stjorthotic Chapter 196: Zhu Yuanzhang Hopes That All Officials Under His Rule Will Be Moral Saints [Please Subs
Chapter 196: Zhu Yuanzhang Hopes That All Officials Under His Rule Will Be Moral Saints [Please Subs
"Win over those officials who don't want to be corrupt, but have to be corrupt."
"Divide officials who don't want to corrupt, but do so for various reasons."
"Suppress and eliminate those corrupt officials who deceive the court and exploit the people for their own selfish desires. They only want to harm the country and exploit the people for their own benefit."
“Only by truly recruiting a group of people, dividing a group of people, and suppressing and eliminating a group of people, can we truly curb the continuous emergence of corrupt officials.
"Otherwise, if we treat corrupt officials simply and brutally by killing them, we will only be treating the symptoms but not the root cause.
"Even if they are all killed now, when His Majesty is gone, the number of corrupt officials will increase even more because of Your Majesty's passing!!!"
After listening to what Yan Changqing said, the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes all looked at Yan Changqing with bright eyes, full of admiration in their eyes.
[As expected of Mr. Yan, these words are truly inspiring and rewarding!!!]
[No wonder no matter how much my father tried to kill corrupt officials, he never stopped killing them. It turns out that the biggest reason for "four, six, three" is that my father always only wanted to kill corrupt officials, but he never thought about what corrupt officials are like. appeared!!!】
[Everything must be investigated at its root cause. Even if it is a corrupt official, we must also understand why those corrupt officials became corrupt officials. 】
[Only in this way can we prescribe the right medicine to truly solve the problem of corrupt officials from the source!!!]
[To win over one group, divide another group, suppress and eliminate another group, this is how we treat corrupt officials, so can we treat other powerful groups in the same way?!!]
[If we really follow what Mr. Yan said, to win over one group, divide another group, suppress and eliminate another group of corrupt officials, then it is estimated that the number of corrupt officials in the Ming Dynasty will be reduced by at least half?!!]
[The people are not afraid of death, so how can they be afraid of death? Similarly, if an official really reaches the point where his whole family will starve to death if he does not commit corruption, then how can his father, no matter how many corrupt officials he kills, be able to deter that person? What about corrupt officials?!!]
[After all, if you don’t commit corruption, the whole family will starve to death immediately; if you commit corruption, and your father finds out later, the whole family will also die. 】
[In this way, if you think with your feet, those officials will choose the former. At least they can live longer after being corrupted. 】
At this moment, the princes Zhu Biao, Zhu Xi, Zhu Fan, Zhu Di and other princes all had their own ideas on how to govern and solve the problem of corrupt officials emerging one after another.
At least they will no longer be like their father, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, who relied on killing to solve the problem of corrupt officials.
Zhu Yuanzhang at the back was silent. He had never thought about why corrupt officials became corrupt officials.
Because in his opinion, corrupt officials are corrupt officials, there are so many reasons why!
In other words, the most fundamental reason why those officials become corrupt officials is because those officials are greedy and greedy!!!
So when facing these corrupt officials, just kill them.
But now Yan Changqing tells him that not all corrupt officials become corrupt officials for the same reasons.
There are a large number of officials who are not willing to become corrupt officials at first, and he is also capable of preventing them from becoming corrupt officials.
But besides only thinking about deterring corrupt officials with constant bloody killings, he never thought about whether he could further guide these officials in other ways.
To prevent them from degenerating into corrupt officials.
Looking at the silent Zhu Yuanzhang, Yan Changqing sighed softly and said:
"Your Majesty is a Saint, but His Majesty cannot require all officials under your command to be Saints as well."
"Most officials are just ordinary people with their own emotions and needs."
“They also want to pursue a better life, be respected by more people, and have higher power and status.
"The human heart has its own desires, and this is understandable."
"As long as we can grasp this degree, we will not harm the country at the top, oppress the people at the bottom, and do not violate the Ming Dynasty Laws."
"So whether they want to pursue a better life, be respected by more people, or have higher power and status."
"These should be within a range that can be tolerated and accepted by His Majesty."
"But what kind of officials do you expect from your Majesty's eyes?!!
“The officials that His Majesty expects should ideally live a simple life, not be extravagant, wasteful, or competitive with each other, rarely participate in gatherings, and be less likely to have personal relationships with each other. They should work hard for the country, the public, and the people, and would even rather I will go through fire and water for the sake of the imperial court, the country, and the common people, and I will not give up even if I die..."
"But what kind of official is such an official?!!"
"That is a famous minister and prime minister who is worthy of being recorded in history books and will be remembered throughout the ages, just like the Duke of Zhou and Marquis Zhuge Wu!!!"
"And throughout the ages, how many officials have there been like Zhou Gong and Zhuge Wuhou? If you look through the history books, how many have there been?!!"
"Don't you think it's a bit harsh for your Majesty to ask the officials under your rule just like you ask the Duke of Zhou and Zhuge Wuhou, who are famous ministers and ministers who can be called Saints?!!"
In Yan Changqing's view, Zhu Yuanzhang's requirements for officials were indeed a bit too high.
In Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, an official must live a simple life, avoid extravagance, waste, and comparison with each other, participate less in gatherings and interpersonal relationships, and work hard for the country, the public, and the people, and may even rather serve the court, the country, and the people. The common people go through fire and water, and do not hesitate to die... Only then can he be considered a good official.
Are such officials good officials?!!
Of course he is a good official!!!
It simply couldn’t be better!!!
But the problem is, how many officials like this [youyouganzaizhongshu have to read several times?!!
Not even talking about the records in the past history books, just talking about the 276 years of the Ming Dynasty...
It is estimated that there are only a few people such as Yu Qian, Hai Rui, and Wang Yangming who can really meet the requirements of this good official in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.
Let alone ten fingers, maybe even five fingers can count them all.
Why can ministers like Yu Qian, Hai Rui, and Wang Yangming be recorded in history books and be famous and sung throughout the ages?!
The simplest and most straightforward reason is that there are too few ministers who can do such a thing!!!
If all ministers could live a simple life, avoid extravagance, waste, and comparison with each other, participate less in gatherings and interpersonal relationships, and work hard for the country, the public, and the people, they would even rather serve the court, the country, and the people. The common people go through fire and water without giving up...
Then Yu Qian, Hai Rui, Wang Yangming and others are not qualified to enter the history books, and they will be sung by future generations and be remembered for generations.
It is precisely because most ministers cannot do this that the deeds of ministers such as Yu Qian, Hai Rui, and Wang Yangming need to be recorded in history books.
In order to attract more ministers in the future, use Yu Qian, Hai Rui, Wang Yangming and others as examples, and strive to become the next virtuous ministers who will help the country and serve the country and the people.
Similarly, it is precisely because most ministers cannot do such things that can be called saints, so we should use a reasonable request that is within the scope of normal human power to ask those ministers.
Instead of using a Saint's request to ask those ministers.
Because most ministers are essentially just ordinary people!
When most people become officials, they don't really expect to be able to be famous in history books, sung through the ages, and famous for generations like Duke Zhou and Marquis Zhuge Wu.
What they think about is actually very simple, which is to improve their living conditions through becoming an official, so that they, their families, and their clan can live a better life.
At the same time, if you can do some good and practical things for the people and make yourself loved by the people, then your life will be basically perfect.
In other words, this is how they envision their perfect life.
Just like Zhou Gong and Zhuge Wuhou, their life achievements are too lofty. Although they will think about it in their dreams, they don't really think that they can achieve things like Zhou Gong and Zhuge Wuhou.
After all, as much as they have abilities, they still have a little bit of knowledge in their hearts.
Therefore, like most officials, as long as they can fulfill their duties faithfully, do things for the country and the people, do not take bribes, bend the law, and do not engage in malpractice for personal gain, then they are enough to be called a good official.
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