The phenomenon of "clean officials" is actually an indispensable part of China's traditional "greedy culture". Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoFor thousands of years, on the one hand, the extravagance and corruption of corrupt officials have been unscrupulous, and on the other hand, the clean officials have always been distressed. They are clear to the four walls of their homes, and they are clear to the point that they have no livelihood, and they are shockingly clear. In fact, Chinese culture, which advocates moderation, always likes to go to extremes. Confucianism divided people into two opposing groups, gentlemen and villains, and declared that a person "is not a sage, but a beast", which laid a radical background for Chinese culture. Everything is divided into two poles, and there is nowhere to hide in the mean.

Shandong's administrative inefficiency and sharp decline in fiscal and tax revenues under the administration of Ding Baozhen, a Qing official, were the same as those in the later planned economy period, when most people were superficial and inefficient, and the media were always able to dig out some advanced and exemplary figures who worked without regard for their bodies and families and finally collapsed at work.

The innocence of the Qing officials and the lack of taboos of the corrupt officials are actually two poles grown up in the same cultural genes. The two extremes of clean officials and corrupt officials actually complement each other, just as Tai Chi is one yin and one yang. From this point of view, clean officials and corrupt officials are interdependent, and it is the "purity" of clean officials that causes the "extreme greed" of corrupt officials. In other words, the standard of being a clean official is too high, the requirements for people are too harsh, and the vast majority of people cannot meet this standard. If you can't meet the standard of a clean official, then you are more or less a corrupt official, since you are greedy, why not be greedy?

"Qing officials" have just become a negative teaching material for officials in the officialdom. Being a clean official not only enduring material hardships, but also bearing tremendous pressure mentally. In everything they do, the Qing officials must strictly abide by the state regulations, so they are suffocated and struggling. The ridicule, exclusion, and non-cooperation of colleagues, the resistance, swearing, petitioning, and even death threats of the squires do not count. Even at home, mothers, wives, and relatives complain all day long, although they dare not accuse them openly, but at least they will not give a good face. Therefore, being a "clean official" is actually enduring a kind of suffering that ordinary people can't bear. However, China's Qing officials regarded this ordeal as a test, a tempering, and a necessary way to "transcend the sainthood", and they never tired of it.

"Qing officials" inevitably become "outliers" in officialdom, stones in the dung pit that everyone hates, and if they cannot be "assimilated", then they can only be "squeezed out".

Ding Baozhen's political leaning should be ultra-conservative, but from another point of view, it can also be called ultra-radicalism. Now, more than 200 years have passed, the population of the whole of China has increased several times, the structure and scale of the social, political and economic structure and scale have undergone many changes, and many of the regulations in the early days of the founding of the country have in fact been silently abolished and replaced by rules that naturally grew in the operation of society. However, the principle of Ding Baozhen and his "Qing Guan" clan was to oppose the new rules, and they swept all of them, leaving nothing behind. In their bodies, in the bodies of Chinese intellectuals of all generations, there is always the blood of radicalism. They always think that there is an ultimate truth that can explain the whole universe and solve all problems. If you find this truth, be steadfast, and make bold moves, you can shatter an old world for a glorious new one. That's why they are always so self-right, always so fierce and absolute, always so unrelenting, and always so lacking constructive space. And their failure is always inevitable. Like Wang Anshi in the Song Dynasty, Hai Rui in the Ming Dynasty, and Ding Baozhen, in fact, the same.

The spirit of the Qing officials is commendable, but the spirit can be used to write in books, recorded in history, and inspire people, but it cannot be applied to practice, which is actually the common fate of "Qing officials" through the ages. "Qingguan" is just a fig leaf for officialdom, just a pot of flowers on the windowsill of the latrine.

The so-called "the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear", Ding Baozhen, who is in the officialdom, of course, will not realize the cause of the problem at this time, but is still obsessed with his own ideas.

"Li Shaoquan, Li Shaoquan, sure enough, you and the demon surnamed Lin are all the way!" Ding Baozhen remembered Li Hongzhang's previous repeated suggestion to merge the Rongdeng Naval Division and the Beiyang Naval Division, and said hatefully.

In Ding Baozhen's view, this time the mutiny of the Rongdeng Sailor was properly the black hand of Li Hongzhang in order to annex the Rongdeng Sailor!

"You Li Shaoquan is not kind, so don't blame me for not being merciful!"

Ding Baozhen got up and took the pen and paper, and immediately prepared a recital for the imperial court.

After a while, the memora was written, and Ding Baozhen looked at it a few times and felt very satisfied.

In this recital, Ding Baozhen skillfully used a curved pen for the reason for the mutiny of the Rongdeng Sailor, in which he did not mention that the sailor was mutiny because of the boat, but directly pointed out that it was because of the "troubled salary", for the arrears of wages, the explanation he gave was to ensure that the "river work" (control of the Yellow River breach) and the "Western Expedition Assistance", embezzled part of the military salary in advance, and waited until the tax came up, "and then make up for it", in addition, he also specifically mentioned in the compromise that the mutiny of the Rongdeng Sailor "may have secretly instigated the envoys", hinted to the imperial court that there was a hidden reason for the mutiny, and said that it would be resolutely investigated to the end.

After writing the excerpt, Ding Baozhen seemed to feel that it was not enough, he thought about it, and simply wrote a letter to Li Hongzhang, directly asking Li Hongzhang in the letter, why did he do this? He also pointed out that Li Hongzhang's actions were unkind and unjust, and scolded Li Hongzhang severely.

After writing the recital and the letter to Li Hongzhang, Ding Baozhen couldn't wait to call someone and immediately sent out the recital and the letter.

At this time, Ding Baozhen would not have thought of what kind of consequences his excerpt would bring to him.

Xianliang Temple, Beijing.

"Master, Li Zhitai has sent a telegram."

Lin Yizhe nodded, took the telegram from the servant's hand, opened it, and looked at it.

Since the telegraph between Beijing and Tianjin, the communication between Lin Yizhe and Li Hongzhang has become more convenient, and the two often exchange news through the telegram and exchange views on the major plans of foreign affairs and the current situation in a timely manner. However, some conservative and diehard bureaucrats in the DPRK and China and other localities still disdain to use such "tricks."

Li Hongzhang's telegram was very short, telling him that "after the completion of the ceremony, he will see the palace in the near future", and the next step was to ask Lin Yizhe about the construction of coastal gunboats.

Although Li Hongzhang said it very briefly and did not elaborate on it, Lin Yizhe already knew the result of the mutiny of the Rongdeng Navy Division from this short sentence.

Li Hongzhang used the word "the matter is finished" in the telegram, and said that "I will see the palace in the near future", which means that Ding Baozhen has not been able to cover up the mutiny of the Rongdeng Sailor, and has already stabbed him to the imperial court!

Li Hongzhang then discussed with him the construction of coastal gunboats, which was tantamount to telling him clearly that the Rongdeng Naval Division would be included in the command of the Beiyang Naval Division, and that these new coastal gunboats would be equipped for the officers and men of the Rongdeng Naval Division.

Thinking that Ding Baozhen would not be able to eat this time, Lin Yizhe couldn't help but sneer.

In fact, in this mutiny, he Lin Yizhe also got a kick in it!

No one knows the details of this incident better than he does!

Thinking of the telegrams sent to him by Deng Shichang, a strange smile appeared on the corner of Lin Yizhe's mouth.

It turned out that Deng Shichang, the "Zhiyuan" ship management belt of the Beiyang Navy in historical time and space, was diligent and strict in governing the army, and did not bring his family members or buy and build apartments on the shore, but lived on the ship all day long, which formed a sharp contrast with Fang Boqian, the "Jiyuan" ship management belt who bought houses and took concubines everywhere. After 27 years in the army, Deng Shichang only returned home 3 times, the longest of which was only 7 days, and even when his loving father died, because of the Sino-French War, considering the overall situation of coastal defense, he resolutely carried the name of "unfilial piety" and did not return home, but wrote the word "unfilial piety" over and over again in the cabin. "I don't drink Bo, I don't watch dramas, and I haven't landed from time to time. The public is jealous of its innovation. These styles of not following the crowd and appearing to be mavericks made Deng Shichang more and more excluded and hated by the Fujian Party officers.

And since he appeared in this era and had an inseparable connection with this legend, Lin Yizhe has felt more and more that his "black belly" attribute has been infected to Deng Shichang!

From the time when Deng Shichang sent Yanagihara Qianguang and others to Tianjin on his own orders, until the mutiny of the Rongdeng Sailors, Deng Shichang's witty and humorous side has become more and more obvious, and his style of acting has also been stained with his own "black belly".

The so-called "character determines fate", Deng Shichang's fate may have been changed under this unconscious situation, right?

Lin Yizhe was thinking about it there, and the porter came to report that Zhang Peilun, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, was visiting.

Hearing that it was Zhang Peilun who came to visit, Lin Yizhe couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and his heart became vigilant.

For Zhang Peilun's life, he is familiar with history, of course, he is very clear.

Although he knew that Zhang Peilun's father, Zhang Yintang and Li Hongzhang, were old acquaintances in their early years (Zhang Yintang was a native of Jiaqing Jimao Imperial Examination, and was a county official in Zhejiang. In the last few years of his life, Zhang Yintang had been fighting against the Taiping Army in Anhui, and formed a friendship with Li Hongzhang, who had just returned from Beijing to run a regimental training at that time. Li Hongzhang once wrote a tomb table for him: "Fangjiang Huai is boiling, Dujun and Hongzhang rate thousands of soldiers, rugged in the time of sorrow, every time the king travels to and from Luzhou from Dongguan, he goes to and from Yulishe, or parting ways to fight, and the soldiers meet between the arrows and stones, often discussing the army, and the spirit is compatible, and motivates each other to work hard. Yu said that the ancient legend of perseverance and burden-bearing, the king of his people. Zhang Peilun has known Li Hongzhang for a long time, and should know that his relationship with Li Hongzhang is extraordinary, but this does not mean that Zhang Peilun will treat him like Li Hongzhang.

After all, the current Zhang Peilun is still the proud protégé of Li Hongzao, the leader of the "Northern Qingliu"!

Lin Yizhe recalled the historical fragment of Zhang Peilun's master and apprentice in his mind, and suddenly, a spark flashed in his mind!

In the original historical time and space, Li Hongzao, the leader of the clear stream who once criticized the Westernists and added to the blockage of the Westernists, finally became Li Hongzhang's eyeliner in the court! And the intermediary contact between them is Zhang Peilun, who became Li Hongzhang's son-in-law and important staff after the defeat of Ma Jiang!

Although Zhang Peilun and Li Hongzhang belonged to the two opposing factions of "Qingliu" and "Turbidity", with the change of time, the backbone elements of "Qingliu", such as Zhang Peilun, Zhang Zhidong, Chen Baochen and others, were not pedantic in their concept of governing the country, they had extensive contact with Li Hongzhang, a feudal official, and others, established deep personal relations with each other, exchanged information and acted in concert in many major events, and were not constrained by the faction.

Can you take advantage of this and cultivate agents for yourself and the Westernists in the clear stream?

The Empress Dowager Cixi has pointed out herself, saying that Qingliu is not a monolith!

And Zhang Peilun is a very suitable person!

If he influences Li Hongzao through Zhang Peilun, he can at least ensure that Li Hongzao will not be his enemy!

And Zhang Peilun took the initiative to see him today, which seems to explain something......

"Please." Lin Yizhe had already made up his mind in his heart, and immediately ordered, "I'll go and change my clothes, you can serve tea to Lord Zhang, use the best Biluochun, and take out the 'Rabbit Hair Cup' for Lord Zhang." ”

"Yes. Master. The servant took the command and departed.

Zhang Peilun sat in the living room, looking at the surrounding furnishings for a long time, waiting for Lin Yizhe's arrival.

Although Lin Yizhe's living room is not large, it is very simple and elegantly furnished, completely in the style of literati and scholars, and there is no Western atmosphere in sight, which makes Zhang Peilun secretly surprised.

It seems that this Lin Kunyu is not a "foreign demon" as rumored outside......

"Lord Zhang, please use tea." The servant of the Lin Mansion said respectfully, which brought Zhang Peilun back to his senses.

Zhang Peilun couldn't help but be a little annoyed when he saw the servant put an inconspicuous black glazed bowl on the table and used a large teapot with the same black glaze to make tea for himself, as if he was in a tea shop in the market.

Zhang Peilun thought that Lin Yizhe was deliberately belittling himself and was about to attack, but when his eyes fell on the tea soup tumbling in the black glazed tea bowl, he was stunned suddenly.

The servants of the Lin Mansion seemed to notice the change in the expression on Zhang Peilun's face, and a subtle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The fragrance of tea wafted in, showing that it was tea made with the best tea leaves, but Zhang Peilun didn't seem to smell it, and his attention at this time was completely focused on the tea bowl.

I saw that in the black glaze of the tea bowl, even and fine filamentous stripes were dialyzed, like the hairs on the rabbit's body!

And these flowing and drooping rabbit lines, showing shades and shades, zigzag and irregular like hills and ravines, the color is thick and light, and finally disappears, giving people a natural and flexible beauty.

"Rabbit ......" Zhang Peilun took a deep breath, and then realized the faint fragrance of tea.

Zhang Peilun admired the wonderful picture of the soup flowers in the tea bowl and the rabbit hair at the bottom of the bowl, and he seemed to be stupid, and refused to raise the bowl to drink tea.

After a long while, when all the soup flowers disappeared, Zhang Peilun raised the bowl and took a sip gently.

"Good tea, good tea." Zhang Peilun sighed softly, and his good impression of Lin Yizhe in his heart had another layer.

He never thought that Lin Yizhe would be such an elegant person!

It seems that what Hong Taoshi said is true! No wonder he is so fond of this Lin Kunyu's character!

And Lin Yizhe entertained him with this incomparably expensive tea set, obviously using some thought to express the meaning of "looking at each other differently"!

Zhang Peilun took another sip of fragrant tea, only to feel that the aftertaste was endless, and for a while there was a little wandering.

It's the second time I've drunk this fragrant tea served with "rabbit hair", right?

He still remembers that when he went to Dalin Temple with his friends, the abbot of Dalin Temple warmly received them, and took out the "Three Treasures" of the town temple for them to watch, one of these three treasures is 10 "Jianzhan". These 10 "Jianzhan" are all "rabbit lamps", all of them are flawless, clear and golden, which is really flattering. It was a hot summer, and the abbot told them about the wonderful use of the "Rabbit Milli Cup", and took out an ordinary white porcelain bowl and a "Rabbit Milli Bowl" filled with a bowl of tea soup each, and said: "By tomorrow morning, the taste of these two bowls of tea will be completely different." At that time, everyone was skeptical, and the next morning, everyone tasted these two bowls of tea soup, and sure enough, the tea soup contained in the "Rabbit Hair Cup" was still as fragrant as the freshly brewed tea, and the tea soup in the white porcelain bowl had an obvious rancid taste, and everyone felt that it was very wonderful at that time.

And it was that time that Zhang Peilun deeply understood the wonder of this tea ceremony.

"I've kept you waiting, hehe." Lin Yizhe's voice came from afar, but Zhang Peilun didn't seem to hear it, his attention was still focused on the "rabbit lamp" in front of him

Lin Yizhe noticed Zhang Peilun's appearance and couldn't help but smile slightly. He took a few steps forward, came to Zhang Peilun's side, and called softly: "Youqiao? ……”

Zhang Peilun came back to his senses at this time, he realized his gaffe just now, he looked a little embarrassed, and quickly got up to greet Lin Yizhe.

After the two finished the ceremony, the guests and hosts sat down, Lin Yizhe said with a smile: "I knew that Youqiao knew the tea ceremony, so I didn't dare to slack off, and I used the tea set of this ancient kiln, I don't know if it can be in line with Youqiao's meaning." ”

"Hehe, don't hide it from Kunyu, this building lamp is a 'rabbit lamp', which is a treasure of the tea family, and it is difficult to find thousands of gold, and it is generally not easy to show people. Zhang has only seen it once. Zhang Peilun did not hide his love for this precious porcelain at all, "Today, Kunyu actually treated guests with this, which shows the love, and Zhang has thanked him here." ”

"Youqiao is too polite, it's just an ancient porcelain." Lin Yizhe said generously, "If you like it, you will give it to Youqiao." ”

"Kunyu is such a generous gift, forgive Zhang Mouwan and dare not accept it." Zhang Peilun waved his hand and said, "A gentleman doesn't take away people's love, I can see this thing today, Zhang has been comforted by his life, and he never dares to take it as he already has, and he also asks Kunyu to take back his life." ”

Lin Yizhe listened to Zhang Peilun's words solemnly, understood his intentions, and sighed secretly in his heart.

This Zhang Peilun, as stated in the history books, is not easily gifted!

"Youqiao is too polite." Lin Yizhe said, "I have heard the name of Youqiao for a long time, and I can see it today, and I am very happy. Lin has a straight temperament, and he has some Meng Lang, and he hopes that Youqiao will not be surprised. ”