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Humans are double-standard animals.
People you like and people you hate will receive completely different understandings and evaluations even if they do the same thing.
Zhu Hejian and Wang Baoren actually do not like their subordinates to make decisions, especially Zhu Hejian. He hopes that his subordinates will all be excellent executors. He can bestow them with glory and wealth, and he does not dislike various suggestions, but he will never share decisions. right.
However, Zhu Hejian and Wang Baoren should be more tolerant towards Lu De, not only because Lu De's abilities and talents are outstanding and he is deeply appreciated and valued by them, but also because Lu De is different from other staff members. Sooner or later, he would enter the official career, and both Zhu Hejian and Wang Baoren were optimistic about Lu De's career prospects, so they regarded Lu De as their future helper.
What's more, although Lu De made his own decision this time, his decision was completely in line with Zhu and Wang's thoughts.
Therefore, after Zhu Hejian and Wang Baoren heard the reports from their staff, they did not blame Lu De for making arbitrary decisions.
After Zhu Hejian pondered for a moment, he nodded lightly and said: "Scholar Huo is indeed in Nanjing at the moment... I have already guessed that if Zhao Junchen wants to gain something in Nanjing's officialdom, he must not avoid Huo Zhengyuan and Huang Yourong. These two people...under the current situation, they really should meet with Academician Huo and take the opportunity to find out their details."
Having said this, Zhu Hejian turned to Wang Baoren and asked: "Master Wang, I have only been involved in temple matters for a short time, and I don't know many people in the temple very well. Moreover, Huo Zhengyuan has always been extremely low-key when he was in the center of the capital. It makes him even more unfamiliar. I only heard that his intelligence and agility are extremely high, but I don’t know much about it... But I don’t know, do you know more about Taishi Wang? Do you have any way to deal with him? "
After Wang Baoren pondered for a moment, he shook his head and said: "Huo Zhengyuan is certainly very intelligent and agile, but his shortcomings are also obvious, that is, lack of courage and indecisiveness, and he does not have the kind of ability to stand at the forefront of the storm. Courage... If Zhao Junchen asks Huo Zhengyuan to take charge of the situation in Nanjing, even if Huang Yourong is added to the mix, it won't be enough to scare... But..."
"But what?" Zhu Hejian asked.
Wang Baoren's expression became more solemn and he said slowly: "Zhao Junchen is definitely not a fool, and he must understand Huo Zhengyuan's character flaws, which is not enough to accomplish anything at this time!
I have specially studied Zhao Junchen's work style. His various methods over the years may seem extremely risky, but in fact, every time he takes action only after he is fully prepared and has a high chance of winning. If he is concerned about something. Without any preparation or chance of winning, you will give up directly without wasting time and energy.
Therefore, if Zhao Junchen knew that Huo Zhengyuan was not enough to succeed, but still actively intervened in Nanjing, he must have had other plans and other reliance! "
"Master Wang, what do you think Zhao Junchen's calculations and reliance are?" Zhu Hejian asked again with a solemn expression.
When facing Zhao Junchen, Wang Baoren naturally did not dare to be negligent. He did not betray Zhu Hejian again and took the opportunity to test Zhu Hejian. Instead, he directly expressed his guess and said softly: "I estimate that Zhao Junchen's calculations and reliance are nothing more than There are two... one is the 'Zhou Party'. Perhaps Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing have secretly reached an agreement and are preparing to join forces. The other is that Zhao Junchen has arranged a variable around Huo Zhengyuan. Under the influence of this variable, if we still If you despise Huo Zhengyuan in your heart, you may suffer a big loss next!"
After Zhu Hejian thought for a moment, he added: "Perhaps, these two possibilities exist at the same time!"
"That's right!" Wang Baoren nodded again, his expression a little solemn, and said: "So we can't just focus on Huo Zhengyuan, but also pay attention to more things... especially the actions of the 'Zhou Party', which Zhou Shangjing must have arranged this time A reliable confidant came to Nanjing to take charge, but now although Huo Zhengyuan has appeared, we have not yet found the answer to who is the person in charge of the 'Zhou Party' this time!"
At this point, Wang Baoren's expression flashed with a trace of weakness, but he quickly covered it up and continued: "Zhao Junchen's methods and scheming are extremely powerful, so naturally they should not be underestimated, but his foundation is still shallow, and he is capable There are only a few helpers, so we can easily guess that Huo Zhengyuan secretly sneaked into Nanjing...
Zhou Shangjing is completely different. His foundation is too deep, his background is too deep, and he has many talents and disciples all over the world. Therefore, we cannot easily infer who is the person in charge of the "Zhou Party" in Nanjing. If we want to guard against targeting There is nowhere to start. "
Hearing what Wang Baoren said, a trace of deep fear flashed in Zhu Hejian's eyes. He only hoped that the diamond powder could work quickly on Zhou Shangjing. Otherwise, the more conflicts he had with Zhou Shangjing, the more terrifying he would be. The feeling of powerlessness in his heart will become stronger - in terms of background and experience, Zhou Shangjing's advantage has always been to crush the level.
So Zhu Hejian once again asked Wang Baoren for advice: "What do you think we should do, Grand Master Wang?"
Wang Baoren smiled ambiguously and said: "Just do what you have to do! First deal with the civil unrest in Nanjing, and then solve the various stubborn problems in Nanjing's officialdom. By the way, keep an eye on Huo Zhengyuan and thwart the actions of the 'Zhao Party'. The last step is to capture the few remaining powerful yamen in Nanjing's officialdom...
As long as we follow the steps, the 'Zhou Party' forces hiding in the dark will naturally surface. As long as the 'Zhou Party' forces come to the light, they won't be so scary... In Nanjing, after all, our strength has the upper hand. And because of today's civil unrest, the power in our hands has been further expanded. Even if we implement wartime control, we are well-known. Therefore, we can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and strike from behind, and there is no need to mess up our position. "
Zhu Hejian thought for a moment and realized that although Wang Baoren's plan seemed passive, it was also the best way at the moment.
Moreover, Zhu Hejian could also hear the hidden meaning of Wang Baoren's words.
Once it is discovered that the "Zhou Party" plan is about to succeed, they can use the excuse of "purging the stubborn remnants of the rebellious people" to go to war and imprison all the Zhou and Zhao Party figures in Nanjing. By then, the plans of the Zhou and Zhao Party No matter how concealed and subtle it is, it will definitely fail...
After all the dust settled, a banquet was set up, and he pretended to apologize to the imprisoned Zhou and Zhao party members, saying that his intelligence when arresting them was wrong, etc. Although it looked ugly, it was also No one can find fault.
From this aspect, Zhu Hejian and Wang Baoren, who held the military and political power in Nanjing, were in an invincible position.
At least, Zhu Hejian couldn't think of any possibility of failure.
Thinking of this, Zhu Hejian was convinced, bowed to Wang Baoren and said: "Master Wang is wise and can understand the essence at a glance. The younger generation admires him."
Afterwards, Zhu Hejian and Wang Baoren discussed some specific details to quell the civil unrest, and soon walked outside Xiaoling, then each took their sedan chairs and quickly rushed towards Nanjing.
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In the next two days, Zhu Hejian officially came to the scene. After he took over all the power in Nanjing's officialdom, he has been focusing on quelling civil unrest, investigating the truth, appeasing people's hearts, and counting losses. It can be said that he is very busy. , it is not an exaggeration to say that he has everything to do every day.
Zhu Hejian's physical condition was still not good, but when he tasted power for the first time, he was naturally excited and happy. He was more energetic than ever, and no matter how busy he was, he never felt tired or weak.
But in a way, Zhu Hejian just made himself look busy and tired. His busyness was both real and fake.
After all, the civil unrest in Nanjing was originally secretly promoted by Zhu Hejian and Wang Baoren. They had already prepared a series of plans to clean up the mess. There were even many riot leaders who were their pawns. In addition, the people of Nanjing also The determination to survive and participate in the civil unrest was not strong in the first place, so Zhu Hejian did not have to be so busy and could still successfully quell the civil unrest.
In short, whether Zhu Hejian is busy or not, the result is destined and the process will not change much.
But Zhu Hejian still made himself look extremely busy.
This is also the practice of officialdom at all times and at home and abroad - for any matter, as long as detailed plans and future directions are made at the beginning, subsequent development only needs to be step-by-step and let nature take its course, and those in power only need to do a good job of guidance and supervision. Well, there’s absolutely no need to micromanage everything.
However, at this time, the vast majority of people in power will still choose to continue to intervene, continue to interfere, and repeatedly show up to express their opinions, as if this matter cannot be separated from their own guidance. In the final analysis, it is just to highlight and emphasize their own sense of existence.
For those in power, their sense of presence is the lifeblood of their power. With a sense of presence, those in power can win prestige and reputation. Without a sense of presence, the prestige and reputation of those in power will be impossible to talk about.
Zhu Hejian is in such a situation now. He obviously has a plan and only needs to follow the steps to quell the civil unrest and stabilize the situation. He only needs to stay behind the scenes and control the overall direction. However, Zhu Hejian does everything in detail, does everything himself, and shows his presence everywhere. .
In this way, as the civil unrest in Nanjing gradually subsided as expected, in the eyes of all walks of life in Nanjing, Zhu Hejian took all the credit, as if without Zhu Hejian's efforts to turn the tide, no one could have calmed down the civil unrest. It looks like it will last for another hundred years.
As a result, Zhu Hejian's prestige and reputation in Nanjing increased, and he was regarded by many as a future wise king.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Hejian also began to meet with leaders from all walks of life in Nanjing and representatives of various forces.
Then, Zhu Hejian's real challenge is about to begin.
The trap set by Zhou Shangjing was right at his feet.
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Two flowers bloom, one on each side.
However, it was said that while Zhu Hejian was "busy" in quelling the civil unrest in Nanjing, Zhao Junchen was also forced to leave the capital and go north to Liaodong under the order of Emperor Deqing, to represent the imperial court and beat the heads of the frontier troops.
Zhao Junchen was unwilling to accept this task from the bottom of his heart, but after all, he could not disobey Emperor Deqing's will and could only act in accordance with it.
Originally, Zhao Junchen didn't care about his task. He just planned to go through the process and get through it, and he didn't plan to go to war at all.
However, when he entered the Liaodong Defense Area, the scenes of civilian tragedies he saw made even Zhao Junchen, who had an extremely flexible moral bottom line, extremely angry!
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