Upon hearing Zhao Junchen's question, Li Chuanwen turned his eyes to Xiao Wenxuan and motioned for Xiao Wenxuan to speak first.
After Xiao Wenxuan thought for a moment, he replied: "Students don't know whether His Highness the Crown Prince's temperament and ideas have changed, and they dare not speculate... But His Highness the Crown Prince's style of doing things has indeed undergone many changes.
During this period of time, His Royal Highness the Prince has trusted Mr. Li and the students very much, and has listened to many of our suggestions. But the students can also see that he does not follow them blindly. Every time before adopting our suggestions, he must
After careful consideration and other methods, we decided that our proposal was the most effective, so we adopted it.
When we are doing things for him, as long as the progress is going smoothly, His Highness the Prince will not interfere in any way, but will send someone to keep an eye on it secretly. However, if the progress is not going well and an unexpected situation occurs, he will immediately intervene, which seems to be a delegation of authority.
Let go, but actually hold everything tightly in your hands.
Moreover, His Highness the Prince has also learned how to hide and hide. If there is some news that he thinks Mr. Li and his students do not need to know, he will deliberately conceal it. Only when we must know the news, will he reveal it.
The news is made public.
At the same time, whether in Luoyang or Huguang, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would deliberately make friends with the "Zhou Party" officials in various places, and would often listen to the different opinions put forward by the "Zhou Party" officials. It seemed that he was trying to take advantage of the "Zhou Party" officials.
'It means that the forces and the two of us check and balance each other."
Zhao Junchen was thoughtful and said softly: "Oh? This way of acting makes me feel a little familiar..."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen smiled half-heartedly, and then turned his attention to Li Chuanwen.
Under Zhao Junchen's gaze, Li Chuanwen pondered for a moment and then said slowly: "Whether it is me or Wen Xuan, they have not encountered any obstacles during their cooperation with Prince Zhu Heyu. It is very easy to get along with each other."
Li Chuanwen's evaluation can be said to be concise and comprehensive, with only one sentence, but compared to Xiao Wenxuan's long speech, this sentence contains more information.
Who is Li Chuanwen? The founder of Shaoxing Master's profession, he is used to seeing things like flies and dogs, being shady and dirty, and his style of conduct has also been affected by the influence of official circles. He can be said to be skilled in calculations and only cares about the results and not the means.
Who is Xiao Wenxuan? A frustrated and cynical scholar who often has some deviant ideas in his mind. Many of his bold proposals are intentionally or unintentionally impacting the rules of government and opposition in this era.
If the former prince Zhu Heyu came into contact with such two people, they would inevitably have disputes due to different ideas. Even if Zhu Heyu deliberately tolerated it, there would definitely be a sense of discord when the two parties got along.
During this period of time, Prince Zhu Heyu has been able to cooperate with Li Chuanwen and Xiao Wenxuan without any hindrance, and they still get along happily, which shows that Zhu Heyu has fully accepted the ideas and ideas of Li Chuanwen and Xiao Wenxuan, and is no longer the same as before.
Stick to the rules and regulations of morality and rules.
Such a change is not a big one.
After combining the descriptions of the two aides, Zhao Junchen gradually sketched the current image of Prince Zhu Heyu in his mind.
How should I put it... He is like a young version of Emperor Deqing.
Compared with Emperor Deqing, there may still be some moral bottom lines left, and it may not be as flexible as Emperor Deqing. It may require more courage and persistence, but the style of conduct has become consistent.
For example, introduce the checks and balances of the "Zhou Party" for their own use;
For example, the secrecy style of never letting anyone know all the information;
For example, a management strategy that looks like delegating power, but actually keeps a close eye on it and is ready to intervene at any time;
For example, the art of employing people that is inclusive, does not care about right and wrong, and only looks at the results...
It is different from the former Crown Prince and Grand Master Xiao Wenruan’s “execution by example” and “leading by example”;
It is different from Zhao Shancai's "Things will be smoothed out when things are slow" and "Beware of the slightest and prevent the slowdown";
Different from Zhao Junchen's "combination of interests" and "appropriate to the times";
Different from Zhou Shangjing's "taking advantage of the situation" and "taking into account both public and private matters"...
These methods are completely the behavior style of Emperor Deqing, which is the purest emperor's mentality and control method.
After making this conclusion, Zhao Junchen's expression was a little complicated, he seemed to be a little regretful, but also seemed to be a little satisfied.
*
Back then, before Zhu Heyu left the capital, Zhao Junchen had a secret conversation with him that lasted a whole afternoon.
During this period, Zhao Junchen also explained and instilled many things into Zhu Heyu, including cognitive concepts, thinking perspectives, methodologies, etc., hoping that Zhu Heyu's ideas and concepts would gradually become closer to his own.
In Zhao Junchen's view, if Zhu and Yu can fully accept his ideas and concepts, their future goals will be exactly the same, and they can become true allies.
But it is obvious that deep down in Zhu Heyu's heart, there is still a grudge, estrangement and guard against Zhao Junchen.
Therefore, in the end, he did not fully accept the ideas instilled by Zhao Junchen. Instead, he deliberately imitated another person he was familiar with-that is, Emperor Deqing.
After all, the road led by Xiao Wenruan was too difficult and would suffer setbacks from time to time; the road led by Zhao Shancai also failed with Zhao Shancai's untimely death; Zhou Shangjing's acting style
The requirements for scheming and intelligence are too high, and it is also not suitable for Zhu Heyu...
Under such circumstances, if Zhu Heyu still wanted to find a way out for himself in the future but could not accept Zhao Junchen's ideas and practices, then he would have only one option left, which is to follow Emperor Deqing's example.
Perhaps, for Zhu Heyu himself, this is not only the last choice, but also the safest choice.
After understanding this, Zhao Junchen naturally felt deeply regretful.
This situation means that the future cooperation between the two people will only appear to be superficially compatible at best.
But at the same time, Zhao Junchen was also happy to see the results, because after Emperor Deqing saw Zhu Heyu deliberately imitating himself, he must have been deeply gratified, thinking that Zhu Heyu finally understood him.
In this way, after Zhu Heyu is deposed in the future, the chances of a successful comeback will be increased by one point.
In Zhao Junchen's future plan, Zhu Heyu must be deposed next, and after being deposed, he must make a comeback.
After all, even if a crown prince who has been deposed in the past successfully ascends the throne in the future, his prestige will not be high and he will have to compromise with officials on many matters.
Only this situation is in Zhao Junchen's best interests.
As for Zhu Hejian, in Zhao Junchen's eyes, he was only a temporary substitute during the period when Zhu Heyu was deposed.
It's not that Zhao Junchen despises Zhu Hejian in his heart. With Zhu Hejian's ability, means and behavior, if he successfully ascends the throne as emperor in the future, Zhao Junchen will definitely abscond immediately to save his life without saying a word.
But Zhao Junchen has now secretly found several flaws in Zhu Hejian's ways, and is fully confident that he will be able to defeat him in one fell swoop at some point in the future.
*
In this way, Zhao Junchen lowered his head and thought quietly for a long time.
After about a cup of tea, Zhao Junchen raised his head and asked again: "According to your calculations, when will His Royal Highness return to Beijing?"
After Li Chuanwen thought for a moment, he replied: "The new imperial envoy Wang Youlun has completely fallen out with His Highness the Crown Prince. He even had the courage to put His Highness under house arrest in the Hengzhou government office. He also did not dare to let His Highness the Crown Prince return to Beijing on his own. He was worried that the Crown Prince would
His Highness will continue to cause trouble after he is out of control...
Therefore, if nothing unexpected happens, His Highness the Crown Prince will return to the city together with Wang Youlun, but before Wang Youlun returns to the capital, he must clean up the mess left by His Highness the Crown Prince, which will take at least a month, plus the return trip.
The time spent on the road to Beijing...it should take them one and a half months before they can return to the center of the capital."
Zhao Junchen nodded lightly and said: "One and a half months later? Such a long time is enough for the seventh prince to finish his trip to Nanjing and return to the center of the capital... From this point of view, the prince and the seventh prince will return to the capital.
The time is just a few days apart... By that time, the center of the capital will inevitably be bustling again."
On the other side, after Li Chuanwen hesitated for a moment, he asked: "Chen Zhao, I see that your approach to His Highness the Crown Prince seems to be somewhat contradictory. On the one hand, you want to tame His Highness the Crown Prince, and on the other hand, you want to make His Highness the Crown Prince quickly."
Mature, but... Zhao Gechen, aren't you worried that as His Highness the Crown Prince's mind becomes more mature, he will become untamable?"
Zhao Junchen was slightly startled, but quickly shook his head and said: "Many times, 'maturity' is not necessarily a good thing!
In this world, there are always gains and losses, and you are always faced with the problem of choice! The maturity of the prince is not important, but the things he inadvertently gave up during his gradual maturity are what are truly important!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen thought of the great scholar Yang Xun again and continued: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been influenced and instructed by many wise men in the past. Perhaps he will be influenced by some wise men again in the near future, and then he will
Will continue to grow and mature...
But at the same time, he will give up more and more things, and once some things are given up, they can never be picked up again! Therefore, when he gives up everything, only the so-called 'maturity' is left.
After that, he has no more choices."
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Li Chuanwen became thoughtful and had vaguely guessed some of Zhao Junchen's core plans.
At this point in the conversation, Zhao Junchen saw that both Li Chuanwen and Xiao Wenxuan looked tired. It was obvious that they had not had time to rest after returning to the capital and were only focused on reporting the situation to themselves, so they stopped the conversation in time and asked them to return.
Rest in their own rooms.
Li Chuanwen and Xiao Wenxuan really felt tired at this time, and they immediately stood up and left.
Just when Li Chuanwen and Xiao Wenxuan were about to leave the study, Zhao Junchen suddenly thought of something and added: "By the way, there is one thing, you'd better be mentally prepared in advance... Just yesterday.
, I have recruited a new staff member. He is a direct disciple of the great scholar Yang Xun. His name is Jiang Zheng. He is a rare genius! But this person has not proven his loyalty yet, so you should also pay attention. All
Confidential plans must not be revealed to him...
However, this Jiang Zheng is not easy to fool. He just moved to Zhao Mansion last night, but in just one night, he almost drove Niu Fude and the others crazy..."