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Yes, once the pilot starts, Zhao Junchen will gain the greatest benefits.
In comparison, Shen Changmao's various gains during this period of time pale into insignificance.
However, now is not the time to get carried away, so after hearing Emperor Deqing's instructions, Zhao Junchen just promised with a serious expression: "I will try my best and never let you down, Your Majesty."
The tone seemed firm, but the word "try your best" seemed to reveal Zhao Junchen's inner self-confidence.
Obviously, this was still Zhao Junchen's misdirection, and the effect was pretty good - after hearing Zhao Junchen's assurance, the officials' vigilance further decreased.
After all, Zhao Junchen's proposal is indeed a bit bizarre. Even if it sounds feasible, it is just talk on paper after all.
Even in the eyes of many officials, Zhao Junchen's pilot plan may be a good thing, which can effectively delay Emperor Deqing's actions to rectify commercial taxes and undermine Emperor Deqing's determination to rectify commercial taxes.
After seeing Zhao Junchen's performance, Emperor Deqing frowned slightly again, but in the end he didn't say anything.`
Then, after dealing with a few backlogged government affairs, seeing that it was already noon and all the officials were a little tired, Emperor Deqing announced that he would go to court.
During today's major court meeting, too many government affairs were handled and too many decisions were made. As a result, the situation between the government and the opposition will inevitably undergo many changes.
Therefore, after Emperor Deqing left the Huangji Hall, the officials did not leave in a hurry. Instead, they gathered together to exchange views or discuss the situation.
Among them, the most popular person is still the new Cabinet Assistant Shen Changmao. In today's big court meeting, because of the commercial tax matter, Shen Changmao's reputation among the officials has become even higher. At this time, people surrounding Shen Changmao The number of officials nearby was actually even greater than before the imperial meeting began.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen also received a lot of attention because of the commercial tax matter. However, Zhao Junchen's performance was as low-key as ever. He only led Zuo Lanshan, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Qin Huaiyuan, the minister of the Ministry of Justice, and Tong Huan, the envoy of general affairs, etc. The people quickly left the Huangji Palace.
For Zhao Junchen, the layout has been completed, but how much he can gain in the end depends on Zhao Junchen's wisdom and skill. In short, now is the time to work in a low-key manner, and Zhao Junchen does not need to be as public as Shen Changmao.
But while all the officials were focusing their attention on Shen Changmao and Zhao Junchen, few people noticed that Huang Yourong had left the Huangji Palace silently. Behind Huang Yourong, there were only six or seven "Huangs". Officials from the "Yellow Party" follow Huang Yourong - Compared with before the great court meeting, there are fewer "Yellow Party" officials willing to follow Huang Yourong.
Among them, Lin Wei, the Minister of Rites, Zhang Cheng, the young master, Huo Zhengyuan, the great scholar, Chen Dongxiang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and others were all listed.
But he said that after Huang Yourong left the Huangji Palace with a few Huang Party officials, the group just walked in silence, and no one took the initiative to speak at first. After all, the signs that Huang Yourong was about to fall were obvious. In addition, Shang Huang Yourong himself also lost the will to resist, so everyone was depressed and unable to cheer up.
After everyone left the palace, seeing no one else around, Huang Yourong, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke. His voice had become extremely hoarse at some point, and he said slowly: "The current situation, everyone is I saw it. Although I have been captured without any help, His Majesty still hasn’t let me go, and still wants to roast me on the fire rack... It’s just ridiculous that I have been in officialdom for decades, and in the end I can’t even retire and return to my hometown. When and why I want to take up my official position, and even whether I can take up my official position safely, I cannot make the decision myself, it all needs to be decided by others..."
Speaking of this, Huang Yourong's old face seemed to be crying and smiling, full of exhaustion and helplessness.
After hearing what Huang Yourong said, several Huang Party officials remained silent, not knowing how to comfort Huang Yourong.
Then Huang Yourong said again: "Now, there are many people who don't want to see me escape smoothly, but they have made many accusations against me. However, I have lost my Sacred Heart and power, and I am completely unable to resist. Fortunately, there are Shen Fu is willing to help, otherwise I would have been dismissed from office and imprisoned pending trial..."
After saying that, Huang Yourong stopped, turned around and looked at the Huang Party officials, and continued: "At this time, you are still loyal to me, allowing me to save my last bit of face, I am very grateful, so I don't want to hide it from you... In fact, I have planned to hand over all my connections, authority, and influence to Shen Fu. In this way, Shen Fu will do his best to help me leave the temple safely and return to my hometown for retirement. The influence that I have been running for many years can continue under another situation...
Because of this, I have one last thing to ask you, hoping to get your full help, that is, please abide by the agreement between me and Shen Fu, and switch to Shen Fu's sect from now on... In addition, I am now It is no longer convenient to show up in public, but I still have to ask you to come forward, summon all party officials, convey my thoughts to them, and try your best to persuade them to join Shen Fu. Shen Fu is now in great power and is a good partner, and he I have also promised you that I will treat you as my confidants and will never treat you badly..."
After hearing Huang Yourong's statement, several "Yellow Party" officials behaved differently. Some were reluctant, some were secretly happy, and some looked silent.
Among them, Lin Wei, the Minister of Rites, and Zhang Cheng, the Young Master, were both full of reluctance - they were loyal to Huang Yourong, and even though Huang Yourong was about to fall, they were unwilling to switch to others, let alone take the initiative to persuade him. "Yellow Party" officials changed their careers.
Therefore, Lin Wei and Zhang Cheng both remained silent and did not speak.
After seeing the performance of Lin Wei and Zhang Cheng, Huang Yourong sighed softly.
Huang Yourong knew very well that his current behavior had disappointed his two old friends, but he was unwilling to continue to embarrass them.
Therefore, Huang Yourong turned his attention to the academician Huo Zhengyuan. After all, apart from Lin Wei and Zhang Cheng, the only person who was qualified to summon the "Yellow Party" officials and relay Huang Yourong's decision was Huo Zhengyuan.
In addition, although Huo Zhengyuan's relationship with Huang Yourong is far away, his performance of repeatedly defending Huang Yourong today also proves Huo Zhengyuan's loyalty to Huang Yourong, so Huang Yourong can rest assured by leaving this matter to Huo Zhengyuan.
Under Huang Yourong's gaze, Huo Zhengyuan finally did not disappoint Huang Yourong and replied: "Since it is the order from Mr. Huang Ge, I will definitely do my best to handle it."
Then, Huo Zhengyuan said: "However, I'm afraid I can't handle this matter alone. I still need someone to help me..."
While speaking, Huo Zhengyuan looked around at several "yellow party" officials and then said: "Let Mr. Chen Dongxiang and Mr. Chen handle this matter together with me."
Chen Dongxiang's performance today also made Huang Yourong feel reassured, so Huang Yourong agreed immediately without thinking too much.
Huang Yourong thought about it, with Huo Zhengyuan and Chen Dongxiang taking action, he would be able to convince most of the "Yellow Party" officials, and his connections and authority would be transferred to Shen Changmao smoothly.
However, Huang Yourong never expected that Huo Zhengyuan had been bribed by Zhao Junchen, and Chen Dongxiang had been an undercover agent sent by Zhao Junchen from the beginning, so the two of them would never act according to Huang Yourong's wishes.
In fact, after the two of them operated, the final result was contrary to Huang Yourong's expectations!