But he said that after Zhao Junchen left the palace, he went to Baoxing Pavilion again to visit Cui Qianxue. Although Cui Qianxue was still unconscious, her condition was getting better, and Zhang Decheng, Chu Jiayi and others were taking care of her.
Feeling slightly relieved, he returned to his home.
Although Zhao Junchen is very worried about Cui Qianxue's situation and wants to stay with Cui Qianxue until Cui Qianxue wakes up, it is a pity that these are extraordinary times and Zhao Junchen has too many things to deal with.
Because of the assassination of Zhao Junchen, the Zhao family was also in a panic at this time. Although Fang Ru was trying to stay calm and control the overall situation, it could be seen that among everyone in the Zhao family, Fang Ru was actually in the worst mood.
Terrified, when Zhao Junchen returned to the house, Fang Ru's eyes suddenly turned red when she saw that Zhao Junchen was safe and sound.
Zhao Junchen spent a long time comforting Fang Ru's emotions and told Fang Ru in detail about his assassination.
However, Fang Ru's personality has always been a bit extreme, and she is more likely to overreact when encountering things related to Zhao Junchen. Therefore, Zhao Junchen did not reveal to Fang Ru that the seventh prince Zhu Hejian was the instigator behind the scenes, but only mentioned it briefly.
I plan to throw dirty water on this matter on those ministers of the DPRK and China who oppose the rectification of business and taxation, and take this opportunity to remove obstacles to my next plan.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's thoughts, Fang Ru's beautiful eyes flashed with murderous intent, and she said: "Sir, by pouring dirty water on those ministers who oppose the rectification of business and taxation, we can certainly get the greatest benefits.
The master's next plan will also be of great help, but Ru'er believes that the real behind-the-scenes instigator must not be let go! This person dares to send someone to assassinate the master, we must retaliate, otherwise this person will definitely be lucky
, maybe someone will be sent to assassinate the master again at some time! Only by eradicating the root cause and eradicating this person can we be able to get rid of him once and for all and never have future troubles! Otherwise, Ru'er will not only have a hard time getting rid of her hatred, but she will also have troubles day and night in the future!"
After saying that, Fang Ru asked Zhao Junchen for instructions: "Sir, Ru'er immediately ordered us to mobilize our people immediately to find the person behind the scenes as soon as possible. Then Ru'er will personally deal with this person and make him regret it."
What you did!"
As he spoke, Fang Ru's tone sounded like he was gritting his teeth. It was obvious that he hated the person behind the assassination of Zhao Junchen to the extreme.
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "There is no need to do this for the time being. Because of my assassination, the capital has become a mess. The major yamen, various factions, and even the factory guards and imperial guards have all sent a large number of informants and spies.
, searching for the truth of this matter everywhere. At this time, the situation is the most complicated. Although it is easy to fish in troubled waters, it is also easy to expose the details of our strength, so we should wait for a while and wait until this matter is over."
Fang Ru has always been unwilling to disobey Zhao Junchen's instructions. So after hearing Zhao Junchen's opinion, although she was a little reluctant, she still nodded and agreed.
Next, after Zhao Junchen and Fang Ru talked for a few more words, Fang Ru left.
Because of the assassination of Zhao Junchen, there were also many things that needed to be dealt with by Fang Ru. Although Fang Ru was unwilling to leave Zhao Junchen, she could only focus on business at this time.
*****
After Fang Ru left, Zhao Junchen sat in the study, thinking about his next plan.
In particular, Emperor Deqing's attitude seemed to have undergone some subtle changes during this period.
"Cui Qianxue is a good girl. She is willing to stand up for you and die. It is really rare. Speaking of which, she was kicked out of the house by Cui Mian. You and I have some responsibilities. I think she is a young girl. After being kicked out of the house,
She is lonely and helpless, her reputation has been entangled with you, and now her life is in danger, it is really pitiful... So, don't let her down."
This sentence was said by Emperor Deqing seemingly unintentionally when Zhao Junchen left the imperial study.
It seems that Emperor Deqing only said such words out of pity for Cui Qianxue.
However, the emperor's mind is profound and unpredictable, and every move contains profound meanings. Even though Emperor Deqing's words seemed casual, Zhao Junchen did not dare to underestimate them and needed to ponder them over and over again.
At the beginning, Emperor Deqing took the initiative to set up matchmaking for Zhao Junchen. In addition to winning over Zhao Junchen, he also had the idea of testing Zhao Junchen's heart.
This can be gleaned from the family backgrounds of Cui Qianxue, Su Xiuning, and Chen Zhirong.
Among them, Cui Qianxue's grandfather Cui Miannai is the former Pavilion Elder and the former leader of Qingliu. He still has a certain influence on Qingliu. If Zhao Junchen chooses Cui Qianxue as his wife, it means that Zhao Junchen wants to change direction, reverse his reputation, and gradually get rid of
Your own image as a corrupt official is the path to steady development.
Su Xiuning's father was the leader of the governors in the world. Su Changzhen, the governor of Southern Zhili, was powerful and well-connected. Unfortunately, he was just as corrupt as Zhao Junchen, and his reputation was even worse than that of Zhao Junchen.
If Zhao Junchen chooses Su Xiuning, it means that Zhao Junchen only wants to expand his power and go further and further down the road of corrupt officials and cliques.
As for Chen Zhirong, she is the daughter of Chen You, Duke of Jing. Although the Duke of Jing's lineage is not powerful, they are quite well-connected in the Xungui Group. If Zhao Junchen marries Chen Zhirong, it means that Zhao Junchen wants to marry him.
If the Xungui Group cooperates, although it will not get much help in terms of power, it can stabilize its position and seek self-protection through the Xungui Group, which has a deep foundation.
Therefore, through Zhao Junchen's final choice, Emperor Deqing could also test Zhao Junchen's future plans and intentions.
It is a pity that Zhao Junchen has not made a choice for a long time, and Emperor Deqing's temptation has never yielded results.
Now, things have changed, and the situation in the temple has undergone great changes. Zhao Junchen's power and influence are getting stronger and stronger, and he has also obtained the power to rectify business and taxation. It is foreseeable that in the future, Zhao Junchen's power and influence will continue.
be further improved.
As a result, Emperor Deqing's attitude also quietly changed. He no longer cared about continuing to test Zhao Junchen's future direction, but instead came up with the idea of suppressing Zhao Junchen's expansion of power.
After all, Zhao Junchen is too young. Before he joined the cabinet, he has already become the most powerful official in the court second only to Zhou Shangjing, even enough to compete with the chief minister Shen Changmao. If Zhao Junchen is allowed to continue to develop, no one will know.
To what extent Zhao Junchen would go, Emperor Deqing naturally wanted to nip it in the bud.
Taking back the power of the West Factory and the inner shipping warehouse from Zhao Junchen is only one. Preventing Zhao Junchen from further expanding his power, connections, and influence through marriage is the second.
In this way, if Zhao Junchen is allowed to marry Su Xiuning or Chen Zhirong, and Zhao Junchen is supported by Su Changzhen or the Xungui Group, it will be the next best thing for Emperor Deqing.
In comparison, Cui Qianxue has been kicked out of the house by Cui Mian. After Zhao Junchen married Cui Qianxue, even if Cui Mian took Cui Qianxue back to the house, at most there would only be some clear people who would say good things for Zhao Junchen and make Zhao Junchen's reputation gain some
It's just a reversal, but Zhao Junchen will not get any political help, nor can he further expand his power. For Emperor Deqing, it is naturally the best choice!
That's why Emperor Deqing suddenly said "Don't let Cui Qianxue down". His seemingly pityful attitude was actually just to influence Zhao Junchen's final choice.
Of course, with Zhao Junchen's current status, even Emperor Deqing could not completely interfere with Zhao Junchen's marriage choice. All Emperor Deqing could do was to exert influence by insinuating others.
However, Emperor Deqing's attitude still sounded the alarm to Zhao Junchen.
"It seems that during this period of time, my power has expanded too fast, which has aroused Emperor Deqing's vigilance, and has even gradually approached the red line in Emperor Deqing's heart, so Emperor Deqing has repeatedly,
Trying to suppress it again and again...I am afraid that Emperor Deqing handed over the power of commercial and tax rectification to me out of necessity. If there were other suitable candidates in the court, Emperor Deqing would not hand over this power to me anyway.
Me, even if the rectification of commercial taxes will offend a huge government and business group...
...In this case, in the next period of time, I will try to keep a low profile. Except for business and tax matters, I will try not to make any big moves at other times, otherwise it will only arouse further alarm from Emperor Deqing.
Or suppress it... it doesn't matter, I can just concentrate on my business tax rectification plan, and at the same time solidify the foundation. After all, the expansion of power too fast does not only have advantages..."
Thinking about Emperor Deqing's attitude, Zhao Junchen thought to himself.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen felt quite complicated when he thought about Emperor Deqing's desire to promote his relationship with Cui Qianxue.
After Cui Qianxue blocked the knife for him, Zhao Junchen was full of gratitude to Cui Qianxue and was willing to try his best to make up for Cui Qianxue, but marriage is another matter.
In addition, Zhao Junchen himself is a real animal, and the pursuit of interests has become instinctive. He just wants to seek political benefits for himself through marriage and increase his life-saving capital in the future. Marrying Cui Qianxue obviously cannot bring any benefits.
, so in Zhao Junchen's view, marrying Cui Qianxue by himself is not a good choice.
"Well, let's see how the situation changes in the future. Anyway, I am already overage in this era, and I am not afraid of delaying it for a while. I think Emperor Deqing will not force me on this matter... In addition, give Ru'er a
The matter of status must also be put on the agenda..."
*****
Just when Zhao Junchen was secretly thinking about the change in Emperor Deqing's attitude, Xu Qingyan pushed in the door with a somewhat surprised expression and reported to Zhao Junchen: "Young Master, Chief Assistant Shen Changmao and Pavilion Elder Huang Yourong came to visit the mansion. You
Do you want to see them?"
No wonder Xu Qingyan had a weird expression. After all, Zhao Junchen, Shen Changmao, and Huang Yourong had completely broken up with each other. It would be no exaggeration to say that the relationship between the two parties was on the same level. Zhao Junchen only deliberately humiliated Shen and Huang last night.
, and Shen and Huang also sent people to impeach Zhao Junchen this morning. In addition, the current conflict between the two sides is not only a struggle for power, but also completely opposite political views. Under such circumstances, Shen Changmao and Huang Yourong will come in person.
Visiting Zhao Junchen in the Zhao Mansion is naturally a strange thing.
However, although Xu Qingyan would be surprised by the sudden visit from Shen Changmao and Huang Yourong, Zhao Junchen would not be surprised.
In fact, the rumors that suddenly appeared in the market were originally secretly instigated by Zhao Junchen, so Zhao Junchen could also guess the reason why Shen Changmao and Huang Yourong suddenly visited him, and it was nothing more than using his own actions to fight back Those rumors that "Shen Changmao sent people to assassinate Zhao Junchen" are just that.
In the officialdom, there are no eternal friends and foes, only eternal interests. It is common for political opponents who drew swords to each other yesterday to have a good time with each other the next day - as long as they can get benefits, all politicians are broad-minded and kind-hearted people.
What's more, Shen Changmao and Huang Yourong visited him this time just for a show, and it was a trivial matter.
Therefore, after hearing Xu Qingyan's report, Zhao Junchen's expression remained calm and he just asked: "Oh? The two of them came to visit the mansion in person? It's rare! What's their attitude?"
After Xu Qingyan thought for a while, he said: "It's quite polite."
Zhao Junchen thought about it briefly and felt that he could cooperate with Shen and Huang in acting, and by taking this opportunity, Zhao Junchen could also make a deal with them to achieve some of his own goals.
So, Zhao Junchen stood up and said to Xu Qingyan: "The chief minister and the elder of the cabinet came to visit the mansion in person. This is not a small matter, so we must not neglect it! Go ahead and ask people to open the front door wide and make a big show of it. I will go out in person." Welcome!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, Xu Qingyan was a little surprised, but he didn't ask any more questions and just went to make arrangements quickly.
Zhao Junchen also immediately left the study and walked quickly towards the door of the mansion.
When Zhao Junchen came to the front door of the mansion, everything was ready. The main door of Zhao's mansion was wide open, and the stewards of the mansion were lined up on both sides. Some people even prepared firecrackers, gongs and drums, and the sound was quite grand.
When Zhao Junchen walked outside the mansion, he saw Shen Changmao and Huang Yourong at the foot of the stairs.
At this time, Shen Changmao changed from his usual seriousness and sternness, and forced out a seemingly gentle smile. Huang Yourong, who was next to him, also regained his former smiling tiger appearance, with the same friendly smile.
After seeing the two of them, Zhao Junchen adjusted his expression slightly, put on a flattered expression, walked towards them quickly, and said loudly: "I didn't expect Shen Shoufu and Mr. Huang Ge to come to visit together. Zhao Mansion It’s really a glorious day today!”
After seeing Zhao Junchen's attitude, Shen and Huang looked somewhat satisfied. They also walked quickly towards Zhao Junchen with smiles on their faces.
Just looking at this scene, who would have guessed that the three of them are actually equal political enemies in North Korea and China?
Officialdom is like a theater, it really is.
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ps: Yesterday afternoon, there was a hailstorm where the insect lived. The sound was very violent. Each hailstone was the size of a duck egg, which was very scary. At the same time, the family also suffered heavy losses. The solar water heater was smashed and the kitchen glass was damaged. It was smashed, water entered the house, and the car's rearview mirror was smashed.
Today, Chongzi needs to deal with these things, which has delayed a lot of time, so there are only four thousand words, please forgive me. But if nothing else happens, there will be three updates tomorrow!