"Third, that is the loyalty you always talk about..."
As he spoke, Li Shijie's expression was filled with aloof pride, as if a wise man who had understood all the truth about the world was generously teaching the truth to ordinary people.
"I tell you clearly that in this world, loyalty can be divided into three types. One is blind and ignorant loyalty, and you gain satisfaction and self-movement from this kind of loyalty. For example, you are like this...
The second is to weigh the pros and cons and find that the price of betrayal is greater, such as General Ximen...
The third is that there is no choice, the seller has no choice, there is no chance to betray, and there is no value to be bribed. Even if you want to betray, you will not be accepted by your former enemies. Most of the loyalty in this world is
So true!
At the same time, all betrayals will only start for one reason, and that is to find that one has a lot of room for choice, and everyone is fighting for his support. At this time, betrayal has the advantage of betrayal, and loyalty has loyalty.
benefits, so loyalty is no longer absolute, it becomes absolute disloyalty, and then naturally you have to hoard goods and wait for the price to sell them!"
At this point, Li Shijie's expression no longer looked arrogant, but instead turned into a kind of cold-hearted matter-of-factness, and he continued: "And this is what I am in now! As the legitimate son of the Li family, I have the connections and connections of the Li family.
Influence, so my choice is much greater than yours. There is no need to tie myself to the Lord Commander's ship from the beginning. I can either wait for the price or watch the fire from the other side. Loyalty is a very uneconomical choice...
…
You say that I waver in my stance, and think this is a disgraceful practice, but the reality is that even if I waver in my stance, I will be actively recruited by the victorious party afterwards, even if Mr. He escapes successfully and takes control of the situation again.
They will only choose to ignore my current swing in position, just pretend that nothing has happened, and continue to reuse and promote me!"
Finally, Li Shijie stared at Shi Cheng and said slowly: "So, do you understand? You don't understand my approach because you and I are essentially people from different worlds. The rules of doing things I follow are fundamentally the same."
Different from you!"
After hearing the various views put forward by Li Shijie, Shi Cheng's expression changed.
Shi Cheng once thought that compared to him, Li Shijie just had a better family background, but his way of thinking and logic of doing things should be similar, and the two people's daily judgments and ways of doing things have always been similar.
However, it was not until this moment that Shi Cheng realized that he had never really seen through Li Shijie.
Obviously, the military thinking, military style, and normal human behavior that Li Shijie displays in his daily life are all just a disguise. This disguise can allow Li Shijie to integrate into the collective of Liaodong Town faster.
But in essence, Li Shijie is still a kid from a wealthy family. When encountering a really critical moment, he will only look at and think about problems from the perspective of a kid from a wealthy family.
This kind of perspective only belongs to the rentier class like the generals of the Li family. It is difficult for ordinary people to understand and cannot possess it.
In the end, due to this different perspective of looking at and thinking about the problem, many conclusions are naturally completely different.
Just like that, Shi Cheng only felt that his outlook on life was being impacted, and his expression was changing. Finally, he just asked: "So, are you determined to betray Mr. Commander-in-Chief?"
Li Shijie looked disappointed and shook his head: "I have said so many things to you, but it turns out you still don't understand... Loyalty and betrayal are just a choice for me. I can choose loyalty or betrayal, but I don't
I have to choose now if I have to. It’s not the time for me to make a choice yet, because I still have a wavering choice! This is my true position, do you understand?”
After another moment of silence, Shi Cheng nodded and said, "I understand... I will have a serious discussion with General Ximen Shen and try to persuade you to choose loyalty."
Li Shijie nodded with satisfaction.
This is the real reason why he generously "taught wisdom" to Shicheng.
Li Zehe and others have now offered a very high price to Li Shijie, and Fang Zhenshan has also put forward a proposal that makes Li Shijie extremely excited. However, only Ximen Sheng and Shi Cheng are loyal to He Yu.
The idea of daring to exceed his authority has not been promised to Li Shijie for a long time, so Li Shijie thinks that he must urge them.
Just when Shi Cheng and Li Shijie fell into silence again, Huang Ke's voice suddenly came from outside the camp.
"My officer, Huang Ke, was ordered to investigate the assassination of General Li Zehe last night. I want to ask Qianhu in Shicheng some things, but I don't know if Qianhu in Shicheng is convenient for questioning now?"
Upon hearing this voice, both Shi Cheng and Li Shijie's expressions changed slightly.
Listening to the voice, Huang Ke was standing outside the camp door at this time. Because he was granted some privileges by Ximen Sheng and others, he was not blocked by Shi Cheng's personal guards.
At the same time, when Li Shijie "taught wisdom" to Shi Cheng just now, he was probably a little proud because he felt that he had the upper hand in terms of momentum, so he spoke a little louder.
The tent in Shicheng was not very big, only about twenty square meters, so Huang Ke had probably heard the conversation between the two.
Thinking of this, both Shi Cheng and Li Shijie felt a little uncomfortable.
But Li Shijie then thought about it and realized that he didn't care about others hearing his opinions, so he quickly returned to his normal expression. He just stood up, nodded lightly towards Shi Cheng and said, "Master Huang wants to question you. At this time, I
It’s not convenient for me to observe, so I left temporarily. I will come back to accompany you after Mr. Huang’s cross-examination and investigation are over... Hey, I hope Mr. Huang will investigate the truth as soon as possible, and I don’t want to spend time by your side like this. "
After saying that, Li Shijie turned around and left Shi Cheng's tent. When he left the tent, he nodded to Huang Ke outside the tent.
Huang Ke looked at Li Shijie's retreating back with a complicated expression.
He had indeed heard the points raised by Li Shijie just now.
Huang Ke has always prided himself on being loyal, diligent, and capable, but Huang Ke chose to be loyal to the imperial court, unlike Shi Cheng, who was only loyal to He Yu.
But according to Li Shijie, so-called loyalty, diligence, and ability are all hypocrisy and useless.
Therefore, now not only the three views of Shicheng have been impacted, but Huang Ke's three views have also been affected.
But in the end, Huang Ke forced down the confusion in his mind, turned around and entered Shicheng's camp, and began to perform his investigative tasks.
On the other side, Li Shijie had just left not far away and was thinking about what he was going to do next, when he suddenly heard someone calling from behind him: "Li Qianhu, stay here. I have something I want to talk to you about, but I don't know that Li Qianhu
Do you have time?"
Li Shijie turned around and found that the speaker was Baihu Jiang Quan, the imperial guard under Zhao Junchen.
However, Jiang Quan is now wearing the clothes of the Liaodong frontier army in order to conceal his identity.
Obviously, Jiang Quan will not show up for no reason, he must represent Zhao Junchen.
Thinking of this, Li Shijie quickly put on a humble face, nodded and smiled: "There is time, of course there is time."
*
Let’s not talk about the conversation between Li Shijie and Jiang Quan.
However, Huang Ke said that after asking Shi Cheng some questions, he quickly said goodbye and left.
In Huang Ke's eyes, the outcome of the investigation had already been determined. This cross-examination was just a formality, so it didn't take much thought.
After Huang Ke left Shi Cheng, he quickly began to investigate more clues.
However, Huang Ke was always a little absent-minded when investigating.
The views Li Shijie mentioned have always been around Huang Ke's mind, always disturbing Huang Ke's emotions, and greatly affecting Huang Ke's work efficiency, making it impossible for Huang Ke to think calmly.
In the end, Huang Ke just felt that continuing like this was not an option, so he simply stopped the investigation task at hand, then turned around and rushed to the Forbidden Army station where Zhao Junchen was located.
Because his thoughts were confused, Huang Ke desperately hoped to find someone to guide him and answer his doubts.
Huang Ke's first candidate was his mentor Zhou Shangjing, but unfortunately he and Zhou Shangjing had broken up, and Zhou Shangjing was not in Liaodong, or even in the capital.
In the current territory of Liaodong, the only person qualified to give Huang Ke guidance is Zhao Junchen.
Although Zhao Junchen is not very old, he is still the most powerful official in the court after Zhou Shangjing.
Huang Ke believed that Zhao Junchen might also be able to answer the doubts surrounding him.
When Huang Ke asked to see Zhao Junchen again, the Liaodong generals had just left. Seeing Huang Ke's urgent request to see him, Zhao Junchen thought that Huang Ke had encountered something important in his investigation mission, so naturally he did not dare to neglect and summoned him immediately.
Who would have thought that after Huang Ke met Zhao Junchen, he did not mention the investigation at all, but instead relayed Li Shijie's various views to Zhao Junchen in detail.
Later, Huang Ke looked a little confused and said: "Xiaguan was standing outside the tent at the time. After hearing Li Shijie's views, he felt that it was unacceptable for a moment. Xiaguan has always claimed to be a loyal minister, but according to Li Shijie, loyalty is just
Because he had no choice, Xiaguan wanted to refute Li Shijie's statement at that time, but for a while he couldn't find an argument that could convince him. Thinking about it made his mind confused...
Therefore, I would like to ask the ministers to give me some advice. Is it true that the loyalty to the emperor and patriotism that I insist on is really hypocritical?"
Upon hearing Huang Ke's request, Zhao Junchen suddenly burst into laughter.
Unexpectedly, such a shrewd and determined person like Huang Ke would be confused by this point of view. Zhao Junchen only felt disapproving.
However, Zhao Junchen has always been a teacher, but he was taught a lesson by Huang Ke before. Although he was convinced, he was also unwilling to do so. In addition, Zhao Junchen did not want to see Huang Ke affect his work efficiency because of this kind of thing.
So I am willing to take the opportunity to teach Huang Ke a lesson.
So, after Zhao Junchen thought for a moment, he suddenly asked: "Master Huang's family background should not be very high, right?"
Huang Ke was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "Xiaguan was born in a family that has been farming for generations. In order to support Xiaguan in his education, his parents were very fortunate and they did their best!"
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "So it's no wonder that Mr. Huang was shocked by Li Shijie's remarks! It's because of the difference in family background!
The views expressed by Li Shijie are just common sense to the children of wealthy families. Therefore, the fact that Li Shijie can express those truths does not mean how smart he is. In fact, even if he is a useless rich man,
They have all been familiar with it since childhood, but people with commoner backgrounds often need a long time to come into contact with these principles, or even fail to understand them in their entire lives, which will lead to a lot of disadvantages.
As for Mr. Huang, after all, your power is not high at present. When your power is high enough, you will not be able to learn many things on your own!"
After a pause, Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "However, these views may seem irrefutable, but do not regard them as truth. Whether you are willing to accept and practice these principles depends entirely on your own choice!
In this world, there is never an eternal truth, nor are there rules that apply to all situations. All viewpoints have limitations and narrowness, and these limitations and narrowness are due to the limitations of perspective!
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, hundreds of schools of thought contended, whether it was the Confucian viewpoint, the Legalist viewpoint, the military strategist's viewpoint, or the political strategist's viewpoint, it was fundamentally due to the different perspectives on issues! The Confucian perspective was the perspective from which the gentry viewed issues.
Legalists are the perspective from which rulers look at problems, military strategists are the perspective from which soldiers look at things, and politicians are the perspective from which lobbyists look at things. These perspectives are often incompatible, so each has its own limitations.
So... Mr. Huang, in your opinion, from what perspective do you view the issues raised by Li Shijie?"
After Huang Ke thought for a moment, he asked hesitantly: "Is it the perspective of a wealthy family?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "It's almost the same, but it's not accurate enough. In my opinion, this profit-only view is the perspective of those with vested interests observing the world, and the core of this view is how to keep it."
own vested interests, and then use their vested interests to seek greater benefits for themselves."
After Huang Ke thought for a moment again, he suddenly nodded, thinking that Zhao Junchen's statement made sense.
The core of Li Shijie's various views is the four words "vested interests". The connections and influence of the general Li family are his vested interests. What he pursues is also to maintain and strengthen the connections and influence of the general Li family.
Thinking of this, Huang Ke murmured: "So, this view will only breed and apply to the rentier class with vested interests. If you are not a vested interest, you cannot accept it at all.
It cannot be applied at all, this is its limitation!”
Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "That's right... In addition, these views have greater limitations, that is, people who hold this view seem to have a high self-esteem, but in fact they despise themselves.
He no longer regards himself as a human being, but regards everything he owns, whether it is personality or wealth, as a commodity! As Li Shijie himself said, hoarding goods and waiting for a price to sell them is not
What are commodities? And this kind of mentality is destined to make people who hold this point of view unable to go far!"
Huang Ke suddenly understood again and nodded in praise: "Zhao Gechen is worthy of being a minister of the court. He is far wiser than anyone else. He can see through the root at a glance. He is not like a low-ranking official who is affected by his thoughts!
However, as far as I know, Zhao Gechen, you are also a commoner and you are not very old. Considering your status in the temple, it is enough that you are well versed in these views. Why can you easily see the disadvantages of these views? Is there any secret?
?”
Zhao Junchen smiled lightly and said: "If you want to play chess, of course you must understand the movement rules of the chess pieces."
Huang Ke was stunned for a moment, and then he laughed dumbly.
Obviously, although those with vested interests are arrogant and have all the power, in Zhao Junchen's eyes, they are just chess pieces.
This also supports Zhao Junchen’s previous argument that people who hold this kind of view are destined not to go far.
Because as long as it is a chess piece, it will be abandoned one day.
For a moment, Huang Ke felt a lot more comfortable inside.
But then, Huang Ke thought of something again and asked again: "But in Li Shijie's point of view, does he downgrade the word 'loyalty' to nothing, or is it true? How should he refute it?"