Autumn, the scorching summer is over and the cold winter is coming. This time is probably the best season of the year. There is neither the lingering coldness and lingering dampness of spring nor the coldness of winter that makes you just want to shrink in the heat.
Boredom on the kang, everything is just right, the sunshine is refreshing, and the white clouds are like flakes, like blossoming marshmallows.
Fei Qian's three locust extermination strategies of "Heaven, Earth and Man" have curbed the spread of locusts in the three areas of Guanzhong, and also made the fields in Guanzhong begin to relax and harvest a year's sweat and hard work. The first batch of crops has been harvested.
7788, we are now waiting for the second batch of harvest, which is also the largest and heaviest batch of the year. The agricultural bachelors scattered in various fields have begun to get busy, and even mobilized the government's pack horses and pack oxen to prepare.
Carry out transfer.
Fei Qian has always believed that the blue version of the tickets in later generations is better, because after changing to the red ticket, it seems that the original color in many people's hearts is either visible in the eyes, or simply blackened.
Of course, this is a joke.
But corruption is really a headache.
Does eating and drinking count as greed?
Is it considered corrupt to use some and get some?
In the feudal era, what standards reached the corruption line, and is this line reasonable? Even the classmate Lao Zhu of the Ming Dynasty could not stop the pace of corruption, so thinking about so many later generations' eyes became red.
It is not surprising that people have dark hearts.
Wei Duan from the Council of Laws and Regulations had already visited once and delivered a copy of corruption laws that were neither light nor heavy, but also somewhat unclear. Fei Qian then sent him back lukewarmly, asking him to go back and start over again.
Consider it.
If Party B is not allowed to change to a version of 20 or 30, is it still Party A?
This is a big problem, and even Fei Qian finds this problem very difficult.
In the feudal era, the problem of corruption was actually closely related to imperial power.
Because in ancient times, especially in feudal dynasties, the emperor represented the will of the entire country. Well, in most cases, it was like this. The entire country was "the royal land", but the emperor was said to be the supreme king, but in fact
He is just a lonely man who seems to own the entire country, but what he cannot manage personally is just a prisoner sitting in the Golden Palace.
Therefore, for the emperor, the bureaucracy is the only channel for contacting the outside world and controlling the country. Under this structure, the emperor does not have a strong restriction on the bureaucracy itself. Therefore, clean government requires the entire bureaucracy to consciously control
It’s your own hands, not to mention that most of the time the wages are low, so from the beginning of eating a little, drinking a little, taking a little and using a little, and finally progressing to blatant stealing and greed for money, isn’t that normal?
Just like the Jia family in Dream of Red Mansions,
The emperor is like "Jia Mu". He seems to be the head of the family and has a good life. In fact, the ladies, maids, concubines and servants below often engage in petty theft and unethical behavior. The emperor really doesn't know that officials
Is he corrupt? He knows, but what can he do?
At most, a few people from Dongchang or Jinyiwei were sent to follow the officials openly or covertly. At first, the officials were afraid of this, so they joined in to get them involved. In the end, after a long time of hard work, the corruption became more and more serious, because in the end even
Both Dongchang and Jinyiwei were corrupted together. In the end, whether it was the emperor's money, corruption money, or bribery money, it was all paid to the people, so that in the end the people were unable to make a living, and all kinds of violence broke out after they couldn't bear it.
uprisings and unrest.
Even if the head of the family accidentally discovers something due to his conscience, can corruption be avoided by replacing a group of more moral servants?
impossible.
Because it is the entire system that causes corruption, not just a few individuals. As long as this system exists, the result must be the same, because human nature itself is like this.
Therefore, Fei Qian admires those true revolutionaries of later generations, those great people who made selfless sacrifices, because they did things that ordinary people could not do. They surrendered their own desires and showed the glorious side of human nature.
But in the feudal era, it was difficult. More people fell into desire, but any brilliance was already great.
Why is corruption often out of control after the founding emperor dies?
This is because the reason why many subsequent emperors were able to sit high in the Golden Palace was that they had to have ministers to protect their authority and recognize their legitimacy. Without the endorsement of influential ministers, the emperor was nothing, just like
He is the current Liu Xie.
Therefore, for the emperor, what he valued most was not corruption, but the security of the throne.
Most emperors in history would not easily kill ministers. This is a rule and a taboo. Once an emperor kills a minister, it is usually because the minister's remarks or actions involve the emperor's authority and legitimacy. This is the case in nine cases out of ten.
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Therefore, for the emperor, the problem of corruption is only a national issue, not an issue of imperial power. For the emperor who "has a family in the world", only when he has a position can he have a family and a world! As long as the emperor's own power is stable, the family will exist, and those who are corrupt will
Part of the stolen money should be used as a reward for the housekeeper's hard work in helping him look after his home and nursing home. As long as the reward is not excessive, 28% or 37%, and he is not trying to hide it from the emperor, then he will naturally turn a blind eye.
This is also the reason why people like Yan Song and He Shen are so corrupt, but the emperor still favors them very much, because the emperor also needs the transparent straw of corrupt officials to secretly absorb the wealth of the people.
Therefore, in the feudal dynasty where imperial power was respected, it must have been decided that it was impossible to govern the country completely according to the law, but could only be governed according to power. Once the power was checked and balanced, corruption would inevitably arise.
So faced with such an almost unsolvable problem, Fei Qian actually had a headache.
Fei Qian had a headache, and Wei Duan also had a headache. And it was even more painful than Fei Qian, because after Fei Qian read the first draft, he said it was slightly inadequate, and then only gave Wei Duan five days to revise it before letting Wei Duan go back.
Correction one or two...
What's the shortcoming? What's the shortcoming? Wei Duan kept wailing, but Wei Duan didn't dare to ask. He also knew that even if he asked, Fei Qian might not be able to tell.
Faced with a dilemma, Wei Duan had no choice but to make a bigger move...
"There is a saying in "Book of Xia": "Faintness, ink, thieves, and killing are also the punishments for Gao Tao." Wei Duan sat in the Shenlu Courtyard, looked at the group of people under him, and said slowly, "Greedy
A corrupt official should be punished. In "Shang Shu Lu Xing", there are also "five faults". Those who are only officials uphold the will of their superiors and rely on power. Those who are only rebels use their power to avenge personal grudges.
Those who are only inside are those who use relatives to control things secretly. Those who are only inside are those who take bribes and extort money. Those who are only here are those who accept requests and bend the law for personal gain. The above five are all guilty of the same crime..."
This is the main tone, the broad framework, which has been passed down from the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. It is politically correct. Naturally, no one has any opinions or dares to put forward any opinions.
What Wei Duanzhi said was that since China had a country, that is, the earliest Xia Dynasty, there has been corruption. However, at that time, the treatment of crimes was very simple, and there was only one, death penalty.
Among them, "faint" means that one has done bad things and stole the reputation of others, "thief" means killing people wantonly, and "mo" refers to officials who violate laws and disciplines. The Xia Dynasty's punishment regulations for officials who violate laws and disciplines can be said
It is the earliest provision on corruption crimes in ancient Chinese criminal law.
After the Shang Dynasty, the Western Zhou Dynasty formulated an important code, "Lü Xing", which stipulated five duty crimes for judicial officials - "weiguan,wei rebel, buti, weihuo, weilai", among which "weihuo"
and "Weilai" respectively refer to extortion, bribery and acceptance of requests, corruption and bending the law, which are also subject to trial and punishment.
"We have summoned all the talented people here to discuss the responsibility of "Faint Mo"," Wei Duan looked around, "I hope you can speak freely and work together..."
Guo Tu glanced at Feng Ji, and Feng Ji happened to look at Guo Tu. Their eyes met and they understood each other.
Wei Duan dares to talk about the general direction, or in other words, anyone dares. Just like talking about fighting corruption and upholding integrity on the stage, who can't say it? Sing a high-pitched voice, isn't that high-pitched voice?
But when it comes to "discussing responsibility" and when it comes to specific details, there is naturally no voice.
Wei Duan was unwilling and did not dare to explain the details, because whether it was set high, low, or neither high nor low, it would be troublesome, so Wei Duan took a theoretical approach from the beginning.
The framework was used to fool Fei Qian, but it was like using an outline to fool the editor, and then the editor, uh, Fei Qian called him back.
After all, just using an outline can deceive, uh, sign contracts and get money from only a few people. Wei Duan is naturally not among them, so in desperation, the only option is to "work together". As the saying goes, the law does not blame everyone,
Everyone unanimously proposed that even if the board falls, it should be distributed in some portion so that it does not all fall on your butt.
But "everyone" is not stupid either.
When a person thinks that others are a fool, he is often a fool himself. When he suspects that he is a fool, it is often because he is overthinking it and others do not think so.
So when Wei Duan hoped for a "sand sculpture" to act as the big head, he found that the biggest head was still on his head, and the rest of the people were silent, just like what Wei Duan said just now.
A bunch of them, and then nothing was heard.
"Ahem..." Seeing this, Wei Duan coughed twice first, seeming to have coughed away the unspeakable embarrassment, then put on a smile on his face and began to call the roll, "Guo Shenlu, what do you think? Do you have any questions?"
Any good advice or advice?』
Guo Tu cursed in his heart and kept a calm expression on his face.
You see I'm new here, are you easy to bully?
Wei Duan smiled and seemed to be very friendly, full of encouragement and expectations. He just said that everyone should applaud together and invited Guo to speak.
Just because you’re new here, who else will I bully if I don’t bully you?
The Han Dynasty also had laws against corruption, and they were much more detailed and clear than those in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. For example, I won’t talk about accepting money from others. There are also laws that distort the interpretation of the law. For example, you must predict two seconds in advance, otherwise
Those who are responsible; those who bend the law based on personal circumstances, such as the one who clearly knew the result of drunk driving and refused to let him take a blood test; and those who use their power to steal the national property they control and manage, misappropriate public funds and sell off their official positions.
etc……
So it’s not that there are no rules or laws, it’s that the people above take the lead in not obeying or enforcing them, or they use their power to exempt themselves from the law. For example, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty took the lead in selling his official positions and titles. Is it possible that the Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty should be arrested and impeached?
Did he chirp a hundred times?
Can Guo Tu give an answer? It is obviously impossible. Even if there is an answer, Guo Tu will not tell it, so Guo Tu says that it is difficult to tell because he is new to the country and the situation is not clear.
Wei Duan asked Feng Ji again, and Feng Ji also said that he had little talent and little knowledge, and his situation was unclear and difficult to explain.
When asked, everyone shook his head, and when asked, everyone was humble.
In the end, Wei Duan couldn't keep the smile on his face, so he became furious and asked everyone to go back and write a detailed article, which was to be submitted in three days. Anyone who failed to submit it would be dismissed from office!
When Fei Qian heard what happened to Wei Duan in the Senate, he couldn't help but sneered.
Who is this for?
But it doesn’t matter. There’s no rush to settle it in a day or two anyway. Anyway, it’s almost enough to slowly guide it in the direction Fei Qian wants...
Maybe some people will say it's simple, just kill them. Where do you get so many holy ideas or unfounded ideas?
If according to the most common concept of the common people at the bottom, is it easiest and most convenient to kill a corrupt official if he finds one? Then who will discover these corrupt officials? As the saying goes, officials protect each other, then it seems that it is not possible for officials to discover and supervise, then it is
Let the common people find out. After all, the eyes of the masses are sharp and the judgment of the common people is fair...
Is this really the case?
The authority is at the top, but the people at the top don't follow the rules. If authority is delegated to the people, will ordinary people in the people follow the rules?
There is a saying that seems to be widely circulated, "I don't agree with your point of view, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." This sentence is very popular, and almost every quoter cites it as being said by Voltaire.
In some forums, some people regard this sentence as a talisman for their unscrupulous speech, and even use this sentence to mock or attack other netizens who discuss it. But in fact, it is called "French Thought"
Did Voltaire himself really say this?
No, it's what "Voltaire's Friends" said...
This reflects a very interesting phenomenon. Will ordinary people really care and find out the truth?
The more ordinary people are, the more they only think about the truth they want.
For example, the Luo Guanjun incident, the corporal punishment of the asthmatic girl, Dr. Deyang An...
When future generations delegate the power to make arbitrary comments without any responsibility to ordinary people, how many people will realize that this is a precious power that cannot be used lightly? Which online abuser has been held accountable for his words and deeds? At most.
Silently deleting their remarks, some people even knew the truth in the end, and still insisted on what they said at the time, "Why don't you die?" etc. There was nothing wrong with them. They were out of "justice" at that time.
It's just a "perhaps somewhat inappropriate expression" of my heart. I don't feel the need to apologize to anyone...
So it is obvious that as long as there is an issue of authority, the issue of human nature will break out. Human nature needs to be monitored, but who should be the supervisor, and who should supervise it itself?
Even when most of the later generations have escaped illiteracy and have certain knowledge and social cognition, when the emotions of the mob are ignited, the truth of many incidents is no longer the focus.
So does Fei Potential delegate power to ordinary people?
Obviously it doesn't work.
Therefore, at the moment, all Fei Qian can do is to revise it and then promote it to the people below. It is unrealistic to implement the things Wang Mang did in the feudal dynasty.
Fei Qian was now preparing to use Zuo Fengyi's disaster relief, scratching the guy's claws and hooves to expose them, so it was like following a vine to find a melon, there must be a vine coming out to find a melon.
Cai Yan obviously failed to understand Fei Qian's thoughts. The things reported in the past two days were purely for merit. They said that this girl did a good job and that official also performed well. Maybe in Cai Yan's heart, everyone is a good person.
, are all meritorious, even helping to grind ink, carry water, etc., are all merit.
Or maybe Cai Yan couldn't lose face and was unwilling to put his subordinates on the fire. But the problem is that if he doesn't put his subordinates on the fire, there is a high possibility that he will be put on the fire by his subordinates.
Cai Yan's knowledge is undoubtedly top-notch, but in the officialdom, it is not just about high knowledge, but strong skills. At least Wei Duan knew how to put on a show, but Cai Yan didn't understand it at all.
Cai Yan's temper may be like this, so if we want Supervisor Zhi Yin to meet Fei Qian's needs at the moment, we must either replace her or add some assistants to her to deal with those things that Cai Yan is embarrassed about or feels uncomfortable with.
Easy things to do.
"How about Wang's concubine being promoted to compilation?" Fei Qian knocked on the table and asked Zao Zhi, "There is also Chunyu, who is also promoted to compilation..."
In the Zhiyin Prison, the post of editor, originally a deputy, was vacant and had not been appointed. As for Wang Shu, judging from his performance that day, his methods must be much better than Cai Yan's.
Although the people who went to Langya have not returned yet, after all, the road is chaotic and not easy to walk, but it seems to be a good way to temporarily let Wang Shu come out to assist Cai Yan so that Zhiyin Supervisor can really get on the right track.
On the one hand, Chunyu Ying is a doctor and can carry out plague prevention and control work after the disaster. On the other hand, Chunyu Ying can also be used to cover up Cai Yan and Wang Shu and attract some attention.
It's just about arranging Cai Yan, Fei Qian said, but if you want to use Wang Shu to do some things, especially to let Wang Shu do some things that Cai Yan can't do, you have to find Zao Zhi at some point and express an attitude, but you can't
If you say you quietly used someone else's wife without saying a word, isn't that just like Lao Wang next door...
Well, although the metaphor is inappropriate, the general meaning is this.
Zao Zhi looked at Fei Qian, and his gaze made Fei Qian feel like he was looking at Lao Wang next door, "My lord, what he meant is..."
