Inspiration of dreams

“When you are an official, you should marry Jinwu, and when you marry, you should marry Yin Lihua.” This sentence came from Liu Xiu, the founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Although this sentence is simple and rough, But it also reflects simple dreams and clear and straightforward life goals.

Although this dream is not lofty, Liu Xiulu turned it into reality, and realized it very beautifully.

Although Liu Xiu is a descendant of the Liu family, his ancestry can be traced back to Liu Fa, King of Changsha, the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and the half-brother of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. However, Liu Xiu is not a direct lineage among Liu Fa’s descendants and is relatively marginalized. descendants. In fact, his living situation is no different from that of ordinary people. At best, he is a self-sufficient middle class.

According to historical records, after Wang Mang became emperor, Liu Xiu, as a passionate young man, went to Chang'an, the political and cultural center, to study to broaden his horizons and gain knowledge.

Once Liu Xiu and Xueyou went to the street and happened to encounter Wang Mang's guard of honor. But when the lively market suddenly became quiet, a majestic guard of honor came forward. They were wearing very gorgeous clothes and holding gold-plated sticks with two ends in their hands (this kind of stick is called Kingo, and these people are called Zhijingo).

After Liu Xiu saw these people, he was filled with admiration in his heart. He immediately uttered the famous saying of the ages - "Officials should be treated as the king of officials." To be an official, you must be such a majestic guard of honor.

After finishing speaking, he thought that being an official was just a part of life, and he also needed to build a better family. Then he remembered a beautiful girl in his hometown, and then he said the second half of the sentence - "When marrying, you should marry Yin Lihua." This was Liu Xiu's ambition when he was a poor student.

Before Liu Xiu became famous, he was indeed an unknown little person, but what is different is that he is a little person with dreams. Therefore, you still have to have dreams, just in case they come true.

The right time is the guide in life.

Liu Xiu has an eldest brother named Liu Yan. He has a generous and resolute character and likes to make friends with heroes in the world. He is very different from Liu Xiu.

After Wang Mang usurped the throne, although Liu Yan was only a branch of the Liu family, he still had great ambitions and was very dissatisfied with Wang Mang, so he deliberately accumulated his own strength. In Wang Mang's last years, when peasant uprisings broke out, Liu Yan seized the opportunity and gathered people to prepare for the uprising.

At first, Liu Yan looked down upon his younger brother and felt that Liu Xiu only knew about farming all day long and was not qualified to discuss world affairs with him. However, when the uprising actually started, the Liu family's descendants in their hometown did not dare to participate and fled one after another, fearing that the uprising would fail and be brutally executed.

When everyone was retreating, Liu Xiu, who had always been underestimated, immediately rushed to the front and put on a set of crimson clothes to respond to his brother. This kind of clothing was only worn by generals at the time. Liu Xiu used this direct and straightforward way to express his position and followed his brother in the uprising without hesitation.

It can be said that Liu Yan can be called the guide of Liu Xiu's revolutionary life.

Liu Xiu’s demonstration effect was obvious. Many villagers were originally afraid, but when they saw that Liu Xiu, a farmer who only knew how to farm, participated, they slowly joined the uprising.

At the beginning, Liu Yan's uprising was weak, with only a few thousand people. At that time, the country was starving and peasant uprisings were very common. In order to strengthen his own power, Liu Yan sent people to lobby other nearby peasant uprising armies.

In the end, Liu Yan and two other rebel armies successfully united to attack Wang Mang's official army. Because the official army was unprepared, the peasant army led by Liu Yan won successively and captured many villages one after another. stronghold.

Those who achieve great things do not seek small profits.

When you win a battle, you must use the spoils of war to appease the generals and soldiers.

When dividing the spoils of war, Liu Yan's troops had disagreements with the other two peasant uprising armies. The leaders of the other two peasant uprising armies believed that they helped Liu Yan defeat Wang Mang's army, but they were absolutely useless. Most of the fruits of victory were taken away by Liu Yan's troops. This distribution was unfair.

The division of the spoils of war is particularly important for the peasants who participated in the uprising because they did not have enough to eat. If there are differences, it is not conducive to later cooperation, let alone unity.

At this time, Liu Xiu made an astonishing decision. He made a prompt decision and asked his people to take out all the spoils of war. Without leaving a penny, all of them were given to the other two peasant uprisings. military.

In this way, there is no distribution problem, because all the proceeds are obtained by the other two armies. The peasant armies who received the property are very happy, and Liu Xiu also uses this to eliminate a potential internal strife or even The struggle resolved itself in time.

In this incident, Liu Xiu showed a side unknown to ordinary people. He did not care about small profits for the sake of his goals. And this is also a necessary quality for a leader - those who achieve great things do not seek small profits.

Clear goals and never forget the original intention.

The reason Liu Xiu did this was because he had different goals from most of the rebels.

The Liu Xiu brothers launched an uprising as relatives of the Liu family. Their goal was to overthrow Wang Mang's regime and restore the Liu surname to the world.

The goal of those people who participated in the uprising army was to have enough food and clothing.

As people with lofty goals, brothers Liu Yan and Liu Xiu, why should they compete with these people who only want to have enough food and clothing for the immediate future? The Liu brothers cooperated with these two rebel armies because their own team was not strong enough.

If because of this small wealth issue, you forget your goals and internal strife breaks out, if you win, you will only gain some wealth, but you will definitely lose your allies. If you are defeated, what will happen to the outcome? It's even worse.

An ideal person must always know what his ultimate goal is and keep his eyes firmly on his goal.

A person who wants to achieve great things must not care about the immediate gains and losses.

If you have to fully care about every gain or loss in front of you, it will not only consume a lot of your energy and prevent you from going higher and farther, but also make you lose many valuable opportunities. Even paying a heavy price, even leading to ultimate failure.

Those who achieve great things must always keep a clear mind and clearly know their goals while moving towards their goals. They must not just walk around and forget their goals. Only by not forgetting your original intention can you achieve success.

Write at the end

In addition to a clear sense of goal, success also requires another element: the perseverance and ability to move toward the goal.

Liu Xiu is a person with a clear sense of goal. He knows what he wants.

If you want to achieve something in your career, just having a goal is not enough. The key lies in whether you can persevere, especially if you encounter heavy blows and setbacks on the way to your goal, will you continue to persevere, or will you choose to retreat and give up.

How Liu Xiu used actions to realize his dream will continue to be told tomorrow.