Although practice makes perfect, governing a country cannot be done impulsively, with just a slap on the wrist, rolling up the sleeves and getting to work.
A policy mistake may cost countless lives.
Therefore, when ministers offered advice to the emperor, they would first come up with a complete set of theories as a basis.
But their theories all have one similarity, which is the emphasis on imperial power.
This is true for both Legalism and Confucianism.
Because the person they wanted to persuade was the emperor, and if the emperor would not benefit from it, how could he agree?
Zhang Fei is actually no exception.
Although he emphasized weakening the imperial power, he also emphasized weakening the power of ministers. Power is relative. As long as you weaken it more than me, it means that I become stronger.
It’s just that he introduced the concept of public power.
Turn a two-person game into a three-person game.
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...
This is like two adults fighting in the ring. The outcome is unpredictable and extremely dangerous.
Now the rules are changed to one junior high school student and two elementary school students. Although the total weight is the same, it is obviously safer than two adults fighting in the ring. At the same time, the junior high school student can win over one of them to deal with the other elementary school student, and the chance of winning is greater.
The trick is how to divide it so that you can gain an advantage.
This is exactly between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang.
Wang Anshi emphasized power, while Sima Guang emphasized balance.
Zhang Fei is right in the middle.
Of course, Zhang Fei was only helping Zhao Xu open a door and giving him another path to choose.
But which door to go through is up to Zhao Xu himself to choose.
After all, Zhang Fei is just a commoner, not even an official. It is precisely because of this that he dares to say these words, and after saying them, he can get away with it.
"My benefactor!"
“Third brother!”
As soon as I left the imperial city, I saw Feng Nanxi, Niu Beiqing and others walking towards me.
"Seventh Brother, Daniel, why are you here?"
Zhang Fei asked.
Feng Nanxi said, "Just now, the young master and the young man came to our house and said that our benefactor had won the lawsuit and wanted to celebrate for him. We just found out that the lawsuit was over. It seems that our benefactor has not returned yet, so we rushed to see him."
Zhang Fei rolled his eyes. "What's the point of you worrying? Are you going to charge in?"
Feng Nanxi was so frightened that her legs went limp. Behind them was the imperial city. "How dare we do this?"
"That's it, now that you all are out, who will protect the lady?" Zhang Fei asked unhappily.
The incident with Fang Yun taught him a lesson, and he was very sensitive about this aspect.
Before she finished her words, she heard someone shouting from the carriage, "Husband."
Gao Wenyin was seen walking out of the carriage with her head bowed.
"The lady is here too!"
Zhang Fei walked over immediately.
Gao Wenyin smiled awkwardly: "I am worried about my husband. Da Niu and Qi Ge just sent me here."
Zhang Fei's expression changed and he said with a smile, "I'm sorry to have made Madam worry."
Feng Nanxi and Niu Beiqing immediately looked at Zhang Fei with question marks on their faces.
"This is what I should do." Gao Wenyin nodded slightly, then looked around, "Where's Madam Xu? Isn't she with you?"
Zhang Fei said, "Mrs. Xu and her father went to Liu She's house."
Gao Wenyin nodded slightly, as if she suddenly remembered something, "Oh, right! Li Si, get the wine out quickly."
"Why!"
Li Si took out a pot of wine from the carriage in a sloppy manner, "Third brother, drink slowly, it's a little hot."
"hot?"
Zhang Fei almost kicked him, "Are you crazy? In this weather, can you give me a pot of hot wine?"
Gao Wenyin was surprised and asked, "Isn't this what you asked for, my husband?"
Zhang Fei was also stunned, "I asked for it?"
Gao Wenyin nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice, "Did my husband ask me to heat up some wine and wait for you to come back to celebrate?"
"Ah? This......"
Zhang Fei scratched his head and thought, if I had known you were so obedient, I would have asked you to take off your clothes and wait for me in the **. Alas... What a mistake!
......
When they returned home, Xiaotao had already prepared a sumptuous celebration banquet.
Zhang Fei asked Li Si to go to Xu's house again, and if Xu Zhiqian and the others were back, invite them to come over for dinner.
But unfortunately, the servants of the Xu family told Li Si that Xu Zun and Xu Zhiqian had not returned.
This made Zhang Fei feel a little regretful. After all, Xu Zhiqian was the second most important contributor. Without her, the story would be a little less interesting.
But fortunately, Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi, these two lively guys, came again. With them around, the atmosphere immediately became lively.
However, what Zhang Fei didn't know was that Xu Zhiqian had actually returned home.
Xu family.
“Daddy!”
Xu Zhiqian looked at Xu Zun with a confused look on his face. "Just now you said you were going to visit Uncle Liu, but in the end you didn't go. Now you deliberately lied to Zhang San that we were not at home. Why...why is this? Could it be that Daddy is afraid that associating with Zhang San will affect Daddy's career?"
"Asshole!" Xu Zun glared at her, "Is daddy that kind of person?"
"Why is that?" Xu Zhiqian asked curiously.
Xu Zun stroked his beard and said, "Qian'er, you can't always run around with Zhang San from now on."
Xu Zhiqian was surprised and asked, "Why?"
Xu Zun said: "You are a girl waiting to be married. You and Zhang San were hugging and kissing each other in public. If this gets out, who would dare to marry you?"
Xu Zhiqian said excitedly: "Dad, how could you miss your daughter like this? At that time, my daughter was nervous and couldn't take a step. Zhang San just helped her out of kindness."
Xu Zun sighed: "Daddy believes in you, but others don't think so!"
Xu Zhiqian snorted: "I don't care."
Xu Zun said: "Why? Do you plan to stay single for the rest of your life?"
Xu Zhiqian hesitated: "My daughter hasn't thought about it, but she doesn't want to get married yet."
Xu Zun frowned and said, "Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. At your age, it would be disgraceful if you don't get married. I will talk to Zhang San later, and you will not go to that law firm."
"no!"
Xu Zhiqian shouted excitedly.
Xu Zun was startled and looked at his daughter. "Qian'er, tell me the truth, you and Zhang San...?"
Xu Zhiqian said with a silly look on her face: "What with Zhang San?"
Xu Zun said: "Are you in love with Zhang San?"
"How is that possible?"
Xu Zhiqian screamed in fear, her hair standing on end, "Daddy, how could you think like that? How could your daughter possibly like that pervert?"
Xu Zun said: "It's not that Dad is imagining things, but Dad's colleagues all think so. Besides, think about it yourself, after you met Zhang San, you no longer went out to play with Ying'er and the others, and you followed Zhang San all day long."
Xu Zhiqian thought about it, as if her life had changed a little, and frowned, "Dad should know that my daughter is busy with work when she follows Zhang San, and it's not what they think."
"If it weren't for this, how could Daddy allow you to go to court to sue Zhang San?" Having said that, Xu Zun said, "But you can't always go on like this. You're going to get married eventually, so just stop here!"
“Daddy…?”
"This is Daddy's duty."
Xu Zun said with a serious face: "Think about it, when has Dad ever interfered with you in anything you can decide on your own? Isn't Dad tolerant enough for you?"
Xu Zhiqian bit her lip and remained silent.
Xu Zun added: "But the marriage of children is the responsibility of parents. If daddy doesn't help you find a good home, how will you face your mother in the future?"
Although Xu Zhiqian was extremely reluctant, she still nodded: "My daughter understands."
Xu Zun hummed: "Dad has asked your uncle Liu to help you find out. If there is any news, Dad will discuss it with you first."
In fact, he is very open-minded, but he will not give in on some issues of principle.
Nowadays, marriage is a matter of parents' decision and children cannot handle it on their own. Xu Zun also believes that it is his responsibility, so he naturally cannot let his daughter act as she pleases.
In fact, Xu Zun still gave Xu Zhiqian some freedom to choose. Children of the same age as Xu Zhiqian had already married. Xu Zun also hoped that Xu Zhiqian could find her ideal husband, but he also thought that it couldn't be delayed forever.
This time Xu Zun also made up his mind.
Xu Zhiqian knew his father very well. Since Xu Zun had already said so, it meant that there was no room for maneuver.
......
In the evening.
There were thunderous snoring sounds in the Zhang family's courtyard. Niu Beiqing was sleeping soundly on the table, while Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi sandwiched Zhang Fei in the middle, one holding his waist and the other holding his arm.
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you two doing holding me? Let go and go home and hug your wife."
Zhang Fei didn't drink much, as it was Niu Beiqing and Feng Nanxi who were drinking with them. Now those two were almost drunk, so he had to clean up the mess himself.
There was no other way, Zhang Fei could only carry the two of them and walk out the door.
"Hic... No, no, I am not satisfied yet, let's go to Piaoxianglou and have a drink, and invite seven or eight singing girls... Hiccup."
"Fuck! You didn't tell me earlier. Now you are in such a bad state. If I go, you will definitely run away. I'll go next time."
"Third brother, you really forget your friends for the sake of beauty?" Ma Xiaoyi muttered while leaning in Zhang Fei's arms.
Zhang Fei wondered, "What do you mean by forgetting friends for the sake of beauty?"
Ma Xiaoyi pouted and said, "Why do you always bring that Xu lady with you? I can also help you with the lawsuit. I don't want any money. I just ask you to take me with you, Third Brother."
"Okay, okay, I'll take you next time. Now that you're old enough, stop trying to be cute."
As they were talking, they had already reached the door. Zhang Fei twisted his body, pulled the two of them apart with all his strength, pushed himself into Taozi's arms, then jumped back and closed the door.
"Huh... finally we got rid of these two funny guys."
Zhang Fei let out a long sigh of relief, and suddenly glanced towards the Xu family, thinking, the benefactors should be back. But if they are back, Xu Zhiqian will definitely come to my house! Could it be that my lawsuit has affected the benefactor?
The more he thought about it, the more worried he became, so he decided to go and ask.
When he arrived at the back door and just pushed it open, he saw Xu Zhiqian leaning against the door sill. When she saw him coming, she just glanced at her indifferently.
"What happened?" Zhang Fei asked nervously.
Xu Zhiqian glanced at him and stammered without saying a word.
Zhang Fei said anxiously: "Just tell me!"
Xu Zhiqian curled her lips, her eyes filled with tears, and said dejectedly: "I can't go to the law firm to help in the future."
"Why?" Zhang Fei asked anxiously, "Did my lawsuit affect your family?"
Xu Zhiqian shook her head and glanced at Zhang Fei timidly, "I...I said, you are not allowed to laugh."
"Laugh at you...?"
Zhang Fei almost said "Fuck you" and rolled his eyes: "Am I such a heartless person? Tell me now!"
Xu Zhiqian pursed her lips and said, "Yes...I am getting married."
"Ah? Marry...marry someone?"
Zhang Fei was stunned.
He thought he had implicated the Xu family, but he never imagined that Xu Zhiqian was actually going to get married.
Xu Zhiqian nodded.
Zhang Fei wanted to laugh, but couldn't. "You're getting married at such a young age?"
Xu Zhiqian stood up and said, "I'm not a kid anymore."
Zhang Fei glanced at her chest and said, "Indeed...it is not small." He then asked, "Who are you going to marry?"
When I asked this question, I actually felt like I was being cuckolded. It was really strange.
Xu Zhiqian shook her head: "I don't know yet. My father has asked Uncle Liu to find out for me."
Zhang Fei frowned and said, "So, my benefactor deliberately asked you to keep a distance from me today?"
Xu Zhiqian hurriedly said: "Don't get me wrong, Daddy is doing this for my own good."
"Of course I know that."
After saying that, Zhang Fei sighed and leaned against the door edge.
Xu Zhiqian glanced at him and asked, "Why are you sighing?"
"I..." Zhang Fei shrugged his shoulders. "We are so compatible. We have defeated Kaifeng Prefecture, the Court of Justice, and the Political Affairs Hall. Our careers are flourishing. Suddenly you do this. I can't even breathe a sigh of relief."
Xu Zhiqian sighed softly: "Who said it wasn't true? In fact, I don't want to get married so early."
Zhang Fei stood up and asked, "Then you didn't tell your benefactor?"
Xu Zhiqian said: "Why didn't you say that? But marriage is a matter of parents' decision, and I can't make the decision."
"That's true." Zhang Fei nodded and collapsed again.
Xu Zhiqian glanced at Zhang Fei and said, "Zhang San, you are so talkative, can you help me talk to my father?"
Zhang Fei was very conflicted: "Other things are easy to talk about, but this matter..."
Seeing that he was in a difficult situation, Xu Zhiqian nodded and said, "That's right, you can't help with this either."
Seeing her depressed look, Zhang Fei softened his heart and said, "If you really don't want to get married, then I can help you think about it?"
"Thank you!" Xu Zhi thanked her softly, but she also knew that Zhang Fei could not help with this matter, so she added: "Zhang San, although I can't go to the law firm to help, you can't go back on your promise to me."
Zhang Fei asked, "What's the matter?"
Xu Zhiqian said excitedly: "It means helping the poor to fight lawsuits for free. This is what you promised me at the beginning, so I am willing to help you."
Zhang Fei casually said: "Don't worry about this. Using the poor to make money from the rich has always been my philosophy. How could I give up?"
Xu Zhiqian glared at him and said, "I'm going back."
After saying that, he closed the back door.
"Hey...Hey...!"
Back in the yard, Zhang Fei sat at the messy wine table, feeling inexplicably upset. He poured a glass of wine and drank it all in one gulp.
"Husband."
"ah?"
Zhang Fei was startled and turned his head to look, only to see Gao Wenyin walking towards him with a rag and looking at him worriedly.
"My husband, is there anything bothering you?" Gao Wenyin asked gently as she came to the table.
"without...."
Zhang Fei forced a smile: "I encountered some tricky things."
I have to say that Gao Wenyin is a good person to talk to.
Gao Wenyin asked again: "Is it related to Madam Xu?"
Zhang Fei looked at her in surprise, "Why would Madam say that?"
Gao Wenyin said, "My husband was absent-minded when we were having dinner just now, and he kept looking towards the back door."
"Yeah?"
Zhang Fei said in surprise.
He didn't even realize it.
Gao Wenyin nodded and smiled again, "My husband is so young, yet he has achieved so much. How can I be worthy of him? In fact, everyone can see that my husband and Miss Xu are a perfect match made in heaven."
Although she called him husband, Zhang Fei was more of a benefactor in her heart. As a bystander, she had long seen that Xu Zhiqian and Zhang Fei were a true match.
Zhang Fei frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly looked at Gao Wenyin, "Madam, you really woke me up with a word!"
Gao Wenyin smiled slightly, and then listened to Zhang Fei say: "Yes! I am so outstanding, how can one wife be worthy of me? This will overflow, at least three or five wives are needed to barely match my excellence."
"......?"
Gao Wenyin looked at him in amazement.
......
Cao Mansion!
"Where did you go to drink again, you bastard?"
Cao Ping looked at Cao Dongdong who was carried back by Taozi and others, and anger appeared on his face.
Cao Dongdong first smiled foolishly at Cao Ping, then said vaguely, "Zhang San won the lawsuit, we are going to help celebrate."
Cao Ping frowned, "Didn't I tell you to spend less time with Zhang San recently? Why didn't you listen?"
"no!"
Cao Dongdong suddenly bulged his eyes and glared at his father, "That won't do."
Taozi, who was standing beside him, was extremely panicked and whispered, "Yanei, you've drunk too much."
Cao Ping's mouth twitched, and he asked gloomily, "What did you say?"
"No way!" Cao Dongdong raised his head and said arrogantly: "As long as Zhang San is here, even if I break the law, I will not be punished by this aunt, hahahaha......!"
"You rebellious son...?"
Cao Ping raised his hand suddenly, and suddenly frowned. Yes! Zhang San only has one ear pen. If Wang Jiefu can invite him, can't I, Cao Ping, invite him? He immediately put down his hand, glanced at Cao Dongdong, and laughed, "You are quite smart."
"That is."
Cao Dongdong said with a trembling tongue, "Although my father told me to have less contact with Zhang San, as long as I can make my aunt happy, would my father dare to hit me? My father's legs became weaker than mine when he saw my aunt. Haha..."
Bang!
"Hey you! Who hit me?"
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