Note: This chapter is an important turning point in the book. Although Wufeng has polished it up, the content may still be a bit boring. Friends who order this chapter, please consider it carefully. Well, it’s a big deal for a few cents o(n_n)o---
-------Dividing Line----------Yunzheng, who is in Jiangning, is talking to his uncle about how beneficial it is to appease the Qinglong Sect. He has basically convinced the people who are increasingly worried about the Qinglong Sect.
After Yun Dai and the two had a family dinner, Yun Zheng took a short rest and then went out to Dongfang Jiange.
Unexpectedly at this moment, Yunzheng didn't expect that the Qinglong Sect had no signs of rebelling, but a strong wind blew straight from Hangzhou into Luoyang, and was about to blow all over the world.
-------------------------------In the eighteenth year of Wanchang, on the third day of April, the General Affairs Department was transferred to the cabinet of the former Zhejiang Province
The "Book of Speeches of Emperor Shangwanchang" by Qiu Linjiang, the Chief Envoy and the newly-appointed Zuo Deputy Imperial Envoy
Qiu Linjiang, also known as Wangtao, was born in Dongxiang County, Fuzhou Prefecture, Jiangxi Province. His father was only a small official, so Qiu Linjiang could only have a two-character name. He came from a poor family.
This book is ten thousand words long, and the words are like thunder. It says:
"I am a foolish and dishonest person. I was favored to serve as an envoy to a province. Now I have been favored to call you back to the palace. I have been appointed to serve. I should repay you as an envoy. Your Majesty does not know that he is incompetent for his job, but he dares to fulfill his mission."
, His majesty, Fu Wei, thought carefully about the affairs of the world and chose one of them. Fortunately, he
I have observed that Your Majesty has the virtue of courtesy and frugality, is intelligent and wise, works hard and sleeps day and night, and does not rest for a day. He watches the good things when traveling and has fun, without any cover-up, and is benevolent to the people and loves things.
To serve in the world, and to publicly select the person who the world wants to serve as the auxiliary prime minister, to serve him, and not to slander evil and ingenious ministers. Although this is the intention of the two emperors and the three kings, it is nothing more than that, and it is suitable for his family.
If the people are sufficient, the world will be governed but the effect will not be as good as this. If you look at the inside, you can't worry about the country, and outside, you can't be afraid of the barbarians. The world's financial resources will become increasingly poor, and the customs will become worse. People with lofty ideals from all over the world,
He is always afraid that the world will be uneasy for a long time. What is the reason for this? The trouble is that he does not know the law.
Today's court laws are strict and comprehensive, and they are everywhere, but why do the ministers say that they cannot be measured? Most of the laws and regulations of today are not in line with the government of the previous kings. That is why Mencius said: "If you have a benevolent heart and a benevolent ear, you will not be punished."
"The common people are acting in a manner that is not in accordance with the laws of the previous kings." According to Mencius, this is what is wrong today...
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I am honored to repay Your Majesty with my service, but I do not know that my subordinates are not qualified for the position, but dare to touch the general state of the country. I sincerely accept your Majesty's appointment as an envoy, but I should repay the thief by saying that the talents in office are insufficient and cannot be praised.
It is the intention of the imperial court to appoint envoys, and it may not be reasonable for the imperial court to appoint envoys to the world's scholars, and the scholars will not be able to use their talents. This is also what the envoys do, and it is appropriate for your majesty to hear this first.
, and Mao raises one or two interests to taint Your Majesty’s wisdom, but ultimately does not help the world. This is not the reason why I am doing Your Majesty’s righteousness, but Your Majesty carefully considered it and chose one of them. The world is very lucky!”
As soon as this book entered the cabinet, Wenhua Palace lost its voice for a while
According to modern people's opinion, this article, even if it is not as accurate as the fifth and sixth paragraphs, is still written in a capable way. It uses "micro-speech" to explain the "big meaning". It is quite difficult to understand what it means specifically? If Yun Zheng were here, he would definitely be like this
look:
"I am a fool and unworthy person." The leader arranged for me to be one of the governors of a province, and now he has transferred me back to the capital with another appointment. I have nothing to repay the leader for their trust in me. Although I know that I am very incompetent, due to my responsibilities
I am here, so I have the courage to talk to the boss about world affairs and ask the boss to consider what I say. If one or two words can be adopted by the boss, Qiu will be very lucky!
I think, boss, you are frugal and quite smart. You often work late into the night and don’t take a break on weekends. You rarely go to Macau to play mahjong and gamble, and you don’t play chicken or dogfighting. You are also very restrained when it comes to women. Basically
There are not many shortcomings, and the boss's "meaning to benevolent to the people and love for things" is well known to the world.
In addition, the boss can also choose those comrades who are pleasing to the world as prime ministers with a public heart, instead of appointing those bad guys, fools and fools. Compared with several famous bosses in the past, you have done a pretty good job.
These few paragraphs are Qiu Linjiang's simple flattery of Wanchang in accordance with the custom at the time. The attack was not heavy, so that Boss Wanchang would have the intention to look down, and the main text would begin later.
The boss has worked so hard and the little birds are chirping, and it should be possible for everyone in the world to have food to eat, clothing to wear, and a bed to sleep in, so as to achieve the goal of peace and order in the world, but the actual effect is not like this.
, look at the domestic situation, the situation is still very uncertain, with vandalism, looting and vandalism everywhere; look at the international environment, every day I am afraid that others will come to cause trouble and fights, so I have to work hard to support the four major border towns, the national finance is getting more and more impoverished; moral corruption,
Customs and customs have declined, and the world has declined. People with lofty ideals from all over the world are worried that the world will soon be in chaos and become a mess.
What kind of nirvana is this? "The trouble lies in not knowing the Dharma."
However, now that the national laws are strict and comprehensive, why does Qiu still say that there are no laws?
Because in Qiu’s view, today’s laws “are often inconsistent with the policies of the previous kings.”
Mencius said: If the boss has good intentions, but the common people do not have a good life, the main reason is that "the government is not in accordance with the way of the previous kings."
According to this theoretical principle of Mencius, "the fault of looking at the current situation lies in this."
Our era is far away from the era of the previous kings, and the changes and situations we have encountered are also very different. To "repair the previous kings' politics one by one", even a super idiot knows that this is very difficult.
Difficult to do
Therefore, what Qiu said about the rule of law of the previous king mainly refers to learning the original intention of the previous king's legislation, rather than copying the previous king's practices.
The most famous bosses in China, such as the era of two emperors and three kings, are thousands of years away from now. They experienced chaos and rule, prosperity and decline. "The changes they suffered and the trends they encountered were also different." They
The policies and measures adopted are also different, but their "meaning for the world and the country" is basically the same, and there is no distinction between superiority and inferiority.
Therefore, Qiu believes that "it is just a matter of following one's will." If one follows one's intention, the reforms mentioned by Qiu will not frighten the people of the world into confusion and dumbfounding.
Basically, Qiu Linjiang's opening remarks were considered very gentle and stable. In the current situation where aristocratic families and poor families share the world, if they want to propose reforms, they will inevitably encounter strong opposition. Qiu Linjiang has already expected that.
He also did not want to "shock the ears and eyes of the world and the mouth of the world". If things went against his wishes, it was really not his Qiu Linjiang's fault, but those rotten Confucians who were too incompetent to stand firm, strong but not strong, and strong but not strong.
soon
Qiu Linjiang continued: Judging from the current domestic situation, boss, although you want to carry out reforms to "comply with the wishes of the late king", you will definitely not achieve anything. Boss, you have a good character, "you are thrifty and smart."
"A wise man with a will to benevolent to the people and loving things", coupled with a lot of hard work, should be able to achieve everything he wishes and be invincible. Why do I still say "it will definitely not be possible"? Because there is a shortage of talents in the world now.
Qiu once looked on with cold eyes and observed that "the people in power in the world" today "are not lacking at this time." Since there is a lack of talents at the top, it is possible that there are a large number of unknown talents lurking at the bottom of society, but Qiu
"Looking for talents in the alleys and grass fields", there are not many talents. The only reason is that there is a problem with the country's education system. Those who study are useless talents with high diplomas and low abilities.
Qiu believes that "there are not enough talents currently in office". Judging from what I have learned in my work, within a province, those who can "implement the decrees of the imperial court and know their priorities" can
There are very few officials who mobilize the enthusiasm of the people to fulfill their duties satisfactorily, while those fools, "simple and greedy people" are "innumerable" and can combine the legislative spirit of the previous kings with today's reality.
Those who reform, "the people who build up the whole county are often but never at all"
Under such circumstances, "Although every order issued by the imperial court has good intentions," the officials cannot seriously implement it so that the people can get some benefits. Some officials have policies at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, turning good things into bad things.
, "Those who are destined to become traitors will disturb the people."
Therefore, Qiu said, "There are not enough talents in power, and there are not many of them in Caoyelu Lane. There is also a shortage of talents. Even though Your Majesty wants to change the affairs of the world to conform to the wishes of the late king, even though the ministers are capable,
"If your Majesty wants to achieve this, Kyushu is so big and the four seas are far away." But who can deeply understand your intention and actively implement it so that everyone can benefit? Qiu said: Difficult!
Mencius also said: "You can't just teach yourself by yourself." Only good laws are far from enough. This is what he said. "But the urgent need now is just talents." If a large number of qualified talents can be cultivated,
"Then only those who are in power can have a choice. Only with talents can we resolutely "change the bad laws of the world" according to "the adversity of the times and the suffering of human sentiments" to comply with "the wishes of the ancestors."
also"
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In this article, "Emperor Shangwanchang's Statement", Qiu Linjiang first started from the requirements of political reform and put forward the seriousness and urgency of the talent problem. He analyzed the serious shortage of talents at that time: on the one hand, "incumbency"
"There is a shortage of talented people." "There are very few people who can carry out the decrees of the imperial court and understand its priorities while traveling thousands of miles, and there are very few people who can enable the people to perform their duties. Those who are untalented, simple and greedy are extremely unacceptable."
There are countless people who can express the wishes of the previous kings and adapt to the changes of the time, and they are often eliminated in the whole county." Not only that, these people often harass the people by promoting reforms, causing the new laws to be tainted, and the people to rebel against them.
On the other hand, there are not as many talents as there are among the grassy fields and alleys. This means that due to the lack of emphasis on education and training, as well as the improper selection of talents, the entire society is already under a serious shortage of talents.
"Nine states are so big and the four seas are so far away, who can be called the one who implements this one or two under His Majesty's finger and people are rewarded by it?" Therefore, if we want to carry out social reform, we must first reform this situation of lack of talents, select and
Cultivate the talents needed for reform
In Qiu Linjiang's view, talents are the foundation and core of the reform. The subject of the reform is people, and the reform is first and foremost for people. The change of people is the prerequisite and final destination of the reform. Without many talents with real talents and practical knowledge,
It is simply impossible to change the legal system, refresh the official system, rectify finances, maintain the stability of the country, and make the country rich and the people strong.
This view is not wrong, but there is a big problem in it, that is, this talent selection system was established when the Wei Dynasty was founded. Just like the "four plus three" in the cabinet, the princes of the famous family and the scholars of the poor family were divided.
The world (not equally divided haha), in fact, all scholars know that this system is unfair, but no one will stand up and say it, because the nobles of the aristocratic families in the Wei Dynasty hold power that even the emperor has to worry about. If the nobles of the aristocratic families oppose it together, then
The emperor's imperial edict could not be issued at all. However, Qiu Linjiang, the new left deputy governor, brought this matter to light as soon as he took office. How courageous he was!
There are many things mentioned in this book of ten thousand words, but the key lies in human affairs
Qiu Linjiang believed that cultivating talents is the top priority of national politics and the sacred responsibility of the "master". "Talents are those who are cultivated by the master." He summarized historical experience and pointed out that Zhou Jishang
And Li Ji is because "King Wen can cultivate the people of the world so that they all have the talents of scholars and gentlemen, and then use their talents to make them officials." Therefore, he can defeat the enemy when he goes out to conquer the country, and he can repair political affairs by defending the country. The reason why King Xuan can revive
, it is because King Xuan valued Zhongshanfu and used him to refresh the world's scholars and revitalize talents that the great situation of "King Xuan Zhongxing" emerged. The history of the rise and fall of the Zhou Dynasty shows that whether the "lord" attaches great importance to talents is of great importance.
Therefore, in order to cultivate the talents urgently needed by the society and the country, we first require the "human master" to have a "sincere" heart. The core of the "sincere" heart is to require the "human master" to take social safety as his own responsibility, and after long-term worries, abandon the routine.
The social evils, the method of revitalizing talents and the king's method of treating others are the same. Since they are not fools, there are people who cannot move. However, if you don't plan for it and have a sincere and compassionate heart, you won't be able to do it.
In the old days, I don’t worry about others’ incompetence, but worry about my own incompetence. Your Majesty sincerely intends to become a talent in the world, and I am willing to encourage him.” Only “with my most sincere and compassionate heart, I will do my best to promote it.
Only by setting an example can a good social atmosphere of respecting talents be truly formed. "If your superiors act with utmost sincerity, and if the noble ones know how to avoid the evil of their superiors, then there will be many people in the world who will stop without punishment." Only the "master" knows this.
Only when you have your ears, eyes, and mind to act with sincerity and thoughtfulness will you be able to "do nothing you want to do but cannot achieve in the affairs of the world and the country."
Qiu Linjiang means that the work of cultivating talents is a complex social process, which cannot be completed by the school education process itself. Therefore, we must start from the entire society and establish and improve a set of reasonable systems from all relevant aspects. This is
He advocated "teaching, raising, taking, and letting" and other aspects "have their own way"
If you want to put it into words, this statement is so correct that the four prime ministers Shen Cheng, Gu Heng, Qin Ting, and Du Fan looked gloomy, just like "black clouds are pressing down on the city and are about to destroy it." Zhang Yanyu, Fang Qian
However, Yu Zhongle, the three of them seemed to be happy but worried.
When the four great families saw this book, they naturally wanted to tear Qiu Linjiang into pieces. Du Fan looked coldly, glanced at Zhang Yanyu and the other three, picked up the tea cup, stared at the quiet tea there, and said gloomily:
"There are no shortage of people in power in the world at this time... Hum, it seems that Mr. Qiu, the left deputy governor of the capital, means that the few of us who are on duty in the Wenhua Palace, even if we have not harmed the country and the people,
Everyone in the world says they are 'killable', at least they are just sitting on their corpses and doing nothing."
Shen Cheng lowered his head and closed his eyes, looking at Gu Heng beside him who seemed to be asleep, looking out the window, as if he was admiring the scenery of early spring. Qin Ting sneered: "This Lord Qiu was born in the fourth Jinshi in the second class of Wanchang.
"High point, there is nothing wrong with it. It's just that this person wants to change the ancestral system of the country, but I don't know who gave him the courage?" As he spoke, his eyes swept over Zhang Yanyu and the other three people.
Zhang Yanyu was a Jinshi during the late emperor's time, and did not have much contact with Qiu Linjiang, a young man. Even if he did, he probably met Qiu Linjiang at the Longmen Banquet to thank the examiners after high school (Zhang Yanyu was in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette and was the examiner at the time)
, but there were dozens of people at the Dragon Gate Banquet of Jinshi High School at one time. Qiu Linjiang was ranked fourth, just behind the top pick, so Zhang Yanyu didn't have much impression that he was an extremely serious official. As a Beijing official
, he has almost no contacts with local officials, and even the few who have few contacts are either sent by his subordinates to the capital, or they are his disciples. Anyway, in a word, he is completely unfamiliar with Qiu Linjiang, the new left deputy governor.
So he had no idea that Qiu Linjiang would suddenly issue such a memorial.
Fang Qianran, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, is considered to be the toughest among the three ministers in the cabinet. However, although he quite supports Qiu Linjiang's views, he is really not familiar with this person at all and can't figure it out.
Why did Qiu Linjiang suddenly send such a memorial to the emperor? You must know that this memorial must first go through the cabinet. Under the cabinet's "four plus three" system, whether it can reach the emperor is still a question.
