Li You asked, "Master Zhang, who do you admire the most in the court?" ”

Zhang Xuansu is conceited and has never considered this question, and he really can't answer Li You's question for a while. He searched quickly in his mind, and the figures in the hall kept flashing in his mind.

If you really want to say that the person who can make him admire, I am afraid that it is the prince of the bull fork in front of him, don't look at him so young, that incredible ability, brilliant achievements, but people have to breathe. However, Zhang Xuansu still did not agree with some of Li You's practices.

In short, in Zhang Xuansu's eyes, the person he admires the most is himself, and he can always find more or less shortcomings in other people.

Seeing Zhang Xuansu's eyes rolling, Li You knew that he hadn't really thought about it. He smiled and said, "Master Zhang, it seems that you haven't thought about it for a while. So, do you want to know who the person I admire the most? ”

Li You is a cow, no matter how proud Zhang Xuansu is, he doesn't think that he is more powerful than others. He really wanted to know who could make Li You admire.

He said, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Li You said: "In the court, there are three and a half people I admire. ”

"Three and a half?" Regarding Li You's strange statement, Zhang Xuansu's curiosity became even heavier.

Seeing Zhang Xuansu's expression, Li You secretly laughed in his heart, knowing that he had successfully attracted Zhang Xuansu's attention, and he had mastered the initiative and rhythm of the conversation.

In fact, this is not Li You's own creativity. In his work "Smiling Proud Jianghu", the hero Jin Yong created the big devil of the Demon Sect to do whatever he wants, and he is the creator of this kind of talk gimmick.

Li You said: "The first person I admire is His Majesty the current emperor, who is a stubborn person.

Since he was young, his father had a heart to save the people from fire and water, he adhered to the people-oriented concept, and was determined to create a great era in which the country was rich and the people were strong, and the government was harmonious, far surpassing the ancients.

He never tried to figure out other people's thoughts, didn't care about other people's opinions, and was obsessed with realizing his great dreams, so he was able to sacrifice his life and forget death in the process of conquest and lay down the Tang Dynasty.

In this process, with his broad mind of embracing the world, he was a corporal of courtesy and virtuous, and constantly turned enemies into friends, winning the respect of people with lofty ideals in the world, including enemies.

Because of this, the Zhenguan Dynasty created a magnificent achievement that was difficult for all emperors in all eras throughout the ages, and his father was called the first emperor of the ages, and he deserved his name. ”

Speaking of Li Shimin's mind, Zhang Xuansu also has to admire. He was the master of Li Jiancheng, the hidden prince, and he once tried to help Li Jiancheng and wanted to put Li Shimin to death. However, Li Shimin reused him and made him the master of the current crown prince Li Chengqian.

He said sincerely: "Your Majesty's mind is unprecedented, and the minister also admires it very much. ”

Li You said: "The second person I admire is Lord Wei Zhengwei. Wei Zheng is also a stubborn person.

Wei Zheng is obsessed with upholding justice and truth, and upholding the dignity of the law, he never takes other people's thoughts, nor does he care about other people's opinions, but only obsesses with what he thinks is right.

In this process, he was not close to people, and even his six relatives did not recognize, he was not afraid of power, and openly contradicted his father in the court, and his father wanted to kill him many times, but he never bowed his head and gave in, how many courtiers can do this?

Wei Zheng is a typical person who can't be a man, and the other ministers are very smart and laugh at Wei Zheng's approach. However, it is a person like Wei Zheng who can't be a man, but he has won people's heartfelt respect.

Actually, Wei Zheng is very smart, he lives easily and calmly. Because he never bothered to figure out what other people think, he would not suffer from gains and losses, and he would not live so tired. ”

To be honest, Zhang Xuansu has always thought that Wei Zheng is a person who can't be a person, and he is disdainful of his incomprehensible behavior. However, he didn't understand why Wei Zheng had such a high prestige between the government and the opposition.

After Li You's analysis, Zhang Xuansu's heart was touched. He said: "Wei Zheng is a character, and the minister agrees with you. Who is the third one? ”

Li You said: "The third place is Gao Jingming, the head of the household. He was also a stubborn man.

Gao Jingming is good at calculation, calculating, and is a typical miser, an old man in Shanxi. After he took charge of the household department, as long as he increased the income of the household department, he smiled. Whenever he is asked to go out to make money, he will immediately have a bitter gourd face.

He never tries to figure out what other people think, and he doesn't care what other people think. Whatever money he thinks should not be spent, even a penny will never be spent casually. Even if the father proposed something, as long as he thought it was inappropriate, he would still resist it.

But he is such a person, but he is a very competent household secretary and a good housekeeper of the imperial court. His ruthless approach seems to have offended many people. However, there are very few who really have a personal grudge against him. On the contrary, everyone was full of respect for him in their hearts. ”

For Gao Jingming, Zhang Xuansu really has no bad opinions. On the contrary, there is some curiosity about this person. The household department is in charge of the financial expenditure of the imperial court and is a very sensitive department. The Hubu Shangshu of all dynasties and dynasties are the most diligent and the most likely to be ruined.

Gao Jingming has been the head of the household department for 12 years, and Zhang Xuansu has never been able to understand why Gao Jingming, a guy who seems to be easy to offend people, sits as steady as Mount Tai.

Zhang Xuansu noticed that when Li You talked about the above three people, he repeatedly mentioned that they were stubborn people, who would not figure out other people's thoughts, didn't care about other people's opinions, and just focused on doing their own things. In the eyes of smart people, they will not approve of such an approach.

Now it seems that perhaps it is their seemingly stupid approach that is the real secret of their success.

Take Gao Jingming, the head of the household, as an example, if he is a well-rounded person, he will figure out what others think and care about other people's attitudes. When it comes to the expenses of the imperial court, try to take care of people as much as possible, worrying that others will have opinions. The result is that Zhang San is taken care of, and Li Si will have opinions. Even if Zhang San and Li Si take care of it, they will still have opinions because of the order of time and the number of them.

The expenditure items of the household department are more than thousands in a year, and the people involved are even more vast. As the head of the household, if he hadn't taken this stupid method and had a bowl of water to be leveled, he would have offended a large number of people a long time ago.

That's the way in life, the people you take care of, they may not be willing to help you when it matters. But those people you have offended, they will hit you in every possible way.

Gao Jingming doesn't figure out other people's thoughts, not other people's opinions, he just insists on guarding the money bag for the court. He was faithful to his duties and denied his relatives, but he did not really offend anyone, so he lived an easy life.

Gao Jingming seems to be stupid, but he is actually extremely smart, which is why he can be as stable as Mount Tai in the position of Hubu Shangshu.

Thinking about it this way, Wei Zheng is also a top-level smart person. He is responsible for the supervision of the imperial court, if it weren't for a bowl of water and the six relatives didn't recognize it, this supervision of the imperial history would have been unable to do it a long time ago.

Seeing Zhang Xuansu's thoughtful appearance, Li You said: "The three people I admire all have common characteristics - they are stubborn, focused on pursuing their own goals, and are easily not swayed by other people's opinions. In this way, they will be able to walk right and walk straight. ”

Zhang Xuansu agreed with Li You's opinion. He said, "Your Highness is right. Excuse me, who are the remaining half of the people? ”

Li You looked at Zhang Xuansu and said: Far away in the sky, close in front of you. This person is you, Master Zhang Xuansu, Zhang. ”

Zhang Quansu really couldn't imagine that Li You admired himself, even though he was half. But who is Li You? He is recognized by everyone as a cow, and being able to get his admiration, even if it is half of it, is enough to be proud of it.

Zhang Xuansu is now anxious to know why Li You admires himself, why he only admires half of it, what does he admire about himself, and what does he not admire? He said, "Your Highness, please advise." ”

However, Li You didn't say it, but changed the topic. "Anyone else will have different opinions about him," he said. There are also many people who have different opinions about Master Zhang. ”

Zhang Xuansu asked, "What do you think?" ”

Li You said: "Some people say that you Zhang Xuansu are not worthy of being the master of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at all, and their basis is that you Zhang Xuansu used to be an official of the Former Sui Dynasty, and later surrendered to Dou Jiande, and then joined the Tang Dynasty, and also served as the master of the hidden prince Li Jiancheng. How can such a person be the master of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

They even suspect that with your experience of changing the court many times in the past, you will definitely betray His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at the most critical time. ”

With such heart-wrenching remarks, how can Zhang Xuansu be embarrassed? His face was pale, his fists clenched, and he wanted to find someone to fight hard.

However, Zhang Xuansu is an old fox who has been cultivating for many years after all. Holding back the anger in his heart, he gritted his teeth and asked, "What does Your Highness think of such remarks?" ”