2023/12/13 Learn to flatter in order to rise to prominence
There is no father to fight, and his talent is not high, why can the old Mr. Zeng Guofan be favored by the emperor?
Book friends, when you realize that you want to associate with someone who is worth associating, then you have to be shameless in associating with him. But I'm telling you book lovers, most people can't do that.
Ordinary people may think that this person is so powerful, so is it too flattering for me to go, what's wrong with flattery? If Zeng Guofan is not flattering, he will have no chance to get ahead in this life.
You go and see how Mr. Zeng patted Mu Zhang's ass? Look at how Mu Zhang'a recommended Mr. Zeng in front of the emperor for three years, and Zeng Guofan only had the opportunity to meet the emperor once. And before that, Zeng Guofan was decadent, and if you look at his family letter, you will know that he was a person with a lot of psychological internal friction. In this buddy's heart, the internal friction is very, very large. Moreover, the psychological activity is very rich, and the reason why such a person can do such a big thing is because he understands that he needs to find a teacher and find a teacher who can promote himself. He found it, and this teacher was Mu Zhang'a.
Suddenly, one day, the emperor said to Mu Zhang'a, the little Zeng you told me, you bring him to see me tomorrow, Zeng Guofan went, he knelt in the south study, knelt for two hours, a full four hours, the emperor didn't even see him, after a while, the eunuch asked him to go back. Zeng Guofan returned to Mu Zhang'a's mansion and told him to go to the south study and kneel for two hours, but he didn't see the emperor.
Mu Zhang'a said, okay, you are not allowed to leave, you will stay with me tonight. Mu Zhang'a called the eunuch in the south study and asked him, what did Zeng Guofan put when he was kneeling there? What's in it? Draw all the decorations of the day. Then, the eunuch handed it over to Mu Zhang'a, and after Mu Zhang'a read it, he said to Zeng Guofan, "Memorize it for me tonight, and give me all the things you can see when you kneel there in this room." Because he didn't look up, he knelt, and everything he could see in the afterglow was now fully drawn, so let Zeng Guofan memorize it.
The next morning, the emperor went to the court, and after he left the court, he told Mu Zhang'a that he would let Zeng Guofan come to see me, and now immediately. Mu Zhang'a slapped his thigh, he did the right thing, and went to the south study to see the emperor. The emperor asked Zeng Guofan, after spending two hours here yesterday, what did you see the table look like, what the general's crown looked like, and what the calligraphy and painting looked like? When you turn your head and go out, what kind of hat is you? What kind of cabinets are there?
Zeng Guofan told the emperor everything, and at this moment, Zeng Guofan came up steadily. Is Zeng Lao Li powerful? Such people have to rely on circles, and they all have to rely on interpersonal relationships, do you say that you yourself have the ability to be old? You must not have it, so what do you say Zeng Lao is called? The first minister of the ages!
Zeng Guofan has been recommended all his life, a person is recommended by infinite people to have the day to clear the clouds, not by their own efforts, the more people who recommend you, the faster you go up the steps, and the faster your speed.
So, let's not always complain that we don't have a chance, and don't always feel like we don't have talent. Actually, a lot of times, we just don't find the person who can recommend us, or we don't learn how to pat that person's ass. Of course, I am not encouraging everyone to make sycophants, but to tell everyone that in interpersonal relationships, sometimes we need to learn to take the initiative to show our abilities and values, so that we can get more opportunities and resources.
Tsang's success is not accidental, he has his own methods and strategies. He knows how to find opportunities, how to showcase his talents, and how to build his network. These are all things we need to learn from and learn from. At the same time, we must also understand that success does not happen overnight and requires a lot of hard work and sweat. Zeng Guofan also experienced many setbacks and difficulties on the road to success, but he never gave up his dreams and pursuits. This is also where we need to learn, and only by persevering in our efforts can we move towards the path to success.
In the future, no matter what we do, we need to have self-confidence and courage, self-confidence is the cornerstone of success, and courage is the driving force for action.
Only by believing in yourself can you have the courage to try and explore unknown areas, and you can achieve more success and achievements.