The topic changed so suddenly that Jiang Wang couldn't react.
What he was thinking was that no matter how strong a person was, he would inevitably have an accident or something...
But of course he didn't dare to say that, and he didn't want to leave Changle Palace lying down.
He said, "Jiang Wang is stupid and really doesn't know."
Jiang Wuhua stepped back, sat upright and said, "Let's go back to officialdom."
Jiang Wang:......
He discovered that although the Prince of the East Palace was always known for his generosity and simplicity, he was actually a bit "naughty"!
Jiang Wuhua continued: "Official affairs are two things in one. If you are competent, your popularity will be increased, and if you are incompetent, your popularity will be reduced. For example, in Wailou, if the government is well-organized and harmonious, it will help you anchor the world. If the people are not able to make a living, your popularity will be reduced. , entangled with cause and effect, it will make you even more lost!"
In other words, if you do a good job as an official, your official career will be helpful to your spiritual practice. If you do a poor job as an official, the official way will in turn hinder the practitioners.
Jiang Wang would not be stupid enough to take the initiative to ask about the prince's affairs. He pondered: "So, shouldn't there be ***** among officials in the world?"
Jiang Wuhua smiled and said: "This involves talent again. The scope of talent is very wide. Some people have the talent for cultivation, but not the talent for officialdom. Some people are capable officials, but they are clumsy in their cultivation. It's not what you think. If you work hard as an official, you will do well."
The confident smile in his words seemed to be clearly saying--the talent for cultivating alone may not be very good, but the talent for being a prince is very good!
"The official way gathers popularity on the one hand, and resources on the other. Sometimes popularity and resources are in conflict with each other." Jiang Wuhua asked: "You have also had experience in Qingyang Town, may you understand?"
"I can probably understand."
This is easy to understand.
For example, when Jiang Wang was in Qingyang Town, he could plunder resources for his own use. In this way, he would lose the hearts of the people, which is to say, he would lose the so-called "popularity" in official circles. However, he does not take anything from the people, but instead provides a lot of subsidies. With so few resources, he can win the hearts of the people and gain "popularity".
"If there is a promising future, it will naturally be easy to manage. It requires a steady flow of water and hundreds of rivers can gather in the sea. If there is a difficult road, it is normal to fish all the water. Popularity can help clear away ignorance, and resources can be accumulated to a certain extent." Jiang Wuhua said : "Therefore, practitioners may be diligent and fall down, and officials may be virtuous and sycophantic. It is the same."
Although it is said that it is not advisable to fish from the entire lake, but for officials, fishing from the entire lake can really harvest the most resources.
Guan Dao is also a kind of practice. Every practitioner must want to move forward at the beginning. But maybe due to time constraints or luck, different people will gradually make different choices. Ordinary cultivators such as Ge Heng from Hu's mine, and official cultivators such as Shi Jing, the later successor to the city lord of Jiacheng, are essentially the same type of people.
Official cultivators with a bright future will of course walk on two legs, requiring both more resources and more popular support. When your future is in jeopardy, you have to make ugly choices even if you have no choice but to do so.
Listening to the prince's explanation of official ethics, combined with what he had experienced, he felt like he could see the moon behind the clouds.
"Jiang Wang has learned a lesson."
"In addition." Jiang Wuhua added: "'Popularity' is related to people's hearts, but it is not only about people's hearts. The importance of officialdom lies more in 'merits', so a traitor can also be a capable minister, and an evil person can also be virtuous. "
Having said this, he smiled: "Actually, how can it be so easy to explain good and evil things clearly?"
Jiang Wang sighed: "That's true."
Jiang Wuhua added: "It can be as small as a town or a city, or as large as a county or a country. When you are in the outer building, your achievements are reflected in your popularity. If you are popular enough, you will not go astray. After the arrival of the gods, your achievements are reflected in the Tao. The same goes for being an official. Explain the Tao. If a person quits politics, those who have become official will also retreat due to official ways. Therefore, the transmission of the political platform is similar to the Taoism. Contrary to political opinions, often life and death will lead to enmity!"
Until now, Jiang Wang still didn't know what the prince wanted to say to him. But what the prince said about officialdom is really thorough. Officialdom is also a practice!
No wonder many powerful men in the court have to find someone to inherit their political career before retiring to seclusion. This is actually to protect their own practice!
"Those who practice the official way will find it easier to practice. However, the official way is one and the same, and those who practice the official way will also be burdened by the official way. If the political platform is continued, you can escape, gradually get rid of the official way, and practice yourself. At that time, it will be the end of politics, and also It’s nothing to worry about.”
If the political platform is unsustainable, it can be said that it is "the Tao disappears".
Hearing this, Jiang Wang couldn't help but think that this was probably the difference between the national system and the sect!
Relying on the official way to practice will make you practice faster. But pure sect monks will also be less bound by officialdom.
It’s hard to say which one of the two is better, but the current pattern is already visible. Except for those top sects, there is really no country in the world.
There is no doubt that under the national system, it is easier to give birth to strong people. This is why all the countries have risen together since the Dao calendar was restarted!
The long river of history surges with waves splashing.
The human race is also constantly evolving, and many changes are taking place.
From the sects standing in a row to the rise of all the countries.
When later generations looked at it, they just sighed, "That's how it is."
But if I were born in that time and place, I don’t know what earth-shaking changes it would have been.
This change of "road" and the sweep of the torrent of humanity, just think about it and you will feel it is magnificent!
"Even real people..."
The prince seemed to become more and more interested as he talked, and suddenly asked: "Do you know Yong Emperor Han Yin?"
Jiang Wang's heart moved slightly and he asked: "The Supreme Emperor of Yong Kingdom?"
"He's a perfect example."
Jiang Wuhua put his hands on his hands and said with a smile: "He relied on the position of Emperor Yong to secure his position as a real person, and he tried to make further progress, but it was either limited by time or limited by power. In short, his power was not enough, and he could not make an inch of progress for the Yong Kingdom. On the contrary, he was a burden to the Yong Kingdom. Although Due to pressure, he was passed down to Han Xu, but he still held on to power and was the de facto Lord of Yong. Because of his cultivation as a real person in the world, he needed to continuously absorb the national destiny of Yong to maintain it. If Yong could continue to grow stronger, this would be a waste of time. He is not corrupt, and when he absorbs the fortune of the country, his improvement in cultivation can also feed back the country's power. If the Yong Kingdom stops, then he will become the biggest worm in the Yong Kingdom and will be punished sooner or later!"
I see……
I see!
Jiang Wuhua didn't dare to really talk shamelessly about why Emperor Sheng established the throne.
But after expounding the official doctrine, and using Han Yin's incident lightly, it has been explained clearly.
The way of the emperor is also in the national system.
Today's Emperor Qi has unparalleled cultivation and has led the country of Qi to become the hegemon of the Eastern Region. This is indeed a heroic achievement. But above the official level, it is already difficult to go further.
There are actually only two ways before Emperor Qi. The first is to sweep across the Liuhe and unify the world. With this achievement, it is naturally unparalleled and transcends the extraordinary peak. Secondly, it is time to try to break away from the shackles of officialdom, but just like other official monks, the supreme position of the emperor must have someone to inherit his achievements. If Qi's power declines after he abdicates, not only will he be unable to break away from officialdom and attribute supreme cultivation to himself, but he will be dragged down by the declining country.
Therefore, whether in terms of spiritual practice, personal emotions, or achievements, the emperor needs a successor who can inherit his achievements, or at least maintain his position as the overlord of Qi!
This is why you need to set up a reserve!
The life span of a god is over five hundred, and the life span of a real person is over a thousand.
However, few monarchs have been in power for a hundred years. This is because the monarch is already at the top of the system and cannot make any progress. Once the country stagnates, it needs to continuously absorb the national fortune to consolidate its cultivation, and he himself becomes the worm of the country.
Either wait to be overthrown, or drag the country with it to perish.
For example, Han Yin made no progress in officialdom and did not have the courage to break away from the state system. He had been in power for more than three hundred years, which actually dragged the Yong state into decay. Use the national destiny of Yong State to continue Han Yin's own real-life cultivation.
No wonder the Yong Kingdom is declining. No wonder Zhuang Gao envied Du Ruhui and his ministers for daring to start a national war and use the weak to attack the strong.
He is actually a strong man, but he is actually strong on the outside but weak on the inside!
Jiang Wang felt that the more he thought about it, the more he felt.
Many things that I couldn't understand in the past are now suddenly clear to me, and I can see a new world.
It is worthy of being the "official way" formed by the integration of hundreds of schools. No wonder it has become the mainstream in today's world in less than four thousand years after the new beginning of the Taoist calendar.
What a vast and boundless world of spiritual practice!
