Most of the ancient officials were somewhat feminine, and once they broke out, they brought out full femininity, and they were accustomed to it, so that people thought that it was reasonable and should be done. In fact, ben did not have to be so twisted, nor did he have to learn to be as tender as a woman.
In ancient times, officials who wanted to serve the emperor and serve the officials of the higher rank always had to bow their knees and obey their orders. Over time, it has become somewhat non-committal, some resigned, and even some self-pitying, crying and crying. So why is there such an official ecology?
Because everyone who is an official knows that they must obey the orders of their superiors and follow the lead of the horse. "The king told the subjects to die and the subjects had to die", where is there any complaint to be said? Under the unified feudal dynasty politics, the emperor alone has the final say, of course, the emperor will gather a group of civilian and military generals, let these people advise him. For lower-level officials, orders are generally conveyed directly, and there is no room for negotiation. If lower-ranking officials fail to carry out their duties, they are punished. Under normal circumstances, lower-level officials will conscientiously implement them, and they must bring orders down to the grass-roots level, so that grass-roots officials are responsible for specific implementation. Isn't that a good ecology? How could many officials in ancient times be trained to be feminine?
The ideal state is such that the upload and issuance of government decrees is very effective, and the implementation is not selfish. But in fact, this is not the case, officials at all levels will analyze the orders in the process of implementation, and then only pick those orders that are favorable to them to execute, or pick those orders that will be sanctioned if they are not carried out, rather than 100% executed. As a result, many orders are only issued, but they are not seriously implemented, and of course there will be no effect. Of course, not all women are careful and selfish, but most women are careful, some are selfish, and many men are selfish, but they are not as selfish as women, especially in women's calves. Women always think that their children are good, no matter how bad they are, they must say good, after all, they are born by themselves, not by others, to protect the interests of their own children, in fact, fundamentally still protect their own interests. The same was true of ancient officials, who wanted to safeguard the interests of their subordinates, not necessarily the interests of the common people. Although there is a title of "loving the people like a son", there are very few officials who truly love the people like a son. Officials are very protective of the officials at the next higher level, and usually form a unified alliance, belonging to the grasshoppers on a rope, one loss and one glory. When things don't happen, they will all fall in love with each other, form parties for personal gain, and after things happen, they will cover up for each other. The protection of the superior to the subordinate is equivalent to the woman's protection of her own children, without saying any reason, only talking about interests. Usually, the superior does not interfere with the actions of the subordinates, which is tantamount to connivance. It is like a woman committing murder, when something happens to the child, the woman only knows to cover up unconditionally. The love of the son is understandable, but the facts are indisputable, and the law cannot be violated. And when it comes to officials, the law is a dead letter, and it can't restrain them at all. They will do a lot of things that go beyond the law, especially corruption and bribery, and the law cannot effectively supervise it, let alone sanction it.
When the ancient officials committed crimes, they could not cover them, and the protective umbrella did not play any role, and even the protective umbrella was implicated, and to accept the sanctions, they had to learn the set of women crying and crying. It is necessary to express loyalty to the officials or emperors handling the case, and to explain how hard they are in ordinary times, how they are not easy, how they are misunderstood by people, and so on, and to use all the skills that can be used, but they must obtain the sympathy and pity of the superior officials or the emperor, hoping to be less guilty or punished lightly. That is to say, when officials are sanctioned, they will cry and cry like a complaining woman, and even after being degraded, many officials will do some poems or articles like a complaining woman, crying about their unfortunate experiences, and hoping to be appreciated by the imperial court and be used again. Whether it was Han Yu, or Li Bai, Su Shi had a similar experience, when the officialdom was proud to see all the Chang'an flowers in one day, after the career was frustrated, he was miserable and miserable, writing poetry and civilization, telling tragic experiences between the lines, and hoping that the emperor would use himself again. Such a resentful mentality can only be the result of a long-term life in the official arena and a distorted personality.
Ancient officials to the superior and the emperor is equivalent to a woman to treat the husband and the elder, to obey the words, to go against the grain, that is, the superior or the emperor pointed at the nose and scolded, they also have to carry, do not dare to say a word, do not dare to have any belly slander, always smile at each other, everywhere sneaking horses, but also have to express loyalty, claiming that they will not give up, in fact, just seek the growth point of interests between the superior or the emperor and the people, to put it bluntly, it is necessary to use the east wind of the policy to find the interest space in it and seek their own welfare. Among them, power rent-seeking is a point of interest growth, as long as the power is monopolized, the difficulty of doing things is improved, and at the same time, it is advocated that sending silver can be done, and the relationship can be done, and the purpose of quickly getting rich can be achieved. This kind of operation is very similar to the practice of women performing on the surface and playing tricks on the inside. Many women are greased and powdered, more beautiful, and can also talk, but they will really do things differently than they say, they will be superficial, behind the scenes, and some are loyal to their husbands, but behind their backs, they show infidelity and steal affection behind their husbands' backs. It can only make people talk nonsense, if the husband Kong Wu is powerful and does not want to wear a green hat, he will catch adultery and make a big fuss with his own woman. The superiors and emperors of ancient officials were equivalent to their husbands, and weakness was not enough, and Kong Wuli had to rectify the imperial program and rectify the official order.
Ancient officials themselves did not create wealth, their attachment to the officialdom and the emperor was relatively strong, they ate people's mouths short, and they were soft on others, under this background, their personalities were not so masculine, they became women, and they completely lost their masculinity. So, can't they make their own decisions? Of course not, you must ask for instructions early and report late, if you are in charge, you may lose your hat if you do something wrong, if you ask for instructions and then implement it, even if you do it wrong, there are higher-level officials to carry it, generally there will be no big problem. Just as women have no job to depend on men, the only way to decide what to do is to ask their husbands or elders.
Ancient officials were more like a woman in personality, and there was no longer any man's temperament. If you want to find an ancient official with masculinity, you can only look at the emperor, if the emperor is weak and is swayed by a group of powerful courtiers, then the emperor has become a woman. In addition to being ridiculous, it can't help but make people think deeply.