How far a person can go depends on the vision; How much a person can achieve depends on how big it is.

The prime minister can hold the boat in his belly!

A prime minister may be insidious and despicable, may be inactive, may be corrupt and lustful, but at least he has the heart and temperament to do his own thing. Even if you are narrow-minded, you have to look broad-minded.

Back then, Cao Cao's son, nephew, and general Dian Wei were all killed by Zhang Xiu, and Cao Cao hated Zhang Xiu so much; But when Zhang Xiu surrendered, Cao Cao still accepted Zhang Xiu, no matter how much he hated Zhang Xiu in his heart, he still had a smile on his face. The reckoning is also done after the autumn, not immediately after the surrender.

At this time, Li Gang's status in Zhao Pu's eyes fell again.

Suddenly, Zhao Pu felt that it was wrong to let Li Gang go to guard the state capitals in Shandong. As a member of the party, what is most needed is to unite all those who can be united, as long as they do not surrender to the Jin Army, they are the objects of unity. And according to Li Gang's narrow mind or upright temperament, can he do a good job?

"That's it, you should pay the tuition!" Zhao Pu thought about it, let's do it as usual!

When Li Gang was guarding Bianliang, although there were mistakes, there were also commendable points. Let's let him go to Shandong! It is his ability to keep it, and if he can't keep the right, he should pay the tuition.

The gap in military strength between Song and Jin was destined to lose a lot of ground in the early stage of the war, and Zhao Pu had already prepared for the possibility of the fall of Henan, Shandong, Jianghuai, Xiangfan, and even the Jiangnan region. Without the fall of a large amount of land, it was simply difficult to disperse the main force of the Jin army, let alone take the opportunity to defeat the Jin army.

This is inevitable, the trend of the future.

The difference is only that in the process of losing a large amount of land, how to seize the fighter plane to annihilate the Jin army, which is a typical exchange of space for time and land for casualties of the Jin army.

"Do you know why I want to keep Zhang Bangchang?" Zhao Pu sneered, even though he didn't like Li Gang, he had to endure it. Li Gang's prestige is too high, and it is a resounding signboard in itself. Before there is a suitable selection to replace him, you really can't leave him cold.

"Your Majesty, it's nothing more than looking at Zhang Bangchang's intention to surrender to sincerity, and my dynasty has the ancestral training of not killing scholars!" Li Gang said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Bangchang had to surrender, because the people of Bianliang did not obey him, the civil and military forces of Bianliang did not obey him, and the teachers of King Qin who came from afar did not obey him. He can be described as a loner, and there is no second way out except surrender. If he continues to be the emperor, His Majesty does not have to crusade personally, someone will tie him up in front of His Majesty's account! ”

Zhao Pu secretly said in his heart: This is the righteousness, this is the people's heart. Righteousness and people's hearts are not usually seen, but at critical moments, they play an extremely important role.

Zhang Bangchang's surrender was helpless in itself, or he was self-aware.

"Your Majesty, if you don't kill him! Does that mean that the usurper does not have to be killed, encouraging rebellious ministers and thieves to usurp the throne? Li Gang said indignantly, "This is to kill chickens and monkeys, kill Zhang Bangchang, and deter those who are not subordinate!" ”

"What else?"

"Zhang Bangchang is a man, he does nothing, he relies on the six thieves to get to power, and he has been corrupt for many years, and he has framed Zhongliang ......" complaint, and it is necessary to find a practical reason. And Li Gang has done his homework, since Zhang Bangchang entered politics, he has been an official at all stages, and the wrong things and bad things he has done have been said over and over again, and finally summarized into the "eight major crimes".

While listening to Zhao Pu, he directly despised in his heart: Zhang Bangchang is corrupt, you Li Gang is not much better than him, and you are also living a luxurious life; Do not know that the unspoken rule of officialdom in the Song Dynasty is to scold more people, do less things, scold people to increase fame, and it is easy to make mistakes when doing things; The six thieves, can you become a big official if you don't tie up the six thieves? You also conspired with Li Gang and Cai Jing's son Cai You to form a party......

In short, Zhang Bangchang has many shortcomings. If it is according to the values of later generations, it will definitely be shuanggui, imprisonment, expulsion from the party, or simply shooting.

But in the Great Song Dynasty, it is extremely normal, and almost everyone is like this.

If according to the values of later generations, more than half of the officials of the Song Dynasty should be dismissed, shuanggui, and three-tenths of them should be imprisoned, and one-tenth of them would be shot, as long as less than one-tenth of the officials could remain in office, incompetent people would still occupy the majority.

No way, the level of education of the people in the Song Dynasty was the highest in all Chinese dynasties; But compared with later generations, it is still a few grades behind. In later generations, a group of corrupt officials were cut, and there was definitely a team of people as substitutes, and the typical wolf had more meat and less meat; In the Song Dynasty, a group of corrupt officials were cut, and they may not be able to find suitable candidates.

How many of the officials of the Great Song Dynasty are Zhang Side, and how many are Lei Feng, who can make selfless dedication?

How many prime ministers does the Great Song Dynasty have, can they be like Premier Zhou?

When the water is clear, there are no fish.

Unable to change the larger social environment, we can only succumb to reality.

Zhang Bangchang's charges really can't be regarded as crimes? Because there are too many similarities.

Zhao Pu smiled: "It's easy to kill Zhang Bangchang, all you need is a knife and a piece of field, but does Li Qing know the consequences of killing Zhang Bangchang?" ”

Li Gang said: "It's just that the Jin people were angry and sent troops south to avenge his son emperor!" ”

"In the next three years, or even in the next five years, the war situation will still show that the Jin army is strong, our army is weak, and it will lose ground in the future, and a large number of troops will surrender to the Jin army, and there will be a large number of scholars and doctors to surrender to the Jin army. At that time, our army may be very isolated, very fragile, like a candle in the wind and rain, floating and uncertain. Many people will think that my Great Song Dynasty is coming to an end, and at that time, the martial arts will find a way for themselves, and the scholars will also present their names to the new master. You said that there would be a few people at that time who would be loyal to my Great Song Dynasty and die for me. ”

Zhao Pu's tone was a little gloomy.

"Actually, I envy my father and brother, at least Li Ruoshui, who died for them. If I die, who will die for me, will Li Qing die for me? ”

Li Gang was a little confused, His Majesty the Emperor's thinking span was too large, talking about how to punish Zhang Bangchang, how to talk about it, and he deceived him to the end of his life. But when he heard His Majesty the Emperor ask him if he was willing to die, Li Gang said without hesitation: "The two emperors have Li Ruoshui; Your Majesty also has a micro-minister, if the Great Song Dynasty is really dead, who is Your Majesty willing to go to Huangquan with! ”

Zhao Pu said in his heart: "This is probably Li Gang's biggest advantage!" ”

Li Gang is not a good prime minister, and he is not open-minded; Li Gang is not a good auxiliary minister, and his relationship with the court minister is extremely poor; Li Gang is not an excellent celebrity, and some ducks are on the shelves; Li Gang is not a good strategist, and his scholarly spirit is too heavy............ In short, after contact, you will find that Li Gang has too many shortcomings that are unbearable.

However, he has the greatest advantage: he loves the Great Song Dynasty, is loyal to this land, and is loyal to the Great Song Dynasty.

Once the Great Song Dynasty died, this person may really die as a martyr.

"Li Qing's loyalty, I know; But not everyone is as loyal as Li Qing. In times of crisis, will most doctors be able to observe the feast? Zhao Pu sneered, "The soldiers of the iron-beaten camp and flowing water, in the future, there will be a tide of troops, and the generals will be like clouds, and there will be countless people who abandon the solar terms!" ”

"Some of those who surrendered were die-hard loyalists of the Jin army, and they were the ones who would be killed; while some are wobbly and belong to the wallgrass, which is to be struck; And some people are in Cao Ying, and their hearts are in Han, which is a category that is actively wooing! In short, we will kill the loyal, strike at the wavering, and win over those who are inclined to our pilgrimage. ”

"And Zhang Bangchang is not a diehard loyalist of the Jin army, as long as he is not a diehard, he can't be killed! Because killing Zhang Bangchang means that those wall grasses are pushed into the arms of the Jin people, and those who waver become diehards of the Jin army, and those who are bent on our dynasty will be hit hard! ”

"Since Jin Jun can support Zhang Bangchang as the emperor, he can also support another emperor. Leave a way back for those emperors, lest he completely fall to the Jin army! ”

Li Gang listened carefully, nodded and said, "But instead of punishing him, it seems a little inappropriate to give it to high-ranking officials!" “

"It is inevitable to punish him, but not to die; It was inevitable to punish him, but now was the wrong time. Nowadays, everything is based on stability, and stability is overwhelming! Zhao Pu said.

"It's just that now that the people's grievances are boiling, how can Zhang Bangchang be stabilized if Zhang Bangchang is not punished?" Li Gang questioned.

Zhao Pu was stunned in his heart, and after thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "What you said has some truth. Jing Kang is ashamed, leaving too much humiliation to the people, too much anger has already accumulated in his heart, and he urgently needs to vent, and he is the best punching bag! ”