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"Zhao Junchen, you are young and ambitious, you are really frivolous, and no one pays attention to it, but do you really think that the old man can't do anything about you?!"

After hearing Shen Changmao's cold questioning, Zhao Junchen still looked as usual, and just smiled: "Why did Shen Shoufu say this?" You are now the first assistant of the cabinet and the leader of a hundred officials, and you are the most noble, and the lower officials are naturally in awe of you. ”

Zhao Junchen's words seem to be fine, but who among the people present is not an old fox in the officialdom? Naturally, he could understand the deep meaning of Zhao Junchen's words.

Zhao Junchen's words deliberately emphasized the dignity of Shen Changmao's cabinet first assistant, and the implication was obvious, that is, "If it weren't for the honor of the cabinet first assistant, I wouldn't have put you in my eyes at all!" ”

However, it was precisely because everyone could understand that Zhao Junchen's seemingly respectful words were tantamount to slapping Shen Changmao in the face.

Shen Changmao's temperament of retribution, after hearing Zhao Junchen's words, naturally became more and more angry, but he has been up and down in the sea for many years, and some cities still have them, after snorting coldly, he also fought back unceremoniously: "Lord Zhao, you have been the best at pleasing Your Majesty over the years, only by virtue of the boundless saints, and even without going to the local experience, you have become the head of the household department, and you have achieved such an achievement at a young age, and it is the first case in the hundreds of years of my dynasty, and I don't know how many officials in the Manchu Dynasty are jealous and hateful of you, But Lord Zhao, you have always been dismissive, and it is really rare to be in awe of the old man, the head of the cabinet, under such circumstances. ”

Shen Changmao's words were naturally sarcastic that Zhao Junchen was a courtier, and it was only by virtue of his flattery to Emperor Deqing that he achieved his current achievements.

In addition, Shen Changmao's emphasis on Zhao Junchen's lack of local experience is to imply that Zhao Junchen's foundation is unstable, and then to imply that Zhao Junchen is young and frivolous, and has many enemies in the DPRK and China - and these hints are naturally aimed at those "Yellow Party" officials, and he wants the "Yellow Party" people to see clearly where Zhao Junchen's disadvantages lie.

Regarding Shen Changmao's hints and ridicule, Zhao Junchen still had a smile on his face, and said slowly: "Lord Shoufu, you said that the lower officials are good at pleasing Your Majesty, but you are not wrong, I have always had difficulties in the turnover of money and grain, and Your Majesty has always been worried......

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen showed regret again, shook his head lightly and said: "It's a pity that although the lower officials have made some achievements in recent years, they also have a heavy burden on their bodies...... Speaking of which, the lower officials also want to find some people to share one or two burdens for themselves, but there are too few colleagues in the court who are good at managing money, so now these burdens can only be borne by the lower officials alone, and the happiness and hardships in the interior are really not enough for outsiders, but they are not as respectable as Shen Shoufu You, and now they only need to control the overall situation in the cabinet. ”

There is no doubt that Zhao Junchen's words are still a riposte to Shen Changmao, implying that the reason why he can have today's status is not only because of his kung fu, but also because of his own management of the imperial court's finances, at the same time, none of the officials of the Manchu Dynasty can replace him, so he is indispensable to Emperor Deqing, as long as Emperor Deqing is still in power, as long as the finances of the court and the central government have not been fundamentally improved, then his position will not be easily shaken.

At the same time, Zhao Junchen praised Shen Changmao for his "high morality" on the surface, but in this context, the words "high morality" are equivalent to ridiculing Shen Changmao for being useless except for his profound qualifications.

- I, Zhao Junchen, are indispensable to the imperial court, and the imperial court will have difficulty in turnover without my money and food, so my position is stable, and what about you Shen Changmao? If there is no you, what fundamental changes will there be in the overall situation of the imperial court? Although you Shen Changmao have a respected status, deep qualifications, and high prestige, if you have a solid foundation, don't humiliate yourself.

Zhao Junchen's tone is still gentle and his attitude is still humble, but the hidden meaning is so direct.

After hearing Zhao Junchen's words, even if he was as old as Shen Changmao, he couldn't help but suffocate slightly, and didn't know how to refute.

Indeed, although Zhao Junchen is a sycophant beside Emperor Deqing, his contribution to the financial aspects of the imperial court is real and obvious to all, and people can only ignore it, but they cannot deny it.

In comparison, Shen Changmao can have today's status, but he is a little suspicious of seniority, and he does not have any outstanding achievements, especially the fact that he became the first assistant of the cabinet, and he just took advantage of the battle between Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing to pick up the leaks in the back, just because of coincidence, if it was ordinary time, the dignity of the first assistant of the cabinet would not be his turn at all.

As a result, although Shen Changmao was humiliated, he couldn't fight back for a while, and he actually lost the upper hand in this verbal battle.

In this way, Shen Changmao's expression became more and more gloomy, and after a moment of silence, he sneered: "Above the officialdom, no one is indispensable, it's not a good thing to be too confident, if you don't believe it, Zhao Junchen, we can wait and see!" ”

After speaking, Shen Changmao suddenly got up, didn't look at Zhao Junchen again, and left directly.

And Huang Yourong, Lin Wei, Zhang Cheng, Zhao Zhenghe and others were organizing language preparations to counterattack Zhao Junchen at this time, and after seeing Shen Changmao's actions, they couldn't help but be stunned, but they didn't expect Shen Changmao to give up the competition and leave directly.

However, now they are all looking at Shen Changmao, and after seeing Shen Changmao's actions, they can't stay longer, and they all hurriedly get up and follow.

Of course, before leaving, they didn't forget to glare at Zhao Junchen fiercely, and there was a hint of revenge in their eyes.

It's a pity that Zhao Junchen's city mansion is deep and thick-skinned, so he didn't pay attention to their stares at all, and just sent them away with a smile.

When Shen Changmao and the others first appeared, they all had a posture of asking for guilt, but as a result, they couldn't get trouble with Zhao Junchen, but they were secretly humiliated a lot, and in the end they couldn't do anything to Zhao Junchen, so when they left, they were a little gloomy.

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However, he said that when Shen Changmao led Huang Yourong, Zhao Zhenghe and others to leave Fushou Pavilion, Zhao Zhenghe, as Shen Changmao's cronies, saw that he and others not only failed to achieve their goals on this trip, but also suffered a lot of humiliation, so they were naturally a little unconvinced, but they asked Shen Changmao: "Lord Shoufu, then Zhao Junchen is arrogant and arrogant, and has no respect for his superiors, should we just leave?" ”

Shen Changmao glanced back at Fushou Pavilion, but said in a cold voice: "What else?" That Zhao Junchen has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, if he is determined to embarrass the old man, is it possible that the old man will put down his body and argue with him all the time? ”

After speaking, Shen Changmao's expression became more and more gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "However, after all, the sharp teeth and sharp mouth can only be fast for a while, and in the end, he has to rely on his own means and strength, and when he comes to tomorrow morning, the old man will naturally make him look good!" ”

After speaking, Shen Changmao didn't say anything more, and walked directly towards his sedan chair.

However, Shen Changmao's mood at this time was more gloomy than he imagined.

Compared with Zhao Junchen, Shen Changmao's authority and power do not have an advantage, nor does he have an advantage in his means and scheming, only his status is noble, and he can suppress Zhao Junchen.

He rushed to Fushou Pavilion today, just to rely on his noble status to forcibly suppress and humiliate Zhao Junchen and embarrass Zhao Junchen.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Junchen did not play cards according to common sense, completely ignored the gap in status, not only did not give an inch, but also took the initiative to attack, Shen Changmao humiliated Zhao Junchen failed, but was humiliated by Zhao Junchen.

At the same time, Shen Changmao has a strong personality and has never been good at discernment, only relying on words to compete, but he can't help Zhao Junchen.

However, what made Shen Changmao's heart even more cold was that he suddenly found that although he was now the first assistant of the cabinet, he did not have much means to deal with Zhao Junchen except for verbal confrontation.

In a way, Zhao Junchen's sarcastic words are not wrong, although Shen Changmao has become the first assistant of the cabinet, he does not have the strength and prestige to match.

Shen Changmao is naturally very aware of the danger of such a situation.

"If it was Zhou Shangjing who came here today, then Zhao Junchen would still dare to be so arrogant? If Zhou Shangjing was humiliated today, how could he have nothing to do with Zhao Junchen? The old man's strength is still far from enough, but he still has to find ways to expand...... Otherwise......"

Between dark thoughts, Shen Changmao's determination to expand his power is also becoming more and more firm!

However, Shen Changmao has always been a character who will repay him, and he will never hold back the slightest, he has already made up his mind, and when he arrives tomorrow morning, he must do everything possible to fight back against Zhao Junchen!

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However, he said that when Shen Changmao and others left Fushou Pavilion, everyone in the "Yellow Party" saw the end of a dispute, and they were all a little frightened and palpitating.

After all, for Shen Changmao, the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhao Junchen dared to ignore it, but others did not.

As a result, many "Yellow Party" officials subconsciously wanted to stay away from this place of right and wrong, but after a while, they found reasons to leave one after another.

For a time, on the second floor of Fushou Pavilion, only Zhao Junchen, Zhan Shanchang, Huo Zhengyuan, and some former "Yellow Party" officials who were determined to defect to Zhao Junchen were left.

In this way, this banquet inevitably has a bit of a tiger's tail.

Zhao Junchen didn't care about this, when those "Yellow Party" officials who left calmed down, and then thought back to tonight's events, they would gradually find that Shen Changmao was vain, strong and middle-class, although he had the respect of the head and auxiliary of the cabinet, but he did not have the matching power and prestige, such a person could not control the situation in the temple at all, and sooner or later he would fall on his heels.

When they find out, they will naturally make the right choice, sooner or later.

As a result, Zhao Junchen still looked as usual, but with the cooperation of Huo Zhengyuan, Chen Dongxiang and others, he continued to promise benefits to those officials who stayed behind, bought people's hearts, and further strengthened their determination to take refuge in himself.

When facing Shen Changmao, Zhao Junchen was quite arrogant, but when facing these former "Yellow Party" officials, Zhao Junchen looked cordial and mild.

In the end, when this banquet ended, Zhao Junchen had initially annexed some of Huang Yourong's connections and authority, and his own influence had been further enhanced.

For example, Situ Han, the deputy capital of the Imperial Inspectorate, Lin Youlun, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and Wang Jie of Tongzheng Zuo, the secretary of Tongzheng, and others had completely changed their faces and became members of the "Zhao Party" at the end of this banquet.

In addition, when the banquet was over and Zhao Junchen left Fushou Pavilion, he specially invited Huo Zhengyuan to accompany him, but there were some things he wanted to talk to Huo Zhengyuan secretly.

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PS: After three consecutive days of infusion, my body is finally better, thank you for your support during this time!

Stable updates will follow.

…… (To be continued.) )