Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 209 Grievances and Benefits

Bafang scratched his head, "Why don't I understand? Don't you and Uncle Wei belong to the same court?"

"Although we belong to the same court, he and I are not in the same situation." Meng Changqing said, "He has no choice but to collude with court officials. He cannot complain about his sufferings and cannot realize his ambitions. But I am different."

"What's the difference? Haven't you also suffered a lot of grievances?"

Meng Changqing tore open the dried meat and thought of a more appropriate description, "If I give Lai Cai a beating, but after the beating you get two pieces of gold for nothing, will you be willing to take the beating?"

Bafang thought for a while, "How serious was the beating?"

"Listen to what you mean, if it's not serious, you're still willing to be beaten?"

"Why don't you want to? Those are two pieces of gold! By the way, I haven't asked how much gold it weighs?"

"A pound of gold nugget."

"Then you must be willing!" Bafang became more expectant, "Master, are you really willing to spend two pieces of gold to beat me up?"

Meng Changqing pointed at him and said, "Look!" Then he turned around and jumped back behind the desk.

Bafang caught up and asked, "Master, I still don't understand."

Meng Changqing sat down and said: "Essentially, I am the same person as you. You are willing to take a beating from me for two pieces of gold, and I am also willing to suffer the grievances from the prince and the emperor for greater benefits.

Besides, the reason why Uncle Wei felt that the court was shady was because of the collusion between officials.

How can I stand on the same page as Uncle Wei on this point? The piece of sky that weighs on his head also contains my hard work. "

"When did you collude?"

"I am more ruthless than Mao Chunfang. I not only colluded with officials, but also with the prince." Meng Changqing knew very clearly about himself. But Bafang was unwilling to admit it, "How can you call it collusion? You and the prince have been friends for many years."

"Ha!" Meng Changqing almost choked to death on the dried meat, "Friendship? Then let me ask you, what do you think of Zou Qiyu?"

"Zou Qiyu is a man of no talent. He is a little bit arrogant and has plans that cannot be put on the table."

"Then what's the relationship between him and the third prince?"

Bafang couldn't help but raise his voice, "The third prince can only treat him as a lackey. What does he mean? How can he compare with you?"

"Others look at me just like you look at Zou Qiyu." Meng Changqing said, "You can't think that I am right just because we are on the same rope."

"That's because outsiders don't understand you!" Bafang has his own stubbornness, "Everyone who has come into contact with you, who doesn't praise you?"

"There are so many, we can count them on our fingers and toes."

When it comes to verbal arguments, Bafang is far from Meng Changqing's opponent, but the two have known each other for many years, and Bafang has his own way of dealing with Meng Changqing. Just like now, he followed Meng Changqing's words for a long time, and found that he couldn't argue with them, so he started over in his mind. He began to reason, trying to find the flaws in Meng Changqing's words.

"I always feel something is wrong." When he finally found it, Bafang said: "You said that you and I endure certain grievances for the sake of benefit. Could it be that Uncle Wei doesn't do it for the benefit at all? He is really dedicated to the benefit. People, don’t have any self-interest?”

Meng Changqing said: "I can't guarantee this. There are always benefits to being an official. Otherwise, why would there be only one or two people who resign and retire in decades?"

Meng Changqing learned from Bafang, "Take a look!"

"The reason why people in this world endure grievances is either for future benefits or for future revenge. No one will let go for the future." Meng Changqing was telling everyone, and also telling himself.

"The most obvious difference between Mr. Wei and I is that the benefits that belong to me in the future will definitely fall on me. But if Mr. Wei swallows his grievances now, not only will there be no benefits in the future, but he will also carry a bomb on his back."