It just so happened that Zongli and Laifu came up with another plan to recommend Daoyan to serve in the Senglu Department.
Lao Zhu's heart moved and he told Zong Li about today's "treasure hunt and picking people".
He sighed: "Master is also the master of this rebellious son. He can give us some advice on how to twist him around."
Zong's wisdom was so clear that he immediately understood Zhu Bai's intention. He smiled and comforted Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty, don't worry. Your Highness, King Xiang, is still young. It is human nature to be obsessed with skin. Let alone a child, even an adult. It’s inevitable.”
Lao Zhu: "This traitor is usually very smart, so why is he confused about this matter?"
Zong Lai: "The emperor is wise and understanding, and he respects virtues and talents. The King of Xiang is influenced by his ears and eyes, and he will naturally change slowly."
To put it bluntly, let Lao Zhu lead by example. Don't think about your face before choosing food.
Lao Zhu glanced at the memorial recommending Dao Yan on the table and asked, "Is Dao Yan really talented?"
Zong Lai: "You are indeed talented, otherwise the poor monk would not dare to recommend him to the emperor again and again."
Lao Zhu pondered: "In this case, let's bring him into the Senglu Division first. Let us think about how to use it specifically."
Zong Li hurriedly saluted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
Lao Zhu coughed dryly and said: "We will call the traitor immediately. You must tell him that we used Daoyan."
Laifu and Zongli hurriedly saluted: "I understand. The poor monks will definitely persuade King Xiang."
Zhu Bai was fishing by the lake and was invited over by Erhu.
He pretended not to know what was going on and saluted Zongli and Laifu: "Ah, two masters, if they have something important to do, they actually entered the palace together."
Zong Lai had a headache as soon as he saw the fishing rod in his hand. He wished he could leave this place of trouble and trouble as soon as possible. He hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness King Xiang. This poor monk is here to recommend Master Daoyan to the Emperor."
Zhu Bai immediately waved his hand: "Master, please don't waste your efforts. That monk is too ugly and my father will not use it."
Laifu was busy flattering Lao Zhu: "Your Highness has misunderstood the emperor. The emperor has always paid attention to virtue and talent in employing people, and never judged people by their appearance. He had long given Daoyan the monk's robe, just to test Daoyan so that he could find a suitable position for him. "
Zhu Bai tilted his head and asked Lao Zhu: "Father, is it true?"
Lao Zhu: "That's natural. We are not superficial people."
Zhu Bai asked: "Where do you plan to send Dao Yan?"
Lao Zhu: "We haven't decided yet."
It would definitely not work in the imperial court. It’s so uncomfortable to see Dao Yan every day.
Zhu Bai immediately said: "My father arranged for that ugly monk to be as far away as possible. Ah, by the way, my fourth brother does not have a monk to assist him. Let him follow my fourth brother to Zhongdu, and let my fourth brother go to Zhongdu by the way." Let me test him. If it works well, then fourth brother will take him to Peking and we will be out of sight and out of mind."
Lao Zhu secretly rejoiced: Hey. This is good, this is good.
We can also get the reputation of employing people on merit, and we don’t have to face that ugly face every day. It’s really the best of both worlds.
He said to Zong Lai seriously: "In this case, let's follow what King Xiang said. Send him to accompany King Yan. Set off immediately without delay."
Zhu Bai almost died laughing: "Yes, set off immediately without delay. That monk is really ugly."
Zong Lai and Lai Fu hurriedly agreed and made arrangements.
Then Lao Zhu copied his hand and asked Zhu Bai: "Look, hiring people should be based on ability, not just appearance. Which person from the Zhongcheng Military and Horse Department are you going to choose?"
Zhu Bai chuckled: "The Bingma Division will use the blue team selected by my father, and the red team selected by me will go to Yahang to entertain guests. Rich people like handsome people. You don't have to be too smart, just speak well." .”
Lao Zhu suddenly realized that he had been fooled: Even if he couldn't win from the beginning, this kid planned to use capable people.
He is engaging in this "treasure hunt competition" just to ask me to help him select people.
The five hundred taels of silver lost to us were hard-earned money.
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After receiving the appointment, Dao Yan worked hard and finally caught up with Zhu Di before arriving at Fengyang City.
Zhu Di pretended to be surprised: "Hey, why is Master here?"
He knew that Dao Yan would definitely come, and what Zhu Bai wanted to do would not be in vain, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.
Dao Yan lay prone on the ground, holding Lao Zhu's letter of appointment above his head, and burst into tears: "King Yan, please take in this poor monk. This poor monk really tried his best to serve His Highness."
Zhu Di suppressed the excitement in his heart, took the appointment letter, and helped Dao Yan up: "I am young, and I will rely on the master's guidance more in the future."
Dao Yan: "I should be ashamed of myself and follow the King of Yan."
At night, Zhu Di had a long talk with Dao Yan.
Zhu Di asked: "How can we get to Yandi as soon as possible?"
Dao Yan said: "Don't worry, King Yan. According to the observation of the poor monk, King Xiang is more eager to get King Yan to join the vassal than King Yan. So, we just need to wait and see what happens."
Zhu Di frowned: "It's impossible. Zhu Bai has repeatedly opposed the title of king."
Dao Yan: "The King of Xiang just doesn't want to become a vassal himself, but he doesn't object to his brothers becoming a vassal. Has he told His Highness that he will come to Peiping to join King Yan in the future?"
Zhu Di: "Yes."
Dao Yan smiled slightly: "That's it."
He could not tell Zhu Di that Zhu Bai had entered the ultimatum into the monks' register.
A person who plans to join the battle for the yellow position will only try his best to climb up at this moment.
Zhu Bai had no intention of joining the battle at all, so he was so actively looking for a way out.
This is also the reason why he did not choose Zhu Bai from the beginning.
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After Zhu Bai's rectification, everyone in the Bingma Division was in danger.
Zhu Bai directly promoted all the former clerks and magistrates of the Military and Horse Department in Zhongcheng to deputy capital commanders, and also raised the salaries of the five original personnel of the Military and Horse Department by one level.
Isn't this just a typical slap and a date?
As a result, everyone loved and hated Zhu Bai. How dare you slack off even a little bit.
Every day after Zhu Bai visited Guanya Bureau and Yinzhuang, he would come to the Military and Horse Department in Zhongcheng and sit there.
Then the commanders of the five military and horse divisions will come one by one to tell Zhu Bai all the major and minor events that happened within twelve hours and the results of their handling.
Zhu Bai just lowered his head and played with his nine-link ring.
People outside laughed at Bingma Si: once he was bitten by a snake and was afraid of well ropes for ten years, he really thought of a little girl with beautiful faces as his boss.
The commanders were quite afraid of Zhu Bai and did not care about the ridicule. They only reported seriously and never dared to slack off.
Today, Commander Cen of Dongcheng reported to Zhu Bai that the cherries on the wall of Li Shanchang's house were ripe and fell to the floor. They were sticky and difficult to clean and attracted many snakes, insects, rats, and ants.
Zhu Bai suddenly raised his head: "Hey, are there cherries?"
All the commanders were secretly glad that he was indeed listening and fortunately they didn't deal with him.
Commander Cen Du replied: "Yes. A tree full of cherries."
Zhu Bai opened his eyes wide and asked, "Is it sweet?"
All the commanders secretly covered their eyes: After all, he was still a child. You are listening, but the focus is not quite right.
Commander Cen Du hesitated for a moment and replied: "It should be sweet. I see a lot of birds eating it."
