Chapter 1811: The crime of acting too harshly and too hastily
Su Ziji had taken off his oil coat and was wearing regular clothes, a crimson gauze robe and a white gauze midriff. It seemed that he was not stained by the rain and mud at all.
He glanced at Zhang Dai, who was stunned and asked, "Why, don't you know Gu Gu?"
"Great grandson!"
Zhang Dai suddenly came to his senses, fell to the ground and saluted: "This... this is too unexpected for me..."
Taisun has sent an envoy to tell him that the civil uprising has begun, which shows that Taisun attaches great importance to the civil uprising and knows how dangerous it is.
But if you already knew the danger of civil commotion, why did you personally take part in the danger?
Is it because of him, Zhang Dai?
No, impossible!
Moreover, as a king or a grandson, you cannot be willful.
After just kowtowing, Zhang Dai regained his clarity, stood up and bowed: "My grandson, you can't be here."
"Why are you or Sui Gu Gu here?"
Listening outside, the sound of rain and noise could be vaguely heard. Su Ziji looked at it and saw that the people holding torches had already crossed Zhongshan.
Now I can faintly hear the movement outside.
Standing up and looking out the half-open window, I could vaguely see it.
This Taoist temple is located on the mountain, slightly higher than halfway up the mountain, but not far from the top of the mountain.
From where Zhang Dai is standing, if he turns his head to the side, he can see dots of firelight.
"Maybe it's because I'm lonely and I want to ask you why you want to stay?" Su Ziji said, looking at the approaching firelight.
When he got close just now, Zhang Daining knew he was about to die, but his attitude was calm and he even gave instructions on official documents with meticulous attention to detail.
I have to say, regardless of Zhang Dai’s talent and achievements, just looking at this shock, he is indeed not an ordinary person.
It is useless to persuade such people.
But why should we die calmly and lay a landmine for ourselves?
When it comes to hating myself, I can’t tell the lie when I first see my own reaction.
After listening to Taisun's question, Zhang Dai's cheek muscles twitched unnoticeably and fell silent.
Su Ziji stopped asking and didn't sit down. He just looked at Zhang Dai and said, "I won't talk about this anymore. I just want to ask. You want to investigate the granary and punish corruption, but you will cause a civil uprising. With this, I'm afraid
In the future history books, it will be hard to escape the blame, don’t you - don’t you regret it?”
It seems that the great grandson came here just to ask this question.
Taisun did not speak and continued to question. Zhang Dai breathed a sigh of relief. Even though Taisun's question was also very sharp, his expression was very calm and he replied: "Taisun, these are two different things. You can only eat the country's salary and do the country's affairs. How can you do both?"
How about doing things and getting praise at the same time?"
"Yes, it's not something I, Zhang Dai, can do!"
"Besides, there is always someone to handle the difficult and slanderous matters in the world. Why can't it be me, Zhang Dai?"
Such an attitude and answer seemed to be expected by Su Ziji. He nodded and was not surprised by it.
The room suddenly became quiet. When it became quiet, you could faintly hear the noise coming from the distance, which was the sound of people getting closer and closer to here.
Some officials had already noticed it, and they immediately set up defenses and issued orders to stop it.
Zhang Dai's ears twitched and he stood there motionless, only looking at his grandson.
The grandson looked at the fire in the distance outside the window and suddenly asked: "You are usually honest and hardworking. Although you are praised, you are also slandered. Have you ever been angry or resentful in your heart?"
This question is actually a question that some outsiders will think of when they occasionally think of Zhang Dai.
Zhang Dai is an upright official who has very high demands on himself and is very decisive in his work.
Even though Zhang Dai could still drink ginseng tea, it was because he was on errands and was given a share by the court.
Drink this ginseng tea to refresh yourself.
And refreshing is for running errands.
It seems that he has been living for this country, for errands, and for reputation his entire life.
But the last point may be lost now.
Is it worth living such a hard life?
Zhang Dai lowered his head and fell silent. Just when Su Ziji thought that Zhang Dai might not answer, he raised his head again and replied: "I have suffered nine times but have no regrets."
Su Ziji nodded again, turned around, and his tone became cold: "I don't regret it, but it's still bitter, so are you angry?"
"Why are you so dissatisfied with me, Your Majesty?" Zhang Dai suddenly changed his color.
The previous sharp questions did not change Zhang Dai's mood.
Su Ziji's last question really hurt Zhang Dai.
Zhang Dai's thin face showed real anger.
As if it was a rainy night, everyone felt the anger. There was a "boom", the window jammed, a bolt of lightning pierced the night sky, and the wind suddenly became stronger.
The half-open window was swaying in the wind.
Although the oil lamp in the room was covered with a lampshade, it started to sway slightly.
Being glared at by Zhang Dai, Su Ziji was unmoved at all, and his tone was as low as water: "Isn't that so? You once impeached Liu Guangren, the magistrate of the Xuanxi Zhou Dynasty, so that he was locked up and held accountable, and you have been at odds with him ever since!"
"But after the imperial court investigated, it turned out that this official did not make any serious mistakes. He was just impulsive and had an argument with the superior officer over the tax issue. He was doing his job well."
As soon as he said this, the muscles on Zhang Dai's face twitched.
Liu Guangren was impeached, and although he was later reinstated, it interrupted his rise in official career. From now on, he was living in prefectures and counties. Isn't it a matter of feuding? It was simply the murder of his father and his mother.
"You have also impeached a peasant official named Li Shou. He is indeed smooth and has a bit of a wallflower character. He dare not offend anyone. He will never interfere in anything that is not his own business. He would rather pretend
I don’t know.”
"But this man has really contributed to the farming in the county. Just relying on him can increase the number of acres by one dou, and it can be said that there are countless people alive."
"It is true that he is not a gentleman, but he was impeached and dismissed from office just because of some minor flaws. Is this too much?"
"These are just two examples. I won't tell you if others have major faults. But if you only have minor faults, there are still a lot of people implicated by you, right?"
At this time, Zhang Dai completely calmed down, and with a languid expression, he bowed and answered: "I am not acting on my own initiative, but I am following the orders of the imperial court - even a minor offense is an offense."
"Is it?"
"You said that." Faced with Zhang Dai's cold attitude, Su Ziji smiled. He glanced at the sky, but didn't feel the cry, so he said: "I still have some time, so I'll tell you about the royal family."
The director of history is ready."
"The most important thing for an official is to perform his job well, and the second is to be morally qualified - why should he be qualified? Because superior officials are corrupt, it is easy to lead a large group of subordinate officials into corruption."
"What does it mean to be morally qualified?"
"It's very simple, that is, don't bring bad luck into the nest."
"You should have heard from the censor that the so-called remonstrance is to forbid all officials from doing important things here. The rest of the minor faults can be saved!"
"Liu Guangren and Li Shou, the two people you impeached have led the whole family into evil?"
It is true that Liu Guangren was irritable about things, but it was not to the extent of being violent towards the people and subordinates.
Li Shou, on the other hand, has a tactful character, is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, and only seeks to protect himself. He is a standard outsider in the officialdom. However, because of his timidity, he never interferes in things he should not be involved in, and he will never go too far.
He is dedicated and very capable in his job.
Such a person may not be suitable for high-ranking officials, but why not be a peasant official?
No one is perfect!
These two people do have flaws, but are they really to the point where they need to be dismissed from office?
"You don't distinguish between the important and the important, and you don't know the key. First you are a bad person, and now you are a bad country. Today's civil unrest is certainly instigated by some people, but there is no wind. Isn't it that you have a spiteful mind and acted too harshly?