The word "party" in "clique" is actually written as "party" in ancient Chinese.

Five hundred families are called a party. The party means the leader. The place where one gathers respects the elder. The original word "party" did not have much malice. It just refers to the people of the same family who care for each other and protect each other, so there is a saying of party leader.

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Later, when I colluded with "friends", it brought out the derogatory meaning. Some people said the word "clique", which means "a few people hiding in a dark room"...

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the imperial power was dispersed among the vassal states. Therefore, even if there were villains competing against the Zhou Dynasty and cliques seeking personal gain, the vassals still had to nominally respect the Emperor of Zhou and the princes and monarchs in their struggle for hegemony. The nobles in the vassal kingdoms relied on enfeoffment.

Those who accept their fate will not be able to obtain a title by forming a clique, so the ruler can still have inherent authority, and the harmfulness of cronyism is not reflected too much.

In the Han Dynasty, after the great unification of the Qin Dynasty, the Han Dynasty replaced it. Therefore, the influence of the feudal system of the Zhou Dynasty on people was slightly weakened. Power did not come from aristocratic blood, but was assigned by the imperial power. In the Han Dynasty, because of its own crooked roots, relatives

Interfering in politics has even become a normal state, making "relatives" and "eunuchs" obviously have the characteristics of crony, and regardless of whether the specific affairs are right or wrong, they will launch map cannons to attack without distinction...

And this habit continues.

The emperor of the Tang Dynasty lamented, "It is easy to get rid of the thieves in Hebei, but it is difficult to get rid of the cronies in the imperial court."

The Emperor of the Song Dynasty lamented, "Classmate Lao Wang and Sima Aiqing, can you two stop just catching birds with your eyeballs? Can you talk nicely?"

Then the Donglin Party in the Ming Dynasty held up the torch and roared, heterosexuality... uh, wrong, all the eunuchs should die, if they are not my kind, they should all die...

My Daqing Dynasty shook its pigtails, saying that it was very effective in preventing Han people from forming parties. Through the Daxing Literary Prison, any phenomenon suspected or clues of forming a party would be immediately suppressed with zero tolerance. Beheadings and house raids were common.

Nine tribes also appear from time to time...

However, there are policies at the top and countermeasures at the same time. During the Qing Dynasty, the superficial cliques went underground. The intricate connections between officials based on their disciples and old officials became more and more intense, and eventually formed a huge underground torrent. The influence of cliques on the surface was greater than that of cliques on the surface.

It's even worse. At least the superficial cliques are easy to detect, but the underground collusion is more hidden...

In the hall, Zhang Shi raised his fist and shouted angrily, and everyone in the hall responded in agreement.

"The people being arrested now are all from Guanzhong, and none of them are from Jingxiang. If this is not a party trap, what is it?"

"The corrupt people deserve what they deserve, but it is unforgivable for the party to fight against the innocent!"

"It is common sense to exchange favors, but now it has become a crime of framing!"

People are talking eloquently, and the more they talk, the more they feel they are justified, and then they will selectively forget some things.

It's like a child who might just be beaten and scolded by his parents, and then sit in a place by himself, crying and muttering that his parents never loved him. The world is all gray and colorless, completely forgetting what he is.

Was he beaten because of something wrong...

Another example is when a husband and wife are quarreling, and they reveal everything about the other party. The man says that the woman checks her phone every day, and the woman says that the man plays games every day, staring at each other and spraying foam, while the other party

I have forgotten all the things I did when I wasn’t holding my phone or playing games...

These officials who were invited by Zhang Shi also forgot whether they had made any contribution in daily life, whether they had improved the economy and improved people's livelihood. Anyway, they only remembered that their original income had dropped sharply because Pang Tong and others were investigating corruption...

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The most important thing is that they have become accustomed to it and think it is a normal "human relationship".

Is there anything wrong with reciprocity?

What happened to receiving some red envelopes?

They were not promoted, and the extra income was reduced. Naturally, they were dissatisfied. In addition, Zhang Shi gave an excellent reason: party struggle!

This is definitely a partisan struggle!

If it’s not a party struggle, what else could it be?!

To put it simply, Qiusi changed his mind!

It's not their fault!

I used to be late for an hour or two and said it was okay with a smile, but now I'm five minutes late and I'm saying what the hell are you doing? I used to send roses every now and then, but now it's either cauliflower or broccoli all year round...

How can I endure this?!

So what should you do when you can’t bear it?

Make trouble! Let Hussar know that not all sweeties can be called Mrs. Cow!

"Everyone, everyone!" Zhang Shi said in a deep voice, "In a few days, Pang Shiyuan will be publicly sentenced to show his justice! There will definitely be many people watching the ceremony! This is a perfect opportunity!"

"At that time, when we argue with the truth, we will expose Ponzi's hypocrisy, painfully expose the harm of party strife, and let everyone in the world understand that our magnanimity can shine a light on the sun and the moon!"

Zhang Shi spoke frankly, aren't you afraid of spreading the word?

To a certain extent, Zhang Shi was really not afraid.

Because not everyone who enters the hall today can come in. In addition to the requirements of "three years as an official, thirty private servants, more than three hundred stones, and thirty million yuan", there must be three more

Sponsors, at least one of whom is a directly designated sponsor who is already present.

They all know the basics and are all connected, so how could it be spread?

Sometimes when there are more people following behind him and listening to his orders, it will make people feel that he has become the person in control of everything and can challenge for a higher position, so Zhang Shi is not afraid, and even feels that after this
Chapter completed!