Chapter 86 Regulations on Integrity and Self-discipline of Officials of the Tang Dynasty
It's quiet at night.
Chang'an City, which was originally brightly lit, suddenly became silent.
This huge city seems to be asleep.
In Laiguo's palace, Du He was sitting at the table, not sleepy at all.
He was worried about Cheng Chumo.
He wanted to help Cheng Chumo not only to agree to Cheng Yaojin's promise.
What's more, this incident really happened because of him.
If it is not handled well, there will definitely be a hurdle in his heart that he cannot overcome.
There is a thick stack of paper on the table and a signature pen that is about to be used up.
"The root of this matter actually lies with old man Wei Zheng."
"It's just that old guy Wei Zheng is notoriously difficult to mess with. It's not easy to deal with him!"
Du Hedu felt a little headache.
Wei Zheng is a man who truly has no desires or desires.
I don't like money.
Beauty, not interested.
I don't seem to like power very much either.
He is really close to a saint in his work. He is dedicated to the Tang Dynasty and does not seek personal gain.
People who have no desires are the hardest to get.
Of course, maybe there is, but Du He couldn't figure it out for a while.
Suddenly, Du He remembered that he had been so busy recently that he hadn't opened the system for a long time.
He then opened the super lottery system.
Get reminders with shocking value, appearing in dense numbers.
Only at the end did Du He realize that he only had a shock value of over 200.
This is unreasonable!
The system seemed to see his doubts and explained: "Host, you haven't done anything shocking recently, so the shock value is very low."
Only then did Du He react.
It seemed like he hadn't done anything for several days.
Is something going to happen?
"Forget it, let's draw the lottery first!"
"System, I want to draw a lottery!"
Ding!
"Congratulations to the host, for receiving a copy of "Research on Supervisory System"."
Snap.
A hardcover book as thick as a brick fell on the table in front of Du He.
Du He picked it up, flipped through it, and found that it was a masterpiece written by a later scholar who spent more than ten years studying all the supervisory systems in human history.
As for the censorship system, the Tang Dynasty also had it. There was a censorship station in the central government and various local inspectors.
Wei Zheng is the current imperial censor. He is in charge of the censor station, has the power to supervise all civil and military officials, has the power to supervise and review cases in Dali Temple and the Ministry of Punishment, and has the power to advise the emperor.
The supervision system of the Tang Dynasty can be said to be very complete now. But compared with later generations, it is still far behind.
This knowledge is introduced in detail in this book "Research on Supervision Systems".
But, what use do I need this thing for?
Du He was a little depressed.
He was lying on the table, staring at this large book, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Success or failure depends on this!"
Then, he sat up straight, put the book aside, spread out the paper, picked up the signature pen, and started writing.
Written by Du He, the title is: Regulations on Integrity and Self-Discipline for Officials of the Tang Dynasty.
After writing two full pages, Du He put down his pen with satisfaction and said, "Old man Wei, I don't believe you won't be tempted this time."
Then, he carefully folded the paper and put it away, and went to sleep satisfied.
Early the next morning, Du He didn't get up until the sun was three high.
As usual, he went to the furniture factory for inspection and had lunch. In the afternoon, Du He took Lu Bu out.
Lu Bu asked curiously: "Master, what are we doing here?"
Du He said: "Go to the Wei Mansion and pay a visit to Mr. Wei."
In a short time, the two of them arrived at the gate of Wei Mansion.
After the servants were informed, the old housekeeper came out first.
Seeing Du He, the old housekeeper suddenly pointed at him and said, "You... you, it's you. I saw it clearly that night. It seemed that you were the one who hit our master with a stick."
Du He smiled slightly and said: "You can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. Old housekeeper, you are old, don't you know this truth? What does it mean, it seems, yes it means, no means no, you are spreading rumors like this, But you have to be responsible."
The old housekeeper said angrily: "You, what brings you to Wei Mansion?"
"Excuse me, please tell me that I have something to give to Mr. Wei."
"You wait!"
The old housekeeper went in for a while before coming out and said angrily: "Come with me."
Under the leadership of the old housekeeper, Du He and Lu Bu quickly arrived at the living room of Wei Mansion.
Wei Zheng sat upright in the middle hall and looked at Du He with an indifferent expression.
"Master Du is such a rare visitor!"
Du He smiled and said: "Master Wei, you are so polite. From now on, our two families will have to move around more often."
"Huh!" Wei Zheng snorted and didn't want to speak.
Du He didn't feel embarrassed, walked over, sat down, and said straight to the point: "I came here rashly today, but actually I have something to give to Mr. Wei."
As he spoke, he placed the two pages he wrote last night on the table in front of Wei Zheng.
Wei Zheng looked at Du He and said, "If you want to persuade me to forgive Cheng Chumo, then don't waste your efforts. Cheng Chumo is so arrogant when he does such a thing. I will never let him go."
"Hey," Du He waved his hand hurriedly, "Mr. Wei, what you say is too utilitarian. I am here today just to share good things with you. It has nothing to do with Chumo. Don't you want to take a look?"
Wei Zheng wanted to refuse, but seeing that what was on the table was not real money or some rare treasure, it was just two pieces of paper, so there was no harm in taking a look.
So, he picked it up and took a look.
It didn't matter. As soon as he saw the title, Wei Zheng was a little moved.
Regulations on Integrity and Self-Discipline for Officials of the Tang Dynasty.
It seems to be talking about the need for officials to be honest.
When he became interested, he looked down and read it out.
"Every official of the Tang Dynasty must persist in serving the people, pursue the important spirit of His Majesty, the king, the boat and the people, strive to be clean and honest, cultivate a noble righteousness, and cultivate noble sentiments."
This first sentence surprised Wei Zheng.
As the boss of Yushitai, his most important function is to supervise all officials and prevent them from corruption and bribery, and from not doing things for His Majesty and the people. This first sentence accurately summarizes the obligations of a Tang Dynasty official.
That’s interesting! Wei Zheng thought to himself.
So he continued to look down.
"Article 1: Persist in self-denial and devotion to public service, sacrifice one's own family for the sake of everyone, put public service before private life, and be selfless."
"Article 2: Live a clean and honest life, do things cleanly, be worthy of heaven and earth, be worthy of the master, be worthy of the people, be worthy of others on the outside, and be worthy of the heart on the inside."
"Third, no matter how strong you are after enduring hardship, you must have the spirit of being able to endure hardships and take risks, and serve the people of the Tang Dynasty wholeheartedly."
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Eight in total.
The more Wei Zheng watched, the more shocked he became.
At first, he looked down upon these words because they were written in vernacular rather than common classical Chinese.
After reading carefully, you will find that these vernacular languages are so penetrating that every sentence can become a code of conduct for every official of the Tang Dynasty.
In the end, Wei Zheng said excitedly: "If every official of the Tang Dynasty could meet the requirements of this regulation, then there would be no need for the Yushitai of the Tang Dynasty to exist."