"I, Zhao Junchen, bow to your Majesty, long live my emperor."
Emperor Deqing summoned Zhao Junchen in the Yangxin Hall.
After entering the Yangxin Hall, Zhao Junchen secretly glanced at Emperor Deqing while he was prostrating.
Although Emperor Deqing is now in his fifties, he is extremely well-maintained. He looks like he is only in his early forties. He has a majestic face, bright eyes, and a conspicuous beard. It is obvious that this emperor was a rare person when he was young.
The handsome man at first sight.
When Zhao Junchen came to the audience, Emperor Deqing was reading the memorial and looked a little ugly for some reason.
After seeing Zhao Junchen kneel down and salute, Emperor Deqing did not let Zhao Junchen get up. Instead, he laughed and cursed: "You actually knew how to come back and left for two months. If I hadn't sent someone to urge him, would it be possible?
Are you going to continue to linger in Lu'an Mansion?"
Emperor Deqing's voice was deep, powerful, and quite majestic.
However, when Zhao Junchen saw that Emperor Deqing was smiling, he was obviously just joking, so he was not nervous. He just recounted his experience of killing locusts in Lu'an Prefecture, and looked innocent as if he had been wronged: "So,
Your Majesty, you have wronged me. Your Majesty is in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He is well aware of the difficulties in the turnover of money and food in the treasury these years. If the locust plague spreads to the whole of Shanxi, where will we find so much food relief funds? Your Majesty, you love the people like a son.
, I will be even more worried when the time comes. As your Majesty's minister, how can I dare to let you work so hard? So I have to stay in Lu'an Mansion to organize the government and the people to exterminate the locusts."
According to the inherited memories, Emperor Deqing's favor towards Zhao Junchen was extremely high. Therefore, when Zhao Junchen spoke to Emperor Deqing, he also showed some pretentious praise. This would not only avoid dissatisfaction from Emperor Deqing, but
On the contrary, it seems more intimate.
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Emperor Deqing snorted and said, "What you said makes sense, get up."
After Zhao Junchen stood up, Emperor Deqing sighed and said: "In fact, I have known what you did in Lu'an Mansion this time. I am very relieved that you can be so sensible and understand the overall situation. However,
Although it was hard for you to exterminate locusts in Lu'an Prefecture, it was not easy for me in Beijing. Have you heard about my plan to patrol the south?"
Zhao Junchen replied respectfully: "I have heard that it seems that your Majesty intends to tour the south. However, the ministers in the DPRK are all opposed to it, and now the matter is in a stalemate."
Emperor Deqing snorted angrily and said: "More than just a stalemate, these people simply want to use the crowd to force me to bow my head!"
In Zhao Junchen's view, Emperor Deqing was strong-willed and wanted to save face. Maybe it was just a whim that he wanted to tour the south this time. However, he did not expect that all the ministers in the dynasty were opposed to it. Emperor Deqing felt that he had lost face, but instead
He lost his temper and was unwilling to give in.
However, even though Emperor Deqing is the most powerful person in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he cannot go against the will of the people, and now they can only remain in a stalemate with each other.
"Does even the chief minister, Mr. Zhou Ge, object to it?"
Zhao Junchen looked surprised.
Although Zhou Shangjing, the chief minister of the cabinet, was not as responsive to Emperor Deqing's requests as Zhao Junchen, he never blatantly opposed Emperor Deqing's wishes.
Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Emperor Deqing's face became even more ugly. He handed the excerpts he was looking through just now to the eunuch beside him and said: "I have asked the ministers of the DPRK and China to discuss the pros and cons of the southern tour these days, and the result is unexpected.
No one supports my southern tour, please take a look at these facts."
While he was talking, the eunuch came to Zhao Junchen with a thick stack of booklets. Zhao Junchen picked up one at random, opened it and looked at it carefully.
As Emperor Deqing said, these statements were all submitted by important officials in the court, and without exception, they were all opposed to Emperor Deqing's southern tour.
When Zhao Junchen was looking through the book, Emperor Deqing said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind. No matter how difficult it is this time, no matter how many people oppose it, we must make the southern tour. Since ancient times, the power of the emperor has always been the minister of power.
The fight continues, either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind. If I am forced to bow my head by them this time, in the future, I will not be able to arbitrarily decide on this national matter."
After hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be stunned. He thought Emperor Deqing was just angry with his ministers, but he didn't expect that there was such a consideration. The emperor's mind and focus were indeed different from ordinary people.
Zhao Junchen couldn't help but give Emperor Deqing a high look.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen also nodded in agreement and said: "What your Majesty said is very reasonable. As the saying goes, if there is one, there are two, and if there are two, there are three. This time the ministers are forcing us, we must not give in."
The word "we" not only drew closer to Emperor Deqing, but also expressed Zhao Junchen's position. Therefore, after hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Emperor Deqing's face became slightly better.
After reading the story about Prince Zhu Heyu, Zhao Junchen's heart changed quickly and he had already thought of a way to test Emperor Deqing's feelings.
Zhao Junchen frowned and said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually opposes His Majesty's southern tour? No wonder, in the past, at the center of the court, there was never such a situation where all the officials were united? The Crown Prince is well-known all over the world. If he takes the lead in opposing it, he will be the leader of all officials.
Followed up."
While speaking, Zhao Junchen glanced at Emperor Deqing secretly.
Emperor Deqing did not answer the question, and even had an expressionless face, making it difficult to tell whether he was angry or worried.
However, Emperor Deqing's silence better illustrates Emperor Deqing's thoughts at this time.
Zhao Junchen went on to say: "However, His Royal Highness is worthy of his virtuous reputation among the government and the public. This exhortation is clearly organized and considers the safety of the world in every aspect. The views of the ministers in the government can be found in it. Unfortunately...
Zhao Junchen sighed: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had good intentions and was dedicated to serving the country. However, by doing this, although he was followed by the ministers and loved by the people, he ignored your majesty's situation. Now the situation is deadlocked and your majesty is in a dilemma.
Your Highness the Crown Prince has indeed acted out of consideration."
Zhao Junchen's words were almost equivalent to saying that Crown Prince Zhu Heyu wanted to use the opportunity of opposing Emperor Deqing to gain prestige and connections for himself.
I don't know if Emperor Deqing heard the deeper meaning of Zhao Junchen's words, but he snorted and asked: "You mean, the prince's intention in stopping me from going to the south was good, but my intention in insisting on the southern tour was bad."
Already?"
Zhao Junchen quickly apologized and said: "I dare not think so. I support your Majesty in your southern tour."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "I just read these excerpts and found that the ministers opposed His Majesty's southern tour for only four reasons. One is that His Majesty's southern tour has no practical significance and is unnecessary. The other is that His Majesty's southern tour will cause disturbance.
The people must work hard and mobilize the masses. Thirdly, as the emperor, His Majesty should be in charge of the capital and cannot leave lightly. Fourthly, His Majesty's southern tour has cost a lot of money and the Ministry of Household Affairs has insufficient money."
Hearing Zhao Junchen list the reasons one by one, Emperor Deqing looked a little ugly. In recent days, he could hear and see these reasons dozens of times a day, and he was already tired of them.
However, Zhao Junchen went on to say: "These reasons may seem sufficient, but in my opinion, they are quite ridiculous. Either they cannot withstand scrutiny, or they can be easily solved. The ministers used this as an excuse to hinder His Majesty's southern tour.
But I can only say that they are pedantic and incompetent."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Emperor Deqing's eyes lit up and he said, "Oh? Tell me quickly!"
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