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With this meaningful discussion, the banquet ended quickly. [No pop-up novel website]
After the banquet, Zhao Junchen unexpectedly invited Zeng Wei and Liu Zimin to ride with him, which made the other new scholars envious.
This is also an attitude bias expressed by Zhao Junchen, indicating that Zhao Junchen is very interested in the proposals made by Zeng Wei and Liu Zimin at the banquet.
Although Zhao Junchen did not force anything, he had already shown his attitude. Presumably other new scholars would understand after seeing it.
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In Zhao Junchen's carriage, Zhao Junchen, Zeng Wei, and Liu Zimin sat opposite each other.
Liu Zimin and Zhao Junchen were already very familiar with each other, and Zeng Wei also had a certain bearing, so they did not act too reserved after entering Zhao Junchen's carriage. They just saluted Zhao Junchen and waited quietly. Following Zhao Junchen's instructions.
They all guessed that Zhao Junchen took the initiative to drive with them in the car this time. In addition to expressing his attitude, he probably also had something to tell them.
Seeing that both Liu Zimin and Zeng Wei had guessed his intentions, Zhao Junchen felt relieved and felt that he had finally found some talents who could be reused.
Compared with Zeng Wei, Liu Zimin's performance at the banquet was relatively inferior, but it was still beyond Zhao Junchen's imagination. At least he had changed from "blindly following Zhao Junchen's orders to do things" to "being able to think independently." And try to figure out Zhao Junchen's thoughts." I think Liu Zimin has grown a lot these days as he recruits talents and builds momentum for Zhao Junchen.
As for Zeng Wei, Zhao Junchen was even more surprised. Although he is a little younger, his knowledge, vision, and methods are all extraordinary. It far exceeded Zhao Junchen's initial expectations after some contact. Zhao Junchen also admired him more and more.
In fact, Liu Zimin had been with Zhao Junchen for a long time, so it was not surprising that he could guess Zhao Junchen's thoughts at the banquet. Zeng Wei had just met Zhao Junchen for the first time, and he also guessed Zhao Junchen's true thoughts. His vision and judgment are far beyond those of his peers, even better than some of the court officials, but this also makes Zhao Junchen pay more attention to him.
And this was also the reason why Zhao Junchen wanted to ride with them, given the current vision, knowledge, and methods of Zeng Wei and Liu Zimin. Although he still lacks some experience and experience, he can already take some of Zhao Junchen's worries away.
So, after Zhao Junchen looked at the two of them for a moment, he suddenly smiled and said: "I really made it difficult for you at the banquet today. I expressed such opinions. I am afraid that other people will be dissatisfied with you two because of this, and you The two of you should have been the natural leaders among this group of new scholars. But after what happened today, your reputation has dropped a lot."
Liu Zimin said flatteringly: "We are only dedicated to sharing Mr. Zhao's worries, and other things are just trivial matters. Compared with Mr. Zhao's big plan, a small loss is nothing."
Zeng Wei looked calm and said: "The student just expressed his true thoughts. If other people are dissatisfied with me because of this, it only shows that their knowledge is shallow! What are the opinions of those who have shallow knowledge? The student also Why should you care? What's more, if your reputation increases, it will decrease, and if it decreases, it will increase. It's not a fixed number. If your reputation is reduced due to some things today, you can just find opportunities to make it up in the future. So, Mr. Zhao, you don't have to do this. Worry."
Zhao Junchen appreciated Zeng Wei's knowledge and magnanimity more and more, but he changed the subject and asked: "Liu Zimin has known me for several months, and has had many contacts and conversations during this period. He can guess that my intention of hosting this banquet is not Strange. However, Mr. Zeng, you and I are just meeting for the first time, but you can guess my thoughts, and you also help me secretly and express your feelings for me. I am not only happy, but also very curious. I don’t know Mr. Zeng, how did you guess my thoughts?"
Following Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Zeng Wei finally showed humility and said: "Master Zhao, your wisdom is as deep as the sea. How can students guess your thoughts and plans? In fact, students did not guess that you, Master Zhao, Rather, through various experiences and news over the past few days, students have already understood that you have great ambitions in your heart, Mr. Zhao. After deducing this in reverse, you can slightly guess your thoughts, Mr. Zhao."
"Oh?" Hearing what Zeng Wei said, Zhao Junchen was very interested and motioned for Zeng Wei to explain further.
Zeng Wei explained: "Mr. Zhao, what you have done these days, although subtle and restrained, all show that Mr. Zhao is not satisfied with today's achievements and wants to go further! However, as His Majesty's favorite, Sir, because of the uneven quality of your officials, your power is now close to its limit. In the future, apart from expanding your power and influence locally, it will be difficult to go further.
If you want to break through the bottleneck, you can only reorganize the Zhao Party and gradually change the nature of the Zhao Party! Only in this way, with the mixture of pure and dark, can Mr. Zhao really compare with the chief assistant Zhou Shangjing and others! Nowadays, there are many new scholars who have joined the party. With these new forces, it is the best time for Mr. Zhao to start reorganizing the party. It is precisely because he understood this that the student took a chance and said what he said at the banquet What I said on the Internet was unexpectedly a lucky guess. "
On the other side, Zhao Junchen was inexplicably shocked after hearing what Zeng Wei said - he thought Zeng Wei had just guessed his intention to reverse his reputation, but he didn't expect that Zeng Wei had guessed him. Plan to reorganize Zhao Dang's mind!
With this vision and insight, in some respects, Zeng Wei is no less than Zhao Shancai!
For a moment, Zhao Junchen didn't know whether he should be happy to have recruited such a great talent, or whether he should be worried that his true intentions were guessed by Zeng Wei.
Liu Zimin on the side looked completely dumbfounded at this time - he had just felt that Zhao Junchen had been trying to reverse his reputation between the government and the public these days, but it was far less profound than Zeng Wei thought. I didn't expect that Zhao Junchen would be in the limelight now, but he was already prepared for danger in times of peace and began to reorganize the Zhao Party!
After looking at Zeng Wei for a long time, Zhao Junchen hesitated, finally nodded, and sighed: "Originally, among the new scholars of this year, I was most optimistic about Zhao Shancai, and I always wanted to use him for my own purposes. However, Zhao Shancai only wanted to serve him. The prince has refused my repeated solicitations to serve. This was originally regarded as a great regret by me. However, I lost everything and gained something. I didn’t expect you, Mr. Zeng, to have such a vision. From now on, with Mr. Zeng’s help, I will lose Zhao Shancai. It’s no longer a regret for me!”
While speaking, Zhao Junchen looked at Zeng Wei and Liu Zimin with sharp eyes, and said solemnly: "Since Mr. Zeng has guessed it, I will no longer hide it from you. Mr. Zeng, you did not guess wrong. Now I I really intend to reorganize the power in my hands, and take advantage of the opportunity of reorganization to gradually transform the nature of my faction. However, this matter is not trivial. Once word spreads, the officials under me will inevitably have many ideas, so this matter You must not reveal the matter."
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Zeng Wei and Liu Zimin both agreed and made serious guarantees.
Zhao Junchen nodded with satisfaction - at least on the surface, he seemed to trust Zeng Wei and Liu Zimin very much - and asked: "So, Mr. Zeng, does he know that I want you two to ride together in the same car today?" Okay, what’s the reason?”
Zeng Wei had obviously guessed, and without any hesitation after hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, he replied: "Master Zhao wants me and Mr. Liu to set an example in the future, play a leading role among all the new scholars, and guide them." They are changing in the direction you expected, Mr. Zhao. In addition, we are also allowed to become their leaders and start a new chapter in the Zhao Party. They will not be interfered by the old people in the Zhao Party and remain relatively independent. , I only serve you, Mr. Zhao!”
Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile and said meaningfully: "Those who take the lead are always lucky, but they also have the most benefits. You two are smart people. I don't need to say more about how to do it. I will look at you from now on." It’s a trick.”
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Next, Zhao Junchen talked with Zeng Wei and Liu Zimin about many things, and personally sent them back to their respective inns.
After sending Zeng Wei and Liu Zimin back, Zhao Junchen no longer delayed and just told Xu Qingyan to return home.
Along the way, because Zeng Wei's intelligence far exceeded Zhao Junchen's expectations, Zhao Junchen was quite happy, and his tense mood these days also relaxed a lot.
However, when Zhao Junchen returned to the mansion and just got off the carriage, someone from the Zhao mansion reported that Xu Wenqing, an aide to Liang Fuchen, the governor-general of the three sides, asked to see Zhao Junchen again.
...(To be continued...)
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