In Zhao Junchen's view, the art of "painting cakes" can be divided into masters and clumsiers, and "speaking in plain words" is only the most basic requirement.
And truly masterful "cake painting" also requires certain skills, and all three links are indispensable.
One is to cite at least one "successful case" as a benchmark to strengthen the persuasiveness of one's "painting".
Successful cases in the past do not mean that they will happen again in the future, but at least they can give people hope.
What's more, most people simply cannot distinguish the logical trap in the rhetoric of "so-and-so was successful in the first place, so you will be successful in the future."
Second, it is necessary to combine short-term returns with long-term benefits. We should not just focus on describing a bright future, but also provide certain short-term returns in a timely manner.
Of course, for the sake of the "good prospects" in the future, you can "temporarily" owe some "short-term returns", but you can never have none.
Although, most of the time, the so-called "good prospects" cannot be realized at all; in other words, before the "good prospects" are realized, most people will be kicked away because their use value has been drained.
There is no qualification to share the final fruits of success.
But those were things a long time ago.
Third, we should not only emphasize unilateral efforts and gains, but should focus on "mutual benefit" - at least on the surface "mutual benefit".
In short, when "drawing cakes", you must let the other party understand that you are not just doing things for me, you can also reap many benefits. Although the benefits I get are "slightly" more, the benefits you get are "slightly" more.
Slightly less, but our interests are the same.
In this way, it will naturally stimulate the other party's sense of responsibility and subjective initiative, and maybe even inspire the other party's dedication, turning it into a convenient tool.
In Zhao Junchen's view, only by achieving these three points at the same time can it be regarded as a clever "painting" and can it deceive some smart people into working hard for themselves.
Otherwise, just saying "Follow me with peace of mind, I will definitely not treat you badly in the future" will only deceive a few fools in a short period of time.
Of course, whether it is a clever "painting" or a poor "painting", whether it is fooling a smart person or fooling a fool, painting a cake is painting a cake, and cheating is cheating.
When a person starts talking about "painting", those who are fooled by the art of "painting" are already doomed to be abandoned in the future.
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Since Zhao Junchen entered the officialdom, he has often painted cakes for others to satisfy his hunger. Now he has rich experience and experience, and he can be said to be well versed in this art.
At this time, when he was drawing cakes to Zhang Daoquan, he was naturally familiar with the road and opened his mouth.
"Actually, if you think back to what I just said, I have already told you the answer!" As he spoke, Zhao Junchen was like a good teacher and helpful friend, and his expression and tone were extremely sincere: "Buddhism and Taoism are different from each other.
The major sects can achieve the scale they have today because they have won the recognition of all walks of life, both in the government and in the public, and this is the future direction of the Tongji Temple."
Hearing this, Zhang Daoquan was still thoughtful and nodded slightly.
Zhao Junchen continued: "I have always spared no effort in supporting the 'Tongji Temple'. Think about it...if it weren't for my secret promotion, how would you have had the opportunity to contact Emperor Deqing, and even put our Majesty
Be accepted as a believer?
This is undoubtedly an excellent start. As long as you take Your Majesty as an opportunity in the future, Tongji Temple will get twice the result with half the effort when it expands!
It can be said that most of your ambitions have been successful. I have laid the foundation for the 'Tongji Temple' and planned every step of the future. You just need to follow the steps step by step and work steadily. There is no need to think too much.
There is absolutely no need to rush! As long as you follow my arrangements, your ambition will be realized smoothly!"
Hearing Zhao Junchen mention the example of Emperor Deqing, Zhang Daoquan's confidence greatly increased, and his trust in Zhao Junchen became more and more stable. He nodded repeatedly and said: "Yes! What Zhao Gechen said makes sense. In the past, he was really a villain.
Yes! From now on, I will do whatever you say, Zhao Gechen, and I will never dare to complain again!"
After a pause, Zhang Daoquan couldn't help but asked: "Zhao Gechen, what do you think Tongji Temple should do in the future?"
Zhao Junchen had already had a case, and at this time he said without hesitation: "At present, the relationship between 'Tongji Temple' and His Majesty cannot be made public, and many things have to be kept secret for the time being. The foundation of 'Tongji Temple' is also quite
Insufficient, unable to comprehensively expand influence, we must find accurate targets and focus on operations...
As for the future direction of the ‘Tongji Temple’, after much thought, I have found two places that are most suitable, one is the inner court, and the other is Liaodong!”
"Inner court? Liaodong?" This time, Zhang Daoquan couldn't help but be confused. He felt that these two directions were irrelevant and had no connection at all. He couldn't help but ask: "Zhao Gechen, because of your instructions in the past, the inner court has always been
They are all the key penetration directions of the 'Tongji Temple', and they have achieved great results. Why should we focus on operating them? And Liaodong... Forgive me for being stupid, I really can't think of the benefits of focusing on operating there..."
Zhao Junchen smiled softly and explained patiently: "Let's talk about the inner court first. I used to let the 'Tongji Temple' infiltrate the inner court. The key targets were the eunuchs and maids at the bottom of the palace, but your key targets in the future are the big shots in the inner court.
!That is, those eunuchs who hold real power!
At present, Tongji Temple's chances are very good. It has already accepted the eunuch Xu Sheng as a believer. Xu Sheng now has a bright future. Because he is related to His Majesty's "immortal fate", he has been favored by His Majesty.
, he will surely rise to the top in the future, and he may soon replace Wu Xinquan, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, as the head of the inner court!
Regarding this point, just look at how His Majesty specially brought Xu Sheng with him when he visited the Tongji Temple today. Therefore, as long as the Tongji Temple firmly controls Xu Sheng, it will be easy for the Tongji Temple to further infiltrate the upper echelons of the inner court!
And in the future, once the 'Tongji Temple' can have a large number of believers among the senior officials of the inner court, there will be too many benefits!
First of all, the high-ranking officials of the inner court serve His Majesty all day long, which can consolidate the relationship between His Majesty and the "Tongji Temple"; secondly, the high-ranking officials of the inner court have a close relationship with the nobles of the DPRK and China. Through this relationship, the "Tongji Temple"
I can further expand my influence to those wealthy and distinguished families; finally, the yamen of the inner court are extremely powerful and can provide a large amount of resources to the "Tongji Temple". Many minor troubles can be solved without my intervention, and they can be settled with the power of the inner court.
You can try to avoid exposing the relationship between me and 'Tongji Temple'!
With so many benefits, it’s natural to focus on management!”
Hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Zhang Daoquan nodded again and again, but couldn't help but asked: "What about Liaodong?"
"Let's talk about Liaodong! Haven't you always wanted to build branch temples for the 'Tongji Temple'? I will give you money to build several branch temples in Liaodong!
In the past hundred years, various parts of Liaodong have suffered from wars, and the people have been in panic all day long. It is the time when they need spiritual comfort the most. However, the influence of Buddhism and Taoism in Liaodong is insufficient. Now the imperial court and Jianzhou
The Jurchens have reached an agreement, and the Liaodong region will usher in a period of stability in the next few years. This is a great opportunity for the 'Tongji Temple' to take advantage of it!
After all, 'Tongji Temple' currently lacks widespread recognition among ordinary people. However, Buddhist and Taoist sects gather near the capital, and the competition pressure is too great. The expansion of 'Tongji Temple''s influence on ordinary people in the capital has reached a bottleneck. It might as well find another way.
Go to Liaodong to operate... Once the 'Tongji Temple' can gain a firm foothold in Liaodong, it can easily gain millions of believers, and it will have a heritage and foundation!"
After a pause, Zhao Junchen's expression became a little more solemn and he added: "In addition, Liaodong is adjacent to the Jurchen hinterland of Jianzhou. After the 'Tongji Temple' has established a foothold in Liaodong, it can further move towards Jianzhou.
The Jurchen hinterland has penetrated! Jianzhou Jurchen belief is still very confusing. There are endless battles between local shamans, Tantric Buddhism, and mainstream Buddhism. However, the local shamans have declined, and the spheres of influence of Tantric Buddhism and mainstream Buddhism are far in the southwest.
Both China and China are beyond reach, but it is also a great opportunity for Tongji Temple!
According to my judgment, the peace between the imperial court and Jianzhou Jurchens is bound to be short-lived. It will only take five or six years at most, and the war will rekindle. Once the "Tongji Temple" is successfully infiltrated, it will have a good chance of establishing a foundation for the imperial court in the future.
Great meritorious deeds! At that time, under the express reward of the imperial court, even if the government and the opposition parties do not agree with the teachings of the 'Tongji Temple', they will not be able to publicly embarrass the 'Tongji Temple'. Your Majesty can also take the opportunity to publicly disclose his relationship with the 'Tongji Temple'.
The relationship between the temples...then it will be a good time for the Tongji Temple to expand!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen spoke softly and began to describe a bright future for Zhang Daoquan, saying slowly: "Just think about it, once my plan goes smoothly, it will only take five or six years for the 'Tongji Temple' to have His Majesty
, the inner court, and the full support of the noble and wealthy families, with the belief of nearly ten million people in the Liaodong region, and the blessings of the imperial court's merits and awards... Under such circumstances, the 'Tongji Temple' will not only be with
Shangqing, Quanzhen, Zen, and Sanlunzong are all equally famous? They have every chance of becoming the number one religion in our dynasty!"
Of course, once the "Tongji Temple" successfully establishes a foothold in Liaodong in the future, it will become the fulcrum for Zhao Junchen's next step in infiltrating the Liaodong military town. Zhao Junchen will naturally not mention this matter, otherwise it will only scare Zhang Daoquan.
At this time, listening to Zhao Junchen's instigation, Zhang Daoquan couldn't help but fall into endless reverie, a trace of obsession flashed across his expression, as if he had seen with his own eyes the beautiful prospect described by Zhao Junchen.
In the end, Zhang Daoquan nodded with a firm expression and said: "As usual, I will do whatever you say, Zhao Gechen! Zhao Gechen, you have pointed out the direction for the 'Tongji Temple', so I will naturally go all out!"
Seeing the change in Zhang Daoquan's expression, Zhao Junchen knew that his "painting" was successful.
So, Zhao Junchen reached out and patted Zhang Daoquan's shoulder again, and added seemingly casually: "By the way, Your Majesty has asked you for your opinion several times today, but I think you have just dealt with it perfunctorily. This is the right thing to do.
, but from today on, if His Majesty asks you for your opinion again, you will say that you need to choose an auspicious time for divination to give the answer, but because the auspicious time has not arrived, it must be a few days apart... As for those answers
I will inform you of the specific content in advance."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Zhang Daoquan was slightly startled at first, feeling that he needed to take a lot of risks. But after he thought of the bright future that Zhao Junchen had just described, he finally gritted his teeth and agreed: "Of course, everything will be fine."
Follow the instructions of Minister Zhao!"
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In fact, whether it is in official circles, shopping malls, workplaces, or any other sphere of interest, "making cakes to satisfy hunger" is a very common phenomenon.
After all, "deception" is the most effective way to gain benefits anytime and anywhere, and among all kinds of deception, "painting cakes to satisfy hunger" is often the best method.
It can be said that where there are people, there will be benefits, and where there are benefits, there will be deception, so things like making cakes to satisfy hunger happen all the time.
On this day, not only Zhao Junchen was drawing cakes to Zhang Daoquan to satisfy his hunger, but many people were doing the same thing.
For example, Zhou Shangjing, Zhu Hejian, and even Zhu Heyu, who had always disdained this way before!