golden scales

Zhang Hongren went back from Duke Cheng's mansion, met his father directly, and relayed the prince's promise verbatim.Although he was favored by the elders, he did not have much teaching power.It is impossible for any mature organization to maintain a long-term personality cult and one word. In the later stage of development, it must be a multi-headed equilibrium. Only in this way can the organization be prevented from collapsing.

In this regard, there is no difference between the Zhengyi Sect and the Ming Empire.

As the leader of the sect, Zhang Yingjing naturally couldn't make a decision based on a few words from his son. There are also eight generals of the Tianshi Mansion, as well as the abbots and principals of important temples in various places.The attitudes and perceptions of these people will also play a huge role.Otherwise, there is only one Dragon and Tiger Mountain, and the territory under its jurisdiction is only a hundred miles away. How can the Celestial Master maintain his prestige?

Zhu Cihong is a person who has experienced corporate politics in later generations, and he does not expect to establish a church under his control overnight.He brought Zhang Hongren by his side, and he never evaded even discussing the issue.Zhang Hongren kept silent in a very sensible manner, making it difficult for people to know the depth.

Thinking about when Chengzu was the king of Yan, there was a mysterious monk Yao Guangxiao by his side, and now His Royal Highness is with a Taoist priest, which also makes people think a lot.Because the prince himself is a person who cannot be measured by ordinary people, even Liu Ruoyu doesn't know what this young celestial master has that is different from ordinary people.

"It's just a little stalker," Xu Dun told the truth, "Do you want to listen to what the grown-ups say?"

Ever since Zhang Hongren was sensible, he had never experienced such humiliation, and he blushed immediately.In the late Ming Dynasty, the south wind prevailed, and Zhang Hongren kept his face fair and tender. Xiao Changsui originally meant to be a male pet, so how could he not be annoyed!

Zhu Cihong didn't explain, seeing that Zhang Hongren was able to restrain his anger, he felt slightly relieved.He didn't want to find a leader who couldn't even control his own emotions, because that would only lead to more success than failure.

"This is Zhang Hongren, the Young Celestial Master." Zhu Cihong didn't appreciate people who are proud of their talents, "There is no need to avoid them."

Only then did Xu Dun nod his head, as if interacting with his peers, and said: "The student brought Ding Guogong's sincerity on purpose today." After finishing speaking, Xu Dun took out a vermilion bound book from his sleeve, and a gift list.

Zhu Cihong opened the book first. It turned out that Xu Yunzhen, the Duke of Dingguo, and Zhang Shize, the Duke of England, asked him to take over the three major camps of the capital.Xu Yunzhen knew about it, but Zhu Cihong was a little surprised that Zhang Shize's name appeared in the book.

The Duke of England originated from Zhang Yu, a famous general in Jingnan. In the sixth year of Yongle, Zhang Fu, the eldest son of Zhang Yu, was granted the Duke of England.At that time, Zhang Fu's sister was the imperial concubine, and she herself was brave and good at fighting, so the British royal family became the top noble relatives of the Emperor Ming. Even when Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian were at their most powerful in later generations, they did not dare to do anything to the British royal family.

"Xu Yunzhen pulled Zhang Shize, one is to surrender to His Highness, and the other is to tell His Highness that aristocratic relatives are not fish on the chopping board." Xu Dun said lightly.

Zhu Cihong still didn't know Xu Dun's position, just hearing these words felt a bit harsh, and said in a deep voice: "The lonely family would like to ask, who dares to treat the country's dry city as fish?"

"Your Highness," Xu Dun bowed slightly, "whether or not there is plague in Duke Cheng's mansion is none of other people's business. However, His Highness rushed to rescue the disaster like a thunderbolt, but it made all the powerful families panic."

"Who doesn't panic when encountering the plague?" Zhu Cihong said: "In order to save Duke Cheng this time, many guards of the Eastern Palace have contracted the plague, and the lonely family is heartbroken."

"If the Shi family seals off the door and waits for His Majesty to send someone to investigate, will His Highness really want to attack by force?" Xu Dun asked.

"Hmph," Zhu Cihong snorted coldly, "Since they have such awareness, they won't infect outsiders, so they just save the trouble of Gu."

"Then how does His Highness accept the savings of his family?" Xu Dun asked with a half-smile.

Zhu Cihong's complexion was iron, and he suddenly smiled and said: "You dare to say such words that slander the East Palace, aren't you afraid of implicating your lord?"

"I just ate a few meals from Xu Yunzhen, and that's because I come from the same lineage, and the kindness belongs to my ancestors. How can I regard mediocrity as the master?" Xu Dun said disapprovingly.

Zhu Cihong's already angry face suddenly burst into a warm smile, and he said slowly to Zhang Hongren, "You go out first."

Zhang Hongren had heard that he was dripping with cold sweat a long time ago, but he didn't understand why, so he took his leave as if fleeing.

Only then did Zhu Cihong say to Xu Dun, "Seeing how high you are, what kind of talent do you have?"

"Students firstly don't have the literary talent like Sima Xiangru, secondly don't have the eloquence like Zhuge Kongming, thirdly don't have the talent for planning and praising paintings like Zhu Sheng and Liu Ji, and they don't have the talent like Chang Yuchun and Tang He." A talent of martial arts and bravery. Although the blood of His Highness the King of Zhongshan, my ancestor, is flowing through his body, he is no more than a mediocre talent in battle." Xu Dun said loudly.

This self-deprecating speech was spoken in Kunshan dialect, which was like Kunqu opera at that time.Zhu Cihong had listened to his mother's Suzhou dialect since he was a child, and there were not many language barriers with Xu Dun. On the contrary, it was self-deprecating and self-deprecating inside and outside the words, which completely reversed Xu Dun's image of being arrogant and arrogant, and could not help but create a great contrast.

"I saw that you were so arrogant before, as if you were talented in the world, but I didn't expect that you still have self-knowledge." Zhu Cihong couldn't help laughing: "Then why do you dare to recommend yourself?"

"The husband's wind is born on the ground, starting from the end of the green apple." Xu Dun said: "The talent of the students is to watch the wind."

"What did you observe?" Zhu Cihong asked.

"Anyone who has a heart for a hundred miles must ask questions from the left and right; anyone who has a heart for a thousand miles must ask questions from the people." Xu Dun bowed his body and said: "Only those who have aspirations for the world and have a heart for the ages can know the people's hearts and themselves." The heart of heaven, the people listen to themselves, and the heavens listen to them, and set up the drum of Dengwen to seek the voice of the people, and densely spread the ears, eyes and minions to pierce the people's feelings, just like what my great ancestor, Emperor Gao, did."

Zhu Cihong remained silent.These few words have made it very clear that Xu Dun is a person who thinks he can analyze intelligence.For a person who reached out to ask for such an important job when they met for the first time, Zhu Cihong really didn't dare to blindly trust him.

"Students these days have found that there are many people in the market spying on people's sentiments. They are neither the soldiers and horses of the five cities, nor the Jinyiwei of the East Factory. In detail, it seems that they are the staff of the Ministry of War who are doing this." Xu Dun said: "Students remember There was a Tang newspaper earlier, His Royal Highness recommended Song Hongye, a former soldier and horse officer, as the head of the staff... Do you need students to elaborate further?"

Zhu Cihong was slightly moved.He never believed in geniuses who sat in a room and knew the world's affairs, but he believed that there must be many talents in the world who could find the truth from clues.If there is no such talent, he has to use a lot of information to pile up one, otherwise he will be deaf and blind, just like in the palace.

Although Liu Ruoyu and Tian Cunshan are responsible for the news in the palace, Song Hongye is responsible for the dynamics of the public and official circles, and he has established a group of ten people... But there is still a lack of a talent who can dominate the overall situation and refine information.

"This kind of thing can only be relieved if you leave it to your heart," Zhu Cihong said without any emotional fluctuations, "How can I believe that you are not a traitor?"

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