Just looking at his appearance, Li Chunchen is an elegant and gentle scholar. Compared with other scholars, he just looks more calm and calm, but there is nothing special about him other than that.
But in fact, Li Chunchen has been a cold and determined person since he was a child, and he only focuses on his own goals.
Because of this, as long as Li Chunchen finds a goal, he will move forward firmly in the direction of the goal, and nothing that happens along the way will disturb his thoughts.
Therefore, for those who are truly familiar with Li Chunchen's character, their first impression after mentioning Li Chunchen is never "elegant and gentle" or "calm and calm", but "focused" and "firm"!
In the words of Li Chunchen's father, if Li Chunchen wanted to take out an ingot of silver, and the ingot of silver was hidden in an antique bottle, even if the ingot of silver was only worth ten taels, and the antique bottle was worth ten thousand gold, Li Chunchen would also
He would smash antique bottles and take out the silver regardless.
The reason why he wrote the "On the Hanging Sword" during the palace examination was because he had determined to be a supreme minister since he was a child, and he also paid special attention to the situation in the court. He was very concerned about the changes in the temple structure and the nature of Emperor Deqing.
With a deep understanding, he knew very well that Emperor Deqing wanted to expand the imperial power and suppress the power of ministers, so he did what he wanted. During the palace examination, he published the "Hanging Sword Theory" that shocked the government and the public!
Because Li Chunchen knew very well that as long as he threw out this "Hanging Sword Theory", he could attract the attention and attention of Emperor Deqing. This was a shortcut and the most likely to achieve his life goal of being a highly respected minister!
As for the "Hanging Sword Theory" that would arouse hostility from all parties in the government and the public, and subject him to suppression and hostility from powerful ministers, Li Chunchen didn't care at all, thinking it was just a trivial matter;
As for the concept of "The Theory of the Hanging Sword" once it is realized, the imperial power will completely expand out of control, and the ministerial power will be greatly suppressed. By then, even Li Chunchen himself will be trapped in a cocoon? Li Chunchen also doesn't care, that is not what he should consider now
things.
And Li Chunchen's approach also allowed him to reap huge rewards. After being deliberately left out for a period of time by Emperor Deqing, although he was deliberately suppressed by both the government and the opposition during this period, this situation also deepened Emperor Deqing's hatred of him.
Trust, so now he is young and has only been in officialdom for more than a year, and he has already become the factory supervisor!
This speed of rise is even better than that of Zhao Junchen back then!
However, on this day, since getting up, Li Chunchen, who rarely had mood swings, has been unusually thoughtful.
This is because his confidants, friends, and officials were all involved in Xun Dongxun's case. There was a sudden fire in his home around midnight last night, and all six members of his family died in the fire.
This is not a trivial matter. If the news from Luoyang had not reached the capital and attracted everyone's attention, this matter would have been regarded as a moderate news in the capital.
Li Chunchen received the news around 11:00 a.m., and he could no longer sleep peacefully that night.
Xun Dongxun was not only his confidant and good friend, but also a member of the official staff, and one of the core figures after the reconstruction of the inner factory. To die suddenly and inexplicably like this, Li Chunchen couldn't help but suspect that there was something fishy going on.
, naturally want to get to the bottom of it and find out the truth.
But it is a pity that the Ming Dynasty had a curfew policy. Of course, big figures like Zhao Junchen and Zhu Hejian would not take this policy seriously. Just a warrant could allow their subordinates to travel unimpeded, but Li Chunchen superficially
He was just a seventh-rank official from the General Affairs Department. There were so many officials of this rank in the capital that they had no power to disobey the government orders and did not dare to go out at night.
What's more, because Li Chunchen has always been unpopular in the officialdom, it is not an exaggeration to say that he was deliberately bullied. Even if he is sick and asks for leave from the Yamen, it is difficult to get approval. He must arrive at the Yamen on time every day.
Reporting at work, if you are not careful you will be caught.
Therefore, after receiving the news that Xun Dongxun's family died in the fire, Li Chunchen waited until the traffic restrictions were opened at Mao hour before rushing to the fire scene to investigate the situation. However, because he had to go to work on time, he only took a quick look at the scene.
After a few glances and asking some basic information, he left. Still unable to make a judgment on the truth of Xun Dongxun's death.
Under such circumstances, when Li Chunchen arrived at the General Affairs Office, he sat in his office and his mind was still filled with the death of Xun Dongxun.
"Brother Xun has always been cautious and alert. It is really unimaginable that a fire would occur in his home, and even more unimaginable that he would not be able to escape from the fire scene... I always feel that this matter is not simple!
The most important thing at the moment is to determine the truth about Brother Xun's death! If it was just an accident, that would be fine, but if Brother Xun actually died at the hands of others, and it was related to the reconstruction of the inner factory...
Does that mean that some forces have noticed the signs of the reconstruction of the inner factory? They even tortured many secrets from Brother Xun and have turned their attention to me? But which force actually did it?
So ruthless?
It is a pity that in order to prevent the inner factory from being infiltrated and maintain its independent operation, His Majesty has always asked the inner factory to act secretly and not to make it public. However, in this way, my public identity is just that of a low-level official of the imperial court.
There are too many inconveniences. Not only can we not take over the investigation of Brother Xun's death, but we also have to be cautious when asking for information from Shuntian Mansion. It is really inconvenient. If we can take over the investigation, we may be able to find some clues...
It seems that the expansion and expansion of the inner factory must be accelerated! Only after the strength of the inner factory has grown to a certain scale, will I have the opportunity to persuade His Majesty to allow the inner factory to open its activities, so that it will be much easier to do things in the future!
At least, the plan to plant an informant in the Shuntian Mansion Yamen must be carried out in advance, otherwise I will be blind as if I have no clue about the death of Brother Xun!"
In this way, Li Chunchen seemed to be standing outside the general administration office to welcome the seventh prince Zhu Hejian with his colleagues, but in fact he did not pay attention to Zhu Hejian at all and was always absent-minded.
Xun Dongxun was one of the only friends Li Chunchen had in the temple. His death was without warning, which was a big blow to Li Chunchen! In the worst case scenario, not only the reconstruction of the inner factory would have been
If exposed in advance, even Li Chunchen's life may be in danger.
However, due to his nature, Li Chunchen quickly passed the stage of panic and worry. His thinking was still calm and sharp, not disturbed by unnecessary emotions at all, and he just quickly listed the follow-up plan goals in his mind.
His attitude is closer to indifference and coldness than calmness.
From this aspect, Li Chunchen can indeed be called a difficult person.
Just when Li Chunchen was sorting out some clues, the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian suddenly arrived at the General Affairs Department's Yamen. Left Councilor Xia Ruhai was shocked and quickly organized all the officials of the General Affairs Department to come out to greet him.
Li Chunchen originally didn't care about Zhu Hejian's sudden arrival. With his position in the General Affairs Department, the opportunity to please the Seventh Prince was not originally available to him.
Therefore, when he and his colleagues welcomed the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, Li Chunchen was still absent-minded and thoughtful.
In the eyes of ordinary officials, Zhu Hejian is naturally the most anticipated and popular one, but Li Chunchen only has eyes for results. In his view, since Zhu Hejian has nothing to do with his current goals, there is no need to pay attention.
However, Li Chunchen never expected that Zhu Hejian would eventually choose him to accompany the conversation.
Because it was so unexpected, even Li Chunchen was stunned for a moment under the shocked and envious gazes of his colleagues, but he quickly regained his composure.
Seeing that no one in the General Administration Department dared to raise objections, Li Chunchen walked up to Zhu Hejian and saluted again: "Your Highness, Li Chunchen, I have met His Highness the Seventh Prince! His Highness chose this official to accompany him. I was flattered, but this official is flattered."
I have a low official status and do not understand the rules. If I am offended or disrespectful in any way, I hope that His Highness the Seventh Prince will forgive me."
As he saluted, Li Chunchen's eyes were full of deep thought, and he thought to himself: "What the Seventh Prince did was more like a deliberate means of contacting me... But the death of Brother Xun happened just last night. Today
I met the Seventh Prince’s deliberate contact...is it a coincidence?”
While thinking deeply, Li Chunchen had a doubt in his heart.
On the other side, Zhu Hejian first took a serious look at Li Chunchen, and then said with relief: "Oh? Are you Li Chunchen? I have heard of your name and deeds... You don't have to be nervous, but I don't want to be too busy waiting for news from the General Affairs Department.
I'm bored, so I just want to find someone to chat with to pass the time. You don't need to be too formal."
As he spoke, Zhu Hejian still made people feel like a breath of fresh air, making everyone in the General Affairs Department look at Li Chunchen with even more envy and jealousy.
Next, Zhu Hejian entered the Tongzhengsi Yamen under Xia Ruhai's guidance, and then stayed in the side hall of the Tongzhengsi Yamen to wait for news. He declined the company of Xia Ruhai and others again, leaving only Li Chunchen alone.
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When there was no one else in the side hall, Zhu Hejian turned to look at Li Chunchen again. When he saw that Li Chunchen was just waiting beside him with his hands down, he suddenly smiled and said slowly: "I just said, I have heard that
I have heard of your name and deeds... Then do you know where I have heard of your name and deeds?"
Li Chunchen was stunned for a moment, and seemed to have thought of the answer as his eyes flashed, but he still shook his head and said, "I don't know."
Zhu Hejian stretched out his hand and pointed to the place next to him, and still said in a gentle manner: "Sit down and talk first."
After Li Chunchen sat down obediently, Zhu Hejian said softly: "I heard about your name and deeds from my father. When my father talked about you, he was very complimentary! As far as I know, my father spoke highly of you.
I have secretly summoned you many times to talk to you alone! Such a holy family is rare even for cabinet ministers... Therefore, when I saw you just now, I couldn't help but feel strange. You obviously have such a holy family.
, why are you still staying in the General Administration Bureau as an insignificant seventh-grade official?"
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This chapter was originally written with 5,000 words, but after writing it, Chongzi realized that he had not succeeded in shaping Li Chunchen's character, so he deleted the second half of the chapter and decided to rewrite it.