Chapter Seventy-Nine. A Banquet for Powerful Ministers and Corrupt Officials (Part II).
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"If you are killed, you will be replaced, and if the person who is beaten has a grudge, then you will be killed directly. (To read the latest chapter of this book, please visit the biquge.info of Wรจn Aishang Novel Network) What's more, the younger generation also has its own measure. โ
Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Huang Yourong seemed to have a yฤซn Shen sรจ flashed by, and after taking a sip of the tea in front of him, he said slowly: "Junchen is really courageous, but Junchen, you must know that what you want to beat now is not just one person, but a group of people, it is easy to change one person, but it is more troublesome to change a group of people." โ
Speaking of this, Huang Yourong's voice paused slightly, raised his eyes to face Zhao Junchen, and continued: "The most important thing is that this group of people is not only Junchen you are using, many people are using them, although they are sometimes insatiable, sometimes unruly, sometimes snakes and rats at both ends, although they hate it, but on this stage, every drama has their role, you and I can't do without them many times, although it is okay to beat, but if you beat too hard, it will only damage everyone's interests." โ
Seeing that Zhao Junchen was silent, Huang Yourong seemed to sigh, and said: "Junchen, although you have not yet entered the cabinet, but the power is just beginning, the old man doesn't want to interfere with you anything, but Junchen, since you respect the old man as a senior, then the old man still needs to give Junchen some advice, as far as the old man knows, the inner court is now not only entrusting the old man as a peacemaker, Zhou Shoufu and Shen Ge are afraid that they are also among them, the same words, now the old man will say, Zhou Shoufu will say it soon, Shen Ge Lao will also say, everyone has the same thoughts, I hope Junchen can stop, since the inner court has been softened, why should Junchen hold on? โ
Huang Yourong said a lot of words, Zhao Junchen was just listening quietly, and after Huang Yourong finished speaking, Zhao Junchen finally spoke: "What do you mean, seniors, juniors already understand." It's just that the younger generation still has something unclear. โ
"Junchen, you say." Huang Yourong regained his original kind appearance and said.
"If they don't follow the rules this time. Juniors want to bang them. But it was stopped by you, the seniors, as well as Zhou Shoufu and Shen Gelao, and in the end, it didn't work, so did you say. In the future, if you want to beat them, as long as Zhou Shoufu, Shen Ge and the juniors stop it. Will things go away? Zhao Junchen's tone was respectful and he smiled lightly, but his eyes were extremely serious: "If that's the case." Is it not implied. In the future, those people in the inner court can be unscrupulously greedy, snake and rat, and unruly? Anyway, no matter what happens to them, there are other people to help them settle it. โ
After a pause, Zhao Junchen's god became solemn, and he said slowly: "There are some people we really can't live without, but this time no matter what, the juniors will knock them off." Let them recognize how much they weigh, and the younger generation will do it. Not only for yourself, but also for you, for your seniors, for Zhou Shoufu, and for Shen Ge. Now is not the time for Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian, the external court is powerful, and the inner court is weak, so they should also abide by the rules. โ
Then, Zhao Junchen smiled slightly, and repeated the previous words: "So, if it should be beaten, it will be beaten, if it is knocked to death, it will be replaced by another one, and if the person who is beaten has resentment, then it will be knocked to death directly." What's more, the younger generation also has its own measure. โ
Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, Huang Yourong looked at Zhao Junchen up and down for a long time, and saw that Zhao Junchen's expression remained unchanged at all, just leisurely drinking the tea in the cup, and suddenly smiled, but did not refute it again, but said lightly: "Since Junchen you have your own measure, then the old man will no longer pay attention to it, after all, it is just a small matter." โ
Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, it's just a trivial matter." โ
Huang Yourong changed his words and said: "In this case, now that Zhou Shoufu and Shen Ge have not yet come, we might as well talk about some serious things in advance, the intention of the old man's banquet this time, you have already guessed it when you come to Junchen." โ
Seeing Zhao Junchen nodded, Huang Yourong continued: "Your Majesty is going to tour the south after the Spring Festival, and Lord Shoufu will also accompany him at that time, so that the candidate to assist the prince in guarding the capital will be the choice between the old man and Shen Ge, Junchen, who do you think is more suitable?" โ
Zhao Junchen didn't have the previous rivalry, shook his head and said with a smile: "The juniors are all inexperienced, this kind of thing, naturally listen to the seniors and Lord Shoufu, as well as Shen Ge Lao's arrangement, as long as the final arrangement decision will not harm everyone's interests, then the juniors will fully support it." โ
Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, Huang Yourong nodded with satisfaction, but no longer continued to talk deeply, but turned to gossip with Zhao Junchen.
As Huang Yourong said before, the matter of the inner court is just a trivial matter, and all the previous talks and negotiations are just incidental, and the candidates for the auxiliary ministers to stay in Beijing during Emperor Deqing's southern tour are what Huang Yourong really cares about.
Regarding the issue of the inner court before, Zhao Junchen did not give an inch, which made Huang Yourong worry that Zhao Junchen was a little dizzy and lost his advance and retreat, so he spoke tentatively, and seeing that Zhao Junchen was still guarding his duty, Huang Yourong finally felt at ease.
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In fact, since Zhou Shangjing decided to accompany him on the southern tour, in order to compete for the qualifications of the auxiliary ministers in Beijing, Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao have been fighting many times in the past few days, but for these things, none of the three elders in the cabinet have revealed anything to Zhao Junchen, nor have they sought Zhao Junchen's support and opinions. Even the three elders in the cabinet dare not underestimate it, but after all, they have not entered the cabinet, so they are not qualified to participate.
At this banquet, Huang Yourong was able to invite Zhao Junchen to come, and Zhou Shangjing and Shen Changmao also acquiesced to this, which had already given Zhao Junchen enough face, and in a way, it also represented that they recognized Zhao Junchen's status in the court. But that's about it.
This is the difference between entering the cabinet and not entering the cabinet.
For these, Zhao Junchen naturally understands that in this banquet, Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao are the protagonists, Zhou Shangjing's bias is more decisive, and Zhao Junchen's position is more similar to that of a bystander, he can participate in discussions and put forward opinions, but whether these discussions and opinions can be taken seriously depends on the attitudes of the three cabinet elders.
"It's a pity, as long as you can't enter the cabinet, many things are not justified, but I am still young now, and this kind of thing is the most senior. But I can't wait. โ
Between chatting with Huang Yourong, Zhao Junchen was thoughtful.
And it's between the two gossiping. Footsteps rang out outside the private room. Then I heard someone say urgently outside the door: "Huang Ge Lao, Lord Zhao, Shoufu Zhou's sedan chair has come." โ
Hearing the report from the people outside the door, Huang Yourong and Zhao Junchen both hurriedly got up. He walked towards the outside of the private room.
For Zhou Shangjing, whether it is Huang Yourong or Zhao Junchen. There is the necessary reverence, although this reverence may only exist in the expression.
Opening the door of the private room, Huang Yourong said with a smile: "This banquet is a guest. The order is the same as the old man imagined. Sure enough, Junchen is a humble person, and he must be the first to come, and Lord Shoufu is the most punctual, and he doesn't like to put on music, so he will be a little later; As for Shen Ge Lao, he was the last, but he would also come before the feast. However, Lord Shoufu Zhou has already arrived. Shen Ge was afraid that he would arrive soon. โ
Having said that, Zhao Junchen is still from Huang Yourong's gods. I sensed a slight dissatisfaction.
Zhao Junchen smiled and nodded, but didn't say anything more.
While talking, the two of them had already walked quickly to the door of Jude Restaurant, and happened to see Zhou Shangjing walking out of the sedan chair slowly with the support of his subordinates.
Seeing Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao ushering, Zhou Shangjing smiled and asked, "The old man is not late, right?" โ
Before Zhao Junchen could speak, Huang Yourong had already said politely: "Where is it, there is still a period of time to leave the banquet now, and Lord Shoufu is already early." โ
And Zhao Junchen saluted to Zhou Shangjing and said, "I've seen Lord Shoufu." โ
Zhou Shangjing nodded to the two of them, coughed lightly, and said slowly: "It's good that it's not too late, if you wait for a long time, the old man will not be able to go." โ
Huang Yourong said: "It's windy here, Lord Shoufu, why don't we go to the private room to talk?" โ
Zhou Shangjing raised his hand and shook it lightly, and said, "No need, on the way to the old man, I happened to see Shen Ge's old sedan chair not far behind, let's just wait here, and run back and forth in the province." โ
As he spoke, the elder beside Huang Yourong came quickly, and reported to the three of them: "Master, Lord Shoufu, Lord Zhao, and Shen Ge's sedan chair has arrived." โ
Everyone blink their eyes, and sure enough, they saw Shen Changmao's sedan chair rushing towards Jude Restaurant.
After Shen Changmao got off the sedan chair, he saw that the three of them were standing there waiting, and seemed to be a little surprised, although the gods were still full of coldness and strictness, he just walked quickly to the three of them, bowed to Zhou Shangjing, and then nodded to Huang Yourong and Zhao Junchen, and then said: "I'm late, don't blame you." โ
Zhao Junchen returned the salute, watching coldly, but found that Huang Yourong was obviously more polite and respectful to Zhou Shangjing than usual. On the contrary, it was Shen Changmao, who was no different from before, still planning to appear by the hour of time, and did not deliberately curry favor with Zhou Shangjing.
"It seems that in the open and secret battles these days, Shen Changmao still has a slight upper hand."
Between dark thoughts, the four powerful ministers and corrupt officials who had attracted the attention of the government and the opposition exchanged a few polite words to each other, and under the leadership of Huang Yourong, they walked towards the predetermined private room.
It's just that it is dinner time at this time, and there are many officials and wealthy businessmen in Beijing who are having dinner here in Jude Restaurant, and they are all shocked when they see Zhou Shangjing, Shen Changmao, Huang Yourong, and Zhao Junchen, four ordinary people who can't be seen even if they want to see them.
When Huang Yourong and Zhao Junchen appeared before, there were still many people who showed up to greet and flatter, but now that the four of them gathered, no one dared to disturb them, and they just quietly saluted the four of them.
After all, if it was just Huang Yourong and Zhao Junchen, it could be explained that it was an ordinary banquet, but at this time, the four of them arrived, obviously things were not so simple, and naturally no one would bother rashly without interest.
The originally noisy Jude Restaurant fell into a strange silence because of this, and in this quiet and everyone's attention, Zhao Junchen and others entered the private room booked by Huang Yourong.
When the four of them came to the private room, all the dishes were on the table, and after the four of them sat down, Huang Yourong waved his hand, and the restaurant guys who were waiting next to him also left.
For a while, in the private room, only Zhou Shangjing, Shen Changmao, Huang Yourong and Zhao Junchen were left.
But the strange thing is that although there is no one else in the private room, none of the four of them take the initiative to speak.
Zhou Shangjing is very old, and it seems that when he walked from the door of the restaurant to the private room, he had exhausted most of his strength, and he was recuperating with his eyes closed at this time.
And Shen Changmao's expression was still cold, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and his face was not bล, as if he had made up his mind not to speak first.
Huang Yourong is the host of the banquet, and it stands to reason that he should take the initiative to open his mouth to liven up the atmosphere, but at this time, Huang Yourong seemed to be interested in the dishes in front of him, and studied them carefully with a smile.
Seeing this, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but smile bitterly, these three people didn't feel embarrassed for a little bit of opportunity.
Shaking his head slightly, Zhao Junchen Suo Xรฌng did the work of the restaurant guys, stood up, held the wine jug, and filled the wine glasses for the three of them.
Seeing Zhao Junchen like this, Zhou, Shen, and Huang were finally no longer indifferent, and Huang Yourong took the lead and said: "Junchen is polite, it's just a banquet, and there are no guys to serve, everyone just takes care of themselves." โ
And Shen Changmao also nodded at Zhao Junchen, and said slowly: "That's right." โ
Zhao Junchen said with a smile: "This is not good, ordinary banquets, there are restaurant guys to serve, but now there is no restaurant guys, and the three of them are all seniors, although when the dinner is over, it is not our turn to take care of the endgame on this table, but before the end, some things must be done by someone, if you only care about yourself, this banquet will not be opened." โ
Between the words, Zhao Junchen put down the wine jug, returned to his seat and sat down, and said with a smile: "The younger generation means, it's not that he wants to rob the job of the restaurant guys, these things can't be done by the juniors, they don't have the experience and the ability, and they can't do it well if they want to, but when the banquet is held, although there is no restaurant guy, but what the restaurant guys want to do, someone must do it, after all, there is only one wine jug, but there are four wine glasses, and some dishes are far away, and it is difficult to reach them with their arms. I'm afraid that I won't be able to eat or drink well, what do you seniors think? โ
Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, Shen Changmao and Huang Yourong didn't say anything, Zhou Shangjing, who had been closing his eyes and recuperating, slowly opened his eyes and said slowly: "So according to Junchen, how can it be considered that everyone at the banquet has eaten and drunk well?" The problem today is not that no one wants to do the work of the shopkeeper, but that there are two people who want to do it. But as Junchen said, there is only one flask. โ๏ผใ
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