"Of course I know that the 'Eight Kings Shipping Company' is the largest and most powerful shipping company in the south of the Yangtze River. The backers behind the scenes are the eight vassal princes of the imperial court. Compared with the 'Eight Kings Shipping Company', Feng Wenzhang's shipping company
They are just shrimps. Of course, even the 'Eight Kings Boat Shop' today cannot compare to Zhao Junchen's 'Zhao's Boat Shop'... But what does this matter have to do with the 'Eight Kings Boat Shop'?"
Speaking of this, Huang Yourong seemed to have thought of something, his expression suddenly changed, and then he looked at Li Chuanwen in front of him with vigilance, and asked: "Could it be that...in addition to the Nanjing Six Divisions, Zhao Junchen also wants to deal with the Eight Kings Shipping Company at the same time?"
'No?"
Li Chuanwen's eyes flashed with admiration and he didn't know whether he admired Huang Yourong's judgment or Zhao Junchen's ambition. He smiled and said, "Huang Ge has a good eye. Mr. Zhao has exactly this plan!"
"Absolutely impossible!" Unexpectedly, his guess came true. Huang Yourong's face was filled with shock and he exclaimed: "If we only deal with the Nanjing Six Divisions, there is still some possibility of success, but if we also add the 'Eight Kings Ship Line'
, Zhao Junchen will never succeed! The background of the 'Eight Kings Ship Company' is extremely complicated, and it is no less difficult to deal with it than the Six Ministries of Nanjing. Zhao Junchen will never succeed if he wants to deal with both at the same time!"
Li Chuanwen's expression remained unchanged, and he just said slowly: "What Mr. Huang Ge said makes sense. Whether it is the Nanjing Sixth Division or the 'Eight Kings Ship Line', both have complex backgrounds and deep roots. It is indeed difficult to deal with one of them alone.
Let's start. But what Mr. Huang Ge doesn't know is that it would be much easier if the two crimes were combined and dealt with together!"
Seeing Li Chuanwen's calm performance, Huang Yourong was stunned again. He guessed that Zhao Junchen must have a detailed plan, so Huang Yourong gradually calmed down, stared at Li Chuanwen and said: "What is Zhao Junchen's plan? You must
You must explain it to me in detail, otherwise I will never cooperate with Zhao Junchen!"
"The villain will naturally explain it clearly to Mr. Huang Ge. By now, everything has been revealed and there is nothing to hide." Li Chuanwen's voice was still calm and said: "Mr. Huang Ge, you should know that His Majesty last year
The real purpose of the southern tour, right?”
Huang Yourong nodded and said: "Of course we know that when the Japanese invaded the south of the Yangtze River, they almost broke through Suzhou City. The prefect of Suzhou, Zhou Suhai, was the eldest grandson of Zhou Shangjing. Zhou Shangjing suppressed this matter in order to preserve Zhou Suhai's official career, but His Majesty is still
After receiving the news, I personally visited Jiangnan, intending to expose the matter personally and take the opportunity to deal with Zhou Shangjing."
Li Chuanwen asked again: "But Mr. Huang Ge, don't you think it's strange? His Majesty spent so much effort to deal with Zhou Shangjing. In the end, Zhou Shangjing was removed from the position of chief minister of the cabinet, but he was still retained in the cabinet, with almost no
Are you affected in any way?"
Huang Yourong frowned and said, "Of course it's strange, but I was already in a difficult position to protect myself at that time, and everyone who knew about it seemed to be keeping secrets, so I didn't delve into it further."
Li Chuanwen smiled softly and said: "I can explain this matter to Mr. Huangge... His Majesty did not punish Zhou Shangjing severely because all the Japanese pirates were brought in by the Eight Kings Ship Company! Once this matter spreads out,
, the blow to the reputation of the royal family was really great, so Your Majesty did not continue to delve into this matter!"
Hearing Li Chuanwen's explanation, even Huang Yourong, who had already seen the changes in the situation, couldn't help but be stunned and found it unbelievable.
Then, Li Chuanwen explained to Huang Yourong in detail how the "Eight Kings Ship Company" colluded with the Japanese pirates to murder the people. Huang Yourong was silent for a long time, and then let out a long sigh.
Li Chuanwen continued: "So, Your Majesty has long wanted to deal with the Eight Kings Shipping Company. Even if it is the eight vassal kings behind the Eight Kings Shipping Company, Your Majesty will never give mercy to the Eight Kings Shipping Company! It's just the Eight Kings Shipping Company.
The matter of colluding with the Japanese pirates is too sensitive and should not be made public. Your Majesty can't find any other reason to deal with them at the moment. Therefore, if we deal with the 'Eight Kings Ship Company', His Majesty and Zhou Shangjing will definitely be happy to see the result."
Huang Yourong pondered for a moment and then asked: "But why does Zhao Junchen want to deal with the Six Ministries of Nanjing and the 'Eight Kings Shipping Company' at the same time, provoking two powerful enemies at the same time? Is the chance of winning even higher?"
Li Chuanwen still did not answer the question and asked: "Don't Mr. Huang Ge know that our court has always been most taboo about the collusion between vassal kings and local military and political affairs? The smuggling business of the 'Eight Kings Ship Company' is so huge, how could the Six Ministries in Nanjing be completely unaware of the news?"
?If the news is known, why has there been no control? Are the two colluding with each other?...If evidence in this regard is found, what will His Majesty think? How will the officials react? Nanjing Sixth Department
You have continuously violated the taboos of the imperial court, but there is still room for resistance? What will happen to the 'Eight Kings Shipping Company' if it is caught?... Mr. Huangge, tell me, is this true?"
After hearing these words from Li Chuanwen, Huang Yourong was silent for a long time.
Then, Huang Yourong sighed again and said: "Zhao Junchen... He really took everything into account! Apart from Zhou Shangjing, there is probably no one who is more clever than Zhao Junchen... I remember,
Zhao Junchen is only twenty-four years old this year, right? He is truly a monster, and I was certainly not unjust when I was defeated by him!"
Li Chuanwen said with a smile: "Mr. Zhao naturally uses all possible means to deal with the enemy, but Mr. Zhao has always been very generous to his own people. Mr. Huang Ge, you should also have heard of this! If Mr. Huang Ge
I agreed to Mr. Zhao’s plan, and we will continue to cooperate from now on, and Mr. Zhao will never treat Mr. Huang Ge badly."
Huang Yourong's eyes couldn't help but fluctuate, obviously thinking about the pros and cons.
In the end, Huang Yourong gritted his teeth and finally made up his mind, saying: "Indeed! Under the current situation, if you want to deal with the Nanjing Sixth Department and the 'Eight Kings Ship Line' separately, it may not be easy to do it, and the chances of winning are not special.
Big, but if we deal with them at the same time, the chance of winning will actually increase... I agree to Zhao Junchen’s plan!"
After having an in-depth understanding of Zhao Junchen's scheming methods, Huang Yourong was already extremely certain of one thing, that is, people like Zhao Junchen could only be friends, not enemies! In addition, Zhao Junchen's rewards were indeed very attractive, and the chances of winning were
It’s not too small, so Huang Yourong finally agreed to Zhao Junchen’s plan!
After making up his mind, Huang Yourong became motivated again and asked: "Mr. Li, according to Zhao Junchen's plan, where should we start now? And how should we collect evidence that the feudal princes secretly colluded with the Six Ministries of Nanjing?"
Li Chuanwen took out a booklet from his sleeve and said: "I don't dare to bother Huang Ge with this matter. All the witnesses and material evidence have been prepared! In addition, Mr. Gu has also mobilized soldiers and can arrest him at any time.
For those related to the "Eight Kings Shipping Company", as long as Mr. Huangge gives an order, Mr. Zhao's various plans in South Zhili can be completed, and then wait until Mr. Huangge compiles all the matters into a memorial and submits it to His Majesty and
After the court, the remaining matters have nothing to do with us, we just need to wait for the results!"
Hearing Li Chuanwen's words, Huang Yourong's eyes twitched and he almost became angry again.
Obviously, Li Chuanwen has prepared everything. Even if Huang Yourong does not agree to cooperate with Zhao Junchen today, Li Chuanwen and the others will try to ignore Huang Yourong and continue Zhao Junchen's plan. Huang Yourong agreed to cooperate with Zhao Junchen, but only let Zhao Junchen
It’s just that the plan goes more smoothly!
However, Huang Yourong finally suppressed his anger and just reached out to take the booklet handed by Li Chuanwen and read it carefully.
Then, a look of reassurance flashed across Huang Yourong's face, and he said: "I didn't expect that you have even found the insiders of the Sixth Department of Nanjing. It seems that Zhao Junchen's plan is indeed feasible! In this case, I have no worries anymore!
"
After saying that, Huang Yourong raised his head, once again displayed the majesty of the imperial envoy, and ordered to Gu Quan: "Transmit this imperial envoy's order to immediately seize all the shops and warehouses of the Eight Kings Shipyard in South Zhili, and all the Eight Kings Shipyards."
'The relevant persons will also be arrested!"
Gu Quan, who had been silent for a long time, secretly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Huang Yourong's attitude. He also admired Zhao Junchen's scheming methods even more in his heart. He bowed and accepted the order: "I obey my order!"
In this way, Nanzhili, which had just been calm for a while, fell into shock again!
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Just as the situation in South Zhili was changing, the capital city thousands of miles away was also experiencing turbulent undercurrents.
On this day, after the morning court, Zhao Junchen did not go to the Hubu Yamen to handle official business. Instead, he came to Wenyuan Pavilion to discuss court affairs with Zhou Shangjing.
After expressing his intention to come, Zhou Shangjing quickly met with Zhao Junchen.
Wenyuan Pavilion is located in the northeast corner of the capital. It is the core of the temple. Cabinet ministers handle official business here on weekdays, but it looks inconspicuous. Even Zhou Shangjing's office room looks very simple, compared with the splendid Forbidden City.
Compared to that, it looks even more dilapidated.
In fact, Emperor Deqing has renovated the palace more than once in recent years, but Wenyuan Pavilion is still dilapidated. This is obviously a hint from Emperor Deqing to express the emperor's superiority and his subordinates' inferiority.
When Zhao Junchen stepped into Zhou Shangjing's office room, he found that Zhou Shangjing had already laid out the tea set and was waiting for him. He looked as warm as ever, as if he was a respectable elder who cares for his younger generations.
Seeing Zhou Shangjing's appearance, Zhao Junchen also showed respect for his elders, bowed and said: "This junior has met Mr. Zhou Ge, and I didn't expect to be able to drink tea brewed by Mr. Zhou Ge himself. It's really an honor.
to."
Zhou Shangjing waved to Zhao Junchen and said with a meaningful smile: "Sit down and talk. Among all the officials in the court, you are the only one worthy of making tea with me, Zhao Junchen."
"Then junior, it's better to be respectful than to obey."
After saying that, Zhao Junchen sat in front of Zhou Shangjing, and Zhou Shangjing pushed a cup of freshly brewed tea in front of Zhao Junchen and said with a smile: "This is my treasured Xiazhou Bijian. It only produces less than ten kilograms every year."
, most of them were sent as tribute to the palace. I asked for some from your majesty. Unfortunately, the water is just ordinary well water. Xiazhou Bijian is still most suitable for brewing with the dew of Yangchun in March. There are some flaws. Junchen, please try it.
how?"
Zhao Junchen smiled bitterly and said: "The younger generation still knows how to drink like a cow, and only knows whether it tastes good or bad, but he has to waste the good tea of the seniors."
Then, Zhao Junchen took a sip and nodded: "It's a bit astringent. I'm afraid I'm not used to it."
Zhou Shangjing looked at Zhao Junchen with admiration in his eyes and said: "How many people in this world can truly understand the difference between good and bad tea? In the eyes of the world, famous tea is good to drink, and bad tea is bad to drink.
, being blinded by the superficial value, and in the end naturally drifting with the crowd and being manipulated by others.”
Zhou Shangjing's words seemed to imply something else, but Zhao Junchen did not respond. He just said: "This junior is asking to see Senior Zhou for a total of three things."
"Oh? What three things?" Zhou Shangjing asked curiously.
"First of all, I want to thank Senior Zhou for his strong support in the 'Beijing Investigation' during this period. If it weren't for Senior Zhou's help, I'm afraid I wouldn't have gained so much." Zhao Junchen expressed his serious expression and thanked Zhou Shangjing.
.
Now, one and a half months have passed since Zhao Junchen defeated Guo Tang, and the "Beijing Cha" has also entered the final stage.
During this period, the "Zhao Party" officials who were promoted by Zhao Junchen were also evaluated in the four grids and eight methods, and were given the opportunity to be promoted. Many people got fat jobs, all because of Zhou Shangjing's
Thank you for your full support, otherwise it would never be as smooth as this.
Zhou Shangjing smiled and said: "It's nothing. This is what I promised Junchen. It's just a transaction. It's a fair exchange and everyone gets what they need. It's not worthy of Junchen coming here to express his gratitude."
Zhao Junchen continued: "In addition, there is the matter of the Sixth Department of Nanjing and the 'Eight Kings Ship Company'."
Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing had common interests in the matter of the Nanjing Sixth Department and the "Eight Kings Shipping Company", and the two sides also reached a tacit understanding secretly, so Zhao Junchen also revealed part of his plan to Zhou Shangjing.
At the same time, it was precisely because of Zhou Shangjing's secret assistance that Huang Yourong's operations in Southern Zhili were so smooth.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Zhou Shangjing's expression became serious and asked: "Over in Nanzhili, is everything ready?"
"Everything is ready! With Huang Yourong's methods, he can deal with some profiteers with ease." Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "Next, it depends on our methods. When Wang Baoren comes to the capital, we will attack Nanjing Sixth Department together.
And the Eight Kings Boat Company will launch an attack. I hope you, senior, can be prepared."
Zhou Shang nodded and said, "This is natural. I will definitely support Junchen in this matter."
Then, Zhou Shangjing asked curiously: "So, what is Junchen's third thing?"
Generally speaking, the further things are talked about, the more important they are. Zhou Shangjing could not imagine for a moment what could be more important than the affairs of Nanjing Sixth Department and the "Eight Kings Shipping Company", so he took the initiative to talk about it.
He asked.
Zhao Junchen's expression became more serious. He took out a memorial from his sleeve, handed it to Zhou Shangjing with both hands, and said, "The third thing is this."
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