Chapter 38 Chapter 38 Officialdom Trap Six: The Noble Man Gets Out

In the officialdom, vulgar and low taste is the privilege of those old-fashioned officials who have long lost the chance of promotion, but it is a trap and minefield for newcomers in the workplace. Those who are new to the officialdom must never go there.So, for those who are new to the workplace, can they only develop their own elegant taste? This is right and wrong.That's right. Elegant taste is the most wonderful enjoyment in life, how can it be missing?What is wrong is that the more elegant the taste, the fewer people appreciate it, and it is easy for those colleagues with low taste to attack it as "noble".Once people who are new to the workplace are accused of being noble, they will inevitably be too high-minded, and it will be difficult to gain the support of their colleagues.

The rejection of Qing Gao in the officialdom is not reflected on the bright side.Because the mainstream of the officialdom is still positive, positive, upward, and sunny on the surface, how can you punish others for being noble?The officialdom rejects newcomers with aloofness, which is mainly manifested in the fact that circles of different forces exclude you, and they will impose unconventional punishments because of your secular trivialities. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, a large number of officials gathered in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, including admirals, academic officials, chief secretaries, and transfer envoys. , a group of people opened their arms, showing the fine hair on their chests, and some were even barefoot like country people. They gathered together to drink and gamble, their appearance was extremely ugly.

Whenever a young official came, his superiors encouraged him and praised him as a world-renowned talent, and all the officials gathered together to make fun of him and compliment him.After the boss stepped down, all the officials immediately gathered together and started gambling. Seeing this situation, the young officials were both surprised and at a loss.He didn't expect that the dignified officials of the imperial court would behave as vulgar as peasants at this time.He intends to keep a distance from everyone, but he can't help but ridicule the officials from time to time.The young official was helpless, worried that if he kept his distance from everyone, he would be rejected, so he forced a smile and stood aside to watch the officials gamble.Suddenly there was a yell outside the door, it turned out that the superior came back suddenly, all the officials stood silently and stood with hands down, only to see that the superior was very angry and scolded the officials severely.Then, the boss called the young official in and said to him sternly: "I am extremely disappointed with your performance today. You are a famous scholar. How can you compare yourself with those people outside the door? They are all People who are rich and hungry, live and die like ants, but you are the one who the emperor puts high hopes on, if you continue to lose your self-respect like this, you will miss your own future, don't blame me for not being sympathetic."

The speaker was earnest and earnest, and the young official broke out in a cold sweat. He thanked his boss for his kindness repeatedly, and vowed in his heart to maintain his noble nature.From that day on, the young officials deliberately kept a distance from the officials, allowing them to sneer and remain unmoved.After two years in this way, most of the officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces received a moderate evaluation and passed the customs safely.Only the young official got a bad review, and after being severely reprimanded by the officials, he could only pack up and return to the official department of the capital to wait for the next step.

This young official was shot in the dark by the officialdom and fell from the horse.It is said that later this person lived in the capital and was impoverished. He once wrote poems to express his painful feelings.It's a pity that this unlucky child didn't understand until his death. In the officialdom, there is no difference between being noble and filthy.But at the same time, people in the officialdom, whether they are noble or dirty, are just weapons used to assassinate new employees. In this story, on the surface, the rejection of young officials has nothing to do with Qing Gao.If he is in the same rank as the officials, then it is his fault to be obscene.Ever since this young official stepped into the circle of right and wrong, he almost had no chance to get out of it unscathed.

Not to mention a mediocre person who lacks experience, no matter how good a person encounters the unique and weird trap of "nobleness", it is hard to guarantee that he will not be broken and bloody.During the Huizong era of the Northern Song Dynasty, because Emperor Huizong himself was a good painter, when selecting officials, the famous calligraphers Cai Jing and Mi Fu were valued and both entered Beijing. But Mi Fu is a man of temperament, immature like a child. For example, when he chooses a son-in-law for his daughter, he does not look at appearance, talent and learning, official position, and Don't look at whether you have money or not, just look at the name of the person.There was a scholar named Duan Fu, whose name was Quchen.Seeing this name, Mi Fu was overjoyed, and said: "This name is really good. It is really my son-in-law." Without any explanation, he married his daughter to Duan Fu.

Such a person with no heart, of course, will not be the opponent of the treacherous Cai Jing.Although Song Huizong loved Mi Fu's talent very much, and awarded him a doctor of calligraphy and painting, and a member of the Ministry of Rites, Mi Fu was eventually pushed out of Beijing by his colleagues. Not long after, Cai Jing, who had been promoted to prime minister, suddenly received a letter from Mi Fu.This letter is very interesting, full of complaints and complaints, that's all. When the letter mentioned that his whole family was crowded on a leaky boat, he even drew a boat, which made Cai Jing laugh out loud.

So all the officials in Beijing commented that Mi Fu was out of his mind.Unexpectedly, Mi Fu somehow let Mi Fu know about this matter, and he actually wrote letters to every Beijing official, explaining in detail that he was absolutely insane.These letters of Mi Fu are also very famous in Chinese history, known as "Mi Lao Bian Tie". From Mi Fu's incident alone, we can get a glimpse of the essence of "the noble is out".Mi Fu and Cai Jing are both masters of calligraphy handed down from generation to generation, but when they entered the officialdom, they no longer competed for calligraphy attainments, but for their insight into the world and their grasp of the rules and regulations of officialdom.Cai Jing is scheming in this regard and is sure to win, while Mi Fu is naive and unintentional, so he will naturally lose.