On the way back home, Zhao Junchen sat in a sedan chair, closed his eyes and meditated. After thinking about it carefully, he finally understood the meaning of Zhou Shangjing's words. */.//*
Yes, the reason why Wen Guanliang was so embarrassed in the morning court today was not because Shen Changmao and Huang Yourong were adding insult to injury, nor was it because his subordinate officials were bribed by Zhao Junchen and left the court alone without help, but because of virtue. Emperor Qing gave up on Wen Guanliang!
In other words, Emperor Deqing, like Shen Changmao and Huang Yourong, added insult to injury to Wen Guanliang.
Although Emperor Deqing basically did nothing at that time, it was precisely because he did nothing that it explained Emperor Deqing's attitude towards Wen Guanliang.
When officials from Shen Changmao and Huang Yourong attacked Wen Guanliang, Emperor Deqing had countless opportunities to express his attitude, but Emperor Deqing did not. Instead, he allowed all officials in the court to attack Wen Guanliang unscrupulously, and just watched with cold eyes, until Wen Guanliang was attacked by all officials. He lost all face in front of him, and after being attacked by all the courtiers as if he was proven guilty, he belatedly opened his mouth and gave a few words of relief.
In fact, if Emperor Deqing had expressed his attitude earlier, Wen Guanliang would never have been so embarrassed, and the attacks on Wen Guanliang by the officials in the court would never have been so rampant.
But now, with the connivance of Emperor Deqing, Wen Guanliang's reputation has been ruined and his face has been lost in front of all the courtiers. How can he still gain a foothold in the officialdom?
What's more, Emperor Deqing's words seemed to be comforting, but in fact, they had a vague meaning of persuading him to retreat.
"Perhaps this is the so-called emperor's mental trick. He seems to be inconspicuous, but he only expresses his attitude a moment later, but it has already changed the situation and turned everything upside down..."
Zhao Junchen thought secretly.
As for why Emperor Deqing gave up on Wen Guanliang, Zhao Junchen could also imagine it.
In the eyes of the emperor, every one of the officials under his command has its own use value. Once the use value is lost, he will no longer be qualified to continue to be an official.
Wen Guanliang's value in the eyes of Emperor Deqing was undoubtedly used to check and balance Zhou Shangjing.
However, with the betrayal of Zuo Lanshan, Gu Quan, Chen Dongxiang and others, Wen Guanliang's power in the temple was greatly damaged, and he was no longer able to check and balance Zhou Shangjing. Therefore, for Emperor Deqing, there was no use value, and giving up was inevitable. .
However, the speed of giving up was too fast.
As for the candidate to replace Wen Guanliang, it is obvious when considering Emperor Deqing's behavior of mixing sand with each other today.
It’s Zhao Junchen.
"Perhaps, this is a good thing..." Zhao Junchen murmured to himself: "This saves me a lot of worries. At least in the short term, no matter how I expand my power, it will be within the tolerance of Emperor Deqing. Guilty."
Although he was thinking this, Zhao Junchen's face was filled with coldness.
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Back in front of the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Junchen got off the sedan, and saw Xu Qingyan next to the sedan with a smile on his face, but his temperament was not good, and he always gave people the feeling of a villain.
Xu Qingyan has always looked like this since he came to the morning court and learned about Wen Guanliang's fate.
Zhao Junchen shook his head and laughed, but didn't say anything more and just walked towards the house. As he walked, he ordered Xu Qingyan beside him: "Today I was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. I'm afraid many people will come to send congratulatory gifts. You go and count them, and also send the congratulatory gifts sent by Chief Minister Zhou. When I go to the study, I want to take a look at it myself. Maybe that gift will have some profound meaning."
Xu Qingyan nodded and left, while Zhao Junchen walked towards the study.
When Zhao Junchen arrived at the study, Xu Qingyan had already sent Zhou Shangjing's congratulatory gift to the study without waiting long.
Zhou Shangjing's congratulatory gift was very light and was packed in a thin brocade box. When he opened the brocade box, he saw that it was a book of historical records.
Zhao Junchen opened it and saw that it was "Historical Records Volume 92: Biography of the Marquis of Huaiyin". It was a thin book and not a very valuable gift. Now that the printing industry is gradually maturing, it only costs a few dollars in street bookstores. You can buy it.
However, this volume is different. It is not only a manuscript. Zhao Junchen judged from the handwriting that it was handwritten by Zhou Shangjing himself. As he flipped through it, there were many annotations in it, which were obviously Zhou Shangjing's unique views.
Looking at the five words "Reading the history and knowing the present" written on the title page, Zhao Junchen smiled slightly, and he probably understood what Zhou Shangjing meant.
The so-called Marquis of Huaiyin refers to Han Xin, who was "unparalleled in the country" in the early Han Dynasty. In his life, the most profound impact of Han Xin on later generations was not his illustrious military exploits, but his "high achievements that shook the master" and "the title of Wu Wu". Words such as "can be awarded, but cannot be rewarded", but "As people say, 'The cunning rabbit dies, the good dog is cooked; the high bird is gone, the good bow is hidden; the enemy's country is destroyed, and the advisers perish'. The world has been settled, and I will take charge." Heng!" the parting quatrain.
Although he roughly understood what Zhou Shangjing meant, Zhao Junchen still read it carefully with interest. Zhou Shangjing's willow script was highly regarded in the current dynasty. This manuscript, if ordinary, is difficult to obtain.
What's more, all the annotations in it fully demonstrate Zhou Shangjing's political wisdom. For Zhao Junchen, it may be an opportunity to learn.
Unknowingly, this manuscript had been read by Zhao Junchen, but the last paragraph of the manuscript, the annotation that Han Xin was executed, caught Zhao Junchen's attention.
"Xiao He, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin are collectively known as the 'Three Heroes of the Early Han Dynasty'. They were all loyal to Emperor Gaozu, but why was it that only Han Xin did not end well? Did his great achievements shock the Lord? Did Xiao He and Zhang Liang have less merit? Feng Wu Can it be sealed? Are Xiao He and Zhang Liangjue underestimating their power? Without him, Xiao He can die well, because he is old, and although he has great power, it will not last long; Zhang Liangke can die well, although he is young, he has retired with great achievements, and There is no dispute with others. Only Han Xin, who is young and powerful, wants to retreat but cannot. The old master is not afraid of the new master. The old master can control the doubts of the new master, and the end can be expected."
Seeing this, Zhao Junchen closed the book in his hand, and the smile on his face disappeared.
How is Zhou Shangjing commenting on Han Xin? It was clearly alluding to Zhao Junchen.
Although Zhao Junchen today is not as accomplished and talented as Han Xin, he is somewhat similar to Han Xin in terms of environmental crisis. He was already powerful at a young age. Emperor Deqing was still alive and confidently controlled Zhao Junchen, so he allowed Zhao Junchen to do whatever he wanted. However, once Emperor Deqing realized that he was not going to die soon, there would be no way for the new emperor to succeed him. Thinking about it, it is very likely that he will start to deal with Zhao Junchen.
However, it is impossible for Zhao Junchen to retire after his achievements like Zhang Liang, because no matter how Zhao Junchen behaves, the prince Zhu Heyu who hates him deeply will not let him go. If he seizes every opportunity to gain power If you seize power, you still have a chance to protect yourself, and you can even pull Zhu Heyu down. But if you give up power and use your power, let alone the prince Zhu Heyu, the officials from the foreign court and the eunuchs from the inner court who are now extremely polite to Zhao Junchen, He would attack Zhao Junchen first, and Emperor Deqing would also feel that Zhao Junchen had lost his use value. By that time, Zhao Junchen would die faster.
Zhao Junchen clearly saw the so-called "adding insult to injury" in official circles today!
Zhao Junchen had already considered this situation very clearly, and Zhou Shangjing's comments only made Zhao Junchen understand it more deeply and comprehensively.
For example, in the past, Zhao Junchen only used his relationship with Zhu Heyu to analyze Emperor Deqing's attitude towards him. Now after Zhou Shangjing's guidance, Zhao Junchen discovered the crisis caused by his youth.
But in essence, this comment cannot change anything, including Zhao Junchen's established strategy.
Therefore, after reading this manuscript, what Zhao Junchen wanted to find out most was why Zhou Shangjing reminded him of this? What is the purpose of doing this?
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ps: As expected, there will be five updates today, and this is the first one!
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