Chapter 42 The Hero of the Country
Most of the people who work in the officialdom, unless they are in high positions, are capable of bending and stretching, and can play both sides. There are even some officials who are full of tricks and lies, but they can make people believe the truth. Everyone in the officialdom is a master of opera.
, His face turns red when he should sing red, and his face turns red when he should act white. One person has many faces, and his face changes are like a magic trick.
He Shaobai has been in the officialdom for a long time, from governors and governors to government officials and soldiers. He has seen too many officialdom tricks. Although he is not ashamed to learn them, he has also been influenced a lot invisibly.
Those who should burn incense burn incense, and those who should kowtow kowtow. In order to accomplish something, face is nothing. If it falls on the ground, you can still pick it up. If the thing cannot be accomplished, then you will lose face.
Xie Yutian is a man of the world, and he does everything according to the rules of the world. He doesn't have much contact with people in the officialdom, so he doesn't understand the mysteries of the officialdom.
It was not an easy day for He Shaobai either. He was soft, hard and naive, laughing and sad. He used all the skills he had learned in the officialdom. Even Wang Zhengyi felt distressed when he saw it. It turned out that he wanted to accomplish something like this.
Why did he endure the humiliation?
After a day of scheming and saying things that he didn't mean to say, He Shaobai was tired now and it was time to get things off his chest and be honest with each other.
He kneeled down these two times, all from the guilt in his heart.
When Xie Yutian saw that He Shaobai first worshiped Wang Zhengyi and then himself, with sincere words, he already forgave He Shaobai in his heart.
"He Shaoxia, it doesn't have to be like this. Everyone is confused sometimes. Fortunately, it didn't lead to a big mistake. Because of this, it is a blessing for me to get to know the Fifth Master."
Wang Zhengyi smiled bitterly and said in his heart, if you knew that the person who robbed the escort money was mine, and the person who took the escort money away was also mine, I'm afraid you wouldn't say this.
He Shaobai said: "Shaobai would like to ask Xie Daxia, what is the meaning of the word chivalry?"
"Why don't you ask the Fifth Master for advice on this matter? He is a role model for us and other younger generations. He understands the word chivalry much more than I do."
Wang Zhengyi shook his head, "People in the martial arts all talk about being chivalrous and helping the weak and the poor. In fact, no one can measure what true chivalry is."
"Does Master Xie know about the reform?" He Shaobai asked.
"I heard, didn't six reformers beheaded at Caishikou a few days ago?"
"Do you think the imperial court did the right thing or the Reform Party did the right thing?"
"If the court does well, there will be no Reform Party. In the final analysis, the officials of the Qing Dynasty are still incompetent. It is just the reform and reform, and the implementation of new methods. The people in the court will still be the same people. The new laws can make the Qing Dynasty better.
Huh? I can’t see it, according to Xie.”
"Xie Daxia hit the nail on the head. The Qing Dynasty is rotten from the root. Without uprooting the roots, just replacing some decoctions, the terminally ill Qing Dynasty cannot be saved. The original intention of the Reform Party is good, but the book business is too angry, and it harms itself.
, even if it succeeds, it may not succeed in the country!" He Shaobai said.
"As a member of the officialdom, He Shaoxia dares to say such treacherous and unethical words?"
"Why don't you dare? If you can't be a hero of the country like Tan Sitong and others, do you dare not even speak a clear word?"
"The hero of the country?" Xie Yutian pondered.
"Exactly, what Tan Si Tong and others did is called chivalrous and righteous. They prevented the Qing Dynasty from getting better. The land was devastated like it is now. All of us in the martial arts went to help the weak and help the poor. How many people could we save?
The chivalry we call is just to satisfy our own paltry face."
"Not everyone has the ambition and courage of Tan Si Ting."
"Master He has it," Zhong Yishi said.
He Shaobai said: "Everyone has it, it's just that you have closed yourself in a narrow alley and haven't come out yet. On the other hand, Daxia Xie often walks to the south and has heard and seen many new things. He has a broad vision and a broad mind, but
Because they live a comfortable life, they don’t want to care about the suffering of the people and the future and destiny of the country!”
"Someone has to do the big things in the country, and some people have to do the small things around us. The grain has to be grown, the cloth has to be weaved, and the ordinary people can still live a life. If everyone goes to do big things, the country will still be in chaos." Xie Yutian said.
"What Xie Daxia said is a truth that ordinary people can understand, and what Shaobai said is about the things on the clouds. They both make sense." Wang Zhengyi said.
He Shaobai carefully tested Xie Yutian, trying to make him understand the significance of the purpose of the money. It is not so easy for a person to change his deep-rooted ideas. Xie Yutian is not Wang Zhengyi. He has no deep hatred for the imperial court and lives a very wealthy life.
Enough, why should he change the status quo!
Zhong Yishi said: "Yishi knows what Mr. He wants to say. Don't waste your efforts. Everyone has his own ambitions. You can do your big business. The second master will open the second master's escort agency and everything will be fine."
"What great cause is He Shaoxia doing? Is he like Tan Sitong, who wants to reform the law?" Xie Yutian asked.
He Shaobai's heart skipped a beat and he said: "Yes, what Shaobai is doing now is to uproot the Qing Dynasty and scrape the country's bones to cure its poison. To be honest, Shaobai robbed you of your money.
Use it on this matter.”
"You want to rebel?" Xie Yutian asked in shock: "He Shaoxia leads the court salary, and the He family is of such a prominent family, why are you doing this?"
"Isn't the imperial salary and salary the people's wealth? But those officials in the Qing Dynasty ate the people's flesh and drank the people's blood. What did they do for the people? What did they do for the country? Look at those people in the court. They don't care about the people's livelihood and people's death. They cede territory.
I don’t feel bad at all for the indemnity master to send my son Tian, and I, Shao Bai, am ashamed to be with them!"
"What Shaoxia He said makes sense. If the officials of the Qing Dynasty were as knowledgeable as you, there would be no need for reforms, and how could the officials force the people to rebel!"
"So Shaobai, regardless of whether Mr. Xie understands it or not, I want to borrow your bodyguard money to do this great thing for the people of the world!"
"He Shaoxia wants to use Xie's escort money to rebel? Don't you plan to return it to Xie?" Xie Yutian said with a sudden change of color.
"Why don't you pay it back? How dare Shaobai not pay it back? If so, what's the difference between us and those corrupt officials!"
Zhong Yishi said: "Young Master He means to temporarily borrow the Second Master's escort money..."
"Borrow?" Xie Yutian looked at Wang Zhengyi: "Does Master Wu also mean this?"
"Xie Daxia, don't be excited. Let's listen to Shaobai's explanation." Wang Zhengyi said.
He Shaobai said: "The escort silver has been shipped to the southern rebels. Even if Shaobai wants to return it to Xie Daxia immediately, he can't. Therefore, he can only borrow it for a few days and wait for Shaobai to raise all the funds before returning the original jade to Zhao."
"He Shaobai, you are wrong. If Xie can afford the 50,000 taels of silver, there is no harm in lending it to you. But this huge sum of money belongs to the owner, and they are eager to use it. Why don't you let me
How does Xie fix this hole?!"
"Shaobai knows the purpose of this money. Isn't it just for Zhang Jian to set up a yarn factory? Don't worry, Xie Daxia, Shaobai is going to deal with it, and I guarantee that you won't be allowed to sit on the wax."
"Since He Shaoxia can establish a connection with the owner of the silver, why don't you wait for Xie to hand over the silver to him before you go to his place to borrow it? Do you have to destroy the signboard of Xie's Escort Agency?"
"Thank you, hero, Shaobai still did something wrong, so please be more patient. Shaobai will give you a 10,000-tael banknote tomorrow. I will accompany you south to Tongzhou to settle your escort service and transfer the debt."
What do you think about Shao Bai's head?"
"I think this method is feasible." Wang Zhengyi said: "Xie Daxia, since the escort money is no longer here, why not give him a favor and accommodate Shaobai..."
Chapter completed!