Feng Desheng, the director of the East Factory, is about fifty years old. He seems to have a kind face, but his eyes are gloomy and he always looks like he is smiling, which makes people feel chilly. 【Read the latest chapter】
As the second-ranking eunuch in the inner court, the eunuch Zheng Lun, the eunuch in charge of the eunuch Cheng Le, and the personal eunuch Zhang De of Emperor Deqing were naturally also powerful. High position.
But today, after entering the Yangxin Hall, Feng Desheng looked cautious and frightened. "The chapters of the novel are updated the fastest.
Quickly arriving not far away from Emperor Deqing, Feng Desheng didn't even look at Zhao Junchen. He just kowtowed and saluted, and said loudly: "Old slave Feng Deqing, please come to your Majesty! Your Majesty, the East Factory has urgent information to report."
As he said that, Feng Desheng turned his head and glanced at Zhao Junchen. His meaning was very clear. Since it was important information, the rest should stay away.
However, Zhao Junchen also said that Emperor Deqing sneered and said: "Oh? Since it is important information, it naturally needs to be reported to me first. I just don't know which piece of important information your Dongchang found? Is it? Refugees from Heze, Shandong Province came to Beijing to complain? Or are there a lot of rumors in the capital now? Or the sudden death of Prince Xiao Wen and Ruan Turán? If you plan to tell me these things, then there is no need. Zhao Aiqing has already reported all these things I am relieved and have already taken countermeasures."
Hearing Emperor Deqing's rhetorical question, Feng Desheng's expression became increasingly embarrassed, and a hint of viciousness flashed across his eyes.
In fact, Feng Desheng knew it since he saw Zhao Junchen appearing in Yangxin Hall. Ziji was a step late this time.
In fact, since the reconstruction of the West Factory, the limelight of the East Factory has been completely overshadowed by the West Factory.
As the saying goes, "People who work together are enemies." But if the limelight overshadows Ziji's peers, then they will simply be enemies! Because such peers have completely erased the existence value of Ziji!
On the other side, seeing that Feng Desheng was silent, Emperor Deqing slapped the emperor and rebuked loudly: "These days, I don't even know why I support your East Factory! How long did it take for the West Factory to be built? ?How long has it been since your East Factory was built? How long has Zhao Aiqing been in charge of the West Factory? How long has your Feng Desheng been in charge of the East Factory? Why is your East Factory not as capable as the West Factory? Why is the case of the West Factory being destroyed? It’s run by the factory. The west factory was the first to notice what happened today! Where is your east factory? If this continues, I think it’s better to withdraw from the east factory!”
Hearing Emperor Deqing's rebuke, Feng Desheng was even more frightened. Yishijiān didn't care about anything else, he just kowtowed repeatedly and said: "This old slave is guilty, Your Majesty, please calm down!"
Emperor Deqing snorted coldly and ignored it. Just let Feng Desheng be embarrassed in front of Zhao Junchen.
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the other side. Zhao Junchen listened to Emperor Deqing's angry and loud scoldings, and watched Feng Desheng pitifully kowtow to apologize, but he shook his head secretly in his heart and couldn't help but sigh.
Since Zhao Junchen met Emperor Deqing for the first time and learned Emperor Deqing's imperial mentality, Zhao Junchen discovered a pattern.
That's when Emperor Deqing was really angry, he was always silent and had a gloomy face, but never showed his emotions; but Emperor Deqing looked furious. And get furious, nàme all this is often just an illusion. But the illusion of Emperor Deqing tongguo can always achieve a certain purpose.?br />
This is exactly the situation today.
When Emperor Deqing reprimanded Feng Desheng for his work, he seemed to inadvertently set the West Factory as a target. In his words, he always compared the West Factory and the East Factory, praising the West Factory and belittling the East Factory, and praising Zhao Junchen scolded Feng Desheng.
As a result, in Feng Desheng's heart, the hostility towards Xichang and Zhao Junchen will naturally increase, and it will be difficult not to hate them.
"First, he found a reason to let the forces of the Luo family of Yixing Hou enter the West Factory. It was obviously to check and balance me. Now, he has increased the hostility and rejection of me in the East Factory... How worried is Emperor Deqing about me? …”
Thinking like this, Zhao Junchen secretly smiled bitterly.
Emperor Deqing only made a few understatements, but Zhao Junchen was inevitably in trouble. This was probably the so-called emperor's mentality.
In fact, Zhao Junchen was also confused as to why Emperor Deqing did this.
Over the past few days, as unexpected events have occurred one after another, Emperor Deqing must have felt that the situation between the government and the opposition was somewhat out of his control. In this situation, with Emperor Deqing's consistent approach and mentality, he must have had the idea of "helping foreigners first Anne"?a href='/txt/16711/4849414/'>.Thoughts.?br />
As for the grievances between Zhao Junchen and Prince Zhu Heyu, although Emperor Deqing has always pretended not to know about it, he has always seen it clearly. Although Zhao Junchen's performance today made Emperor Deqing mǎnyi, he seemed to be loyal and devoted himself to Deqing. The emperor considered it, but with Emperor Deqing's suspicious nature, how could he be completely assured of Zhao Junchen? In such an urgent matter, it is natural to find a way to balance it.
This was because Zhao Junchen had been prepared a long time ago. He showed his loyalty to Emperor Deqing at the first opportunity and tried his best to get rid of his suspicions. If not, Emperor Deqing might not be able to just check and balance Zhao Junchen at this time.
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After reprimanding Feng Desheng again, Emperor Deqing asked Feng Desheng to leave.
Seeing that it was getting late, Zhao Junchen originally planned to say goodbye and leave, but Emperor Deqing hesitated and asked Zhao Junchen to stay.
"Junchen..." Emperor Deqing pondered and asked Zhao Junchen for advice: "The preparations for this southern tour were originally planned by you. I originally planned to let you be responsible for it, but things didn't work at that time. Unfortunately, you suddenly fell ill, so I had no choice but to leave the matter to the prince, but now because of the preparations for the southern tour, the prince has got into trouble..."
Seemingly sighing, and seemingly wēixié, Emperor Deqing changed the topic and said: "However, the prince is bijing the crown prince. If he is trapped by rumors, my kingdom will be unstable. However, in this situation, it is not possible." I need to think of some solutions. Junchen, can you give me any advice?"
After finishing speaking, Emperor Deqing looked at Zhao Junchen with a gentle expression but piercing eyes, not missing the slightest change in Zhao Junchen's expression.
In this city, Zhao Junchen, who knew the state of mind of Emperor Deqing, naturally did not dare to cheat. After pondering for a moment, he explained in a deep voice with a look of serious consideration: "Your Majesty. In fact, when I was planning the preparations for the Southern Tour, I had already considered this, so I suggested to Your Majesty that the preparations for the Southern Tour The matter is divided into two parts. The central government and the difāng authorities are separated. The central government is responsible for supervision and distribution of money, while the difāng yamen is responsible for the specific implementation. I am worried that if something goes wrong in this matter, the various public complaints caused will not be implicated. The center of the imperial court."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen shook his head and smiled bitterly, and added: "However, I originally planned to recommend Zuo Lanshan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, to take charge of this matter. Unexpectedly, I ended up causing trouble for His Royal Highness."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Emperor Deqing couldn't help but smile bitterly. It was because of Zhao Junchen's "good advice" in preparing for the southern tour that Emperor Deqing made the determination to carry out such a thankless and potentially damaging task to the Qing Dynasty. Prince Zhu Heyu was responsible for the famous errand, but now it's too late to regret it.
Thinking like this, Emperor Deqing asked: "You mean to blame all the things on the difāng officials and use this to remove the crown prince? It makes sense. I have always understood the prince's temperament best. How could he be so messy? It must be those difāng yamen who deceived the superiors and deceived the subordinates, ruining the big thing!"
Zhao Junchen shook his head, then sighed and said: "If we follow the original plan, it should be like this, but now it is not big."
Emperor Deqing frowned and asked, "Oh? How do you say that?"
Zhao Junchen smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that those difāng officials will rake up the money! The silver coins distributed to difāng by the Ministry of Household Affairs were carefully calculated. I dare not say that it was neither more nor less, but it was comparable to what was needed for the preparations for the southern tour. The ratio is almost the same, and it has been clearly stated that if the needs are insufficient, the Ministry of Revenue will continue to add more. However, after the prince took charge of this matter, he ended up saving more than 87,000 taels of silver. It can be seen that the prince's allocation The best thing about silver is to save money when you can. In this way, even if there is insufficient silver, there will be a reason to increase taxes."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "Also, Your Majesty, you also know the prince's temperament. Although it was agreed upon at the beginning that the central difāng would be separated from power and responsibilities, as far as I know, when the difāng yamen was actually implemented, what the prince did It's not just about supervising and distributing money, it can almost be said to be intervening in everything, so now there is something wrong with the things that the difāng yamen is responsible for, although it must be that they deceived the prince and ruined the prince's reputation. But if all the blame is put on their heads, how can they be willing to do so? I'm afraid they will spit blood and bite the prince back."
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Emperor Deqing's face darkened and he said coldly: "Are we going to let the prince's reputation be damaged? This matter is clearly at fault with the difāng officials. Do we still want to let them go?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, I have absolutely no intention of doing this. But what I want is to place the blame on the officials, so as to clear the crown prince's name. However, the methods and means must be somewhat different. He should act with lightning and kill with a sharp knife." When Luan Ma is convicted of a crime against a difāng official, he can be convicted quickly without much interrogation and without giving them a chance to defend themselves. Only in this way can they cut off their ability to bite back. Otherwise, if this matter is handled according to regular procedures, I'm afraid it will get louder and louder, and it may even turn into a factional attack in the temple. If that happens, it will be troublesome to deal with it again."
Emperor Deqing was stunned for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully, seeming to agree with Zhao Junchen's proposal.
Zhao Junchen continued: "In addition, there are countless rumors about the prince now. Even if the officials are convicted, the people are ignorant and do not know the root cause. I am afraid that the prince's reputation will still be damaged. Therefore, I think that this arrest and interrogation will The prince and the Metropolitan Procuratorate can take charge of the affairs of difāng officials, so as to alleviate the people's doubts about the prince to the greatest extent and restore the prince's name. Please give your Majesty a clear warning."
After Emperor Deqing hesitated for a moment, he finally nodded and said: "Ai Qing has considered a path. This is indeed a good way to restore the reputation of the prince. Let's do it!"
Seeing that Emperor Deqing finally agreed with Ziji's opinion, Zhao Junchen was overjoyed. Ziji had been planning the strategy for a long time and it had reached this moment. It was finally fully realized.
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In this world, there are good intentions and bad intentions, good things and bad things. It is always the most difficult to distinguish qingchu.
For example, Zhao Junchen secretly helped the prince gain the authority and responsibility to prepare for the southern tour, and presented "good advice" to Emperor Deqing. It seemed to be a good intention, but in fact, it put the prince Zhu Heyu into the current unfavorable situation. .
Another example is Zhao Junchen not long ago. He once ordered Xichang to restrict rumors and arrest those who spread rumors. It seemed that he was helping Prince Zhu Heyu, but in fact. Because of Zhao Junchen's order, the rumors intensified, and the public resentment against the prince increased.
Another example is Zhao Junchen’s ideas now. It seems that he is helping the prince restore his reputation. It is well thought out and far-reaching, but what is the actual effect?
The difāng officials directly convicted without interrogation, and the prince was directly responsible for the matter. What would the officials think? What will the people think?
In the end, not only will the prince offend a large number of difāng forces, but it will also make people feel that the prince is persecuting difāng officials and making difāng officials take the blame for him!
ruguo said. Today's rumors are turbulent, and their influence is mainly concentrated on folk talk. nàmeAfter this incident, I am afraid that those in the officialdom and those in the government and the public who do not know what happened will also have doubts about the prince, thinking that this is a sign of the prince's guilty conscience.
And the various suspicions of people in the officialdom will turn into rumors and affect the attitude of the people. In the end, the reputation of the prince will still be greatly damaged.
Unfortunately, it was difficult for Emperor Deqing to think of this, so he was still taken advantage of by Zhao Junchen.
Without him, whether it was from a conceptual perspective or a direction of thinking, Emperor Deqing was very different from the rest of the world because of his different status and stance.
Emperor Deqing was an emperor on earth, with divine power granted by heaven, and the world bowed to him. Although he was well aware of the emperor's mind, he was used to controlling everything, and was limited by his class position. Thinking from the emperor's position, he always subconsciously took it for granted, thinking that as long as the plan was Okay, people in the world should follow Ziji's ideas. Many ordinary people's petty thoughts are not something he can easily guess.
Unfortunately, although these ordinary people's petty thoughts are often ignored by those in power, they can always play a great role.
Since this period of time, Zhao Junchen has been no match for Emperor Deqing's power, scheming, and methods. Since coming to this place, Zhao Junchen has been controlled by Emperor Deqing, like a butterfly in a spider's web, unable to stop and unable to break free. The difference in conceptual perspective and thinking direction may be the only difference that Zhao Junchen can use now.
Compared with the "emperor's scheming", this may be called "the minister's scheming"!
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After thinking about it secretly, Emperor Deqing or his wife Zhao Junchen came up with these ideas. When he looked at Zhao Junchen, his eyes softened a lot, but he sighed and said: "It's a pity that although these plans of yours are Okay, it's a pity that bijing cannot be cured. Now rumors are spreading everywhere, and the impact is not small. No matter what I do, the reputation of the prince will not be as wise as before. Therefore, I have to think of some ways next... "
Hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Zhao Junchen secretly sighed. Although Emperor Deqing didn't like Zhu Heyu, Zhu Heyu was still the crown prince. After all, Emperor Deqing still considered Zhu Heyu.
While sighing secretly, Zhao Junchen showed a hesitant look and deliberately let Emperor Deqing notice it.
Emperor Deqing raised his eyebrows and asked, "Oh? Junchen, do you have any ideas?"
After Zhao Junchen hesitated for a moment, he hesitated and said to Emperor Deqing: "I do have some ideas, but I dare not say them."
Emperor Deqing was stunned for a moment, but then he smiled and said, "Tell me, I forgive you. Is it true that you have said too many things that you shouldn't have said in front of me?"
Zhao Junchen seemed to hesitate for a moment, but then he gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, I think that it may not be a good thing for the prince's reputation to be damaged now."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen, who was already the Mingbái Emperor Deqing and was a little jealous of Zhu Heyu's sage reputation, continued: "Your Majesty, although the prince is the prince, he is still just the prince. Today's Ming Dynasty is still your majesty's. Yours, however, the reputation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been so good that no one in the court can match it. There are also many people who cheer for the Crown Prince all day long, boosting the momentum. Therefore, the people are eagerly looking forward to the Crown Prince's ascension to the throne. I don’t know how many…”
Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen saw Emperor Deqing's expression gradually darkening, but he remained silent.
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Emperor Deqing originally planned to arrange for the prince to do some things in the next period of time, to carry out some face-saving projects, and to find a way to completely restore the prince's reputation. However, after Zhao Junchen's "tips", he It is to give up such attention.
Emperor Deqing nodded in deep thought and said, "What you said makes sense. The prince's days will be long in the future, so he is not in a hurry."
At this point, Emperor Deqing seemed to have stopped talking. He looked at the sky outside the palace and told Zhao Junchen: "It's getting late, so please step back. So many things have happened today. I'm afraid you can't." If you’re too busy, just go to bed early.”
Zhao Junchen had just agreed and was about to leave when Emperor Deqing added: "After the morning court tomorrow, prepare yourself and come with me to visit Xiao Mansion. Xiao Wenruan has been with me for decades, and now he is dead. When the king and his ministers are together, I always have to pay a visit."
Zhao Junchen was stunned, thinking that after Ziji went to Xiao Mansion, he would meet many princelings and face a lot of embarrassment, and he didn't know why Emperor Deqing had such an idea.
However, Zhao Junchen did not dare to object to Emperor Deqing's wishes and agreed anyway.
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ps: The symptoms of heatstroke have not been alleviated at all, but because Guānxi has been smoking while typing, he is coughing so hard that he almost dies! ! However, although the condition is not good, I still present five thousand words! ! (To be continued...)
