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According to usual practice, if Zhao Junchen wants to deal with real confidential matters, he will send Chu Jiayi aside. 【No pop-up novel website】<
Therefore, when Zhao Junchen received the secret discount from Xichang, he suddenly expressed that he wanted to eat some sweet-scented osmanthus and date cake, so Chu Jiayi had to leave the room and go to the small kitchen to prepare it for Zhao Junchen.
After Chu Jiayi left, Zhao Junchen opened the secret folder and read it carefully.
In fact, Prince Zhu Heyu left Beijing this time to investigate the "Southern Tour Preparation for Fraud Cases in Various Places". Because he was assisted by two factories and one guard, even though he was thousands of miles apart, his every move, word and deed could not be escaped. Passed Zhao Junchen's eyes.
Zhao Junchen would receive secret documents like this every one or two days, allowing Zhao Junchen to keep track of the progress of Prince Zhu Heyu while he was away from Beijing to handle cases.
This time, in addition to reporting to Zhao Junchen on the words and deeds of Prince Zhu Heyu during the trial, it also included that Prince Zhu Heyu had basically finished handling the "Southern Tour Preparation for Fraud Cases in Various Places" and was about to News of his return to Beijing.
It has to be said that it was a very wise thing for Zhao Junchen to hand over the West Factory to Wei Huai. Although the reconstruction time of the West Factory is still short and the scale and strength are still a little weak, the work efficiency is far beyond To the east factory.
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"It seems that my plan... is going well."
After reviewing the secret documents of the West Factory, Zhao Junchen sighed, seeming satisfied but also helpless.
In fact, Zhao Junchen's plans for Prince Zhu Heyu were interlocked and closely connected.
At the very beginning. Zhao Junchen deliberately pretended to be ill, so that Prince Zhu Heyu got the job of "coordinating preparations for the Southern Tour". During this period, he deliberately promoted Zhu Heyu's ability to do things and praised Zhu Heyu higher and higher.
This is the first step of the plan.
Then. Because Zhao Junchen, Zhou Shangjing, Huang Yourong, Shen Changmao and others secretly fueled the situation, the preparations for the southern tour that Prince Zhu Heyu was responsible for eventually turned into a disaster - not only for the people everywhere, but also for the politics of Prince Zhu Heyu. The same goes for reputation.
Some policies that clearly seem to be good for the people have somehow become bad policies that harm the people! In the end, people from all over the country gathered in the capital to complain!
As a result, Zhu Heyu was highly praised in the first place. How badly he was thrown down next!
This is the second step of the plan!
Then, because of the secret manipulations of Zhao Junchen and others, the base of the Prince's party - the Ducha Yamen. After learning that people from all over the country were coming to Beijing to complain, they not only lost ground, but also acted inappropriately. There were even cases where the police blocked people from coming to Beijing to complain, and even beat people who complained in the street.
This is the third step of the plan!
In the end, under such a serial plan. Not only did he force the former prince and grand master Xiao Wenruan to death. It also forced Emperor Deqing to purge the Qingliu forces in Duchazhong to quell public anger!
The prince's reputation and power among the government and the public were also greatly damaged because of this!
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In fact, when the plan has developed to this point, the foundation of Prince Zhu Heyu has been shaken, but Zhao Junchen is not satisfied!
Because Zhao Junchen knew that if it was just like this, under the deliberate maintenance of Emperor Deqing, the status of Crown Prince Zhu Heyu would still be stable. In the future, he will still inherit the throne, and Zhao Junchen will still be unable to escape the fate of "ransacking his family and asking for execution."
so. When all the major forces in the DPRK were impeaching and criticizing Crown Prince Zhu Heyu, Zhao Junchen unexpectedly showed goodwill to Crown Prince Zhu Heyu!
That is, to recommend Prince Zhu Heyu to become the imperial envoy to handle cases, and to personally examine and handle the "Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Cases" in various places! Punish corrupt officials severely and return justice to the people! Finally restored the reputation of Prince Zhu Heyu among the government and the public!
However, because Emperor Deqing was about to tour the south and needed Prince Zhu Heyu to stay and supervise the country, the time limit for handling the case was only two months. And because of the tight time, Zhao Junchen suggested that two factories and one guard should jointly assist The prince is handling the case!
Everything looks great, but it's a delicious candy wrapped in poison!
First of all, if Prince Zhu Heyu personally handles the "Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Cases" in various places, he will definitely offend a large number of local officials and local wealthy families!
Secondly, having two factories and one guard jointly assist Prince Zhu Heyu in handling the case may seem to improve the efficiency of case handling, but in fact it will only allow the three major forces of the two factories and one guard to compete with each other for favors. In this way, it will inevitably Many innocent people will be implicated!
Finally, because the time for handling the case is too tight, and the temperament of Prince Zhu Heyu has always been strong and severe, and dedicated to punishing evil, so when the two factories and one guard compete for favors with each other, it will inevitably create A large number of unjust, false and wrongful convictions!
Therefore, this delicious candy wrapped in poison will only further damage the reputation of Prince Zhu Heyu and offend a large number of local forces.
The time when the toxicity occurred was during Emperor Deqing's southern tour!
It can be predicted that during Emperor Deqing's southern tour, he would inevitably encounter countless local forces and people who denounced, impeached, and criticized the prince in various places along the way!
At that time, one can imagine what kind of mood and thoughts the Emperor Deqing, who was originally in high spirits, would have!
And as Zhu Heyu failed so many errands one after another, not only his reputation was completely ruined, but it also made Emperor Deqing doubt his ability to do things. Under such circumstances, would his status as prince still be so stable?
What's more, Zhao Junchen also planned to use Chu Jiayi's hand to give the "Ming Dynasty Tax Reform Extract" to Prince Zhu Heyu.
That is a candy that looks more delicious, but is filled with more poison!
And with the strong character of Prince Zhu Heyu, he is in a situation full of troubles and the status of the prince is in danger. Even if he knows what kind of poison is wrapped in this candy, he can only take a chance and endure it. The scalp was eaten.
During Emperor Deqing's southern tour, the prince stayed behind to supervise the country. His power was unprecedentedly great, so it was the best time to swallow this poisonous candy!
In the end, as Zhu Heyu risked the disapproval of the world to reform the Ming Dynasty's commercial tax, and completely offended all the vested interests of the Ming Dynasty, his career as a prince officially came to an end!
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The above are all the plans devised by Zhao Junchen after he discovered that it was impossible to turn enemies into friends between himself and Prince Zhu Heyu.
Very insidious and vicious. But political battles in officialdom are always like this!
Kindness often comes from purity of heart, and purity always comes from being inexperienced in the world.
It is actually the easiest thing to destroy a person who is simple and full of justice - just point to the cliff and declare what wonderful prospects are on the other side of the cliff, and then you don't even need to push it with your own hands. A simple person with a sense of justice will jump off a cliff without hesitation.
And that’s exactly what Zhao Junchen did!
Now, as Zhao Junchen's plan has progressed to this point, everything is doomed.
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"Prince... It's a pity. If you were more open-minded and willing to turn enemies into friends with me, then you and I wouldn't have to go to this point. Naihe, Naihe."
Putting Xichang's secret fold in hand, Zhao Junchen sighed softly.
Although everything went well, Zhao Junchen was not in a happy and proud mood.
After all, Zhu Heyu is just a truly good person with ideals.
Although his ideals are somewhat unrealistic, even if he inherits the throne in the future, it may not be a good thing for the Ming Dynasty.
But Zhao Junchen framed a good man after all.
However, during the ups and downs of his official career, Zhao Junchen's temperament had long since hardened a lot. After shaking his head, he had forgotten this emotion.
"Qingyan, send someone to inform the three elders Zhou Shangjing, Huang Yourong, and Shen Changmao that Prince Zhu Heyu is about to return to the capital." Zhao Junchen ordered.
Xu Qingyan was slightly stunned and asked: "Master, what do we tell them to do with the news we got? Wouldn't it be better to let those three old guys be caught off guard when the prince returns to Beijing?"
"On the matter of dealing with the prince, I have the same position as the three elders. It is natural to share information at this time. What's more, the three elders each have their own sources of information. Although we take advantage of the convenience of the West Factory, we can be one step ahead. We got the news, but we can’t keep this news from them for long, so sharing it with them at this time can actually show our sincerity.”
After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "But the most important thing is that this is also related to my next plan. During the period when the prince left Beijing to handle the case, the Qingliu and the princelings in the court were much more depressed. Waiting for the prince to return After Beijing, these people have found the backbone and will become active immediately, which will cause some unpredictable changes in the situation between the DPRK and China. But now, between Huang Yourong and I, the party struggle is in full swing, each has his own plan, but both I don’t want to see such variables happen...
...So, the news that the prince is about to return to Beijing will also force Huang Yourong to take action in advance. Before he has time to consider the pros and cons, he will completely accept Chen Dongxiang's surrender, and help me eliminate his followers according to the list and evidence provided by Chen Dongxiang. Those worms, and I can also take the opportunity to deal with Yan Pengfei, the Minister of Punishment under his sect. "
After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Xu Qingyan looked astonished: "I see, the young master figured it out, I'll do it now!"
With that said, Xu Qingyan turned around and left the room, and followed Zhao Junchen's instructions to do things.
When only Zhao Junchen was left in the room, Zhao Junchen sat back in the chair, slowly closed his eyes, and began to think about the next plan.
The party dispute with Huang Yourong was just a small matter for Zhao Junchen.
What Zhao Junchen was thinking about at this time was some more important things.
For example, after the fall of Crown Prince Zhu Heyu, who should he support as the new crown prince?
Is it the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian who showed goodwill to him early, was frail and sick but had a deep character?
Or are they other princes whom he doesn’t know but who are mostly mediocre?
Or, let the position of crown prince and heirloom remain vacant?
...To be continued. . .
