According to the rules of the morning dynasty, after the Meridian Gate opened, the officials passed through the Meridian Gate and gathered in front of the Gate of Supreme Harmony. After about one stick of incense, the officials who were qualified to be on the court queue lined up to enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony. , waiting for the arrival of Emperor Deqing.
On the way into the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Zhan Shanchang walked beside Zhao Junchen, but with a look of dissatisfaction on his face, he reminded Zhao Junchen softly: "Master Zhao, with your current power as a holy family, why should you treat Wen Guanliang and Bao Wenjie? So forbearing?"
It turned out that after Bao Wenjie's provocation, when Wen Guanliang was just arranging his team in front of Taihe Gate, when he passed by Zhao Junchen, he also said something weird: "Shilang Zhao, do you still remember what I said to you that day?" You can relive it when you are cold. If you make the wrong choice, it will be difficult to look back. I hope you will not regret it today."
Facing Wen Guanliang's subtle provocation, Zhao Junchen showed no sign of business, let alone refuted. Instead, he raised his hands to Wen Guanliang and said, "Thank you, Mr. Wen Ge, for your advice. I'll take it from you."
Zhan Shanchang was dissatisfied with all this. He felt that Zhao Junchen was too forbearing and showing weakness, so he couldn't help but remind him.
On the other side, after hearing Zhan Shanchang's reminder, Zhao Junchen smiled slightly, with a nonchalant look on his face, and said slowly: "Being fierce is not really fierce, let alone whoever says nice things wins. If they want to be cruel, they can be cruel." , If you want to say nice things, say nice things, as long as we win in the end and get practical benefits, that's all."
Although Zhao Junchen said this, Zhan Shanchang disagreed and said: "But, sir, what if you have been so forbearing and showing weakness, and you are looked down upon by all the officials in the court?"
Zhao Junchen smiled again: "As long as we win in the end, who dares to look down on us? On the contrary, they are so eager and arrogant when winning or losing is uncertain. If they lose in the end, in the eyes of all the officials in the court, they will be It will be like a clown."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen glanced at Zhan Shanchang and said leisurely: "Master Zhan, you must remember that being low-key and tolerant in doing things and being low-key and tolerant in life are completely different things. You can't be too low-key and tolerant in doing things, otherwise you will not get the benefits, but It's best to be low-key and tolerant as a person, it's just a matter of face-saving. It can win the favor of all officials but also make people unable to see through the depth, so why not do it?"
As he spoke, Zhao Junchen pointed at Zhou Shangjing, the chief assistant who was standing at the forefront of the class, and added: "You used to follow Wen Guanliang and were used to Wen Guanliang's routine. Now you are a little unaccustomed to this approach, which is normal. However, although Wen Guanliang He is named Ge Lao, but in the final analysis he has never become popular and has been teased and applauded many times. We cannot imitate him, but should imitate the Lord Chief Assistant. He has been in power for many years and has remained standing. It is not without reason. "
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Zhan Shanchang frowned and thought for a moment, and finally realized.
Indeed, as Zhao Junchen said over the years, Zhou Shangjing is "low-key in life and high-profile in work", which is an appropriate description. Zhan Shanchang originally thought that this was just due to Zhou Shangjing's personality, but after Zhao Junchen said this and thought about it, But I feel that this style may not be the reason for Zhou Shangjing's success.
"I see, I understand, sir. Thank you for your guidance."
Seeing that Zhan Shanchang had figured it out, Zhao Junchen nodded, but said nothing more.
On the contrary, Zhan Shanchang, after this conversation, became more confident in Zhao Junchen and felt that he was not with the wrong person. Perhaps Zhao Junchen might not be unable to become the second Zhou Shangjing in the future.
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In Zhan Shanchang's view, what Zhao Junchen did was to learn from Zhou Shangjing, but in fact he misunderstood Zhao Junchen.
The object of Zhao Junchen's study was not Zhou Shangjing, but those officials of later generations.
In this era, officials in the DPRK and Central Government have always valued the word "official prestige" and are accustomed to putting on airs and showing off everywhere in order to show their status and honor and make people feel awe.
But Zhao Junchen was not from this era after all. He came from a later generation and had been a government civil servant for several years, so he was more accustomed to the style of officials of later generations.
No matter what the actual situation was, the officials of later generations were all gentle and friendly on the surface. Even if they hated each other deeply in their hearts, their expressions on the surface were still sincere and friendly, making it difficult to tell whether they were friends or enemies. , is it true or false, but in private, these politicians who seem to get along well with each other are more decisive than anyone else in what they do, never leaving any room for error.
The horoscope "Be low-key in life and high-profile in work" is also a common motto for later generations of officials.
This kind of approach may be called "double-faced", "hidden in a smile", or "hypocritical", but Zhao Junchen is used to this, and he is used to it, and I thought this method was very useful, so I used it.
Therefore, whether it is towards Prince Zhu Heyu, Wen Guanliang, or Zhou Shangjing, Zhao Junchen's attitude towards them has always been humble and friendly, but only Zhao Junchen himself knows what Zhao Junchen really thinks in his heart.
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After the ministers entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony, they didn't wait long. As Zhang De said, "Your Majesty has arrived, all the ministers will kneel to greet you." Emperor Deqing arrived at the Hall of Supreme Harmony with a smile on his face.
In some respects, Emperor Deqing may be an emperor who is easy for others to see through. Of course, this may also be his intention.
For example, if he calls Zhao Junchen "Junchen", it means that he is very satisfied with Zhao Junchen. On the contrary, if he calls Zhao Junchen "Aiqing", it means that he is in a bad mood.
For another example, the time Emperor Deqing appeared in the morning court every day could also indicate his mood. If, like today, he came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony early to attend the court, it also showed that he was in a good mood.
Although Emperor Deqing was in a good mood, Prince Zhu Heyu was not in a bad mood. Everyone knew that today was the time to decide the outcome of the bet between him and Zhao Junchen. Emperor Deqing was in such a good mood, didn't he say that he Do you want Zhao Junchen to win and Zhu Heyu to lose?
Therefore, Zhu Heyu's face, which was already very serious, became even more serious and cold when Emperor Deqing came to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"All my dear friends, stand up."
After Emperor Deqing sat down, he raised his left hand and said with a smile.
After all the ministers got up, and without waiting for the officials to report, Emperor Deqing took the lead and said: "My dear friends, do you still remember the bet between Prince Zhu Heyu and the Minister of Household Affairs Zhao Aiqing a few months ago? I was the one who made that bet. The notary of the bet remembers it clearly. Although there are still three days until January, in my opinion, the dust has settled. Yesterday, Zhao Aiqing used the pancake that was popular in the capital to make a More than 1.4 million taels of silver were recorded in the treasury. Putting aside the artificial materials, the inner treasury actually received at least 800,000 taels of silver! And this is still the first year. According to my estimation, when the use of the soap becomes popular among the people , the internal treasury can also further increase production, and in three to five years, such profits can increase to about 1.5 million taels!"
Following Emperor Deqing's words, everyone in the court, including the prince's party, burst into exclamations of surprise.
Although they knew that yesterday's auction of soap supply would bring in a lot of money, they never expected that there would be so much!
After exclaiming, many people turned their eyes to Zhao Junchen, feeling incredible.
Zhao Junchen, who was attracting the attention of all the officials, had a low-key and humble look on his face. Emperor Deqing saw this and was quite satisfied. He continued: "I have issued a decree a few days ago. From now on, The profits from the use of soap in the treasury will subsidize the treasury 200,000 taels every year. In this way, Zhao Aiqing has won the bet. In this case, according to the bet..."
Emperor Deqing was only halfway through his words when Prince Zhu Heyu suddenly came out of the queue, with a serious and decisive look on his face, and said in a loud voice: "Father, I want to impeach Zhao Junchen, the Minister of Household Affairs, for three crimes, and he deserves to die!! "
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ps: There are five updates today, this is the first one.
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