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When Zhou Shangjing and Song Qiwen discussed how Emperor Deqing viewed Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen was also thinking about the same question. (If you like this book, please bookmark biquge.info)

After solving the fraud case in the three provinces, Emperor Deqing's seemingly casual but meaningful inquiry, Zhao Junchen remembered it very clearly.

Obviously, Emperor Deqing had more or less guessed Zhao Junchen's purpose, but he didn't say anything.

This is a question worth digging into.

Since coming to this world, Zhao Junchen has always regarded Emperor Deqing as his biggest reliance and backer, but it does not mean that Zhao Junchen will trust Emperor Deqing!

In fact, Zhao Junchen not only never trusted Emperor Deqing, but has always been careful to guard Emperor Deqing.

In another time and space, how Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty treated Heshen, Zhao Junchen was very clear.

Limited by experience, Zhao Junchen does not have the same old and spicy vision as Zhou Shangjing, but Zhao Junchen understands a very simple truth - although he is the favorite of Emperor Deqing, he is only a favorite minister, although Zhu Heyu is not treated by Emperor Deqing, he is the prince of Emperor Deqing!

And so far, although Emperor Deqing dislikes Zhu Heyu more and more, he has not yet had the idea of replacing the crown prince.

Therefore, Emperor Deqing will suppress Zhu and Yu for various reasons, and will also condone Zhao Junchen for various reasons, when the two have conflicts on weekdays, Emperor Deqing will even often help Zhao Junchen, but if you really want Emperor Deqing to choose between the two, then Emperor Deqing will definitely choose Zhu and Yu without hesitation.

Favored ministers and princes, in the hearts of any emperor, will never be a heavyweight.

In Zhao Junchen's view, because of the existence of the crown prince Zhu Heyu, Emperor Deqing's view of himself should be almost the same as his view of Emperor Deqing.

That is, while relying on and using, we are also on guard.

The reason why Zhao Junchen wants to deal with Zhu Heyu is not only the threat that Zhu Heyu himself threatens him, but also because as long as Zhu Heyu is still the crown prince, then there will always be an irreconcilable contradiction between Zhao Junchen and Emperor Deqing, under the appearance of harmony between the monarch and the minister.

Whether this contradiction can be resolved in the end will largely determine Zhao Junchen's life and death.

………

However, although Emperor Deqing's view of Zhao Junchen is very subtle, just as Qin Hui is to Song Gaozong and He Shen is to Qianlong, Zhao Junchen has irreplaceable use value for Emperor Deqing.

Because of this use value, Song Gaozong tolerated Qin Hui, Qianlong tolerated Heshen, and Emperor Deqing obviously had a similar tolerance for Zhao Junchen, judging from all aspects.

What Zhao Junchen has to do now is to continue to show his use value in front of Emperor Deqing, and at the same time, he will also use Emperor Deqing's tolerance to expand his power as much as possible.

Although Zhao Junchen knew very well that doing so might cause Emperor Deqing to be wary and suspicious, he had no other choice.

The current Zhao Junchen has both near-term and long-term worries, too many enemies, too few allies, and all of them are deadly. If you know how to fight for power and power, form a party and make friends, there is still some vitality, but if you are mediocre and only know how to see the moves, you will inevitably die.

And this time, Zhao Junchen took Zhan Shanchang and Tong Huan under his door, and did not deliberately conceal it, which did not mean to test the bottom line of Emperor Deqing's tolerance.

Emperor Deqing's bottom line of tolerance for Zhao Junchen is related to Zhao Junchen's follow-up plan, and it must be investigated.

However, what Zhao Junchen didn't expect was that Emperor Deqing completely laughed at his own flattery, and expressed his satisfaction, but Emperor Deqing was indifferent to his expansion of power and forming a party, and he didn't even have a little warning!

Could it be that Emperor Deqing is so relieved of himself?

Or did he far underestimate the bottom line of Emperor Deqing's tolerance for himself?

Zhao Junchen couldn't figure it out.

The only thing that reassures Zhao Junchen is that most of the matter of this southern tour has now been resolved, and he took this opportunity to once again show his use value in front of Emperor Deqing.

As for the future, Zhao Junchen can't think of it so far, the rice has to be eaten bite by bite, and things have to be solved one by one.

Zhao Junchen's main target now is still Zhu Heyu.

As for Wen Guanliang, to be honest, Zhao Junchen didn't take him to heart.

It's just a stepping stone.

………

"However, this time I tore my face with Wen Guanliang, but it was an opportunity to further test the bottom line of his tolerance for me."

Zhao Junchen muttered softly between his thoughts.

"Young Master, what did you say?" Xu Qingyan didn't hear clearly, and when he saw Zhao Junchen thoughtful, he was curious.

At this time, Zhao Junchen had already returned to the mansion and was eating supper with Xu Qingyan, but halfway through the meal, he was distracted.

"It's nothing, I'm just thinking about some trivial things."

Zhao Junchen said with a casual smile.

There are some things that he doesn't intend to sue Xu Qingyan, although he is very relieved of Xu Qingyan's loyalty, but he doesn't want Xu Qingyan to mess up because of this.

While speaking, Zhao Junchen looked at the delicacies on the table, and he also lost his appetite for chopsticks.

And at this moment, someone from the Zhao Mansion came quickly and reported: "Master, Zhan Shanchang, the head of the household department, and Tong Huan, the general political envoy, ask to see you." ”

Zhao Junchen looked at the sky outside the window and said with a smile: "The two of them came quickly, well, lead them to the study to see me." ”

While speaking, Zhao Junchen put down the dishes and chopsticks and walked in the direction of the study first.

Xu Qingyan looked at the food that hadn't eaten a few bites, and couldn't help frowning: "Young master, don't you eat any more?" ”

Zhao Junchen smiled: "You continue to eat, don't worry about me, I'm already full." ”

Whether he is full or not, Zhao Junchen actually doesn't feel much.

It's just that after returning to Beijing, there are scheming and intrigue everywhere, which really makes Zhao Junchen lose a lot of appetite.

………

After Zhao Junchen came to the study, he didn't wait long, Zhan Shanchang and Tong Huan had already come together.

It can be seen that after getting the news that the fraud case in the three provinces was closed, Zhan Shanchang was in a good mood, with a relaxed smile on his face.

After seeing Zhao Junchen, Zhan Shanchang ignored Zhao Junchen's obstruction, and kowtowed: "Thank you Lord Zhao for saving your life, you will definitely swear to die to repay your kindness after you leave the official." ”

Tong Huan, as Zhan Shanchang's brother-in-law, also saluted with Zhan Shanchang.

Zhao Junchen said with a smile: "Get up, sit down and talk, since you want to follow this official, this official naturally can't let you suffer, you don't need to thank each other so much." ”

After Zhan Shanchang and Tong Huan sat down, Zhao Junchen's expression was a little more strict, and he said slowly: "I came to you so late, but I have something to explain to you, and the fraud case in the three provinces seems to have been solved, but it is not over yet." ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, Zhan Shanchang couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly asked, "Hasn't Your Majesty already announced that the case has been closed?" Does anyone dare to disobey His Majesty's will? ”

Zhao Junchen sighed first, and then told the two of them what happened before and after he met Wen Guanliang in the evening.

Hearing that Wen Guanliang was still thinking about dealing with himself, Zhan Shanchang and Tong Huan couldn't help but show resentment on their faces, and while they were completely disappointed in Wen Guanliang, after learning that Zhao Junchen rejected Wen Guanliang's proposal, they were also more at home to Zhao Junchen.

"It's really hateful that this Wen Guanliang dares to threaten adults!"

Zhan Shanchang gritted his teeth and said.

On the other side, Tong Huan was a little calmer, frowning and said: "However, although we are not afraid of him, this Wen Guan conscience is so narrow-minded, and now that he has torn his face with him, he will inevitably take revenge, and he must be careful." ”

Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile, and said slowly: "What Master Tong said is reasonable, and this official also means this, this time I called the two of you to come because you were Wen Guanliang's disciples, and you must know Wen Guanliang's disciples very well, so I want to ask you, who are Wen Guanliang's people in the middle of the court now?" Which ones are loyal to Wen Guanliang? And what can be bought? Only after knowing ourselves and knowing each other can we deal with it. ”

Zhan Shanchang sneered: "What Wen Guanliang did before and after this fraud case in the three provinces is too hurtful, the reason why he is so anxious to deal with Xiaguan and Master Tong must be internally unstable, and he wants to make an example." If it was in the past, I was afraid that there would still be so many people who were stupid and loyal to him, but after this incident, the lower officials did not believe that anyone else would be loyal to him, otherwise if they ended up like an inferior official in the future, they would not be as lucky as the lower officials to get the support of Lord Zhao. ”

On the other side, Tong Huan said: "That Wen Guanliang is the most greedy for money among the cabinet elders, so most of the people under him are also the same temperament as him, they have followed Wen Guanliang over the years, but they have also gained a lot of benefits, and now because of Lord Zhan's affairs, although they are a little centrifuged, it is not easy to let them completely abandon Wen Guanliang." ”

Speaking of which, as Wen Guanliang's "front door people", Zhan Shanchang and Tong Huan both showed a little embarrassment, and it was obvious that the two of them were also greedy for money.

However, hearing Tong Huan say this, Zhao Junchen was more relieved.

Zhao Junchen likes people who are greedy for money, and people who are greedy for money may be short-sighted, but they definitely know how to make trade-offs between interests.

And Zhan Shanchang continued: "If you want to say that Wen Guanliang is in the court, although there are a lot of people, but among the center, those who can rank in the court class and have real power are none other than Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Li Lide, the left attendant of the Criminal Department, Chen Dongxiang, the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, and Gu Quan, the right deputy of the Inspectorate. ”

Tong Huan added: "Especially the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Zuo Lanshan, and the Ministry of Industry right attendant Chen Dongxiang, these two have always been the most valued by Wen Guanliang, they hold in their hands the Camp Qing Officials Division, the Dushui Qing Officials Division, these fat water yamen, in recent years, Wen Guanliang's greedy ink income, half of the income from these yamen. In addition, there are also many people in the Salt Envoy Division, and the filial piety to Wen Guanliang has become thicker and thicker over the years. ”

After listening to the explanations of the two, Zhao Junchen subconsciously pursed his lips.

In a way, the distribution of Wen Guanliang's power in the DPRK is really weird.

If it is said that this Wen Guanliang is not very powerful, but the most oily and fat yamen have his people, if he is very powerful, these yamen he controls are of no other use except for making money.

After pondering for a while, Zhao Junchen said: "In the next few days, the two of you have to work hard, among these Wen Guanliang disciples, for the time being, regardless of the official position and power, first select some contacts that are easy to buy, and say that this official will meet them in Tianhai Tower in three days, and it will be beneficial to them." ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, after Zhan Shanchang and Tong Huan glanced at each other, although they couldn't guess Zhao Junchen's thoughts, they still nodded and agreed.

Next, Zhao Junchen discussed the next countermeasures with Zhan Shanchang and Tong Huan, and when he saw that it was getting late, he let the two leave.

It is worth mentioning that before leaving, Zhan Shanchang left Zhao Junchen 300,000 taels of silver tickets, which was the silver obtained by Wen Guanliang in the Qiuqiu fraud case in the three provinces, but later Wen Guanliang felt that the silver was hot, and he intended to shirk the blame, so he returned the silver to Zhan Shanchang.

Zhan Shanchang wanted to give this silver to Zhao Junchen a few days ago, but Zhao Junchen refused.

However, this time, Zhan Shanchang came prepared, and the silver tickets were all on his body, and at his insistence, Zhao Junchen still accepted it half-pushed.

It's not that Zhao Junchen is greedy for money, but only by receiving this money can Zhan Shanchang really feel at ease with Zhao Junchen.

When Zhan Shanchang and Tong Huan left, Zhao Junchen looked at the thick stack of silver tickets in his hand, thinking that after a while, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but smile when he saw the ecstasy of the silver.

"Corrupt officials, corrupt officials, officials who are not greedy enough...... If 100,000 taels of silver is enough to live comfortably for a lifetime, then why take risks and ignore your conscience, and repeatedly covet these things that life does not bring and death does not bring? Is this corruption really addictive? ”

Taking the thick stack of silver tickets as a plaything in his hand, he gently slapped the table, and Zhao Junchen muttered to himself.

………

The breakdown of the negotiations between Zhao Junchen and Wen Guanliang can't be hidden from many people, but the next day, almost everyone in the Manchu Dynasty already knows that Zhao Junchen and Wen Guanliang will inevitably usher in a dead end in the next few days.

According to the princelings, this falls under the category of "dog eats dog".

However, whether it was Zhao Junchen or Wen Guanliang, or accumulating strength, or waiting for the opportunity, they all endured each other and did not take the lead.

Perhaps it was the calm before the storm, but in the next three days, there was peace between the courts, and the officials in the court were just waiting to see the excitement.

The only thing worth mentioning is that the princeling party was very dissatisfied with Emperor Deqing's practice of closing the case of the three provinces in advance of the Qiuqiu fraud, and had repeatedly petitioned Emperor Deqing to continue the strict investigation, but Emperor Deqing had made up his mind and the dust had settled, although the princeling party was dissatisfied, they had no more options.

However, what makes Zhao Junchen a little concerned is that in the past two or three days, Shoufu Zhou Shangjing seems to be quite interested in him, and every morning before and after the dynasty, Zhao Junchen always feels that this Shoufu Lord often stays on himself, and there is also a little meaningful scrutiny in his eyes.

………

However, above the temple, although the shape is unusually stable and quiet, in the people, a major event has happened.

It's not a big deal, but for many people, it's a far-reaching thing.

That is, after more than half a month of preparation, Zhao Junchen's "Yuerong Fang" officially opened in the capital.

"Yuerongfang" sells very strange things, for example, a kind of thing used to replace soaphorn, called "pancreas", the cheapest pancreas and soaphorn price is comparable, slightly high-grade "fragrant pancreas", but the price needs three to half a tael of silver, and the most expensive "medicinal pancreas" actually needs eight taels of silver!

In addition to pancreas, "Yue Rong Fang" also sells perfumes, which can only be bought and sold in small quantities from the West, which is very rare, but the price is also high, ranging from two taels to five taels per bottle.

In addition, there is a kind of thing called "beauty water", according to the propaganda of "Yuerongfang", it will have the effect of beautifying the skin after long-term use, and the price is also expensive, one or two silver a bottle, but few people know that the so-called "beauty water" is the juice of aloe vera, cucumber and other things, and a little seasoning is added, but it is because Zhao Junchen feels that there are too few products in "Yuerongfang", and he deliberately explains the things produced.

At the beginning, perhaps it was the reason why the things sold by "Yuerong Fang" were too strange, and there were many people.

However, on the second day of the opening of "Yuerong Fang", under the personal instruction of Zhao Junchen, "Yue Rong Fang" gave some fragrant pancreas to several of the most famous Qinglou in the capital for free.

Then, things got out of hand.

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