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Before three quarters of the unitary hour, Zhao Junchen came to Tianhai Tower in a sedan chair, and he set up a banquet here tonight to entertain Liang Fuchen. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Originally, according to Zhao Junchen's idea, he only needed to arrive before the appointed time, Liang Fuchen was the cabinet assistant, the most noble, and he was busy with border affairs during this time, although the time agreed by the two was three o'clock in the hour, but Liang Fuchen could come to Tianhailou before the time was good.

In the past, when Zhao Junchen made an appointment with Huang Yourong, Shen Changmao, Zhou Shangjing and others, he always had to wait for a while, and he had already become accustomed to the belated behavior of the cabinet ministers.

However, when Zhao Junchen got off the sedan chair, the shopkeeper of Tianhailou hurriedly ran to Zhao Junchen's side and said, "Lord Zhao, you can count it, Liang Ge Lao is already waiting for you in the private room on the second floor." ”

Hearing this, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be stunned.

Unexpectedly, Liang Fuchen not only went to the appointment on time, but also came in advance, which once again surprised Zhao Junchen.

So, Zhao Junchen didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly entered Tianhai Tower, came to the private room on the second floor, when he pushed the door in, he saw Liang Fuchen holding a book of notes and looking at them carefully, in Liang Fuchen's hand, there was also a thick stack of notes, which made Zhao Junchen even more surprised, I didn't expect Liang Fuchen to review the notes while waiting for him, and he really didn't waste any time!

After being surprised, Zhao Junchen walked quickly to Liang Fuchen's side, bowed and saluted: "The junior is late, it is really a sin to let the senior Liang wait for a long time." ”

Liang Fuchen looked at Zhao Junchen and was engrossed, and after hearing Zhao Junchen's words, he found out that Zhao Junchen was coming, looked up at Zhao Junchen, then nodded lightly, and said: "You are not late, but I arrived early, and I have been dealing with military and political affairs in the trilateral military town all these years, and I dare not have any delays, I am used to completing it in advance, and I am also preparing in advance when I meet people......

Speaking of this, Liang Fuchen put down the music in his hand and said, "Lord Zhao, sit down." ”

After Zhao Junchen sat down, he glanced at Liang Fuchen's hand, and said with a smile: "When Liang seniors were waiting for the juniors, they didn't forget to handle official affairs and review the songs. ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's compliment, Liang Fuchen did not feel any pride, but shook his head and said: "I haven't returned to the center of the court for many years, and I have already learned about all kinds of government affairs, and I don't know the environmental situation in the capital, so I naturally have to hurry up and make up for my homework, otherwise I can only eat dry rice in the cabinet." ”

Then, Liang Fuchen patted the stack of notes in his hand, and said: "However, these notes are all related to Lord Zhao!" All of them are the notes on agricultural rectification that Lord Zhao recently submitted to the cabinet, and Lord Zhao asked me to meet today, I am afraid that it is for this matter, so I will learn more about Lord Zhao's thoughts. ”

Hearing Liang Fuchen's words, a trace of surprise flashed in Zhao Junchen's eyes.

Unexpectedly, Liang Fuchen easily guessed the purpose of Zhao Junchen's appointment to meet him.

So, Zhao Junchen asked: "How does Senior Liang know that the junior is making an appointment with the senior for the matter of agricultural rectification?" ”

Liang Fuchen glanced at Zhao Junchen and explained: "Isn't the matter of agricultural rectification the most concerned by Lord Zhao now?" The imperial court is currently an eventful autumn, and there are still six departments in Nanjing, border defense, and disaster relief in the future that need to be further dealt with, if I am Lord Zhao, I will solve the matter of agricultural rectification as soon as possible, if it continues to delay, not only can this matter not be solved, but other things will also be troubled, after all, Lord Zhao's agricultural rectification plan has violated the interests of too many people, if this matter cannot be solved as soon as possible, the officials will inevitably be embarrassed by Lord Zhao in other matters, which Lord Zhao never wants to see...... The most important thing is that it is about to be the autumn planting period, and if Lord Zhao's agricultural reform plan is not approved, it will have to be delayed until next year...... In addition, I should be the only auxiliary minister in the cabinet who will support Lord Zhao's agricultural reform plan, and Lord Zhao asked me to meet at this time, and the purpose is self-evident. ”

Hearing Liang Fuchen's explanation, Zhao Junchen was faintly vigilant in his heart, and warned himself that he must not underestimate Liang Fuchen in the future, Liang Fuchen's vision and judgment are by no means under Zhou Shangjing, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is watching the fire.

Some time ago, Zhao Junchen took the opportunity to support the money and grain of Shaanxi and Gansu, and secretly calculated Liang Fuchen once, so that Liang Fuchen offended hundreds of officials, but it was not Zhao Junchen's careful thinking that concealed Liang Fuchen, but Liang Fuchen willingly jumped into Zhao Junchen's trap for the sake of the overall situation.

While thinking about it, Zhao Junchen's face was full of admiration, and he said: "Liang's predecessors are insightful and discerning, and this little bit of careful thinking of the younger generations naturally can't hide the eyes of Liang's predecessors. ”

Then, Zhao Junchen asked in a cautious tone: "But I don't know, what do Liang seniors think about the agricultural reform plan of the younger generation?" ”

Liang Fuchen's expression was a little appreciative, and he said: "I am not from Jiangnan, and I have not purchased land in Jiangnan, so naturally I will not be disgusted with Lord Zhao's agricultural reform plan, in fact, even if Lord Zhao did not make an appointment to meet me today, I will support Lord Zhao." Grain is the foundation of the stability of the country, and it is naturally a good thing that Lord Zhao's agricultural reform plan can reverse the dilemma of the imperial court's lack of grain...... It's just that the benefits of offending too many people are probably difficult to pass, Your Majesty actually agrees with Lord Zhao's plan, but Your Majesty will not explicitly support Lord Zhao, because it will affect the relationship between the monarch and the minister, so even if I will fully support Lord Zhao, this plan may not be able to pass. ”

Zhao Junchen took out the note he had prepared today, handed it to Liang Fuchen, and said: "The younger generation also knows that the previous agricultural reform plan has violated the interests of too many people, and even if it can be passed, it will definitely be secretly obstructed, so according to the bottom line of the officials, he revised his proposal. ”

Liang Fuchen took Zhao Junchen's note, read it carefully, and then frowned slightly, and said: "This new plan, the officials will reluctantly accept it, but the effect is far inferior to Lord Zhao's last proposal, I am afraid it is not enough to reverse the predicament of the imperial court in terms of food shortage." ”

Zhao Junchen nodded and admitted, and said: "That's true, but in order to pass the agricultural reform plan before the autumn planting, this is also a helpless thing!" This kind of thing can only come step by step! Today, the reasons for the opposition of the younger officials can be roughly divided into three categories: first, they are skeptical about the results and feasibility of the agricultural reform plan, second, they believe that there is no precedent for such a thing, and finally, they are worried that the younger generation's agricultural reform plan will provoke public resentment and unrest...... If the new agricultural reform plan of the younger generation is passed and successfully implemented, there will always be some achievements, and at that time, the reasons for the opposition of the hundreds of officials will be self-defeating, and the younger generation can further intensify the agricultural reform. ”

Liang Fuchen thought for a moment and said slowly: "Since this is the case, I will naturally fully support Lord Zhao!" ”

After getting Liang Fuchen's promise, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Although he had already guessed Liang Fuchen's position, he still surprised Zhao Junchen by getting Liang Fuchen's promise so easily.

Then, Zhao Junchen also took the opportunity to compliment Liang Fuchen a few words, praising Liang Fuchen's selflessness and exemplary people, but Liang Fuchen still didn't have much reaction to Zhao Junchen's compliment, but responded not salty.

During this period, the shopkeeper of Tianhailou led the guys to bring drinks and dishes, and the banquet officially began.

It stands to reason that after the banquet began, the atmosphere between Zhao Junchen and Liang Fuchen should gradually warm up, but Liang Fuchen doesn't like scene words and polite words, he doesn't drink alcohol on weekdays, and he also pursues the principle of "eating without saying anything", so after the banquet began, the atmosphere became awkward and cold, Zhao Junchen wanted to break the embarrassment several times, but Liang Fuchen almost didn't respond, which made the atmosphere more and more embarrassing.

In the end, Zhao Junchen gave up and just ate as quietly as Liang Fuchen, so the two of them quickly became full.

After the guys from Tianhailou cleaned up the dishes and brought the tea, Liang Fuchen finally spoke again.

"Actually, after returning to Beijing this time, my impression of Lord Zhao has changed greatly!" Liang Fuchen looked at Zhao Junchen deeply, as if he wanted to see through Zhao Junchen thoroughly, and said slowly: "In the past, I thought that Lord Zhao was just a corrupt official with a conscience, although he was greedy for money, he would do some things within his ability, but he would never do anything that harmed his own interests, but during this period of time, in order to reverse the dilemma of food shortage in the imperial court, Lord Zhao did not hesitate to confront hundreds of officials repeatedly, but it surprised me, only to find out that Lord Zhao is not only a capable minister, but also a virtuous minister!" ”

first evaluated Zhao Junchen as a corrupt official, and then praised Zhao Junchen as a virtuous minister, this statement seems to be full of contradictions, but in Liang Fuchen's view, whether an official is virtuous or treacherous, is not to see whether he is corrupt or corrupt, but to see whether he has contributed to the overall situation of the court, simply put, it is consequentialism, from this aspect, Zhao Junchen is indeed a high-ranking virtuous minister in the court.

After hearing Liang Fuchen's evaluation, Zhao Junchen didn't know how to respond.

commented that Zhao Junchen was a corrupt official in front of Zhao Junchen, in addition to the crown prince Zhu Heyu, I am afraid that there was only Liang Fuchen in front of him, but Liang Fuchen also commented that Zhao Junchen was a virtuous minister, but it also made Zhao Junchen a little flattered.

After pondering for a while, Zhao Junchen avoided the topic of corrupt officials and said: "Senior Liang has always been honest with the juniors, so the juniors will also tell their true thoughts. If you say virtuous ministers, the younger generation is really ashamed, the younger generation thinks that Liang seniors are the first virtuous ministers in the court, what Liang seniors have done over the years can be summed up in one sentence - 'never ask what the court has done for themselves, only ask what they have done for the court' - this kind of realm, the younger generation is ashamed, let alone the younger generation, even those who claim to be loyal and good Qingliu are also far from reaching, in the eyes of Qingliu, it is that the court has been treating them badly, and has always been indignant. ”

After a pause, Zhao Junchen said again: "As for what the younger generation does, it is still selfish. In the eyes of the younger generation, if an official wants to gain a firm foothold in the temple, then he needs to prove his worth, so that the vast majority of people can not do without themselves, but if so, it is only a temporary foothold, after all, there are too many talents in this world, no one is indispensable, take the younger generation as an example, if the younger generation leaves the court one day, the court's money and grain turnover will inevitably be chaotic, but after three years at most, or at least one year, the chaos will always end, and the court's money and grain will still be turnover. So the younger generation is not so indispensable......

Therefore, if you want to gain a long-term foothold, but there is only one way to go, that is, to combine your own interests with the interests of the court, and the interests of the younger generations will be damaged, then the interests of the court will also be damaged. But it is far inferior to the realm of Liang's predecessors. ”

After listening to Zhao Junchen's explanation, Liang Fuchen glanced at Zhao Junchen deeply again, and said: "You can think of these things, it is already rare and valuable, whether you are for yourself or for the court, as long as the court has benefits, then you can be regarded as a virtuous minister." ”

Then, Liang Fuchen thought of the task given to him by Emperor Deqing, and asked him to secretly stare at Zhao Junchen's actions, but he made a decision.

Without waiting for Zhao Junchen to answer, Liang Fuchen said: "There are indeed many shortcomings in the imperial court at present, and I also want to change, if you are still willing to work hard to reverse the disadvantages of the imperial court in the future, then I will advance and retreat together with you!" ”

After hearing Liang Fuchen's statement, Zhao Junchen was stunned at first, and then he was happy!

In officialdom, a statement like this basically means an alliance between the two sides!

Zhao Junchen made an appointment to meet Liang Fuchen today, originally just for the agricultural reform plan and hoped that Liang Fuchen could support him, but he didn't expect Liang Fuchen to go one step further and directly put forward the idea of forming an alliance!

It was an unexpected surprise!

Zhao Junchen also knew that Liang Fuchen suddenly proposed an alliance, and the reason must not be so simple, but in any case, this matter will have more advantages than disadvantages for Zhao Junchen!

So, Zhao Junchen immediately replied: "If this is the case, the juniors will not dare to disappoint Senior Liang, and I will ask Senior Liang more advice in the future!" ”

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My daughter has been having a low-grade fever during this time, and I thought I would be fine by taking some medicine, but today there are repetitions, and the insects are worried about accidents, so I took my daughter to the hospital for a trip, which delayed a lot of time, so the second shift will be late today, let's sleep first, and look at it tomorrow morning, sorry!

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