"Master Wu, what you said is really inappropriate." The person next to him frowned, his face full of disapproval, "Our wives and sisters are all officials' noble daughters, how could it be like what you said..."
"Why not?" Wu Sheng interrupted the man's words and said seriously: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand things in the world, just be afraid of what happens. Even if you don't know what will happen tomorrow, let alone what will happen a hundred years from now. Who could have predicted what kind of situation it would be?”
The man's expression was stagnant, and he was about to argue again, but when he saw Fang Zilan approaching, his expression immediately changed, "Master Fang..."
Fang Zilan was not angry and said proudly: "Is there nothing going on in the government office recently? You sirs are so leisurely."
Everyone was frightened and bowed one after another to apologize. Only Wu Sheng stood aside with a gloomy expression.
Fang Zilan raised her eyes and looked over, and said calmly: "Since all of you have nothing to do, and you have some opinions on the plight of orphans and widows, you might as well share your thoughts."
Yang Zhiqing said with a sneer: "Master Fang, there are still many official duties in the government office, so let's let everyone do it."
Fang Zilan was indifferent, "Master Yang, go find the others and we'll meet in the main hall."
After saying that, she turned and left, leaving everyone looking at each other in confusion, not knowing what kind of medicine she was selling in the gourd, but they still went to the main hall together.
Seeing that almost everyone had arrived, Fang Zilan sat on the main seat and said: "My lords, if you feel that it is natural for a widow to be abused by others, please stand on the left side. If you feel that a widow is being treated harshly and is in a difficult situation, please stand on the right side."
As soon as she finished speaking, everyone in the hall stood on the left side. Only Wu Sheng stood on the right side, and Yang Zhiqing stood in the middle, in a dilemma.
"Mr. Yang, why don't you choose?" Fang Zilan looked indifferent, and Yang Zhiqing looked embarrassed, "I..."
He hesitated for a while and then said: "Master Fang, can you allow me to think about it again?"
Fang Zilan said noncommittally: "Since we have become two parties, let's argue and see what the other side's reasons are and whether they can be convinced."
"Master Fang, are you asking us to reason?" One of them finally reacted. Fang Zilan nodded. He sneered: "The gap in numbers is so big, why is there any need to reason?"
"A large number of people does not mean that there is reason." Fang Zilan's tone raised a bit, "Or do you dare not argue with Master Wu?"
The method of provoking generals is always effective. The people standing on the left immediately became high-spirited and exchanged words with Wu Sheng.
However, after a few rounds, someone on the left hesitated for a moment, looked at Fang Zilan cautiously and said, "Master Fang, can we switch sides?"
Fang Zilan smiled slightly, glanced meaningfully at the people behind them who jumped in anger and cursed traitors, and said: "Of course."
So those people breathed a long sigh of relief and turned to stand on the right side, standing side by side with Wu Sheng.
Fang Zilan playfully scanned the left and right sides and said with a smile: "This is interesting. Now there are actually the same number of people on the left and right sides."
The people standing on the left took a closer look and couldn't help but be stunned, their faces full of surprise.
"Master Yang." Fang Zilan said unhurriedly: "It seems you have to choose a side."
Cold sweat broke out on Yang Zhiqing's forehead, and Fang Zilan calmed down and said: "Times have changed, and no one can stay on the fence forever."
Hearing this, everyone in the hall looked stern, and their eyes were all focused on Yang Zhiqing. They saw him taking the first step with difficulty and slowly walking to the right.
Everyone on the left immediately beat their chests and stamped their feet. Seeing this, Fang Zilan smiled, coughed lightly and said in a loud voice: "Quiet."
Everyone in the hall fell silent. Fang Zilan suppressed a smile and said seriously: "In today's discussion, winning or losing is not important. What is important is that I want you to understand three things. First, there are always people with different views from you in the world. You It is impossible to beat them to death with a single blow, and we cannot close our eyes and listen. Everyone may be wrong, and everyone may be right. As the pillars of the capital, all the gentlemen present must distinguish right from wrong."
She paused as she spoke and continued: "Secondly, no matter whether you are right or wrong, you must have a yardstick in your heart. You cannot cross that yardstick casually because of other people's words and deeds. It is a taboo to follow others' opinions and lose the principle. But if you really do it Don’t be afraid if you make a mistake. Rather than making the same mistake over and over again, turning back in time will help you stop the loss.”
"Third, whether you are an official or a human being, you need to have empathy. It is impossible for you to empathize with everyone, but you should consider others appropriately and make things convenient for others and yourself. Even if this life is not smooth and smooth, you will feel at ease."
After she finished speaking, she took a sip of tea and said earnestly: "My lords, since you are officials in the government offices, you know that the world is bigger than just the people in the capital. We are in charge of affairs in the southeast. Even if we are thousands of miles away, we must also take care of the southeast." Keep the people in mind. If we go higher in the future, we must seek benefits for more people. We must not let our minds and vision become narrow and short-sighted just because the mountaineering road is narrow and dangerous."
After hearing these words, everyone in the hall looked shocked. Fang Zilan's ambiguous attitude and unpredictable temper made them originally full of concerns about this argument.
As we all know, Fang Zilan hates people talking in private. They have already violated a taboo today. Who knows how she will torture people in different ways. Unexpectedly, not only did she not punish them, but she actually taught them a lesson.
Fang Zilan scanned the people in the hall one by one. No matter what her thoughts were, they more or less listened. As long as they could hear one word, her efforts were not in vain.
"Okay, I've said all that needs to be said. You can go and do your own business." Fang Zilan waved his hand to dismiss everyone, but Wu Sheng stood motionless.
After everyone had dispersed, Wu Sheng said to Ai Ai: "Master Fang..."
"What's the matter?" Fang Zilan raised an eyebrow, and Wu Sheng pursed his lips, "I dare to ask, if it were up to you, Mr. Fang, to choose, which side would you stand on?"
Fang Zilan asked instead, "At first, only Master Wu was standing on the right side. I don't know why?"
Wu Sheng seemed to have made up his mind and said: "This is not only my choice, but also the choice of my mentor, Mr. Su Heng. When I was under Mr. Su Heng, he had mentioned that he lamented that the law was wrong. But after so many years, No, Dajing still treats orphans and widowers the same way, I..."
His voice was a little trembling, but without any hesitation, he said, "Sir, he is old, so it is up to me, the younger generation, to fight for this matter."
"You want to advise His Majesty and amend the law?" Fang Zilan said clearly. Wu Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then nodded firmly, "Yes. But I know that I am in a humble position, so I ask Master Fang to help me. "
After saying this, he knelt down and bowed down in an upright manner.
Fang Zilan looked at the people in front of her steadily, and for some reason a lot of things came to mind, including the old man Su Heng's solemn talk about the importance of the people to the king, and the speech he gave at the opening ceremony about "the infinite distance" when he first entered the university. Countless people are related to me." The sun is as hot as fire.
At that time, she just listened casually and didn't feel much. It was only now that she was traveling this way that she realized that this was more than just a person's name, and more than just a sentence or a truth, but the blood, tears and beliefs of millions of people.
So, how could she refuse such a request?
She heard her own voice, every word solemn, "Okay, I will try my best."
