The "heart-to-heart talk" with Ding Baozhen didn't last long. Half an hour later, Jiang Feng sent him away with a slightly anxious look on his face. Although he could feel the entanglement in the other person's heart, he had decided to leave.
Ding Baozhen will eventually take away twelve relatives, including Ding Lingxin, a spiritual monk who followed him in preparing matters related to the Changning Chamber of Commerce, and Ding Lingyu, the assistant manager of Daku. Regarding the latter, Ding Baozhen bluntly said that for well-known reasons, she continued to stay
It is impossible to have a better "marriage" in the Qianshan Sect.
This unintentional mistake affected Ding Lingyu's future, which Jiang Feng did not expect.
As for the date of departure, Ding Baozhen will continue to stay in the post of deacon of the Construction Department until early March. During this period, he suggested that the clan find a successor as soon as possible so that he can hand over all the tasks in his hands. At this point, Ding Baozhen did
He was quite kind, so Jiang Feng did not demand anything more, and temporarily decided to pay him an additional six months' salary. Although this spiritual stone was nothing to Ding Baozhen, who was about to join the Chamber of Commerce, he had dedicated his whole life to the sect.
After many years of chatting, it is still necessary to give the last farewell.
The loss of one profound level and one spiritual level, although not many ordinary people were taken away, the Ding family still has thirty-two people in the Qianshan Sect, but there are no monks among them. If in three to five years, no monks awaken to become a family
Most of them will slowly dissipate. Jiang Feng secretly sighed, but since he could not prevent the loss of Ding Baozhen, he could only consider how to fill the vacancy left by him after he left.
The so-called successor must be suitable for the position. Before Ding Baozhen left, he "boldly" complained about a lot of personnel appointment problems. Although Jiang Feng had some concerns about this before, in fact, due to the shortage of talents, he had been "making do."
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Jiang Feng fully agrees with the problems that Zheng Luda, Wang Yi, Zhao Wenjun, and Su Jin have. Some of them are "old Qianshan" for many years, and some are people close to him who want to kick them away regardless of the consequences, and completely follow the "Mediocre people will go down."
It is almost impossible to follow the principle of "the most capable". Not only must we consider who can succeed and convince the public, but we must also consider the mentality of those close to him. If he is not careful, he may even cause greater turmoil and loss, which is extremely dangerous.
It's possible.
After much thought, Jiang Feng decided to start with simple problems and look for suitable opportunities for the rest. As for the skills that were in short supply in the sect, Jiang Feng planned to look for opportunities to expand in the name of exchange and sharing. As for the scope, Jincheng Alliance was the first choice, but everything still remained.
It is necessary to take a long-term approach and find a suitable entry point.
When I turned around and returned to my wife Su Jin's residence, I saw that the four doors were tightly closed and no one came out to greet me.
This is being petty! Just because I was with you in the future last night?
I can't tolerate this bad temper. I pushed the door and went straight in, only to see two fat maids stopping me nervously, "Master, Madam said she is ill, you'd better please come back..."
"Back off!"
"Master, you are still..."
"Step back, everyone, step back!"
"Yes, Master!" Several maids looked frightened but relieved. They quickly turned around and ran away, leaving Jiang Feng alone.
"Nothing big or small!"
Jiang Feng hummed softly, but actually he just said it to the people in the room. He used his spiritual power to pull open the door and entered the bedroom in three steps at a time.
"Where did this start a wildfire?" The room was full of fragrance, but Su Jin was wrapped tightly, leaning in front of the couch, shaving his nails with a delicate knife, and said neither salty nor light.
"How are things going in Beimu County?"
"The leader really regards the sect as his home. If I had known earlier, I should have returned to Beimu County to work as a cow and horse."
Jiang Feng didn't answer. Knowing that Su Jin was still jealous of Qiu Zhenzhen, he pulled off the curtain and ignored Yi's deliberate struggle. He peeled off seven or eight layers with great effort. After struggling for more than an hour, Yi's tone softened.
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"My sister is pregnant." Under the brocade quilt, the lady's resentment was laced with jealousy.
"Is it from Li Youde?"
"Of course, what are you thinking? Our Su family has always had excellent tutors." There was a pinch on the arm, but it didn't hurt.
"How are things going in Beimu County?"
"Why are you asking about this again?" Su Jin snorted dissatisfied, "It's just official business. Xu Xiaofei helped me organize it, and everything went smoothly. This year's plan has been set, basically according to the ideas set by Elder Wei Jie before.
Just because of the lack of investment, the scale is much smaller."
"In one month, Xu Xiaofei will be transferred to the position of deacon of the Advice Department."
"Why?" Su Jin shook off the person next to him and said nervously, "She went to find you?"
"You are still talking about me, what do you think?" Jiang Feng said angrily, thinking that I am such a soft-eared person who likes to eat grass from the side of the house.
Well, "Ding Baozhen is leaving and has joined a small chamber of commerce. There is currently no suitable person to replace him."
"Then what should I do?"
"You should pay more attention to yourself. Even if you use Xu Xiaofei, everyone in the sect will be watching. Although the credit belongs to you, the people are actually dissatisfied. Only by personally achieving results will no one be able to point fingers at you, the wife of the sect leader.
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"It's difficult. With my level of cultivation, it's hard to convince others." Su Jin brought up old matters again, and soon came around to this problem that had always been difficult to solve.
"It's okay if you just take care of the general affairs. What I'm most worried about is your safety. If you want, you can go to your father Su Liqing to solve it. I have no objection."
"Forget it." Su Jin's reply surprised Jiang Feng, and he thought for a moment, "Why don't you ask my sister Su Qiong to come over to have the baby, and bring Li Wengu over by the way."
"Li Wengu?"
"Yes, Li Youde's subordinate never shows off, but he is actually a master. He was recently promoted to the seventh level of Xuan level."
"Will Li Youde let go?"
"Of course, my sister is the head wife, unlike me, who has to remain a widow on the eve of her resignation." Su Jin snorted and kicked Jiang Feng twice in succession, and started to be jealous again, "I heard that Qiu
I'm really happy this morning, why, did you promise her something?"
"I sent her to the North Sword Gate to do something. I can take Qiu Sidian with me this time. I think it's because of this matter." Qiu Zhenzhen's affairs cannot be hidden, but thirty third-level coins must be hidden. This amount
The extremely expensive "pocket money", if Su Jin knew about it, would definitely lead to another bloody incident.
Of course, the reason why Jiang Feng gave so much to Qiu Zhenzhen was also selfish. On the one hand, the cave in Beijianmen should not be cheap. Qiu Zhenzhen can take this a step further, and for himself, he also has a trustworthy person.
On the other hand, he once asked Qiu Zhenzhen about the old ministers of Qiu Bai Temple. She had been evasive and only recruited two losers to make up for it. Jiang Feng actually didn't believe it, so he dialed more this time.
I gave her the spirit stone. I believe that out of consideration for her own interests and status in the sect, she will definitely find a way. Judging from the different changes before and after that night, she is not just a show-off, but she is actually quite capable.
Scheming and knows how to create an atmosphere that is beneficial to oneself.
"Is it that simple?"
"It's up to you whether you believe it or not." Jiang Feng felt a little guilty and added, "She wanted to go to Beimu County to help you, but I refused."
Seeing that the suspicion on Su Jin's face was not diminishing but growing, Jiang Feng quickly changed the subject and told him that he would go to Qing Yuzong on the third day of the first lunar month to discuss matters within the alliance with Su Liqing and others. Su Jin naturally had no need to forward the words, so he
They hung out for a while and avoided interrogation. It was late at night before going out alone. After this trip to Qing Yuzong, dealing with Liu Sijiang, exploring the secrets of Chumen Fish Pond, and a gathering at Baiyao Villa all came one after another.
, there are very few opportunities to return to the sect, so Jiang Feng wanted to make a temporary investigation in various departments before leaving.
Although the talent problem within the sect is a constraint, it has not yet reached a situation where "nothing can be done". Now, focusing on solving practical problems is also a good way.
Don't ignore good deeds because they are small, this is the creed that Jiang Feng has always adhered to.
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Jincheng Sect, Tianyou City, the head of the inner palace.
Su Liqing was thinking hard about the secret report he had just received. He was both surprised and a little worried. The old servant Quan Shuisheng was waiting carefully at the side and did not dare to interrupt, but he knew that Su Liqing would ask him sooner or later.
"The sound of water, what do you think?"
"We are extremely careful." Quan Shuisheng slowly said the answer he had already thought of. In fact, even he was not completely involved in this secret matter. "It is absolutely impossible to say that the secret is leaked. Master, you
You should be sure that those helpers will have no problems at all, right?"
"Of course." Su Liqing crushed the secret report with his hands, "The problem is that only the legal affairs of Chengguanyuan are related to us, but it has caused so many changes, which is actually a strange thing."
"Then the chief Yuan Zhen of the Nanshan Academy, will he really end up in our Jincheng sect because of his pursuit of Dharma?" Quan Shui voiced his worries, "If so, it will be difficult for us to tell clearly."
"No, it's impossible. Our people are very quick and will not leave any traces behind. Besides, the four courtyards of Tianyin Temple are not yet so united." Su Liqing immediately denied Quan Shuisheng's guess, "Otherwise, I wouldn't do it either.
He will take risks and resort to borrowing a knife to kill people in an attempt to muddy the waters."
He thought for a moment, then turned around and told Quan Shuisheng, "Don't do anything for the time being. Don't make people suspect that we are guilty of committing crimes. There is no need to secretly search for Yuan Zhen, let alone the whereabouts of Hongzhi. By now, someone will definitely want to hurt me secretly.
Wait. Unexpectedly, we act first, but for others
I made a wedding dress, I want to see who is so bold."
"What about the troops investigating suspicious people in the South China Sea?"
"Stand still and wait for things to develop. Without any evidence, what can Tianyin Temple do to me?"
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Tianyin Temple, Wuliang City.
Ye Mo was "courteously" invited and settled in a mansion in the south of the city, but no one was in a hurry to ask him about any details about his meeting with Yuan Zhen in the Jincheng Sect, nor did they intend to let him go.
He learned from several nursing houses that the debate conference was held as scheduled, but the number of debaters from the four houses was reduced to four, which was a strange thing.
According to various secret codes left by his subordinates along the way, he learned that his reporting strategy had successfully allowed his subordinates to get rid of the spies following the Jincheng faction. In this way, the trip to the South China Sea could proceed as scheduled, without his own
A small team, led by "Black Bull", can probably handle this matter well, but he himself, who is behind bars, cannot leave easily.
"Are you the one who met Yuan Zhen?" At midnight, Ye Mo was just about to go to sleep, but he was crowded into the hall by several nursing staff, only to see that three people were already sitting there.
The cultivation levels of the three of them were all much higher than his own. They were seated at opposite ends of the room. The leader, a man in shabby clothes, couldn't tell clearly. However, he had seen the promotional documents of the Speculation Conference and recognized the leader.
It is the current guardian of Tianyin Temple who has not yet resigned, Yuanying monk Tongguang.
"Yes, exactly. I passed by him in a hurry and didn't pay attention at first. Later, when I thought about it, it must be this person." Ye Mo had already thought of an excuse. This one was basically the same as his previous confession, but the wording was more refined.
, which is helpful for him to cut off the relationship and escape, "Of course, I'm not sure, it's just that the man left a scripture. I think it belongs to your Tianyin Temple. I have already handed it over. I don't know when I can leave.
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"Are you from the Jincheng sect?" asked another monk, ignoring his request to leave.
"No, I am a casual cultivator and have some property in the Jincheng Sect."
"In other words, you have some dealings with the Jincheng faction's Chamber of Commerce?"
"You can say that." Ye Mo suddenly felt that the focus of the four people in front of him did not seem to be on the missing chief Yuan Zhen of Nanshan Academy.
Several people nodded to each other, shook their heads, said nothing clearly, and stood up to leave. Ye Mo was confused and watched the three people leave in two groups. He turned around and was about to rest, but not even a moment later, he was rushed into the hall again.
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"Has Tongguang asked you?"
"That's right." Ye Mo felt that there was no point in pretending that he didn't know Tong Guang. After all, there were several nursing staff present to testify.
"What did they ask and what did you say?"
You should ask Tong Guang about this, Ye Mo thought to himself, but the two people in front of him seemed to be very difficult to mess with, so he repeated his previous confession word for word.
"What's your relationship with Su Liqing?"
"I don't know Master Su at all." Ye Mo replied subconsciously. In fact, he did not know him.
"Hongzhi, do you know where you are?"
"Hongzhi is..." Ye Mo just wanted to ask who it was, but then he thought of the previous rumors and said, "I just saw someone who looked like the lost Yuan Zhen, but I don't recognize Hongzhi, let alone where he went.
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The two of them looked at me again, and I looked at you, nodded, shook their heads, flicked their sleeves and left, neither scolding Ye Mo nor saying to let him go. Ye Mo couldn't be calm this time.
I secretly thought that these two groups of people were not in the same group. Although I successfully reported it, I seemed to have fallen into another whirlpool.
It was late at night, but Ye Mo was not sleepy at all. Several of the guards in the courtyard were all Qi Practitioners, and there was only one Foundation Builder. He thought of escaping to avoid disaster. Under the cover of tall vegetation, he pondered in the courtyard.
After a while, seeing no one following him, he jumped out of the wall.
Outside the wall was a deserted alleyway, which Ye Mo was not familiar with in Wuliang City. He only knew that this was the southern city where rich families gathered. He walked through it under the moonlight, and after a while, he got lost.
"This way!"
In the darkness, he suddenly heard a whisper. A thin man in black waved to him, but he was not one of his own. Ye Mo couldn't help but hesitate for a moment, but he heard the scattered footsteps of a pursuer behind him. He had to wave to him.
He jumped forward. When he arrived near the man in black, he didn't say much. He just said "come with me" and quickly disappeared at the corner of the street.
hiss
Ye Mo took a deep breath of cold air. He suddenly felt that running out on impulse just now was not a wise move. But now he couldn't explain why he was caught without any help, so he had no choice but to follow the footsteps of the man in black and plunge into the cold.