The gentleman corresponds to the Tao but is alone, and the villain gathers for profit but is separated from the Tao. This is the principle that the gentleman is harmonious but different, and the villain is the same but not harmonious.
In the case of being impeached, Zhang Tie persisted in performing his duties and made great contributions to defeating the Tongtian Sect, and then resigned and retired from serving as a court captain in Youzhou. This is harmony but difference.
However, those who swallowed up the party and opposed the dissenters encouraged the censor at the Yushitai in Xuanyuan Hill to fabricate rumors and slander Zhang Tie, and almost dismissed Zhang Tie from the post of Youzhou Tingwei before the Tongtian Rebellion. This was exactly the same but not in harmony.
The way of an official is exactly the conduct of his duties.
If Zhang Tie goes back, it will be a power struggle; if he doesn't, it will be a moral dispute.
The dispute over power and intrigue can relieve temporary anger, but the battle over morality can allow Huaiyuantang to completely take the initiative.
Zhang Tie does not think that he is a good official or that he has a good sense of responsibility. But as the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. At this time, as long as he can attack the party and swallow the party, under the light of a gentleman, he can brag and stand up. On my own, it’s no big deal.
In a word, as long as Zhang Tie insists on no longer being a Youzhou court captain, then not only will the swallowing party be roasted on the fire by Zhang Tie, but Zhang Tie will also invisibly put the hat of a villain on them.
This hat is not easy to wear, especially for Tun Dang, who always talks about benevolence, justice and morality. Under this hat is a tight curse that can tighten their heads. Under this tight curse, it will be difficult for Tun Dang to pretend to be a big talker. Well, not everyone can wear this hat, just because Zhang Tie is a gentleman, and only a gentleman has the influence. Only when compared with a gentleman will a villain be revealed.
Tun Dang also knew that Zhang Tie was a gentleman, so. Even when they were impeaching Zhang Tie, the party-devouring party could only take a sideways shot. The only reason they could seize the opportunity to attack Zhang Tie was Zhang Tie's work attitude - saying that Zhang Tie was lazy and lazy in his duties, and then put such a small shortcoming under a magnifying glass. and infinite amplification under special circumstances to achieve its purpose.
The reason why Swallowing the Party does not attack Zhang Tie's character and morality is because. In Taixia, the character and morality of the gentleman was known as the "sage reserve". It is almost impeccable. If the Tun Dang attacks Zhang Tie's character and morality, it is equivalent to attacking the entire Taixia values and cultural system, and it is also equivalent to digging into their own foundation.
In Tun Dang's mouth. "Benevolence, righteousness and morality" are the "four dimensions of the way of heaven", "if the four dimensions are not revealed, the way of heaven is not manifest", and the saint is a person who is free from the way of heaven. To deny the gentleman is to deny the saint, to deny the saint is to deny the way of heaven, and to deny the way of heaven is also to deny the way of heaven. Swallow the foundation and foundation of the party's own existence.
Zhang Tie has also been thinking these days as to why Tun Dang wanted to attack him this time. With so many elders in Huaiyuantang and such a huge family fortune in Huaiyuantang, is it really that he is the only one who can be caught by the swallowing party? Think about it. The answer Zhang Tie came up with is that the reason why Tun Dang chose himself as the first target was because he was afraid of his status as a gentleman and his influence. Tun Dang must fully grow up and have greater influence on himself. before force. Kill yourself. It is precisely because of this that Tun Dang's eating appearance became so ugly this time. Only less than three months after Huaiyuantang became the first family in Youzhou, they couldn't wait to jump out, show their fangs, and want to trample the youngest and most promising elder of Huaiyuantang into the darkness.
However, even if he tried his best, he never thought that he would discover the Tongtian Sect's conspiracy by chance just by going to Youzhou City. In a few days, he would defeat the Tongtian Sect and turn the tables in an instant.
The so-called one wrong step and the next wrong, it was the mistake of swallowing the party that gave Zhang Tie the opportunity to make a complete comeback, stand at a higher position, and fight against the swallowing of the party at a greater level of influence.
At this time, it would be unjustifiable if I didn't make good use of my status as a gentleman.
It was based on this consideration and after carefully comprehensively considering other reasons, Zhang Tie made up his mind to fake it for real, and then told Huaiyuantang that he no longer wanted to serve as the Youzhou Tingwei.
"A victim who is continuously exposed has the lowest chance of being victimized again. At this time, making Huaiyuantang a victim who stands on the moral high ground, a character who is sympathetic to Taixia's mainstream public opinion and mainstream values, is what makes Huaiyuantang The most powerful shield to withstand the attack of Tun Dang. Under the protection of this shield, Huaiyuantang can get the opportunity and time to take root and develop in Youzhou, so as to avoid becoming the target of Tun Dang’s full attack at this time. I am willing to be This shield from Huaiyuantang!" Zhang Tie said to Elder Mu En and Elder Mu Yuan.
The faces of the two elders were somewhat moved.
"But in this case, all the pressure exerted by the Tun Party on Huaiyuantang will be transferred to you. The Tun Party will definitely use all means to suppress, disgrace or obliterate you. This is too dangerous!" Elder Mu Yuan objected. .
Some of the elders may have considered such a thing, but no one has taken the initiative to bring it up, because this is equivalent to pushing Zhang Tie away...
"Will Tun Dang choose to be tolerant to me if I go to apologize to Tun Dang now?" Zhang Tie asked back, "So many years have passed since Duke Huaiyuan to the present. Huaiyuantang has just returned to Taixia and made some achievements. Tun Dang has made some achievements. The Party is about to jump out and prepare Huaiyuantang and me to die. Is there any room for reconciliation between us and Tun Dang? It’s already like this anyway. What does it matter if it makes Tun Dang more embarrassing? Don’t seize the opportunity this time Once the Tun Dang is frightened and they have to pay a huge price, the Tun Dang will only push the envelope. But for me, as long as I leave the officialdom, the means that the Tun Dang can use to deal with me are actually very limited, not to mention that I have already been framed once by the Tun Dang. , As long as Tun Dang does not brazenly send knights above the earth level to kill me, I am not afraid of Tun Dang's methods. If one day Tun Dang dares to send masters to kill me blatantly, then Tun Dang will become a target of public criticism in Taixia. , then it is destroying itself, so why should we worry!" At this point, Zhang Tie rubbed his face and smiled bitterly, "And to be honest, I am really not the material to be an official. I am used to being free. I can't stand being restrained by others. I have too many responsibilities as an official and too many rules. This time I was able to defeat the Tongtian Sect and in turn conquer the Tongtang and the entire army. It was a fluke. And because of the protection of the Governor, the impeachment of the Tongtang was refuted. When I go back to be an official, I can't always count on luck and the protection from above. If I go back to be a court lieutenant again, I bet that it won't take long for the Tun Dang to find something wrong with me and move me back. Bureau, if I don’t serve as Tingwei now, I will completely give up the idea of subjugating the party, and let them squat in front of Huaiyuantang, holding it in, even if they want to stand up and speak loudly, they can’t!"
Elder Mu Yuan wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Zhang Tie with a wave of his hand. Zhang Tie mocked himself in a joking tone, "This can be regarded as making me famous in Taixia again! There is nothing wrong with it!"
Thinking of what he had said to Zhang Tie a few months ago, Elder Mu Yuan sighed secretly in his heart and stopped talking.
"If you don't become the Youzhou Tingwei, who will take this position?" Elder Mu En, who was silent for a while, asked Zhang Tie's opinion. Elder Mun En said this at this time, which actually means that he basically recognized Zhang Tie's appeal. After all, Zhang Tie is also an elder of Huaiyuantang, and he is not an ordinary elder. There are a few people in Huaiyuantang who can do what he doesn't want to do. Force him to press the cow's head to drink water.
"I think Zhang Yuanshan is good. Although he is not a knight and has a little less combat power, he is still a fighting spirit, and his experience and ability can handle the position of Tingwei without any problem! After the Tongtian Sect was wiped out, the Tingwei in Youzhou for a period of time The Wei system will not encounter big challenges again. I think he is quite suitable." Zhang Tie threw out the plan he had thought of for a long time, "And if I don't become a Ting Wei, it doesn't mean that I can't intervene in Youzhou. Regarding the Tingwei system, I will directly register for a bounty arrest!"
"Bounty arrest?"
"Yes, bounty for arrest!" A somewhat evil smile appeared on Zhang Tie's face, "I am a gentleman. Although I am not in my position, I still care about the security of Youzhou and the lives of the people of Youzhou. I also want to scare those treacherous young men and let Ting Wei do nothing and be punished with a bounty. I guess I am the first one in Taixia. The more I do this high-profile gesture of grievance, the more uncomfortable it will be to swallow the party. At the same time, Since I am on a bounty hunt, if Zhang Yuanshan has any troubles in Youzhou, just tell me and I will settle them. In fact, when I was a Tingwei before, I paid the same attention!"
Is this okay? Elder Mu En and Elder Mu Yuan really had nothing to say.
Just looking at the faces of the two people, Zhang Tie knew that this matter had been communicated with Huaiyuantang. Although there were only two elders in front of him at this moment, in fact, Elder Mu En and Elder Mu Yuan were talking to him, and the two elders were talking to him. The elder was still using the remote sensing crystal on his ring to communicate with other elders and Earl Changfeng. Huaiyuantang simply could not refuse his reasons.
"Okay then, the head of the family has agreed!" Elder Moon said.
"But there is one more thing!" Elder Mu Yuan added, "We think the time is almost here. The things Elder Mu Shen promised to the family should be fulfilled!"
"What's going on?" Zhang Tie asked.
"It's just a matter of continuing the family bloodline. This matter has been dragged from the Weiyi subcontinent to Taixia. Since Elder Mu Shen no longer serves as the Youzhou Tingwei and will have more free time in the future, we should consider this matter. Got it!"
Zhang Tie patted his forehead and asked with a wry smile, "How does Huaiyuantang usually arrange this kind of thing?"
"The family is preparing a group of innocent and reliable Chinese women. Elder Mu Shen can just choose. If you like it, you can come to the Three Palaces or Six Courtyards. It is normal for the knights to have dozens or hundreds of wives and concubines. If Mu Shen If an elder has a woman he likes, he can just bring it up. As long as the woman is not already married, we can discuss it!" Elder Mun En said in a normal tone, as if he was telling Zhang Tie how to go to the store to buy things. To the family elders Said, this kind of thing is really extremely common.
Zhang Tie rubbed his forehead and thought for a while, and finally compromised, "I don't think there's any need to go to the trouble, just send over the sisters Aimei and Aixue who I met in the Hurricane Corps! Take your time, for If the family is more harmonious, we won’t need too much for the time being..."
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