To this day, to a certain extent, Zhao Junchen has completely seen through Emperor Deqing. [No pop-up novel website]
To Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen's existence was just a jester who took the blame for him and attracted hatred and conflict. He was just a pawn to balance the situation in the court and use Zhao Junchen's financial management ability to collect money for his internal funds. , to satisfy his various extravagant desires and great achievements!
But that’s all!
Although Emperor Deqing seemed to regard Zhao Junchen as a favorite and defended Zhao Junchen in front of all officials, he would never allow Zhao Junchen's reputation among the government and the public to improve in any way. Otherwise, who would be allowed to do it for him? Taking the blame and attracting hatred and conflict between the government and the opposition?
Emperor Deqing always turned a blind eye to Zhao Junchen's corruption, party formation, and abuse of power for personal gain, and even adopted a laissez-faire attitude. This was because Emperor Deqing had already prepared to destroy Zhao Junchen's bridges and kill donkeys. !
As for the conflicts between Zhao Junchen and the prince, Emperor Deqing always pretended not to know, and even sometimes added fuel to the flames. This was because Emperor Deqing had already made up his mind to let the prince Zhu Heyu succeed to the throne in the future. , use Zhao Junchen to operate, in order to establish prestige for Zhu Heyu and calm the dissatisfaction between the government and the public. After confiscating Zhao Junchen's family property, the imperial treasury can also gain a large sum of money!
This is Emperor Deqing, who has the air of a saint who is ruthless and treats all things like a stupid dog. He will never change his mind because of Zhao Junchen's hard work and all kinds of flattery. In his eyes, everyone is a pawn that can be used, even after death. We must create various values for him and the Ming Dynasty!
During these days, Zhao Junchen has worked hard and worked hard. In the final analysis, it was just to avoid the tragic ending of being exploited by Emperor Deqing until death but unable to resist!
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However, there are many times. In the dead of night, tossing and turning, Zhao Junchen can't help but think about whether all his hard work and hard work these days are worth it?
Throughout Chinese history, throughout the dynasties and dynasties, there has been a process of continuous strengthening of central imperial power.
Since the Northern and Southern Dynasties, no powerful official could threaten the emperor's prestige. Since the Northern Song Dynasty, there has been no powerful vassal town that can compete with the central government.
By the Ming Dynasty, this central imperial power reached its peak!
in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Regardless of the inner court or the outer court, there are countless powerful ministers and eunuchs who dominate the court. Among them, there are countless people who are stronger than Zhao Junchen in terms of intelligence, ability, power, etc., but who can stand up to the Ming Dynasty emperor?
Wei Zhongxian is said to be nine thousand years old. Powerful for a while. There were countless henchmen, but they were captured by Emperor Chongzhen with just a few words!
Yan Song had been adept at governing the country for twenty years. His power was only lower than that of Zhang Juzheng in the history of the Ming Dynasty, but Shizong was still convicted with just one sentence!
In this way, with all kinds of planning and management, Zhao Junchen will be able to dominate the government and create cliques all over the world in the future, even if he is no less powerful than Zhou Shangjing today. But so what? Emperor Deqing wants to deal with him, but it will still be easy!
There is no other reason. The military power and army of the Ming Dynasty had always been in the hands of the emperor. Civil servants had no right to intervene, and generals could not be mobilized at will!
However, without the support of the army, civil servants like Zhao Junchen, no matter how powerful and prestigious they are, are no more than ants to the emperor!
A few days ago, through the case of King Gong'an, although Zhao Junchen controlled Guan Wuyuan, the commander of Longxiang Guards, he only controlled Guan Wuyuan. As for Longxiang Guards under Guan Wuyuan, he would never do it. Zhao Junchen worked hard! What's more, this Longxiang Guard is only one of the twenty-six guards in the capital!
In this way, how could Zhao Junchen resist when Emperor Deqing had already made up his mind to burn bridges across the river?
The military power in the hands of Emperor Deqing was like a hanging sword. Zhao Junchen was frightened, but he was helpless and unable to resist!
Therefore, there are many times when Zhao Junchen always feels that what he is doing now is just in vain!
There are many times when Zhao Junchen can't help but think - just for the chance of winning, why do he have to work so hard? He might as well follow the path designed for him by Emperor Deqing, learn from the treacherous ministers and jesters in history, live a life of luxury and desire, enjoy all the glory and wealth in the world and die without regrets, and his reincarnation is not in vain. , the final result is destined anyway!
In recent days, this impulse often comes to Zhao Junchen's mind, and it is getting stronger and stronger!
However, in the end, Zhao Junchen would always hold this impulse deep in his heart, because Zhao Junchen knew very well that if he really held such an idea, he might not even have the chance.
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At this time, Liang Fuchen's request and the news revealed made Zhao Junchen frightened by the corruption in the Ming Dynasty military town, but he also vaguely felt that such a corrupt situation was not a problem for him. a chance!
According to Xu Wenqing, today's military towns in various places in the Ming Dynasty are actually rotten to the core!
For example, in the three border military towns in the northwest, under the threat of the northern Mongolian tribes, the officers responsible for border defense, for their own benefit, even went so far as to weaken the border defense, waste armaments, and encourage military households to flee! They had never thought about what a tragic end they would face once Mongolia broke through!
How insane is this? !
However, since these officers are so crazy, they even risk their lives for money! Since the treatment of the hereditary military households in the Ming Dynasty was so low that in order to get rid of their status as military households, they even gave up their family property and became deserters! Does that mean that as long as Zhao Junchen plans properly and pays enough benefits, he can bribe and control these military officers? !
Zhao Junchen did not expect to be able to control too many troops - he did not have such ability - but as long as he could control one or two military towns around the capital, it meant that Zhao Junchen finally had the opportunity to fight against Emperor Deqing. qualifications!
In this way, as long as the strategy is appropriate, it is not impossible to turn the tables, turn defeat into victory, and become the final winner in the court!
However, how to bribe and control these military towns still requires Zhao Junchen to think carefully!
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Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's eyes flashed and he murmured to himself: "Although it is a bit risky, it is necessary to give it a try, but it needs to be considered properly, so as not to attract attention, let alone leave anyone with clues."
"Master, what are you talking about?" Xu Qingyan, who had returned to the living room at some point after hearing Zhao Junchen's muttering, asked in confusion.
Zhao Junchen was stunned for a moment, looked up at Xu Qingyan, and asked, "Oh? Are you back already? Has Xu Wenqing's room accommodation been arranged?"
Xu Qingyan nodded and said: "Young master, everything has been arranged. I saw that you seemed to value Liang Fuchen very much, young master, and Xu Wenqing was Liang Fuchen's man, so naturally I couldn't neglect it, so I arranged for him to stay in the upper room of the mansion where he entertains distinguished guests. . I just returned to the main hall, but I saw that you were thinking about something, young master, and you were so focused that you didn’t pay attention to your surroundings, so I didn’t dare to disturb you. "
Hearing Xu Qingyan's answer, Zhao Junchen's eyes flashed with relief. After these days of experience, Xu Qingyan's domineering and arrogant temperament has not changed much, but he is finally more capable when doing things.
Thinking like this, Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment and then told Xu Qingyan: "Now 'Yuerongfang' is developing well, and it has helped me cultivate some talents. You can go back and select a few from 'Yuerongfang'." A capable and loyal steward, call them to see me, and I plan to select one of them to do something."
After thinking about it for so long, Zhao Junchen felt that it would be inappropriate if he personally bribed the officers and military households in the military town. It would definitely attract the attention of major forces and the suspicion of Emperor Deqing. It would be better to set up a special A trading company, acting in the name of purchasing items for military towns in various places, is not only more covert, but also easier to accomplish!
Fortunately, the current 'Yue Rong Fang' has been operating for such a long time, and it has cultivated a number of business talents, and each of them has a good temperament, which is the time to put them to use.
Xu Qingyan was slightly stunned and asked: "Master, Fang Ru is in charge of Yuerongfang now. She knows better what kind of talents there are in Yuerongfang. Why not let her handle this matter?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "No, I have a plan next, which is not only important, but also needs to be hidden, so I don't plan to let Ru'er get involved in this matter. It's not that I don't trust her, it's just that she is too smart. "Sometimes we are too decisive in doing things, which is certainly an advantage, but sometimes it is not necessarily a good thing."
Although Fang Ru is a good helper, but precisely because she is too smart and capable, and always wants to prove herself in front of Zhao Junchen, sometimes she will inadvertently change Zhao Junchen's plans without authorization. This is what Zhao Junchen doesn't want to see now.
In this plan, Zhao Junchen hopes that everything will be under his control.
Hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Xu Qingyan nodded thoughtfully, but did not ask what Zhao Junchen's plan was, and just nodded in agreement.
But after Zhao Junchen saw Xu Qingyan's agreement, he stood up and said, "Next, we have to deal with Liang Fuchen's matter."
Seeing Zhao Junchen suddenly change the subject, Xu Qingyan was stunned again and asked: "Master, are you going to agree to Liang Fuchen's request? Allocate money and grain from the Ministry of Household Affairs to help him recruit troops?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "Of course not. Although he has his own difficulties in this matter, and I am willing to help him, I cannot get myself into it. The Ministry of Revenue secretly allocates money and grain to help the feudal officials recruit soldiers. If this matter is I’ve been exposed, I’m afraid I can’t explain it clearly even if I have a hundred mouths.”
"Then...?" Xu Qingyan asked doubtfully.
"Prepare the sedan, bring the name card, and go with me to Zhou Shangjing's house to ask for an audience." Zhao Junchen ordered: "At this time, it is time to discuss it with Zhou Shoufu anyway." (To be continued...)
