Han Pingzhi admired Yi Ming's frankness very much, because if he met ordinary people, he would definitely make nonsense even if he didn't know the answer to the question.
Han Pingzhi smiled slightly and said: "Brother Zhou, you are indeed talented and smart, and you can understand everything. That's right. The reason why I entertained you just now is indeed to thank you, but beyond that, there is a deeper meaning in it.
Brother, you can't see through this layer, which is actually understandable. After all, you are still young and have not been in the officialdom for a long time. In the future, you will encounter many things in the officialdom, and you will naturally realize the truth behind it. "
Seeing that what Han Pingzhi said was a little off-topic, Zhou Yiming felt a little anxious, because he wanted to know earlier how many considerations were involved in Han Pingzhi's act of entertaining him.
"Brother Han, there is no need to talk about these false etiquettes between you and me. I know what I am made of." Zhou Ming said without any worries. He wanted to get to the point quickly, "You'd better tell what's in your heart quickly. Tell me, after all, this is not a good time for us to chat and reminisce about the past. You and I both know that there is another important thing waiting for us to do."
After hearing what Zhou Ming said, Han Pingzhi felt a little embarrassed on his face. After all, what he praised Zhou Ming just for was all sincerity, but he didn't expect that the boy didn't appreciate it at all.
Han Pingzhi coughed dryly. After all, he was an old man in the world. He quickly put the awkward mood behind him and spoke out what was in his heart: "Good brother, you are good at everything, but you are too impatient. You know, Sometimes haste makes waste, no matter what happens, you have to stay calm.”
Zhou Yiming nodded without any intention of interrupting him.
Han Pingzhi continued: "I just gave you a banquet. You have already understood the first meaning. I don't need to explain more, and this is not the point.
The point is another layer of consideration involved in this matter.
Brother Zhou, I believe you also know that the official mission we performed last night can be said to be very dangerous. You and I have extremely high martial arts cultivation, and it is very dangerous to face such a task, and those under my command, Martial arts cultivation is extremely low, and some people have not even awakened their martial soul.
In front of peerless masters like the Supreme Taoist, these subordinates can be said to be powerless to fight back. For them to carry out such a task is a narrow escape from death. "
While Zhou Yiming listened to Han Pingzhi's story, he turned back to look at the ordinary government officials. After experiencing Han Pingzhi's eyes, these people no longer dared to make mistakes. Although they were still very curious in their hearts, Zhou Yiming and Han Pingzhi were in the corner. What are they plotting, but no one dares to look this way. While waiting for the two people, they all stick to their posts and don't dare to slack off at all.
Seeing their appearance, Zhou Ming suddenly felt that they were very pitiful. In this world of the jungle, they were at the bottom of the officialdom and had no ability to control their own destiny. If Zhou Ming had not received the news in advance last night, he would have known those things. If the spies from the Northern Kingdom have extremely high martial arts skills, many of them may follow their bosses to capture those spies from the Northern Kingdom.
Although they had no impact on the final result of the capture mission after they went together, they might have died in vain. After all, in such a cruel environment, people with extremely high martial arts cultivation such as Zhou Ming and others had too much time to take care of themselves. There is no extra energy to distract them, so most of them may die in the capture operation last night.
And unlike big shots like Han Pingzhi, these small government servants themselves are insignificant to the court. After a group of them die, they only need to be recruited again. After all, there are many displaced people outside. As long as they provide a meal, there is no need to worry about no one coming. When this is wrong.
Therefore, after they die unexpectedly, not only will they not receive the attention of the court, but their family members may not even receive consolation money. They will lose the backbone of the family for no reason, and the family will lose its source of income. Their family members will probably starve to death because of this.
Thinking of this, Yi Ming was very grateful to Hua Mian Lang, because if he hadn't confessed his companions at the critical moment, Yi Ming might have made a big mistake at this time. Not only would he have made many people sacrifice in vain, but he might also have made a big mistake. Even his own life could not be saved. After all, he fought against the Supreme Taoist last night. He was the one with the highest martial arts skills among the spies in the North, and he also had the unique skill of flying knives.
If Zhou Yiming had not learned the information about him in advance and was prepared, it would have been impossible to defeat him, because he would never be able to resist those two flying knives alone.
After Zhou Ming was distracted for a while, he quickly put his thoughts back and continued to listen to Han Pingzhi.
"If you hadn't known the detailed information about the spies from the North in advance last night, so that we could be prepared, most of your men and mine might have died, and even if some of them survived, they might have been seriously injured. , I can only lie at home for the rest of my life."
Han Pingzhi spoke very slowly and did not get to the point of his words. This was intentional on his part. He was afraid that if he spoke too fast, on the one hand, Yi Ming would not have time to absorb it, and on the other hand, it would not leave a deep impression on Yi Ming. , In that case, his words would not only be in vain, but they would not have any educational effect on Zhou Ming.
"It is precisely because of you, brother, that things did not reach the worst situation. It can also be said that you alone saved our subordinates." Han Pingzhi said while observing Zhou Ming's expression, "Although they avoided losing the It’s a life-threatening disaster, but from last night to now, these people have been following you and I have been in fear, and there is no merit but hard work. If our brothers have accomplished the big thing and don’t let these subordinates taste some sweetness, it will be unjustifiable both emotionally and rationally.”
After what Han Pingzhi said, Zhou Yiming's heart skipped a beat. He finally understood what Han Pingzhi meant by another layer of consideration.
Although he knew what he knew, Zhou Yiming remained calm and planned to pretend to be stupid first and confuse Han Pingzhi. After all, a smart person like Han Pingzhi can change his face very quickly. At this moment, he is your good brother of life and death. Maybe the next moment, he will be your sworn enemy, and for such a smart enemy, you can't show him all your cards.
This profound truth was realized by Yi Ming himself. Even if Han Pingzhi understood this truth, he would never teach Yi Ming.
Han Pingzhi thought that at this point, with Zhou Ming's intelligence, he must have understood it. But what he didn't expect was that Zhou Ming still looked at him eagerly, hoping that he would continue talking.
This made Han Pingzhi confused for a while, thinking that I had overestimated Zhou Ming? What I said is so clear, why can't he understand the truth?
As soon as this idea appeared, Han Pingzhi unconsciously glanced down at Zhou Ming. After all, although he was in a high position and had far-reaching wisdom, the first law of the world - snobbery, treated everyone equally, even Han Pingzhi also No exception.
"Good brother, don't you understand yet?" Han Pingzhi asked tentatively.
Zhou Yiming nodded: "I have some ideas, but I haven't figured it out yet. Please continue talking, brother. Maybe I will suddenly understand."
Han Pingzhi didn't show any unusual expression on his face. He just sneered in his heart and continued talking without changing his expression.
"Actually, the truth behind this is easy to understand. Brother Zhou, you just need to think about it in another's shoes. If you are one of these subordinates, you will follow the official's lead, busy around, worried and scared, sometimes even thankless, and occasionally... There is a risk of losing one's life.
After you have put in so much hard work, once you are done and the official goes to get promoted and get rich, you become ill and can't get anything, what will you think in your heart? "
Zhou Yiming still pretended to be dumbfounded. He pretended to think for a moment, his eyes lit up, and he said: "Of course I will feel unbalanced. A person with a bad temper like me might stand up openly and lead my brothers to cause trouble. ."
Seeing that Zhou Yiming finally got to the point, Han Ping looked delighted: "Oh, brother, you finally figured it out, that's all.
But having said that, not everyone is as courageous as you, brother, and I can guarantee that no one in your yamen or in our yamen of the General Affairs Office dares to openly cause trouble.
The most they dare to do is to make things happen behind their backs, to cheat and cheat when doing errands, and not to try their best.
There is also collusion with each other to form an alliance of interests. No matter what orders their superiors give, they will obey and disobey them, deliberately messing up the things they are told, and eventually causing their immediate superiors to lose their jobs and lives. This is their routine operation. "
These words caused quite a shock in Yi Ming's heart, because before that, he always believed that the most important thing in official circles was to get rid of the people above him, because these people were his immediate superiors, and he wanted to be promoted and make a fortune. , or be demoted or lose your life, it's all a matter of one word from them.
But now he understands that the knowledge of being an official is really great. If you want to achieve something in the officialdom, you must not only serve the superiors well, but also unite the people under you. As the saying goes, no matter how strong the fortress is, All have the potential to disintegrate from within.
If you want to be influential in the court, you must have your own power. If you can't maintain a good relationship within your own power, you don't need enemies to defeat you. If a gust of wind blows over, you may fall apart on your own.
"Oh, I finally understand." Zhou Ming pretended to be suddenly enlightened. "It turns out that the eldest brother wants to entertain me. In fact, the real purpose has nothing to do with me. You just want to silence the mouths of those subordinates."
When he saw Zhou Yiming's first words, Han Pingzhi was very happy, thinking that he had really awakened. But when he heard what happened later, Han Pingzhi's face became serious again.
