Chapter 330: Are business abilities more important than connections?

Chapter 330: Are business abilities more important than connections?

Chapter 330: Are business abilities more important than connections?

After conversing with the Golden Spirit Mother, Wen Rui paid his respects to all the elders of the Golden Spirit Sect one by one.

Although there is a rule in the Heavenly Palace that only the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother can convene a gathering of the immortals, the Golden Spirit Mother obviously does not care at all and immediately orders a banquet to welcome Wen Rui.

The Dou Department is like a small heaven. Whether the decrees of the Lingxiao Palace can be implemented here depends entirely on the mood of the Golden Spirit Mother.

Although there are some star gods who are not from Jiejiao mixed in, these little bits of sand are of no significance at all and can only play a surveillance role at most.

Because of this, the Star God of Doubu has committed crimes repeatedly, and it is common for him to violate the rules by descending to the mortal world without permission.

Civilian star gods such as Wenquxing would come down to earth from time to time to possess mortal students and help them pass the imperial examinations for fun.

Female star gods like Hongluan Star God would move around for no reason, causing frequent bad karma in the mortal world.

Not to mention, in later generations, there were major cases in which 108 Earthly Fiends and Heavenly Star Gods came down to earth collectively to form a group to rebel against the imperial court, which was a catastrophic violation of the laws of heaven.

Under the indulgence and protection of the Golden Spirit Mother, the star gods rarely receive severe punishments. They are considered a relatively free and happy group among the immortal officials in the heavenly court.

Wen Rui felt like he was back home. He took out all kinds of fine wines and delicacies that he had smuggled from the mortal world from his secret realm and treated all the star gods to a banquet.

In the normal historical timeline, the mortal world is still in the late Western Zhou Dynasty, and mortals have not yet created sufficiently exquisite wines and delicacies.

Wen Rui's development of food has long surpassed the timeline, and he has even come up with many modern dishes and wines.

Although these foods are not as divine as the food from heaven, where one bite can extend one's life by several years, they are novel in style and unique in taste.

Wen Rui also brought out a set of speakers and played the most popular playlist among the female fairies in the Tianshang Renjian Club to liven up the atmosphere.

The star gods are the most worldly-minded among the gods in heaven. They like to secretly come down to earth to experience the worldly life and have no resistance to anything from the mortal world.

This banquet was a great pleasure for both the guests and the hosts, and the atmosphere was extremely warm. It was even more interesting and less restrained than the Queen Mother's Peach Banquet.

During the banquet, Wen Rui also saw several Star Lords who were not from Jiejiao quietly leave the table. He thought they were going to pass on messages and inform on others.

He could see that the Golden Spirit Mother was able to see everything clearly, but she turned a blind eye and didn't care at all.

Wen Rui really admired her for her frankness and straightforwardness, as well as her disdain for pretending.

In comparison, the low-key Lishan Laomu and the overly rigid and serious Wen Zhong are far inferior.

It’s a pity that Wen Rui’s position as the Great Emperor Jie Tian does not belong to the Dou Department, but directly to the Zhongtian Jinque of the Jade Emperor.

This arrangement obviously does not show that the Jade Emperor values ​​Wen Rui, and he intends to win him over, so that he can be more easily controlled by keeping him by his side.

Otherwise, if Wen Rui joined the Dou Mansion, the power of the Jin Ling lineage of the Heavenly Court's Jiejiao would be further strengthened and they would be even more unwilling to be controlled by the Jade Emperor.

After the banquet, Wen Rui bid farewell to all the immortals in his sect, stepped on the auspicious clouds and set out on his return journey, then headed for the Creation Hall of Zhongtian Jinque Palace.

After ascending to the sky, Wen Rui went around in circles and had not yet returned to his own residence, let alone gone to the observatory under his jurisdiction for inspection. His first day at work was a bit unprofessional.

The ordinary immortals who were lucky enough to ascend to heaven and be granted titles were all very cautious and conscientious when they first arrived. Even the monkey in the later generations, who became the Horse Keeper, ran to the Heavenly Horse Bureau happily to raise horses. Wen Rui was not an ordinary immortal. He knew that the ability of an official was not as important as connections. Anyway, the heavenly court was lazy and idle. No one would care if you did nothing. It was more important to open up the way first.

If Wen Rui was not worried that running too often would cause displeasure from the Jade Emperor, he would have wanted to visit the Plague Department, Water Department, Fire Department, Finance Department, Smallpox Department, and Tai Sui Department as well.

The Plague Department's Plague Emperor Lu Yue and Uncle Lu and Wen Rui have similar interests. They developed a new type of epidemic virus to harm the Zhou army and formed a deep comradeship.

Uncle Zhao Gongming, the Golden Dragon Ruyi of the Zhengyi Dragon and Tiger Xuantan Zhenjun, is the elder in the sect who has taken care of Wen Rui for many years. Thanks to his support, Wen Rui has made a fortune in the mortal world.

Uncle Master Luo Xuanluo, the God of Fire of the Fire Department, cooperated well with the "Oil-Sprinkling Army" led by Wen Rui in the battle of burning Xiqi. One set the fire and the other added fuel to the fire. They were also friends who felt they had met too late.

Lu Xiong, the God of Water Deity of the Water Department, was a famous general of the Shang Dynasty who was recommended to Wen Zhong by Wen Rui. He was loyal and unyielding. He stood firm rather than kneeling after being defeated and captured, making him a rare loyal minister of the Shang Dynasty.

Yu Hualong, the Bixia Yuanjun of the Pox Department, was similar to Lu Xiong. He was also a loyal minister and general of the Shang Dynasty recommended by Wen Rui. His entire family died in the fight against the Zhou Dynasty.

Even Yin Jiao, the Prince of the Year of the Taisui Department, who was the crown prince of the Shang Dynasty, and a childhood friend of Wen Rui, who had been the crown prince's companion since childhood, was said by Emperor Xin to be a wise minister left to Yin Jiao to govern the country. Wen Rui had urged Wen Zhong to depose and enthronize the crown prince, but failed. Yin Jiao knew this and remembered it with gratitude.

It's a pity that the Tai Sui department has two chief officers. The other Jiazi Tai Sui god, Yang Ren, was persecuted for building the Lu Tai. He became a disciple of Daode Zhenjun and became a disciple of the Chanjiao. He also had a deep resentment towards the Shang Dynasty.

It was Wen Rui who presided over the construction of Lu Tai. Yang Ren protested that building Lu Tai would be a waste of money and labor. However, Wen Rui did an excellent job and adopted many future construction technologies without wasting much manpower. As a result, he was also hated by Yang Ren. The two of them had an irreconcilable feud.

Among the eight gods in heaven, Wen Rui's network of contacts covers seven and a half, two of which he has extremely close relations with. It would be strange if he was not feared by the Jade Emperor.

The eight departments of heaven are not equally powerful. The most powerful is the Department of Fighting, followed by the Department of Thunder and the Department of Wealth. The remaining four departments of Tai Sui, Fire, Water, Plague and Pox are far behind.

The Doubu has the strongest independence. If the Jade Emperor wants to mobilize the star gods of the Doubu, he must discuss it carefully with Doumu Yuanjun and obtain the support of Yuanjun before he can issue the order smoothly.

Although the Ministry of Thunder and the Ministry of Finance obey the orders of the Jade Emperor, they must also carry out their orders reasonably and make policies in a just manner. Otherwise, with Wen Zhong and Zhao Gongming's tempers, they would disobey the orders and speak out against the Jade Emperor's will in the face of evil policies and chaos.

The other five departments did not have such confidence and dared not disobey the Jade Emperor's order.

Emperor Wenrui's Temple of Creation, as a fledgling organization, is actually a bit like a big horse pulling a small cart. In terms of administrative level, Temple of Creation is just a subordinate organization of the Jinque Jade Palace directly under the Jade Emperor.

The administrative agencies of Heaven are arranged in the order of "Palace", "Palace", "Prison" and "Garden".

The official ranks of Tianzun and Yuanjun are in charge of one or several prefectures.

The official ranks of Emperor and Heavenly King are in charge of a palace.

The official ranks of Tianjun and Zhenjun are in charge of a palace.

As for the various prisons and gardens in Heaven, the chief officers are low-ranking immortal officials who are not very important.

Sun Wukong served as the governor of Tianma Prison and Pantao Garden with the official titles of Bima Wen and the Great Sage Equaling Heaven. The two official titles were just different in titles, and there was no essential difference in status.

Wen Rui was born into a prominent family in the Shang Dynasty, so he was well aware of the "promotion map" in the Heavenly Court. When he was conferred the title, he knew that the Jade Emperor had ulterior motives, but he did not expose it on the spot.

This is a manifestation of a mature bureaucrat who knows how to advance and retreat and how to compromise. After obtaining key interests, he makes some insignificant concessions to secure his official rank first, so that he will have ample opportunities to seek greater power in the future.

(End of this chapter)