Chapter 176 - Fulin's Concept of Employing People
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Since the Imperial Council discussed the appointment of Zheng Zhilong, the king of Tong'an, Xiao Belle Ye Xuanye has been playing the role of a staunch supporter, and skillfully used the different psychology of several Hanchens to successfully build them into their own opposites on different points of view such as "righteousness and profit" and "loyalty and traitor". After a difficult "twist and turn", it was not easy to refute several different voices. Who would have thought that Zuihou would jump out and be the biggest opposition by himself!
All of a sudden, everyone was talking about it, and they couldn't agree with it.
At this time, Hongyi was by no means confused because of such a lengthy and many agenda meeting, but was extremely spiritual and determined.
In fact, this is what he calls "vicarious ups and downs"! When you are not optimistic about Zheng Zhilong, I prefer to blindly magnify his various miracles, and there is reason and evidence, so that you have to agree with my point of view, there must be at least one subconscious in your heart, that is, the "real" Zheng Zhilong I am talking about is not as unbearable as you think-
knowledgeable and courteous, with a certain Confucian foundation; Do not forget your ancestors and always regard yourself as a Chinese; Willing to be a pillar, there was a grand wish to live in peace; Good at vertical and horizontal, all shili can take care of everything; Dare to hit the hard, and shoot when it's time to shoot; proficient in navigation, twenty or thirty seagoing ships started and became the monopoly of the South Seas; Good at business, self-made, rich and rivaling the country......
And when this judgment grows in your hearts, it grows, it grows, it solidifies. Then when he agreed with the imperial court to appoint him to lead the first government-run armed fleet of the Qing Dynasty to trade and collect heavy profits, Xuan Ye wanted to make the situation take a turn for the worse - you all should not forget one point, that is, the general evaluation of merchants since ancient times: no businessmen and no traitors!
However, this kind of warning and reminder, if it is placed in front of everyone at the beginning, it is estimated that everyone will laugh it off, and Yoyo said: "This is a natural thing!" "In that case, I'll do the opposite. Now that this matter is mentioned again, the effect is very different: Zheng Zhilong, who is very useful for saying a thousand things and ten thousand, is a big maritime merchant after all! Even if you have great talents. But nature is hard to change. Then you have to take precautions!
I have to say that Hongyi's strategy has worked wonders! In the short noisy hall, the due calm was quickly restored, and everyone was waiting for the little prince to come to his senses.
"Xuan Ye. Does King Tong'an use it or not? You need to make up your mind. ”
Fu Lin kindly reminded the son who was still there to "Dash". There is still some displeasure in my heart: at the beginning, you proposed to become a maritime merchant. Then I spared no effort to push King Tong'an forward, and even I, the emperor, followed you for a good toss. The opposing opinions have been "pulled" by you and almost stopped, what? Are you going to slip back yourself? You must know that "there is no turning back when you open the bow". It seems that I will still beat you up and let you know that this pre-imperial meeting is not a child's play!
"Huang Ama, Xuan Ye has made up his mind, just wait for the Emperor Ama Holy Judge." Hongyi understood very well the embarrassment and resentment of the young emperor being "played" by his son at this time, so he immediately responded firmly.
"Oh? I thought that whatever your idea was now, it would be difficult to justify it! "Fu Lin is really a little angry, and he seems to be so sure of the truth, you and the ministers are all pawns at your mercy?
"Huang Ama, the sons and daughters have worked hard to let the court and the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty know clearly: King Tong'an does have a genius and needs to be used; King Tong'an is inherently insufficient, so you need to beware! Seeing that Fu Lin was annoyed, Hongyi knew that Zuihou was also a little hot, and finally said the truest argument.
"'Great' and 'beware'? haha! Xuan Ye, you are so young! I have always used people without suspicion, and I don't need to use suspicious people! If it is so useful, why should it be wary? If you want to beware, you don't need to! "Fu Lin really didn't think so!
The emperor's reaction, Hongyi has long known it, and it is not surprising. And he made the second half of the Imperial Council so tangled, in fact, it was for Zuihou to brainwash Fulin, an emperor who was quite assertive and even a little stubborn, on the concept of "employing people". In other words, whether it is Liu Chang or Hu Shi'an, they are all paving the way for Fulin Zuihou to "be played"! What will really be bound to Hongyi's "long-term strategy" is precisely Fulin's concept of "employing people without suspicion, and doubting people without suspicion"!
It makes sense to say that the young emperor firmly believes in "employing people without suspicion and doubting people", because Fu Lin's personality characteristics determine that he will definitely be obsessed with those who think he is "in love". This young emperor is more rigid, strong-blooded, uncertain, and has the frankness and impulse of "going with him" in the blood of the Jianzhou Jurchens, so he does not play cards according to the convention, such as his arbitrary abolition of the former queen Meng Guqing, which broke through the old precedents of previous dynasties. If a person like Fulin makes him feel connected and intimate with someone, he will definitely make a bold statement of "make a heavy oath and never betray". For the old eunuch Wu Liangfu's maintenance in every possible way and never give up, it is not that he does not know the bad deeds of this slave, it is just a clear proof of such a view of people.
Therefore, after Fu Lin came to power, he extended his own concept to a wide range and widely applied the policy of "employing people without suspicion and doubting people" to various fields such as the internal dynasty and the foreign domain. In Beijing, it is manifested in Fulin's special attention to a group of Hanchens, no matter the old or new, north and south, as long as you have talent, you will be entrusted with important responsibilities and extremely intimate. Once he became suspicious of anyone, Fulin was even more decisive and never relentless. Chen Mingxia's ascension to the peak, pampering and arrogance after being favored, and his disgrace and death after falling out of favor just reflect these two extremes.
For the frontier and foreign vassals, this strategy of employing people is even more obvious, and the prominent example is the trust in Wu Sangui.
In fact, Fulin and Wu Sangui were not close originally, and it can even be said that there are some antagonisms in it. Because Fu Lin had been subject to his uncle Dorgon before his pro-government, he was separated from his appearance. He is resentful, and Wu Sangui is a capable commander under Dolgon. The two really dealt with each other after Dolgon's death in the seventh year of Shunzhi.
Soon after Dolgon's death, Fu Lin, who had been in forbearance for a long time, first ruthlessly attacked his faction: on the sixth day of the first month of the eighth year of Shunzhi (January 26, 1651), Fu Lin accused Dolgon of plotting rebellion with his mother's brother and Prince Azig of England and "imprisoned him". On the twelfth, the young emperor Yutaihe announced that he was only 14 years old, but "sitting in the palace to command the generals, as if there was no one around". February 21. Emperor Shunzhi issued an edict to posthumously discuss Dorgon's crimes, revealing them to China and abroad. "Strike the posthumous seal, remove the temple to enjoy, and stop its forgiveness". Subsequently, he reused Dorgon's harsh rival during his lifetime, Prince Zheng Zilharang, to purge Dolgon's Zaiji; He ordered the execution of the powerful scholars Ganglin and Qi Chongge, who were attached to Dolgon, and killed Gushan Ezhen and Tan Tai, the official Shangshu, and ordered Azig to commit suicide. This series of thunderous means of "suspects don't use". Dealt a heavy blow to the Shili of the Dolgons. Dolgon's long-standing network fell apart overnight. Wu Sangui, who was regarded as Dolgon's right-hand man and commanded the army, was naturally on pins and needles. He was in constant fear, fearing that the butcher's knife would fall on his head.
In April of the eighth year of Shunzhi, that is, shortly after Fu Lin disposed of Dorgon. Wu Sangui, who was on the front line in Shaanxi, suddenly wrote a telegram and sent it to Beijing, asking to "enter the Hajj" and meet the emperor. In addition to telling his feelings of remembering the emperor and expressing his desire to see the emperor, he also wanted to take the opportunity to observe the movements of the imperial court and his attitude towards himself. The young emperor received the invitation and approved Wu Sangui's entry into Beijing on the grounds that the war in Shaanxi had ended.
At the beginning of August, Wu Sangui arrived in Beijing, and the Ministry of Rites arranged a time for the audience. On the 10th, Fu Lin went to the Zhonghe Palace, met Wu Sangui, gave good words and condolences, and then gave a banquet and hospitality. As a member of the Ming Dynasty, he was also the most important pawn of Dolgon, and was actually received and given a banquet by the emperor who had not been in power for a long time, which was an honor that was not easy for ordinary ministers to obtain, and Wu Sangui felt very satisfied. Fu Lin's move made Wu Sangui's worries suddenly relieved. Dolgon's punishment did not implicate him, and the court trusted him as always, and Wu Sangui was very pleased with this.
The emperor's trust and respect for Wu Sangui was fully reflected by giving him a golden book and a golden seal, and marrying the fourteenth daughter of Huang Taiji to Wu Yingxiong, the son of Wu Sangui. The award of the book seal corrected Wu Sangui's unbreakable position; After marrying the imperial sister and marrying Wu Sangui, the relationship between Fulin and Wu Sangui changed from a monarch and a minister to a relative relationship in a blink of an eye. Wu Sangui not only did not suffer from the fall of his backer Dorgon, but was favored by the new master and continued to soar. There are even various rumors among the people, saying that Fulin and Wu Sangui once worshipped as brothers of the opposite sex and never lost each other.
It's a pity that after Kangxi succeeded to the throne in the official history, he decided to cut the domain, and Wu Sangui raised troops to claim that the emperor and the Qing court went to the opposite side of life and death. Kangxi later dug up Wu Sangui's bones and cut them into several pieces and sent them to various places to vent his anger. The occurrence of such a major rebellion, Wu Sangui, who has become a major sinner in the Qing court, is obviously not a good story, but can be called a big scandal that the Qing court is ashamed to talk about, who dares to mention it, will be punished with the death penalty of exterminating the nine clans! As a result, the past affair between Shunzhi and Wu Sangui has since disappeared, and it has only been circulated in the market, only in the vague memory of future generations, which is also real and illusory, and it is difficult to distinguish between reality and reality.
Why is Fulin so faithful to its policy of "employing people without suspicion"? In the final analysis, it was his firm belief that the policy of buying people's hearts would have a great effect on the former ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
After the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, the foundation of the rule was unstable, and it was difficult for the Qing Dynasty to rule China by its own liliang, and there was even the possibility of being expelled from the Central Plains. In the context of this era, it became the basic national policy of the Shunzhi Dynasty to encompass the upper strata of the Han nationality represented by Wu Sangui, quickly quell the anti-Qing sentiments of the Han people, and "rule them by the way". Not only did he have the grace of Wu Sangui, but he also treated other prestigious Han officials and celebrities.
When the university scholar Dang Chongya returned to the old man, he was summoned twice, gave him a seat, a hat, boots and socks, tea and dinner, "warm words and condolences for a long time", and specially ordered the university taxi Che Ke to see him off.
The reuse of Hong Chengchou more prominently reflects the courage of Fulin to win over the Han people: the little emperor overrode public opinion and made Hong Chengchou sit in the southeast. However, Hong Chengchou adhered to the principle of "defending as a battle" and never took the initiative to attack, resulting in sitting in charge for several years and wasting military salaries, which caused dissatisfaction among the courtiers, who thought that this was "the way to sit and trap themselves". However, even in the face of the accusations of the courtiers and Hong Chengchou's repeated requests for dismissal, Fulin repeatedly "gave him a good consolation". The unwavering trust in Hong Chengchou finally made Hong Chengchou receive the appeasement of "defending as a battle".
Fu Lin repeatedly excused Zheng Sen, who was divided from the southeast, and even if Zheng Sen's conditions were unacceptable, he constantly refused to negotiate with him, so as to leave room for the future. And this strategy finally worked wonders after Hongyi's crossing, which made the young emperor convinced that he was right!
Of course, Fu Lin can be 100% convinced of the correctness of his policy of employing people, but also because Wu Sangui and other Hanchen have also given him enough face and always shown loyalty.
In order to show his loyalty to the emperor, Wu Sangui brutally suppressed the remnants of the peasant army and slaughtered the city at every turn. Moreover, for some of the descendants of Zhu Ming who rose up to resist the Qing Dynasty, he spared no effort to kill them all, and the change in Wu Sangui's thoughts and actions made Fulin rely on him even more.
Therefore, if in order to achieve the goal of letting Zheng Zhilong lead the ship to sea, he will talk about King Tong'an, and Hongyi is very worried that Fu Lin will want to trust Zheng Zhilong like Wu Sangui. After all, Wu Sangui is still a Confucian general, and he attaches great importance to the loyalty of monarchs and ministers. As for Zheng Zhilong, Hongyi really doesn't have the slightest certainty!
In the end, how to popularize the dialectical concept of employing people for the young emperor? How to properly say that the maritime merchants are mercenary? It can't be too strong and counterproductive, and Zheng Zhilong can't be turned over with a stick from the eighteenth layer of hell. Be sure to grasp this "degree"!
"Don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people?" Hongyi repeatedly pondered the "employment orientation" that the emperor insisted on, and once again mobilized the little "wisdom" accumulated in his later generations...... Come to think of it, isn't this a common topic for considering "dialectics"! In the 2010 International Collegiate Debating Tournament, there was such a debate topic! [1]
Haha, then I'll popularize some simple dialectical common sense to the young emperor!
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[1] If you are interested, you can search the full text of this debate on the Internet: Sanda Cup 2010 International University Student Debate Group A Finals - Wuhan University VS University of Malaya. Positive: no suspicion in employing people, no need for suspicious people (Wuhan University); Opposite: Suspicious of employing people, and using suspicious people (University of Malaya) (To be continued......)