Only Virtue Secures One's Position
Lin Tingzhi could not help nodding. "I know these two. They are both Profound Venerables who have only recently attained the Dao, and like Court Administrator Zhang, they attained the Dao through the Profound Method. That is no easy feat."
Chong Tingzhi said at this moment, "Court Administrator Zhang, we all know that when you guarded Eastern Court, you repeatedly suffered incursions by foreign gods. In the end, every one of those foreign gods was suppressed by you.
"With Court Administrator Zhang's cultivation and attainments, guarding Eastern Court naturally poses no problem. But these two are far from comparable to you. Can they truly shoulder this duty? Can they truly hold this land?"
He looked at Zhang Yu and slowed his voice. "Court Administrator Zhang, you must consider this carefully. Should those you recommend now prove wanting, you too will have to bear responsibility."
Zhang Yu said, "Since Yu has recommended these two, I will naturally bear that responsibility."
He knew Chong Tingzhi's words were not wrong. If the Profound Chiefs he recommended caused trouble, he, as their recommender, would also be implicated.
Though this would not shake his position as a Court Administrator, it would inevitably deal a blow to his prestige. In the future, his words would certainly meet with more questioning voices.
Had this matter been raised before his official duties were settled, he truly would have weighed it with utmost care.
But now was different.
He held the office of Guardian of Rectitude and the authority over internal and external campaigns.
He was relatively familiar with Eastern Court's territory, and there were still many matters there he wished to investigate thoroughly. After this, he would keep watch over that place.
Should anything arise, he could immediately discover it and deal with