Someone once advised Zhang Juzheng that there are also talents among the officials, and they cannot be generalized. Zhang Juzheng said bluntly: "Time is pressing, I don't have time to take care of everyone's performance, if they happen to encounter me, it can only be regarded as their bad luck." The country's social affairs are not yet in trouble, and for a few grievances, what is it?! ”
This kind of rhetoric seems to be somewhat overbearing, and even contrary to the teachings of the saints. The sage once said: "It is not okay to do one injustice or kill one innocent person and win the world." ”
In this regard, Zhang Juzheng scoffed: "The person who said this is definitely not a person with a big responsibility, otherwise he would not have said such nonsense!" ”
Immediately afterwards, he put forward the famous saying: "The second and third sons use words to mess with the government, which really lowers the discipline of the court, like the road is overgrown with weeds, which must be uprooted." He stressed that rhetoric that challenges the country's political platform must be severely punished.
Yang Bo has been in the ** for decades, and he has never seen any emperor or first assistant as agile and decisive as Zhang Juzheng. In his opinion, Zhang Juzheng is always at ease and has something to say. Once you walk the talk, there is no superfluous nonsense. After working with Zhang Juzheng for more than half a month, Yang Bo obviously felt that his energy could not keep up with Zhang Juzheng's pace.
However, it is this charm that makes people willing to invest in it, and despite the hard work, they enjoy it. Yang Bo had repeatedly thought and discussed with his colleagues, but he still failed to grasp the mystery.
Since he can't see the reason, Yang Bo can only concentrate on doing what he does - recommending talents, which is a top priority. However, not many people were selected for Zhang Juzheng's eyes, which made this task quite difficult.
One day, Yang Bo tentatively mentioned to Zhang Juzheng: "It is rumored that Hai Rui released his words, as long as Zhang Ge gave an order, he would come to serve you and the country in the stars and the moon." ”
Zhang Juzheng was expressionless.
Yang Bo then spoke: "Hai Rui is not a person who 'messes with words', but a representative of the innocence of officialdom. If he can be promoted, he will definitely be able to set an example in the imperial officialdom and lead a great change in the atmosphere. This is of far-reaching significance to the overall reform of officialdom and can also save a lot of trouble. ”
Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly, the smile passed by hurriedly, and his face was still cold.
Yang Bo felt a little confused, but a few days later, he mentioned Hai Rui again. said that Hai Rui lived in his hometown and was an ideal candidate. He firmly believed: "The appointment of Hai Jui is equivalent to winning the hearts of the world's corporals." ”
For Yang Bo's attention, Zhang Juzheng was quite grateful. It was reasonable that he had to agree.
The next day, the imperial history waded through mountains and rivers, all the way to Hai Rui's hometown of Qiongshan, Guangdong.
Hai Jui feasted on a chicken and treated him like a distinguished guest.
Yu Shi saw that Hai Rui's residence was dilapidated, and he was as old as five hundred years old, and he sighed.
After returning to Beijing, Yushi reported Hai Rui's situation to Zhang Juzheng in detail. Perhaps because the hospitality was too simple, Yu Shi concluded that Hai Jui's mental state was not suitable for officialdom.
Zhang Juzheng was silent and looked at Yang Bo. Yang Bo sighed again and again, and Hai Rui's departure from the mountain was over.
In fact, even if Yushi said that Hai Rui was suitable, Zhang Juzheng would not be hired. He knew Hai Jui better than he did. Hai Jui is single-minded, has only a moral code, has no personal relationships, and has no personal contacts. What worries Zhang Juzheng the most is that if Hai Juzheng is out of office, he will foolishly handle political affairs with moral standards. Hai Jui will never understand that politics and morality should go hand in hand, and that confusing the two would be a dishonest position.
Zhang Juzheng's upcoming new policy will inevitably touch the bottom line of traditional morality. If you use Hai Rui, it is tantamount to planting a time bomb around you, and even if you can't blow him up, it will cause many obstacles. Zhang Juzheng will never be imprisoned.
Zhang Juzheng does not like high-profile moral idealists. Although they can win **, when it comes to actual work, they will only replace practical ability with unhelpful morality, and in the end they will achieve nothing.
He really wanted to tell Yang Bo what he said. After all, Yang Bo has been in officialdom for many years and should be able to understand this: politicians, especially great politicians, cannot do things by virtue of morality. As long as you have the ambition of "working for the benefit of the world", give up some outdated moral concepts, and do whatever it takes, it is a matter of course. Xia Yan, Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, which one is a moral saint? Zhang Juzheng is not, and he doesn't want to be like that!