Chapter six hundred and sixty fourth the thief in the heart
Chapter 664: The Thief in My Heart
"Really? I know!"
Wang Hengyue waved his hand and asked Huang Yuanxin to go out first. He sat in the chair, looking angry, painful, helpless, and tired...
Finally, I got the news that I least wanted to hear, even though I had been mentally prepared for it.
In just one night, Dou Xiaoshui told everything he knew. The situation in Yunnan was more serious, and dozens of senior officials were involved.
Among them are Ma Nan, Dou Genwang and other "heroes" at the time...
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Following Dou Xiaoshui's explanation, local officials in Yunnan such as Ma Nan and Dou Genwang were arrested without exception and quickly confessed their crimes under interrogation.
The whole country was in an uproar, but also looked at it sideways.
Ma Nan, as the chairman of the Yunnan Provincial Government and one of the important figures under the president, has been arrested, so one can imagine the intensity of the government's anti-corruption efforts.
And this is even more shocking to officials everywhere:
The president and the government are serious about it. All the regulations previously formulated have begun to take effect!
No one can destroy it, and no one can shake it!
Wang Hengyue does not want to interfere in matters that belong to the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the courts. He wants to rely on the strictest laws to punish these corrupt officials. As for what kind of punishment they will receive, that is not what he has to consider.
The only thing he wanted to know was to find out the inner thoughts of people like Manan.
He was full of curiosity as to why a person like Ma Nan could change from an opponent of corrupt officials to a corrupt official...
Ma Nan, who was sitting opposite Wang Hengyue, didn't seem too frustrated: "Heng Shuai, I finally fell down."
"Yeah, I finally fell for it." Wang Hengyue nodded calmly: "I'm just a little curious. You are a good official and a capable official, and the salary is also very good. Why do you do this?"
Ma Nan was silent for a while: "Heng Shuai, have you heard of Yu Wentai's Su Chuo story?"
"No." Wang Hengyue shook his head honestly.
Ma Nan smiled: "Then let me tell you..."
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Yuwentai was the founder of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. When he imitated Cao Cao and became the prime minister of the Northern Wei Dynasty and "coerced the emperor to command the princes," he met Su Chuo, who was as famous as Zhuge Liang and Wang Meng. Yuwentai asked Su Chuo for advice on how to govern the country.
The two talked in secret for three days and three nights.
Yu Wentai asked: "How can a country be established?"
Su Chuo replied: "Ju Guan."
Yu Wentai asked: "How to become an official?"
Su Chuo replied: "Use corrupt officials and fight against corrupt officials."
Yu Wentai asked in confusion: "Why use corrupt officials?"
Su Chuo replied: "If you want others to work for you, you must give them benefits. And you don't have so much money to give them, then give them power and ask them to use their power to plunder people's wealth and anointing, and they will get it."
Is it any good?"
Yu Wentai asked: "The corrupt officials have benefited from using the power I gave them, what benefits will they bring to me?"
Su Chuo replied: "Because he can get benefits because of the rights you gave him, so in order to protect his own benefits, he must protect your rights. Then, won't your rule be strong? You must know that everyone in the emperor wants to
Sit down, if there are no corrupt officials to protect your regime, how can you consolidate your rule?"
Yuwentai suddenly understood, and then asked in confusion: "Since you have used corrupt officials, why do you want to rebel?"
Su Chuo replied: "This is the essence of political power. If you want to use corrupt officials, you must fight against corrupt officials. Only in this way can you deceive the people and consolidate the political power."
Yu Wentai was greatly confused when he heard this, and said excitedly: "My dear, please tell me the secret."
Su Chuo replied: "This has two advantages: First, how can there be officials in the world who are not corrupt? Officials are not afraid of corruption, but they are afraid of not listening to you. In the name of anti-corruption, eliminate corrupt officials who do not listen to you and retain them.
Corrupt officials who listen to you. This can not only eliminate dissidents, consolidate your power, but also gain the support of the people.
Secondly, as long as an official is greedy, you will have control over him. If he dares to betray you, you will use corruption as an excuse to destroy him. Corrupt officials are afraid that you will destroy him, so they can only obey your words. Therefore, 'anti-corrupt officials'
' is the magic weapon you use to control corrupt officials. If you don't use corrupt officials, you will lose the magic weapon of 'anti-corrupt officials'. Then how can you control officials? If everyone is an upright official and is deeply supported by the people, but he is disobedient, you
There is no excuse to get rid of him; even if he is removed forcibly, it will cause public turmoil. So you must use corrupt officials so that you can clean up the bureaucracy and make it all those who support you."
He said to Yuwentai again, "There's more!" Yuwentai's eyes widened and he asked, "What else is there?"
Su Chuo replied: "What if you use corrupt officials to cause resentment among the people?"
Yu Wentai was surprised, but he had not expected this, so he asked: "Is there any clever way to get rid of this problem?"
Su Chuo replied: "Raise the banner of anti-corruption and increase publicity to prove that you care about the people. Let the people mistakenly think that you are good, and the bad ones are the officials, and put all the blame on them.
You must not let the people think that you are the culprit of appointing corrupt officials. You must let the people think that you are good. There are so many problems in society, not because you don't want to do a good job, but because the officials below do not implement your policies properly."
Yuwentai kept saying: "I understand! I understand!"
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After Ma Nan told this story, he raised his head and smiled bitterly: "Hengshuai, do you understand now? There will always be corrupt officials in all dynasties. If they are all honest and upright officials, then it would be too much for you to get rid of one person.
Difficult."
"Why should I get rid of honest officials?" At this time, Wang Hengyue seemed very calm:
"There is a disease in our country, and this disease is corruption. It spreads from south to north like wildfire. Moreover, every corrupt official always has a lot of excuses to justify his corruption."
It's hard to be a thief... It's hard to break the thief in your heart. I still remember what you said to me at the beginning, "Fight against corruption, the more we fight against corruption, the more corrupt we become." Manan, you analyzed it well and thoroughly.
, you can see through all these problems, but you can’t see through yourself, nor can you see through the current government..."
As he spoke, he was silent for a moment: "You think you are the hero. In troubled times, you can work together to overcome difficulties. But in times of peace, the 'thieves' in your hearts start to get ready. Relying on the fact that you are the hero,
No matter what, don't think about anything anymore, as much as you can make, anyway, there is a halo hanging over your heads... Manan, you are wrong, I am not the emperor of that era, and I won't
I use corrupt officials to maintain my rule. If China’s rulers always think this way, then our country will never progress..."
He lit a cigarette for himself and took a slow drag: "In the early days of every dynasty, most of the officials were very honest, but as time went by, the officials gradually became unruly.
They stopped themselves, and the "thief" in their hearts woke up. They felt that they should make a fortune, so the foundation of a dynasty was slowly hollowed out, and finally collapsed. This is different from what I thought, what I want
Not a dynasty, but the entire country. I have established so many systems in order to make our country prosperous for a long time, not just a few decades or hundreds of years."
Ma Nan listened there with unusual calmness. This was a rare moment for the president to confide his true feelings to others.
It seems that the person sitting in front of Wang Hengyue now is not a corrupt official, but all citizens in general:
"There will always be government officials in every country. China is like this, and the United States is no exception. What we have to do is to constantly improve the laws and make the entire country's system sound. If there are problems, we will make up for them. If there are problems,
It's not scary. What I want to do is to eliminate the "thieves" in the hearts of officials... If the "thieves" are not eliminated, this country will never be able to run well. If the "thieves" are not eliminated, this country will collapse sooner or later.
Manan, do you understand what I mean?"
Ma Nan nodded slowly: "Heng Shuai, will you kill me?"
"You are wrong again." Wang Hengyue smiled faintly: "Back then, in my Sichuan and Yunnan provinces, people killed people in anger, and countless corrupt officials died at my hands, but now I will not do that.
Now we have a complete set of laws as a guarantee, and no one is above the law..."
Then he clicked Ma Nan: "Take you for example, I really want to kill you, but if the court sentences you to ten years, I will never object because of my personal feelings, even though I personally think that someone like you
People who live in poverty are not worthy of leaving their lives, but I cannot betray the laws of the country!"
Ma Nan sighed longly: "Heng Shuai, you are a good leader, and this country will have hope under your management. In fact, I also hope that the court can sentence me to death, at least this can give others hope."
Be alert, I have followed you loyally for so many years, maybe this is the only thing I can do for you."
Ma Nan was stunned. He suddenly remembered that Commander Heng also said the same thing to A Biao on the day he killed A Biao:
"You don't have this qualification. Who am I? The patrol envoy to the southwest! I have hundreds of thousands of elite troops in my hands, and my power spans the three provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou. My words can determine the life and death of hundreds of thousands of people. You, a little
You are a local tycoon who has no more power than a county to enrich the people, and only a few hundred servants in his hands. You are as humble as an ant, so what qualifications do you have to talk to me!"
You do not deserve!
Now Wang Hengyue doesn't need Ma Nan to tell him what to do. He has already charted a correct path for this country.
You are not worthy! As a corrupt official, no matter how capable you are, you are not qualified to speak!
The thief in your heart was released by yourself. Since you have released it, you must bear this responsibility.
You are not qualified to make irresponsible remarks, you are not qualified to say what you are going to do, you are not worthy!