Chapter 471: Dark Chess

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When Zhao Junchen returned to his residence, as soon as he got off the sedan chair, the concierge informed Zhao Junchen that Wei Huai, the commander of the West Factory, had been waiting for Zhao Junchen in his residence for a long time. hp://772e6f742e6f%6

At the beginning, when Zhao Junchen was ordered to establish the West Factory, Wei Huai contributed a lot and can be remembered as the first contributor; after the establishment of the West Factory, Wei Huai has always been Zhao Junchen's right-hand man in the affairs of the West Factory, because Wei Huai Because of his existence, Zhao Junchen almost never worried about the affairs of the West Factory. All matters, big and small, were handled in an orderly manner by Wei Huai. Wei Huai always handled the tasks assigned by Zhao Junchen properly.

Now, although Xichang is about to be returned to the inner court, Zhao Junchen's emphasis on Wei Huai has not changed at all.

Therefore, after hearing that Wei Huai was waiting for him in the mansion, Zhao Junchen immediately walked towards the study, and at the same time ordered the servants in the mansion to lead Wei Huai to the study to meet him.

When Zhao Junchen saw Wei Huai in the study, he found that Wei Huai was still the same as before, sitting on a wheelchair and being pushed. He was thin but had bright eyes, a pale face and sinister eyes, which gave people an inexplicable feeling. Chill.

"I have met Mr. Zhao in my humble position."

After arriving in the study, Wei Huai sat in a wheelchair and bowed to Zhao Junchen.

Zhao Junchen waved his hand, and Xichang Fanzi, who was pushing the wheelchair, bowed and left.

Then, Zhao Junchen smiled at Wei Huai and asked: "Mr. Wei, have you heard about His Majesty's decisions during today's court meeting? The West Factory will be returned to the inner court soon."

Wei Huai nodded and replied in his usual hoarse voice: "I heard that, so I asked to see you at the first opportunity."

Zhao Junchen shook his head slightly and said: "As you and I expected, after the Southern Tour is over, Your Majesty will take back the power of the West Factory from me. Regarding this matter, I have asked you to keep it a secret even before the Southern Tour started. You’re ready, it’s been five months now. I want to know how ready you are?”

Wei Huai was not surprised by Zhao Junchen's straightforward inquiry. He just took out a booklet from his arms, handed it to Zhao Junchen with both hands, and said: "This is the second batch of lists, with a total of 137 people in it. All of them can be trusted. They will obey Master Zhao completely, plus the 213 people on the first list. Now nearly half of the people in the West Factory are completely under your control... So, West Factory The factory will still be the West Factory in your hands, Lord Zhao, and it will only obey your orders from now on, Lord Zhao."

Speaking of the latter part, Wei Huai's tone was somewhat meaningful.

As Wei Huai said, this is the second list he has given to Zhao Junchen - long before the southern tour, Wei Huai had already given Zhao Junchen a similar list.

After Zhao Junchen took the list, he reviewed it carefully and found that there were a large number of names in it, and there were dense notes behind the names. These notes are all evidence against the people on the list, and it is precisely because of these evidence that Zhao Junchen can control many people on the list.

When Wei Huai helped Zhao Junchen set up the West Factory and was ordered to select the personnel of the West Factory, he went in the opposite direction and used the power of investigation during the screening to find many people who seemed loyal on the surface. But privately, the Jinyi Guards, Imperial Guards, and Inner Court eunuchs had done many things to deceive the emperor and pervert the law. He also transferred them to Xichang to serve, and took the opportunity to control the evidence of these people, and then Wei Huai used these evidence to commit crimes. With coercion and inducement, these people naturally had no choice but to be loyal to Zhao Junchen in the end.

Since the establishment of the West Factory, this matter has always been Wei Huai's most important task.

After reviewing the list carefully. Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "Very good, these two lists combined, there are nearly 400 people, including the lowest level fans, as well as high-level households, covering all levels of the West Factory. They are all the backbone of the West Factory. With the help of these people, even if the West Factory is returned to the inner court, it is still in our hands..."

While speaking, a trace of thought flashed across Zhao Junchen's expression.

Speaking of which, Xichang has the power of investigation and has always been the most powerful force in Zhao Junchen's hands, but since Zhao Junchen became the director of Xichang. But he has never used Xichang's power to do things for himself privately. Even when Zhao Junchen encountered difficulties and crises, he always kept a distance from Xichang's power.

Because Zhao Junchen knew very well that although Xichang's power was huge and astonishing, it also had many disadvantages: Xichang was the imperial power of Emperor Deqing, and if he used it privately, he would arouse the dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction of Emperor Deqing. Suspicion is one of them; the power of Xichang represents the arbitrariness of the imperial power and has always been resisted by hundreds of officials. Even if you can benefit from Xichang's power for a while, it will inevitably usher in the rejection and backlash of officials in the future, which is not conducive to Long-term development, this is the second one; the reputation of factory guards among the government and the public is extremely poor. If Zhao Junchen is too closely connected with the West Factory, it will destroy Zhao Junchen’s plan to reverse his reputation, so Zhao Junchen has been deliberately downplaying his reputation. This is the third fact about the director of the West Factory.

Therefore, unless ordered by Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen would never use Xichang's power to do things. Under Zhao Junchen's deliberate downplay, Xichang has always maintained a low profile and was often ignored by the government and the opposition.

However, a power as powerful as Xichang's, obviously in his hands but never used, is naturally a bit wasted.

Now, with the changing situation, it is finally time for Zhao Junchen to use this power.

On the surface, Emperor Deqing has taken back the power of Xichang from Zhao Junchen. From now on, what Xichang does has nothing to do with Zhao Junchen; at the same time, Zhao Junchen made various preparations , but still maintains control over Xichang - this situation is naturally a good thing for Zhao Junchen, because Zhao Junchen has ostensibly cleared up his relationship with Xichang. Emperor Deqing's suspicion, Baidu's The exclusion of officials and the hostility of the government and the opposition will not be implicated in Zhao Junchen, which means that Zhao Junchen can finally use the power of Xichang to do things for himself in the future! Not only can you benefit from the huge power of Xichang, but you will not be implicated by Xichang!

In addition, through his secret control of Xichang, Zhao Junchen can also use Xichang to infiltrate the imperial party and the inner court...

While he was thinking secretly, within just a moment, Zhao Junchen already had a series of plans in his mind.

However, in front of Wei Huai, Zhao Junchen did not show his thoughts. He just sighed to Wei Huai: "It's really a blessing to Mr. Wei... It's a pity that after I handed the West Factory back to the inner court, you still have to Stay in the West Factory and help me secretly control the situation, but in order to control the overall situation of the West Factory, the new factory supervisor will probably try every means to suppress you, and then he will be even more aggrieved."

Wei Huai said calmly: "This is also the choice I made myself, so I don't feel aggrieved."

Seeing Wei Huai's appearance, Zhao Junchen shook his head helplessly.

Then, after Zhao Junchen thought for a moment, he suddenly said: "Speaking of which, while the candidate for the new factory supervisor has not yet been confirmed in the West Factory, I still need you to do something for me."

"Please give me your instructions, sir."

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At the same time, while Zhao Junchen and Wei Huai were talking secretly, there was a scene of joy in the inner court.

The chief eunuchs from the Twelfth Supervisor, Fourth Division, and Eighth Bureau were also gathered together at this time, and they all looked happy.



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