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Even in temples, there are only a few truly smart people.
In the morning of this day, except for Emperor Deqing, Zhou Shangjing, Shen Changmao, Zhao Junchen and others, few people could immediately understand what Emperor Deqing's promise meant! What impact will it have on the court situation in the future!
However, with the tacit approval of Shen Changmao and Zhou Shangjing, Zhao Junchen helped Zhang Jizhi fight for the position of Yanzhou magistrate, and the day's morning court was finally over.
For most officials, this morning's morning meeting was somewhat anticlimactic.
According to their original guess, because of the assassination of Zhao Junchen and the attack on Xichang, Emperor Deqing would definitely be furious, and he would definitely use thunderous means to scare the monkeys and intimidate all officials! Not only Xue Gui, the Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, Zhang Boxhong, the Minister of Punishment, and others will be unlucky, but also many ministers who oppose the imperial government's rectification of business and taxation will also be innocently implicated, and will be killed by Emperor Deqing as a warning to others!
However, the final result surprised all the officials!
Although Xue Gui was dismissed from his official position, Zhang Bochong was only fined some salary. The most important thing is that after Emperor Deqing appeased Zhao Junchen, he also found reasons to punish several officials who opposed the imperial government's rectification of commercial taxes—— For example, Guan Wenqing, the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Ma Shangde, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, were all scolded by Emperor Deqing for some reason. In addition, several officials were ordered to suspend their duties and reflect on themselves by Emperor Deqing - but Emperor Deqing's actions were not big, the scope of involvement was far less extensive than imagined, the number of unlucky officials was far less than imagined, and the punishment was only moderate.
Apart from this, Emperor Deqing actually made no other moves. The imagined scenes of the earth turning upside down, temples shaking, and a large number of officials suffering unreasonable disasters did not appear at all. It was as if this matter had come to an end!
This situation was completely different from what the officials had imagined, so many officials secretly speculated that Zhao Junchen had lost his holy family, so that Emperor Deqing reacted coldly after Zhao Junchen was assassinated. Some words of comfort, but almost no actual action!
However, these people did not know that in today's morning meeting, Zhao Junchen got far more than they expected! Emperor Deqing's few "comforting words" are by no means that simple! For Zhao Junchen, the meaning of these "comforting words" is far more important than the misfortune of several political opponents!
In fact, Emperor Deqing felt that he had given too much to Zhao Junchen, so he did not take any big steps to rectify the imperial court and help Zhao Junchen deal with his political opponents. He was afraid that Zhao Junchen would get more benefits and become more difficult to restrain. !
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The more violent the storm, the calmer it tends to be at the beginning.
Speaking of which, after Emperor Deqing returned to Beijing, Zhao Junchen was immediately tasked with rectifying business taxes.
However, several days have passed since then, but Zhao Junchen has not made any move, as if he has completely forgotten about this matter!
In this regard, all the officials also had their own speculations. Most of them believed that Zhao Junchen finally realized the complexity and seriousness of the commercial tax matter, and found that once he rectified the commercial tax, it would inevitably affect the whole body, and it would inevitably affect the whole body. It will offend countless vested interest groups and encounter countless obstructions and retaliations. It is inevitable that they are afraid, so they dare not take any action.
The officials are best at "judging others by themselves", and they all think this guess is reliable, so they have been secretly laughing at Zhao Junchen these days, thinking that Zhao Junchen accepted the business tax rectification job with arrogance and ignorance. After he understood the situation, he was so frightened that he dared not move at all. It was really ridiculous!
Many officials even thought of watching the joke, waiting for Zhao Junchen to make a fool of himself next!
However, the officials did not know that rectifying business taxes has always been Zhao Junchen's established strategy and a key step in Zhao Junchen's future development. No matter how difficult it is, Zhao Junchen will never give up easily, but Zhao Junchen never gives up. Fighting an uncertain battle, Zhao Junchen was not well prepared before and had no certainty of victory, so naturally he would not make any moves.
But after today's morning meeting, Zhao Junchen has completely dragged Emperor Deqing into the water, and has obtained Emperor Deqing's promise. He is finally fully prepared and confident of victory!
Therefore, starting from today, Zhao Junchen will really take action to rectify the business tax!
And the scene that the officials are about to see is by no means Zhao Junchen making a fool of himself and making a joke, but the situation in the court has been turned upside down, and Zhao Junchen has soared into the sky!
However, after the morning court ended, Zhao Junchen ignored the various looks from the officials, and instead led the "Zhao Party" to leave the Forbidden City quickly.
Arriving outside the Meridian Gate, Zhao Junchen suddenly stopped, turned around and announced to a group of "Zhao Party" officials: "Everyone, the various tasks that I have assigned to you in the past few days will be completed after you return to your respective yamen. It can be implemented immediately! Before this, all the officials looked down upon us, thinking that our commercial and tax rectification was just a slogan, but starting from today, we will surprise everyone in the government and the public! This morning, Your Majesty’s Everyone has heard what I said. If the business tax rectification can be successful, then I and you can all achieve great achievements and leave your name in history. Even if you encounter revenge and obstruction, your Majesty will naturally be with you. I’m responsible for it!… So, you don’t have to worry about anything, just go ahead and do it boldly… It’s time for the world to see our methods and strength!”
When speaking, Zhao Junchen's voice was low and his tone was very calm, but after everyone in the "Zhao Party" heard Zhao Junchen's words, they all became energetic, and many people even showed impatient looks!
People in the "Zhao Party" may not care too much about immortal honors and famous names in history! However, everyone in the "Zhao Party" knows exactly how huge benefits they can obtain from the process of rectifying business taxes!
Therefore, as Zhao Junchen's words fell, everyone in the "Zhao Party" bowed in response and said in unison: "I will obey Master Zhao's order! I will definitely do my best! I will never let you down, Master Zhao." !”
Zhao Junchen smiled softly and said: "Please rest assured, as long as you follow my instructions, the final result will definitely not disappoint you! Our future prospects are far brighter than you imagine!"
After saying that, Zhao Junchen said goodbye to everyone in the "Zhao Party" and walked toward his sedan alone.
Next, both Zhao Junchen and the "Zhao Party" officials have a lot of things to be busy with, so Zhao Junchen is not willing to talk nonsense and waste time!
——The things that need to be arranged have been arranged a long time ago, and all that needs to be done is to implement them step by step!
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But he said that after Zhao Junchen said goodbye to everyone in the "Zhao Party", he quickly came to his sedan chair.
There, Xu Qingyan had been waiting for a long time.
Under Xu Qingyan's service, Zhao Junchen bent down and sat in the sedan, and at the same time asked Xu Qingyan: "Have everything been arranged for tonight?"
Xu Qingyan replied: "Everything has been arranged!"
Zhao Junchen nodded, and then murmured to himself: "After so long of planning and spending so much effort, it's finally time to start!"
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…(To be continued.)
