After finishing speaking, Zhao Junchen stood up, led everyone outside the living room, and greeted them personally.
After seeing Zhao Junchen's attitude, Zuo Lanshan, Gu Quan, Zhan Shanchang, and Liu Chang'an were all curious. They didn't know what kind of guest it was that Zhao Junchen could personally lower his rank to greet him.
Soon, the two guests arrived in front of everyone one after another.
After seeing these two guests, everyone except Zhao Junchen was shocked!
It turns out that these two guests are both acquaintances, but they are not friends either!
The first guest is Huang Yourong's confidant and wise man, one of the three leading officials of the "Huang Party" and the current great scholar Huo Zhengyuan!
As for the second guest, he is the traitor of the "Zhao Party", Chen Dongxiang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, who is now prospering under Huang Yourong's family!
Logically speaking, these two people are enemies rather than friends of the "Zhao Party" and should not be Zhao Junchen's distinguished guests.
Among them, Huo Zhengyuan was Huang Yourong's confidant and wise man, helping Huang Yourong to embarrass Zhao Dang many times. But after all, it was just a conflict between different parties, and everyone was their master. Although everyone would be hostile to him, there would not be too much resentment in their hearts!
However, Chen Dongxiang has been the biggest traitor of the "Zhao Party" since its establishment. After he betrayed Zhao Junchen, he simply defected to Zhao Junchen's political enemy Huang Yourong, and then provided Huang Yourong with many incriminating evidences of "Zhao Party" officials.
He repeatedly put Zhao Junchen in trouble, especially officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works, and lost a lot of people because of the incriminating evidence provided by Chen Dongxiang.
In addition, when Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan accompanied him on the southern tour, Chen Dongxiang became Huang Yourong's vanguard in suppressing the "Zhao Party". Not only did he contribute the most, he was also the most active! During Emperor Deqing's southern tour, those who betrayed "
I am afraid that two-thirds of the officials of the "Zhao Party" were prompted by Chen Dongxiang! Moreover, Chen Dongxiang also took the greatest credit for the reason why Gu Quan, Zhan Shanchang, Liu Changan and others lost their official positions!
Compared with enemies on the surface, traitors are often more hated! Therefore, compared to Huo Zhengyuan, the relationship between Chen Dongxiang and Zhao Dang can be called "the hatred is as deep as the sea"!
Gu Quan, Zhan Shanchang and Liu Changan all lost their official positions because of Chen Dongxiang some time ago. Now after seeing Chen Dongxiang's appearance, they all became red-eyed and planned to yell at Chen Dongxiang because Zhao Junchen was right in front of them.
However, before they had time to speak, Zhao Junchen spoke first and introduced Zuo Lanshan, Gu Quan, Zhan Shanchang, Liu Changan and others: "These two are already familiar to everyone, but now let me introduce them again.
, this person is Huo Zhengyuan, Academician Huo. He is extremely intelligent and knowledgeable. He is one of the few people in our dynasty who has a long-term vision. From now on, Academician Huo is one of our own. We should get closer to each other in the future."
After hearing Zhao Junchen's introduction, Zuo Lanshan, Zhan Shanchang and others were all shocked!
They all knew that once Huang Yourong collapsed, the power of the "Yellow Party" would inevitably be divided and annexed by the major factions in the DPRK. They were also ready to make a move and had some ideas in their minds. They were about to propose to Zhao Junchen, but they did not expect that Zhao Junchen had already
It was a well-planned plan, and he actually bribed Huo Zhengyuan, one of the three top cadres of the "Yellow Party"!
The "Zhao Party" and the "Yellow Party" have fought many times. They naturally know that among the three major generals of the "Yellow Party", Huo Zhengyuan's existence is far more threatening than Lin Wei and Zhang Cheng. If only in terms of strategic vision
If so, Huo Zhengyuan would even be stronger than Huang Yourong! In addition, Huo Zhengyuan has a very high reputation among the "Yellow Party" and is quite popular. Therefore, after Huo Zhengyuan defected to Zhao Junchen, the "Zhao Party" started to carve up the power of the "Yellow Party"
Among them, I am afraid that I have taken the lead!
Thinking of this, Zuo Lanshan, Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan all welcomed Huo Zhengyuan and behaved very friendly.
On the other side, although Huo Zhengyuan is very intelligent and has a noble status, he is the first to join the "Zhao Party", but he does not act too aloof, and he nods to everyone very kindly.
After some polite exchanges, everyone's eyes turned to Chen Dongxiang, including Huo Zhengyuan!
Chen Dongxiang's betrayal has caused great harm to the "Zhao Party". The hatred between the two parties has become difficult to resolve. No one knows the reason why Chen Dongxiang asked to see Zhao Junchen!
Is it possible that Chen Dongxiang actually wants to join Zhao Junchen again out of imagination? If this is the case, what will greet Chen Dongxiang will only be humiliation.
Under the attention of everyone, Chen Dongxiang behaved very calmly, just waiting quietly for Zhao Junchen to introduce himself.
Then, Zhao Junchen introduced again: "As for this person, everyone knows that he is Chen Dongxiang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry. In the eyes of the world, Chen Dongxiang is a traitor among us and an accomplice of Huang Yourong. But now the situation has been determined, and many things
There is no need to keep it secret anymore, so I will explain it to everyone...that is, Mr. Chen is one of my own from beginning to end, and all his actions after taking refuge with Huang Yourong were all based on my instructions! In fact, Mr. Chen is one of our own.
, In recent days, in the various conflicts between us and the Yellow Party, Mr. Chen has been able to take the lead repeatedly. It can be said that Mr. Chen has made the greatest contribution! Therefore, everyone must not misunderstand Mr. Chen again in the future, and must get along with each other in a friendly manner! "
After hearing Zhao Junchen's introduction, everyone was silent for a while.
After all, Chen Dongxiang has caused too much harm to "Party Zhao" these days, and it is very difficult for everyone to accept Chen Dongxiang's existence again.
Especially, thinking about Chen Dongxiang's various actions, many "Zhao Party" officials were dismissed from office and questioned because of Chen Dongxiang. All of this was actually at the instruction of Zhao Junchen, and everyone didn't know what to say for a while.
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Should we blame Zhao Junchen for betraying his own people at all costs?
Even if they do have such an idea in their hearts, how can anyone dare to bring it up in person?
Therefore, the atmosphere became awkward.
In the end, Huo Zhengyuan took a serious look at Chen Dongxiang and broke the awkward atmosphere, saying: "So, I have long suspected that Mr. Chen's intention of seeking refuge with Huang Yourong was impure. Based on the evidence provided by Mr. Chen, Huang Yourong will certainly be punished.
Some Zhao party officials often fall into the trap because of this, and their own losses will be much greater. It turns out that all this is due to Master Zhao's plan!"
On the other side, Zuo Lanshan relied on his identity to be equal to Zhao Junchen. After hesitating for a while, he finally asked: "Master Zhao, after Chen Dongxiang took refuge with Huang Yourong, he immediately exposed the 'Huaihe River Flood Case' to Huang Yourong.
, because of this incident, our Ministry of Household Affairs and Ministry of Industry suffered heavy losses, and a total of 19 officials were dismissed from their posts. Could this incident also be due to your instruction? "
Facing Zuo Lanshan's questioning, Zhao Junchen's expression remained calm and he said slowly: "I have said that everything Chen Dongxiang did was done under my instruction! It was not just about exposing Huang Yourong."
Regarding the Huaihe River Flood Case, during His Majesty's southern tour, Chen Dongxiang also provided Huang Yourong with some evidence of the crimes of Lord Gu Quan, Lord Zhan Shanchang, Lord Zhan, and Lord Liu Changan and Liu. It was because of these evidence that the three adults were dismissed from office! In addition,
, During this period of time, Chen Dongxiang has either threatened or instigated many people to betray us and turn to Huang Yourong. This matter also came from my instruction!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, everyone's expressions changed again. They felt that Zhao Junchen was deeply scheming and ruthless. He actually instigated Chen Dongxiang to do so many things to betray his own people! For a time, Zuo Lanshan, Zhan Shanchang and others were all
I don’t know how I should face Zhao Junchen!
However, Huo Zhengyuan's intelligence and vision were deeply valued by Zhao Junchen, and now he has lived up to Zhao Junchen's high expectations. After thinking for a moment, he vaguely guessed Zhao Junchen's thoughts, so he spoke again: "But I think, Mr. Zhao, you
There must be another reason for doing this, right?"
After Zhao Junchen smiled softly, he nodded and said: "That's right. These decisions of mine are all for the long-term development of us people! Let's talk about the 'Huaihe River Flood Case' first. This matter was reported by someone from the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Some officials committed crimes secretly without telling us. It is not an exaggeration to say that this behavior is betrayal. Even if Huang Yourong had not been there, I would have punished them! In addition, these people are as greedy as wolves, but as stupid as pigs. Their greed and stupidity
Sooner or later it will affect us, so I just use Huang Yourong's hand to help us clean up the house and eliminate hidden dangers!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, everyone nodded slightly to express their agreement, which was deemed to have approved Zhao Junchen's explanation.
After all, it is the biggest taboo in the officialdom for officials to do things without telling their superiors. Not only do they not share the benefits, but they are also very likely to implicate others. Such behavior is indeed resented by others. Zhao Junchen used Huang Yourong's hands to clean up the family, but it turned out that
It makes sense.
The only thing worthy of discussion is that Zhao Junchen did not inform others and just made the decision arbitrarily. However, as the largest leader of the "Zhao Party", Zhao Junchen also has the qualifications to act arbitrarily, and it is hard for others to say anything.
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On the other side, after Zhao Junchen saw that everyone accepted his explanation, he added: "As for Chen Dongxiang's continuous instigation of close colleagues in the government to betray us during this period, it was also because of my instructions. After all, our power has expanded so much in recent times.
It’s too fast. Although there are many people who have taken refuge in us, they are mixed, with different people’s hearts. Many people are not trustworthy at all, so I will take this opportunity to screen them. Otherwise, this situation may not happen when
It will become our biggest shortcoming!”
This time, everyone still nodded in agreement.
There is a saying in later generations called "No loyalty can withstand the test."
As a boss, you cannot blindly trust your subordinates, but you cannot set up a trap to test the loyalty of your subordinates because of doubts. Otherwise, it will only hurt the hearts of your subordinates and shake their loyalty. In addition, any loyalty has a limit. If you provide
The temptation is too great, then don’t blame your subordinates for betraying you!
However, this sentence only applies to those old people who have served you for many years, or those gentlemen with noble character! However, most of the officials under Zhao Junchen are newcomers who have joined you recently, and most of them are unjust.
There's nothing wrong with trying to test their loyalty once in a while.
Therefore, everyone still accepted Zhao Junchen's explanation.
Then, Zhao Junchen turned his attention to Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan, and said: "As for the fact that Chen Dongxiang provided evidence to Huang Yourong, which led to the dismissal of the three of you, it was also due to my instructions, but I
So I do this to protect the three of you!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan all looked puzzled and did not understand what Zhao Junchen meant.
After Zhao Junchen smiled softly, he further explained: "You three have followed me for the longest time, and your position in the court is also the most important. Therefore, after I accompany you on the southern tour, you three will inevitably become Huang Yourong and Prince Zhu Heyu.
As a thorn in their side, they will definitely suppress you with all their strength! Even without the incriminating evidence provided by Chen Dongxiang, Huang Yourong and the Crown Prince will definitely look for other incriminating evidence, so I simply asked Chen Dongxiang to provide Huang Yourong with some flawed incriminating evidence. In this way
, although the three of you will lose your official positions in a short period of time, after I return to Beijing, I can easily restore your official positions through the various flaws in these criminal evidences! All this is for the safety of you three, for the sake of acting.
Full set, I didn’t tell the truth beforehand, please don’t blame the three adults for this.”
After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, how could Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan really dare to blame Zhao Junchen? After looking at each other, they just saluted Zhao Junchen and said: "Master Zhao, you are waiting for me.
Your love and care can be said to be well-intentioned, so how can we dare to blame you? Your Excellency, you are so clever in your methods, and we admire you endlessly!"
When things have reached this point, all of Chen Dongxiang's "evil deeds" have been explained, and coupled with Zhao Junchen's deliberate protection, everyone finally accepted Chen Dongxiang's existence again.
But at the same time, everyone also saw Zhao Junchen's methods again because of this incident. They felt that Zhao Junchen had a long-term vision and had already anticipated everything. He just used his methods lightly and toyed with everyone, so they
He became even more in awe of Zhao Junchen.
Especially Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan, they were still a little proud of themselves. They just felt that they had done a great job for not betraying Zhao Junchen during these times. Zhao Junchen deserved it after he suffered so much for Zhao Junchen.
To comfort and compensate them, so after they met Zhao Junchen, they repeatedly hinted benefits to Zhao Junchen. But after this incident, these thoughts had long since disappeared!
Because, they suddenly discovered that the reason why the three of them did not betray Zhao Junchen was just because there was no such item in Zhao Junchen's plan. Therefore, when Chen Dongxiang encouraged others to betray Zhao Junchen and promised a lot of benefits, he repeatedly
Forcing them, they can only hug Zhao Junchen's thigh tightly and cannot have other thoughts.
On the contrary, if they broke away from Zhao Junchen's plan and actually betrayed Zhao Junchen, then now they will also receive the most severe punishment for Zhao Junchen!
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ps: Well, there will be a small outbreak tomorrow and the next two days.