"Hello grandpa." Li Yuanlang took a few steps forward with a steady mind, bowed down, and greeted Old Man Gu politely.

Old Man Gu raised his eyelids, and just kept staring at him, without the slightest change in his expression, and made a hum sound in his nose, which was regarded as a response to Li Yuanlang.

Li Yuanlang stood cramped in front of Old Man Gu, to be honest, he was really nervous. Not only were the palms of my hands full of sweat, but the front and back of my hands were wet.

He was rapidly choreographing the combinations of words in his mind, and was about to say the second sentence. Old Man Gu stared at him for a long time, and suddenly asked, "If you have any thoughts on the way to be an official, you might as well tell me." ”

Before meeting Old Man Gu, Li Yuanlang thought about N questions to be answered in his heart, most of which revolved around his relationship with Shui Tingyue. Unexpectedly, Old Man Gu played his cards out of common sense, and came up to ask him about this topic, without any psychological preparation, Li Yuanlang was speechless for a while.

"What? Your young brain is so ill-informed, or did you not understand me, do you want me to repeat it again? ”

Old Man Gu has quick thinking, a loud voice, sufficient confidence, and a sharp tone, and the waves of air like mountains and seas are slapping towards Li Yuanlang. Where is like an eighty-year-old man, looking at this spiritual head, the degree of coherence and clarity of speech is not inferior to that of young people.

Li Yuanlang thought for a while and plucked up his courage and said, "What do you mean by the way of being an official that your old man asked?" ”

"Have you ever heard of the Five Senses Theory?" Old Man Gu's fingertips patted the armrests of the recliner rhythmically.

Li Yuanlang observed that the row of bookcases behind Old Man Gu was full of all kinds of books, and he immediately thought of what he meant by the theory of five senses.

The theory of the five senses is definitely not the five organs of "ears, eyebrows, eyes, nose, and mouth". Instead, he said that Ji Xiaolan, a politician and writer in the Qing Dynasty, mentioned the theory of five senses when he talked about the way of being an official.

So Li Yuanlang said: "What the five senses say is that those who fill their pockets are corrupt officials; Those who protect themselves are faint officials; Those who form parties for personal gain are traitors; Those who corrupt are corrupt officials; Those who fish and flesh the common people are evil officials. I don't know if I'm right, but please advise. ”

"Oh? It seems that you have read a lot of books on officials, and the answer to the theory of five senses is quite accurate. So can you combine the theory of the five senses and talk about your thoughts on contemporary officials? Obviously, Li Yuanlang's answer made Old Man Gu very satisfied, his tone gradually became calm, and his face was not as serious as just now.

Li Yuanlang talked eloquently: "On the other hand, in the history of the Qing Dynasty, the facial features represented by He Shen were good at slapping horses and flattering, which won the favor of Emperor Qianlong and was appreciated and promoted by Qianlong. But just five days after Qianlong's death, Emperor Jiaqing issued an order to dismiss He Shen and send him to prison to confiscate his home. Fifteen days later, he committed suicide with a white silk and Shen. ”

It seems that He Shen gained momentum for a while, but in the end he failed to protect himself, leaving behind the infamy of being the first greedy in the ages. And the loyal and honest officials represented by Ji Xiaolan seemed to be not valued at that time, which violated the theory of five senses. However, because he adhered to the way of loyalty, uprightness, honesty and selflessness, he made the political achievements of the compilation of the Siku Quanshu, and finally realized the highest life realm of Confucian self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world. From this point of view, how can the facial features at that time be called the way of officials as officials, it is just Ji Xiaolan's sarcasm of He Shen and other traitors and corrupt officials. ”

Li Yuanlang said so much in one breath, paused slightly, and at the same time observed Old Man Gu's reaction.

"Go on, you go on." Old Man Gu looked at Li Yuanlang with great interest.

"Taking people as a mirror can know the gains and losses, and taking history as a mirror can know the rise and fall. New era. If the Qing Dynasty's theory of the five senses is taken as the way of the current officials, it will eventually lead our officials astray, ruin their reputations, destroy the entire political ecology, and lead to the collapse of the party and the country. As for the discussion of the real way of being an official, I think it is better to adopt the elimination method used when exploring the essence of socialism, that is, to learn from corrupt officials, dumb officials, traitorous officials, corrupt officials, and evil officials. After these five senses are denied and excluded, then the opposite of the Qing officials, Confucian officials, capable officials, honest officials, and good officials, this is the real way to be an official. ”

Li Yuanlang took a breath and said: "I think it should be confirmed from our party's governance of the party and the management of the party. Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. In the process of administering the party, on the one hand, our party has frequently swatted tigers and flies. He has no mercy on tigers, corrupt officials and flies, and insists that corruption must be opposed and corruption must be punished. On the other hand, we will continue to carry out the mass line, 'three stricts and three realities', 'two studies and one doing' and other learning and education. Guide the political trend of honesty and pragmatism among party members, and establish the employment orientation of the capable and the mediocre. It can be said that the measures of discipline and education to govern the party and manage the party have explained to party members and cadres at all levels the true way of being officials. For officials, don't learn corrupt officials, dumb officials, traitorous officials, corrupt officials, and evil views, and be clean officials, Confucian officials, capable officials, honest officials, and good officials. Grandpa, I don't know if my views are correct or not, but listen to your teachings. ”

"It's very comprehensive and thorough." Old Man Gu slowly stood up from the recliner, and Li Yuanlang hurriedly came over to help him.

Old Man Gu waved his hand: "Don't look at my age, my body and bones are not to the point where I need to be served." "The old man is of medium height, slightly emaciated, not hunchbacked, and has a very straight body.

"You're better than Akihito and Tomorrow. You are only a township cadre, and you have such a deep understanding, which is really rare. "The old man Gu has a really good body, he walks with the wind, and his legs are strongly supported, it is hard to imagine that this is an old man in his eighties.

He walked to the bookcase, picked up a book and said, "I've been reading old books lately, a habit I developed when I was young. Later, due to busy work, this good habit was abandoned. I like to read books, ponder as I read, and ponder the deep meaning of the author's writing. Ji Xiaolan is a clean official, and when I saw his theory of facial features, I was thinking, can I combine his ideas with the current party's strict governance and anti-corruption? This question has been bothering me for a long time, and I asked Akihito and Tomorrow, these two bastard boys, probably because they have been sitting in high positions for a long time, and they talked to me in a lot of official words, and gave me a report. I was so angry that I coaxed them all away. When Old Man Gu said this, his long white eyebrows gathered together, looking very unhappy.

Old child, this will really be vividly revealed, not exaggerated at all.

After reluctating, he said: "Actually, I am also blindly worried, not in his position, and not in his politics." But I am an old party member, and I am deeply worried when I see the moths that have appeared in my party. Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat. The saying that the common people are water is by no means as simple as saying. War years. We rely on the support and support of the people. Only then did they overthrow the mediocre and corrupt Chiang dynasty and establish a new democratic regime.

Remember the early days of the statehood. Although the country is poor. But the motivation of the people is very high. By what? It depends on the common determination of everyone to work together to form a rope and work hard for a better life. What now? Some of our cadres are aloof from the masses, and they regard themselves as officials, who not only become corrupt but also encroach on the interests of the common people. Isn't there such a sentence in society? It used to be red rice and pumpkin soup, a wife, and a bunch of children. Now it's white rice and Wang Ba soup, one child, and a gang of wives. It sounds funny, but it's actually sad. The common people's slips of the tongue often reflect their dissatisfaction with the current situation of our party. In all dynasties, which dynasty has changed, it is because of the resentment and resentment of the people. Alas! The old man sighed, looked out the window with his fierce eyes, and said to himself: "It has only been a few decades since the founding of our party, and such a serious problem has appeared, which is thought-provoking. ”

Old Man Gu continued to take care of himself: "When they came to see me a few years ago, I was not polite, and I told them all these heartfelt words. Fortunately, our core layer is also aware of this problem and is working hard to strengthen the party's correct leadership, vigorously grasp corruption, and put a hard stop to unhealthy tendencies. It's not too late to make amends."

Listening to the old man's words of worrying about the country and the people, Li Yuanlang was quite touched and deeply moved.

He said excitedly: "Grandpa, you really gave me a good lesson today, since I entered the career, I have never heard such a profound and meaningful teaching, it is really worth learning hard." ”

"Young man, don't put a high hat on me. I'm a lonely old man, but I just talk about things and talk a little from my heart, how can I rise to such a high level? When Old Man Gu said this, he obviously felt that his expression was gentle and his mood was comfortable. Everyone is willing to listen to good words, not to mention that Li Yuenlong's words are sincere and heartfelt, even if there is a suspicion of sycophancy. But the shooting is not obvious, and it is very comfortable to listen to.

It was only at this time that Old Man Gu waved his hand to let Li Yuanlang sit down, and he returned to the recliner and talked to Li Yuanlang face to face.

Because Li Yuanlang explained the doubts of Old Man Gu, the content of the next conversation was relatively relaxed. It turned out that Old Man Gu's set of straight faces was all for Li Yuanlang to see, and he had to overwhelm him in terms of momentum. But he didn't think about it, Li Yuanlang skillfully answered and defended well, so that a problem that had been bothering him for a long time could be completely solved.

The old man was in a good mood, so he asked about Li Yuanlang and Shui Tingyue.

Li Yuanlang did not hide the relationship between him and Shui Tingyue from the beginning of college to the present, and he did not hide everything that happened in between. Including that he once had an unsuccessful marriage, and Gu Hongyan broke them up, they all said it all.

This is not Li Yuanlang's person behind the small report, he knows very well that in front of Old Man Gu, he must not hide it, let alone tell lies.

Whoever has reached this position is a human spirit. It will find loopholes in your eyes, your expressions, and the speed at which you speak, and then discern whether you are saying what is in your heart.

"Hongyan is my only daughter, I doted on her since I was a child, so that she developed this bad habit of disliking the poor and loving the rich, and I was stunned to break you up, but fortunately, you can finally walk together, which is a good thing."

As Old Man Gu spoke, he suddenly changed his words and asked a topic that surprised Li Yuenlang.