Noble words such as feelings, aspirations, and ideals are too heavy for Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen admires those noble people who have feelings, ambitions, and ideals, and will not denounce them as useless because of their own despicability, but Zhao Junchen also knows very well that if a person becomes noble, he will be treated a lot
If you are bound by rules and regulations, you will definitely suffer big losses once you encounter those unscrupulous opponents.
Zhao Junchen didn't want to suffer a loss, so he voluntarily gave up Gao Shang.
But Zhao Junchen is not blindly despicable. If he does not harm his own interests, Zhao Junchen will often do some good deeds and benefit the world within his ability.
Many times, Zhao Junchen often chooses despicable means to achieve his goals, but this is just because despicable means are more effective, that's all.
Therefore, in a certain respect, Zhao Junchen is neither noble nor despicable, he is just very practical.
In fact, most people in this world cannot distinguish between "good" and "evil". This is true for the people of Nanguan Village, and the same is true for Zhao Junchen.
Obviously, because of the various experiences on this day, Bao Wenjie had some fantasies about Zhao Junchen, thinking that Zhao Junchen "can still be carved out of rotten wood", so he said this to Zhao Junchen, hoping that Zhao Junchen could "come to life"
"Repent" and "turn around and be safe", but his good intentions are destined to be in vain.
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Zhao Junchen is a very practical person, and the plans he makes are also very practical.
The situation in the northwest provinces is too weird, and there are many possibilities, so Zhao Junchen must first eliminate some of the most dangerous possibilities before making the next plan.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen did not immediately go to Lu'an Mansion to investigate. Instead, he "switched the tiger away from the mountain" and "invited the king into the urn" and asked Zhou Dafu to find a way to invite Sun Miao, the prefect of Lu'an, to Nanguan Village. In this way, Zhao Junchen could ensure his whereabouts.
Being secretive, you can also control Sun Miao and get more detailed information from Sun Miao.
On the next day, Chow Dafu left Nanguan Village early in the morning and went to Lu'an Fucheng.
After entering Lu'an Fucheng, Zhou Dafu didn't waste any time and immediately asked to see Sun Miao, the prefect of Lu'an.
Sun Miao is only in his early thirties now, and he can be considered young and promising. He has a fair appearance, elegant temperament, and good abilities. His reputation among the government and the public has always been very good.
After getting the news, Sun Miao quickly summoned Chow Tai Fook without any hesitation.
Although Zhou Dafu always looked humble in front of Zhao Junchen, in fact he owned a large amount of land around Lu'an City, and he also had many relatives who had been officials in Lu'an City for generations, so Sun Miao did not dare to
any slight.
Of course, the more important reason is that when Zhou Dafu asked to see Sun Miao, he also gave him a generous gift, worth a total of three to five hundred taels of silver. Even for the sake of this amount of money, Sun Miao would be extra friendly to the people.
After meeting Sun Miao, Chow Dafu quickly told the reason why he asked to see Sun Miao. He said that his old father was ill and it happened to be his sixtieth birthday. The Zhou family wanted to celebrate his birthday. Naturally, it was a big deal.
It was a grand event, but there were no distinguished guests in the house to witness it, which was a fly in the ointment. Therefore, Chow Tai Fook hoped that Sun Miao could go to Nanguan Village to attend his father's birthday banquet. In this way, not only Chow Tai Fook's father would be happy, but the effect of celebrating the birthday would be stronger.
Some, and if Sun Miao personally congratulates the Zhou family's father on his birthday, the Zhou family's reputation in Lu'an Mansion will be greatly improved.
As the prefect of Lu'an, Sun Miao is in a sensitive period. Naturally, there are many government affairs, and he has been very busy recently. However, for the sake of generous gifts, Sun Miao is still happy to get out of his busy schedule.
In the end, Sun Miao agreed to Chow Dafu's request and just explained the matters at hand briefly before heading to Nanguan Village with Chow Dafu.
Nanguan Village and Lu'an Prefecture are only twenty or thirty miles away, and the two of them arrived before noon.
However, after entering Nanguan Village, Sun Miao was keenly aware that something was wrong.
According to Chow Tai Fook, today was the sixtieth birthday of his father. The Zhou family was also planning a grand banquet and hosted a large number of guests. However, after he entered Nanguan Village, he found that there was no trace of a birthday banquet in Nanguan Village.
, on the contrary, we occasionally see some soldiers wearing mandarin duck uniforms.
When he saw Zhou Zhai from a distance, he found that Zhou Zhai also did not have any lights and decorations. It did not look like a birthday banquet at all. There were more and more soldiers nearby. Sun Miao's expression changed slightly, and he immediately asked
Zhou Dafu said: "Mr. Zhou, I suddenly remembered that there is an extremely important matter that I forgot to deal with in the government office. There must not be any delay in this matter, so I must go back immediately. Mr. Zhou's father's birthday banquet
I’m afraid I won’t be able to participate.”
After saying that, Sun Miao didn't wait for Zhou Dafu's answer, and turned around to leave.
However, when Sun Miao turned around, he found that more than ten soldiers were blocking his path, showing no intention of giving way.
After seeing this scene, Sun Miao's heart sank even more, and she felt even more that Nanguan Village today was not simple.
These soldiers are all strong and have no fear of Sun Miao's official authority. They are definitely not military households near Lu'an Mansion. And Zhou Dafu may not have good intentions when he invited himself to Nanguan Village today.
Therefore, Sun Miao did not rebuke these soldiers, but turned to Zhou Dafu and asked: "Mr. Zhou, what is going on? Why are there so many soldiers in Nanguan Village? And why do you want to block my way? My officer
He is an official of the imperial court, and many people in Lu'an Prefecture know about my coming to Nanguan Village! Mr. Zhou, if you want to do something, you'd better think about the consequences!"
When speaking, Sun Miao's tone contained a threat, but his voice was still gentle, as if he did not want to irritate Chow Tai Fook.
Seeing Sun Miao's reaction, a hint of admiration flashed in Zhou Dafu's eyes, thinking that Sun Miao was very deep in the city and could still remain calm without losing the bearing that a court official should have.
However, Chow Tai Fook did not intend to let Sun Miao go, but said with an even more respectful attitude: "Master Sun, the common people do not have any ill intentions! The common people invited you to Nanguan Village today because there is a distinguished guest in Nanguan Village who wants to see you.
, this distinguished guest is now in Cao Min's house, you will understand everything after seeing him."
Sun Miao took a deep look at Zhou Dafu and knew that the matter must be violated, so she did not continue to pester. She just turned around and walked towards Zhou's house again, while Zhou Dafu quickly followed and led the way.
When the two entered the main hall of Zhou Dafu's house, there were two people sitting on the main seat talking to each other. These two people were obviously the "distinguished guests" in Zhou Dafu's words!
After meeting these two people, Sun Miao's expression changed again, but he quickly tidied up his clothes and appearance, then saluted the two distinguished guests and said: "Sun Miao, the prefect of Lu'an, has met Mr. Zhao! I have also met Bao Bao.
Sir! I didn’t expect that the two adults actually left the center of the capital and came to the territory of Lu’an Mansion. I am really guilty of not receiving the two adults in time.”
Seeing Sun Miao's reaction, Zhao Junchen stopped talking with Bao Wenjie and said with appreciation: "Master Sun, long time no see! For some reason, I don't want my whereabouts to be exposed, so I can only
I hope Master Sun can understand a little bit about meeting Master Sun in this way... However, Master Sun remains calm and calm after encountering unexpected situations, and he is worthy of being Mr. Zhou Ge's favorite disciple."
It turns out that Sun Miao is a disciple of the elder Zhou Shangjing, and has always been valued by Zhou Shangjing. Zhao Junchen has heard that Zhou Shangjing is planning to further reuse Sun Miao. From this aspect, Sun Miao can be trusted because he will not betray easily.
The center of the capital.
At this time, after hearing Zhao Junchen's praise, Sun Miao quickly expressed his humility.
It can be seen that Sun Miao also secretly breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Zhao Junchen.
Sun Miao originally thought that a mutiny had occurred in Lu'an Prefecture, and that the rebels had occupied Nanguan Village, and that there was also a Hongmen Banquet in Zhou's residence.
But since all this was arranged by Zhao Junchen, it means that this incident is just a change in the temple and will not threaten his personal safety.
However, Zhao Junchen suddenly appeared here, and his whereabouts were still so secretive. It was obvious that the matter was not simple, so Sun Miao was still wary.
Seeing the change in Sun Miao's expression, Zhao Junchen didn't say much. He just asked Sun Miao to sit down and began to ask Sun Miao about the court's disaster relief situation.
"I came to Shanxi this time because the imperial court received news that there was a leak in the disaster relief money and food provided by the imperial court to the northwest provinces. More than 70% of the money and food were missing, so your majesty appointed me as the imperial envoy.
, came to the northwest to investigate this matter..."
After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Sun Miao breathed a sigh of relief and quickly explained: "Sir Zhao, my subordinates also heard about the missing disaster relief money and food, but they didn't know whether it was true or not, so they didn't report it to the court.
But this matter has nothing to do with Xiaguan, because Xianguan never saw the disaster relief money and food from the court. He only received a secret letter from the governor, saying that it was difficult to turn around the disaster relief money and food, and Lu'an Mansion's
The disaster was not serious, so the governor wanted to use the money and food provided by the imperial court to support Lu'an Prefecture for disaster relief elsewhere, and asked the official what he wanted, and the official was naturally considerate of the governor's difficulties. In addition, Lu'an Prefecture was indeed
It’s still manageable, so I agreed to the matter.”
Zhao Junchen nodded lightly and said: "This situation is similar to what I imagined. You have always been highly valued by Mr. Zhou Ge, and you have a great future in the future. You would never be involved in this kind of thing... But
After I came to Lu'an Mansion, I discovered an even stranger thing, that is, the local governments in the northwest provinces have been intercepting and arresting victims fleeing the famine. Is this possible?"
Sun Miao nodded and said: "It is true that there is such a thing. Lu'an Prefecture is also intercepting and arresting victims fleeing from famine everywhere. All this is also an order from the governor. It is said that the imperial court has begun to provide relief to the victims. The fleeing of the victims will cause problems in the place.
Emptyness will also bring chaos to various places. Once the matter reaches the center of the imperial court, it will be criticized, so the local government offices are strictly ordered to intercept and arrest the victims who are fleeing the famine."
Zhao Junchen frowned and asked: "So, what will be the arrangements for the victims after they are arrested?"
Sun Miao replied: "They were all sent to Taiyuan Mansion, where the governor is based. The governor will then send all the victims back according to their place of origin."
Hearing Sun Miao's answer, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but sneer and asked: "Master Sun, do you believe what the governor of Shanxi said? Now is the time when the fire is sifting into the invaders, and the disaster in northern Shanxi is serious. Just deal with it.
These two things are enough to make him overwhelmed. How can he have the energy to investigate the place of origin of each disaster victim and repatriate them to their place of origin?"
Sun Miao lowered his head and replied: "I don't know. I just follow the governor's orders and don't dare to ask any more questions."
After hearing Sun Miao's answer, Zhao Junchen frowned.
Originally, after seeing Sun Miao's calm performance in the face of danger after entering Nanguan Village, Zhao Junchen still admired him a little.
But at this time, after hearing Sun Miao's answer, the appreciation in Zhao Junchen's heart disappeared immediately.
Doing everything according to the orders of superiors and following rules and regulations may seem commendable, but in fact it is a manifestation of evading responsibility.
The orders of his superiors may not be correct, and the rules and regulations may not be the truth. With Sun Miao's vision and wisdom, he may not be aware of the problem, but he still only knows how to follow the orders of his superiors, even if he knows what he is doing.
Because Sun Miao knew very well that even if she did something wrong in the end, because she only followed the orders of her superiors, there would still be someone taller to hold her up even if the sky fell.
The responsibility is not his own anyway, but if he fails to follow the orders and methods of his superiors, even if he does something good in the end, he will first be retaliated and make things difficult for him by his superiors.
"A correct process is greater than a correct result." This sentence can be said to be a truth in officialdom at all times and at home and abroad. Officials have also acted accordingly and acted wisely to protect themselves.
Obviously, Sun Miao is also such an official. He doesn't care whether what he does is right or wrong. As long as no one can find out his mistakes, everything is easy.
Thinking of this, a hint of sarcasm flashed across Zhao Junchen's expression, and he said with a smile: "I see, no wonder Mr. Zhou Ge values Lord Sun so much."
Sun Miao didn't seem to understand Zhao Junchen's sarcasm, but just lowered her head and said nothing.
And Zhao Junchen did not continue to ridicule Sun Miao, because when he faced Emperor Deqing, he often made the same choice. He knew that some of Emperor Deqing's orders were wrong, but Zhao Junchen would still act in accordance with Emperor Deqing's orders.
, so Zhao Junchen is actually not qualified to ridicule Sun Miao.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen just continued to ask Sun Miao: "Have there been any unusual developments in Shanxi's officialdom in recent times?"
After thinking about it for a moment, Sun Miao replied: "There is nothing unusual. I just heard that this year's fire siege is much more serious than in previous years. Because Mongolia has also suffered from natural disasters in consecutive years, so they invaded and plundered this time."
They are very determined. It seems that many tribes have formed a coalition. However, because the court has already taken precautions, they cannot break through the defense line in a short time. However, the battle in the north has become more and more intense. Now everyone in Shanxi official circles is paying attention.
There is nothing unusual about this matter..."
Speaking of this, Sun Miao suddenly thought of something and said: "If it's unusual, Xiaguan suddenly remembered something."
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ps: Why does everyone think that someone is going to rebel? In the environment of the Ming Dynasty, such a thing was absolutely impossible.
However, although rebellion and rebellion did not occur in the environment of the Ming Dynasty, many more bizarre things did occur.