Shen Yi never expected Fang Zhengyi to be so blunt.
Although he had been trained in the newspaper office for a long time, he was already familiar with many of Fang Zhengyi's ways and ideas.
However, many concepts are still deeply rooted, and people still have doubts when they hear such direct words about helping the people get rich.
He opened his mouth to refute, "Sir, the sage said that governing the people requires loyalty, selflessness, employing the virtuous, and moderation. When you see someone doing good, you should treat it as good yourself; when you see someone making mistakes, you should treat it as your own. Governing the people with virtue and being selfless is wrong for the world, isn't it?"
Fang Zheng sneered: "It's wrong but not completely wrong. Since it's the words of a saint, it certainly makes sense."
"How many officials can be selfless to the world? I ask myself honestly that I can't do it. A method that does not conform to human nature is definitely not a good method."
"Even if he is a saint, so what? Ask yourself, which saint in ancient times was not born into aristocracy, which one did not have people serving him? When saints talk about the people, the people they are talking about may not be the people we are talking about."
"Those saint idols are all dead. Their current status is more or less due to the fabrication of various folk stories and the countless people throughout the dynasties who built their statues."
"I believe that new people are always better than old people. If we just follow the saints blindly, we will never achieve a peaceful world. What we need to do is to surpass the saints."
“It is enough to see the problem and get to the root of it.”
Shen Yi's face turned pale. He didn't expect Fang Zhengyi to be so arrogant and even dared to claim to be beyond a saint.
Even though Fang Zhengyi held a high position in his heart, he could not help but feel indignant and shouted, "How can you slander a saint? Isn't it right to rule the people with virtue?"
Hearing the anger in his tone, Fang Zhengyi didn't care. He looked up at the bright moon in the sky and sighed, "That's right."
“Morality is a wonderful thing. Everyone hopes to be surrounded by kindness and goodwill. Such a world would be a beautiful one.
But moral integrity is only a candlelight after all. It can illuminate the road ahead for a person, but it cannot stop the arrows from all over the world. "
“Your opponents may not necessarily be colleagues you dislike or have conflicts of interest with, but more likely the people you rule.”
"It may take several years for a policy to show results. During this time, everyone will scold you and your opponents will take advantage of your weaknesses to attack you."
"How can morality help you at this time? All you can do is to mediate with wisdom or grit your teeth and persevere. There is no other way."
Glancing at Shen Yi and seeing him lowering his head and thinking seriously, Fang Zhengyi continued, “In fact, it is a shameful thing for an official to talk about morality from a high position.”
"Education and moral governance imply that the people have no morals. But is this really the case? I don't think so."
"During the most difficult years when I was in power in Taoyuan County, do you know what the people said to me the most when they saw me? They said there were no difficulties and they did not dare to cause trouble for the county."
Fang Zheng had a look of disappointment on his face: "They would rather put themselves in a difficult position in order not to cause me trouble. Isn't that a virtue?"
"What foolish people are! This is a kind of foolishness. If they can solve everything themselves, then what is the use of me as a county magistrate? If all the people in the world are like this, then what is the use of the court?"
"So, the things in the book need to be combined with reality, otherwise they are just a bunch of waste paper."
Shen Yi raised his head, his eyes full of confusion, and whispered: “Then what should I do?”
"Huh? What else can we do? We just need to solve problems when they occur. We need to be more proactive in finding problems. If problems arise, it will be much more troublesome to solve them later."
"If you do this for a long time, you may often feel tired and instinctively don't want to care about those bad things. You might as well find a lid to cover it up, but this is absolutely not feasible."
"It's just like when two people have a conflict. If they fight on the spot, the problem will be solved. If they keep it to themselves, they will fight to the death sooner or later. It's the same with things. If you hide it, a small trouble may turn into a big crisis."
Shen Yi suddenly stopped, walked in front of Fang Zhengyi, and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Lord Fang, Shen Yi has learned from you!"
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "It's nothing, I haven't finished yet. With your efforts, I believe you will return to the capital sooner or later."
"Since you have an official position, you must be fair to your superiors as well as your subordinates, and you must not let down either side."
"I think it's much easier to deal with it than to rule the people. There's only one thing to do: sit tight!"
Shen Yi asked, “What does this mean?”
"Your Majesty is a man who works hard to govern the country. You should just focus on your work and don't have any evil thoughts. That will be fine."
"No matter how you play around and mess around with women, as long as you have real talent and don't alienate your majesty, you will never make mistakes."
"We always pay attention to political correctness. This is called sitting firmly on the throne. If there is a problem at the top, we can save the country in a roundabout way. Don't rush up like those censors whenever there is nothing going on."
"You make your leader lose face, and he will roast you sooner or later!"
Shen Yi was confused and muttered, "Why does it sound a bit like a traitor..."
Fang Zhengyi's face turned from pale to red, and he felt that he could no longer hold back his pride. He immediately shouted angrily, "What are you talking about! What loyalty or treachery? If you can help improve the lives of the people and benefit the country and the people, then you are a loyal minister. Everything else is just a method. How come you are still so dumb after telling you so much!"
"Master! Master!"
Halfway through the lesson, Xie Xian came running and shouting towards them from a distance. When he reached Fang Zheng, he panted and said, "Master, overtime has been arranged. Do you have any other arrangements later?"
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