A person’s true maturity begins with accepting the rules.
rules, either obvious, hidden, good, or bad, there is no certain limit, but only through the avenue or small path to make a different comparison. Because the rules themselves have no praise or criticism, only when they are connected to a certain group can they have emotional colors.
" The World's Long River " is about the story of the governance of the Kangxi dynasty in the Yellow River . Governing the Yellow River is a matter that benefits the country and the people, but why is it so difficult to do this? In other words, why is it so difficult for people who are public to do something?
The drama is realistic, metaphorical, and critical. Perhaps, the three hidden rules are probably the root cause of hindering the governance of the Yellow River.
If you feel bored, absurd, and angry when watching this drama, then it means you are still innocent. And if you are calm and relaxed and look at it from a compassionate heart, then you are probably already clear.
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The first implicit rule: Balance is the core
For emperors, grasping power and controlling power is a lifelong topic. Any emperor will definitely suffer disaster once he loses his balance of power.
The same is true for Emperor Kangxi in "The World's Long River". Even if he is as knowledgeable as Kangxi and is arbitrary as he is in charge of Chinese and Western principles, he will still fall into a balance of power and have to temporarily make some concessions and endure some tolerance.
Therefore, when you see a group of rich and rich officials who are so fat that they don’t do anything, and are trying to kill people who are so poor that they are patched with clothes and do the most difficult and tiring but beneficial to the country and the people, you may be uneasy and think that this is too ridiculous, too ridiculous, too dark. Why didn’t Kangxi kill those guys?
is just, what you are talking about is right or wrong.
And there is never right or wrong behind the matter of power and interests, but only balance.
Since ancient times, emperors are most taboo to form cliques and private affairs under their jurisdiction. They will be a solid piece of law and will overturn power and information channels. Therefore, only by letting subordinates and subordinates become different camps, fighting for and jealousy, can the emperor be given a chance to deal with them. When dealing with them, power must have already had a new pattern.
Therefore, you can jump out of right or wrong and enter the game with the profit analysis method, and you can understand everything right or wrong.
Therefore, as long as you can understand right or wrong, you must have encountered the right or wrong Rashomon .
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The second implicit rule: Ordinary people come forward, their ability is second.
Before, people always asked me, "How can ordinary people live a decent life?" I was speechless for a moment, because the upward channels given to ordinary people by society are limited.
Perhaps, "The World's Long River" actually gives a template for the ascending channel of ordinary people.
Chen Huang, Gao Shiqi, Xu Qianxue , three poor boys took the exam together, and then, the worst Xu Qianxue passed the Tanhua. Why? The future of the three of them is actually the three destinies of ordinary people.
The first type is the remaining Yinde of ancestors.
Xu Qianxue, a descendant of the Ming Dynasty Jiajing Dynasty prime minister Xu Jie . Xu Qianxue's list is not only the reason for giving gifts, but also the desire to win over the Han people. Why is it Xu Qianxue, not Gao Shiqi, the bigger one? Because Xu Qianxue's ancestors are very famous.
Even if he exists like a clown like Xu Qianxue, he can still receive good social treatment.
The second type is talented, smart, alert and skillful.
is really difficult. Like Gao Shiqi, he is not only talented, but also seeks opportunities in trouble and frustration, understands the situation, and takes the opportunity to get to power. Among ordinary people, it is really rare.
The third type has an extraordinary skill.
A water control expert like Chen Huang cannot be learned by just learning a few books. Just like some high-tech people, they require long-term concentration, perseverance, and intellectual foundation.
However, even if you have a skill that ordinary people do not have, if you have a low emotional intelligence and are cynical, it will be difficult to advance. At most, you will be allowed to do things.
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The third hidden rule: the better you do, the more people you oppose
"The World's Long River" is a tug-of-war between the faction factions and the interests factions. Kangxi chose Jin Fu and Chen Huang to manage the Yellow River because he knew that only those who are sympathetic to the people's livelihood and who are also poor people can truly manage the river.
After all, people like Jin Fu and Chen Huang are the people who are called " to conscience " as Wang Yangming .
However, once they control the river, the people they oppose are really overwhelming, with all kinds of conspiracies and all kinds of false accusations, with the purpose of making them die without a place to bury. Why?
Only when the Yellow River is repaired every year and causes disasters every year can there be money coming and give many people the opportunity to get money. After curing the river, it moved too many people's cheese.
So, things like this must be done by people with a single family and conscience. Because there is no interest in it, no old accounts, you can do your best to be a lone hero. What is the ending of
depends on one's own wisdom and self-rescue ability. More importantly, whether the symbol of power that surrounds them can consistently withstand pressure and possible chaos.
However, Kangxi could not hold it back in the end.
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What happened in "The World's Long River" is actually that it has never stopped since the birth of private property in human society. But, many times, we are unwilling to face it or study it in depth, because nothing can be changed, so why bother in vain?
is just, as a reference, which can probably understand some of the vicissitudes of life.
If you encounter something unfortunate, you can also know how to withdraw in time. If you cannot save the world, you will be able to protect yourself, look up to the world, and be in a small boat.
