Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Official trap nine: dragged into the water by the loser

During the Zhenghe period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Gongsun He was the prime minister, and his son Gongsun Jingsheng was the servant.Gongsun Jingsheng relied on his father as the prime minister and his mother as the sister of the queen Wei Zifu. He acted mischievously during his tenure and squandered all the 19 million military expenditures of the northern army. After the incident, he was ordered to go to prison by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty . Watching his son go to prison, Gongsun He felt unwilling, and it happened that Emperor Wu of Han was issuing an edict to hunt down the famous hero Zhu Shi'an in history throughout the country, so Gongsun He thought, why don't I take the first step and catch Zhu Shi'an, Talk to the emperor again, so as to offset my son's crimes.

So Gongsun He dispatched his most capable men to set up a secret net, and finally caught Zhu Shi'an and put him in prison.But this Zhu Shi'an is well-known all over the world, has a lot of eyes, and is well-informed. He knows that the reason why Gongsun He intervened to arrest him is to save his sinful son.So Zhu Shi'an warned Gongsun He, saying that he also knew many things that Gongsun He was hiding from the emperor.Gongsun He is the prime minister, Zhu Shi'an is a knight-errant, one is in the court and the other is in the wild. Originally, the well water does not violate the river water, and everyone is just begging for a bowl of food.If Gongsun He must be rude to Zhu Shi'an, don't blame him for turning his back on him too.

However, Gongsun He thought that he was an important minister in the court, and he ignored Zhu Shi'an's warning. This angered Zhu Shi'an, so he wrote a letter in prison.After all, he was a well-known chivalrous man in history. Although he was a prisoner at this time, a letter was easily sent to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's desk.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty picked up the letter and read it, and immediately burst into anger and became distraught. It turned out that in this letter, Zhu Shi'an revealed all of Gongsun He's backgrounds. He accused Gongsun He of being virtuous on the surface, but secretly having an affair with Princess Yangshi and fornicating the palace.What Emperor Wu of the Han couldn't tolerate the most was that Zhu Shi'an also accused Gongsun He of using evil magic to curse Emperor Wu of Han and wanted to curse Emperor Wu of Han to death.In a fit of rage, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty took Gongsun He's family, old and young, into prison, tortured them, and exterminated them.

This was a thrilling battle in Chinese history.The knights in the Jianghu fight against the dignitaries in the court, and they lose both sides. The reason is that it is unwise for Gongsun He to dare to touch Zhu Shi'an.But now that he has decided to attack Zhu Shi'an, he should not leave future troubles. In the end, Zhu Shi'an was forced to bite back in prison. This is the cause of his final failure. Compared with the hero Zhu Shi'an's revenge, the counterattack of the loser in the officialdom is often more tragic.In the Northern Song Dynasty, there was an official named Cai Huangshang. He had been in the officialdom all his life until he was in his seventies, but he was still just a recorder and joined the army.The prime minister at that time was Chen Zhizhong, and he suggested that Cai Huangshang retire.But Cai Huangshang refused, and Chen Zhizhong was very angry, so he said: "If you don't resign yourself, I will report to the emperor to dismiss or exile you." Cai Huangshang was forced to resign from office, and he hated Chen Zhizhong ever since.

From Chen Zhizhong's point of view, this Cai Huangshang had been in the officialdom until he was in his seventies, and he was just a small recorder joining the army. Why should such a loser take him seriously?In addition, Chen Zhizhong asked Cai Huangshang to resign, which has already given the old man enough face. He is already in his seventies and still greedy for official positions, which is a bit too "official obsession". But Chen Zhizhong ignored such a thing. Since Cai Huangshang was already in his seventies, his son must be very old.In fact, Cai Huangshang had two sons, the eldest son Cai Que was the most promising. After Cai Huangshang painstakingly cultivated him, he soon passed the Jinshi examination.The last words Cai Huangshang left to his son before his death was to make his son Cai Que swear revenge on Chen Zhizhong.

Soon, Cai Que entered the court as an official and was soon promoted to prime minister.At this time, Chen Zhizhong had already retired and returned home. His son Chen Shiru had a son with a maid at home, but another maid killed the child out of jealousy.When Cai Que heard the news, he immediately wrote to the emperor, demanding that Chen Shiru be killed.The emperor read Cai Que's letter and felt something was wrong, so he asked: "Chen Shiru is also the victim in this case, he was not at fault, why should he be killed? What's more, his father used to be the prime minister, and he is the only one." Son, even if he is at fault, I will consider pardoning him so that he can inherit the incense of the Chen family."

Cai Que replied: "Our dynasty governs the world with filial piety. There are 3,000 crimes that can be forgiven by the five punishments, but only unfilial piety can never be forgiven. Chen Shiru's move is a big unfilial act. If you don't kill this person, how can you win the hearts of the world?" The emperor couldn't argue with Cai Que, so he could only watch Cai Que kill Chen Shiru. Even though Cai Huangshang was seventy years old, he still held such strong resentment towards Prime Minister Chen Zhizhong, which shows that people's hearts in this world are beyond people's expectations.As far as the general law of development of things is concerned, it is rare in the world to meet an old man with such a strong desire for revenge like Cai Huangshang. Young people who are new to officialdom often encounter the entanglement of those who have already become losers. .

During the Jiaqing period, a young official named Yang Siju went to the capital to be assessed by the Ministry of Officials.Yang Siju, because of his achievements in the local government, everyone thinks that he will be reused when he enters Beijing this time.He himself thought so, so he was proud of the spring breeze and his horseshoes were light.When he arrived in the capital, many officials from the official department came to curry favor.These people are the ones who control the fate of magistrates. Although their official positions are humble, when evaluating magistrates, whether they are lighter or heavier in writing will directly affect the future of magistrates.So the young people dared not neglect, so they dealt with these people.

At the beginning, the young man was still cautious, but as he gradually became familiar with him, he relaxed his vigilance. In addition, he was young and energetic, and eager to have fun, so he mixed with these people unknowingly , or drinking revelry, or having fun with prostitutes, half a year passed in the blink of an eye, but suddenly a news came from above, saying that Emperor Jiaqing had known about his misbehavior. It wasn't until this time that the young man realized that he had been tricked.Those who came to lure him to have fun are all losers in the officialdom. These people have lost the possibility of promotion, so they spend all day in the bureaucracy, and come forward to make fun of promising officials.It cannot be said that they intentionally harm others, but as long as people who are close to them will inevitably be affected by their vulgar taste.As time goes by, they unknowingly become their kind.During the Qing Dynasty, there were not many officials who were ruined by these losers.

In addition, there is another situation, that is, people who have failed in the power struggle in the officialdom, although their people are still in the officialdom, they are exiled and deposed. Those who know the situation keep these people at a distance, so as not to be regarded as the same kind.Young people who have just entered the officialdom often do not know the details and associate with these people unintentionally.At this time, he will immediately suffer from the isolation of others, and he will not even find a chance to defend himself. In short, when a person is in the officialdom, the boss is still mediocre when he is old, and there is probably a reason.It is meaningless to pursue these reasons. As long as you can hold your breath and keep a calm mood, you will know it slowly over time.But the premise is that you must maintain your vigilance and pay attention not to let the unique smell of the loser infect you, and you will pass your official life safely and lead to success.