Not to mention Zhao Junchen’s strategizing and ambition.●⌒
But he said that under the constant urging of Emperor Deqing, the Southern Patrol Fleet sailed at full speed along the way, with almost no delays. After leaving Taierzhuang, they finally arrived after four consecutive days of traveling.
Tongzhou.
At this point, the southern patrol fleet is only one step away from the capital.
Then, Emperor Deqing suddenly issued an imperial edict, requiring the Southern Patrol Fleet to rest in Tongzhou for a day to allow all the accompanying crew members to recuperate and relieve their fatigue before officially entering Beijing early the next morning.
Due to the exhaustion of traveling along the way, everyone in the southern patrol fleet, including Emperor Deqing, is now physically and mentally exhausted, and it is difficult to hide their fatigue. If they just return to Beijing like this, everyone's fatigue will fall into the hands of all parties in the government and the opposition.
In the eyes of people, it may give people a lot of bad associations, and then have some bad effects, so this imperial edict of Emperor Deqing can be considered in detail.
However, although Emperor Deqing wanted everyone to recuperate and eliminate fatigue, the capital city was now approaching, and a great change in the temple was about to begin. Who would really relax their vigilance and rest peacefully?
The situation is just the opposite. After the Southern Patrol Fleet arrived in Tongzhou, the accompanying officials either went around to inquire about information, made arrangements in advance, or were busy lining up to protect themselves. On the contrary, they became even busier.
However, Zhao Junchen is not among them.
As early as half a year ago, Zhao Junchen had already started to prepare for today's situation. As of now, most of the preparations are complete. There is no need to sharpen the gun before the battle. Next, he only needs to implement the plan step by step, so Zhao Junchen came to Tongzhou.
After that, things became much more leisurely. Compared to everyone else who was busy and hurried, Zhao Junchen was quite calm and calm.
Of course, Zhao Junchen was not completely idle either.
When he arrived in Tongzhou, he found that several "Zhao Party" officials had been waiting for him here for many days.
These "Zhao Party" officials are Gu Quan, the former censor of the capital procuratorate, Liu Chang'an, the former minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Zhan Shanchang, the former minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The reason why the word "original" is added before the official positions of these three people is because they have now been dismissed from their official positions and have become civilians. Because of this, the three of them are not bound by their official status.
You can come to Tongzhou in advance to wait for Zhao Junchen and inform him of the news in the capital.
It turned out that during Emperor Deqing's southern tour, both Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan accompanied him south. The "Zhao Party" who stayed in the capital had no leader and no one could take charge of the overall situation. Prince Zhu Heyu, who stayed in the capital to supervise the country,
Huang Yourong, the cabinet boss who stayed in Beijing to assist the government, were both Zhao Junchen's political enemies in the DPRK and China. Under their joint suppression, the officials of the "Zhao Party" who stayed in the capital were in a state of disarray and experienced quite a dark time.
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During that period, every "Zhao Party" official was impeached and punished to a greater or lesser extent. Among them, Gu Quan, the right censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Liu Chang'an, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, were even dismissed from their official posts.
, Zhan Shanchang, the Minister of Household Affairs, was also ordered to suspend his duties and reflect at home.
It can be said that this is the most embarrassing period for the "Zhao Party" since its establishment. Many "Zhao Party" officials could not withstand the pressure and panic, and in order to seek self-protection, they abandoned their original positions and turned to other parties.
Faction.
For a time, the power of the "Zhao Party" in the capital declined greatly - if it weren't for the prince Zhu Heyu and the elder Huang Yourong, they would soon have a falling out over the business and tax rectification. And they would no longer bother to suppress them.
"Zhao Party", perhaps by the time Zhao Junchen returned to Beijing, the entire "Zhao Party" faction had been uprooted by Zhu Heyu and Huang Yourong.
Therefore, Gu Quan, Liu Changan, and Zhan Shanchang are now full of grievances. They came to Tongzhou to look for Zhao Junchen. In addition to informing Zhao Junchen of various developments in the capital, they also wanted to take the opportunity to complain to Zhao Junchen and hope that Zhao Junchen
Junchen can "justice" for them!
In Zhao Junchen's temporary residence, Zhao Junchen hosted Gu Quan, Liu Changan and Zhan Shanchang, and also invited Zuo Lanshan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, to accompany him.
"My three gentlemen, you were really wronged when Mr. Zuo and I accompanied you on our southern tour, but please rest assured that after I return to Beijing, you three will be reinstated to your posts soon. As for you
I will naturally get back all the grievances you have suffered during this period for you with interest!"
After listening to the complaints of Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan, Zhao Junchen looked very calm and just spoke slowly.
However, although Zhao Junchen's expression was calm, his tone was very firm.
On the other side, Zuo Lanshan also nodded fiercely and said: "That's true! The Crown Prince and Huang Yourong dared to take advantage of Mr. Zhao and me to drive south to suppress dissidents and cause partisan strife. This matter must not be let go, nor
We must not let them go so easily! Huh! Because of the commercial and tax rectification, the two of them are now in a difficult situation, but no wonder we have added insult to injury!"
Zhu Heyu was the crown prince, and Huang Yourong was the cabinet minister. Under normal circumstances, Zuo Lanshan would not have dared to say such harsh words!
But the current situation has become very obvious. Zhu Heyu will surely fall because of the commercial tax rectification. After Huang Yourong is implicated, he will fall out of power. In addition, Zhao Junchen is about to take over the commercial tax rectification. "Zhao
The power of the "Party" will also increase greatly, so Zuo Lanshan will have the courage to beat the fallen dog and show full courage.
On the other side, although Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan did not know that Zhao Junchen was about to take over the business tax rectification, they also knew that Prince Zhu Heyu and Ge Lao Huang Yourong were about to be in trouble, so they had no idea about the relationship between Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan.
Guaranteed, but quite confident.
In fact, they also knew that after Zhao Junchen returned to Beijing, he would definitely bring order to the chaos and reinstate their officials to their original posts. They had been very convinced of this ever since Prince Zhu Heyu stabbed Lou Zi who was in charge of business and tax rectification.
Therefore, the purpose of their coming to Tongzhou to look for Zhao Junchen this time is not so much to complain and complain, but to express their loyalty to Zhao Junchen and seek favors - Mr. Zhao, can you see? We have been implicated by you and have suffered like this.
We have sinned many times, but we are still loyal to you, so you must not treat us badly. This is what Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan said since they met Zhao Junchen.
Sure enough, after hearing the guarantees from Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, Zhan Shanchang sighed and said: "It's a pity that many colleagues can't see the situation clearly, and they are not as loyal to Mr. Zhao as we are. Between the prince and Huang Yourong,
Under the pressure of Huang Yourong, they could not bear the pressure and panic. In order to protect themselves, they actually betrayed Mr. Zhao. They changed their families one after another and took refuge with Huang Yourong and the others! Although Mr. Liu, Gu Yushi, and I tried to persuade them to stay many times, they just couldn't.
They listened to the advice, but they all turned their backs on us... Now that Huang Yourong is about to fall, they are naturally dumbfounded... It's a pity that because of the betrayal of these people, our momentum in the capital has weakened a lot."
On the side, Liu Changan shook his head and said: "Yes, although we are loyal to you, Mr. Zhao, we have different people's hearts, but not everyone can be like me and a few others..."
Gu Quan even showed a look of guilt on his face and said: "When Mr. Zhao left the capital, you asked me and a few others to take control of the overall situation of the capital. However, in the end we couldn't even save ourselves.
My heart is not like other people's betrayal of Your Majesty, but I still feel guilty and feel that I have let down Your Majesty's trust."
While the three of them were talking, their faces were full of regret and guilt, but their eyes were secretly looking at Zhao Junchen, waiting for Zhao Junchen to comfort them.
Zhao Junchen was naturally very aware of their little thoughts.
In fact, they don't need to tell, Zhao Junchen will also give them great benefits, even if it costs a thousand gold to buy horse bones, setting them as a benchmark will let the world know how great the benefits of being loyal to Zhao Junchen are.
So, after Zhao Junchen nodded, he said slowly: "There is no need to pay attention to those people who have changed their families. This matter, for us, is actually a test to eliminate the bad and retain the good. After those speculative wallflowers leave,
, we can also be more united. Now, Huang Yourong is about to be unlucky, and many positions in the government will change. After this incident, the colleagues left behind are all I can trust, but they can also be greatly used."
After hearing Zhao Junchen's vague guarantee and knowing that Zhao Junchen was about to give them some benefits, the three of them were overjoyed, and the grievances they had suffered during this period were gone.
Seeing Zhan Shanchang, Liu Changan and Gu Quan looking like this, Zhao Junchen smiled softly. Just as he was about to say something more, Xu Qingyan suddenly entered the living room and whispered something in Zhao Junchen's ear.
After hearing Xu Qingyan's report, Zhao Junchen was slightly startled and said: "Oh? It's a coincidence that the two of them came at the same time! In this case, let them come in, and also take the opportunity to let everyone know what I am going to do.
The plan to come down.”
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ps: Because of the housework, Chongzi is still very tired, his mind is always groggy, and he really wants to have a good sleep all day!!
However, seeing everyone’s enthusiasm, Chongzi dare not live up to it and will still update!