"finally come……"
Zhao Junchen secretly let out a sigh of relief when he heard that Prince Zhu Heyu impeached him on the third charge. .
This was a flaw that Zhao Junchen deliberately exposed. Before, Zhao Junchen was really worried that Zhu Heyu would not notice it.
The facts of this crime are all there, and there is no room for Zhao Junchen's sophistry.
However, Zhao Junchen also knew that although he could not tolerate his own quibbles when impeaching himself on this charge, compared to the first two charges, Prince Zhu Heyu had the least confidence!
Without him, Crown Prince Zhu Heyu has used it to impeach Zhao Junchen no less than ten times over the years, and each time a lot of evidence was found, and Zhao Junchen could not be tolerated every time. Refutation, but every time, Zhao Junchen was able to be safe in the end.
This is because at this time, Emperor Deqing would come forward to protect Zhao Junchen, and even wipe Zhao Junchen's butt himself.
And this time, the reason why Zhao Junchen deliberately exposed such a flaw was for this reason!
As an emperor, it was impossible for Emperor Deqing not to know about Zhao Junchen's corruption. However, Emperor Deqing also knew that in all dynasties, all ministers in the court could not be honest officials. For Emperor Deqing, it was also wrong to allow his ministers to be corrupt. A kind of reward and favor in disguise.
This kind of thing is actually very common. In ancient dynasties and generations, emperors would often send their favorite ministers to take charge of a certain project construction or a minister's house being confiscated. Why? Because there is oil and water in it, and the emperors also tacitly agree that their favorites will get some benefits when the time comes. In the eyes of the emperor, all wealth in the world is family wealth. As long as the favored ministers do things according to their own ideas, there is nothing to say in rewarding them.
Therefore, whenever Prince Zhu Heyu impeached Zhao Junchen on such charges, Emperor Deqing would always help Zhao Junchen, leaving Zhu Heyu to complain.
There is a reason why Zhao Junchen showed such flaws.
For emperors, corrupt officials are often easier to control than honest and capable officials, because corrupt officials' ambitions are money and they must rely on the favor of the emperors to gain a foothold in the court, but it is hard to say what the ambitions and ideas of honest and capable officials are.
As for Zhao Junchen, in recent days, he has been making bets with the prince, using soap to increase the court's large sums of money; he has also expanded his power and formed a party, and is hostile to the elder Wen Guanliang; although these are all within the tolerance of Emperor Deqing. Within, but after all, his sharp edge was revealed. Zhao Junchen really didn't dare to think about what Emperor Deqing would think, and he couldn't figure it out.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen deliberately exposed such a flaw and let the prince's party see it, putting himself at a disadvantage, and then Emperor Deqing stepped in to help him solve the problem again.
Otherwise, Zhao Junchen had originally arranged the auction of the soap supply. As long as Zhao Junchen made some moves, how could Zhu Heyu get the handle?
The reason why Zhao Junchen did this was, firstly, to express his ambition to Emperor Deqing and prove that he was still a corrupt official, just greedy for money, so that Emperor Deqing could rest assured; secondly, it was also to restrain his sharpness and lack of performance ability, so that Emperor Deqing could be reassured. It feels that although Zhao Junchen seems to have changed his style and greatly increased his abilities these days, he is still nothing if he leaves Emperor Deqing.
After the previous confrontation, Zhao Junchen was rescued by Emperor Deqing, and he was not afraid that the officials would look down on him. Instead, they would see Emperor Deqing's favor for him.
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Therefore, after hearing the third impeachment of Prince Zhu Heyu, Zhao Junchen's "face changed drastically" instantly. His knees were slightly bent, as if he wanted to kneel down to plead guilty, but he did not dare.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen raised his head cautiously with his most pitiful expression, and looked at Emperor Deqing on the imperial steps with fear, his eyes full of pleading.
Zhao Junchen practiced this expression in front of the mirror for a long time before going to court.
"Your Majesty... I... I... I was wronged, I..."
After saying "I" for a long time, Zhao Junchen still couldn't find any words to refute. He no longer looked eloquent as before, and just looked at Emperor Deqing pitifully.
Sure enough, seeing Zhao Junchen's expression, Prince Zhu Heyu snorted and his expression became even more ugly. The ministers in the court also had calm expressions, neither worried nor gloating. They had seen such scenes many times. This time, in their opinion, Zhao Junchen will still be safe this time.
Only the chief assistant, Zhou Shangjing, looked at Zhao Junchen with an expression that seemed to be a smile but not a smile, which was meaningful.
Emperor Deqing looked at Zhao Junchen under the imperial steps, a look of helplessness flashed across his face, as if he was helpless as to why Zhao Junchen would leave clues for others to catch every time, but he also seemed to feel a little more relieved.
However, this time, Emperor Deqing will still defend Zhao Junchen. Not to mention other things, this soap business was originally dedicated to Emperor Deqing by Zhao Junchen. In Emperor Deqing's view, Zhao Junchen was seeking some benefits for himself. It is also what should be done.
Therefore, after coughing slightly, Emperor Deqing frowned, as if he was thinking about a countermeasure. After a moment, he slowly said: "It's not Zhao Aiqing's fault for this matter. The soap was originally contributed by Zhao Aiqing to the imperial court. He wholeheartedly considers the imperial court. , I can't let my loyal and good minister suffer a loss, so in order to reward Zhao Aiqing, I once issued an oral edict. Although the soap is exclusively made by the inner treasury, Zhao Aiqing can get a batch of soap from the inner treasury at the cost price every year. "
As he spoke, Emperor Deqing turned to look at Zhang De, the eunuch beside him, and asked: "What? My oral instructions were not announced to the ministers?"
Zhang De was experienced and naturally knew what to do at this time, so he quickly said: "Your Majesty, this old slave also remembers such a decree. I am afraid that on that day, any eunuch who recorded your Majesty's decree was negligent. If we fail to announce the foreign affairs, I will investigate strictly when I go down!"
After hearing what Zhang De said, Emperor Deqing nodded with satisfaction. When he turned around, he glared at Zhao Junchen, who only looked frightened.
On the other side, Prince Zhu Heyu may have been used to this for a long time, but he was not angry, but his eyes became extremely cold, and he said expressionlessly: "In this case, it is because I have not considered it carefully today, please ask my father." The emperor blames."
Emperor Deqing waved his hand and said, "That's all. I can't blame you for the little eunuch who is the Supervisor of Ceremonies and made a mistake."
As he spoke, Emperor Deqing looked at Zhao Junchen again and continued: "However, since the explanation has been clearly explained, let's let the matter be settled. Zhao Aiqing has good financial management and has increased the country's income by nearly 10% in less than a month." One million taels of silver. If you win the bet that day, you will also be rewarded for your merits. From today on, I will be promoted to the Minister of Household Affairs."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"
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ps: The fifth update today, with a total of more than 13,000 words updated. The debt on Chinese Valentine's Day has been paid off. Starting from tomorrow, it will enter the outbreak period. There will be three to five updates every day. Can everyone vote for more recommendations to let the bugs know? More motivation? (#^_^#
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