Chapter 4 Indisputable
Not fighting is not to give up after admitting defeat, but to fight for wisdom. If you don't fight, you can win the support of the leader, the leader doesn't like careerists, especially when he is still in power, you show too much obsession with power, which will cause him to be dissatisfied. Because, he doesn't know if you will be unwilling to succumb to him because you are eager to pursue power, and I don't know if you will use the power that originally belonged to him to seek benefits without authorization, and let him be saddled with a black cauldron.
Indisputability is the highest level of contention, and the same is true today, when some people run for official positions and ask for officials, and when the leaders are still examining them, they go everywhere to publicize and show off, not only to create a fait accompli, but also to make the leaders conform through the pressure of the masses. In this way, the leaders are vigilant -- is such a person who is good at fighting for merit and power, vain and impetuous, worthy of being cultivated and promoted?
Like Zhao Kai, the king of Jia, he ignores serious state affairs, but colludes with the emperor, colludes with powerful ministers, is obsessed with power, and even goes shirtless to 'fight', which will only make the emperor feel that the monstrous waves are about to roll under his feet, of course he will have doubts, and in the end he failed to ascend the throne, it cannot be said that there is such a reason. On the contrary, although the crown prince Zhao Huan was silent about the evil deeds of Cai Jing and others, he dared to jump out to speak for the Buddhists, which could not be regarded as an effective strategy.
"Uncle Huang, what you said is very reasonable, but I 'don't fight', even if my father is willing to let me out of Beijing, but Wang Hao and others are afraid that they will not let me out of Lu easily!" Zhao said.
"Hehe, the prince still has a lot of experience, it's not so simple to mess around in officialdom, what kind of method you have to use to deal with what kind of person!" Huang Jingchen said with a smile, "The prince used to be famous among the people and scholars, but he didn't dare to be complimented in the officialdom. We can not clash head-on with Wang Hao and the others, but we can use some means against these people below, and they will naturally help the prince realize his wish..."
Huang Jingchen whispered in the prince's ear for a while. "Is that okay?" Zhao Ta asked, as if he couldn't believe his ears.
"Hehe, is the prince doing things man-made, this trick doesn't work. You deduct my dividends from this year! Huang Jingchen said with a wicked smile.
"Okay, it's a word, I've made a fortune this year, and I saw the big cars outside, and ten of them were loaded with gold!" Zhao Ta and Huang Jingchen high-fived.
"Huh. I'm not red-eyed, when I help the prince become a big matchmaker, the folded family promised me 2,000 taels of gold, no matter how I say it, I can't pay it! Huang Jingchen said with a wicked smile.
"Uncle Huang, aren't you here for real, if I marry the little lady of the Zhe family, then I will never be able to go back to the northwest!" Zhao Ta was anxious when he heard this, if he hadn't sat cross-legged. You have to jump.
"Then it's up to the prince's yours. Deduct my bonus, and I will help you become a big matchmaker, and I can't suffer a loss! Huang Jingchen smacked his wine and said.
"Uncle Huang, you... You're so bad! Zhao Tan said dejectedly.
"Lord Wang, this is the ability to mess around, the ability to play tricks when you were a child. What you want doesn't have to be obtained by merit, and even more so in officialdom. It's better to be dry, it's better to be mixed. Official business can also be carried out quietly. The evaluation of good people may not rise faster than those who can eat openly, the black and white roads, the roads are all passable, not only can you add officials to the knighthood, but also enjoy the wealth and luck, Lord Wang, do you say? Huang Jingchen said.
"Thank you Uncle Huang for your advice, I know what to do, and your dividend will be increased by 20% this year!" Zhao Tashi said, "But you have to help me settle things and postpone the marriage with the Zhu family, otherwise I will run away from the marriage!" ”…,
"Huh?!" Huang Jingchen's face changed slightly, and he sighed, "Blue is better than blue, the prince has learned too fast, and he will scoop it over to deal with the master as soon as he teaches you." I don't want this money, that's what the emperor and the mother mean, how can I change it! He understands very well that the marriage with the Zhu family is a thread he pulls, and if the prince escapes the marriage, the mother will have to skin him alive.
"Alas, it's really troublesome, thinking that I have to face a lady who is chanting poetry and painting every day, where to put my face with half a bottle of vinegar, Uncle Huang, you can provoke this, you can't look at it!" Zhao Tan sighed.
"Isn't that easy? Isn't it okay for you to marry a dozen, even if it is your turn, it will take ten days and half a month to see each other, or it will be solved! Huang Jingchen replied without thinking about it, "You have the intention of counting one of the little ladies of the Zhe family, I heard that the Western Xia not only wants to send tribute envoys, but also send peace envoys to Beijing, I am afraid it is also the trouble caused by the prince, and it is another one, and it is enough to pick a few more pleasing ones!" ”
"This method is really good, but can I physically stand it?" Zhao Ta was so happy, he was a groom every night, and he couldn't use it for two months, I'm afraid he couldn't even walk!
"That's the prince's business, this old slave can't help, don't you have the 'three whips of wine' dedicated to the saint!" Huang Jingchen said with a smile...
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Zhao Ta's team and Huang Jingchen joined forces, and one day they came to Kaifeng City at dusk, looking at the tall city wall and the crowd, Zhao Ta was in a mood again. Due to the suddenness of his return, there was no welcoming crowd at the city gate, so Zhao Ta sent someone back to the house to inform him, and asked people to go to the Zongzheng Division and the Ministry of Officials to report. It is not a trivial matter for so many sergeants to enter the city, especially when a foreign official like him returns to Beijing, which is particularly alarming.
Fortunately, Prince Yan's 'prestige' was outside, and after a while, the soldiers and horses on duty, the officials of Kaifeng Mansion and the subordinate officials of the palace all rushed to the letter, placed most of the soldiers in the barracks, welcomed the prince into the city, and the officials opened the way to escort them back to the house. Although the team did not play a guard of honor, the pedestrians soon learned that it was a great victory in the northwest, and the Prince Yan who had won the Western Xia surrender and paid the land compensation had returned to Beijing.
"King Yan is mighty!"
"Long live my emperor!"
"Great Song Baisheng!" ...
The cheers went straight to the sky, some shops raised the lanterns high, lit firecrackers, the residents on the side of the road, the street windows of the restaurants were opened, revealing curious faces, and there were crowds of people rushing to see the mighty Xixia, sweeping the northwest of the strong army, this kind of scene made the Kaifeng officials who escorted the prince and his party a little unprepared, but also made Zhao Ta and his guards unprepared, the scene was a little out of control, the stalls on the street were washed away, for a while the children cried and screamed, the war horses also became restless, and the tragedy was about to happen.
"Put away your weapons, dismount your horses, lead your horses slowly, and don't hurt the people!" At this moment, the crowd has poured up, although the officials tried their best to push the approaching crowd, but still could not stop the enthusiastic people, the internal guards have been on the front line for a long time, and the prince has been in distress several times, and now he is carrying so many belongings, seeing so many people rushing up, he is very nervous, and he has drawn his sword and gun, and he has the intention of taking a step closer, Zhao Ta hurriedly spoke to stop it.
"Collect the gun and dismount, lead the horse slowly, and hurt the people!" After the prince's order was issued, the internal guards responded in unison, put their swords and guns into the sheath, threw the stirrup and dismounted with the prince as the leader, tightly held the reins of the horse, appeased the war horse, reorganized the queue, protected the cart, and walked forward slowly under the support of the officials, Zhao Ta whispered a few words in Jianxi's ear, and Jianxi nodded and beckoned a few people into the crowd.
"Prince Yan is benevolent and righteous, and he has our people in his heart!" The people are accustomed to seeing the soaring and domineering princes and nobles in the capital, dignitaries, and the crowd that blocks the road is a whip and a stick to open the way, and the horse is long away, and the flesh and blood are beaten if they are not careful, but today the prince dismounts and walks in order not to hurt the people, the matter is not big, but it can be touching. …,
"Master, you have given too much money, and all the goods on the villain's stall are not worth so much money!" I just shouted here, but there was a quarrel over there, everyone craned their necks and pricked up their ears to look over there, and directly the prince's personal entourage had a dispute with a hawker, but the situation was beyond everyone's expectations, not that people didn't give money, but that the hawkers were giving too much, and pushed each other.
"You can take it with peace of mind, our prince said that because we passed by, delayed your business, and damaged your belongings, we should be compensated, please accept it, this is also our prince's rule, and the items that destroy the people must be compensated according to the price. If you don't accept it, the prince will blame us! Seeing the joy with a smile on his face, he politely persuaded the vendors to accept the money.
"Tut, what kind of official with what kind of soldier, the prince is benevolent and righteous, and the people under him also abide by the rules, if all the officials in the world are like Prince Yan, we are blessed!"
"But isn't it, I've only seen officials who robbed things in the past, but I've never seen such a prince, no wonder they can win in the northwest repeatedly, can the sons of Western Xia not belong to such a prince when they see it?"
"If Prince Yan doesn't leave, it's fine, and the people of our capital can follow suit!"
"Isn't it, when the prince was here, you see which of those officials dared to go to the fence, they were all in order, but as soon as he left, they all returned to the same state!" ....
"Why don't you put away the whip and look for death!" The official of Kaifeng Mansion was also stunned when he saw this, and an old man pulled down the apprentice beside him.
"Master, wasn't it always like this in the past, why can't it be done today?" The little apprentice asked puzzled.
"You came late, I don't know the temper of Prince Lu Daoyan, he can't see the harm to the people, a good person, otherwise there will be no good fruit to eat, but our good days may come!" The old servant said with a smile.
"Everyone let go, the prince received the edict of the saint, and returned to Beijing from Lingzhou day and night, and he has not slept for seven days, and please get out of the way, let the prince go back to the house as soon as possible to rest!" Zhao Xin and a group of internal guards explained to the people while slowly opening the way forward.
"Okay, everyone let go, there are nearly two thousand miles from Lingzhou to the capital, the prince only takes seven days to arrive, let's get out of the way, let the prince go home as soon as possible..."
Seeing this, an old Confucian couldn't help but sigh: "Persuade the gentleman not to engrave stubborn stones, the pedestrians on the road are like monuments!" (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )