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When Zhao Junchen entered his room, he saw that Zuo Lanshan and Li Lide had been waiting here for a long time. [No pop-up novel website]
Zhao Junchen was slightly startled and asked, "Oh? The two adults came very early and the room has been tidied up?"
Zuo Lanshan and Li Lide both nodded. Among them, Zuo Lanshan looked relaxed and said: "I am accompanying the driver south this time. I don't have many things with me, just some personal belongings. I can just leave them to my servants to pack, so I After recognizing the location of the room, I will come to you, Mr. Zhao."
On the other side, Li Lide also had a casual attitude and said with a smile: "Yes, the cabin is small and very boring. I happened to be summoned by Mr. Zhao, so I came in advance."
As he said that, Li Lide looked around Zhao Junchen's room, and then added with a smile: "Master Zhao's room is more spacious, and it's not so stuffy here."
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A person's demeanor and mentality often change with the increase or decrease of status.
There are many factors that determine status, such as reputation, wealth, connections, qualifications, etc.
But in the officialdom, there is only one most important factor that determines a person's status, and that is official position!
If your official position is low, no matter how confident and arrogant you are, you still have to be "coiled by a dragon or squatting by a tiger." Otherwise, you will be regarded as "arrogant and ignorant" and be suppressed by the surrounding people. In this way, how can we still cultivate a good tolerance and mentality?
On the other hand, if the official position is higher, there will be fewer restrictions. There is no need for you to show off or show off, people will naturally please you and rely on you. Things that were considered difficult in the past are now just trivial things that can be easily solved. In this way, the attitude and attitude will naturally improve.
Li Lide is an obvious example. When he was just the minister of the Ministry of Justice, he was always very humble, reserved and cautious in front of Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan. But now after being promoted to the chief envoy of Shandong, he has become a very important person. Although the official rank of the feudal official is still one level lower than that of Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, he is finally an official of the same level, so he is in front of Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan. His attitude gradually became more casual.
This change in attitude does not mean that Li Lide is getting carried away, but that he has gradually adapted to his new status. When his status is improved, he should be more confident, otherwise Zhao Junchen will not trust him.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen not only did not have any anger or dissatisfaction with Li Lide's change of attitude, but instead accepted it calmly. Take it for granted.
Of course, the reason why Li Lide was promoted to Chief Envoy of Shandong was because of Zhao Junchen's hard work, but now Zhao Junchen cannot show too much self-respect. Because all this is in the past, and people in official circles often have poor memories, especially when remembering gratitude.
In fact. Since Li Lide became the chief envoy of Shandong, not only he himself has become much more confident. Zhao Junchen's attitude towards him became much more polite - official position represents status, and status represents strength. Those who are powerful need to be given more benefits and more respect, that's all - this is a natural rule of officialdom, and Zhao Junchen has always abided by such rules.
Many people don't understand this. They always feel that they have been kind to someone in the past, or that they were someone's old boss. They think that the other person should do anything to them, so their attitude remains as arrogant as ever, even for the sake of publicity. To satisfy some of their own psychology, they will deliberately push their limits, but they forget that time has changed and the other party's status and mentality are completely different. This attitude is almost equivalent to humiliation for the other party, and in the end it is natural Turn against each other and become enemies.
In the officialdom, for officials with similar ranks, it is often not feasible to "repay a favor". The previous favor is just to deepen the relationship today and let the other party understand the benefits of following you. , nothing more.
Because this world is "real", "present" is the "present" of "now", and "reality" is the "reality" of "actual".
Zhao Junchen is a very realistic person.
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Therefore, after hearing Li Lide's words, although Li Lide's attitude became a little more casual and no longer respectful and humble as before, Zhao Junchen did not express anything and just said with a smile: "Yes, although our ship is second only to It's His Majesty's ship, but it's just a ship after all. There will inevitably be insufficient space, and there are more officials accompanying the ship south, so our room is a little narrower, but this is not a big deal. We are in We don’t live on the ship permanently. When the ship stops in various places, we will naturally go ashore to live.”
Having said this, Zhao Junchen led Zuo Lanshan and Li Lide to sit down at the round table in the house, and smiled at Li Lide: "Especially you, now that you are the chief envoy of Shandong, you are not accompanying me south this time. , but it’s just a way to Shandong to take up a post. You will get off the ship when you arrive in Jining, Shandong, but it will reduce a lot of bumps.”
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, and thinking that he was about to become a provincial governor and a frontier official, Li Lide also showed anticipation and excitement, but sighed: "It's a pity, I originally wanted to follow Your Majesty and Zhao Your Excellency and Mr. Zuo went to Jiangnan for a few days together, but we missed this opportunity, but we don’t know how long we will have to wait.”
However, compared with Zhao Junchen, Zuo Lanshan couldn't stand Li Lide's proud look. He always felt that Li Lide had lost a lot of respect for him since he was promoted to Shandong Chief Envoy. Now looking at Li Lide's obedient appearance, A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
However, Zuo Lanshan is also an old man in officialdom and has a deep state of affairs. However, he will not express his dissatisfaction directly. Instead, he interjected: "Oh? Mr. Li still wants to go to Jiangnan for fun? He is a little comfortable and optimistic. Now that you have been promoted Although he is one of the officials with the highest power and responsibility in Shandong, he is one of the officials with the highest power and responsibility in Shandong. Not to mention that there is a governor above him to restrain him, and beside him is Zuo Cheng, who announces the political envoy and carries out the punishment. The Inspector-General and the Capital Commander-in-Chief were restraining their efforts, so they asked the local officials in the six prefectures, fifteen prefectures, and eighty-nine counties below. You have just arrived, and it is unknown how many of them will listen to you. If you show off, If you don't accept these things, even if you become a feudal official, you will be nothing more than an empty frame."
At this point, Zuo Lanshan's expression darkened and he added: "As long as you are envious of Jiangnan, you might as well think carefully about what you should do next. Don't get carried away and waste all the hard work Mr. Zhao has put into you. That’s it!”
This is also the reason why Zhao Junchen doesn't care about Li Lide's change of attitude, because Zhao Junchen knows that with Zuo Lanshan's temperament, he will definitely take the initiative to play the white-faced role at this time. In this way, his red-faced role will also make Li Lide even more attractive. Be grateful.
The most important thing is that if Li Lide wants to secure his position as the chief envoy of Shandong, he must get his own support, otherwise he will achieve nothing, and Zuo Lanshan will definitely take the initiative to mention this to Li Lide.
Sure enough, after hearing Zuo Lanshan's words, Li Lide's expression changed.
It was not that he was unaware of these difficulties and worries. It was just that after becoming the Chief Envoy of Shandong, he was a little carried away by the ecstasy and had not realized the seriousness. Now after hearing Zuo Lanshan's summary, he realized that he was becoming the Chief Envoy. After that, things may not go smoothly.
Then, Li Lide's attitude became more restrained, no longer as proud as before, and he looked at Zhao Junchen for help.
Zhao Junchen smiled slightly, as if he didn't notice Li Lide's change in attitude at all, and just said leisurely: "Of course what Mr. Zuo said is very reasonable. Mr. Li, you must be prepared to face difficulties. This magistrate may not be as good as It's easy to be a Beijing official, but... don't worry too much. Although there are many local constraints and major forces are intertwined, you can just do your own thing well when the time comes, and don't worry too much about other places. The attitude of officials.”
At this point, Zhao Junchen increased his tone, looked directly at Li Lide, and said word by word: "Because you are my disciple, Zhao Junchen. Even if they are not convinced by you, they will never dare to embarrass you directly. Otherwise, I will make things difficult for them! At that time, no matter whether their backer is Zhou Shoufu, Mr. Huang Ge, or Mr. Shen Ge, they will not be able to help them!"
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Li Lide couldn't help but be stunned, and he didn't understand what Zhao Junchen meant.
Nowadays, although Zhao Junchen is one of the most powerful officials in the court, his influence is still limited to the capital. How can he listen to Zhao Junchen's words, as if the local feudal officials dare not offend him?
But Li Lide was not a fool after all. After thinking about the identities of Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, he suddenly understood.
Zhao Junchen is in charge of the household department and is responsible for the verification and expenditure of money and food all over the world. Zuo Lanshan is in charge of the Ministry of Works and is responsible for the accounting and supervision of projects all over the world. If local officials offend these two, it will be difficult to allocate money and food from the imperial court for use. As a result, there will naturally be no money to be made, and once the money is gone, what's the point of being an official?
Therefore, compared with officials in the capital, local officials are often more afraid to offend Zhao Junchen. As a disciple of Zhao Junchen, Li Lide can naturally use the power of others to show off.
After understanding this, Li Lide suddenly became enlightened!
Thinking again, the problem that made me feel extremely embarrassed was solved by Zhao Junchen casually. However, after leaving Zhao Junchen's support, he could not even hold the position of chief envoy. Unknowingly, Li Lide was When he was in front of Zhao Junchen, he returned to his previous humble and cautious appearance, and then naturally he was grateful and promised not to mention anything.
This is the case in the officialdom. If you want to control a person, you must not just rely on past favors and relationships, but you must also let the other person understand the relationship of interests and the gap in strength!
Now, Zhao Junchen is doing the same.
Seeing Li Lide's change, Zhao Junchen smiled slightly, but then asked: "So, Mr. Li, does he know what matters will be your own business after you arrive in Shandong?"
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...(To be continued...)
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