"Managing the family, governing the country and calming the world" are the three most important steps of ancient officials. At least to outsiders, Shengji has done a good job in "maintaining family order" and his superficial kung fu is extremely decent.
In the original work, Shengji was promoted from Tongzhi in Quanzhou to Tongzhi in Dengzhou, and eventually became an official in China from a lower-ranking official. As Mrs. Sheng said, for so many years, it is the most difficult for you to start from the sixth grade. After that, you can be regarded as a China official.
Misheng was released from prison for many years and finally made a key breakthrough in his official position. In the original book, Mi Sheng is generally an official with real power. As a local official, he can be said to be the "first family" in Dengzhou. When Bi Sheng, a new official, took office, the first fire was not to make a breakthrough in political achievements, nor to attack local local tyrants and evil gentry, but to create a good image of the first family in Dengzhou, to be a good example of fatherhood, filial piety and happiness for the people of Quanzhou, and to contribute to the construction of a good new Dengzhou in feudal society.
After taking office and completing the handover, the first thing he did was to lead his family to visit his first mother, Mrs. Sheng. Let the children communicate with their grandmothers first, then echo their wives from afar, express their respect for the first mother, review their thoughtless behavior before, and re-establish the authority of the old lady. On the one hand, they please their first mother, on the other hand, they set up a happy situation for the people of Dengzhou.
This is the cleverness of Yi Sheng. When a new official takes office, no matter what, he will start from outsiders. Without fully understanding the local customs, he will only bring more passivity to himself. Instead of punishing others, it is better to do a good job of "self-cultivation", which will not only bring him a good reputation, but also offend outsiders. This is also the Yi Sheng officialdom step by step. I am upright, and under the management, the officials and the people are much more confident.
The second important promotion was that Yi Sheng was transferred from Wu Pin to Dengzhou to Beijing as Assistant Minister of Industry. Although the official position has only been promoted by one level, it is the same level, and local officials are always half a level lower than Beijing officials. As a prefecture magistrate, Bi Sheng was re-elected for two terms, and his political achievements were "excellent". He could have been transferred to a more popular department in Beijing. However, due to the surging capital, the emperor was old and the storage location was unknown, so Bi Sheng saved himself. He chose the least obvious Ministry of Industry to preserve his strength and wait for opportunities to collect money.
After becoming a Beijing official, I paid more attention to "self-cultivation". Because the capital was at the foot of the son of heaven, the empire was alert and the saliva system was developed, so I gave the best row of houses in my family to the old lady Sheng, also known as Shouantang.
As a newly transferred local official, Bi Sheng dare not take the initiative to take credit, so it's best to restrain his family, start with filial piety, and set up a brand of "loyal minister and dutiful son" for himself, so that outsiders can't catch him in character.
Judging from Yi Sheng's two key promotions, Yi Sheng is a smooth, long-sleeved and easy-going person who doesn't make enemies. It is very interesting in the original work that Yi Sheng was later promoted to be an official of Douchayuan. As a full-time civil servant who complains, Yi Sheng is very depressed. As the housekeeper around the old lady Sheng said, "Our grandfather is the most amiable person. He has been an official for more than ten years. How can he complain to anyone? It is really hard for him not to praise his kindness and kindness. "
In the original book, Sheng also said, "Shi Yu's job is really not suitable for Sheng Lao Di. He was born a muddled peacemaker. It is really stressful to let him stare at other people's mistakes and secretly tell others about the crime of offending people. " Later, when he moved to the left and was transferred from Douchayuan, Sheng Ji was relieved.
Bi Sheng's two previous key promotions were not from political achievements, but from "keeping fit", which established a good public image for himself, did not offend others, and won him a good reputation. This is also Bi Sheng's ingenious and successful way as an official.