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Chapter 101 Strategy Part 1
Foresight, planning for a rainy day, and thinking twice before acting, the ancients reminded us of the importance of "strategy" with countless idioms.Just like you can't just rely on hand-to-hand combat on the battlefield, you can't blindly go on a rampage in life, and you can't be stubborn in learning. Only those who know how to use strategies skillfully can win with less effort and faster.

In the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away

If the husband has not fought and the temple is considered victorious, it must be counted as more;More counts to win, less counts to win, let alone nothing!

The ancients said: "Thinking deeply, thinking far, is the cause of success." In life and doing things, only by deeply understanding the important position and role of planning and thinking in success, and thinking deeply and thinking far, can one have a successful life. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" pays attention to planning first in the use of troops. Only when planning properly can the chances of winning increase. "More counts to win, less counts to win, and nothing counts." When he planned, he first considered the conditions of the enemy and us, and the methods he used were based on the "five things" of Tao, heaven, earth, generals, and law. Calculate and estimate the advantages and disadvantages of the conditions of the enemy and the enemy.

Before war begins, careful planning is required.Before everything starts, it is necessary to have the concept and consideration of the overall situation. As the saying goes, "In the midst of strategizing, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away."Only those with insight and foresight, who are not confused by the things in front of them, can look at problems from a higher height, be keenly aware of the subtle disasters in life, and plan countermeasures in advance to prevent disasters from befalling themselves.

During Song Zhenzong's time, Concubine Li in the harem gave birth to a son, who was later Song Renzong.Empress Liu, who was in favor at that time, had no children, so Song Zhenzong ordered Empress Liu to recognize Renzong as her son.When Renzong grew up, he thought he was the queen's own.People in the palace were afraid of the empress' majesty, and no one dared to tell him the truth. Renzong was also extremely filial to Empress Liu.

Song Zhenzong passed away, Renzong ascended the throne, Empress Dowager Liu listened to the government behind the curtain, and no one dared to explain to Renzong. Concubine Li was among Zhenzong's many concubines, and she did not dare to show her differences to Renzong.

Later, Concubine Li died of illness, and Empress Dowager Liu wanted to keep the funeral simple so as not to arouse suspicion from others.Prime Minister Lu Yijian objected, arguing in front of the curtain: "Concubine Li should be buried generously."

At that time, Renzong was beside the queen mother, and the queen mother Liu was taken aback.She hurriedly asked Renzong to be taken out, and then asked Lu Yijian sharply: "Concubine Li is just an ordinary concubine of the late emperor, why should she be buried richly? Besides, this is a matter in the palace. As a prime minister, what are you talking about?"

Lu Yijian said flatly: "As the prime minister, I should take care of everything. If the Queen Mother is considerate of the Liu family, Concubine Li should be buried generously; if you are not considerate of the Liu family, the minister has nothing to say." Liu The Queen Mother pondered for a long time, and understood Lu Yijian's intentions, and decreed to bury Concubine Li generously.

After Lu Yijian left the palace, he found Luo Chongxun, the chief manager, and told him: "Concubine Li must be buried with the empress dowager's etiquette, and there must be nothing missing. The coffin must be made of mercury, don't say I didn't tell you." Luo Chongxun rarely saw the prime minister. Some are solemn and strict, but obey orders, not daring to underestimate funeral objects.

After the death of Empress Dowager Liu, King Yan told Renzong in order to please the emperor: "Your Majesty was not born to the Empress Dowager, but to Concubine Li. Poor Concubine Li was framed by the Liu family and died unexpectedly." .Empress Dowager Liu is dead, and no one will hide it anymore, so she will report the truth.

After Renzong knew about it, he was in pain.He cried bitterly in the palace for many days and did not go to court. He thought that his biological mother was by his side day and night, but he didn't know it.When my mother was alive, I never took care of her for a day, and in the end she didn't die well.The more he thought about it, the more painful he was, and he issued an edict declaring himself a serious crime of unfilial piety, and changed his mother to be the empress dowager, and planned to rebury her with the empress dowager's ceremony.

However, the secrets of the palace cannot be verified or explained.The members of the Liu clan were in panic all day long after they knew about it, they could not defend themselves, they could only sit and wait for the catastrophe of genocide.The ministers saw that the emperor was extremely angry, so no one dared to say a word for the Empress Dowager Liu's family.

When Concubine Li was reburied, Renzong held the coffin and cried bitterly, but saw that Concubine Li was protected by mercury, her face was lifelike, and her body was intact. The burial utensils used strictly followed the queen's etiquette.Renzong was overjoyed, and his grief was greatly reduced. He said to his left and right courtiers, "I really can't believe the words of the villain." After the reburial, Renzong not only did not investigate the crimes of the Liu family, but treated them more generously.

Just imagine if Renzong opened his mother's coffin and saw that the utensils buried with him were very frugal, Renzong's pain would increase, and it would be impossible for the Liu family to keep alive.In dealing with the funeral of Renzong's biological mother, Lu Yijian showed foresight that ordinary people could not match.

In fact, no matter in life or work, people must take a long-term view in order to obtain long-term benefits.Success belongs to those with foresight. Those who want to achieve something must learn to think and think about it in the long run, in order to achieve greater achievements and longer-term benefits.

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