Usually, after graduating from college, you have to go through an internship period. How will Chinese college students spend the internship period? For them, it is often to enter a foreign bank or a government agency for internship.*.*.**

However, since the fourth year of the Republic of China, there has been an additional internship place for Chinese college students - the State Council. The State Council recruits State Council interns from the outside world. Many people hope to enter the State Council for one purpose or another.

For internships, according to the requirements, they have to get recommendations from schools and members of parliament, and finally go through interviews. Some of them get their wish to enter the State Council, but only a very small number of them enter the Prime Minister's Office and become interns at the Prime Minister's Office.

The Prime Minister's Office only recruited a total of fifteen interns. After entering the Prime Minister's Office, these interns learned about the operation of power in China for the first time. For them, this does not mean a job, but a trip.

A true opportunity to contribute. Like the interns who entered the State Council at about the same time, they all received this opportunity based on the recommendation of some very special people and careful selection by the relevant departments of the State Council. This is a one-time opportunity.

Without taking a penny of salary and only focusing on the opportunity to contribute, the only reward the Prime Minister's Office will give them is the final internship review. Of course, they also know that the review from the Prime Minister's Office will determine the future of our group of interns.

It will have a certain impact on your life path, and some may be very profound.

Ten days ago, the Xie Hongfen sisters were rescued in Baodugu. Because of their special experiences, they unexpectedly became prime ministers on the recommendation of several congressional senators, and more importantly for the purpose of "public opinion".

A few days later, they walked into the Prime Minister's Office for the first time as interns and got close to this place that represents China's changes to a large extent.

For Xie Hongfen, she felt very lucky from the day she received the notice. Although her internship was in the basement of the Prime Minister's Office of the State Council, it was in the same wing as the Prime Minister's office. Her job during the internship was

Help the Prime Minister's Office process emails. Classify these emails and then send them to the corresponding offices. This is not a very complicated task. The only key point that needs to be mastered is to be familiar with every staff member in the office and their responsibilities.

Responsibilities and authorities. Know what emails should be handed over to whom.

However, it was after accepting this job that she finally understood why her father told him that interns were often just errands. From the day she entered the State Department as an intern, she had seen "those energetic state officials."

"The other side. Maybe they will work overtime to formulate industrial policies, argue for hours about the details of an industry, work overtime, and work more than 18 hours a day, but if they can, they will never move their butts.

,So, at this time, almost all the errands are taken care of by the interns.

However, for Xie Hongfen, she was willing to do this. Her purpose of coming here was very simple, just to meet the Prime Minister. However, she had no chance to meet the Prime Minister at all, or in other words, she did not observe him up close at all.

opportunity. She believed she had met him several times. She was a very fanatical admirer of Li Zicheng. He was young and handsome and always filled girls with fantasies. However, she never fantasized, she just hoped to get close to him.

Take a closer look.

But finally, this willingness became a reality during this trip to Kaifeng, on the train. She even had the opportunity to be less than half a foot away from him... At that time, she was distributing letters, and the Prime Minister happened to pass by.

"If I go back to Beijing, I might still have a chance!"

Although it was already twelve o'clock in the evening, as an intern, Xie Hongfen had no chance to rest when others did not. Especially now, in this temporary office, the officials from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce were still arguing with the consultants.

In the past two days, they have been arguing about industry guidance...

"Miss Xie, you!"

A staff member walked into the office and shouted to Xie Hongfen.

"Go prepare a pot of coffee and send it to the Prime Minister!"

Send coffee to the Prime Minister!

Xie Hongfen raised his head and looked at the staff member, but he didn't come back to his senses for a while.[].

"Miss Xie, it's 11:56 now, you still have four minutes..."

Seeing that Hongfen was still stunned, the staff member said with some dissatisfaction.

"There is no other manpower now!"

"Oh, yes, Section Chief Fang..."

Xie Hongfen hurriedly left the temporary office and ran quickly to get coffee.

Under the soft orange light, Li Zicheng read a book. There were no entertainment activities in this era. If he were in Beijing, he might have asked the girl to press his shoulders and rub his temples, but in Kaifeng, he did not

Such enjoyment and the attention he received due to his position made him have to pay attention to his personal image. Although Tian Wenlie prepared several pretty maids, they were thorny roses and could not be touched.

Now, the Congress has begun preparations to investigate the style of Congress members, from prostitution to opium smoking. By "rectifying" the style of Congress senators and representatives, the ultimate goal of the National Socialist Party's control of Congress will be achieved. Therefore, in

At this time, Li Zicheng must not let others catch him.

In this case, the only thing he can do is read a book to pass the time. A set of "Zizhi Tongjian" is the book that Li Zicheng has been reading recently, because the national literacy of the people around him is beyond his reach even if it is an international student.

, so in the past few years, he has been studying Chinese studies. In the past, he could not read Chinese studies books in classical Chinese, but now, he can at least understand the meaning.

As for the chronological general history "Zizhi Tongjian", its status can be summarized in a sentence by Wang Mingsheng of the Qing Dynasty: "This is an indispensable book in the world, and it is also an indispensable book for scholars.", this set of books.

Just as Sima Guang envisioned when writing it, the book can serve the purpose of "good things can be used as laws and evil things can be used as warnings." For Chinese people, when citing examples, they are not used to Western examples, so in many cases

At this time, Li Zicheng must find some answers and examples from ancient books to prove that he is right.

Li Zicheng was reading "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", perhaps because he was fascinated, so no one noticed anyone coming in. Entering the study, looking at the Prime Minister reading with such concentration, it made Xie Hongfen, who was holding a coffee pot,

I was stunned for a moment. Perhaps due to some nervousness, I made some noise when I put the coffee cup on the table.

The sound at the table made Li Zicheng come back to his senses from the book. When he looked up, he saw a strange girl. The girl was very beautiful, especially when she was dressed in professional attire, she looked a bit like a white-collar beauty from later generations. On her body

The small suit wears a round plum blossom badge on the left collar.

"Who are you……"

If I remember correctly, there were not many female employees in the State Council. It was probably because he was thinking about his "invention". Feeling a little tired, he put down the book in his hand.

"intern!"

"Yes, Prime Minister!"

A somewhat nervous Xie Hongfen quickly replied, the words blurted out when he saw the book the Prime Minister put on the table.

"Is the Prime Minister reading "Zi Zhi Tong Jian"?"

"Hmm? Have you seen it too?"

He glanced at the intern in front of him curiously and asked casually while picking up the coffee cup.

Normally, Xie Hongfen might have been very nervous, but now, looking at the Prime Minister's cheerful appearance, she suddenly became bold, and after nodding, she asked for advice:

"Yes, I have seen it. But there are some parts that I don't quite understand."

"oh?"

Li Zicheng, who was interested, had nothing to do, but wanted to talk about this book with the girl in front of him...

"Prime Minister, this book is called "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", which allows politicians to regard history as a mirror and learn from history. But why not write it from the beginning of history, but start from the 23rd year of King Weilie of Zhou Dynasty?

?”

Upon hearing this question, Li Zicheng's eyes lit up and he looked extremely happy. He smiled and said to Xie Hongfen:

"It seems that you have not only looked at it, but also looked at it carefully. It seems that you think this mirror is not big enough, and you are afraid that it is not comprehensive enough. In fact, this mirror is not small anymore. If politicians take a serious look at it,

If you do this, I'm afraid it won't be of any benefit. As the book says: 'Rites, justice, integrity and shame are the four dimensions of a country; if the four dimensions are not maintained, the country will perish'."

Xie Hongfen nodded and continued to ask:

"Prime Minister, I understand what you mean. History is indeed a mirror, but why not start from the beginning? Wouldn't it be more complete from the beginning?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Zicheng said:

"The reason why Sima Guang started writing from the 23rd year of King Weilie of Zhou Dynasty is because a major event happened in Chinese history in this year, or Sima Guang thought that a major event happened."

Xie Hongfen said: "What big events will happen this year?"

"In this year, the emperor of Zhou appointed the three families of Han, Zhao, and Wei as princes. This recognition did not matter. It made the original illegal division of the three families into Jin legal. Sima Guang believed that this was the key to the decline of the Zhou Dynasty. "Not the three families.

"The bad etiquette of the Jin Dynasty is the emperor's own bad behavior." This incident of this year was chosen as the first chapter of "Tongjian". This is the beginning of the book, and it is completely relevant to the title of "Zi Zhi Tongjian". What should I do below?

It's legal, and the higher-ups also admit it. It seems that the Emperor of Zhou has no principles, no right and wrong. There is nothing right and wrong, so of course he must be in chaos. This is called the top beam being out of alignment and the bottom beam being crooked. It's the same in any country. If you dare to do whatever you want above, why should the below?

To be honest, this means that everything must come to pass and it is natural."

As he spoke, Li Zicheng thought that the political chaos in the Republic of China was caused by the imbalance of the upper beam and the lower beam! It was precisely because of this that he insisted on never making any concessions to the local government on issues of principle.

Xie Hongfen, who seemed to have some understanding, then asked:

"Why did I understand it from the beginning of this year, but why did it stop after writing about the fifth generation?"

"Some people say that this is because the Song Dynasty has its own national history, and it is difficult to compile another one based on the national history. I think this is not the main reason. People in this dynasty compile the history of this dynasty, and some things are difficult to say. Although the Song Dynasty did not use words to punish crimes,

But after all, there are still some places that we dare not say, and the things that are difficult to say are probably things that we dare not say. Therefore, the history books written by the past dynasties, and the ones written by this dynasty are mostly untrue, and it is often left to the next generation to write."

"There are many emperors written about in "Zi Zhi Tong Jian". Some emperors were very confused, but he still became an emperor. It's really incredible."

Thinking of the ridiculous things about the emperor mentioned in the book, Xie Hongfen actually showed a cute expression.

"This is not only true for the emperor of China, but also for emperors in other countries. The emperor is hereditary. No matter how stupid he is, he is just a prince, and he is an emperor when he is born! If the imperial power is not restricted, absurd things and stupid things will naturally happen.

Just as the British Lord Arlington said, "Power makes people independent, and absolute power makes people absolutely independent." This seems to be talking about officials, but in fact, the same is true for imperial power. Imperial power without checks and balances will lead to absolute

The dictatorship, and the absolute dictatorship, ultimately led to the destruction of the empire. Every seemingly powerful empire in Chinese history was destroyed here, so we learned our lesson and established a republic!"

Looking at the girl who seemed thoughtful, Li Zicheng said again.

"We will not only establish a republic, but also introduce an election mechanism into the political system. For example, the current parliaments at all levels are a start, which can ensure that decision-makers are a group of elites. The biggest tragedy in Chinese history, as big as the country,

As small as a family, most of the time, the thinking people do not make decisions, and the decision-making people have no ideas. If there is a brain, there is no seat, and if there is a seat, there is no brain. In the West, well! For example, the United States is just the opposite, with its pagoda-top system

, through the competition mechanism, a group of elites have just been promoted. Therefore, first, he does not make mistakes, second, he makes fewer mistakes, and third, if he makes mistakes, he can correct them quickly. But what about us? Ours

Many times in history, mistakes were made. This is the first. Second, mistakes are often made. Third, mistakes are difficult to correct once they are made.”….

Listening to the Prime Minister's sigh, Xie Hongfen expressed his agreement and asked several questions one after another. Then Xie Hongfen asked Li Zicheng another question:

"Wang Anshi and Sima Guang are both rivals and friends. What's going on?"
To be continued...