fake prince

Chapter 1327 The crime of being too harsh and hasty

Su Ziji had already taken off his oil coat, and was wearing ordinary clothes, a crimson gauze robe and a white gauze singlet, as if he hadn't been stained by rain or mud at all.

He glanced at Zhang Dai who was dumbfounded, and asked, "Why, don't you know Gu?"

"Grandson!"

Zhang Dai came to his senses at this moment, and bowed to the ground to salute: "This... this is too much out of the minister's accident..."

Taisun has sent envoys to tell people about the uprising, which is enough to show that Taisun attaches great importance to it and knows how dangerous it is.

But if you already know the danger of the civil uprising, why do you take the risk yourself?
Could it be for Zhang Dai?

No, not possible!
Moreover, those who are kings and grandsons cannot be willful.

Just kowtowed, Zhang Dai recovered his clarity, got up and bowed: "You grandson, you can't be here."

"You may wonder why Gu came here?"

Listening outside, the sound of rain and noise could be vaguely heard. Su Ziji watched, and the people holding torches had already crossed Zhongshan.

Now I can faintly hear the movement outside.

Standing up, looking out from the half-open window, you can see faintly.

This Taoist temple is originally located on the mountain, its location is higher than halfway up the mountain, and it is not far from the top of the mountain, but it is not far away.

From where Zhang Dai is standing now, with one side of his head, he can see the dots of flames.

"Maybe it's because I'm lonely, and I want to ask you, why did you stay?" Su Ziji said, looking at the fire that was getting closer and closer.

When approaching just now, Zhang Daining knew that he was dead, but his attitude was calm, and he even gave instructions on official documents, meticulously, with the attitude of staying with a knife and ax without changing his face.

I have to say that if you don't look at Zhang Dai's achievements, but just look at this shock, you are indeed not an ordinary person.

It's useless to persuade such a person.

But why do you want to die calmly and plant a mine for yourself?
If you want to say that you hate yourself, the first time you see your own reaction, you can't believe it.

After hearing Taisun's question, Zhang Dai's cheek muscles twitched imperceptibly, and fell silent.

Su Ziji didn't ask any more questions, didn't sit down, just looked at Zhang Dai: "I don't want to talk about this, I just want to ask, you want to investigate the granary, punish corruption, but provoke civil uprisings, there is this one, I'm afraid It’s future history books, so you can’t escape the blame, don’t you—don’t you regret it?”

It seemed that Taisun came here just to ask this question.

Taisun didn't open his mouth to continue questioning, 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, living on the state's salary and doing state affairs, how can there be both?" What about the duality of doing things and being praised?"

"Yes, but I, Zhang Dai, can't do it!"

"Besides, there is always someone to do difficult things in the world, such as slander, why can't it be me, Zhang Dai?"

Such an attitude and answer seemed to be expected by Su Ziji. He nodded, but was not surprised by it.

The house became quiet all of a sudden, and after this quietness, one could faintly hear the noise coming from a distance, which was the movement of the people getting closer and closer.

Some yamen servants have already noticed that they are nervously deploying defenses and ordering them to stop.

Zhang Dai's ears moved, but he stood there without moving, only looking at Taisun.

Taisun looked at the fire in the distance outside the window, and suddenly asked: "You are usually poor. Although you are praised, in fact, the slander is not small. Have you ever felt angry or hated?"

This question is actually a question that some people outside will think of when they occasionally think of Zhang Dai.

Zhang Dai is an upright official with very high demands on himself and a very decisive official.

Even though Zhang Dai can still drink ginseng tea, it is a stipend given by the court when he is out on business.

Drink this ginseng tea to refresh yourself.

And refreshment, is to run errands.

It seems that he has been living for this country, for running errands, and for fame all his life.

But that last point, too, may now be lost.

Is it worth living so hard?
Zhang Dai lowered his head and remained silent. Just when Su Ziji thought that Zhang Dai might not answer, he raised his head again and replied, "I don't regret it though."

Su Ziji nodded again, turned his face around, and his tone became cold: "I don't regret it, but suffering is still suffering, so, do you have hostility in your heart?"

"Why did your grandson dislike me so much?" Zhang Dai suddenly changed color.

The sharp questions before did not change Zhang Dai's color.

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", there was a click outside the window, a bolt of lightning pierced the night sky, and the wind suddenly picked up.

The half-open window was shaken by the wind.

Although the oil lamp in the house was covered with a lampshade, it actually started to shake slightly.

Being glared at by Zhang Dai, Su Ziji was unmoved at all, and his tone was light as water: "Isn't that so? You once impeached Liu Guangren, the magistrate of Xuanxi Zhou Dynasty, and made him locked up for accountability. Since then, you have had a quarrel with him!"

"However, after the investigation by the court, the official did not make any serious mistakes, but his personality was impulsive, and he even argued with the superior over the taxation of the people, which can be regarded as due diligence."

As soon as he said this, the muscles on Zhang Dai's face twitched even more.

Liu Guangren was impeached. Although he was reinstated later, his career advancement was interrupted. Afterwards, he went up and down in counties and counties.

"You once impeached an agricultural official named Li Shou. He is indeed smooth and has a sloppy personality. No one dares to offend him. He will never interfere in matters that are not his own. He would rather pretend I don't know."

"But this person really contributed to the farming in the county. Just relying on him alone, he can increase the number of mus. It can be said that there are countless living people."

"He is indeed not a gentleman, but he was impeached and dismissed because of some minor flaws, isn't it over?"

"These are just two examples. Let's not mention those who have major faults, but there are quite a few who have been implicated by you, right?"

At this moment, Zhang Dai calmed down completely, and with a calm expression, he bowed and replied: "The minister is not self-absorbed, but ordered according to the imperial court's laws—a minor fault is also a fault."

"Is it?"

"You said that?" Faced with Zhang Dai's cold and hard attitude, Su Ziji smiled back, glanced at the sky, but didn't feel the cry, so he said politely: "I still have some time, so I'll talk to you about it." Shi's responsibility is settled."

"For an official, the most important thing is to do his job well, followed by his moral qualifications—why should he be qualified? Because of the corruption of the upper officials, it is easy to lead a large group of lower officials down."

"What is moral qualification?"

"It's very simple, that is, don't bring a bad litter."

"You should hear the wind and play the censor. The so-called order is to ban the big festivals of the officials here. The rest of the small blame can be saved!"

"Liu Guangren and Li Shou, the two people impeached by you, have they led a bad family?"

It is true that Liu Guangren was violent about things, but it was not to the extent of being violent to the people and his subordinates.

On the other hand, Li Shou has a smooth personality, is timid and afraid of getting into trouble, and only seeks to protect himself. In his own work, he is dedicated and capable.

Such a person may not be suitable for a high-ranking official, but why not be an agricultural official?
No one is perfect!

These two people do have flaws, but have they really reached the point where they need to be dismissed from office?
"You don't distinguish between the serious and the important, and you don't know the key. First, it was a matter of bad people, and now it is a matter of bad country-today's civil uprising, there are certainly people who instigated and instigated it, but there is no wind and no waves. Isn't it because you have a hostile heart and act too harshly?" A crime of urgency?"

(End of this chapter)