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Next, Emperor Deqing and Zhao Junchen left the "Tongji Temple" in a carriage and returned to the capital.
Halfway through the journey, Emperor Deqing had been reading the "Three Treatises Sutra" given to him by Zhang Daoquan with a serious face, and his expression was unprecedentedly focused. He expected to gain some enlightenment from such a sutra, but he was no longer idle. Ignore Zhao Junchen.
Zhao Junchen was also happy and relaxed, just thinking secretly about everything that happened in the "Tongji Temple" today.
Before this, Zhao Junchen had never thought much of Zhang Daoquan - no matter how talented the stick was, he was just a stick after all - but after what happened today, Zhao Junchen had a different view of Zhang Daoquan. After looking at each other, I just felt that Zhang Daoquan's method of leading Emperor Deqing to deceive himself was worth learning from.
"But at the same time, the control and monitoring of Zhang Daoquan must be further strengthened, because Emperor Deqing obviously has deep trust in him. If nothing else happens, this trust relationship will be further deepened and strengthened in the future...
Under such circumstances, just a few words from Zhang Daoquan were enough to influence Emperor Deqing's decision. It was of great importance and could no longer be regarded as an ordinary chess piece! If he is still willing to be driven by me in the future, it will naturally bring countless benefits and get twice the result with half the effort. However, if he develops alien intentions and does his own thing in the future, it will undoubtedly be a serious problem and must be guarded against...
In fact, today because of my hint, he was forced to directly reject Emperor Deqing's proposal to build a temple. This matter will inevitably arouse his dissatisfaction, and may have planted the seeds of dissatisfaction in him. He must try to appease him as soon as possible. He can do it...
However, Zhang Daoquan was extremely ambitious about missionary work, and he wanted to establish a sect and call himself the ancestor. Emperor Deqing's proposal would undoubtedly make his dream come true quickly, but in the end he was blocked by me. How to make compensation to satisfy Zhang Daoquan is also a big problem... If we give him too much benefit, it will undoubtedly be a waste of resources, and I myself can't bear it, but if I can't appease and compensate him as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will cost him The dissatisfaction in my heart is getting stronger...
In this way, it seems that we can only give him a picture. Although we cannot give him immediate benefits, we can definitely promise him some future prospects... As for whether the promise can be realized in the future
Why! I always feel that because Emperor Deqing was too obsessed with finding immortals and visiting Taoism, my plan to use the Tongji Temple to confuse him turned out to be surprisingly effective. There are faint signs that things are developing out of control. If you don't operate properly, you might even shoot yourself in the foot..."
While thinking deeply, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but frown.
In this way, Emperor Deqing read the scriptures carefully, while Zhao Junchen focused on thinking about his follow-up plan, and the carriage fell into an atmosphere of silence for a while.
Because Emperor Deqing and Zhao Junchen were both focused on their own thoughts, time passed quickly. Zhang De drove the carriage and quickly returned to the capital.
However, when the carriage entered the capital city and was walking in the middle of the road, an accident happened in front of the road. A carriage transporting goods suddenly overturned and blocked the road. Not only the driver was injured, the goods were scattered, but also the injured The driver also had a conflict with several passers-by, claiming that the passers-by crossed the road and caused the overturning accident. For a while, the people around him stopped to watch. It seemed that the dispute would not be resolved for a while. The entire road was full of traffic jams. It was blocked, so Zhang De stopped the carriage and waited.
In fact, this accident was not an accident, but a deliberate arrangement by Zhao Junchen. Xu Qingyan was not with Zhao Junchen during this period just to arrange the matter secretly.
According to Zhao Junchen’s original plan, he should have suggested that Emperor Deqing go to a nearby teahouse to wait for a while, drink tea and listen to the storytellers in the teahouse telling stories. At this time, the stories told by the storytellers were naturally from Zhao. The content of Junchen's deliberate arrangement was that Song Huancheng, a well-known upright official and doctor in the Ministry of Rites, fainted from hunger in public in the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.
In Zhao Junchen's overall arrangement, his next plan is to promote the salary increase for all officials. At this time, Emperor Deqing heard this story with his own ears and witnessed it by "coincidence". Seeing the "real reactions" of the people around you after hearing the story will naturally pave the way for subsequent plans.
However, after Zhao Junchen experienced the "Tongji Temple" incident, he temporarily changed his mind at this moment.
As the saying goes, "bystanders know everything". Zhang Daoquan guided Emperor Deqing to deceive him. Zhao Junchen was a clear observer. He could even guess that Zhang Daoquan wanted to take advantage of the human habit of "thinking about things day by day and dreaming about things at night" to make Emperor Deqing deceive him. He mistakenly believed that his future dreams were inspired by immortals, which further deepened Emperor Deqing's obsession with seeking immortality.
Zhang Daoquan is still under Zhao Junchen's control, so Zhao Junchen does not intend to destroy Zhang Daoquan's plan. Naturally, he does not want Emperor Deqing to be distracted by other things at this time, so he should continue to focus on thinking about the fate of immortality. For the best, the probability that Emperor Deqing will be "entrusted with dreams" by immortals in recent nights will be greater.
According to Zhao Junchen's speculation, Emperor Deqing will visit "Tongji Temple" many times in the future. There will be many opportunities for Emperor Deqing to accidentally enter the teahouse to listen to storytelling, so there is no need to rush.
It was precisely because of this consideration that Zhao Junchen did not propose to Emperor Deqing to leave the carriage and go to the teahouse to drink tea. He completely ignored the situation that the carriage was blocked in the middle of the road and was still thinking about his own affairs secretly.
However, at this moment, perhaps because Xu Qingyan, who was hiding in the dark, saw that Emperor Deqing and Zhao Junchen had not appeared for a long time, a teahouse waiter suddenly appeared around the carriage and rushed towards the person who was blocked in the middle of the road. There were several carriages and sedans, and they loudly advertised and solicited customers: "Dear guests, the road ahead will obviously not be clear for a while. You all feel uncomfortable sitting in carriages and sedans. Why don't you come to my 'Zhang's Tea House' Waiting for tea? 'Zhang's Tea House' is just a few steps away. The tea is always fragrant and reasonably priced. Mr. Zhang, the most famous commentator in the capital, is about to stop in the tea house to give a lecture. All guests are drinking. Wouldn’t it be nice to have tea while listening to a book while waiting for the roads to recover?”
At this time, those who could travel in carriages and sedans were all wealthy and did not care about a little tea money. Moreover, they were obviously impatient to wait and felt that they were trapped in carriages and sedans for a long time and could not stretch their bodies. Feeling uncomfortable, they all left their carriages and sedans, and entered the "Zhang's Tea House" next to them one after another.
But Zhao Junchen remained unmoved, pretending that he didn't hear it, and hoped that Emperor Deqing didn't hear it either.
However, Emperor Deqing was not deaf after all. Not only did he hear it, but his expression changed even more when he heard the teahouse waiter's voice soliciting customers.
It was also because of Zhang Daoquan's words in the "Tongji Temple" that Emperor Deqing now dared not ignore any accident he encountered in his daily life. He was worried that these accidents were opportunities arranged by God and that he would miss them again.
It was precisely because of this mentality at this moment that Emperor Deqing adhered to the idea of "actively trying when encountering any accident", but he took the initiative to look up at Zhao Junchen and said: "What this guy said makes sense, that's it. Being trapped here is not an option, I am tired from running around today, so I just went to the roadside teahouse to drink tea to relieve my fatigue."
Zhao Junchen advised: "Your Majesty, it's getting late, we'd better return to the palace as soon as possible! If we delay the time and let the Qingliu people know about your private visit again, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of trouble. …Since the road in front of us is different, let’s take a detour.”
Emperor Deqing shook his head, but he stood firm and said: "We are now blocked in the middle of the road. Not only is there a rollover accident in front, but there are also several cars blocked behind. Moreover, the road is not wide, so why not Is there room to turn around? Let’s go to the teahouse and drink tea while waiting. It shouldn’t take much time.”
After saying that, Emperor Deqing took the "Three Treatises on Sutra" in his arms and walked out of the carriage first without waiting for Zhao Junchen to continue to object.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Junchen shook his head helplessly and had no choice but to follow.
At the same time, Zhao Junchen secretly thought: "In the past few days, there have always been various accidents that disrupted his plans. Although the results are pretty good, there is always a situation that gradually gets out of control. Feel……
Maybe it's because I have too many calculations in my mind? You know, the more careful the calculation and the more complex the plan, the more susceptible it is to various unexpected situations...
Perhaps, as my own strength further increases, I should abandon my current style of doing things and instead imitate Zhou Shangjing's scheming to push the boat with the flow and guide the general trend...
After all, with my current status and power, the most important thing has become to guide the situation and control variables, rather than using conspiracies and tricks to gain more profits for myself... Although these conspiracies and tricks can bring a lot of benefits, they are ultimately not worth it. On the stage, there will be many variables, which will ultimately lead to a kind of hesitation with unknown pros and cons..."
In this way, while reflecting on himself, Zhao Junchen followed Emperor Deqing into the "Zhang's Tea House" next to the road.
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My health is improving and I will resume updating, but there will only be a small chapter today.
In addition, this book has been blocked by the official computer website of Qidian, but you can still read it on the APP. It is said that it is strictly checked and protected by the above. I hope it can return to normal as soon as possible. The recent plot content of Chongzi will be relatively cautious, and some The content will be conveyed using the Spring and Autumn style of writing.
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