@CS,
“However Hashem does ask and involve tzaddikim in His decision making process, like the example I gave above about the war with Napoleon. So the word partner I guess was not the right word and wouldn’t have been used this context so I’m sorry I used it. It applies after the fact to whet they’re considered. ”
I think that just illustrates the idea of צדיק גוזר הקב”ה מקיים . I’m not sure why you make it into a whole “partner” idea.
The Alter Rebbe didn’t want Napoleon to be victorious, worried that it would affect Yiddishkait in Russia, (btw, this idea is also very well explained in V’atah Tetzavah) and the Maggid of Kozhnitz (and others, R. Shlomo of Karlin, the Berditchever, R. Mendel of Rimanov) disagreed. They felt that a victory for Napoleon would herald the coming of Moshiach. On Rosh Hashonah 5573 (1812- 1813) both the Tzadikim rose early to be the first to blow the Shofar, the Magid of Kozhnitz went to mikva, and began davening as early as possible, the Alter Rebbe blew his Shofar at the crack of dawn before davening. “The Litvak (as the Alter Rebbe was known, being from Lithuania) has bested us” the Magid of Kozhnitz told his Talmidim. In the end, Czar Alexander was indeed victorious over Napoleon.
I see this story as צדיק גוזר.