When the time of Xu was approaching, Zhao Junchen estimated that Emperor Deqing had returned to the Suzhou Palace, so he broke up the banquet and came to the Suzhou Palace to ask for an audience with Emperor Deqing.︾,
While asking to see Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen also held a banknote worth one hundred thousand taels in his hand.
Among the 100,000 taels of silver, in addition to the 60,000 taels of silver "donated" by Hui Bao, there was also 40,000 taels of silver "donated" by Wang Longzhi.
After all, Emperor Deqing had to stay in Suzhou for a long time, and there were so many famous gardens in Suzhou. If Emperor Deqing was allowed to live in only one garden, he would not be able to fully enjoy his stay.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhao Junchen finally expressed his attitude. Hui Bao, the highest bidder, and Wang Longzhi, the second highest bidder, both received the honor of Emperor Deqing living in his garden.
Of course, Hui Bao paid more money, so Emperor Deqing would first live in Canglang Pavilion and then the Humble Administrator's Garden. In addition, Emperor Deqing would also stay in Canglang Pavilion longer than in the Humble Administrator's Garden.
The gardening time is longer.
In the eyes of those who don't know, Zhao Junchen's proposal is just to collect more money. As for Zhao Junchen's true thoughts, no one knows so far.
Hui Bao was naturally a little dissatisfied with Zhao Junchen's proposal, but he could not go against Zhao Junchen's attitude. Wang Longzhi felt unexpectedly happy, so the money to sponsor Emperor Deqing's southern tour was temporarily increased by 10,000 yuan.
Two, from the original thirty thousand taels to forty thousand taels.
However, although the moods of the two people were different, in order to avoid variables and prevent Zhao Junchen from coming up with any "best of both worlds", they prepared the money equally quickly. Not long after the banquet ended, they had one hundred thousand taels of silver.
The ticket has been delivered to Zhao Junchen.
Then Zhao Junchen took one hundred thousand taels of silver notes and asked to see Emperor Deqing.
As Zhao Junchen had guessed, Emperor Deqing had returned to his palace in Suzhou at this time.
After Zhao Junchen expressed his intention to come, he was quickly summoned by Emperor Deqing.
Then, Zhao Junchen met Emperor Deqing in the imperial study room in the palace.
However, after Emperor Deqing saw Zhao Junchen, he paid little attention to Zhao Junchen. He just turned over the book with a deep expression and did not even look at Zhao Junchen. After Zhao Junchen saluted, he did not let Zhao Junchen stand up and let Zhao Junchen stand.
Junchen knelt in the imperial study room.
Seeing Emperor Deqing's attitude, Zhao Junchen roughly guessed the reason, so he didn't say much. He just put on a pitiful and frightened expression.
After about a cup of tea, Emperor Deqing finally finished flipping through the book in his hand, then looked up at Zhao Junchen and asked slowly: "I heard from Hong Jin... did you go to Huqiu today with the second daughter of the Jingguo family?"
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "In response to your majesty, that's exactly what happened. Miss Chen made an appointment with Wei Chen through Duke Jing to go to Huqiu today. I couldn't displease Duke Jing, so I agreed."
Emperor Deqing raised his eyebrows and asked again: "Then you discovered my whereabouts?"
Zhao Junchen nodded again and said: "After I arrived at Tiger Hill, I accidentally saw His Majesty, but I didn't dare to disturb His Majesty's interest, so I didn't dare to meet him."
Emperor Deqing suddenly glared and asked again: "So you are following me and secretly spying on my whereabouts? Do you know what a serious crime it is to spy on the Holy Driver!?"
Zhao Junchen cried sadly and replied: "Your Majesty, I forgive you. I know I was wrong. I didn't dare to spy on the Holy Driver. It's just that the guards who secretly guarded Your Majesty were too hidden for me to find traces. I mistakenly thought that you, Your Majesty, were hiding behind you."
There are no guards to guard this private visit in disguise, so I follow His Majesty to prevent any accidents... Your Majesty, you also know that I am a human being. At most, I just want to take the opportunity to please you, so how can I dare to spy on the Holy Master?
Your Majesty must clearly understand your thoughts."
Speaking of the latter part, Zhao Junchen seemed to be about to cry.
Seeing Zhao Junchen's behavior, Emperor Deqing snorted lightly, his face still dark, and he didn't know if he accepted Zhao Junchen's statement.
After a while, Emperor Deqing changed the subject and asked: "Tell me, why do you want to see me? Is it possible that you are here to apologize?"
Zhao Junchen bowed his head and said: "Approving is certainly one of the reasons. In addition, I also have something to report to His Majesty. Some of the gentry in Suzhou couldn't help but be overjoyed when they heard that Your Majesty came to Suzhou. They also found out from me that Your Majesty appreciates Jiangnan."
After the structural style of the garden, many people expressed their willingness to donate their gardens to allow Your Majesty to stay temporarily... Among them, Master Hui Bao of Canglang Pavilion and Wang Longzhi of Humble Administrator's Garden expressed their willingness to donate ten yuan.
Ten thousand taels of silver to finance your Majesty's southern tour."
As he spoke, Zhao Junchen took out a thick stack of silver notes from his sleeve and held it on his head.
This is one of the reasons why Zhao Junchen asked for "donations" from the Suzhou garden owners. Zhao Junchen knew that he was secretly spying on Emperor Deqing's whereabouts this time. Even if Emperor Deqing did not doubt his intentions, he would definitely be furious, so
Zhao Junchen will use this money to calm Emperor Deqing's anger.
Speaking of which, Zhao Junchen no longer remembers how many times he sent money to Emperor Deqing. The reasons each time were high-sounding, but in the end they were bribing the emperor. Emperor Deqing had been troubled by a shortage of money in the past few years.
, from a certain point of view, it is also a fear of poverty, so Zhao Junchen's trick is also very useful, and he more or less achieves his goal every time.
This time is no exception.
After seeing the silver note in Zhao Junchen's hand, Emperor Deqing's expression softened slightly.
After all, Emperor Deqing's southern tour was met with many obstacles. Both Prince Zhu Heyu and Chief Assistant Zhou Shangjing initially disagreed with Emperor Deqing's southern tour plan, believing that Emperor Deqing's southern tour would only
It was a waste of people and money. In the end, because of Zhao Junchen, Emperor Deqing successfully went on the southern tour, but the budget for the southern tour was a bit tight. Now with these 100,000 taels of silver, Emperor Deqing could spend enough during his southern tour.
A lot of room.
In addition, the proposal to move to Suzhou gardens and live in it really made Emperor Deqing a little excited. In addition to wanting to experience the scenery of Jiangnan gardens, some special circumstances of Canglang Pavilion and Humble Administrator's Garden also helped Emperor Deqing implement his own plans.
Plan for Zhou Shangjing.
Thinking again about Zhao Junchen's ability to make money, which is rare in the world, he could not do without Zhao Junchen for the time being, so Emperor Deqing forgave Zhao Junchen for spying on the Holy Driver.
"Get up, this is not a formal occasion, and you don't have to kneel all the time." After saying that, after Zhao Junchen got up, Emperor Deqing asked again: "What do you think about my move to Suzhou Garden?"
Zhao Junchen bowed his head and replied: "Your Majesty, you believe in Buddhism, and Canglang Pavilion is not only a sacred place for Buddhism, but also the oldest garden in South Zhili. Master Huibao was also very sincere and donated 60,000 taels of silver...
In addition, the Humble Administrator's Garden is the most famous garden in Suzhou. Wang Longzhi, the owner of the Humble Administrator's Garden, also donated 40,000 taels of silver... I believe that Your Majesty, you have moved to Canglang Pavilion and the Humble Administrator's Garden for a few days, which is indeed
A feasible strategy is to experience the unique style of Suzhou gardens without neglecting the spirit of Suzhou gentry."
Zhao Junchen's proposal still coincided with some of Emperor Deqing's plans, so Emperor Deqing pondered for a moment and finally nodded: "In that case, let's do as you say."