"Brother Zhou, why can't you listen to my words? I'm completely thinking about you, you have a great future, and you must not ruin it for the sake of such a few people. Because he was too anxious, Xia Dezhang's tone of voice trembled a little.

Facing Xia Dezhang, who was a little excited, Zhou Zhou Ming smiled and said in a calm tone: "Xia Zhutou, I naturally know that your words are for my good, otherwise I won't be a fool?"

It's just that a lot of things, not in the position of the parties, it's hard for you to think about it comprehensively.

For example, in today's matter, if I follow your advice and let these people go, will I still be able to gain a foothold in Huijing in the future?

I can easily let go of those who offend me like this, and that is not to tell my enemies that they can come and provoke me, and even if I am defeated, I will not have the courage to punish them.

Think about it, what would happen if something like this got out? ”

Xia Dezhang thought carefully along the train of thought given by Zhou Ming, and the whole person was taken aback, and at the same time, his back was cold, because he suddenly understood that he was too one-sided when he considered the problem just now, and there was no overall consideration, if Zhou Zhou Ming really adopted his suggestion, he could only mix at the bottom for a lifetime, and there was no possibility of climbing up.

After all, the entire officialdom circle in the capital is full of ruthless characters, if you want to climb up, you have to step on other people, and even use other people's lives as steps, if you don't have this awareness, then you can only be a stepping stone for others, a poor worm who was sacrificed, even if you mix it up, you can only be a small follower behind other people's butts, whether you can eat or not depends on other people's faces.

While being scared, Xia Dezhang also regretted it in his heart, when he thought of this countermeasure just now, he just thought about it and quickly showed it to Zhou Ming, but he didn't think it through at all, if Zhou Zhou Ming misunderstood him in this matter and thought that he was deliberately trying to harm himself, then the matter would be troublesome.

Thinking of this, Xia Dezhang was covered in cold sweat, he raised his head, and found that Zhou Ming was expressionless, staring at him all the time, his eyes were full of indifference.

"Brother Zhou, it's me who should be damned, I'm confused, I'm a fool, and I give you ideas with a shy face, and I almost killed you.

It's all my fault, and I'm going to be beaten and punished, so I admit it, just ask you not to misunderstand me. ”

Xia Dezhang hurriedly explained.

"Xia Zhutou, why do you say it so seriously, don't I understand your thoughts? We are all errand workers in the yamen, we are all our own people, you have this kind of idea in your heart, you can tell me, it has proved that you and I have an unusual relationship, you are different from our Deng inspection, I understand very well in my heart. Zhou Ming smiled and comforted.

Xia Dezhang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as Zhou Zhou Ming did not misunderstand himself, there was room for remedy, otherwise the relationship he had just made with Zhou Ming would be ruined, and he had already torn his face with Deng Tong before, and there was no turning back, so he could only follow Zhou Ming with all his heart, and he would take his lead.

Zhou Zhou Ming looked outside from the window and found that it was almost noon, and the matter could not be dragged on like this, otherwise there was likely to be an accident, and he had to deal with the matter in front of him immediately.

He turned around and patted Xia Dezhang lightly on the shoulder: "Lao Xia, don't play any tricks between you and me in the future, if you have something to say, just tell me directly, it's really unnecessary to go around in circles like just now."

I will do what I want to do in this matter, and as for whether there will be trouble in the future, you don't have to worry at all, I won't let you take the thunder for me, let alone affect you. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Ming turned around and walked away.

Xia Dezhang stood in place, his hair stood on end in fright, he didn't dare to move for a long time, he really didn't expect that Zhou Zhou Ming could see things so thoroughly at a young age, and between his words and demeanor, people have a sense of oppression, and this sense of oppression makes you have to listen to him.

Xia Dezhang even wondered in his heart, could this be a natural general?

Although Xia Dezhang felt that Zhou Zhou Ming had some misunderstanding about him, he felt that any kind of explanation at this time was pale and powerless, and if he wanted Zhou Zhou Ming to know his loyalty, he could only express it with actions, and there was no other way.

He silently followed Zhou Ming, walked back to the crowd, and secretly decided in his heart that no matter what kind of order Zhou Ming gave later, he would carry it out without hesitation.

"This Deng inspection is too slow to do things! I asked him to find a chair, not a carpenter to make one, how long has it been since he went, why hasn't he come back yet? Zhou Zhou Ming found that Deng Tong hadn't come back yet, and he was instantly furious, because he found that the person who was going to eat the chair saw that the chair had not come for a long time, and his face became more and more proud.

He seemed to be demonstrating to Zhou Ming, his eyes and expression seemed to be saying to Zhou Ming, I can't do anything, right? Don't use finding a chair as an excuse anymore, you don't dare to let me eat, or obediently admit it, let me go, so as not to lose face and lose face!

With such a thorn in the lead, other dignitaries and dignitaries also followed suit, feeling that even if Zhou Ming grabbed their handle, he didn't dare to do anything to them, after all, this kid was just a head catcher, and the background behind him was far from being comparable to them.

"Slow down, be careful, go from here."

Just when Zhou Ming was a little angry and was about to send someone to find Deng Tong, Deng Tong came back.

While carefully directing the two little officials to carry the chairs, he opened the way in front of him, blasting away all the people who stood in front of him.

Zhou Ming and everyone were very curious about what kind of chair Deng Tong had found, and he needed such a big battle.

As Deng Tong slowly walked into the room, the chair blocked by him gradually came into everyone's eyes.

This chair is a Taishi chair, made of mahogany, the chair itself is very tall, if it is placed on flat ground, it is half a person high, and this chair is very spacious, even if two people sit in it, it is more than enough.

What's even more surprising is that the workmanship of this chair is very exquisite, not only the chair is carved with beams and paintings, and a lot of carvings are depicted, and the materials are full, whether it is the back of the chair, or the legs of the chair, they are very thick and wide, even if two people are used to lift, it is very difficult to carry.

Judging by its appearance, Zhou Ming weighed at least one hundred and fifty pounds.

Deng Tong went for so long to come back, in fact, he didn't go out to fish, but was looking for a chair very seriously.

Since he received this order from Zhou Ming, he has made up his mind that he must do this errand well and save his bad image in Zhou Ming's heart, after all, if he can't grasp this opportunity, he may not have a chance in the future.

This is really not alarmist, because the misunderstanding between him and Zhou Ming before was too deep, and he blocked Zhou Ming several times, if it weren't for Zhou Ming's current official position is still very low, maybe he would have been ruthless to clean him up.

Compared with Xia Dezhang, who has never been a leader, Deng Tong feels that he is a fool in terms of political consciousness, and it is obvious that after Zhou Zhou Ming cracked the case of the disappearance of the woman, he was actually the leader of the Chengnan Patrol Yamen, but he lacked a formal appointment from the imperial court.

Xia Dezhang and the officials in the yamen recognized the reality at the first time, and obeyed every word of Zhou Ming, only Deng Tong was alone, he did not correct his position, let alone see Zhou Ming's strength.

It's not so much that he didn't recognize it, but in fact, he didn't want to admit it, after all, Deng Tong had been the leader of the inspection yamen in the south of the city for many years, how could he say that he also had feelings for this position, if he was really allowed to withdraw all at once, how could he be willing?

It is precisely because of this psychology that he often stirs up trouble for Zhou Ming in intentional or unintentional situations, and almost killed Zhou Ming last night, but after this Northern traitor case, Deng Tong finally recognized the situation and no longer had luck.

He knew that the Chengnan Patrol Yamen could have the Buddha of Zhou Ming, which could be said to be the luck of the entire Yamen, and also his own luck, as long as he served this Buddha well, not only could he be polished, but even the people in the entire Yamen could follow the chicken and dog to heaven.

The reason is very simple, as long as Zhou Zhou Ming wants to climb up, he needs to have his own team, and at the moment he is weak, young, and short in time, he wants to cultivate a group of his own right-hand men in a short period of time, which is not easy to say, so they, the poor people in the yamen, are close to the water tower and get the moon first.

As long as Zhou Ming is not stupid, he will definitely reuse them, and as long as Zhou Ming is on the rise, he will naturally not lose their benefits.

Thinking of all the mistakes he had made before, he wanted to find an opportunity to make up for it, and even planned to invite Zhou Ming to his home in the future, drink a drink, and have a long talk, wanting to eliminate the misunderstanding between the two people in this way.

It's just that he didn't expect that as soon as he fell asleep, Zhou Zhou Ming gave him a pillow and immediately sent him a task to find a chair.

Prior to this, it had always been Xia Dezhang who had been favored in front of Zhou Ming, and this time Zhou Ming didn't send him to find a chair, which fully proved that Zhou Zhou Ming had superb imperial means, he didn't want the strength gap between Xia Dezhang and Deng Tong to be too obvious, and it was not a good thing for Zhou Ming to let either side become bigger and stronger, so he gave Deng Tong a chance.

This opportunity not only allows Deng Tong to prove his strength, but also tests whether he is loyal to Zhou Ming, as long as he passes this test, there are still infinite possibilities in the future.

It was because he figured these things out in his heart that Deng Tong attached so much importance to this task, in order to find the largest chair, he did not hesitate to run all over Huamanlou, and even searched every toilet, and finally found this huge Taishi chair in the room of the boss of Huamanlou.

When the chair was lifted into the hall and Zhou Ming's satisfied expression was seen, a stone in Deng Tong's heart fell to the ground, and he finally passed the test.