Chapter 254 The journey is difficult and divergent!
A long while.
Hualun has finally arrived.
As an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs, he is now very involved in political affairs.
As soon as he came in, he saw that the atmosphere was a little solemn. Hualun didn't know what was going on, and he even took the initiative to joke: "Brother Xia and I haven't seen each other for many days. Even if we go to the south, we won't be so depressed, right?" ”
Lian Zining glanced at Hua Lun and said angrily: "Hua Lun, you said it easily, do you know what Xia Zhibai is going to do?"
"They say they use chicken feathers as arrows, but Xia Zhibai can It is not only used as a command arrow, but also directly used as Shang Fang's sword. Under the banner of His Majesty, he directly threatens local officials and gentry. Only Xia Zhibai in the world can do this kind of thing."
Hua Lun frowned. He looked at it suspiciously and asked cautiously.
Jie Min spoke out Xia Zhibai's thoughts in detail.
Finish listening.
Hua Lun was stunned on the spot.
Hua Lun said in surprise: "Did Xia Zhibai really say that?"
"It's absolutely true, how could we lie about this?" Fang Zhiding smiled bitterly.
"Where is Xia Zhibai? I'll ask." Hua Lun looked around, but when Xia Zhibai was nowhere to be seen, he took the initiative to ask.
Lian Zining said: "He entered the Hanlin Academy just after he said that, and the matters in his hands have not yet been handed over."
"It should be out in a while."
"Those of us were really eaten up by Xia Zhibai."
"The imperial examination was fooled around by him, and it was almost... His reputation was ruined, and he was deliberately suppressed by the imperial court. After all the hard work, he gained the favor of the imperial court, but now Xia Zhibai is here again. "< br>
Lian Zining spread his hands, his eyes full of helplessness.
Jie Min rolled his eyes and said in a serious voice: "Is the situation in the south really so serious?"
He knew something about the south, but because he was from the north, his understanding was not very detailed, but with Xia Zhibai's Even if he was arrogant, he had to take this dangerous move, and he immediately realized that the south was unusual.
Lian Zining glanced at Jie Min and Ding Zhifang hesitantly, and said in a low voice: "You are not from the south, so you don't know much about the south."
"The south is developed, but the south ." Lian Zining took a step towards Jie Min and lowered his voice: "The clan brothers, old friends, guests from all over the world, disciples, etc. in the south are also very serious. The saying "One person wins" has been popular in the south for a long time. The concept of "chickens and dogs ascending to heaven""
"If a local official is appointed, many of his family members will enjoy special treatment. This has led to the confusion of local forces in the south, especially among the middle and lower classes. It is airtight, because there is me in you and you in me, neither is clean.”
"Many things are difficult to deal with."
"Even if it is just a simple little thing, it is likely to lead to an 'official' due to family ties."
"To a certain extent in the south Local family laws are greater than national laws."
"Family interests are also above all else."
"The more scholars there are in the family, the more serious this situation is."
"And every time a scholar wins the national examination or passes the provincial examination, someone will take the initiative to make friends, give away land, or even get married directly. I also experienced such a moment when I won the national examination, but after all, I He is famous and has a certain reputation, so he finally refused. "
"But other Jinshi are not necessarily the same. "
"It is precisely because of this that the scholar-bureaucrats in the south are very united. "
“Because since they entered the officialdom, they have been tied up with the interests of other people, and many things have long been out of their control. Although there is indeed a so-called Qingliu, Qingliu also needs to eat, and the matter of salt administration , as Xia Zhibai said, it only involves the highest level of merit."
"But" Lian Zining said with a bitter smile, "How can merit be hurt by this?"
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"They said a few words to the local officials, and it directly turned into local pressure on the court."
"These local people do not feel dissatisfied, but feel proud."
" The sky is high and the emperor is far away. These nobles are the ones who really appear in front of us from time to time. If we can make friends with these nobles, even if they just show their faces, it will be a huge benefit to many people in the place. They are even better than many Xungui works hard himself."
Said.
Lian Zining’s eyes dimmed slightly.
He thought of a good friend of his.
Jin Youzi.
Back then, the two of them even joked to each other: 'You will be a good minister in the future, and I will be a loyal minister. There is no way to let each other down'.
However, in the recent Guo Huan case, Jin Youzi's father, Jin Shouzheng, almost faced imprisonment.
He went back to visit privately.
What Jin Shouzheng said left a deep impression on him.
Father Jin said: What a person wants to do is different from what he wants to do.
As an official in Xingan County, Linjiang Prefecture, he sometimes wanted to make great achievements, but when it came to actual administration, he realized that everything was difficult.
The Ming Dynasty government gave people a feeling of forced collage, and it was difficult to achieve true economic and administrative unity. The court ordered some things, and as soon as the court officials left, the people below would directly take the knife to do it. This new policy is a blow.
Eventually everything went backwards.
The court blamed it, and no one had any problems.
Because this is done everywhere, if you are different, you are an outlier, and the government cannot stand. Just like what Xia Zhibai said and what he wanted to do, many times made sense, but once interests were involved, even if he knew it was right, he had to oppose it, because he had no choice because of his different position.
Maybe they can become friends if they are not in the officialdom.
But not now.
Hualun sighed softly.
Lian Zining was in the same situation.
Mutual protection is very serious in the south. No matter how ambitious an official is, if he really sets foot in that territory, it will be good if he can keep his heart. If he is really ambitious to do something, it can only be Do one thing and make another mistake.
The atmosphere in the side room is a bit depressing.
Jie Min and Ding Zhifang looked at each other, and their emotions became a little complicated.
They have long ceased to be the young scholars they once were. After spending so many days in the court, they have also come to understand the style of officialdom. The heroic and ambitious fighting spirit of the past has also been gradually worn away by the atmosphere of officialdom.
Hua Lun said in a deep voice: "As soon as you come, let's make peace with it."
"The south has men's stubborn illnesses, and Xia Zhibai has Xia Zhibai's stubbornness."
"Besides, Xia Zhibai is going south on behalf of His Majesty. This might not be the Shangfang Sword given to Xia Zhibai by Your Majesty."
"Xia Zhibai has thought a lot about us and only asked us to pass on the message and follow him south , There are no other excessive requirements, but Xia Zhibai’s dark thoughts probably guessed our thoughts and deliberately asked us to follow them.”
"That's fine."
"Let's go see what Xia Zhibai can do."
"If he can really change the stubbornness of the south and crack down on the local forces, arrogance.”
“That’s not a bad thing.”
“It’s just.”
"The road is difficult and divergent."
"Perhaps it is true that only by abolishing the 'shi' as Xia Zhibai said, can the environment in the south be improved. However, I am afraid that this decree will If you can't even get out of the court, how can you make the world implement it?"
Hua Lun shook his head.
Only when you are really in the officialdom can you realize that even a small official, if he can do his job well, must work hard, and if he wants to lead the world and correct the long-standing shortcomings of the world , I am afraid that even His Majesty today will not be able to do it effectively.
Otherwise, why would your Majesty need to develop a butcher knife?
But killing people doesn't solve the problem.
The key is to solve the problem of promotion and assessment of grassroots officials.
Even if Your Majesty clings to the staff, what can you really accomplish by yourself?
Being the head of a county and the prince of a hundred miles means that he can cover the sky with one hand. The personal dependence of grassroots officials has existed since ancient times. No matter how many officials are captured in the court, they can be continuously sent up from the grassroots level. , just change one batch for another.
Even the more frequently you change it, the faster it will deteriorate.
Because new officials always have to feed themselves first.
He was appointed to the Ministry of Household Affairs earlier. He thought that with his talents, he would be able to use his talents to the fullest in the Ministry of Household Affairs, which was short of personnel, and help the world. But when he actually sat in that position, he would Knowing that all this is self-deception, he can't make a decision at all and can only go with the flow.
And this is the limit of what he can do.
The more he was in it, the more valuable he could feel Xia Zhibai.
He also gradually understood why His Majesty was unwilling to kill Xia Zhibai. Even if Xia Zhibai committed many offenses, people like them who had just passed the imperial examination and entered the officialdom were easily affected, let alone the local government. Promoted?
Your Majesty needs a different voice.
Someone needs to be on the opposite side of the other officials.
Xia Zhibai has always done this.
Although his approach is not pleasing and even makes all parties dissatisfied, under balance, Xia Zhibai is already the best person. Sometimes Hua Lun is also thinking about why the world People's hearts and minds have not fallen so fast in ancient times. In ancient times, the scholar-bureaucrats were not so profit-driven, weren't they?
Why are today’s scholars like this? !
He didn't understand.
But he felt that Xia Zhibai had figured it out.
Otherwise, why did Xia Zhibai pursue and attack the ‘scholar’ class? Didn’t he just think that the ‘scholar’ class was corrupt? It has even seriously affected the normal ecology of the world, otherwise Xia Zhibai would not have said such decisive words.
And as a hub connecting the court and the local area, the scope of influence is indeed too large.
The four of them stood aside quietly.
They were all a little absent-minded and thinking about their own things.
Now that the deal is done, they have no choice but to push forward.
The only thought now is that Xia Zhibai can take it easy and not make things too tense, otherwise they may not end well. Jie Min and Ding Zhifang are still on good terms. After all, they are northerners, even if they are offended, The worst thing is not to go to the south. Hualun and Lian Zining are different. They are from the south.
The whole family is in the south.
But with Xia Zhibai's nature of hating evil, once things really go wrong, Bao Buqi will further aggravate the matter.
Hua Lun whispered: "I hope Brother Xia's idea of 'conquering the enemy without fighting' can be achieved. Otherwise, when we go south this time, our reputation will be ruined again."
Lian Zining is the same. It was a look of helplessness.
(End of this chapter)