Emperor Deqing only stayed in Changzhou for a total of two days. After visiting several famous scenic spots in Changzhou, he set off for Suzhou. Please search (pin#书￥.com to read the most complete novels! The fastest updated novels
If we use four words to describe Emperor Deqing's attitude, it would be "can't wait".
Obviously, after fighting with Zhou Shangjing for a lifetime, Emperor Deqing was now eager to see the moment when Zhou Shangjing failed and fell.
In this regard, Emperor Deqing seemed confident!
On the other side, Zhou Shangjing seems to be equally confident!
Zhao Junchen was noncommittal about the confidence of the two people. After all, Zhao Junchen could only guess the general situation of their plan and did not know the details, so he did not dare to judge the final outcome. The final result was still confusing.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen's current position is just to help Zhou Shangjing as much as possible without harming his own interests.
After all, if the towering tree Zhou Shangjing fell, it would not only affect some of Zhao Junchen's plans, but Emperor Deqing's attention might also be on Zhao Junchen.
The most important thing is that the price offered by Zhou Shangjing is higher and more sincere than Emperor Deqing. Zhao Junchen naturally sells the goods to the one with the highest price.
Of course, if Zhou Shangjing was ultimately defeated by Emperor Deqing, then Zhao Junchen would definitely turn against the enemy without any psychological barriers, add insult to injury, and take action to divide Zhou Shangjing's power - it is not that Zhao Junchen is ruthless, but that the battle in officialdom is Zhou Shangjing himself must have been mentally prepared for such cruelty.
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On April 9th, under an increasingly tense and settled atmosphere, the Southern Patrol Fleet finally arrived in Suzhou.
Next, this place will be the center of the whirlpool of the temple, full of dangers and opportunities. Every official is choosing his position very carefully. If he takes the wrong position, he may face an irreversible ending. If you take the right stance, you may be able to soar into the sky and have a bright future.
According to Zhao Junchen’s understanding. In the past few days, after the wooing between Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing, most of the important officials accompanying him have determined their stance. Most of them have become supporters of Emperor Deqing and chosen to be enemies of Zhou Shangjing - Facts On the surface, Zhao Junchen was also a supporter of Emperor Deqing. And he's still a very hardcore type.
After all, Emperor Deqing had failed in this game. He is still the supreme emperor and will never fall. Even if they offend Zhou Shangjing because of this incident, they can still get the protection of Emperor Deqing and can preserve their capital to some extent. On the contrary, if Zhou Shangjing loses this game, then Zhou Shangjing will fall. If Emperor Deqing is resentful because of this incident, no one will be able to protect them.
So, after weighing the pros and cons. It is not surprising that most officials took the side of Emperor Deqing.
In this era, politicians are often better at settling accounts than businessmen, and they know how to avoid risks. Businessmen just buy and sell goods, while politicians themselves are often just a piece of goods, but the price is higher.
so. At the beginning of this game, Emperor Deqing's momentum and support far exceeded that of Zhou Shangjing. This was also one of the sources of Emperor Deqing's confidence!
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On this day, like every other day, Zhao Junchen was riding a fast boat. We arrived at Suzhou Pier in advance to check on the arrival of Emperor Deqing in Suzhou.
The people traveling with Zhao Junchen, in addition to some officials from the Ministry of Rites, were also Su Changzhen, the governor of Southern Zhili. The governor's office of Southern Zhili was located in Suzhou. As a landlord, Su Changzhen should have arrived here in advance. Welcoming the Holy Spirit.
After arriving at Suzhou Pier. Greeted by all officials in Suzhou, Zhao Junchen and Su Changzhen disembarked side by side.
When getting off the ship, Zhao Junchen chatted with Su Changzhen while carefully looking at the Suzhou officials in front of him.
Prior to this, due to the secret fight between Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing, many Suzhou officials had been secretly arrested by the Jinyiwei. At this time, the Suzhou officials were all panic-stricken and cautious. When they saw Zhao Junchen and Su Changzhen After that, they didn't even dare to speak more, or even flatter themselves, for fear that they would make mistakes and cause disaster. They just kept their duties and welcomed the arrival of Zhao Junchen and Su Changzhen step by step.
Therefore, although many officials gathered on the dock, the atmosphere was a bit deserted and dull.
Su Changzhen frowned secretly at this atmosphere, but Zhao Junchen didn't care, he just looked around, looking for his target.
Soon, Zhao Junchen found the person he was looking for - the current prefect of Suzhou and Zhou Shangjing's eldest grandson, Zhou Suhai!
Although Zhou Suhai is the prefect of Suzhou, Suzhou is also the seat of the governor's office, and there are many officials with a higher rank than him. Among the officials who are greeting him, Zhou Suhai's position is not conspicuous and he can only stand in the second place. The middle position of the row.
However, Zhao Junchen soon discovered Zhou Suhai's existence and was very sure of Zhou Suhai's identity.
There is no other reason, just because Zhou Suhai and the chief assistant Zhou Shangjing are so similar.
Not only are their looks very similar, but their temperaments, expressions, and movements of hands and feet are all similar.
The same thinness, the same elegance, the same composure, the same hidden edge!
At first glance, it looks like Zhou Shangjing is forty years younger.
However, it's just a physical resemblance.
Zhou Shangjing's character, demeanor, and scheming were all tempered by the ups and downs of officialdom. Zhou Suhai has not experienced similar tempering and grew up in a completely different environment. How can he be exactly the same as Zhou Shangjing? It's obviously just imitation.
"He's just a Xibei guy. Does Zhou Shangjing really think he can take over? Why put himself in danger to save his future?... It seems that although Zhou Shangjing is cunning, he is old after all."
While thinking to himself, Zhao Junchen had already disembarked from the ship, and officials from Suzhou also came up to greet Zhao Junchen and Su Changjin.
Then, Su Changzhen also fulfilled his responsibilities as a landlord and introduced the names, official positions, and origins of these officials to Zhao Junchen in detail. Zhao Junchen also behaved very politely, without any arrogance, and nodded to each official. .
During this period, Su Changzhen also introduced Zhou Suhai to Zhao Junchen. Zhao Junchen did not show much abnormality and only chatted with Zhou Suhai for a few more common words.
After the introduction, Zhao Junchen and Su Changzhen checked Suzhou's welcoming arrangements again. After finding no flaws, they stood in front of the dock with the Suzhou officials, waiting for Emperor Deqing's arrival.
While waiting, Su Changzhen hesitated for a moment, then suddenly turned to Zhao Junchen and asked softly: "Master Zhao, you have also met Zhou Suhai. What do you think of this person?"
Zhao Junchen smiled softly and said: "No matter how similar you are to imitation, it is just imitation. There was once a painter who said this - those who imitate me will live, and those who imitate me will die!"
Su Changzhen was stunned for a moment, then said with a look of admiration: "Brilliant!"
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