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Zhao Junchen was not surprised when he saw Li Xun kneeling in front of him so neatly, with a submissive attitude to him, without any regard for his identity and qualifications.
Before the Mongolian army appeared, Li Xun was frightened out of his courage. Just for the sake of his smooth retirement and return home, he did not hesitate to sacrifice the lives of 100,000 victims. This behavior was not only selfish and vicious, but also showed his cowardice. .
Therefore, you can't expect this kind of person to have any backbone or blood!
As long as he can protect himself, Li Xun can do anything.
As a result, Zhao Junchen became more contemptuous of Li Xun, but Zhao Junchen's expression became kinder.
Of course, although his expression was kind, Zhao Junchen did not let Li Xun stand up, and still let Li Xun kneel.
The kind expression was to show that he planned to let Li Xun go, and to let Li Xun continue to kneel was to remind Li Xun that he was still waiting to be punished.
Li Xun was a senior official in the officialdom, so he naturally understood what Zhao Junchen meant, so the expression on his old face became more humble.
Just listen to Zhao Junchen say slowly: "Just now, I have asked the deputy imperial envoy Bao Wenjie to return to Beijing. Although the reason why I asked him to return to Beijing is just to move reinforcements to the court and further support the northwest border defense, Bao Wenjie's character You should have heard about your style... Therefore, I won’t hide anything from you. The imperial court and His Majesty will definitely know about your various actions during this period!”
Seeing Li Xun's face turn pale again, Zhao Junchen continued: "Although your appeasement plan has not yet been implemented, the crime is still not trivial. Your Majesty will definitely be furious when he learns the news! So your only way to save yourself is now The policy is to act seriously and take advantage of today's chaos to gain some merit. Only in this way will His Majesty not severely punish you... Moreover, if you really have merit, I will personally ask for credit for you. His Majesty may even ask you to be established as a model hero of the imperial court’s defense against the Mongolian Tatars! At that time, you will not only be able to retire and return to your hometown smoothly, but you will even receive generous awards from the imperial court before you retire and return to your hometown! Remember, This is your only chance, you must seize it seriously, if you miss this opportunity, you will really be doomed!"
Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Li Xun calmed down a little, but he hesitated and asked: "If you have achievements, your Majesty, will he bypass me?"
Zhao Junchen said with a calm expression: "Governor Li, you are also an old man in the officialdom, so you naturally understand the rules in the officialdom! Small matters should be handled according to the law, medium matters should be handled according to public opinion, and major matters should be handled according to politics. This is the official practice in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad! You The current affairs have not yet had a bad impact, so they are between medium and major events. Although it has violated the court's laws, it does not matter. How to deal with you in the end still needs to focus on the public opinion and political influence of the government and the opposition, so As long as you become a hero of border defense, all dangers will naturally be solved!"
Zhao Junchen did not lie, what he said was all the truth, so Li Xun was quickly convinced by Zhao Junchen.
For the sake of his own future safety, Li Xun's determination to defend the border is unwavering!
So, Li Xun said again: "Your Majesty, what should I say? Just tell me!"
Zhao Junchen said slowly: "What I ask you to do is very simple. First of all, this imperial envoy will rush to Shaanxi and Gansu soon. I will also return all the disaster relief money and food that Shanxi gave to Shaanxi and Gansu! And you got it. After providing disaster relief money and food, we must do our best to provide disaster relief and stabilize people's hearts, and we must not let any victim starve to death. There must be no civil strife in Shanxi at this time!"
Li Xun nodded repeatedly and said: "I hope the imperial envoy can rest assured that the disaster relief money and grain handed over to Shanxi by the Ministry of Household Affairs will be enough to provide relief to the victims for half a year. As long as the batch of money and grain from Shaanxi arrives in Shanxi in time, there will be no problems!"
Zhao Junchen nodded and then ordered: "Secondly, because this year's fire screening of intruders is particularly severe, in order to stimulate the morale of soldiers everywhere, I will issue a series of rewards and punishments! After I leave Shanxi, these rewards and punishments will You will be responsible for supervising and enforcing the rules, and there must be no falsehoods or omissions! Merits must be rewarded! Mistakes must be punished!"
Li Xun still nodded repeatedly and said: "I will strictly abide by the rules of the Imperial Envoy! Any merit will be rewarded! Any fault will be punished!"
Zhao Junchen continued: "Finally, all strata in Shanxi must unify their stance. Whether they are officials, soldiers, merchants, or civilians, they must firmly decide to resist the Mongolian army! There must be no more voices of appeasement and peace in Shanxi officialdom. Appear! I will lay the foundation and point out the direction for you in this matter, but after I leave Shanxi, you will be responsible for maintaining it!"
This time, Li Xun hesitated a little, seeming to feel embarrassed.
But in the end, Li Xun gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry, Imperial Envoy, I will definitely accomplish this!"
Seeing that Li Xun agreed to all his requests, Zhao Junchen's expression flashed with satisfaction and said: "In that case, Governor Li, please get up quickly. The leading figures in Taiyuan Mansion have been waiting outside the governor's office for a long time. I’m afraid everyone is a little scared and uneasy, I’m going to summon them now, so Governor Li should also accompany me.”
Just as Zhao Junchen said, under Jin Yiwei's "kind" invitation, all the leading figures in Taiyuan Mansion had gathered outside the governor's office, and they were all terrified.
After being summoned by Zhao Junchen, they quickly arrived at the lobby of the governor's office. Everyone looked anxiously waiting for the verdict.
These people were divided into three parts, one part was the Shanxi merchant forces headed by Guo Linxiang, the other part were Shanxi officials headed by Xu Songhe, and the other part were military generals headed by Shanxi General Niu Lu.
These people are usually big shots in Shanxi, but when they faced Zhao Junchen, they all bowed their heads and were extremely respectful.
Seeing the performance of these people, Zhao Junchen nodded secretly in his heart.
In a way, this is all the result of Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing. Precisely because Emperor Deqing has been strengthening the imperial power, and precisely because Zhou Shangjing has been stabilizing the government and the opposition, the local forces still have awe of the imperial center, so Zhao Junchen just With his status as an imperial envoy and two hundred imperial guards, he can control the overall situation and subdue the local snakes!
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Junchen must destroy the private appeasement plan of the northwest officialdom!
From a certain point of view, the fact that several governors in the northwest united to sue the Mongols for peace without telling the court was a sign of the rise of local power. If they succeed this time, they will become more and more bold in the future, and the court will treat the locals The control power will be greatly weakened. In the future, it will probably be impossible to control a big city by relying on the status of imperial envoy and hundreds of imperial guards!
In fact, when Zhao Junchen just took control of the governor's Yamen, Li Xun wanted to mobilize troops to resist, but Zhao Junchen's actions were too fast and did not give Li Xun any chance to resist! If Zhao Junchen hadn't taken control of the governor's office in time, leaving Taiyuan City leaderless, and the local gangsters couldn't figure out Zhao Junchen's confidence at all, things might not have gone so smoothly today!
While thinking deeply, Zhao Junchen looked around at the people in front of him, but did not speak for a long time.
Zhao Junchen did not speak. Naturally, these people did not dare to speak first. There was silence and solemn atmosphere in the hall.
When the pressure in everyone's hearts was about to reach its limit, Zhao Junchen finally spoke slowly.
"You are all prominent figures in Taiyuan, and you are all smart people. I believe you already know why this imperial envoy suddenly came to Taiyuan City, and why I suddenly summoned you!"
Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, everyone trembled.
Then, Zhao Junchen continued: "However, I don't plan to say more about the various things in the past. You just have to know how serious this matter is! I am not summoning you today because I want to hold you accountable. However, I am not intending to let go of the past, but I am pointing out two paths for you. Which path you want to take, I will never force you to interfere, it is all up to you to choose!"
"Please make it clear, Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, everyone in the lobby bowed and said.
Zhao Junchen turned his attention to the Shanxi businessmen headed by Guo Linxiang and said, "Boss Guo, we haven't seen each other for a year!"
When Guo Linxiang saw Zhao Junchen suddenly reminiscing with him, he didn't know whether it was a good thing or a bad thing. He just said quickly: "I didn't expect that the imperial envoy would still remember Xiaomin. Xiaomin is so honored!"
Zhao Junchen asked: "Some time ago, you must have heard about the Jiangnan merchants, right? This imperial envoy founded a 'United Shipping Company' and invited all Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants to join. Some Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants They are very honorable and actively joined the 'United Shipping Company', while some Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen did not appreciate the promotion. Not only did they not join, but they also secretly resisted...Does Boss Guo know what their fates will be?"
The financial resources and influence of Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants have always been no weaker than those of Shanxi merchants. Guo Linxiang was naturally very clear about this matter and immediately replied: "Those Huizhou and Zhejiang merchants who have joined the 'United Shipping Company' are all struggling day by day. After making a fortune, those Hui and Zhejiang merchants who were unwilling to join the 'United Shipping Company' were all in debt, bankrupt, or even had their families destroyed!"
Zhao Junchen sighed: "Yeah, it's such a pity. Those Hui and Zhejiang businessmen who lost their families also had the opportunity to make a fortune every day... So, what does Boss Guo think this means?"
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