And look at Li Linfu's "running official"

The phenomenon of "running officials" has existed for a long time and continues unceasingly. To "run" for the sake of promotion is to "come in the dark and go in the dark" and sneaky; to get an official by "running for an official," there is not an inch of Dan's heart falling from the sky, so it is still inevitable that some things will "secretly send autumn waves." A "dark" word often reminds people of another "rape" word, and indeed, the disadvantage of "running for office" lies in "adultery," and historical facts have proved it.

Li Linfu, the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, who was known in history as "having honey in his mouth and a sword in his belly" and "adulterous" and angry, may be regarded as one of the historical models of "running for office." After a little examination of the internal situation of his "running official," a word of "adultery" is vividly displayed in front of his eyes.

Li Linfu was promoted from a junior janissary officer to the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, mainly by "running". There are three ways for him to "run for office":

The first is to "run" the foreign relatives route: through his uncle "run" the menxia province of Menxia Province at that time, Zhongyuan Qianyao. His uncle Jiang Jiao was serving as a secretary and supervisor at the imperial court at that time. It is said that officials and officials communicate with each other, greet a dozen, and raise their hands high, which is logical. However, the Tang Dynasty secretary supervisor had a lower grade, and Li Linfu was not counting on the official position of his uncle who was far away from the waiter, but on paying more attention to his uncle's relatives. His uncle had a sister-in-law, Yuan Guangyao, who was The Nephew of Yuan Qianyao, and Yuan Guangxuan was friendly with his uncle Yuan Qing, the son of Yuan Guangyao. Through his relatives who could not be matched with him, Li Linfu was associated with Yuan Qing, the noble prince of the current dynasty' powerful servant Zhongyuan Qianyao. When Yuan Qianyao heard his son YuanQing recommend to him that "Li Linfu asked to be Simen Langzhong", although he thought that Langzhong "must have good deeds to look high", he also knew that Li Linfu could not bear this post, but he still promoted him a few days later, and continuously promoted him to Yushi Zhongcheng.

The second is the route of "running" Madame: Li Linfu "ran" Tang Xuanzong's wife Wu Huifei through the eunuch. Before Yang Guifei was favored, "Concubine Wu Huifei was specially favored" and "loved the harem". Li Linfu was well versed in the power of the pillow wind, and did everything possible to "run" eunuchs, using the status of Yushi Zhongcheng that he had already obtained, "more and more with the nobles", asking them to give loyalty to Concubine Wu Huifei, confessing that he was "willing to protect King Shou (the son of Concubine Wu Hui)" and support King Shou in seizing the crown prince's throne. This trick really worked: Huifei not only "got it", but also "yin helped".

The third is to "run" the lover route: through the daughter of his lover Wu Sansi (Wu Zetian's nephew), "run" Colliers. Although Li Linfu is "uneducated, only able to write" and speaks "ugly, snickering by the hearers", he has the advantage of "good music", and he is "soft-faced" and "cunning", which is the condition for him to win the favor of women. Probably this is the reason why the daughter of the powerful Wu Sansi was "secretly with Lin Fu". It just so happens that the red and purple GaoLishi "thinks twice about the wu", which is equivalent to Li Linfu's lover route connecting the Gaolishi who "four squares please save first and then enter". On the one hand, Li Linfu had Gao Lishi's ventilated messages, and on the other hand, he had the secret support of Concubine Wu Huifei, and later, the official fortunes were indeed prosperous, and he was promoted from Zhongcheng Erhuangmen Shilang, and then promoted from Shilang to Libu Shangshu and Tongzhongshu Menxia Sanpin (Zai Xiang).

Looking at Li Linfu's strategy and line of "running for office," the scene of his officials relying on the word "traitor" to open the way is clear at a glance. As for after he has won the official position, can he put aside the "treacherous" plan and "become a Buddha on the ground" with the state affairs in mind? In this regard, people who understand it also have a number in their hearts. In fact, li Linfu has been in the position of the prime for nineteen years, specializing in pandering to the will of the superiors in order to consolidate his favor; putting an end to words and monopolizing his power; suppressing the meritocracy to protect his position; and repeatedly reviving the great prison to show his momentum... After he won the official position, his "adultery" was enough to compile a large number of works.

Having confirmed the connection between Li Linfu's "running for office" and his "adultery," it seems that it may be possible to conclude that the path of "running for official" in successive dynasties and dynasties has many kinds of such a way, and the imperial court's program law has been involved in this malpractice. And Li Linfu-style traitors who harm the current dynasty and harm future generations do not need to be enumerated again.