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About half an hour later, the Southern Patrol Fleet finally sailed into Suzhou Pier.
Then, surrounded by hundreds of accompanying officials, Emperor Deqing slowly stepped off the dragon boat. On the other side, Zhao Junchen and Su Changjin led the Suzhou officials to bow and greet him.
All the procedures for welcoming the holy driver are the same, and there is nothing special about them, so I won't mention them.
It's just that during the welcoming ceremony, I didn't think about anything. I wrote the novel for a long time, and there were a lot of words in between. Encouragement, praising Zhou Suhai for his outstanding ability, family background, and bright future, and even affectionately called Zhou Suhai "good nephew"...
If someone who didn't know the inside story saw this scene, they would probably think that the Zhou family was deeply favored by the Holy Family and was highly valued and trusted by Emperor Deqing. However, they would never have thought that Emperor Deqing had planned to bring down Zhou Shangjing. It has been a long time, and Zhou Suhai is the breakthrough point in Emperor Deqing's plan! It is also an inevitable victim in Emperor Deqing's plan!
However, by now, most of the officials present have understood the situation and guessed Emperor Deqing's intentions. Under such circumstances, Emperor Deqing is still so coy, which is a bit hypocritical. Too much is not enough.
Of course, Zhao Junchen also understood Emperor Deqing's thoughts - for Emperor Deqing, defeating Zhou Shangjing, suppressing ministerial power, strengthening imperial power, etc. were of course extremely important matters, but his reputation for future generations could not be ignored either. , so Emperor Deqing was not willing to fall into the trap and let the world find out that he was deliberately planning and plotting 18 lines of jealousy and consideration. It’s not true, it’s not true.
As a result, Emperor Deqing still needs to maintain some superficial hypocrisy for the time being! After all, now is not the time to show off. Emperor Deqing could only discover the truth about Suzhou "by chance"!
However, such hypocritical posturing is too hypocritical and inevitably loses its magnanimity, although it may be able to hide it from the history books. But when the officials saw it, they would inevitably have some thoughts in their hearts. Between gains and losses, even if Emperor Deqing defeated Zhou Shangjing in the end, he might not be able to take advantage of all the benefits.
In fact, Emperor Deqing was not a wise sage. He did not have the magnanimity of a sage, nor the diligence and good governance of a sage, but he always hoped that his posthumous reputation would be comparable to that of the ancient sages. From this aspect, Word. It is not an exaggeration to say that Emperor Deqing was "high-minded but low-handed". Emperor Deqing's tendency to celebrate great achievements, whitewash peace, put on pretense, etc. all originated from this. This can be regarded as the biggest shortcoming of Emperor Deqing.
Over the years, Emperor Deqing tried to overthrow Zhou Shangjing many times, but Zhou Shangjing was always able to save the day. It was because Zhou Shangjing saw through Emperor Deqing's shortcomings and was very good at taking advantage of them.
As for this time. Zhao Junchen is waiting to see what the outcome of the battle between Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing will be.
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After the show. Emperor Deqing finally stopped delaying and set off for his palace in Suzhou.
On the other side, Zhao Junchen also quickly followed him in a car.
The next few days will be a critical moment in the battle between Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing. The situation in the court will also change dramatically at any time. Zhao Junchen came here to witness and learn. Secondly, it was to find opportunities to help Zhou Shangjing secretly, and thirdly, it was also to fish in troubled waters, but he planned to follow Emperor Deqing's footsteps closely and never stay away.
However, Zhao Junchen was about to get on the carriage. But suddenly he heard someone calling him from behind.
Turning around, he saw it was Chen You, Duke of Jing.
Although Chen You has no real power and is very low-key and taciturn, after all, he is a noble prince, the father-in-law of the seventh prince Zhu Heyu, and the father of Chen Zhirong, but Zhao Junchen never dares to underestimate him.
So, after hearing Chen You's call, Zhao Junchen quickly turned around and saluted to greet him, saying politely: "I have met the Duke of Jing. I wonder what the Duke has ordered me to do?"
Chen You quickly came to Zhao Junchen, supported him with both hands, and said: "Master Zhao, there is no need to be polite. I am just an idle nobleman. Naturally, there is nothing important. It's just that when His Majesty arrives and all the officials greet him, my little daughter Zhirong didn't show up, so I just asked me to tell Mr. Zhao a few words."
Although Chen You's words were very polite, his tone was very gentle without any ups and downs, which sounded very strange. But Chen You has always been like this, and Zhao Junchen has no dissatisfaction.
Just after hearing Chen Zhirong's name, Zhao Junchen's expression changed slightly.
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Now, Chen Zhirong suddenly contacted Zhao Junchen, maybe something happened.
So, Zhao Junchen asked: "I wonder what happened to Miss Chen?"
Chen You shook his head slowly and said: "It's not a big deal. It's just that my daughter heard that Suzhou has beautiful scenery and prosperous humanities, and she wants to invite Mr. Zhao to travel with me! br />
Zhao Junchen frowned slightly, feeling that his previous judgment was wrong. He was not in the mood to hang out with others now. It would be a bit inappropriate for Chen Zhirong to send an invitation at this time.
So Zhao Junchen planned to refuse.
However, before Zhao Junchen could speak, Chen You had already added: "My daughter recently met a woman named Li Jiamin. This woman is going to visit Tiger Hill with someone tomorrow. My daughter is also interested and wants to go." When we went to Huqiu to play, I insisted on inviting Mr. Zhao... Hey, my little girl has always been spoiled by me. She didn't know the importance and made unreasonable requests. Mr. Zhao was busy with court affairs. If he didn't have time, just reject her directly. Don't delay business because of her."
After hearing Chen You's explanation, Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned again, and a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.
This Chen Zhirong is actually smarter than Zhao Junchen imagined!
Li Jiamin is at the height of her popularity recently, so the person who will travel to Tiger Hill with her tomorrow will naturally be Emperor Deqing.
Zhao Junchen originally only asked Chen Zhirong to inquire about Li Jiamin's background, but he did not expect that Chen Zhirong could go one step further and actually found out the news and whereabouts of Emperor Deqing through Li Jiamin, and reported it to Zhao Junchen.
Without Chen Zhirong's notification, Zhao Junchen would not have been able to control Emperor Deqing's whereabouts in such detail.
So, after Zhao Junchen pondered for a moment, he nodded and said: "Mr. Jing is overly worried. I have nothing to do tomorrow. Accompanying Miss Chen to visit Suzhou is also my honor. I can only ask for it."
As mentioned before, after arriving in Suzhou, Zhao Junchen will follow Emperor Deqing closely and never stay away!
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ps: I have been discharged from the hospital. I have been frightened, in danger, tired and anxious these past few days, but everything has passed, and the danger has been averted. Thank you for your understanding and concern. We will resume normal updates starting today.
…(To be continued…)
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