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Seeing Zhao Junchen's eyes looking over him, Zeng Wei pondered for a moment and said slowly: "The student thinks that after I become an official, I should learn from Qingliu's practice. [No pop-up novel website]"
Clear stream?
After hearing Zeng Wei's words, every new scholar including Liu Zimin was shocked.
Doesn't Zeng Wei know that all the elites in the court regard Zhao Junchen as their mortal enemy?
Over the years, the Qingliu people have caused countless troubles for Zhao Junchen in the temple. Impeaching Zhao Junchen for crimes such as corruption, bribery, forming cliques for personal gain, etc. is a daily homework for the Qingliu people. However, Zhao Junchen despises the Qingliu people the most for their high ambitions and low abilities. , and they have taken action to suppress them more than once. It can be said that the two sides are in a fight to the death.
At this time, when he said that he wanted to learn Qingliu, weren't he afraid of making Zhao Junchen angry? Aren't you just making yourself unhappy?
What's more, what's so good about clear water? He has no power, power, wealth, and is not even favored by the emperor. He only has a mouth and a clear name. How can he be like Zhao Junchen, who is powerful in the officialdom, can call the wind and rain, and is well-dressed and well-fed on weekdays? Spend a fortune!
Just when the new scholars were half gloating and half surprised, Zhao Junchen's expression did not change. Instead, he asked with interest: "Oh? Do you want to study Qingliu? It's interesting. Please give me more details."
Zeng Wei said: "Students also agree with Mr. Liu's point of view. Nowadays, people in the world have many misunderstandings about you, Mr. Zhao. We are deeply favored by Mr. Zhao, and we should help Mr. Zhao solve his problems. However, we have just entered the officialdom, regardless of reputation or power. They all have low positions, but they are powerless. Therefore, the students think that although Mr. Liu’s idea is good, an effective method is needed. And this method is to learn Qingliu!
Forgive the student for saying something that transcends his status, the current Crown Prince. Over the years, he has been tied up in the court. Although he has a noble status, he has done nothing. In recent days, he finally got some things done, but whether it was the preparations for the southern tour or the fraud case of the southern tour, they were all failed. However, under such circumstances, His Highness the Crown Prince's reputation is unparalleled. Before he succeeds to the throne, he is already regarded by many as the leader of the resurgence of our Ming Dynasty. Why does Master Zhao think this is? Isn’t it because of the repeated praise from the Qingliu people? But in fact, only the praise of the Qingliu people has an effect, because the Qingliu people have a clear reputation and credibility, and the government and the public also believe in them! If it were someone else to praise him, I'm afraid it would be useless. "
While speaking, Zeng Wei raised his head and glanced at Zhao Junchen, only to see Zhao Junchen nodding his head approvingly. It was also a boost of confidence.
As mentioned before, it is common knowledge that Zhao Junchen and Qingliu are not in harmony, so Zeng Wei said these views. It does bear some risks. After all, it is the first time for Zeng Wei to meet Zhao Junchen and he does not understand Zhao Junchen's character. Seeing that Zhao Junchen was not disgusted at this time, he naturally felt a lot more relaxed.
Then. As Zeng Wei's confidence increased, his words became more convincing. He continued: "However, how can the Qingliu have such a clean reputation and credibility? From the students' point of view, there are only two points. One is to lead by example. Compared with most officials in the DPRK, the style of the Qingliu is indeed more honest. , but the second point is more important, that is, mutual praise and momentum building, so that the reputation of one person is the reputation of all, and it increases repeatedly. In this way, under the influence of others, the Qingliu people have become the Qingliu they are now!
Of course, it is not advisable to blindly study Qingliu. Although Qingliu people always have the attitude of pointing the world, they seldom practice and do hard work. After all, they are a bit ambitious and have weak abilities. Therefore, in addition to learning Qingliu, we must also be like Mr. Zhao. , do more practical things for the court and the people, and build reputation and credibility in this way, and get twice the result with half the effort!
After doing this, we have the credibility and reputation to win people's trust, and then we can solve Mr. Zhao's problems and create momentum, which will be a foolproof strategy. "
After Zeng Wei finished speaking, he raised his head and stared at Zhao Junchen, waiting for Zhao Junchen's evaluation.
However, Zhao Junchen was still noncommittal. Instead, he looked at the other new scholars, and saw that except for a few of them, most of them were silent. Although they did not express their objections, they were all unsympathetic. Reluctant look.
These new scholars who are willing to take refuge in Zhao Junchen are naturally not people of high moral character. The reason why they study and become officials is naturally not for the welfare of the people and the country - compared with those upright and upright officials, Zhao Junchen is their real Their life goals, and because of this, they took refuge in Zhao Junchen early.
Now, Zeng Wei actually asked them to learn from the Qingliu people, how could they be willing?
As a result, they naturally fell silent. Although they did not explicitly object due to Zeng Wei's face, they did not agree either.
However, such silence is already the biggest objection.
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In fact, Zhao Junchen fully agreed with Zeng Wei's remarks.
Nowadays, Zhao Junchen is one of the powerful officials in the court. In addition to the support of Emperor Deqing and his own hard work, it is also because a group of corrupt officials have gathered around him, and these corrupt officials also fully support Zhao Junchen. , This is what created Zhao Junchen's current momentum in the court.
However, although these corrupt officials under Zhao Junchen, such as Zuo Lanshan, Minister of Industry, Zhan Shanchang, Minister of Household Affairs, etc., are not lacking in work ability and have helped Zhao Junchen a lot in terms of power, they have failed in other aspects. It has become a strong force that cannot be lost. Not only is it not helpful to Zhao Junchen, but it is always holding him back!
Not to mention anything else, let's just say that Zhao Junchen has been trying every means to improve his reputation these days, but his subordinates are all corrupt officials, and these people rely on Zhao Junchen to do whatever they want. In this way, Zhao Junchen wants to improve his reputation. His own reputation is naturally worth half the effort. Even if he occasionally achieves success, he will soon be completely destroyed by these corrupt officials!
In addition, the countless gold and silver that Zhao Junchen consumed to satisfy the greed of these corrupt officials, and the various hidden dangers caused to Zhao Junchen by the various crimes of these corrupt officials, gave Zhao Junchen constant headaches.
It's a pity that these corrupt officials have been up and down in the officialdom for many years, and their character has long been fixed. Zhao Junchen wants to change it again. But he is powerless.
As a result, Zhao Junchen naturally placed his hopes on these new scholars. It is hoped that the style of these new blood of Party Zhao can be more clean and honest, and gradually replace the old blood of Party Zhao. Under such metabolism, the Zhao Party can gradually transform from a purely corrupt official group into a real court faction.
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Therefore, Zeng Wei's remarks are very consistent with Zhao Junchen's true intentions.
However, Zhao Junchen sighed secretly after seeing that the new scholars did not fully agree with this, and were even slightly repulsive. But there was no way to directly agree with Zeng Wei's remarks and ask these new scholars to forcibly act according to Zeng Wei's methods, otherwise it would only make them feel rebellious.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen just nodded and said: "Mr. Zeng's remarks are quite advisable. Nowadays, the court is in a turbulent time, so we need to be more cautious in our actions in the future. Don't be too cautious. Don't go out of line, otherwise I won't be able to cover for you in the court. As for what is meant by going out of line and what is not going out of line. It depends on your own control... The salary in my court is not high. If you just stick to a salary , let alone being welcomed and sent to the officialdom. I'm afraid I can't even support the people in my house, but everything has a degree. People who serve as officials must have the deeds of being an official, and you should also be aware of these. ...Of course. If you can, like Mr. Zeng said, have a reputation and credibility that is not inferior to Qingliu, let’s not mention what benefits it will bring to me, but I will have sufficient reasons when I promote you in the future. In addition, there are some other benefits, but I don’t know them one by one now.”
Zhao Junchen's words are just a hint. Although there are some vague hints, they are not forced. How much the new scholars in front of them can understand depends on themselves!
Although these new scholars have bad conduct and somewhat shallow ambitions, they are not like Zuo Lanshan, Zhan Shanchang and others, whose greed is deeply rooted in their bones and can no longer be reversed. Although they cannot be said to be a blank sheet of paper, they are After all, it has not been contaminated yet.
Therefore, with Zeng Wei's words, Zhao Junchen's hints, and Zhao Junchen's deliberate guidance in the future - to increase efforts in cultivating those who have a slightly honest style, and even give various rewards, If those who do not know how to restrain themselves are suppressed, or even give up on purpose, most of these new scholars will follow the path pointed out to them by Zhao Junchen.
As the saying goes, "What is good at the top will be worse at the bottom." Now Zhao Junchen is the "superior" of these new science scholars. As long as Zhao Junchen shows some bias, then these new science scholars, whether it is true or false, They are bound to change. Even if they will still take bribes, at least they will know how to restrain themselves and show off their appearance.
For Zhao Junchen, this change is enough.
This group of new scholars are like "a thousand pieces of gold and horse bones" to Zhao Junchen. As long as their style can be a little more honest and create a good reputation for Zhao Junchen, coupled with Zhao Junchen's own business efforts, then in the future Naturally, there will be scholars with higher moral standards who are willing to take refuge in Zhao Junchen. This is a virtuous cycle process that may take a long time, but Zhao Junchen is not impatient for this.
However, before that, Zhao Junchen still needs to reduce the contact between these new scholars and other Zhao Party officials, so that they will not be easily led astray by other Zhao Party officials, and to prevent Zhao Junchen's hard work from being wasted. .
So, after Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment, he added: "Now that the palace examination is over, according to His Majesty's will, you each have different official positions. Here, I make you a promise. From now on, when you are an official, no matter what happens, If you have any difficulties, you can contact me directly, and I will try my best to solve it for you. Now in the court, there are many officials who are good friends with me, such as Mr. Zuo Lanshan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Zhan Shanchang, Minister of the Ministry of Households. Master Zhan, General Secretary Si Tong Hengtong, etc., but your current official rank is far away from them, and you are not familiar with them yet, and they each have something to do, so you don't need to disturb them, if necessary Wherever they help, I will naturally make arrangements."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, all the new scholars were overjoyed. With Zhao Junchen's assurance, the rugged and dangerous road in officialdom had become a smooth road for them, so no one had any intention of thinking about it for a moment. The profound meaning of Zhao Junchen's decision was to express his gratitude to Zhao Junchen!
In fact, among the new scholars, only Zeng Wei could understand Zhao Junchen's meaning.
By doing this, Zhao Junchen obviously wanted to split the Zhao Party into two parts, one is the "Old Zhao Party" and the other is the "New Zhao Party". Under Zhao Junchen's deliberate guidance, the "New Zhao Party" will have a relatively clean style. , and after the "New Zhao Party" gradually grows, Zhao Junchen will gradually replace the "Old Zhao Party" with the "New Zhao Party", making the "New Zhao Party" the real main force of the Zhao Party.
After understanding this, Zeng Wei's eyes flashed with joy, and he felt that his choice to seek refuge with Zhao Junchen was indeed correct. Zhao Junchen had great ambitions, and was not like other corrupt officials who only knew how to take bribes and mediocrity!
Therefore, at this time, Zeng Wei followed the example of other new scholars and bowed to Zhao Junchen to thank him, but there was a hint of admiration in his expression.
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On this day, the princelings showed a tendency to split. Zhao Dang, the princelings' mortal enemy in the government, also showed a trend of splitting.
However, although the two are also divided, the former is out of control due to differences in interests, while the latter is deliberately done to improve the nature, but the profound meaning contained in it is completely different!
...(To be continued...)
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