I have to get up at three o'clock in the morning and rush to the Meridian Gate at nine o'clock. Then I have to attend the court meeting. After the morning court, I have to go to the Imperial Study Room to quarrel with Emperor Deqing. Then I have to persuade Li Chengru, purge the household department to establish his authority, and related matters.
The yamen negotiated the amount of silver for the river workers...etc.
After finally ending it all, it was already midnight, but Zhao Junchen found that he didn't even bother to eat lunch.
Zhao Junchen's physical condition is indeed not good. His pretending to be sick can be said to be half fake and half real. His recuperation during this period has only been slightly consolidated. Now he naturally feels extremely tired at this time.
However, when Zhao Junchen finally returned to the Zhao Mansion, he was still not idle - first, he carefully read the latest news from the Zhao Mansion through various channels, and asked about the progress and changes of various plans; then he sent a message to Shaanxi and Gansu Province
Several important figures on the three sides wrote secret letters, requesting them not to attack for a period of time in the future. If Liang Fuchen wanted to win a quick victory, he would have to do everything possible to delay the attack. Finally, Zhao Junchen personally prepared a letter of apology.
He posted a message and sent someone to Zhou Shangjing's house, hoping to make an appointment with Zhou Shangjing at a time and place for a secret talk.
After Zhao Junchen finished all this, he felt increasingly tired both physically and mentally.
However, before Zhao Junchen could take a break, he received a report that many core figures from the "Zhao Party" had gathered in the Zhao Mansion, waiting for Zhao Junchen to meet them.
After Zhao Junchen heard the report, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.
After returning to the temple, Zhao Junchen looked unparalleled and majestic on the surface, but the hardships and hardships inside were difficult to describe, and only he knew it.
However, in the next moment, Zhao Junchen forcibly picked up his energy and walked towards the lobby of Zhao Mansion.
During this period of time, Zhao Junchen has been saying that he is ill and has refused to come out. He even performed a coma drama in front of the public at the Hubu Yamen. People in the "Zhao Party" are also panicked and have different opinions. No one knows Zhao Junchen's identity.
What is the real situation, and whether we can still protect the "Zhao Party" people in the future.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen's meeting with the "Zhao Party" people this time was to declare his official return and to express that his physical condition was not serious, so that they could follow him with peace of mind.
At this time, Zhao Junchen naturally must not show his weak and tired side to the outside world, he must hold on forcefully.
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When Zhao Junchen stepped into the main hall of the Zhao Mansion, he saw that all the core members of the "Zhao Party" had gathered together, eagerly waiting for Zhao Junchen's arrival.
After Zhao Junchen appeared, everyone in the "Zhao Party" also stood up to greet him, all with happy and uplifting expressions.
Zhao Junchen looked around, observing the changes in everyone's expressions with his eyes, and reviewing their recent situation in his mind, but found that during the time he left the center of the capital, the situation of everyone in the "Zhao Party" was really disgraced and miserable.
Ge Lao Zuo Lanshan - has been repeatedly impeached by various factions during this period, and his position as a cabinet minister is already in jeopardy! If Zhao Junchen had not come forward in time, his future ending would never be like being released to the outside world and becoming a feudal official.
Relaxed!
Chen Dongxiang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, has also been impeached a lot, and he himself is about to be dismissed by Ye Shanghong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry!
Academician Huo Zhengyuan - he lost his part-time job as a governor of Shuntian Prefecture, but managed to keep his position as academician. He was fined a full year's salary, and he has only stopped thinking about his mistakes today!
There are also the former Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Liu Changan, the former Minister of the Zuo Qiandu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Gu Quan, the former Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, Qin Huaiyuan, and others - just like the word "predecessor", they all lost their official positions during this period!
General Affairs Envoy Si Tonghuan - if Zhao Junchen had not returned to the capital in time, he would have been sent to Sichuan to serve as the General Affairs Envoy, and his brother-in-law Zhan Shanchang died!
Of course, there is also the unlucky Zhan Shanchang - first he was severely suppressed by Emperor Deqing, and then he was forced to secretly betray Zhao Junchen and join Emperor Deqing, and finally died under Zhao Junchen's calculations!
In short, during the period when Zhao Junchen left the capital, the influence of the "Zhao Party" could be said to have caused heavy losses!
Zhao Junchen took action earlier today to purge the household department and eliminate dissidents. Although it was blatant and left no room for dissent, the fierce methods used by various factions in the imperial court to suppress the Zhao party during this period did not give in too much.
Therefore, it is no wonder that after Zhao Junchen returned to the temple, everyone in the "Zhao Party" was so excited and excited - because they finally had a backbone and leader.
In a way, after "Zhao Party" went through the painful experience during this period, he became more aware of the importance of Zhao Junchen and became more loyal to Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen understood the mood of everyone in the "Zhao Party". He greeted each other, and after sitting down respectively, he comforted them with an emotional tone: "I left the center of the imperial court some time ago. I thought it would be within a month.
I was able to return to the capital, but I didn’t expect that I would be gone for three or four months! But I also made everyone lose their backbone!
Life has been difficult for everyone during this period, and I really feel wronged to you! However, since I have returned to the court, I naturally want to uphold justice for you! Not long ago today, I took action to clean up the household.
The Ministry of Finance not only completely removed all the nails and spies placed by various factions in the Ministry of Finance, but also allowed those colleagues who are familiar with us to return to their original positions, but this is just the beginning!"
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, everyone in the "Zhao Party" became even more excited and expressed their opinions one after another: "Zhao Gechen must not say that. How can we feel aggrieved when we work for Zhao Gechen?"
"Yes, these people and I have always believed in our hearts that as long as Zhao Gechen returns to the temple, the grievances we have suffered will soon disappear, and everything will be set in order. Now that we see it, it is indeed the case!"
"It's nothing for us to be suppressed by others. As long as we can buy time for Zhao Gechen and get Zhao Gechen's great achievements in Shaanxi and Gansu, it will be all worth it!"
"That's right! Zhao Gechen's achievements this time are enough to record the history of history. He also joined the cabinet to assist the government and was awarded a title. This kind of scenery is not even available to Mr. Zhou Ge. We are also honored!"
After everyone in the "Zhao Party" expressed their opinions one after another, it finally turned into a song of praise for Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen smiled and remained calm. He did not get carried away with himself. He just waited until the compliments from the "Zhao Party" came to an end and then said: "Indeed, now is the time to put things right! The grievances you have suffered must be ended as soon as possible.
That's it! Shilang Liu, Yushi Gu, and Shilang Qin, you will be reinstated one after another within the next month; Tongshi, you don't have to worry about going to the poor places in southern Sichuan to serve as comfort envoys; and
Chen Shangshu, I have already given instructions to the Ministry of Revenue today. From now on, whenever the Ministry of Works reaches out to the Ministry of Revenue to ask for money, unless you, Chen Shangshu, ask for it in person, the Ministry of Revenue will not give it to you! In this case, I don’t think anyone would dare to make excuses.
you!"
As Zhao Junchen called the names one by one, every "Zhao Party" official who was named had a happy face.
When Zhao Junchen turned his eyes to Zuo Lanshan, he said apologetically: "As for Mr. Zuo Ge... Well, it is also because of my lack of prestige and unstable foundation that your majesty and other powerful ministers do not allow me to wait in the cabinet.
There are two positions in the cabinet. Now that I have joined the cabinet to assist the government, Mr. Zuo Ge, you must leave the cabinet! However, I have already negotiated with Your Majesty and will make you a feudal official and the governor of Shanxi.
Location, this is a good thing. I will soon promote the commercial tax rectification to the northwest provinces. Shanxi is the top priority of this plan. Mr. Zuo Ge can help me take charge of the overall situation. Wait until Zuo Ge
After Lanshan has made achievements in Shanxi, it is natural for him to return to the cabinet to assist in government!"
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Zuo Lanshan was not only not disappointed, but was overjoyed - this was exactly what he had expected - compared to a puppet elder, a powerful feudal official was more powerful.
In order to be popular and avoid the turmoil in the temple center in the next few years, why not do it?
Therefore, Zuo Lanshan quickly thanked Zhao Junchen, saying that he did not care about losing his position as the elder, and would serve Zhao Junchen wholeheartedly in Shanxi from now on.
On the other side, everyone in the "Zhao Party" also looked happy!
With the establishment of the "United Shipping Company", Zhao Junchen's commercial tax rectification plan has been fully launched in several southeastern provinces. Everyone in the "Zhao Party" knows how much profit there is. Everyone in the "Zhao Party" has made a lot of money.
The pot is full, and now Zhao Junchen wants to extend the business tax rectification plan to the northwest provinces. The person in charge is still Zuo Lanshan, wouldn't their income have to double?
Seeing "Zhao Dang", everyone looked forward to it and were overjoyed. Zhao Junchen suddenly sighed and said: "I believe that our situation will get better and better in the future. It's a pity that none of this can make Master Zhan Shan Chang Zhan better."
I saw it!...Speaking of which, Master Zhan’s youngest son Zhan Mingxin is here?”
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, everyone in the "Zhao Party" regained some solemnity, and their eyes turned to the last seat.
Under the attention of everyone in the "Zhao Party", Zhan Shanchang's youngest son Zhan Mingxin stood up with tears in his eyes, saluted everyone and said hello, crying: "Junior Zhan Mingxin, I have met you all!"
Seeing Zhan Mingxin's sad look, everyone in the "Zhao Party" said a few words of comfort, whether sincerely or not.
Zhao Junchen glanced at Zhan Mingxin with a pitiful expression and said, "Mingxin, all the adults here are your father's friends. Please tell them what happened before and after your father committed suicide!"
"Yes!" Zhan Mingxin agreed obediently, and then told everyone in the "Zhao Party" in detail what happened before and after Zhan Shanchang's "suicide".
From Zhan Shanchang's sudden impeachment by everyone, to Zhan Shanchang's deliberate meeting with a steward of Zhan's family before his death, to his sudden suicide after Zhan Shanchang met this steward of Zhan's family, and finally to the third incident after Zhan Shanchang committed suicide.
The next day, when the Shuntian Mansion went to the Zhan Mansion to investigate the case, they discovered that the suspicious manager of the Zhan Mansion was actually the factory guard's spy...
Zhan Mingxin had long been convinced that Zhan Shanchang's suicide was due to the force of Emperor Deqing. Naturally, he couldn't help but reveal his true thoughts when he expressed it at this time. After everyone in the "Zhao Party" heard Zhan Mingxin's statement, everyone was heartbroken.
There are relatives, secretly vigilant.
Seeing the changes in the expressions of everyone in the "Zhao Party", Zhao Junchen secretly nodded with satisfaction.
Then, Zhao Junchen looked even more sad on the surface. He sighed and said to James Mingxin: "You said it very well! It also made your uncles and uncles understand something... You can take care of yourself in the future."
Just study with peace of mind. I will keep your father's shares for your Zhan family. The dividends will be a lot every quarter. It must make the Zhan family's young and old have no worries about food and clothing! Also, the imperial court's Imperial College is recruiting people during this period.
Donate to prison, I have donated a sum of food for you and bought you a place as a prison student. You will be able to go to the Imperial College to study in the next year. You must try your best to get the honor, so that I can arrange your future in the future..."
Listening to Zhao Junchen's earnest instructions, Zhan Mingxin couldn't help but be moved to the bottom of his heart, and quickly expressed his gratitude and assurance.
On the other side, seeing how Zhao Junchen cared for Zhan Shanchang’s family members, everyone in the “Zhao Party” was secretly moved, and felt that they were following the right person!
In fact, at this "Zhao Party" gathering, Zhao Junchen deliberately called Zhan Shanchang's youngest son Zhan Mingxin to come and speak, mainly for three purposes.
First of all, in order to "set the record straight" and "publicize the truth", through Zhan Mingxin's statement, everyone in the "Zhao Party" was convinced that Zhan Shanchang's suicide was due to the persecution of Emperor Deqing. In short, they should not associate it with Zhao Junchen.
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Secondly, it is to warn the "Zhao Party" through Zhan Shanchang's incident, so that they will be more cautious in doing things in the future and not to get carried away. It also uses the oppression of Emperor Deqing to make the "Zhao Party" unite with the same hatred!
Finally, he deliberately showed his care and love for Zhan Mingxin, established an image of caring about his old relationship, took the opportunity to win over people's hearts, and further strengthened the loyalty of everyone in the "Zhao Party"!
So far, Zhao Junchen's goals have been successfully achieved.
It's just a pity for Zhan Shanchang. It doesn't matter if he is killed by Zhao Junchen. Even after death, he will become a tool in Zhao Junchen's hands and be squeezed out of all use value by Zhao Junchen.
If Zhan Shanchang had knowledge under Jiuquan, I'm afraid he would not be able to rest in peace.
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On the other side, as one of the smartest people in the "Zhao Party" and one of the insiders of the truth about Zhan Shanchang's death, Huo Zhengyuan fell into an unprecedented panic after witnessing Zhao Junchen's methods!
Huo Zhengyuan was horrified to discover that since Zhao Junchen showed up, he mentioned the names of everyone in the "Zhao Party", but only one person was left out, and that was Huo Zhengyuan himself!
Logically speaking, Huo Zhengyuan also lost his position as Shuntian Prefecture Minister, and Zhao Junchen should have said a few words of relief, but Zhao Junchen actually did not mention it, and did not even turn his eyes to Huo Zhengyuan, as if he had forgotten this person.
Huo Zhengyuan is a smart man. Smart people are best at thinking wildly and fighting with the air. Naturally, he lost his sense of proportion at this time!
Why didn't Zhao Junchen talk to him? Could it be that Zhao Junchen had any thoughts about him? Could it be that Zhao Junchen thought that after I had discovered the true cause of Zhan Shanchang's death, he regarded me as a threat and wanted to kill Zhan Shanchang.
Kill yourself the same way?
Just like that, while I was thinking to myself, I realized that it was already the evening of winter and the weather was cold, but Huo Zhengyuan looked pale and had a big head.