Chapter 21 Section 5 Everyone Has Great Evil

Under the vigorous promotion of Chongzhen, the anti-corruption of Ming Dynasty was carried out day and night. Chongzhen was haggard for Yixiao, and he regarded corruption as his natural enemy, and fought against the corrupt windmill of Daming brand with his own strength.All the officials waved their flags and shouted behind him. Although their voices shook the world, none of them worked hard, and Chongzhen was so tired that he was out of breath and retreated steadily. Corruption is getting bigger and bigger. A censor named Gu Qiguo reminded Chongzhen that the real corruption is not the one or two small tigers that can be caught, nor the big tigers that have not been caught.The real corruption is among us, in the daily life of the people at the bottom.If this kind of corruption is not reversed, Daming is in danger of losing his country.

Chongzhen was taken aback: What kind of corruption put Daming in danger of losing his country? Gu Qiguo said the word "post station". These are two unremarkable words. These are two poetic words. But in Gu Qiguo's eyes, the "post station" is heavy and bitter. It is the burden of Ming Dynasty. Gu Qiguo believes that: Nowadays, officials can harass tired people more than post stations.Originally, the country set up a post station, which was specially used for military affairs and dispatching officials from various places.It is a kind of national tool, which not only solves the people's livelihood, but also takes into account the needs of the country, which is a good thing.But a good thing can turn into a bad thing in a blink of an eye if there is no supervision. Most of the current officials are swindling for personal gain and committing crimes like wolves and tigers.What's more terrible is that those officials and their relatives and friends also eat cards and extort money in addition to the regular board and lodging supply, which makes the postmen go on strike, make trouble, and even sell their children if they can't survive. Tie Fu, drag out the day.If things go on like this, it's hard for these desperate peasants to revolt. When that time comes, Your Majesty, the country will be in dire straits!

Gu Qiguo's analysis shocked Chongzhen.His grandma, I am fighting corruption in the front, but you gang of moths are gnawing at my country behind.Come on, arrest all those officials who are extorting and extorting money at the post station, and not one will be let go. Chongzhen was full of passion and resolute, but Gu Qiguo stopped him in time: Your majesty, you can't catch him!There is no end to grasping. Chongzhen's eyes are very confused: Can't finish catching?What's the meaning? Gu Qiguo stepped on his foot: It's too late to arrest now. It is never too late to fight corruption. It is never too late.

Your Majesty, why don't you understand?If you really want to catch them, there are not many civil and military officials left in the Manchu Dynasty. Then...then catch it too! Your majesty, are you really going to be a loner? Alas, since I came to the throne, when have I not been alone? Then, you catch me first. Catch you, why?No, I want to reward you heavily, it is you who discovered a dangerous place in Daming for me. I do not deserve. No, you are too good for it. Your Majesty, if you reward me, then you will become... a foolish king... presumptuous! Your Majesty, I... I have also been corrupted at the station...

you!how can you... Your Majesty, Daming's corruption is riddled with holes. It's impossible to mend it, and it's impossible to prevent it... Oh, Your Majesty, I cry for Daming, I feel sorry for Daming! emperor! You go, leave me alone for a while. emperor! ! roll!Get out! Gu Qiguo left, Chongzhen was really sad.Undoubtedly, Yushi Gu Qiguo's words hit an emperor's lonely heart hard.The corruption in Ming Dynasty is riddled with holes, and it is impossible to repair it, and it is impossible to prevent it... Hehe, the matter has to be so serious to report to me, and what is even more sad is that the person who reported it is not so clean.Everyone has a big evil in their hearts, and everyone is doing superficial things.From Han Yiliang to Zhang Fengxiang to this Gu Qiguo, which one of them is clean, and which one can say with a clear conscience, I am fighting corruption for Daming, and my loyalty can be learned from!No, never.They are all gangsters, and they are all talking about anti-corruption, either to excuse themselves, or to have other plans.

In the Ming Dynasty's anti-corruption campaign, Chongzhen was a lonely fighter. firefighter. The country of Daming was on fire, and Chongzhen was the only one who risked his life to put out the fire. Others were either bluffing onlookers or innocent-looking arsonists.At the scene of the fire in the era, everyone has vivid expressions and everyone has their own opinions, but it doesn't help the matter in the end.Only Chongzhen did what he knew he couldn't do, and he was a real martyr who never stopped dying! Chongzhen was deeply saddened by self-pity and self-pity, but at the same time, he enjoyed this feeling of resentment, because it gave him a sense of sublime—a condescending angle and momentum to secular value judgments.He felt that he was close to a saint, and a saint should focus on the long term.Past corruption let it pass - so what?The whole court is corrupt, everyone is a rat, he is hard to catch.So -- what matters is the future.There must be a future for Ming Dynasty. In the future, Ming Dynasty will have a clean government and a harmonious people, and everyone will be honest and self-preserving.

Chongzhen ordered the cabinet to pass an edict to the Ministry of War to make good use of its own people, keep an eye on its own door, and keep its own mouth in check. In the future, there will be no more things like asking for cards and extorting money from the post station.At the same time, he issued an order to the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Punishment to strictly investigate all officials, not only to manage the mouths and legs of the officials, but also to manage the mouths and legs of the officials' families.Chongzhen convened all the officials, and spoke earnestly: We must guard against bedside wind—the officials of the Ming Dynasty must be hard at all times, on the bed and under the bed, facing inward and outward, resisting corrosion and never touching them, and strictly guarding against things such as taking money and extorting money. Take it as the top priority at the moment, and earnestly achieve results and styles. We must improve the rectification of post station reception work to a height related to the life and death of the Ming Dynasty to understand and treat it.Chongzhen emphasized: There is no trivial matter in post station reception work, the standards must be strict, and the crackdown on violations of law and discipline must also be strict.In short, corruption in post stations must not happen again in the future.If there is a problem with any opening, the official in charge of that opening will come to see me with his own head.

Speaking of the emotional part, Chongzhen burst into tears: I just don't understand, at this point, the corruption of Ming Dynasty will be so shocking, and our court officials are so insensitive!Don't you really know what kind of serious consequences corruption can lead to?Over the past dynasties, every time when the dynasty changes, it seems that external wars are at work, but have you ever thought about what is behind the war?It is a court of corruption!When the officials force the people to rebel, the people have no choice but to rebel.But if there is a way to survive, why do ordinary people take risks?They don't know that their wives and children are hot on the kang?Didn't you know that the rebels were going to be beheaded?Why did you rebel when you knew you were going to be beheaded?They can't live anymore, corruption has left them without food and clothing. Instead of doing this, it's better to rebel and fight for a future!Let’s just talk about this post station. Hundreds of thousands of civilians make a living here. What is a post station to them?It is the rice bowl, the hope and tomorrow of the whole family!But if we engage in corruption and leave them without food and clothing, won't they rise up and rebel?As a matter of fact, the signs are already on the rise, and the station folks are on strike, making trouble and making trouble, and Chen Sheng and Wu Guang are the only ones left behind!Ask yourself, what is the problem, is it not our own?Can our hands not be stretched so long, and our mouths not be so greedy, to give the common people a way to live, that is to give ourselves a way to live!

From Emperor Shengzu to today, this Ming Dynasty has been almost three hundred years old.Three hundred years is a hurdle. It is easy to conquer the country and difficult to defend the country. From ancient times to the present, how many dynasties can guard the country for three hundred years?How many dynasties?There are only a handful of them, and it requires all the ministers to work together, work hard, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and it requires self-examination every day and hard work all the time.Since I ascended the throne, I, Chongzhen, have been trembling like walking on thin ice. I always think about it day and night, and I always have the country and the country in my heart.Ladies and gentlemen, this country belongs not only to our Zhu family, but also to everyone here.If the country is here, our future is here; if the country is down, we...do we have tomorrow?Many of you are hereditary, and your descendants are still counting on enjoying your blessings!Are you so impatient, eating enough food, and eating up the good days of your children and grandchildren ahead of time?You... are you just like this, being ministers, fathers, and ancestors? !

Chongzhen's words are always so touching, always so heart-to-heart, heartbreaking.The civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty were indeed deeply shocked, and they all understood the truth of this.Yes, corruption will lead to the ruin of the country and the family in the end. You are greedy and everyone is greedy, and what you are greedy in the end is the future of this country.Your Majesty, this is for everyone's benefit. Since they are all passengers on the same ship, everyone has an obligation to ensure the safety of the ship. It can't just be the crew who don't care about the captain.

Then the officials fell to their knees with a clatter, expressing their loyalty one by one, shouting long live, each one was refreshed as if drinking chicken soup for the soul, and their eyes were refreshed; all of them looked forward to the conscience of others, and Ming's tomorrow would be different from now on. Even better, the country of Daming will last forever.And they will always be the vested interests, including their children and grandchildren. In this world, time is the most ruthless. Human nature is the most complicated. The complexity of human nature is that it combines the best and the ugliest things in the world.Touching and indifference, dedication and greed, honesty and intrigue, selflessness and selfishness at the expense of others... However, the balance of human nature will always secretly point to key words such as selfishness, greed, intrigue, turning hands into clouds and turning hands into rain. Not long after Chongzhen's important speech was released, a quiet corruption contest in post stations resumed. No one is a deliberate initiator, it is all due to greedy human nature. And these corrupt competitors were also moved to tears by Chongzhen's anti-corruption speech. It should be said that at that time and at that moment, they also pretended to be the Ming Dynasty and future generations in their hearts. But human nature is so complicated, and time is so ruthless.It didn't take long for their desire to drive them back to excitement, to drinking poison to quench their thirst. And more people are out of comparison psychology: grandma, you are corrupt again, I can't be left behind! country?Go fuck the country!The country is mine, and it is also yours; the country is not yours, nor mine. Whatever happens. The important thing is to exist in this world. The important thing is that you have me and everyone has. Chongzhen was kept in the dark. He felt that the truth had been explained clearly to everyone, and everyone could listen to it. If everyone ignores the country, then he can't help it. It is impossible for him to supervise civil and military officials by himself. He can only guide civil and military officials with the words of a sage and his personal interests. This is an age of self-awareness. This is an era of rule of law. Everyone must use Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism as a quotation, and fight against desires arduously. There is a snake hidden in everyone's heart, but the snake of desire must never crawl out. absolute. In the depths of the Forbidden City, Chongzhen often had the feeling of crying involuntarily. God bless Daming!God bless Daming!God must bless Daming! Chongzhen was wrapped in an inexplicable sense of sadness.He was unable to break free, as if hallucinations were clustered, and he seemed to be clean and clear.He vaguely felt that something would happen to Daming sooner or later.