Three hundred and twentieth chapters don't want the face
"Mr. Zhang, do you really think Jiang Nan is very good?"
"Yes! He is definitely a capable official under the lord!"
Lao Zhu was at a loss for words again. Zhang Ximeng is such a dishonest guy. Who told you this... "Mr. Zhang, we have something to tell you about Jiang Nan."
Zhang Ximeng also said hurriedly: "My lord, to be honest, I also have some things that I want to tell my lord. I did simplify things before, and I want to review it to my lord."
Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned. He couldn't say any more. Zhang Ximeng was completely unreasonable. Let's see what this guy has to say!
"Mr. Zhang, it just so happens that I haven't heard Mr. Zhang's teachings for a while. Let's talk slowly."
The monarch and his ministers found a place, and Zhang Ximeng said first: "My lord, I heard from the princess that when you first joined the Red Scarf Army, you fought bravely and were wise and decisive. Every time you moved forward bravely, you received rewards and distributed them to your subordinates...
I don’t know why my lord is so good, could it be a gift from heaven?”
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled, "If others ask us, it is naturally a gift from heaven, but since you asked me, we can't put gold on our faces. To say that we are brave in battle and decisive in killing, in fact, when we first entered the battlefield, our legs
It's also trembling. But since we were teenagers, we have seen too many dead people. At that time, we encountered disasters. The bones were everywhere, connected together, and it was impossible to see the end... But even so, in order to survive, we still have to look for them.
We used everything we could to pick off the dead people's clothes and look for their belongings. Once, I stretched out my hand to tear open a piece of clothing, and countless maggots came out from it and crawled into my hands... We were so frightened that
Sit on your butt on the ground."
Just listening to Zhang Ximeng, he felt cold all over his body and his heart contracted violently. Don't compare yourself with Zhu Yuanzhang. Any experience he had could scare you.
"My lord, speaking of it, you have been tempered into steel a long time ago, and you are not comparable to ordinary people. People like Xu Da have also experienced hardships. Once they are prompted, they can immediately become dragons or phoenixes and achieve fame... But to be fair, there are too many mortals. Even if they are
If you give them the opportunity, they may not be able to seize it. If the master wants to employ people, he must treat the officials well!"
Zhang Ximeng felt this, but Lao Zhu frowned, "Sir, what do you mean? Do you want us to increase their salary and reward them with a big house?"
"No no no..."
Zhang Ximeng waved his hands repeatedly, "My lord, that's not what I meant... Let's take Jiang Nan as an example. She is a talented woman, and she is also smart. She dares to transport food. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is both wise and courageous. She has also been trained by the princess and is rigorous in her work.
.Such a person is supposed to be enough to be placed in the branch office to make statistics on finances and supervise all officials. But has the lord ever thought about whether such a woman can withstand the constant flow of heads? Can she accept the river of blood?
"
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a sullen face: "After all, he is a woman, and his heart cannot be as strong as iron!"
Zhang Ximeng shook his head slightly, "My lord, I want you to tell me that this has nothing to do with men and women... Even if a man holds great power and seizes life and death, he may not be able to control it."
Lao Zhu's brows twitched. He thought about the people around him, and finally nodded and admitted, "Sir, what you said makes sense... What do you mean, Jiang Nan is not suitable for this position?"
"No." Zhang Ximeng still shook his head, "My lord, she is more suitable for this position than more than 90% of people. There are just some situations that I have to tell my lord. When she first came here, she was looking forward to handling the case, upholding justice, and upholding justice.
, eager to achieve success."
"Isn't this bad?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.
"But as she saw the entire Wang family destroyed, she became deeply frightened and felt that she could not hold on... The so-called worrying about gains and losses, and the uncertainty of joy and sorrow is her current situation. Suddenly putting power and burden on one person, no matter it is This is probably the case for everyone. When people are in the officialdom and hold great power, it is a spiritual practice."
Zhang Ximeng sighed: "I know that my lord hates evil and doesn't have much good opinion of officials, so he has to use it. When an official makes a mistake, my lord will not be lenient. For example, if Jiang Nan really can't handle it, Just change another one. I never dare to say that the lord is wrong. But I also want to say that no matter what time, talents are scarce. Although the lord has the power to replace hundreds of officials, the lord cannot let him A person immediately has the talent and temperament to complete the mission. And there is another thing. The Department of Guards, the Du Branch, the Metropolitan Procuratorate... these complex supervisory offices hold the power of life and death, and they especially need sufficient psychological endurance. Otherwise, even if They can complete the mission given by the Lord, but they will also accumulate some special things due to the tremendous pressure, and gradually become ferocious and distorted, and they will no longer look like humans."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, thought again and again, and then said in a deep voice: "Sir, are you talking about the cruel officials Zhang Tang, Zhou Xing, Lai Junchen and the like?"
"Well... they are exactly these people, my lord. There were many heroic lords in the Han and Tang Dynasties, and many cruel officials. My lord, do you know why?"
Lao Zhu thought for a while and sighed: "The hero naturally wants to achieve extraordinary and great things. To achieve great things, it is natural to use extraordinary people to do extraordinary things. Zhang Tang and others are just replacing the king's father and carrying the burden on his back. It’s just a name-calling.”
Zhang Ximeng nodded immediately, "My lord, I am very humbled... I would also like to ask my lord, do you want to be a cruel official?"
Lao Zhu was stunned, but asked Zhang Ximeng with a smile, "What do you think, sir?"
"I think it's natural to have them, but I don't think there should be too many. Although ruthless officials are sharp blades, they can easily hurt the enemy and yourself, and can also frighten people and cause unrest in the government and the public. It's better to use them sparingly when it's not necessary. .As for those who supervise the officials, I dare to advise you that the lord should still be like a general in the army, teach them some lessons, provide some education, correct their mentality, and clarify their responsibilities."
"For example, according to the laws of the country, what kind of crime should be committed will lead to the consequences. How much loss has been recovered and what effects have been achieved after dealing with these people... In summary, it is to make officials clear that they did these things. values, strengthen their beliefs, and clarify their responsibilities and authority. I don’t think that doing this will make everyone an honest official. I just want to ensure that most people can be loyal to the lord and fulfill their duties. In this way , even if there are occasional bastards who betray their gratitude and corrupt the country's laws, the lord can easily get rid of them without causing turmoil in the government and the public."
Zhu Yuanzhang kept hearing this, and finally realized what Zhang Ximeng meant.
In short, Zhang Ximeng felt that Zhu Yuanzhang's treatment of officials in the past was too rough and simple.
You have been assigned a position, given the power, and allowed to do things.
If you do well, you will be rewarded; if you do wrong, you will be punished.
If you commit a crime, you will be decapitated, and in severe cases, you will be stripped of your skin.
This direction is naturally correct, but it is a bit too crude and treats everyone as a tool... The reason why people are human is that they are different from ordinary tools. People have complex emotions. The rabbit dies and the fox is sad, and things hurt their own kind.
Zhang Ximeng is not talking about treating officials as ancestors, nor as simple cattle and horses. Instead, he treats officials as living people, with flesh and blood, love and hatred.
When you gain authority, you will be excited and inflated; when you see death, you will be frightened and blame yourself.
How to make these people adapt to the work at hand, position themselves correctly, and better perform their duties... In the final analysis, although they are officials, they still need to be taught, cultivated, and encouraged to improve.
This is also the biggest problem that Zhang Ximeng discovered from Jiang Nan. The biggest problem for women as officials is not the public opinion, nor is it the customs and education, and the defense between men and women... What is really fatal is how to allow women to successfully complete the identity transformation, from
A submissive person becomes a person with power.
The same principle is also suitable for those from poor families and newcomers to officialdom.
The boy who had cut the wall and stole everything, after he became the prime minister, specialized in stealing land and occupied 400 hectares of fertile farmland. He was dismissed from office and died of depression.
The poet who wrote about the hard work of every grain, once came to power, liked to eat chicken tongues for the sake of appetite. One bowl of food requires more than 300 chicken tongues, and the chickens with their tongues cut off piled up like a mountain...
After all, governing a country and governing officials is not a simple matter.
Lao Zhu thought about it again and again, but felt that it had a profound meaning and was very inspiring. He asked: "Sir, what do you think should be done?"
Zhang Ximeng said: "I can't tell you exactly what to do at the moment. I need my lord to explore carefully. But I think that at the moment, we can use the Wang family's case to educate all the officials. From Zhongshu Sheng, six parts,
The Du branch, as well as other yamen, explained the case clearly, analyzed the cancer clearly, and announced the shortcomings involved to the world, so that the people could learn a lesson. Especially the Imperial College and schools in various places also let those
Young people preparing to enter officialdom should be alert and avoid making mistakes."
"Ouch... what an idea!" Lao Zhu's eyes lit up and he kept preaching to educate the people, but wasn't there a good example in front of him?
Why bother digging through the pile of old papers to find examples that are far away?
Lao Zhu immediately became interested, "What do you think this matter will be done, sir?"
"I thought we could let the Ministry of Punishment take the lead. In addition, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Imperial Academy could allocate personnel to explain this case clearly."
Zhu Yuanzhang said: "Yes, this is a big matter. We have been thinking about how to rectify the government... I originally thought of chopping off a few heads, but now I think about it, maybe there is a better way."
After Zhu Yuanzhang finished talking to Zhang Ximeng, he sighed in his heart. He felt more and more that this idea was great. It is not easy for a person to study as an official and climb to a high position. Although people who are willing to become officials are like crucian carp crossing the river, they are qualified for the position.
, but they are very few. If we can use this method to ensure that most officials are competent and useful, it will be a great merit.
Zhu Yuanzhang was excited for a moment. He thought that he should take all the files on the Wang family's case and look through them carefully to find out the parts that could be used to teach officials.
It happened that in the afternoon, Zhu Yuanzhang was going to ride a horse and shoot archery... He simply didn't go and went directly to Li Menggeng to ask for the dossier. He also asked him face to face to see if he could handle the matter well!
He is also one of his old subordinates. If he can do it, he should be promoted.
Lao Zhu was full of joy and arrived outside Li's house. Since it was a sudden attack, Lao Zhu was riding in a carriage and wearing casual clothes, so he really couldn't tell the identity of King Wu.
Coincidentally, there was a carriage just in front of Lao Zhu. It also arrived outside the Li Mansion. He opened the curtain and two young women came out, one behind the other.
They smiled coquettishly, twisted their bodies, and walked straight into Li's house with great swagger.
Zhu Yuanzhang lifted the car curtain, revealing a crack. Looking carefully, these two women were definitely not Li Mengeng's family members, and they didn't look like relatives in their clothes. They all looked like those Qinghuan people who sang in the Qinhuai River...
In an instant, Lao Zhu's anger rushed up. How come this stupid thing is still forbidden? Especially for a country's minister, doesn't he have no face?