Chapter eight hundred and seventy-nine. Emperor Deqing's plans for a rainy day.
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But he said that after the discussion between the monarch and his ministers was over, the ministers left the imperial study one after another, and Emperor Deqing's originally dignified and calm expression suddenly turned gloomy.
It has to be said that Zhou Shangjing is indeed a master of eye drops, and his words really pierced a thorn in Emperor Deqing's heart, and they pierced deeply!
In fact, even without Zhou Shangjing's hint, Emperor Deqing could realize that he was gradually unable to control Zhao Junchen.
Before Zhao Junchen left Beijing, although Zhao Junchen's power was getting higher and higher, and his cronies were getting more and more, Emperor Deqing didn't care much about it. After all, Zhao Junchen's foundation was unstable, his qualifications were insufficient, and his reputation was extremely poor.
, Emperor Deqing naturally had countless ways to deal with him, and Zhao Junchen never showed any intention to disobey Emperor Deqing at that time.
Moreover, when Zhao Junchen stayed in the capital, he was suppressed by Emperor Deqing above, restrained by several powerful ministers around him, and watched by countless eyes below. He could only make small fuss and was completely unable to fundamentally reverse the situation.
situation.
But after Zhao Junchen left Beijing this time, he felt a bit like a tiger coming out of Zhenzhong - no matter how ferocious and strong a tiger is in Zhenzhong, it is just an ornamental pet, and it is not that big compared to domestic cats.
There is a difference, but if the tiger is released from the cage and returned to the mountains, then the tiger will soon regain its dignity as the king of the forest.
In the eyes of Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen's acting methods, ambition and boldness during this period of time seemed to be that of a different person - Emperor Deqing never knew that Zhao Junchen could make decisions on the spur of the moment, killing first and playing later.
I never knew that Zhao Junchen was capable of leading troops in battle and killing enemies in battle, and I never thought that Zhao Junchen would take the initiative to go to the murky waters of Shaanxi and Gansu!
The most important thing is that Zhao Junchen's several killings first and then showing off clearly revealed his intention to break away from Emperor Deqing's control!
In just one month, Zhao Junchen has already accomplished many major things - he prevented the cowardly behavior of the governors of the northwest, stabilized the defense of Shaanxi and Gansu, and even gained many military exploits, thus accumulating
Political capital that no one can ignore!
During this period, Zhao Junchen's various methods were indeed a bit extreme and caused a lot of controversy. It seemed that he left many loopholes and loopholes, but with the eyes of Emperor Deqing, he could naturally see that these loopholes and loopholes
They were all handed over by Zhao Junchen on his own initiative, just to delay time and paralyze the central court. If these flaws and tricks were really used against Zhao Junchen, it would be extremely difficult for Zhao Junchen to be prepared.
If he waits until Zhao Junchen successfully realizes his plan, annihilates the Mongolian coalition forces, and even recovers the Hetao area, he will become the most outstanding hero of the Ming Dynasty in the past hundred years. He is destined to leave a name in history and be famous all over the world. By that time, Zhao Junchen
All the disadvantages in the past - whether it was lack of qualifications, too little foundation, or a bad reputation, will be fundamentally reversed, and their influence will even penetrate into the army!
In this case, it will be very difficult for Emperor Deqing to deal with Zhao Junchen in the future. It will definitely be a situation where he can't lose, just like Zhou Shangjing, he will have nowhere to start.
In fact, Emperor Deqing now wants to issue a severe imperial edict and immediately forcibly recall Zhao Junchen to the capital. If Zhao Junchen is allowed to stay on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu to display his tricks, no one knows what Zhao Junchen will do.
Something big happened!
But for Emperor Deqing, the temptation to regain the Loop was too great, and changing the commander before the battle was always a taboo, so Emperor Deqing could only grit his teeth and continue to let Zhao Junchen go for a while.
However, it was obviously impossible for Emperor Deqing to let Zhao Junchen go for too long. Emperor Deqing had secretly made up his mind. Once the situation in the northwest provinces stabilized or Liang Fuchen recovered from his illness, he would immediately upload it.
Summon Zhao Junchen back to Beijing!
At the same time, in order to prevent Zhao Junchen from completely losing control in the future, Emperor Deqing must also take precautions and make some arrangements in advance to try to weaken Zhao Junchen's influence and secretly suppress Zhao Junchen's rise!
"I have always believed that Zhao Junchen is just an ordinary corrupt official and a jester. Although he is good at financial management, he is short-sighted, has ordinary methods, and has a timid personality that he dare not disobey me. He is not afraid of me, so I can allow him to expand his power.
, and even helped him to fight against each other with the major factions in the imperial court many times. However, looking at his various actions after leaving the capital, it was obvious that these were just his disguises. However, he did not expect that this person was so deep in the city that he actually hid it.
It’s taken me so long!”
Thinking of this, Emperor Deqing secretly gritted his teeth and his expression became more gloomy. He felt that he had been fooled, and the idea of suppressing Zhao Junchen became stronger in his heart.
"From now on, we can no longer allow Zhao Junchen to expand his power. We must take action to suppress him. If we allow him to continue to expand his power, won't he become the second Zhou Shangjing? Considering his age, I am afraid that in the future
Even more difficult to deal with than Zhou Shangjing! How can the new emperor still control the temple after my funeral?"
"Looking at Zhao Junchen's attitude, he seems to be very confident about annihilating the Mongolian army and regaining the Hetao area. Once he is allowed to accomplish these two things, his reputation will definitely rise greatly. After he returns to Beijing, he will be in the limelight. I'm afraid.
We cannot deliberately target him in a short period of time... so I must take action to weaken the influence of his party members in the capital before he succeeds..."
"...Speaking of Zhao Junchen's party members, the Minister of Household Affairs Zhan Shanchang has been following him for the longest time and is the core figure in the 'Zhao Party'. However, since the rise of Zhao Junchen, the other core figures of the 'Zhao Party'
Characters have either been promoted to official positions or received lucrative jobs, but this person has never received much benefit... I have also noticed in the past few days that hundreds of officials have complained about Zhao Junchen's various controversial practices.
During the impeachment of Zhao Junchen, the officials of the 'Zhao Party' naturally tried their best to defend Zhao Junchen, but only Zhan Shanchang was not very enthusiastic. It was obvious that he was dissatisfied with Zhao Junchen in his heart, and it seemed that it could be a breakthrough... I originally planned to
Zuo Lanshan was used to split the 'Zhao Party', but now it seems that Zuo Lanshan has no courage to fight against Zhao Junchen. I just hope that Zhan Shanchang will not disappoint me..."
"In addition, if Zhao Junchen is really ambitious, during the period when he was in charge of the military affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu, he would definitely make some small moves, either to recruit cronies or to win over the soldiers. The 'new fighting army' he formed was obviously intended to
If you want to interfere with military power, you have to guard against it..."
"Also, this time I appoint Zhao Junchen as the deputy imperial envoy with full power. It is certainly an expedient measure and a last resort. Under the current situation, I must give him a formal status, but it is also to use this status to reduce
His meritorious service is glorious. After all, Liang Fuchen is the full-power imperial envoy. Even if Zhao Junchen single-handedly annihilated the Mongolian army and recovered the Hetao area, his superficial identity is only Liang Fuchen's deputy. Even if Liang Fuchen has never been
With any effort, I can take away half of his contribution... But my appointment was a little late after all. By the time this appointment reached Shaanxi and Gansu, Zhao Junchen might have annihilated the Mongolian army. If I forcefully give half of it to Liang Fuchen at this time
I'm afraid it's hard to convince the government and the public about my meritorious service, so I have to build momentum for Liang Fuchen in advance... It's best to hide the fact that Liang Fuchen is seriously ill, so that everyone thinks that Zhou Shangjing is in charge of the situation in Shaanxi and Gansu during this period.
man of……"
After thinking for a long time, Emperor Deqing finally had a rough plan in mind.
Emperor Deqing did not realize that his fear and regard for Zhao Junchen was almost the same as that of Zhou Shangjing.
Then, Emperor Deqing slowly raised his head and issued an order to Zhang De, the eunuch beside him: "It is my will to have two factories and one guard send more manpower to various places in Shaanxi and Gansu as soon as possible to carefully investigate what happened in Shaanxi and Gansu in recent times.
All matters, no matter how big or small, must be reported to me in detail... The Minister of Ceremonies has ordered them to collect all the memorials of the imperial officials impeaching Zhao Junchen and Zhao Junchen's cronies in recent times and submit them to me for review...tomorrow
After the morning court, I sent someone to summon Zhan Shanchang, the Minister of Household Affairs, to come to the Imperial Study Room to see me...
After hearing Emperor Deqing's instructions, Zhang De naturally guessed Emperor Deqing's intention to deal with Zhao Junchen. His eyes flickered slightly and he bowed and said: "I understand, I will go and make arrangements now!"
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