Jiangnan Provincial Mansion, Tianxin Dao Palace.

Zhang Jicheng led the deputy governors to welcome the newly appointed deputy governors.

After the fall of Li Tianlan, the second deputy head of the Jiangnan Provincial Government became vacant, and according to the old rules, it should be filled in by a person from the Taiping Dao. You don't have to have the surname Li, as long as you are a person from Taiping Dao.

Originally, the candidate had already been decided, just waiting for the official appointment, but then there was some back-and-forth, and it has been delayed until now. It's not that Quanzhen Dao or Zhengyi have any opinions, but there are differences within Taiping Dao, and many people have taken a fancy to this position, and the competition is fierce.

Daomen has four major financial pillars, corresponding to four provinces, namely Borneo Province, Lingnan Province, Jiangnan Province, Qizhou Province, Jiangnan Province is known to the world, here to be the deputy master, the risk is a little bigger, the Zhang family's Zhang Jian is planted, the Li family's Li Tianlan is also planted, a few years ago there was a death of a Fang Linhou, but the lack of fat is really attractive, the world of flowers, many people are ready to move.

After some competition and infighting, the candidate was finally determined - Shen Mingjing.

Finally, it is not the Li family, this person is the clan brother of Shen Mingxin, the second deputy hall master of Beichen Hall, unlike the Li family who are tense, he doesn't want to fight with Zhang Jian when he comes over this time.

He lost his mind and went crazy to hit the stone with an egg, the deputy mansion master wanted to fight with the mansion master, without considering the big mansion master, that is, the real person in charge of the mansion, the premise must be that the chief and the second seat must be united to balance the mansion master, now Lei Xiaohuan is standing on Zhang Kucheng's side, isn't he looking for death when he goes to fight with Zhang Kucheng?

So his strategy can be summed up in eight words: lower your posture and put yourself in the right position.

Zhang Kucheng was very satisfied with Shen Mingjing's attitude, and encouraged a few words: "Shen Cixi, your name is good, Mingjing is hanging high, and it happens to be in charge of the law, I hope you can cleanse Li Tianlan's muddy water over the years and give Jiangnan a bright future." ”

Shen Mingjing bowed his head slightly: "Mingjing will do his best." ”

"Don't be inhibited." Zhang Jicheng motioned for Shen Mingjing to sit down and speak, "I have been reading the record of Sejong of the previous dynasty recently, Emperor Sejong was a sage and then fainted, but he was able to enter the succession of foreign vassals and sit on the throne at a young age, and he still has some ability, and he definitely can't talk about the word 'Yong'." Sejong is a person of cultivation, and his favorite is "Asking Poems", the so-called: practice to resemble a crane, a thousand Panasonic two letters. I came to ask Wuyu to say, the clouds are in the blue sky, and the water is in the bottle. Deputy Mansion Master Shen, do you know what the last sentence 'the clouds are in the blue sky and the water is in the bottle' is? ”

Shen Mingjing's thoughts spun rapidly, and then he replied: "I thought this sentence meant that everything in the world has its own duties, and it should perform its own duties. It is like a cloud in the blue sky and water in a green bottle, each in its own place, so as to conform to the principles of heaven and human feelings. ”

Zhang Kucheng tilted his head slightly and looked at Lei Xiaohuan, but he still spoke to Shen Mingjing: "Shen Cixi is very knowledgeable, then Shen Cixi must know that Taishang Dao Ancestor has a saying: 'Its government is sullen, and its people are pure; Its politics are inspected, and its people are lacking. Misfortune and blessing are relied upon, and blessing and misfortune are lurking. Who knows the extreme? There is no good or evil. It is strange to be reinstated, and good is to be a demon. The mystery of people is long-lasting! ’”

Shen Mingjing said respectfully: "This sentence comes from the fifty-eighth chapter of the Tao Te Ching written by Taishang Daozu, which probably means that good and evil are not determined, and good and evil are transformed into evil, and good is transformed into evil. For a long time, people have been confused about the reasons for this positive and negative change. ”

Zhang Kucheng stroked his palm and said: "Good solution!" Not only the people are confused, but I am also very confused, some of our Taoist friends whitewash the peace every day, and they are used to pretending, when nothing happens, they are all good and righteous, in the blink of an eye, the arrow falls off the horse, it is evil and evil, the person is the same before, the person is the same, how can it not make people confused? ”

Zhang Kucheng paused for a moment and continued: "In the final analysis, if you don't seek politics in your position, you will have to seek politics if you are not in your position. Is this the cloud in the blue sky and the water in the bottle? Is it that the clouds and water are in harmony? ”

Shen Mingjing never expected Zhang Jicheng to do this.

He had just arrived, and the first thing he did was naturally to get to know his colleagues and not talk about important matters - after all, the newly arrived deputy deputy head of the palace couldn't even recognize everyone and couldn't do things. Just looking at Zhang Zhucheng's posture, how can he make it seem like he is going to hold a temporary house master meeting?

Shen Mingjing subconsciously looked at the others.

The deputy mansion lords present did not have any objections, and even echoed Zhang Yucheng's words: "This is Yunshui disharmony. ”

Shen Mingjing immediately understood that after the fall of Li Tianlan, the Jiangnan Provincial Government had become Zhang Kucheng's hall of words.

As one of the three pillars of the provincial government, Lei Xiaohuan, the chief Lei Xiaohuan, does not want to check and balance Zhang Jicheng, and he can't check Zhang Jicheng.

Zhang Kuancheng is on the territory of Jiangnan Province, so naturally he does things one by one, and if he wants to do something, others can't do it. Is there anyone below who opposes Zhang Jicheng? Yes, but very little, unless he doesn't want a black gauze hat.

This is a typical strong ruler.

To put it mildly, those who follow me prosper, and those who oppose me perish.

In fact, not only Zhang Jicheng, but also these big names in Daomen are basically like this, including Donghua Zhenren, Qingwei Zhenren, and even Qi Xuansu and Li Changge.

After all, this is all in the same vein, the master teaches the apprentice, can he teach other things?

There is always a difference between theory and reality.

This also strengthened Shen Mingjing's thoughts, lowered his posture, and put himself in the right position.

So Shen Mingjing did not raise any objections.

Zhang Jicheng continued: "We have Taoist friends, the grade is already quite not low, first in the local Daofu, and then Gao Sheng went to the Nine Hall, and became the deputy hall master, I heard that he will continue to be promoted recently, either the chief deputy hall master, or the chief deputy hall master. Well, the future is bright. ”

"But as far as I know, this Taoist friend doesn't care about his own work at all, such as arranging troops, reorganizing the army, and logistics of grain and grass, and is completely a layman. But for the female relatives of some big families, such as the young lady of whose family, or the wife of whose family, he is familiar with them, and even some female protagonists whose family background is not so prominent, he can call out the names of others. When I went to Jinque to participate in the meeting, I suggested to Jinque that a person like this could be arranged to join the Taoist Female Taoist Mutual Aid Association, so that he could be the head of the Female Taoist Mutual Aid Association, and give full play to his expertise in helping others. ”

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere suddenly cooled down.

Everyone knows the roots, so they naturally know who Zhang Kucheng is talking about, and they didn't expect Zhang Kucheng to dare to expose his scars and directly name "Whose Miss", who else can it be? Naturally, it is the Zhang family, to be more accurate, it is Zhang Yuyue, the daughter of Zhang Kucheng.

Of course, as the old enemy of the Zhang family, the Li family is not much better, and the "lady of whose family" is their family, even more disgraceful than the Zhang family.

It is precisely because the Zhang family and the Li family are involved that no one dares to mention this matter easily, offending these two families, isn't that looking for death?

That is, Zhang Jiancheng does not have these scruples.

Shen Mingjing's face was a little stiff.

He couldn't laugh or speak.

Of course, he knew who Zhang Jicheng was talking about, and he probably understood Zhang Jicheng's intentions, as a person of Taipingdao, he was not easy to agree, but at this time, he was alone, and he really didn't have the courage to object.

After all, Li Tianlan's experience is on the way, and it is better to be a shrunken turtle than a dead king.

Zhang Kucheng glanced at Shen Mingjing, which was meaningful.

Shen Mingjing didn't say it, and someone else would say it.

"Since the real person in charge of the mansion said this, then I also think of one thing." A deputy hall master said, "This deputy hall master is a frequent visitor to Jiangnan, and every time he has to bring a woman over, go boating together, enjoy the lanterns together, or something, the key is that the woman he brings is different every time." It's really ring fat and thin, each with its own merits, it's not strange for you to say it's strange. ”

Lei Xiaohuan said: "The deputy hall master of Tiangang Hall bears the great responsibility for the safety of the Daomen, and he doesn't do anything right, he travels all day long, cares about female subordinates, and cares about all aspects without dead ends. If the suggestion of the real person in charge of the palace is taken seriously by Jin Que and he is elected as the head of the Female Taoist United Mutual Aid Association, then I, a member of the Female Taoist United Mutual Aid Association, will vote for him and let him make the best use of his resources. ”

Zhang Kucheng smiled: "It seems that I don't have any misunderstanding about this fellow Daoist. I also heard that this Taoist friend rose all the way up by recognizing his godfather and nepotism. A dignified deputy hall master has put his mind on his godfather and women, how much more mind is spent on business? ”

It's almost like pointing at your nose and scolding.

"Shen Cixi!" Zhang Kucheng suddenly shouted.

Shen Mingjing was taken aback, and hurriedly responded: "Yes." ”

Zhang Kucheng said: "I have something to tell you, Li Tianlan's Taoist Gu Ying has been locked up in Jiangnan Provincial Mansion, not long before you came, Gu Ying suddenly reported that Li Minghuang, the deputy hall master of Tiangang Hall, was forced to rape her, we have already negotiated with Tiangang Tang, Cihang Zhenren said that he wanted to find out the situation, and there would be no cover-up." ”

"Coincidentally, Ziweitang has recently conducted a comprehensive investigation and conversation with him on the issue of the adjustment of Deputy Hall Master Li's position, and Ziweitang has also heard about this matter, and wants our Daofu to send people to Yujing, and they want to understand the situation in person."

"You weren't in office at the time, and Chief Ray was in charge of this matter. Now that the people from Ziweitang have arrived, and you have officially taken office, hurry up and go through the process and let Ziweitang take people away. ”

"This, this...... I ......" Shen Mingjing seemed to have a thousand words, but he couldn't say them all in his throat, and finally held back one word: "Ah? ”

Zhang Kucheng's face sank: "What's the matter, Shen Cixi has an opinion?" Is it going to convene a meeting of the heads of the government to discuss it? ”

Shen Mingjing glanced at the expressions of the deputy mansion masters around him, and he already knew what the result of the mansion master's deliberations was, and said helplessly: "I have no opinion." ”

Zhang Kucheng's face had a smile again: "Very good, then hurry up, it's a matter of mind." ”

"By the way, go and invite the Taoist friends of Ziwei Hall over." Zhang Kucheng commanded again.

After a short while, Qi Xuansu walked in.

Shen Mingjing's eyes widened: "Qi ...... Reality? Aren't you supposed to be in the South Seas? ”

Qi Xuansu smiled and said, "Traveling in the twilight of the sea." ”