Chapter 42: No Choice
"Presumably, the four of you should know the reason why this official came to you this time!" After Shen Gongbao entered the small conference room, his appearance changed greatly, which was not his appearance, but his temperament. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Temperament is a stable psychological characteristic that manifests itself in the intensity, speed, flexibility, and directivity of mental activity. The difference in people's temperament is congenitally formed, and there are good and bad things that come out of the mother's womb, and it is no wonder that others can only blame their parents for not finding a good time to create people.
Of course, it does not mean that the temperament determined by nature has no chance to change at all, as long as the person who wants to change has the perseverance to move mountains and endure hardships, it is still possible to exercise the temperament through his own efforts and various trainings.
What temperament manifests in society is the sublimation of the quality of a person's inner charm from the inside out, and then the sublimation of the quality of a person's inner charm. There are many personality charms referred to, such as self-cultivation, morality, manners, dealing with others, the feeling of speaking, etc., etc., which are elegant, noble, quiet, gentle, arrogant, informal, and immediate.
So, temperament is not what you say. Moreover, the combination of one's long-term inner cultivation balance and cultural cultivation is the result of perseverance.
According to reason, it is difficult to change a person's temperament once it is fixed, and it is obvious that Shen Gongbao did not act according to this reason. Just now, in front of Zhang Chen, he looked like a lackey under the door, where is there any temperament to speak of.
But at this moment, in front of the four of them, the temperament exuded by Shen Gongbao was completely something that could only be raised after being in a high position for many years, and it was not a quick garbage. But come to think of it, how to say that Shen Gongbao is also a person who has been a great merchant and national teacher for decades, and his status is above 10,000 people under one person, so it is not strange to have this temperament.
It's strange that in front of Zhang Chen, Shen Gongbao is a traitorous villain whether it is his mannerisms or demeanor and language. And in front of them, they are such a lofty appearance, and the temperament of a superior person jumps on the paper.
"I don't know what to call a real person?" "Zhu Shuang, as the oldest of the four, and at the same time the one with the highest cultivation, in the case of the four families temporarily forming an offensive and defensive alliance, he is naturally the person in charge.
"You four don't care who the official is, as long as you know the purpose of the official looking for you. "Shen Gongbao, as an old fritter in officialdom, how could he easily expose his identity.
"Then please let the real person know, and I will wait to make a decision. ”
"Actually, it doesn't hurt to tell you the identity of this official, who is the foreign minister of the central government and is responsible for all diplomatic affairs of the central government. Taking a sip of the deep Yuan Ye tea, looking at the four people sitting opposite him with puzzled expressions, Shen Gongbao explained again.
"The central government was established by His Majesty Dao Venerable, and it is the Heavenly Court and Spirit Mountain of the Dao Realm, and the duties of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs are the same as those of the Tai Bai Xing of the Immortal Realm, which is responsible for handling such small matters as communicating with the other five realms and recruiting rebellion. This time, I found the four heads of the family to talk about the matter of returning to my central government, I wonder what the four think?"
"Being able to be under the command of His Majesty Daozun is really a blessing for my four families, and my four families are naturally overjoyed, but I don't know how His Majesty Daozun arranged for the four of us. "Zhushuang knows that the main drama has begun, and there is no room for sloppiness.
"His Majesty Daozun's original words are that the four of you will hand over all the power in the four counties, and this power includes the Yuan Shi vein in the hands of the four of you, and the four of you will exchange territories, and the Zhu family will be transferred to Nanjun, the Yue family will be transferred to Sanchuan County, the Qin family will be transferred to Gu County, and the Li family will be transferred to Wei County. As compensation, His Majesty will give each of your four families the position of commander of a local army, and the troops under your control will recruit themselves, but these people will be trained by the new army of the Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry of Finance will be responsible for all military expenses. ”
Shen Gongbao calmly finished the conditions set by Zhang Chen for him, did not keep it at all, did not discount it at all, and even added a territory to each other in private, which can be described as very fast and accurate. If Zhang Chen collects the power of the four families in the four counties and digs the flesh of the four families, then Shen Gongbao's hand is digging the foundation of the four families.
Of course, the condition is that it is finished, and it is also added with oil and vinegar. But Zhang Chen gave him benefits, but he didn't finish speaking. As a master of negotiation, Shen Gongbao knows when to show all his hole cards and when to get the greatest return with the least effort.
After listening to the conditions proposed by Shen Gongbao, Zhushuang's face was ugly, Li Zexin's face was ugly, Qin Yican's face was especially ugly, and Yue Qirui's face was difficult to see death. They are not fools, if they really agree to Shen Gongbao's condition, the four of them will be completely tied to the chariot of the central government, and whether they will live or die in the future will depend on the mood of His Majesty Daozun, who they have never met before.
To tell the truth, this kind of man-made knife warrior, I feel uncomfortable for the fish and meat, and none of the four people want to agree to Shen Gongbao's conditions, but they can't be allowed not to agree! The moment Shen Gongbao found them, they were destined to have only two ways to go.
Either agree to all the conditions put forward by Shen Gongbao, and hand over all the inheritance that the ancestors have worked hard for several generations to His Majesty Daozun. Then he honestly became a lackey under His Majesty's hands, waiting for this master, whom he had never met again, and throwing some leftovers for them to eat from time to time, and they had to be grateful to Dade while eating.
Either he firmly refused all the conditions of Shen Gongbao, and used the land in his hands as a threat to coerce Shen Gongbao to agree to his demands. Although the risk factor is very high, it is much more difficult than the first option, but the reward is also absolutely great, and it is definitely much greater than that military position called brigade commander.
If it were other powerful Xiuzhen families, they might take the risk of choosing the second option in order to gain the greatest benefit of their own family. But whether it is the step-by-step and scheming Zhu Shuang, or the young and imprudent and impulsive Yue Qirui, or the seemingly indecisive but actually wise and foolish Li Zexin, who even looks stupid and sweet, but his heart is extremely dark, Qin Yican, who is the most hidden among the four, does not dare to choose the first option.
It's not that these four people don't have that condition, although the strength of the four is small, if they join forces, they will never be underestimated by the central government at this stage, and it may not be possible to make a follower. Moreover, the heads of these four families are also the ones among the Tianjiao, and they are not much worse than the principals of those big forces, and they are more than in some aspects, so they naturally know the advantages and disadvantages of these two options.
It is not for nothing that people can do good deeds in the cultivation world of survival of the fittest and the law of the jungle, punish the rape and eliminate the evil, those who believe in chivalrous righteousness, robbing the rich and helping the poor, and hoeing the strong and helping the weak as the way of cultivation, are very happy to roar when they see injustice, but there are really few forces that do this, let alone those who seem to have done it so thoroughly.
Each of the four families has its own cultivation method, and the practice method will naturally set the path of the cultivator, so there is no need to risk his life to walk those bumpy paths. Then the question arises, why do the four families treat the ordinary people of the four counties leniently and the scattered cultivators, what kind of plans do they have?
In fact, the purpose of the four families is very simple, it is nothing more than to show grace to the whole county, to gather the hearts of all the people who can be enveloped, and to dig out the potential that can be tapped in the area under control, leaving a way for their families to retreat.
Although there are no eternal friends, no eternal enemies, only eternal profits, but interests are not necessarily the most reliable. When a family is defeated, even if it leaves a way back for itself in advance, how can it be seen that this back road will not betray the paving person for the greater good.
At this time, it is obviously necessary to add an insurance policy on top of one layer of insurance. This insurance is naturally abandoned. In the eyes of ruthless people, affection is worthless, and it only has the effect of window dressing.
But the existence of this thing must have a reason for its existence, and there are always some fools who go to the soup for this invisible, intangible, and incomprehensible thing, even if it is broken bones. And there are not a few such fools, and there will be two or three of them at every turn.
Although there are many advantages to the extensive administration of benevolence, it is not without drawbacks, and the slow development of power is the biggest drawback of this road. It's like choosing whether to fish or fish, to be a fisher, to be a fish, to have a fish, and if you want a fish, the power will definitely be able to develop rapidly without any risk, and even if there is, it will not be reflected until the power is about to perish.
If you have a fish in hand, you will get fish as long as you are not a fool. Although the development of the force in the early stage will be very slow, as long as it survives this stage, it is equivalent to stepping onto the broad road, and the small motorcycle is on the high-speed -- you can soar as much as you want, and the road will only get wider and wider.
But it is not easy to get through this stage. Otherwise, why is there such a clear road, only four of the dozens of counties around Huai County take this road, not only four of them do this, but only these four have survived this stage, and the difficulties can be imagined.
It is precisely because they chose to take this path that the four families have no way to choose the first option of Shen Gongbao now. You must know that the four of them have always had a righteous and bright image in their respective territories, and those forces that are unclean and unclean are two extremes.
The cleaner the four families are, the more difficult it is to disobey Zhang Chen. Zhang Chen is a Dao Venerable, the Lord of the Dao Realm, one of the six main emperors, and a person sent by Heaven to manage the Dao Realm.
As the force created by Zhang Chen, the central government is also the most orthodox force in the Dao realm, and if it wants to subvert the central government, unless Zhang Chen is no longer a Dao Zun, there is no possibility at all. The other forces in the Dao Realm can do it, at most, it is only to slow down the development of the central government.
It is not surprising that other forces that are doing evil want to fight with Zhang Chen, their reputation is already stinking, and it is not a big deal to have one obstructing the way of heaven on their backs. But the four families can't do this, if they do, the reputation they have worked so hard to accumulate in the past will be wasted.
The four families whose reputation has been abolished are like tigers whose teeth and claws have been pulled out, and their attack power is basically completely wasted, and what threat is there to speak of. If the central government wants to destroy the four that are no longer threatened, it is basically destroying them.
"Please also ask the real person, give some time for the four of us to discuss, I don't know if it's okay?" Zhushuang didn't dare to agree, this black cauldron is not something he can carry alone.
"Yes, the official will give you an hour's time, and in this hour's time, this small conference room will be left for you, and the official will come back in an hour. After speaking, Shen Gongbao was like a prostitute with his pants on, turned around and walked out of the small conference room.
"Brothers, what do you say about this! Isn't this to force our four families to death!" The first to speak was still Yue Qirui, who was still anxious.
Qin Yican didn't hold back and continued Yue Qirui's words and said, "Yes, brothers, what do you call this, this is not clear, when the four of us are soft persimmons." ”
"Qi Rui and Yi Xian are right, where is this for us to make a choice, it is clear that we are going to inform us to take over our ancestral inheritance, do we really have to give it up?
"You don't have to rush, I don't have anything I can do. Although we are all the heads of the family, this kind of important matter is no longer something we can decide, so let's go back and discuss with the elders of the family!" Zhushuang said helplessly, Rao is as steady as him, and there is no way.
Time passed quickly, an hour was not too long, Shen Gongbao heard it clearly next door, and he had no intention of refusing. Negotiations did not happen overnight, and he had expected them as early as when these conditions were proposed. He also didn't regard these four family heads as opponents again, the opponents in his heart were the Supreme Elders of the Four Families, and the diplomats of the other Five Realms.
"Your Majesty, how do you think this matter is handled by Wei Chen?" Shen Gongbao knows the truth of being a courtier, and if he doesn't invite credit at this time, I'm afraid it won't have such a good effect after this point.
"Shen Aiqing's good means, being able to achieve such great results at such a small price, I am really impressed, and it is not in vain that I have a lot of trust in Aiqing!" Zhang Chen really has a long understanding this time, he originally thought that the conditions he wanted were the most demanding, and the rewards he gave were also the most meager.
But he didn't expect that Shen Gongbao was even more ruthless than himself, he dug the meat of the four families, he dug the roots of the four families, and he gave the four families compensation that could make up for the losses, but Shen Gongbao gave a little of the most basic things. It's just that there is one more thing that Zhang Chen hasn't thought clearly, if he doesn't figure this out, Zhang Chen is afraid that he won't be able to sleep tonight. (To be continued.) )