Nine hundred and seventieth eight chapters three elders
Zhang Dingming was not to be outdone, and continued: "Whenever the Supreme Emperor wants me to take office, I will go."
If the two of them are willing to cooperate, that would be great.
If the two Yuanying monks leave and take some more people away, the influence of the Zhang and Xu family in Blood Shadow will be greatly reduced.
Zhang Yue, the great elder, was barely able to take charge of the situation.
Xu Qinghe has always been the second elder. Now that he is gone, the third elder Cao Jing should fill the vacancy in turn and serve as the second elder.
Cao Jing has also taken refuge with the Wang family a long time ago. Now there is a Cao family in Guiyan County, and the head of the family is Cao Jing's youngest son.
He himself does not have much talent, and now that he is old, he does not have much hope of breakthrough.
There is no outstanding person in the next generation, so naturally he has no ambition, but he is a person who can be reused.
When Wang Daojian comes, he can directly serve as the third elder.
In this way, the decision-making level can remain stable after Zhou Luan leaves.
"Then you should go and take up your post as soon as possible. Yan State has already made preparations.
It's just that after the second elder went to serve as the governor of Monan County, things on Xueying's side became difficult to manage.
The third elder, Cao Jing, filled the vacancy and served as the second elder.
My brother Wang Daojian, who is from the same clan, has expanded several branches since he took over the Shanbei branch.
It is not appropriate for such a talented person to stay in the branch all the time. What do the two elders think?"
Xu Qinghe said quickly: "Master Wang Daojian has made great contributions and should be transferred back to the headquarters for re-employment. It happens that the third elder is vacant, so he can fill the vacancy."
Zhang Dingming also continued: "Master Wang Daojian was trained by you personally, and he is very accomplished in sword cultivation.
In terms of fighting skills alone, few people below Yuanying can defeat him.
To be a hall leader, or an ordinary elder with real power, is indeed a sign of humiliation.
The position of third elder belongs to him."
Wang Daoyuan nodded: "In that case, when Zhou Luan has time to handle official duties, I will take care of this matter."
The two said yes again and again, and after chatting for a while, they said goodbye and left.
After sending the two of them away, Wang Daoyuan returned to the house, while Zhou Luan was still lying lazily on the bed.
Wang Daoyuan sat beside the bed and said with a smile: "I sent them away, how about we continue to practice?"
Zhou Luan lightly hit him: "Fuck you, I have to deal with official business tomorrow, how can I see people like this?"
I need to regain my strength today and stop fooling around."
Wang Daoyuan stopped teasing her and made some food with star-patterned sea cucumbers to feed Zhou Luan.
Early the next morning, Zhou Luan left the courtyard and headed to the meeting hall.
When more elders came, Xu Qinghe stood up and cupped his hands and said: "To the Shadow Master, my subordinates have broken through to the realm of Nascent Soul. From now on, they should focus on cultivation and no longer have the ability to manage the affairs of the headquarters.
I want to resign as the second elder and devote myself to cultivation from now on."
Zhou Luan pretended to be surprised: "The second elder has worked hard for the Blood Shadow affairs and has never made any mistakes. His achievements are obvious to all. How can he resign so easily?"
Xu Qinghe said again: "I am dedicated to the Tao and have no time to take care of secular affairs. Please ask the film master to help me."
Zhou Luan sighed: "That's all, we monks focus on spiritual practice. Since you don't want to take care of secular affairs anymore, I won't force you.
However, you have worked for Blood Shadow for hundreds of years. If you are allowed to resign, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of all the elders.
You should follow the example of the previous great elder and serve as the blood shadow supreme elder after retiring.
From now on, you can concentrate on your cultivation and don’t have to deal with worldly affairs.”
Xu Qinghe bowed and said, "Thank you so much, the film owner."
"No need to be polite, you deserve it.
The second elder was promoted to the supreme elder, and the third elder Cao Jing was promoted to the second elder.
Now that the position of the third elder is vacant, who should be promoted to take over?"
Zhang Yue replied: "In recent years, Xueying has been peaceful and quiet, and few have made great achievements.
In terms of outstanding achievements, Wang Daojian, the current leader of the Shanbei branch, must be the first to be mentioned.
When he took over the Shanbei branch, he only had jurisdiction over the Qingli branch, a second-level branch.
Now more than sixty years have passed, and there are already five secondary branches under the Shanbei branch.
Branches have even been set up in the Arctic Icefield and Linhai Prefecture, two places where Blood Shadow has never set foot.
For Blood Shadow, this is a great contribution.
If you don't reward your merits, I'm afraid it will make all the disciples feel cold.
In my opinion, Wang Daojian should be recruited to the headquarters to take over as the third elder."
All the elders know everything about Wang Daojian.
The rapid expansion of the Shanbei branch's territory was entirely due to the efforts of the State of Yan.
But as Wang Daojian is the head of the Shanbei branch, this credit can only be attributed to him.
If this layer of window paper is pierced, wouldn't it mean that the Blood Shadow is a subsidiary force of the Yan Kingdom?
In fact, this is indeed the case, but we cannot admit it verbally.
It is a well-known secret within Blood Shadow that the Wang family has entered the Blood Shadow and replaced the Zhang and Xu families as the new leaders.
It was only a matter of time before the Wang family became the Great Elder of Blood Shadow.
Wang Daojian also grew up in the Blood Shadow branch, and entering the headquarters fully complied with the procedures, which saved enough face for Blood Shadow.
There is no reason or any meaning to continue to block it.
As soon as Xu Qinghe said this, many elders echoed his words.
Zhou Luan also agreed: "In that case, let's recruit Wang Daojian back to the headquarters to serve as the third elder.
The position of Hall Master of Shanbei Branch will be temporarily taken over by the Deputy Hall Master.
Once we have suitable manpower, it won’t be too late to send them there.”
The deputy head of the Shanbei branch is none other than Wang Dechong.
He is a descendant of Wang Shoufeng, and he has been managing intelligence at the Blood Shadow Mountain North Branch.
Later, when the Zi Mansion was opened, he was promoted to deputy hall master of the Shanbei branch.
Nowadays, those Blood Shadow branches that have been integrated into the Wanchuan Chamber of Commerce, in addition to operating industries, also engage in intelligence. Wang Daojian did the same before.
There are no requirements for cultivation, and the Zifu monks are completely qualified.
Others also knew that the Wang family was controlling the area there, and no one wanted to go there and suffer, so naturally they had no objections.
Zhou Luan then said: "Since all the elders have no objections, we will go to the Patriarch Hall and canonize Xu Qinghe as the second Supreme Elder of Blood Shadow."
Afterwards, the group went to the Patriarch Hall and went through the ceremony of canonizing the Supreme Elder.
Wang Daoyuan sent a message to Wang Daojian, asking him to come to the Blood Shadow headquarters and serve as the third elder.
A few days later, Wang Daojian arrived at the Blood Shadow headquarters.
Although he is the leader of the first-level branch and his status is comparable to that of a powerful elder, he has never been to the headquarters. Wang Daoyuan even sent a member of the Wang family to greet him.
There are many members of the Wang family who have come to Blood Shadow Headquarters in recent years. Although their cultivation levels are not high yet, in a few decades they will be able to cultivate a group of Jindan elders.
Wang Daojian first came to the small courtyard of the Zhou family. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saluted Wang Daoyuan and Zhou Luan and said, "I have met the seventh brother and the seventh sister-in-law."
Wang Daoyuan took out a Qiankun Ring: "My brother, you don't have to be polite.
Your seventh sister-in-law and I are going to travel to the sea, and there must always be a member of the Wang family here at the Blood Shadow headquarters.
You should also have learned the art of nourishing souls by clone. Here is a fifth-level mid-grade sword puppet. You can refine it into a clone.
With this sword puppet here, you don't have to be afraid of anyone who dares to cause trouble at Blood Shadow Headquarters.
If it can be handled normally, then handle it normally. If it cannot be handled normally, then be ruthless."
Wang Daojian took the Qiankun Ring and nodded solemnly: "Brother Qi, don't worry, although I am not very strong, it is not difficult to manage the Blood Shadow Headquarters well."
"Of course I trust your ability. Go and handle the affairs of the third elder with Cao Jing."
More than a month later, Zhang Dingming and Xu Qinghe left the Blood Shadow headquarters one after another in the name of traveling.
There was no announcement when he left, and very few people knew about it.
Wang Daoyuan and Zhou Luan were not in a hurry to leave the Blood Shadow headquarters, but continued to stay here.
For more than a year, Zhou Luan seldom dealt with matters.
All matters, big and small, were resolved by the three elders. When they reported back afterwards, the blood shadow seemed to be back to the state it was in before there was no shadow master.