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On this day, it was morning.
The officials only focused on quarreling with Zhao Junchen, allowing Liang Fuchen to seize the opportunity. In the end, they could only eat coptis and were unable to refute Liang Fuchen's proposal. The salary for the next six months was all turned into salary and silver, and they were all rejected. Some losses.
The ministers in the imperial class all have a lot of money, and the imperial salary is only a very small part of their income. They don't care about these losses. Even if the price of food soars, it is not painful for them. Itchy, little impact.
But this matter was a bit traumatic for the middle and lower-level officials and tens of thousands of officials in the capital.
Therefore, because of this incident, Liang Fuchen will inevitably be hostile to many people, and even the common people will probably feel resentful.
In this way, Emperor Deqing's plan to support Liang Fuchen to succeed Zhou Shangjing was frustrated. If the middle and lower-level officials in the capital were always hostile to Liang Fuchen, then Liang Fuchen might not be able to secure his position even if he succeeded Zhou Shangjing in the future.
Therefore, after the morning court, Emperor Deqing felt a little unhappy, and immediately summoned Liang Fuchen.
When Liang Fuchen entered the imperial study, Emperor Deqing asked before Liang Fuchen could salute: "Liang Fuchen, what happened in the court this morning? Don't think I can't tell. You, Zhao Junchen, and Zuo The various behaviors of Du Bai, the censor of the capital, are as if he is deliberately setting up a show... Tell me, what is going on!"
After Liang Fuchen pondered for a while, he concealed the expansion of the new army and told Emperor Deqing about his conversation with Zhao Junchen.
After hearing that all this was Zhao Junchen's plan, Emperor Deqing laughed angrily and said: "Ha, Zhao Junchen is smart, he is only responsible for coming up with ideas, but you are responsible for all the things that offend others! "
Then, Emperor Deqing looked at Liang Fuchen with an angry look and said: "Liang Fuchen, do you know that Zhao Junchen is only using you to promote his agricultural reform strategy? Do you know that your suggestions will Are you going to suffer the hostility of hundreds of officials and make it difficult for you to move forward in the future?"
Liang Fuchen's expression did not change, and he seemed to have realized it a long time ago, and replied: "I know! But the hidden dangers on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu are huge, and there is no better way now. Someone has to do this kind of thing!"
Seeing Liang Fuchen's attitude, Emperor Deqing shook his head helplessly and said: "I am also very concerned about the affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu. After talking to you yesterday, I asked people to transfer all the memorials from Shaanxi and Gansu in recent years. , watched for more than two hours, just to find a way to reverse the corruption of the situation in Shaanxi and Gansu. However, no matter how important the affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu are, how can they affect the stability of the temple center? They even have to catch up with you. Popularity? I originally expected you to succeed Zhou Shangjing and control the overall situation of the temple in the future, but now that you have offended the entire officialdom of the capital, doesn’t it mean that my plan has failed?"
Liang Fuchen still insisted on his position and said: "I believe that the center of the temple is certainly very important, but the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu are related to the border plan, and there cannot be any mistakes. I hope your Majesty will learn from it!"
Everyone would subconsciously adhere to double standards. If others like Liang Fuchen repeatedly refuted Emperor Deqing, Emperor Deqing would definitely be furious. However, Liang Fuchen was the most trusted confidant of Emperor Deqing, so Emperor Deqing was not too concerned. He was too angry, and after looking at Liang Fuchen for a long time, he shook his head helplessly and sighed: "That's all, you have always been like this, and I can't do anything about you... Well, after a while, I will find an opportunity for you to come forward. The favors extended by the officials also take the opportunity to gather people's hearts and dissipate resentment. If the officials are allowed to remain hostile to you, I cannot expect you to control the temple for me in the future."
After hearing what Emperor Deqing said, Liang Fuchen's usually cold and solemn face finally flashed with gratitude, and he bowed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Deqing sighed again and admonished: "Beijing is different from Shaanxi and Gansu. The situation is complicated. Even I cannot arbitrarily decide on many things. You must not be so reckless in the future. If you have anything, you can discuss it with me. Decide that what happened today will never happen again!"
"I understand!"
After seeing that Liang Fuchen agreed with his statement, Emperor Deqing's expression softened slightly and asked Liang Fuchen: "By the way, you also met Zhao Junchen yesterday. What do you think of him?"
Recalling Zhao Junchen's various performances yesterday, Liang Fuchen's eyes flashed with caution, and he said slowly: "You have outstanding abilities, but it is difficult to distinguish between loyalty and treachery. You must not use them, but you must also guard against them! Today, the main thing is to use them, and in the future, prevention is the most important thing." !”
After hearing what Liang Fuchen said, Emperor Deqing nodded thoughtfully.
In the next few days, the situation in the temple seemed stable, but in fact there was an undercurrent.
Just a few days after Wang Baoren returned to the capital, he returned to Nanzhili as an imperial envoy under an imperial edict from Emperor Deqing. He was accompanied by Du Bai, the censor of Zuodu, Duchayuan, and Fang Shiwen, minister of Dali Temple, Qin Huaiyuan, minister of punishment, etc., were all core ministers in the center of the temple.
With such a lineup heading to South Zhili together, it is natural that it will be huge and attract the attention of thousands of people. When they arrive in South Zhili, the Nanjing Sixth Department will immediately usher in a large-scale purge and rectification.
At the same time, under the supervision of the new cabinet minister Liang Fuchen, the imperial court finally paid attention to the hidden dangers on the border. Not only did it support a large amount of food and military pay, but it also mobilized 150,000 elite troops from military towns across the country, plus the Beijing army. More than 50,000 people rushed to the northern border one after another to strengthen the border defense forces on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, as well as in Shanxi, Xuanwu and other places.
Before that, after Qi Bin received a sum of money and food from Zhao Junchen, he quickly left the capital and rushed to Yiwu to recruit new soldiers.
In addition, it is already known to everyone that Zhao Junchen is about to marry Cui Qianxue. As August approaches, Zhao Junchen's marriage has also attracted the attention of many people!
However, while all the forces in the government and the opposition were paying attention to the changes in the situation in Southern Zhili and Shaanxi-Gansu, Zhao Junchen took advantage of everyone's attention to shift and began to promote several secret plans of his own!
For Zhao Junchen, this period of time is extremely important and is directly related to his future destiny and success or failure!
During this period, if all of Zhao Junchen's plans go well, then Zhao Junchen's power and influence will soon be comparable to that of Zhou Shangjing, and he can also initially penetrate military power. From now on, he will truly have the power to protect himself!
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