Chapter 463: There are also discarded talents in the current dynasty
After the general was ordered to leave, Zhao Pu couldn't help but sigh softly. He was still thinking about some matters regarding the Lingnan pearl fishing case. Obviously, he still had not given up his thoughts on the follow-up policy for this matter.
Just because it is inconvenient to solve it now does not mean that changes cannot be made in the future. When opportunities arise, we will have to make suggestions. At least, judging from the previous exchanges with Emperor Liu on this matter, Emperor Liu's attitude has been somewhat relaxed.
Although Zhao Pu has always been catering to Emperor Liu, as the current Prime Minister, he is not only a echo of Emperor Liu, he is also a very independent person. He will not hesitate to do what he thinks should be done and is worth doing.
He is still very persistent. Without these qualities, he would not have been able to preside over the revision and implementation of national policies in recent years.
Of course, sighs are always unavoidable. He, Zhao Pu, is considered to be the most powerful among the prime ministers of the Han Dynasty in the past 25 years, but even so, the constraints on him are not light. There are many things that he really cannot say.
Erjue is someone who specializes in his own affairs, especially when Emperor Liu is involved.
However, none of this can shake Zhao Pu's ambition. He has been in officialdom for many years and has been immersed in politics for a long time. He also has a relatively thorough understanding of the word power.
Even the imperial power is not unlimited. Even with the power of Emperor Liu, it is inevitable to worry about the political affairs of the country, let alone Zhao Pu. If he can govern completely according to his own wishes, then he will not only be the prime minister, but also the prime minister.
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Emperor Liu has already given him a huge political stage, allowing him to enter the palace to fully display his talents and realize his ambitions. This is already rare, and he should be satisfied.
"Ms. sir!"
A familiar voice sounded, and when I looked up, I saw a not-so-tall figure. It was Pan You, a member of Zhongshushe. He had been in office for a short time, but he was among the accompanying officials on this eastward tour.
Pan You is easy to recognize, and his face is also very recognizable. Because he is very ugly, he is probably the ugliest among the central departments of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, Pan You has a great reputation, even if it is negative.
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The Han Dynasty's thinking in selecting officials and employing people is mainly based on talent, regardless of family background, and appearance is not the main evaluation criterion. However, that is only an idealized state after all. As far as the current bureaucrats of the Han Dynasty are concerned, it can be said with certainty that at least half of them
Officials are appointed based on their background.
As for appearance, although it is not within the express standards for selecting officials in the imperial court, the people who select them will have their own preferences. It is not worth advocating to judge people by their appearance, but it is indeed the norm in the world. It is also human nature to like beauty and dislike ugliness. In the selection of officials
, being good-looking is also an advantage.
There may be many good and beautiful people, but ugly people always need to put in more effort to gain recognition. Unless they are stunningly talented and stunning to a certain extent, which is enough to dispel the almost instinctive prejudice of others, ugly people will always live a good life.
Hard.
In the court of the Han Dynasty, not only everyone is handsome and has extraordinary bearing, but there are indeed not many ugly men. But like Pan You, he is particularly ugly, fresh and refined, and unique.
This is the only one who is qualified.
At the same time, because Pan You was born as a surrendered minister in the south of the Yangtze River, he was not in the mainstream of the Han power center. He was an excluded group and was naturally more likely to be despised.
But even in this way, he was still able to walk in the political hall and get close to the power center of the Han Dynasty, which can also prove his extraordinaryness.
There are two things that make him extraordinary. One is that he has a certain talent and learning; the other is that he met noble people one after another, first recommended by Han Xizai before his death, and then promoted by Zhao Pu.
Within the imperial court, there are often many factions, and Pan You belongs to two factions. One is the Jiangnan faction, which he can never get rid of, and the other is the reformist. He has unique insights into current affairs, people's livelihood, national conditions and systems, and
He formed his own political thoughts and put forward his own reform proposals.
The more than twenty years Emperor Liu had been in power was an era of great change. The court also went through many reforms. Even in the Kaibao era, the country's major policies were always changing.
Normally, a talent like Pan You would be useful and might even be reused. However, the truth is exactly the opposite. Not only was Pan You not recognized and valued, but he became increasingly distant and indifferent.
It was not because of his famous ugly face, Emperor Liu was, after all, a man who had escaped from vulgar tastes, and it was not his style to judge others by appearance.
If I want to explain it, I can only say that Pan Yousheng was born at the wrong time. The major policies of the imperial court and every innovation of the Han Dynasty were all carried out with the approval of Emperor Liu.
How to change, how to revise, and how to implement it are all under the control of Emperor Liu, and those responsible for the specific implementation are capable ministers and ministers such as Zhao Pu. It is not just Pan You who can tell the difference.
Pan You had reform ideas and policy ideas, but his ideas and ideas were not recognized by Emperor Liu. He proposed to imitate the Zhou rites to implement reforms, which was completely opposite to Emperor Liu's idea of governing the country.
It is undeniable that the ancient Zhou Li has some governance concepts and ideas that will never go out of style and have strong vitality. Many reformers in later generations also carried out reforms in the name of Zhou Li, such as Wang Mang and Yu Wenyong.
wait.
Even in today's Han Dynasty, a large number of ideas and concepts among these many systems were evolved over thousands of years on the basis of Zhou rites. However, Pan You's ideas were not in line with Emperor Liu's wishes after all.
Emperor Liu could not fully accept Zhou's ideas of combining Confucianism and law with Confucianism and morality as the mainstay and punishment as supplementary. Although Emperor Liu himself was detached and above the etiquette and law system, he always insisted on the rule of law as the foundation.
,Xingzhu Defu.
What Emperor Liu hoped was that everyone should follow the rules and abide by the laws of the Han Dynasty. Everyone should play their respective roles in the social management system of the Han Dynasty. The superiors should not bully the subordinates, and the subordinates should not offend the superiors.
Pan You obviously failed to understand this point, which was destined to make it difficult for him to be reused. And some of the specific policies he proposed, such as rehabilitating mine fields and establishing cattle registration according to Zhou rites, were reversing the course of history, let alone the imperial court.
Even if it is opposed by the people, it is difficult to gain recognition, and there is no ground for implementation.
In addition, Pan You himself has a withdrawn personality, which is probably the inevitable influence of growing up with supercilious looks and ridicule. Whether it is discussing politics or admonishing, he is too strong and fierce, which is really unpleasant.
In the past, there were many people who dared to directly remonstrate with Emperor Liu. Most of the time, Emperor Liu would happily accept them, and even if he did not accept them, he would just laugh them off.
But, what kind of person is Pan You, and how could he get Emperor Liu's extra leniency? In fact, if it weren't for Zhao Pu's promotion, Pan You would never have been promoted to the position of Zhongshu Sheren.
As for what Zhao Pu admired about Pan You, perhaps only Zhao Pu himself knows.
"What's the matter?" Zhao Pu looked at Pan You calmly, not affected by his ugly appearance at all. No matter how ugly a person is, you will get used to it after seeing it too much.
Pan You also looked as usual, respectfully presented a memorial, and said: "This is a document about purchasing medicinal materials for treating epidemics from the private sector. I have already drafted it. Please take a look at it!"
At present, the most important problem in the Central Plains' fight against the epidemic is medicine. The shortage of medicinal materials is obvious. It is insufficient to rely solely on the supply dispatched by the drug supervision of the court. Therefore, the central government has decided to allocate funds and begin to provide large-scale supplies to the private sector. Purchase various medicinal supplies.
The 2.3 million yuan of money carried in the camp was not for Emperor Liu's patrol, but for disaster relief. Since the flood, the court has allocated more than 10 million yuan for disaster relief. Already.
Although he believed in Pan You's ability to create, Pan You had never made any mistakes in this regard during his time in the central government. However, Zhao Pu still took it, and after reading it carefully, he smiled and ordered to use the seal.
"It's ready to be released!" Zhao Pu looked at Pan You and said: "As for the money, it will be drawn from the special funds for business operations!"
"yes!"
"Go ahead!"
"Ms. sir!" Pan You stopped still and called softly again.
Zhao Pu's attention was caught. He looked at him with a gentle attitude and said, "What else can you do?"
"I have a request..." Pan You opened his mouth and seemed a little embarrassed. He hesitated for a moment and whispered.
"Is there something difficult? There's no harm in speaking up!" Zhao Pu said.
Pan You took a deep breath, raised his hands solemnly and said: "My lord, the candidate for the governor of Puzhou has not yet been decided!"
Zhao Pu raised his eyebrows and said: "It's still under consideration, but it's time to make a decision. The disaster there is not serious. There is a lack of a person in charge, and we can't always rely on the officers to provide emergency relief. What, do you have anyone to recommend? "
Pan You said sternly: "Back to my husband, I want to give it a try!"
"Oh?" Zhao Pu was really surprised now, and there was a bit of scrutiny in his eyes: "There are many people staring at your position as a sacrificer. Going to the center and settling in this place is even more difficult. It’s rare, why do you have such thoughts?”
Pan You sighed and said: "It is not the subordinate's ability to control imperial edicts and orders. There is no place for him to use them. I would rather go to Puzhou and do some practical things for the people!"
That is Zhao Pu. It would be intolerable for someone else to listen to what Pan You said. Zhongshu Sheren holds the secrets of the court. This is such an important position. In Pan You's mouth, it seems to be a matter of retreat. This is his Advocating promotion.
"Have you made up your mind?" Zhao Pu did not continue to ask the reason. He knew what it was specifically, so he pondered for a moment and asked.
"If your husband doesn't think it's despicable to be a low-ranking official, I hope it will be fulfilled!" Pan You said.
"You, Pan You, are probably the only ones asking me for an official position in person!" Zhao Pu sighed, half-jokingly.
"My husband's kindness in promoting me will never be forgotten by my subordinates!" Pan You said.
"Okay, I am using you because of your talents! You are very independent, but your personality is too strong!" Zhao Pu sighed.
"Nature is hard to change, so it's hard for your husband!" Pan You said.
"You go down first. I will consider this matter!" Zhao Pu neither agreed nor refused.
Seeing this, Pan You looked anxious and wanted to say something else, but Zhao Pu stopped him with a look. Zhao Pu was somewhat disappointed with his performance, and at the same time, he also felt inexplicably relaxed.
This Pan You is still not suitable to be an official in the current imperial court, that is, a person who can do things. Otherwise, Zhao Pu would have eliminated him with his ability to observe words and emotions.
But after all, he is a person who has been promoted by himself. No matter what, he must always support him. Before that, he might have been worried that if something happened to Pan You, he would be implicated.
Now that he has invited himself to take up the post, it is a good choice. At least, he is not as eye-catching as he is in the central government and is easily targeted by others.