I would rather be generous than willing to be close to my relatives, but I would only be grateful if I were foolish enough to serve my country. Traveling far away is a man's business, and it is even more difficult to find Li Sao.
I would rather be generous than willing to be close to my relatives,
I would only be sincere if I were foolish enough to serve my country.
Traveling far away is a man's business, and
I'm looking for Li Sao carefully.
(Five Poems of Wujiang)
Being as loyal as Qu Yuan and being disgraced like Qu Yuan is indeed the unfortunate fate of his future career.
in the first year of Xuanhe, the capital suddenly flooded, and the area around the west of the city was flooded like rivers and lakes. The disaster is serious, which leads to the impassability of water transportation. Huizong panicked and ordered his ministers to make suggestions. Everyone is afraid to speak, but Li Gang dares to tell the truth.
he said: disasters are not without reason, but must have their causes; Although disaster prevention is not easy, there must be strategies to eliminate it. Li Gang analyzed that the flood was caused by the long-term disrepair of water conservancy in Jingxi, which caused the river to overflow and pour into the capital. He believes that water conservancy disrepair is not only a technical issue, but also a political issue. The leaders of the dynasty didn't think about state affairs, but only moved flowers, trees and bamboo stones to please the emperor and made enemies with the people, which led to natural disasters.
so how to cure the disaster? He proposed that we should "fear the power of heaven, consolidate the people's hearts, guard the use of scholars and strictly guard them."
This famous recital, entitled "On Six Things about Cheap Water", is a blow to the monarch and his ministers in the DPRK: the flood problem is a political issue. If you want to provide disaster relief, you should save those flowers and stones that waste people and money. Autumn rent should be exempted from all disasters in various places; "After the water is over, resettle the residents, lend money for relief, and make sure to resume business, so as not to lose anything". In short, we must appease the people.
As for the "water officials" who neglect their duties, Li Gang proposed that "those who are incompetent should be punished with proper punishment."
at that time, it was Cai Jing. Li Gang's negligence in this way offended, of course, Mr. Cai. Most of Huizong's will has been influenced by Lord Cai. Therefore, this opinion put forward by Li Gang is equivalent to a bump on the iron wall.
The high-level political operation in the Song Dynasty inherited the Tang system, and state affairs were negotiated by the three provinces and the Privy Council (equivalent to the Ministry of National Defense) and reported to the emperor for approval; Then the Chinese book saves the purport, and the door saves it. Zhongshu province and Menxia province can reject the emperor's will if they think it is inappropriate. After the imperial edict, ministers of attendants are allowed to comment on gains and losses, and officials of Taiwan remonstrance are also allowed to raise objections.