Upon hearing the news that Zuo Lanshan asked to see Zhao Junchen, Chen Dongxiang remained calm on the surface, but he secretly looked at the changes in Zhao Junchen's expression from the corner of his eyes, hoping to see some clues. Tianlai novels www. 』⒉
Since being "tamed" by Zhao Junchen, Chen Dongxiang has completely accepted his fate, and quickly changed his mentality and began to regard himself as Zhao Junchen's minion.
Therefore, he was eager to express himself in front of Zhao Junchen, and naturally wanted to know Zhao Junchen's views on Zuo Lanshan, whether he was afraid of suppressing him, or whether he was trying to win over him.
As the saying goes, "There is no day in the sky". Although Zuo Lanshan's influence and control within the "Zhao Party" cannot be compared with Zhao Junchen, his superficial identity is after all far superior to Zhao Junchen, and there is a possibility of replacing him. After all, it still exists.
Under such circumstances, it is possible that Zhao Junchen's attitude towards Zuo Lanshan is fearful and suppressive, or he can be bribed.
After today's morning meeting, although Zhao Junchen had used his methods to secretly beat Zuo Lanshan, these performances alone were not enough for Chen Dongxiang to fully understand Zhao Junchen's true attitude.
Zhao Junchen's true attitude is directly related to Chen Dongxiang's attitude towards Zuo Lanshan in the future.
In addition, depending on Zhao Junchen's different attitude, Chen Dongxiang can also take the opportunity to get a glimpse of Zhao Junchen's character and mind.
Unfortunately, under Chen Dongxiang's secret prying eyes, Zhao Junchen still looked enigmatic and deep-tempered. After hearing Zuo Lanshan's request for an audience, his eyes flashed with thought, as if he was considering some issues.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Junchen nodded to Xu Qingyan and said, "Please come in, Mr. Zuo Ge."
After saying that, Zhao Junchen stood up and walked out of the living room in person, seemingly intending to step down to greet him - Zuo Lanshan had a distinguished status now, so Zhao Junchen did not intend to deliberately ignore some of the due etiquette. Otherwise, it will not only attract criticism, but also appear to be too arrogant, prompting Zuo Lanshan to further alienate him.
However, it was just a step down to greet him. Zhao Junchen did not go out to greet him in person - although this was the proper etiquette - but doing so would also send out some wrong information and confuse "Zhao Junchen". "Party" priority.
Seeing that Zhao Junchen did not reveal the slightest inner thoughts, Chen Dongxiang was inevitably a little disappointed, but he was even more in awe of Zhao Junchen's scheming, and finally restrained his inner expression. Based on the principle of "not doing well", he just followed Zhao Junchen to Outside the door of the living room, he stood behind Zhao Junchen with his hands lowered and his attitude could be described as extremely humble. He did not hide his intention to be completely tamed by Zhao Junchen.
Soon, Xu Qingyan led Zuo Lanshan outside the living room.
Seeing Zhao Junchen personally greeting him, Zuo Lanshan was quite flattered. He quickly walked up to Zhao Junchen and said, "Master Zhao can just wait in the living room, why bother to greet him in person? That's too polite."
Zuo Lanshan has not yet gotten used to his status as a pavilion elder. After meeting Zhao Junchen, he still unconsciously feels that he is a head shorter.
Zhao Junchen smiled calmly and said: "Mr. Zuo Ge has a distinguished status now. It would be rude not to come out of the house to greet him in person..."
After saying that, Zhao Junchen seemed to not intend to continue to argue on this issue, and just said sideways: "We should go into the room to talk."
Zuo Lanshan nodded quickly and was about to follow Zhao Junchen into the living room.
Then, Zuo Lanshan suddenly saw Chen Dongxiang behind Zhao Junchen, and also noticed Chen Dongxiang's humble attitude towards Zhao Junchen.
Such an attitude surprised Zuo Lanshan.
As Chen Dongxiang's old boss, Zuo Lanshan knows Chen Dongxiang's character best. He is not only arrogant and arrogant, but also never takes anyone seriously. He also has a cold heart and will not take anyone seriously. , such people are the most difficult to conquer - at least, Zuo Lanshan, as Chen Dongxiang's immediate boss, has been trying his best to conquer Chen Dongxiang over the years, but has never succeeded.
But now, looking at Chen Dongxiang's humility towards Zhao Junchen, it is obvious that he has been completely tamed by Zhao Junchen.
For a time, Zuo Lanshan became more and more in awe of Zhao Junchen's methods and scheming, and once again corrected his position. Naturally, he did not dare to think of competing with Zhao Junchen.
Just as Zuo Lanshan's mood was ups and downs, the three of them had returned to the living room of the Zhao Mansion and were seated separately.
After the servants of the Zhao family served Zuo Lanshan tea, Zhao Junchen first took a sip from the tea cup, and then slowly asked in a casual tone: "Mr. Zuo Ge has just joined the cabinet, so he can make your majesty specially Summoning and talking, I am afraid that the Holy Family will gradually grow in the future, but I don’t know... What did your Majesty talk about when he summoned Mr. Zuo Ge?"
Seeing Zhao Junchen get straight to the point, Zuo Lanshan was secretly shocked.
After all, the conversation between Emperor Deqing and Zuo Lanshan was somewhat sensitive.
But after hesitating for a moment, Zuo Lanshan still did not hide anything and recounted all the contents of Emperor Deqing's speeches, including Emperor Deqing's inquiry about the successor candidate of the Minister of Industry and Emperor Deqing's faint hint that he should check and balance Zhao Junchen Content.
After receiving Zuo Lanshan's answer, Zhao Junchen's expression did not change at all. He was still as calm as water. He just nodded and said: "These instructions from your majesty are not much different from my guess, but they are also the meaning of the question. , Mr. Zuoge, after you join the cabinet, you should really have some opinions of your own, and you must not follow the crowd or follow the trend..."
Zuo Lanshan was shocked again, and said quickly: "It is natural to have your own opinion, but I will not ignore the opinions of my colleagues in the DPRK and China! Especially Mr. Zhao, you have always been wise and thoughtful, but in the future, the affairs of the cabinet must be determined I need Mr. Zhao to give me more advice."
Seeing Zuo Lanshan's eagerness to show his loyalty, Zhao Junchen laughed and shook his head, but did not continue to entangle. He just turned to look at Chen Dongxiang and said, "Sir Chen, Mr. Zuo Ge recommended you to take over the job in front of His Majesty. The Ministry will greatly increase your chances of becoming Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Why don’t you thank Mr. Zuoge for his kindness?"
At this time, Chen Dongxiang, after hearing Zuo Lanshan's story, was already mentally prepared, but he was still overjoyed. After hearing Zhao Junchen's reminder, he quickly stood up and bowed to Zuo Lanshan. Expressing thanks: "I would like to thank Mr. Zuoge for your recommendation!"
However, although Chen Dongxiang solemnly thanked Zuo Lanshan, he did not express any intention of repaying Zuo Lanshan. On the contrary, after thanking Zuo Lanshan, Chen Dongxiang turned around and bowed to Zhao Junchen: "Of course, I also want to thank you." Mr. Zhao, thank you for your kindness. If it were not for your strategizing, Mr. Zhao, the chance of taking over the manual department would be slim. Mr. Zhao, please rest assured. If the official can successfully take over the manual department, Zhao will be the leader of the Ministry of Works in the future. Your Majesty, you are right!"
Chen Dongxiang had made similar guarantees to Zhao Junchen repeatedly before Zuo Lanshan appeared. Now that the old words were mentioned again, in addition to once again showing his loyalty, he also deliberately showed them to Zuo Lanshan.
Zuo Lanshan naturally felt the difference in Chen Dongxiang's attitude towards the two of them, and felt a little bitter in his heart. Although he was obviously the elder of the pavilion, the feeling of restraint in the prison became more and more obvious.
However, Zuo Lanshan did not dare to show it at all. He just tried his best to maintain a smile on his face and looked at everything in front of him.
On the other side, after Zhao Junchen nodded with satisfaction, he discussed some future plans of "Zhao Party" with Zuo Lanshan and Chen Dongxiang, especially the plan for Chen Dongxiang to successfully take over the Ministry of Labor. Zhao Junchen put a lot of thought into it. .
After all, even with the support of Emperor Deqing, there are still several other pavilion elders in the court. If these pavilion elders deliberately obstruct it, it will not be easy for Chen Dongxiang to successfully take over the manual ministry.
When talking about the attitudes of several Ge elders, Zhao Junchen seemed to suddenly think of something. He turned to Zuo Lanshan and said: "Speaking of the attitude of our auxiliary master, Zuo Ge elder can help tonight." Check your tone."
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Zuo Lanshan was a little puzzled and asked: "Tonight?"
Zhao Junchen still looked calm, making it impossible to see any thoughts. He nodded and said: "Speaking of which, Mr. Zuo Ge came to me directly after leaving the palace. He hasn't had time to return home. I'm afraid I don't know yet? The morning court has just ended. , our Shen Fu sent someone to deliver a name card to your house, asking you to meet tonight!"
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