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Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, the "Zhao Party" people didn't think much about it, and only thought that Wang Youlun's unexpected performance in the court this morning aroused Zhao Junchen's interest.

However, Wang Youlun is indeed an extremely low-key person, and he only has some contact with his colleagues in the Metropolitan Procuratorate on weekdays, and most of the "Zhao Party"** also have limited understanding of Wang Youlun's situation and cannot answer Zhao Junchen's inquiries.

After all, the influence of the "Zhao Party" in the Three Law Divisions has always been very low, and there are even more people in the Metropolitan Procuratorate - these yamen are the sphere of influence of the "New ***" and the "Zhou Party", and the "Zhao Party" has always been powerless to intervene, and there is only one left, the imperial history Gu Quan is still some status, and now he can only count on Gu Quan to provide some information.

As a result, everyone in the "Zhao Party" turned their attention to Gu Quan.

Gu Quan had some understanding of Wang Youlun's situation, and soon told Zhao Junchen what he knew.

In other words, this Wang Youlundo* has been repeatedly suppressed by Zhou Shoufu, but he is still standing, and he can even move forward smoothly and smoothly? Such a character, I have always paid attention to him before, it is really strange! ”

After listening to Gu Quan's speech, Zhao Junchen thought for a moment and whispered to himself.

Gu Quan said: "Actually, it's not surprising, this Wang Youlun is not only low-key, but also extremely cautious, unless he has the best certainty, he will never stand in line, and once he has a decision, he is often nine out of ten and the overall situation has been decided!" Therefore, although this person has made few achievements during his tenure in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he has never been a heel, plus he is Wang Baoren's only seedling who stayed in the center of the capital, and His Majesty has always protected him intentionally or unintentionally, so he has today's status. ”

After a pause, Gu Quan also looked strange, and said: "Because of this, I was extremely surprised when I saw him recommend himself today!" The affairs of the clan are a pool of muddy water, everyone avoids it, judging from his past performance, he has always been cautious and lacking in courage, it is hard to imagine that he will take the initiative to ask for help! ”

Zhao Junchen smiled and said, "You're wrong!" Under normal circumstances, this errand is indeed a matter of making enemies on all sides, doing many mistakes, and afterwards it may become the *** of His Majesty's efforts to calm down the anger of the public...... But the current situation is completely different, Wang Youlun is afraid that he will soon become a pivotal figure in the temple with today's performance! ”

Seeing that most of the ** of the "Zhao Party" were still puzzled, Huo Zhengyuan next to him further explained: "Zhou Shoufu forced His Majesty and the Seventh Prince too tightly this time, and Wang Youlun's Mao Sui recommended himself to help them out of the siege, which can be described as a charcoal in the snow!"

Now not only has His Majesty set up Wang Youlun as a model for a hundred officials, but the Seventh Prince will also be grateful for his efforts to solve the siege, so he only needs to complete the task according to His Majesty's wishes, and His Majesty and the Seven Princes will not let him chill, and they will inevitably take action to protect him and help him block the counterattack from all sides!

What's more, in the eyes of His Majesty, the backlash of the clans in various places is all the fault of the prince, and it is not Wang Youlun's turn to carry the black pot afterwards!

For Wang Youlun, now is not only an opportunity to establish merit and prestige, but also to gain the goodwill of His Majesty and the Seventh Prince at the same time, this is a profitable deal, and the future will definitely be promising!

Hehe, this person's vision and calculation and timing are really powerful, and I only reacted when I saw His Majesty commending him. Moreover, he dared to sing against Zhou Shoufu in person, and his courage was extremely rare! ”

After speaking, Huo Zhengyuan's face showed admiration, and the most lacking thing in his own character was courage.

After hearing the awakening of Zhao Junchen and Huo Zhengyuan, everyone in the "Zhao Party" was also stunned, and they couldn't help but pay more and more attention to Wang Youlun in their hearts, thinking that this person should not be underestimated.

On the other side, hearing Huo Zhengyuan's further explanation, Zhao Junchen also nodded in agreement.

However, compared with Huo Zhengyuan's understanding, Zhao Junchen's idea goes further.

In Zhao Junchen's opinion, Huo Zhengyuan should have a high opinion of Wang Youlun.

In the past two * years, the situation in the temple has changed many times, only the cabinet auxiliary ministers and the six Shangshu have changed several times, if Wang Youlun's vision and calculation, timing is higher than Huo Zhengyuan, and he has the courage and responsibility that Huo Zhengyuan lacks, he should have come forward a long time ago, and he would not have endured it to this day.

Zhao Junchen believes that Wang Youlun's performance in the court this morning may be due to the guidance of another master behind him, so he has been prepared and fearless!

Among the current temples, there are only a few masters with such long-term vision and layout ability, that is, Emperor Deqing, Zhu Hejian, the seventh prince, Zhou Shangjing, the first assistant of the cabinet, Wang Baoren, the crown prince and prince, and Zhao Junchen himself.

First of all, it can be ruled out that it was Emperor Deqing and the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian, who were obviously caught off guard by Zhou Shangjing today; Secondly, it is impossible for the crown prince and master Wang Baoren, because Wang Baoren is still sitting in Nanjing, and he can't receive the news in time, which can be said to be beyond the reach of the whip; Of course, it is even more unlikely that it is Zhao Junchen himself, who has nothing to do with Wang Youlun.

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen had some conjectures in his heart, but they were just speculations, and they were not completely sure.

And just when Zhao Junchen was thinking about it, he had already left the Taihe Hall under the support of everyone in the "Zhao Party".

After Zhao Junchen said goodbye to all the "Zhao Dang"**, he left Huo Zhengyuan alone, and said: "Zhou Shoufu has not made a move for a long time, and once he made a move, it was really extraordinary!" Today, because of him, not only have His Majesty's arrangements been completely disrupted, but also my original calculations have been destroyed!

Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of this morning to completely finalize the matter of you sitting in the southeastern provinces and taking full charge of shipping, but now it seems that you will have to wait a few more days, but you must not slack off, and you must take advantage of these few days to make more preparations...... By the way, how are your negotiations with the Zheng family's envoys going? ”

Huo Zhengyuan said in a low voice: "The negotiation is going smoothly, and the Zheng family is full of sincerity for this cooperation, saying that they will fully assist our shipping plan, not only to provide excellent charts, help train sailors, resell some large ships, etc., and even be willing to share the contacts and news of Nanyang countries with us!" In this way, at the beginning of the implementation of our shipping plan, the progress must be greatly improved......

It's just that they also have a lot of requirements, not only to share forty percent of the profits, but also to have many fragmentary conditions, first of all, they want us to fully support them and the inland; Secondly, I hope that we can dredge up the best relationship for them, let them build several new shipyards in various coastal areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and provide them with a large amount of wood and various appliances for shipbuilding at a low price; Finally, I hope that we can help them recruit a large number of immigrants from the interior to enrich Taiwan...... Also, the envoy of the Zheng family has repeatedly asked to meet and talk with you in person. ”

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Junchen replied: "We can agree to their request to build a shipyard, and we can also provide them with wood and all kinds of equipment cheaply, but their shipbuilders must be recruited from the interior, and we can also take the opportunity to train a group of shipwrights for ourselves; It is also possible to help them recruit immigrants, but the proportion of craftsmen must be limited;

But their desire to take away forty percent of the profits is too high, and my bottom line is that it is only two and a half percent at most, and it is limited to gold and silver goods, and all grain must be shipped to the inland provinces;

In addition, we also have to do the best now, it is impossible to fully support their first will, you tell the people of the Zheng family, we can act as an agent for them to transport the first goods to the inland, leaving them seventy percent of the profits, and we can also help them purchase all kinds of materials from the inland at low prices, but they don't need to handle it personally...... As for the Zheng family's desire to see me, let's talk about it after we talk about these things! ”

After a pause, Zhao Junchen thought of something, and said: "Also, the shipbuilding technology of the Zheng family is actually only average, I have asked the Ministry of Industry to find the shipbuilding drawings of the Zheng He fleet, you can give a copy to the Zheng family, but you also have to put forward one more condition to the Zheng family, that is, let them try to recruit some Western shipbuilding, navigation, and artillery casting talents for us." ”

Huo Zhengyuan hesitated for a moment and asked: "I think the conditions proposed by the Zheng family are quite sincere, and they will help us even more, will we be too ruthless in lowering the price?" ”

Zhao Junchen said with a smile: "As far as I know, although the Zheng family claims to be the maritime overlord of the South and East Seas, they have also faced the challenge of the Western Ocean Fleet recently, and it is difficult to hold on to it with the power of only one island. At this time, not only are we begging for them, they are also begging for us, you can rest assured that the price will be lowered! ”

Huo Zhengyuan didn't know much about the situation in Nanyang, and after hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, he suddenly nodded in agreement.

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After bidding farewell to Huo Zhengyuan, Zhao Junchen rushed to Wenhua Pavilion, the office of the cabinet.

Zhao Junchen came to Wenhua Pavilion mainly to meet and talk with Zhou Shangjing and test his follow-up plans.

However, after Zhao Junchen arrived at Wenhua Pavilion, he found that Zhou Shangjing appeared here to deal with court affairs, but he returned to Zhou's mansion to rest directly after the end of the early dynasty.

After hearing such news, Zhao Junchen shook his head helplessly, but it was not surprising that Zhou Shangjing's energy has become more and more lacking recently, as long as the duration of the morning court is a little longer, his body will not be able to hold on, and he will inevitably return to the mansion to rest in advance.

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen can also understand the real reason why Zhou Shangjing has repeatedly made urgent moves in recent times - there are many things, Zhou Shangjing must want to close the coffin before he officially exits, these things are public and private, both the future continuation of the Ming Dynasty, the 100* inheritance of the Zhou family's wealth, and the mutual checks and balances between the vassal power and the imperial power.

"Probably my original hint played a role, whether it is public or private, Zhou Shangjing will not tolerate a vicious and ungrateful prince to inherit the unification, so he will repeatedly disrupt the situation during this time, obviously there is something else!

This is a good thing, with Zhou Shangjing standing in front of the limelight, Emperor Deqing will also divert his attention a little in the future, and the pressure I am facing will be slightly relieved, and many layout plans can be more daring......"

Looking at the vacant seat that Zhou Shangjing sat in the Wenhua Pavilion on weekdays, Zhao Junchen thought secretly.

Then, after Zhao Junchen and several other cabinet elders dealt with some official duties, they also left Wenhua Pavilion early under the pretext that they were not in good health.

For Zhao Junchen's early departure, everyone in the cabinet is a little dissatisfied, but it is not strange that since Zhao Junchen returned to the capital, he has been hinting at his poor physical condition in various ways, as if he has become a sick ghost, and it is the norm to arrive late and leave early.

After leaving Wenhua Pavilion, Zhao Junchen returned directly to Zhao's mansion.

Along the way, Zhao Junchen was still thinking about what happened this morning.

In response to today's early dynasty, Zhao Junchen had already prepared a lot of coping plans, which can be said to be exhausted, and he couldn't sleep for several nights in a row, but now because of Zhou Shangjing's turmoil, these arrangements and means have failed, and many hard efforts have been wasted, and many things must be reconsidered.

For such a situation, Zhao Junchen will not complain about anything, he will never be the only smart person in this world, and he is never the only one who is qualified to lay out this game of chess, unexpected situations are always unavoidable, and it is better to be prepared and wasted than to be caught off guard and calculated.

After Zhao Junchen returned to Zhao's mansion, he immediately went to the small study, and was about to summon Zhang Yuer to arrange some things, but Zhang Yuer had already appeared in the study with her front and back feet, obviously she received the news that Zhao Junchen returned to the house early, and she also had something to report to Zhao Junchen.

Zhao Junchen also saw this, and delayed any time, first of all, he quickly said his own arrangements, and said: "Yu'er, you arrange to inform our various intelligence organizations, and in the future, we must focus on the relevant information of the new Left Inspector Yushi Wang Youlun, especially pay attention to the ** private contact between him and Zhou Shoufu......"

After Zhang Yu'er nodded in agreement, Zhao Junchen asked again: "You came to see me in a hurry, but what's the matter?" ”

Zhang Yu'er nodded again and said, "There are several things, first of all, there is a secret letter from Li Ru'an!" ”

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