On the 28th day of the first month, Jian Jingguan issued an edict to approve the list of abbots of the palace and county courts reported by various places, and the Xuantan Palace, which had already been fully prepared, immediately held a public promotion meeting and pushed Zhao Ran to the throne of the abbot of the Xuantan Palace.

And in the Song Domain, Lu Yuanyuan also became the abbot of the Tianhe Palace. On the day of Lu Yuanyuan's ascension, Yu Zhichuan congratulated the ceremony on behalf of the Zongsheng Pavilion, and it was reported that hundreds of Sichuan families who had learned the news in advance also rushed to the Tianhe Palace.

Bai Tengming, the prison officer, sent a letter to him, sighing in his words, and "deeply regretted" that he could not continue to work with Zhao Ran.

Zhao Ran was also very regretful, because he found that after sitting on the abbot of Xuantan Palace, he had no way to transfer people. It's not that he doesn't have enough prestige, if the general trend is in front of him today, if he really wants to transfer people, unless Jian Jingguan forcibly suppresses it, it won't be a problem at all.

His difficulty lies in the fact that the Xuantan Palace is full of radishes and pits, and there are no vacancies for you to leave at all. As the richest place in the world along with Jiujiang, the Taoist priests of Xuantan Palace are all fragrant and sweet, but whenever there is a vacancy, they will immediately break their heads and bleed, where can they be left for him?

Unless he tears his face and forcibly occupies it, he drives away the Sandu and the eight deacons below, but in this way, he still has to find a way for those Sandu and the deacons who were squeezed out by him, and the sequelae are also very prominent.

After pondering and pondering, he called Leng Tengxing to his abbot's courtyard. When the two met, Zhao Ran routinely invited each other to sit down, made tea in person, and then asked with a smile: "Is there a relationship between the Leng Jian Yuan and the Longyang Patriarch who is in charge of my Song Fan Sect Holy Hall?"

Leng Tengxing said: "Where do you dare to climb high, I heard that the ancestor of Longyang is from Hangzhou, but my ancestor is from Shaanxi, of course, five hundred years ago, maybe it was a family, if the ancestor of Longyang is willing to recognize my relative, I can't do it." ”

After a few simple casual conversations, Leng Tengxing complimented Zhao Ran's achievements in northwest Sichuan. He still did some homework, and he said everything about Zhao Ran's deeds in Songfan, the dismantling of the three departments of the White Horse, the development of people's livelihood, and the fight against drought and saving the people.

Zhao Ran said modestly: "It's not my credit alone, it's all the support and care of my colleagues." The cold prison is good at preaching, and it is impossible to know that everyone is collecting firewood and the flame is high, and without an efficient, pragmatic, and willing team, it is impossible to do things well. ”

Leng Tengxing nodded and said, "The abbot is not right. ”

Zhao Ran said: "Before I came, I also read the new letter book, the entire Nanzhili is more than 96 million, and Ying Tianfu is 8.3 million, ranking first among the eighteen state capitals." This shows that the cold prison is still attentive, and the monks at all levels of the Xuantan Palace are still responsible. ”

Leng Qian was a little restless, and his face was a little red: "I really don't deserve such praise from the abbot." ”

He is indeed very embarrassed, although Ying Tianfu ranks first among the eighteen state capitals of Nanzhili, but the population is also large, with eight subordinate counties, a total of three million people, accounting for nearly one-fifth of the total population of the entire Nanzhili, and the credibility value is less than one-tenth. Any one who can settle accounts knows that this must be unsatisfactory.

This is only a comparison within the province, and if it is compared with other provinces, such as the Song Domain, it will be even more unbearable. There are more than 500,000 people in the Song Domain, and last year's credibility value exceeded 5 million, if you calculate according to this number, should the number of 3 million people in Yingtian reach 30 million to qualify?

And he also heard that why Sanmao Pavilion didn't send its own monk to serve as the abbot, but instead invited Zhao Zhiran from Tianhe Palace, it was because Chen Tianshi was very dissatisfied with Tianfu and Nanzhili's preaching affairs!

Zhao Ran saw his embarrassment and hurriedly comforted: "If I didn't deliberately show favor, it was indeed not easy." After all, this is the foot of the Son of Heaven, the first good place of the Ming Dynasty, where high-ranking officials and eunuchs, rich and wealthy gentry gather, none of which is easy to provoke, let alone these years...... Alas, don't say it. In short, if it can reach 8.3 million, I recognize the ability of the Cold Supervision Institute and the ability of the colleagues in the Hospital......"

The words were so cold that tears were about to come out, and all kinds of grievances were picked up by Zhao Ran, only to feel that this abbot was really a good abbot who understood Daoist friends and was considerate of his subordinates.

"Abbot...... I ......"

"Don't say anything, I understand!"

After Leng Tengxing's mood calmed down, Zhao Ran said: "Of course, since we are in such a special environment in the capital, we can only work hard to adapt to him, and in such a new situation, find a way to do our things well and take every step of our way." For example, can we set a small goal and achieve 8.3 million last year, but can we break through 9 million this year?"

Leng Tengxing nodded: "With the abbot here, it is equivalent to having the backbone, I will definitely cooperate with the abbot and work hard to complete this small goal! I also hope that the abbot can bring your practices in Songfan over, so that we all have a chance to learn." ”

Zhao Ran encouraged: "I believe in the Cold Supervision Academy, and I believe in the fellow Taoists of the Xuantan Palace. Speaking of my experience in Songfan, there are indeed some, and I suddenly remembered that since I want to study, I should study hard, and really learn to understand and learn. ”

"How do you learn to learn?"

"If you want to learn to understand and learn, you must strengthen the learning of four abilities, one is foot power, two is eyesight, three is brain power, and four is pen power. ”

After taking a sip of tea, Leng Tengxing experienced it carefully, and then said: "If you want to enhance the four abilities, you must start from practice, everything is combined with the reality of Xuantan Palace, specifically, I think it can be divided into two ways, one is to go out, and the other is to invite in." When we go out, it is our Xuantan Palace that sends Taoist friends who are humble and willing to learn to go to Song Domain; please come in, that is, we invite experienced and accomplished Taoist friends from Tianhe Palace to Yingtian, and the two sides communicate with each other and hang each other's posts for one or two years, and learn and improve together, which is called exchanging true knowledge. What do you think?"

"Abbot, this method is good!"

"Then let's hurry up, sooner rather than later. At the other end of the Tianhe Palace, I am very familiar with the White Prison Courtyard, and he will definitely agree, here, you post a notice for everyone to voluntarily sign up, and if you are willing to go, arrange it immediately. ”

"Voluntary?"

"Of course it's voluntary, the twisted melon isn't sweet. In order to improve the standard of living, our Dao Palace can set up a 'Song Domain subsidy,' and the monthly salary will be increased by five taels and sixty taels a year! What do you think?"

Speaking of this, what else can Leng Tengxing say, since he promised it with his mouth, he can't do it if he doesn't agree, Li Dayin once threatened him in private, if he can't cooperate with Abbot Zhao's preaching, his family will be ready to leave the capital next year.

With a large amount of "Song Fan Subsidy" of sixty taels a year, and the temptation to enter the category of reserve candidates for promotion after returning, more than ten people signed up for Xuantan Palace.

Zhao Ran took this list and began to choose people.