Chen Dongxiang was not a quick-witted person, but he had already been mentally prepared for Huang Yourong's suspicions and inquiries.
After all, the intelligence and criminal evidence that Chen Dongxiang handed over to Huang Yourong seemed to involve a large number of Zhao Party officials, more than twenty people, but in fact they were mostly low-ranking people who were completely unable to deal with Zhao Junchen.
There is a fundamental threat, and such a "letter of surrender" is really lacking in sincerity. It is natural that Huang Yourong would be suspicious of it.
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I saw a wry smile flash across Chen Dongxiang's face, and replied: "Old Huangge, you know clearly that the dissatisfaction of the subordinates towards Zhao Junchen is no less than that of all the colleagues here, but if you, the elders, want to directly control the situation through the official,
To defeat Zhao Junchen, the lower official could only express his inability to do anything."
"Oh? Nothing can be done?" Huang Yourong raised his eyebrows slightly, but did not comment. He just looked at Chen Dongxiang with eyes full of scrutiny. It seemed that Huang Yourong was not satisfied with Chen Dongxiang's answer.
The bitter smile on Chen Dongxiang's face became thicker and he explained: "I think Mr. Huangge knows that Zhao Junchen is narrow-minded and nepotistic, while the lower officials are upright and don't know how to flatter others, so naturally they are not taken seriously or reused by Zhao Junchen.
I am not afraid of your ridicule, Mr. Ge. Although I am still a member of Zhao Junchen's party in name, I know very little about their confidential matters or the evidence of the main characters.
And Zhao Junchen has always acted cautiously. Even in the face of close confidants like Zhan Shanchang and Zuo Lanshan, he would not reveal his evidence at all, especially to Xiaguan. And these days, although Xiaguan has always
Although I paid attention, I still couldn't find any clues or evidence against Zhao Junchen. The information and evidence that I gave you before are actually the limit of my current abilities."
After hearing Chen Dongxiang's explanation, Huang Yourong did not reply. He just continued to look at Chen Dongxiang and thought about something secretly.
Although Chen Dongxiang's explanation was reasonable, it still could not completely dispel Huang Yourong's doubts.
As for the other officials in Huang Yourong's party, seeing that Huang Yourong was silent, they naturally did not speak first.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the living room of the Huang Mansion was filled with silence, which made Chen Dongxiang feel quite embarrassed.
After an awkward moment, Chen Dongxiang suddenly sighed, stood up and said, "I'm sorry to disappoint you, Mr. Ge. The ability of this official is limited to this. If Mr. Huang Ge, you think that the information of this official is not of high value, or you think that this official is useless.
, and even doubts the sincerity of Mr. Ge to seek refuge with Mr. Ge, then Xianguan has nothing to say. He does not seek to become your disciple, Mr. Ge, nor does he expect to receive anything in return from Mr. Ge. He only hopes that Mr. Ge
Please don't spread the news about Xiaguan's meeting with you today, so that Xiaguan can continue to gain a foothold in the officialdom in the future and not be suppressed and retaliated by Zhao Junchen."
As he spoke, Chen Dongxiang bowed to Huang Yourong and planned to leave just like that.
After the words fell, before everyone in the Huang Party could react, Chen Dongxiang had already walked to the door of Huang's living room and was about to leave. However, he was resolute and had no intention of looking back.
It seems that because of Huang Yourong's indifference and suspicion, Chen Dongxiang was dissatisfied and had given up the idea of joining Huang Yourong's disciples.
"Advance by retreat", or "play hard to get", is a very old negotiation strategy. Everyone knows it and almost everyone has used it, but it is really useful.
The same is true today.
Seeing that Chen Dongxiang was dissatisfied with Huang Yourong's attitude and actually planned to withdraw, Huo Zhengyuan quickly stood up and tried to persuade him to stay: "Please stay! Master Chen must not misunderstand. Although most of the Zhao party officials involved in the intelligence and evidence you listed are not of high rank,
The advantage lies in the large number of people. There are more than 20 people. As long as they are used properly, they can reverse the situation in the DPRK. This is what our generation urgently needs now. And Mr. Chen, you have achieved this great success when you first came here. Mr. Huang Ge
It’s not too late to be happy, so how can you be dissatisfied or suspicious? There will be rewards in the future, please don’t worry, Mr. Chen!”
As he spoke, Huo Zhengyuan winked at Huang Yourong, signaling Huang Yourong to change his attitude - after all, although Chen Dongxiang's role was not as big as expected, it still cannot be underestimated.
Huang Yourong himself is also a deep-tempered person. After seeing Huo Zhengyuan's eyes, he immediately understood the pros and cons. Although he was still somewhat suspicious of Chen Dongxiang's sincerity, his expression changed very quickly. In the blink of an eye, it was already...
Restored his original smiling tiger appearance.
"Yes, Mr. Chen, you misunderstood. I looked a little more serious before. It was not directed at you, Mr. Chen, but I was just thinking about how to use the information and evidence that you gave me, Mr. Chen. Mr. Chen, you
Don't overthink it." As he spoke, Huang Yourong looked tolerant and gentle, as if he already regarded Chen Dongxiang as a confidant.
On the other side, after hearing what Huang Yourong and Huo Zhengyuan said, other Huang Party officials also tried to persuade Chen Dongxiang to stay, and the living room of the Huang Mansion finally returned to its original bustle.
After hearing everyone's "explanations" and requests to stay, Chen Dongxiang hesitated for a moment, and then finally returned to his original position, and apologized to Huang Yourong: "This official is overthinking, and is judging a gentleman with a villain's heart.
I misunderstood Mr. Ge, and now I am ashamed. Please forgive me, Mr. Ge!"
Huang Yourong's smile became even wider, as if he didn't care at all, and he waved his hand and said: "Where! Chen Shilang, you have just joined me for the first time, and you don't know me well yet. It is understandable that you have some misunderstandings. However, we will still get along with each other in the future."
Commander, Mr. Chen, you will eventually understand what I am like! As long as Mr. Chen, you are loyal to me and can do things for me, I will never treat you badly! At least, after we overthrow Zhao Junchen’s party, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry will be
, it will definitely not be anyone other than Chen Shilang..."
While speaking, Huang Yourong's voice paused slightly, and Chen Dongxiang also knew what was going on and quickly took the opportunity to thank him and express his loyalty to Huang Yourong.
Listening to Chen Dongxiang's flattery and loyalty oath, Huang Yourong smiled and nodded repeatedly, and then changed the subject again and said: "Just like what Grand Scholar Huo just said, the information and criminal evidence that you handed over to me, Chen Shilang, are of great significance to me.
I have a great use. If used well, it can reverse the current situation between North Korea and China. I will naturally make good use of it next. However, the officials of the Zhao Party involved in these intelligence and criminal evidence are not high-ranking after all. Zhao Junchen can easily
Even if you get rid of the relationship, you can't shake his roots. And although you, Chen Shilang, are not in Zhao Junchen's favor, you are still the original official of Zhao Junchen's party. Is there really no way to find out what Zhao Junchen is?"
After a pause, or perhaps because he was worried that Chen Dongxiang might misunderstand him again, Huang Yourong explained: "I don't think that the value you gave me, Shilang Chen, is not high. I just think that with your talents, Shilang Chen, you are just facing Zhao Junchen.
We shouldn't be helpless. The fight between me and Zhao Junchen has been going on for many days, and if it goes on like this, it will be detrimental to the court, so whether it's public or private, I want to end this fight as soon as possible!"
On the side, Huo Zhengyuan also nodded repeatedly and said in support: "Yes, if this party struggle can be ended as soon as possible, it will be a great thing for you, me and the court. But if you want to end it as soon as possible, the best way is to do it all at once
Bring Zhao Junchen down! Mr. Chen, after all, you originally came from Zhao Junchen's sect. You know the situation of the Zhao Party better than we do. I think you have some methods in mind. Perhaps Mr. Chen, you think the methods in your mind are difficult to achieve.
Or maybe it’s unrealistic, so I don’t want to bring it up to show my shame, but we are all our own people here, so let’s think of a solution together, maybe this method will become feasible!”
Hearing Huang Yourong mention the old words again, but not as full of doubts as before, obviously he didn't believe that he really didn't have a way to bring down Zhao Junchen.
Chen Dongxiang sneered in his heart, but his expression was full of hesitation. After hesitating for a moment, he finally said: "Xiaoguan does have some ideas in his mind, but I am afraid that Mr. Ge and all of you will not be willing to do it, and may even blame Xiaguan."
Huo Zhengyuan's eyes lit up and he asked: "Oh? What method? Mr. Chen doesn't have to worry about it. We are all our own people now, so how can we blame him? Just bring it up!"
On the other side, Lin Wei, Zhang Cheng and others also nodded in agreement, obviously looking forward to Chen Dongxiang's "method".
After Chen Dongxiang pondered for a moment, he finally said: "If you want to bring down Zhao Junchen, a high-ranking official in the court who is deeply favored by the Holy Spirit, you must find evidence of his crime, and it must be irrefutable evidence that he cannot refute! Otherwise, Your Majesty
We will definitely protect him, but we can't damage his roots at all! However, Zhao Junchen is cautious, and even going to the Ministry of Household Accounts to check the accounts can't do anything to him. Only his cronies can learn some of the evidence about his crimes."
After everyone nodded, Chen Dongxiang continued: "Unfortunately, Zhao Junchen actually has some tricks to win over people's hearts. His cronies in the court, such as Zuo Lanshan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zhan Shanchang, Minister of the Ministry of Households, and others, are all trying to win over him.
Loyalty is difficult to bribe, so the method of bribery from the inside does not work, but it can only be penetrated from the outside."
"Penetrating from the outside?" Huang Yourong asked.
Chen Dongxiang nodded and said: "Yes, infiltration from the outside! Now that Zhao Junchen and Mr. Huang Ge are fighting, it is a good time! If Mr. Ge can give up some interests and let a certain person make a decision in front of Zhao Junchen
If Zhao Junchen's meritorious deeds are valued and trusted by Zhao Junchen, and eventually enter the inner circle of Zhao Junchen's party, then we can not only collect evidence of Zhao Junchen's crimes, but also learn the core secrets of Zhao Junchen's party. By that time,
In the dispute between us and Zhao Junchen, we can know ourselves and the enemy and win every battle!"
After finishing speaking, Chen Dongxiang raised his head and glanced at the people around him, only to see that everyone, led by Huang Yourong, was silent and hesitant!
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PS: Well, the first update! There are three updates today!