But Wu Zhi didn't take Guan Sheng's remarks seriously.
At the same time, Wu Zhi wanted to make the other party understand the meaning of what he just said more clearly.
So I made a very vivid metaphor for Guan Sheng.
And the objects used for metaphor are none other than his ancestors, Guan Yu and Guan Yunchang!
"General Guan, I'm afraid there's not a single person in our Song Dynasty who doesn't know about the deeds of our ancestor Wu Sage, right?"
"And what kind of wise master your ancestors were following Liu Bei and Liu Xuande at that time, I believe the people in the world are also very clear about it."
"The ancestors of the martial saints were loyal, courageous, benevolent and righteous, and were famous throughout the world."
"Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, descendants of the Han empresses, also spread their reputation throughout the world for their benevolence and righteousness."
"Loyal ministers and wise masters naturally complement each other when they are together."
"But what about now?"
"How do Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, descendants of the Han empresses, compare to today's officials?"
"General Guan, can you help me compare it?"
Guan Sheng first snorted with great disdain.
Then, he spoke eloquently.
"The deeds of Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, descendants of the empresses of the Han Dynasty, are naturally praised by the world for their benevolence, righteousness, wisdom and many other deeds."
"As for these deeds, no one in our Song Dynasty, from the ninety-nine to the young, knows how to walk, is unaware of them."
"So even if I don't say it here, everyone in the world knows it."
Wu Zhi nodded slightly, then waved his hand, signaling Guan Sheng to continue.
"General Guan is right, please continue."
"Please continue to tell us what kind of 'benevolent, righteous, wise,' and 'talented and strategic' officials are today."
After Wu Zhi finished speaking, he looked at Guan Sheng standing opposite with a playful expression.
Because he wanted to look at the other person with a deflated look on his face.
Guan Sheng was very disdainful of Wu Zhi's expression of success.
But when he was about to compare the current official Zhao Ji with that Liu Bei, he discovered.
That Zhao Ji doesn't seem to be able to do anything.
Call him benevolent and righteous, but under the influence of his ancestors, he suppressed and even persecuted many loyal ministers and generals.
Call him a man of great talent and strategy, but he was undecided on whether to form an alliance with the Liao Kingdom or the Jin Kingdom, and vacillated for a long time.
In the end, it was only under the coercion and inducement of the Kingdom of Jin that I reluctantly made up my mind.
As for Yingming?
That's out of the question.
Looking at the group of traitorous ministers he raised, one can already understand that Zhao Ji, the emperor, has nothing to do with being wise.
So at this time, Guan Sheng was thinking about it in his mind for half a quarter of an hour, but he still couldn't think of an advantage about Zhao Ji.
Just when he was secretly anxious.
From the opposite side, Wu Zhi's voice was heard gloating about his misfortune.
"How's it going?
General Guan Shengguan."
"Just now, General Guan made it very clear about the several advantages of Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, descendants of the Han empresses."
"Why do you remain silent when it comes to analyzing the merits of officialdom?"
"Is it possible that you have been searching for a long time and still can't think of a single advantage of today's official family?"
Guan Sheng faced Wu Zhi's repeated ridicules, which really made him very angry.
But he is not a civil servant, so he doesn't have much practice in talking.
So much so that for a moment, Wu Zhi was refuted and speechless.
But at this time, Wu Zhi still had no intention of letting him go.
"Since General Guan Shengguan can't describe Zhao Ji's various advantages, let me tell you about it myself."
"If what I said next is not very good, please ask General Guan to add something for me."
When Wu Zhi finished saying this, he looked at the thousands of soldiers standing behind Xuan Zan, Hao Siwen and Guan Sheng with a smile on his face.
"All officers and soldiers, please listen together. It will be good for you."
"Now, let me summarize the advantages of our official Zhao Ji from the Song Dynasty."
"The first advantage is, of course, benevolence and righteousness."
"When the late emperor was still alive, we in the Song Dynasty had an army that was extremely powerful. It is not an exaggeration to say that it was an army capable of hundreds of battles."
"The meritorious services he made for our Song Dynasty are countless."
"And the battles over the past few years have also added many casualties to that army."
"When the late emperor was still alive, he promised them that after they retired from the military camp, they would receive a generous silver reward to use as pension funds for those brothers."
"This can be regarded as a reward from the imperial court for the army that has been fighting in the north and south for several years."
"However, time flies by. In the blink of an eye, twenty or thirty years have passed, and the late emperor has left us."
"Just over half a year ago, those veterans who had already retired from the army were gradually unable to make a living due to various reasons such as being exploited by local corrupt officials."
"And those veterans, in order not to starve to death, came to the capital spontaneously, hoping to get back the dozens of taels of disability pensions that the court had promised them."
"And use it to survive for the rest of their lives."
When Wu Zhi said this, he paused.
He first looked at Guan Sheng with a joking expression, and then looked at the thousands of soldiers in the distance.
Immediately afterwards, he exerted all his strength and shouted loudly:
"Fellow soldiers of the Song Dynasty, do you know?"
"When those veterans came to the capital to ask for the silver, what kind of treatment did they encounter?"
As soon as Wu Zhi finished speaking, the group of soldiers began to whisper.