In the history of China, judging a book by its cover was a common occurrence!
Confucius said,"To judge a man by his appearance is to make a mistake in the case of Ziyu.”
The great Sage Kong had done such a thing. Curious friends wanted to know what was going on. Including our commander.
Curiosity killed the cat. Don't worry, but Long Jiuxiao was curious. He could gain a lot of knowledge, experience, EQ, and so on.
Because Ziyu was very ugly, his body and appearance were very ugly. He had something to ask Confucius, but Confucius 'attitude towards him was not good. He was very cold. Since Confucius despised him, he definitely could not be put on the stage. Sage Kong even thought that his aptitude was low and that he wouldn't become a talent.
However, things were beyond Confucius 'expectations. Ziyu was not good-looking, but he loved to learn and think independently. After he failed to become Confucius' disciple, Ziyu worked even harder to study and study. He did things openly and did not take the wrong path. He became a very famous scholar.
Later, Zi Yu traveled to the Yangtze River, and many young people came to study under him because of his reputation. There were 300 disciples who followed him, and his reputation was very high. His name was spread throughout the vassal states.
This was the classic story of judging a book by its cover. It was recorded in the Biography of Zhong Ni's Disciples in the Records of the Historian, which meant that one's character and ability were judged only by their appearance.
Among the many disciples of Old Master Kong, there was one called Zai Yu who was eloquent and eloquent. He might also be quite handsome.
In the Wuhanese, when praising a person for being beautiful, the male would be called "Man Cheng Tou" and the female would be called "Man Ling Xing".
Zai Yu was neither benevolent nor lazy, even though Confucius taught him very seriously. However, he was a good-for-nothing. His academic performance was extremely poor, and he did not work hard. He did not read or listen to lectures during the day, but lay in bed and slept.
Confucius had repeatedly advised him,"Bitter taste and good medicine are good for illness, and honest advice is unpleasant to the ear and good for conduct."
But he didn't listen, so angry that Confucius scolded him,"Rotten wood can't be carved!"”
Later on, Zai Yu relied on his eloquence to become an official in the Qi Kingdom. However, not long after, he was executed by the King of Qi for conspiring with others to cause trouble. When Confucius heard the news of Zai Yu's death, he said emotionally,""I only judge a person's character and ability based on their words, but my judgment of Zai Yu was wrong. What happened to Zai Yu also told me that you can't judge a person by his words alone.
I only judged a person's character based on their appearance, but I was wrong about Ziyu. From Ziyu, I understand that you can't judge a person by his appearance. You can't judge a person by his appearance, and the sea can't be measured by a bucket.”
At that time, Pang Tong was not very old, only in his twenties.
Wait, wait a minute, we have to be serious. Even though it was a novel, it couldn't be made up. After all, it was a human novel!
Everything Long Jiuxiao said could withstand scrutiny! Long Jiuxiao's books had to be good and durable to withstand the test of history. He could even improve his posture in the light reading.
(The homonym of "gaining knowledge")
Long Jiuxiao checked the information and calculated that Pang Tong should be around 31 years old when he met Liu Bei.
Why? Pang Tong had followed Liu Bei for four years before he died young. He was thirty-six years old when he passed away. After deducting the time he had wasted, he would have been thirty-one years old when he met Liu Bei.
This was the reverse inference method. Wasn't Long Jiuxiao's logic very powerful? Was there?
Remember, this is crucial!
In the future, we will use this powerful logic in stock investment. The logic of stock selection, the logic of the main hype!
Pang Tong was a hot-blooded youth, or rather, a thirty-year-old genius. His worldview was mature, and he had ideals and aspirations. He was full of cultural knowledge, military strategy, and talent. He also had heroic achievements in providing a series of strategies.
Before meeting Liu Bei, Pang Tong first met with the green-eyed Sun Quan.
Seeing his friends here, he wondered if the green-eyed Sun Quan was a Han Chinese. This thought was the same as Long Jiuxiao's initial thought.
Some friends would say that they were malnourished and the landlord did not have any surplus food.
Long Jiuxiao asked back,'Malnutrition makes your eyes turn blue? The beard would turn yellow? Then wouldn't all Caucasians be malnourished?
This logic was not valid.
It couldn't be helped. If the father of the green-eyed Sun Quan said that he was a Han, then Sun Quan was also a Han, just like how Bai Chongxi said that he was a Han.
The most accurate deduction was this-
Sun Quan might have Hu blood. This was because Sun Jian (his father) had married a few wives, loved the world, and united with the Chinese and foreign. It was hard to guarantee that none of them were foreign girls. During the Han Dynasty, the exchanges between the Hu and the Han were very common.
Just like how Bai Chongxi said he was Han. He didn't consider himself a Hui. He thought of himself as a Han who believed in the religion of the Hui. He only recognized himself as a Han Muslim. Many people might not know that there were Hui people in Guangxi.
It was reasonable to say that everyone loved it, flowers bloomed, and cars were carried. Pang Tong thought that the green-eyed Sun Quan should be doing very well.
Even if she didn't look good, she was at least five carriages of knowledge and eight buckets of talent. Also, Pang Tong's achievements in the serial scheme are not to be underestimated.
What a pity! Imagination was full, but reality was hard.
Logically speaking, such a smart, young, and capable person should be put in an important position by Dongwu.
However, the actual situation was often unexpected.
Why?
Pang Tong was talented, but his looks were not good enough. According to the description in the book, Mr. Pang's appearance was not good enough. He was too sorry for the audience. He was small, had dark skin, and was ugly.
Mr. Pang Tong would be proud if he could catch up with the current era. Ugly stars were popular now.
You watch it on stage or turn on the television. The uglier a man is, the more popular he is. Bald, small-eyed, crooked, singing, dancing, and fooling around. The appearance fee is even sky-high.
Rare things are precious, ugly things have affinity.
The common people of the current era still loved this kind of thing.
The uglier the actor, the more popular he was.
Whatever was unpleasant to hear, whatever was terrible to hear, was called having a personality.
Unfortunately, the times were different. The Three Kingdoms era was not good, but pretty boys were more popular.
Mister Pang was really born at the wrong time.
Mr. Lu Su was a very remarkable person. He wasn't a cliché. He didn't judge a book by its cover. After he experienced Mr. Pang's talent, he enthusiastically recommended Mr. Pang as a key talent to the leader Sun Quan.
Boss Sun, you have to keep Mr. Pang. He's a rare talent. You don't have to worry about whether Mr. Pang has a diploma or not. He has real talent and high standards.
Lu Su's evaluation of Pang Tong was top-notch, saying,"This person is proficient in both the arts and geography. His strategy was not inferior to Guan Yu and Yue Yu, and his important positions could be compared with Sun Quan and Wu Yu. In the past, Zhou Gongjin liked to use his strategy, and Kong Ming was deeply impressed by his wisdom.”
At that time, Sun Quan was really persuaded by Lu Su. Old Lu, I've heard of this person before. Everyone says that this person is talented. Alright, let's get him here first. Let's meet and talk.
However, when they met, they were jealous and spoiled. Sun Quan looked down on Pang Tong, and he didn't even pass the interview.
What reason? He thought that Pang Tong was not good-looking.
Lu Su, what kind of person did you recommend? You even said that he was of high standards and even said that he was of high standards. Look at his appearance. He looked too unprofessional. With such a look, she had the nerve to go out and wander around the streets? Old Lu, save your breath. The person you recommended is too unreliable. This person is not suitable at all. I can't use such a person here. It will damage the corporate image of my Old Sun family.
Green-eyed Sun Quan was in Wuchang, so he should be able to speak the Wuhanese.
What the hell? You're hiring a strategist, not a salesperson or a public relations officer.
Sales and public relations needed looks, but did it need to be part of a plan?
Long Jiuxiao also felt a headache. I really don't know. Is Boss Sun looking for a mistress, a mistress, or a partner? Why do you care what she looks like? You don't care if she's good-looking or not. You're recruiting people! Recruit talents!
Thus, Pang Tong came out of Sun Quan's room in embarrassment and blurted out a standard Xiangyang dialect,"Fuck your uncle's son, I think you're…"
He took Lu Su's recommendation letter and went to Liu Bei to look for a job. Before this, Zhuge Liang had already written a recommendation letter to Pang Tong, and he had also kept it in his pocket.
There was no other way. If he didn't stay here, there would be a place for him to stay. Let's change seats and go for the interview. How about taking a look at Imperial Uncle Liu and Secretary Liu?
Suddenly, he thought of a good joke.
Because the crow's cry was unpleasant, the other birds said that they disliked it, so they wanted to change their position and environment.
The magpie said,"If you don't change your voice, it's the same everywhere."
In his letter of recommendation to Liu Bei, Lu Su praised: "Pang Shiyuan isn't a genius, he's a great genius. Only then did he show his strength in handling the affairs of the middle and other drivers.”What he meant was that Pang Tong was not a talent to govern a small town of Baili. Only by letting him take on the position of a governor or a driver could he fully display his talents.
He also reminded her,"If you judge him by his appearance, I'm afraid you'll be unworthy of what you've learned and end up being used by others. It's really a pity!"”
However, Pang Tong, the readers, and Long Jiuxiao didn't expect that Uncle Liu would also judge a book by its cover.）。Pang Tong had also been interviewed, but he was also not interested.
What happened to Secretary Liu, who had always been kind and generous? Just like Sun Quan, he judged a book by its cover and found Pang Tong ugly.
No matter how ugly or wretched Pang Tong was, he was still a man of the world. But looks are born in the womb,
However, everyone knew that if one of the two could be obtained, the world would be at peace.
He also said that Secretary Liu's greatest strength in life was to know people well and make good use of them.
Although he did not like it, he was quite polite and allowed Pang Tong to stay. Secretary Liu had sent Mr. Pang to be the head of Leiyang County.
Actually, being a county head isn't bad. Think about it, how many counties did Liu Bei have back then? It was just a piece of land the size of a palm.
Jingzhou always borrows from others and doesn't return them. The other person here was the green-eyed Sun Quan.
Why did Liu Bei send Pang Tong to Leiyang to be the county magistrate?
To put it bluntly, one was that he was ugly. As the saying goes, he was not pleasing to the eye.
Secondly, he wanted to show Pang Tong his might and use a "killing stick" to kill his pride and temper Pang Tong.
Many people with discerning eyes could tell that you were a powerful killer. Was he arrogant?
I'll give you a small position as a seventh-rank Sesame Officer. I'll let you off the hook first and leave you to the side. I won't put you in an important position and let you figure it out yourself.
The mountain has its rules, and the temple has its rules. Once you enter my temple, you have to abide by my rules.
Boss Liu did not hesitate to go back and forth three times in order to hire a chief engineer. However, why did Boss Liu, who loved talent so much, have a different attitude towards the deputy chief engineer, Feng Chu?
It was because Pang Tong was ugly and had a strange description that Sun Quan was unwilling to appoint him. After defecting to Liu Bei, he was also sent to Leiyang as a county magistrate for the same reason.
The Annals of the Three Kingdoms clearly stated that the First Ruler ruled Jingzhou, and Pang Tong served as the county magistrate of Leiyang. Then, did Liu Bei send Pang Tong to be the county magistrate because he was ugly or deliberately belittled him?
Secretary Liu had admired Mr. Pang Shiyuan for a long time. Before he visited Zhuge Liang three times, he had also gone crazy looking for Mr. Pang.
Why? Did he think that she wasn't good-looking the moment they met? Liu Bei, you're not looking for a female secretary, nor are you looking for a partner for your daughter.
According to Liu Bei's personality, this was wrong. No wonder people said that meeting was better than being famous, and meeting was better than reminiscing.
Secretary Liu, Pang Tong and Pang Shiyuan were both young phoenixes. In their early years, they were as famous as Zhuge Liang in Jingzhou.
As a boss, as a leader, if they judged people by their appearances like Boss Sun and Secretary Liu, then the development of the company would be a fantasy and become empty talk!
Hungry for talent, we can't refuse to put him in an important position just because he's ugly. Little did they know that a book cannot be judged by its cover, and the sea cannot be measured by a bucket.
If one were to guess deeper, Liu Bei should have some ideas.
He was probably afraid that Zhuge Liang would be unhappy. He still didn't know what Zhuge Liang's opinion was.
In addition, Pang Tong was very confident in his own talent and did not take out Zhuge Liang's recommendation letter at all, so how could Secretary Liu know Zhuge Liang's thoughts?)
As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers. The key was that there were two tigers of the same sex.
Do you have any grudges with Zhuge Liang?
You scholars love to quarrel with each other. You guys like to fight each other. Don't have any deep personal prejudices, right?
Will Mr. Zhuge Liang agree to you coming to work in my company?
If Zhuge Liang doesn't agree, he'll throw his temper out and throw away his pick, then I won't be able to continue my work here. Can I still open my business?
You should find a place to cool down first. Mr. Zhuge Liang is currently on a business trip. When he comes back, I will discuss it with him.
This should be Liu Bei's true thoughts. His thoughts were complicated. How could Boss Liu be the leader? He was smart.
Long Jiuxiao had long said that complicated things were just for adapting to research. One had to be simple. Don't make it so complicated.
Actually, Pang Tong was just playing around. He had Zhuge Liang and Lu Su's recommendation letters in his pocket. Two heavyweight recommendation letters.
He just didn't want to take it out, as if he wanted to try it out with his own abilities.
There was also a problem here. Pang Tong was obviously quite vain in this matter.
Since you have Zhuge Liang and Lu Su's handwritten letters, why don't you take them out? Why don't you not ask Lu Su and Zhuge Liang to write the recommendation letter?
You can't blame others for your bad looks. You should know that in your heart.
Without the enthusiastic introduction and recommendation of a friend, which big boss of a company would understand you right away?
You look like this and have this kind of character. If you were to be placed in the company, would you really affect the company's image?
It would be different if you were introduced by a respectable friend.
To put it nicely, Pang Tong was a strong person. To put it bluntly, this was also a bad habit of the intellectual. Awesome!
The following plot became quite interesting.
Zhuge Liang came back from his business trip. As soon as he came back, he asked Liu Bei,"Boss Liu, what is the new Mr. Pang Tong doing?"
Zhuge Liang had thought that Liu Bei would give Pang Tong an important task.
Liu Bei was very embarrassed and said,"I'm really sorry. I put Mr. Pang down."
Liu Bei was actually very smart. Secretary Liu was quite a scheming person.
No matter what, I have to owe you this favor. If you say we should use Pang, then we should use him. If you say no, then we don't need it.
Zhuge Liang knew that the big boss was doing him a favor.
Boss Liu, Old Pang is a talent. How can you let him be a small county head? Alright, hurry up and bring Old Pang back.
After Pang Tong became the county magistrate of Leiyang, he ignored the government affairs. Zhang Fei scrambled to investigate the case and promised Liu Bei that he would not be rough. Thus, Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei to the city under Pang Tong's jurisdiction to take a look.
In front of Zhang Fei, Pang Tong had dealt with the matters that had been piled up for a long time in a clear and fair manner.
From this, one could clearly see that although Pang Tong was arrogant and arrogant, ignoring government affairs for a hundred days in office and only drinking and making merry, he managed to finish his hundred days of official business in front of Zhang Fei in one day. He was still very talented!
"Director Pang Tong of Leiyang County" showed Pang Tong's insight and decision-making ability, his decision-making ability, and his fast and speedy efficiency.
Witnessing this scene, Zhang Fei exclaimed," Sir, you're a great talent." Zhang Fei was also surprised by Pang Tong's talent and reported it to Liu Bei, saying that Liu Bei was overqualified.
After Zhuge Liang heard Zhang Fei's report, he was very surprised and said to Liu Bei,""Pang Tong's talent isn't inferior to mine. Letting Pang Tong be the county magistrate is really overkill."
To be honest, Pang Tong's ability to do things was not to be underestimated. A few months of work was done in just three moves.
Zhuge Kongming was exhausted and exhausted.
Zhang Fei was investigating the case. With the recommendation of Lu Su and Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei personally invited Pang Tong back to his residence. The two of them communicated for a long time. From Pang Tong's words, Liu Bei could tell that he had a different understanding of politics and military affairs. Liu Bei appointed Pang Tong as the military officer, and his official position was as high as Zhuge Liang's.
It was not easy for Pang Tong to return to Liu Bei's side. The young phoenix Pang Tong quickly participated in Liu Bei's strategic plan to annex Liu Zhang of Xichuan and had wonderful and unique insights.
Pang Tong was an indispensable talent to realize the Longzhong strategy. His joining provided an opportunity for Liu Bei Group to make a further leap.
Pang Tong had never met the right person in the right place in his life.
There was a two-part saying by Pang Tong when he was the magistrate of the county.
" Pang Tong as the county magistrate-overkill."
Someone said,"
The ugly Pang Tong was more talented than Zhuge Liang and was willing to die to protect his dignity!
Pang Tong somehow found out that there was a southeast wind recently, so he decided to make use of the natural advantage and make full use of the advantage of fire attacks. Coincidentally, Zhou Yu also wanted to use fire to deal with Cao Cao's troops. After the two armies discussed, Pang Tong decided to persuade Cao Cao.
Pang Tong told Cao Cao that if all the warships were tied together with iron chains, it would increase the stability of the ship. The soldiers would be able to fight on the ship as if they were walking on flat ground. Cao Cao was worried that the soldiers would not be able to fight because of seasickness, so he agreed with Pang Tong's suggestion. He ordered the soldiers to use iron chains to connect all the warships together, and called these warships " chain warships."
When Sun Quan initiated the Battle of Red Cliff, he listened to Zhou Yu's suggestion to attack with fire and used the southeast wind to attack Cao Cao's warships. The fire spread very quickly, and Cao Cao's " Chain Battleships " were quickly burned. Coupled with the fact that they were connected by iron chains, the iron chains conducted heat quickly, and Cao Cao's fleet was almost completely annihilated. Cao Cao's army only had a few soldiers left, so they had to retreat back to Jiangling.
Later on, people called Pang Tong's scheme a 'serial stratagem'. During the Battle of Red Cliff, Pang Tong gained fame from this plan, making him a famous strategist in the history of the Three Kingdoms.
Pang Tong had always been looked down upon by people because of his ugly appearance, causing his talents to be useless.
The second thing was that when Liu Bei was a magistrate, he only used half a day to deal with the administrative matters that had been piled up for nearly a day. There were no mistakes or misjudgments. Zhang Fei, who was present, was extremely shocked, and he repeatedly praised Pang Tong for his extraordinary talent.
After Zhuge Liang explained the reason to Liu Bei, Liu Bei began to put Pang Tong in an important position and made him the deputy military advisor.
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