I am a corrupt official, but they say I am a loyal minister!

Lin Beifan turned around and said with a smile:"Master Yao, what's the important thing?"

Yao Zheng bowed again, frowned and said:"Master Jijiu, you just taught me the way to be an official. Please forgive me for being stupid and not listening. I don't understand, please give me some advice!"

Lin Beifan nodded:"I see! It's dinner time, why not follow me back home and talk about this while drinking and eating?"

Yao Zheng thought of Lin Beifan's house. With the wine, the wine bugs had been drawn out, and they bowed:"It is better to obey my orders than to be respectful!"

After about a stick of incense, they had returned to Lin Mansion.

A banquet was set up in the study room, and the two of them continued to discuss the ways of being an official while drinking and eating.

"Master Yao, if you have any questions, you can ask! Lin Beifan said

"Thank you Lord Jijiu for giving me this opportunity! Today, I will accompany you on a street tour to offer wine and learn how to be an official! Through those three examples, I learned a lot and understood a lot! only……"

Yao Zheng frowned again:"There are so many things, I don't even know where to start!"

Lin Beifan nodded:"I see, I will sort it out for you!"

"Thank you, Master Jijiu, for your advice. I am all ears! Lin

Beifan put down his chopsticks and said seriously:"The first thing I want to teach students about being an official is the way to gain a foothold!" The so-called way to gain a foothold is the foothold of being an official. What is the purpose of being an official! After much thought, I can actually sum it up in four words: for the country and the people! Yao Zheng nodded immediately:"

Master Jijiu is right!""

"Serving the country and the people, the people are the foundation, and only the people can have a country, so I let them start from the people first! We often say that the people are suffering, and we all know that the people are suffering, but in fact, the people are suffering even more than we imagined...! Lin

Beifan took a sip of wine and continued:"So, I want them to go deep into the grassroots and understand the sufferings of the people!" Mr. Yao, let me ask you, do you think it is hard for a 50-year-old elder who knows his destiny to make money by carrying a sedan chair even at this age?"

Yao Zheng nodded heavily:"Bitter!"

"Mr. Yao, let me ask you, do you think it is hard for poor families to sell their daughters as slaves to support the whole family?

Yao Zheng nodded heavily again:"Bitter!""

"Mr. Yao, let me ask you again, do you think it is hard for a young man with sound hands and feet to end up as a beggar begging on the street?"

"this……"Yao Zheng glanced at Lin Beifan and said:"Master Jijiu, I think he is not miserable! He has hands and feet, a light body and a strong body. He can definitely do a job to support himself, but he is lazy and hates work. He just deserves it!" Lin

Beifan smiled and shook his head:"Master Yao, you only look at his appearance, but you don't know his heart! Although he doesn't suffer the hardships of life, he suffers the hardships of his heart! Because he can't see any hope or turn over." Hope, full of ambition but unable to realize it, so I can only paralyze myself!"

Lin Beifan glanced at the old man next to him:"This kind of suffering is also called the suffering of not being able to realize your talent, and the suffering of depression and failure! Master Yao, you should be deeply aware of it. Realize!"

"I see! Yao Zheng took a sip of wine and recalled the past with a hint of bitterness:"It's indeed very bitter!""

"Therefore, I asked them to understand the sentiments of the people! As long as in my future career as an official, I can think of the scenes I saw today, feel a little more compassion in my heart, and be a little biased towards the common people, I will be satisfied!"

"What the Lord Jijiu said is absolutely true, I would like to offer you a drink!"

The two clinked their glasses and drank it all.

Lin Beifan continued:"The second way of being an official that I want to teach students is the way of dialectics! The so-called dialectical approach means looking at problems dialectically, seeing the good side as well as the bad side! When you see the phenomenon, you must also see the essence!"

"For example, the elder carries the sedan chair for the young person!"

"We who have read the books of Confucius and Mencius know that this is wrong. Elders should not carry sedans for young people. Young people cannot sit in the sedans carried by elders, otherwise it will violate human ethics!"

"However, let’s look at it from another angle!"

"Did the elder do something wrong? He is not wrong. In order to survive and have food to eat, he can only do these hard jobs! If he doesn't do this, he will only starve to death!"

"Have young people done anything wrong? He is not wrong, because he paid the money, and after paying the money, he should enjoy the service he deserves! If he didn't sit down, the two elders might starve to death!"

"Everyone is right……"Lin Beifan spread his hands and asked:"Is our Confucianism and Mencius' teaching wrong?"

"this……"Yao Zheng was speechless and unable to answer.

"Actually that’s right! Lin Beifan smiled and said:"The teachings of Confucius and Mencius tell us to respect the old and love the young. If we don't respect the old and love the young, there will be no order between the old and the young, and human relations will be lost, the world will be in chaos long ago!"

Yao Zheng nodded slightly:"Yes!""

"Since everyone is right, who is wrong? Lin Beifan asked again

"this……"Yao Zheng was speechless again and could not answer

"In fact, no one is wrong, they just have different starting points! In order to educate the world, Confucius and Mencius proposed the virtue of respecting the elderly and loving the young! In order to survive, the two old men had no choice but to show shame to the young people! Young people have paid, and naturally they should enjoy the services they deserve!"

"The same principle applies to selling women into slavery and young men begging!"

"so……"Lin Beifan smiled and said:"What I want to tell the students is that many things are not black and white, and there are no standard answers at all! It is better to believe in books than to have no books at all! Many things must be considered based on reality! In this way, when Only when you become an official can you be calm, considerate, and put yourself in the people's shoes instead of administering policies haphazardly!"

"Taught, Taught……"Yao Zheng toasted Lin Beifan again

"The third way to be an official that I want to teach students is the way to choose! The so-called trade-off means what should be done and how to solve problems when they arise!"

"Just like selling women into slavery!

Lin Beifan smiled and said:"Some people with good moral character cannot accept selling women into slavery!" Moreover, this matter is indeed moral, but it is legally gray and is not supported by the law! But if you don’t do this, the other person’s family will starve to death!"

"As a law enforcer, what should you do at this time and what choices should you make? Yao

Zheng frowned and said nothing.

"To be honest, it’s really hard to do! Lin Beifan clicked his tongue and shook his head:"If you defended the majesty of the law, then that family of eight would have to starve to death!" If you don't do this, are you worthy of the official uniform you are wearing? Yao

Zheng held up his hand and humbly asked for advice:"Master Jijiu, please teach me how to do it at this time!" Lin

Beifan shook his head:"There is no practical way. We can only ignore it and ignore it, and treat it as if it is invisible!""

"Alas, it is difficult!"Yao Zheng sighed deeply.

"The fourth way to be an official that I want to teach students is the way to seek! The so-called way of seeking is what I want to pursue as an official, what goals I want to achieve, and what problems I want to solve. This is our ultimate pursuit as an official!"

"Mr. Yao, what do you think is our ultimate pursuit as an official? Lin Beifan asked.

Yao Zheng frowned:"For the country and the people?""

"This is the footing, the starting point, what I'm asking now is the end point! Lin Beifan said.

Yao Zheng smiled bitterly:"Please forgive me for being stupid and unable to understand!""

"In fact, the answer is already obvious! Lin

Beifan smiled and said:"As long as the elders don't have to go out to carry the sedan chair, they can take care of themselves at home and have children and grandchildren to support them!" Poor families no longer need to sell their daughters into slavery. Any family can afford to raise their own children and enjoy a family life! Young people no longer have to despair about society. They can get everything they want if they work hard!"

"It can be summed up in 12 words: the old will have something to rely on, the young will have something to support, and the hard work will be rewarded!"

"Just do these 3 things……"Lin Beifan smiled proudly:"The country must be peaceful and the people are safe, the country must be rich and the people are strong, and the world must be at peace!"

"That’s so right! Yao Zheng slapped his thigh and said excitedly:"I have been thinking about a problem that I have never been able to figure out all my life. Let me, Lord Jijiu, wake you up with just one sentence!" Isn’t the ultimate pursuit of being an official to have someone to depend on when you are old, someone to support you when you are young, and something to gain from your hard work? As long as these three points are achieved, how can the world not be peaceful? He immediately picked up a glass of wine and said,"

Thank you, Lord Jijiu, for your advice. I'd like to give you a drink!"

Lin Beifan shouted loudly:"Do it!""

After drinking three drinks in a row, everyone felt comfortable!

Only then could they express the pride in their chests!

Yao Zheng frowned again and said with a wry smile:"This is indeed the ultimate pursuit of being an official! But it is really difficult to achieve these 3 points, almost impossible to complete! Lin

Beifan nodded in sympathy and sighed:"It is indeed very difficult!" Look at me, in order to realize this ambition, I have to fight against corrupt officials and sycophants in the court, and I even don’t hesitate to be complicit in it. It’s really difficult for me! I don’t know how much grievances I suffered and how much suffering I suffered. Do you know, Mr. Yao?"

Recalling the past, I felt unspeakable pain in my heart. I couldn't help but take a sip of wine to drown my sorrows.

Yao Zheng looked at Lin Beifan drinking the palace wine, and then looked at the table full of precious delicacies, and said:"Festival. Mr. Jiu, you said you are in a difficult situation, I can understand it! But you said that you have been wronged and suffered a lot. I beg your pardon, but I disagree!"

"Mr. Yao, what you see is only the surface. How many people can see the pain in my heart? Lin Beifan patted his chest and said sadly.

Yao Zheng opened his eyes wide:"Is it painful?" I see you clearly enjoyed the meal!"

"I'm talking about my heart, not my mouth! Lin Beifan's face was full of pain that he couldn't understand:"My heart is really too bitter. Even fine wine can't wash away the pain in my heart!" Sometimes, I just want to be so drunk that I just want to die!"

"Lord Jijiu, what you think is so beautiful, sometimes I think so too! But I'm not as thick-skinned as you, so I don't dare to say it! Yao Zheng said with envy.

Lin Beifan stood up and said,"Stop talking nonsense and drink!""