Chapter 29: Inside and Outside
In the blink of an eye, most of the first half of the 43 years of long-term vision have passed.
In the first half of this year, Daomen underwent a tentative restructuring, because it did not involve the high-level of Daomen, and the war in Fenglinzhou distracted most of the attention, so it did not cause much shock.
This restructuring is mainly aimed at the level of the chief and deacon, and does not involve the level of deputy head of the house, deputy head of the hall, and assistant director. The specific changes are not significant, but some unwritten rules in the past have been turned into explicit rules and made clear norms.
The main thing is that the distinction between the chief and the second is also added at the level of the chief and the deacon, for example, when Qi Xuansu was the chief minister in the Dijing Provincial Mansion, he was in power, second only to the deputy head of the palace, which was the de facto chief director.
However, the chief and deputy directors cannot be equated with the chief deputy head and the second deputy head of the government, because the latter two can indeed play the role of checking and balancing the real person in charge of the government, and the three form a relatively stable triangle.
The chief and deputy directors do not have such treatment, and they still have to obey the orders of the deputy head of the house and the deputy head of the hall, and there is no room for checks and balances in the system. Even if some veteran officials bully the young deputy governors, it is similar to the general means of holding officials hostage, and they cannot be put on the stage, without the support of the system and law.
The reason why this is so is because there is a provincial council at the level of the deputy head of the government, and there are two veto powers in the deliberations of the provincial government, one is the veto power of the real person in charge of the government, and the other is the veto power of the chief and second chair together, similar to the decision of the three deputy head of the great master to join hands to veto the decision of the big master.
When it comes to the real people in charge, it's even more complicated. If it is a provincial infighting, it is often a mutual veto, and nothing can be done, and finally Jin Que intervenes, and they are transferred out, and both lose. Therefore, under normal circumstances, even if there are contradictions between the two sides, they will not easily reach the point of stalemate, but compromise with each other, take a step back, and at least maintain superficial unity.
This is exactly what is not conducive to unity: do not say anything that is not conducive to unity, and do not do anything that is not conducive to unity.
The principals do not have this kind of power to discuss similar matters, so there is no way to check and balance the deputy lords.
In the final analysis, this is just to clarify some unwritten rules that have been agreed upon in the past and put them on the bright side, so it did not cause too much shock inside the Daomen.
However, Daomen's move is definitely not to be idle and tossed, and people with a heart can also feel a little bit of taste, the same is the main thing, the chief director is obviously the right way on the right way, and he will be promoted to the deputy hall master in the future. The second head is slightly inferior, and he can also be promoted to deputy head of the house in a foreign place. Again, it's the secretary who is the principal, and the road to the Dao Palace will be promoted to assistant in the future.
Moreover, a secretary with a special position, such as Gong Jiaojun, will also be the chief director.
There are also some secretaries of big people, who have backers and backgrounds, and are not in a hurry to be promoted to assistant and do not want to continue to follow the path of secretaries, so they can first change from ordinary directors to chief directors, and then promote to deputy hall masters, which can be regarded as returning to the right path.
Of course, the higher you go, the fewer the positions, so most of the main things will stop there.
Zhang Yuelu understands this truth, Mu Yan has followed her from Beichen Hall, all the way to Tiangang Hall, and is considered her most trusted confidant, so she doesn't want Mu Yan to continue to follow the path of the assistant of the Dao Palace, taking advantage of this Daomen restructuring, just let Mu Yan go to be the chief director first, paving the way for the future.
Then she discussed with Qi Xuansu, and after letting Mu Yan go, she transferred Qi Xuansu's secretary Ke Qingqing, and Qi Xuansu looked for other candidates from Borneo Daofu.
Zhang Yuelu decided to arrange this matter before leaving Yujing, so she called Mu Yan over and said what she meant.
After Mu Yan listened, she was silent for a while.
"What's your opinion?" Zhang Yuelu asked, "The official appointment will come down soon, as long as ten days, as short as three days, and I will leave for Lingnan to take up my post."
Mu Yan finally spoke, "Deputy Hall Master, did I do something wrong?"
Zhang Yuelu said, "You haven't done anything wrong, you should understand that I'm doing this for your good."
Of course, Mu Yan understands that Zhang Yuelu is for her good, after all, this is directly related to her future future, but she has been with Zhang Yuelu for so many years, and she is still reluctant to leave Zhang Yuelu.
"But......" Mu Yan's lips moved slightly.
Zhang Yuelu raised her hand: "It's nothing, but, this matter is settled."
This is Zhang Yuelu's domineering, when she can make her own decisions, she must be the one who is not allowed to do so, she is evaluated as difficult to get along with, which is also one of the reasons.
Mu Yan didn't speak again.
Zhang Yuelu's tone softened a little: "The moon is cloudy and sunny, and people have joys and sorrows. It's not like we won't see each other again, so you don't have to be too sad."
Mu Yan nodded.
In terms of age, Mu Yan is a few years older than Zhang Yuelu, but when the two get along, Zhang Yuelu has always played the role of an elder, in addition to the position, it also has a lot to do with the hearts of the two.
Zhang Yuelu continued, "I'll give you two choices, one is to continue to stay in Tiangang Hall, which will be arranged by the real person in the hall. The other is to go to Gangnam Province and work under Lei Zhenren."
Mu Yan thought about it seriously and said, "Since Beichen Hall, I have always been in Yujing, and I lack some local experience, so I personally tend to go to Lei Zhenren's side."
Zhang Yuelu nodded and said, "Very good, I think the same way, although the two of us are not heroes, but this time we see the same thing."
Now that Zhang Jicheng is the real person in charge of the Jiangnan Provincial Mansion, and Lei Xiaohuan is the chief deputy mansion master, Zhang Yuelu has nothing to worry about when he puts Mu Yan there.
In fact, these personnel changes should be arranged in advance, rather than waiting until Qi Xuansu has already taken office and Zhang Yuelu is about to take office.
After Mu Yan was released, Zhang Yuelu still had to deal with some family affairs.
At this point, Qi Xuansu can be regarded as unconcerned, Qi Niang has come and gone without a trace, and he has seen it for a long time, so he just waited for Zhang Yuelu to say goodbye and went directly to his post. Zhang Yuelu is different, so everyone in the family has to be taken care of. After Zhang Jiqi and Taiqiong got the news, they had already followed the Heavenly Master's ship to Yujing.
The Heavenly Master made it clear that he wanted to give Zhang Yuelu a strong momentum and eliminate the bad impact caused by the dispute between the large and small sects of the Zhang family. In other words, the Heavenly Master wants to announce to the world that the affairs of the Zhang family have come to an end, and now the Zhang family is back united, and the Zhang family will fully support Zhang Yuelu.
Within the Daomen, equality and unity cannot be overlooked.
Of course, this equality is not the equality of the other, and this unity is not the unity of the other.
From this point of view, Zhang Yuelu's momentum for taking office is greater than Qi Xuansu's. It is naturally impossible for Donghua Zhenren to personally send Zhang Yuelu to the post, nothing else, this errand will fall on the head of the chief deputy hall master Yao Shu, no wonder Yao Shu said that he will not be idle for a moment during this time, which has long been expected.
Another thing is that the situation in Lingnan is not as complicated as Borneo, for no other reason, it is too close to the Dazhen Mansion, and Wuzhou and Lingnan are directly bordered.
As for Zhang Kuqi and Taiqiong, in addition to saying goodbye to their daughter, they also want to see Cihang Zhenren. After all, with the acquiescence of the Heavenly Master, Cihang Zhenren negotiated the marriage of the two juniors with Qi Niang on behalf of Zhang Yuelu's elders.
At the same time, Qi Xuansu finally arrived in the Lion City and was warmly welcomed by the Nanting Metropolitan Protectorate.
Qi Xuansu was a little apprehensive at first, although he had the assurance of Lan Dazhen, he still couldn't really grasp the clear attitude of the Nanting Metropolitan Protectorate. If the Nanting Protectorate and Wang Jiaohe were in collusion, or colluded, then it would bring a huge obstacle to Qi Xuansu.
However, the Nanting Metropolitan Protectorate indirectly showed their attitude with high-level courtesy, at least they were on Qi Xuansu's side on the surface.
When Qi Xuansu's flying boat fell, the Nanting Metropolitan Protectorate, who had already received the news, fired a salute.
Lin Dadu personally went out of the city to greet him.
After Qi Xuansu got off the flying boat, he saw the black-clothed people neatly arranged on both sides of the road, and the human wall extended from the dock to the main gate of the Lion City. At the reception banquet, Qi Xuansu, on behalf of the Borneo Provincial Government, thanked the Nanting Metropolitan Protectorate for its strong support to the Borneo Provincial Government in its deep participation in Nanyang affairs, and highly praised the great role played by the Nanting Provincial Protectorate in maintaining the stability of the Nanyangs.
This is the official article.
Qi Xuansu will stay in the Lion City for two days, strictly speaking, the Daomen is still relatively taboo for people from the imperial court to interfere in the internal affairs of the Daomen, so Qi Xuansu will not expect any kind of help from the Nanting Metropolitan Protectorate to bring him, as long as the Nanting Metropolitan Protectorate does not stand on Wang Jiaohe's side, it is enough.
The reason why he had to stay for two days was because he needed the assistance of the Nanting Metropolitan Protectorate for another matter.
In this matter of foreign affairs, the attitude of the Daomen and the imperial court is the same.
Qi Xuansu has more than one special mission on his shoulders, the purge of the Borneo Provincial Government is internal, and externally he has to crack down on the infiltration forces of the Holy Court. At this point, the Nanting Metropolitan Protectorate is also duty-bound. That's why Qi Xuansu said that the Nanting Metropolitan Protectorate played a huge role in maintaining the stability of the South Seas.
Therefore, Qi Xuansu did not talk much about the internal affairs of the Borneo Provincial Government, but focused on the West Borneo Company. Logically speaking, this should be a matter of concern to the Dong Po Chau Provincial Government, but because of the trade exchanges, the presence of the West Po Chau Company on the Borneo side is very strong.
In a sense, the Dong Po Zhou Provincial Government has always been on the front line against the Holy Court, with the highest vigilance, and it has always been a string, but it is not easy to penetrate. However, the atmosphere of commerce and trade in Borneo is very strong, there are few wars, and the awareness is not enough, but it has become a weak link.
This is not something that can be solved by force, and it is always necessary to let people do business, and there is no reason to push Taiping money out. But what followed was all kinds of small actions of the Holy Court.
The embankment of thousands of miles collapsed in the anthill, and these small actions seemed to have little impact at first, but if they were left unchecked, they would eventually cause a catastrophe, so the Daomen decided to carry out a comprehensive rectification, led by Tiangang Hall and Beichen Hall, and the remaining seven halls, with the cooperation and assistance of the provincial governments in various places, and at the same time, unified action to uproot the operation of the Holy Court for many years, leaving no hidden dangers.