On the third day of the appointment, Palace Master Cui and Lin Gaogong actually brought Master Xu over to apologize!
Zhao Ran really didn't expect that. His original plan was just to make a fuss casually and find an excuse to delay it. Anyway, the merits and virtues continued to flow to him, the affairs of Guyang County were proceeding in an orderly manner, and the Huayun Pavilion was also proceeding in an orderly manner.
There's nothing urgent for me to do, and he's not in a hurry right now.
If there was anything that worried him, it was the fact that Chang Wanzhen's death made him unable to let go. Chang Wanzhen was the senior brother of Zhu Qigu, his cheap sister, and was the registered disciple of Chu Yangcheng, his "unconscious guide" when he entered Taoism.
We had a companionship for a while years ago.
What's more, he was able to escape from the old monk Guangzhen, all thanks to Chang Wanzhen's last throw. So many days have passed, and Zhao Ran still clearly remembers the complicated look in Chang Wanzhen's eyes when he last looked at him.
Did he recognize himself, or was he just expressing his gratitude? Zhao Ran had no way of knowing, and he would never know. Regardless of who rushed to save who first, Chang Wanzhen did leave the chance of life to himself.
It's just grace.
Zhao Ran wanted to repay the favor, but he was unable to do so for the time being.
If we put aside the obsession of revenge for Chang Wanzhen, Zhao Ran could stay in Jianji Temple for a few months, just to compete with each other for calmness. Let's give it a try to see who can hold his breath more.
As for appealing to the higher authorities, of course he would appeal, but he had no expectations. As long as it caused more trouble to the inquirer, that would be enough.
Faced with Xu Fangzhu bowing his head to admit his mistake and holding the apology letter written by him in his hand, Zhao Ran was speechless.
Zhao Ran felt that the old saying was sometimes true. The so-called "If a person has no shame, he is invincible." Xu Fangzhu shamelessly came over and bowed his head to apologize. Zhao Ran really didn't know what to do next. So he said briefly and
He sincerely taught Xu Fangzhu a few words such as "never forget your original intention" and "read more Taoist scriptures". Taking advantage of his words, he put the apology letter away and let the matter go for the time being.
The conversation started again. This time the conversation was led by Hall Master Cui, assisted by Lin Gaogong, and recorded by Master Xu Fang.
"Okay, now that the misunderstanding has been eliminated, let's sit down and continue talking. Haha." Palace Master Cui restored his usual smile and said to Zhao Ran: "We won't go around in circles anymore. This time we invite you from Sichuan to Lushan. The main thing is
I want to ask about the Du Tenghui of Tianhe Palace Supervisor in the Songfan area. Junior Brother Zhao must also know something about his affairs. During the sermon at Tianhe Palace, someone reported some problems. As for us, we just want to hear them.
Listening to Junior Brother Zhao’s opinion, I hope Junior Brother Zhao will tell us everything he knows, okay?”
Zhao Ran said readily: "There is definitely no problem with this. I will actively cooperate with you. If you have any questions, Master Cui, just ask me. Whatever I know, I will answer truthfully."
"Well, let's get started then?"
Zhao Ran nodded and agreed: "Okay."
"Then please tell me, Junior Brother Zhao, how did you and Du Jianyuan meet?"
This is a fixed routine. The questions that Du Teng will be checked will obviously not be thrown out at the beginning. In any check and questioning, usually the first step is not to tell you anything, just let you think about it and write whatever comes to mind.
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Zhao Ran only had the "Tao De Zhen Jing" in his heart, and all he thought about was this scripture. He reflected on it and almost eliminated Master Xu Fang, who was among the three people in the verification team. Therefore, the first level was considered to be passed. Palace Master Cui is now
It's the second step.
The second step is to throw out the target person and narrow the scope of the conversation, but it will not directly address the core issue, but will talk about the target person. The longer the conversation, the more you can analyze from the conversation materials. This step of the conversation
, is actually the context setting of the issue discussed by the conversation partner.
Whatever content you have set, when you ask core questions in the future, your answer cannot be contrary to the setting. It must be logical and self-justifying. Otherwise, take out your "context setting" and compare it to find out whether it is correct.
If not, then there is a problem.
Or maybe what you say doesn’t match what others say, that’s also a problem.
But Zhao Ran is not afraid of this. He is investigating the affairs of the Du Teng Club. He is only a relevant figure in the public recommendation, so there is nothing to say. As for whether the Du Teng Club will not be up to date, then
There is no need to worry, the two of them have already reached an agreement after having discussed their calibers in advance every night. Zhao Ran sometimes thinks that perhaps the biggest mistake Zong Guan made during this inquiry and conversation was to recruit himself.
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Therefore, Zhao Ran began to tell.
"Speaking of which, Du Jian Yuan and I have a history. I remember it was the summer of the 14th year of Jiajing. I was still a little Taoist boy in the Sutra Hall of Wu Ji Yuan. Zhong Jian Yuan of Wu Ji Yuan promoted Xizhenwu Palace, and Xizhenwu Palace gave way to
The courtyard has publicly recommended a prison courtyard..."
Zhao Ran told the story of that year vividly and vividly. Needless to mention his eloquence, the story was really ups and downs and exciting. The three people in the conversation group were dumbfounded and sighed.
After telling the story, Palace Master Cui sighed: "It seems that Du Jian Yuan really doesn't know how to recognize people. It's really puzzling that Du Jian Yuan actually supports people like Dong Zhikun. I heard that last summer,
, a major corruption case broke out in Daomen of Sichuan Province, is this Dong Zhikun, right?"
The routine came, and Palace Master Cui began to preset the context of the conversation. If it was determined that Du Jianyuan was "ignorant of people's wisdom", many topics would not be able to change in the future, so Zhao Ran shook his head: "This is not the case!"
"Oh? Would you like to hear the details?"
"People can change. I still remember that when the Zhongyuan was in power, Dong Zhikun served as the receptionist and kept the property of Wujiyuan in order. To be honest, I admired it very much at the time. The reason why I opposed it
The main reason for Dong Zhikun was that he was not from a legitimate background and had never served as a scholar, a high-level official or a patrol officer, so he could not convince the public. But even so, there were still many people in the Wuji Academy who were very optimistic about Dong Zhikun. At that time, he was the president of Xizhenwu Palace
It is completely understandable that Abbot Du Teng would be optimistic about him, not to mention that Abbot Du at that time came to Wuji Court to preside over the public recommendation, which was approved by the three capitals of Xizhenwu Palace and was not his own private decision."
Zhao Ran was talking eloquently, and when he said this, he suddenly said: "By the way, do you all know Senior Brother Jing Zhimo? I heard that he has been transferred to the Chief Guan Dian Building Academy. Well, Palace Master Cui should know him."
Hall Master Cui nodded: "Senior Brother Jing is currently serving as the Master of the Left Hall in our Dianzao Academy and is my superior."
Zhao Ran said: "That's good. Senior Brother Jing Zhimo is very discerning. At that time, when the three capitals of Xizhenwu Palace were discussing matters, he was in charge and participated in it. I heard that he agreed. From this, it can be inferred that Senior Brother Jing was also in charge.
The one who is optimistic about Dong Zhikun. After all, Du Teng had just arrived at Xizhenwu Palace at that time, and his judgment was definitely not as accurate as that of Senior Brother Jing. If Senior Brother Jing was not optimistic about Dong Zhikun, Du Teng would not dare to come to preside over the recommendation easily."
Seeing the three people talking looking at each other in confusion, Zhao Ran pointed at Xu Fangzhu who was taking the notes and kept urging: "These words must be recorded, don't leave them behind."
Palace Master Cui coughed dryly: "Junior Brother Zhao continues."
"The reason why I say that people can change is because of this Dong Zhikun. Before he became the Supervisor, people really criticized him. Everyone praised him as a good man in managing the affairs of the Supervisory Yuan.
The performance of the position was completely different before and after, so that a big scandal finally broke out! It's really disappointing... The reason is that I didn't study the Taoist scriptures enough..."
The face of Xu Fangzhu on the side suddenly became very ugly.