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Finally, after Huang Yourong thought for a moment, he agreed to Zhao Junchen's second request. Top novels are updated the fastest
After all, for Huang Yourong, none of Zhao Junchen's requests were too big a deal, and none of them would harm his own interests.
Then, the luncheon at the Zhao Mansion was finally ready, but Huang Yourong rejected Zhao Junchen's invitation and left the Zhao Mansion quickly, seemingly making up his mind that he did not want to have more in-depth contact and communication with Zhao Junchen. .
In the living room of the Zhao Mansion, looking at Huang Yourong's leaving figure, Gu Quan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said in a cold voice: "I don't know how to praise! This Huang Yourong is so confused. He still thinks that he is still a high-ranking cabinet minister? He is obviously already. A phoenix is worse than a chicken, but you still have to act like a pavilion boss! Mr. Zhao, you gave him the imperial envoy's fat job. How big a benefit is this? How many people in the whole court are jealous? If Huang Yourong knew a little bit about this Some, he should take the initiative to join us! After he fell and lost power, what else was left besides the reputation of a former cabinet minister? Mr. Zhao, you took the initiative to win over him because you thought highly of him, but in the end, he dared to refuse in person. You really don’t know what is good or bad. !”
During the conversation between Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong, Gu Quan had been watching. Naturally, he saw Zhao Junchen's intention to win over Huang Yourong and Huang Yourong's polite refusal, so he couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved.
Of course, Huang Yourong was the former Pavilion Chief after all. Even though he was now defeated and lost power, his power still existed, so Gu Quan only dared to say these words after Huang Yourong left.
On the other side, after Zhao Junchen heard Gu Quan's indignation, he still looked unconcerned. He just took a sip of the tea and said slowly: "No need to worry about it. Huang Yourong just left the cabinet not long ago. The reserve of some pavilion elders is a matter of course, and I don’t expect to be able to win him over now. The words I just said were just a test. But..."
Having said this, Zhao Junchen narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Huang Yourong is a greedy person, greedy for both power and money. Although he is a little resistant now, he will definitely feel the sweetness of power and wealth when he tastes it again. He will be unable to stop, and when the time comes, he will take the initiative to fight for it without us arranging it. When he does more and more things for us, everything will be out of his control. Now is just the beginning."
Gu Quan never dared to question Zhao Junchen's decision, but seeing how much Zhao Junchen valued Huang Yourong, the fallen former cabinet minister, he still couldn't help but ask: "Sir, why do you value Huang Yourong so much? If we talk about vision and means. , he may not be as good as the great scholar Huo Zhengyuan, the cabinet elder Zuo Lanshan, and the minister of the Ministry of Industry Chen Dongxiang; in terms of popularity and connections, he has already betrayed all his relatives during this period, even the young master Zhang Cheng, the minister of rites Lin Wei, who were originally against him His loyal old man didn't think much of him now; why would he spend such a high price and effort to buy someone like him? Huang Yourong was right about one thing, he is now a has-been old man with no power. That’s all.”
Zhao Junchen shook his head with a smile and said: "What? Are you not convinced? Do you think we have suffered a loss by recommending him as the Imperial Envoy? But in fact, he is the best candidate! We can also reap some benefits by making him the Imperial Envoy. If someone else becomes the Imperial Envoy, we may not even be able to eat any scraps of food. In comparison, letting him become the Imperial Envoy is the most beneficial result for us."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "In addition, a person must take a long-term view and not just look at the present. Although Huang Yourong is useless now, it does not mean that he will be equally useless in the future. Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. The current situation in the court is changing so fast, maybe he will be useful soon, and by that time, our benefits will be far greater than our investment today."
While speaking, Zhao Junchen's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was thinking about something, but he did not explain further to Gu Quan.
On the other side, seeing Zhao Junchen's enigmatic and confident look, Gu Quan hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not ask Zhao Junchen about his detailed plan.
Obviously, Zhao Junchen would not explain such long-term considerations to him in detail, so Gu Quan would not ask for trouble.
In the end, Gu Quan just lowered his head and said: "Your Excellency is so wise that I can't live up to my rank."
In fact, there was naturally a reason why Zhao Junchen spent so much money to win over Huang Yourong, and it was not just about the immediate benefits.
Consistent with Zhou Shangjing's judgment, Zhao Junchen also does not believe that Shen Changmao can stay in the position of chief minister of the cabinet for too long, even if Shen Changmao now has the support of the "Zhao Party".
After Shen Changmao falls from the position of chief minister of the cabinet, I am afraid the ending will be very miserable. At that time, the power connections of the "Shen Party" will become a piece of fat that everyone wants to take a bite of, and Zhao Junchen has recently Everything we did was to take precautions and prepare in advance.
During this period of time, the "Zhao Party" and the "Shen Party" have gradually deepened their cooperation and improved their relations, which is one of Zhao Junchen's preparedness measures. When the two parties cooperate, Zhao Junchen wants to infiltrate the forces of the "Shen Party" and bribe the "Shen Party" It will naturally be much easier to recruit Party officials, deepen the favor of the "Shen Party" towards him, etc. With these preparations, it will be much easier for Zhao Junchen to incorporate the forces of the "Shen Party" in the future.
In addition, Huang Yourong is also one of the secret chess players in Zhao Junchen's imagination! After the fall of the "Yellow Party", the "Shen Party" and the "Zhao Party" worked together to divide the power and connections of the "Yellow Party". Today, many of the "Shen Party" are former "Yellow Party" officials. People such as Lin Wei, the Minister of Rites, and Zhang Cheng, the Young Master, have become the main officials in the "Shen Party", and Huang Yourong's influence on these people cannot be underestimated.
In this way, if Zhao Junchen can successfully buy Huang Yourong, when Shen Changmao collapses, Zhao Junchen can directly use Huang Yourong's influence to recruit those former "Yellow Party" officials in the "Shen Party", and he can also Through these former "Yellow Party" officials, they secretly work together to further consolidate the forces of the "Sink Party" and expand their achievements!
In this way, if everything goes well, after Shen Changmao falls, Zhao Junchen can completely swallow up most of the resources of the "Shen Party"!
By that time, the power of the "Zhao Party" would be enough to compete with the "Zhou Party", and even Emperor Deqing would not dare to touch Zhao Junchen easily.
Therefore, compared with the final harvest, the benefits given to Huang Yourong now are really not worth mentioning, they are just fishing bait.
It just pointed out a way for Huang Yourong to make money, but if it can be exchanged for more than half of the "Shen Party", this deal will naturally be the most cost-effective!
From this point of view, Huang Yourong was not wrong about Zhao Junchen. The benefits Zhao Junchen gave Huang Yourong were not out of kindness, but to reap several times the benefits in the future!
Of course, these ideas are still just assumptions, and Gu Quan is not a core figure of the "Zhao Party", so Zhao Junchen does not intend to explain it to him in detail.
Before Shen Changmao officially falls, "Zhao Party" is still a staunch ally of "Shen Party", and it is better to keep certain intentions in mind for the time being!
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