Chapter 1887 The story behind the good news (Part 2)
"Zi Hou, we have experienced the siege of Japanese pirates together, and we are considered life and death friends. I will not beat around the bush with you. I made an oversight about the king's traitor. Even if the superiors think that I have fulfilled my responsibility and it is all the traitor’s fault, I am not exempt from it. There is an old saying: If you don't know people well, your future will be unclear; if you don't know people well, you will be in a difficult position. They are all indelible stains." Magistrate Shang looked around to make sure there was no one nearby, and then whispered to Zhu Ping'an.
Zhifu Shang was quite candid. After hearing this, Zhu Pingan nodded in his heart.
“Zihou, I don’t cherish my feathers, nor do I covet glory and wealth, but I think I am more qualified than most officials and more beneficial to the people of the country than them. Look at how many corpses are around here. How many officials are there who are corrupt, how many are corrupt, pervert the law, and are deceitful? Many of the officials who oppress the people are still in high positions, causing the officialdom to be filthy and the people living in misery. The people live better under my rule than under their rule. Zihou, you come to Suzhou. After some time, you should know that what I said is true." Magistrate Shang continued.
Zhu Ping'an nodded. Magistrate Shang's reputation among the people is indeed quite good. He is a capable minister and official. He also cares about the people and is praised by the people.
"Zihou, let's see if this can happen..." Magistrate Shang rubbed his hands and hesitated.
"Sir Shang, please speak." Zhu Ping'an praised.
"Can I describe Wang Jie's story like this in the victory report? Just say that I have seen through Wang Jie's plan to surrender to the Japanese pirates and lure the Japanese into the city. I deliberately used it to get through the legend of the flying pigeon with you. The two of us. A plan was made to strike halfway across the border. I pretended not to have seen through the treacherous plot of the traitor Wang and the Japanese pirates, and deliberately allowed the Japanese pirates to enter the city. When half of the Japanese pirates entered the city, your Zhejiang army appeared according to the plan, first repelled the Japanese pirates outside the city, and then wiped out all the Japanese pirates entering the city." He had already thought of a plan and spoke slowly.
After finishing speaking, Magistrate Shang looked at Zhu Pingan expectantly, hoping that Zhu Pingan would agree with his plan.
Zhu Ping'an squinted his eyes slightly. Magistrate Shang's plan was very cleverly designed. It did not significantly change the original facts. It only changed the fact that Magistrate Shang did not see through the king's traitor and surrendered to the Japanese pirates to lure them into the city. Got him He saw through the traitor Wang's plan to surrender to the Japanese pirates and lure them into the city, and made up a story about a half-crossing attack that he sent to Feige. In order to convince himself, he also gave all the credit for repelling the Japanese pirates outside the city and annihilating the Japanese pirates inside the city. Belong to the Zhejiang Army.
In this way, the prefect Shang will not be responsible for dereliction of duty and oversight, and he will not have to worry about the taint of being ignorant of people and incapable of controlling his subordinates.
As for the traitor Wang, the fact that he surrendered to the Japanese pirates and led them into the city has not changed at all, and the responsibility he should bear will not be more or less.
The achievements of myself and the Zhejiang Army have also increased...
Shang Zhifu is worthy of being a veteran in officialdom, and this plan really has the best of both worlds.
The fictitious plot of a flying pigeon passing a message and a plan to attack halfway, as long as you nod and agree, it will turn from fiction to reality, and you don't have to worry about being exposed.
The only two parties involved have endorsed it, so what qualifications do other outsiders have to comment on it.
Thinking of this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help but admire Magistrate Shang.
When you make up a plot based on the original facts, you take away all responsibility.
Of course, Magistrate Shang’s plan must be endorsed by himself. Otherwise, no matter how clever the plan is, it is just a plan and cannot be implemented.
Then do you want to endorse Magistrate Shang?
Zhu Pingan narrowed his eyes slightly.
This plan is naturally beneficial to Magistrate Shang and has no harm at all. It allows Magistrate Shang to change his life, but for him, it actually does not have much real impact.
I am not short of that little bit of merit.
Seeing that Zhu Ping'an was still thinking, Magistrate Shang clasped his hands nervously and said in a pleading tone, "Zihou, all the Japanese pirate heads and captures in this Suzhou defense battle belong to your Zhejiang army. one of us No need for the head. For us in Suzhou, it is enough that the city of Suzhou is not lost; for me personally, it is enough that we are not implicated in the king's betrayal."
After Magistrate Shang said, Take it out from the cuff A memorandum of good news prepared in advance was handed to Zhu Ping'an with both hands, and he asked with ardent expression, "With all due respect, I have prepared a good news report for eight hundred miles, and signed it with the name of the main official of Suzhou Prefecture. They are all signed, Zihou Take a look at it. If there are no problems, Zihou and you will also co-sign the victory report, and we can send it immediately eight hundred miles overnight to the capital to report the victory, so as to avoid long nights and nightmares, and to make the Holy Emperor happy. "
Zhu Pingan took the victory report with both hands and scanned it at a glance. Sure enough, as Magistrate Shang said, Magistrate Shang attributed all the credit for the annihilation of more than 30,000 Japanese pirates, the destruction of more than 200 ships, and all the seizures to the Zhejiang Army, and it was justified. have According to reports, seeing the victory memorial was like being on the battlefield and witnessing the bloody battles of the Zhejiang army. The memorial was full of praise for Zhu Pingan and the Zhejiang army. Those who praised Zhu Pingan were as if Zhuge Liang and Yue Fei were still alive, and they were so clever and clever. Wen Taowu The Zhejiang army has strict military discipline, is brave and good at fighting, is not afraid of sacrifice, and is especially good at using firearms... In the memorial, Zhifu Shang listed the flying pigeons passing the message and the half-crossing attack. He also said that the officials in Suzhou City were united and united. Bravely cooperated with the Zhejiang army to defend the city , and finally, under the protection of the Zhejiang Army, they defended Suzhou City and protected hundreds of thousands of people in Suzhou City from the Japanese pirates...
I have to say that Magistrate Shang’s writing is excellent, the data is detailed, and the content is Gorgeous, solid and fascinating.
At the end of the memorial, Magistrate Shang had already signed it, leaving an empty spot in the second place for himself. From then on, all the major civil and military officials in Suzhou signed it.
So many officials have signed the memorial, which is equivalent to their endorsement of the memorial. The endorsement of the memorial is true, and the credit listed in the endorsement belongs to themselves and the Zhejiang Army.
Zhifu Shang really worked hard to win his trust.
"Master Shang, this victory report..." Zhu Pingan paused.
"Zi Hou, please tell me, if there is anything wrong with the contents of the memorial, it can be changed. No matter how much the credit is exaggerated, it is not a problem. There are thousands of Japanese pirate corpses that have been destroyed by fires and rivers. , it makes sense."
Zhifu Shang said quickly.
"No need, Mr. Shang, the credit is already great enough. Just be realistic and realistic. There is no need to exaggerate." Zhu Pingan waved his hand.
"Did Zihou agree?" Magistrate Shang said overjoyed.
"I have no objection in principle. After all, Prefect Shang has always given strong support to our Zhejiang Army..." Zhu Ping'an nodded.
"Zihou, you are for the safety of our Suzhou, of course we must give our full support. I have sent people to purchase mules and horses, grain and grass, iron ingots, saltpeter, sulfur and other materials to ensure that the Zhejiang army not only resumes its pre-war The level must be improved to a higher level; in addition, Suzhou Prefecture is grateful to Zihou and the Zhejiang Army The gentry in Suzhou City spontaneously donated one hundred thousand taels of silver to supply the Zhejiang Army's military supplies. Our Suzhou government office accepted it for your Zhejiang Army without authorization. Of course, they followed Zihou's example when he was in Jingnan and they all made a commitment to donate military supplies to the Zhejiang Army. The written evidence will be handed over to Zihou later along with the mules, horses and other supplies," Magistrate Shang said repeatedly.
"Master Shang is right. Your Majesty has been suffering from Japan for a long time. We ministers should make your Majesty happy earlier." Zhu Ping'an added his name under the earnest eyes of Magistrate Shang.
"Zi Hou, I owe you a favor, and I will repay you generously in the future." Magistrate Shang was overjoyed and promised with a serious look on his face. (End of this chapter)