Chapter one hundred and sixty-eight using corrupt officials, anti-corruption officials
The sky was gray and it was drizzling. The midsummer had passed. The autumn rain was lingering and the bone-broken cold. The carriage was parked outside Xuanwu Gate. The people on the carriage got off and waited until the imperial guards found it right before they let it go. Immediately, there was a umbrella on top of my head. The king of Nan'an was on the p-side, and it was not easy to summarize the complete way of governing the country.
For example, everyone knows that light taxes and taxes can make the world stable, but can there be a wise monarch in the j dynasty and j dynasty do it?
The situation in the times is different, and light taxes and taxes are not useful at all times. Different situations should have different means of governing the country.
What Gao Wei wanted to learn was how to be a good emperor. So he found Yan Zhitui, who was well-educated, to explain to him.
After listening to the emperor's request, Yan Zhitui fell into deep thought. The emperor did not ask about the strategy of governing the country, but asked about the art of governing the country. The coverage of this Tao is too broad, the art of political strategy and weighing, etc., etc. These can be called the art of governing the country. After Yan Zhitui was silent, he expressed his thoughts: I read historical books and make the country stable, which is due to strengthening the military and moral politics. Both are indispensable. As a king, you must be close to wise ministers, stay away from villains, face the enemy with power, and teach the people with trust, be broad-minded, doubtful, and use people without doubt.
I know all these principles Gao Wei said, these are the great principles that were found in books. Is there anything new to you to teach me?
Yan Zhitui was asked and broke out in a cold sweat. He bowed and said: I don’t know, please point out the direction s1;
Gao Wei leaned forward, put one hand on the table, and slowly tapped his index finger twice. Just now, I have two disagreements about what you said. First, be close to the virtuous ministers and stay away from the villain. I think that I should be close to the virtuous ministers and also be close to the villain. Second, I don’t use doubts, and I don’t use doubts. I think this is wrong. It should be because I doubts, and I should be questioning.
Although wise ministers need to use them, villains may not be useless. In a country's court, there should not only be a righteous gentleman, but also a villain with bizarre thoughts. The king ruled under the command of a mutual check and balance, Gao Wei stood up, walked to the door of the pavilion, and rushed in. If any party gained an overwhelming advantage, the country would lose its competitiveness and stop moving forward from now on. Everyone said that it was a small country, wouldn't it be heard that gentlemen would harm the country?
Yan Zhitui was speechless, and he heard the emperor say: As for the doubts, no one should be used, no one should be used, I think it is even more nonsense.
Your Majesty Yan Zhitui was shocked. As a Confucian child who had orthodox education, in his opinion, the emperor's remarks were simply incredible. Gao Wei sneered: Do you think I was wrong? I think you were wrong, and everyone in the world was wrong. Cao Mengde is known for his suspicion. "Don't doubt people, don't doubt people." Hehe, this is just a scene he said to recruit talents. People's minds are very complicated. For men, they must use ministers and guard against ministers.
I want to use a gentleman, but I want to use a despicable villain. As long as it is useful, it does not affect the major issues, I can ignore the past, and correct the right and wrong. Looking at King Zhaoxiang of Qin and Wu of Han, Yan Zhitui listened in a daze, as if many things that he could not understand before were suddenly enlightened, and as if he didn't understand anything, he could only do his best to remember every sentence the emperor said. Gao Wei was not afraid of Yan Zhitui hearing it. Yan Zhitui was an open gentleman. As a historian, he dared not, nor would he reveal the emperor's remarks. These are the experiences of Gao Wei's since he became the emperor this year. He had accumulated over a year in x, and after he vomited it out, many vague understandings suddenly became clearer.
Putting aside the grudges and grievances, Yuwen Tai, I still admired F. The emperor seemed to be silent and never stop, but actually praised the enemy country. I heard that Yuwen Tai had visited all the talents in the world and met the famous scholar Su Chuo. So Yuwen Tai asked Su Chuo for advice on governing the country. Su Chuo's strategy sounded very ridiculous. In summary, it can be summarized as "using corrupt officials and fighting corrupt officials."
Yuwen Tai was very puzzled at the time, why did he use corrupt officials? Su Chuo replied: "Whether you are fighting or seizing, you need someone to encourage you to be your hawk and dog, and you have to be willing to work for you. But who will work for you? The Western Wei Dynasty was so poor that it was so poor that it could not afford to pay, so you could only give power to them to plunder and restrain greed. Once they have power, they can plunder the people's wealth and ointment. Wouldn't they get the benefits and also work for you?"
Yuwen Tai asked again, "What benefits can I get if corrupt officials get benefits?" Su Chuo replied: "If you give him power, you give him benefits. In order to protect his benefits, he will try his best to protect your power. If these people try their best to protect your regime, will your country be stable?"
Yan Zhitui blinked and said suspiciously: But I have never heard of Yuwen Tai and Su Chuo's comments like this? Could it be that he remembered it wrong? Gao Wei smiled and shook his head: I just heard it by chance, and I don't know how it is true or not. I guessed it and figured it out for a moment. A black thread appeared on Yan Zhitui's forehead. Without historical facts, the emperor said the same as the truth, and there was no one else.
However, this was what the emperor himself thought about, and this paragraph could be written into his daily notes for future generations to understand the emperor's heart and true face. So he followed the emperor's ideas and asked, "Since he used corrupt officials, why should he fight against corrupt officials?"
Gao Wei admired Yan Zhitui's eye-catchingness, so he said:
If you use corrupt officials, you must fight corrupt officials. Otherwise, it will arouse public grievances and I cannot dig your own foundation. However, corrupt officials are easy to help them up, but they can also be suppressed. First, there are no officials in the world who are not greedy? Officials are not afraid of greed, but are afraid of disobedient. In the name of anti-corruption, they can clean up disobedient people and consolidate their power. Second, as long as officials are greedy, the handle is in my hands. Where can they dare to betray me? They can only be my dog.
Yan Zhi opened his eyes and stared like a bronze bell. It was the first time he heard such a wonderful power scheme. Is this the horror of the emperor's mind? And this is just the tip of the iceberg
Think about Zu Yi and others, aren’t they just being raised by the hunting dogs that are biting?
What Your Majesty cannot do explicitly, what Your Majesty cannot say explicitly, they said that once Your Majesty reveals some thoughts, the first person to waving the flag is that His Majesty can use them to slaughter others, or they can slaughter them at any time
Yan Zhitui felt very shocked. You can see these in Confucian books? Historians have always written history in the Spring and Autumn Period. This profound power technique can be learned and used, but they will never be said. Therefore, the book is full of remarks about cultivating oneself, managing the family and governing the country. The words on this page can be passed down for thousands of years! You must remember this! When the emperor takes it out to compile it after a hundred years, just need to moisten the Spring and Autumn Period brushwork, it will definitely become a must-read model for emperors to watch in later generations!
Yan Zhitui's eyes were green and his eyes were staring at the emperor with a burning look.
Gao Wei thought about it, but he still refused to say the following words.
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Chapter completed!