A month after returning to the underworld, I finally temporarily returned to my usual stable state, leading the troops to drill, taking turns in various divisions, and occasionally having a tryst with Liu Han in the dormitory, which felt quite fulfilling.

One day, after the exercise, I disbanded the unit and was about to go back to the dormitory, but Guan Mao ran over and asked me, "Is Captain Zhai free today?" ”

I casually said, "What's the matter?" ”

"I'd like to treat you to a drink!" Kwan Mau Road.

I was stunned for a moment: "Please let me drink?" ”

Indeed, I have never been in the habit of asking my subordinates to invite me to dinner and drink, even though several people have tried to tempt me before, but I have politely refused. First, I am afraid that others will say that I like to take advantage of my subordinates, and secondly, I also want to deliberately keep a little distance.

As a manager, you can't get too close to the managed. If you get together all day long to eat, drink, laugh and play, wouldn't it change from a relationship between superiors and subordinates to a relationship between friends with wine and meat? If there is no majesty at the top, and there is no reverence at the bottom, can you still command them in the future?

But Guan Mao is different. Although he has been the chief of my office for a year, after all, he has always felt very unwilling to lose because of a previous fight for the position of Yin School, so his attitude towards me has always been very cold, and occasionally he has a little emotion. At first, I also thought he was a thorn in the pang, and I wanted to replace him, but I couldn't replace him, which was a headache.

Later, after getting along for a long time, after my slow observation, I found that Guan Mao was not the kind of narrow-minded person, and his ability was also outstanding, so I kept him.

However, my communication with him was limited to the relationship between superiors and subordinates, and I hardly said a word in private. I didn't expect the sun to come out of the underworld today (a unique quip in the underworld), and he actually took the initiative to invite me to drink!

Guan Mao saw that I hesitated, thinking that I was not happy, so he turned around to leave. I hurriedly called him to stop and asked, "Where are you going to drink?" There's no place to drink in the underworld. ”

"Who's to say no? Drunken Building! Guan Mao replied very dryly.

I was taken aback: "Go to the drunken upstairs to drink, I'm afraid one meal will cost you a month's salary!" ”

Guan Mao waved his hand indifferently and said, "It's just a few hundred Yin Yuan." You don't have to take the empty salary of 300 Yin Yuan every month, am I still stingy? ”

I laughed and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you." Let's go! ”

When we arrived at the Wangxiang Terrace, we walked straight into the Zuisheng Building. It's the first time I've come here, the decoration and layout in the building are very elegant, not showy or luxurious, only in the corridor, the corner of the wall is placed with some bronze cranes and stone turtles that symbolize immortality as embellishments. The small pond in the courtyard in the center of the restaurant is planted with unique ornamental flowers in the underworld, and a few colored fish are raised, and the smoke and smoke of the mist diffuse from the Yin Si stream, which is quite fairy.

The vast majority of people who spend in the drunken building are pre-reincarnation ghosts. At this time, they have no scruples, no burdens, and they are eating and drinking freely, drunk and dreaming of death.

Drunken Brew and Dream Death Liquid are the signature wines on the second floor of Drunken Life Dream Death, and they are different. Drunk and mellow in the mouth, it seems to be easy to get drunk when you first drink it, but the stamina is not great. When these reincarnated ghosts drink it, they can quickly enter a trance state and begin to recall the past events of their past lives and indulge in it. After a while, the wine dissipated, and the ghosts who had come to their senses should also go to the bridge. This is the effect of drunken brewing.

The opposite is true. Its taste is clear, and living people feel more and more energetic after drinking, and even a little excited. But after that, as soon as the wine is strong, it is easy to get drunk, and you can go to the dream to find the Elysium of rebirth.

Guan Mao and I found a corner by the window and sat down, beckoning the guy to order. When I looked at the menu, the dishes on it were divided into two parts, one was a ghost meal and the other was a yin meal, but the price was expensive. Guan Mao was indeed generous, picked the most expensive items, and asked for a small pot of dream death liquid, and the two began to chat while drinking.

Guan Mao is actually a more talkative person, but his personality is a little extreme. At best, he is called a clear distinction between love and hate, and at worst, he is stubborn. Fortunately, the two of us don't know each other, and we are both open-minded and speak brightly at the moment.

Guan Mao's topic started with the grievances of the Teng family and the Qiu family when he was in Zuoqiu City, and he counted all kinds of grievances and entanglements between the two families. Many of them are the first time I have heard of them, so it is no wonder that Teng and Qiu have always been mortal enemies, and they even do not hesitate to take some "inferior" means to attack their opponents.

Of course, I belonged to the Teng family before, so I naturally looked at them and thought that the Qiu family was too insidious. From Guan Mao's point of view, the Qiu family takes care of him very much, so much so that his impression of the Teng family is definitely not much better. At this time, the two chatted and understood the truth: there are only enemies and no friends in the face of conflicts of interest!

However, Guan Mao and I have both left Zuoqiu City, jumped out of the small pattern of Teng and Qiu's two families fighting, and now we have become comrades-in-arms. After the misunderstanding was resolved, the two of them took advantage of the wine to say some bold words.

Guan Mao asked me directly: "Why don't you refuse to eat empty salary?" Isn't it good to take 300 yin yuan for nothing every month? ”

I shook my head and said disdainfully: "I don't dare to say that I am a decent man and gentleman, and I have done some dishonorable things, but the bottom line is still there." I really can't get used to the behavior of those people above, the surface is serious, but the bottom is erosive, I don't want to be in the same stream with them! ”

"You're referring to General Gan, right?" Guan Mao scoffed.

"Shh I gestured to him and reminded, "Don't name names, be careful that the walls have ears." ”

But Guan Mao didn't care at all, and sneered: "He is a well-known person in the Yin Army of the Difu, with the most ghost ideas, and his reputation has long been unknown!" ”

I nodded in agreement: "That's true." ”

"In fact, it's not just him, but the entire Yin Army and the entire underworld? I'm afraid it's all rotten to the roots! "The criticism of customs and trade is becoming more and more radical.

I was worried that he would lose too much talk, so I simply led the topic to myself and asked him, "Don't talk about others, just tell me how you think of me?" ”

"At first I thought you were a hypocrite, too, and that you didn't want to take money when you were in Spades." Guan Mao has always spoken very impulsively, even more so after drinking, "But after such a long period of observation, I feel that you are indeed an officer who loves soldiers, unlike those corrupt elements." You have never deducted our salaries, nor have you taken any advantage of us, but you have taken care of the soldiers at the bottom everywhere. ”

"So, from this point of view, I admire you very much, and I decided to invite you to drink today. Come, I'll toast you! Guan Mao said to me with a wine glass.

"!"

The man in the army pays attention to crispness and cheerfulness, and he praised me so much, this glass of wine must be drunk. After drinking, I quipped: "Hehe, if you hadn't been dealing with me before, I would have thought you wanted to pat me again!" ”

Guan Mao smiled bitterly when he heard this, shook his head and said, "Perhaps, I have been depressed because I don't know how to make sycophants." ”

"Oh, what do you mean by that?"

"Actually, I didn't enlist in the Yin Army on a whim, but I have been waiting for this opportunity." A look of reverence appeared on Guan Mao's face, and he told me: "In the last three generations of my ancestors, there is a great-uncle who once served as a Yin general in the Yin Army, and he is ranked among the Yama Treasure Palace, and he is the most accomplished person in my Guan family!" ”

"But from my grandfather onwards, the family did not prosper, and it was not until my generation that there were two boys. My brother was also angry, got married and had children early, and as the second eldest in the family, I was allowed to practice the ancestral Yin Gong. ”

I am also aware of the situation mentioned by Guan Mao. Although Yin cultivation also has family power, it must first be a big family and prosperous, so that the children can cultivate Yin Gong that may lead to "cutting off children and grandchildren" on the premise of ensuring that the branches and leaves are scattered.

For example, there are seven people in the Teng family, the eldest is the third, the fourth and the seventh are allowed to cultivate and inherit the family business in Zuoqiu City in the future, while the second, fifth and sixth are responsible for inheriting the incense and taking charge of the industry in the yang world.

And like the old Guan family, the people are not prosperous, so they can only protect the incense. Although the ancestors had glory, they suffered from the fact that there was no successor, and no amount of meritorious deeds could not overshadow the descendants, and they missed the opportunity to develop into a family of Yin cultivators.

"It can be said that the hope of reviving my Guan family is now pinned on me. I relied on the relationship of the Qiu family to enter the Yin City, and waited for the conscription of the underworld, and actively performed in the recruit camp to get a chance to compete for the position of the Yin School. It's a pity that I was pushed away by you! Guan Mao said with some regret.

"And what is your ultimate goal?" I asked him.

"Others may not look down on the position of Yin General, but I think it's an honor. So, I am determined to surpass the heights of my ancestors and even reach even higher! Guan Mao ambitiously said.

As the saying goes, a soldier who does not want to be a general is not a good soldier. It's naturally not a bad thing for Guan Mao to have such thoughts, and I won't suppress him because he dares to speak like this in front of me as a subordinate. On the contrary, I feel that I can safely and boldly reuse him in the future. After all, people with aspirations will have motivation to do a good job.

"But then again, I'm a stubborn person, and I don't know how to make sycophants, so I'm afraid I'm not the material to be an official." Guan Mao finally laughed at himself, "Fortunately, it was you, if I were replaced by another top boss, I would probably wear small shoes for me!" ”

I hurriedly comforted him: "I haven't experienced this kind of thing. You can rest assured, as long as you do things conscientiously, I will definitely see it in my eyes and uphold the public heart. I won't be jealous of you just because you're doing well, and even I will look down on myself! ”

"I also believe in you as a person. Come, how about another pot after drinking this pot? ”

I couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "I dare to drink, but you have to agree, if I get drunk in a while, I must call Wang Qi to get me back to the dormitory!" ”

Guan Mao laughed and said, "Don't worry, my alcohol consumption may not be better than yours." Then it's up to whoever gets drunk first, and the other one is responsible for giving it away! ”

"It's a deal!"