Zhang Yuelu arrived at Dongdu Mansion and conducted a brief inspection.
To put it simply, her experiences with Qi Xuansu were somewhat similar. It was not that Zhang Yuelu also met the deputy palace master who forced her to drink, but she saw some situations that made her very dissatisfied.
So she found the deputy head of Dongdu Palace.
Speaking of which, the deputy head of the Dongdu Palace is still a half-acquaintance of Zhang Yuelu, named Zhang Wenyue. From the name, you can tell that this is Zhang Yuelu's contemporary and is also from the Zhang family. However, Zhang Wenyue is much older than Zhang Yuelu
, in terms of age alone, he is almost Zhang Yuelu’s father figure.
Because of this, the conversation between the two did not have much official content and could be considered straight to the point.
In the signing room of the Taoist Palace, Zhang Yuelu and Zhang Wenyue sat across the table from each other, and there was no third person.
Zhang Yuelu gently tapped the armrest of the chair, "I have seen that case. Lin Yin followed the rules and reported the situation to you, reporting various illegal activities of Nanyang United Trading Company, but you ignored it. Then Lin Yin solved the problem in his own way,
You also say that Lin Yin is unreasonable, unruly and unobservant of the law, and he is against the Taoist government, which is a heinous crime. What on earth do you want others to do?"
Zhang Wenyue didn't answer. She poured a cup of tea herself and gently pushed it in front of Zhang Yuelu.
Zhang Yuelu didn't look at the cup of tea and said, "Now that Lin Yin is dead, what's the problem? It's still not solved. What do you want to do?"
Zhang Wenyue finally said, "Qingxiao, who are you? Who is this 'you'? It's not appropriate to say 'you' one by one, right?"
Zhang Yuelu said coldly, "Do you want to tell me that this is a big net that affects everyone in the net? This is also a big pot and you can't just lift the lid, right?"
Zhang Wenyue sighed, "You know everything, but you are still the same as before, you can't understand anything..."
Zhang Yuelu raised his hand and made a stop motion: "I call you clan brother. This is not a question of whether you are used to it or not, it is a question of whether you should or should not. Lin Yin is reasonable, they are playing tricks. Lin Yin is playing tricks.
, you talk about the law. Now I am telling you about the law, and you have to tell me about the ways of the world. I know what it means to be in harmony with the light, and I don’t need anyone else to teach me. Since I raised this question, I have no intention of talking to you, or
Follow them and live in harmony with the light."
Zhang Wenyue didn't speak for a long time. After a long time, he said, "I heard that Qi Cixi made great changes in the Borneo Taoist government and made many people uneasy. Do you, Zhang Cixi, want to imitate him? You two have made countless enemies like this, so don't worry.
Is there no way out in the future?”
Zhang Yuelu said, "It's nothing more than death."
.If you are not afraid of death, how can you be afraid of death?"
Zhang Wenyue had nothing to say.
Zhang Yuelu continued, "Nanyang United Trading Company, the name is very foreign, imitating the Western Posas Company. As far as I know, the boss behind this company is called Sun Jiaofeng, who is the son of the old man Sun Heyu, and is also involved in the Wang family.
, you guys are so cunning, are you also taking shares in it?"
Zhang Wenyue immediately denied, "There is no such thing. I still say what I said, there is no interest entanglement, it's just a matter of favor and face, it's not good..."
"It's not good to offend a 'highly respected' old man for someone who doesn't even have the status of a Taoist priest, is it?" Zhang Yuelu said directly for him.
Zhang Wenyue looked at Zhang Yuelu.
Zhang Yuelu also looked at Zhang Wenyue.
Zhang Wenyue finally retreated and took the initiative to look away.
Zhang Yuelu said, "Do you treat people wrongly, or do things wrongly treat people? I didn't say that Lin Yin did the right thing. I just ask you now, why don't you solve the problem? If you don't solve it before, you won't solve it afterwards. In the face of an honest man, he said
Even if it is big or small, if it scares others, how can it scare you, the Zhang family? Since you said that you have no interest entanglement with Nanyang United Trading Company, then give me a clear explanation."
Zhang Wenyue had no way out, so she had to say, "Okay, let me give you an explanation. Do you know how many people the Nanyang United Trading Company has supported? How much trade has it promoted? How much peace money is turned in every year? You go and touch it and let it collapse.
What can we use to fill this hole? The Taoist government will not be satisfied, and Jinque will not be satisfied. This is the overall situation. You talk about "you", but you don't know that you are also among this "you", and you are also a part of the Taoist government.
If it is irreparable, what good will it do to you?"
Zhang Yuelu did not answer immediately.
Zhang Wenyue said again, "Qingxiao, I know you want to make progress, achieve results, and compete with Li Changge and Yao Pei, but you should also consider the reality properly, sing less high-pitched words, and solve some practical problems down-to-earth. This is not
Okay? Do you have to step on others to get the upper hand before you give up?"
Zhang Yuelu glanced at him, "Do you think I'm talking about this issue with you just to make a high profile, to use you or someone else as a stepping stone?"
Zhang Wenyue's face changed slightly, "I didn't say that."
"But you think so." Zhang Yuelu said, "You talk about the overall situation, then I will talk about the overall situation. Why do you insist on keeping this Nanyang United Trading Company? If they don't do this business in Nanyang, they will
No one can do it, right?"
Zhang Wenyue said, "After all, it is a big deal involving hundreds of thousands of people. Who can easily take over?"
Zhang Yuelu said, "Then let me ask you, are there only two options for this matter? One option is not to touch it at all, and the other option is to uproot it. Hundreds of thousands of people will be implicated. There is no flexible compromise."
How to deal with it? Is it difficult to only punish the culprit? Is this your level? "
Zhang Wenyue was speechless.
Zhang Yuelu said, "It's obvious that it's not that I can't move, but that I don't want to move."
Zhang Wenyue took a deep breath and said, "Qingxiao, the local Taoist government is different from the Yujing Jiutang. You have been in the center of Yujing for a long time, and you are not clear about many of the situations below."
Zhang Yuelu said, "Then please ask the clan brother to tell you in detail."
Zhang Wenyue considered his words and asked, "Qingxiao, what do you think is the standard for whether a Taoist government is good or bad?"
Zhang Yuelu said, "When a Taoist government guards a place, it should naturally be based on the actual situation of the place where it is located."
Zhang Wenyue shook his head and said, "I cannot agree with what you said. It should be said that first of all, let Jinque be satisfied, and then combine it with the actual situation of the place where it is located. This is the standard to measure the quality of a Taoist government."
Zhang Yuelu said, "I think this is the same thing. If the actual situation of a Taoist government is very good, will Jinque be dissatisfied? On the other hand, if the actual situation of a Taoist government is not good, will Jinque be very satisfied?"
Zhang Wenyue said, "Qingxiao, are you pretending to be confused because you understand? Or are you really that naive?"
Zhang Yuelu said, "Maybe I am naive. But I still want to say that since we call ourselves the lords of the world and regard this world as something in our pocket, we should treat it well and manage it well, instead of blindly asking for peace and harmony."
Squeeze. Taishang Taoist ancestor has the way of heaven, which is to make up for the deficiency when there is more damage. The way of man is to make up for the deficiency when it is not enough. We should try our best to avoid the way of man and strive to achieve the way of heaven."
Zhang Wenyue waved her hand and said, "Whether it's the way of heaven or the way of man. Only one thing should be clear. Even if the actual situation of the place where the Taoist government is located is used as a standard, the overall situation should be given priority. Some people are short-sighted and only look at
He can only see the small area in front of him, but he cannot see the longer-term future. He ignores the overall situation and does not know how to understand the difficulties of the Taoist government..."
Zhang Yuelu said unceremoniously
He interrupted, "You want others to understand Taoist's difficulties, but first ask yourself, has Taoist understood other people's difficulties?"
Zhang Wenyue's voice stopped suddenly.
Zhang Yuelu asked, "Why complicate simple things? If it is something that can be done, something that has laws to follow, and something that is reasonable, if it has to involve the overall situation, it is nothing more than making excuses not to do it.
.Afraid of offending others, afraid of harming one's own interests, afraid of this or that, it's better not to care about anything and let everyone live in harmony, right?"
It was only then that Zhang Wenyue understood one thing deeply. This clan girl was really as difficult as the legend said. It wasn't that she didn't understand, nor was she naive. On the contrary, she understood the twists and turns here.
, she was just dissatisfied with these twists and turns, and was suspected of being "meddling in other people's own affairs."
Otherwise, Zhang Yuelu is not popular. Acting domineering is nothing at all. The key is that she does not want to be harmonious.
How should Zhang Wenyue answer? He could only keep silent.
Zhang Yuelu said, "Back then, Xuan Sheng was discussing Taoism with Xu Zu, and Xu Zu only said one truth. The problem at that time was not enough food. The most critical solution was to make the cake bigger to ensure that everyone could eat. So from the beginning of Xuan Sheng to
The fourth generation of great masters, our Taoist sect has been doing this. Starting from the Central Plains, we conquered the Western Regions in the west, leveled Fenglin in the east, conquered Borneo in the south, and set up Jinzhang in the north. We vigorously developed maritime trade and achieved an annual income of 10 million Taiping.
When Qian reached 10 million Taiping coins per year, and on the occasion of the handover between the fourth-generation Grand Master and the fifth-generation Grand Master, he captured the East Posuo Continent."
"At this point, the pie is already big enough, and it has reached the limit we can reach. So the Fifth Generation Grand Master raised another question, that is, the issue of distribution. The pie is here, and the Taoist sect decides how to distribute it.
Who gets more? Who gets less? If someone gets more, then someone must get less. Those who get more will be happy, but those who get less will be resentful."
"The Heavenly Master once saw in the 'Guizang Lantern' that the emperor's crown fell to the ground, and the king's dream was shattered. One after another, the mountains and rivers were stained with blood. The sky collapsed and the earth was torn apart, and the world was new. What was the reason for these people to sacrifice their lives? In the final analysis,
It’s just the word ‘injustice’.”
"So, I think that the Taoist government must first start with the word 'justice' when doing things. We don't ask you to have no selfish thoughts, but just ask you to level a bowl of water. Can't we do it this way?"
Zhang Wenyue was silent for an unknown number of times, and finally asked, "What does Mr. Zhang want?"
Zhang Yuelu said categorically, "I just want things to be the way they should be."