In the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty, the style of civil and military generals prevailed. In addition to the traitorous officials in the DPRK and China who formed a party for personal gain and bribes, the government collected the property from the people, and many of them were also embezzled by the leaders and generals at all levels. The facts about the military generals of Wenchen are endless. In the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty, the situation of military funds being stolen by military generals was particularly serious.
Zhu Xi has a deep understanding of the relationship between traitorous officials stealing power and officials and their harmfulness. He has repeatedly pointed out to Xiaozong: "The illness of the four seas is the solidarity of the people, the solidarity of the people, and the sage of the order." That is to say, whether the magistrates were virtuous or not was directly related to the interests of the people, and most of the magistrates at that time were ** corrupt officials, and they were related households of the ruling faction in the DPRK and China, and they came to power by flattering their bosses to form a party and run a private business. Zhu Xi believes that if the situation of traitors stealing power and forming parties for personal gain is not changed in time, it will cause social turmoil.
Zhu Xi also reprimanded those ministers who bribed officials by sycophancy for being treacherous villains who changed discipline and corrupted customs, because they did not distinguish between right and wrong, did not distinguish between right and wrong, and were incorruptible and shameless. As for those who became generals by bribing the people around the emperor, Zhu Xi believed that they were all mediocre talents who lacked both wisdom and bravery, and that leading the army would only weaken the combat effectiveness of the troops. Zhu Xi emphasized that officials should be impartial, fulfill their duties, and put an end to the personal feelings of relatives and friends.
Zhu Xi's demand for diligence and honesty, dedication to the public, opposition to corrupt officials, and concern for the people's weal and woe was not only conducive to social stability and the development of productive forces at that time, but also had positive practical significance even today.