After talking about the patent tax, Shi Bufan took the initiative to say: "Your Majesty, the minister retires!" ”

"Wait!" Li Shimin stopped Shi Bufan. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Shi Bufan stopped, then took the initiative to look at Li Shimin, and then hoped to see what Li Shimin thought. However, Li Shimin was also silent for a long time, tasting several sips of Qin's tea house's high-grade tea, and then finally spoke after more than ten minutes.

"Shi Bufan, do you know why I agreed to let you go to this Wannian County to serve as a county magistrate? Do you know why Du Yan appointed you as the county magistrate of Wannian County at that time, and I agreed? In fact, Du Yan's thoughts, I understand. Du Yan wanted to take revenge on you, but I chose to acquiesce and agree, so he was able to transfer you to Wannian County as the county governor. Originally, I thought that when you came to this embarrassing position in this county, you would be able to think about it honestly and calmly. But now almost a year has passed, and now spring ploughing has begun, and it will not be a few months before the harvest can be harvested again. I don't have to think about it, I can clearly know that the Gyeonggi region will have a bumper harvest next. In addition, you have changed this way of conscription, so that the imperial court can levy a lot of conscription. The people were also willing to serve in the conscription, because the conscription meant getting more. From now on, my Datang can completely get rid of the pain of the people suffering from forced labor, so that my Datang will hardly be in chaos because of excessive forced labor. So your real contribution to my Datang lies in Sheji, and I never thought that even if you reach the position of county leader, you will be able to make achievements. ”

"Actually, I can tell you that you really surprised me. I originally wanted to tell you that the thunder, rain and dew are all Jun'en, and I can see that you don't have much real respect for me in your eyes. You are different from Xuan Ling, Ke Ming, or even anyone, and although I don't know what the difference is, I can clearly feel the difference between you. Because you are looking at me without fear, with an equal gaze, and you do not feel inferior to me just because I am a king. And the way they looked at me, although they also looked confident, they were clearly full of fear and surrender. ”

"So, I want you to see my power, I can appoint you today, and transfer you to a position where you don't have any real power. But I didn't expect you to make a performance, which surprised me very much. ”

Shi Bufan replied lightly: "Wolves travel thousands of miles to eat meat, dogs travel thousands of miles to eat. Excrement. ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin was silent for a while, and finally said: "It seems that you are very confident in your ability, but I know that I am inferior to you in this regard, and I have to admit it." However, I think I can still use people, so I don't mind if my courtiers surpass me in some abilities. However, I want you to understand that I am the emperor and that you should be loyal to me! Do you know what loyalty is? Do you know who you should be loyal to? ”

Shi Bufan asked rhetorically: "Your Majesty, can you ensure that your courtiers, even Fang Du, including the eldest grandson, can you think that they are completely loyal to you?" ”

"This ......" Li Shimin was embarrassed.

No one knows better than Li Shimin what Fang Du's eldest grandson is loyal to, although it seems that they are loyal to Li Shimin now, but it is based on the situation that they have been tied to Li Shimin and cannot get rid of. But if one day, Li Shimin is completely finished, and the other party is willing to give them a chance, willing to reuse them, and even willing to guarantee vested interests, they will not hesitate to betray Li Shimin in turn. This is also a struggle between interest groups, even if they may have a good personal relationship, but under the pressure of the interest groups behind them, they have to do things that go against their inner thoughts.

Therefore, to say that Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are completely loyal, this is actually impossible. However, Li Shimin's demand for Shi Bufan's complete loyalty is obviously impossible.

Li Shimin couldn't help but be a little angry in the end and said: "Shi Bufan, then tell me, who are you loyal to?" ”

"Your Majesty, I am not loyal to anyone, I am only loyal to my duty. At that time, you asked me to go to Hongwenkan to be a school scrivener, so I will do my job as a school scrivener and work hard to do my job. The school's job is to take care of the books and teach the students, so I did my best. So I am worthy of my duty, and later the Turkic invasion, as an official of the Tang Dynasty, and even more so as a common man of the Tang Dynasty, then I naturally want to maintain the stability of my motherland, and try my best to solve this crisis at the lowest cost, which can be regarded as loyal. In the end, you asked me to be the county governor of this Wannian County, and I did it. And as a parent official, my important duty as a parent official is to let the people live a good life, and the better it gets, I also tried my best to do it. So I don't say who I am loyal to, I will do my job well and work diligently in any position I have, and if others don't force me, then I won't go against others. However, it has always been others who have persecuted me, do you have a choice? Shi Bufan asked.

Li Shimin was a little embarrassed again, if it weren't for Li Yuan who promised Dugu Daxue to marry Shi Bufan, then Li Shimin would not have thought about Shi Bufan. But later, Shi Bufan was inevitably involved, so it was not impossible for Li Shimin to persecute him. When the Xuanwu Gate changed next, Shi Bufan wanted to save his life, and it was understandable. As for the future, whether it is the duties of the school secretary or the duties of Wannian County, they are all loyal to their duties, and every duty is done well, and even done well. Shi Bufan said that he was not loyal to anyone, not to any emperor or a certain person, although this was a little unpleasant, but I have to say that Shi Bufan did this.

"Your Majesty, if you let me go to the ministry, then I will diligently try my best to select qualified talents, let useful people be used as much as possible, and use talents where they are good at. If you ask me to go to the household department, then I will manage the money for the imperial court, strive not to waste a copper plate, and be able to make as much money as possible for the imperial court without touching the possibility of the people's survival. If you ask me to go to the military department, then I will reassure the soldiers that I will not let them have worries, I can let them go to the war with confidence, and open up the territory for my Tang Dynasty to kill the enemy. If I go to the Ministry of Etiquette, then I am really not very good at etiquette, so I can only be responsible for host-guest diplomacy, analyzing the situation of foreign enemies and friends for the imperial court, and formulating foreign policy. If I go to the Criminal Department, I can at least deal with it fairly and will not bend the law for personal gain. Go to the Ministry of Engineering, then I can supervise the construction of each project, and there will be no tofu scum project that is very busy when you touch it! ”

"So, Your Majesty, if you want to say who I am loyal to, then I am actually not loyal to anyone. I just try my best to do my job and do my part well. ”

Shi Bufan is not stupid, of course he knows that there is a hole in Li Shimin's words! Because Li Shimin is loyal to whom, in fact, there is a pit in this statement. If it was an ordinary fool, he would naturally shout long live and say loudly that he was completely loyal to Emperor Li Shimin. But does Li Shimin believe this kind of thing? He will never believe it, as long as he wants to hear this kind of nonsense, he can hear it a thousand times a day, ten thousand times.

This kind of "garbage" is useless, people don't believe it, and there is no "characteristic"! Everyone said that they were loyal to the emperor, but in the end, there were few who were loyal, and no one would absolutely believe in the loyalty of his subordinates. If Shi Bufan said that he was absolutely loyal to Li Shimin, even Li Shimin didn't believe it.

So Shi Bufan thought of what a corporate culture trainer said in later generations, maybe many people will ask him who he should be loyal to when he arrives at the company. Some people are ashamed to say that they are loyal to the boss, but then they block it with a word, such as saying that the company has been merged and the boss has become a poor egg, will you also be loyal to him? This makes people unable to say a word, because who would mess with a poor bastard with no future! So this loyalty to the boss is quite similar to the so-called loyalty to the emperor. Later generations of bosses would not absolutely believe in the loyalty of their employees, but ancient emperors would not absolutely believe in the loyalty of their courtiers.

But it's not appropriate to say that you are loyal to the company, because in that era, job hopping was faster than skipping rope, do you expect anyone to believe that you are loyal to the company? If you are completely loyal to the company, won't you change jobs in your life? This is also garbage, so Shi Bufan knows that if he says that he is loyal to "Datang" in front of Li Shimin, it is also a pit, and it is better to be loyal to the boss if it doesn't work well. Because when the boss thinks about it, and when the time comes, my brother comes and robs me of my place, so what will you do? The company is still the same company, but this will make the boss mumble in his heart, although he will not punish you, but your future future is also a little difficult to understand.

But the best way to answer this question is to be faithful to one's duty. No matter what position you are in, you will try your best to do a good job and do it meticulously, which is the most problematic and neutral one. Shi Bufan also used this method to deal with Li Shimin.

Sure enough, when Li Shimin heard this, he still muttered a little, saying, "You are loyal to the guard, so where did you put me?" ”

"As long as the emperor does not abdicate for a day, then I am also doing things for you, it depends on which position you arrange me to, and I will try my best to do a good job!" Shi Bufan replied.

Li Shimin's face turned red and white for a while, this Shi Bufan actually said what "ancient" and "abdication" in front of him, the emperor, these two words are not good words.

"If everyone is like you who don't want to make progress and don't take the initiative to do things, then the world won't be in chaos?" Li Shimin said a little angrily.

Shi Bufan asked rhetorically: "Your Majesty, I don't think I'm wrong, but I think there is so much chaos in this world, but because too many people don't do their things well, but instead go to work on some other bad things, which is the reason for the chaos in the world." If everyone tries their best to do the things in their hands well, do them meticulously, do their duties with due diligence, and do not seek personal interests for themselves to damage the public and private interests, then what kind of chaos is there in the world? It's because too many people don't put their energy into their own work, but do something they don't know what to do, which is the reason for the chaos in the world. ”

"This—" Li Shimin was silent, because there seemed to be some truth in what he said.

If those officials of the Sui Dynasty were all loyal to their duties, meticulously doing everything well, and not harming the public and private interests, would there still be chaos in the world? Obviously, because too many people have harmed the public and private interests, too many people have done things that they should not do, and they have done far more than they should have done, which is the original cause of the chaos in the world.

If a county magistrate thinks about being a assassin all day long, but doesn't do his job well, that county will collapse. A thorn history doesn't want to manage the place well, and thinks about being a scholar every day, which is also going to be finished. As for a Shangshu who wants to be the prime minister, the prime minister wants to be a ...... That's horrible.

And Li Shimin pondered carefully, and it seems that it is really very reasonable. If everyone can be loyal to their duties, do not harm the public and private, and do not think too much about wrongdoing, then the world is peaceful. Even if the people are happy and healthy, the court can be very stable. If it is true that all the officials in the world can do this, then not to mention absolute loyalty to the emperor, then the country is also peaceful, and the position of the monarch is also stable. On the contrary, those who shout loyalty all day long, but do nothing at all, eat empty salaries but want to go to the next level, are the most terrible.

"Your Majesty, do you understand? Only dedication to duty is the greatest loyalty. If you do a good job in every position and perform your duties meticulously, you can also achieve peace in the world. Otherwise, everyone doesn't take their duties seriously, but thinks about doing other things, which will of course go wrong. Shi Bufan said.

Li Shimin thought about it seriously, and finally said: "Okay, I think you have a point!" ”

Li Shimin is still hard-mouthed, obviously unwilling to lose face, but when he says this, he obviously accepts Shi Bufan's suggestion. As for the next, there is still a lot to consider.

"Alright, you prepare, I'm going to change your position. You make a summary during this time, summarize your method plan in Wannian County, and write some experiences. Probably in the summer, we will be able to hand over the handover, and then I can spread your methods to the whole country. Li Shimin said.

"Yes!" Shi Bufan replied.

Although Shi Bufan doesn't know what position he will go to in the future, he will not be demoted in short. If you make these achievements, you can't even get promoted, it's really unreasonable. However, Shi Bufan has confidence, in this Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that there are few positions that I am not qualified for, unless it is those positions that are too technical, otherwise most of the positions can be competent. (To be continued.) )