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Not to mention Zhao Junchen’s strategizing and ambition. "Le Wen" Novel
But he said that under the constant urging of Emperor Deqing, the Southern Patrol Fleet sailed at full speed along the way, with almost no delays. After leaving Taierzhuang, they finally arrived after four consecutive days of traveling. Tongzhou.
At this point, the southern patrol fleet is only one step away from the capital.
Then, Emperor Deqing suddenly issued an imperial edict, requiring the Southern Patrol Fleet to rest in Tongzhou for a day to allow all the accompanying passengers to recuperate and relieve their fatigue, and wait until the next morning before officially entering Beijing.
Due to the exhaustion of traveling along the way, everyone in the southern patrol fleet, including Emperor Deqing, is now physically and mentally exhausted and unable to hide their fatigue. If they just return to Beijing like this, everyone's fatigue will fall into the hands of all parties in the government and the opposition. In the eyes of people, it may give people a lot of bad associations, and then have some bad effects, so this imperial edict of Emperor Deqing can be considered in detail.
However, although Emperor Deqing wanted everyone to recuperate and eliminate fatigue, the capital was now approaching, and a great change in the temple was about to begin. Who would really relax their vigilance and rest peacefully?
The situation is just the opposite. After the Southern Patrol Fleet arrived in Tongzhou, the accompanying officials either went around to inquire about information, made arrangements in advance, or were busy standing in line to protect themselves. On the contrary, they became even busier.
However, Zhao Junchen is not among them.
As early as half a year ago, Zhao Junchen had already started to prepare for today's situation. As of now, most of the preparations are complete. There is no need to sharpen the gun before the battle. Next, he only needs to implement the plan step by step, so Zhao Junchen came to Tongzhou. after. On the contrary, he was much more leisurely. Compared with the busyness of everyone, Zhao Junchen was quite calm and "just watching the storm".
certainly. Zhao Junchen was not completely idle either.
When he arrived in Tongzhou, he found that several "Zhao Party" officials had been waiting for him here for many days.
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These "Zhao Party" officials. They are Gu Quan, the former censor of the capital Qiandu, the former right minister of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Liu Changan, the former minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and Zhan Shanchang, the former minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
The reason why the word "original" is added before the official positions of these three people is because they have now been dismissed from their official positions and have become civilians. Because of this, the three of them are not bound by their official status. You can come to Tongzhou in advance to wait for Zhao Junchen and inform Zhao Junchen of the news in the capital.
turn out to be. During Emperor Deqing's southern tour, both Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan accompanied him south. The "Zhao Party" who stayed in the capital had no leader and no one could take charge of the overall situation. Prince Zhu Heyu and Liu who stayed in the capital to supervise the country Huang Yourong, the cabinet minister who assisted the government in Beijing, was also Zhao Junchen's political enemy in the DPRK and China. Under their joint suppression, the officials of the "Zhao Party" who stayed in the capital were in a state of disarray and went through a dark time.
During that period, every "Zhao Party" official was impeached and punished to a greater or lesser extent, including Gu Quan, the right censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Liu Chang'an, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He was even dismissed from his official position, and Zhan Shanchang, the Minister of Household Affairs, was also ordered to suspend his duties and reflect at home.
It can be said that this is the most embarrassing period for the "Zhao Party" since its establishment. Unable to withstand the pressure and panic, many "Zhao Party" officials abandoned their original positions and defected to other factions in order to seek self-protection.
For a time, the power of the "Zhao Party" in the capital declined greatly - if it weren't for the prince Zhu Heyu and the elder Huang Yourong, they would soon have a falling out over the business and tax rectification matter, and they would no longer be able to bother with the suppression. "Zhao Party", perhaps by the time Zhao Junchen returned to Beijing, the entire "Zhao Party" faction had been uprooted by Zhu Heyu and Huang Yourong.
So, Gu Quan, Liu Changan, and Zhan Shanchang. Now full of grievances, they came to Tongzhou to look for Zhao Junchen. In addition to informing Zhao Junchen of various developments in the capital, he also wanted to take the opportunity to complain to Zhao Junchen. I hope Zhao Junchen can "justice" for them!
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In Zhao Junchen's temporary residence, Zhao Junchen hosted Gu Quan, Liu Changan and Zhan Shanchang, and also invited Zuo Lanshan, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, to accompany him.
"My three gentlemen, you were really wronged when Mr. Zuo and I accompanied you on our southern tour, but please rest assured that after I return to Beijing, you three will be reinstated to your posts soon. As for you I will also get back the injustice I have suffered during this period with interest!"
After listening to the complaints of Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan, Zhao Junchen looked very calm and just spoke slowly.
However, although Zhao Junchen's expression was calm, his tone was very firm.
On the other side, Zuo Lanshan also nodded fiercely and said: "That's true! The prince and Huang Yourong dared to take advantage of Mr. Zhao and me to drive south to suppress dissidents and create strife between factions. This matter must not be let go. We must not let them go so easily! Huh! Because of the business tax rectification, the two of them are now in a difficult situation, but no wonder we are adding insult to injury! "
Zhu Heyu was the crown prince, and Huang Yourong was the cabinet minister. Under normal circumstances, Zuo Lanshan would not have dared to say such harsh words!
But the current situation has become obvious. Zhu Heyu will certainly fall into trouble because of the commercial tax rectification. After Huang Yourong is implicated, he will fall and lose power. In addition, Zhao Junchen is about to take over the commercial tax rectification. "Zhao The power of the "Party" will also increase greatly, so Zuo Lanshan will have the courage to beat the drowned dog and show full courage.
On the other side, although Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan did not know that Zhao Junchen was about to take over the business tax rectification, they also knew that Prince Zhu Heyu and Ge Lao Huang Yourong were about to be unlucky, so they had no idea about the relationship between Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan. Guaranteed, but quite confident.
In fact, they also knew that after Zhao Junchen returned to Beijing, he would definitely bring order to the chaos and reinstate their officials. They had been very sure of this ever since Prince Zhu Heyi stabbed Lou Zi who was in charge of business and tax rectification.
Therefore, the purpose of their coming to Tongzhou to look for Zhao Junchen this time is not so much to complain and complain, but to express their loyalty to Zhao Junchen and seek favors - Mr. Zhao, can you see this? We have been implicated by you and suffered so many crimes, but we are still loyal to you, so you must not treat us badly. Since meeting Zhao Junchen, Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan have been talking to each other. That’s what it means.
Sure enough, after hearing the guarantees from Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, Zhan Shanchang sighed and said: "It's a pity that many colleagues can't see the situation clearly, and they are not as loyal to Mr. Zhao as we are. Between the prince and Huang Yourong, Under the pressure, they could not bear the pressure and panic. In order to protect themselves, they actually betrayed Mr. Zhao. They changed their families one after another and took refuge with Huang Yourong and the others! Although Mr. Gu, Mr. Liu and I tried to retain them many times, they just couldn't They listened to the advice, but they all turned their backs on us... Now that Huang Yourong is about to fall, they are naturally dumbfounded... It's a pity that because of the betrayal of these people, our momentum in the capital has weakened a lot."
On the side, Liu Changan shook his head and said: "Yes, although we and others are loyal to you, Mr. Zhao, their hearts are different, but not everyone can be like me and others..."
Gu Quan even showed a look of guilt on his face and said: "When Mr. Zhao left the capital, you asked me and a few others to take control of the overall situation of the capital. However, we couldn't even save ourselves. Although we have always adhered to our position, My heart is not like other people's betrayal of Your Excellency, but I still feel that I am ashamed of Your Excellency and have betrayed Your Majesty's great trust."
When the three of them were talking, although their faces were full of regret and guilt, their eyes were secretly looking at Zhao Junchen, waiting for Zhao Junchen to comfort them.
Zhao Junchen was naturally very aware of their little thoughts.
In fact, they don't need to tell, Zhao Junchen will also give them great benefits, even if it costs a thousand gold to buy horse bones, setting them as a benchmark will let the world know how great the benefits of being loyal to Zhao Junchen are.
So, after Zhao Junchen nodded, he said slowly: "There is no need to pay attention to those people who have changed their families. This incident, for us, is actually a test to eliminate the bad and retain the good. After those speculative wallflowers leave, , we can also be more united. Now, Huang Yourong is about to be unlucky, and many positions in the government will change. After this incident, the colleagues left behind are all I can trust, but they can also be greatly used."
After hearing Zhao Junchen's vague guarantee and knowing that Zhao Junchen was about to give them some benefits, the three of them were overjoyed, and the grievances they had felt during this period were gone.
Seeing Zhan Shanchang, Liu Changan and Gu Quan looking like this, Zhao Junchen smiled softly and was about to say something else when Xu Qingyan suddenly entered the living room and whispered something in Zhao Junchen's ear.
After hearing Xu Qingyan's report, Zhao Junchen was slightly startled and said, "Oh? It's a coincidence that the two of them came at the same time! In this case, let them come in, and also take the opportunity to let everyone know what I'm going to do. Plan to come down.”
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ps: Due to family matters, Chongzi is still very tired, his mind is always groggy, and he really wants to have a good night's sleep! !
However, seeing everyone’s enthusiasm, Chongzong dared not live up to it and still updated!
…(To be continued.)
