Take the system back to the Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 205 The Chicken and Egg Problem
Zhang Shangying behaved like an old master, but when he was extremely angry, he stopped talking.

It was his entourage officials who pointed and scolded, "Zhao Cheng, you yellow-mouthed kid, openly slandering and insulting your husband?"

Zhang Shangying thought about it again, this is a very important meeting, the purpose is to do work for the people in Chizhou and Huang Wenbing, so that they don't stubbornly support Zhao'an's decision.

After thinking about it, Zhang Shangying held back her last temper, "For Cai Zhizhou's sake, Zhao Cheng, you are still young, and the department will not pursue your crime of disrespect for the time being. I just ask you, why do you dare to blame the department? It's nonsense, how dare you accuse This department is a child?"

Cai You also looked at Zhao Cheng unhappily, thinking that Lao Zhang had a lot of jokes, but for such a person, they could only talk behind his back and treat it as a joke. It was basically rare for someone to contradict him like this in person.

"This man's arrogance did not happen once or twice. His talent has not yet been determined, but his arrogance is top-notch. It is expected that he will not be able to say anything. I beg Mr. Zhang to drive him away, lest he continue to confuse people and control the direction of discussion. "

Wang Wei made a point of reminder.

Cai You also planned to call Zhao Cheng away to avoid this farce, but Zhang Shangying said on the contrary, "It doesn't matter. Everyone has been young before, and I used to have this kind of young thinking that wants to impress others. I hate it the most in my life. , then let him speak freely, as long as he can speak the truth, his arrogance can be forgiven."

As a result, countless bureaucrats in the hall couldn't help admiring Lao Zhang's demeanor very much, and they all twisted their beards and nodded frequently:

"As expected of Mr. Zhang."

"That's called elegance and humility."

"Some people don't have much knowledge, so it's fine to write small white essays, but they are so disrespectful to Mr. Zhang, who is so refined and cares about the suffering of the people, tsk tsk..."

As long as there are important people around, such attachment is normal in any occasion, but it really makes Huang Wenbing and Cai You unable to step down, and they are embarrassed to scold them face to face.

Huang Wenbing deliberately approached Cai You and whispered, "What kind of mystery are you, your disciple, why did you provoke Lao Zhang, or did he really have some good strategy to win the Chizhou battle?"

Cai You was inevitably a little embarrassed and whispered: "Honestly, Benzhou doesn't know. He may have some good ideas, or he may just be a bookman and try to please others, which means he has no choice."

Huang Wenbing nodded frequently on the surface, but actually thought, Damn, there is no difference between what you said and what you didn't say.Although this old Zhang is also full of nonsense, he has some reasons anyway, standing on the commanding heights of benevolence and virtue, and catching the two defeats of Xishan and Lingyangshan as stains and reasons.

After hesitating for a while, Huang Wenbing continued to whisper to Cai You: "You really want to back Zhang Shangying and cheat your own disciples?"

Cai You was also in a bit of a dilemma. He didn't speak out but thought about it. Damn it, I didn't want to fight in the first place. It's you people who make troubles and make Chizhou fall into a passive position.

But on the surface, Cai You had no choice but to say something relatively loyal and brave, and said in a low voice, "Master Huang, this matter is not as simple as you think. At Zhang Gong's age, he has seen too many storms. Tens of thousands or even You and I have never seen the scene of tens of thousands of people without food, food and clothing, but he has not only seen it, but also experienced it. His caution and starting point have his own reasons. On the other hand, Zhao Cheng is my protégé, his own People, so the state will have higher demands on him. The key is to continue, he Zhao Cheng is not sure to reduce the damage, not sure to win the war. So Zhang Gong appeared for a reason."

"For a moment, I, Old Huang, almost believed that you are a person who cares about the country and the people."

Huang Wenbing scoffed.

Cai You was a little embarrassed. He raised his tea bowl and drank water with a slight blush on his face without saying much.

This made Huang Wenbing very helpless.Frankly speaking, there are all kinds of beings here, Zhao Cheng is indeed a bit like a bluffing stick, blindly giving people confidence, but why not old Zhang Shangying?
The see-saw of speeches here has involved the interests of many people in Chizhou. The result of mutual compromise and balance here will also have a profound impact on the country. There is no doubt about it.

Cai You's appearance also reflects Cai Jing's current mentality to a certain extent, which is why Zhang Shangying came to Chizhou.

Right or wrong no longer matters here.It depends on the point of view of Zhang Shangying and Zhao Cheng, who represents the interests of the most people.

Perhaps Zhang Shangying really made decisions based on the people with a benevolent mentality, but unfortunately, his seconders did not have this mentality. They were doing it for their own interests.

On the surface, the copper mines all over Chizhou do not belong to the imperial court, but to countless other large or small interest groups. Since ancient times, people have sacrificed for money. To get back the interests that belong to the imperial court, we have to fight and die. people.

This is the will of most vested interests in Chizhou, so they resist.This is also a problem for Zhang Shuye, a treasury official, so he chose to send troops to rob!

Now some people are sitting in this hall, most of them are directly involved in self-interest, or have gloves to participate in the interests. In addition, with Cai Jing's will to support this matter, it seems that Zhang Shangying is so confident. They are watching and booing Zhao Cheng. That's how loud it is.

Thinking of these, Huang Wenbing was very unconvinced.But there is no good way to be unconvinced. Now, Huang Wenbing can already imagine the ending from the situation in this hall.Even if Zhao Cheng is very brainwashed, the concept that soldiers must kill thieves is also very important, but obviously Zhao Cheng will not win.

He, Zhao Cheng, might really be able to beat Wang Xiu, but he can't beat so many unspoken political rules, so many bureaucratic interests, and Zhang Shuye can't beat him either.

The biggest mistake was that due to various reasons, both Khe Sanh and Lingyang Mountains were defeated.The success of the king and the defeat of the bandit are not just for boasting. Before this, Chizhou had no performance to prove that it could win the war, so most people did not dare to follow suit and place bets.This is called stop loss.

Going with the tide is always the mainstream, and those who rely on the belief that soldiers must kill thieves are only rare.

Thinking of this, Huang Wenbing sighed, and no one could do anything about it.

The hall was silent for a long time, the atmosphere was paved enough, and after Zhao Cheng was watched enough, Zhang Shangying twirled his beard and said, "Say, Zhao Cheng, if you can tell the reason, I won't hold you accountable." The crime of respect?"

Zhao Cheng hesitated for a while and bowed, "So no one can actually tell. Speaking with words, in fact, since ancient times, no one has been able to convince anyone. Because when things come to an end, you can't tell at all: slow death is beneficial, Still long-term pain is not as beneficial as short-term pain. It’s a chicken-and-egg problem.”

Zhang Shangying said coldly, "Since it's a matter of which came first, the chicken or the egg, how dare you accuse me of nonsense?"

Zhao Cheng said: "Because Ming Gong's starting point is wrong. The chicken and the egg issue can be debated because it is irrelevant. But the position issue should not confuse the public. If officials can compromise with thieves, thieves can turn around and become officials. Then you have to ask whether there are more people who want to be officials or more people who want to be thieves? If encouraging thieves can solve the problem, what should the government do? Is the legitimacy of the government’s governance a problem? Doubt, it is really not a chicken and egg problem, it will become serious..."

"What nonsense!"

As Zhao Cheng expected, it was impossible to explain the reason for this kind of question, so Zhao Cheng was interrupted by Zhang Shangying angrily before he could finish speaking.

(End of this chapter)