Li Tao did not answer Cui Xiang directly, but chanted loudly: "Peach Blossom Nunnery in Peach Blossom Dock, Peach Blossom Fairy in Peach Blossom Nunnery; The peach blossom fairy planted peach trees and picked peach blossoms for wine money. When you wake up, you only sit in front of the flowers, and when you are drunk, you come to sleep with the flowers; Half-awake and half-drunk, the flowers fall and bloom year after year. I hope that the old man will die in the wine room, and he will not bow in front of the carriage and horse; The dust of the car and the horse are full of the noble, and the wine cup and the flower branch are poor. If you compare the rich with the poor, one on the flat earth and the other in the heavens; If he is poor [***] chariots and horses, he has to drive me to be idle. The world laughs at me for being too crazy, and I laugh at the world for not being able to see through it; I don't see the tomb of Wuling heroes, and there are no flowers and no wine hoes"

After hearing this, Cui Xiang and Li Longji couldn't help but clap their hands and say: "Good poem, wonderful poem!" ”

"I just want to say that whether you live in seclusion in the countryside or become an official in the court, it is a personal choice. Why does the world repeatedly criticize those who want to be officials? Without him, it's just that there are too many hypocrites in this world, and too few real villains! In the "Analects", the gentleman's morality is supreme, and the interests of the villain are the first, and the two are clearly distinguished, and water and fire are incompatible. Why do some people want to be hypocrites, it is because of fame and fortune. A hypocrite is a villain, but what about a real villain? As the saying goes: 'Brothers, settle accounts', where the villain is good after the gentleman, the gentleman before the villain is good, and the gentleman before the villain is not good. first talk about the ugly words of gains and losses in the front, and then talk about friendship, that is, to be a villain first, and then to be a gentleman, such a person is the so-called real villain. The villain is full of interests, and will only do articles on unspoken rules and thick black studies. And the real villains also pursue profits, but they value the rules of the fair and fair, and obtain benefits by fulfilling the contract. Whether or not to abide by the common rules of the game can be said to be the most essential difference between a villain and a real villain. Throughout the ages, there has been no one who has not cared about their own fame and fortune. If you can't be a gentleman, then a real villain is much better than a hypocrite. Under the guise of a gentleman, hypocrites are acting like villains, which are enough to first deceive and then injure countless good people. In contrast, although the real villain did not achieve 'he wants to establish people, and he wants to reach people', he has really fulfilled 'do not do to others what he does not want'. Cui Langjun, from this point of view, are you a real villain who is much stronger than those hypocrites? ”

Li Tao said, Cui Xiang was already moist at the corner of his eyes, and he forced a smile: "I didn't expect that Li Xiaolangjun knew me so deeply, and he should float three cups!" ”

After that, Cui Xiang really drank three glasses in a row.

"Let's talk about being an official ......" Speaking of this, Li Tao smacked his wine and smiled: "Borrowing Li Langjun's previous words, it is not easy to be an official in my dynasty!" ”

"What do you mean by that?" Cui Xiang and Li Longji were both curious.

"You can't go around and around to get around women in power! Is it good to be an official under a woman? ”

The two couldn't help but be silent.

Li Tao's words touched Cui Xiang's heart, and he sighed: "Li Xiaolangjun's words are really to the point!" ”

But Cui Langjun is like a fish in water, fully understands women's surnames, surnames, specialties, and preferences, and at the same time does his job well, he uses his own advantages to make them obedient. This is similar to Di Ge's confession under Lai Junchen! ”

Li Tao said that Di Ge Lao confessed his guilt under Lai Junchen, Cui Xiang and Li Longji both knew.

Back then, in order to clear the way for herself to become an emperor, Empress Zetian successively reused a number of cool officials such as Wu Sansi, Wu Chengsi, Lai Junchen, and Zhou Xing.

Once, the cool official Lai Junchen framed Pingzhangshi Di Renjie and others for rebellion, and unexpectedly arrested Di Renjie and imprisoned him first. Di Renjie was suddenly imprisoned, and he didn't have time to communicate with his family, nor did he have the opportunity to explain the facts to Wu Zetian, so he couldn't help but be anxious.

When the interrogation date came, as soon as Lai Junchen finished reading the edict of Empress Wu in the hall, Di Renjie had already fallen to the ground to ask for mercy, and kept saying: "The criminal minister deserves to die, the criminal minister deserves to die, the Great Zhou Revolution has renewed everything, and I still insist on being the old minister of the Tang Dynasty, and I deserve to be honored." ”

Di Renjie didn't recruit himself, but Lai Junchen couldn't figure out which play he was singing. Now that Di Renjie has confessed, Lai Junchen will plan and sentence him to "rebellion is true", exempt him from the death penalty, and wait for the fate.

After Lai Junchen retreated, Judge Wang Deshou quietly said to Di Renjie: "You can falsely accuse a few more Pingzhangshi Yang Zhi and a few others to be brought in, so that you can reduce your crime." ”

After hearing this, Di Renjie sighed and said: "The emperor is above, the earth is below, I have not done such a thing, and I have nothing to do with others, how can I harm others again?" ”

After saying that, he hit the top pillar in the center of the lobby, and immediately bled profusely. Seeing this, Wang Deshou was so frightened that he hurriedly stepped forward to help Di Renjie up, sent him to the side room to rest, and hurriedly dealt with the blood stains on the pillar and on the ground.

When Di Renjie saw Wang Deshou go out, he hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, dipped it in the blood on his body, and wrote all his grievances on it, and then tore open the lining of his cotton clothes and hid the shape inside.

After a while, Wang Deshou came in, and when he saw that Di Renjie was normal, he was relieved.

Di Renjie said to Wang Deshou: "The weather is so hot, please take out this cotton coat of mine and hand it to my family, let them disassemble and wash the cotton wool, and then send it to me." ”

Wang Deshou agreed to his request. Di Renjie's son received the cotton clothes, and when he heard that his father asked him to dismantle the cotton wool, he thought that there must be an article here. After he sent Wang Deshou, he hurriedly opened the cotton coat and found the blood book, only to know that his father had been framed. After several twists and turns, he asked someone to hand the form to Wu Zetian. Later, after Wu Zetian's questioning, Di Renjie had another way out.

When Wu Zetian asked Di Renjie, he said: "Since you are wronged, why do you admit to rebellion?" ”

Di Renjie replied: "If I didn't admit it, I might have died a long time ago." ”

If Di Renjie hadn't been like this, but had a hard confrontation and resolutely refused to admit it, it was likely that not only would Di Renjie be tortured to death, but even his family would not be able to escape his life, let alone leave a generation of honest and honest ministers in history.

Cui Xiang saw that Li Tao compared him to Di Renjie, even if he was proud, he felt quite embarrassed: "Li Xiaolangjun, it's a false praise!" How can I compare to Di Ge Lao! ”

Li Tao said that of course he meant to show favor to Cui Xiang, but some of them were from his heart.

Cui Xiang's romantic story of following Shangguan Wan'er was stirred up by wild history anecdotes, whether it was true or not, he didn't know. However, Cui Xiang is an official under Shangguan Wan'er, which is true.

In the officialdom, Wan'er is known as the "prime minister of women", in charge of the palace system, and Cui Xiang is her subordinate. How can a big man obey the woman's command all day long without being depressed? Depressed is depressed, reality is reality, and if you can't change reality, you have to adapt to reality and conquer your female boss. In Cui Xiang's view, it is not a good man to roll up and leave.

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