Chapter 517: Infighting
Watching the ministers below exchange glances with each other, Chen Ming's heart sighed slightly, the looks of these people made it hard for him to believe that their first reaction to this matter was to promote the country, rather than putting the slightest benefit of themselves and the group they belonged to. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoDon't forget, Chen Ming's eyes are not ordinary.
Since the capture of Beijing by the Fu Han army, the function of the 'Wangqi Technique' has been strengthened. Now he looked at the princes of the Manchu Dynasty, there were not no pure ministers among these people, but from Chen Cong, Chen Min, Chen Yi, to ordinary courtiers, at least half of them, the first reaction was really not to promote virtue, but to think about how to fight for the greatest interests of their group.
This is a scene that all dynasties and dynasties have to face. The abundant heroes of Liu Bang's time, the relatives and generals and important ministers with foreign surnames under Cao Cao, the Jingzhou Group and the Yizhou Group under Liu Bei, the Guanlong aristocratic group and the Guandong Gate Valve in the Sui and Tang dynasties, and even the Huaixi and Zhedong groups in the time of Zhu Yuanzhang, even in the Manchu Dynasty, there were Suo Etu and Mingzhu Group, and the Fu Han Army is the same now. Moreover, in the process of Chen Han starting from scratch, in addition to Chen Ming's own merits, it is difficult for other people to distinguish between high and low, which also makes the mountains inside the Chen Han Dynasty Hall numerous, such as Chen Cong, Chen Quan, Chen Min, Chen Yi, etc., which are completely a small group of one person. Although it is far from being unscrupulous to the point of party attack, it is also harmful to the interests of the country. This is the sorrow of Chen Han and the sorrow of China.
Internal strife, infighting, and forming a party are not a matter of human morality, but a kind of 'spirit' contained in Chinese civilization!
Perhaps it can be described as 'spiritual'. Anyway, Chen Ming believes that the 'infighting' thing is rooted in Chinese civilization.
One of the carriers of Chinese civilization is the Chinese dynasty, and the development of the dynasty has also promoted the progress of Chinese civilization. And the establishment of dynasties from the beginning of Chinese history has been accompanied by the change of dynasties, and why is there a change of dynasty? That's the struggle. Look at the traditional Chinese mythology, Nuwa mends the sky, Jingwei reclaims the sea, Dayu controls the water, and Yugong moves the mountains, is there a compromise side? Either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west overpowers the east wind.
This spirit of resolute struggle has allowed China to develop from a small tribe on the Loess Plateau thousands of years ago to a kingdom that now dominates the entire East. This kind of spirit is instilled in the bone marrow of the Chinese people, and it cannot be erased. The immediate mentality of the populace in the face of oppression is to curse him and let them perish. "Shangshu Summons" says "to mourn the heavens, to die". It means to cry out to heaven and curse them to perish. During the Shang and Zhou dynasties, Tang Wu gathered people's hearts, rebuilt a new dynasty, and revered the mandate of heaven. A copy of it. This sense of life-and-death struggle has accompanied China for thousands of years, and it can be said that it has brought great success to the Chinese as well as great disasters.
Because this spirit is not only used by the Chinese externally, but also involuntarily applied internally. Especially when the overall situation is in hand, without the pressure of the four words 'taking care of the overall situation', it will be more enjoyable to fight under the constraints of restrictions. Of course, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, even if Great Xia will fall, those 'upright scholars' should continue to fight as much as they want.
This does not mean that Chen Ming has an opinion on Chinese civilization, or directly denies Chinese civilization. Chen Ming has always believed that the reason why Huaxia has been able to develop to the point where it has been the first to stand in the East for thousands of years and dominate the Oriental world is the influence of this traditional culture!
Chen Ming only sighed because of the current scene. He believes that the reason why this essence of Eastern civilization, which is completely different from the 'spirit of compromise' of Western civilization, has been formed and strengthened for a long time has a great deal to do with the fact that there are no 'opponents' in all dynasties and dynasties of China.
Thousands of years have passed, where have the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Turkic, and Khitan who were once strong and prosperous gone? Only Huaxia still stands in the fertile soil of the Central Plains.
China's national environment is not like that of Europe, which has never been dominant. This is not a reason for their 'compromise', and what about the T Dynasty, is it just the emperor's self-proclaimed? Isn't it a manifestation of the extreme strength of national sentiment and civilization and culture?
Therefore, there has been a lack of compromise and negotiation in China since ancient times. The dualistic structure leads to any admonition and criticism, which can easily turn into a few careerists stealing the throne. Even in his last life, in the 21st century, this is true. Behind people's criticism, there is often a desire to replace themselves. In the long-term 'one-size-fits-all' culture, people don't know how to solve problems through negotiation. In his previous life, Chen Ming was very disgusted with those 'wages' who were clamoring for cooking, and he felt that if China really 'cooked' one day, what he would get in the end would be the division of the country and war. Because the vast majority of Chinese are accustomed to replacement!
This problem reached a peak in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and it was also prevalent in the late Qing Dynasty in the original time and space, as was the case in the Republic of China, and the same was true in the Red Dynasty. The difference is only in the level of the 'ideal' in this struggle.
"The minister has his own music." Just when Chen Ming was thinking nonsense, a person suddenly stood up, took a look and found that it was not familiar. Chen Ming had been away from Nanjing for more than a year before, and there were many people in the court, some were promoted and went to the localities, and some were punished, either going home or going to the locality. Now there is a lot of people in the house, at least a third of whom he does not know.
Chen Cong's eyelids jumped, Chen Ming didn't know this person, he did. This person's name is Liu Wenwei, a native of Jiangyin, who is not a great talent, except for a little talent in poetry, and a little reputation in the Jiangnan area, there is nothing else outstanding. Liu Wenwei is very good friends with Jiang Shizhuan and Peng Yuanrui. This Jiang Shizhuan is the third family of Jiang You, known as Yuan Mei and Zhao Yi, who is extremely famous in Jiangnan, and he abandoned his official position and returned home to give lectures before the uprising of the Han Army, and he did not suffer any impact in the tide. He and Peng Yuanrui are fellow scholars, and they both entered the Hanlin Academy, but Peng Yuanrui's father Tingxun and younger brother Yuanxuan, a family of two generations and three people are all Hanlin, and they have much more roots and backgrounds than Jiang Shishuo. Jiang Shishuan's choice was to abandon his official position and return to his hometown and lecture in the academy, Liu Wenwei won his favor, so he became a little famous, and he also got in touch with Peng Yuanrui. And Peng Yuanrui stayed up in the Manchu officialdom for ten years, until his father died of illness, then he returned to his hometown to guard filial piety, and then the tide set off by the Han army swept the world, and Peng Yuanrui waited for the opportunity to jump on the new ship. Peng Yuanrui joined the Chen Han Dynasty a little later than Jiang Xin, who used to be an attendant by Chen Hui's side, recommended Liu Wenwei, and later put him in the Ministry of Culture and Education.
Liu Wenwei was recommended by Peng Yuanrui and was personally received by Chen Hui, and after a conversation, Chen Hui saw through what kind of person he was. This man is not very proficient in the secular things of the prefecture and county, and if he is sent down to the local government as an official, he will be a fool who takes the blame. But this person has a lot of temper and a strong and square personality, Chen Hui took him into the Supervision Yuan, which can be regarded as a fish in water. In recent years, there have been several times when meritorious service has been awarded, and there have also been times when he was disgraced and punished and demoted, but often he still achieved the position of the fourth grade to inspect the imperial history and was able to go to the court.
Chen Cong has not offended Liu Wenwei, although the current Supervision Yuan can no longer 'listen to the wind', but the real power in his hands is still real. But Chen Cong's subordinate officials have been stabbed by Liu Wenwei several times, and who made Chen Cong responsible for Chen Han's money bag, there is too much oil and water in it. One of them even involved one of Chen Cong's right-hand men.
Chen Ming tapped his finger on the armrest, and a eunuch named Sun Xu standing behind him naturally understood what Chen Ming meant, and whispered in Chen Ming's ear: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this is Liu Wenwei, the inspector of the Supervision Yuan, a native of Jiangyin." "Chen Ming doesn't know these officials, but Sun Xu must know them. can stand out from the eunuchs who were sent back to Nanjing, this Sun Xu not only learns the rules well, but also has a full brain, especially an outstanding memory.
Chen Ming nodded expressionlessly, and said lightly: "Say it!" ”
"The minister thinks that Yue Wenhai, the former mayor of Shanghai, can be the Yin of Shuntian Mansion." Liu Wenwei couldn't help but say loudly when she saw Chen Ming let her speak. "Nanjing is about to open its port, Yue Wenhai has served in Shanghai, foreign affairs, especially Jiujiang."
Chen Cong's eyes widened instantly, what is Liu Wenwei doing here? Chen Ming looked at a straight column of air above Liu Wenwei's head, and also wrote down this name in his heart. This man, regardless of his knowledge, at least 'speaks with a public heart'.
There was a bang in the hall, and no one thought that Liu Wenwei would come up with this reason, which was Yue Wenhai's biggest advantage. Compared with Xiao Lou's advantage, that is, he has really taken care of the government affairs of a government, and Jiujiang Mansion is much larger than the prefecture-level Shanghai that has only been upgraded to a Shanghai county. This is Xiao Lou's advantage!
Looking at Chen Ming's expressionless appearance, the ministers below didn't know what the prince had in mind, but they still had to say what they had to say. The two sides have their own supporters, and in the absence of Chen Ming's position, the result of this matter at the court meeting can only be postponed.
After getting off the court meeting, Chen Ming turned back to the prince's mansion converted from the yamen of the governor of Liangjiang, and smiled bitterly at Xiong Bingzhang, Wang Huizu and others: "People's hearts are not ancient. "As soon as the country is firmly seated, some messy things will inevitably be shrouded.
On the way back to the Prince's Mansion, Chen Ming thought that now these people in the court should pray to the Great God of Crossing the Great God, praying that the Great God of Crossing did not pass him through when he was twenty years old. At that time, Chen Ming, who was still very idealistic, would never be able to see all this in front of him.
At that time, he was very influenced by a certain argument, thinking that a new-style, modern dynasty should be a perfect and perfect brand-new dynasty, and that there should be zero tolerance for corruption, dereliction of duty, forming parties for personal gain, infighting, and so on, and that all officials in the world should be clean and self-disciplined, honest and honest, and dedicated to their duties.
There is no tolerance for all lawlessness and the use of public for personal gain.
If it was Chen Ming at that time, those who were officials at today's court meeting, I am afraid that half of them would go home to eat old rice. Although after doing so, he would soon find that the second group of officials he had promoted was completely different from his predecessors.
But now Chen Ming is not Chen Ming when he was twenty years old, he has been in society for several years before crossing in his previous life. And he knows even more that even the capitalist countries in modern times, those countries such as the Eagle, the United States, and other countries, which are now synonymous with honesty and honesty in his eyes, are also in a mess in modern times.
There is too much difference between the real historical facts and the brain supplement in his head. At that time, the impact was very big, very big. To a certain extent, his three views have been twisted!
It is not the so-called 'modernized' countries that have 'zero tolerance'. It would be ridiculous to think that the ideology and morality of the officials of a modern country should be completely different from that of the officials of the old dynasty, and that it is a completely new country, and that any 'crime' needs to be carefully discerned.
Taking corruption as an example, taking the old United States, the 'beacon of freedom' of the original time and space, when the American economy really took off, the corruption at all levels of government in the United States in this process was more than a little bit more than the previous 21st century's Great T Dynasty.
Like the Tammoni Society, a well-known political organization, it has even the New York State and New York City Council elections under its control, and it has a monopoly of as many as 40,000 high and low political positions in the state and city. They passed state and city legislation, pushed for the passage of new city charters in their favor, and then took control of the power to approve proposals for municipal engineering projects in New York, thereby recovering the buckbacks. Businessmen who contract municipal works in New York sometimes have to pay 65 percent of the project money to win a project. And when the big leader of this organization presided over the construction of the New York government office building, 40 chairs and 3 tables were discounted by $179,000, and $179,000 in the mid-to-late 19th century.
Even in the 21st century, there have been many corruption cases of more than 100 million US dollars in the United States, including the 250 million US dollar corruption case in New Jersey. Therefore, the golden age of Lao Mei is a model of the alliance between government and business. And France also has the famous Panamanian scandal, with a debt of more than one billion francs, once it was exposed, it was appalling. The three prime ministers of the Gallic Rooster, as well as the well-known leader of the Radical Party, Clemenceau, as well as important officials such as the Minister of Public Works, the Minister of the Army, and the Speaker of Parliament, as well as 200 parliamentarians, and some well-known newspaper journalists, were involved. And Britain is even more so, at this time John Bull, even the Battle of Waterloo completely ended the Napoleonic myth of Wellington, the so-called British army marshal, the original position was also through the donation of officials, the purchase of the rank of second lieutenant, joined the British Army.
In China in the 21st century, I don't know how many people who have been brainwashed by 'boiling' will know that when the British Empire was domineering on the throne of the globe in the 19th century, the British government was also world-famous for corruption, and buying and selling official positions and corruption were still commonplace. Therefore, Chen Ming felt that some of his original ideas were so naïve.
No one has stipulated that a modern country must be more honest and honest than the feudal dynasty, right? No infighting, no infighting, no infighting......
"Your Highness, this is human nature." Wang Huizu, Xiong Bingzhang and others were not surprised at all, "When a person begins to feel that he has the ability and ideals to realize his original hopes, the first thing he thinks of is to find an official. In China, the government and the people are two different classes. Many of the new words in Chen Ming's mouth are now used by Wang Huizu, "In China, the first thing anyone thinks of is to be an official and in power. When the classes are equal, there will be Qing officials such as Bao Zheng and Hai Rui, and there will also be countless treacherous and profiteous people. The former has no shortage of people in all dynasties, and the latter is endless. Because of the current situation, the current world, abiding by the law can only provide people with a difficult and relatively slow way to make 'wealth', and this 'wealth' refers not only to money, but also to fame and power. ”
For officials in the world, no one can do without the words fame, fortune and power.
However, if the officials are in high positions, the idea of leisure and hard work arises spontaneously, and they do not want to rely on their own strength and hard work to improve their situation, so they will inevitably seek crooked ways.
It is a law to directly embezzle and accept bribes, and it is also a law to form parties for personal gain, and whether it is the former or the latter, it is not allowed in all dynasties. Especially the latter, for the maladministration of all dynasties, but it is inexhaustible and cannot be cut and eradicated. In the final analysis, it is still caused by selfish interests and desires. Although it would violate the laws and regulations of the country, it seemed to them that it was the easiest, if not the only, way to get them out of a very unsatisfactory life.
As in the late Ming Dynasty, the dynasty was subverted, the country changed hands, and Shenzhou was sinking. However, the new dynasty of our country and the stability of the imperial power are harmless. "In Wang Huizu's view, at this time, the tilting in the Chen Han Dynasty is far from being called a 'party dispute'!
Now some of the turmoil in the Chen and Han dynasties, compared with the disputes in Donglin, the Eunuch Party, the Zhejiang Party, the Qi Party, the Chu Party, the Kun Party, the Xuan Party, etc., in the late Ming Dynasty, do not ask about right or wrong, do not ask about the pros and cons, just say where the butt is, it is not worth mentioning.
"His Royal Highness is the founder of the country, the world is respected, and the courtiers are jumping and happy, and they are knocked down. The controversy between the present and the present is different from that of the former and late Ming dynasties. "In the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the monarchy was squeezed by the civil official group and became untenable, so Emperor Zhengde sacrificed Emperor Li, and Emperor Tianqi sacrificed the big killer of nine thousand years old. And Chongzhen, a fool who was taught stupid by the Four Books and Five Classics, after coming to power, he neatly cut off his 9,000 years old, but he couldn't hold his own 9,000 years old, and as a result, Chongzhen, who was in the Ying Dynasty, died.
Chen Han is completely different.
Chen Ming's current authority may not be as good as that of Ming Taizu, who single-handedly covered the sky, but when Chen Ming officially ascends the throne in February next year, his authority will be greater than that of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di, and the majesty of the emperor will be heavier. Because every battle in which Chen Han changed from weak to strong was fought by Chen Ming.
The civil official group of the Ming Dynasty can squeeze the emperors in the middle and late stages untenable, so do they dare to bare their teeth in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di?
If you want to lose the country, it must be that the imperial power of the monarch and the emperor is shaken first. Chen Han's current court struggle is far from being called a party dispute, because Chen Han, who was still young when the founding of the country, these bigwigs in Nanjing City and the local officials have not yet been connected. They can only say that the 'group' that huddles together for warmth is not even a 'group', and it is far from the 'party'.
Chen Ming smiled slightly at the persuasion of the people around him, he actually didn't care about the things in the court. Is there any corruption in the current Chen Hanzai at this time? Isn't Britain in the 21st century very clean, and there is very little news of the downfall. All of these situations came out step by step. The British can do it, but it doesn't make sense that Chen Han can't!
It's just that some of the rules in his head are applicable to the 21st century in his previous life, and they are applicable to the 20th century, but they are not applicable to China in this era! (To be continued.) )