Chapter 41 The most taboo in officialdom is to be straightforward

How to attack the opponent is the best?Is it to list his crimes, collect evidence, and then denounce him? wrong! The most taboo thing in officialdom is to go straight and straight, and thinking in a straight line is bad. Currently in Shanghai, there are many people who know that Wu Xu and Yang Fang have offended Li Hongzhang, and many people also dislike Wu Xu and Yang Fang.But if you play impeachment directly at this time, it will have the opposite effect.Everyone knows that you are retaliating, maybe there will be a man who eats too much and jumps out to fight for Wu Xu and Yang Fang.Once such a thing happens, it means that Li Hongzhang will become the acting governor with the shortest term.

Therefore, hitting the opponent must not go in a straight line, and cannot arouse reaction force.In other words, Wu Xu and Yang Fang cannot be impeached. If they are not impeached, but they are still severely beaten, how should this memorial be written? Don't worry, Li Hongzhang is very familiar with this aspect.He was a rare master of memorials at that time, and he did not know how many heavyweight memorials he had written.But those memorials were all written for others, because he was not qualified to speak out.Even when he was the editor of the Imperial Academy, he didn't have the qualifications, so it happened that because he wrote the memorial for Lu Xianji, the servant of the Ministry of Industry, he killed Lao Lu alive.

Now that he finally has the right to perform, it is not easy to survive until the age of forty. This memorial of Li Hongzhang was written on April 18, the first year of Tongzhi in the lunar calendar (May 16, 1862).The memorial is extremely lengthy and is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1: Li Hongzhang first mentions the foreigners and Hua Er, the ever-victorious army.Because he knew that the imperial court was trapped by foreigners, and he was most eager to understand the information and countermeasures of foreigners, so he put this issue first. Chapter Two: Mentioning Zeng Guofan's urgent request for the Huai army to go to Zhenjiang, Li Hongzhang expressed his understanding and support for this, but Shanghai still can't leave, really can't.Then he strongly recommended Liu Xunjiao, an acquaintance of Haiphong, as the inspector of Jiangsu, and suggested that after he left for Zhenjiang, this Liu Xunjiao would be fully responsible for Shanghai's defense work.The candidates who will guard Shanghai for him have been arranged, which shows that Li Hongzhang is sincere.

Chapter 3: Show your determination, use me in the first battle, use me to win, and wipe out the rats in the anti-air period.This content is very important. If a work report does not even shout a slogan, what kind of work report is it called? Chapter Four: Let’s talk about Zeng Guofan asking him to go to aid Yangzhou as soon as possible.Li Hongzhang stated that when he settled Shanghai and then Zhenjiang, he would rush to Yangzhou immediately.The meaning is to imply that Mrs. Zeng is insane and confused, let him go to Zhenjiang for a while, and Yangzhou for a while, please, Mr. Zeng, do you have a score?

Chapter Five: Report the current situation of the Huai Army, and claim that the British Navy Admiral Ho Bo came to him several times to discuss the suppression of the Taiping Army outside the city.Li Hongzhang said that it is a good thing that foreigners like to work so hard, and they should be encouraged and supported, and try to win over. In the last chapter, we talk about the construction of the navy, and I strongly recommend Liu Xun Gao again.Talking about Huai army training, it is recommended to adopt Western methods.Then there is the most important sentence, telling the imperial court that there are still several battalions of the Huai army that have not yet arrived, and they are marching towards Shanghai in both wind and rain, and finally stated that the Huai army is ready to obey the command of the imperial court at any time. Wherever the imperial court points out, the Huai army will hit where.The imperial court asked the Huai army to go to Zhenjiang, and the Huai army went to Zhenjiang.The imperial court let the Huai army go to Yangzhou, and the Huai army went to Yangzhou.But please, big brothers, wait until we are all together before speaking... I would like to play.

Historians commented that this memorial was so sophisticated that it didn't say a single swear word, but it rejected all orders from its superior, Zeng Guofan.And the more ruthless tricks are yet to come. Along with this memorial, there are two other pieces, also known as piece folds, that were sent to the capital.A piece of paper is different from a memorial. A memorial is a long speech, and it pays attention to showing off. The more nonsense the better.The film is concise and to the point, if you have something to say, just make it clear. The first film break is the Bao Guo Songtao film.The general idea is to ask the imperial court to send Guo Songtao to Shanghai, and Shanghai needs Guo Songtao.

The second cut is Yang Fang's handwritten letter of resignation. In the last move, Li Hongzhang was really ruthless. He killed Yang Fang in one fell swoop, so that Yang Fang would never want to turn over again in his life. When this letter of resignation was read by officials of the Ministry of Officials or the Queen Mothers of the Two Palaces, endless disgust would immediately arise.You said you Yang Fang, if you want to do it, you can do it, if you don’t want to do it, you can leave; What is more ruthless is that among Li Hongzhang's memorials, none of them involved personnel conflicts, but he kept recommending Liu Yunao and Guo Songtao.It gives the impression that Li Hongzhang is working hard for Shanghai, recommending talents eclecticly, but what about Yang Fang?But he came with everyone like this.

What is more ruthless than ruthless is that in Li Hongzhang's memorial, there is no mention of Wu Xu and Yang Fang's names, just to put you aside and strongly recommend others. In the officialdom and workplace, the cruelest way to attack is cold violence.I don't say hello to you, nor say you are bad, just pretend that you don't exist, leave you alone, and reward others vigorously.Let you stand aside and watch, and see the bitterness in your heart and tears on your face.You are in pain, and others still think you are too hypocritical, think that you don't understand the overall situation and ignore the general situation, which makes you even more grievous in your uselessness.

In the officialdom, many people were sickened by this kind of cruel cold violence. ...