Author: Zhang Wangchao

Recently, "Hundred Schools Forum" launched "The Enlightenment of Hu Xueyan" lectured by Mr. Zeng Shiqiang, a professor at Taiwan Normal University. After watching a few episodes, I can't help but make some criticisms of such a "revelation".

I have a natural aversion and hostility towards the concept of "red-top businessman". The reason is very simple. If you are a businessman, you should not be "red-top". If you are a "red-top" but you are a businessman, how can you be a businessman? Not a social freak? As both an athlete and a referee, is this allowed to happen in the Olympics? Only the Qing Dynasty would have such black humor, and this kind of black humor was the reason for the demise of the Qing Dynasty. However, after listening to Mr. Zeng Shiqiang’s explanation, I couldn’t help but wonder: Why is the revelation that Mr. Zeng gave us from Hu Xueyan so nondescript, shallow, and even vulgar?

The more serious problem is that for a historical freak like Hu Xueyan, Mr. Zeng not only failed to conduct a profound analysis from the political, historical, and humanistic perspectives, but also took the trouble to play with, praise, and whitewash his selfishness, smoothness, and Hypocritical and deceitful, he even uttered the motto with Chinese characteristics, "You can't achieve great things if you are too upright." Such a motto may be good for a person to mix in society and make money in the world, but for the entire society and for the national spirit, the answer is obvious. What's more, such "revelation" is not new at all, "No poison is not a husband", "The timid will not be a general", "Starve the timid to death, starve the bold to death", "Smile at the poor but not at prostitution", and similar Isn’t the motto more thorough and straightforward than Mr. Zeng’s “revelation”? Mr. Zeng talked about Wang Youling using Hu Xueyan's money to buy an official position. He specifically explained to the audience that some of the shady stories will not be told. Telling them will be bad for everyone, and I am afraid of causing mental pollution to everyone. I "don't say anything inappropriate." You "don't listen to anything inappropriate". However, what Mr. Zeng refused to say was exactly what could profoundly reflect the social reality at that time and the essential characteristics of Hu Xueyan. Trading for power and money, collusion between officials and businessmen, wasn't this how the Qing Dynasty declined day by day? Whether it is praising the good or lashing out the ugly, the objective facts must be presented first, and the facts must be presented first before reasoning can be made. Mr. Zeng may have felt that the facts were easy to present but the truth was difficult to explain. Once he made the truth clear, he vilified Hu Xueyan.

What is even more intolerable is that when Mr. Zeng talked about Hu Xueyan persuading Zuo Zongtang to spend money to buy weapons from foreigners to massacre his own compatriots, he laughed and praised Hu Xueyan's hypocrisy and despicability. . The Taiping Army occupied the city of Hangzhou, and Wang Youling, who had used Hu Xueyan's money to buy an official position, committed suicide. Qing officials, who had no sense of national self-respect, paid a lot of money to hire foreign troops to assist the Qing army in suppressing the Taiping Army. Zuo Zongtang learned about this and expressed his opinion. Angry, at this moment, Hu Xueyan suggested that as long as we have money, there is nothing wrong with asking foreigners to help us fight the Chinese. When Zuo Zongtang heard this, he became "angry" and lost his temper at Hu Xueyan, but Hu Xueyan still insisted on his opinion , Zuo Zongtang walked away, but the next day Zuo Zongtang adopted Hu Xueyan's opinion, but also reminded Hu Xueyan to pay attention to his attitude when talking to the leader. In order to maintain its dominance, the Qing Dynasty did not hesitate to lure wolves into the house and bribed foreign military forces to help them suppress the Taiping Army. Even Qing officials like Zuo Zongtang had to express their anger at such behavior. However, Mr. Zeng from Taiwan was not satisfied with supporting this. Hu Xueyan, who had behaved despicably, expressed his appreciation and believed that Hu Xueyan dared to tell the truth. Does Hu Xueyan really dare to tell the truth? With his cunningness, could he really not see that Zuo Zongtang was just pretending to be angry with him? To put it bluntly, Hu Xueyan is not outspoken and dares to remonstrate, but is good at maneuvering. What Zuo Zongtang wanted to say but was embarrassed to say it, Hu Xueyan said it on behalf of his master. On the surface, it was contradictory, but in fact it was flattery, and it was shameless. flattery. How could such a businessman not be put on a "red hat" by the court in such a world? As the saying goes, despicability is the pass for despicable people.

Looking at the "enlightenment" given to us by Mr. Zeng Shiqiang, I have to ask a question:? At present, there are not a lot of "revelation" cultural products, but how many "revelation" enlighten us to know right from wrong, know honor and disgrace, observe moral integrity, and great righteousness? Either they persuade us to "calm down", self-anaesthetize, and "have fun secretly" no matter how humiliated we are, such as "Chicken Soup for the Soul" or other ecstasy soups labeled "Chicken Soup for the Soul", or they tempt us to abandon our ethics, play both sides, be slick and mercenary. "Pass". Under such revelation, where will our hearts go? Where will our society go? ?