Yu Maojian said so and did the same. He lived in a prominent official residence all his life, experienced the ups and downs of officialdom and saw all the vicissitudes of the world. Although he lived in the late Ming Dynasty, Yu Mao built mud without staining, clean and not evil, enforce the law impartially, and be honest and self-controlled. So how did he do it? For this problem, we may get a glimpse of what he said is the key to politics. He once said, "Do three things for politicians: respect civil affairs, respect official regulations (copy China, all kinds of original manuscripts) and respect teaching." The so-called respect for the people means respecting the people's feelings and punishing the officials, that is, keeping one's duty and doing everything in moderation, and advocating education means that one has faith and stands above Confucianism. Perhaps it is precisely because of Yu Maojian's adherence to the above creed that he will not be decadent in the process of being an official.
The focus of Yu Maojian's family training is reading and ploughing. So, where is the importance of reading? According to the Biography of Yu Maojian, the Yu family carefully observed the aristocratic families of past dynasties and found that after their ancestors were far away from the power center, the family often rose and fell differently. The reason is that those who have successors in later generations (copywriter China, who originally wrote various manuscripts) will be descendants, while those who have declined in later generations will have no ability to write poems and books. At this point, Yu Maojian raised reading to the height of the rise and fall of the Yu family in Family Instructions. In his view, "it is respectable to take the name of the subject and follow the voice of the family." People who study, from a small point of view, can win the imperial examination and gain fame; In a big way, it is possible to inherit the family's right to speak and do great things.
"Shangshu" said that "the human heart is only in danger, and the heart is only small." Yu Maojian has read many books on poetry, but he is not pedantic. In a big way, he regards reading as the first important thing to support people's hearts and make them open-minded. Read more books, get familiar with the life experiences and attitudes of the previous generation of sages, and then think about things around you. In this way, Prosperity is just a tragic comedy. Naturally, "Tao Xin" has greatly increased. He can "lead an honest and clean life" regardless of gains and losses, and of course he can become a good official who is honest and clean for the people.
Yu Maojian's family instructions not only affirmed the importance of reading, but also attached great importance to farming. He warned his children and grandchildren not to forget their roots. As the saying goes, "Raise them with millet, read thousands of books and raise them with books, (China, a copywriter, originally wrote various manuscripts) taught himself among my children and grandchildren". As a traditional scholar-bureaucrat, Yu Maojian firmly believes that fields can cultivate crops, enrich crops, support the family and make a living. At the same time, only by doing what you can can, can you appreciate the hardships of farming, and you won't make mistakes in administration because you are sitting in the hall, which will eventually harm the people. Therefore, "farming and reading a family heirloom" not only learned to be a man, but also learned to make a living. It is really the best of both worlds.
"To be a man must have character, and to be an official must have official goods", "frugality and self-cultivation, honesty and integrity", "people's hearts are like scales, and whoever is said to be light and heavy; Public opinion is like a mirror, reflecting greed and honesty. " I believe many people know these famous aphorisms, but some people think that it is easier to know than to do. "The world is not ancient, and it is difficult for aristocratic children to do it." As we all know, times have changed and customs have changed, so it is difficult to be an official. In fact, it's just some humble opinions of "people who don't know much about human physics" If you want to gain insight into the world, the most fundamental solution is to cultivate one's morality, manage one's family well, set up one's own "conduct" from the aspects of self-cultivation and family style, let go of bureaucracy, narrow the distance with the people, and truly become a good official loved by the people.