"At the beginning of a person, the nature is good, the nature is similar, and the habits are far apart... When a person is born, his temperament is pure and kind, and the acquired learning and influence make people change.
Some people have become treacherous people in the course of learning and influence.
Some people have become loyal and courageous in the course of learning and influence.
No one is born bad.
The reason why people become bad is all because in the process of learning, they have been instilled wrong knowledge by others, or they have been influenced by people around them, so they become villains. "
In order to clarify the key points of measuring talents to Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji had to move the "San Zi Jing" out.
"San Zi Jing" was written by later generations.
It doesn't appear now.
After all, Su Laoquan, Su Xun, the protagonist of'Su Laoquan, twenty-seven, beginning to work hard' mentioned in the "Three Character Classic", is still not as young as a weak crown.
"At the beginning of man, nature is good..."
Zhao Zhen subconsciously repeated the "Three Character Classic" that Kou Ji said.
The standard of measuring talents in my mind has been shaken a little.
Seeing that Zhao Zhen was thinking about what he had said, Kou Ji continued: "When Ding Wei first entered the official career, he was not a man of great evil. Not only is he not a man of great evil, but on the contrary, he is still a rare person. only.
During his foreign tenure, he did a lot of good deeds that benefited the country and the people, and made a lot of merits.
There are achievements in cultural and martial arts.
Ding Wei's resume file is stored in the official department, and the ministers who return can take it over for the official to take a good look.
Ding said that when he worked abroad, he was a good official.
Why did he become a treacherous man after he entered the court
It is because of the imperial court’s method of measuring talents that there is a problem.
The imperial court measures talents, emphasizes knowledge, reputation, and birth.
Only does not value ability.
Therefore, Ding Wei made many contributions during his tenure abroad, but did not get a promotion.
Ding Wei probably discovered that no matter how much he helped the court, no matter how much he helped the court, he would not get a promotion.
So I changed a way to help myself seek a career in the ranks. "
When Zhao Zhen heard this, his face was a little ugly.
Ding Wei was an official who appeared during his father's reign. Ding Wei made countless contributions to the court but was not promoted. His father was responsible.
As a son of man, he was naturally unhappy when he heard that his father was at fault.
According to filial piety, not only can he not speak ill of his father, but he has to protect his father's reputation.
But he did not stop Kou Ji from speaking, nor did he condemn Kou Ji.
Because of Kou Ji's words, he scored three points.
Has clearly pointed out the shortcomings of the imperial court.
If he stopped Kou Ji from speaking today, he might never hear such slanderous advice again.
Kou Ji saw that Zhao Zhen's complexion was not very good, so he gritted his teeth slightly and continued: "Ding Wei cannot get a promotion for his meritorious service, so he recognizes his ancestor and his ancestor, and recognizes the more prestigious ancestor.
After Ding Wei had a famous ancestor, he was promoted immediately.
After he was promoted to Bianjing, he did nothing to benefit the country and the people.
Just blindly deceive the top and conceal the bottom, so as to keep pace. "
Zhao Zhen took a deep breath, stared at Kou Ji, and said hesitantly: "Is my father's fault?"
Kou Ji was silent for a moment. He felt that when it came to this point, there was no need to hide it. He looked at Zhao Zhen and said: "The first emperor was talented with knowledge and fame, and the Manchu civil and military naturally followed suit."
When Zhao Zhen heard this, his face became even more ugly.
Kou Ji sighed, and said: "The officialdom has been in the throne for a long time. You should understand what is meant by upper and lower effects."
"I..."
Zhao Zhen suddenly didn't know what to say.
Scolding his father with Kou Ji
He can't do it.
Kou Ji's sentence is reasonable, and there are ready-made examples, which are enough to show that his father has problems in measuring talents.
Seeing Zhao Zhen's desire to speak and stop, Kou Ji could roughly guess Zhao Zhen's thoughts.
Kou Ji continued: "The minister will give another example to the official family. The minister served in the staff department and sent people to investigate the officials in various places, and came across two very interesting prefects.
One of the county magistrates, during his tenure, did not open the gate and the two gates did not open. Like a boudoir lady, she hid in the house all day long, chanting poems and making fus, intensively studying knowledge, and threw all the government affairs to the county. Zuoguan and Xiaoli in Yali.
Therefore, under the rule of the county magistrate, things often happened when the officials and small officials oppressed the good.
But what is surprising is that this person has been recommended by Shangguan several times.
The reason is that this person is famous in Shilin and has talent in learning.
Another county magistrate, while in office, would leave the government office every day and walk around in the county under his control. When the road was uneven, he redressed his grievances. In my spare time, I will try my best to bring the people of the county together for good.
Under his rule, although the people in the county were not rich, no one starved to death, and no one was oppressed.
Surprisingly, this person moved three times to the presidency of the county. In nine years, he did not get a promotion.
The reason is that this person is not well-known in Shilin, and he doesn't even have a deep relationship with his superiors.
When the minister once sent someone to his superior to inquire about his past during his tenure, his superior did not have much impression of him.
Minister..."
"enough… "
Zhao Zhen gritted his teeth and interrupted Kou Ji.
He didn't want to hear Kou Ji continue to give examples.
Although he didn't want to admit it, in his heart, his father's name, and the two characters for Hunjun, were gradually getting closer.
He was afraid that if Kou Ji continued speaking, his father's name would be overlapped with the two characters of Tunjun.
No matter how unbearable his father is, he is still very good to him.
He didn't want the image of the wise and martial arts that his father left in his heart, leaving nothing broken.
Zhao Zhen took a deep breath, suppressing the discomfort in his heart, and whispered to Kou Ji: "You can tell me directly what I should do."
Seeing the fire arrived, Kou Ji did not continue to destroy Zhao Heng's image in Zhao Zhen's heart.
Kou Ji said: "The officials should not look at the loyal generals, but also on the traitorous officials. There are things that the loyal ministers can learn, and the treacherous officials also have them.
Officials can learn how to measure talents from loyal ministers.
You will learn more ways to measure talents from treacherous ministers.
Many of the officials who committed the crimes were not the ones who committed the crimes when they first entered the official career.
They are all in their official careers before they become treacherous and evil people.
Why they became the treacherous and evil people is worth pursuing by the officials.
It was what the court did that turned them into treacherous men.
It was because they were affected by what they were after they entered the official career, and they turned into treacherous and evil people.
They are all worthy of the officials' investigation.
If officials can figure out why they have become treacherous and evil people, they will be able to prevent minor failures, and they will be able to correct some of the imperial decrees and the imperial measures of talent.
Only in this way can I have more good officials and fewer treacherous officials.
Only in this way can we make our Song Dynasty politically clear and our national strength prosperous. "
After a pause, Kou Ji added: "Actually, during the reign of Emperor Taizu, the official evaluation system set down is still very good. Emperor Taizu attaches great importance to local officials and knows that local officials are the foundation of the imperial court.
So when dispatching magistrates, we are very cautious.
It is also very strict when transferring to and evaluating local officials. "
Zhao Kuangyin bullied other widows and orphans and won the throne, which is indeed somewhat unnatural.
But Zhao Kuangyin was indeed more suitable to be an emperor than the little emperor who had been robbed of the throne by him.
Regardless of pacifying the Quartet, establishing a dynasty, or governing methods, they are all very powerful.
Zhao Kuangyin knew that local officials were the foundation of the imperial court.
Therefore, the emphasis on magistrates far exceeds that of other dynasties.
Before taking office, every local chief official at the county and state level has to intervene.
After taking office, he also dispatched many people to stare from all directions.
He has the eyes and ears of the judges everywhere. In addition to helping the magistrates to govern for him, they also help him to supervise the magistrates, so he can secretly report to him.
In addition, he also dispatched important ministers in the DPRK to concurrently serve as chief officials in various places to restrain local officials.
Including Yushitai and Sansi, they are all helping him to supervise the magistrates.
As for the promotion of local officials, the assessment is also very strict.
When local officials are promoted, not only do they assess their political achievements, but also their style evaluations. It is the style evaluation given by the people, not by his superiors.
Of course, their Shangguan's comments are also mixed in.
But the proportion in it is not heavy.
In addition, Zhao Kuangyin must personally review the appointment of local officials, and only after approval will he be allowed to be promoted.
This shows how much Zhao Kuangyin attaches importance to magistrates.
however.
Zhao Guangyi inherited the method of assessing officials set by Zhao Kuangyin, but he did not have as much perseverance as Zhao Kuangyin. He was only approved for promotion after strict assessment of every local official.
Not only did he fail to conduct strict assessments, he also opened countless openings to help some officials he was optimistic about and promote them quickly.
For example, Kou Zhun is one of the beneficiaries.
After winning the Jinshi, Kou Zhun served two prefectures abroad. Without any experience in Lizhou and the government, he was quickly recalled to Beijing as an official by Zhao Guangyi, and his progress was steady.
For another example, Su Yijian, the prime minister of the drunkard, had been in office for less than three years, and was quickly recalled back to the imperial court to serve as the prefect. After that, it took twelve years to get into the position of participating in political affairs.
Zhao Guangyi opened countless openings, and after Zhao Heng ascended the throne, the openings became even bigger, faintly becoming a trend.
Those who are knowledgeable, talented, prestigious, but also good at flattering, can all be promoted quickly.
He doesn't care if he has the ability.
As long as you flatter him and make him comfortable, or you can follow his wishes and ask the immortals for him, then promotion is a proper thing.
Important positions such as participating in political affairs can also be appointed at will.
The five famous traitors in the Northern Song Dynasty and the five ghosts of the Northern Song Dynasty were all promoted by him.
"Huh..."
Zhao Zhen let out a long sigh, squeezing a very ugly smile on his face, and said to Kou Ji: "I will remember the words of the fourth brother."
Without waiting for Kou Ji to speak, Zhao Zhen said again: "I'm running out..."
Seeing this, Kou Ji hurriedly got up and said, "The minister... is guilty..."
Zhao Zhen shook his head and sighed: "People often say that faithfulness is against the ears. I didn't have a deep understanding before, but now I finally understand how bad faith is."
Kou Ji said bitterly: "The minister shouldn't..."
Kou Ji wanted to plead guilty again, but Zhao Zhen interrupted him. Zhao Zhen looked at Kou Ji and said: "The fourth brother's words are harsh, but they are reasonable. The fourth brother also has to say this for my Jiangshan community. The remarks.
The fault is not with the fourth brother, but with me.
It was because I didn't see clearly enough and didn't think clearly enough that I let the fourth brother say these things. "
After a pause, Zhao Zhen said again: "Four brothers don't need to worry about angering me just because they said these things. If the fourth brother doesn't say them, maybe I won't understand it for the rest of my life."
Zhao Zhen said in a sorrowful tone: "If the fourth brother doesn't say anything, no one will tell me about the civil and military affairs of the dynasty. They will care about the reputation of the father, and hide these words in their hearts for the rest of their lives.
If I want to rule the world, I have to see the world clearly.
If no one tells me the truth, how can I see the world clearly
I can't see clearly the world, how can I govern the world
It's like the Western Regions.
When I didn't understand the Western Regions, like the Manchu civil and military forces, I thought the Western Regions were barren and there was no merit.
But when I learned about the Western Regions, I learned that the Western Regions are not barren land.
What the Manchu civil and military said is untrue.
Only when I understand it and see it for myself can I tell the truth from it.
The fourth brother is letting me see the world clearly, and is helping me learn to distinguish between the authenticity and the fake. I should be grateful to the fourth brother. "
Kou Ji bowed and said: "The minister dare not..."
Zhao Zhen smiled bitterly and said, "But I can't be grateful, and I even have a little thought of wanting to fight you. After all, you have pierced the image of the emperor in my heart and left the emperor in my heart. The appearance of the wise Shenwu was smashed to pieces.
That is my father, my biological father.
I don't want to say how he treats the world.
But he is really good to me.
Therefore, when I heard something about his administration, I felt unhappy, you should be able to understand it. "
Zhao Zhen really didn't mean to blame Kou Ji, so he spoke frankly and transparently.
Resentment means resentment.
Without covering up, he told Kou Ji frankly.
Kou Ji sighed and said: "The minister can understand... The minister will accompany the official to fight a game..."
After a pause, Kou Ji added, "The minister will not keep his hands."
Zhao Zhen was taken aback, and shook his head dumbfoundingly. "Forget it... I have practiced martial arts for three or five years, but you have not practiced martial arts. You can still fight against me one or two. Now you are not my opponent at all. .
When you fight with me, you are begging for a fight.
Nowadays, you are also a man of a country and a person with status.
If I beat you with a bruised nose and a swollen face, neither you nor my face will look good. "
Kou Ji gave a wry smile and said nothing.
Zhao Zhen is not bragging with him.
Zhao Zhen really did hard work when he was practicing martial arts.
When it's okay, he pulls people into a real pairing exercise. For this reason, he has been beaten. Nowadays, he can fight against some weak martial arts soldiers in the palace for a long time.
Although not a master.
However, it was easy to slap Kou Ji.