When the trio finally got to the point of the conversation, Zhao Ran smiled inwardly, sighed, and replied: "Actually, I didn't want to either..."
Palace Master Cui's eyes lit up, and he immediately smiled and said: "Oh? Come on, let's talk about why you still recommended Du Tenghui in the end when you didn't want to at first? Are there any grievances, reluctances, or even threats?
You can tell us anything. Don't worry, today's conversation will be confidential and will never be leaked. And if you have any needs, we can even find ways to help you achieve it. But there is only one thing, don't be embarrassed when you talk.
What worries do you have, let alone not telling the truth!"
He promised to keep it secret, and promised to give him benefits. Zhao Ranxin said that only if he believes in you can he be evil!
"Okay, then I'll tell you what's on my mind?"
"Just say it!"
"During the Ye Xueguan meeting, I had different opinions on the candidates recommended by the public for Xuanyuan Guan. To put it bluntly, I felt very inappropriate about the public recommendation of Jing Zhimo."
"Why is this? Didn't you say that you admired him before? What are you saying that is inappropriate now?"
Zhao Ran spread his hands and said: "When we talked about Dong Zhikun before, I said that people will change. Looking at Jing Zhimo's experience, I feel that there is a clear watershed!"
"Watershed? What do you mean?"
"Well, this is related to geology... Feng Shui. It is a very obvious boundary. This boundary is from September to October in the 15th year of Jiajing. Before that, Jing Zhimo had always been a young leader among our colleagues in Sichuan Province. Not only
His talents are outstanding, and his personality is particularly harmonious. But after that..." Zhao Ran sighed and shook his head.
But I heard Palace Master Cui urging: "What happens next?"
Zhao Ran was a little surprised that Palace Master Cui actively played the role of flatterer, so he announced the answer with satisfaction: "But after that, I can only say that his talents are outstanding and his character has become inconsistent."
Palace Master Cui was startled: "How do you say this?"
Zhao Ran said: "Everyone is gone!"
After thinking for a moment, Palace Master Cui realized this and couldn't help but want to laugh. Lin Gaogong and Xu Fangzhu who were recording were already laughing out loud. Looking at Xu Fangzhu who was writing like flying, an inexplicable joy suddenly arose in his heart.
Zhao Ran continued: "Since then, Jing Zhimo has been appointed as the Palace Supervisor of Tongchuan Prefecture. It is such an important position and such a key task. Look what he has done. In the past four years, he has done nothing.
Not only did it fail to accomplish anything, but it also hindered Tongchuan Prefecture’s missionary affairs. Tongchuan Prefecture’s credibility ranking has really been declining year after year!”
Palace Master Cui asked with great interest: "Why is this?"
Zhao Ran pretended to look outside the house. Palace Master Cui patted Lin Gaogong and motioned for him to close the door, and then said: "Junior brother Zhao, don't worry, as I said, we will not leak it at will!"
So Zhao Ran lowered his voice and said: "In September of the 15th year of Jiajing, Zhang Yunzhao, who was the supervisor of West Zhenwu Palace in Long'an Prefecture at that time, was assassinated and died. Do you know this?"
Lin Gaogong raised his hand: "I know, I know, this is a major case that shocked the world. I heard that Lord Jing was in charge of the West Zhenwu Palace at that time. Could this matter be related to him?"
Zhao Ran pointed at Lin Gaogong: "Senior Brother Lin is really smart!"
After complimenting Lin Gaogong a few words, Zhao Ran said: "Do you know the relationship between the late Zhang Supervisor and Jing Zhimo? Jing Zhimo was brought to Long'an Prefecture by Zhang Supervisor from the capital, and he was able to sit in charge of the capital at a young age.
This position was promoted by Zhang Jianyuan, and he is the next generation of Xizhenwu Palace's Jianyuan trained by Zhang Jianyuan. My colleagues in the Long'an Mansion all know that the two of them were as close as father and son, and they had a very deep friendship. Since Zhang Jianyuan's death,
, Jing Zhimo’s temperament has changed drastically, and he is no longer as smart and capable as before!”
Palace Master Cui asked: "You mean, Senior Brother Jing..." After thinking for a while, he pointed to his head and asked: "Is something wrong?"
Zhao Ran kept shaking his head: "That's not what I said. I never said that. I just said that his temperament has changed drastically. If you add random additions to the record, I won't recognize it!"
After hesitating for a moment, he added: "If you don't believe me, try it when you have time. Mention Zhang Jianyuan's affairs in front of him and see how he reacts. Hehe..."
After talking about Jing Zhimo's gossip, Palace Master Cui continued to ask: "It's understandable that you don't agree with Jing Zhimo's nomination, so why did you nominate Du Tenghui? As far as I know, there are no less than dozens of high-level Taoists in Sichuan province who meet the nomination conditions.
?Why not someone else? Junior Brother Zhao, you have said before that Du Tenghui has a grudge against you. Junior Brother Zhao, you also mentioned it just now, saying that you didn’t want to do it. What’s the reluctance in it?”
Zhao Ran nodded: "I dared to nominate Du Tenghui that day. It was indeed unwilling and unwilling, but I can't go against my conscience!"
"What do you mean by this?"
"Three reasons. First of all, Du Tenghui has been publicly recommended three times. He has served as the supervisor of Wusheng Palace in Huangzhou, abbot of Qingyuan Palace in Wuchang, and abbot of Zhenwu Palace in Long'an Prefecture. His qualifications and experience are far superior to Jingzhimo.
Secondly, Du Tenghui’s preaching ability is not comparable to that of Jing Zhimo. You will know how the preaching work of Tongchuan Prefecture is developed after Jing Zhimo went to Tongchuan Prefecture. Even Liu Jianyuan, the former Tongchuan Prefecture, said in private
I criticized Jingzhimo in person, but I happened to be there at the time and witnessed it with my own eyes.
Thirdly, in fact, there are still a few people in Sichuan Province who are qualified and capable to serve as the Supervisor of Tianhe Palace, but they are all unable to go due to various reasons. For example, the Lu Supervisor of the Capital Prefecture, the Liu Supervisor of the Chongqing Prefecture, and the Bao Supervisor of the Palace.
The Song Supervisor of Ning Mansion. Therefore, when I nominated Du Tenghui, I felt that he was at the right time. This is the right time and destiny!"
With such a selfless look, Palace Master Cui secretly cursed in his heart, but could not refute it for a moment, making the scene very embarrassing.
Lin Gaogong couldn't help but ask: "Why can't the Lu Supervisor, Liu Supervisor, Song Supervisor and others you mentioned be nominated?"
Zhao Ran was overjoyed, there really were people jumping into this trap, so he looked embarrassed: "I'm afraid it's hard to say..."
Lin Gaogong said seriously: "Is there anything you can't say? Didn't I talk to you just now? Say anything you want!"
Zhao Ran glanced helplessly at Palace Master Cui next to him: "Senior Brother Cui, what should I say?"
Palace Master Cui subconsciously felt something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He nodded hesitantly: "Tell me..."
Zhao Ran then said: "Why don't you nominate a few of them? You can ask Yue Dianzao of Dianzao Academy."
Lin Gaogong and Xu Fangzhu did not dare to speak, and looked at Palace Master Cui together. Yue Dianzao was Palace Master Cui's boss, and they had to listen to Palace Master Cui's wishes on this matter.
Palace Master Cui's heart skipped a beat and he hurriedly said: "Junior Brother Zhao, it's not easy for you to say such nonsense."
Zhao Ran shook his head: "Is what I said nonsense? Just ask the people in Xuanyuan Temple, whether it's Li Supervisor, Zhao Du, um, or Zhou Gao, the governor of Western Sichuan, or you can go
Ask the prison camps we just mentioned. To be honest, this is already an open secret among our colleagues in the entire Sichuan Province."
Palace Master Cui was silent for a moment, coughed dryly, and changed the topic: "This matter... Well, let's talk about it later... Let's go back to the topic just now... We just talked about...
....talking about..."
Lin Gaogong quickly took over: "As I mentioned just now, there are rumors that you are promising benefits and helping Du Teng to canvass votes..."
Zhao Ran's face suddenly turned cold: "What rumor? Who spread the rumor? Ask him to stand up and confront me face to face! Furthermore, Lin Gaogong, you also said that this is a rumor, without any basis, and should be dismissed with disdain!"
I'm surprised, when did we people in the Taoist sect develop the habit of censors and officials, and also learn to make troubles based on rumors?"
Lin Gaogong was also unhappy when Zhao Ran suddenly turned his back and asked: "Can I tell you the name of the whistleblower casually? Why are you asking this? Do you want to find someone to take revenge afterward? Abbot Zhao, we are asking now
If so, if you have any of the above situations, just answer truthfully!"
"That's absolutely not the case!"
"Then can you explain why Lizhou's twelve votes went to Du Tenghui?"
"Lin Gaogong, did you ask the wrong person this question? Why did they choose Du Tenghui, and why did they ask me to explain? Of course, if I had to answer, I might be able to give you a guess. Comrade Lizhou and I
Likewise, I think Du Teng Society is more suitable to host sermons in the Songfan area than Jingzhi Mo! In addition to Lizhou, there are more comrades from Sichuan Province who have chosen Du Teng Society. You can check the number of votes received by Du Teng Society and you will know
, far more than Jingzhimo, the results of this public recommendation show that justice is in the hearts of the people!"
"Abbot Zhao, do you need me to remind you? Did you promise to give three thousand taels of silver to the Zheng Supervisory Academy in Lizhou?" Lin Gaogong suddenly slammed the table!
Thanks to Hasa Taozu, Yuexiazhilan, Yuxiu Zhonghua, Qi Zhixiu, Bai Yu1, Luo Dali, Duan Mi, Fei Mahou, and the Baron of Shushan, for reading the book without paying for the reward, and thank you fellow Taoists for your support.