In the Shifang Jungle of this world, the abbots or abbots are directly elected by Taoist priests at the level of the eight deacons, with three capitals in between. It is equivalent to jumping directly without going through deputy positions. To be honest, Zhao Ran is not interested in such a
The selection order has always been uncomfortable.
The three are relatively respected positions in the Taoist sect, but they also have the meaning of providing for the elderly. In Zhao Ran's view, this is not in line with his cognitive habits. According to his idea, the correct order of recommendation should be from deacon to promotion to the third level.
As for the three capitals, he believed that this Taoist position should be given a more important status and power, and should not be treated as a preferential treatment for Taoist priests in their old age.
But the reality is this. As a small Sandu, he is unable to change at least for now. However, he has already communicated with Bai Tengming about this matter, and they both said that Bai Tengming, who was born in the country, has a positive attitude towards him. Zhao Ran plans to make a move.
One step is to reform the selection order in Wuji Yuan. Of course, this will need to wait until he takes control of Wuji Yuan before he can do it, and it is definitely out of the question now.
Hearing Zhao Ran's proposal to nominate Liu Zhiguang as the public candidate for the Supervisory Academy of Wuji Academy, Chen Zhizhong couldn't help but feel lost for a while and felt envious. But he knew that this was the compensation Liu Zhiguang had received for his "firm stance" in the past five years, and as for himself,
He often swings back and forth, and it is normal for Zhao to ignore his old man and not nominate him.
Chen Zhizhong did not dare to be dissatisfied at all. On the contrary, he was able to keep his current patrol duty. This was considered a generous reward from Zhao Ran for his timely "anyway". Otherwise, based on his popularity in the past two years, not to mention others,
Zhu Du said that he and Yuan Duchu would not let him go.
Liu Zhiguang stayed for a moment and immediately resigned humbly, but Zhao Ran's attitude and tone were very firm, which made him uneasy and at the same time gradually believed in Zhao Ran's sincerity.
So what exactly does Du Guan Zhao want to do? Could it be that he wants to be an abbot?
Liu Zhiguang had just turned to this idea when he heard Chen Zhizhong step forward and say: "Since the governor does not want to be the superintendent of the hospital, please reluctantly serve as the abbot of our Wuji courtyard. I know that these trivial matters in the courtyard will disturb the governor.
But if they don’t take care of it, we people will have no backbone and will be like wanderers at night, homeless..."
Liu Zhiguang couldn't help but feel a chill when he heard this, but he also admired Chen Zhizhong's agility from the bottom of his heart, and even more admired his face. He immediately agreed: "Please condescend to be the abbot of my Wuji Academy."
Zhao Ran had carefully considered before that the prison hospital was too eye-catching. Considering his age and his status as a monk, no matter what, it would be more abrupt to be officially recommended as a prison hospital, especially his status as a monk, which would give many people the impression that he was a prisoner.
Excuse. Of course, if he had a father behind him who could support him from a general perspective, this problem would not exist, but it is a pity that he does not.
Relatively speaking, the importance of the abbot in people's minds is much lower, and it is easier to be accepted by the world. After all, regardless of daily affairs, you can continue to play around. Keep a low profile. If you don't want to be a prisoner, you can be an abbot. The level has gone up.
Are other things still a concern?
So Zhao Ran said hypocritically: "This...isn't appropriate..."
Liu Zhiguang and Chen Zhizhong only had the right to make suggestions in the deliberations of the three capitals. It was the three capitals that really made the final decision. Zhao Ran was embarrassed to say, "That's it," so he still had to wait and see what Zhu Duyao and Yuan Duchu had to say.
Zhu Doujiao patted his leg and said: "That's it. Zhao Du is in charge of not being the abbot. No matter what, it can't be justified."
Yuan Duchu said: "Then let's report it to Xizhenwu Palace. Zhao Duguan will be promoted to be the abbot of Wuji Academy, and Liu Gaogong will be promoted to be the supervisor of Wuji Academy."
The nomination list was quickly reported to Xizhenwu Palace. Although Zhao Ran had a tacit understanding with Bai Tengming long ago, he was still a little uneasy. He was so young, and he was about to become the abbot of a county before he was twenty-eight years old.
, and the monks in the pavilion. Although the person who was promoted was not the supervisor, it was still too special. I don’t know if all the efforts and exchanges he had made before would be effective. Is Bai Tengming able to have such great power to bring the senior officials of the West Zhenwu Palace to the top?
All settled.
Facts have proved that Bai Tengming did it. Three days later, the Sandu meeting of Xizhenwu Palace confirmed it, and formally requested Wujiyuan to hold a public recommendation ceremony. At the same time, it was stated that Bai Tengming, the abbot of Xizhenwu Palace, would come to Wujiyuan and personally serve as the inauguration ceremony of Wujiyuan.
Supervisor.
Only then did Zhao Ran feel truly relieved.
On July 22nd, Zhao Ran led the eight deacons and above of Wujiyuan to the reception pavilion to wait for Abbot Bai to arrive in Guyang. Kong County, Guyang County, accompanied the chief registrar, county captains and dozens of gentry in the county.
Welcome along with you.
The reception hall was bustling with excitement.
Kongxian Zun stroked his long beard and said: "Zhao Temple wishes Rong to be promoted to abbot. This county is not very happy. From now on, I will call you Abbot Zhao, haha."
Zhao Ran said humbly: "It hasn't been officially recommended yet, so I can't count."
Kongxian Zun said: "What are you talking about? It's just a formality."
Zhao Ran thought to himself, you, the old man, have not seen Ye Xueguan's recommendation for the big meeting with your own eyes. Even if it is just a formality, I am afraid you have to take it seriously and not be careless in the slightest.
Meng Dengke, the new chief secretary of Guyang County, also came to join in the fun: "I have heard of the reputation of Master Zhao Xian for a long time, but I have never had the opportunity to visit him. I am really lucky to see him today!"
A county chief clerk is in charge of the county's grain tax and household registration. In the Guyang New Deal that Zhao Ran and Kong County Master are about to start, this chief clerk Meng will be an important assistant, so Zhao Ran is also very polite to him.
Gong: "Pindao has met Master Meng, but others dare not tell me. If there is a headache or fever in the family of Master Meng, Pindao can help him to rejuvenate himself. Haha."
The distance between the two people instantly narrowed, and Master Meng smiled and said: "With the immortal master taking care of me, my family can rest easy."
Zhao Ran once again met Jinxian Lieutenant, who was lined up behind Master Meng. This could be said to be an old ally who shared weal and woe. There was no politeness between the two. Jinxian Lieutenant "invited" Zhao Ran aside and asked directly in a low voice.
: "Taoist Zhao, my Abbot Zhao, congratulations on your promotion. Do you still care about that boy of mine?"
Zhao Ran said: "Junshan Temple Zhu, I must resign, but you also know that this Taoist post is to be under the supervision of Wujiyuan, and it belongs to the three capitals. Junior Brother Jin is too junior, and it is impossible to take up the post of Temple Zhu now. My
The idea is to let him continue to preside over the evangelistic affairs of Junshan Temple as the sutra master, and after a period of time, he can also take on the duties of knowing guests of Wujiyuan. With this qualification, he can then transfer to Junshan Temple for blessing."
After hearing this, Jinxian Lieutenant raised his hands and said, "In this case, I would like to thank Abbot Zhao Gaoyi on behalf of my boy."
After talking for a long time, in the afternoon, a horse came flying to report that Abbot Bai's chariot had arrived three miles away.
So everyone hurriedly arranged their clothes and came to the official road one after another, naturally waiting in order according to their official rank.
Zhao Ran ranked first, followed by Liu Zhiguang, Zhu Duyao, Yuan Duchu and others. Juxtaposed with him on the right was Kong County Zun, but Kong County Zun was half a step behind, and the government officials also
They were all half a step behind.
Zhao Ran turned around and looked at the team behind him. Together with the Taomen square hall inspection, the county government officials from the third class, the gentry and wealthy businessmen, a total of one hundred and eighty people, all of them were solemn and silent. When they saw his eyes sweeping over, they all bowed their heads in respect.
.For a moment, Zhao Ran couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Once upon a time, I was just a small farmer's boy. I was even forced to leave my hometown by the clan leader's family who was a fireworker layman. Who would have thought that today, eight years later, I would be standing at the highest position in Guyang County.
, became the final arbiter of the fate of more than 90,000 people in the county, and even the county magistrate had to bow his head before him.
This is exactly the change brought about by his hard work. Thinking of this, Zhao Ran feels proud enough.
Not long after waiting, he saw the dust on the official road was flying, and a train of honor guards came from a distance. After approaching, Zhao Ran clasped his fists and bowed his head, took two steps forward, and said loudly: "Zhao Zhiran, the governor of Wujiyuan, brings Guyang County