"I, Zhao Junchen, bow to Your Majesty, long live my emperor. */.//*"
Emperor Deqing summoned Zhao Junchen in the Yangxin Hall.
After entering the Yangxin Hall, Zhao Junchen secretly glanced at Emperor Deqing while he was bowing.
Although Emperor Deqing is now in his fifties, he is extremely well-maintained and looks to be in his early forties. He has a majestic face, bright eyes, and a conspicuous beard. It is obvious that this emperor was a rare person when he was young. The handsome man at first sight.
When Zhao Junchen came to the audience, Emperor Deqing was reading the memorial, and his face looked ugly for some reason.
After seeing Zhao Junchen kneel down and salute, Emperor Deqing did not let Zhao Junchen get up. Instead, he laughed and scolded: "You actually knew how to come back and left for two months. If I hadn't sent someone to urge you, would it be possible?" Are you going to continue to linger in Lu'an Mansion?"
Emperor Deqing's voice was deep, powerful, and quite majestic.
However, when Zhao Junchen saw that Emperor Deqing was smiling, he was obviously just joking, so he was not nervous. He just recounted his experience of killing locusts in Lu'an Prefecture, and looked innocent as if he had been wronged: "So, Your Majesty, you have wronged me. The minister is in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs and is well aware of the difficulties in the turnover of money and food in the national treasury over the years. If the locust plague spreads to the whole of Shanxi, where will we find so much food relief funds? Your Majesty, you love the people like a son. , I will be even more worried when the time comes. As your Majesty's minister, how can I dare to make you work so hard? So I have to stay in Lu'an Mansion to organize the government and the people to exterminate the locusts."
According to the inherited memories, Emperor Deqing's favor towards Zhao Junchen was extremely high. Therefore, when Zhao Junchen spoke to Emperor Deqing, he also showed some pretentious praise. This would not only avoid dissatisfaction from Emperor Deqing, but On the contrary, it seems more close.
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Emperor Deqing snorted and said, "What you said makes sense, get up."
After Zhao Junchen stood up, Emperor Deqing sighed and said, "I have actually known what you did in Lu'an Mansion this time. I am very relieved that you can be so sensible and understand the overall situation. However, Although it was hard for you to exterminate locusts in Lu'an Prefecture, it was not easy for me in Beijing. Have you heard about my plan to patrol the south?"
Zhao Junchen replied respectfully: "I have heard that your Majesty seems to be interested in touring the south. However, the ministers in the DPRK are all opposed to it, and now the matter is in a stalemate."
Emperor Deqing snorted angrily and said: "More than just a stalemate, these people simply want to use the crowd to force me to bow my head!"
In Zhao Junchen's view, Emperor Deqing was very strong-minded and wanted to save face. Perhaps it was just a whim that he wanted to tour the south this time. However, he did not expect that all the ministers in the dynasty were opposed to it. Emperor Deqing felt that he had lost face, but instead He lost his temper and was unwilling to give in.
However, even though Emperor Deqing is the most powerful person in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he cannot go against the will of the people, and now they can only stand in a stalemate with each other.
"Does even the chief minister, Mr. Zhou Ge, object to it?"
Zhao Junchen looked surprised.
Although Zhou Shangjing, the chief minister of the cabinet, was not as responsive to Emperor Deqing's requests as Zhao Junchen, he never blatantly opposed Emperor Deqing's wishes.
Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Emperor Deqing's face became even more ugly. He handed the pamphlets he was looking through just now to the eunuch beside him and said, "I have asked the ministers of the DPRK and China to discuss the pros and cons of the southern tour these days, and the result was unexpected. No one supports my southern tour, please take a look at these facts."
While he was talking, the eunuch came to Zhao Junchen with a thick stack of booklets. Zhao Junchen picked up one at random and opened it to take a closer look.
As Emperor Deqing said, these excerpts were all submitted by important officials in the court, and without exception, they were all opposed to Emperor Deqing's southern tour.
When Zhao Junchen was looking through the book, Emperor Deqing said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind. No matter how difficult it is this time, no matter how many people oppose it, I will definitely go on a southern tour. Since ancient times, the power of the imperial ministers and ministers has always been The fight continues, either the east wind overpowers the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind. If I am forced to bow my head by them this time, in the future, I will not be able to arbitrarily decide on this national matter."
After hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be stunned. He thought Emperor Deqing was just angry with his ministers, but he didn't expect that there was such a consideration. The emperor's mind and focus were indeed different from ordinary people. Zhao Junchen couldn't help but glance at Emperor Deqing.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen also nodded in agreement and said: "What your Majesty said is very reasonable. As the saying goes, if there is one, there are two, and if there are two, there are three. This time the ministers are forcing us, we must not give in."
The word "we" not only drew closer to Emperor Deqing, but also expressed Zhao Junchen's position. Therefore, after hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Emperor Deqing's face became slightly better.
After reading the story about Prince Zhu Heyu, Zhao Junchen's heart suddenly changed and he had already thought of a way to test Emperor Deqing's mind.
Zhao Junchen frowned and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually opposes His Majesty's southern tour? No wonder, in the past, at the center of the imperial court, there was never such a situation where all the officials were united? The Crown Prince is famous all over the world. If he takes the lead in opposing, he will be the leader of all officials." Followed up.”
While speaking, Zhao Junchen glanced at Emperor Deqing secretly.
Emperor Deqing did not answer the question, and his face was even expressionless, making it difficult to tell whether he was angry or worried.
However, Emperor Deqing's silence better illustrates Emperor Deqing's thoughts at this time.
Zhao Junchen continued: "However, His Highness the Crown Prince is worthy of his reputation as a virtuous person in both the government and the public. This exhortation is clearly organized and considers the safety of the world at every step. The views of the ministers in the government and the government can be found in it. Unfortunately... "
"What's a pity?"
Hearing Zhao Junchen praise Zhu Heyu, Emperor Deqing frowned subconsciously and asked.
Zhao Junchen sighed: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had good intentions and was dedicated to serving the country. However, by doing this, he was certainly followed by the ministers and loved by the people, but he ignored your majesty's situation. Now the situation is deadlocked, and your majesty is in a dilemma. Your Highness the Crown Prince is indeed out of consideration."
Zhao Junchen's words were almost equivalent to saying that Prince Zhu Heyu wanted to use the opportunity of opposing Emperor Deqing to gain prestige and connections for himself.
I don’t know if Emperor Deqing heard the deeper meaning of Zhao Junchen’s words, but he snorted and asked: “You mean, the prince’s intention in stopping me from going to the south was good, but my intention in insisting on the southern tour was bad. Already?"
Zhao Junchen quickly apologized and said, "I dare not think so. I support Your Majesty in your southern tour."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "I just read these excerpts and found that the ministers are opposed to His Majesty's southern tour for only four reasons. One is that His Majesty's southern tour has no practical significance and is unnecessary. The other is that His Majesty's southern tour is disturbing. The people's strength must be mobilized. Thirdly, as the emperor, His Majesty should be in charge of the capital and cannot leave lightly. Fourthly, His Majesty's southern tour has cost a lot of money and the Ministry of Household Affairs does not have enough money."
Hearing Zhao Junchen list the reasons one by one, Emperor Deqing looked a little ugly. In recent days, he could hear and see these reasons dozens of times a day, and he was already tired of them.
However, Zhao Junchen continued: "These reasons may seem sufficient, but from my perspective, they are quite ridiculous. Either they cannot withstand scrutiny, or they can be easily solved. The ministers used this as an excuse to hinder His Majesty's southern tour. But I can only say that they are pedantic and incompetent.”
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Emperor Deqing's eyes lit up and he said, "Oh? Tell me quickly!"
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