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——“紅樓”為你解碼官場智慧與規則
曹雪芹的《紅樓夢》不隻是寫了“幾個異樣女子，小善微才”和記述了幾段風月情愁而已，全書時時處處避諱“政治”二字，但實際上時時處處在寫“政治”。鬥爭與權術，謀略與玄機是《紅樓夢》的主題色。
可以這麼說，《紅樓夢》從某種角度上就是一本最具政治智慧的、公務員必讀的官場生存小說。
在官場上，人與人之間的戰爭大多都是血雨腥風或不見血的精神互殘，直到分出勝負為止。在《紅樓夢》賈府這個大家族中，表麵上是一團和氣，內中卻往往隱藏著血腥的殺機。從這裏你可以學到——
遇到派係鬥爭時，站隊的藝術；
做領導與被領導的藝術；
當仕途遭遇危機時，靈活運用明暗規則，化解危機於無形。
……
其實，紅樓裏的這些官場鬥爭故事，暗合《易經》的大道至理。《易經》告訴我們，如果想利用權鬥智慧提高事業高度，就要先看懂“乾卦”和“晉卦”的智慧。下麵我們就從紅樓故事的官場命運入手，透過“乾卦”和“晉卦”的智慧，看看升官、升職的終極奧秘之所在。
第一章 拿下你的領導，讓仕途有貴人相助
最佳公務員平兒：
滴水不漏的辦事能力會讓領導欣賞你
【《易經》的智慧】
老虎的屁股一般沒有人敢摸。但是《易經·履卦》卻說：“履虎尾，不咥人。”這句話的意思是說：立身處事，不可大意，要有如履虎尾的危機感。
緊跟著老虎尾巴走路，可以說是最危險不過的事了。然而，如果你能做到緊跟老虎尾巴走路而老虎卻不咬你，那麼你的小心謹慎的功夫算是到家了。那麼，自然你幹什麼事都不會出亂子，雖危險而無害。
下麵要講的平兒就是因為行事足夠地小心謹慎，從而在品流複雜的大觀園得到大家一致稱讚，最後還飛上枝頭，成為賈府的正夫人。
【“紅樓”故事之“完美下屬——平兒”】
《紅樓夢》裏曹雪芹著墨最多的兩個丫鬟形象，一是花襲人，另一個就是平兒。平兒是隨鳳姐嫁到賈府平的大丫頭（陪房丫頭），過府不久就被賈璉收房，成為賈璉的“屋裏人”。
平兒美麗善良，用賈寶玉同誌的話說：平兒是“極聰明、極清俊的上等女孩”。不過除了擁有美麗的外表之外，平兒還有更值得一說的地方——她的工作幹得很不錯。
平兒是賈府管家王熙鳳同誌最得力的心腹助手，估計其角色就相當於現在的秘書。
所謂“仆人眼裏無偉人”,上司在下屬眼裏也是如此, 相處久了就會發現原來上司跟普通人一樣, 有七情六欲, 有喜怒哀樂, 有長處, 也有短處, 包括諸多隱私、疏漏與失誤。
其實, 下屬對上司有個全麵了解, 有利於對上司的輔助, 但是不能腦子進水, 覺得上司不過如此, 就擺不正位置,“ 喧賓奪主”, 這是下屬之大忌。
三國時曹操的高級“秘書”楊修同誌, 就犯了這個低級錯誤, 惹來殺身之禍。相比之下, 紅樓裏平兒的輔助之道, 比楊修可強多了。
下屬從事從屬性的工作, 是輔助上司的綠葉，特別是在應對上司疏漏、失誤與隱私時, 一定不要暴露上司的弱項，損害上司的正麵形象，一般上司都很在乎這個。當然，更不能顯得自己比上司高明，因為上司最忌功高蓋主。
當然，下屬還得從事服務性的工作，是輔助上司處理事務的“工具”。既然是“工具”，就要讓上司用得放心, 用得順手。再糊塗窩囊的上司，也不會選一個沒用的窩囊廢做下屬的，何況聰明絕頂的鳳姐。
平兒就是一個近乎完美的下屬， 盡管她的人緣遠在鳳姐之上， 才幹不在鳳姐之下，與鳳姐的私人交情也很好， 但平兒始終把位置擺得很正。她當麵一貫尊重鳳姐， 背後也讚譽鳳姐，維護鳳姐，必要時替鳳姐辯護而且一向任勞任怨， 從不張揚、顯擺自己，甘當配角， 甘為“綠葉”，甘於幕後。
寶釵、李紈都很佩服平兒，說“真怨不得鳳丫頭偏疼他”。此外，清代評者更是對平兒佩服得五體投地， 說：“平兒不拎才，不使氣，不恃寵，不市恩，不辭勞怨，有古名臣事君之風。”
評價雖有點過高， 但平兒在應對鳳姐的疏漏、失誤與隱私時， 確實輔助得恰到好處、滴水不漏。
平兒麵對鳳姐的疏漏，能適時補位
一個寒冷的冬日，十幾個姑娘身披大紅鬥篷映著白雪， 煞是好看。大家都在觀景，隻有平兒看到了邢姑娘穿著單薄的舊衣裳， 就當著眾人的麵， 擅自做主把鳳姐的大紅羽緞鬥篷給了邢姑娘，及時地代鳳姐給邢姑娘送溫暖。
對平兒的先斬後奏， 精明的鳳姐當然不會怪罪平兒越位，而是對平兒的行為心領神會：一能改善自己的形象；二能贏得薛家的心——邢姑娘是薛家未來的兒媳婦， 而薛家又有四大家族的強勢背景；三能贏得現場眾人的心。
果然，當時現場效果好極了， 都誇鳳姐疼愛下人。對此， 鳳姐發出了意味深長的歎息：“所有知道我的心的， 也就是他還知三分罷了。” 看來， 鳳姐也有點“偉大的孤獨”，一把手常有高處不勝寒、知音太少的感覺， 她對平兒“知三分”的評價已經很高了。
平兒忠心事主， 但不是圍著主子腳後跟轉的“跟屁蟲”， 也不是鳳姐撥一撥轉一轉的“算盤珠”， 而是在被動的服從中有自己的主意和做法， 哪怕表麵上顯得對鳳姐不那麼順從， 有點胳膊肘往外拐。不過鳳姐對此也很理解， 她深知老虎有打盹的時候， 上司也有疏漏的時候， 自己也不例外，很需要有人主動幫襯和補漏。
平兒麵對鳳姐的失誤，能變通處理
有一年的清明時節， 柳垂金線， 桃吐丹霞， 大觀園生機盎然。此時宮中一老太妃死了， 賈府頭麵人物需外出隨祭一月光景， 鳳姐又病著， 一向被壓抑的奴嬸們頓時就活躍起來， 騷動起來。
用平兒的話概括起來說就是：“各屋裏大小人等都作起反來了。三四日工夫一共大小出了八九件呢。”
其中一件是王夫人正房裏發生了玫瑰露失竊案——
林之孝家的老婆主動報案，並將人贓俱獲的嫌疑犯五兒母女軟禁起來， 報告鳳姐。鳳姐表態要動肉刑，打板子， 攆出去。
那些平日裏與五兒母女不和人巴不得平兒立即執行，竟“悄悄的來買轉平兒， 送了些東西”，又奉承她辦事簡斷， 又反映五兒母親如何不好。
按說事情到了這一步：有人證物證， 有領導指示， 有民意基礎， 平兒照辦就得了。但平兒自有其不平凡之處， 她頭腦清醒， 細心慎重，懂得人證物證皆有待查實的道理——領導指示也是聽了林之孝家的一麵之詞， 至於“民意”都是素日與五兒母親不和的， 而且如此急不可耐， 多有貓膩。於是平兒“都應著， 卻悄悄的”深入群眾全麵調研。
由於平兒一向人緣極好， 辦事公道， 所以大家信服平兒， 願意向這位“法官”訴說真實情況，所以玫瑰露失竊案很快就真相大白：原來是趙姨娘讓丫頭彩雲偷給了賈環。
於是平兒開始“判冤決獄”：釋放被冤枉的五兒母女， 處罰真正的小偷彩雲，但為避免“打老鼠趙姨娘傷了玉瓶兒探春”，所以平兒打算寬容背後主使趙姨娘，免得傷了探春——這位庶出的、自尊心極強的小姐的麵子。但鳳姐還是打算堅持搞逼供，解決趙姨娘， 平兒立刻勸鳳姐少得罪些人，保養身子要緊，鳳姐作罷。一場軒然大波，就這樣妥善地平複下來。
平兒把這件事處理得玲瓏剔透，滴水不漏，極符合賈府的大家風範。鳳姐弄權而平兒行權，一字之差便是霸道與王道的天壤之別。平兒輔助鳳姐理家的基本職責是維護主子利益， 維持內部秩序， 這點平兒與鳳姐是一致的， 但具體運作方式又不盡一致。鳳姐地位是領導， 是大拿， 統管全局，決策特點是“ 殺伐決斷”，爭強好勝， 威嚴震懾， 寧可錯殺， 不能遺漏。
平兒地位是秘書， 是從屬， 承上啟下辦事特點恰如其名， 平和、平實、公平， 力求上下兼顧，左右平衡， 剛柔相濟， 寬嚴有度。平兒的長處正好彌補了鳳姐的短處， 要不賈府的冤假錯案就更多了。