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In recent years, when the officials in the DPRK and Zhao Junchen were criticizing each other, the most important lesson they learned is - never pester or question the amount of silver grain mentioned by Zhao Junchen, otherwise you will definitely be embarrassed.
Sometimes, Zhao Junchen will deliberately exaggerate the money and food expenses required for certain things, but if you question in public that this number is too high, Zhao Junchen will immediately list a large list of expenditure items in detail, and then elaborate on these expenditure details. The necessity of the item will not only refute you at a loss for words, but also ridicule you in public for being smart and out of touch with reality. You only know how to talk and talk, but you have no understanding of people's livelihood.
Sometimes, Zhao Junchen will deliberately lower the money and food expenses in certain areas. However, if you object to this number being too low, Zhao Junchen will also list a series of savings plans on the spot, explaining in detail that certain expenses are ineffective and can be reduced. I have once again made you speechless, but I will still "well-meaningly" publicly advise you that as a court official, you must not only be pretentious and happy with great achievements, but also understand the difference between daily necessities, rice, oil, salt and grain.
In addition, Zhao Junchen is also well versed in the double standard method of "one moment and another", and he can always tell the truth. He is simply invincible and is completely like a school.
In short, whether it is party disputes or court affairs, Zhao Junchen is humble and courteous and restrained most of the time. Occasionally, he will assess the situation and compromise.
However, once it comes to matters related to money and food revenue and expenditure, Zhao Junchen will not give in and be stubborn. Not only must he fully implement his original intention, but he will also take advantage of the truth and pursue the poor. , embarrassing you in public, completely merciless.
Zhao Junchen's approach was to completely establish his undoubted authority in the court finances, continuously strengthen his control and voice over the treasury's money and grain revenue and expenditure, and deepen the concept that "the court finances are inseparable from Zhao Junchen" People's hearts.
Regarding such a situation, naturally some among the officials will be dissatisfied, but they must hold back their dissatisfaction, otherwise they will be asking for humiliation.
To this day, Zhao Junchen has exerted great influence in the imperial court's finances. Even Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing have been given the "ideological stamp" by Zhao Junchen, identifying Zhao Junchen as the only one among the hundreds of officials in the Manchu Dynasty. One person can properly solve the court's current food shortage problem.
The same is true for today's court meeting.
After Zhao Junchen listed in detail a series of huge expenditures related to Haicao, although some among the officials thought that Zhao Junchen was exaggerating and alarmist, for a while no one dared to stand up and express doubts, for fear of He would be embarrassed in public under Zhao Junchen's refutation.
Because of Zhao Junchen's statement, Emperor Deqing announced on the spot that there was no need to discuss the matter of water transportation, and quickly ended the relevant topic.
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After the morning court ended, Cheng Yuandao's expression was full of unwillingness. After glaring at Zhao Junchen, he led the Qingliu people to leave the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
In fact, for Cheng Yuandao, he didn't particularly care about the corruption and extravagance of the Caoyun Yamen, nor did he particularly care about the success of the Haicao matter. He took the initiative to provoke the dispute between Hecao and Haicao. The final outcome was not important. The main reason was to stir up a long-lasting controversy in the court, and then he could take the opportunity to boost the Qingliu people's declining morale and morale.
In the past hundred years, whenever there was a dispute between river-cao and sea-cao in the temple, it would always be an endless and protracted debate, which was why everyone in the "Zhou Party" was secretly afraid.
However, because of Zhao Junchen's overt praise and covert criticism, he frightened the monarchs and ministers with a series of astonishing figures, the dispute between Hecao and Haicao came to an abrupt end. The morale and morale of the Qingliu people could not be boosted, but instead Hit hard again.
As a result, Cheng Yuandao naturally hated Zhao Junchen deeply, but he was helpless.
Zhao Junchen didn't pay attention to Cheng Yuandao's angry glare at all. After the court meeting was over, he walked up to Zhou Shangjing surrounded by everyone from the "Zhao Party".
Seeing Zhao Junchen approaching, several core figures of the "Zhou Party", including Zhou Shangjing, all smiled and nodded in good faith. They were obviously very satisfied with Zhao Junchen's performance. The relationship between the two factions could be regarded as temporarily turning enemies into friends. .
After Zhao Junchen came to Zhou Shangjing, he did not talk about what happened in the morning. He just asked with a concerned expression: "Shoufu Zhou, are you going to Wenhua Pavilion to handle official court affairs next? Or will you go directly back to Zhou Mansion to rest?
If you want to go directly back to the mansion to rest, I will arrange for two miracle doctors, Zhang Decheng and Wen Caining, to leave immediately and go to Zhou Mansion to treat you. "
Zhou Shangjing hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head and sighed, and said slowly: "Just before today's morning meeting, I have received news that Liaodong Town once again submitted an official document, saying that another incident occurred in the defense zone. There was a civil uprising. I originally planned to go to Wenhua Pavilion to discuss the matter with the elders of the pavilion, but..."
Having said this, Zhou Shangjing shook his head again and sighed, with a rare hint of weakness on his old face.
Zhao Junchen also felt the same way about Zhou Shangjing's helpless performance. After snorting coldly, he gritted his teeth and said: "For the center of the imperial court, Liaodong Town is obviously too big to lose!
Since the Jurchens in Jianzhou paid tribute and became vassals, there will be no more wars in the Liaodong border area in the next few years. Cutting military expenditures, reducing the burden on the court, and seizing the time to cultivate one's health are the proper meanings of the title, but Liaodong Town is a thousand recommendations Despite all obstacles, refuse to obey!
Hey! During this period of time, there has been a lot of excitement in Liaodong. There is a mutiny today and a civil unrest tomorrow. Not only are they unwilling to cut military expenditures, but they have also repeatedly reached out to the court to ask for money and food... They are simply a piece of meat on a hob! "
On the side, Ge Lao Li He also felt deeply helpless and sighed: "Just for the matter of Liaodong, our cabinet has discussed it many times, but we can't find any solution for a while!
The Liaodong side obviously refuses to accept hard or soft advice and does not know how to consider the overall situation of the court. Not only is it impossible to reason, but if it wants to use coercive means, it must also worry about the reaction of the Jianzhou Jurchen... It is really a dilemma! "
For a time, both the "Zhou Party" people behind Zhou Shangjing and the "Zhao Party" people behind Zhao Junchen all angrily criticized Liaodong Town for their disobedience to discipline.
However, everyone present was a civil servant. Faced with such a self-respecting armed group in Liaodong Town, they were naturally helpless, even Zhou Shangjing was no exception.
As they talked, thinking about all the bad behaviors in Liaodong Town, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but flash a hint of chilling and coldness in his expression, and he wished he could go to Liaodong in person and take charge of the killing again.
After all, Zhao Junchen was not a pure civil servant. He had personally gone to the battlefield and had illustrious military exploits that would go down in history. There were countless frontier generals who died at his hands because of their self-respect and disobedience. !
Noting the chilling look on Zhao Junchen's expression, all the senior officials of the court, including Zhou Shangjing, couldn't help but feel chilled in their hearts, and then they all recalled Zhao Junchen's amazing deeds in Shaanxi and Gansu.
Before that, because Zhao Junchen had always dealt with everyone as a civil servant, they had never been able to imagine that all the proud soldiers and generals on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu were all unruly and unruly people, so why would they be killed by Zhao Junchen? Easily tamed.
But at this time, after seeing the change in Zhao Junchen's temperament, everyone finally noticed a clue - perhaps, Zhao Junchen was able to tame the arrogant generals from Shaanxi and Gansu because of these four qualities of "decisive killing" Character!
However, in the next moment, Zhao Junchen had restrained the chill in his heart and restored his usual gentle image.
After all, Zhao Junchen cannot leave the temple center at this stage. No matter how angry he is with Liaodong Town's poor performance, he can only think about many things in his mind.
After shaking his head helplessly again, Zhao Junchen ignored the different reactions of the people around him and just advised Zhou Shangjing: "Zhou Shoufu, in my opinion, the 'civilian rebellion' and 'mutiny' claimed by Liaodong Town are in all likelihood nothing more than It was fabricated out of thin air just to threaten the central court, so you don’t need to take it too seriously and just ignore it!
The top priority now is to cure your stomach disease as soon as possible. After you cure your stomach disease, you can spare more thought and energy to gradually deal with the big problem in Liaodong Town! "
After Zhou Shangjing thought again for a while, he finally nodded in agreement and said: "In that case, I will not go to Wenhua Pavilion to handle official business today, but will go directly back to the mansion to wait for the two miracle doctors Zhang and Wen to diagnose and treat my body..."
Having said this, Zhou Shangjing shook his head and smiled again, and said: "There are some chefs who feel sorry for the imperial dining room. I just told them yesterday that I wanted to eat at noon today, but they prepared it in vain."
Hearing what Zhou Shangjing said, Zhao Junchen's heart moved, and he vaguely seemed to think of a key issue, but he couldn't think clearly for a while.
But Zhao Junchen did not show it, and just said as usual: "In that case, I will make arrangements now for the two miracle doctors Zhang and Wen to go to the Zhou Mansion as soon as possible."
After saying that, Zhao Junchen bowed to Zhou Shangjing, and then led the "Zhao Party" people away.
Zhou Shangjing did not take steps immediately, but stared at Zhao Junchen's back thoughtfully.
Then, Zhou Shangjing said slowly: "During the court meeting just now, Zhao Junchen's statement was very interesting... He supports Hai Cao, but he just thinks that the court is not ready to implement Hai Cao!
So, you must not mistakenly think that this water transport dispute is over... The Qingliu people's statement of support for the water transport is just a trouble for us, but if one day in the future Zhao Junchen thinks that the court is fully prepared, They also stood up and expressed their support for Haicao. That is the real threat!
All in all, in order to prevent Zhao Junchen from falling out in the future, we must be fully prepared in advance, but we cannot be caught off guard like this time. "
As Zhou Shangjing finished speaking, the expressions of several "Zhou Party" officials around him changed slightly.
At the same time, their previous favorable impression of Zhao Junchen instantly turned into deep fear.
Seeing the reaction of everyone in the "Zhou Party", Zhou Shangjing nodded lightly with satisfaction, and then walked towards the outside of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
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But it was said that after Zhao Junchen left the Hall of Supreme Harmony, he also did not go to Wenhua Pavilion to handle official court affairs. Instead, he returned to the Zhao Mansion in advance, and then recruited two current national players, Zhang Decheng and Wen Caining.
After Xiang Zhang and Wen explained Zhou Shangjing's situation in detail, Zhao Junchen deliberately reminded: "Two miracle doctors, it is not convenient for me to ask Zhou Shoufu personally about some things, so I can only leave them to you...Jian In short, when the two genius doctors were diagnosing and treating Zhou Shoufu's body, there was one thing that needed to be investigated clearly, and that was whether there were any blood streaks in Zhou Shoufu's feces when he went to the toilet during this period... If they knew about Zhou Shoufu's feces... If there are bloodshot eyes, I would like to ask the two miracle doctors not to make any announcement for the time being, but to inform me of the news first, and I will naturally explain it to you in detail when the time comes."
If Zhou Shangjing's stomach problem is not getting better, but there are bloodshot eyes in his stool, then Zhao Junchen can be completely sure that Zhou Shangjing's abnormal physical condition must be related to the diamond powder.
On the other side, Zhang Decheng and Wen Caining felt strange when they heard Zhao Junchen's instructions. However, seeing Zhao Junchen's taboo look, they had no choice but to endure their curiosity and nod in agreement, and then said goodbye. Zhao Junchen hurried to Zhou Mansion to diagnose and treat Zhou Shangjing.
After Zhang Decheng and Wen Caining left, Zhao Junchen closed his eyes and murmured to himself: "If my guess is true, then it's really a dilemma for me whether I should rescue him or not..."
While Zhao Junchen was muttering to himself, Zhao Dali quickly entered the room and reported: "Zhao Gechen, that Li Chunchen has come outside the house to ask for an audience with you again. This is the fourth consecutive day that he has asked for an audience. Do you want to see him this time?"
Zhao Junchen slowly opened his eyes, thought for a moment and replied: "I've been letting him dry for the past few days, and he's almost done... Bring him to see me!"
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