The rise of the poor

"Zihou, we have experienced the siege of the Japanese pirates together, and we can be regarded as life-and-death friends, so I will not beat around the bush with you. I am responsible for negligence in the matter of Wang Jian. I have to blame myself, but I can't avoid being thought that I don't know people well, and I don't know how to control them. An old saying goes: If you don't know people well, your future is unclear; , is an indelible stain on me." Shang Zhifu looked around to confirm that there was no one nearby, and then whispered to Zhu Ping'an.

Shang Zhifu was quite honest, Zhu Pingan nodded inwardly after hearing this.

"Zi Hou, I am not cherishing feathers, nor am I greedy for glory and wealth, but I think I am more competent than most officials, and more beneficial to the people of the country than them. Look at how many officials are around here who are eating vegetarian food, and how many dogs are there. How many officials are there who corrupt the law and oppress the people? Many of them are still in high positions, causing the officialdom to be filthy and the people living in misery. The people living under my rule are more miserable than they are under their rule. Well, Zihou, you have been in Suzhou for some time, and you should know that what I said is true." Shang Zhifu continued to speak persistently.

Zhu Pingan nodded. The prefect's reputation among the people is indeed quite good. It belongs to the type of capable ministers and officials. They also love the common people a lot, and the common people praise them a lot.

"Zihou, can you see if this is the case..." Shang Zhifu rubbed his hands, hesitant to speak.

"Master Shang, please speak." Zhu Pingan said in a flattering voice.

"Can you describe the matter of Wang Jian in the Jiebao in this way? Just say that I have already understood Wang Jian's treacherous plot to surrender to the Japanese pirates and lure the Japanese into the city. I deliberately followed the trick. Through the legend of flying pigeons with you, the two of us made a half-duty marriage plan." As a plan of attack, I pretended not to see through the tricks of Wang Jian and the Japanese pirates, and deliberately let the Japanese pirates 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 " Shang Zhifu had already thought up a plan, and said slowly.

After the speech, Shang Zhifu looked at Zhu Ping'an expectantly, hoping that Zhu Ping'an would agree with his plan.

Zhu Pingan narrowed his eyes slightly. Shangzhifu's plan was very ingeniously designed. It didn't change the original facts. It just changed the fact that Shangzhifu didn't see through Wang Jian's surrender and Japanese pirates into the city. Surrender to the Japanese pirates and lure the Japanese into the city, and fabricated a plot to send a letter to him to fight halfway. In order to convince himself, he also attributed all the credit for repelling the Japanese pirates outside the city and annihilating the Japanese pirates inside the city to the Zhejiang army.

In this way, the Shangzhifu will not be responsible for negligence in duty and oversight, and there is no need to worry about the stain of knowing people unknown and being incompetent.

As for Wang Jian, the fact that he surrendered to the Japanese pirates and lured them into the city has not changed in the slightest, and he will not be held responsible for more or less.

The merits of myself and the Zhejiang Army have also increased...

Shang Zhifu is worthy of being a veteran in the officialdom, this plan really has the best of both worlds.

As long as you nod your head and agree to the fictional plots of flying pigeons passing letters and planning to strike at halfway, it will turn from fiction to reality, and you don't have to worry about being exposed.

The only two parties have endorsed it, so what qualifications do other outsiders have to comment?

Thinking of this, Zhu Ping'an couldn't help admiring Shang Zhifu.

To fabricate a plot based on the original facts removes all responsibility from the person.

Of course, Shang Zhifu's plan must be endorsed by himself, otherwise, no matter how ingenious the plan is, it is just a plan and cannot be implemented.

Then do you want to endorse Shang Zhifu?
Zhu Pingan narrowed his eyes slightly.

For Shangzhifu, this plan is of course beneficial and harmless, it can change Shangzhifu's fate, but for him, it doesn't actually have much real impact.

I am not short of that little achievement.

Seeing that Zhu Ping'an was still thinking, Shang Zhifu raised his hands nervously, and said in a pleading tone, "Zihou, all the heads of the Japanese pirates captured in this Suzhou defense battle belonged to your Zhejiang Army, and we don't want any of them." , for us in Suzhou, Suzhou City is not lost, it is enough; for me personally, it is enough not to be implicated in the matter of the king's traitor."

After Shang Zhifu finished speaking, he took out a pre-drawn victory report from his cuff, handed it to Zhu Pingan with both hands, and asked earnestly, "Don't lie to me, hurry up for eight hundred miles, I have already prepared it dearly." , signed it, and all the main officials of the Suzhou government also signed it. Zihou, please take a look at it. If there is no problem, Zihou, you can also jointly sign on the victory report, and it will be dispatched in a hurry overnight, and sent to the capital to report the victory, so as not to have long nights and dreams. , and make the Holy Majesty happy."

Zhu Pingan took the victory report with both hands, and browsed through ten lines at a glance. Sure enough, as Shangzhifu said, Shangzhifu attributed the credit for annihilating more than 3 Japanese pirates, destroying more than [-] ships, and all the captures to the Zhejiang army, and it was justified. According to the evidence, seeing the victory report is like seeing the bloody battles of the Zhejiang army on the battlefield. The memorials are not stingy with praises for Zhu Pingan and the Zhejiang army. Zhuge Liang and Yue Fei are the ones who praised Zhu Pingan. , Wentao and military strategies are complete, the Zhejiang army has strict discipline, is brave and good at fighting, and is not afraid of sacrifice, especially good at using firearms... Shang Zhifu listed in the memorial that the flying pigeons passed on the letter and attacked halfway, and said in the city of Suzhou The officials worked together as one, and bravely cooperated with the Zhejiang Army to defend the city. Finally, under the protection of the Zhejiang Army, they defended Suzhou City and protected hundreds of thousands of people in Suzhou City from being ravaged by Japanese pirates...

I have to say that Shangzhifu's writing style is excellent, the data is detailed, the content is gorgeous and realistic, and it is fascinating.

At the end of the memorandum, Shang Zhifu had already signed his name, leaving a place for himself in the second place, and then all the main civil and military officials in Suzhou signed their names on it.

So many officials signed the memorial, which is equivalent to that they all endorsed the memorial, and the endorsement memorial was true, and the credits listed in the endorsement belonged to themselves and the Zhejiang Army.

In order to win the trust of himself, the prefect Shang really bothered.

"Master Shang, this memorial report..." Zhu Pingan paused.

"Please tell me, Zi Hou, if there is anything wrong with the content of the memorandum, it can be changed completely. It is not a problem to exaggerate the credit a little bit. There are tens of thousands of Japanese pirate corpses in the fire and the river. .”

Shang Zhifu said hastily.

"No need for Mr. Shang, the credit is already great enough, just seek truth from facts, no need to exaggerate." Zhu Pingan waved his hand.

"That Zihou agrees?" Shang Zhifu said overjoyed.

"I have no objection in principle. After all, Shang Zhifu has always supported our Zhejiang army..." Zhu Ping'an nodded.

"Zihou, you are for the safety of our Suzhou. Of course we have to give our full support. I have sent people to buy mules and horses, grain, iron ingots, saltpeter, sulfur and other materials to ensure that the Zhejiang Army will not only recover its pre-war level, but also improve it." One floor; In addition, the Suzhou government is grateful to Zihou and the Suzhou gentry of the Zhejiang Army, and spontaneously donated 10 taels of silver for the Zhejiang Army's military supplies. When Nan took office, they all made written evidence of donating the military supplies of the Zhejiang Army, and later they will hand over materials such as mules and horses to Zihou." Shang Zhifu said again and again.

"Master Shang is right. Your Majesty has been suffering for a long time, and we as ministers should make your Majesty happy sooner." Under the ardent eyes of Shang Zhifu, Zhu Pingan named him.

"Zihou, I owe you a favor, and I will definitely repay you in the future." Prefect Shang was overjoyed, and promised with a serious face. (end of this chapter)