Yes, this is a very stupid question.
It's stupid because it's obviously a question that must never be asked, but Zhao Deshun asked it in front of everyone, and when Zhao Deshun asked the question, he didn't even know that he asked a stupid question, and he didn't even understand it. Why can't the question be raised?
Glancing at Zhao Deshun, Zhao Junchen frowned and sighed softly, but then asked: "Oh? So in your opinion, what is the relationship between me and the current His Majesty...?"
Zhao Deshun has a reputation as a leader and is considered one of the smartest people in the Zhao family in Yangzhou. He often provides advice to the patriarch Zhao Deqing, but in the end, he is not as good as the experienced Zhao Deqing in dealing with people and observing their behavior.
Therefore, although Zhao Deqing on the side immediately saw Zhao Junchen's unhappiness, Zhao Deshun was blinded by interests and did not notice the change in Zhao Junchen's expression at all. He looked excited before Zhao Deqing could stop him. He opened his mouth and replied: "Our Zhao family is based in the south of the Yangtze River. After all, we are located in a remote place, and there is no well-informed information from the court. How can we dare to speculate on the relationship between Your Majesty and Your Excellency? However, His Majesty treats you so kindly, Your Excellency, so that Your Excellency, in just a few years, you have become a high-ranking official in the government, so the rumors among the government and the public may not necessarily be false, right?"
As he spoke, Zhao Deshun looked at Zhao Junchen expectantly, only to find that Zhao Junchen had a stern look on his face and his eyes were piercing him like knives. He couldn't help but trembled, and then he realized that he seemed to have said something stupid.
"Although I don't dare to make any guesses, you still guessed?" Zhao Junchen's voice was cold, as if it could freeze people: "I know why you asked that, if I take it seriously like the rumors between the government and the public, I am the current His Majesty If the child is an illegitimate child, the Zhao family in Yangzhou will be equivalent to relatives of the emperor, and they will be able to seek more benefits and be more powerful, but is this like this?"
Seeing Zhao Junchen's expression. Zhao Deshun's body trembled again, and he no longer looked as excited as before. He just lowered his head and did not dare to reply.
"People in the world pursue profit and never let go of any opportunity. You are like this and so am I. This is not a bad thing. On the contrary, it is an advantage. I am different from those hypocrites. I will never accuse or stop it." Zhao Junchen His voice was cold, and when he said this, he changed the subject again: "But there are some benefits. It looks tempting, but it is like poison wrapped in syrup, which cannot be touched! If you only focus on the benefits, you will be blinded by the benefits. Mind, but never thought about the disaster hidden under the benefits, in the end it can only harm others and ourselves!"
On the other side, the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Deqing, was worried that Zhao Junchen would dislike Zhao Deshun because of this. Determined to lighten the atmosphere, he quickly interjected: "It's because we have limited knowledge and can't see clearly the pros and cons. They are all members of our own family. Don't blame me, sir. I hope you can give me detailed advice."
Zhao Junchen snorted, and after a moment of silence, everyone in the Zhao family became more and more nervous. Finally, he said: "Everything in this world always has pros and cons, without exception! And no matter how greedy you and me are for benefits, while one eye is focused on the benefits, the other eye should also be focused on the things. Disadvantages and disadvantages! Only by confirming that you can digest and solve the disadvantages and disadvantages of something, can the advantages and benefits of this matter be put into your mouth with peace of mind! Only in this way is the long-term way!
Take this matter for example. I know the rumors about my relationship with His Majesty better than you do! But have you ever seen me take advantage of such rumors? In fact, not only did I not seek benefits from this, I even kept away from the relationship. Don’t even dare to mention it!
Why? These rumors and rumors, have you ever thought about why they originated? Didn't it come from the officials in the court who were jealous of me? They are jealous that I hold a high position and hold great power despite my young age and low qualifications, so they create these rumors with ulterior motives. How can they be well intentioned?
If I, or you, acquiesce to such rumors, and I call myself His Majesty's illegitimate son, and you call yourself a relative of the Emperor, you can certainly make the world fear you in a short period of time, and you can also gain a lot of benefits, but because of this, Have you ever thought about the hidden dangers it brings?
Your Majesty, will he be happy about this? Won't! If I acquiesce to such rumors with you, it would be equivalent to admitting that His Majesty's personal ethics are lacking! It will damage His Majesty’s reputation! Your Majesty, how can he be happy about this? Are you afraid that you will become angry instead? They may even think that I have ulterior motives!
As for the officials and people in the world, how will they treat me when they see that I am young but hold great power, and that I may be His Majesty's illegitimate son? What thoughts will come to mind? There may be awe, but more importantly, caution! They will regard me as a hidden danger to the stability of Jiangshan inheritance! "
Having said this, Zhao Junchen looked around and saw that everyone in the Zhao family was bowing their heads and listening to the instructions. Among them, Zhao Deshun turned pale, but he snorted again and continued: "Even I don't like such rumors. ! Putting aside the hidden dangers it brings, such rumors are equivalent to denying my merits and hard work over the years, and admitting that I am a jester who only relied on connections to reach such a high position!"
After a pause, seeing that no one dared to answer, Zhao Junchen turned his attention to Zhao Deqing and Zhao Deqing, and said slowly: "Do you understand? Once you and I acquiesce to such rumors, we will even borrow them. If you seek benefits like this, then everyone in the world will not be happy. If everyone in the world becomes unhappy and begins to be wary of you and me, or even hostile to you, then can you and I live in peace? I’m afraid it won’t be long before Therefore, the nine clans have been implicated in the unfounded crime!"
Zhao Junchen's last words were in a very serious tone. As Zhao Junchen's words fell, everyone trembled.
Among them, Zhao Deshun stood up quickly, regardless of his seniority than Zhao Junchen, he bowed and saluted repeatedly, and said in a trembling voice: "More...please give me some advice, I was greedy for a moment and failed to see clearly what is good and what is bad. I almost brought disaster to you and the clan. I have benefited a lot from your teachings today. I will be careful in the future and will never cause trouble for you again!"
Zhao Junchen nodded, raised his hand to signal Zhao Deshun to sit down, and said in a slightly gentle tone: "Originally, I was too lazy to mention these words to you, but now that I have reconnected with you, I have acknowledged the relationship between the two parties, and we have been together since then. In the same boat, we share prosperity and loss. If the Zhao family is prosperous, I can also take advantage of it. If the Zhao family commits a major crime that implicates the nine clans, I will also be unlucky. So I will finally remind you of these words.
As I said just now, it is natural for people in the world to pursue profit, but some people are short-sighted and are blinded by seeing the benefits and ignore the hidden dangers. As a result, they fell into the abyss of eternal calamity and could never get over, ultimately harming themselves and others. Some people have a long-term vision and can distinguish between good and bad, pros and cons, make choices, and develop steadily even though they remain calm. Eventually it will become a century-old family... I hope you can choose the latter.
Just now, I saw that you were dismissive of the Zhao family in Suzhou and Hangzhou, thinking that they were hypocritical and pretended to be noble. But whether they are really noble or false, at least they know how to choose. They have a good reputation in the local area, but they are better than you have been over the years. What he did was much smarter. No matter how much you think they are hypocritical. At least you should learn from it. In today's world, hypocrites are always more popular than true villains.
Not to mention anything else, in a few days His Majesty will be on tour to the south, and when I follow His Majesty on a private visit incognito, if everyone among the people is denouncing your crimes, I will not look good in front of Your Majesty, but conversely. If you have a good reputation among the people and are praised by everyone, I will be proud of your Majesty's side, and I will naturally not need to mention the good or bad things that will follow. "
Seeing that Zhao Junchen's expression softened slightly, Zhao Deqing seized the opportunity and nodded repeatedly, saying: "Your Excellency, you still have far-reaching thoughts. Please rest assured, Your Excellency, after I return, I will immediately open the warehouse to provide food to the people, build bridges and pave roads to do good deeds. We will also put more restraints on the younger members of the clan, so that they can maintain good relations with the government and the people, and never let you lose face in front of His Majesty."
After hearing Zhao Deqing's assurance, Zhao Junchen seemed to have forgotten his dissatisfaction just now, put a smile on his face again, and said: "In that case, I will take advantage of it. In fact, these rumors between the government and the public, It doesn’t matter at all, now His Majesty has made it clear that he will accept a woman from the clan into the palace as a noble, so regardless of whether the rumors are true or false, you will all be relatives of the imperial court from now on, so why should you care about those rumors anymore?"
While everyone in the Zhao family nodded in agreement, Zhao Junchen was still smiling, but he changed the subject and said: "Now, I have made it clear to you the pros and cons of this matter. From now on, I have made it clear how you should do things, but if I have made it so clear and there are still people in the clan who do bad things without knowing what is right and wrong, then in order to prevent everyone from being harmed, I can only wait until others do something bad to me. Before launching an attack, I decided to kill my family for the sake of justice. When that happens, don’t blame me."
When he said this, the smile on Zhao Junchen's face was kinder and kinder than ever, and his tone was soft and gentle. However, everyone in the Zhao family felt a chill in their hearts, and their bodies trembled subconsciously. Under the leadership of Deqing, everyone stood up and bowed in response with serious expressions, not daring to show any slightness.
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When the family banquet was over, everyone in the Zhao family left, and Zhao Junchen took Fang Ru and Xu Qingyan towards the study.
On the way, Fang Ru said with a smile: "In today's family banquet, the master actually said so many words, but it is rare. Even if you talk to the adults in the court in the future, you will only say a few words."
Zhao Junchen gave a wry smile, shook his head and said: "How can this compare? Even if something happens to the officials under my command in the court, I can easily disassociate them. With just a few words of explanation, I can test their understanding and ability to do things, and inspect them." Can it be reused? But as I just said, from now on, the Yangzhou Zhao family and I will share the same glory and loss, but those people are really short-sighted. If I don’t explain my words clearly, I will inevitably miss important events in the future, so I must Say more. But even after saying so much, I still feel a little uneasy about them."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen turned his head and glanced at Xu Qingyan.
Xu Qingyan understood and said: "I will immediately send people to Yangzhou to keep an eye on it. If something happens there, the young master will be informed of the news as soon as possible, and they will not be allowed to harm the young master."
Xu Qingyan still didn't like the Zhao family in Yangzhou. After this family dinner, he saw the short-sightedness of the Zhao family in Yangzhou. This dislike became even stronger. From a certain point of view, he might even wish that Zhao Junchen would "exterminate his relatives out of righteousness" in the future. .
Zhao Junchen nodded. He was relieved to leave this kind of thing to Xu Qingyan.
While the three of them were talking, they had returned to the study door.
Then, Zhao Junchen was slightly startled, but he found that Liu Rui, whom he had rarely seen these days, was waiting for him there.
And in Liu Rui's hand, she was holding a little girl, who was Xi'er who was taken into the house by Zhao Junchen! (This website (.Your support is my biggest motivation. Please go to m.. to read.)
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