Thinking of this, the scale in Zhu Hejian's heart tilted even more.
However, Zhu Hejian not only suffered a setback at the hands of Zhao Junchen, but he also never believed that there was such a thing as pie-in-the-sky good things in this world. Therefore, the remaining reason in Zhu Hejian's heart was still warning - all these things were absolutely impossible.
It's Zhao Junchen's trap!
However, in the face of cruel reality, reason is often vulnerable.
Sometimes, when people face the cruel reality, even if they know there is a pit ahead, they can only grit their teeth and jump in, while comforting themselves in their hearts - maybe the pit is so shallow that it won't hurt if they fall, or maybe they fall into the pit themselves.
You can still crawl out of the pit, and maybe you can even find gold in the pit!
The reality that Zhu Hejian faces is that under the current situation, he can no longer damage the interests of the inner court forces again, otherwise the two sides will gradually drift away and become alienated. This is a burden that Zhu Hejian cannot bear!
At this moment, seeing that Zhu Hejian still had a hesitant expression, Xi Chengcheng couldn't help but increase his tone and urged: "Your Highness! Mingjian!"
Just four words, but it greatly increased Zhu Hejian's pressure.
Zhu Hejian sighed, but he did not respond to Xicheng immediately. Instead, he turned to stare at Qian Lai closely, with a powerful look in his eyes, and asked in a cold voice: "Please answer me honestly, what is the minister Zhao doing?"
Idea? As long as you tell the truth, no matter what happens in the future, this prince is willing to let you go! Otherwise..."
After hearing this, Qian Lai smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness is extremely enlightened and has a keen eye for fire. Naturally, he should understand that Xiaomin is just a chess piece in front of Zhao Gechen! Indeed, Xiaomin's various expressions are all due to
Zhao Gechen's instructions are true, and Zhao Gechen also promised the villain that when everything is settled, the villain and the merchants who join the "United Shipping Company" will not suffer any loss. However, how can Zhao Gechen's overall plan be truly revealed?
Xiaomin? Your Highness, you are really looking down on Xiaomin when you ask him about this kind of thing!"
Zhu Hejian also believed Qian Lai's explanation.
If he were to change positions, Zhu Hejian would not tell his true thoughts to a chess piece like Qian Lai.
His questioning just now was actually just a fluke.
In the end, Zhu Hejian, under Xicheng's close gaze, finally nodded and said: "Okay! I promise you that I will jointly issue this announcement with the United Shipping Company!"
"Great! Your Highness Shengming!"
As Zhu Hejian finished speaking, and before Qian Lai could react, Xi Chengcheng had already taken the lead in praising him, with a skinny old face full of excitement. He even used taboo words like "shengming", just like this
This proposal was generally made by him.
Seeing Xicheng's emotional changes, Zhu Hejian felt helpless and became increasingly uneasy, always feeling that something was gradually getting out of control.
But in a short period of time, Zhu Hejian still couldn't figure out where the uneasiness in his heart came from, so he had to ignore it for the time being, and asked Qian Lai: "Well...Did Zhao Gechen say that this joint statement,
When should it be announced to the outside world?”
"What Zhao Gechen means is that this joint statement must be promulgated as soon as possible, no later than noon today! Otherwise, many things will be too late!"
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In fact, when the seventh prince Zhu Hejian jointly issued the announcement with the "United Shipping Company", Zhao Junchen deliberately did not visit Zhu Hejian in person for face-to-face negotiations. Instead, he took a detour and first asked Qian Lai to find Xi Cheng, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, and then through Xi Cheng
Cheng persuaded Zhu Hejian, which was an elaborate arrangement.
On the one hand, after Zhao Junchen judged the situation, he found that Zhu Hejian could not refuse the request of the inner court forces at present, so letting Xicheng come forward to persuade Zhu Hejian naturally had a great chance of success.
On the other hand, if Zhao Junchen visits Zhu Hejian in person to negotiate face to face, Zhu Hejian will most likely not directly agree to Zhao Junchen's proposal because of his wariness and precautions. Even if he reluctantly agrees to the proposal, Zhao Junchen will have to deal with other matters.
Just give in and compromise.
On the other hand, as long as Xi Cheng is willing to come forward to persuade Zhu Hejian, he will gradually change his position and become the person who supports the proposal most unconsciously, because Xi Cheng is looking for various reasons to persuade the seventh prince Zhu Hejian at the same time.
, he is actually constantly convincing himself.
At the same time, after Xicheng persuaded Zhu Hejian, it seemed that he had not paid any price, but in fact he had staked many things, such as the energy invested in persuading Zhu Hejian, such as the expectation of huge wealth, such as
The trusting relationship between him and Zhu Hejian...
As the sunk costs increased, Xi Cheng was already trapped in the situation unknowingly, and was getting deeper and deeper.
The highest level of deception and lies is not to mix the fake with the real, nor to mix the truth with the truth, nor to act fake, but to completely disrupt the other party's expectation management and give the other party a reason to deceive yourself.
Just like the MLM methods of later generations, the iconic event that makes the deceived people really unable to extricate themselves is not that they are defrauded of their money, but that these deceived people, under the guidance of the MLM organization, begin to actively develop offline and actively attract people around them.
Entering the water - from this moment on, the deceived person is no longer passively deceived, but is willing to be deceived.
The ultimate goal of Zhao Junchen's series of actions seemed to be to persuade Zhu Hejian. This illusion not only misled Zhu Hejian, but also paralyzed Xi Cheng.
But in fact, Zhao Junchen's real target from the beginning was Nanjing's eunuch Xicheng!
There is no other reason. Zhu Hejian himself does not have any strength or foundation in Nanjing. He is only in charge of the military and political affairs in name. If he wants to accomplish something, he will ultimately need Xi Cheng's full support.
Therefore, the person with real strength is always the guarding eunuch Xi Cheng who has the command authority of the Imperial Guards and can interfere in military affairs!
As long as Xi Cheng is dragged into the water, the strength gap between Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing in Nanjing can be quickly eliminated!
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! On the surface, Zhao Junchen has promised that he does not need the inner court forces represented by Xi Cheng to end up, and he can still take back the "United Shipping Company" on his own.
All industries.
However, under the temptation of overwhelming wealth, when Xi Cheng saw Zhao Junchen competing with the Jiangnan Jin gentry forces, he was only a little bit close to succeeding. Next, he only needed to put in a little more effort to completely succeed.
After achieving his goal and gaining an astronomical amount of wealth, can he really hold back his greed and never give up?
The answer is self-evident!
Facing Zhao Junchen's proposal, both Xi Cheng and Zhu Hejian were on guard from the beginning, worried about an accident.
In fact, no accidents will happen.
Under human nature, some things are inevitable!
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About a quarter of an hour later, Xi Cheng and Qian Lai left Zhanyuan with a satisfied joint statement signed and sealed by Zhu Hejian.
After that, Qian Lai said goodbye to Xicheng and hurried back to Jiangdong Tower to return to Zhao Junchen.
Xicheng, on the other hand, stopped outside Zhanyuan, staring at Qian Lai's leaving figure, feeling a little concerned about gains and losses.
At the beginning, Xi Cheng actually did not believe that Zhao Junchen had the ability to overwhelm the Jiangnan gentry and take back the "United Shipping Company" industry, nor did he have high hopes.
But now, thinking about the huge benefits promised by Zhao Junchen, Xi Cheng has begun to pray secretly, hoping that Zhao Junchen can succeed!
After pondering for a moment, Xi Cheng waved his hand to summon his staff Guo Sizong and whispered: "Send all the spies out and keep an eye on Zhao Junchen's follow-up actions! Once Zhao Junchen conflicts with Zhou Shangjing and Jiangnan Jinshen,
Notify our family as soon as possible!"
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At the same time, in the Zhanyuan study room, Zhu Hejian has been sitting behind the desk motionless since Xicheng and Qian Lai left, his expression full of contemplation.
Zhu Hejian has always had a high self-esteem, and coupled with Zhao Junchen's deliberate misleading, he firmly believed that Zhao Junchen's follow-up plan must be to use him. From the beginning to the end, he never thought that Zhao Junchen's real goal was Xi Cheng, and
He is just a cover.
As a result, Zhu Hejian's idea was wrong from the beginning, and naturally he was unable to figure out Zhao Junchen's real plan.
After thinking for a long time, Zhu Hejian raised his head and looked at Lu De, who was standing quietly aside.
After Lu De brought Xi Cheng and Qian Lai to Zhanyuan's study, he never left and watched the conversation with his own eyes.
Zhu Hejian frowned and asked: "I always feel that Zhao Junchen is plotting against us, but I can't figure out his real plan...Brother Lu, do you have any ideas?"
Lu De slowly shook his head: "The student has lived in the south of the Yangtze River all year round. He has only heard about Zhao Gechen's methods, but he does not understand his true character. Naturally, he dare not make any inferences! The student can only suggest that if your highness wants to find out,
As for Zhao Gechen’s real plan, it is best to meet Zhao Gechen in person.”
Zhu Hejian shook his head and sighed: "I have no time to clone myself! My top priority now is to solve the hidden danger of the captured soldiers of 'Chaofeng'! According to Li Yong and Leng Ling, they want to take those captured 'Chaofeng' as soon as possible
'The dead men were escorted to the capital... I absolutely cannot allow this to happen!
To this day, many people have noticed something suspicious about me, but after all, it is just suspicious. Without conclusive evidence, it still has little impact! But if those captured 'Chaofeng' dead soldiers are taken to the capital, they will be handed over to
If the father personally interrogates, the situation will completely get out of control and will never be undone!"
Lu De's eyes flashed and he said: "The student has a suggestion regarding this matter."
Zhu Hejian's eyes lit up: "Oh? Brother Lu, do you have any suggestions? Tell me quickly!"
"Hu Xiao!"
"Hu Xiao?" Zhu Hejian was a little confused: "What is the use of Hu Xiao in this matter?"
Lu De sneered and said: "Your Highness clearly knows that the role of Hu Xiao is not only to obtain the evidence that Zhao Junchen secretly colluded with the Nanyang pirates, but he is also a leader of the Nanyang pirates and has quite a lot of connections among the Nanyang pirates! So!
, not only Zhao Junchen can secretly contact the Nanyang pirates through Hu Xiao, we can do the same!
According to Hu Xiao, there is a secret stronghold of Nanyang pirates in Suzhou City, and there are also a large number of Nanyang pirates' eyes and ears hidden in Jiangnan! At the same time, Nanyang pirates also have ways to contact the water thieves and bandits in Jiangnan! So!
, we can completely use Hu Xiao to secretly gather these desperadoes..."
Zhu Hejian was such a smart man. He immediately understood Lu De's hint and exclaimed: "You mean, we can use these desperadoes to ambush them halfway and capture the prisoners who were taken to the capital."
'Kill and silence?"
Lu De nodded and made another suggestion by the way: "Actually, students have always believed that it is extremely inappropriate for Your Highness to raise dead soldiers in private. Although there are some dirty jobs that are not suitable for outsiders to intervene, even the inner court forces
No, after accumulating dead soldiers, you can complete the plan on your own without alerting any forces. However, the hidden dangers of this kind of thing are also huge. Once the dead soldiers are accidentally captured like now, it will be easy to involve His Highness.
Own!
Relatively speaking, if we can take Hu Xiao for our own use and use him to contact desperadoes at home and abroad to work for us, the effect may be worse, but the consequences will definitely be smaller! Those desperadoes only collect money to do things, and they are just
They were in contact with Hu Xiao, so they would never know about His Highness's existence, let alone His Highness's plan. Even if the mission failed and was captured alive, it would not affect His Highness at all. His Highness could completely pass through Hu Xiao again.
Xiao Xiao bought a new group of desperadoes and continued to work for himself..."
Upon hearing Lu De's suggestion, Zhu Hejian's eyes suddenly brightened, and he felt a little excited.
People always have path dependence, and Zhu Hejian is not immune to this.
Ever since the "Shaofeng" dead soldier either defected or was captured, Zhu Hejian has lost the sharp knife in his hand and has always felt uncomfortable. Especially since he has repeatedly lost in the power struggle in the past two days, he feels even more uncomfortable.
Miss the convenience of the "Chaofeng" organization.
However, Jiang Xiao's loss of control and defection also left Zhu Hejian with lingering fears. While he missed the convenience of the dead soldier organization, he was also deeply aware of the hidden dangers of this dead soldier organization.
Now, Lu De's proposal is undoubtedly a sweet rain for Zhu Hejian, allowing Zhu Hejian to quickly find a future direction.
But before Zhu Hejian could carefully consider the specific implementation of this proposal, the eunuch Jia Lun quickly walked into the room and reported two good news and one bad news to Zhu Hejian.