Chapter 728: The Legend of the Traitor (I)
After receiving Zhou Chen's report, Wang Guorui came to the Hanlin Academy during the Manchu Qing Dynasty. However, at present, this Hanlin Academy is also a cold yamen, because Wang Guorui does not attach importance to this Hanlin Academy, so it has been renamed the Academy of Social Sciences. In the future, this academy of social sciences will belong to a so-called public institution, and will not belong to a government department. It is almost impossible for researchers from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences to be transferred to become officials, and in the future, almost all of them will do research full-time. Unlike the Manchu Dynasty's Hanlin Academy, which served as a talent reserve base, this is an out-and-out Qingshui Yamen, with little power, and only those who really like research will work here. And those Hanlin people in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, those who are older, can also be retained as appropriate, because they all have work experience. After all, those who spent most of their lives in the Hanlin Academy during the Manchu Dynasty showed that they were not good at being officials, and they could stay and use their spare heat to do research, which was regarded as waste utilization. Those young people have all been dismissed, and where should they go.
"I've seen Your Majesty!" Immediately, the people from the Academy of Social Sciences knelt down and said.
"Okay, no need to be polite, we don't have to kneel here, kneeling will be abolished in the future, so you don't have to kneel!" Wang Guorui said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Those old researchers from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said.
"Your Majesty is here today, what is the matter?" Someone asked right away.
Wang Guorui immediately said: "In more than ten days, I will officially hold the enthronement ceremony, and that time represents the official recovery of the world in China." At this time, it was necessary to compile some records of the Qing occupation period. And this "Qing Zhan Shilu" will be revised according to the methods of some historical books, so I hope to be able to officially record it. ”
Since Wang Guorui did not choose to inherit the legal system of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, or even to recognize the Manchu Qing Dynasty as the legitimate government of China, it was naturally impossible to recognize him as an official dynasty of China. However, although Wang Guorui did not recognize the Manchu Qing as an official superstate of China. However, the Manchu Qing Dynasty has ruled China for more than 200 years, and this period of time cannot be ignored. More than 200 years cannot be ignored casually, so the necessary historical compilation must also be necessary. However, since Wang Guorui does not recognize that the Manchu Qing Dynasty is a Chinese dynasty, it is natural that the "History of the Qing Dynasty" cannot be used as the name, so this de facto "History of the Qing Dynasty" is called "The Record of the Qing Dynasty". The meaning of this "Qing Occupation Record" is also a record of what happened when the Manchu Qing Dynasty occupied the Central Plains. It is not an officially legal history book.
Of course, everyone knows the problem in this, and this "Qing Zhan Shilu" is actually the de facto Qing history. And the compilation of history in China is generally a history of the next generation, and this is already a latent . The rules are the hidden of all dynasties. rules, and a new dynasty must compile a history book for the old dynasty, as a summary of the merits and demerits of the past dynasty, which can be regarded as a definitive conclusion on the coffin of the old dynasty. Although Wang Guorui did not recognize the Manchu dynasty as a Chinese dynasty, it was more than 200 years of Manchu rule. It is impossible to ignore that this "Qing Zhan Shilu" is also the de facto Qing history, and this compilation of the "Qing Zhan Shilu" is also a compilation of history for the Manchu Qing dynasty, representing a concentrated record of the history of the past Manchu Qing rule.
"Your Majesty, don't you need a prime minister to be in charge of this matter?" Someone asked right away.
Since ancient times, writing history has also been a very noble position, and it is generally the responsibility of the prime minister. Of course, the prime minister is often in name, and in fact someone else is responsible. But the prime minister is named. That also represents the importance that the dynasty attaches to the compilation of history, so these people will ask if they want the prime minister to be named.
"Remember. In our case, administration is administration, research is research, and we must not treat administration as research, nor should we treat research as administration, do you understand? To revise history is to revise history. Don't get involved in politics. Don't be involved in politics, that's what can really forge a history of conscience, not something that can be modified too much. Only by not being interfered with by politics can we compile a fair evaluation of the merits and demerits of every historical figure. Wang Guorui said.
The researchers thought to themselves, "That's weird! ”
Wang Guorui's words were righteous Ling Ran, but the fact was that he was completely bullshit. Wang Guorui directly denied that the Manchu Qing Dynasty was an official dynasty, isn't that interfering in the revision of history? However, they have been mixed in the officialdom of the Manchu Dynasty for many years, so naturally they will not directly question Wang Guorui so brainily.
"Next, I think that in addition to the normal emperor's book, chronicles, tables, and biographies, another traitor biography can be added to the normal compilation of historical classics. This biography of traitors is a biography dedicated to the Han Chinese officials who served the Manchus during the Qing occupation. And the biography of the Qing occupation period was specially made for those Manchus. And all the famous Han officials who worked for the Manchu Qing Dynasty must also be compiled into the biography of traitors. And the biography of traitors can also be subdivided, the first part is those who helped the Manchu invasion of the culprits, you can copy a copy of the first chapter in the biography of the two ministers in the Qianlong period of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, those are the culprits who helped the Manchus invade our China. And the second part of the traitor's biography, that is, the second part of the biography of the second minister, just copy the list of deeds. ”
"As for the third part, that is, the Han people who served for the Manchus in addition to this, and did not be able to repent in time and choose to go to the black with the Manchus."
Those researchers who were responsible for compiling this "Qing Zhan Shilu" were also taken aback, Wang Guorui was really ruthless, and he actually directly compiled all the people who came out to serve for the Manchu Qing Dynasty into this "Biography of the Traitor", which is really ruthless enough. For more than 200 years, although the Manchu Qing Dynasty has been withering day by day, it is not without good people. In fact, for so many years in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, there have always been a few good people, right? But Wang Guorui is really ruthless here, no matter whether he is a good or bad guy, he directly wrote it into the traitor biography.
Of course, although Wang Guorui did not ask to slander those people, he still wrote it according to actual deeds. Wang Guorui will not ask them to deliberately slander those "traitors", and those "good people" in the Manchu Qing Dynasty can also be completely recorded according to history, and their deeds will not be added to the vinegar. But the problem is that they are all unified into "The Biography of the Traitor", this one-size-fits-all situation, directly compiled into the "Biography of the Traitor", what will future generations think? At that time, future generations may not consider whether you are a good person or a bad person, I am afraid that everyone's first impression is that you are serving for the Manchu Dynasty, that is, you are a "traitor". They don't care if you have done anything to harm the people, they just care that you were written and entered into "The Legend of the Traitor", so this is really yellow mud and crotch - not is.
When the time comes, what will future generations think? I'm afraid that the first impression is that they are all traitors, and then others will not take his deeds seriously at all.
"Of course, there is another part, and that is the biography of the Awakened. The Awakened Ones are those who can be under the rule of the Manchus, and who are officials under the rule of the Manchus, but who can repent in time, realize that the Manchus are invaders in time, can fight back in time, and can stand on the side of the invaders in time. And to be able to make due contributions to the fight against the invaders, and to be extremely loyal to the cause of resisting the invaders, people who are not half-hearted can write the biography of the awakened, and the biography of the awakened can write into it those who awaken in time. The so-called people are not saints and sages, maybe some people are confused for a while and do wrong things, so as long as they can wake up and correct in time. It's not terrible to do something wrong, just correct it, so it's still worth forgiving. ”
But immediately someone nervously asked, "What about you, Your Majesty?" You ...... too."
That person didn't dare to say it, because he obviously remembered that Wang Guorui was also an official in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, became the governor of Hsinchu County, and later had the governor of Taiwan, how should this history be recorded? Could it be that Wang Guorui is also a traitor? This one is definitely looking for death! But it's not very good to record it in the biography of the Awakened, after all, since ancient times, the emperors have also been "tall and complete" and "great and upright", how can they record that they have made mistakes? This biography of the Awakened is dedicated to those who served under the Manchus and then woke up in time. But doesn't this mean that Wang Guorui, the emperor, has also made mistakes?
"If you record it according to the actual situation, there is nothing wrong with recording me in the biography of the Awakened One. If a person is not a sage, he can do nothing, and if he has it, he will change it! I'm just a human being, and I make mistakes. I came to my senses in time and took the initiative to lead everyone to expel the Tartars, which is not impossible! In the future, you don't need to be like a saint, the emperor is also a human being, there are times when he makes mistakes, and there are times when his position is not firm, as long as he can wake up in time, it is okay. Wang Guorui explained.
Wang Guorui agrees that those people have recorded themselves in this biography of the Awakened One, which is a relatively fair record, and can also add the so-called credibility to this "Qing Zhan Shilu". Even the founding emperor of the new dynasty has been recorded in the Legend of the Awakened, so what is not to be trusted? What's more, this is not as untrustworthy as in the past when the founding emperor was made as if he was tall and noble. In the future era, the people are not easy to fool, you record such a tall and magnificent honor, then in the end you can only deceive yourself. Instead of all kinds of folk historians and all kinds of online novel writers digging up your every move at that time, and then comparing it with that tall and magnificent history book, then you are really not a human being inside and out. Therefore, instead of recording as a "perfect person", it is better to record as a person who has made mistakes but corrected them in time, which will make future generations respect you more and will not look down on you because you have made mistakes. If you mold yourself into a perfect person, then in the end, things will be reversed, and the higher you hold it, the harder you will fall.
Wang Guorui deeply knows that a founding leader of later generations was praised as a perfect person at the beginning, as if he would always be right and never make mistakes. But it is precisely because things are inevitable that they will be opposed, but it has caused later people to evaluate him very embarrassed. In fact, if it hadn't been so high back then, maybe it wouldn't have fallen so hard. So Wang Guorui learned a lesson, don't hold yourself too high, maybe in the end it will fall even harder in the future. Instead of erecting a "perfect person", it is better to set up a "layman" with some shortcomings, so that everyone will understand you more and will not look down on you.
"Now, it should be the turn of those Han feudal officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty to be anxious?" Wang Guorui thought in his heart. (To be continued.) )