…
…
Upon hearing Zhao Junchen's promise, Lu Yuanan and all Shandong officials were overjoyed and thanked Zhao Junchen repeatedly. 【Read the latest chapter】
Zhao Junchen seemed to have remembered something temporarily, and said to Lu Yuanan: "By the way, I suddenly remembered something. Mr. Li Lide, the former minister of the Ministry of Justice, is quite close to me. He has just been promoted to the chief envoy of Shandong, and he will be the governor of Shandong from now on." He is going to work under Governor Lu, but he is used to being a Beijing official, and his experience as a local official is somewhat insufficient. I hope Governor Lu will teach him more in the future. Of course, there is no need for any special care. If he makes a mistake, Governor Lu won't be polite about anything, just scold him severely."
Remarks similar to those made by Zhao Junchen still appear from time to time in officialdom hundreds of years later. These remarks may seem fair and impartial, but there is something profound inside. If you can understand the deep meaning, you may offend others without knowing it.
For example, the so-called "I hope that I will teach Governor Lu more in the future." The deeper meaning is to ask Lu Yuanan to give more power to Li Lide in the future, and to let Li Lide do more tasks that are easy to achieve political achievements. Otherwise, how can it be regarded as teaching? ?
Another example is the so-called "No special care is needed. If he does something wrong, just scold him severely." The implication is that if Li Lide does something wrong in the future, Lu Yuanan can scold him. Anyway, people in the officialdom They are all shameless, and no one will take a few scoldings to heart, but actual punishment and punishment are unnecessary.
These words may seem to have no personal feelings, but in fact, if they are translated in vernacular, they are just showing favoritism and seeking favors. It's roughly like "I tell you clearly that Li Lide is my person. From now on, you can help me guide him well, and help cover up any mistakes. In this case, I will remember your favor and I will repay you in the future, otherwise Let’s just wait and see!”
As a veteran of officialdom for many years, Lu Yuanan naturally understood the meaning of Zhao Junchen's words and knew that Zhao Junchen was making conditions for himself.
As a disciple of the chief minister Zhou Shangjing, he was not willing to help Zhao Junchen lead the party members, but seeing Emperor Deqing coming soon, if Emperor Deqing found out that Linqing Prefecture's reception was not good, no one knew what the result would be. Even if Lu Yuanan has Zhou Shangjing as his backer, nothing will happen to him, but other Shandong officials may be unlucky. As the governor of Shandong, Lu Yuanan cannot protect his officials. How will he be convinced in the future?
Therefore, after Lu Yuanan hesitated for a while, he finally gritted his teeth and nodded: "Master Li was originally the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He was smart and capable and well-received. Now he has become the Chief Envoy of Shandong. He just shares my worries. From now on, I will work with him as a colleague. He will definitely be taken care of well, Mr. Zhao can rest assured about this."
While talking. Lu Yuanan glared at Zhang Jizhi fiercely again, feeling that if Zhang Jizhi hadn't been secretly causing trouble, why would he have made such a thankless promise?
the other side. After Zhao Junchen received Lu Yuanan's promise, he also smiled and nodded. Say thank you.
In fact, such a deal. It was just Zhao Junchen's impromptu idea. Even without Lu Yuan'an's care, Li Lide had the strong support from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, and he would definitely be able to accomplish something during his tenure in Shandong. The deal like this is just the icing on the cake.
However, even if it is "icing on the cake", it is still a good thing after all, so Zhao Junchen was in a good mood and did not say anything more. He just greeted a group of Shandong officials to prepare for the arrival of Emperor Deqing.
…………
Soon, amid the sound of salutes, Emperor Deqing's dragon boat slowly arrived at Linqing Pier.
Then, a group of accompanying ministers disembarked first and lined up on both sides according to rank, waiting for Emperor Deqing to appear.
After waiting for about a stick of incense, Emperor Deqing finally appeared amidst the shouts of long live the officials. Accompanied by two pavilion elders, Zhou Shangjing and Shen Changmao, he slowly stepped off the dragon boat.
Next, just as Zhao Junchen expected, Emperor Deqing was very "unhappy" when he saw all the officials from Shandong, big and small, appearing in Linqing to welcome him, and severely criticized Lu Yuanan and others for ignoring the imperial edict, raising troops and mobilizing crowds, and leaving without authorization. Then, amid the frightened pleas from Shandong officials such as Lu Yuanan, Emperor Deqing softened his expression and said, "For the sake of the commendable loyalty of all Shandong officials, I will spare you for the time being, but it will not be the same in the future."
In this way, a small storm was resolved with the cooperation of the monarch and his ministers!
Then, after Emperor Deqing gave a few high-sounding words of encouragement to the officials in Shandong, he got into his royal chariot and prepared to go to the palace to take a rest.
However, just when Emperor Deqing was about to step onto the imperial chariot, Zhao Junchen suddenly took a few steps forward, came to Emperor Deqing's side, and whispered: "Your Majesty, after I came to Linqing, I heard that there was something in Linqing. A wealthy businessman named Li is the richest man in Shandong. His mansion is exquisite and elegant, and is known as the No. 1 Garden in Shandong. In order to please His Majesty, this wealthy businessman surnamed Li has now moved his family out of the mansion and wants His Majesty to visit him. Staying in the mansion for two days..."
"Oh?" Emperor Deqing paused slightly, seeming hesitant.
Zhao Junchen continued: "I thought that your Majesty would always live in palaces and official residences along the way. However, although the decorations and scenery in the palace are noble and grand, they are all the same and similar. After looking at them for a long time, It is inevitably boring, and as for the officials' residences, there are many inconveniences, so I want your majesty to calm down. I am already good at making my own decisions. I agreed to the request of the businessman surnamed Li, which can be regarded as fulfilling his loyalty and returning the favor. I hope your majesty will forgive me."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Emperor Deqing's heart moved and he felt that it made sense, so he nodded and said: "You have to ask me what I mean about this kind of thing first. How can you make the decision for me? But Nian For the sake of your good intentions, I won’t punish you this time, but it won’t happen next time! As for this time, since you have agreed, I will not refute your face, so I will go to the ‘No. 1 Park in Shandong’ to stay for a while. Two days...and the businessman surnamed Li is commendable for his loyalty, you can reward him with some benefits on my behalf."
Seeing that Emperor Deqing didn't pay attention, Zhao Junchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He respectfully sent Emperor Deqing off to the imperial chariot, and watched with his own eyes as the imperial chariot slowly started to move towards the place arranged by Lu Yuanan.
Then, Zhao Junchen nodded to Lu Yuanan from a distance, indicating that the matter was done, then got on his own carriage and followed Emperor Deqing's chariot.
…………
It has to be said that Lu Yuanan is still very discerning, and the forest garden built by the wealthy businessman surnamed Li is indeed beautiful and elegant. He arranged the temporary palace of Emperor Deqing here to satisfy everyone.
This mansion covers an area of about forty to fifty acres. It is modeled after Jiangnan gardens and combined with northern architectural styles. Although it is not large in area, it is novel in purpose, unique in craftsmanship, and quite distinctive.
Among them, the beautiful back garden and lake pavilion rocks take up most of the area of this garden. There are rockery rocks with zodiac signs, all of which are between similar and different, making people endlessly daydream; there is also a lake The pavilion and the woods are breathtaking, with hidden and exposed elements leading to each other, dense and dense, empty and real, and free and open. There are also winding walkways that make use of changes in size, direction, light and shade, as well as blurred and concealed leaky windows and doors. Lots of fun. There is also an exquisite pavilion. When you climb to the top floor, you can see the garden scenery in full view. When people are in it, they will have the illusion of being in a painting.
In fact, since Emperor Deqing came to this garden, he actually forgot about the fatigue along the way and led all the ministers to visit carefully for an afternoon. While he was constantly admiring, Emperor Deqing expressed his gratitude to Zhao Junchen for his temporary replacement. I am also very satisfied with my decision on where to live.
When it was getting late, Emperor Deqing ended the tour and returned to the front hall with joy, where he met with officials of all sizes in Shandong and asked them about government affairs in Shandong.
When Emperor Deqing met with Shandong officials, he only asked the two elders Zhou Shangjing and Shen Changmao to accompany him. Zhao Junchen returned to his room early, but after returning to the room, Zhao Junchen did not rest, but took out a thick I had a thick stack of household excerpts and began to review them carefully.
Unlike Emperor Deqing, who basically became a big shopkeeper after his southern tour, under Zhao Junchen's order, as long as some important matters of the Ministry of Revenue are not very urgent, the officials of the Ministry of Revenue will use fast horses to deliver the documents. Zhao Junchen reviews and decides here. If the matter has been resolved by the Ministry of Household Affairs, he will also send a detailed copy to Zhao Junchen so that Zhao Junchen can be aware of it. This continues every day.
Zhao Junchen did this not because he was greedy for power, nor because he didn't know how to delegate power, but because Zhao Junchen was really worried about those worms in the Ministry of Household Affairs!
If Zhao Junchen only accompanied Emperor Deqing on his sightseeing tours and ignored the affairs of the Household Department, then when Zhao Junchen returned to the capital a few months later, the accounts of the Household Department would still be in chaos, let alone You know how many dead and bad debts there will be!
Although Zhao Junchen secretly encouraged Prince Zhu Heyu to reform commercial taxes, it would also cause great chaos. However, this chaos was limited to the officialdom after all, and the impact on the people was not great. However, if the gang of worms in the Ministry of Household Affairs were allowed to If you mess around, the chaos caused will definitely harm the people.
Therefore, although he is a little tired, Zhao Junchen will always do what he can.
However, just when Zhao Junchen was halfway through handling the Hubu Zhezi, Xu Qingyan suddenly pushed in the door and said that Zhang De, the personal eunuch of Emperor Deqing, was visiting and brought Emperor Deqing's secret decree!
In this regard, Zhao Junchen did not dare to neglect and quickly welcomed Zhang De into the room.
After Zhang De entered the room, his expression was relaxed and he said with a smile: "Master Zhao, Your Majesty has a secret decree, saying that you will change into casual clothes early tomorrow morning, wait for Your Majesty outside the temporary palace, and go out incognito with Your Majesty. A private visit to the people’s sentiments in Linqing Prefecture.”
…
ps: Well, first update.
...(To be continued...)
...
