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When he came to Yangzhou this time, Emperor Deqing was particularly gracious and gave Zhao Junchen a period of leave. At the same time, Zhao Junchen followed suit and also gave Xu Qingyan a holiday.
Xu Qingyan is a native of Yangzhou. His father, Mr. Xu, is currently retiring in the countryside of Yangzhou, so Zhao Junchen gave Xu Qingyan a period of leave and asked Xu Qingyan to take Mr. Xu to the Zhao family's ancestral home. When Zhao Junchen returns to Beijing, he will also drop by. Take Old Master Xu with you and let him spend his old days in the capital.
This is something Zhao Junchen has decided a long time ago. After all, Old Master Xu has both adopted and taught Zhao Junchen. He is also the father of Xu Qingyan. If it were not for Old Master Xu, Zhao Junchen would have starved to death on the streets for many years. Well, although Zhao Junchen is now dead like Li Daitao, Zhao Junchen should do his best to repay Old Master Xu's kindness due to emotion and reason.
Therefore, Xu Qingyan is no longer with Zhao Junchen, and Xu Qingyan's entourage work is temporarily replaced by Xiao Wenxuan and Su Xiqing.
At this time, it was Xiao Wenxuan who informed Zhao Junchen that Zhao Deqing requested to see Zhao Junchen.
"Oh? Zhao Deqing actually wants to see me?" After receiving the report, Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned, then pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "That's it, let him come in. I'm also a little curious. What happened now Does he have anything else to say to me?"
After getting Zhao Junchen's permission, it didn't take long before Xiao Wenxuan took Zhao Deqing into the room.
"Little, little man Zhao Deqing, pay your respects to your lord."
After entering the room, Zhao Deqing's behavior was full of humility. His expression was full of awe, not only calling himself a "villain". He no longer dared to regard himself as Zhao Junchen's elder, but instead asked for greetings. He took the initiative to salute Zhao Junchen!
On the other side, Zhao Junchen was carefully observing Zhao Deqing's changes, and thinking about Zhao Deqing's purpose - they had not seen him for just two hours, but at this time, Zhao Deqing had undergone earth-shaking changes. He was originally complacent and full of ambitions. He disappeared, looking a little defeated, and he was also a little timid and nervous in front of Zhao Junchen.
After losing his position as the head of the family, it was only natural that Zhao Deqing would change like this.
Once upon a time. When Zhao Deqing came into contact with Zhao Junchen, although Zhao Junchen raised his hands and raised his feet in a very dignified manner, he was generally kind and friendly. He also took the initiative to give many benefits to the Yangzhou Zhao family, but did not force the Yangzhou Zhao family to do anything. Things outside the scope of his ability inevitably gave Zhao Deqing the illusion that Zhao Junchen was "kind and can be bullied".
It was precisely because of this misunderstanding that Zhao Deqing mistakenly believed that Zhao Junchen was an easy person to fool, and repeatedly violated Zhao Junchen's instructions in an attempt to profit from Zhao Junchen's power.
However. How could Zhao Junchen tolerate Zhao Deqing's deception? Today was just a pretext, and with a little use of tricks, Zhao Deqing instantly lost his position as the head of the family. During this period. Zhao Deqing had no resistance at all, so Zhao Deqing finally woke up and realized two things deeply.
First. There is no room for sand in Zhao Junchen's eyes! If he didn't take Zhao Junchen's instructions seriously, he would actually try to deceive Zhao Junchen. Then the only one who will suffer in the end will be himself!
Second, in front of Zhao Junchen. He, Zhao Deqing, is nothing! Before seeking benefits for yourself, the most important thing is to win Zhao Junchen's support and favor!
In fact, when Zhao Junchen dealt with Zhao Deqing this time, he may not have had the intention of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys - among the Yangzhou Zhao family, there were many people like Zhao Deqing who had lucky ideas, and they coveted the various benefits brought by Zhao Junchen. , but had not seen Zhao Junchen's thunderous methods, and lacked enough respect for Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen severely punished Zhao Deqing this time. In addition to the fact that Zhao Deqing was indeed unfit to serve as the head of the Zhao family, it was also to deter the rest of the Zhao family and make them understand that Zhao Junchen could not only bring them endless benefits, but also It can make them lose everything and everything in an instant!
With such a combination of kindness and power, which makes people both respect and fear him, Zhao Junchen can firmly control the Zhao family in Yangzhou.
On the other hand, for Zhao Deqing, Zhao Junchen's attack was too sudden and too fast, so Zhao Deqing's mind has always been a little confused. He only felt that he was in a dream and could not imagine that he was actually like this. Lost everything so easily!
Zhao Deqing has been able to serve as the head of the Zhao family for twenty years. Although the Yangzhou Zhao family has not experienced much development in his hands, it has not declined. Therefore, Zhao Deqing is by no means a fool. When he finally wakes up, After coming over and carefully analyzing my current situation, I felt frustrated and sad, but also felt endless fear in my heart.
Zhao Deqing discovered that it was only a trivial matter for him to lose his position as the head of the family. What was even more frightening was that Zhao Junchen clearly expressed his dislike for him. In this way, because of Zhao Junchen's attitude, the Zhao family would be affected in the future. They will inevitably stay away from Zhao Deqing, and Zhao Deqing's status in the Zhao family will be far inferior to that of distant relatives, and he will no longer have a foothold.
Under this situation, Zhao Deqing not only lost the support of Zhao Junchen, but also the support within the family. He was completely alone. One can imagine how miserable his life will be in the future.
In this way, how could Zhao Deqing not be afraid?
Fortunately, after seeing Zhao Junchen's methods and style, Zhao Deqing also deeply understood the importance of holding Zhao Junchen's thigh tightly, and also knew that the only way he could reverse the situation now was to regain Zhao Junchen's trust.
From Zhao Deqing's point of view, even if he temporarily loses his position as the head of the family, it is nothing. As long as he regains Zhao Junchen's trust, then his future "restoration" will only be a matter of Zhao Junchen's words.
Because of this, Zhao Deqing did not completely lose hope. Although he was in awe of Zhao Junchen in his heart, after the dust settled, he still had the courage to ask to see Zhao Junchen immediately, hoping to win Zhao Junchen's forgiveness.
Moreover, Zhao Deqing thought that he still had a "trump card" in his hand that could seduce Zhao Junchen - the promises given to him by Yangzhou salt merchants.
In Zhao Deqing's view, once he helped Zhao Junchen establish a connection with Yangzhou salt merchants and increase Zhao Junchen's income by hundreds of thousands of taels every year, it would not be very difficult to regain Zhao Junchen's favor and trust. matter!
Putting aside the psychological activities between Zhao Junchen and Zhao Deqing, Zhao Junchen looked Zhao Deqing up and down and said slowly: "Speaking of which, you are my elder, how can you pay me such a big gift? Get up quickly. Sit down. The Zhao family is very lively today, and you are one of the core figures. Why did you come to me suddenly? But what's the matter? "
Zhao Deqing stood up carefully, but did not find a seat to sit down. Instead, he lowered his head and said: "I have two purposes in asking to see you this time. The first is to apologize to you... I came here some time ago. My mind was blinded by selfish interests. Not only did I do many wrong things, but I also tried to deceive you. Now that I think about it, I feel full of regret. Now that I have lost my position as the head of the family, I have done it myself. I dare not ask for your forgiveness. I only hope that you will Can you give me another chance to contribute my best to you and the Zhao family?"
"It's good to know your mistakes. I'm afraid you don't even know where you are wrong." Zhao Junchen nodded. Although he knew that Zhao Deqing's words may not be sincere, there was still a hint of appreciation in his eyes: " When most people encounter your situation, they will either feel sorry for themselves or blame others, and they will never recover. But instead of complaining, you got back on your feet so quickly. You even dared to come to me to apologize. Just because of this , it’s impressive, I used to look down on you."
Zhao Junchen was not lying in these words. In front of Zhao Deqing, Zhao Junchen could not lie.
However, with these alone, Zhao Deqing was unable to regain Zhao Junchen's trust.
However, Zhao Deqing still perked up after hearing what Zhao Junchen said.
Then, Zhao Deqing said: "As for the second matter, it is about the Yangzhou Salt Merchant Association."
Zhao Deqing's words were just the beginning, but Zhao Junchen already frowned in a vague way.
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