In feudal society, as long as the people have not made up their minds to rebel, public opinion and public opinion are not that important.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen's method of manipulating public opinion must be only one part of his overall plan, and the contest between Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing will ultimately require a decisive battle between the two powerful ministers based on their respective strengths.
However, in Nanjing, the strength gap between Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing was too big, and Zhou Shangjing had the upper hand. Therefore, although Zhu Hejian had been meditating hard these days, he still could not find a chance for Zhao Junchen to make a comeback.
Judging from the current situation, Zhao Junchen first conquered Jiangfangying, then robbed the Nanjing government prison, rescued many merchants who joined the "United Shipping Company", and then used Jiangfangying's power to inspect smuggling and the merchants' actuarial skills
He found the smuggling evidence of the Jin gentry and seized the cargo ship of the Jin gentry force. Then he took advantage of the conflict between the Jiangfang camp and the Jin gentry force, resulting in the shortage of manpower left by Zhou Shangjing in Nanjing. He took the opportunity to fabricate rumors and manipulate public opinion...
Obviously, Zhao Junchen's series of methods can be said to be one move after another, one link after another, and he must have formulated an extremely detailed overall plan - but what exactly this overall plan is, Zhu Hejian still can't think of it yet.
clear.
The current main line of the situation in Nanjing has become a contest between the two powerful officials Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing, so Zhu Hejian must find a way to find out Zhao Junchen's trump card as much as possible, otherwise he will not only be unable to take advantage of the subsequent changes in the situation in Nanjing to gain for himself
The advantage is that he might even become a pawn in the party struggle between two powerful ministers.
Thinking of this, Zhu Hejian no longer hesitated, turned around and walked towards the east of the city, and soon walked out of the lively crowd of onlookers.
Seeing Zhu Hejian's actions, Lu De quickly turned around to follow and asked, "Your Highness, where are we going?"
Zhu Hejian said softly: "Let's go to Jiangdong Tower. It's been two days since Zhao Gechen arrived in Nanjing. It's supposed to be a visit!"
Lu De frowned and reminded: "The news that Zhao Gechen moved into Jiangdong Tower is already an open secret among senior officials from all walks of life in Nanjing. However, in the past two days, many important figures have been going to Jiangdong Tower to visit, including those from Duke Xu's Mansion.
The envoys, but without exception, were all thanked behind closed doors by Zhao Junchen. It is obvious that Zhao Gechen does not want to meet anyone now... If His Highness wants to visit Zhao Gechen, it is best to first arrange for students to go to Jiangdong Tower and send a letter on behalf of His Highness.
Post a famous post to test Zhao Gechen's attitude. If His Highness visits Jiangdong Tower and is also blocked by Zhao Gechen, wouldn't it be a loss of face?"
Zhu Hejian shook his head and smiled: "For others, Zhao Gechen may be thanking guests behind closed doors, but he will definitely meet me! Because... Zhao Gechen has already sent me an invitation, inviting me to meet him!"
Lu De couldn't help but was stunned and asked: "Zhao Gechen sent an invitation to His Highness? How come the students don't know about this?"
Zhu Hejian stopped for a moment, turned around and raised his hand, pointing to the family members of the merchants who were blocking the outside of Zhanyuan, crying and redressing their grievances, and the crowd of onlookers who were talking about it. He smiled softly and said: "Those people, and the various news those people are spreading,
It’s the invitation that Zhao Gechen sent to me!”
Lu De was stunned again, but after thinking about it, he quickly understood what Zhu Hejian meant, and suddenly said: "That's it! Those merchant family members who were blocking the door and crying, while they were crying and redressing their grievances, they still treated His Highness
Described as a Qingtian, it was only because of Zhou Shangjing's coercion that he could not stand up in time to seek justice; there were also rumors that the people of Nanjing were spreading among themselves, describing His Highness as a person who wanted to open a warehouse and distribute various products for free.
The great benevolent people who provided daily necessities were only jointly pressured by the gentry, so they could only give in and compromise, but had no choice but to sell them at a fair price to the common people...
All in all, with Zhao Gechen's behind-the-scenes push, although the public reputations of Zhou Shangjing and the Jin gentry have plummeted, His Highness's public reputation has become better and better. This approach is obviously the goodwill conveyed by Zhao Gechen... Therefore, Zhao Gechen
He must be interested in cooperating with His Highness, and will definitely welcome His Highness! No wonder His Highness, after seeing the family members of the merchants blocking the door and crying, stopped the Nanjing officials from dispersing and arresting them, and allowed the matter to get worse. That's it!
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"Yes! That's right! The goodwill conveyed secretly by Zhao Junchen is an invitation to invite me to meet him! It just so happens... I have many things I want to ask him clearly now, so I might as well meet him upon invitation!"
As he spoke, Zhu Hejian seemed to be understanding and calm, but deep in his eyes, there was a hint of haze.
The family members of merchants had blocked outside Zhanyuan yesterday, crying and complaining. Zhu Hejian also discovered the goodwill conveyed by Zhao Junchen at that time.
But Zhu Hejian delayed until this moment before finally making up his mind to meet Zhao Junchen, mainly due to two factors.
On the one hand, Zhu Hejian was a little unconvinced - it was obvious that Zhao Junchen had formulated a comprehensive plan against Zhou Shangjing, and Zhu Hejian hoped that he could guess Zhao Junchen's trump card in advance before he and Zhao Junchen officially met.
When he and Zhao Junchen formally meet, he will have the upper hand.
It's a pity that Zhu Hejian has been thinking hard these days, and he can't even figure out the general outline of Zhao Junchen's plan. This kind of thing undoubtedly shocked Zhu Hejian. He always prided himself on being smart, so naturally he was unwilling to admit that his intelligence was low.
Yu Zhao Junchen.
On the other hand, because of the diamond powder matter, Zhu Hejian was shocked to discover something that was horrifying to think about through the internal agent he had placed next to the miracle doctor Zhang Decheng, that is, Zhao Junchen seemed to know the various properties of diamond powder very well, and even
He was even better than himself. He not only saw in advance that Zhou Shangjing's stomach disease was caused by the poison of diamond powder, but also mastered the relevant detoxification methods.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Ever since knowing this news, Zhu Hejian has been unable to sleep at night. His fear and wariness towards Zhao Junchen have reached unprecedented heights.
Out of this fear and alertness, Zhu Hejian was even a little afraid of meeting Zhao Junchen before he found more trump cards and information!
But unfortunately, the current situation in Nanjing is about to undergo another drastic change, so Zhu Hejian has no choice but to meet Zhao Junchen in advance. As for the various questions in his mind, he can only interview Zhao Junchen in person.
Although this decision means that Zhu Hejian must have been passive after meeting Zhao Junchen, and it also means that Zhu Hejian indirectly admitted that his talents and methods are not as good as Zhao Junchen's, Zhu Hejian can't care about these things now.
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On the other side, after Lu De suddenly realized this, he naturally praised Zhu Hejian for his insightful knowledge, saying that although he boasted of his extraordinary intelligence and was praised by the world as "the most talented man in the south of the Yangtze River", after all, he was far inferior to Zhao Junchen and Zhu Hejian, and he still needed Zhu Hejian.
Only by deliberately mentioning some points can we understand Zhao Junchen’s profound meaning.
Under Lu De's constant praise, Zhu Hejian's mood improved a lot.
But in fact, Lu De was just showing his stupidity on purpose. Although he didn't know Zhu Hejian's specific thoughts, he was still keenly aware of a certain lack of confidence deep in Zhu Hejian's heart when he mentioned Zhao Junchen.
It is precisely because of this lack of confidence that Zhu Hejian has been reluctant to meet Zhao Junchen.
But Lu De had other considerations. He hoped that Zhu Hejian would meet Zhao Junchen as soon as possible, so that he could take the opportunity to contact Zhao Junchen.
Lu De surrendered to Zhu Hejian's sect because of a secret letter Zhao Shancai sent him before his death.
In that secret letter, Zhao Shancai formulated an extremely large and long-term plan. This plan seemed unbelievable, but after careful consideration, it was reasonable and reasonable. It could even be said that the chance of success was high, and Lu De joined Zhu Hejian's sect.
, not only wanted to avenge his mentor and classmates, but also wanted to fulfill Zhao Shancai's last wish and assist Zhao Shancai in completing this plan.
In Zhao Shancai's future plan, Zhao Junchen's role can be said to be extremely critical.
Although Lu De admires Zhao Shancai, he is not Zhao Shancai's puppet or believer. He also has his own judgment and independence, so he must witness Zhao Junchen's character and ability before he is willing to truly support Zhao Shancai's last wish plan.
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Out of this idea, after Lu De sensed some kind of unconfidence deep in Zhu Hejian's heart, he took advantage of the day when he accompanied Zhu Hejian to leave Zhanyuan for a private visit. He deliberately concealed his stupidity many times and took advantage of various opportunities to humbly ask Zhu Hejian for advice.
, giving Zhu Hejian constant opportunities to show his vision and knowledge.
Sure enough, under the constant advice of Lu De, the most talented man in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhu Hejian not only became addicted to being a teacher, but also gradually regained his confidence, and finally made up his mind to meet Zhao Junchen.
After the scheme succeeded, Lu De and Zhu Hejian walked side by side to the east of the city. While strolling and chatting with Zhu Hejian, he secretly thought: "Zhao Junchen... what kind of person are you? Are you worthy of being so valued by him? Next,
I’m finally going to meet you... I hope you won’t disappoint me!”
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And just as Zhu Hejian and Lu De were about to visit Jiangdong Tower, Zhao Junchen was not idle either.
If you don't plan for the overall situation, you can't plan for a region; if you don't plan for the eternity, you can't plan for a moment.
In Zhao Junchen's overall plan, the various changes in the situation in Nanjing were only local and temporary.
Although Zhao Junchen must now stay in Nanjing to compete with Zhou Shangjing, Zhao Junchen views the situation in Nanjing from an overall perspective. This is the real reason why Zhu Hejian cannot see through the context of Zhao Junchen's plan no matter what.
For Zhao Junchen, the key to victory or defeat in the contest between himself and Zhou Shangjing is not Nanjing at this moment, but the center of the capital in the near future!
Therefore, at this time in Jiangdong Tower, Zhao Junchen was preparing several crucial memorials and secret letters.
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PS: When Chongzi was about to finish writing, he stretched and kicked the main box. The computer suddenly restarted. The last thousand or so words were not saved. It was already 11:30 in the evening. Chongzi wanted to get there before 0 o'clock.
Uploading the chapter, I had to spend the last half hour crazily making up the draft. As a result, I made a mistake while busy. In the last one thousand words, I wrote several wrong nouns and names. I waited until about 0:40 to complete the revision. If it brings you any inconvenience.