"Young Master, I just got the news that the prince has left the capital with the people from the Sanfa Division. [Read the latest chapter]"
Arriving next to Zhao Junchen, Xu Qingyan lowered his body and whispered softly.
Zhao Junchen nodded and said nothing. He just waved his hand and asked Xu Qingyan to leave.
On the other side, seeing Xu Qingyan and Zhao Junchen exchanging words, Zhao Shan stood up, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty has a high position and a lot of affairs in the court. Now you understand the students' thoughts." Jianlian hijiān, I’ll take my leave now.”
Zhao Junchen shook his head and sighed: "Mr. Zhao, this is the second time I want to recruit you, but you not only refused again, but you didn't even bother to talk to me for a while? Why are you leaving in such a hurry? ? At least, let’s go after drinking this pot of tea.”
Seeing Zhao Junchen's expression, Zhao Shan hesitated for a moment, but could not refuse. He also sighed: "Different paths do not lead to the same goal. The student's ambition and the adult's path are ultimately diametrically opposed. The student understands the kindness of the adult. However, the student has already made up his mind and has no choice but to refuse. However, if the adults just want to have tea and chat with the students, the students can accompany them."
While talking, Zhao Shancai returned to his seat.
At this time, the cups had been warmed up and the sencha had reached the boiling point. Zhao Shancai also skillfully poured tea for the two of them.
Zhao Junchen took the tea cup, took a sip, and tasted it carefully with his eyes closed, as if he were a man of the Tao. But after a moment, he laughed at himself, drank the remaining tea in the cup, and then said to Zhao Shancai: "Sure enough, I You can't tell whether it's good or bad by tasting it. In fact, when it comes to tea and wine, I only know how to drink it. I only know whether it tastes good or bad. But I really can't tell what is good or bad."
Zhao Shancai smiled and said: "After all, the tea ceremony is just a trivial way. It is a disgrace whether you understand it or not. In the final analysis, drinking tea is just to quench your thirst. It is just a pretentiousness of literati. I have come up with so many tricks. It is a waste of time and energy, but It’s still called an elegant thing. In fact, as adults said, tea only depends on whether it tastes good or not, so why pay too much attention to it?”
Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "It seems. Mr. Zhao, you are just like me. When doing things, you only care about the final result, but don't care about the excellence of the original goal, nor the good or evil in the process... This makes me even more worried. I’m sure, Mr. Zhao, you and the Crown Prince are definitely not the same person anymore. If you go to the Crown Prince’s side, I’m afraid there will never be any good results.”
Zhao Shancai sighed and said: "Since the student has made up his mind, why do you need to mention it again and again, Mr. Zhao? Sir, your hint. Although the student understands in his heart, he is stubborn. But it is difficult to change his mind. Besides, drinking tea and doing things , after all, they are still different and cannot be compared.
What's more, although the students also thought that the tea ceremony was not very useful, they still learned it after all. When meeting Mr. Zhao now, students will naturally just talk about tea to quench their thirst, but if they meet those discerning people in the future, they can also talk about tea ceremony appreciation with them. As the saying goes, when you see the vulgar, you follow the vulgar, and when you meet the elegant, you follow the elegance. Students still have this ability. "
"When you meet the vulgar, you follow the vulgar, and when you meet the elegant, you follow the elegance? Mr. Zhao is full of confidence in himself."
Zhao Junchen looked at Zhao Shancai in front of him with a smile, his expression full of appreciation, and said slowly.
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Until the pot of tea was finished, Zhao Junchen and Zhao Shan were just talking to each other in a Zen way. They were going back and forth, competing with each other, but they were talking like chickens and ducks, and no one could convince the other.
When the waiter came to the two of them and asked if they wanted to add water and tea, Zhao Shancai left again.
But this time, Zhao Junchen did not try to stay, but just let him leave with a smile.
After Zhao Shancai left, Xu Qingyan, who had been waiting outside the tea shop, quickly returned to Zhao Junchen.
Looking at Zhao Shancai's retreating back, Xu Qingyan spit, his face turned sinister, and he gritted his teeth and said: "What's so great about this Zhao Shancai? Nowadays, there are so many high-ranking officials in the government who just want to meet you, young master." It is even more difficult to say a few words. This Zhao Shancai does not know how to praise him. It is rare for the young master to think highly of him. He has repeatedly tried to recruit him with polite courtesy, but he has refused again and again! It is simply shameless!"
Zhao Junchen didn't care, and said with a smile: "That's all, although it's a bit of a pity that we couldn't recruit him, but in any case, since the prince has left Beijing, we?ahref='txt167114849420'>. Purpose. To stir up trouble! ?br>
It turned out that in the morning meeting the day before, the adjudication of cases concerning the lapses in the preparations for the southern tour and the grievances of people in various places were handed over to Prince Zhu Heyu under the initiative of Zhao Junchen.
On the surface, it was to reverse the reputation of Prince Zhu Heyu, but secretly, it was Zhao Junchen's uneasy good intentions.
If the prince really follows Zhao Junchen's plan, I am afraid that not only will he not be able to reverse his reputation situation, but it will make his reputation situation even worse.
And today is the day when Prince Zhu Heyu leaves the capital and goes to various places along the southern tour to review cases and deal with the aftermath!
But equally, today is also the day the trial ends!
However, although Zhao Junchen's plan and planning was hidden from Emperor Deqing and Prince Zhu Heyu, it may not be able to be hidden from Zhao Shancai, who was well aware of the emperor's mind.
If Zhao Shancai had seen through Zhao Junchen's plan, from Zhao Shancai's position, he would definitely find a way to explain it to Prince Zhu Heyu. This would naturally disrupt Zhao Junchen's plan.
Therefore, after Zhao Shancai left Gongyuan, Zhao Junchen took the lead and invited Zhao Shancai to the teahouse to talk. On the surface, it was to recruit again, but in fact, it was to delay Zhao Shancai here. It was not until Prince Zhu and Yu left the capital that Zhao Junchen finally let Zhao Shancai leave.
Therefore, although Zhao Shancai was not recruited, Zhao Junchen's goal was still achieved.
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Xu Qingyan naturally understood Zhao Junchen's purpose, but he really couldn't stand Zhao Shancai's repeated rejection of Zhao Junchen's solicitation. He couldn't help but said: "Master, do you think too highly of this Zhao Shancai? He is just a commoner in the grassland now. , what can it accomplish? Even if he can really see through your plan, young master, can he still convince the prince to give up? "
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "No matter how high you look at an outstanding talent like Zhao Shancai, it's not too high to take a look at him."
When Xu Qingyan saw that Zhao Junchen valued Zhao Shancai so much, he frowned and said: "In this case, we can't let Zhao Shancai assist the prince. I say, find a way to kill him so that no one can notice it and save trouble. "
Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "Don't just think about fighting and killing all day long. It won't solve the problem. Besides, I have already said that this Zhao Shancai is still useful if we keep him. We can only let him assist our Prince, many things." , only the prince can think of it."
While talking, Zhao Junchen stood up and said: "Drinking tea alone is boring. Since the goal has been achieved, let's go back home."
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Xu Qingyan hesitated for a moment, but finally did not refute. He just followed Zhao Junchen out of the teahouse, got on the carriage, and then the carriage drove towards the Zhao Mansion.
However, today is destined to be an eventful day.
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On the way back home, Zhao Junchen was thinking about his next plan and chatting with Xu Qingyan. But for some reason, the carriage suddenly stopped not long after leaving.
When Xu Qingyan saw the carriage suddenly stop, he couldn't help but be startled. Then he opened the curtain to see what was going on. He saw many people gathered in a circle in the middle of the road in front of him, as if they were watching something, but they blocked the road. .
The carriage was blocked halfway, unable to advance or retreat. Xu Qingyan was impatient and was afraid of delaying Zhao Junchen's time, so he got out of the car to find out the news.
Not long after, Xu Qingyan returned to the carriage, with a look of trouble on his face, and reported to Zhao Junchen: "Master, it seems that someone was beaten for some reason when he was taking the exam. That scene was really tragic. , I don’t know what kind of resentment he had with others. Not only was his nose and face swollen after being beaten, all his clothes were stripped off, and his crotch was covered in blood."
Thinking of the scene he just saw, Xu Qingyan shuddered and added: "I hope he still has brothers at home, or he already has a wife and children. Otherwise, looking at his posture, this man may have no descendants."
After hearing Xu Qingyan's report, Zhao Junchen was slightly startled, shook his head and sighed: "I was beaten for taking the exam? Today's exam just ended, how could something like this happen? If it is really like what you said, then... It’s really miserable, and it’s so cruel to specifically pick out men’s crotches.”
Xu Qingyan nodded and said: "The person who was beaten is indeed a high-ranking official, and he seems to be quite famous. Some of the people watching know him, and they are talking about it now. I can't be wrong."
Listening to Xu Qingyan's explanation, Zhao Junchen frowned slightly, always feeling that there was something he could take advantage of in this matter.
Then, Zhao Junchen suddenly thought of a suggestion that Fang Ru had made before, which was to use the eunuchs in the eunuch alley to infiltrate the palace and the inner court.
However, at that time, Zhao Junchen believed that most of the eunuchs in the eunuch alley were scoundrels and unfit for use, so he refused.
However……
Thinking like this, an unexplainable light flashed in Zhao Junchen's eyes, and he confirmed again: "You said that his injuries...really mean he can't have children?"
Xu Qingyan looked strange and replied: "How can there be any lie? I don't know what to say about that scene, but if a man suffers such an injury in his crotch, even if Hua Tuo is reincarnated, I'm afraid he can't do anything about it... broken……"
Zhao Junchen nodded thoughtfully, then opened the car curtain and looked at the scene outside, sighing: "It's true that people's hearts are not ancient. A noble man, suffered such injuries, fell on the street again, unexpectedly They are all just watching the excitement instead of rescuing... Qingyan, go and take him to the house for treatment, and let me know when he wakes up. This person may be of great use to us." To be continued... …)
