Datang: I am the prince of salted fish, I impeach Li Er at the beginning

Chapter 198 Humans are really selfish creatures
Fang Xuanling understood the principle of choosing the lesser of two evils.

It's just that he doesn't know how to choose.

His heart began to waver, and this also caused Fang Xuanling to lose enough energy to continue arguing with Li Zhi.

Because any words that follow will lead to a chain reaction in the future.

If this battle ends with the victory of the gentry, that would be fine.

But if the imperial court had won the victory, then if he continued to entangle, he would only leave himself with a bad reputation for thousands of years.

Is it really worth sacrificing one's own reputation for the glory of being a gentry?
According to the formula of self-interest greater than public interest.

One's own reputation seems to be more important than class interests.

Fang Xuanling hesitated for a while, finally sighed, and said nothing.

Li Zhi had been observing Fang Xuanling's reaction, and was not surprised at Fang Xuanling's final decision.

"People, they are indeed selfish creatures."

"When there is a conflict between the overall interests of the country and the interests of the class, I will not hesitate to stand on the side of the class."

"And when the interests of the family conflict with the interests of the class, they will stand on the side of the family."

"And if there is a conflict between the family's interests and personal interests, they will stand on their own standpoint."

"Speaking of which, it's really funny."

"He preaches selflessness in his mouth, but he only cares about his own interests in private. This is a human being."

"Sure enough, human nature is always unreliable. It's better not to test human nature."

Fang Xuanling did not intend to continue the debate, and Li Zhi did not take advantage of the victory to pursue and continue to press.

He leaned back on the pillar again, closed his eyes and rested his mind, touching his fish.

As long as no one dares to touch the trend of innovation, he will not be angry. This is the attitude he wants to express.

As for the struggle between the bureaucratic class and the gentry class, he has no interest in participating.

Because, in his eyes, they are all objects to be eradicated, and there is no essential difference between the two.

Perhaps Yang Shidao regarded him as one of his own.

But for Li Zhi, he has no one of his own.

If you have to say a position, it is probably on the side of the royal family.

Other than that, there is really nothing else.

After a brief interlude, the meeting continued,
Because of Fang Xuanling's defeat in the debate, the gentry group was always at a disadvantage in the ensuing debate.

They wanted to take over Heishi County's request, so they just let it go.

As a direct result of this situation, Yang Shidao looked at Li Zhi with more kind eyes.

His Royal Highness King Jin really deserves to be one of his own.

Usually very low-key, but at critical moments, I will still stand on the bureaucratic standpoint.

Sure enough, he was right.

From Yang Shidao's eyes, Li Zhi could see what he wanted to express.

In response, Li Zhi just smiled and nodded, taking it as a return gift.

Then, Li Zhi focused on the system prompt sound coming from his ear.

As expected, this court debate brought him two new rewards.

"Congratulations to the host for getting a reward for scolding the face of the servant of the Ministry of Rites in public: Movable type printing (clay, pottery)"

"Congratulations to the host for defeating Shang Shu's left servant and shooting Fang Xuanling in the court debate, and received a god-level reward: corn seeds x1000."

……

Movable type and corn seeds?

This reward is okay.

At least the matter of eradicating famine has become somewhat certain.

As for movable type printing, it will soon be able to play a role.

These two rewards are quite good.

Like movable type printing, even if the system does not issue rewards, Li Zhi can figure it out by himself.

But this will also consume his time and energy. He has to cooperate with the person who will be the prisoner, and the finished product can only be extracted after many attempts.

Unlike now, you can get the finished drawings directly.

This undoubtedly saved him a lot of energy, and Li Zhi was quite satisfied.

As for corn seeds, Li Zhi's desire is actually not as great as before.

After all, with better hybrid rice technology, the value of corn seeds is undoubtedly much lower.

However, corn is still good. On the one hand, the yield is sufficient, and on the other hand, it is difficult to obtain.

And compared to the poor ten seeds of potatoes, the system sent a total of one thousand seeds this time, directly eliminating the risk of extinction.

From this point of view, this thing is regarded as a "God-level reward", and it deserves its name.

Satisfied, Li Zhi put away the system rewards and waited patiently for the end of the court meeting.

After an unknown amount of time, the eunuch's sharp voice came from the front of the hall.

The ministers left the Daxing Hall in an orderly manner, and the hall became deserted again.

When everyone walked out of the hall, only Li Zhi, Li Shimin, and the prince beside Li Shimin were left in the Daxing Hall.

Seeing that Li Zhi didn't intend to move, Li Shimin said with a smile on his face: "Xiao Jiu, if you don't leave, is there anything you want to discuss with me?"

Li Zhi opened his eyes and nodded slightly.

"Yes, I have something to discuss with my father, but for some reason, I don't feel like talking about it. It may be that my mood fluctuated too much during the debate and I felt a little tired."

"Haha!" Li Shimin laughed, and pointed at Li Zhilian twice: "It's not that you feel tired, but that you are disappointed with the courtiers, and you think that people shouldn't be like this, at least they shouldn't be so blatantly seeking profit for themselves."

"Yes, I'm disappointed!" Li Zhi sighed, and said helplessly, "But human nature is like this, so what can we do? Sometimes things are too clear, and the world will become dull."

"You always deal with us old guys, of course you will be disappointed in this world."

Li Shimin suggested in an experienced tone: "Don't think too much about it. You are still young and should interact with your peers."

"It's useless." Li Zhi smiled wryly: "The people under my son's command are all elites who can enter the court at any time. Dealing with them is actually no different from the people in the court, except that their rank is slightly lower. Just a little bit, that’s all.”

The more capable people are, they can usually see things more clearly than others.

This also means that their personalities also tend to be profit-seeking, rather than rash.

There is no soil for idealists in Datang, which leads to a group of selfish bastards who can get ahead.

Although it seems a bit too much to say that his subordinates?
But it's also true.

Cui Zhiwen and the others are actually not much better than the courtiers, everyone is in the same boat.

Hearing that Li Zhi was really tired, Li Shimin thought for a while and said, "Maybe you should go out for a walk. I think you are bored at home for too long, so you will feel tired."

(End of this chapter)