Xiang Tianliang and Luo Zhengxin did not eat and drink in the restaurant. Instead, they packed a few dishes, took two bottles of liquor, and opened a room in the Nanhe County Party Committee Guest House. They hid in it and could not get out.

Luo Zhengxin was puzzled because he saw that in addition to four bottles of liquor, Xiang Tianliang had four more empty bottles in his hand.

"Lao Luo, why are you standing still? Come and drink, keep drinking."

Xiang Tianliang leaned against the bed, opened a bottle of white wine, and started drinking from the bottle.

"Hey, where's your special move?" Luo Zhengxin asked.

"You are so anxious." Xiang Tianliang took a few more sips.

Luo Zhengxin sat on the sofa, shook his head and said: "If you hide and drink like this, you might as well just slap your ass and leave. Don't forget, this is not our territory."

Xiang Tianliang smiled while drinking, "Don't be afraid, after I finish drinking this bottle, my special trick will come out."

"You, just wait for the leaders to catch the turtle in the urn."

"Lao Luo, you are an honest person. You are not good at doing this kind of thing. Now I am looking for excuses for myself, excuses for not being able to participate in the joint meeting of the three counties and districts, and excuses for not signing the economic cooperation development agreement of the three counties and districts."

Luo Zhengxin shook his head again, "You are so godly, who knows what other tricks you are up to."

Xiang Tianliang smiled and said: "This person always wants to be justified when doing things, he has to have an explanation to explain, and he has to find an excuse to explain, as if he has a reason, everything will fall into place. Sometimes, people are obsessed with reasons. It’s even to the point of covering one’s ears and stealing the bell. To put it bluntly, it’s just making excuses. If the municipal party committee and government want to make excuses, we also have to make excuses.”

Luo Zhengxin nodded and said: "Well, the so-called excuse is actually not making sense. Therefore, when making excuses, you have to have a straight face and look like you are rational. Sometimes, you have to be messy. An explanation.”

Human beings are rational animals. No matter how big or small, they need to have a name, a nickname, and an explanation. Even if they are a scoundrel, they don't want to be accused of being unreasonable. They will always have their own "wrong reasons" "The emperor had to give an explanation to the ministers of civil and military affairs when he killed his subordinates and eliminated dissidents. Even though it was "a crime committed by a stranger, there is no excuse for it."

Excuses are needed everywhere, but there are advantages to making up techniques.

Xiang Tianliang took another two sips of white wine, wiped his mouth and said, "My university teacher, who stayed in India for a year and a half, told me a very interesting story about an Indian who was caught red-handed for stealing. Unexpectedly, the thief did not flinch at all. Instead, he said confidently that if I took the thing and ran away, it would be considered stealing. However, I just got the thing now. I can't give it back to you. After that, The thief just swaggered away."

"Haha, this thief is very capable." Luo Zhengxin said with a smile.

Xiang Tianliang continued: "Also, by chance, a foreigner had a dispute with someone when he first traveled to India. When he was dining in a restaurant, he left his seat several times. Once, when he came back, he happened to see a A man took out his wallet from the pocket of his coat hanging on the back of the chair and wanted to take away the money inside. When the foreigner complained, the man actually said that he was cleaning his wallet for him and refused to admit it until the end. Steal for yourself.”

Luo Zhengxin sighed: "It seems that the thieves in India are all masters of finding excuses. In our opinion, this thief must be at a loss for words and would not think that he has anything else to say, but he can It is indeed not easy to be confident and able to express certain logic. From here, you can at least see the calmness and wit of the other party in a dangerous environment. In addition, once a person admits a mistake, he may never be able to turn over and be punished. The other party leads the way, so the thief always refuses to admit it. Of course, I am not encouraging everyone to adopt an attitude of refusing to admit their mistakes or to learn the behavior of confusing right and wrong, but I think that some people face people they meet for the first time and treat them with the same attitude. Speaking in a tone of defiance, this kind of unnecessary humility will make you untenable and will be of no benefit."

Xiang Tianliang drank all the liquor in the bottle in one breath, raised one leg high, lit a cigarette and started to smoke, "Lao Luo, this excuse is also a university question. If you don't have eyesight, , If you don’t understand the world and make random excuses, you may get into big trouble, or even lose your life in serious cases.”

Luo Zhengxin shook his head and said with a smile: "Are you being alarmist? You will die if you make the wrong excuse? I don't believe it."

Xiang Tianliang said: "Don't believe it? Let me give you an example. When talking about the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei had a sincere relationship with Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, and he was also compatible with Zhuge Liang. Compared with Cao Cao, Liu Bei can indeed be called loyal, but, Liu Bei and the others were not without grudges. When they conquered Sichuan, Liu Bei met with Liu Zhang in Fu County. Chang Yu, one of Liu Zhang's subordinates, was here. Chang Yu had a beard on his face. Liu Bei joked with him, "I used to live in my hometown of Zhuo County, where the surname is." There are so many Mao people in the county, and there are people named Mao in the east, west, and south of the county. The county magistrate said, why do all the Mao people live around Zhuo County? Zhang Yu replied that in the past, someone who was the magistrate of Lu County, Shangdang County, moved to the county magistrate of Zhuo County. , he returned home when he was being transferred, and someone wrote him a letter at this time. He didn’t know how to sign the cover. If the title was two characters long, the word Zhuo Ling would be missing. If the title was two characters long, the word Zhuo Ling would be missing. Instead of the word "Luchang", he finally had to sign the word "Lu Zhuojun"... In the above dialogue, Chang Yu used the homophony of "lu" to mock Liu Bei's face with bare mouth and no beard. Later, Chang Yu surrendered to Liu Bei. He was proficient in astronomy and divination. He once advised Liu Bei not to take Hanzhong, saying that taking Hanzhong would be detrimental to the army. Liu Bei refused to listen and sent troops to capture Hanzhong, which proved that Changyu's prediction was inaccurate. Then Changyu secretly leaked the secret to others, saying that Wei In the first year of Emperor Wen Huangchu's reign, Liu Bei was about to gain Yizhou and lose it nine years later. Liu Bei did not forget the humiliation he had suffered and took the opportunity to kill Chang Yu. Zhuge Liang asked Chang Yu what crime he had committed. Liu Bei said that Fang Lan was born in the family. I had to dig it out. The explanation he came up with was actually not very clever. In terms of making excuses, he was not as good as Chang Yu. However, Liu Bei was the master and had great power, so he finally gained the upper hand. It can be seen that a person cannot act nonsense based on his talents. , Sophistry is the result, and if the excuse technique is used to do evil, it will not end well."

Luo Zhengxin felt the same and said with a smile: "Most people like this are like this. They pay attention to what they do and what they say. If you give him a name, he will be very willing to do things that deceive himself and deceive others, especially when things are harmful to him. When it is advantageous, in fact, just like this drinking, alcoholics never take the initiative to ask for a drink, but use excuses such as "You are the only one, I will drink with you", or "I will accompany you to the end", "I will risk my life to accompany the gentleman". On the surface, achieving one's wishes is neither proactive nor straightforward. This seems to be the unique mentality of our Chinese people. When doing things, they always find reasons to shirk responsibility. Even if they know that it is their own responsibility, they will blindly shirk it and take advantage of people's mentality. This mentality is to prepare an excuse for the other person first, so that the other person will not refuse. For example, when giving a gift to someone, first say, 'You take great care of me and I don't know how to thank you. This is a small thing on my part, please accept it.' , because you have an excuse, the other party will feel less guilty and will accept the gift happily."

"Haha... So, this time the municipal party committee and the government have joined forces with Nanhe County, Beicheng District, to take our economic development zone as their own. They must have made many excuses. They are leaders, and they can crush people at the government level. It will definitely be of no use if we just hold on to it."

Luo Zhengxin asked with a smile: "So, you also want to find a reason?"

Xiang Tianliang smiled mischievously, "Yes, I also want to make excuses and learn from the leader."

"Then tell me, what excuse are you trying to make?"

Xiang Tianliang smiled slightly, "To put it simply, it's just to find a shield and a scapegoat."

"A shield? Looking for a scapegoat? I don't quite understand."

Xiang Tianliang said: "Lao Luo, I wonder if you have noticed such a situation. If some people say this in the first person in front of the person being complimented, it will have a flattering flavor, which will make it easy for people to observe him. Purpose, but some people are not like this. They will speak through other people's mouths, which is more clever, more effective, and easier for people to accept. What is particularly superb is that once they are rejected, it is the face of the third party. It is not big enough and has nothing to do with me. This third party has become a shield invisibly. Sometimes, the shield is just to cover up shame, but it is definitely not enough if it is missing. For example, if you ask some sensitive topics, you need to use a shield. , for another example, when refuting the other party, it can also be said in the tone of a third party. Whether ordinary people have the magnanimity to accept criticism or refutation mainly depends on the way of refuting or negating. People who deny or oppose their own opinions stand It is something that most people cannot bear in front of them. On the other hand, even if it is a very strong objection, as long as it is expressed in the tone of the general public or an absent third party, it will probably not cause direct resentment. In daily life, In life, many people will make excuses, and both parties will be tacitly willing to be shields and scapegoats.

Luo Zhengxin looked at Xiang Tianliang, "Now, I seem to understand a little bit... Your excuse is that you are drunk."

"Not only that," Xiang Tianliang said proudly, "but also, I got sick from drinking and was admitted to the hospital."

"This...this...Tianliang, are you trying to get yourself into trouble?"

Xiang Tianliang smiled and said: "Yes, not only that, I will also pretend to be seriously ill."

"So, where are your shields and scapegoats?" Luo Zhengxin asked.

Xiang Tianliang looked at Luo Zhengxin and smiled evilly, "You, you can't come here in vain?"

"Me? You, please don't harm me." Luo Zhengxin said hurriedly.

"You are my shield. As for how to do it, you know."

Luo Zhengxin breathed a sigh of relief, "But who is the scapegoat?"

Xiang Tianliang pointed to the empty wine bottle on the table, "It's fake wine, it's what killed me."

"Oh...I know what I have to do."

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Xiang Tianliang winked at Luo Zhengxin and smiled.
Chapter completed!