However, after thinking about it carefully in my heart, the strange evaluation criteria of the eldest prince who suddenly issued Zeng Yi are not simple at all, people's hearts are up, and human nature is downward, these eight words are really reasonable.

Everyone wants to live a good life, but they can't see that others are better off than themselves; When there is no power, I wish I could kill all the corrupt officials in the world, but one day when I have power in my hands, I only hate to be less greedy than my predecessor; The great rule of the world must be the desire of the people, but the prosperity and replacement of the past dynasties are all caused by the chaos of the world.

Thinking about it this way, it seems that from childhood to adulthood, from individuals to groups, it seems that every activity of human beings is difficult to escape the iron law of these eight words.

The eldest prince looked at Zeng Yi, his eyes were a little strange, from beginning to end, Zeng Yi did not argue for himself, in the final analysis, he was still talking about the principle of curing diseases, the characteristics of stomach qi are downward, if you violate this, even if you are like a god, even if you use a panacea, it is impossible to cure the disease in the end.

But in fact, Zeng Yi has made the best defense for himself, those who accuse me of Zeng Yi for grandstanding and saying that my position is biased, why not because of "people's hearts are up, and human nature is down"? It is all too common for bad money to drive out good money in officialdom.

The eldest prince found it very interesting, and he remembered a very classic debate question: human nature is evil, or human nature is good. This topic has been debated for thousands of years, and no one can say clearly whether it is good or evil, but Zeng Yi's answer today has let him know what the best answer is.

It doesn't matter whether human nature is good or evil, because no matter whether it is good or evil, in the end it is impossible to escape the essential law of human nature, and the purpose of people formulating laws and preaching Taoism and virtue is to domesticate and change this downward characteristic of human nature.

If we use Zeng Yi's principle to examine and judge, we can break down many policies and regulations around us at a glance whether they are good or bad.

After Zeng Yi finished speaking, he actually regretted it a little in his heart, saying these things in front of the old man, a master of statecraft, was simply an axe, but since the words had been spoken, regret was useless, Zeng Yi calmly didn't care whether the result was good or bad, he just took it on his own.

Moreover, the opportunity to say these words in front of the elderly is not to say that there is an opportunity, if you miss it, maybe you will regret it.

Zeng Yi's words today are not a whim, since he joined the company, he has encountered all kinds of problems and difficulties, and every time he will think more deeply about the reasons behind the problems than others.

Why does Fengqing County want to carry out the reform of pharmaceutical bidding? It is because the previous drug bidding criterion of "only asking for low prices" seems to be beautiful and caters to the hearts of the people, but in fact, it greatly challenges human nature to blindly pursue low prices without seeking quality, which is a disguised encouragement of counterfeit drugs and inferior drugs, so the result of "survival of the fittest" in the end is expected.

In reality, private enterprises are more competitive than state-owned enterprises, and some people will say that this is determined by market competition, but in the final analysis, what the market needs is actually what the people need, and private enterprises are more competitive because they are better at catering to and regulating the needs of the people.

The scale of large enterprises is no less than that of small local governments, so why are enterprises far more efficient than government governments, and there are no various "government diseases"? That's because the business owner is completely from the perspective of the worst of human nature when formulating the rules, and he thinks of all possible situations in advance and plugs all the loopholes that may be exploited by human nature, so the enterprise with the most stringent system operates best and rarely has problems.

Do the best with the worst heart.

This is a major criterion of Zeng Yi's actions, whether it is the general tea in Nanyun County, or the pension fund of Xiaowushan, or a series of reforms in Fengqing County, Zeng Yi is in accordance with this criterion, so he ensures that these undertakings have lasting development.

If Zeng Yi had handed over the general's tea to Confucian Niu, and completely handed over the pensions of the landless peasants in Xiaowushan to the management committee to operate, then it may be unknown whether these two industries can still exist today.

In the face of great temptation, and without effective supervision, the downward nature of human nature will be brought out.

Zeng Yi also participated in the training of the party school, and his results were very good, and he could be like others, and he also said a lot of clichés similar to "striving to be a test field for reform, a field for correcting mistakes", and "crossing the river by feeling the stones", but he did not do this, but stood in the perspective of a doctor, from the standpoint of treating diseases and saving people, and told the reasons why he wanted to do these reforms.

The old man also said: Poverty is not socialism! What is the desire of the people, this is the desire of the people. Zeng Yi believes that the old man can understand his innocence.

The eldest prince took a look and observed the old man's expression, and found that the old man was not disgusted, but the corner of his left mouth was getting higher and higher, and the eldest prince couldn't help but secretly say that Zeng Yi was lucky, if this kid didn't have the doctor's shield, if he really came up, he would tell the old man what kind of "people's hearts go up, human nature goes down", I am afraid that he will be blasted out early.

"Even if there are 10,000 reasons, if you can't unite your comrades, then you can't do it." The eldest prince said again, he couldn't talk about those opposing opinions anymore, and if he continued to talk about it, he would become a representative of "human nature downward", but the old man didn't speak, and the eldest prince had to continue to "test" Zeng Yi.

Zeng Yi immediately said: "Comrade comrade, like-minded comrades are comrades." ”

The eldest prince was dumbfounded, although his face was tense, he felt very happy in his heart, but he didn't expect that this Zeng Yi was still a hedgehog, and he just sang a little black face, and this kid immediately sacrificed his sharp teeth to fight back. If you change someone else, you will already be messed up at this time, but this kid is getting braver and braver, and he doesn't want to suffer at all!

The eldest prince put his hands behind his back and said, "What an iron tooth and copper tooth!" It seems that you can do the right thing, only you are the county magistrate, I hope you are not the bamboo shoots in the mountains! ”

What are bamboo shoots in the mountains? It's about the reeds on the wall, which are top-heavy and shallow-rooted; Bamboo shoots in the mountains, sharp mouths, and hollow stomachs!

Zeng Yi didn't understand why the eldest prince suddenly embarrassed himself everywhere, after listening to this sarcastic remark, he wanted to fight back again, but after thinking about it, he swallowed back the words that came to his mouth, and if he continued to talk like this, it would become a **naked mixer, even if what he said before was wonderful, it would change because of the bar.

The eldest prince was waiting for Zeng Yi to continue to fight back, but who knew that this kid retracted his neck very neatly, and the eldest prince couldn't help but praise it again in his heart, this kid is really not shallow, and he didn't fall for himself. You think this kid is scheming, he just gives you a young and ignorant one; You thought he was going to be angry, but he went back to the clouds.

The whole person who can't be pinched or touched, but it's slippery and doesn't leave his hands!

"Then call him always the right comrade!" The old man leaning on the bed suddenly opened his mouth at this time, and the "stalemate" between the two ended in one sentence.

Zeng Yi turned sideways and leaned on the old man's house, not only did he not have the slightest disgust and impatience in his eyes, but there was a little encouragement and ridicule, no matter how free and easy the eldest prince was, Zeng Yi understood what was going on, who would have thought that the old man who was well-known at home and abroad and had a lofty position in the party would actually join forces with the eldest prince to sing a black and white face drama today?

"It's just a little bit of my personal healing experience, talking nonsense, making the old man laugh at you!" Zeng Yi hurriedly said, the old man's words made him a little frightened, who dares to say that he is always right.

The old man just pressed his hand and said, "Regarding the previous question, you continue to explain your reasons!" ”

Things are being pulled back to square one, or is it the question of why the thing I did was the most correct? In the past, Zeng Yi could still use the principle of "people's hearts are upward, human nature is upward", as well as those theories of curing diseases, but now when you go back to the original question, you can only answer honestly.

This is the power of the seventh old man, because he has the right to do this, because the old man has never made any statement about Zeng Yi's answer before.

Zeng Yi is really a little too big at the moment, and if he doesn't answer honestly, I'm afraid it won't work, after thinking for a while, Zeng Yi said: "Among the prescriptions of traditional Chinese medicine, there are gentlemen and ministers, among which the Jun medicine has the least number of flavors, but it has the effect of penetrating the wall, getting twice the result with half the effort, and erecting a sinking sink; Although there are many flavors of medicine, there are very few that are really used for diseases. ”

The old man didn't interrupt Zeng Yi's words, but there was a slight smile on his face, and it seemed that if he didn't start with the content of medical skills, this kid wouldn't speak.

"In the current system, the influence of officials must be very large, and their words and deeds can affect and change all aspects of society. It can be said that if officials take a small step forward, society can make a big leap forward; A small step backwards for officials would take a giant step backwards for society. Although a small step, as long as it is forward, its significance is very significant. Zeng Yi said in a deep voice.

In reality, there are many officials who like to put on a show, and Zeng Yi is not very disgusted by this. He feels that even if it is a show, as long as it is towards the people's livelihood, he must support it, and there are many people who support it, forming a kind of public opinion and trend, maybe the show will eventually become a fake show.

But if everyone goes to pour cold water and watch from the sidelines, for a long time, maybe the officials don't even bother to put on a show, then it will be a real tragedy, because it is you yourself who block the opportunity for social ascension.

The eldest prince waited for a while, and saw that Zeng Yi didn't say anything more, before he was sure that Zeng Yi had really finished speaking, and he couldn't help but burst into foul language in his heart, this kid really cherished words like gold, and the main topic he talked about was not as much as the medical introduction at the beginning.

However, I have to admit that the reason that this kid said is completely consistent with his medical principles, and the conclusion is three words: "to administer the official". Only in this way can we find the right medicine, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort and achieve immediate results.

After hearing this, the old man still didn't say anything, but after a long time, he said, "My illness is cured!" ”

These words made Zeng Yi a little confused, but he did not ask for a new pulse diagnosis for the old man, in the past few days, he has a diagnosis every morning and evening, in fact, he can already confirm that the old man's condition is better, and some of the remaining problems can not be solved by medicine, which requires careful recuperation and rest.

Seeing that the old man had given a send-off order, Zeng Yi had no choice but to leave the room and go downstairs.

Only the old man and the eldest son were left in the room, and the old man lifted the blanket covering him at this time, walked down to the ground, and went to the cigarette case on the table in front of the bed, and the old man couldn't help but pick it up again, and took out a cigarette that was about to be lit, but as if he remembered something, he had to stuff it back in.

When the eldest prince arrived at the old man's house, he spoke: "The ancients talked about medicine and the country, and it makes sense to come This Zeng Yi is a typical example. ”

The old man turned back to the eldest son, raised his hand behind his back and asked, "Kefeng, what's wrong with you?" ”

The eldest prince said: "I knew that the words were written by Zeng Yi, and I think it is nothing more than that the young man specially picked out good words to write, but after listening to this question and answer today, I think he can write that pair of words, which is a little reasonable, and it seems to be vaguely Zhang Juzheng." ”

The old man shook his head slightly, then sat on a sofa by the window, and said, "It's not Zhang Juzheng." ”

The eldest prince was a little puzzled and didn't understand why his father said this, he felt that some of Zeng Yi's characteristics were completely in line with Zhang Juzheng.

"I have a few pips of it!" After the old man said this, he picked up the match in his hand and struck an empty one, as if he wanted to get over the addiction, and the flames reflected the old man's face.

A sentence immediately popped up in the eldest prince's mind, "Cang Liao knows etiquette and knows honor and disgrace when he has enough food and clothing."

This sentence came from the mouth of Guan Zhong, the "first prime minister of the Spring and Autumn Period" who assisted Qi Huan Gong to become the overlord of a generation. Guan Zhong also said that "giving orders is like the source of flowing water to obey the hearts of the people", which is in line with Zeng Yi's sentence "People's hearts go up, human nature goes down" in principle, but it is not so straightforward.

The eldest prince didn't expect his father to give Zeng Yi such a high evaluation, Guan Zhong is an ancient politician he admires very much. From Guan Zhong's words, we can know that Guan Zhong actually attaches great importance to etiquette, honor and disgrace, but what he did first was how to make the people "canglio" and "have enough food and clothing", so Guan Zhong finally became the first minister of the Spring and Autumn Period and achieved the hegemony of Qi Huangong.

This is a true doer!

In contrast to Guan Zhong, it is another Confucius in the Spring and Autumn Period, although Confucius's idea of "benevolence, righteousness and etiquette" has been respected by later generations for thousands of years, but it has to be said that Confucius has been looking for opportunities to enter the government all his life, and he has always been respected by all countries when he traveled around the world.

The next day, when Zeng Yi returned to the doctor, he said goodbye to the old man, and the old man himself said that he was cured and his pulse had returned to normal, so there was really no need to stay here anymore.

The old man didn't keep it, but said, "The book I gave you should be read carefully!" ”

The eldest prince glanced at Zeng Yi with slanted eyes, the expression on his face did not change, but he had an idea in his heart, this was a hope for Zeng Yi. "The old man's advice, I will keep it in mind!" Zeng Yi said.

The old man did not say anything else, but picked up a foreign book at hand, and he was proficient in five Chinese.

After returning to Fang Yan to pack up his things, Zeng Yi was ready to leave, in fact, there was nothing left, what it looked like when he came, and what it looked like when he left, but there was an extra copy of "The Biography of Zhang Juzheng" given to him by the old man.

The guard at the door had already received the order, and a car with black curtains also stopped firmly in front of the rockery, just waiting for Zeng Yi to board the car and leave.

Walking to the front of the car, Zeng Yi was about to raise his legs to get into the car, when a voice came from behind him: "Please stay!" ”

It was the eldest prince himself, who had just come out of the house, smiling at this side.

Zeng Yi had no choice but to turn around and greet him, and said, "Eldest son, do you have any other orders?" ”

The eldest prince waved his hand, smiled, and said, "The mixed number on the rivers and lakes, don't call it in the future." After a pause, the eldest prince said: "I'm just like Zhai Haohui, you call me Uncle Feng, isn't this taking advantage of you?" ”

Zeng Yi didn't expect the eldest prince to be so obituary, and he would definitely not suffer a loss by shouting Zeng Yi like this, because the eldest prince and Zhai Wanlin were indeed characters of the same generation, so he said: "How come, no!" ”

The Grand Duke said: "I'll send you!" ”

Zeng Yi hurriedly said: "How can this be made, no, no!" ”

"What's not to do!" The eldest prince laughed and said, "You are the old man himself" Always correct comrade, well! ”

Zeng Yi said: "That's just his old man's joke, Uncle Feng don't torture me!" ”

Fortunately, the eldest prince didn't insist, and gave up with a few polite words, and said: "Okay, the rules around the old man are still inseparable from people, so I won't send you." As he spoke, the eldest prince reached out and took out an extremely delicate business card, "You take my business card, next time I look for you, I don't have to go through Zhai Haohui's stinky boy." ”

Zeng Yi took the business card upright, there may be people who have this business card, ten fingers can count it, put the business card away, Zeng Yi handed over his business card again.

The eldest prince was not polite, took Zeng Yi's business card and took a step back, standing back on the steps in front of the house.

Zeng Yi knew that this time it was really time to leave, so he went over and got into the car, and without waiting for the car to start, he took off his blindfold and leaned on the back of the chair to ponder.

Zeng Yi felt that the purpose of the eldest son's send-off today did not seem to be to see him off, but to convey something else, especially the sentence "You are the old man's own mouth" always correct comrade," this is a joke, and it is not worth mentioning it again at all.

It's just that the amount of information contained in this sentence is too much, and it's either too good or too bad.

After thinking about it, Zeng Yi's head hurt a little, maybe he thought too much, but no matter what, the eldest prince can give him the business card, at least it can't be too bad.

The route back was similar to when Zeng Yi went, he changed planes twice in a row, and finally landed at Xiongfeng Airport in the eastern suburbs of Yunhai City, but the airport he transferred to halfway seemed to be different from when he came.

When leaving the airport, the guard at the gate took back the temporary document in Zeng Yi's hand, which meant that Zeng Yi could not return to the airport. Fortunately, the car he borrowed from Gu Di was still there, and Zeng Yi drove to Yunhai City.

After thinking about it on the way, Zeng Yi didn't contact anyone again, but entered the Ring Expressway, and then drove on the road back to Fengqing County.

When Zeng Yi appeared in the Fengqing County Government Compound, he hurriedly ran out of the building and said, "County Magistrate Zeng, have you returned from Beijing City?" ”

"Hmm!" Zeng Yi nodded indiscriminately, wrapped up his sail and went to Beijing City, maybe someone helped him convey the explanation to the county, it is impossible for the eldest prince to let a county magistrate disappear for many days for no reason, that is to attract the attention of others.

Bao Fan followed behind Zeng Yi and said, "It's good to come back, my hanging heart can finally be put down."

Zeng Yi understood the meaning of wrapping up the sails, even if someone helped him explain, but a county magistrate suddenly disappeared without saying hello, and there was no news in the middle, and there was no contact, so it was impossible for the county to be without a few rumors. This is normal, as long as I come back, the rumors will slowly subside.

Back in the office, Zeng Yi sat down and drank water while asking, "What's going on lately?" ”

"The biggest situation is that the planning plan of the track department the day before yesterday was finally introduced, and the new railway will pass through our Fengqing County, and a safety point will be built in the county, because the boss is not at home to preside over the overall situation, and the county does not know where to start." Bao Qifan hurriedly picked up important things to report, and said: "Yesterday, the city held a mobilization meeting for railway work, and the boss did not attend, Mayor He was very unhappy and lost his temper. ”

Zeng Yi nodded, he was not worried about this, He Sixian was a person who knew the inside story, he could go back and explain to He Sixian, He Sixian couldn't really be angry with himself, but he was just beating himself to raise the attention of others to the railway construction work.

Bao Qifan talked about several things in a row, all of which involved financial approval, and without the signature of Zeng Yi, the number one leader, the county's financial work has come to a standstill in the past few days.

After saying this, Bao Fan seemed to remember something, hurriedly walked to the filing cabinet next to him, took out a houhou kraft paper bag from the innermost, and said: "There is also a document sent from Baiyang City, Nanjiang Province, which was sent by a special person, saying that it was to be handed over to the boss for your eyes." ”

Zeng Yi took the first document, only to see that there was a seal on the document bag, and the weight of the hand was quite heavy, and then the seal on the seal belonged to the Xiaowushan Management Committee, Zeng Yi guessed a little what was inside, most likely Li Wei drove out the report on the pension industry.

Zeng Yi was not in a hurry to disassemble it, he was not in a hurry, he planned that there was something more important to do, that is, to quickly contact Wang Xi and implement the special steel project.