Something happened to Chen Jianchou, and Ke Qingqing had to shoulder the heavy burden. After all, as Qi Xuansu's former secretary, she was quite skilled in many businesses.
As the old saying goes, a woman cannot marry two husbands, but now Ke Qingqing is responsible for two people. She has to take care of both Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu. Fortunately, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu are not far away. They are both in Shenglong Mansion, so they are still busy. Gotta come over.
Qi Xuansu was constantly moving under the table, but on the surface there was nothing unusual. He dealt with various matters as usual, mainly the reorganization of Nanyang United Trading Company. This was not a trivial matter and required coordination of all aspects. He could not be caught by others, or It is a great test of Qi Xuansu's ability to drink a bowl of water evenly.
Strictly speaking, doing business well and making money for the Taoist sect is the main job of Qi Xuansu, the chief deputy palace master.
Investigating cases and so on are the matters of the Second Deputy Palace Master. Qi Xuansu's calmness undoubtedly relieved some of the tension and played a role in stabilizing people's hearts.
Today Qi Xuansu convened and presided over another meeting. The topics included hearing a joint report from the Shibotang branch and the Duzhitang branch on the rectification of Nanyang United Trading Company.
Speaking of the chief officer of the Shibotang branch, as his deputy, he was severely suppressed by Lin Tianhe. He had almost no real power and was like a pendant.
But this time something happened to Lin Tianhe, he was a blessing in disguise. Not only was he not implicated, but he succeeded in taking the position. Now he is acting as the assistant manager. It was the spring breeze that brought him great gratitude and loyalty to Qi Xuansu. He was very active in doing things and helped Qi Xuansu. Not small.
The discussion was very late, and when Ke Qingqing walked into Qi Xuansu's signing room, most of the principals had dispersed, leaving only the chief principal of the Ziweitang branch and the chief principal of the Fengxiantang branch.
There was still smoke in the room, and there was a lot of leftover tea on the table. Ke Qingqing opened the window to let out the tobacco-scented mist, and then hurriedly poured out the remaining tea in the teacup.
Qi Xuansu said to Ke Qingqing: "Mr. Ke, if there is nothing going on with Mr. Zhang, you can ask someone to prepare some supper later." Ke Qingqing responded and left with the collected tea cup.
I made new tea and brought it into Qi Xuansu's room. Qi Xuansu's signing room is a suite, one on top of another. The innermost is a quiet room and living room, then the study and office space, then the reception room and small meeting hall, and the outermost is the secretary's place.
At this time, Qi Xuansu and the two chief officials had left the meeting hall and entered the study room inside. Qi Xuansu sat behind the desk. Two chairs were placed opposite Qi Xuansu, and the two chief officials sat respectively.
Ke Qingqing served tea to the three of them. Qi Xuansu leaned back in his chair and remained motionless. The two principals reached out to hold the teacups and nodded slightly to express their gratitude.
Qi Xuansu asked: "Do you know anything about Chen Jianchou?" The two principals looked at each other, and the principal of Feng Xiantang cautiously replied: "I have heard about it." Qi Xuansu said: "After all, he is my secretary. I asked fellow Taoists from Beichen Hall, and found out that neither Deputy Hall Master Danjin nor Deputy Hall Master Yongyan gave any orders, and the main hall of Beichen Hall had no idea about it." The chief director of Fengxian Hall still didn't understand. , hurriedly said: "In this case, it is the branch of Beichen Hall that made the decision on its own." Qi Xuansu said: "The branch of Beichen Hall does have the power to handle the case on its own, and naturally also has the power to investigate Chen Jianchou. It is reasonable and reasonable to make the decision on its own. This is Taoism Give them the power. By the way, I heard that the chief director of Beichen Hall is a female Taoist friend? She is very courageous, and women are not inferior to men." Ke Qingqing interjected: "Yes, this person's name is Wu Jiarong, he is very powerful. He is very famous in Borneo and is relatively young among the eight generations of disciples." Since the Taoist sect was rebuilt, except for the first-generation disciples headed by Xuansheng and some second-generation disciples who were in special circumstances, since then the Taoist sect has used twenty-four years as a generation, so the disciples of the same generation There is a big age gap between them. Qi Xuansu and others are already at the lower end of the eight generations of disciples, while Bai Yingqiong and others are at the upper end. It is not surprising that they are twenty years apart.
In the same way, the difference between the bottom row of seventh-generation disciples and the top row of eighth-generation disciples may only be one or two years. Qi Xuansu asked: "What kind of strong method?" The chief director of Ziweitang said: "She was the one who solved the witchcraft case in Dayu Kingdom, so she was promoted to the director of the Beichen Hall branch. This Wu Daoyou is very Characteristic, sometimes not so rational, a little emotional." Qi Xuansu interrupted: "What is emotional?" The chief director of Ziweitang looked embarrassed, as if he didn't know how to explain it, of course he would not think that Qi Xuansu was not He understood what these three words meant, but he was just not sure what Qi Xuansu meant.
Ke Qingqing explained on her behalf: "To be specific, she is more impulsive, likes to follow her emotions, and needs others to provide some emotional value. It is said that her subordinates are more good at 'coaxing'. She is not yet forty years old this year, and she also needs others to provide some emotional value." She has a bright future. If she works so hard on official matters, it will be difficult to take care of personal matters. Coupled with her personality, I heard that her relationship with her Taoist companions is not very good. This should be the reason for her emotional state." Qi Xuansu He concluded: "Emotional value, this is a Western term. To sum up, it means asking others to flatter you, asking others to coax you. In short, asking others to make you happy, and then do things according to your own preferences." Ke Qingqing nodded: "Okay Put it like that." Qi Xuansu said: "This is not the right attitude to do things. It is not good to pass on your personal pressure to your subordinates. Of course, I have to criticize myself first. I vented my anger on the king because of some private matters. I heard that Deputy Palace Master Wang is still ill? I should go and check on him." The two principals looked at each other, but neither of them spoke.
Ke Qingqing said: "It was Deputy Palace Master Wang who cursed first, no wonder the chief."
"Okay, let's not talk about my matters for now. Let's continue talking about this fellow Daoist Wu." Qi Xuansu said,
"You just said that Fellow Daoist Wu is not yet forty years old. That is indeed very powerful." Ke Qingqing whispered: "If she is so powerful, how can she cause such a mess in Borneo? She didn't come out when the Westerners incited riots. The ancient immortals did not see her come out when they conspired to come to the world, but she is a good hand in dealing with their own people." The chief director of Feng Xiantang is a thoughtful person and already understands a little bit, so he spoke appropriately at this time : "It is an expert in the civil war. Because all the energy is spent on researching and investigating one's own people, he will inevitably become an outsider in foreign wars. After all, he has no time to investigate and study outsiders." Ke Qingqing joked: "What Director Zhou said is very true. . Some people are experts in civil war and outsiders in foreign war. We should check them carefully to see if they have ulterior motives and are fighting among themselves all day long." There are some words that Qi Xuansu is not suitable to say. He can only convey an attitude in a subtle way, so that the people below can People understand that this can be seen as a means of self-protection.
It is better to remain silent than to promise everything. If you don't say any word, you are the master of that word. If you say it, you are the slave of that word.
The secretary does not have so many scruples. When necessary, he can
"Speaking without restraint" and speaking softly can also be regarded as
"Children's words are unbridled", which plays the role of mouth. The chief executive of Ziweitang has been in the officialdom for many years. He doesn't understand the mystery behind it. He can't help but sigh. No wonder Chief Qi has suddenly risen to prominence at a young age. Having a backer and background is one, and he has the ability and merit. The key point is that he He was born to do this. He is obviously a novice who has just entered the field of power, but he can teach himself without a teacher. Such methods and sophistication are probably incomparable to the three talents of the Taoist sect.
Many truths took him decades to understand before he gradually understood them. The chief director of Fengxiantang is not much worse than the chief director of Ziweitang. He is also a human spirit. He can read the direction of the wind and listen to what is said. He immediately expressed his position: "Chief Ke is right, we should check it out." Well, Westerners are causing trouble, cult monsters are causing trouble, and as a result, the Beichen Hall branch didn’t even fart. I think it’s suspected of dereliction of duty.” Qi Xuansu said in a calm tone: “You guys do these things, just do whatever you want. Yes, we have our own articles of association and laws to follow, and I want to focus on the reorganization of the shareholders’ meeting of Nanyang United Trading Company.” The chief executive of Feng Xiantang responded.
He has been a prisoner for 20 years, so he naturally knows what the regulations are like, and he will not reveal any leverage to others.
Ke Qingqing withdrew and asked someone to prepare supper. Both hosts understood that this was a treat for dining together. Although the late-night snack was less formal, it was undoubtedly a hint.
Furthermore, it means treating them as one of your own. Soon, the late night snack was served. It was just ordinary noodle soup, which was really nothing.
But what haven’t the two principals eaten? No one comes here just for the noodle soup. The key is to look at the meaning behind the noodle soup.
Although he said nothing during eating and sleeping, Qi Xuansu did not intend to abide by this rule. While eating noodles, he said: "I remember that the matter about Chen Jianchou has been reported to the main hall of Ziweitang." The chief director of Ziweitang He quickly put down the chopsticks in his hand and said: "Yes, because it involves the birth of two immortal-level ancient immortals, it is directly the top level of 'Tian Zi Gong'. The master of the hall even named him for praise. It's a pity that he is not an official Taoist priest." , many promotion rewards cannot be implemented for the time being." Qi Xuansu said: "Yes, it will not happen until after the big exam. But when it comes to the big exam, no one can guarantee that Chen Jianchou will pass the exam. If he doesn't pass, then he will keep putting it off. It will not be good if it is not implemented." The chief director of Ziweitang said: "I have also considered this. I wonder if I should give it to a fellow Taoist priest first?" Qi Xuansu said: "This is a good suggestion, Chen Jianchou The case has not yet been finalized, right? According to the Taoist law, is he qualified to be awarded the same Taoist priest status?" The chief director of Fengxian Hall nodded: "Yes, according to the Taoist law, he is indeed qualified." Qi Xuansu used his hand He nodded his chopsticks and said: "Since he has this qualification, we can't chill people's hearts and let people say that we don't know the rewards and punishments. Otherwise, who will be willing to contribute to the Taoist sect in the future?" The chief officer of Ziweitang said seriously: "I will immediately I sent a letter to the main hall of Ziweitang in Yujing, requesting that fellow Taoist Chen be granted the fourth grade of Taoist priesthood." Qi Xuansu said: "I will also say hello to the fellow Taoists of Ziweitang and ask them to implement it as soon as possible." The chief of Ziweitang The chief smiled and said: "The chief is from our Ziweitang. This is my natal family. They are all colleagues and cannot be considered outsiders."
