After bringing the food and wine to the table, Wang Qingxiu said: "Aunt Liu from the back street collected a few large herrings from fishermen, all weighing twenty or thirty kilograms. He gave one to me as a thank you for helping him get to Luoyang. Come and stay. How can I accept his fish for free? I’ll give him a few strings of money in return.”
Wang Xiaolie said: "When someone brings fish, we must remember this affection. It is our duty to give him additional money. When people bring fish, they don't expect to get any money. In fact, it is best to do this kind of thing In a few days, my sister will either go there in person or send someone to his house to give him something. If you don't give money directly, it's a favor."
Wang Qingxiu smiled and said: "You are sensible now and know how to exchange favors. You always tell me not to accept other people's money, not to take other people's things for free, and not to accept favors from others. People live in this world, How is it possible to distinguish everything clearly?”
Wang Xiaolie sighed: "There is no way. If I don't ask like this, someone will definitely follow your path and seek benefits for themselves. But if you do this, you will isolate yourself from society. What's the point of living? Sister When you get married, you can’t be the same as before.”
After hearing this, Wang Qingxiu poured Wang Xiaolie a glass of wine. He said: "In the past two days, the Zhang family and Dad Wang have decided on a date for me to get married on August 12th. They all said that it is a good day and cannot be missed. In this world, I have only one relative, you. But you must come!”
As he said this, Wang Qingxiu couldn't help but have tears in the corners of her eyes. Since the death of their father, the siblings have been dependent on each other in the past few years. Because of his status, Wang Xiaolie was very strict in managing his family members, and Wang Qingxiu was restrained in everything. As an ordinary person, how can Wang Qingxiu not feel aggrieved? Moreover, Wang Qingxiu didn't understand what his brother was doing. When you become an official and have power, who wouldn't try your best to get money from your family? How can you restrict your family members in every way? If this was not his only younger brother, Wang Qingxiu would not support him so unconditionally.
Looking at his sister's appearance, Wang Xiaolie picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
An organization's integrity, fairness and impartiality are closely related to the leader's style. It can be said that the stricter self-discipline of leaders, the more honest the organization will be. If leaders are not self-disciplined, no matter how strict the investigation is, there is no guarantee that the organization will be clean.
On the one hand, leaders must be self-disciplined, on the other hand, supervision must be strict. Only by combining the two can we create a combative collective. Without one aspect, the organization will inevitably be chaotic. How can a chaotic organization show combat effectiveness?
Thinking that the whole world belongs to me, and everyone who works for me is my slave. For slaves, you must be grateful no matter how little you give, and you must not feel resentful. This kind of thinking is not something normal people should have. In the pre-Qin and Han dynasties, even the emperor did not dare to have such an idea.
The emperor has no self-discipline and treats his ministers unkindly, but the ministers below him can still be loyal, but only in special historical periods.
Regarding Confucianism, Wang Xiaolie particularly agrees with the saying, "My way is consistent, that's all I need is loyalty and forgiveness." If you want others to be loyal, you must have compassion and forgiveness yourself. It is pathological to have no compassion and to expect loyalty from others.
Pathological thoughts will inevitably produce pathological reality. You think your ministers' salaries are small, but you don't know that they just don't take money from you. You think they don't receive money, they just exchange money for power, or other things.
At the beginning of his power, if Wang Xiaolie could not discipline himself, how could he unite a group of talents? Without unity, we are just a bunch of bandits.
Wang Qingxiu wiped away her tears and said: "How come I shed tears when I talk about happy things——"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Because in the past few years, although my sister has not lacked food and clothing, her life has not been easy. People only see you as my sister, and they don't think you can do whatever you want. Who knows, But I am restrained in everything, so naturally I am not happy."
"It's good that you know." Wang Qingxiu smiled. "It's not easy to catch such a big herring. I made a braised fish fillet. You can try it. Let me tell you, this dish is not easy to make. It took me a long time to learn how to cook it."
Wang Xiaolie picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece of fish fillet. He nodded and said: "It's fresh and tender, and it's really delicious! My sister is getting married, and she has been working hard on her cooking skills recently. By the way, is Zhang Qi promoted to the Painting and Calligraphy Academy? Is he satisfied?"
Wang Qingxiu said: "I am your sister, that's all. What else does he want? Don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble."
"Don't cause any trouble to me. This sounds a bit sad." Wang Xiaolie sighed with emotion. "In another place, I went from being the envoy of Zhizhi to being the envoy of Zhenfu, and now I am the envoy of Xuanfu. I govern with all my heart. Who dares to cause trouble to me? After a few years, my sister can only say one word not to cause trouble to me. "
Wang Qingxiu said nothing. He picked up the jug and filled himself and Wang Xiaolie with wine. The wine is dew wine, which is carefully brewed with pomegranates produced in Heyin, a variety of medicinal materials, and aged liquor as the base wine. The alcohol content is much lower than that of liquor. It tastes sweet and sour, which is very suitable for women.
As the Xuanfu envoy, no matter how incorruptible Wang Xiaolie was, the things he used were not comparable to those of ordinary people. Many things seem inconspicuous, but are actually very rare. Even big businessmen who make money under the rule cannot live like Wang Xiaolie.
After drinking, Wang Xiaolie said: "I have always believed that in this world, people are equal and the same. You can't stipulate that a person can only do this or that in this life, or how he should do it. There is life in the world. But in this world, there are high-ranking officials, businessmen, and poor people who do not have enough food and clothing. Everywhere reveals that people are not the same. If you are a small person, you don't need to think about this issue, and you don't have to worry about it. You don't have to worry about it. When you are in charge of a political party and command an army, you must think clearly about this issue. Is there any difference in life in this world? Is there any inequality? "
Wang Qingxiu listened and asked with interest: "Have you thought about it clearly now?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "I haven't thought it through yet, but it's much better than before. I used to think that the world is a stage, and when we come to this world, we have to play the role on the stage. On the stage, we They are all kinds of characters, both pure and ugly. Some are noble, some are humble; some are brave and invincible, some are greedy for life and afraid of death; some are loyal and generous, some are greedy for money and profit; all kinds of people are Yes. But after taking off the costumes, we don’t need to play the roles on the stage. Then we are equal and there shouldn’t be any difference.”
Wang Qingxiu has never heard anyone talk like this. Asked: "I used to think this way, what do I think now?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "Who stipulates that when you come to this world, you have to go on stage to act? I just don't act, I just have to be myself, why not? I even put on costumes and just go to the stage to show off. What do you want? Just act however you want, okay?"
At this point, Wang Xiaolie sighed: "It's all OK. Why not? On this stage, there is no director and no audience. Of course, the actors can act however they want. However, officialdom is a special stage. There is a director and an audience. Once you are on the official stage, you have to act seriously. If you don't act seriously on the official stage and just do whatever you want, it won't work."
Wang Qingxiu had never heard of the director or audience, nor did he ask. He just looked at Wang Xiaolie and listened quietly.
"My favorite thing is to ask officials whether they think they belong to power or whether power belongs to themselves. In fact, this sentence is more often about asking myself. Even if I hold great power and take life and death, I still have to ask myself. I belong to power. The power still belongs to me. I have to make myself understand that I am only a part of the power, and the power never belongs to me. When I sit in this seat, I must stick to my duty in order to play this role well."
Wang Xiaolie asked softly: "What kind of role do you think you are playing?"
Wang Xiaolie raised his head and looked at the full moon in the sky. After a long time, he said: "I can't explain it now, at least I can't tell people. Because on this stage, my role is not decided by me, but by others."
Does Wang Xiaolie want to be the emperor? After asking himself this question many times, Wang Xiaolie could only answer that he didn't want to. Because in his own political philosophy, the emperor is subject to many constraints and has many responsibilities. It's hard for me to live once, and I want to live freely and happily. If you become an emperor, you have to be cautious in everything. How boring it would be.
The one who can decide this is Zhao Gou. When Wang Xiaolie's military strength is getting stronger and can compete with the Jin army, can he cheer up and have enough courage to defeat the Jin army, restore the Central Plains, and even make greater achievements? If he can do well, why should Wang Xiaolie fight? If you don't do well, how can you not fight?
What role to play on this stage is not decided by Wang Xiaolie alone. What I can decide is that no one can stop the Han people from restoring the Central Plains and reorganizing the country. No matter who this person is, they cannot violate the will of the people.
The people, and only the people, are the masters of the country. Those in power must try their best to understand the people and exercise their power.
(End of chapter)
