Chapter 137

Sure enough.

Chen Yaozu's next words confirmed the guess in her heart.

"Zhou Jiping, you are also an escapee from the country, and likewise have not acquired American citizenship. Just like Li Jianguo, you belong to the category of fortune-thin people with no backing behind them and no roots to stand on.

If one says Li Jianguo once still had the foundation of having educated countless students as support, you and your wife fall far short.

Even more so, after you fled the country and tore up that passport, abandoned by Qi Luck, coupled with your shallow foundation, you originally should have died unjustly in the streets.

Although at the critical moment someone intervened and changed your fate, and later you went to the disaster area to lead a team in disaster relief and accumulated merit, only then did this neither-living-nor-dying fate change.

Otherwise, even if you dodged one calamity, it would be hard to dodge a second.

Even if you now have some disaster relief merit, you are still fortune-thin; that is to say, you still cannot support an official post from the Yamen.

Even the position of Acting Instructor is a bit difficult.

Virtue not matching position brings disaster upon oneself; you should have heard this principle.

Like this, I'll reserve the Acting Instructor post for you first; you and your wife go to the Embassy this afternoon to get your passport reissued!

That way you'll have roots behind you!

Whenever you get the passport reissued, that is when the Acting Instructor post will be given to you!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Jiping's face flushed bright red.

During this period, because of a fortuitous coincidence, he was valued by Chen Yaozu, who even arranged for him to be the Hall Master of the Fujian Bang Los Angeles Branch; Zhou Jiping had forgotten his former helplessness, when he could only work black labor in a restaurant to get by.

Now hearing Chen Yaozu bring it up, he realized with a start that if not for the helping hand extended by this Seal Mastery Celestial Master when he passed by back then, he and his wife might really have died unjustly in the streets.

Even without Zhang Rusong's scheming, there would be Wang Rusong, Li Rusong; a person like himself who tore up his passport and went underground fundamentally has no ability to withstand any risk.

He had once heard a saying before.

Saying that if an old person has no children of their own, even if they pay out of pocket to enter a nursing home, they are just there to be bullied.

Because, if they have children, no matter how unfilial the children are, even if it's for the sake of interest, if their old man is bullied to death, they will sue the nursing home for compensation.

If the children are filial, it's even more impossible for them to let the nursing home off.

This makes people, when they want to abuse you, consider the cost, whether it's worth bearing such heavy consequences for a moment of emotional satisfaction.

But if there are no children, the nursing home caregivers can bully you anytime; this is all reality.

Similarly.

When you have nationality, if you die unjustly on foreign streets, the country might pay attention to your case because of influence issues.

But you don't have nationality.

You're just a fart; dead is dead, who the fuck cares how you died, why you died, who killed you.

Isn't this exactly what Chen Yaozu just said: after tearing up the passport, no backing, no roots, you become a fortune-thin person.

Zhou Jiping, his thoughts racing, felt his clothes tugged hard; lowering his head he discovered it was his wife, reminding him not to be disrespectful.

Coming to his senses, he hurriedly bowed slightly and nodded: "Please rest assured, Seal Mastery Celestial Master; this afternoon I'll go with my wife to get the passport reissued."

"Good!"

Chen Yaozu nodded, very satisfied in his heart; he could see that although Zhou Jiping received a blow, he quickly righted his mindset, and no resentful emotions appeared in his heart.

Can be cultivated!

Tian Hao originally thought today he was just here to watch the excitement and eat melons, but never expected this melon would also land on his own head.

Chen Yaozu looked at Tian Erdai beside him: "Tian Hao, you recently cannot go back! Before the Criminal Code is amended, you have to stay here and manage your wife!

Your wife's current survival awareness is the cognition of a Great Ming period woman: the ruler is the guide for the minister, the father is the guide for the son, the husband is the guide for the wife; that is to say, she only listens to you.

Now you are one body as husband and wife; if she commits a fault, the retribution will also fall on you, on your father, and on those backers behind your father.

Therefore, I will issue you a work invitation letter, for you to process a work visa; you need to stay with me for a few years first.

By the way, the Assistant Magistrate position is temporarily given to you!

This post is responsible for finance, taxation, public security, household registration and multiple other aspects of work inside the Yamen!"

Tian Erdai was a bit dumbfounded; husband-wife-one-body he understood, his wife commits trouble and he suffers retribution, this he also understood.

Even possibly implicating his parents, this he could also understand.

But Assistant Magistrate... what the hell is that? What, just gave it to me, did I say I wanted to be this Assistant Magistrate that's like playing house?

When he first arrived he wanted to complain; times have changed, the Qing Dynasty is gone, yet you still have the Great Ming Pacification Commissioner Office? Now you still call him to be an official in this Pacification Commissioner Office, even if it's the Second-in-Command, it's still like playing house.

All grown adults, still playing with mud like kids pissing! Of course, he knew the truth definitely wasn't this; this was just the complaint in his heart.

Moreover, Chen Yaozu as the Daoist Gate opening another lineage, the Twenty-Fifth Treatise's Seal Mastery Celestial Master, calling him to be this Assistant Magistrate definitely has deeper meaning.

But, he knows one thing: as an Eastern Second Generation, there are many things he can do, and many things he cannot do.

For example?

Just like now, inexplicably joining some sect, and a religious one at that.

This sect's base is even some Great Ming period imperial court Yamen; this he absolutely cannot agree to.

"Hurry up and go receive the appointment!"

Seeing he wasn't moving, Tian Fangfei beside him got anxious.

She just now could feel that after these people in front received their official posts, the Qi on their bodies wasn't right.

Before, even if their Qi and Blood were more surging, they were just a group of slightly more powerful Mortals.

Now?

Now these few have started to have a faint, unique Eastern official authority of the Great Ming period; that Hu Ying, the armored female ghost who received the Commandant post, at this moment has not only official authority on her body, but also carries a touch of killing austerity.

If her husband misses this, he'll really have missed a huge opportunity! "You don't understand; because of my father's work, I cannot join certain social organizations!"

Tian Erdai quietly explained to his wife, then was just preparing to go out and tactfully decline this appointment.

But was stopped by Tian Fangfei, who quietly countered: "How do you know Father-in-law knows and doesn't allow it?

These are all your guesses; the hall officials have the same Qi as Father-in-law, they should all be our own people.

Even this position of yours was given out of respect for your father-in-law's face.

Don't guess wildly, use that box from just now to ask, seek your father-in-law's opinion!

Box? Oh oh... Tian Erdai only then reacted, his wife was talking about the mobile phone; just after getting up, the couple had used the phone to greet their parents.

The two of them spoke quietly, but what kind of person is Chen Yaozu, moreover in this yamen, it is not difficult for him to hear some words if he wants to.

So he simply pointed it out directly:

"Tian Hao, since you are unwilling, then forget it! However, your wife Tian Fangfei, I will also appoint to the post of Patrol Inspector.

You don't object, do you?"

Ah? Let him off this easily?

But hearing he wanted to grant his wife an official post, naturally impossible to object: "This I have no objection, our family is not a feudal family, women should also have their own careers!"

Chen Yaozu gave him a somewhat regretful glance, then looked toward Tian-shi:

"Tian-shi Tian Fangfei, from now on I appoint you to the post of Patrol Inspector.

This is similar in work nature to a Blackjack Shi and County Lieutenant, responsible for patrol and pursuit of bandits.

Are you willing?"

Tian-shi was both delighted and worried; she instinctively felt that if she really became this Patrol Inspector, the benefits would absolutely be boundless!

But her husband had refused; if she accepted the appointment, would it make things difficult for her husband's face?

She glanced at her husband, but Tian Erdai nodded in support: "Go on! Daughter-in-law's career doesn't affect my dad!"

Since it was so, Tian-shi stepped forward to accept: "This humble woman Tian Fangfei respectfully obeys the court official's order, will certainly devote herself to her duties, and serve the court!"

This was without accident; Chen Yaozu nodded lightly in satisfaction.

He looked at the only person here who did not belong to the Dharma Protectors, Su Yichen.

"Doctor Su, your hands bear no sins, you have saved many people, accumulated some yin virtue.

Recently you even won a lawsuit against the Immigration Bureau, your reputation has risen; reputation is sometimes also a kind of blessing.

Moreover you went to lawsuit with the Immigration Bureau for justice, which also counts as accumulating virtue and doing good.

You come to temporarily act as this Assistant Magistrate; if you do well, the 'acting' character will be removed."

Doctor Su thought he was only invited to attend the ceremony, never expected such a good thing would actually fall on his head? Where was there any hesitation, he hurried forward to accept! At that moment, Tian Erdai suddenly felt his heart go empty, immediately realized something was wrong, hurriedly pulled his wife aside to make a call.

Chen Yaozu ignored them, continuing to arrange the matters below.

After the positions were arranged, of the forty-nine Dharma Protector disciples, over forty still had no arrangement, and were arranged together by Chen Yaozu.

"The rest of you are incorporated into the Three Classes of Yamen Runners, obey dispatch, and will also share the yamen's qi luck merit.

The more this Great Ming Pacification Commissioner Office flourishes, the more abundant the qi luck fed back to you.

Your cultivation will also become increasingly effortless!"

These dozens of disciples raised no objections, very neatly cupped fists and bowed: "We obey the Seal Mastery Celestial Master's command!"

Arrangements finished here, Tian Erdai's side also finished the call; he actually learned from his old father that originally the couple's positions were obtained through a trade.

The domestic side already knew how important that signboard inscribed with the five characters 'Great Ming Pacification Commissioner' was to Chen Yaozu when the yamen was first inscribed.

Yet when Chen Yaozu asked for those five characters, he surprisingly did not state it clearly, so after everything settled last night, Qiu Ming came to demand an explanation.

And Chen Yaozu's explanation was the two posts of Assistant Magistrate and Patrol Inspector; Qiu Ming agreed.

However because the two of them had their wedding night last night, they simply had not received the notification.

Now, Tian Erdai himself refused the Assistant Magistrate post, only then did he know what he had missed! Because it took a military officer personally coming to Chen Yaozu to ask for a position, this position was definitely important!

Yet such an important position was actually pushed away by himself.

For a time Tian Erdai felt a deep sense of loss!

When Chen Yaozu had arranged all official posts, even Zhou Jiping's still-unfilled Acting Instructor post was considered properly arranged.

In an instant, everyone suddenly felt clear-headed and refreshed, as if the sky had never been this blue, the air never this fresh, even a bee flying past they found pleasing to the eye.

At this moment, almost everyone felt they had already integrated into heaven and earth, everything was so harmonious.

This state, Daoism has a term, called Unity of Heaven and Man.

The Central Plains Buddhist Zen Sect has a term, called Epiphany.

【Great Ming Pacification Commissioner Office all leadership structure complete, allowing you to finally truly borrow qi luck to cultivate.

Today all who assumed office, rewarded one Unity of Heaven and Man opportunity.

Can enhance what you have learned.】

Chen Yaozu patted, not knowing when Audrey had walked to his side looking a bit wronged, his eyes comforting her.

To the crowd feeling physically and mentally comfortable, somewhat floating, he gave an order: "You should have felt it, after all yamen posts were implemented, you feel fused as one with this heaven and earth.

This is why I told you this Great Ming Pacification Commissioner Office is our cultivation foundation.

And your current state is called Unity of Heaven and Man, can help you comprehend what you have learned more deeply and easily.

Now, go to the outside square, practice the Five Animals Guiding Technique I taught you.

To what level you cultivate, depends on yourselves!"

Unity of Heaven and Man?

Truthfully there are few who don't know it, even the Fuzhou gang who have long been American-born second generation have of course heard these terms, after all they've followed Chen Yaozu for so long.

So they all ran out to cultivate.

Doctor Su hadn't learned it, but that didn't hinder him finding a place to study his medical skills; Unity of Heaven and Man didn't say one must cultivate martial arts, right? His TCM theory, and TCM's understanding of orthopedics and techniques, all have much to review and comprehend.

And Chen Yaozu himself continued watching the talisman's information in his mind

【Pacification Commissioner Office, at minimum also a Great Ming county-level yamen.

But the people you govern now are fewer than a hundred, cannot support a county-level yamen's qi luck.

Barely counts as a township-level, at minimum must have a county's population.】

Only then does one truly count as a Seventh Rank True Person.

Early Ming: a county's population numbered roughly ten thousand households, that is, about fifty thousand people. Mid Ming: with the country politically stable and the economy prosperous, the population gradually increased, reaching about one hundred thousand. Late Ming: due to war, chaos, and famine, the population decreased somewhat, but still remained above sixty thousand. Now, the people under your rule number fewer than a hundred; even Ninth Rank is a stretch! For the time being, count it as Weak From Ninth Rank!

(Chapter End)