In the end, Emperor Deqing specially stayed with Wang Baoren to have lunch with him, and then asked Wang Baoren to retire and leave the palace.
When Wang Baoren left the Meridian Gate, his mood was extremely exciting.
According to Wang Baoren's original idea, after he came to Beijing to take up his post, he would first need to spend a year to establish a foothold in the center of the temple, and then spend another two or three years gradually accumulating strength. Finally, he would gradually move his disciples and former officials in the Sixth Department of Nanjing into the temple.
The center of the capital, and looking for an opportunity to enter the cabinet, challenged Zhou Shangjing again.
All in all, it will take a long time to complete these steps. It will take at least seven or eight years in total. But this is also a time when there is no way. Wang Baoren's power and influence in the center of the capital have long been wiped out by Zhou Shangjing, so he can only start over.
Come again.
But Wang Baoren never expected that Emperor Deqing valued him far beyond imagination. He had just returned to Beijing and asked him to be responsible for the coordination and coordination of the Three Laws Division. He also promised that if Wang Baoren completed his errands,
Just directly support Wang Baoren to join the cabinet to assist the government!
In this way, Wang Baoren can establish a foothold, build reputation, and establish connections in a very short period of time, and his plan can be shortened to at least three to five years! If everything goes well, maybe he can quickly regain his former power.
, challenge Zhou Shangjing’s status again!
Therefore, it is natural for Wang Baoren to feel excited and excited.
However, Wang Baoren was a deep-tempered man after all, and he always kept his emotions in check. He soon calmed down his mood swings and returned to his usual seriousness.
After seeing Wang Baoren walk out of the Meridian Gate, his eldest follower Wang Zhi walked quickly to Wang Baoren and asked for instructions: "Sir, have you returned from the face of the Holy Spirit? Our mansion in the capital is not ready yet, but Wang Fu, Wang
Lu and the others have found a good house in the west of the city, which is enough for a temporary rest. Master, you have been running all the way and have been here for a long time. Do you want to go and have a rest?"
After hearing Wang Zhi's request, Wang Baoren couldn't help but feel a little moved.
After all, he is old enough to know his destiny, and he is indeed exhausted both physically and mentally now. If he can take a break, he would certainly like it.
However, Wang Baoren finally steeled himself and said slowly: "No need, I went to Beijing to serve as the Crown Prince's Grand Master just to assist His Highness the Crown Prince. Now that I have come to the capital to meet the Holy Spirit, I should also go to the East Palace to visit His Highness the Crown Prince... In addition,
, His Majesty has issued an imperial edict, and I will be responsible for the coordination and coordination of the Three Law Departments in the future, so after visiting His Royal Highness, I will also go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Dali Temple respectively, and then we will talk about rest."
After saying that, Wang Baoren already ordered: "Let's go to the East Palace first."
Seeing that Wang Baoren was favored by Emperor Deqing, Wang Zhi was naturally very happy and quickly arranged for a sedan. After Wang Baoren sat in the sedan, he headed towards the direction of the Prince's East Palace.
Wang Baoren was sitting in the sedan chair, secretly thinking about his future plans: "Your Majesty, this time he arranged for me to be responsible for the coordination and coordination of the Three Laws Division. It is a great opportunity! Of course, my connections in the capital were controlled by Zhou Shangjing.
However, I still have a large number of cronies and cronies in Nanzhili. Now that the Sanfa Department is not doing well, many officials have been dismissed from their posts by Your Majesty. I can also make some operations and transfer the close officials of Nanzhili to the capital one after another.
To fill these vacancies, if everything goes well, I will soon be able to gain a firm foothold in the center of the temple..."
"Also, Your Majesty thinks so highly of me, obviously His Majesty's tolerance for Zhou Shangjing has reached its limit, so I hope I can check and balance him as soon as possible... However, Zhou Shangjing's scheming methods must not be underestimated, and I am afraid he will not let it go. Since I am in power, I will definitely intervene to obstruct it, so it is best to contact people like Zhao Junchen and Shen Changmao to find out what they think. If we can temporarily form an alliance, we can resist Zhou Shangjing's criticism..."
"In addition, His Majesty's plan to depose the current crown prince and let the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian inherit the throne cannot be underestimated. Judging from His Majesty's attitude towards the Seventh Prince today, this matter is not groundless, so we must prepare as soon as possible... But we also need to test the position and thoughts of the current prince before we can make a decision..."
While he was thinking secretly, time flew by quickly, and before he knew it, his sedan chair had arrived outside the East Palace.
After learning that the newly appointed Crown Prince had visited the East Palace, the disciples of the East Palace did not dare to neglect and immediately reported it to the Crown Prince Zhu He.
Prince Zhu He also gave Wang Baoren enough face, and soon came to greet him outside the East Palace gate in person.
Seeing that Prince Zhu He valued him so much, Wang Baoren was also satisfied. At the same time, Wang Baoren presented himself as a virtuous minister who was loyal to the emperor and loved the people, and deliberately emphasized his support for Prince Zhu He.
After the initial exchange, Wang Baoren and Zhu He had a good first impression of each other. Wang Baoren thought that Prince Zhu He was not as stubborn and reckless as the rumors, while Zhu He thought that Wang Baoren was not as a man who only knew how to fight for power. The traitor.
While complimenting each other, Wang Baoren and Zhu He came to the main hall of the East Palace to talk.
After the two of them sat down, Prince Zhu He first talked about the topic and said with a sincere expression: "When Master Xiao passed away, he solemnly recommended Senior Wang to me to take over the position of Prince Grand Master, so I also tried my best to recommend it to my father. Now more than half a year has passed. Senior Wang, you have finally come to Beijing to take up your post, which makes me feel relieved. To be honest, Grand Master Wang, since I became the Crown Prince and Crown Prince, I have been I feel like walking on thin ice, like facing an abyss. I am afraid that I will do something wrong. But after all, my lack of experience often lets the evildoers in the court hold me back and stumbles. I am repeatedly reprimanded by my father, which is really miserable. But Taishi Wang, you have always been the best. I have rich experience and resourcefulness, and am far stronger than those evil spirits. With Grand Master Wang's assistance from now on, I can finally feel at ease."
Seeing that Zhu He promoted himself so highly and showed an attitude of treating him as a helper, Wang Baoren felt much more relaxed. He only felt that assisting the prince Zhu He might not be as difficult as expected.
Therefore, Wang Baoren nodded with a reserved expression and said: "Please rest assured, His Highness the Crown Prince. I have heard a little bit about His Highness the Crown Prince's current situation. It is indeed a bit bad, but as long as His Highness the Crown Prince is willing to trust me in the future, I will never let him." If His Highness the Crown Prince is disappointed, His Majesty the Crown Prince will surely be able to wipe out his decline and regain his prestige. As long as I watch from the sidelines, the despicable methods of the evildoers in the court will not be enough to fear."
Zhu He's current situation is not good, and he needs the full assistance of the wily Wang Baoren to make up for his lack of scheming; and Wang Baoren also plans to use the power of the "princelings" to gain a foothold, especially the "princelings" "The influence in the Metropolitan Procuratorate cannot be ignored. Wang Baoren is now also responsible for the coordination and coordination of the Three Law Departments. If he has the support of the "Princeling Party", he can get twice the result with half the effort.
Therefore, it can be said that these two people have their own pursuits and there is no obvious conflict of interest. After the exchange, they had a pleasant conversation and seemed to hit it off.
After a series of exchanges, Prince Zhu He gradually felt relieved and believed that his cooperation with Wang Baoren was not as difficult as imagined.
Therefore, Prince Zhu He finally made up his mind, his expression suddenly became serious, and he ordered to the people behind him: "Go to the study and get the books that Mr. Zhao left before his death."
After hearing the instructions from Prince Zhu He, Wang Baoren was a little confused and asked: "But I don't know who Mr. Zhao is? How can His Highness the Prince pay so much attention to him?"
Prince Zhu He's expression was full of sorrow, and he slowly explained to Wang Baoren: "Master Wang was once the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs of Nanjing, and was the leader of the Six Ministries of Nanjing. He knew everything about Jiangnan, and he must have heard about it.
Man... This Mr. Zhao's name is Zhao Shancai, who is known as the "Jiangnan Talent". He is a man of great talent. He once served as a guest in the East Palace and assisted me. During the time when he assisted me, my development in the temple was also quite smooth.
, who would have thought that God would be jealous of Yingcai, Mr. Zhao suddenly died of illness two months ago..."
Having said this, Prince Zhu He sighed again.
To be honest, if Mr. Zhao were still around, Prince Zhu He would not value Wang Baoren as much as he does today. When Prince Zhu He came, even if Wang Baoren was a former powerful official in the court, the representative figure of the Six Ministries in Nanjing was once a threat back then.
Zhou Shangjing's status may not be higher than Zhao Shancai's vision, means, abilities, etc.
Yes, now that Mr. Zhao has died of illness, Prince Zhu He can only rely on Wang Baoren for assistance, and he must also hand over all the fruits of Zhao Shancai's hard work to Wang Baoren.
On the other side, after hearing Prince Zhu He's explanation, Wang Baoren looked surprised, but also a little regretful, and said: "It's Zhao Shancai? He actually died of illness? Alas, although this man is younger, his talent is not the same.
He is a rare talent in this world, and he is indeed a talented person who is envied by heaven."
Zhao Shancai was also born in Jiangnan Gongyuan. He was the most outstanding young talent in Jiangnan Gongyuan for decades. He was also a close disciple of former Grand Master He Ming. Therefore, Wang Baoren naturally paid attention to him and even secretly attracted him, but he did not expect Zhao Shancai.
He actually died of illness.
Then, Prince Zhu He introduced Zhao Shancai's affairs to Wang Baoren in detail. When Wang Baoren saw that Prince Zhu He valued Zhao Shancai so much, he sighed again and again, showing an attitude of cherishing his talent.
While the two were talking, the servants of the East Palace had already brought three books and handed them to Prince Zhu He.
After Prince Zhu He reached out to take the book, his expression was full of emotion, and he said slowly: "Mr. Zhao really helped me a lot during his time in the East Palace. These three books were all left by him before his death."
Not only did he set up an effective intelligence agency for me, he also helped me find many available talents, and planned my future development direction... Unfortunately, these things are not what I am good at, and Mr. Zhao did not do the same before his death.
Make it clear that after Wang Taishi comes to Beijing to take up his post, all these matters will be handed over to Wang Taishi..."
While talking, Prince Zhu He had already handed all three books to Wang Baoren.
Wang Baoren was stunned for a moment, then took the three books and read them carefully.
Then, Wang Baoren's eyes quickly flashed with joy.
Among these three books, the first is the personnel list and operating status of the intelligence agency established by Zhao Shancai, the second is a group of reliable talents selected by Zhao Shancai, and the third is the information collected by Zhao Shancai
Various intelligence and intelligence analysis, and many suggestions were made based on this intelligence.
Now that these three books are in the hands of Wang Baoren, it means that Wang Baoren suddenly has an effective intelligence agency, has obtained a group of reliable talents without any background out of thin air, and has further understood the current detailed situation of the imperial court!
This also means that all the fruits of Zhao Shancai's hard work fell into Wang Baoren's hands, and after Wang Baoren obtained this huge resource, his plan can be advanced again!
As a result, Wang Baoren was naturally pleasantly surprised. He felt that he had a lot of good luck today. Not only did he meet with Emperor Deqing, but he also talked with Prince Zhu He. They all got extra gains, and these gains were like this.
rich!
Wang Baoren is different from Zhao Shancai, Xiao Taishi and others. Although he became the crown prince, he did not assist the prince Zhu He wholeheartedly. Instead, he regarded the prince Zhu He and the "Prince Party" as his stepping stones, so he
After receiving this "gift" from Zhao Shancai, the first thing that came to mind was to benefit myself!
"Not to mention other things, how much energy can the intelligence agency run by Zhao Shancai save me? And the talents Zhao Shancai found, all of them have no background and are rare talents. As long as I use the help of
By using the name of the prince to win over him, his foundation in the capital can be strengthened a lot... In addition, Zhao Shancai's various suggestions also have many merits. If the plan is followed, not only the 'Prince Party' can be restored.
With the momentum, I can also gain a lot of money..."
As he was thinking deeply, Wang Baoren's eyes flashed.
Then, Wang Baoren solemnly put the three-point book into his sleeve, and assured the Crown Prince Zhu He: "Zhao Shancai is indeed a talented person. With these things, I will be able to assist His Highness the Crown Prince much more easily in the future, and my chances of winning will be greater."
A lot! Please rest assured, His Royal Highness, I will definitely use these bequests properly."
Seeing Wang Baoren's statement, Prince Zhu He solemnly said: "I'll leave everything to Grand Master Wang!"
Then, Wang Baoren and Prince Zhu He talked about many things, but after all, it was the first time they met, and the communication between them was still shallow. Considering that he had to go to the Sanfa Division, Wang Baoren left quickly, and Prince Zhu He came in person.
Send Wang Baoren out of the East Palace.
Because he had gained so much from Prince Zhu He, Wang Baoren was even more energetic when he left the East Palace. He felt that everything had been smooth sailing since he entered the capital, and there would always be unexpected gains.
Therefore, Wang Baoren not only ignored his physical and mental exhaustion, but also looked forward to the rewards of going to the Sanfa Division. According to this trend, he might also get unexpected gains.
However, the cruel reality soon gave Wang Baoren a blow!