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In fact, during the secret conversation with Zhao Junchen and Xu Sheng, Li Chunchen seemed to be frank, but he still concealed a key piece of information.
That is - the Da Ming Xing Factory led by Li Chunchen, compared to the D Ming Xing Factory founded by Liu Jin during the Zhengde Period, the two names are only the same for the time being, but their nature is completely different!
However, Zhao Junchen and Xu Sheng were misled by their inertia of thinking and wrong information, and did not realize this in time - at least Xu Sheng was like this.
In fact, even if the Dai Nai Hsing Factory changes from covert to open in the future, it will not be controlled by the inner court, but will become an intelligence support agency directly under Emperor Deqing.
At the same time, the future responsibilities of the Ouchi Gyō Factory will be more like a combination of the general affairs department and the factory guard. In addition to intelligence collection and monitoring of officials, they are also tasked with forwarding secrets to Emperor Deqing.
Li Chunchen first attracted the attention of Emperor Deqing because of the "Hanging Sword Theory" he wrote.
According to the content of "Hanging Sword Theory", the imperial court should lower the threshold for officials to submit secret memorials to the emperor, so that all court officials above the fifth rank have the right to submit secret memorials, and there is no need to go through the general public when submitting secret memorials. The Secretary of State forwarded it directly to Emperor Deqing.
Once such suggestions are implemented, they will undoubtedly weaken the power of ministers and consolidate imperial power. Naturally, it aroused great interest in Emperor Deqing, but also triggered fierce opposition from officials.
Therefore, in order to stabilize the situation in the temple, Emperor Deqing did not directly adopt the suggestions of "Hanging Sword Theory". Instead, he waited until the limelight had passed and asked Li Chunchen to temporarily establish a new secret agency under the name of Da Nai Xing Factory.
Then, Emperor Deqing handed over two secret tasks to Li Chunchen. The first was to secretly investigate the infiltration of the inner court by external forces, and the second was to secretly trial the new secret policy proposed in "Theory of the Hanging Sword".
Among them, the second task assigned by Emperor Deqing was to let Li Chunchen secretly find a group of loyal and reliable middle- and lower-level officials in the court and give them the right to submit secrets. Li Chunchen was responsible for secretly contacting and transmitting secrets to these officials. Dense.
In this way, Emperor Deqing could bypass the opposition and obstruction of officials and take the lead in secretly establishing the general framework of the New Deal. If it is tried on a small scale and proves that this method is effective, Emperor Deqing can If we take advantage of the situation and implement it comprehensively, then it will be a done deal, and officials will have no chance even if they want to object.
After understanding Emperor Deqing's thoughts, Li Chunchen was suddenly excited.
As a smart man who has read history books thoroughly, Li Chunchen naturally saw the significance of Emperor Deqing's thoughts!
Since ancient times, if emperors wanted to further enhance their imperial power, methods such as "conquering the superior with the inferior" and "controlling the superior with the small" have always been the only methods that have been tried and tested.
The so-called "lower to overcome the upper" and "small to control the big" means to first find a group of loyal and reliable small figures in the officialdom, and then hand over some important powers to these small figures to take full responsibility.
In this way, these little people will face the situation of "low status and high power", and they will inevitably be jealous and suppressed by the higher-ups in the officialdom. Their power is all due to the emperor, and in order to protect themselves, they can only further rely on the imperial power.
Eventually, there will be a situation where hundreds of officials fight among themselves and the emperor reaps the benefits.
Since the Qin Dynasty, all the changes in the official system of the past dynasties have been reflected in the use of this method. For example, the Qin Dynasty used the three ministers to check and balance the nobles, the Han Dynasty used the ministerial order to balance the three ministers, the Sui and Tang Dynasties used the six ministries to balance the ministerial order, and the Ming Dynasty used the cabinet Work with the inner court to check and balance the six departments...
Waiting until the Qing Dynasty, there will still be a situation where the military aircraft department will check and balance the cabinet.
Li Chunchen believed that the new organization that Emperor Deqing asked him to establish would obviously have the same function, and would be used to check and balance the existence of the cabinet and the inner court in the future. Once he completed the task properly, he would naturally have a smooth career in the future. Like a brocade!
At the same time, because the inner court was infiltrated and the outer court was too deeply controlled by a few powerful officials, when Emperor Deqing used such checks and balances, there were not many reliable candidates, and Li Chunchen was not only the leader of "The Hanging Sword" The author of "On" was also alienated from the powerful officials in the court, so he naturally became the best candidate in the eyes of Emperor Deqing!
From this point of view, the reason why Emperor Deqing secretly re-employed Li Chunchen was not only the emperor's intention, but also because he had no choice.
Therefore, Li Chunchen also knew very well that if he wanted to secure this position, he must be absolutely loyal to Emperor Deqing. The word "loyalty" is his greatest asset!
It is precisely because of this consideration that Li Chunchen has always regarded himself as a loyal minister. Even when he was personally solicited by Zhu Hejian, the prospective prince and seventh prince, not long ago, he politely refused without being tempted!
But on that day, after meeting with Zhao Junchen and Xu Sheng for a secret discussion, Li Chunchen seemed to have successfully covered up the leak of the secrets of the internal factory and gained two powerful allies. However, only Li Chunchen knew clearly in his heart that he What a price to pay!
This price is-his absolute loyalty to Emperor Deqing!
Li Chunchen was able to reach this point because of the trust of Emperor Deqing.
If he wants to go further in the future, he will still have to rely on Emperor Deqing's trust.
But Emperor Deqing was a suspicious emperor, and he also had an extremely keen political sense.
Therefore, for Emperor Deqing, if loyalty is not absolute, then it is absolutely disloyal!
Once Li Chunchen loses his absolute loyalty, no matter how many and strong allies he has, his future official career will be nothing more than rootless duckweeds.
Therefore, when Li Chunchen left the Zhao Mansion, his expression seemed calm, but his eyes were full of worry and uneasiness.
"The two tasks assigned by His Majesty were to investigate the infiltration of the inner court, and to secretly implement the New Deal on a small scale... Among them, the first task has no clue yet, but the second task has not Not difficult... So, I have to move forward with the second task quickly!
Only in this way can I prove my loyalty to Your Majesty... If the incident comes to light in the future, I will have the opportunity to exchange for Your Majesty's understanding...
Even, after I have made great achievements in the future and my Holy Family is stable, I can directly confess everything to His Majesty and put all the responsibilities on Zhao Junchen and Xu Sheng..."
As he was thinking secretly, Li Chunchen's expression changed.
He still wanted to be a loyal minister, but after what happened today, Li Chunchen was no longer sure whether Emperor Deqing was still willing to believe in his loyalty.
But Li Chunchen has always been a gambler and still wants to give it a try.
And just when Li Chunchen secretly made a decision, he was only concentrating on thinking and not looking at the road, but he suddenly bumped into a tall figure.
Li Chunchen almost fell down and quickly looked up, only to see Zhao Junchen's confidant Zhao Dali appearing in front of him.
When Li Chunchen collided with him, Zhao Dali did not move. He just raised his hands and said expressionlessly: "Mr. Li, my cabinet minister invited you to go to the Zhao Mansion again. We still have something to discuss, but there were other people present just now, and some It’s not convenient to talk about it!”
Hearing this statement, Li Chunchen was slightly startled, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just followed Zhao Dali silently and returned towards the Zhao Mansion again.
At the same time, Li Chunchen secretly thought in his heart: "Why did Zhao Junchen deliberately let me go and come back? It is said that there were other people present just now, and it is inconvenient to say more about some things... The so-called 'other people' should refer to Xu Sheng Oh...Is there something that Zhao Junchen doesn’t want Xu Sheng to know about and just wants to talk to me?"
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At the same time, Xu Sheng returned to the Zhao Mansion one step ahead of time. After seeing Zhao Junchen, he also asked the same question: "Zhao Gechen, why did you deliberately let our family go and come back? You said there were other people present just now, and there was something going on. It’s not convenient to say it directly, but you are referring to Li Chunchen? But I don’t know what it is, so I have to hide it from Li Chunchen and have to talk to our family alone? "
Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile and said: "It's not a particularly important thing, I just want to reach an agreement with Governor Xu just in case!"
"Just in case? Promise?"
Zhao Junchen nodded again and said: "Director Xu, please carefully think back to the conversation between the two of us and Li Chunchen just now. According to Li Chunchen, he originally wanted to confess everything to His Majesty, but the reason why he chose to conceal the truth from His Majesty is that everything is wrong. It’s because of the suggestions and persuasion from the two of us!
Hehe, in this way, if the incident comes to light in the future and His Majesty is aware of the fact, the three of us will be guilty of deceiving the emperor, and Li Chunchen can put all the responsibility on the two of us. "
Hearing what Zhao Junchen said, Xu Sheng's expression immediately changed, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Well, our family just focused on getting closer to the newly built internal factory, and we never thought that this would happen!
This Li Chunchen seems to be a gentle scholar, but he didn't expect to be so vicious and scheming. In just a few words, he made it clear that he was responsible for making our family and Zhao Gechen the enemy!
really! Just in case, we must be on guard in secret! Zhao Gechen, what is the agreement you are talking about? "
Zhao Junchen explained: "I want to make an agreement with Governor Xu. If the incident comes to light in the future and His Majesty discovers our concealment, the two of us must make it clear that we have never proposed concealment to Li Chunchen. Li Chunchen swore that he would confess everything to His Majesty in person, but because it was related to His Majesty's secret plan, the two of us had not dared to ask more questions out of consideration to avoid suspicion...
But in the end, Li Chunchen deceived the subordinates and deceived the superiors. He not only deceived us, but also deceived His Majesty. Therefore, His Majesty was concealed, and it is all Li Chunchen's responsibility! ……how? "
Naturally, Xu Sheng happily accepted such a method of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and immediately nodded and said: "Of course, we have covered up the mistakes for Li Chunchen. Once the incident comes to light in the future, we will naturally let Li Chunchen bear all the responsibilities. Just follow what Zhao Gechen said!"
After agreeing on the matter, Xu Sheng praised Zhao Junchen for being cautious and wise. Seeing that it was getting late, he still did not dare to stay any longer, so he left in a hurry again.
Shortly after Xu Sheng left, Zhao Dali also led Li Chunchen back to the Zhao Mansion.
After seeing Zhao Junchen, Li Chunchen still maintained a calm look, raised his hands and asked: "Zhao Gechen, I don't know why you are recalling students again? What is it that you must hide from Governor Xu?"
Zhao Junchen still maintained a gentle smile and said: "I specially called you back to meet you again, mainly for two things... The first is the current difficulties your family business is encountering. I have just sent people to the south. A message has been sent from all parties in Zhili, telling them not to continue to make things difficult for the Li family, and I believe your family business will return to normal soon."
When Li Chunchen heard this, he quickly thanked Zhao Junchen. He had only been thinking about his own future and had forgotten his family legacy for a while.
At the same time, Li Chunchen was still curious. If it was just for this kind of thing, why did Zhao Junchen deliberately avoid Xu Sheng?
While Li Chunchen was thinking secretly, Zhao Junchen continued: "As for the second thing, it is related to your current confusion... Aren't you very surprised why Xu Sheng was aware of the existence of the inner factory? Secret?"
Li Chunchen's eyes flashed and he asked, "Is it possible, Zhao Gechen, that you know the truth about this matter?"
Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "I don't know the truth, but I have a piece of information to tell you. As for whether this information is useful, you have to consider it yourself!
This information is... Before Xu Sheng ordered the West Factory to investigate the inner factory, he had contact with His Highness the Seventh Prince... And on the same day, before the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian went to see Xu Sheng, he also went to the General Affairs Office , in the name of being concerned about the current situation of His Royal Highness, I specially talked with you for a long time! "
Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen smiled meaningfully and said: "I don't know exactly what His Highness the Seventh Prince discussed with you during that meeting, but you must know it... But if I didn't guess If I'm wrong, His Highness the Seventh Prince wanted to recruit you for his own use at that time, but you rejected him, right?"
Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Li Chunchen's expression changed again, with a hint of surprise.
For a time, many clues and doubts were connected in Li Chunchen's mind.
At the same time, Li Chunchen also found a perfect excuse for himself to explain his concealment today to Emperor Deqing in the future!
Therefore, Li Chunchen immediately bowed deeply to Zhao Junchen and said in a sincere tone: "Thank you Zhao Gechen for your advice!"
After saying that, Li Chunchen saw that Zhao Junchen had no other explanation, so he also hurriedly said goodbye and left.
Looking at Li Chunchen's leaving figure, Zhao Junchen nodded lightly with satisfaction.
After his instigation, there is no need to worry about Xu Sheng and Li Chunchen colluding with each other, and they can also instigate Li Chunchen and Zhu Hejian to bite dogs!
After doing all this, Zhao Junchen had achieved all his goals and planned to rest.
However, before Zhao Junchen could leave his seat, he received news that two miracle doctors, Zhang Decheng and Wen Caining, had returned from the Zhou Mansion.
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