The ancients said: "The eagle stands like a sleep, and the tiger walks like a disease. It's its magic that catches birds and eats people. Therefore, a gentleman must be smart and talented, and there must be a long way to go. " Keeping a low profile is not only the wisdom of dealing with people, but also the method and know-how to accomplish things. Only by not exposing one's talents and not being looked down upon can one easily win the other side and solve the problem in one fell swoop.
During his tenure in Yunnan, Cai E, a patriotic general, successfully led the Chongyang Uprising in Kunming, which opened a new chapter to overthrow the decadent rule of the Qing Dynasty and established high prestige. President Yuan Shikai thinks that Cai E is talented and a student of Liang Qichao, and such a dangerous person should not be allowed to fight outside. In order to consolidate his rule and pave the way for his proclaimed himself emperor, Yuan Shikai issued a presidential decree to transfer Cai E to Beijing. Before he left, Cai E suggested that Tang return to Yunnan as the viceroy, and Yuan Shikai agreed to Cai E's request.
When Cai E arrived in Beijing, he was appointed by Yuan Shikai with a carefully set sinecure and was closely monitored. In fact, he was under house arrest by Yuan Shikai.
However, Cai E is not an idle person. Knowing his dangerous situation, he immediately began to think of ways to escape from the cage. But Cai E's every move was closely followed by Yuan Shikai's people. It is difficult to fight with Yuan Shikai, a crafty old scoundrel, and escape from the tight encirclement. After thinking hard for a long time, Cai E thought of a way, that is, he pretended to indulge himself and let Yuan Shikai relax his vigilance.
So Cai E played mahjong, ate Hua San, visited brothels, ate and drank, indulged in the romantic life of eight hutongs, dressed himself as a slut, created public opinion of family discord, hung out with Fengxian Xiao, the number one prostitute in the gathering class, and created various illusions to confuse Yuan Shikai and his eyes and ears. When Yuan Shikai learned of this situation, he felt that Cai E was corrupt and incompetent, which was really a minor worry. He called him "General Merry". In addition, when the generals jointly established the imperial system in August, Cai E also expressed strong support for Yuan Shikai as emperor, which made Yuan Shikai believe in him.
Fengxian Xiao was a famous prostitute in the Republic of China. Yuan Shikai let her know Cai E, in order to make Cai E fall into a gentle country. But after Fengxian Xiao contacted Cai E, he thought that Cai E was decent, unlike ordinary bureaucrats and politicians, so he admired him.
Cai E also regards Fengxian Xiao as a bosom friend. He told her in detail Yuan Shikai's ambition to be emperor and the reason why he was a national disaster, and asked her to try to help him escape from Beijing.
Seeing Cai E eating and drinking all day, daydreaming, immersed in the gentle countryside, Yuan Shikai thought his plan was successful, so he relaxed his vigilance against Cai E. Taking this opportunity, with the help of Fengxian Xiao and Liang Qichao, Cai E successfully avoided Yuan Shikai's eyes, escaped from Beijing smoothly and returned to his stronghold-Yunnan with the fastest speed. When Yuan Shikai learned the news, he couldn't help but sigh: I have cheated countless people in my life, but I was cheated by Cai Songpo (Cai E)!
At the beginning of the following year, Yuan Shikai proclaimed himself emperor, and Cai E led a crusade against Yuan Shikai in Yunnan, officially opening the national protection movement. Under the guidance of Cai E, various provinces in China have erected banners of righteousness and declared their independence. In the case of betraying his relatives and being besieged on all sides, Yuan Shikai was helpless and forced to cancel the monarchy, and soon died of depression.
It can be seen that dressing up as a pig to hide one's eyes and ears, hiding one's light and keeping a low profile, and finally bringing down the tiger is a coup to turn defeat into victory in desperate situations, and it is also a coup that managers must know when encountering difficulties.
Hide one's strength and bide one's time is a trick to save one's life in a difficult situation, and it is also a good way to make the weak strong and come back to life. Successful people who use this strategy and succeed come from their own sources. Sun Bin was jealous of Pang Juan and persecuted by Pang Juan. He escaped Pang Juan's plot against him by playing the fool. He defeated Pang Juan by besieging the state of Wei to save Zhao and waiting for his future. When the country was defeated, Gou Jian, the king of Yue, bowed his head as a servant and became a slave in Wu for three years. He was tortured and finally won the trust of the king of Wu, and was able to make a comeback to defeat Wu and become the last overlord in the Spring and Autumn Period. Sima Yi, the general of Wei State, pretended to be ill in bed and dying when his political opponents were eyeing him, let his opponents relax their vigilance, succeeded in the coup and established their own political power. Cai E, of course, and many others. Their success depends largely on their own way of doing things. More precisely, they hide their strength and pretend to be pigs and eat tigers.
The British philosopher Bacon pointed out in his famous essay: "It is futile to show off one's outward talents, which is commendable, while hidden talents can bring luck, which requires an indescribable self-control and self-confidence." If you want to get things done well under unfavorable circumstances and come back to life under difficult circumstances, you might as well learn from Cai E, Gou Jian, Sun Bin, Sima Yi and others, hide your own strength, keep your own ideological secrets, and let your opponents relax their vigilance, so as to win success.