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In this secret letter, Li Ru'an's attitude was very loyal and honest, and he gave a "detailed" account of his secret meeting with Zhu Hejian yesterday.
In fact, Li Ru'an did confess to almost everything, whether it was Zhu Hejian's recruitment and promises, Wu Xinquan's matchmaking and cooperation, or even Zhu Hejian's hope that he could make friends with Zhao Junchen and take the opportunity to spy on the news. It's missing, and it's densely filled with five pieces of letter paper.
However, Li Ru'an also concealed the most critical point - that is, Zhu Hejian asked him to steal the secret box of the Imperial Study Room - he was worried that Zhao Junchen would use this matter to make a fuss and harm Zhu Hejian, and he himself might not Will become a victim.
However, after Zhao Junchen read Li Ruan's secret letter, he easily saw through Li Ruan's little thoughts.
The most lengthy content in this secret letter was the various benefits promised to Li Ruan by Zhu Hejian and Wu Xinquan. Every line in the letter hinted at the importance of their current status.
Therefore, the implication of Li Ru'an's words is very clear - I am no longer the inconsequential little person who was at your disposal. Zhu Hejian spent a lot of money to recruit me and was sincere. What about your Zhao Junchen's sincerity?
In short, the contents of the secret letter may seem to be loyal and sincere, but in fact they imply bargaining and blackmail.
Perhaps, according to Li Ruan's thinking, Zhao Junchen must have been very anxious after reading this secret letter. In order to maintain Li Ruan's loyalty to him, he must give Li Ruan more benefits and a higher cooperative status, and then Li Ruan would He can take the opportunity to break away from Zhao Junchen's control and gradually become a political ally with equal status as Zhao Junchen - he still has not extinguished his ambition to become the next Feng Bao.
This is why Zhao Junchen said that Li Ruan was "too smart".
Knowing how to take advantage of opportunities and circumstances to fight for one's own interests and status is certainly a sign of a smart person, but if one only sees opportunities but forgets one's own strength and position, and is blinded and forgetful about one's own interests, that is "too smart." Got it!
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On the other side, after seeing Zhao Junchen's sneer, Xu Qingyan quickly asked: "Master, why is Li Ru'an so smart? Did he mention something excessive?"
Zhao Junchen smiled, casually handed Li Ruan's secret letter to Xu Qingyan, and said: "Save this secret letter for now, maybe it will be useful in the future... Li Ruan is indeed cautious, and deliberately changed the handwriting when writing the letter. , but after all, his knowledge is only to the extent that his reputation has faded, and many details in the handwriting can still prove that this letter was written by him."
After Xu Qingyan put away the secret message, Zhao Junchen finally explained: "To say that he mentioned something excessive... it's just that he feels that he is valuable now and wants to ask for more status and benefits from me! If you look at it from his point of view, it is indeed not too much."
Xu Qingyan has always been a man who only wants to get in and out. After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, he immediately reprimanded: "This Li Ru'an really dares to open his mouth! He wants benefits and status, and he is not afraid of pushing himself to death! Don't talk about his current situation Everything was given by the young master. How dare he bargain with the young master, just a loser who smells of urine? How much more benefits and status can he ask for? Does he still want to be on an equal footing with the young master? He deserves it too ?”
After scolding him, Xu Qingyan asked again: "Master, you won't really promise him, will you?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "Of course not. I may give him some benefits and status in the future, but I can only give it to him on my own initiative, and he cannot ask for it! If I give it to him this time, depending on his temper, I will only give him some benefits and status." You will want to take advantage of yourself and become even more greedy!"
Xu Qingyan asked again: "How are you going to reply to him, young master?"
Zhao Junchen smiled again and asked: "Reply? Why do you need to reply? If you don't reply, just leave him alone!"
"Leave him alone?"
Zhao Junchen nodded and said leisurely: "Yes, just let him dry. Only by drying him can he wake up from his fevered mind and recognize his position! Tell our informants in the inner court, this paragraph Spend more time keeping an eye on Li Ruan."
Xu Qingyan was a little confused, but he nodded and was ready to convey Zhao Junchen's instructions.
In the past, the conversation between Zhao Junchen and Xu Qingyan would have ended here, but now Zhao Junchen has planned to let Xu Qingyan take charge of his own affairs, so he naturally wants to take the opportunity to teach Xu Qingyan more.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen reached out to stop Xu Qingyan and asked, "Guess, if I just leave Li Ruan alone like this, how will he react?"
Xu Qingyan was stunned and replied hesitantly: "Are you anxious?"
"What happens after you get anxious?"
"Afraid of hesitation? Random thoughts? Suspicion?"
Zhao Junchen clapped his hands and nodded happily: "That's right! The art of recognizing people is a university subject. If you want to predict how a person will react when encountering certain things, you can't just look at the person's appearance. To show the character, you must also see through the person’s true nature! Take Li Ruan and Zhu Hejian as examples. They both seem to be ambitious people, but if you want to speculate on their behavioral patterns, you can’t just see that they are ambitious. These Ambition is just an appearance, and we need to see through the source of their ambition! Tell me again, where does Li Ru'an's ambition come from? Where does Zhu Hejian's ambition come from?"
Xu Qingyan had never considered this, but he also knew that Zhao Junchen was teaching him, so he naturally thought about it seriously.
But after a long time, Xu Qingyan still shook his head and said: "I can't think of it, young master, you'd better say it clearly!"
Zhao Junchen shook his head with a smile and explained: "Before Li Ruan's rise, he had the title of Juren, but due to land annexation, redundant officials, frequent imperial examinations and other factors, the Juren in our dynasty has long been different from what it was a hundred years ago. So valuable, and he was one of the most impoverished among those who failed. When we met him, he was at the end of his rope, bullied by others, and almost harmed. These experiences left a deep impression on him. There is no sense of security at all!
And the ambition he is showing now is precisely due to this sense of uneasiness. Perhaps even he is not aware of it. He is trying his best to climb up, wanting to have more benefits, and wanting to strive for a higher level. The status is all to make myself feel more secure and alleviate the uneasiness in my heart!
Therefore, once something out of control and unexpected happens, and he cannot receive real news in time, his heart will inevitably be filled with uneasiness again, and then he will become cranky and suspicious as you speculated. The perspective of thinking about the problem will also become pessimistic, and he will constantly scare himself. When he reaches this point, he will forget his previous ambitions, lower his expectations again, and then completely regain his composure!
Of course, the scale here also needs to be controlled well. You must know that once a person is frightened to the extreme, he will become blind. This blindness is very similar to courage. At this time, he may jump over the wall in a hurry, so we must hurry up before he Before it gets to this point, comfort him a little bit..."
When commenting on Li Ru'an's ambition, Zhao Junchen's expression was slightly disdainful and casual, but then when he talked about Zhu Hejian, Zhao Junchen's expression became slightly more solemn.
"But Zhu Hejian is different. His ambition comes from three parts. The first is his confidence in knowing the art of the emperor, the second is his arrogance as a prince who treats others as nothing, and the last is his relationship with the prince Zhu Heyu. He is always unwilling to be ignored by all walks of life... Therefore, his ambition is full of aggression. If we encounter the same situation, we can leave Li Ruan alone, because I know very well the uneasiness deep in Li Ruan's heart. Feelings will make him voluntarily surrender, but this method must not be used to deal with Zhu Hejian, because when he encounters this situation, he will inevitably react extremely violently."
After a pause, Zhao Junchen's expression returned to calm, and he concluded: "So, if you want to judge a person's character and speculate on a person's actions in the future, you must not just look at the person's character appearance, but also analyze it in depth. The reason for the formation of this person's personality is that some people seem to have the same personality traits, but the core of these personality traits are completely different. Their way of thinking about problems and their reactions after encountering problems will be completely different.
Some people seem to be brave, but in fact they are ignorant and blind; some people seem to be cowardly, but in fact they are uncontested and cautious... To give you another example that you are more familiar with, Ru'er's character with Zhang Yu'er before she became pregnant Their performances are very similar, both are smart and strong, but in fact they are completely different people!
You have been given full responsibility for the storytelling guild. This organization will soon expand to the entire territory of our country. You will also come into contact with all kinds of subordinates. You must have the ability to accurately recognize people. Especially those people who are going to be entrusted with important tasks by you, you must clearly understand their foundations, and then you can arrange different tasks according to their different foundations, otherwise bad things will easily happen. "
After listening to Zhao Junchen's lecture, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
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On this day, because of Zhao Junchen's class, Xu Qingyan always looked thoughtful, obviously taking Zhao Junchen's words into his heart.
And while Xu Qingyan was gradually growing up in his thoughts, Li Ruan, just as Zhao Junchen expected, soon fell into a state of impatience and suspicion.
Emperor Deqing did not visit the imperial study today, so Li Ruan ended his shift early and returned to his residence in the afternoon.
After returning to the room, Li Ruan immediately closed the door and quickly walked to the hidden compartment of the room to investigate.
According to Li Ru'an's understanding, Zhao Junchen has always been very efficient and resolute in his work. He originally thought that after returning to the room after more than three hours, he would definitely see a reply from Zhao Junchen.
However, after Li Ruan opened the secret compartment, he did not see any reply.
Could it be that Zhao Junchen was delayed by something, or was hesitant because of the important decision, so he didn't reply in time?
Thinking like this, Li Ruan was worried that staying in the room would make his contacts afraid to send messages, so he deliberately left the room again and did not return to the room again until the palace confinement. However, when he checked the secret compartment again, he still didn't see him. to reply.
Next, Li Ruan didn't sleep well all night. He originally thought he would receive a reply the next day, and again deliberately left the room for the whole day. However, when he returned to the room the next night to check the secret compartment, there was still no reply. Received reply.
After tonight, the court meeting will resume! Logically speaking, Zhao Junchen should reply to him no matter what!
So, Li Ruan was anxious!
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