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With the determination of the schedule of the southern tour, Zhao Junchen will become more and more busy in the next few days.

Although the party dispute between Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong was temporarily suspended because of Emperor Deqing's hints, Zhao Junchen not only had to deal with the changes in the situation between the DPRK and China during this time, but also had to make targeted arrangements for the court after he left Beijing, but he still had little time to spare.

In the next three days, Zhao Junchen reversed his original style of acting in a low-key manner in the officialdom, and summoned his friends and disciples in the court many times, either to advise or to collect his heart, and for a time Zhao Junchen's mansion was full of people and traffic, and there were a large number of corrupt officials and traitors gathering every day, which was quite lively.

It wasn't until three days later that Zhao Junchen was roughly ready.

Between busyness, time passes quickly, and before you know it, it is already the day when Emperor Deqing holds a palace banquet.

This palace banquet, in a way, determines Zhao Junchen's future marriage choice, and it is related to Zhao Junchen's life, and Zhao Junchen naturally attaches great importance to it.

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However, in the afternoon of this day, before going to the palace for a banquet, Zhao Junchen specially summoned Wei Huai from Xichang alone.

Speaking of which, Zhao Junchen's basic sphere of influence in the DPRK is now the three major yamen of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry, and the West Factory, and he also maintains a certain influence in the Yamen of the Three Law Divisions.

However, in the past three days, Zhao Junchen has only been summoning the officials of the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Industry and the Three Law Divisions, but he has been ignoring the Xichang side, and it was not until today that he summoned Wei Huai alone to discuss the matter.

This is not that Zhao Junchen does not attach importance to the West Factory, if you really want to say it, the major yamen that Zhao Junchen controls now, whether it is power or influence, must be the strongest in the West Factory - the power of the West Factory to arrest, if Zhao Junchen can make full use of it, I am afraid that even Zhou Shangjing will have to avoid three points to Zhao Junchen, even if Zhao Junchen wants to dominate the officialdom in a short time. It is not impossible to suppress other factions in the DPRK and China, including Zhou Shangjing, in an all-round way.

However, since Zhao Junchen took over the West Factory, he has always been mediocre and even a little indifferent in this regard, not only did not release the terrifying energy of the West Factory, but also intentionally or unintentionally suppressed the rights and responsibilities of the West Factory.

This is because. Zhao Junchen knew very well from the beginning that although the power of Xichang was terrifying, it was directly appointed to Emperor Deqing and was the representative of imperial power, except for Emperor Deqing, no one could really control this yamen!

To know. The composition of the West Factory is based on the Praetorian Guard, the Jinyi Guard, the eunuchs of the inner court, and some auxiliary officials of the Three Law Divisions, among which in addition to the auxiliary officials of the Three Law Divisions, most of the Praetorian Guards are the cronies of the Deqing Emperor, and the Jinyi Guards are also inherited from generation to generation because of the imperial power, and the inner court is the people around the Deqing Emperor, these people may be temporarily bought, but they will only be loyal to the Deqing Emperor, and will never really take refuge in Zhao Junchen!

Therefore, although the power of the Xichang Yamen is great. But it was destined from the beginning, it was impossible for Zhao Junchen to really control this yamen, let alone rely on it as a foundation, Emperor Deqing only needed one sentence, and the power of Xichang could be recovered from Zhao Junchen's hands.

If Zhao Junchen really relied on the power of Xichang, unscrupulously seeking benefits for himself, doing whatever he wanted, and even using it to suppress other factions in the DPRK and China, even if he could get temporary benefits. It will inevitably cause disgust and resentment among all the officials in the court, and when Emperor Deqing takes back the Xichang from Zhao Junchen, I am afraid that it will be the time when the hundreds of officials in the court will counterattack Zhao Junchen.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen's use of the West Factory. I have always been cautious and careful, and I have a lot of scruples.

In fact, as Zhao Junchen's power and influence in the court have become more and more powerful during this period of time, Emperor Deqing has gradually taken precautions against Zhao Junchen.

According to Zhao Junchen's plan and calculation. After the end of the southern tour, there will inevitably be chaos in the court, I am afraid that at that time, in order to stabilize the situation in the court and prevent Zhao Junchen from taking the opportunity to further expand his power, Emperor Deqing will take back the West Factory from Zhao Junchen!

Therefore, for Zhao Junchen, the West Factory is destined to be just a depository, and Zhao Junchen naturally pays less attention to it.

In addition, the bad reputation of the West Factory is also feared by Zhao Junchen, if the connection with the West Factory is too deep, I am afraid that Zhao Junchen's plan to improve his reputation will also die completely.

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However, now even the folk thieves are allowed to follow the principle of "taking the sheep by the hand", and even the local officials also understand the truth of "plucking the feathers of the goose", Zhao Junchen, as the big thief of the country and the most famous corrupt official and traitor of the Manchu Dynasty, since he personally rebuilt the West Factory and controlled the West Factory for so long, he naturally will not return empty-handed.

During this period of time, Zhao Junchen has been strengthening the bribery and control of the personnel of the West Factory, hoping to cultivate some cronies and spokespersons in the West Factory, so that after Emperor Deqing took back the West Factory, Zhao Junchen can continue to maintain a certain influence on the West Factory, and can continue to obtain information through the West Factory and use the West Factory to do something that is inconvenient for him to do.

――In fact, due to various considerations, only after the West Factory dissociated itself from Zhao Junchen on the surface, Zhao Junchen could use the power of the West Factory without any scruples, although at that time, there was only a small part of the power of the West Factory that could be used by Zhao Junchen.

But these things, in order to avoid attracting attention, Zhao Junchen did not personally participate, but just handed them all over to Wei Huai to deal with.

And today, Zhao Junchen summoned Wei Huai precisely to inquire about the progress and results of this matter.

It's just that Zhao Junchen didn't expect that Wei Huai's achievements were far beyond his highest expectations!

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When entering the study, Wei Huai's image was as impressive as ever - sitting in a wheelchair due to inconvenience in his legs and feet, his body was thin as if a gust of wind could blow him down, and his pale face had a calm expression, but the deep gloom in his eyes made people look cold in their hearts.

But perhaps it was Xiao Mo's illusion, compared with when they first met, Wei Huai is now thinner and more gloomy.

"It's been a hard time for Mr. Wei." Zhao Junchen glanced at Wei Huai for a few moments, and said slowly: "Although the West Factory has not been built for a long time, it is also complicated, and Mr. Wei, your health has always been bad. I am really reluctant to hand over the West Factory to you, if there is any other possibility, I am not willing to hand over this burden to you, but I have not had the right person around me to replace it, hey......"

Wei Huai's face remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "The factory supervisor doesn't have to care. If there is no adult in the humble position, I am afraid that I am still pretending to be crazy and stupid to avoid disaster, and the adult has the grace to recreate the humble position, compared to this, this hard work is really nothing, not to mention. Humble from Jinyiwei, good at this way, in addition to this way, there is no other strength, if the adult does not reuse the humble position, the humble position is just a waste. ”

Zhao Junchen sighed lightly, didn't say anything more, just asked, "Over there in the West Factory." How's it going to do what I told you? ”

"If you go back to the adult, you can all go smoothly." Wei Huai's eyes seemed to have a flash of light, and he replied slowly: "According to your orders, you have screened many suitable candidates in the West Factory to buy and control, and now these people have sworn allegiance to the Lord, even if you are no longer the Governor of the West Factory in the future, they will look forward to the Lord." ”

Between words. Wei Huai took out a list from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Junchen, which was a list of candidates he had bought and controlled in the West Factory these days.

This list was unexpectedly thick, Zhao Junchen opened it and saw that there were at least two hundred people densely packed with it, and he couldn't help but be surprised, and subconsciously asked: "This is the cronies you bought in the West Factory?" How many of them? Are these people really available to me? ”

To know. After all, the West Factory was not long built, the scale was not large, and there were more than 1,000 core personnel. This was really unexpected by Zhao Junchen.

According to Zhao Junchen's original estimate, as long as he can control and buy dozens of them, it is already his limit, and it is enough to maintain his influence on the West Factory, but Wei Huai's results are several times more than Zhao Junchen's expectations.

In the face of this far unexpected result, although he has always trusted Wei Huai's ability, Zhao Junchen is still a little incredible, and he always feels that it is impossible to control so many people, and I am afraid that most of them are not reliable.

However, after hearing Zhao Junchen's reply, Wei Huai replied: "If you return to the factory governor, this list has a total of two hundred and thirty-one people, all of whom are official positions above the head of the Xichang stall, these people are not only all available, but also can be completely controlled, they will only obey your orders in the future, and if you let them go east, they will never go west, or even ......."

Speaking of this, Wei Huai paused slightly, a meaningful sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth, and slowly added: "Even, if you want them to secretly do something against His Majesty's will, they will definitely carry it out!" ”

Zhao Junchen was stunned again, still a little unconvinced, and frowned: "Is this really the case?" But how is that possible? I'm afraid that even today's Ministry of Household and Ministry of Industry, there are not many officials who will be so loyal to me! The staff of the West Factory are all from the Jinyi Guard, the Praetorian Guard, and the eunuchs of the inner court, they are either the people around His Majesty, or they have inherited them from generation to generation because of the imperial power, how can they go against His Majesty's will for the sake of my orders? ”

As he spoke, Zhao Junchen looked directly at Wei Huai, his eyes full of exploration.

Wei Huai's achievements are far beyond Zhao Junchen's expectations, but this also means that Wei Huai must have done many things that Zhao Junchen did not know when he was doing things.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhao Junchen's question, Wei Huai's face remained unchanged, and he just replied slowly: "Actually, when I was ordered by my lord, I made some moves when I was setting up the West Factory. ”

"What hands and feet?" Zhao Junchen's eyes flickered slightly, but his expression remained unchanged, and he just asked softly.

"The reason why the West Factory will be rebuilt is because His Majesty feels that the East Factory and Jinyiwei have been less efficient in recent years, and they are gradually a little unreliable, so they will choose to set up the West Factory with loyalty and elite, so that when the initial formation is made, the screening of manpower is particularly important, and this matter, my lord, you are entrusted to the lowly position."

Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "That's true, I'm not familiar with the structure of the factory guard, and there were many other things that I needed to deal with at that time, so I just screened some auxiliary officials from the three law divisions to enter the West Factory, and as for the selection of people from the Praetorian Guard, the eunuchs of the inner court and the Jinyi guard, I will leave it all to you......

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen suddenly thought of something, and looked at Wei Huai thoughtfully. Said slowly: "Could it be that when you were screening, you actually did the opposite?" ”

"The factory supervisor is wise, and he can guess it at a glance!" Wei Huai smiled slightly, but for some reason, this smile made his image even more terrifying: "When the West Factory was first established, the selection of personnel should have been based on loyalty to His Majesty. However, when selecting people, the lowly position did the opposite, using the power of investigation at the time of screening, to find many Jinyi guards, Praetorian Guards and eunuchs in the inner court who seemed to be loyal on the surface, but in fact had done a lot of things to deceive the monarch and bend the law in private, and transferred them to serve in the West Factory. He took the opportunity to control the handle of these people, and after they entered the West Factory, it was a two-pronged combination of coercion and temptation, so that they had no other choice but to be loyal to the factory governor. ”

After hearing Wei Huai's explanation, Zhao Junchen's eyes flickered slightly. sighed: "Yes, the handle of these people falls into your hands, just like a poisonous snake being pinched by seven inches, naturally they will not dare to disobey you, otherwise once you expose the crime, these people will not be able to escape the death penalty, but there is still a way to live with you, and you can also seek some benefits...... Mr. Wei is really a good means! I've always prided myself on being wise. But I never thought of such a method! ”

As he spoke, Zhao Junchen's expression was full of admiration, as if his previous questioning of Wei Huai had never appeared at all.

But in the depths of Zhao Junchen's eyes, there was a flash of jealousy and murderous intent at this time.

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At the beginning, the reason why Zhao Junchen handed over the West Factory to Wei Huai was because Wei Huai had the ability to do so. The second is because Zhao Junchen does not have much hope for the West Factory, and the third is because Zhao Junchen believes that he can completely control Wei Huai.

After all, not to mention Zhao Junchen's kindness to Wei Huai's reconstruction, the most important thing is that. Wei Huai's power and influence in the West Factory are all given by Zhao Junchen, once Zhao Junchen takes back the rights and responsibilities given to Wei Huai, Wei Huai will have no place in the West Factory, and there will be no threat to Zhao Junchen!

However, Zhao Junchen didn't expect that Wei Huai would do so many things behind his back!

Nowadays, so many Xichang officials have been seized by Wei Huai and controlled by Wei Huai, which means that Wei Huai's power in Xichang is no longer given by Zhao Junchen, even if there is no Zhao Junchen, Wei Huai can also be accused of these crimes and handles, and in a way, Wei Huai has escaped from Zhao Junchen's accusation.

Zhao Junchen's words just now seemed to be full of admiration for Wei Huai, but between words, he only said Wei Huai without talking about himself, but he was testing Wei Huai's thoughts.

If Wei Huai has a tendency to break away from Zhao Junchen's control, then Zhao Junchen can only use thunderous means to make Wei Huai steaming in the world from now on!

After all, Wei Huai holds a lot of secrets of Zhao Junchen, and his temperament has always been dark, if such a person is out of control, the threat to Zhao Junchen is too great.

I don't know if Wei Huai guessed Zhao Junchen's thoughts, but after hearing Zhao Junchen's temptation, his expression remained unchanged, but from the back of the wheelchair, he took out a thick booklet and said: "My lord is serious, my humble duty is just to do things for you, and the handle and incriminating evidence of these West Factory personnel are naturally kept by you, and I dare not overstep my responsibilities." In fact, when the lowly position coerced and lured these people, it made them understand that all of this was what you meant, and the lowly position was just a spokesperson. What they really fear now is you, your lord, and not your lowly position. ”

While speaking, Wei Huai handed the booklet to Zhao Junchen, and Zhao Junchen opened it to see that it was full of all kinds of crimes and evidence.

After seeing these incriminating evidence, Zhao Junchen breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, as long as Wei Huai handed over these incriminating evidence, it meant that he had no intention of breaking away from Zhao Junchen's self-reliance.

Although Zhao Junchen was not sure whether the list and incriminating evidence handed over to him by Wei Huai were all the same, a little hiding was still within the scope of Zhao Junchen's tolerance.

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After Zhao Junchen was a little relieved, he no longer tested Wei Huai, but just carefully read the booklet in his hand.

The Jinyi Guard, the Praetorian Guard, and the eunuchs of the inner court are all important personnel around the emperor, and once this kind of person deceives the king and bends the law, it is by no means a small crime.

Now the evidence of these crimes found by Wei Huai is also like this, or fornicating with foreign ministers, or bullying the king, or plotting rebellion and disloyalty, once all kinds of crimes are revealed, these Xichang personnel on the list are probably not just capital crimes. Even if it is planted by the Nine Clans, it is very likely.

And as long as he has this list and incriminating evidence, even if Zhao Junchen leaves the West Factory in the future, he will still be able to greatly influence the trends and trends of the West Factory!

Such results are much higher than Zhao Junchen's original expectations.

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen said thoughtfully: "There are all kinds of incriminating evidence, and more than 200 people are involved. It's a shame that you can find out......"

Wei Huai still looked calm, and said lightly: "I don't dare to take credit for my humble position, the inner court is a place of erosion, when the West Factory was rebuilt, my lord gave me the convenience of lowly investigation and screening, and I investigated it carefully." There are always some to find. ”

Zhao Junchen shook his head and said: "Although the inner court is corrupt, and you have the right to investigate and screen, but you can collect so many cows, ghosts, snakes, gods, and ghosts, not everyone has such a ability, but you don't have to be humble." ”

As he spoke, Zhao Junchen looked at the list and evidence in his hand. seemed to think of something, suddenly laughed at himself, and said: "Everyone in the world says that I am a corrupt official, a courtier, and a traitor, but now it seems that such a comment is not wrong. rebuilt the Xichang Yamen for the inner court, and it actually collected a lot of people who deceived the monarch and bent the law, and the chickens and dogs were thieves......"

Regarding Zhao Junchen's self-deprecation, Wei Huai just said lightly: "Swords and soldiers are fierce things, and they have no other use than killing, but if they are on the right path, it will also be beneficial to the common people in the world, and vice versa." Medicine is a good thing, it can cure diseases and save people, but if the person who uses the medicine has evil thoughts, the medicine can also turn into a poison that is very harmful to people...... Your Majesty. Nowadays, there are many treacherous villains, but as long as adults use them correctly, it may not be a bad thing. ”

Zhao Junchen smiled lightly and said: "Having said that, even if the sword soldier guards more people, it is still just a murderous thing in the eyes of the world, and even if the medicine kills many people, he is still a good thing in the eyes of the world. ”

While speaking, Zhao Junchen waved his hand, looked up at Wei Huai, and asked, "Let's not talk about this for now, let's talk about the West Factory." According to my estimates, after the southern tour, His Majesty will take back the power of the West Factory from me, and at that time, the new factory governor will inevitably squeeze out and suppress you in order to control the West Factory, and the personnel of the West Factory under our control are only a few after all, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to change the overall situation.

I came to you today, and I also want to ask you what you mean, and then you plan to continue to stay in Xichang? Or do you want to leave the West Factory and find another job? Or did you leave officialdom and come to my house as a staff member? Speaking of which, there are very few staff members in my house now, and I am lacking a talent like you, and I will never treat you badly. ”

Wei Huai seemed to have thought about it for a long time, and after hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, he didn't think too much, but replied slowly: "I still want to continue to stay in the West Factory to do things, although the manpower of the West Factory is partly controlled by us, but if you want to unify these people, after all, someone needs to preside over the overall situation in the West Factory, otherwise it is really difficult to predict how much effect these people can have under the scattered sand." What's more, in addition to the way of investigation, the humble position has no other strengths, and if you leave the West Factory, I am afraid that you will not be able to help the adults more. As for the suppression and exclusion that will be encountered in the future, I can still deal with it consciously in my humble position, so please rest assured. ”

Zhao Junchen nodded thoughtfully and said: "In this regard, I will not force anything, if you want to stay in the West Factory, you can stay in the West Factory, and you and I can also take care of each other in the future." ”

Next, Zhao Junchen talked to Wei Huai about some West Factory affairs, and then let Wei Huai leave.

Considering that Wei Huai has always been in poor health, when leaving, Zhao Junchen also specially arranged for Xu Qingyan to take some valuable medicinal materials from the mansion and hand them to Wei Huai.

In this regard, Wei Huai did not refuse, but accepted it after thanking him with a flat expression.

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After Wei Huai left, Zhao Junchen frowned slightly.

Although under Zhao Junchen's temptation, Wei Huai did not express his intention to break away from Zhao Junchen's control, but Zhao Junchen became more and more unable to see through Wei Huai.

For Wei Huai, although Zhao Junchen reuses it, he does not have a deep understanding.

I only know that Wei Huai was originally the former Jinyi Wei Zhenfu envoy, and he was also considered a powerful and powerful person, but he was framed, and after being imprisoned, he not only broke his leg, but also almost worried about his life, and finally Wei Huai could only rely on pretending to be crazy to protect himself, and then this pretending to be for seven or eight years. It wasn't until Zhao Junchen rebuilt the West Factory that Mao recommended himself to re-emerge from the rivers and lakes, and was reused by Zhao Junchen to manage the Yamen of the West Factory on behalf of Zhao Junchen.

Zhao Junchen knew very well that the reason why Wei Huai would take refuge in himself was just to use his power and strength to take revenge on those who framed him back then.

As for who was the person who framed Wei Huai in the first place. Zhao Junchen is under the secret investigation, and now he also has a rough idea in his heart. If Wei Huai can always work hard for Zhao Junchen, when the time is ripe in the future, Zhao Junchen will not mind avenging Wei Huai.

However, perhaps because of the relationship that experienced the inhuman tragedy, Wei Huai seemed to be calm under the appearance. His heart has long been distorted and paranoid, and he is deep and gloomy, so although Zhao Junchen attaches great importance to Wei Huai's ability, he always has a concern about Wei Huai, worried that Wei Huai will ignore it for revenge, and implicate Zhao Junchen.

It is precisely because of this psychology that Wei Huai is a little abnormal today, and Zhao Junchen begins to be suspicious.

Although it turns out. This may just be Zhao Junchen's suspicion, Wei Huai is still working for Zhao Junchen, even if many of Zhao Junchen's things and plans are against the way of the courtiers, Wei Huai does not have any doubts, and even many things are still in front of Zhao Junchen, but as Wei Huai knows more and more of Zhao Junchen's secrets, the more Zhao Junchen will often feel uneasy.

"I hope all this is just my distraction and suspicion, after all, Wei Huai's current expression. There is nothing suspicious...... It's a pity that many things can't get around him now, and Wei Huai is one of the few in my friends, otherwise considering Wei Huai's temperament, I wouldn't be reused for him......"

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Although Xu Qingyan does not learn and has no skills, he has an advantage, that is, when Zhao Junchen is talking about business with others. He never relied on Zhao Junchen's favor to arbitrarily interject and speak, and always waited silently on the side for Zhao Junchen's orders.

This time, when Zhao Junchen and Wei Huai were talking about the West Factory, Xu Qingyan was the same.

But. Now that Wei Huai has left, Xu Qingyan is curious about Zhao Junchen's thoughts, but he is finally no longer silent.

Xu Qingyan is not a very smart person, and he can't fail to understand the deep meanings and temptations between Zhao Junchen and Wei Huai in the conversation.

However, Xu Qingyan knows Zhao Junchen very well, and Zhao Junchen rarely hides his feelings in front of him, and now that Xu Qingyan sees Zhao Junchen's expression, he has already guessed Zhao Junchen's thoughts.

"Young master, are you a little worried about that Wei Huai? Do you want me to send some men to lurk around him? In this way, his every move in the future will not escape our eyes, and we are not afraid that he will do anything unfavorable to the young master. Xu Qingyan asked tentatively.

Hearing Xu Qingyan's inquiry, Zhao Junchen couldn't help laughing: "You should also know that for some friends and political enemies that I value, or directly bribe the people around them, or send people to lurk, I have placed spies around them, but except for Wei Huai, do you know why?" ”

"Because Wei Huai Jinyiwei is from a background, ordinary spies can't hide him at all?" Xu Qingyan asked.

"Not only that, but also because Wei Huai lives a simple life on weekdays, and usually only has three or two servants around him to take care of him, unlike other people, there are countless servants, and sending a few spies in is also a mixed eye, and it is not possible to show up, coupled with Wei Huai's own ability, sending spies to Wei Huai's side is equivalent to directly suing him I don't trust him...... Although I think Wei Huai will pretend not to know even if he appears, just like I did to Chu Jiayi, I don't want to damage the relationship between me and him because of this...... There are certain things that you don't have to do because you know that there are disadvantages and no advantages. Zhao Junchen said slowly.

"But since the young master is not worried about Wei Huai, can he let it go because of this?" Xu Qingyan asked again.

Zhao Junchen was silent for a moment, and said: "It doesn't matter, it's a coincidence of timing, if His Majesty continues to hand over the West Factory to me, I can only hand over the West Factory to Wei Huai for management for various considerations, so that Wei Huai will inevitably gradually grow bigger, but then His Majesty will inevitably take back the power of the West Factory from me, and at that time, Wei Huai will inevitably be suppressed by the new factory governor, and it will be difficult to do anything else, and I can only rely on my protection to protect myself, so I am not afraid that he will turn his back on me, When I asked him about his next plan just now, it was actually a test of him, and his choice to stay in Xichang was also a statement. If he really plans to leave the West Factory to work elsewhere, then I can't arrange for him. ”

Xu Qingyan hesitated: "That...... Young master, aren't you afraid that he will take refuge in the new Xichang factory supervisor at that time? ”

Zhao Junchen smiled and said: "When the southern tour is over, the party struggle between me and Huang Yourong will come to an end. I'm afraid I won't be able to hide it from some people who have a heart...... Do you think that under such circumstances, if Wei Huai went to seek refuge with the new factory governor, the new factory governor would dare to believe him? I must be worried that this is my counter-plot again...... Therefore, even if Wei Huai wants to take refuge at that time, I am afraid that there is no way to take refuge. ”

Xu Qingyan was slightly stunned, but he didn't think of this, and after thinking for a while. couldn't help nodding again and again, and said with a smile: "I see, this is a good thing, in this way, in the future, if other factions in the court want to buy the young master, I am afraid that they will have to have more worries." ”

"It's not all good." Zhao Junchen said: "At that time, I personally betrayed the moths in the household department and the Ministry of Industry. It will inevitably be known, and although I will deny it at that time, I am afraid that it will take a little more effort to appease people's hearts. ”

In this regard, Xu Qingyan was quite confident in Zhao Junchen and said: "With the young master's means, it naturally doesn't matter. ”

As he spoke, he seemed to think of something. Xu Qingyan said with some regret: "However, I don't understand that the power of the West Factory is so great, and it looks like it is about to be lost, young master, you are a little happy, and you want me to say, we should find some way to keep the West Factory in our hands." Nowadays, although there are many people in the West Factory. But it's not as convenient as controlling it yourself. ”

Regarding Xu Qingyan's insight, Zhao Junchen sighed lightly, but still explained: "You don't understand, the yamen of Xichang is too sensitive. The reputation of the past is too bad, only after it is separated from me on the surface, I can use its power without scruples, because at that time, no matter what the West Factory does, it has nothing to do with me, and although the power that can be used will shrink a lot, it is better than staying in my hands now and not daring to use it......"

And just as Zhao Junchen and Xu Qingyan were chatting casually, the voice of a Zhao Mansion steward suddenly came from outside the door: "Master, it's not early, it's already unitary time, you should go to the palace for a banquet." ”

The time when Emperor Deqing held a palace banquet was three o'clock in the unitary hour, and Zhao Junchen naturally did not dare to slack off on this, and had already instructed the people in the palace to remind themselves when they arrived in the unitary time.

Now, although there is still more than half an hour before the palace banquet is held, Zhao Junchen also needs to go out in advance to prevent delays on the road.

Therefore, after hearing the reminder of the housekeeper, Zhao Junchen stopped chatting with Xu Qingyan, stood up, and walked towards the outside of the study, and Xu Qingyan stopped asking questions and hurriedly followed.

Out of the study, looking at the housekeeper who was waiting outside the study, Zhao Junchen's footsteps paused slightly, and suddenly asked, "By the way, these two days...... Why didn't you see Fang Ru? ”

The steward of the palace replied: "Back to the master, these days, Mrs. Ruyi has been busy managing all the industries under our house, quite busy, I heard that now plans are being made to open the branches of 'Yuerong Fang' to the state capitals north of the Yangtze River. ”

Zhao Junchen nodded thoughtfully, and then didn't say anything more, just walked in the direction of the outside of the mansion.

Emperor Deqing held a palace banquet this time to give Zhao Junchen a blind date, and everyone who was interested had heard of it, and Fang Ru was naturally among them.

Originally, Zhao Junchen was worried that Fang Ru would suffer from gains and losses because of this matter, but after all, he still underestimated Fang Ru's shrewd and capable temperament.

In the past few days, Fang Ru not only did not pester Zhao Junchen, but on the contrary, she was constantly busy running around for Zhao Junchen's various industries and intelligence networks, but this was to prove to Zhao Junchen that her own value was - this is the value that Zhao Junchen will not be able to replace after marrying in the future.

In this way, even if Zhao Junchen marries in the future, he will still be inseparable from her.

And after seeing Fang Ru like this, Zhao Junchen was relieved.

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Next, after Zhao Junchen left the house, he rushed to the direction of the palace in a sedan chair, not mentioning it.

But at the same time, the mansion of the former cabinet elder Cui Mian was in chaos.

Like Zhao Junchen, Cui Mian also planned to leave the house for a banquet in the palace most of the hour in advance.

Cui Mian knew very well that the purpose of this palace banquet was to give Zhao Junchen a blind date, and his youngest granddaughter Cui Qianxue and Chen Zhirong, the second daughter of the Chen family of Jingguo Gong, and Su Xiuning, the eldest daughter of Su Changjing, the governor of Nanzhili, were all Zhao Junchen's blind date targets.

In this regard, out of dislike for Zhao Junchen's bad reputation, Cui Mian has always cherished his life, and naturally he is unwilling, but he can't bear Emperor Deqing's personal statement, and he has received many guarantees from Emperor Deqing, Cui Mian can only agree.

But since you have agreed, that is, you have obeyed the king's orders, and you must do what you say, and you must not disobey it, otherwise it will be a big crime of bullying the king!

However, Cui Mian didn't expect that just when he was about to go to the palace for a banquet, news suddenly came that shocked him - his little granddaughter, Cui Qianxue, the pearl of the Cui Mansion, suddenly disappeared!

Cui Mian's reputation among the government and the opposition has always been very good, and his juniors are affected by such a reputation, and they are always flattered by the people around them because of this, and they all have an almost reserved sense of justice in their hearts, and Cui Qianxue is especially so.

Obviously, this specious sense of justice, coupled with Cui Qianxue's innocent and immature nature, mixed together, will evolve into a disaster!

Let Cui Qianxue go on a blind date with a big corrupt official like Zhao Junchen, who is well known to the government and the opposition, Cui Qianxue is naturally unwilling, she has begged Cui Mian several times these days, and she has lost her temper several times, but because she promised Emperor Deqing, Cui Mian did not dare to regret it, and she could only pretend to turn a blind eye to Cui Qianxue's unwillingness.

But now, seeing that she was about to go to the palace for a banquet, Cui Qianxue suddenly disappeared!

Obviously, Cui Qianxue ran away from home.

For a while, the old Cui Mian's heart was in love, and he didn't know whether it was the distress for Cui Qianxue or the fear of disobeying the king's orders, in short, it was quite complicated.

After being stunned for a moment, Cui Mian's body suddenly trembled, and then shouted to the people of Cui Mansion in front of him: "Hurry! Send someone to find it! What are you doing in a daze! Be sure to get Qianxue back before the palace banquet! ”

Cui Mian is old, and his legs and feet have been inconvenient all these years, but at this time, between jumping feet, it is unexpectedly sharp.

After hearing Cui Mian's order, the Cui family also hurriedly scattered to look for it.

Cui Mian sat on the Taishi chair and muttered, "This ...... How can this be a good ......?"

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ps: Well, this chapter is still a big chapter of 10,000 words! There's another big chapter tomorrow!

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