While Huang Yourong and his cronies were discussing how to take revenge on Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen finally ended his private talks with Emperor Deqing and left the palace.
However, as he slowly walked out of the Meridian Gate, Zhao Junchen looked gloomy when he recalled some of the hints that Emperor Deqing had meant in the Yangxin Hall just now.
"Now it is certain that Zhou Shangjing, an old fox, really took action against me."
As he moved forward, Zhao Junchen frowned and thought to himself.
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When the refugees who came to Beijing to complain suddenly gathered outside Zhao Junchen's house, begging Zhao Junchen to seek justice for them, Zhao Junchen felt that there might be something hidden in this matter. After all, with his notorious reputation, those refugees would
No matter how lucky you are, you should never ask him to seek justice.
Zhao Junchen sent Xichang to conduct a detailed investigation, only to find that the refugees did this because they were bewitched by a thoughtful person. But then, who was the thoughtful person hidden behind the scenes? Xichang could not find out even with the power of Xichang!
At that time, Zhao Junchen and Wei Huai had guessed that Zhou Shangjing was the only one in the capital who could prevent Xichang from finding out the roots.
Today, in the Yangxin Hall, Emperor Deqing made it clear to Zhao Junchen, knowingly or unknowingly, that this kind of news was revealed to him by Zhou Shangjing.
Although Emperor Deqing's statement meant to provoke a conflict between Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing, it was obvious that Emperor Deqing would not lie about such a trivial matter.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen finally confirmed that Zhou Shangjing had indeed started targeting him.
After all, Zhou Shangjing's purpose for doing this was obvious - Zhao Junchen's position in the eyes of Emperor Deqing was just that of a favourite, who was used to take the blame. How could Emperor Deqing hope that Zhao Junchen's reputation would improve?
Now, it was precisely because of this incident that Emperor Deqing thought that Zhao Junchen's reputation in the government and the public had begun to improve, so Emperor Deqing naturally felt a little uneasy.
It is conceivable that Emperor Deqing will definitely take some actions next. For example, he will give Zhao Junchen some things that will waste money and cause public resentment, suppress Zhao Junchen's gradually changing reputation, and make Zhao Junchen have no choice but to lose his reputation.
Do not continue to seek asylum from Emperor Deqing.
And this is exactly what Zhao Junchen wants to see the least.
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In fact, reversing the current bad reputation has always been something Zhao Junchen secretly planned, but Zhao Junchen originally wanted to quietly reverse the change without Emperor Deqing paying attention.
But I never imagined that Zhou Shangjing had planned this plan in advance before it even started.
Zhao Junchen's current reputation is as bad as ever, but it gave Emperor Deqing the misunderstanding that his reputation was beginning to improve. There must be trouble next, which made Zhao Junchen feel that he was really unjust.
Zhou Shangjing's move was not big. In Zhao Junchen's view, it was just a test or a foreshadowing. However, it had already alienated the relationship between Emperor Deqing and Zhao Junchen. It also cut off Zhao Junchen's future efforts to improve his reputation.
The road disrupted many of Zhao Junchen's next plans. His sophisticated vision and ingenuity in his methods are truly amazing.
Although Zhao Junchen was angry about this, he could do nothing about it. After all, Zhao Junchen's main targets now were only Prince Zhu Heyu and Ge Lao Huang Yourong, and it was not the time to deal with Zhou Shangjing. Moreover, with Zhao Junchen's current power and experience,
He is not qualified to deal with Zhou Shangjing yet.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen could only remember Zhou Shangjing's calculations for the time being.
As the saying goes, "It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge." Although Zhao Junchen is not a gentleman, he never lacks forbearance and patience.
Sighing softly, Zhao Junchen thought to himself: "This is a temple. When I am plotting against others and thinking that I have succeeded, someone is actually plotting against me. And the methods are even more sophisticated. While plotting against others, they are plotting against me."
He was plotted again, and no one could figure out the gains and losses."
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Just after Zhao Junchen left the Meridian Gate with a gloomy look, Xu Qingyan, who was waiting outside the Meridian Gate, quickly spotted Zhao Junchen and hurriedly greeted him.
As soon as he arrived in front of Zhao Junchen, Xu Qingyan said excitedly: "Congratulations, young master. I heard that everything went well this morning, so Huang Yourong must have suffered a lot. Hehe! It's a pity that I have been guarding outside the palace and can't do anything.
It must have been interesting to see Huang Yourong's appearance at that time, but I saw his appearance when he left the palace. He was so angry that his hair almost exploded."
Hearing what Xu Qingyan said, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be surprised. After looking at Xu Qingyan, he asked: "I remember that you have no enmity with Huang Yourong. Why are you so excited to see him suffer a loss? But your information is quite good. This morning, I went to court
, but everything went well."
Zhao Junchen was not surprised that Xu Qingyan was well-informed. Not to mention how many eunuchs in the palace had been bribed by Xu Qingyan, including Zuo Lanshan, Zhan Shanchang and others. For Zhao Junchen's sake, they even wanted to see Xu Qingyan when they left the palace.
Say hello politely.
However, Zhao Junchen did not expect that Xu Qingyan would take pleasure in Huang Yourong's misfortune.
Xu Qingyan curled his lips and said: "There was no hatred before, but from today on he will definitely be hostile to the young master. Doesn't this mean he has hatred against me? What's more, every time I see him hiding a knife in his smile, I feel uncomfortable.
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Zhao Junchen nodded understandingly. Although Xu Qingyan was not a good person, he had always been straightforward. He couldn't stand Huang Yourong's smiling face, but it was understandable.
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen couldn't help laughing and said: "You can't understand this, and you can't understand that. You obviously have no ability, but you have a high vision. I don't know how many people in this world can fall into your eyes."
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While he was talking, Zhao Junchen did not wait any longer outside the Meridian Gate and walked in the direction of his sedan.
However, although Zhao Junchen was smiling, Xu Qingyan, who had been with Zhao Junchen for many years, still noticed that Zhao Junchen's expression seemed gloomy and unhappy, and couldn't help but ask: "Master, since everything went well with the plan this morning, but
Why do I see you seem a little unhappy?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "It's nothing, I'm just thinking about the next plan."
Regarding Zhou Shangjing's plot against him, Zhao Junchen did not intend to reveal it to Xu Qingyan, or even to anyone. Zhou Shangjing had already accumulated great power in the court. Since he did not intend to compete with Zhou Shangjing now, then such news would only be revealed if it were revealed.
It just makes people confused.
While talking, the two of them had already arrived in front of the sedan. Xu Qingyan opened the sedan curtain and Zhao Junchen bent down and entered.
"I won't go back to my hometown today. I'll go to the Hubu Yamen first."
Zhao Junchen had been preparing for this plan against Huang Yourong for a long time. He had already thought that if Huang Yourong wanted to take revenge, auditing the accounts of the Household Department would be one of the few effective methods, and he had already made arrangements for this.
However, Huang Yourong's revenge is coming tomorrow, but Zhao Junchen still needs to go to the Hubu Yamen for another inspection.
Party struggles are the most cruel, and if there is a slight oversight, everything will be lost. Zhao Junchen naturally does not dare to be careless.
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ps: Speechless, the computer crashed for a while, which wasted a lot of time, and almost two thousand words were coded in vain. Originally, this chapter should be at least three thousand words, but in the end, I can only post a small chapter first, so everyone can read it first, and the rest
The plot below will be added to the next chapter! Well, the third update today! (To be continued.)