Zaifu needs to be thrifty or capable—starting with Guan Zhongyan Baby

Sima Qian regarded Guan Zhong, the "Prince of Fubi", and Yan Bao, who "did not eat heavy meat and did not have clothes", as models of ancient sages, and even expressed his willingness to "hold the whip" for Yan Bao as a servant. In fact, those who have read the "History", "Zizhi Tongjian" or "Guan Zi" and "Yanzi Chunqiu" are clear that Guan Zhong belongs to the "capable" Zaifu, and during his term of office, "the nine princes of the Nine Rivers, the whole world, the people have been blessed by him", Confucius even believed that "the micro-tube Zhongwu qi wore his hair and left", and Guan Zhong's immortal deeds were not something that Yan Bao could look up to.

Yan Bao belonged to the "diligent and thrifty" Zaifu, and the contribution he made during his tenure was to "advise" the monarch of the State of Qi, and another contribution was to send the State of Chu to "live up to its mission". If Guan Zhong is a "heavy minister" and "able minister", then Yan Bao is only a "loyal minister" and "a clean minister", and Yan Bao does not have the wisdom to "turn the tide". Of course, Guan Zhong's life was extravagant, but this was the "consideration" that Qi Huan Gong had to pay for hiring "capable ministers", and the monarch selected Zaifu to be "capable" (able to do things) rather than "diligent and thrifty" (not corrupt). The state has capable subjects, and the world is at peace; the state has loyal subjects, which is often the time of "national difficulties" of "vicissitudes and vicissitudes" -- is there no loyal minister without traitors?

I remember that when US President Clinton was impeached because of the Lewinsky incident, Clinton's defense lawyer lobbied the "grand jury" of the US Senate, and everyone elected Clinton as president, as the leader of the government. Although the defense lawyer's defense of "avoiding the important and neglecting the important" is a "defense strategy", there is no doubt that Clinton has freed him from the embarrassment of Johnson and Nixon through his impressive political achievements during his term of office. There is no doubt that as the "chief migrant worker", the duty of government leaders is not "thrifty" but "capable", not as a "moral pacesetter" but as a "master of governance". A "capable minister" with private morals and even extravagant lust is far better than a spotless "mediocre official", and the duty of the "chief migrant worker" is to "work part-time".

Those who have watched the animated version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are clear that Sima Yi heard that Zhuge Liang "took medicine every day", so he danced with his hands, he was "eating chicken every day", and his strong body was That Sima Yi "dragged" Zhuge Liang to death, "consumed" Cao Rui, and finally "tricked" Cao Shuang and others into the ghost gate for several years. I have always disliked politicians who are "diligent and thrifty", and their task is to "seek government in their positions", rather than to reflect their "incorruptible" and "close to the people" in terms of food and clothing. In history, most of Zaifu were "diligent and thrifty" ministers, and there were few "capable" people. Zaifu's duty is to "go up to the heavens to rationalize the yin and yang, to follow the four times, to go down to all things, to fill in the four Yi princes, to attach themselves to the people internally, so that the Qing Dafu can each hold his position", not "a famous scholar" who "speaks as a scholar and acts as a model of the world", Zaifu "immortal" is "meritorious service", and the duty of a famous scholar is "li yan" or even "li de".

The politician is not an "ascetic", let alone a "St. John", and the people elect him as a "migrant worker" of the country, not an "image ambassador". When a nation no longer cares about whether politicians are "thrifty" but whether politicians are "capable", the nation truly matures.

The same is true for lawyers, who should care about whether they are "competent" and can help them solve their legal problems, rather than complaining about the high fees. "I want the horse to run, and I want the horse not to eat grass", and the best "horse" is also "hungry and thin".