Mr. Zhi's life was rough and maverick, and we lack information about his youth, only that he was an angry young man in his early years.

Zhi Yun, the word Junzhang, a native of Xiping, Runan (now Henan), the date of birth and death cannot be examined, but it is estimated that he may be about the same age as Liu Xiu, because when Wang Mang was rampant and Liu Xiu was in college, he was also a typical intellectual young man who did not meet talents.

Although we can't examine Mr. Zhi's "Gui Geng", he has a prominent personality, and the places he passes through are still very eye-catching and leave a lot of legends.

Teacher Zhi had great ambitions when he was young, loved to read and study, and often had a deep knowledge of the "Han Poems" of Dr. Han Ying of the Western Han Dynasty, "Yan's Spring and Autumn Period" by Yan Pengzu, and the astronomical calendar.

At the same time, his conduct is also quite praised.

When he was only 12 years old, his mother passed away, and he expressed his grief with filial piety that exceeded the etiquette.

(Lost his mother at the age of 12, and had a funeral.) ）

However, historians say that what really makes Mr. Zhi famous in history is more his uprightness and outspokenness.

We agree.

At the same time, we also believe that Mr. Zhi is not just upright and daring to admonish, his dare to say what others dare not say and dare to do is based on his level.

To put it simply, Mr. Zhi has a very high level of theory, has a very deep understanding of national politics and social life, and he dares to say and do what he thinks.

It's not easy.

A "fierce man" among literati!

When Wang Mang was rampant, Mr. Zhi, who was full of wealth, often lamented with his friends that the world was a bastard and the people's livelihood was difficult, and he hoped that people with lofty ideals would appear to conform to the historical trend, turn the tide and make contributions.

(If there is a plan that goes with the sky, it will be a great success.) ）

Of course, Mr. Zhi himself is also eager to try.

I heard that the then Yingchuan County Tai Shoulu and liked to recruit talents, so he went to Mao Sui to recommend himself.

However, Lu Taishou was not a master with great talents, and he didn't know much about the goods, so he accepted him, but let him do chores in the yamen.

Teacher Zhi was very annoyed and loudly reprimanded Lu Taishou, saying that he originally had the talents of Jiang Ziya and Guan Zhong, and he could make contributions, and he had never heard of anyone letting Jiang Ziya and Guan Zhong do chores in the yamen!

(I haven't heard of the middle father of the teacher, but he can also be a minister.) ）

He lost his temper and walked away.

In Yingchuan, Mr. Zhi was still full of pride, and came to the capital Chang'an again to write directly to Wang Mang.

His book this time is also a strange article, which is straightforward, quotes scriptures, and sonorous words.

He said that Wang Mang should stop harming the common people and return the world to the surnamed Liu.

Teacher Zhi's persuasion, ordinary people can't stand it, not to mention that Wang Mang is not a human being at all.

Wang Mang was extremely angry as if he had been beaten to seven inches, and immediately arranged for him to be sent to prison, and gave him a big rebellious "crime", intending to find an opportunity to cut him.

Later, it may be that there were too many people who resisted Wang Mang and Wang Mang wanted to be destroyed, and the government couldn't care about killing him, so he was amnesty and released from prison.

As soon as he came out, he fled south with his fellow countryman Zheng Jing and came to Cangwu (now Wuzhou, Guangxi).

Soon, that is, in 27 A.D., Zhi Yun came to Lujiang (now southwest of Lujiang, Anhui), very unhappy and bored.

Coincidentally, Liu Xiu's crossbow general Chen Jun was using troops here, preparing to recover Yangzhou (now Hexian County, Anhui).

Chen Jun had long heard that Zhi Yun had real talent and practical learning, and when he was employing people, he hired him politely, appointed him as his own commander of the army, and helped him manage military and political affairs.

(Jun Su heard the name of Yun, it was a courtesy invitation, and he was the commander of the general's history, and he was awarded the military and political affairs.) ）

Of course, doing work is Mr. Zhi's strength.

He gladly accepted the order, and as soon as he took office, he formulated military rules and used the system to manage people to rectify military discipline.

It should be said that he saw it very accurately and grasped the key link in his work: purging the army and winning support.

In this era when whoever has a hard fist has the final say, all kinds of troops are fighting around, and whoever can get the support of the common people will have inexhaustible combat effectiveness.

Obviously, whoever has a good work style and discipline and who cherishes the common people will be supported and supported by the common people.

With the strong support of Chen Jun, Mr. Zhi formulated and implemented a series of measures to rectify military discipline and care for the people, which greatly improved the image and combat effectiveness of the troops, and gave great support to the people.

Of course, when they start a war, they are invincible.

(The people are pleased, and they all go down.) ）

We won't say much more about Mr. Zhi's governance of the army for the time being, but what I want you to know here is: This is indeed a person who has both ability and political integrity, both civil and military, and is bent on serving the country, and is a very sunny person, a very angular literati.

Four years later, Chen Jun triumphed, and the class returned to the capital, and specially wrote to the imperial court to ask for credit for Zhi Yun.

At that time, it was very fashionable to be an official and promoted with military merits, but Mr. Zhi was obviously not interested in this.

He may feel that it should be a very shameful thing to seek fame by cutting people on the battlefield, or at least disgracefully, so he simply quit and returned to his hometown.

(Yun shame took the position with military merits, so he resigned and returned to his hometown.) ）

This is Teacher Zhi, if he follows Chen Jun into Beijing to be an official this time, he will not be the legendary Teacher Zhi!

After that, Mr. Zhi helped his friend cut the enemy, of course, he surrendered after the cut; was also invited by Ouyang She, the Taishou of Runan, to serve as the assistant of the Taishou (Gong Cao), and soon resigned because he could not and was unwilling to adapt to the unspoken rules of officialdom; He also lived in seclusion in Yiyang Mountain with his good friend Zheng Jing for a few months, and because he couldn't bear the passion to do something, he came out again.

After bidding farewell to Zheng Jing, in order to make a living, Teacher Zhi taught in Jiangxia.

Most of the gold will shine, it's just a matter of time.

When he lived in Jiangxia, he was promoted by the county as filial piety and recommended to Liu Xiu's court as an official, and became a marquis of the Upper East City Gate, responsible for guarding the northeast gate of the capital Luoyang.

(Yun Sui guest residence Jiangxia professor, the county is filial piety, for the Upper East City Gate Marquis.) ）

In this position of gatekeeper, Teacher Zhi further let Liu Xiu, the supreme head of the empire, see his "edges and corners".

One day, Liu Xiu went hunting in the suburbs of Luoyang.

Liu Xiu had a lot of fun, and after a day, it was already midnight when he returned to the city.

When he arrived at the northeast gate with his retinue, the gate was already closed.

The entourage shouted and asked Zhi Yun to open the door quickly and let the emperor go home and rest quickly.

However, Teacher Zhi just didn't open the door.

(The emperor tasted the hunt, and the car drove back at night, but he refused to open it.) ）

Well, that's hilarious.

A grassroots cadre who guards the door, because the emperor came back late from going out to play, closed the door and did not let the emperor go home to rest, which is an incredible thing.

If so, there are a few things that may happen:

One is that this cadre wants to rebel, and he is going to tear his face and beat him anyway, I just won't let you fuck in, what's the matter with love!

The second is that this cadre's brain is in water, and his thinking is abnormal, and people with abnormal thinking can do anything.

The third is that this cadre did not recognize the emperor, and he did not open the door for fear of accidents.

Fourth, this cadre is too angular, too violent, willing to cut his body, and he is not afraid of offending the emperor.

Fifth, no, there is no fifth possibility!

The development of things is just as we speculated, Mr. Zhi has never had the intention of rebelling, and his brain has not entered the water.

In order to let Zhi Yun see clearly that it was indeed him, Liu Xiu was anxious to go home, so he personally brought his entourage to the city gate, asked Zhi Yun to take a closer look at the fire, and then opened the door immediately.

If the emperor personally orders a person to open the door, it is as authoritative as an edict, and at the same time, it also shows that the emperor is angry.

Who knows, after watching it for a while, Teacher Zhi said in the city:

"The fire is flickering, far away, can't see clearly, can't open the door casually."

(Yun said: "The fire is far away.") Then he was not edicted. ）

Liu Xiu had no choice but to take a large group of people around the East Central Gate and enter the city.

(Emperor Naihui enters through the East Central Gate.) ）

Liu Xiu is very angry!

A person who goes home in the middle of the night and is turned away will never be in a good mood, let alone an emperor.

The next day, Liu Xiu was about to look for Zhi Yun's stubble, but before he could make any moves, Teacher Zhi's book arrived first.

In the recital, Teacher Zhi said sincerely:

"In the past, King Wen of Zhou never dared to indulge in safaris, but only cared about the well-being of the common people. Now, His Majesty went to the deep mountains and old forests to hunt, day and night, if this continues, how is it good for the Jiangshan Sheji? Besides, it is very dangerous to fight tigers with bare hands and wade across rivers to cross the river, and the minister is very worried, and he also hopes that His Majesty will think twice! ”

After all, Liu Xiu is a generation of Mingjun, and after reading the chapter, he felt that what Zhi Yun said was completely reasonable.

Therefore, Liu Xiu publicly praised Teacher Zhi for adhering to principles and abiding by the system, and gave 100 pieces of cloth; At the same time, it was announced that the cadre guarding the East Central Gate would be demoted.

(The book was played, and the cloth was given to a hundred horses, and the Marquis of Dongzhongmen was degraded to be a lieutenant.) ）

At this time, the crown prince was Liu Yi.

Liu Xiu felt that letting a cadre like Zhi Yun guard the city gate must have been used in the wrong place.

Soon, he issued personnel arrangements and let Zhi Yun serve as the crown prince's full-time teacher and give lectures in the palace.

Zhi Yun was dedicated to being a teacher for the emperor and his son, but he was also not very peaceful.

According to common sense, a literati who has reached this position is already a great success. All he had to do was give full play to his ingenuity and pour the ink out of his stomach.

But this is just common sense, and Mr. Zhi often doesn't follow common sense very much.

When almost everyone was secretive about the grievances and entanglements between Liu Xiu's wife and children, he wanted to intervene in the matter.

After Liu Xiu planned to abolish Guo Shengtong, no one inside and outside the court came out to speak, but Teacher Zhi had something to say.

He also knew that Liu Xiu was a thoughtful person who would be decisive in his words and deeds, and it was very difficult to influence Liu Xiu, so he said that the minister knew that His Majesty and his wife were deeply affectionate, and it was difficult for the father and son to interject. Only hopefully

Your Majesty should consider it carefully, so as not to let the people of the world talk nonsense, which is not conducive to the country's society.

Liu Xiu was able to listen to Teacher Zhi's words and said to him:

"Zhi Yun has self-knowledge, and he can also understand my thoughts, and he knows that I will not make a mistake and damage the world."

(Be kind and forgive yourself, and know that I will not be swayed and despise the world.) ）

Therefore, after Liu Xiu abolished Guo Shengtong, he did not put her in the cold palace.

Of course, Liu Xiu didn't do this completely because he listened to Teacher Zhi's words, but obviously, his words were also in line with Liu Xiu's thoughts.

Liu Yi was very anxious and frightened when his mother was abolished, and he didn't know what his father was going to do next.

He knew that his father would have to move himself sooner or later, but he still couldn't figure out how and when to move.

At this time, Teacher Zhi felt that he should speak.

He said to Liu Yi:

"His Royal Highness is always in this position of uncertain fortune, not only can not accompany his mother and fulfill his filial piety, but he is also facing danger and insecurity. In the past, whether it was a wise man or a virtuous minister, as long as there was a suitable step and reason, he would give his filial piety

Poop. "Spring and Autumn" said that mothers are more precious than children. His Royal Highness can express to the emperor through his courtiers and brothers his wish to dismiss and support his mother. ”

Teacher Zhi's attitude is very clear: the position of the prince will change hands sooner or later, rather than waiting for your father to take it and make you disgraced, it is better to take the initiative to hand it over yourself, and end up with a good attitude and attitude, so as not to look ugly.

Liu Yi thought that it made sense, so he expressed his intention to resign the prince to his father through different people and different ways.

In fact, Mr. Zhi is extremely smart, and he has made peace between Liu Xiu, Guo Shengtong, and Liu Yi in this way, which not only protects the interests of Guo Shengtong's mother and son to the greatest extent, but also caters to Liu Xiu's desire to deal with family conflicts and adjust family relationships gently and naturally

Psychology.

Therefore, he was praised by Liu Xiu and Liu Yi.

(The prince obeyed it, and the emperor actually listened to it.) ）

We spent so much time to solemnly promote Teacher Zhi Yun, the purpose is not only to promote such a very individual actor in social life drama and a fierce man among literati, but also to explain to everyone that in such a major matter as the abolition of the queen and Prince Yi, Liu Xiu's civil and military generals, relatives and friends collectively lost their voices, and the matter is so complicated and subtle that only a very "alternative" person like Teacher Zhi came out to speak.

In view of the fact that this is a state affair in family affairs, a family affair in state affairs, and a major event in all matters, Liu Xiu is also very cautious in handling it, to put it simply, the basic characteristics are:

The first is to have a clear purpose, better suppress foreign relatives and demonstrate imperial power.

After the throne was secured, Liu Xiu adopted a series of policy measures to maintain imperial power. For example, to treat high-ranking cadres of the imperial court, it is to retire meritorious officials, enter civil servants, and so on; treats relatives basically to give enough benefits, but whoever shows his head will be beaten.

Second, the measures should be prudent, and the actions should be reasonable, well-founded, rigorous and appropriate.

No, when dealing with Liu Yi's mother and son, Liu Xiu thought about it repeatedly for a long time, and also listed sufficient reasons when he started.

The third is the elegant style, which is picked up high and gently put down to the parties.

Liu Xiu's purpose is obviously not to find Liu Yi's mother and son ugly, but to suppress relatives and strengthen imperial power. In order to arrange the heir according to his own wishes, changing the position of the two of them is just a means, so he also gave the two of them enough face when dealing with the aftermath, and we will talk about this problem right away.

Fourth, the results are controllable, avoiding the common court and harem in the past due to important personnel changes, and the ensuing vicious fights, entanglements, purges and bloody storms.

Guo went to Yin, and Liu Xiu gave considerable compensation to the Guo family and Liu Yi in a timely manner politically and economically, maintaining the political and ecological balance of the front court and the harem.

In short, Liu Xiu's handling of this matter was smooth, decent, and smooth.

Although his heart was very painful, Liu Yi still knew the current affairs very well, and he had to know the current affairs.

After he handed over the crown prince, he was still careful and humble in everything, and did not show any dissatisfaction with his father and younger brother Liu Zhuang.

This time, Liu Xiu felt that he couldn't blame his eldest son:

First of all, the "crown prince" is not only the son of the emperor, but also the prince, and its abolition is related to the stability of the country and the will of the people. Therefore, when we appreciate history, we can see that sometimes a fool becomes a prince or even succeeds to the throne as an emperor, often for the above reasons.

Now, Liu Yi is not obviously at fault, and the reason for taking him down is somewhat far-fetched.

Secondly, Liu Yi took the initiative to resign in advance and was low-key and humble afterwards, showing considerable style and demeanor, which also made Liu Xiu's work very good.

Liu Xiu felt that he should treat this boss well.

So, Liu Xiu issued an edict to let Liu Yi be the king of the East China Sea and eat Lu County, so that his fiefdom reached the size of 29 counties.

At the same time, in order to show that Liu Yi, the prince, is more special and glorious than other princes, Liu Xiu also specially gave him a tiger head, a bell in front of the palace and other ceremonial supplies, and equipped him with a special car.

(The emperor is not to be abolished, and there is a courtesy to go, so it is better to seal the big seal, and eat Lu County, which is 29 counties.) Give the tiger a head, and the palace is set up with a bell to hang, which is intended to be used by public opinion. ）

No matter how his father shows his love, Liu Yi is still very clear about his position and situation.

Before leaving the capital and going to his fiefdom, he also used a variety of ways, either directly to Liu Xiu, or confessed to Liu Zhuang, asking for the East China Sea to be returned to Liu Zhuang.

Of course Liu Zhuang won't accept it - all over the world, it's all my father's, and it will be mine in the future, what's the hurry?!

Liu Xiu didn't agree.

However, Liu Xiu is very satisfied with Liu Yi's approach: Yi'er has quality!

At the same time, Liu Xiu also showed his recital to the senior cadres of the imperial court and publicly praised it.

(In the country of Yilin, the number of books was returned to the East China Sea, and because the crown prince was stubborn.) The emperor did not allow it, sighed deeply, and declared the secretary of state with a seal. ）