Chapter 94. Spring is approaching.
Before I knew it, it was already mid-February. [No pop-up novel website]
The Spring Festival, Palace Examination, and Southern Tour are just around the corner.
Two months may not be long or short, but it is enough for people to do a lot of things.
During these days, the people were busy running for a living, the businessmen were busy making more money, the upright officials were busy petitioning for the people, and the careerists were busy using various plans to realize their ambitions.
But if we say that the busiest person in the temple in the past two months is probably the prince Zhu Heyu.
Before that, although Zhu Heyu was the prince, his status in the temple was very embarrassing. Due to the suppression of the major factions in the court and the displeasure of Emperor Deqing, he could only play a role similar to the leader of Qingliu. . Now, with the change in Emperor Deqing's attitude, Zhu Heyu finally has some power. Although he is only presiding over the preparations for the southern tour, it is obvious that Zhu Heyu is very determined and wants to use this opportunity to prove himself to the government and the public. Ability.
Therefore, in the past two months, in addition to continuing to lead Qingliu, Zhu Heyu has also devoted himself to preparations for the southern tour. He was still checking accounts in the morning, sent people to inspect places in the afternoon, and was still checking the progress of the project yesterday. People's livelihood will be explored tomorrow. Busy and busy, it is said that the whole person lost some weight because of it.
It has to be said that Zhu Heyu did a very good job. He implemented all Zhao Junchen's suggestions seriously, and his performance was even better than Zhao Junchen expected.
However, as the saying goes, "There are policies from above, and countermeasures from below." Although Zhu Heyu tried his best to keep a close eye on everything, he still could not stop the selfish desires of local officials. The chaos that Zhao Junchen expected at the beginning, Sure enough, they all showed up.
In order to keep up with the progress, state officials began to forcibly recruit people. The term "completely voluntary" became empty talk, and there was a burst of complaints among the people.
In order to please the emperor, officials from all over the country went to war. Some built river boats, used cloth and paper to decorate the scenery along the way, and some built palaces. All the expenses far exceeded the silver coins allocated by the prince. Naturally, the shortfall of silver coins It needs to be borne by the people.
In order to gain benefits, local large households made many transactions with local governments, and the credit of the common people for building roads and rivers was passed on to local large households who never contributed any work, but most of the people were unaware of this.
This kind of deception was done by local officials very skillfully and smoothly. Although Zhu Heyu kept a close eye on him, he was in the capital after all. Although he discovered a lot and punished a lot, there were still many things he did not discover. There's always more.
However, with the intervention of some "careful people", the resulting conflicts and public grievances were covered up. Today, the center of the capital is still peaceful, and there are even many people who praise Zhu Heyu.
The reason why those "careful people" did this was not to help Prince Zhu Heyu, but to wait for the accumulation of conflicts and public grievances, and under their guidance, let these conflicts and public grievances explode at the most appropriate time.
The Spring Wei Examination is attracting everyone's attention. Confucian scholars and celebrities gather in the capital. This may be the most appropriate time.
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Today's Zhao Junchen can probably be classified as a "careerist" and a "person with good intentions", and he can be regarded as the kind with bad intentions.
Therefore, in the past two months, although Zhao Junchen claimed to be "recuperating", in fact he rarely had any free time. Either they use the expansion of "Yue Rongfang" to cultivate talents for themselves, or they use Tongji Temple to penetrate various factions, or they build their own intelligence network in the capital, or they pay attention to glass and Jenny spinning. The development of machines and other items.
Of course, Zhao Junchen has always been keeping a close eye on all matters big and small in the temple, never letting go of anything.
However, as Spring is approaching, what Zhao Junchen is most concerned about now is how many available talents he can find during the Spring Examination.
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"Liu Zimin did a good job." In the study, Zhao Junchen looked at a list in his hand and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that in just two months, he could find so many 'like-minded' talents. It’s rare.”
The list in Zhao Junchen's hand had just been sent to the Zhao Mansion by Liu Zimin not long ago. The people on the list were all the "talents" that Liu Zimin had found for Zhao Junchen during the undergraduate examination. It was stated that, and under Liu Zimin's instigation, they all now intend to get closer to Zhao Junchen.
Looking at this list, Zhao Junchen seemed to have seen how the "Zhao Party" faction would slowly grow in the court in the future.
Xu Qingyan smiled and nodded: "Yes, young master, although this Liu Zimin is a villain, a villain has his own advantages. He does have a way to recruit friends and maintain friendship. In the past two months, He moves around everywhere, trying to attract and test people, and under his clever words, many people among the undergraduates have gathered around him, all of whom want to take refuge with the young master."
After a pause, Xu Qingyan seemed to have remembered something, and then said: "Zhao He and Zhao Xuan are now his book boys. They have been secretly watching Liu Zimin these days. According to the news they sent, he Even Zhao Shancai, a talented man from the south of the Yangtze River, has become closer and closer to Liu Zimin these days, and they have even begun to call him brothers. However, Zhao Shancai's attitude towards you, young master, is unclear, so Liu Zimin did not put him on the list."
"Zhao Shancai? Liu Zimin actually managed to win over Zhao Shancai?"
After hearing what Xu Qingyan said, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be surprised.
Zhao Shancai is one of the most likely candidates to win the title among the current examination candidates. Even Zhao Junchen has heard of his name.
Xu Qingyan shook his head and said: "Although Zhao Shancai is relatively close to Liu Zimin, he is always aloof. Every time Liu Zimin tests his opinion and attitude towards the young master, Zhao Shancai always avoids talking about it. Occasionally, he always says a few words. There are praises and criticisms, but I don’t see any intention of getting close to the young master. Even if Liu Zimin uses the young master’s name to win over him, this person always changes the subject and makes it difficult for people to understand.”
After listening to Xu Qingyan's explanation, Zhao Junchen became interested and asked: "Is there praise or disapproval? How did he praise me and how did he criticize me?"
Xu Qingyan thought about it for a moment and said: "He said, Master, you are a treacherous official in the world. If you are in troubled times, you will be like Jia Xu. In the future, your name will be spread all over the world, but you will be mixed with reputation and reputation. He also said that Master, you will patrol Lu'an yourself." The front and back of the house look like two people, which he can't understand."
After hearing this comment, Zhao Junchen was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "This is an interesting comment about a traitorous official who governs the world."
After pondering for a moment, Zhao Junchen suddenly said again: "Send a message to Liu Zimin and tell him to bring these people on this list to Tianhai Tower tomorrow evening. I will also happen to be at Tianhai Tower." During the Louda Tooth Festival, I will take the opportunity to meet these people and see what these people are like, otherwise just listening to Liu Zimin's one-sided words will always make people feel unsure, so it would be nice to meet them and understand them."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen said again: "Let Liu Zimin take that Zhao Shancai with him when the time comes. This person might be a real talent. Although his attitude is unclear now, it may not be impossible to win over him."
Xu Qingyan nodded and agreed to Zhao Junchen's instructions.
However, after hesitating for a moment, Xu Qingyan said: "But, young master, although I don't understand much about things in the temple, I always feel that since you are determined to recruit a group of talents through this spring, are you right about this?" Is Liu Zimin too trusting? Those who want to take refuge in the young master are now implicitly led by Liu Zimin. If these people form a small group in the future, like Zuo Lanshan and Gu Quan, wouldn't it be difficult to control them? "
Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "No problem, Liu Zimin is not that capable yet. Even if these people get together in the future, it will not be a bad thing. Now the officials under my sect, Zuo Lanshan and Gu Quan, are too big. Although I can still control it, but it would be a good thing if I could cultivate a rival for them in the future. However, Liu Zimin’s batch of moves are just our talent reserve. Even if they can grow up in the future, I’m afraid it will take a while. .”
While Zhao Junchen and Xu Qingyan were chatting, someone outside the study reported: "Master, the steward of the First Assistant's Mansion is asking for an audience."
Zhao Junchen nodded slightly to Xu Qingyan, and Xu Qingyan said loudly: "Bring that man to the study."
Now, with Zhao Junchen's two months of self-cultivation, his "body is gradually recovering" and he is able to receive guests openly.
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ps: I enjoyed the service during the National Day traffic jam today. I just returned to my residence. I apologize for the lack of updates, but most of the difficult parts have been written. There will be three updates tomorrow.
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