Zhao Junchen left the negotiation scene as if fleeing.
But when Zhao Junchen turned around and strode out of the awning, his facial expression seemed to be about to lose control, but he quickly returned to his usual calmness and rationality.
Although Zhao Junchen had no eyes behind him, he could roughly guess what Xuan Ye was thinking at this time.
In the final stage of this negotiation, Zhao Junchen has been deliberately showing his honesty, and even told Xuan Ye many of his true thoughts. This candid attitude was intended to mislead Xuan Ye and make Xuan Ye mistakenly believe that Zhao Junchen
Junchen's current situation is extremely bad, so he wants to establish a good relationship with Xuan Ye and leave a way out for Xuan Ye.
In a way, Zhao Junchen did not deceive Xuan Ye. When he found out that Emperor Deqing used Linghu Guang to test his loyalty, he was quite frightened. In addition, Zhao Junchen had always been lenient to his enemies.
He thinks about defeat before winning, and is used to preparing for the worst-case scenario, so now he really thinks that his situation is not good.
But unless the situation deteriorates completely and irreversibly, and all other escape routes are completely blocked, defecting to the Jianzhou Jurchens has never been Zhao Junchen's priority.
Of course, if there is really no choice and defecting to the Jianzhou Jurchens has become Zhao Junchen's only way out to save his life, then Zhao Junchen will not hesitate at all and must give priority to saving his life - but the current situation is not so bad yet
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The reason why Zhao Junchen misled Xuan Ye and hinted that he might join the Jianzhou Jurchens in the future was to make Xuan Ye mistakenly think that he could sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and to temporarily stabilize him from making any changes, so that the Jianzhou Jurchens could
In the next few years, we will focus on plans to travel to Japan to collect grain.
At this moment, with the increasingly urgent sense of crisis in his heart, Zhao Junchen has made up his mind to accelerate his plans to seize power in the next few years. Therefore, he does not hope that there will be too many changes in the situation in Liaodong, nor will there be too many changes in the situation in Liaodong.
There is no time to be distracted and deal with the variables of Jianzhou Jurchen.
At least before the Junggar Khanate appears again, the situation on the Liaodong border must be stabilized!
In fact, Zhao Junchen's overall future plan is largely centered on the reappearance of the Junggar Khanate!
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After leaving the negotiation site, Zhao Junchen rode his horse westward and led his guards back to Qinghe Fort while seriously thinking about his future path.
As he was thinking, Zhao Junchen's expression became more and more serious, and from time to time there would flash a trace of agitation that should never appear.
This is because when Zhao Junchen discovered that he could not gain the trust of Emperor Deqing no matter what, he became increasingly unable to bear the anxiety and panic brought to him by Emperor Deqing.
Just because Emperor Deqing used Linghu Guang to pretend to be a test, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but feel guilty and frightened. In order to successfully pass Emperor Deqing's test, he not only had to completely overthrow his long-prepared plan, but also had to
Domestic dogs took the initiative to worsen their situation, showing their belly to Emperor Deqing and wagging their tails to beg for mercy...
Such humiliation, such fear, such incompetence and rage, such weakness and weakness at the mercy of others made Zhao Junchen reach the limit of his patience.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen was not willing to endure it any longer!
In fact, Zhao Junchen's recent series of plans are not only to tie himself up and dig his own grave, but also to fight against the odds!
He spared no room to buy more time for himself, not only because he wanted to seize the time to accumulate more resistance capital for himself, but also because he wanted to take a preemptive strike after he became more mature and fully prepared!
"The framework of all my plans has now been laid, and the next step is to accelerate these plans... I can no longer follow the steps as before. No one knows how long Emperor Deqing can tolerate me.
All plans must be prepared as soon as possible!”
"The first is to continue to collude with merchants from the north and south to form an alliance of interests, seize more resources, and use these resources to support various other plans of their own. They can also take the opportunity to infiltrate local officials and win over the wealthy gentry from all over the country..."
"The second is to completely monopolize the ocean trade. In addition to collecting a large amount of money and food, it also takes the opportunity to collect various sensitive materials, such as muskets, artillery, and crossbows, to strengthen the strength of the army loyal to itself, and even to win over a group of overseas desperadoes.
Be prepared for something unexpected..."
"The third step is to implement agricultural reforms and make every effort to stabilize the situation among the people. At least the people can still see hope, and there will not be a large-scale famine that forces the people to rebel. Otherwise, when I make up my mind to fight against Emperor Deqing,
At the time of the breakup, the situation in the entire Ming Dynasty will be completely out of control, and foreign forces will also take advantage of it..."
"In addition, Tongji Temple should also be used to seduce Emperor Deqing and the inner court, provoke a fight between the crown prince and the seventh prince, and then influence the situation in the temple, buy further time for himself, win over party members, and boost his momentum.
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"Also, the chess piece I placed in the harem, Zhang Zhaodi, should play more roles in the future! She has been in the harem for nearly a year, and I originally hoped that she would be favored by Emperor Deqing.
After that, I can give birth to a prince... But now that I think about it, the probability of such a thing is really low. Even if Zhang Zhaodi is lucky enough to be pregnant with a dragon fetus, she may not be a prince. I shouldn't place my hope on such a small probability event.
If something happens, we must take the initiative to change the situation. If she really cannot conceive a prince, then I should find a way to snatch a prince for her to raise..."
"As for the last and most important preparation, we still need to make every effort to infiltrate the major military towns in Shaanxi, Gansu, Xuanfu, Liaodong, and the Imperial Guards in Beijing... As the saying goes, political power comes from the barrel of a gun. Without military power, all preparations will be in vain. No matter what,
It is also necessary to control some of the troops near the capital to weaken Emperor Deqing’s military advantage..."
"After I took control of part of the military power, the focus was to wait for the Junggar Khanate to appear again! Now not only are natural disasters occurring continuously within the spheres of influence of the Ming Dynasty and the Jianzhou Jurchens, but they are all in a food shortage dilemma. The Junggar Khanate's sphere of influence is far away
The situation in the Western Region must be even worse, so after the Junggar Khanate stabilizes its internal situation, it will definitely be unable to help but expand its power eastward..."
"When the Junggar Khanate appears again in the future, I can implement the plan to divert the disaster eastward and promote the contradiction and conflict between the Junggar Khanate and the Jianzhou Jurchens..."
"When the conflict breaks out between the Junggar Khanate and the Jianzhou Jurchens, and wars continue outside Northern Xinjiang, the imperial court will have to send heavy troops to defend Northern Xinjiang to prevent the war from spreading to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and I can use the Beijing Camp to
Governor Guan Wuyuan took the opportunity to send all the troops who were loyal to Emperor Deqing near the capital to garrison in various towns in northern Xinjiang, leaving more troops loyal to me..."
"When that time comes, the time is completely ripe, and I won't have to endure it anymore. I'll see you again!"
"I don't have much time left, at least two years, at most three years... This series of plans must be prepared as soon as possible!"
In this way, Zhao Junchen lowered his head and meditated, remaining silent all the way.
During the specific implementation of this series of plans, various variables will inevitably occur, but Zhao Junchen will make full efforts in this direction.
When he looked up again, he found that before he knew it, Qinghe Fort was already towering in his field of vision, and General Li Zehe of Liaodong Town Middle Road had also appeared not far away, greeting Zhao Junchen's return.
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Zhao Junchen ignored Li Zehe. He looked beyond Qinghe Fort and looked further west... that was the direction of the center of the capital.
At this moment, Zhao Junchen could not wait to return to the center of the capital and fully promote his various ideas.
But now, Zhao Junchen still has to remain patient and properly deal with the subsequent mess in Liaodong.