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The seventh prince Zhu Hejian has always been cautious in doing things. As the only adult prince staying in the capital, he never personally contacts foreign ministers.
At the same time, because Chen Younai, Duke of Jing State, is Zhu Hejian's quasi-father-in-law, and is seemingly a powerful but powerful nobleman, the contact between the two does not attract much attention.
Therefore, Zhu Hejian handled many things, such as contacting courtiers, operating power, and participating in party struggles, through the hands of Chen You, Duke of Jing.
This time, naturally, it’s the same.
In particular, Zhao Junchen's marriage involved Chen Zhirong, who was closely related to Chen You, the Duke of Jing. Zhu Hejian wanted to achieve his goal, so naturally he first thought of Chen You, the Duke of Jing.
After receiving the summons from the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, Chen You, the Duke of Jing Kingdom, quickly arrived at the seventh prince's residence.
Of course, the nominal purpose of his visit was just for a visit. After all, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian was not always in good health. As Zhu Hejian's prospective father-in-law, Chen You, Duke of Jing, would come to visit him from time to time.
But when Chen You came to Zhu Hejian's study, he didn't look like a prospective father-in-law at all. Instead, he looked cautiously in awe - Chen You didn't dare to sit down without Zhu Hejian's explicit instructions.
Although Zhu Hejian has not yet formed a relationship, Chen You has been in contact with him for a long time, and the awe in his heart has become deeper and deeper.
However, Zhu Hejian was still very polite to Chen You.
In fact, despite Zhu Hejian's cold and decisive character, on the surface he always has a good attitude towards people who are valuable.
"My father-in-law, you are here. Please sit down."
After receiving Zhu Hejian's clear instructions, Chen Youcai carefully sat on the guest seat.
In front of his adopted daughter Chen Zhirong, Chen You has always looked unquestionably authoritarian, but in front of Zhu Hejian, he has a completely different face - in fact, this is one of the reasons why Chen Zhirong has always looked down on Chen You.
After the servants served tea, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian waved his hand. The eunuchs and servants serving Zhu Hejian in the study left one after another and closed the door of the study. For a while, only Zhu Hejian and Chen You were left in the study.
Chen You asked: "His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince suddenly came to see me, but what happened?"
Zhu Hejian nodded lightly, and then handed Chen You the information that Zhao Junchen was about to recruit Fang Ru as his side chamber with great fanfare.
After Chen You read the information carefully, he frowned and thought for a moment, and came to the same conclusion as Zhu Hejian, and said: "Zhao Junchen has always valued Fang Ru, and now he suddenly confirmed Fang Ru's identity, probably to prepare for marrying his real wife. Ah...could it be possible that Zhao Junchen has finally made up his mind and decides on his first wife?"
"I'm afraid that's it." Zhu Hejian nodded lightly, and then asked: "Is there any news about Chen Zhirong? I let her get close to Zhao Junchen just to make her become Zhao Junchen's official wife, and to get Zhao Junchen's full support , In this way, my hope of becoming the crown prince will be greatly increased... But as far as I know, Zhao Junchen does not seem to have any statement in the face of Chen Zhirong's proactive contact? "
"It's true." Chen You frowned more and more, and said, "I didn't expect that Zhao Junchen was completely unmoved. Chen Zhirong has repeatedly taken the initiative during this period. Although Zhao Junchen did not deliberately alienate him, he did not Nothing was made clear.”
"So, Zhao Junchen's candidate for his first wife is not necessarily Chen Zhirong?" Zhu Hejian asked in confirmation.
Chen You nodded helplessly, with a trace of disgust flashing in his expression, and said: "Humph, this Chen Zhirong, relying on her looks and intelligence, has always been self-righteous and arrogant. Even my adoptive father does not take him seriously, but she Now even a young boy like Zhao Junchen can't handle it... I thought she could be of some use! If Zhao Junchen doesn't marry her in the end and ruins the Seventh Prince's plan, I have to make her look good!"
Hearing Chen You's accusation against Chen Zhirong, Zhu Hejian shook his head and said something fair: "Zhao Junchen is not an ordinary young boy. He will not lose his judgment just because of his beauty and some cleverness. Chen Zhirong's failure is not the same." It's a surprise... In fact, if Chen Zhirong can seduce Zhao Junchen with a little talent and appearance, that would really surprise me."
After a pause, Zhu Hejian continued: "However, it is not the time to give up yet. There is still much work to be done. At least Zhao Junchen did not explicitly reject Chen Zhirong, which means that Chen Zhirong may still become Zhao Junchen's official wife, but Zhao Junchen still has He has not made a clear statement... Of course, Su Xiuning, the daughter of Su Changzhen, the governor of Southern Zhili, is still a threat, and Zhao Junchen may also choose her as his official wife. After all, Su Changzhen has been in the officialdom for many years and is quite helpful to him, and Su Changzhen also tried his best to establish a relationship with Zhao Junchen and took the initiative, so just in case, it is time for the Su family to withdraw!"
Having said this, a hint of coldness flashed across Zhu Hejian's originally gentle and calm face, and he said slowly: "After His Majesty's southern tour, Su Changzhen stayed in South Zhili. Now it is beyond the reach of the whip, and it is also the time to It’s a great opportunity for us to take action... take a look at these things.”
While talking, Zhu Hejian picked up a thick stack of books from the desk and handed them to Chen You.
After Chen You took the book, he quickly started reading it. He soon showed surprise and said, "These are..."
Zhu Hejian nodded and said: "These are all evidence of Su Changzhen's various crimes during his many years as an official. There are cliques, corruption, bribery, and bullying of the people. The evidence is conclusive for all kinds of crimes. , we can’t tolerate Su Changzhen’s sophistry!”
At this point, Zhu Hejian suddenly smiled again and added: "Ever since my father defined the scope of marriage candidates for Zhao Junchen, I have started to prepare these things, but I have not collected all of this information and evidence. Yes, and a large part of it was sent over by Chen Zhirong a few days ago."
"Chen Zhirong?" Chen You asked in surprise.
A rare hint of appreciation flashed across Zhu Hejian's face, and he said: "Your adopted daughter is not just a little clever. After she joined the southern patrol team, she was not just pestering Zhao Junchen. As far as I know , when the southern patrol team entered southern Zhili, she began to collect evidence of Su Changzhen's crimes, obviously in preparation for today... Haha, she has a long-term vision. "
After hearing Zhu Hejian's explanation, a trace of gloom flashed across Chen You's face.
Chen You didn't expect that Chen Zhirong would do so many things behind his back, and even bypass him to directly contact Zhu Hejian, without taking his adoptive father seriously at all.
At the same time, Chen Zhirong's behavior also showed that her vision and methods were better than Chen You's in some aspects, which made Chen You even more jealous.
However, what Chen Zhirong did was conducive to them achieving their goals after all. Zhu Hejian also clearly expressed his appreciation, so Chen You couldn't say anything for a while. He just said: "Seventh Prince, although this Chen Zhirong is my adopted daughter, she He has always been arrogant and self-righteous, and he may lose control in the future..."
Zhu Hejian nodded and said: "I know this well, but the top priority now is to bring down Su Changzhen! As long as Su Changzhen collapses, he will lose his use value in Zhao Junchen's eyes. Zhao Junchen will marry Su Xiuning's chances will be greatly reduced. Even if Zhao Junchen has decided to marry Su Xiuning, Su Changzhen's downfall is enough to make him change his mind, and Chen Zhirong's chances will increase... You understand what should be done specifically. of!"
Chen You nodded quickly and said: "I understand. After I go back, I will hand over these criminal evidence to our people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and use them to spread the matter and expand its influence. By tomorrow morning, all officials in the court will naturally have His actions, under the impeachment of hundreds of officials, Su Changzhen's downfall can be expected."
Zhu Hejian nodded with a smile and said, "In that case, I'll trouble my father-in-law."
Like Zhu Hejian, Chen You never regarded Cui Qianxue as a threat from beginning to end. He believed that Zhao Junchen would never choose Cui Qianxue as his wife. The reason was very simple. Cui Qianxue had now been kicked out of the Cui family, and Zhao Junchen had no right to marry her. benefit.
They are all profit-oriented and believe that profit determines everything.
Most of the time, they're not wrong.
Even this time, they were not wrong, because Zhao Junchen was also a person who put interests first, but Zhao Junchen cleverly hid his true intention so that they could not detect it.
Therefore, they will inevitably make miscalculations.
However, because of their miscalculation, Su Changzhen and Su Xiuning were about to encounter a disaster.
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ps: Well, the first update, there will be another update before midnight.
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