Chapter 24 I am also the second generation of officials
It is said that twenty weak crowns thirty and forty are not confused and fifty and know the destiny of heaven, Xu Zheng and Xu Jing are two teenage children, what kind of city can they have, plus they are really hungry in their stomachs, after a few words, they really sat down, Xu Shande asked the guy to add dishes and chopsticks to the two, only to see Xu Zheng and Xu Jing, at first they also paid attention to their own image, and then saw that the food was less, so they couldn't take care of it anymore, and ate the dishes clean like a whirlwind and clouds, and almost licked the plate.
To be reasonable, the dishes of Piaoxianglou are expensive, but they inherit the consistent and practical temperament of the northerners, and the amount of dishes can be no less, six dishes and a soup, and then a few fires, enough for the four of them to eat satisfied, and then touch the round stomach after eating, and burp, a few people can't help but moan comfortably.
The three brothers grew up in a yard, usually eat three meals a day, and there is nothing to communicate at all, this time after eating, resting for a while, Xu Zheng stood up and said: "Since they have all eaten, let's go." Xu Shande asked, "Where are you going?" Xu Zheng said: "We've all finished eating, so naturally we have to go home." Xu Shande said: "If you go back now, won't you be punished by your father." ”
It is said that eating other people's mouths is soft, and taking other people's hands is short, Xu Zheng just finished eating Xu Shande's meal, and asked Xu Shande to go home to be punished, and he was a little reluctant to go, but if he doesn't go back now, can the three of them still rely on these hundreds of dollars to die in the world, Xu Zheng didn't know what Xu Shande meant, so he frowned and said: "Don't you go back later, you won't have to be punished?" ”
At this time, Xu Jing seemed to have opened her mind, and suddenly realized: "The third brother means, since we will be punished when we go back, why do we go back now, we might as well go around the county for a while and then go back, and wait until it is late, and there is a grandmother who intercedes with her mother, maybe the father will be punished more lightly." ”
Xu Zheng thought about it, what Xu Jing said was not unreasonable, if he went home now, Xu Cai was angry, and he couldn't run away after a beating, maybe he would punish them for kneeling for half a day, but if he had to go back at night, Xu Caizheng could still punish them for kneeling for a night, so he nodded and said: "In this case, let's play in the county for another half a day, even if we are punished at night, we can't suffer in vain." ”
Xu Shande shook his head at this time and said: "You said that you are only thinking about how to be punished, why don't you think about how you can be exempted from punishment, if we can have a good day today, go out in the limelight, and go home to be rewarded by your father, wouldn't it be the best." When Xu Zheng heard Xu Shande's words, he was angry, and said angrily: "What else can I think about, we are here to worship Master Fan, and now that the worship sticker is lost, how can we not be punished." Xu Jing rolled her eyes and said, "Why don't we go to the gate of the county government in the afternoon to take a look around to see what the county government chief looks like, and go back to make up a nonsense to tell my father, just say, let's buy sacrifices and worship Master Fan, so that we won't be punished?" ”
Before Xu Jing's words fell, Xu Zheng slapped Xu Jing on the head and scolded: "Second brother Hugh's nonsense, you have also read a few sage books, how can my generation do those insincere things, if that is the case, I would rather go back and be punished now." Xu Jing was reprimanded and stopped talking.
Xu Zheng finished scolding Xu Jing, glanced at Xu Shande and said: "Third brother, you won't think of this way, I know that you are smart, and we are not as good as you, but if you put your cleverness on top of this crooked and evil way, you are using it in the wrong place, and Hugh told me to look down on you." ”
Xu Shande laughed twice and said, "Naturally, I won't lie and deceive my father, but what the second brother said is not unreasonable." Xu Zheng asked coldly, "What's the reason?" Xu Shande said with a smile: "The reason why we can't worship Master Fan now, it's just that we lost the worship sticker written by our father, and we can't enter the county office, anyway, we are idle in the afternoon, why don't we go to the county yamen to go around, maybe we can go in, and when the time comes, we don't have to be punished?" ”
Xu Zheng sneered: "That county is a heavy place, how can I and other people be able to enter, you don't have to be delusional." Xu Shande said: "What the eldest brother said is not right, it is also the three of us, why can you enter the county government with the worship sticker, but you can't enter if you don't take the worship sticker?" Xu Zheng said: "The county invited our father, if my father doesn't come, there is no evidence, who knows who the three of us are." Xu Shande said with a smile: "Big brother, don't be arrogant, Fan Fuzi is not an official and rich to worship, I am also a scholar, this time my father is not coming, you just think it is you and I who come to worship, the same people, I want to see, why can't we enter the county gate." ”
Fighting will be momentum, in fact, reasoning should also pay attention to momentum, all dynasties, all major literati, when quarrelling, have a common characteristic, that is, no matter whether their behavior is right or wrong, but they all firmly believe that they are right, and even if the facts have proved them wrong, they will find countless reasons to justify themselves, never admit their mistakes.
This is a kind of self-confidence, but also a kind of stubbornness, the same is also a kind of official art, in the officialdom, there must be a variety of opinions on a problem, and most of these opinions are not right or wrong, mainly to see from which angle of analysis, at this time it is possible to see the importance of persistence, I don't care what the opponent says, I just want to recognize my reason, isn't it a quarrel, the most important thing that the officials of the Great Song Dynasty lack is the time to quarrel, and in the end, whoever can't consume it first, who will lose, as the losing party, his opinions have no chance to be implemented, so he can't distinguish between good and bad, and he doesn't even know the good and bad, so how can he make achievements and be appreciated.
The current situation is also like this, you see Xu Shande speak, with an expression of emperor first, Lao Tzu second, full of confidence, even if Xu Zheng Xu Jing knew that this matter was impossible, but he couldn't help but start to believe a little in his heart, or he was looking forward to Xu Shande's statement, Xu Jing asked hesitantly: "Third brother, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that we are so bold to go forward, and we won't be treated as disturbing the court by them and thrown into prison." Xu Shande said: "Naturally not, if he dares to arrest us, our father will tell him to lose his official position and dismiss him tomorrow." ”
Xu Zheng Xu Jing thought about it, yes, speaking of which, he is also a second-generation official, afraid of what he will do, Xu Zheng nodded and said: "Okay, since this is the case, then let's try, if it can really succeed this time, let's change the two of us, I will call you big brother." Xu Jing also said: "Third brother, we all listen to you, you say, what should we do first?" ”
Xu Shande said: "Since you all listen to me, okay, you two go and settle the meal money first." ”