Chapter 205: The Possibility of Becoming the Final Winner
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When Huo Zhengyuan received Chen Dongxiang's secret letter, he thought that he had found the means and opportunity to turn defeat into victory, and fortunately rushed to Huang Yourong's mansion in a sedan chair, Zhao Junchen also happened to take a group of friends out of the noon gate and came to the palace.
Looking at Huo Zhengyuan's happy look when he got on the sedan chair, a trace of essence flashed in the eyes of Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and reminded Zhao Junchen thoughtfully: "My lord, looking at the happy appearance of Scholar Huo, it seems that he has encountered some happy event." ”
On the other side, Zhan Shanchang also frowned slightly, and said softly: "Yes, in the past few days, we have been fighting with Huang Yourong and his party, although the results are not very many, but after all, we have taken the advantage, it stands to reason that Huo Zhengyuan should be worried at this time, why was his expression so cheerful when he left just now?" Could it be that he has seen some turning point? ”
After hearing the reminders of Zuo Lanshan and Zhan Shanchang, among the officials of the "Zhao Party", except for Zhao Junchen and Chen Dongxiang, everyone showed worried looks.
After all, Huang Yourong has been in power in the DPRK for a long time, and he has accumulated deep authority, even if he is currently at a disadvantage in the party struggle, the officials of the "Zhao Party" still dare not underestimate it after all, and will always subconsciously worry about Huang Yourong's counterattack.
And Zhao Junchen instructed Chen Dongxiang to sneak into Huang Yourong's door, but now except for Zhao Junchen and Chen Dongxiang, no one else knows. Therefore, seeing that Huo Zhengyuan, who should have been worried, actually looked overjoyed, and in the case of unknown reasons, he was naturally worried, worried about whether Huang Yourong and his faction had found a way to turn defeat into victory.
However, Huo Zhengyuan's mood changed. Although others couldn't figure out the reason, Zhao Junchen naturally knew the reason, after all, the secret letter that Chen Dongxiang sent to Huo Zhengyuan. It was completely at the behest of Zhao Junchen.
It's just that Zhao Junchen doesn't intend to explain the reason for them.
Zhao Junchen's plans for his own will only let the officials under him know the part they should know, but for things outside their powers and responsibilities and tasks, he always hides them, and only makes them a part of the plan, rather than the key and whole of the plan. Only Zhao Junchen knows all the plans, and only Zhao Junchen can control the overall situation.
For Zhao Junchen, this is a habit with half the pros and cons.
The advantage is: In this way, Zhao Junchen can firmly control the forces under his door, and there is no one in the party who can replace Zhao Junchen's leadership position.
Even. If this goes on for a long time. With the gradual increase of Zhao Junchen's prestige in the party, and the officials in the party have developed the habit of relying on Zhao Junchen, then in the future, even if Zhao Junchen loses power in the DPRK for a while, he can still maintain his position as the leader of the faction.
But the disadvantage of this method is that if something happens to Zhao Junchen himself, he will not be able to preside over the overall situation in a short period of time, then Zhao Junchen will be a party force that Zhao Junchen has painstakingly managed in the DPRK. I'm afraid that it is very likely to collapse in an instant and be mourned for a while, even if Zhao Junchen makes a comeback again in the future. But it can't be as beautiful as before.
Zhao Junchen understands this very well, so he has always been the most cautious in acting for others.
At this time, after hearing Zuo Lanshan and Zhan Shanchang's worries and reminders, Zhao Junchen smiled slightly and said indifferently: "Don't worry, two adults, I will send Xichang spies to find out. However, I think that in the current situation between the DPRK and China, Huang Yourong and his party will not be able to make any big waves. ”
Seeing that Zhao Junchen was full of confidence and looked calm, all the "Zhao Party" officials also said yes in their hearts.
"If there is an adult who has insight into thousands of miles, and there is a Xichang Yamen to inspect on his behalf, it is naturally foolproof." Zhan Shanchang also seized the opportunity to please and compliment.
Zhao Junchen nodded slightly, and then said to the surrounding officials: "In this case, don't gather here, just go back to your respective yamen office, although there are constant disputes between the court and China in the past few days, but you adults must not delay their respective duties, otherwise the official is on His Majesty's side, but it is not easy to explain." ”
In this party struggle, unlike Huang Yourong and his party, who had to meet every day after the early dynasty to discuss secretly, and did not even take care of their official affairs in the court, Zhao Junchen and his subordinate officials did not pull down their official duties at all, and still handled the affairs of their respective yamen with due diligence, but they seemed to be more comfortable.
As a result, this situation fell into the eyes of others, whether it was Emperor Deqing or hundreds of officials in the court, they couldn't help but look down on Zhao Junchen and his friends.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, all the "Zhao Dang" naturally agreed, and then they went to the yamen to work.
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However, he said that Zhao Junchen said goodbye to a group of friends from the DPRK and China, and returned to the mansion in a sedan chair, but he had just gotten off the sedan chair, and before he could enter the mansion, he saw a housekeeper rushing to Zhao Junchen, as if he had encountered something important.
Before and after coming to Zhao Junchen, the steward reported softly: "Master, when you went to the court, there was a guest in our house, who claimed to be a staff member of Lord Liang, the governor of the three sides, and also brought Lord Liang's name post, saying that he had something important to ask to see the master, and the villain did not dare to slack off, so he welcomed him into the mansion to entertain, and now he has been waiting for you for a long time. ”
Hearing the steward's report, Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned and asked, "The people of Liang Fuchen, the governor of the three sides?" What are you looking for me for? ”
The steward said: "This villain doesn't know, and he doesn't dare to ask at will...... Sir, do you want to see him? ”
Zhao Junchen originally just asked casually, and he didn't expect to get an answer from the mouth of the housekeeper. And after hearing the steward's inquiry, Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "Naturally, I want to see it, Liang Fuchen is a local feudal official no matter what, and his rank in the court is not lower than mine, I am afraid that his people come to see me There is something important, how can I not see it?" ”
Between the answers, Zhao Junchen frowned slightly. There was a look of thought in his eyes, and he secretly recalled all kinds of information about the yamen of the trilateral governor and the trilateral governor Liang Fuchen.
The position of trilateral governor was established during the Jiaqing period. Its purpose was to prevent the southern invasion of the Mongol tribes, coordinate the deployment of the military towns of Shaanxi and Gansu, and consolidate the stability of the northwest frontier of the Ming Dynasty.
It is precisely because of this that the governors of the three sides have great powers, overseeing the military and political affairs of Shaanxi, Gansu, Yansui and Ningxia, and have the power and responsibility to lead the military and civilians of the three towns of Shaanxi, although the land of Shaanxi is not rich. But the trilateral governor was definitely the most powerful feudal official in the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, since the establishment of the position of trilateral governor, it has been most valued by successive emperors. The successive governors of Sanjiang, such as Yang Yiqing, Qin Hong, Wang Qiong, Zeng Milling, etc., are all famous ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and they all began to enter the prime minister and become extremely popular ministers after this position.
And the current Trilateral Governor. It was Liang Fuchen.
With the imperial mind of Emperor Deqing. To allow this person to hold such an important position and lead more than 100,000 elite border soldiers shows that this person is deeply trusted by Emperor Deqing; Over the years, the northwest frontier has always been stable, although the Mongolian tribes still go south to raid after autumn every year, but they have rarely heard of any mistakes in the war in the northwest, but it is enough to show this person's ability.
It can be said that if nothing else, then wait until the end of Liang Fuchen's term as governor of the trilateral. Returning to the center of the imperial court will inevitably lead to further promotion, even if it is not surprising to enter the cabinet.
So. Hearing that it was Liang Fuchen who sent someone to ask for a meeting, Zhao Junchen naturally did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
But at the same time, Zhao Junchen also wondered in his heart, he and Liang Fuchen had never had any friendship, and there was no overlap between each other's rights and responsibilities, why did Liang Fuchen suddenly send someone to ask to see him? Could it be that something has happened to the Northwest Frontier?
In the middle of such a secret thought, Zhao Junchen had already come to the guest hall in Fuzhong, looked up, but saw a middle-aged Confucian student sitting in the guest seat at this time, and after seeing Zhao Junchen appear, the middle-aged Confucian obviously recognized Zhao Junchen's identity, and hurriedly got up to greet him, with an unusually respectful expression.
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"In Xia Xu Wenqing, he is a staff member of Lord Liang, the governor of the three sides, who has met Zhao Shangshu, and greeted Zhao Shangshu on behalf of my Lord Liang."
While speaking, Xu Wenqing was already kneeling and bowing, and he actually made a big salute before Zhao Junchen stopped him.
Zhao Junchen walked quickly to Xu Wenqing's side, helped him up, and said with a polite smile: "Mr. Xu is polite, we are just meeting in private now, there is no distinction between dignity and inferiority, there is no need to make this big gift, you and I are just free." Come on, come on, sit down and talk. ”
Between the politeness, seeing that Xu Wenqing's expression became more and more respectful, Zhao Junchen secretly thought: "Although this Xu Wenqing is just a guest of Liang Fuchen, after all, he is here on behalf of Liang Fuchen, and now he is so polite to me, I am afraid that Liang Fuchen sent him to see me this time, and he asked me for something." ”
Between such secret thoughts, Zhao Junchen had already sat down with Xu Wenqing, and after ordering the people in the house to serve tea, Zhao Junchen smiled at Xu Wenqing and said: "Speaking of which, I have been friends with Lord Liang for a long time, and I admire his achievements in the northwest over the years. Now Lord Liang has sent Mr. Xu to see me, thinking that Lord Liang still has me Zhao Junchen in his heart, but it is enough for me to be comforted. ”
Xu Wenqing hurriedly said politely: "Zhao Shangshu, you are really serious, my Lord Liang and you have the same thoughts, and I have long had the heart to have a deep friendship with you, and I also admire what you did in the court, but there are not many opportunities to meet, but you can't get what you want." Originally, at the time of this year's Majesty's birthday, Lord Liang had the opportunity to return to Beijing, and at that time he was still talking about meeting Zhao Shangshu you, but he didn't expect that the Northern Mongolian Tatar had a change, but he didn't dare to leave lightly, and because of this, he missed the opportunity to intersect with Zhao Shangshu, Lord Liang He was quite sorry for this, and he still often complains about it. ”
Zhao Junchen nodded and smiled, and after taking a sip of tea, he finally asked the question: "But I don't know what Lord Liang sent Mr. Xu to see me this time?" (To be continued......)