Chapter 813: Make the best use of things and make the best use of talents
Seeing all the Taoist palace disciples leaving, the smile on Lin Ze's face disappeared in an instant. He turned to look at Zhuang Zhou and said in a solemn tone: "Senior brother took the trouble to go to the Taoist palace. Did he just bring a group of new disciples to him?
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Zhuang Zhou pretended to be angry and replied: "Junior brother, how can we do such a thing when we are in urgent need of talents? Junior brother, you can rest assured that the new generation of true disciples of the Dao Palace will arrive soon."
Lin Ze's face softened a little, and he asked with a little curiosity: "Oh, I wonder how many new generation disciples of Dao Palace are there according to senior brother? And when will it be in the near future?"
Zhuang Zhou thought for a while and replied: "This time, senior brother was ordered by the teacher to take the disciples who have not experienced the world first. The true disciples have the experience of the world and took a different path. They first entered the Western Region, then turned to the North, and then
Head south to Handan."
"The true disciple's martial arts cultivation is not weak, and his walking speed is not slow. According to the itinerary, he should be in the north at this time. It can take as short as three days or as long as seven days. He will definitely come to meet his junior brother."
"As for the number of people..."
Zhuang Zhou showed a rare look of embarrassment on his face: "Since we are true disciples, there will definitely not be too many of them, a total of twelve."
Twelve people?
Lin Ze thought he had heard wrong for a while, and said with a dark face, "Senior brother, are you joking? Twelve true disciples are nothing compared to a drop in the bucket in the land of Yanzhao that stretches thousands of miles away?"
"There are tens of thousands of disciples in such a large Dao Dao Palace. Is it possible that there are only twelve true disciples that can be used?"
Zhuang Zhou felt a little guilty when he was asked, and subconsciously avoided Lin Ze's gaze, but still said stubbornly: "There are only twelve true disciples, aren't there 1,215 ordinary disciples?"
"The disciples of the Dao Palace are all top-notch in qualifications and good fortune, but they are a little lacking in experience. With a little training from my junior brother, they will definitely be able to take on big responsibilities..."
Lin Ze listened halfway and expressed that he didn't want to hear any more. He waved his hand and interrupted: "Stop~, senior brother, can you tell me, what do these disciples mean when they keep saying to kill demons and eliminate demons and support justice?"
Zhuang Zhou replied solemnly: "The disciples of the Dao Palace must act for Heaven in order to promote the prestige of our Dao Palace. If we don't teach them the concept of upright conduct, what will happen to Hu Fei if he commits evil?"
"This group of disciples is not as good as my junior brother who has been crawling around in the world of mortals for many years. They have a kind and simple heart. As their ancestor, junior brother also has the responsibility to teach them to become talents..."
"Stop it, stop it," Lin Ze said hurriedly: "Junior brother has little talent and little knowledge, and is not qualified for such an important task. It would be a great sin if he ruined the teachings of a generation of Dao Palace disciples and caused a decline in the Dao Palace inheritance."
"I also asked senior brother to bring these ordinary disciples back the same way. Junior brother suddenly felt that twelve true disciples are enough, and there is no need for too many people."
Lin Ze had thought about pulling the Dao Palace into the water to avoid being burned by some people who crossed the river, but who did a group of new disciples get into the water?
Besides, Lin Ze had no interest at all in being a nanny and teaching his disciples. This kind of thankless job was a no-brainer.
Zhuang Zhou seemed to have expected that Lin Ze would say this, and said slowly: "Junior brother, this is what the teacher meant. The teacher also said that if the junior brother can do this successfully, there will be unexpected benefits in the future."
When Lin Ze heard this, he said with doubt on his face: "What do you mean, teacher? Is senior brother trying to trick junior brother?"
Zhuang Zhou pointed in the direction of Handan City, and faint clouds suddenly appeared above him: "Junior brother, haven't you noticed that there are some abnormalities in the recent changes in luck?"
Lin Ze hesitated for a moment and said: "There is nothing abnormal, but since my junior brother occupied the land of Yanzhao, his luck has indeed increased a lot."
"Junior brother has been implementing benevolent policies recently, the people's support has been supported, and his luck has increased a lot. In my opinion, this is normal."
Zhuang Zhou chuckled softly and said: "That's it. The teacher has handed over a thousand new generation disciples of the Dao Palace to the junior brother. The senior brother boldly guesses that it is related to them. Please consider it carefully."
Lin Ze squinted his eyes slightly, his mind fluctuating. If this was really what the Taoist Sage meant, he would have to think about it.
Seeing Lin Ze's hesitation, Zhuang Zhou looked sincere and said in a deep voice: "Is it possible that junior brother is worried that the teacher will harm you? Senior brother dares to guarantee with his Taoist heart that the teacher is sincere to all of us and other senior brothers."
Lin Ze flatly denied it and said: "Senior brother is overly concerned. Junior brother has absolutely no such idea. What junior brother thinks about is how to train these disciples to become talents."
Zhuang Zhou had spoken so straightforwardly, but if Lin Zeruo refused again, the "big tree" that could be relied on, the Dao Palace, would be gone.
Although Lin Ze didn't know what Taoist Saint's reasons were for leaving the newly recruited disciples to him, he didn't have no means to deal with it.
Having made up his mind, Lin Ze asked: "Senior brother, what are the teacher's expectations for this group of disciples?"
Zhuang Zhou pondered for a moment and replied: "Teacher is indifferent by nature. He probably has no specific expectations for this. I think junior brother will not let the teacher down too much."
Lin Ze was a little dissatisfied with Zhuang Zhou's words of casually kicking the ball back, and said in a slightly stern tone: "Senior brother, what should I do if a disciple is injured?"
Zhuang Zhou's face was startled and he couldn't help but ask: "How much damage has been done?"
Lin Ze's expression did not change and he said: "How about losing more than half of it?"
Zhuang Zhou couldn't help being frightened and said: "Junior brother, please don't act recklessly. More than half of the new disciples have been damaged. I'm afraid I won't be able to explain to the teacher."
Lin Ze said disapprovingly: "How can we cultivate elite disciples if we look forward and backward? Only through wind and rain can the new disciples become successful and better continue the inheritance of the Dao Palace."
"How can a disciple who has been trained with careful care be able to take on a big responsibility?"
Zhuang Zhou took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice: "How do junior brothers plan to train them?"
Lin Ze said slowly: "As the saying goes, what you see on paper will only make you realize it. If you don't know that you have to act on it, if you only know how to support justice but don't know the suffering of the world, you can only be regarded as a hypocrite."
"Since these disciples are full of passion and want to be chivalrous and righteous, my junior brother plans to set up a government office specifically for them, called the Supervision Department, to supervise the people of Western Qin and deal with injustices."
"If there are local tyrants who bully men and women, and if there are bandits who cause harm to the village, Dao Palace disciples have the right to punish them on behalf of the government. What do you think, senior brother, of supporting justice in this way?"
Zhuang Zhou's eyes brightened slightly: "Junior brother, this strategy is reasonable. Just like this, it won't lose more than half."
"Senior Brother almost thought that Junior Brother would organize these disciples into the army to attack cities and plunder lands."
Lin Ze shook his head slightly and said: "Senior brother, you may have oversimplified the matter. Local tyrants and bandits are not good friends. Dao Palace disciples are also worried about their lives."
"However, junior brother has made up his mind and will never change his mind just because the Dao Palace disciples will be in danger. If senior brother feels that something is wrong, he can take these disciples back to the Dao Palace."
Zhuang Zhou looked hesitant, unable to make a decision for a while.
After a while, Zhuang Zhou patted his head and laughed at himself: "Why do you need to think wildly and look forward and backward? Why don't you leave this matter to the teacher for decision?"
After Zhuang Zhou finished speaking, he formed a seal with his hands, and a butterfly appeared in his hands, fluttered its wings, and disappeared in mid-air.
About half a quarter of an hour later, a ripple appeared in the air, and the butterfly appeared again and landed in Zhuang Zhou's hand.
I saw the butterfly's colorful wings floating, and a vast and melodious voice sounded: "I already know this. The arrangement of new disciples depends entirely on Lin Ze's decision. Zhuang Zhou is not allowed to interfere in the slightest."
Zhuang Zhou and Lin Ze looked at each other and said in unison: "Disciple, I obey."