Chapter 30 The Theory of Statecraft
After Gu Mozhi and Ximen Qing sat down in the account, they got straight to the point and said: "The little monk heard that Ximen Shi was the main player of the Zhao and Song dynasties, opened the national tripod, and recently broke the Western Xia, and won the aftermath of victory, but did not pass the order outside, but wanted to convene a national conference, establish the Tubo Autonomous Region, and govern Tubo with the Tubo people, but is there such a thing?" ”
Ximenqing nodded and said, "What the master said is not bad. ”
Kumachi lowered his eyebrows and said: "Amitabha Buddha - a king since ancient times, only centralized power, how can he delegate power?" Han Feizi of the Warring States period has a book first, and the lifeblood of the powerful king is also, how can he control two people? The collapse of the country, all from the loss of power, the rut of the previous car, the lesson of the rear car, must not be ignored - today the Ximen donor wants to divide power in Tibet, if not careless, there must be a reason, but I don't know if I want to tell, in order to relieve the doubts of the little monk? ”
Ximen Qing listened to the secret convincing in his heart - this master Gu Mozhi is really worthy of being a great monk, and he sees his heart and mind when he asks, and points to the essence of the matter, but he is not like those Tibetan elders the day before, just entangled in his own sincerity and the details of the meeting, but he can't think of finding out his deeper intentions.
Smiling slightly, Ximen Qing asked Gu Mozhi rhetorically: "May I ask the master, since ancient times, emperors have been obeyed as long live - is there really an immortal emperor in the world?" Is there really an immortal dynasty? ”
Kuma Zhiheshi said: "The king is extinguished, and the dynasty rises and falls, like dew and electricity, all of which are illusory. He Xiong doesn't die? How undefeated? Heaven and earth are reasonable, how can it be? ”
Ximen Qing stroked his palms and said: "What the master said is exactly! Seeking longevity with the luxury of human life is the most of the three poisons of greed, hatred, and ignorance, and you don't need to pay attention to it. Just talking about the change of dynasties, a law has been formed - the longer the dynasty of one family and one surname lasts, the more corrupt the officials become, and finally the situation becomes more and more out of control, and the dynasty collapses and falls - this curse hanging over the heads of various dynasties has not been broken so far, but I don't know why? Can the master teach me? ”
Gu Mozhi sighed and said: "This is all because at the end of the world, people's hearts are in turmoil and morality is corrupted, so the heaven and the earth are like rolling up a scroll, and everything is out of their original position - my Buddhist disciple is to transform sentient beings so that their hearts will not be lost in the right path, so that the world can be stable and the society can be at peace." ”
Ximenqing shook his head and said: "Master Hugh blames me for saying - what you say, it is really a master's grand theory!" Big and inappropriate, not for the benefit of the world and the people. ”
Hearing Ximen Qing's words refute useless, he was not angry but happy, and hurriedly asked: "Listening to what Ximen Benefactor said, you have different opinions from the little monk, but it is a practical way to help the world and benefit the people?" ”
Ximenqing nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "Boy's simple view - all Chinese dynasties and dynasties have allocated resources by power, and under such a system, the restraint on the power of officials is a limited constant, while the expansion of power is an infinite variable. As the dynasty continues, power will expand more and more, as the agent of power, from the emperor to the small officials, not many people have the determination to move like a mountain, and can face a large amount of resources without wavering. Greed is the weakness of human nature, an original sin that cannot be completely eradicated - greed corrupts, corruption destroys the dynasty, people are endless, greed is endless, and there is no end to the change of dynasties. ”
Gu Mozhi nodded and sighed: "This is the iron law of true history!" ”
Ximen Qing said categorically: "The kid is not talented, but he wants to disobey this iron law of history!" ”
Gu Mozhi's spirit perked up: "I want to hear it in detail!" But how do you start? ”
Ximen Qing said: "There are three ways for the imperial courts to curb corruption in the past dynasties - one is to promote morality, saying that everyone can be a sage, but they are really talking nonsense with their eyes open - if the sages can really carry the bucket, those dynasties will not perish!" In the moral promotion office, the varieties that come out are all benevolent, righteous and faithful, and the male thieves and female prostitutes in their stomachs are all thick black hypocrites, who can only be used to sharpen knives! ”
Everyone in the big tent listened quietly, and then suddenly cheered in unison.
Kumachi also nodded slowly, and sighed: "How can a sage be so easy to do? If people really have that kind of wisdom and understanding, hell will be empty early, and the king of the earth and the Bodhisattva will have been a Buddha for a long time! ”
Ximen Qing said: "The second means used by the imperial courts in the past dynasties to curb corruption is to use thick black gentlemen to sharpen their knives, as the boy said, to set up a supervision system, and to punish the law harshly, so as to deter the courage of traitors!" The problem is that in a society where power distributes resources, officials at all levels, headed by the emperor, can use the power in their hands to find all kinds of excuses, put them into various official acts in a high-sounding manner, and grab all kinds of gray income from the people and the market. These traitors themselves are the formulators and practitioners of the strict punishment law, the kitchen knife will not cut their own handles, no matter how strong a person is, he cannot lift his hair to keep his feet off the ground, and the decaying old tree, even if it can spit out one or two new branches, but once the solar term passes, it will still decay, and it will be even more corrupt - severe punishment and strict law? To zuihou will only be reduced to a convenient tool for the suppression of the people. ”
Speaking of this, Ximenqing looked around at the people in the tent: "Therefore, killing is a fierce poison, it can only be used as medicine, not as food, only intermittently, not commonly used." The ruler does not have the heart of killing, it is not enough to govern, but if the heart of killing is normal, it is not enough to govern, we must remember - the butcher's knife is going, the road follows, the six relatives do not recognize, the heart is desperate, when the butcher knife is lifted, the heart is sad when the head is cut, the beautiful child in front of the front, my hands are like a mountain without trembling, the corpses around me are a sea of blood, I smile - this is the true essence of killing, and those who show the sword must not be observed! ”
And all the people in the tent stood up and exclaimed. Although Kumazhi is a monk with compassion, the people of Tibet are fierce, and most of the monks take the angry eyes of Vajra as enlightenment, and they are not surprised when they hear Ximenqing's words.
Ximen Qing said: "The third means of curbing corruption in the imperial courts of previous dynasties is to raise salaries and maintain integrity. In ancient times, Xu Yu resigned from the Son of Heaven and washed his ears with water, which was regarded as a model for later generations. But later generations have forgotten that in ancient times, the Son of Heaven had to work endlessly in peacetime, take the lead in wartime, and in times of disaster and drought, he would bind himself, climb the pyre of flames, burn himself and pray for rain - was that the work of man? Replace you with Xu Yu, will you do it? ”
All the heroes laughed when they heard this, and Gu Mozhi couldn't help but laugh.
Ximen Qingyi said with a smile: "People in ancient times were not stupid, and they would not do any work without benefits." Later dynasties kept pace with the times, the power distributed resources, and the officials became more and more abundant, and the revival of Xu was due to the underground, and he was also rather a contemporary minor official than the ancient emperor - the imperial court of the past dynasties saw that corruption was becoming more and more rampant, and gradually hurt the country's capital. ”
Seeing that everyone nodded, Ximenqing suddenly shouted: "But-can a high salary really support the incorruptible?" ”
Gu Mozhi was knowledgeable, and sighed at this time: "The Tang Dynasty and the Song Dynasty have tried, but unfortunately they have no effect. ”
Ximen Qing also sighed: "Yuan Tang doesn't say it, only this Great Song Dynasty." At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the official salary continued to be five generations of official system, which was relatively low, but it soon rose, and the officials' salaries were varied, including regular money, clothing money, Lu Su, tea, wine, kitchen materials, charcoal money, salt money, retinue clothing and food money, horse and corn money, additional expenses, post money, minister money, and rewards given from time to time. Moreover, the officials of the Great Song Dynasty have to occupy several pits with one ass, and it is common for them to wear multiple hats, even if they just hang on to their false names and do not work, they can take the part-time money and silver photos. Therefore, in the Great Song Dynasty, if he is an official, he will not worry about food and clothing. However, under such a high salary, are the officials of the Great Song Dynasty incorruptible? Cai Jinglian? Is it cheap? Are those eunuchs who interfere in politics incorruptible? Still greedy! It's still rotten! And the level of corruption is even worse than that of other dynasties! ”
The people in the tent may have been in the officialdom, or they have been deeply affected by it, and they all nodded their heads, or silently, or gnashed their teeth.
Ximenqing turned his head to Gu Mozhi and said: "Therefore, the kid thinks about it - if you want to break the iron law of history, you have to take another opportunity and jump into the sky!" Only by breaking the cage of power distribution resources, establishing a new system, killing them with severe punishment and strict law, and using Buddhism and morality to cross them, so that people can have the heart of a tiger and a wolf, but do merciful things, and then supplement it with a high salary and incorruptibility, can it be timely! ”
Gu Mozhi got up and saluted Ximen Qingshen, nodded and said: "The words of the Ximen donor have a deep meaning, and the little monk has already vaguely understood it. The convening of the National Conference and the establishment of the Tubo Autonomous Region are supposed to be the donors' measures to re-establish the land and establish a new shijie? ”
Ximen Qing returned the salute and said: "Master Wisdom, this is the tip of the iceberg of the boy's ideal country. As he spoke, he reached into his arms, took out a book, and offered it to Kumachi's hands.
Kuma Zhixuan shouted the Buddha's horn and took it with both hands, but saw that on the white cover, there were two big Chinese character titles printed - "New Country".
But I heard Ximen Qing say: "This is the foolish opinion of governing the country written by the boy, which is printed and published by our Liangshan Book Company with movable type - today I also ask the master to correct the axe." ”
Gu Mozhi held the new book in his hand, and before opening the book, he sighed: "There are both martial virtues and good literary skills-how can the heroes of the Central Plains have so much Zhong Lingyuxiu's spirit?" It's a pity that I have no chance in Tibet! ”
Ximen Qingzheng said: "The master's words are bad - the Central Plains of Tibet, both of which are one of China, divide the two countries in vain, and there is an obstacle in my heart!" ”
When Gu Mozhi heard this, his heart sank, and then he bowed deeply to Ximenqing: "The words of the donor, like the evening drum and morning bell, are deafening - Jun Zhen can be described as a teacher of a little monk's thoughts!" ”
Ximenqing hurriedly returned the salute deeply: "The master is serious, but he calls the kid how to be restrained!" ”
Gu Mozhi sat down again, held the book of "New Country" in his hand, and apologized to everyone in the tent: "Everyone forgives sins--the little monk is happy every time he hears about good deeds, and he sees the strange book turning it by himself, but he is not happy to see it--here is neglecting everyone!" ”
Everyone hurriedly politely said: "Don't slack off!" Don't slack off! Master, please! ”
So Kumachi opened the book in his hand as if no one was around. At first, it was still ten lines at a glance, but after a few pages, it became slower and slower, and suddenly there was a big shock, but it was he who suddenly applauded, which scared everyone! This is exactly what it is:
First talk about the Buddha with a blueprint, and then move the new country to the king. But I don't know what will happen next, and listen to the next breakdown.