…
…
If evaluated according to the common vocabulary of later generations, Li Chuanwen is a staff and master with "excellent professionalism". He always tries his best to complete the tasks assigned by Zhao Junchen, abandons all distracting thoughts and positions, and never fails to do so. Feel free to comment on the merits and demerits of one's master.
Under such circumstances, Li Chuanwen couldn't help but say that Zhao Junchen's "deep intention and hatred of design are really difficult to evaluate", which itself is very illustrative.
In short, after Li Chuanwen read Zhao Junchen's secret letter, even a staff member with excellent professionalism like him found it difficult to agree with Zhao Junchen's plan this time.
Zhao Junchen's plans and ideas this time are actually very simple. To sum it up in one sentence, it is to "completely domesticate Prince Zhu Heyu"!
An important part of the reason why Zhao Junchen chose to form an alliance with Zhu Heyu was that Zhu Heyu lacked reliable staff and wise men at that time, and the Qingliu people also gradually drifted away from him - that is to say, at that time, there was no People can make suggestions for Zhu Heyu, and no one can exert influence on Zhu Heyu or interfere with Zhu Heyu's judgment.
This is of course a great opportunity for Zhao Junchen to take advantage of it!
In Zhao Junchen's opinion, as long as he seizes the opportunity and operates it properly, he will become the only wise man and counselor Zhu Heyu can rely on in the future. His opinions will largely determine Zhu Heyu's thoughts and judgments - in short As a result, Zhu Heyu will become Zhao Junchen's puppet!
Although Zhu Heyu has always been stubborn, as long as he has made up his mind, he will always put on a posture of not hitting the wall and never looking back. But in fact, Zhu Heyu is not blindly stubborn. His stubbornness is only expressed in ——Whenever he made up his mind, it was always difficult to change his mind in time, and then he would hit the wall.
In fact, before Zhu Heyu made a decision, he was also very willing to "do what is good". As long as he could successfully instill his own ideas into Zhu Heyu before he made up his mind, then Zhu Heyu would Be your strongest supporter and executor.
From a certain perspective, if one puts aside those pragmatic thoughts such as loyalty, benevolence and righteousness in Zhu Heyu's mind, one can even think that he has no personal opinions!
Regarding this point, you can understand just by looking at Zhu Heyu's strong reliance on Xiao Wenruan, Zhao Shancai and others. If Zhu Heyu was really stubborn, he would not listen to Xiao Wenruan, Zhao Shancai, and the Seventh Prince at all. Zhu Hejian and others made various suggestions, but in fact Zhu Heyu valued their opinions very much and would resolutely implement their opinions, because these people could often convince Zhu Heyu before Zhu Heyu made up his mind. I accepted their suggestion.
When Zhao Junchen chose to join forces with Zhu Heyu, it was precisely because he wanted to play such a role. He would advise Zhu Heyu and point out the direction, while Zhu Heyu would charge into the battle and attract firepower for him - this is called cooperation. Infinitely.
It was precisely because of this consideration that when Zhao Junchen discovered that Zhu Heyu had ignored his original warning when he was investigating the crimes of the vassal clan in Luoyang, not only did he not follow the rules and do business in an official manner, but he listed many serious crimes and impeached everyone. After the vassal, Zhao Junchen felt a strong sense of crisis in his heart.
Zhu Heyu can actually make up his own mind?
How is this possible? !
Once Zhu Heyu is used to thinking and making plans alone in the future, how can Zhao Junchen instill his own ideas into him?
If Zhao Junchen cannot instill his ideas into Zhu Heyu, and then let Zhu Heyu become the executor and supporter of his own ideas, then what is the point of Zhao Junchen choosing to join forces with Zhu Heyu?
In fact, Zhu Heyu's unauthorized actions this time were undoubtedly extremely successful in terms of results, and also produced very positive effects. His impeachment of the feudal clan during this period was just to make himself play the role of a villain. Then let Emperor Deqing come forward to appease the vassal and play the role of a good guy!
In the end, it not only severely damaged the power of the vassal and reduced the burden on the court, but also allowed Emperor Deqing to gain popularity. Such sacrifice of oneself to fulfill Emperor Deqing undoubtedly made Emperor Deqing extremely satisfied. Emperor Deqing was very satisfied. His outlook improved greatly as a result.
If Zhu Heyu's attempt fails, Zhao Junchen will only be happy to see the success, and will proactively take action to clean up Zhu Heyu's mess.
But it is a pity that Zhu Heyu's unauthorized action this time actually achieved great success. On the contrary, Zhao Junchen felt a sense of crisis in his heart, fearing that Zhu Heyu would taste the sweetness of thinking alone, which would gradually become a habit and eventually form a A personal opinion.
Therefore, in Zhao Junchen's eyes, Zhu Heyu's wrong habit of thinking alone and acting without permission must be corrected in time and completely eradicated!
Only Zhu Heyu who follows good deeds can be a good Zhu Heyu!
This is also the real reason why Zhao Junchen hurriedly arranged for Li Chuanwen and Xiao Wenxuan to come to Luoyang City to "assist" Zhu Heyu!
In the secret letter that Zhao Junchen wrote to Zhu Heyu, he still maintained his previous cautious stance and repeatedly warned Zhu Heyu that he must make fewer mistakes and make fewer mistakes during the next period of time. Emperor Deqing is now His views on Zhu Heyu have been reversed, but the abolition of the crown prince is imminent and cannot be changed. Under such circumstances, Zhu Heyu has successfully achieved his goal, and there is no need to do anything more. He just needs to be quiet. Just wait for the opportunity to make a comeback. If there is another big disturbance, it will only create more variables, which may not be beneficial to Zhu Heyu himself.
Then, in the second secret letter that Zhao Junchen gave to Li Chuanwen, Zhao Junchen first told Li Chuanwen all the content of his advice to Zhu Heyu, and then explained his real plan to Li Chuanwen in detail, which was - —If Prince Zhu Heyu is willing to listen to Zhao Junchen’s advice, then that’s it. Li Chuanwen will also try his best to assist him. But if Prince Zhu Heyu still chooses to disobey Zhao Junchen’s advice this time and wants to act without authorization, Then Li Chuanwen must secretly use the trap to sabotage Zhu Heyu's plan and make Zhu Heyu suffer a severe setback!
"If the prince acts on his own initiative, there is no need to consider whether the plan he has made has a greater or lesser chance of success, or whether the plan is harmful or beneficial to the country and the people. It must be completely destroyed and he must reap the consequences."
These are the original words written by Zhao Junchen in the secret letter.
At the end of this secret letter, Zhao Junchen also specifically told Li Chuanwen the art of raising elephants in ancient times, which was to tie the baby elephant to a wooden stake while it was still under adulthood. The elephant did not want to be restrained, so he naturally tried his best to break free. However, the baby elephant was still weak at that time and could not pull out the wooden stake at all. After repeated attempts, he gave up. When the baby elephant gradually turned into an elephant, his strength It is already so big that it can easily pull up the wooden stakes to break free, but the thinking inertia it has developed since childhood will make it think that it will never be able to pull out the wooden stakes, so it will not even try. It will be an elephant. If people tie it near a wooden stake, it will stay where it is.
Zhao Junchen deliberately told this story to Li Chuanwen, and his intention was naturally self-evident.
In many cases, humans may not be smarter than elephants, nor may they be more determined than elephants. Zhao Junchen and Li Chuanwen both know this very well.
As long as Zhu Heyu always fails when he tries to think alone and act without authorization in the future, and he will taste the bitter consequences after each failure, then the biological instinct of human beings to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages will make Zhu Heyu subconsciously think about it alone. This kind of thing created fear, which in turn prompted him to unconsciously give up thinking alone. In the end, he had no choice but to rely on Zhao Junchen's advice.
In fact, the success that Zhu Heyu gained from his unauthorized actions some time ago was only temporary in Zhao Junchen's eyes, because he had successfully aroused the fear and murderous intention of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and sooner or later he would reap the consequences. Zhao Junchen has also made a plan The plan was made, and I planned to wait until the seventh prince Zhu Hejian couldn't help but take action, and take the opportunity to educate Zhu Heyu.
All in all, Zhao Junchen was very patient and extremely firm regarding the matter of "taming Zhu Heyu".
*
"No wonder I had to wait until I met His Highness the Crown Prince to open this secret letter. It turned out to be to prevent the Crown Prince from seeing any flaws in me...
Such a plan is so well-intentioned and so poisonous that even if I have been used to big storms for many years, I will inevitably feel uneasy when executing it. If I had known about this plan in advance, it would be difficult for me to remain calm when negotiating with the prince. His Highness has grown a lot during this time, and maybe he will see something...
Also, Xiao Wenxuan is too young and has insufficient city resources, so this plan cannot be known to him either... Hey! Zhao Gechen really took all factors into account..."
After reading Zhao Junchen's secret letter, Li Chuanwen hesitated for a moment, but finally chose to raise a candle to light the secret letter and burn it.
Watching the secret letter gradually burn to ashes, Li Chuanwen's expression looked dark and uncertain under the flickering firelight, and he couldn't help but murmur to himself.
"However... Zhao Gechen actually wants to tame a prince and a future emperor. It is really disrespectful that has not happened in a thousand years... Especially since His Highness the Crown Prince is notoriously stubborn... He is really brave. ...But if you think about Zhao Gechen's daily words, you will understand that he does not have much inner respect for the imperial power... It is not surprising that he can come up with such a plan...
However, when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince met with me today, he was a courteous corporal. His idea indeed had a good chance of success. I had originally decided to try my best to help him succeed... But now I have read this secret letter from Zhao Gechen... It’s really a dilemma…”
While muttering to himself, Li Chuanwen walked to his room and sat down slowly on the bedside. He was silent for a long time.
It stands to reason that with Li Chuanwen's professionalism, he should abandon all distracting thoughts at this time and work for Zhao Junchen wholeheartedly. However, Zhao Junchen's plan is really shocking to the scholars of this era. Zhao Junchen has the courage to tame it. He was a prince, but Li Chuanwen did not have such courage and had to make great determination.
In this way, after sitting quietly on the bedside for a quarter of an hour, Li Chuanwen, who was not young anymore, finally couldn't bear the exhaustion and gradually lay down on the bed, his eyes gradually closed, and finally fell asleep.
"That's all! Eating the emperor, paying him the salary and being loyal to the emperor, this is the principle that I have been following since I entered the profession of master. Now that I am working for Zhao Gechen, I can only promote his plan wholeheartedly..."
"What's more, Zhao Gechen's plan is so silent that no one may notice it. If I can really help Zhao Gechen tame a prince, it will also be of great benefit to the descendants of the family. Let's just give it a try before dying... …”
"Your Highness, I'm sorry..."
Before going to sleep, all these thoughts kept flashing through Li Chuanwen's mind.
However, making such a decision was not easy for Li Chuanwen.
Therefore, Li Chuanwen was unable to sleep well that night.
*
That night, not only Li Chuanwen did not sleep well, but Henan Governor Zhang Bozhen also did not sleep well.
In fact, Zhang Bozhen had already fallen asleep, but was suddenly awakened by the servants in the palace, claiming that a secret letter had been sent from the capital.
During this period, under the changing circumstances, there were a lot of secret letters exchanged between the capital and Luoyang.
After hearing the servant's report, Zhang Bozhen immediately woke up.
At this time, it was already three quarters of the night, and the gates of Luoyang City had already been closed. Logically speaking, even if the messenger rushed outside Luoyang City, he would not be able to send the letter into the city. Under such circumstances, he could still send the secret message. In front of Zhang Bozhen, it can only show that the origin of this secret letter is of great importance, and the content of the secret letter is also extremely urgent.
Therefore, Zhang Bo really didn't dare to neglect. He quickly got up and washed his face to wake up a little. Then he opened the secret message with a cautious expression and looked at it.
After Zhang Bozhen opened the secret letter, he immediately discovered a secret mark on the secret letter, and his expression became more solemn.
Since it is a secret message, it is natural that the name will not be left. When communicating with each other, most of them rely on secret messages to confirm their identity.
After Zhang Bozhen read the secret message, he immediately understood who the owner of this secret letter was.
In fact, it is not unexpected. The person who wrote this secret letter is none other than his backer in the court, the chief minister of the court, Zhou Shangjing!
…
…
