Zhao Libo wrote it.
In the second year of Yongzheng (1724), after receiving the throne presented by Manchu Bao, Yongzheng told him to look for talents and said with emotion, "My difficulty is only the insight of the Emperor of Heaven. It's a level one difficulty. If I can meet a talented person, if I get a clown, I will be ecstatic. "
Shortly after Yongzheng ascended the throne, he found that talents were scarce in the Qing Dynasty. Being in a secret mansion for a long time and unable to communicate with the outside world, he increasingly feels that he needs to enrich many talents in order to make a difference.
During the period of 13, Yongzheng became the emperor who was the best at discovering and boldly using talents in the Qing Dynasty, which laid an important foundation for the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty. In his instructions to Minister E Ertai, Yongzheng said in a heroic style: "Governing the world is only based on employing people, and the rest are branches and leaves." "Zhu criticized it" means that employing people is the basis of all work. As long as you choose the right person, other things will naturally be easy. For employing people, Yongzheng should express his opinions whenever there is an important opportunity. In the fourth year of Yongzheng (1726), he said to Wang: "Since ancient times, emperors have ruled the world, and they have always talked about managing money and employing people. I think the employment relationship is more important than financial management. If someone is appointed, why not pay attention to money and do something? " Shengzhige
After Yongzheng appointed Yin Jishan as the governor of Jiangsu, he said in the memorial: "Our responsibility is only to hire a few governors like you." Yin Jishan Memorial Hall
Yongzheng instruction
It can be seen that in the first five years of Yongzheng's reign, he was the most comprehensive in selecting and employing people, and always emphasized the extreme importance of employing people. As the closest minister of Yongzheng, E Ertai often discussed with him the way of employing people through the memorial. E Ertai's concept of employing people is: "People are strong, people are soft, and people are short-lived. If you use it against your own talents, it will be difficult for capable people to achieve self-efficacy, and even wise people may make mistakes." . Yongzheng agreed with this, and stressed that the employment should be fair and decent, and it should be different from person to person. We must not use what Zhu Yuanzhang said, "learning without knowing", that is, to put an end to the phenomenon that laymen lead experts, nor can we appoint them as needed. And forward the following sentence to Tian Wenjing: "What can a trustworthy person ask, and what can a faithless person ask?" "I don't know this truth, you can't choose and employ persons. In this way, you will never be stupid. " Finally, he warned E Ertai and Tian Wenjing that when discovering talents, they should "cherish and teach those talented people." . I mean, although I'm enchanting, I can't escape from my range. Why are you afraid? Finally, he explained, "If these people are educated but don't listen, when there is real evidence, they will be brought to justice. It's his own fault. What is there to worry about? "As the minister of border defense, it is most important for you to pay attention to employing people. Do nothing, behave yourself, lead an honest and clean life, and don't control talents, and you will only get into trouble in the end. If you are not afraid to waste energy, you can convince talents. If you are an incompetent official, you might as well use a clean and honest person. "
Yongzheng calligraphy
E Ertai is very familiar with Yongzheng's thought of employing people. At the same time, he said to Yongzheng that the starting point of the country's employment is the director-general, especially not to keep idle people. For those who are defective, we should strengthen education, and for those who can't do things, we should quit or leave our jobs and give up our seats to those who are capable. Yongzheng appreciated his view that "it can really open people's minds".
Yongzheng often makes an exception when the selection of candidates conflicts with the past system: "Only when people are needed, no matter how late they are promoted, is it a case?" Zhupi Tian Wenjing Memorial Hall
Yongzheng movie and television image
At that time, people who were born in the imperial examination were "on the right track", but in Yongzheng's view, they said more and did less. Yongzheng spared no effort to select people who were not born in Kejia. He once said: "The country employs people, but it should not be limited to their origins ... Since ancient times, there have been many famous ministers and generals who are not from families, and people from families often see people who are more frugal than idlers." It can be said that in the imperial palace cabinet, Yongzheng is indeed a servant from all corners of the country. At the same time, Tian Wenjing, Li Jue and other aggressive ministers were promoted. Yongzheng's personality is multifaceted, and the choice of employing people is even more multifaceted. Yongzheng showed extraordinary true temperament to those close to him, and did not insult him, so that future generations could read relevant comments and feel a kind of warmth.
Portrait of Yongzheng
Yongzheng said so and did the same.
In the seventh year of Yongzheng (1729), he "ordered Beijing officials and bachelor's degree or above, assistant ministers and foreign officials to distribute and press them, and each kept a secret", and said: "You can seize the post of governor or vassal, and do it according to the facts. There is no need to judge Manchu, and there is no qualification, that is, state and county officials, people with far official ranks, if they have insightful opinions, I believe they can be called the commander of the frontier defense, and they are also allowed to be listed in the recommendation. " The simple summary of this passage in A Record of Sejong in Qing Dynasty is that Yongzheng asked everyone in the middle and high levels of Qing Dynasty to secretly recommend talents, even at the county magistrate level. If they are really talented, they can be promoted to local governors soon. This kind of instruction about talent thirst is quite rare in all dynasties.
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This thirst for talent runs through his life. In the twelfth year of Yongzheng (1734), there was a vacancy in Gannan Road, and Yongzheng ordered the governor of Liangjiang, Zhao, to recommend a candidate. "Whether there is overstepping the post or not, draw up a member." Yongzheng rebuked some officials who recommended the elderly, the weak and the sick, saying, "It is not only useless for the Ministry to stay in the Ministry, but also hinders the backward official rank." So he ordered them to be officials, and at the same time sent a message to various government offices, such as "Zhang Jing, anyone who is old, weak and mediocre, who has political power in his pen, can hear it immediately."
Yongzheng, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, recommended a man named Wei Song, who just ordered him to go to Beijing for an interview and suddenly fell ill. After Yongzheng knew it, he instructed: "Don't let Yi reluctantly help the sick, so as not to drag him down." Zhu Pi Yu Ming
When he first succeeded to the throne, he was busy arranging Kangxi's funeral, letting Wang do the work, and told him, "All provinces are under the staff, and more than 1,000 staff members have been asked to find out the performance." Once upon a time, Emperor Gao introduced Wu Zhi officials, which was rarely miserable. I was a well-deserved imperial examination today, but I was not introduced. Wang should be sent to observe, and anyone who is available and meets the example should make up a performance so that he can take office. Those who are always inferior in talent will be named and beaten. In this way, cases will not accumulate, and Beijingers will not have to wait. "
Yongzheng drama map
In the following years, Yongzheng met officials from Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian and other provinces. Yongzheng was careful, and sometimes his attention to details made many courtiers feel warm, considerate of their long journey, and arranged their trips very carefully. "You still just need to go by the meter as usual, and don't drive too fast because you are in a hurry. If you want to bring your husband and horse, don't rush. " Due to the desire and attention to talents, Yongzheng fully implemented the "introduction system", especially carefully observing the behavior of officials and discriminating their morality and ability. From the second year of Yongzheng to his death, he introduced nearly 6,000 officials from all over the country. For officials who can't see through for a while, some even talked about it several times. When introducing all kinds of officials, those who have a good impression will be "registered" and "earmarked".
When he met Li Genyun, the magistrate of Qingzhou, Shandong Province, he felt that his appearance was correct and there was a faint aura: "Smart people, because of their cleverness, secretly made up Qingzhou", and his evaluation of Shijie, the magistrate of Houbu County, was even more "people are really considerate, good-looking, and people seem peaceful and tolerant." "People are really gone, ... it looks lucky." Fujian Nan 'an county magistrate was greatly praised by Yongzheng: "People are so smart, good-looking, really understand, and walk well ..."
Yongzheng drama map
After seeing Liu, the magistrate of Suqian County, Yongzheng described him as "red-faced, yellow-bearded and handsome, and he is expected to become an adult in the future." A few simple strokes can make people imagine the image of this person immediately. The style described by Yongzheng is not vivid, but concise. Not only do I have a particularly good impression of good looks, but I am also interested in those imposing or unusual looks. I often give high marks: "black, reddish face, fat, good looks" and "dignified appearance", which shows that Yongzheng not only looks at looks, but also looks at temperament. He even thinks that tall and powerful officials should pay special attention and play an important role at the appropriate time.
It is worth mentioning that although some officials were appreciated and entrusted with important tasks after being met by Yongzheng, they gradually expanded in the local area. At that time, Chen Hongxi, the magistrate of Guangdong Province, "thanks to my kindness, I was promoted to this position, full of ambition and acted arrogantly. He occasionally calls the governor by his name, unlike before. " Finally, as mentioned above, Yongzheng "educated" the shortcomings of talents and stopped the expansion psychology. He said to this Chen Hongxi, "You are kept in the office, so you should be warned and reformed, and this will be conveyed to the Iraqi people. Zhu Pi Yu Ming
Yongzheng calligraphy
Under the restriction of Yongzheng's selection of talents, it greatly promoted the burnout situation in the later period of Kangxi, and also let future generations see that Yongzheng was one of the best in the Qing Dynasty.
Regrettably, after Qianlong, the Qing Dynasty once again fell into "talent shortage". The reason is that the selection mechanism in the later period of Qianlong, Jiaqing and Daoguang is further rigid. Before the Opium War, Zeng Guofan clearly pointed out that "talents follow the rules" and summarized the four shortcomings of talents in the Qing Dynasty at that time. Finally, he warned: "With these four rules, customs follow, and there is nothing wrong with seeking peace and prosperity. If there is an arduous future, the country will suffer from a shortage of talents. " As a result, Zeng Guofan led the wind of employing people in the Qing Dynasty and vigorously promoted the echelon of talent construction, leaving a bright spot in that rigid era.