according to etiquette."

"After Yuwen Hu got his mother back, he still sent his generals Yuchi Jiong and others to attack Luoyang."

"Emperor Wucheng ordered Lanling Prince Gao Changgong and General Hulugu Guang to lead their troops to resist. The army was stationed at the foot of Mang Mountain and did not advance."

"So he ordered Duan Shao to supervise a thousand elite cavalry and set out from Jinyang."

"We will cross the Yellow River in five days. Duan Shao will discuss a solution with his generals."

"Duan Shao led 200 cavalrymen to Mangban with other troops early in the morning, wanting to see the Zhou army's formation."

"When we arrived at Yamato Valley, we met Zhou's army and immediately sent people to inform all camps to gather their troops."

"Duan Shao immediately deployed his troops with other generals to prepare for defense."

"Duan Shao was in charge of the left army, Gao Changgong was in charge of the center army, and Hulugu was in charge of the right army, facing the Zhou army."

"The Zhou army deployed its infantry in front and rushed up the mountain."

"Duan Shao thought the enemy was on foot and I was on horseback, so he ordered his troops to retreat and lure them out, waiting for them to tire, then dismount and attack."

"When the battle started, the Zhou army was routed."

"The troops quickly collapsed wherever they were directed, and many fell into the ravines and died."

"The enemies surrounding Luoyang City immediately fled, abandoning their camps. Within a distance of thirty miles from Mangshan to Gushui, military supplies and equipment were scattered everywhere."

"Emperor Wucheng came to Luoyang in person to comfort the generals, and held a banquet in Heyin to entertain the generals. He also awarded meritorious service and appointed Duan Shao as the Grand Chancellor and conferred him the title of Duke of Lingwu County."

"In the third year of Tiantong, he was appointed as the left prime minister and was also granted the title of Duke of Yongchang County and the title of Cangzhou Gan."

"In the first month of the second year of Wuping, Duan Shao arrived in Dinglong from Jinzhou Road, built two cities, Wei Di and Ping Kou, and then returned to the capital."

"In February, the Zhou army invaded and plundered. Later Lord Gao Wei sent Duan Shao to resist together with Right Prime Minister Hulugu and Grand Commandant Lanling Prince Gao Changgong."

"At the end of March, we arrived at the western border."

"Baigu City is a natural fortress guarded by the enemy. The stone city is thousands of feet high. None of the generals dares to besiege it."

"The generals thought his idea was good, so they beat drums and attacked together. The city wall collapsed, and they captured his yitong Xue Jingli and cut off many heads."

"He still built a city in Huagu and set up a garrison. After returning victoriously, the court conferred the title of Duke of Guangping County on Duan Shao."

"In the same month, Northern Zhou sent generals to raid the border of Northern Qi."

"Right Prime Minister Hulugu was the first to lead the army to fight, and Duan Shao also requested to go with him."

"In May, attack Fuqin City."

"The Zhou army rebuilt a town south of Yaoxiang City, connecting it to Dingyang in the east, and dug deep trenches to cut off the main road."

"Duan Shao secretly dispatched strong men to launch an attack from the north."

"They also sent people to secretly cross the Yellow River to contact people in Yaoxiang City and ask them to be the insiders. More than a thousand people crossed the river, and the Zhou army began to discover it."

"So they fought, and the Zhou army was badly defeated, and some of their officials, including Xian Bao, were captured. All the generals wanted to launch an attack on Xincheng."

"In June, the siege was moved to Dingyang, but the commander of Dingyang City, Yang Fan, defended the city, and Duan Shao's army failed to capture it."

"Duan Shao climbed up the mountain to observe the situation in the city, and then launched a fierce attack."

"In July, we captured the outer city and captured many enemy heads."

"At this time, Duan Shao suddenly fell ill in the army. Since the inner city had not yet been captured, Gao Changgong ordered more than a thousand warriors to ambush at the southeast stream mouth."

"That night, just as Duan Shao had predicted, the Zhou army abandoned the city and fled. The ambushers rushed forward and the Zhou army was routed. Yang Fan surrendered with his hands tied behind his back, and all his men were captured."

"At this time, Duan Shao's condition became more serious, so he returned to the capital ahead of schedule and was given the title of Duke of Leling County for his merits."

"On the 25th day of the eighth month of the same year, Duan Shao died of illness."

Zhao Kuangyin: The Northern Qi Dynasty lasted only 28 years from its founding to its incorporation into the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Most of the emperors, including Gao Huan, were perverted, cruel, tyrannical and bloodthirsty.

As a member of the royal family, Duan Shao assisted seven emperors and was able to remain unbroken in the turbulent political arena of Northern Qi.

The Northern Qi Dynasty, known as the Beast Dynasty, was able to have a peaceful end thanks to only three words.

The first one is: cautious. This is Duan Shao's true nature.

He was the nephew of Gao Huan and the relative of Emperor Wucheng. Although he had made great military achievements, he never asked for credit or reward and was proud of himself.

He has a gentle personality, is careful in what he says and does, and is high-profile in his work and low-key in his life.

At home, he is filial to his mother and loves his younger brother. He disciplines his children. In the military camp, he wins the hearts of his soldiers. In the court, he is respected by all the officials and is full of personal charm.

The second one: sex. This is Duan Shao's disguise.

The emperors of Northern Qi were all licentious and shameless. In order to protect himself, Duan Shao had to maintain a high degree of consistency with his leaders both in thought and action.

He often changed into plain clothes and traveled around cities and villages, looking for prostitutes everywhere.

When the emperors heard that Duan Shao was also lustful, they felt very relieved and catered to his tastes, always giving rewards with a dozen beauties.

In order to play the trick well, Duan Shao heard that the widow Huangfu was a stunning beauty, so he asked the emperor to give the widow to him.

The emperor firmly disagreed because Huangfu's ex-husband died of treason.

Duan Shao shamelessly requested repeatedly, and the emperor had no choice but to give Huangfu to him.

Duan Shao was overjoyed and took her to his villa to keep her as his mistress, treating her like his wife.

This incident caused a sensation in the capital, and everyone ridiculed him for being so lustful.

The third one is stinginess. This is Duan Shao’s self-pollution.

Duan Shao held a high position and a prominent title, with generous rewards and a high income.

But out of prudence, he did not give a penny to any of his relatives and friends, and was therefore regarded as a miser by them.

In order to make his reputation of being stingy spread throughout the court and the country, Duan Shao put on a very good show.

When the emperor married the princess to Duan Shao's son, many of Duan Shao's colleagues came to congratulate him with valuable gifts. Some even volunteered to get off work overtime at his home after work, helping to arrange the wedding.

Duan Shao rewarded his colleagues who had helped him at home for more than ten days by giving each of them a glass of wine at the wedding banquet.

This glass of wine was what he wanted, and Duan Shao's reputation for stinginess shook the court and the country, and became a laughing stock for many years.

Duan Shao's survival wisdom, which was to defile himself with stinginess and lust, is of little reference value to people today.

Only the word "caution" reveals the only way for people to behave in the workplace. (End of this chapter)