Asking for a guaranteed monthly ticket Chapter 901 The sky is not watching Zhang Chu is a veritable old man in the Black Flag Army. He has been following Fang Jie since before Fang Jie decided on the name of the Black Flag Army. A little later than Sun Kaidao. He chose to stay with Fang Jie when Fang Jie went to Langru Mountain in the northwest to take over the Sui army. Through all the ups and downs over the years, we have done a lot for the Black Flag Army. However, although this person is cautious in doing things, he can only control the small situation but cannot see the big picture. Wu Daodao's evaluation of him was that he was a talented person who could be both civilized and military. But the horizon is too small and the ability is limited. Wu Yiyi's comment was very pertinent It was difficult for Zhang Chu to govern Yiyi territory. If you give him a county, no one can do better than him. Zhang Chu was given 100,000 troops, but he was unable to control them and ended up defeated and dead. Give him 10,000 horses, and he will be able to manage the army in an orderly manner, with a small victory and no major defeat. "But Fang Jie is a person who values ??friendship the most. Zhang Chu has been with him for a long time, so it is inevitable that he will take more care of him. In order to prevent Zhang Chu from feeling wronged, Fang Jie placed him in a very important position after careful consideration. Although his official position was not very high, even if he could not handle everything according to his ability, there would be no trouble. But who knew that in this position, he would still disappoint Fang Jie. A banquet table A pot of wine Zhang Chu sat there, looking at the full glass of wine in front of him in a daze. Fang Jie didn¡¯t say anything, just drank one cup after another. "Lord" Zhang Chu raised his head and glanced at Fang Jie, but hesitated to speak. In the end, he just sighed and drank the wine in the glass. Fang Jie picked up the wine flask and filled a glass for him. He was silent for a while and said, "I've been thinking about what kind of excuse I can give you for the past few days. I carefully explained the rules you made after following me. Think about all the merits, and then put away your sins and see how to deal with it. " "My lord, this is wrong." Zhang Chu put down the wine glass and said with some bitterness: "The rules set by the lord are meritorious. There are rewards and punishments for mistakes. I did some things in the past, but the lord has already rewarded me, and the reward was very generous. Now that I have made mistakes, there is no reason to exchange for the previous credit Credit is credit. A fault is a fault." Fang Jie looked at him: "I have always known that the person with the strongest principles in the Black Flag Army is you, but why do you still break the law if you know this?" "Because of you, my lord." Zhang Chu drank all the wine in the cup again, and then smiled: "Now that we have reached this point, I don't have anything to be taboo about. In fact, I have a lot of things I want to say, but I can't say many of them. There is no doubt that the lord is the best lord. Counting all the heroes in the world, no one can treat his subordinates better than the lord. If anyone doubts this, the subordinates are willing to sacrifice their lives. " "In terms of rewards, the Black Flag Army is the best. In terms of welfare, the Black Flag Army is the best. In terms of salary, the Black Flag Army is the best." Zhang Chu said: "But Lord" He stood up, feeling a little excited: "You know where you are? What makes you feel most uneasy?" "What?" Fang Jie asked. "It's because you care too much about friendship." Zhang Chu said loudly: "My lord is not enough to be a hero. Brothers follow you because you have friendship. It is true, but there is another reason that is, everyone hopes that following the lord can You will have a good future, a good destination, a title as a general, and a glorious family. But many of your decisions, my lord, have disappointed your subordinates" "Tell me." "First, the lord is too nostalgic about old feelings when doing things. For example, the eldest princess is in the camp now. What a good flag is this? If the lord holds this flag and sends troops, it is just and justified! But as for the lord, he just keeps the princess in the camp It¡¯s delicious and delicious, so there¡¯s no need for her at all!¡± ¡°Secondly, my lord has already conquered the world, but what about his title? Someone had advised me a long time ago to ascend to the throne first. In this way, The reward for the subordinates is worthy of the name. But the lord did not accept the title of a duke until the eldest princess came. The title of duke is not low, but how to reward the subordinates? The generals have made great military achievements. , but the generals under the lord have the title of general? No! " "Thirdly, what is the inference from the two points mentioned before? " Zhang Chu lamented: "This third point is what makes people feel most uneasy. Everyone follows the lord because he is good for him and for their own good. There is no doubt about it. But everyone can't see that the lordIf you are ambitious, you will not be able to see your future clearly. " "So" When he said this, he couldn't help but pause. "So, you started to find a way out for yourself. " Fang Jie sighed softly and took a sip of wine: "You think my mind is not on fighting for the world, but on becoming a general of the Sui Dynasty. Otherwise, he would not have such respect for the eldest princess, or he would not be promoted to the throne. If I only want to be a general in the Sui Dynasty, then naturally none of my subordinates will be able to become a general in the future. In the future, if I help the Sui Dynasty restore the world, I will have such a great contribution, but my subordinates will not get everything they deserve, and I will not be reconciled. " "More than that! " Zhang Chu said: "Because the lord's flag is unknown, people are uneasy. If the lord is really fighting the rebellion for the Sui Dynasty, then with such great achievements in the future, no matter who succeeds the throne in the Sui Dynasty, how can he not be afraid of the lord who has a heavy army? At that time, we must find a way to take back the military power from the lord, and we must suppress the lord's generals. Just like Li Xiao, the great general during Taizong's reign, even if Taizong valued and believed in him, he would naturally take action for the sake of the country and due to pressure from others. Once that time comeswhere will we go? " Fang Jie was silent for a long time. Zhang Chu looked at Fang Jie's face and said apologetically: "Actually, saying this is just making excuses for his mistakes. The fault still lies with the subordinates and others, just because of their distrust of the lord. In fact, the subordinates knew that it was their fault, such as Dugu Wenxiu, Cui Zhongzhen, Xiahou Baichuan, and even Sanjinhou Wu Yiyi. They would not do such a thing because they firmly believed that their lord would achieve great success in the future. Great job. ¡± ¡°They are all determined people. " Zhang Chu said: "Didn't the Lord notice it? " Fang Jie raised his head and glanced at him: "What? " "My subordinates are not the first to commit such a thing in the Black Flag Army. For exampleSun Kaidao. " Zhang Chu said: "Lord, what do we people have in common? " Without waiting for Fang Jie's answer, Zhang Chu said himself: "What we have in common is that our abilities are limited, and we are only placed in a very important position because we have been following the master for a long time. We are not Sanjinhou, Dugu Wenxiu, or Cui Zhongzhen, because they are the most capable people under the lord, and they will surely be above us in the future. As for us, the future will even be worse than now" "Now when the Lord is conquering the world, every one of his subordinates has their own responsibilities and is important. In the future, whether the lord goes to conquer the world or brings peace to the world for the Sui Dynasty, after the war is over and the world is peaceful, we people at that time should be worse than we are now? " He smiled bitterly and said: "The best place for people like us in the future is for the Lord to reward us with a dispensable official position, a title that is neither high nor low, and we can live on that salary In this case, why should I? Don't you save some money for yourself in advance? Regardless of whether the lord will be the emperor or assist the emperor in the future, we will not have a bright future, so we will simply take risks and save a large sum of money for our future retirement. " Fang Jie nodded: "You think this way because I don't think enough. " Zhang Chu suddenly became a little angry: "Lord! " He said loudly: "My lord, you must have a heroic heart! I must have the aura that this world is mine! In fact, my lord doesn't need to listen to what I said, there is no need to apologize, there is no need to even see his subordinates, he can just pull us out and kill us according to the military regulations of the Black Flag Army! Why should the Lord feel guilty because of the nonsense excuses of a man who has committed a capital crime? If the Lord really cares about the world, he should withdraw his subordinates now and kill them with swords! " Fang Jie shook his head: "There are some things that I didn't think carefully about. Thank you for reminding me. You said you don't need to listen to your excuses, but that's wrong I want to listen to what you have to say because I want to prevent something like this from happening again. I can raise the knife countless times against my enemies, but I am not willing to raise it once against my own people. " He stood up and walked slowly: "I heard what you said, and I'm not still thinking about how to commute your sentence. It took me several days without thinking that it was because I had actually made up my mind to kill you. If not, how could one not find a reason? " "Military law" Fang Jie looked at Zhang Chu: "It's military law. I missed it once before, but I won't make it again in the future. I should have killed Sun Kaidao but didn't, which only fueled your greed. If I don't kill you now, military law will be useless. And no one respects me as the leader anymore. " "yes! " Zhang Chu nodded heavily. "If only one Sun Kaidao appears, we willSo the responsibility for this can be put on the word greed. But after you and so many people, how could I still deceive myself that it was because of greed? Isn¡¯t it because I didn¡¯t do well enough? Fang Jie said slowly: "So, I want to find my shortcomings from you." Then in response to what happens in the future, now, where can I go back? " Zhang Chu was startled and suddenly laughed: "If I had seen my lord's eyes like this before, I might not have committed the death penalty today Lord, in your eyes just now, you had the power of the world to give up to me. " "My sin today will inevitably lead to disaster sooner or later. " Zhang Chu said: "People are doing it, and God is watching. Even if the master doesn't investigate, I will not end up well sooner or later. In fact, during these days, I couldn't sleep at night every time I thought about the money I had collected to protect corrupt officials. It's not like my subordinates haven't thought about confessing everything to their master, but what they lack is courage. " "You are wrong" Fang Jie turned to look at him and said word by word: "People are doing it, but God may not be watching. People are doing it, but ultimately others are watching. What is heaven? " Fang Jie's eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance: "The common people cannot rely on their own strength to maintain fairness, so they place their hopes in the illusory sky, thinking that the gods can be fair and selfless. In fact, don't they know that nature is ruthless and unjust? Geniuses will not care about human affairs, no matter how great the injustice is, they will not care about it. God knows what you did. It's just a fantasy and a sustenance of the people In other words" Fang explained: "Whoever allows the people to see justice and fairness, who can make the decision for themWho is God! "