In fact, Zhao Junchen personally selected all the personnel of the West Factory, especially the upper-level managers, foremen, and housekeepers of the West Factory. Zhao Junchen has met them one by one in the past few days, although they cannot be said to be related to each other. They know each other well, but they are also familiar with each other. 【Read the latest chapter】
Therefore, when Zhao Junchen came to Xichang Yamen this time, the so-called "instructions" were just to go around and say some high-sounding words.
However, it was said that after the "instruction" was over, Wei Huai took Zhao Junchen to the factory supervisor's office room.
After Zhao Junchen entered the room, he was not polite and sat down at the main seat. He looked around and said with a smile: "This place is actually larger than my office in the Hubu Yamen. It's a pity that I am still in charge of the Hubu Yamen." The inner treasury and energy are tied up, so I’m afraid it won’t be able to be used frequently.”
Wei Huai asked someone to push him in front of Zhao Junchen, and said in a calm and respectful voice: "Sir, as the director of the West Factory, you naturally need to have the demeanor of a factory director. It doesn't matter whether you often use it or not. Even if you are just showing off, at least you have the demeanor. The use of showing off.”
On the other side, Zhao Junchen did not refute, but just raised his hands to the surrounding West Factory directors and foremen. Those people understood what Zhao Junchen meant, and after saluting Zhao Junchen respectfully, they left one after another.
After Zhao Junchen and Wei Huai were the only ones left in the room, Zhao Junchen looked at Wei Huai for a few times, then suddenly smiled and said, "Now that you have come to Xichang, you have changed your position. Can you get used to it?"
Wei Huai looked indifferent and said: "There is no need to worry, Factory Supervisor. Although the West Factory is newly built, its powers are similar to those of Jin Yiwei, but they are more powerful. There is nothing I am not used to."
Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "However, I am afraid that I will not have the energy to take care of the affairs of the West Factory in the future. After all, there are many things in the outer dynasty that cannot be separated from me. Now that the West Factory is newly built, it will inevitably attract hostility and suppression from the surroundings. I don’t know the background of most of the four foremen and deputy Qianhu of the West Factory, and there are also people who have been installed by the Inner Court Ceremony Supervisor. You are the only one who is my confidant. From now on, everything will depend on you. .”
Wei Huai's expression remained unchanged, and he just said quietly: "As long as you trust me, I will do my best for you, and I will never let you down."
Zhao Junchen nodded again, then his expression became more serious, and he said slowly: "I think you also know what happened in the morning this morning. Now the West Factory can finally be disclosed to the public openly, but His Majesty also gave us We have arranged a troublesome matter. Starting today, our West Factory and the Three Law Departments of the Outer Dynasty will be responsible for the He Ming family murder case. However, after so many days, the Three Law Divisions of the Outer Dynasty still found nothing. According to this From the officer’s perspective, this case probably really doesn’t leave any clues, so it’s going to be difficult to handle.”
Wei Huai smiled, his smile was very cold, but he asked: "Sir, are you worried that if the West Factory cannot solve this case, it will become a reason for others to attack our West Factory?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "That's not the case. This case came suddenly and the clues were obscure. The Three Law Departments of the outer court and the Jinyiwei and Dongchang of the inner court were unable to detect it, and no one could blame them. Who. So, even if our Xichang also has no progress, others can't say anything. It's just that His Majesty now supports Xichang very strongly, and he also has high hopes in his heart, and Xichang is because of He Ming If we rebuild after the family extermination case, if we find nothing in the end, I'm afraid it will be difficult for His Majesty to explain."
In fact, Zhao Junchen always felt that this case was related to the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, but after all, he couldn't find the evidence and couldn't tell anyone clearly.
Moreover, considering that he now has the same purpose as the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, even if Zhao Junchen can really find evidence, he will probably find a way to help Zhu Hejian clean his butt instead of solving the case.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Junchen finds this task difficult to handle. The case must be solved quickly, but the real mastermind behind the case must not be implicated. It can be said that it is a dilemma.
Wei Huai smiled again, but his smile became even colder: "I understand how your majesty feels. Xichang is your majesty's trusted yamen, and your majesty is your majesty's favorite minister. Your majesty's impression of us can be described as It is extremely important and directly related to the future power of our West Factory."
At this point, Wei Huai changed the topic and asked: "But, sir, in your opinion, is it really important whether this case is a real detection or a fake detection?"
"Oh?" Hearing what Wei Huai said, Zhao Junchen seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but be very interested: "How do you say it?"
Wei Huai's expression became more sinister than ever before, and he said slowly: "Sir, from my humble opinion, there are only three important aspects of this murder case. First, the case must be solved as soon as possible in the shortest possible time. ; He Ming is the crown prince and grand master who has been appointed, and now his entire family has been exterminated in Beizhili. This incident has had a great and bad impact on both the government and the public. Only by solving the case as quickly as possible can we solve the problem. Minimize the impact of this case as much as possible, show the world the power of the court, and deter disobedient people. By the way, Xichang can also gain a firm foothold by solving the case and gain more attention from His Majesty."
Zhao Junchen nodded and motioned for Wei Huai to continue.
"Secondly, we need to handle the case strictly and strictly. If someone dares to commit such a big case, the mastermind must have a lot of background. Therefore, we can only arrest one or two people with a lot of background to make sure that all the officials in the court are arrested." Be convinced and let His Majesty feel at ease. Only by strictly handling it can His Majesty save his face, increase his dignity, and let the ministers understand the power of our West Factory."
Zhao Junchen still nodded, looking thoughtful.
But when he said this, Wei Huai smiled darkly, narrowed his eyes slightly, and continued: "As for the third, the most important thing is that the case must be handled in line with His Majesty's wishes, and the mastermind who is finally found must This is someone who has long been dissatisfied with His Majesty, and only in this way will His Majesty recognize the result, and this case can be closed quickly without causing any trouble."
Zhao Junchen frowned slightly and asked, "So?"
Wei Huai replied coldly: "So, the most important thing about this case is this..., and as long as this... is satisfied, it will not only reassure His Majesty, but also calm the minds of the government and the public, stabilize the situation, and allow us to It can be said that Xichang has a firm foothold, which can be said to have a hundred benefits and no harm. Is the mastermind we finally caught, whether it is true or false, whether he is really guilty or wrongly accused, what is the difference? As for who the real perpetrator is , just close the case first and let the other party relax their vigilance, and then we can investigate slowly."
Zhao Junchen pondered: "You mean, first find someone with enough weight to take the blame? Our Majesty is wise and wise, so I'm afraid he can't hide it."
Wei Huai sneered and said: "Your Excellency, you are overly worried. Considering your humble position, your Majesty's thoughts at this time may be the same as those of your humble position. You may not care who the real culprit is."
Zhao Junchen was stunned at first, but then he thought about it. Based on his understanding of Emperor Deqing, Emperor Deqing's thoughts at this time might really be like this - if the case has not made progress, then compared with arresting The most important thing for Emperor Deqing was to find the real culprit, stabilize the situation as soon as possible, deter the government and the opposition, and reduce the impact.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Junchen sighed and asked, "Is this how your factory guards handled cases in the past?"
A hint of complexity flashed across Wei Huai's expression, and then he returned to his usual gloomy calmness. He just said slowly: "Many times, for factory guards, figuring out His Majesty's intentions is the most important thing compared to solving cases."
After a moment of silence, Zhao Junchen's expression calmed down and he asked: "So, who will be the scapegoat? Do you have a candidate in mind?"
"King Gong'an in the river, what do you think, sir?"
Zhao Junchen was slightly startled when he heard this title, but he understood it in an instant.
King Gong'an of Hezhong was none other than the younger brother of Emperor Deqing.
However, even though he was Emperor Deqing's biological brother, if he was involved in a battle for the throne, there would be no brotherhood between Emperor Deqing and him.
In fact, King Gong'an has always been a worry for Emperor Deqing. Before Emperor Deqing ascended the throne, the voices supporting King Gong'an throughout the court could not be underestimated. And King Gong'an himself was also eyeing the throne. He fought openly and secretly with Emperor Deqing for many years.
However, after Emperor Deqing ascended the throne, King Gong'an finally calmed down, but it was just a matter of expression. Over the years in the court, Zhao Junchen had often heard that King Gong'an secretly colluded with ministers in the court, or secretly cultivated and killed people. The rumors about the soldiers were just concealed by King Gong'an, but Emperor Deqing never got the handle.
In fact, the title of King Gong'an was not like this originally, but "King Rongyi". However, after Emperor Deqing ascended the throne, it was not long before the title was changed for him and became the current "King Gong'an". This The incident itself illustrates Emperor Deqing's attitude towards his biological brother - if you are respectful and peaceful and act like an idle prince, I will let you live a safe life. Otherwise, don't blame me for ignoring brotherhood.
And this King Gong'an meets the important points that Wei Huai mentioned before: he can close the case as soon as possible to calm the impact, he has a high status and can convince all officials, and he is also someone Emperor Deqing has long wanted to deal with. people.
Seeing Zhao Junchen frowning and thinking, Wei Huai thought that Zhao Junchen was hesitating, but continued: "Your Excellency, are you worried that King Gong'an is your Majesty's younger brother? Your Majesty is overly worried. Your Majesty's younger brother who covets the throne is In his eyes, he may be even more hateful than his enemy, so how can he care about brotherhood? In this situation, just look at how many royal relatives are imprisoned in the Zongfu Prison in Fengyang, Zhongdu. Let’s get involved in this matter When it comes to King Gong'an, Your Majesty will only feel at ease, but he will never embarrass us. What's more, that King Gong'an himself is not a wise prince. Let's not talk about his party affairs. Over the years, he has I have also done a lot of ridiculous things in the fiefdom that are harmful to nature, sir, and you don’t have to feel guilty about this."
Zhao Junchen shook his head, but did not explain his true thoughts. He just sighed and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you. Do it cleanly and don't let anyone catch you."
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