Chapter 451. The Schemes of the Parties (1).
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Yes, once the pilot starts, Zhao Junchen will get the biggest and most benefits.
In comparison, Shen Changmao's various gains during this period of time are just a small thing.
However, now is not the time to get carried away, so after Zhao Junchen heard Emperor Deqing's order, he just agreed with a serious expression: "The minister will do his best and never let Your Majesty down." ”
The tone seems to be firm, but the word "do your best" seems to expose the lack of confidence in Zhao Junchen's heart.
Obviously, this is still Zhao Junchen's misleading, and the effect is not bad - after hearing Zhao Junchen's assurance, the vigilance of the hundred officials has been further reduced.
After all, Zhao Junchen's proposal is indeed a bit bizarre, even if it sounds feasible, but after all, it is only on paper.
Even, in the eyes of many officials, Zhao Junchen's pilot plan may still be a good thing, which can effectively delay the Deqing Emperor's action to rectify the commercial tax and hit the Deqing Emperor's determination to rectify the commercial tax.
After seeing Zhao Junchen's performance, Emperor Deqing frowned slightly, but he didn't say anything after all.
Then, after dealing with a few accumulated government affairs, seeing that it was already noon, the officials were already a little tired, so Emperor Deqing announced that he would go down to the court.
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At today's great court meeting, too many government affairs have been handled and too many decisions have been made, and the situation between the government and the opposition will inevitably bring about many changes as a result.
So. After Emperor Deqing left the Imperial Palace, the officials did not leave in a hurry. Rather, it is a gathering of parties and factions to get together to exchange views or discuss the situation.
Thereinto. The person who is in the limelight is still the new cabinet chief assistant Shen Changmao, above today's big court meeting, because of the business tax matter, Shen Changmao's reputation among the hundred officials is getting higher and higher, and the number of officials around Shen Changmao at this time is even more than before the start of the big court meeting.
At the same time, also because of the business tax matter, Zhao Junchen also received a lot of attention, but Zhao Junchen's performance was as low-key as ever, just leading the Ministry of Industry Shangshu Zuo Lanshan, the criminal department servant Qin Huaiyuan, the political envoy Tong Huan and others quickly left the Imperial Palace.
For Zhao Junchen. The layout has been completed, but how much can be gained in the end depends on Zhao Junchen's wisdom and skill, all in all, now is the time to do things in a low-key manner, and Zhao Junchen does not need to be as flamboyant as Shen Changmao.
And just when the officials were all focusing on Shen Changmao and Zhao Junchen, few people noticed that Huang Yourong had silently left the Imperial Palace, behind Huang Yourong. However, only six or seven "Yellow Party" officials accompanied him -- compared with before the Great Imperial Conference, there were fewer "Yellow Party" officials who were willing to follow Huang Yourong.
Among them, Lin Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Zhang Cheng, the young master, Huo Zhengyuan, a university scholar, Chen Dongxiang, a waiter of the Ministry of Works, and others are all listed.
said that Huang Yourong left the Imperial Palace with a few Yellow Party officials. The group just walked silently, and no one took the initiative to speak at first, after all, the signs of Huang Yourong's imminent fall were already obvious. In addition, Huang Yourong himself has lost the will to resist, so everyone is depressed and unable to lift their spirits.
When everyone left the palace. Seeing that there were no more outsiders around, Huang Yourong, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke. I just heard his voice, I don't know when it became extremely hoarse, and said slowly: "You have seen the current situation, although the old man has been arrested, but His Majesty still has not let the old man go, and still wants to put the old man on the fire grill to roast...... It's just ridiculous that the old man has been crisscrossing the sea for decades, and in the end he can't even return to his hometown, when to do it, for what reason, and even whether he can be safe and sound, he can't make his own decisions, and he needs others to decide......"
Speaking of this, Huang Yourong's old face seemed to be crying and smiling, full of exhaustion and helplessness.
After hearing Huang Yourong's confession, several Huang Party officials were still silent, not knowing how to comfort Huang Yourong.
Then, Huang Yourong said: "Now, there are many people who don't want to see the old man withdraw smoothly, but they have made up a lot of charges for the old man, but the old man has lost his sacred heart and power, and he is completely unable to resist, fortunately, Shen Shoufu is willing to help, otherwise the old man may have been dismissed and imprisoned pending trial now......
After speaking, Huang Yourong stopped, turned to look at the Yellow Party officials, and continued: "At this time, you still don't give up on the old man, so that the old man can save the last trace of face, the old man is quite grateful, so he is not willing to hide it from you...... In fact, the old man already plans to hand over all his connections, authority, and power to Shen Shoufu, so that Shen Shoufu will do his best to help the old man leave the temple and return to his hometown to retire peacefully, and the power that the old man has been operating for many years can also continue in another situation......
Because of this, the old man has one last thing to ask you, I hope to get your full help, that is, please follow the agreement between the old man and Shen Shoufu, and from then on transfer to Shen Shoufu's disciples...... In addition, it is inconvenient for the old man to show his face now, but he still wants to ask you to come forward, gather all the party officials, convey the old man's intentions to them, and persuade them to join Shen Shoufu as much as possible, Shen Shoufu is now in power, he is a good family, and he has also promised the old man that he will regard you as cronies and will never treat you badly......"
After hearing Huang Yourong's statement, several "Yellow Party" officials behaved differently, some were reluctant, some were secretly happy, and some were silent.
Among them, Lin Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Zhang Cheng, the young master, were both full of reluctance -- the two of them were loyal to Huang Yourong, and even though Huang Yourong was about to fall, they were unwilling to switch to others, let alone take the initiative to persuade the "Yellow Party" officials to change their courts.
Therefore, Lin Wei and Zhang Cheng were silent and did not speak.
After seeing Lin Wei and Zhang Cheng's performance, Huang Yourong sighed softly.
Huang Yourong knows very well that his current performance has made the two old friends feel very disappointed, but he is not willing to continue to embarrass them.
So, Huang Yourong turned his attention to Huo Zhengyuan, a university scholar, after all, the people who are qualified to convene the "Yellow Party" officials and relay Huang Yourong's decision, except for Lin Wei and Zhang Cheng, are the only ones left Huo Zhengyuan.
In addition, although the relationship between Huo Zhengyuan and Huang Yourong is a little farther away, his performance of repeatedly defending Huang Yourong today also proves Huo Zhengyuan's loyalty to Huang Yourong, so Huang Yourong can rest assured that he will hand over this matter to Huo Zhengyuan.
Under Huang Yourong's gaze, Huo Zhengyuan finally did not disappoint Huang Yourong, and replied: "Since it is Huang Ge's order, then the lower officials will definitely do their best." ”
Then, Huo Zhengyuan said: "However, I'm afraid that the official can't do this alone, and I still need someone to help me......
As he spoke, Huo Zhengyuan looked around at several "Yellow Party" officials, and then said, "Let Chen Dongxiang and Master Chen handle this matter with me." ”
Chen Dongxiang's performance today also made Huang Yourong feel reassured, so Huang Yourong didn't think much about it and immediately agreed.
In Huang Yourong's mind, with Huo Zhengyuan and Chen Dongxiang coming out, he will definitely be able to convince most of the "Yellow Party" officials that their connections and authority will definitely be smoothly transferred to Shen Changmao's hands.
However, Huang Yourong never expected that Huo Zhengyuan had now been bought by Zhao Junchen, and Chen Dongxiang was an undercover agent sent by Zhao Junchen from the beginning, so the two of them would never do what Huang Yourong wanted.
In fact, after the operation of the two of them, the final result was contrary to Huang Yourong's expectations!
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