Princess Consort of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 9 The correct perfunctory way

Cui Xuan actually didn't mind this question.Just an opinion.There are many prime ministers in his family, and he is already at the top of the food chain. He naturally understands the inevitability of some things. As for how to deal with it, so many celebrities have not handled it well since ancient times. Express your hatred for corruption and praise the current emperor's governance. Just right.

Having made up his mind, Cui Xuan got up and said loudly.

"The scourge of corruption is born of power and ends by knowing shame. National policies are formulated by people and must be implemented by people. The country collects taxes, and then the taxes are used for construction, the army, and people's livelihood. There are countless treasures, and those who handle them take them. To be greedy, to use the people's livelihood to enrich oneself, is to get it without the right way, but the king's love of money is right, and those who take the talent without the way are also without virtue. Those without virtue hold the wealth of the people's livelihood and control the power of construction. for the beginning of corruption."

"Therefore, to prevent corruption, one should select capable and virtuous people, and supervise the virtuous ones, so that the immoral people will feel ashamed and dare not embezzle. My emperor once restrained the royal family with edicts, and the royal family is still like this, let alone court officials, local officials, etc. Small officials. Therefore, knowing shame is the essence of solving corruption. Tang law punishment, courts, courts, procuratorates, and Taiwan courts are all used to show shame. Being spurned by others because of money and losing fame because of small benefits is not the work of a big man.”

"Childish", Shen Sanwen thought to himself. "From ancient times to the present, everyone has no shame, just you know?"

Even people in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, who were simple and honest, emphasized that punishments were unknown but might be unpredictable, and people who did not know the law but were afraid of the law took risks. You still expect the people of the Tang Dynasty, with a highly developed market economy, to restrain themselves with morality, young!
However, this did not prevent everyone from being full of praise after he finished his speech.

After all, this is the son of the Cui family.Even if he is a little naive, it is still the heart of a child.

It must not be because of his position that he opposes heavy punishments to restrain the Cui family, nor is it because he does not understand officialdom.

"I just listened to Brother Wang's hunting ground analysis, and I admire him so much. I wonder if Brother Wang has a good idea?" Eldest Prince Cui waved his hand at Wang Hongyi with a smile.

"Brother Cui's opinions are a hundred times better than mine, and he dares not complain about tiles and stones." As usual, a wave of commercial blows starts first, and Wang Hongyi also stands up to answer, but the style of painting changes, Asking Shen San, "Brother Shen has been traveling around all the year round, and has extraordinary knowledge. I don't know what is the best opinion of Brother Shen? Where did the disaster of corruption start and end?"

Wang Hongyi felt that Shen Sanwen seemed to be particularly assertive today, so he decided to give him a chance to show off.

Shen Sanwen was actually not keen on discussing these things, and was also afraid of exposing himself.After all, the thinking that is 2000 years ahead is afraid of scaring you to death.If you are not scared to death, you will be regarded as a lunatic.

However, this is also an opportunity. If you have experienced people, are talented, and can be recognized, it will be easier to deal with family affairs.

Even talent can protect yourself.

Considering how much you say and how wrong you are, there is only a little bit of ink in your belly... Let me briefly quote from the scriptures.

"Someone's humble opinion is the same as that of Brother Cui. Corruption begins with power and ends with power. Power is the soil that breeds corruption. Holding power is easy to use power to ask for rent from merchants, and exchange power for money and beauties. Therefore, Power breeds greed, and greed breeds corruption. What is the ultimate power? Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty set up three provinces and six ministries, each performing its duties and supervising each other. Cooperating with small matters for big things not only increases the speed of the three provinces and six ministries, but also makes the three provinces form a system and restrain each other. During Taizong's time, it gradually became a pattern. Without absolute power, there is no absolutely feasible thing. Things can happen by chance. Businessmen, do not get up early if there is no profit, do not bribe if there is no profit, and there are few people who use tangible wealth to gain intangible benefits. Under the supervision of the party, corruption can be reduced. Therefore, corruption ends with power."

"I'm not good at learning, and my foolish views are unbearable, so I don't hesitate to teach you." After finishing speaking, Shen Sanwen swept his hands across the pavilion, nodding to show respect.

A simple action, a learning image that is knowledgeable and not ashamed to ask, has initially created success.

The status of poor students in the Tang Dynasty is not low, but compared to the masters, they are really nothing, because others are at your end as soon as they are born, and the worst among you is the best among you.Of course, there are a few exceptions, which are rare.

So the real question is, what do you guys think?
But you still need to know what you think, and your opinion is not important.Just talk about it, and it won't change my opinion if you talk about it.

In a few words, Shen Sanwen made two main points, one is that power rent-seeking is inevitable, and the other is that the solution to curb corruption is the separation of powers and checks and balances.It is not terrible to have power, what is terrible is that the power is completely controlled by a certain level of officials.The emperor is not included in this list, after all, it is a feudal society.

In the end, I also praised Li Shimin, which is perfect.

The only shortcoming is that it is too brief and not detailed enough. After all, the separation of powers in the three provinces is easy to implement, but when it comes to prefectures and counties, the separation of powers is just an extra rent-seeking department, and the supervision is not so careful.The imperial court is a big imperial court, and localities have their own small imperial courts.Therefore, many people are not only reluctant to part with the prosperity of the capital, but also hope that the sky will be high and the emperor will be far away, and the sea will be wide enough for birds to fly.

Upstairs, someone sighed, "If the power does not reach the local area, it will be difficult to govern!" A middle-aged uncle said to himself, "However, the power rent-seeking proposed by this little friend is very interesting, using power as a commodity , in exchange for benefits."

"Come on, please come up with the guy who is familiar with this information."

Downstairs also started to get heated. Some people think that external force can prevent corruption by supervising the execution of power.

But no one is convinced.

No one came to find bad luck at the young master's desk.Cui Xuan himself is the beneficiary of the policy of selecting talents to serve as officials, while Shen Sanwen is more inclined to seek market participants with fair transactions. This has something to do with the fact that the Shen family is not satisfied with the slight success in business in the court, and the cost of management is too much , Naturally, there are fewer pockets.

When the samurai Xun made his fortune in the Sui Dynasty, it was because he failed to take care of Yang Su that his wealth was lost, and he finally joined the army alone.And Yang Su relied on his power to easily obtain the results of several years of hard work by the warrior Xun. Who would like to make a wedding dress for others like this?
Different positions, different interests, these are the views of all present.

However, Shen Sanwen did not think so much. Separation of powers and mutual supervision and anti-corruption are common sense of modern people, and it is the crystallization of political and cultural achievements of 5000 years in China and 500 years in foreign countries.As for the Shen family, it's too late for me to hide!

After the two pots of tea were finished, everyone finally stopped discussing this topic. Those who share the same views have a sense of sympathy and sympathy, and become confidants. It is inevitable that you will come and go and gradually become friends. Friendship between literati is always so easy.

This topic can be regarded as perfunctory, and the posture is still correct.

(End of this chapter)