"It's just that Mr. Zhao is so kind-hearted all of a sudden, but it makes the old man a little uncomfortable.??"
While speaking, Huang Yourong stared at Zhao Junchen with sharp eyes, not missing any change in Zhao Junchen's expression.
However, Zhao Junchen's expression did not change at all. He still had a peaceful smile and an indifferent attitude. He said with a smile: "Junior has always been kind to Senior Huang, but in the past, due to the situation, this kind of kindness could not be expressed.
That’s all, now that I finally have the opportunity, I naturally won’t miss it.”
After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "What's more, when there was friction between the juniors and the 'Zhou Party', Senior Huang also secretly helped. At that time, the juniors promised Senior Huang that there would be something to do in the future.
In return, at least for the family property that you gave to His Majesty, Senior Huang, this junior will help you recover the loss through other means. What this senior is doing is also to fulfill the original promise... Although this junior is not a good person, most of the time
He still keeps his promise.”
After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Huang Yourong's eyes flashed with surprise.
At the beginning, there was some friction between the "Zhao Party" and the "Zhou Party" in order to compete for cabinet seats. Compared with the deep-rooted "Zhou Party", the "Zhao Party" unsurprisingly fell behind, and Zhao Junchen at this time
However, he found another way and secretly joined forces with Huang Yourong, and used Huang Yourong's remaining influence on the "Shen Party" to involve the "Shen Party" in the conflict. In the end, the party struggle became more and more intense, forcing Emperor Deqing to have no choice but to
If they did not stop it in time, it is precisely because of this that the "Zhao Party" did not suffer too much in this party struggle with great disparity in strength.
At that time, Zhao Junchen persuaded Huang Yourong to help on the condition that he would help Huang Yourong escape from the temple, and Zhao Junchen would help Huang Yourong recover his losses after Huang Yourong handed over his life savings to Emperor Deqing.
However, at that time, Huang Yourong's status in the temple was quite embarrassing. He would be criticized by hundreds of officials every day. He might be accused by Emperor Deqing at some point. He was eager to escape and had no other choice, so he could only agree to Zhao Junchen.
conditions of.
Finally, after the party struggle between the "Zhao Party" and the "Zhou Party" came to an end, Zhao Junchen, as a middleman, gave Huang Yourong's life savings to Emperor Deqing, and Huang Yourong finally got his wish and escaped from the temple.
At this point, Zhao Junchen's promise to Huang Yourong has been fulfilled half way, but Huang Yourong originally did not expect that Zhao Junchen would actually fulfill the other half of his promise.
After all, Huang Yourong's life savings amounted to millions of taels of silver. If Zhao Junchen wanted to help Huang Yourong recover his losses, he would need to help Huang Yourong find a way to make money worth millions of taels of silver. This was not a small number. If Zhao Junchen really had
This kind of wealth, whether it is used to strengthen one's own strength or to buy off cronies, is far more suitable than giving it to Huang Yourong. Huang Yourong uses himself to help others, and is used to seeing treacherous villains, so he thinks Zhao Junchen is here
It will definitely be perfunctory.
Therefore, today, after Huang Yourong learned that Zhao Junchen recommended him to become the imperial minister, he never thought about it. Subconsciously, he did not think that Zhao Junchen was keeping his promise, but thought that Zhao Junchen had some bad ideas and planned to do it again.
Taking advantage of himself, that's why he hurried to the Zhao Mansion just to find out Zhao Junchen's intentions.
But I never thought that Zhao Junchen still remembered this promise and seriously planned to fulfill it!
The investigation and arrest of Su Changzhen, and his participation in the founding ceremony of the "United Shipping Company" held by Huizhou merchants as a special envoy of the imperial court. If these two things were done properly, they could make up for most of Huang Yourong's losses.
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After hearing Zhao Junchen's reply, Huang Yourong still felt a little incredible.
"Is this really true?" Huang Yourong asked hesitantly.
Zhao Junchen nodded, with sincerity on his face, and said: "That's true! But...as the junior just said, the junior's goodwill towards you, Senior Huang, has always existed, so the junior hopes that the cooperation between us can be more
Longer."
When speaking, Zhao Junchen's tone was meaningful.
It was obvious that Zhao Junchen planned to take the opportunity to win over Huang Yourong. Although Huang Yourong had retired, he still had great value as a former cabinet minister.
A sneer flashed in Huang Yourong's eyes, and he knew that Zhao Junchen's intention was not just to fulfill his original promise.
After officially withdrawing from the temple war, Huang Yourong's vision as an outsider became sharper and clearer. After reviewing Zhao Junchen's rise in recent years, he spoke highly of Zhao Junchen's scheming methods and political vision.
, believes that Zhao Junchen is a pure politician, and it is absolutely not unfair for him to lose to Zhao Junchen.
Therefore, a pure politician like Zhao Junchen may keep his promise on some inconsequential matters, but if huge interests are involved, Zhao Junchen will never hesitate to break his promise.
.The reason why Zhao Junchen is willing to offer Huang Yourong such a huge benefit today is definitely because Zhao Junchen hopes to reap greater benefits from Huang Yourong!
Thinking of this, Huang Yourong's expression became a little wary, and he said: "Oh? No matter what, the reason why I can become the imperial envoy is all because of Mr. Zhao's strong support. Even if Mr. Zhao just wants to fulfill his original promise, I also have the same intention.
I am grateful. If, Mr. Zhao, you need my help for anything while I am serving as an imperial envoy, as long as it is within my ability, I will never refuse... But..."
At this point, Huang Yourong's tone was serious, and he slowly added: "After I finish handling the matter between Su Changzhen and United Shipping Company, I will no longer be an imperial envoy. I will just be a powerless old man."
, Mr. Zhao, you are now very popular, but you don’t dare to climb high, so I’m afraid it’s better to forget about things like long-term cooperation.”
Obviously, after Huang Yourong escaped from the temple, he was no longer willing to get involved in the partisan struggles of the court. After discovering that Zhao Junchen had other plans for him, he decisively expressed his refusal.
Of course, Huang Yourong still had no intention of letting go of the fat commission that Zhao Junchen gave him, so he would only cooperate with Zhao Junchen to a limited extent during his tenure as the imperial envoy.
On the other side, upon hearing Huang Yourong's polite refusal, Zhao Junchen did not show any displeasure and seemed to have anticipated Huang Yourong's attitude.
"If Senior Huang is unwilling to cooperate for a long time, that's fine. Naturally, I don't dare to force it." Zhao Junchen said with a warm smile: "It's just that while Senior Huang is serving as the Imperial Envoy, there are some things that require Senior Huang's help.
"
This time, Huang Yourong did not refuse, but just nodded and said: "As I said just now, this imperial envoy was originally given to me by Mr. Zhao. I also understand the principle of repaying a favor. If Mr. Zhao is involved in this matter,
If you have any instructions on the matter, just say it and I will do my best when the time comes."
Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile and said: "If that's the case, you're welcome. First of all, the matter of Su Changzhen. I hope that when you go to South Zhili to investigate and arrest Su Changzhen, you can bring Zuo Qiandu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to justice."
Censor Gu Quan was brought along with him. After all, Su Changzhen was a senior official in the border area, and the case was quite complicated. Senior Huang alone might not be able to handle such a major case, and Master Gu Quan had served in the Third Division for many years.
He has rich experience, and if he is there to help, Senior Huang will definitely be able to relax a lot."
After hearing Zhao Junchen's request, Huang Yourong pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement: "What Mr. Zhao said is reasonable. Su Changzhen's case cannot be handled by one person. If Mr. Gu Quan is there to help, it will be natural.
It’s the best.”
Huang Yourong understood that Zhao Junchen placed Gu Quan'an beside him because he wanted to get a share of Su Changzhen's case. Huang Yourong did not object to this. After all, "everyone carries the sedan chair" was an official practice, and in the end he lost everything.
It's not your own interests either.
Then, Zhao Junchen added: "In addition, it is about the 'United Shipping Company'! The purpose of the younger generation's founding of the 'United Shipping Company' was to monopolize the shipping business of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and the Yangtze River Waterway. After the establishment of the 'United Shipping Company'
, although many Huizhou merchants enthusiastically joined, there are still a large number of Huizhou merchants who rejected the invitation of the younger generation. Not only did they not join the 'United Shipping Company', but they were also hostile and secretly made mischief..."
Having said this, a hint of coldness flashed across Zhao Junchen's seemingly plain face, and he continued: "So, I hope that when Senior Huang participates in the 'United Ship Lines', he can help me to bring these Hui merchants who are ignorant of current affairs one by one."
Eradicate! The specific details have been arranged, but we still need people like you, Senior Huang, to take charge of the overall situation! Although Senior Huang is now an official, with your methods, you must still be able to rectify some unsightly Huizhou merchants.