Under the "wordless" command of the Jiajing Emperor and the repeated deliberations of Xu Jie and other cabinet members, the "Yan Dang" was "perfectly distributed" with as much as 10 million yuan of family money. The army can only defend and not attack; the hundred officials can temporarily stop; the people can continue to suffer; it is only the palace construction project of the Jiajing Emperor, which absolutely cannot be stopped.
The emperor has been a emperor for more than forty years, building a few houses and having fun for a few days! The military salaries, salaries, and disaster relief funds were all stopped, and the Jiajing Emperor continued to play music and dance.
However, the army could not resist and the people did not dare to resist, but the imperial court officials who were in arrears and could not celebrate the New Year could not bear it. What's more, the Qingliu people of the Duchayuan, Hanlinyuan, and Guozijian had already suppressed the fire in their stomachs and prepared a stomach of truth, and they were worried that there was no place to vent.
As a result, hundreds of officials made a big fuss about the grain depot of the Household Department, and the officials of the Household Department rushed to the Xiyuan to report the situation to Zhao Zhenji, who was then a cabinet member and a Shangshu of the Household Department.
At this time, Zhao Zhenji and the cabinet members, the six ministries and nine secretaries, were busy with the top priority of the Ming Dynasty - writing green words, without a little fireworks, or even a little human touch.
Pulled outside the door by Zhao Zhenji, the household official reported:
"Hundreds of officials are making trouble in Curry!"
Zhao Zhenji asked:
"Who's the leader?"
This is the most standard appearance that a feudal official who has reached a certain level is bound to appear. When things go wrong, don't ask about the reason, don't ask about the past, don't ask about the response measures, and first find the first culprit, this is the most effective way to deal with group incidents.
If you want to stay in the history of Qingqing, you need to learn Hai Rui, of course, you have to meet an emperor like Jiajing; for the official to enter the shi, when you learn Zhao Zhenji, of course, you can't have subordinates like Hai Rui. Zhao Zhenji is by no means a simple "exquisite egoist", but the most typical representative of feudal officials.
The reason why group incidents are difficult to handle is that a "law does not blame the public", but the breakthrough in the handling of group events lies in this. Whether it is deterrence or co-optation, as long as the leader is subdued first, the handling of the incident is half successful; then, the responsibility for the group incident is subdivided and concretized, and evenly distributed to the competent department of the participants. A group event without a leader and detailed responsibilities can only end up with one end - failure.
The household official replied:
"Who else, Li Qingyuan?"
It can be seen from this that Li Qingyuan can be described as an "old thorn head" with a reputation and a habit of singing contrarians. Looking at the expression and tone of the household officials, Li Qingyuan is also really difficult to deal with, and the key people occupy a "reason" word.
Let's look at Zhao Zhenji's second question:
"What about Harry?"
First, identify the leader of the group incident so that you can grasp the breakthrough in solving the incident; then, find the relevant responsible person and leave it for great use.
However, what is the great use of the "responsible person" that Zhao Zhenji grabbed, Hai Rui?
1. In the process of incident handling, Hai Rui can be punished to appease the excitement of the group;
2. If the incident cannot be handled smoothly, You can also punish Hai Rui and give everyone a temporary explanation;
3. Even if the incident is handled perfectly, the superior unit will inevitably have an accountability procedure, and at that time, Hai Rui will be a scapegoat for the superior unit.
That is to say, at this time, Hai Rui is a "temporary worker" who can be thrown out at any time, which is clear at a glance and easy to understand!
Fortunately, this household official still had a little sense of justice, and even said a word for Hai Rui:
"Hundreds of people, Lord Hai, he alone..."
It's just that Zhao Zhenji doesn't want to continue to listen, doesn't put the responsibility on Hai Rui, is it possible to let himself take over? If you really want to do that, Zhao Zhenji will not be called a "non-stick pan".
With two questions, Zhao Zhenji quickly grasped the key to handling group events, and did a good job in the basic framework of event handling, as sharp as Si and astute as si, but just like the shoulder handle of the Ming Dynasty, the mind was useless.
After grasping the basic framework of the incident, Zhao Zhenji returned to the cabinet and began to carry out one of the most critical steps in the handling of the incident - reporting.
"Teacher, there is a lot of trouble in the household department, so the students will go to see it first."
The object of Zhao Zhenji's "report" is naturally Xu Jie, the "first assistant to the cabinet", but Zhao Zhenji has not grasped the key points of the "report". Or, Zhao Zhenji, who has been serving in the local government for a long time, has just entered the imperial court and the cabinet, and has not yet fully understood the role of such "reports".
Zhao Zhenji's report only explained one point - the outline of the incident, but ignored an extremely critical issue, that is, forgetting to obtain a "permit". What words can be said, what promises can be given, and what requests can be agreed, Zhao Zhenji did not ask at all. Without asking, you can't give promises indiscriminately; without giving promises, you can't meet the requirements of troublemakers; if you can't meet the requirements, group incidents can't be solved.
From this point of view, Zhao Zhenji still needs to cultivate! Of course, if there is no defect of Zhao Zhenji, it will not be able to show the maturity and rationality of Elder Gao Ge.
What Xu Jie was most worried about happened in the end, the distribution plan of "copying the family money" was arranged by Xu Jie, which coaxed the Jiajing Emperor to be happy, but it triggered a collective incident of hundreds of officials making trouble, which is not equivalent to directly putting the hat on the head of the Jiajing Emperor? What's more, as the "first assistant to the cabinet", Xu Jie absolutely does not allow the situation to develop to the point of being unmanageable, after all, Xu Jie is the first person responsible for management.
Therefore, hearing this news, Xu Jie did not think much about it, and immediately gave a reply:
"You go immediately, don't make trouble at this time!"
With permission, Zhao Zhenji was still not at ease, after all, there was still one of the most important tasks in the hands of the people that had not yet been completed. For Zhao Zhenji and even the entire cabinet and the six ministries and nine secretaries, this task is much more important than what army owes, hundreds of officials owe money, and hunger is everywhere.
"I'll go, this green word..."
Zhao Zhenji's most feared task was the Qingzi that the Jiajing Emperor valued most!
As a fallen person in tianya, Xu Jie also knows the weight of Qingzi and can only give comfort:
"I'll help you decide, let's go."
Well, Zhao Zhenji's drama is over, next, let's look at the official art of the lower arch to compare the huge difference between Zhao Zhenji and the high arch.
When Zhao Zhenji reported to Xu Jie, Gao Gong, who had been writing green words, took the opportunity to leave his seat, he knew that Xu Jie would have something to ask for, and he knew that Zhao Zhenji's official prestige was not enough, his prestige was insufficient, and he could not calm the field at all. The high arch is deliberately creating a distance between xu jie and Xu Jie, leaving Xu Jie with "asking" for his own space, so that he can take advantage of the opportunity to ask for chips.
As Gao Gong expected, Xu Jie got up and came to Gao Gong and asked:
"Su Qing, are you done writing?"
There is no official title, no surname and name, and he opens his mouth to say "Su Qing" to close the relationship between the two and lay the foundation for the next dialogue.
Let's look at The High Arch's answer:
"That's it."
Regarding this reply of the high arch, the original novel has a different expression - "fast, there are still a few words", personally I think that the reply of the high arch in the original work is more appropriate, "not finished", the high arch has a reasonable reason to refuse, in order to leave enough room for himself to flash and move.
Xu Jie began to give "requests":
"You go too. Zhao Mengjing's prestige is not enough, you can only calm the public's grievances. ”
Moreover, when Zhao Zhenji first entered the cabinet, his official prestige and prestige were insufficient; moreover, he needed to face the qingliu of the Guozijian, the Metropolitan Inspection Yuan, and the Hanlin Yuan, and the ability of the housekeeper was to "reason", and the most proud skill was to "speak out and commit crimes".
In a word, Zhao Zhenji handled such group incidents alone, and he did not have enough seniority and prestige!
Let's take a look at the response of the high arch:
"I don't know how to quell the grievances."
If Gao Gong just responded that "the green word is not yet complete", is there another reason to refuse? Of course, the focus of the high arch is not on this, he needs this opportunity to compare head-on with Zhao Zhenji, and he needs to take the opportunity to kill Zhao Zhenji's sharpness. That is to say, he would not refuse Xu Jie's request, he only wanted to ask for more commitments and chips so that he could handle this group incident perfectly and overpower Zhao Zhenji.
In the cabinet at this time, aside from Li Chunfang, an "old good man", the only cabinet member who could compete with Gao Gong for the "first assistant of the cabinet" was Zhao Zhenji. However, Gao Gong belonged to the lone army, and Zhao Zhenji had Xu Jie's strong support behind him. Therefore, as far as the cabinet is concerned, the high arch has no chance of winning compared to Zhao Zhenji.
Therefore, the high arch has three major competitive strategies:
1. Allegiance to Jiajing. Hearing that the Jiajing Emperor was seriously ill, Gao Gong was able to shed tears sincerely, and immediately asked Li Shizhen to be invited to diagnose the emperor's illness, and this loyalty to the emperor was by no means a disguise.
2. Strive for Yu Wang. Xu Jie was accustomed to doing things to calm people, and there were many disadvantages in private morality, so King Yu did not regard him as a confidant, but only as a master; Zhang Juzheng's focus was on Shizi, and King Yu only regarded him as the future dependent of Shizi; only Gao Gong alone did what King Yu needed.
3. The last and most important point is that the high arch attacks, suppresses and squeezes Zhao Zhenji at all times and everywhere. This hundred officials' disturbance is an excellent opportunity for the high arch to suppress Zhao Zhenji and reflect Zhao Zhenji's incompetence.
Faced with gao gong's refusal, Xu Jie began to persuade:
"Let's make it clear to everyone!"
The high arch then gives a very classic quote:
"Only the pot is set up to cook white rice, there is no reason to set up the pot to cook."
On the surface, this is a response to the demands of hundreds of officials, and it is impossible to celebrate the New Year with the reason, but to ask for money and grain! But in fact, this is exactly the cryptic explanation that Gao Gong asked Xu Jie for a promise and made a request: it is difficult to attract chickens without rice in hand, it is difficult to gather soldiers without money in my hand, and I can't persuade the hundred officials just because it makes sense, you have to give me some specific promises.
Well, Xu Jie can only give a promise:
"After the New Year, give everyone a re-payment of what they owe."
The promise without a specific time limit is equivalent to saying in vain, so that it is okay to fool Zhao Zhenji, but it cannot fool the high arch. The high arch directly asked the key, asking for a "time limit":
"Since Elder Ge has made a wish, let's give a specific time limit."
Thinking of the group incident of hundreds of officials and the negative impact brought to himself after the situation got out of control, Xu Jie could only compromise with Gao Gong and give a promise of practical significance:
"Next February. In February next year, I will find a way to reissue this year's arrears. ”
With these promises, Gao Gong was relieved:
"Good! I'll take a trip. ”
Note that at this time, Zhao Zhenji must have been overwhelmed, and even besieged by hundreds of officials. Because he did not get permission, Zhao Zhenji could not give a promise to the hundred officials, and could only use a sentence of "one more bitter hundred officials" to prevaricate these officials who had no rice to cook. At this critical moment when it was about to get out of control, Gao Gong took the promise he wanted from Xu Jie, and with one word, he successfully stabilized the scene, and Zhao Zhenji's image would immediately plummet, and his already small prestige would be lost.
In charge of the local government, Zhao Zhenji's strategy of winning the promotion of his career may work, because as a leader, he has no competitors, as long as he makes specific achievements, he can make the Jiajing Emperor approve; if he can enter the imperial court, this method will most likely fail, because the Hunchen Manchu Dynasty, because there are many competitors, and because of the high arch, which is both for the people's hearts and minds of the country and the strong, it is a strong opponent.
In history, Zhao Zhenji was defeated at the hands of gao gong, returned to his hometown and wrote behind closed doors.
(This article is only based on the specific interpretation of the plot and human analysis of "Daming Dynasty 1566", and is not based on historical facts, personal views, welcome to put forward criticism!) ）