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Hearing Zhu Hejian's question, Li Chunchen's eyes flashed, and he increasingly believed that Zhu Hejian's contact with him today had other motives and was not simple.
"The Seventh Prince's inquiry seems to have a deeper meaning. Could it be related to the reconstruction of the inner factory? Moreover, Brother Xun died last night. Today, the Seventh Prince suddenly appeared and contacted me. It is really too coincidental. Could it be that these two incidents Does it matter?"
While thinking secretly, Li Chunchen could not help but turn his head slightly and move his eyes, wanting to secretly observe the changes in Zhu Hejian's expression, but found that Zhu Hejian was also looking at him seriously at this time. When their eyes met, both of them found that the other's eyes were deep. Unpredictable.
But Li Chunchen's expression did not change, he just lowered his head slightly and avoided eye contact, and said slowly: "Your Majesty's holy will, how can we and other ministers be able to guess it? I was naturally flattered by your Majesty's several summons, but Your Majesty Summoning a subordinate does not mean that His Majesty will definitely reuse him.
What's more, thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness. If your majesty reuses the official, he will naturally go all out. If your majesty thinks that it is more appropriate for the official to stay in the General Administration Department, he will not dare to slack off or complain. "
Hearing Li Chunchen's response, Zhu Hejian couldn't help but curl his lips slightly, feeling that Li Chunchen's answer was too cunning.
Zhu Hejian's inquiry was to test the truth of the conspiracy between Li Chunchen and Emperor Deqing, but Li Chunchen put everything on the "unfathomable Sacred Heart" and completely avoided what Zhu Hejian really wanted to find out.
In fact, Zhu Hejian also knew that he had just sent someone to kill Xun Dongxun yesterday, and his rash and deliberate contact with Li Chunchen today would inevitably arouse Li Chunchen's vigilance. However, the reconstruction of the inner factory was of great importance, and now was a critical period for the crown prince to be abolished. , he must find out the details of Li Chunchen immediately, even if he has to bear a certain risk of exposure.
"At least it can be seen that this person is quite sophisticated and smart... Faced with my unforeseen verbal temptation, he did not show any flaws, and his answers were flawless. He is indeed a talent. No wonder my father. He will be entrusted with important tasks..."
While thinking secretly, Zhu Hejian's face was full of emotion and sadness, and he sighed leisurely: "Yes, the Sacred Heart is unpredictable...
In recent times, I have been feeling a lot about these four words! Chunchen, since you serve in the General Affairs Department, you are naturally well-informed, and you must understand the current situation in the temple. You should also have some understanding of the current situation between me and the third brother of the prince...
The third brother of the prince and I have always had a deep brotherhood and close relationship, but just because of these four words, 'The Sacred Heart is unpredictable', I am now forced to stand on the opposite side of the third brother of the prince, and I may even take away his love in the future. The position of Crown Prince...
Whenever I think about this matter, I feel deeply embarrassed and helpless... When the third brother of the prince returns to the capital, I don't know how I should face him, nor what he will think of me... "
It has to be said that the seventh prince Zhu Hejian is indeed very good at acting. After speaking, it seems that he is really full of pain and helplessness.
On the other side, Li Chunchen also sighed, as if he felt the same, but did not speak to answer.
This is because, according to Li Chunchen's secret guess, Zhu Hejian's emotion was just an introduction, and what he said next was the focus.
Sure enough, after Zhu Hejian sighed with emotion and saw that Li Chunchen didn't answer, he said again: "But no matter how I face the third brother of the prince in the future, and no matter how the third brother of the prince will look at me in the future, even if it is just to have a clear conscience, there are some things that I will do. It must be done... Just like today's situation, the prince's third brother caused trouble in Luoyang, and out of brotherly love, I have to help him share the burden! That's why I hurried to the General Affairs Department today to inquire. information."
At this point, Zhu Hejian sighed again, his face full of embarrassment, and said: "That's what I said, but now that the matter has come to this, even if I really want to do something to help the third brother of the prince, it will not be easy!
Chunchen, you were able to write that "Theory of the Hanging Sword" when you were taking part in the palace examination. You obviously have a beautiful mind and extraordinary knowledge, but I wonder if you have any way to help me alleviate the current predicament of the third brother of the prince? "
"This... I'm a low-ranking official and I'm afraid I shouldn't talk lightly about the prince's affairs."
Hearing what Zhu Hejian said, Li Chunchen couldn't help but be stunned. For a while, he couldn't figure out the meaning of Zhu Hejian's question - could it be said that he was overthinking everything? Was Zhu Hejian's contact with him just an accident? Otherwise, why would he suddenly mention the topic of Prince Zhu Heyu?
In fact, Zhu Hejian's words were still intended to test Li Chunchen's stance and foundation.
Based on Li Chunchen's answer, Zhu Hejian was not only able to test Li Chunchen's views on the two brothers Zhu Hejian and Zhu Heyu, but also initially figured out Li Chunchen's way of thinking.
In this world, the reason why successful people achieve success is largely because they can summarize the rules and summarize their own methodology and observation perspective.
People like Zhao Junchen, Zhou Shangjing, Zhu Hejian and others can all be called successful people, and they are all good at calculations, so they all have their own unique methods of knowing people.
When Zhao Junchen gets to know people, he tends to use the method of "extreme pressure", which is to set up a situation to put a person in a difficult situation, and then observe the person's reaction when he is in trouble, and then he can roughly assess the person's character. and style.
When Zhou Shangjing gets to know people, he tends to ask "multiple choice questions", constantly throwing out options and asking people to make choices. Then he can infer the person's values based on the person's different choices.
As for Zhu Hejian, he has always believed that the three factors of interest stance, character and habits, and way of thinking together constitute a person's behavioral pattern. Therefore, as long as he understands a person's interest stance, character, habits, and way of thinking, he can accurately predict it with a high probability. Estimate the person's subsequent behavior.
However, it is easy to collect information and make judgments based on interest stance and personality habits, but it is not easy to draw conclusions based on the way of thinking.
Therefore, when Zhu Hejian gets to know people, he always likes to discuss issues with them. He will also humbly let the person make suggestions for him, and then he can take the opportunity to observe the person's way of thinking.
In fact, whenever Zhu Hejian faced Emperor Deqing, Zhu Heyu and others, he could always do it with ease because he had already figured out the interest positions of Emperor Deqing, Zhu Heyu and others over the years. , personality habits, and ways of thinking, you can accurately predict their next behavior, and then respond in advance;
And Zhu Hejian has always been extremely jealous of Zhao Junchen, because Zhu Hejian has never been able to figure out Zhao Junchen's way of thinking, and he is also a bit foggy about Zhao Junchen's interest position, so Zhao Junchen's behavior will always exceed Zhu Hejian's. Unexpected.
But not everyone is as unpredictable as Zhao Junchen. Zhu Hejian's method of identifying people still fails most of the time, so he still uses this method to test Li Chunchen.
At this time, after hearing Li Chunchen's polite refusal, Zhu Hejian shook his head gently and said: "You and I are just chatting. I have already said that it is just to pass the time. Chunchen, you don't have to have any scruples. If you have any ideas, just tell me To put it bluntly, I won’t blame you if I’m wrong, but if you can come up with effective suggestions...the third brother Prince and I will miss you from now on."
Seemingly casually, Zhu Hejian has thrown out the bait, and I believe that Li Chunchen will definitely take the bait and will never hide his clumsiness.
Sure enough, after hearing Zhu Hejian's words, Li Chunchen couldn't help but feel moved in his heart even though he was alert in advance.
Zhu Heyu is the current crown prince, and Zhu Hejian will most likely be the future prince. If he can sell them a favor, anyone would be tempted by such a thing!
Even if Zhu Hejian is just showing off now and does not really want to solve problems for Prince Zhu Heyi, as long as Li Chunchen performs well and puts forward eye-catching insights, he can also show his talent and make Zhu Hejian treat him differently in the future. Naturally, there are countless benefits.
Thinking of this, Li Chunchen hesitated for a moment, and soon decided to tell his true thoughts.
"His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, according to my opinion, the current situation of His Highness the Crown Prince is indeed extremely bad. If you want to make a comeback, you must find another way and break the boat!"
"Oh? Why are you trying to find another way and destroy everything?"
Li Chunchen replied softly: "One word - 'profit'! His Highness the Crown Prince's current actions are not easily tenable morally. They will inevitably be attacked by hundreds of officials and Confucianists. His Majesty is also deeply disappointed with him and deposes him." The heart becomes more and more obvious!
However, everything in the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. The so-called Confucian morality is often just empty. As long as it can bring out benefits that are enough to make people's hearts beat, today they are still attacking His Highness the Crown Prince. The officials and Confucianists will immediately change their stance and support His Highness the Crown Prince, and will try every means to explain the necessity of His Highness the Crown Prince's past mistakes;
His Majesty's mind can always change. As long as he can come up with enough benefits to make His Majesty overjoyed, His Majesty will soon forget his previous disappointment in His Highness and start to have hope in His Majesty again.
At that time, His Royal Highness will be protected by His Majesty, and surrounded by hundreds of officials and Confucianists, so his predicament will naturally be solved. "
It is not clear whether Li Chunchen's remarks made Zhu Hejian look at him differently, but if Zhao Junchen were here at this time, he would be extremely surprised, because Li Chunchen's idea is very close to Zhao Junchen's next plan.
Of course, Li Chunchen is not Zhao Junchen after all. Although their ideas are similar, the key points are completely different - or in other words, some of Li Chunchen's ideas are absolutely impossible for Zhao Junchen to think of.
On the other side, Zhu Hejian was thoughtful at first, and then asked: "But if you want to come up with benefits that satisfy both your father and the officials, where can you find them? I'm afraid it's not easy. "
"It's indeed not easy, but it's not hard to find. It's just that you have to take risks and try your best to fight for it, so it's the last resort!" When Li Chunchen said this, he further lowered his voice and said, "For example, the one controlled by Zhao Gechen United Boat Line'!
Xiaguan's father was an Anhui merchant, so he knew very well how amazing the annual profits of the 'United Shipping Company' were. The court only shared a very small part of the profits, but it had already significantly improved the financial and food situation... Such a huge The advantage is that it is only controlled by Zhao Gechen. Your Highness, who is not jealous? The officials of the imperial court will be jealous, the gentry from all over the country will be jealous, and your majesty will probably think that the dividend he received is too small!
Therefore, if His Highness the Seventh Prince wants to rescue His Highness the Crown Prince, he must try to find out the intrigue between Zhao Gechen and the United Shipping Company before His Highness the Crown Prince returns to the capital, especially the evidence that Zhao Gechen used the United Shipping Company to enrich himself. Then these evidences of guilt were given to His Highness the Crown Prince. After His Highness the Crown Prince returned to the capital, he immediately took out these evidences and remonstrated with the court, asking the court to take back the "United Shipping Line" from the hands of Zhao Cabinet Minister, and the benefits would be transferred to His Majesty and Bai Bai. Officials, and local gentry jointly divided...
Regarding this matter, all forces will be happy to see the outcome. At that time, everyone will benefit from His Highness the Crown Prince, and who will blame His Highness the Crown Prince? Today's predicament is naturally solved! "
After listening to Li Chunchen's story, Zhu Hejian couldn't help but feel shocked!
For a moment, Zhu Hejian was surprised and happy. He was surprised because according to this method, if everything went well, Prince Zhu Heyu might really make a comeback; he was happy because after being reminded by Li Chunchen, he had one more thing in mind to deal with Zhao. Junchen’s method!
Zhao Junchen never expected that he originally wanted Li Chunchen and Zhu Hejian to bite each other, but now due to a strange combination of circumstances, he himself might be bitten in the future.
Zhu Hejian carefully observed Li Chunchen again and suddenly asked: "Did you know that the third brother of the prince and Zhao Junchen have formed an alliance? Isn't this a betrayal of the alliance?"
Li Chunchen's expression remained unchanged and he said slowly: "Of course I know, but the goal of the Seventh Prince is to protect His Highness the Crown Prince. To achieve this goal, sacrificing Zhao Gechen's interests is the most effective way. From an overall perspective, as long as the protection is Your Royal Highness, it is completely worth sacrificing the Zhao cabinet minister’s own interests.”
Zhu Hejian nodded thoughtfully and said with a serious expression: "What you said makes sense, although I don't think someone like Zhao Gechen would give up the huge interests of the United Shipping Company. His cautious style is also very It’s hard to find a loophole. It’s going to be extremely difficult to achieve the goal before the third brother of the prince returns to the capital, but it’s really worth a try!… In fact, there are no more options now!”
Having said this, Zhu Hejian looked up at Li Chunchen, his expression full of admiration, and said: "Sure enough, I asked you the right question! Chunchen was able to write the "Hanging Sword Theory", and now he can propose such a Good policy, can be said to be an unparalleled genius! With Chunchen's talent, it is really too humiliating to hold a seventh-grade official position in the General Affairs Department. The next time I see my father, I will definitely recommend Chunchen to my father. Junchen can take on the big responsibility as soon as possible... Moreover, you and I are close in age and can get along for a long time, so we should communicate more in the future!"
Zhu Hejian's words were a naked solicitation.
However, after hearing Zhu Hejian's words, Li Chunchen's expression changed slightly. Without any hesitation, he immediately refused: "What the official said today was just casual. Your Highness, the Seventh Prince, please keep it in mind. You must not spread it." Go outside, otherwise I will not be able to bear the consequences of offending Minister Zhao... As for the recommendation of His Highness the Seventh Prince, it is completely unnecessary. How your Majesty uses this official depends entirely on His Majesty's holy will. We ministers should not act recklessly. Intervene."
Li Chunchen knew very well that it was one thing for him to form a good relationship with Zhu Hejian, but it was another thing to take refuge in Zhu Hejian, which was completely different in nature.
Li Chunchen is the current factory director of Da Neixing Factory. His position can only be loyal to Emperor Deqing. He must not have any half-heartedness. Even with Zhu Hejian, the quasi-prince who is deeply trusted by Emperor Deqing, he cannot be too close. Otherwise Emperor Deqing would never look at him differently again.
Hearing Li Chunchen's answer, Zhu Hejian looked a little regretful. Just as he was about to say something more, he saw Xia Ruhai, the left counselor of the General Affairs Department, hurried into the room and said: "Your Highness, the Seventh Prince, the General Affairs Department has now received Zhang Bozhen, the governor of Henan, Zheng Yicheng, the prefect of Luoyang, etc. These memorials explain in detail the conflict between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Prince Fu's Mansion. The official is about to send the memorials to the palace. Do you want to go with him?... These memorials are written in plain text. You can also do it on the way. Take a look first.”
Hearing Xia Ruhai's request, Zhu Hejian was slightly startled, but quickly nodded and said: "In that case, let's enter the palace together."
After saying that, Zhu Hejian stood up, nodded to Li Chunchen, and left the room with Xia Ruhai.
Li Chunchen naturally stood up to see him off, but when he bowed to salute, his expression was meaningful.
"Does the Seventh Prince have some ulterior motive when he came to the General Affairs Office to contact me today? On the surface, he wants to help the Prince solve his problems, but is this all sincere? From the current point of view, all this means that Not allowed...
But now that he has listened to my suggestions, all he needs to do next is to observe whether he has put my suggestions into actual actions, and then he can make a judgment...
If he does not take actual actions in the future, it means that his words and deeds today are just for show... If that is the case, does it mean that the Seventh Prince is actually a deep-tempered person with different appearances and insides?
The reason why His Majesty established the inner factory is because he suspected that the inner court was infiltrated. I have always targeted Zhao Junchen, Zhou Shangjing, Hui merchants, Shanxi merchants, and even Jianzhou Jurchen and other forces. But if the seventh prince is really a I'm afraid it's possible that the city is deep and the people are different from the outside...
If this is really the case, once I am able to reveal the true face of the seventh prince in the future, I will definitely have made a great contribution to His Majesty, and it will be natural for me to rise in the temple in the future..."
Thinking of this, Li Chunchen had already made a decision in his heart.
On the other side, while Li Chunchen was thinking about Zhu Hejian, Zhu Hejian had already left the General Affairs Office and rushed to the palace in a sedan. He was also thinking about Li Chunchen.
“If you want to predict a person’s future behavior, you must first observe a person’s personality, habits, interests, and thinking patterns!
Li Chunchen is obviously a smart man, with a character that is formidable, tolerant, and versatile, with a coldness hidden deep in his bones. He is indeed a rare talent;
When he faced my solicitation, he refused without any hesitation. This shows that his attitude is very firm, that is, he is only loyal to his father. This situation is normal. Father can When he entrusted him with the important task, he must have gone through many inspections both overt and covert. Only after his loyalty was completely confirmed would he be given full authority to take charge of the affairs of the Dacheng Factory...
The key point is this person's way of thinking... This person can always clarify his goals and will not get lost easily, but he also likes to take shortcuts, and he is completely dismissive of the adverse consequences caused by taking shortcuts... This This way of thinking is very dangerous. If he is allowed to grow further with the big experts, he will definitely be a serious problem in the future!
My deliberate contact with him today must have aroused his alarm, but overall it is worth it. With today's observations, I have roughly thought of the means to deal with him in the future... Hehe, shortcuts are never that easy. Good to go!
However, the suggestion mentioned by Li Chunchen has some merits. I might as well act according to the plan... Of course it will not be to turn the tables on the third brother of the prince, but in the future I will have one more card to deal with Zhao Junchen. The trump card can effectively disrupt Zhao Junchen's money-spreading methods...
Next, I have to go to the palace to meet my father, and I will also say a few good words for the prince’s third brother, but with my father’s temperament, I’m afraid he won’t listen…”
While thinking about it secretly, Zhu Hejian also made a decision in his heart.
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