After hearing the name, Zhu Hejian immediately fell into deep thought.
At the same time, as Wang Baoren finished speaking, a middle-aged Confucian scholar and a young Confucian scholar immediately stepped out of the queue, bowed to Zhu Hejian, and introduced themselves.
"Student Fu Pingsheng has met His Highness the Seventh Prince!"
"Student Lu De, please give me some advice from His Highness the Seventh Prince!"
After hearing the self-introductions of these two people, Zhu Hejian discovered that the middle-aged Confucian scholar was Fu Pingsheng, whose demeanor and behavior were extremely capable, but with a hint of melancholy in his expression; the other young Confucian scholar was Lu De, also
It was the young scholar who just handed over the brochure to Zhu Hejian. He had an ordinary and unremarkable appearance, but his bearing was extraordinary.
After thinking again for a moment, Zhu Hejian finally remembered Fu Pingsheng's origins and deeds. He raised his head in disbelief and asked: "Fu Pingsheng... I have heard of this name! I remember that after the Shaanxi-Gansu war, Zhao Gechen submitted a petition for merit to the court.
There is this name in the memorial!
Although he ranked low, his achievements were impressive. First, he assisted the court in suppressing several border military attachés who were self-respecting soldiers on Yulin South Road. Later, during the Shaanxi-Gansu War, he assisted the veteran general He Zhang in the southern and northern campaigns, winning many battles.
, has made great achievements many times...but I don’t know whether Mr. Fu and the Fu Pingsheng I know are the same person? Or is it just the same name?"
Hearing Zhu Hejian's inquiry, everyone present showed admiration. Unexpectedly, Zhu Hejian not only clearly remembered Fu Pingsheng's identity and origin, but could even tell Fu Pingsheng's past achievements in detail.
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After hearing what Zhu Hejian said, Fu Pingsheng had a complicated expression and sighed: "The student is exactly the Fu Pingsheng that His Highness the Seventh Prince knows!"
Zhu Hejian showed admiration and said: "It turns out that Mr. Fu is really a hero of the imperial court! However, I remember that Mr. Fu is the staff of General He. He was listed in the memorial at the beginning. He should have been rewarded by the imperial court. Now he is
Why do you come to work beside Grand Master Wang?"
Fu Pingsheng's expression became more and more complicated, but he hesitated and said nothing for a long time.
But the next moment, Wang Baoren said slowly: "Mr. Fu, His Highness the Seventh Prince is one of our own. Just tell the truth. There is no need to hide anything."
After Fu Pingsheng sighed, he finally explained: "To report to His Highness the Seventh Prince, the student was originally a staff member of the Jingbian Guards Mansion. When the Shaanxi-Gansu war first started, there were several military attachés supporting troops on Yulin Town South Road.
Self-respecting and disobeying orders, among them was the student's leader at the time, Jingbian guard Zhang Dacheng!
Later, General He Zhang and General He were ordered to lead the army to suppress the force. The force was unstoppable. Zhang Dacheng sent students to negotiate with General He to surrender. In the end, the students did not fail their mission and managed to save the life of the leader. They had fulfilled their duties, and He
The old general saw that the student had some knowledge and courage, so he took the student to his side and was responsible for some paperwork. The student also admired General He's character and achievements, so naturally he readily agreed to help him wholeheartedly..."
At this point, Fu Pingsheng shook his head and sighed again, and continued: "However, after the students began to assist General He, they soon discovered some anomalies, that is, Zhao Gechen, the imperial envoy in charge of the military and political affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu, apparently
It seems that he has great trust in General He and places special emphasis on him, but in fact he has never regarded General He as his true confidant, and he has a hidden intention of burning bridges across rivers!
Alas! General He has always been upright and loyal to the emperor and the country. Although he is grateful for the kindness of Zhao Gechen and claims to be Zhao Gechen's confidant, he is still more loyal to the court after all. If there is a conflict between the court and Zhao Gechen in the future
, General He will definitely choose to side with the imperial court. Zhao Gechen obviously saw through this, so he never really trusted General He.
It can be said that in the eyes of Zhao Gechen, General He was just a discarded son and a shield from the beginning to the end. Moreover, Zhao Gechen had obviously guessed the future situation and believed that the central government would definitely try to get rid of him after the war was over.
He is a powerful force in the army, so he has long planned to abandon General He to eliminate the court's wariness and protect his true henchmen!
After being aware of this situation, the students repeatedly warned General He, hoping that General He would secretly guard Zhao Junchen and never trust him blindly. He also suggested many times that General He change his family and seek asylum under Liang Fuchen and Liang Ge!
However, General He was too upright and trusted Zhao Junchen too much. Not only did he not listen to the students' advice, but he regarded the students as slanderers...
In the end, things developed as the villain expected. General He was easily abandoned by Zhao Junchen. After the war was over, Zhao Junchen publicly listed General He among the top three on the list of people asking for credit. However,
This also caused General He to be jealous of the court. In the end, General He was naturally ousted by the court and became a high-ranking and powerless governor-general of the rear army. From now on, he can only live a mediocre life!
On the contrary, Zhao Junchen's real military lieutenants, such as Fang Zhenshan, Zhang Chengxun and others, all obtained positions of real power because of General He's sacrifice and cover...
As for the student, although he was also listed on the merit list, because he was General He's staff, he was also implicated. In the end, he was not appointed by the court, but only received a reward.
After this incident, the students couldn't help but feel disheartened. In addition, after General He entered the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, he no longer had real power and no longer needed the students' assistance. Moreover, because of the students' repeated admonitions, he had no real power with He.
The relationship between the old general and the old general gradually became distant, so the student simply took the initiative to resign, left the old general He's side, and then ran to Jiangnan to relax...
I never thought that after the student came to Jiangnan, he accidentally encountered him and was recruited by Grand Master Wang, so now he has become Grand Master Wang's aide."
Because of Wang Baoren's signal, Fu Pingsheng's explanation was very detailed and he also revealed a lot of useful information to Zhu Hejian!
For example, Zhao Junchen had long expected and been wary of Emperor Deqing's recent attempts to purge the Shaanxi-Gansu officialdom and the Shaanxi-Gansu border troops, so Emperor Deqing's purges seemed to be quite a move.
, but nine times out of ten, the results will be insignificant.
For another example, He Zhang, who seemed to be of the same mind as Zhao Junchen, was actually not Zhao Junchen's real confidant, but was more loyal to the court. Therefore, Zhu Hejian could reuse He Zhang in the future to offset Zhao Junchen's influence in the Shaanxi-Gansu border army.
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After thinking of these situations, Zhu Hejian's eyes kept flashing, and a lot of thoughts suddenly came to his mind.
On the other side, Wang Baoren smiled and said: "Mr. Fu will become my trusted aide, not by accident, but I am like His Highness the Seventh Prince. I remember that Mr. Fu was the hero of the Great Victory of Shaanxi-Gansu. I heard
After hearing the news that Mr. Fu came to Jiangnan to relax, I couldn't help but be thirsty for talents, and only after visiting the thatched cottage three times did I invite Mr. Fu to help me."
After a pause, Wang Baoren pointed out something, and continued: "Mr. Fu is rich in experience and has a lot of talent. He is involved in both political science and military affairs. He is a rare talent! The most important thing is that Fu
Sir, he also knows a lot about the Zhao cabinet minister at the center of the imperial court...
As far as I know, Zhao Gechen and His Highness the Crown Prince are currently in alliance. During this period, they have joined forces with Zhou Shangjing to repeatedly prevent the crown prince from abolishing the throne... Therefore, after the matter of the Sixth Division in Nanjing is settled, His Highness the Seventh Prince should
It’s time to communicate more with Mr. Fu!”
Obviously, Wang Baoren deliberately arranged Fu Pingsheng to be next to Zhu Hejian for other purposes, with the hidden intention of helping Zhu Hejian deal with Zhao Junchen.
After all, the current situation in the temple is very clear. It is the three-legged force of the "Zhao Party", the "Zhou Party", and the "New Prince Party". After Wang Baoren ends the affairs of the Sixth Division in Nanjing and returns to the center of the temple, if
If he wants to use his hands and feet to make a difference, both Zhou Shangjing and Zhao Junchen will become Wang Baoren's roadblocks, so Wang Baoren's approach can be regarded as a precautionary measure.
After understanding Wang Baoren's deep meaning, Zhu Hejian naturally wanted to accept the "good intention", and immediately nodded and said: "It's natural! This junior came to Nanjing for the first time, and he didn't know anything about the situation in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. It doesn't matter if he has a black eye.
To be honest, we will have to face a lot of difficult problems prepared by Zhou Shoufu for the juniors, so naturally we will have to rely extra heavily on the two staffs of Grand Master Wang."
After saying that, Zhu Hejian stood up in person, bowed his hands to Fu Pingsheng and Lu De, and said, "From today on, I hope you two gentlemen will give you more advice!"
Seeing Zhu Hejian's humble attitude, Fu Pingsheng and Lu De quickly bowed in return, promising that they would do their best to help.
At the same time, although the topic just now revolves around Fu Pingsheng's past experience, and Fu Pingsheng will also help Zhu Hejian deal with Zhao Junchen in the future, Zhu Hejian is paying more attention to the young Confucian scholar Lu next to Fu Pingsheng at this time.
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Human beings' words and actions are always subconsciously mixed with their own subconscious.
Although Wang Baoren repeatedly emphasized Fu Pingsheng's role and ability, when he just named Lu De and Fu Pingsheng to meet Zhu Hejian, he first named Lu De and then Fu Pingsheng.
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Moreover, after Wang Baoren compiled all the difficult problems prepared by Zhou Shangjing into a book, he also entrusted it to Lu De for safekeeping.
Obviously, deep down in Wang Baoren's heart, he valued Lu De more and trusted Lu De more.
"But I don't know what ability this Lu De has that makes Wang Baoren value him so much, and his status is higher than that of Fu Pingsheng, who has a special role!"
While he was thinking deeply, Zhu Hejian's eyes swept across Lu De's face, but he could not see anything unusual about this person.
But since Wang Baoren did not deliberately explain, Zhu Hejian naturally did not ask any more questions. He just exchanged greetings with Lu De and Fu Pingsheng and then continued talking to Wang Baoren.
Next, because of Zhu Hejian's deliberate efforts to please him, he and Wang Baoren got along more and more happily. Wang Baoren also had a better and better impression of Zhu Hejian, and patiently taught Zhu Hejian many official skills and knowledge of the government and the public.
About half an hour later, Wang Baoren saw that Zhu Hejian was looking tired. He thought that Zhu Hejian had rushed to Nanjing after a tiring journey and had not had time to rest, so he left in time and agreed to meet Zhu Hejian again in two days.
It was true that Zhu Hejian's physical condition could no longer persist, so he naturally did not force him to stay, but personally sent Wang Baoren outside Zhanyuan.
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But he said that after Wang Baoren left Zhanyuan, he planned to return to his mansion to rest.
But just as Wang Baoren was walking towards the sedan chair, another of his staff hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help walking to Wang Baoren's side and asked softly: "Master Wang, what are the difficult problems Zhou Shangjing has prepared for His Highness the Seventh Prince?
Every item is extremely difficult, and you just left it to the seventh prince to solve it on his own without providing any suggestions, leaving only two staff to assist... What if he fails in the end?"
Wang Baoren, who had confided in Zhu Hejian just now, now smiled half-heartedly and said leisurely: "As the next crown prince, if he can handle everything on his own, what else do you want me to do, the crown prince and grand master? He failed.
That's good. Only when he messes up does he need me to clean up the mess, so that I can continue to sell him favors. At the same time... my importance can also be reflected!"
After saying that, Wang Baoren bent down and entered his sedan chair.