Chapter 176. Then I can only kill my relatives righteously.
Yes, this is a very stupid question.
It's stupid because it's obviously a question that must never be asked, but Zhao Deshun asked it in front of everyone, and when Zhao Deshun asked the question, he didn't even know that he asked a stupid question, and he didn't even understand it.
Why can't the question be asked?
Glancing at Zhao Deshun, Zhao Junchen frowned and sighed softly, but then asked: "Oh? So in your opinion, what is the relationship between me and the current His Majesty...?"
Zhao Deshun has the reputation of being a great leader and is considered one of the smartest people in the Zhao family in Yangzhou. He often advises the patriarch Zhao Deqing, but in the end, he is not as good as the experienced Zhao Deqing when it comes to dealing with people and observing their behavior.
Therefore, although Zhao Deqing on the side immediately saw Zhao Junchen's unhappiness, Zhao Deshun was blinded by interests and did not notice the change in Zhao Junchen's expression at all. He looked excited before Zhao Deqing could stop him.
He opened his mouth and replied: "Our Zhao family is based in the south of the Yangtze River. After all, we are located in a remote place, and there is no good information from the court. How can we dare to speculate on the relationship between Your Majesty and Your Excellency? However, His Majesty treats you so well, Your Excellency, so that
Your Excellency, in just a few years, you have become a high-ranking official in the government, so the rumors among the government and the public may not necessarily be false, right?"
As he spoke, Zhao Deshun looked at Zhao Junchen expectantly, only to find that Zhao Junchen had a stern look on his face and his eyes were piercing him like knives. He couldn't help but trembled, and then he realized that he seemed to have said something stupid.
"Although I don't dare to make wild guesses, you still guessed otherwise?" Zhao Junchen's voice was cold, as if it could freeze people: "I know why you asked that. If I take it seriously, like the rumors between the government and the public, I am the current His Majesty.
If the child is an illegitimate child, the Zhao family in Yangzhou will be equivalent to relatives of the emperor, and they will be able to seek more benefits and be more powerful, but is this like this?"
Seeing Zhao Junchen's expression, Zhao Deshun's body trembled again. He no longer looked as excited as before. He just lowered his head and did not dare to reply.
"People in the world pursue profit and never let go of any opportunity. You are like this and so am I. This is not a bad thing. On the contrary, it is an advantage. I am different from those hypocrites. I will never accuse or stop it." Zhao Junchen
His voice was cold, and when he said this, he changed the topic again: "But there are some benefits. It looks tempting, but it is like poison wrapped in syrup, which cannot be touched! If you only focus on the benefits, you will be blinded by the benefits.
Mind, but never thought about the disaster hidden under the benefits, in the end it can only harm others and ourselves!"
On the other side, the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Deqing, was worried that Zhao Junchen would dislike Zhao Deshun because of this. He also wanted to ease the atmosphere and quickly interjected: "It's just that we are short-sighted and can't see the good and the bad. They are all our own family members. Don't blame me, sir."
, I hope you can give me detailed advice.”
Zhao Junchen snorted, and after a moment of silence, everyone in the Zhao family became more and more nervous. He finally said: "Everything in this world always has pros and cons, without exception! And no matter how greedy you and I are for benefits,
While one eye is focused on the benefits, the other eye should also be focused on the disadvantages and disadvantages of things! Only when you are sure that you can digest and solve the disadvantages of things, can the advantages and benefits of the things be put into your mouth with peace of mind.
!Only this is the long-term solution!
Take this matter as an example. I know better than you the rumors about my relationship with His Majesty between the government and the public. But have you ever seen me taking advantage of such rumors? In fact, not only did I not use it
Seeking benefits, they have even been trying to distance themselves from each other. They don’t even dare to mention it!
Why? Have you ever thought about why these rumors and rumors came about? Are they not spread by the officials in the court who are jealous of me? They are jealous that I am young and have little qualifications, but I am in a high position and hold great power, so they have ulterior motives.
Who created these rumors, how could they have good intentions?
If I, or you, acquiesce to such rumors, and I call myself His Majesty's illegitimate son, and you call yourself a relative of the Emperor, you can certainly make the world fear you in a short period of time, and you can also gain a lot of benefits, but because of this,
Have you ever thought about the hidden dangers it brings?
Your Majesty, will he be happy about this? No! If I agree with you on such rumors, it is equivalent to admitting that your Majesty's personal ethics are defective! It will damage your majesty's reputation! How can your Majesty be happy about this? I'm afraid it's the opposite.
Will you become angry? You may even think that I have ulterior motives!
As for the officials and people in the world, how will they view me when they see that I am young but hold great power, and that I may be His Majesty's illegitimate son? And what thoughts will they have in their hearts? There may be awe, but more is more.
Be on guard! You will regard me as a hidden danger to the stability of Jiangshan inheritance!"
Having said this, Zhao Junchen looked around and saw that everyone in the Zhao family was bowing their heads and listening to the instructions. Among them, Zhao Deshun turned pale, but he snorted again and continued: "Even I don't like such rumors.
! Putting aside the hidden dangers it brings, such rumors are equivalent to denying my merits and hard work over the years, and admitting that I am a jester who only relied on connections to reach such a high position!"
After a pause, seeing that no one dared to answer, Zhao Junchen turned his attention to Zhao Deqing and Zhao Deqing, and said slowly: "Do you understand? Once you and I acquiesce to such rumors, we will even borrow them.
If you seek benefits like this, then everyone in the world will not be happy. If everyone in the world is unhappy and starts to be wary of you and me, or even hostile to you, then can you and I live in peace? I'm afraid it won't be long before we will...
Therefore, the nine clans have been implicated in unfounded charges!"
Zhao Junchen's last words were in a very serious tone. As Zhao Junchen's words fell, everyone trembled.
Among them, Zhao Deshun stood up hurriedly, regardless of his seniority than Zhao Junchen, bowed and saluted repeatedly, and said in a trembling voice: "More...please give me some advice, I was greedy for a moment and failed to see clearly what is good and what is bad.
I almost brought disaster to you and the clan. I listened to your teachings today and benefited a lot. I will be careful in the future and will never cause trouble for you again!"
Zhao Junchen nodded, raised his hand to signal Zhao Deshun to sit down, and said in a slightly slower tone: "Originally, I was too lazy to mention these words to you, but now that I have reconnected with you, I have acknowledged the relationship between the two parties, and we have been together since then.
In the same boat, we share prosperity and loss. If the Zhao family is prosperous, I can also take advantage of it. If the Zhao family commits a serious crime that implicates the nine clans, I will also be unlucky. So I will finally remind you of these words.
As I said just now, it is natural for people in the world to pursue profit, but some people are short-sighted and are blinded by seeing the benefits and ignore the hidden dangers. As a result, they fall into the abyss of eternal calamity and can never recover, ultimately harming themselves and others;
There are also some people who have a long-term vision and are able to distinguish between good and bad, make choices, and develop steadily even though they remain calm. Eventually, they will become a century-old family... I hope you can choose the latter.
Just now, I saw that you were dismissive of the Zhao family in Suzhou and Hangzhou, thinking that they were hypocritical and pretended to be noble. But whether they are really noble or false, at least they know how to choose. They have a good reputation in the local area, but they are better than you have been over the years.
What they are doing is much smarter. No matter how much you think they are hypocritical, you should at least learn from them. In today's world, hypocrites are always more popular than true villains.
Not to mention anything else, in a few days when His Majesty is on tour to the south, and I follow His Majesty on a private visit incognito, if everyone among the people is scolding you for your crimes, I will not look good in front of Your Majesty, but conversely, if you have a good reputation among the people,
My reputation is praised by everyone among the people, and I have a good reputation with His Majesty, and naturally I don’t need to mention the good or bad things that will follow."
Seeing that Zhao Junchen's expression softened slightly, Zhao Deqing seized the opportunity and nodded repeatedly, saying: "Your Excellency, you still have far-reaching thoughts. Please rest assured, Your Excellency, after I return, I will immediately open a warehouse to provide food to the people, build bridges and pave roads to do good deeds.
We will also put more restraints on the younger members of the clan, so that they can maintain good relations with the government and the people, and never let you lose face in front of His Majesty."
After hearing Zhao Deqing's assurance, Zhao Junchen seemed to have forgotten his dissatisfaction just now, put a smile on his face again, and said: "In that case, I will take advantage of it. In fact, these rumors between the government and the public,
It doesn't matter at all. Now His Majesty has made it clear that he will accept a woman from the clan into the palace as a noble, so regardless of whether the rumors are true or false, you will all be relatives of the imperial court from now on, so why should you care about those rumors anymore?"
While everyone in the Zhao family nodded in agreement, Zhao Junchen was still smiling, but he changed the topic and said: "Now, I have made it clear to you the pros and cons of this matter. From now on,
I have made it clear how you should do things, but if I have made it so clear, and there are still people in the clan who do bad things without knowing what is good and bad, then in order to prevent everyone from being harmed, I can only hurry up and wait for others to do bad things to me.
Before launching an attack, I decided to kill my family for the sake of justice. When that happens, don’t blame me."
When he said this, the smile on Zhao Junchen's face was kinder than ever, and his tone was soft and gentle. However, everyone in the Zhao family felt a chill in their hearts, and their bodies trembled subconsciously.
Under the leadership of Deqing, everyone stood up and bowed in response with serious expressions, not daring to show any signs of neglect.
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When the family banquet was over, everyone in the Zhao family left, and Zhao Junchen took Fang Ru and Xu Qingyan towards the study.
On the way, Fang Ru said with a smile: "At today's family banquet, the master actually said so many words, but it is rare. Even if you talk to the adults in the court in the future, you will only say a few words."
Zhao Junchen gave a bitter smile, shook his head and said: "How can this be compared? Even if something happens to the officials under my command in the court, I can easily disassociate them. I can test their understanding and ability to do things with just a few words of explanation.
Can it be reused? But as I just said, from now on, the Yangzhou Zhao family and I will share the same glory and loss, but those people are really short-sighted. If I don’t explain my words clearly, I will inevitably miss important events in the future, so I must
Say more. But even after saying so much, I am still a little worried about them."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen turned his head and glanced at Xu Qingyan.
Xu Qingyan understood and said: "I will send people to Yangzhou immediately to keep an eye on it. If something happens there, the young master will be informed of the news as soon as possible, and they will not be allowed to harm the young master."
Xu Qingyan still didn't like the Zhao family in Yangzhou. After this family dinner, he saw the short-sightedness of the Zhao family in Yangzhou. This dislike became even stronger. From a certain point of view, he might even wish that Zhao Junchen would "exterminate his relatives for righteousness" in the future.
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Zhao Junchen nodded, leaving this kind of thing to Xu Qingyan, and he felt relieved.
While the three of them were talking, they had returned to the study door.
Then, Zhao Junchen was slightly startled, but he found that Liu Rui, whom he had rarely seen these days, was waiting for him there.
In Liu Rui's hand, she is holding a little girl, who is Xi'er who was taken into the house by Zhao Junchen! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support.
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