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Chapter 1015. The first experience of entering the cabinet and assisting the government (2).





Age and seniority really matter.

Zhao Junchen's achievements and power are not bad, and he rarely falls at a disadvantage when fighting with various factions, but he still attracts the contempt and hostility of these veterans. They will always subconsciously think of all Zhao Junchen's achievements. All due to luck.

Zhou Shangjing is different. His qualifications and prestige lie here. Shen Changmao, Cheng Yuandao and others have also been convinced by him over the years. Even though Zhou Shangjing has been low-key and has made few achievements during this period, he is still No one dared to openly question his attitude.

Therefore, as Zhou Shangjing opened his mouth to express his position, Shen Changmao and Cheng Yuandao were stunned for a moment, then closed their mouths, and then turned around and left with expressions of indignation and dissatisfaction.

Li He, another member of the "Zhou Party", had an excellent tacit understanding with Zhou Shangjing. After he glanced at Zhou Shangjing and saw that Zhou Shangjing did not respond in time, he already knew Zhou Shangjing's attitude, so he nodded and smiled at Zhao Junchen. After that, he walked away leisurely.

After all the irrelevant pavilion elders walked away, Zhou Shangjing's expression was full of kindness and he said slowly: "Let's walk slowly and talk while walking."

Zhao Junchen's attitude was still submissive, and after nodding in agreement, he took Zhou Shangjing's arm, followed the elders from a distance, and walked towards the Wenhua Hall.

Zhou Shangjing seemed to be very satisfied with Zhao Junchen's attitude, and his attitude became more and more kind. He whispered slowly: "I have received your greeting note, but I am already old and my energy is getting weaker. I work hard every day After the Wenhua Palace has finished handling the court affairs, you will no longer have the energy to take care of other things when you return to the palace, so you don’t have to visit my mansion. If you have anything to do, you’d better take advantage of the fact that I still have the energy to do it right here. Let’s talk... Moreover, if the two of us are in too close contact, Your Majesty will also have random thoughts, which is not a good thing."

"Junior understands that Mr. Zhou Ge is about to retire and retire. Naturally, he does not want to arouse His Majesty's fear at this time." Zhao Junchen responded with a chuckle, hinting that he had already guessed the true meaning of Zhou Shangjing's various practices during this period. reason.

Seeing that Zhou Shangjing just remained calm, Zhao Junchen continued: "The main reason why I want to visit Senior Zhou is because of the water transportation issue! If I guess correctly, this time the water transportation blockage is your handiwork, Senior Zhou, right?

The juniors have asked, this year's water transport congestion is very strange, the timing is neither early nor late, all water ships are blocked south of Jining, the reason is that the river bank collapsed, a large amount of sediment happened to block the narrowest part of the river, and then As a result, the water volume in the river dropped, and a large number of canal boats ran aground... The current prefect of Jining is your protégé Su Peng, right?

Also, the reason why the Hubu Yamen could not spend enough money to dredge the river was all because of the conflict between the Ministry of Works and the Water Transport Yamen. During this period, Chen Dongxiang, the Minister of the Ministry of Works, was sidelined by Ye Shanghong, the left minister of the Ministry of Works. Well, this Ye Shanghong is your student, and the Governor of Water Transport Zhang Keshuang is the grandson of my senior... Senior, you have always put the overall situation first, and in the past you would never deliberately make things difficult for the Ministry of Household Affairs when the court was in the most difficult times, so the Ministry of Works This time the lion opened his mouth with Caoyun Yamen, it was all because of your signal, senior, and you just wanted to force this junior out, is that true?"

The expression on old Zhou Shangjing's face finally changed, and he was full of admiration. He nodded and said: "Junchen, you are really smart. You have exposed these little tricks of mine at a glance. You are really terrible! Alas, every time

When I see Junchen, I always feel happy. Fortunately, Junchen, you were born decades later, otherwise I wouldn’t be what you are today... When I was young, I was far worse than you, Junchen."

"Senior has given me a reward, but I don't dare to accept it! Senior, with such a small trick, you immediately drove the junior from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, and cut off the junior's idea of ​​​​sitting on the sidelines. It also completely disrupted the junior's future plans, and even forced him to

Your Majesty has reached a consensus with the various factions in the imperial court, so that from now on, the junior’s sphere of influence can only be trapped in a corner of finance... The junior does not dare to compare with the senior!”

This time, Zhou Shangjing smiled and nodded and admitted frankly, and said slowly: "It is indeed some small means, but things in this world are always unpredictable. As long as the time is right, some small means that are not on the stage can also achieve the goal.

The effect of making a big move...on the contrary, those seemingly earth-shattering generosity often end in failure and are counterproductive."

Zhao Junchen naturally understood Zhou Shangjing's hints and teachings.

When Zhao Junchen presided over the military affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu some time ago, his intention to interfere with military power was indeed more obvious. This situation not only aroused the suspicion of Emperor Deqing, but also aroused the suspicion of Zhou Shangjing.

Zhou Shangjing is a truly mature minister who is the pillar of the country. Although he will seek benefits for himself and his cronies, he will also do his best to maintain the stability of the situation between the government and the opposition. Therefore, when he saw that Zhao Junchen had vaguely had the possibility of overturning the table, he

He immediately took action to guide the situation in the court, causing Zhao Junchen's power expansion to reach an obvious bottleneck.

Therefore, as Zhao Junchen's eyes fluctuated, his attitude became more and more respectful, and he said: "This is natural. From now on, the juniors must follow the example of the seniors... However, what puzzles the juniors is why are you in such a hurry, seniors?"

Force the junior to come out? Just let the junior hide in the house and complain about illness. It doesn’t seem to do any harm to the senior, right?"

Zhou Shangjing was silent for a moment, then suddenly sighed and said: "In the past year, my physical condition has become worse and worse. During this period, I just tried to hold on! Just like what you said, Junchen, it is not until the day when I retire and retire.

It’s not far away, so Junchen, you must think that in order to have a good death for yourself, I have been encouraging you, Junchen, to show off, expand your power, and let His Majesty shift his attention from me to you, Junchen, right?"

Zhao Junchen remained silent and did not answer directly, but he also acquiesced to Zhou Shangjing's statement.

Zhou Shangjing didn't intend to get a response from Zhao Junchen, and quickly continued: "With Junchen's wisdom, I won't hide it from you at this time, otherwise it will be ugly! Indeed, at my age, the thing I look forward to most is

One is a good death at the time of old age and death, and the other is the continuation of the family's wealth. But if these were the only things in my heart, I wouldn't be where I am today!

For me, the evaluation of Qingshi after a hundred years is also very important. I have devoted my whole life to this court. Although I cannot be called a minister of the ZTE, I have worked hard to maintain the general stability of the situation between the government and the opposition. Naturally, I cannot bear to see it.

The imperial court will gradually decline and lose control in the future..."

At this point, Zhou Shangjing's tone became more serious, and he concluded softly: "So, there are some things that I must solve before I can't hold it anymore, and eliminate some hidden dangers in the temple so that the court can

Let it continue smoothly, otherwise my whole life's hard work will be wasted."

Zhou Shangjing's words were very soft, and Zhao Junchen's expression remained calm.

But after hearing Zhou Shangjing's words, Zhao Junchen's heart was in turmoil.

Ever since Zhao Junchen came to this world, Zhou Shangjing has deliberately maintained a low-key and inactive attitude. He has always taken advantage of the situation and pushed the boat along. Although he has never suffered a loss, he has never made any aggressive moves.

But now looking at Zhou Shangjing's statement, he is obviously planning to make a difference!

It is conceivable that with the political energy Zhou Shangjing has accumulated over the past few decades, once he starts taking action, he will definitely make an amazing move!

What's interesting is that Zhou Shangjing just advised Zhao Junchen not to make any big moves, but he couldn't hold it in anymore.

Zhao Junchen finally regained his composure and praised: "Mr. Zhou Ge's ambition and ambition really surprised the younger generation."

Zhou Shangjing chuckled and said: "This is actually because of you, Junchen. Do you still remember the last conversation between you and me? If it hadn't been for your reminder, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to discover the food hazards in the imperial court, and I would have just thought that these years

The natural disasters are all accidental, but after Junchen's reminder, I also conducted a detailed investigation in private and found that the rainfall in various parts of the imperial court is indeed getting less and less every year, and various disasters are also increasing every year. This trend has continued for several decades.

Years ago, there were similar records in history books. I'm afraid it's not a coincidence. Then I investigated the grain harvests in various places. It became more and more shocking and made me feel restless...

At this time, the choice of the next new emperor is very important. If he is a wise emperor who knows people, makes good use of them, and has compassion for the people, he can survive. But if he encounters a ruthless, suspicious and fickle emperor, the Ming Dynasty will probably fail.

It will be difficult to get through the difficulties! But it happened that it was you, Junchen, who hinted to me that the Seventh Prince had another true identity..."

Zhao Junchen's eyes flashed and he asked: "So, senior, you have already secretly investigated the seventh prince?"

Zhou Shangjing did not answer and asked instead: "Junchen, when do you think the current Crown Prince is destined to be deposed by His Majesty?"

Zhao Junchen was slightly startled, but he had never seriously considered this issue.

At this time, after hearing Zhou Shangjing's inquiry, Zhao Junchen pondered seriously for a moment, and then said: "But... it started when the newly appointed crown prince and grand master He Ming was brutally exterminated?"

Zhou Shangjing once again looked appreciative and nodded: "That's right! The Crown Prince and Grand Master have the responsibility of guiding the Crown Prince. For the Crown Prince, this candidate is extremely important! At the beginning, the candidate for the Crown Prince and Grand Master was Xiao Wenruan.

, this person has always been mature and prudent. Even if His Highness the Crown Prince was occasionally a little reckless under his guidance, he never made a big mistake. After Xiao Wenruan died, he recommended He Ming to become the Crown Prince's Grand Master. This He Ming became the Prince's Master.

Even more powerful, he is best at the emperor's mind. If His Highness the Crown Prince had his help, he would be able to sit back and relax... But unfortunately, on his way to the capital, He Ming was brutally wiped out by bandits. On the surface, this matter

The case is closed, but the real culprit behind the scenes has never been found!"

Zhao Junchen said: "So, the senior believes that the real culprit behind the destruction of He Ming's family must not want His Royal Highness to successfully succeed to the throne, so he secretly investigated?"

Zhou Shangjing nodded again and sighed: "He Ming and I were enemies rather than friends most of the time, but they also cherished each other. After learning about his death, I have been sending people to secretly investigate, but all the clues have been interrupted, that is,

There was no result, but after I got Junchen's reminder, I linked He Ming's family extermination case to the Seventh Prince, and started investigating again from this direction, but I also found some signs... These signs can't be solved.

It proves that the Seventh Prince is the real culprit behind the scenes, but it is enough to make me suspicious! If the Seventh Prince is really ruthless, gloomy, suspicious and fickle, we must not entrust the country to him, I dare not take this risk!"

Hearing what Zhou Shangjing said, Zhao Junchen felt a little excited in his heart.

Does Zhou Shangjing's statement mean that he and Zhou Shangjing have the possibility of working together to deal with the seventh prince Zhu Hejian? If there is some help from Zhou Shangjing, Zhao Junchen will have a much easier time dealing with the seventh prince Zhu Hejian in the future.

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Of course, if Zhou Shangjing already has a detailed plan to deal with the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, Zhao Junchen is also willing to play a secondary role responsible for assisting.

However, before Zhao Junchen opened his mouth to test, Zhou Shangjing seemed to have guessed Zhao Junchen's thoughts in advance.

Zhou Shangjing's seemingly dim eyes looked at Zhao Junchen, but they were hidden with unprecedented sharpness: "I can handle this matter by myself! Junchen, you just need to do your own thing well."

Seeing Zhou Shangjing's attitude, Zhao Junchen suddenly understood.

In Zhou Shangjing's eyes, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian was indeed an unstable factor affecting the future situation of the temple... but Zhao Junchen was also an unstable factor affecting the future situation of the temple.

Zhou Shangjing's various statements today are actually hints and warnings to Zhao Junchen, asking Zhao Junchen to focus on the task of improving the court's finances in the future and not to interfere too much in other matters.

Otherwise, when Zhou Shangjing takes action to eliminate unstable factors, he might include Zhao Junchen!

This has also been Zhou Shangjing's attitude from beginning to end. Zhao Junchen's current bottleneck in power expansion was originally caused by Zhou Shangjing.

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's eyes flashed slightly, but the next moment he lowered his head and said: "In this case, leave everything to the seniors, so the juniors will naturally feel relieved."

"There is also the matter of His Highness the Crown Prince. I know that you and the Crown Prince have joined forces, so I don't intend to interfere too much, because I am not yet sure whether the Crown Prince's changes and growth are good or bad, and I am not sure whether Your Majesty can tolerate you.

When, but my attitude is still the same as before... You and the prince can have small fights in the future, but there is no need to go to war!"

"clear!"

When Zhao Junchen nodded, his expression had returned to calm.

Seeing Zhao Junchen's submission and calmness, Zhou Shangjing frowned lightly.

*

Just like that, during the seemingly calm conversation, Zhao Junchen helped Zhou Shangjing to the door of Wenhua Hall.

Zhou Shangjing raised his head and glanced at the signboard of Wenhua Palace, then suddenly shook his head and laughed, and said: "I'm old, I'm really old, and I'm becoming more and more forgetful. When this conversation comes to this moment, I actually forgot the origin... You give me

The reason for sending me the greetings is for water transportation, right? You promised His Majesty and the officials at the court meeting that the first batch of water transportation money and grain would arrive in the capital within a month. If you want to accomplish this, just

Extraordinary measures must be used, but the water transport issue is of great concern. You are worried that it will cause a backlash from the water transport yamen and the more than 100,000 water transport workers, so you want to seek my help, right? It doesn't matter, you can be bold in this matter

Go and do it. If nothing happens, that’s fine. If something does happen... that would be even better!"

It's okay if nothing happens, but it's better if something happens?

Hearing Zhou Shangjing's statement, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be stunned, and he didn't react for a while.

But the next moment, Zhao Junchen thought of something that everyone had become accustomed to, and it suddenly dawned on him!

Then, Zhao Junchen also admired and respected Zhou Shangjing's clever methods more and more!

Zhou Shangjing deliberately created this water transport crisis not just to make a fortune for him and his officials, nor just to force Zhao Junchen into the background in advance - the most important thing is that he also wanted to take advantage of the situation. This is an opportunity to overthrow the current chief minister of the cabinet, Shen Changmao, in one fell swoop!

It’s really killing three birds with one stone!

If Zhou Shangjing wants to do great things, he must first restore his position as the first assistant, one person below ten thousand people! In this way, it will be more convenient for him to do things in the future!

Therefore, Shen Changmao's existence seems a bit annoying!

Moreover, Zhou Shangjing also made it clear that he was very concerned about his evaluation in history a hundred years later. Now that the imperial court is about to regain the Hetao, it must invest a lot of resources to stabilize the rule of Northern Xinjiang. It is also the time when Zhao Junchen's various reforms are about to bear fruit. , these things are inseparable from the support of the chief minister of the dynasty. Once completed, the chief minister of the dynasty will also mark a strong mark in the history!

However, Shen Changmao is not capable enough to take on big responsibilities, and he may do bad things in many cases, and these achievements should not be attributed to him, so Zhou Shangjing must take back the position of chief assistant from him!

For Zhou Shangjing, this is not too difficult.

As he said himself, it only requires a little trick.

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen nodded seriously and said: "In that case, I am naturally bold enough to do it! In fact, at this time, Li Chengru, the Minister of Household Affairs, has already asked for leave from His Majesty and rushed to Jining Mansion in person! All it takes is Within three to five days, the court will receive the news!"

Zhou Shangjing smiled slightly and said slowly: "Then I will just wait for the good news!"

While talking, Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing had already stepped into the Wenhua Hall.

*

Because of Emperor Deqing's deliberate measures, as the core of the temple, the Wenhua Hall appeared somewhat dilapidated. The main hall was also extremely small, only about three feet wide and long, and could only accommodate seven or eight desks and chairs.

This place is the daily office space of the elders.

Although the space is small and crowded, there is also an advantage, that is, it is convenient for the elders to discuss matters with each other and circulate memorials.

In addition to a few pavilion elders, there are seven or eight Zhongshushe people, three to five Hanlin officials, and varying numbers of classics officials in the Wenhua Hall. The examiners are responsible for assisting. The total number of Lin Li and Zongzong is only about twenty. members.

There are more than ten separate rooms on the left and right sides of the main hall, some of which belong to the elders. When the elders usually do not need to gather together to discuss government affairs, they will go to their personal rooms to relax and think. Some rooms are the offices of Zhongshusheren and Hanlin officials.

All memorials, large and small, across the country were submitted to the Secretary of General Affairs to compile them, and then to the Secretary of Ceremonies to submit to the emperor for review. Finally, they were handed over to the cabinet, where several cabinet ministers discussed and drafted a specific opinion, and then the minister The Director of Ceremonies submitted his opinions to the emperor for approval. Finally, the Sixth Section was responsible for proofreading and issuing, and the Sixth Department and the local government were responsible for the specific implementation.

Seeing the appearance of Zhou Shangjing and Zhao Junchen, a member of Zhongshushe hurriedly came to greet them.

The Zhongshusheren's attitude was extremely respectful. After saluting Zhou Shangjing and saying hello, he asked Zhao Junchen for instructions: "Xu Cheng, your Majesty, has met Zhao Gechen! Since His Majesty conferred you the title of Grand Scholar of the Imperial Palace, your Majesty and others have

We have already arranged the desks and chairs in the office room and the main hall for Zhao Gechen. I hope Zhao Gechen will take a look at it. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, I will resolve it for Zhao Gechen as soon as possible."

Zhao Junchen asked: "How many other cabinet ministers are currently discussing matters in the palace?"

Xu Cheng nodded repeatedly and said: "Another memorial has been sent from Liaodong. It seems that some matters are urgent, and the elders are discussing solutions."

After Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing looked at each other, Zhao Junchen said: "In that case, I'd better go to the main hall to discuss business with the elders first, and then go see the room decoration afterwards."

After saying that, Zhao Junchen raised his hand to lead Zhou Shangjing to walk in front, while he followed Zhou Shangjing, and the two of them filed into the main hall of Wenyuan Pavilion.

As soon as he entered the main hall, Zhao Junchen heard the voices of Cheng Yuandao and Li He arguing.

Cheng Yuandao said with an excited expression: "The Jurchens from Jianzhou voluntarily asked to surrender to the imperial court. You and I all know the importance of this matter. It must be the Jurchens from Jianzhou who saw the imperial army and defeated the Mongols in one fell swoop."

The coalition forces were in awe after that, so they took the initiative to surrender. This just showed that the imperial court was so powerful. Once spread, it could boost the morale of the people, so how could they ignore it?"

Li He shook his head repeatedly and said: "In the past hundred years, the Jianzhou Jurchens have asked to surrender more than once? But every time they surrendered, they surrendered, and the imperial court was also very annoyed. The defense of the Liaodong military town

They didn’t dare to reduce their efforts at all. Both the government and the public were used to this kind of thing. How could they boost their morale just because the Jianzhou Jurchens asked for surrender again? What’s more, every time the Jianzhou Jurchens asked for surrender, they would reach out to ask for money, food and benefits from the court.

This time the lion opens his mouth even more, how can the imperial court be deceived again?"

Cheng Yuandao slapped the table and said loudly: "Li He, you are confused! In the same year, the imperial court first regained the Hetao, and then recruited the Jurchens to surrender. This is simply a blessing for all countries to come to the court, and it is enough to be recorded in the history of Qing Dynasty.

Pen! What's more, if we just reject the Jianzhou Jurchens and make them angry, wouldn't it mean that the war will start again? The main task of the court now is to recover the Hetao, so how can the two sides start a war? "

Li He still shook his head: "As far as I know, the Jurchens in Jianzhou have also suffered from natural disasters in recent years, and countless soldiers and civilians have starved to death. This time they asked to surrender, which means they can no longer hold on, so they

Asking the imperial court for such a large amount of money and food will further trap the Jianzhou Jurchens at this time, and how can we give them a chance to breathe? Mr. Cheng Ge is too worried, the Jianzhou Jurchens may not be able to start a war!"

On the other side, Shen Changmao listened expressionlessly to the fierce argument between Cheng Yuandao and Li He. When he looked up and saw Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing entering the main hall, he first nodded at them, but there was a strange feeling in his heart.

He felt that the way Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing looked at him was a little strange.

Then, Zhou Shangjing walked directly to the seat next to Shen Changmao and sat down. Shen Changmao handed several memorials to Zhou Shangjing to read.

At the same time, Zhao Junchen also found an empty seat at the bottom and sat down, listening to the conversation of several pavilion elders with a serious expression.

It seems that the Jianzhou Jurchens took the initiative to ask for surrender to the court, but Cheng Yuandao and Li He had completely opposite opinions on whether to accept the surrender of the Jianzhou Jurchens.

Just when Zhao Junchen was thoughtful, Zhou Shangjing had already read several memorials in his hand, and passed them to Zhao Junchen to read.

When Zhao Junchen reached out to take the memorial, he saw that Zhou Shangjing's gray eyebrows were already twisted into a ball.



After reading the decisions of the British Empire, I found that the Zhao Junchen I wrote was really a kind-hearted and kind-hearted man!

And herd immunity...antibodies can only last for half a year at most!

I seriously suspect that the new coronavirus has mutated in the UK and changed from pneumonia to encephalitis.

There are so many flaws that I don’t know what to say.



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