Two principles of officialdom summarized from Zhang Juzheng's "life secretary" You Qi

In the era when Zhang Juzheng lived, the organization did not care much about the lives of leading cadres, and secretaries, guards, nannies, attendants, cooks, and so on were not worthy of anyone. At most, there are one or two cadres engaged in writing work in the unit who copy some documents and send documents for the leaders.

However, the state does not give a ration, not that there is none. It is very normal for senior leading cadres to pay for themselves and to hire people to serve themselves and their families. At that time, even when they entered Beijing to take the exam, they still brought book children, let alone leaders who were already in high positions?

Now, I want to tell the story of a staff member zhang Juzheng hired at his own expense, You Qi.

You Qi, a butler of Zhang Juzheng, was called Cangtou at the time. According to the current point of view, it is almost equivalent to the role of "life secretary". What needs to be explained is that the staff members hired by the leading cadres themselves at their own expense are not counted as "state civil servants", and at that time, there was no invention establishment, no staffing of workers and services, and there was no public management, so they could only be the identity of slaves, and their identity and social status were very low, and they were precisely domestic slaves.

Youqi is Zhang Juzheng's "life secretary" because his duties are mainly to take care of Zhang Juzheng's private life.

The "life secretary" cannot be underestimated. There is no doubt that where the responsibility lies, he knows more about the privacy of the leader, and if the leader has any shady deeds, and he has even an active participant, it is quite worthy of attention.

Although this tour secretary does not account for the state establishment, does not take the state salary, does not reimburse medical expenses, cannot benefit the house, and will not enjoy the pension in the future, he works very hard, is a dutiful life secretary, and is deeply pleased with Zhang Juzheng, according to the experts' research, Zhang Juzheng "introduced him as a confidant".

Is the character of the secretary dou da recognizable for one liter, I still can't verify it, I guess my name can still be recognized? Diploma qualifications are absolutely non-existent. Whether there is a specialty, I can't say. However, one thing I know is that there is a Kunshan man Zhou Yuanwei, who was his contemporary and who served as a speech official, recorded it for us, saying that You Qi, a person, "is good at serving the Lord's joy and anger."

Positive understanding is that You Qiqi can understand the leader's intention very well.

To be fair, such qualities are still very suitable for working around leaders.

One is "good at serving the Lord's mood and anger", that is, it is very able to understand the intention of the leader; the other is "introduced as a confidant", which can be described as a combination of pearls, and the leader is very easy to use, very worry-free, and it is also very rare.

Therefore, You Qi, the life secretary, is on his toes and quite beautiful.

The Yanguan Zhou Yuanwei summed up four words in the "Jinglin Continuation": "The situation is tilted between china and foreign countries."

"Chinese and foreign", contrary to our current understanding, does not mean China and foreign countries; in the middle, it refers to the central government (imperial court), which refers to the capital in general; outside, it refers to the outside world, and refers to the locality. Therefore, China and foreign countries are the central and local governments, generally referring to the whole country.

A "life secretary" around the leader certainly has no power or status, but people have "potential"! The so-called bullying of the situation, the so-called situation like a broken bamboo, the meaning of the word potential in these two idioms should be included.

A person who is "tilted outside the world", you say, he is not beautiful?

Zhou Yuanwei recorded in the "Continuation of Jinglin" that in that era when identity was very important, level, and reciprocity, people in the official field actually "fought for brotherhood" for You Qi.

You know, at that time, the Chinese people were divided into two categories, one belonged to the "clothed people", not the meaning of wearing clothes and hats, but the meaning of identity, at least above the show talent, or officers; one was the cloth people. The cloth-clad people saw the clothed figures, called themselves lords or adults, and called themselves villains. In fact, among the cloth-clad people, there is also a distinction between high and low, like those who are housekeepers, who are actually "slaves", and their status is very lowly. However, the well-dressed figures in the official arena competed to treat You Qi as a brother, which showed how beautiful he was.

In my analysis, these people must look down on a domestic slave in their hearts, endure humiliation, shame, and shout "buddy".

Why?

"Beauty Hunter" also!

To put it bluntly, it is through the leadership of the people around you, buy officials!

The so-called "hunting for beauty officials" is broader than the meaning of spending money to promote officials, including level transfers, small oil and water positions moved to oil and water large positions, all included!

Zhou Yuanwei said figuratively: "The beauty hunters are bibi"!

Line up to find the seven buy officials!

As Zhang Juzheng's "life secretary", You Qi's "power is tilted at home and abroad" and he is so prominent that people in the official field "fight for brotherly etiquette" and go to You Qiren's brother to "hunt for beauty officials".

Isn't it beautiful to travel seven?

There is also a person named Yu Shenxing, who also has a record of the scenery of Youqi.

Yu Shenxing was suppressed by Zhang Juzheng, but after Zhang Juzheng's death, he was recalled to his post, and in the process of liquidating Zhang Juzheng, he was one of the very few people who took the risk of publicly evaluating Zhang Juzheng's merits. I believe that he, Zhang Juzheng and You Qi, have all met and dealt with each other. In other words, he was a witness to that period of history. Judging by his performance, what he said should be credible. He said in his diary: "For a time the attendants are consulted, many and accepted, and the secret ones are called brothers." One or two ministers may also give the seat to the tea, and call them the virtuous brothers. The bian shuai takefu went out of his door, which was nothing less than a peace. ”

What does it mean to be a "servant of the platform"? The so-called attendant is a synonym for a high-ranking courtier; a counselor is a verbal official; and the so-called acceptance means to contact, communicate, and make friends. These people, "more and more acceptance", think about it, what is that scene?

When it was, Zhang Juzheng, the most powerful figure in the country, came to power with the strong wrist of banning. Severe punishments are often given to those who do not work and those who do not comply with prohibitions. He is very strict with the staff around him, and his "life secretary" You Qi, is so ostentatious, does he know?

In my opinion, Zhang Juzheng cannot know everything, nor can he not know all. He had acquiescence, and perhaps helplessness.

Why?

Zhang Juzheng himself is not clean, and You Qi's main manager in this regard is his main manager. It is impossible to give gifts to the leader directly to Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Juzheng is unwilling to let his sons participate in such a thing, and the "life secretary" You Qi, has undoubtedly become a suitable direct manager. Therefore, it is inevitable that You Qi's dealings with officials will be inevitable. Those who are obsessed with the leader, when they see You Qi, of course, will not be arrogant, whether they can send gifts out, whether You Qi's can say a few kind words in front of the leader, all in You Qi's attitude, and how You Qi's attitude depends on their attitude toward You Qi, so it is not surprising that those people and You Qi's brotherhood and nod their heads are waists.

How could Zhang Juzheng not know this? Not only did he know, but he should have acquiesced to and even supported it.

After a long time, You Qiqi felt that he was all flat in the official field, someone begged him to do something, he patted his chest, said hello, and did it, so more and more people begged him. Saying that Zhang Juzheng does not know, is it possible? But the specific situation, he can't know it all, and it is reasonable.

Why do you say that Zhang Juzheng is helpless?

You Qi's swagger should not be what Zhang Juzheng hopes to see, and it has a negative impact on his image. He may have criticized and restricted, but he couldn't do anything about it. He couldn't live without such a person! Not only does it need to travel to the seven aspects of wealth collection, but other aspects are even more necessary.

Zhang Juzheng colluded with Feng Bao, and You Qi's was a correspondent and liaison officer. According to the regulations, ministers and eunuchs could not be handed over privately, and public occasions could only be done on official business, and it was not allowed to bite the ears by muttering, so it was only up to the confidants to run forward and backward. You Qi's and Feng Bao's private "secretaries" Xu Jue played the role of this intermediary, and I think these two private "secretaries" are more competent. According to zhang Juzheng's classmate Wang Shizhen, Zhang Juzheng had a plan, so he made You Qiqi run to tell Xu Jue, and Xu Jue would report it to Feng Bao; if Feng Bao had any ghost ideas that needed to be discussed with Zhang Juzheng, he would let Xu Jue tell You Qi, and You Qi' report to Zhang Juzheng again.

It can be asserted that major events such as Zhang Juzheng colluding with Feng Bao to plot a coup d'état and fabricating a shocking false case to frame Gao Gong, You Qidu personally experienced it, he spoke tall, his legs were diligent, and his ability to do things was quite strong, as the expert Mr. Wei Qingyuan said, You Qi, for Zhang Juzheng, was exactly the "sensitive sense of smell, good at understanding intentions, attentive and credible, and able to run convenient dog legs", such a secretary, leadership needs, also likes.

In fact, there are more needed aspects. We already know that Zhang Juzheng's life style is rather eroded, but his identity is special. He went directly to Zhang Luo himself, time did not allow, and identity did not allow. In this regard, the "life secretary" You Qi, is indispensable. Fortunately, You Qi, a person who was good at understanding the intentions of the leadership, said in the words of the people at that time, whatever Zhang Juzheng needed, You's "secretary" was "everywhere to please him."

Such a secretary, can the leader not like? He is a bit arrogant, even less disciplined, the leader sees, what can he do?

It seems that it is not easy for the life secretary of the leader to do a good job, and it is not easy to do it to the extent that the leader cannot do without scenery. In other words, if the leader cannot strictly demand himself, or even privately like to do something that cannot be on the table, and has a handle in the hands of the secretary, it is not easy for you to restrain him.

Unchecked power is easy to make people flutter, and it is not clear whether it is true or false. So many people are begging you to go seven, Zhang Juzheng still thinks that his prestige is high!

Therefore, can we summarize a bureaucratic principle: whenever a secretary acts openly, the public has reason to question the integrity and self-discipline of the leaders he is with?

Maybe this principle is somewhat absolutist? I am only shallow in learning, and time does not allow research and analysis, and I put it forward for reference, but I dare to absolutely guarantee that this principle, at least in Zhang Juzheng, applies.

In fact, people call You Qi's "Xiandi" and "Benevolent Brother" in person, and it is likely that they will turn their faces and scold the "dog fighting human strength" thing! After scolding You Qi, he inevitably chased back to the source, gritted his teeth and scolded, "Zhang Juzheng, not a thing!" "This is not what I guessed, but it is recorded in the great works of the expert Huanghuang.

Therefore, I also have to summarize a principle of officialdom: Leaders must have prestige and cannot ignore the people around them; the key to managing the people around them is to lead themselves to be correct.