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Chapter 769 Supervision Department Rules

Xu Jingchun knew that this person could not be kept, and he had no sympathy, because this person was not brought out by him, so he had no feelings at all, so he immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I wish to atone for my merits, and personally destroy the regulations of the Supervisory Department. People, clear out the portal!"

Lu Chengqi didn't nod or shake his head, but seemed to be talking to himself: "I set up the Supervision Department just to supervise all officials and put an end to corrupt and mediocre officials. Only now did I know that I regard the Supervision Department as my eyes and ears after seeing it today." , It’s really brave to dare to attack my people! I’m still thinking, is there any need for such a corrupt supervisory department?

Xu Jingchun really panicked now: "Your Majesty, your servants are not strict..."

Lu Chengqi shook his head and said: "It's not Xu Qing's problem, but a problem with human nature. People with power in their hands want to exchange that power for money; people with money in their hands want to exchange money for power. Isn't this the case since ancient times? I ask myself, the salaries of officials in Dashun are the highest compared to all previous dynasties. They are enough to support a family and have more than enough wealth. Why do you still want to stretch out your hand? That thing of Adu is really harmful! "

In terms of eloquence, Lu Chengqi may be far behind Huo Si, but from the perspective of the emperor, speaking these words is extremely shocking. "People with power in their hands want to exchange that power for money; people with money in their hands want to exchange money for power. It has been like this since ancient times." This simply expresses the eternal law, which is probably human nature.This time, everyone present was convinced and said together: "Your Majesty is holy!"

"I am not a sage, and there is no sage in the world. A sage is born with knowledge. If I lose my eyes and ears, I will be deaf or blind." Lu Chengqi said slowly, "If I am a sage, all officials will be ordinary people , Everyone can discipline themselves and fear the law, dare not be greedy, inactive, or corrupt. After thinking about it, it should be a problem of human nature. Perhaps Xunzi is right, human nature is inherently evil, if there is no Bound by the law, he can become a beast. Even a saint can't influence him."

Everyone pondered for a long time, most of them were ordinary people, and they never thought about why officials should be corrupt.But they all understand one thing. In the imperial court, honest officials are the least, followed by mediocre officials, and corrupt officials are the most.Except for the Qingming dynasty, which was ruled by officials, this is probably the case.Therefore, Chinese people have always had a tradition of worshiping officials. No matter what kind of history and background a person has, and what kind of disgraceful experience he has, as long as he finally becomes an official, he is worthy of respect.It can be said that the winner is the prince and the loser is the bandit.Those immoral experiences and indiscreet things before becoming an official will also be glorious and vivid after becoming an official.For example, Liu Bei was just a weaver of mats, Zhu Yuanzhang was just a bandit, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang were just migrant workers, and Liu Bang was just a warehouse keeper.However, once these people become officials, they immediately stand out and are respected and praised by everyone.Even molesting women from good families and raping young girls would become romantic and elegant!

Chinese people worship officials from the bottom of their hearts.No matter how many good deeds you have done, how many beautiful articles you have written, how much money you have earned, or how famous you have become, as long as you are not an official and have no power, you will not be truly respected.Those respects are just a superficial article, a kind of social discourse, for everyone to see, to fool people, for the dead, and for future generations. When the critical moment comes, you are basically a fart.Just like Liu Yong, he is very famous, but he is not an official. In front of the official, he is not even a fart.

When people face officials, they are more afraid.It is difficult for ordinary people to truly calm down in the face of officials, let alone communicate face to face, eye to eye, and on an equal footing.Chinese people have a natural fear of officials.No matter who you are, no matter how old you are, no matter what kind of ups and downs you have experienced in life, as long as an official comes, you will feel a sense of tension and trembling, especially your immediate superior.

But ordinary people are envious of officials. When Liu Bang saw Qin Shihuang's huge canopy and the team huddled in front of him, he said enviously: "A man should be born like this."The common people say that it is good to be an official, and one can wear a four-bag jacket;What the people envy is that a person has power, beauty, status, and humble flattery.Therefore, once a person becomes an official, he must do everything possible to maintain his rule, preferably forever, forever, forever... This is why it is difficult for a poor family to produce a noble son, and the aristocratic family lasts for a long time until the imperial examinations appear, which makes it fall apart .However, Lu Chengqi stepped up his efforts and blocked a series of backdoor channels such as "Menyin" and "Nasu", so it was a little fair to speak of.But true justice can never be found.How can the children of an official family receive the same education as the children of ordinary people?That's why Lu Chengqi vigorously develops elementary school and official school, because it's cheap and everyone can learn it!

In addition, the common people still have deep jealousy towards those who are officials. Being an official is the real way to success, and everything else is just smoke.As the saying goes, if you are good at learning, you will be an official, and the ultimate goal of learning is to be an official.The ultimate goal of earning money is also to be an official.The ultimate goal of being famous is to be an official.Because, without an official position, there is no respect.Zhang San next door suddenly became an official. Except for the flatterers who came to visit, those who studied with him and were not allowed to be officials were full of jealousy.Human nature dictates that it will never change.

Finally, the common people hate being an official.After becoming an official, no matter how many ambitions you have made or how big your ambitions are, in the officialdom where fish and dragons are mixed, as time goes by, they all become floating clouds.How many people can keep their original aspirations after becoming an official?Even if there is, it is also a minority.The environment changes people, and people also change the environment, but the direction is getting worse and worse.Because officials and people are two different classes, officials will never be able to get along with the people, because the classes are different.If they want to do something for the people, there are very few people who can self-discipline except for the spontaneous kindness of the emperor.Guan Zhong, a great statesman in the Qi State during the Spring and Autumn Period, once said: "To govern the officials and transform the people, it is the top priority." This means that the key to managing officials and educating the people lies in the monarch. This is the iron law of the monarchy.

At this time, the scholar in a Confucian robe got up and said, "Your Majesty, the common people have tried to read the "Da Shun Law", and all officials who commit corruption and spend more than money will be sent to the army and exiled..."

(End of this chapter)