Chapter 208 Scheming and Governing the State Are Two Completely Different Disciplines (Part II).
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Sitting in the guest hall of Zhou's mansion, Zhao Junchen waited for Zhou Shangjing's arrival with a calm expression, while leisurely sipping fragrant tea, while looking at the decoration and furnishings in Zhou Shangjing's mansion - this is the first time Zhao Junchen has come to visit Zhou's mansion, and he is naturally curious in his heart.
After looking at it, Zhao Junchen's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of surprise.
Without him, different from Zhou Shangjing's low-key and introverted life, the decoration of Zhou's mansion is unexpectedly luxurious, even compared to Zhao Junchen's current mansion, I am afraid that it is still more than that, a table and a chair in front of him, a flower and a bottle, all of which are rare treasures on the market, just these decorative furnishings in the guest hall, the added value is more than 100,000 taels.
And this kind of luxury and extravagance, but also everywhere hints at how rich and superior the owner of this place is, if there is less self-confidence in the heart, I am afraid that I have just entered here, I will unconsciously feel restrained.
"I thought that Shangjing's mansion this week would be more elegant and simple, but I didn't expect it to be completely opposite to what I imagined."
Zhao Junchen shook his head lightly and muttered to himself.
Zhao Junchen was just talking casually, but Xu Qingyan, who was accompanying him, was the tip of his ear, and he actually heard Zhao Junchen's self-talk.
I saw Xu Qingyan pursed the corners of his lips, looked like he took it for granted, and bent over to Zhao Junchen and said: "Young master, what's so strange about this, although Zhou Shangjing said that he was in power and was a great Confucian in the literary world, but he was not a Qing official, and the silver he had accumulated openly and secretly over the years was much more than ours, but he was too powerful." So no one dares to talk about him, and this Zhou Shangjing is famous for being exquisite and likes to enjoy, how can his mansion be bad? ”
After all, this is Zhou Shangjing's mansion. Although there were no others around, if Xu Qingyan commented on Zhou Shangjing like this, it would be bad if he was heard by the people in Zhou Shangjing's mansion, so after hearing Xu Qingyan's words, Zhao Junchen frowned slightly, and planned to reprimand a few words.
Unexpectedly, he didn't wait for Zhao Junchen to reprimand. Next, Xu Qingyan actually said a truth based on his self-taught "corrupt official theory" and "villain philosophy".
"If you want me to say, young master. Since you returned to Beijing, your life has been too simple, and you are completely unworthy of your identity and net worth, not only do you not care about eating and drinking on weekdays. He also asked the people in the house to put away all the valuable furnishings and utensils in the house. This is not good, if you want me to say, you should also be like Zhou Shangjing, try your best to put on a show and style, and the mansion should be as luxurious and luxurious as possible, so that the people below can be convinced and at ease. ”
Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned and asked, "What do you mean?" ”
Xu Qingyan looked taken for granted and explained, "Young Master, you want to." How many wise people are in this world? I'm afraid it's half of it, right? Most of them are just stupid snobs, for these people. Young Master, only when you have a lot of pomp and circumstance on weekdays, will they feel that the young master is powerful, and then they will have the idea of awe and clinging, and then with the clinging and awe of these people, your power can be bigger and stronger, young master. If you just blindly keep a low profile, those stupid people are afraid that they will think that you are lowly and powerful, and they will underestimate the young master. ”
After a pause, Xu Qingyan said again: "What's more, young master, you are not alone in the court now, and there are a lot of friends and dependents, for those friends and dependents, you are not only their backers and leaders, but also their role models, only young master, you live a luxurious life on weekdays, and those of them can understand the truth of having meat to eat with the young master, if even the young master you live as simple as ordinary people, it seems to be unprofitable, what else do they have to do with the young master?" ”
Speaking of this, Xu Qingyan concluded: "Young master, our reputation in the government and the opposition is like this now, no matter how low-key and simple we live in the future, I am afraid that it will not be able to reverse it at all. ”
Hearing Xu Qingyan say this, Zhao Junchen was surprised, but he couldn't refute it.
Although Xu Qingyan's "corrupt official theory" and "villain philosophy" sound disgraceful, it must be admitted that it does have a basic logic that can be justified by itself.
After all, the "villain philosophy" is also a philosophy, and the "corrupt official theory" is also a theory. They have been able to survive for thousands of years between the government and the opposition because they are very effective.
For a while, Zhao Junchen actually had the idea of wanting to discuss it with Xu Qingyan in detail.
As the saying goes, "there must be my teacher in a threesome", although Xu Qingyan does not learn or know, he does know far more about the minds of villains and corrupt officials than Zhao Junchen.
However, before Zhao Junchen could speak, outside the guest hall, there was a sudden sound of footsteps.
According to the time, it should be Zhou Shangjing to greet Zhao Junchen.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen didn't have time to talk to Xu Qingyan in detail, but just turned his head and glared at Xu Qingyan, signaling him not to talk nonsense next, and then got up and walked towards the door of the guest hall.
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When Zhao Junchen greeted the door of the guest hall, he looked up, and sure enough, it was Zhou Shangjing, who was walking towards the guest hall with a group of entourage.
Although Zhou Shangjing said that he was a court assistant, his power, qualifications and status were far above Zhao Junchen, but he did not take a stand for Zhao Junchen's sudden visit.
"It's Junchen who came, it's really a rare guest, speaking of which, the old man and Junchen have been officials in the same dynasty for many years, but Junchen, you are still the first time to come to the old man's mansion as a guest, and you are really happy."
Without waiting for Zhao Junchen to salute, Zhou Shangjing was already laughing loudly from afar.
Hearing Zhou Shangjing's politeness, Zhao Junchen smiled slightly, and saluted: "Junior Zhao Junchen, I have seen Lord Fu, and I took the liberty to visit, disturbing Lord Fu's rest, and I hope that Lord Fu will not be surprised." ”
As Zhao Junchen's words fell, Zhou Shangjing had already come to Zhao Junchen, looked at Zhao Junchen's eyes as if he admired it to the extreme, and after helping Zhao Junchen up, he smiled and said: "Where is Junchen, but he is more and more separated from the old man, since you and I are officials in the same dynasty, there will be great opportunities to work together in the future, and the relationship between them will only get closer and closer, how can you be so polite?" Come, come, come, follow the old man to the guest room and sit down and talk. ”
Between the words, Zhou Shangjing had already pulled Zhao Junchen to the guest hall to sit down, and after the Zhou Mansion served the fragrant tea again, Zhou Shangjing took a sip of the tea, raised his eyes and glanced at Zhao Junchen, seeing that Zhao Junchen's expression was slightly solemn, and finally stopped being polite, and asked: "Junchen, you suddenly came to visit this time, and there seems to be some solemnity between your expressions, but what happened to the court?" ”
Speaking of which, although he had received a secret report, he knew that Zhao Junchen's intention was probably related to the three sides of the northwest, but in order to prevent accidents, Zhou Shangjing still slowly added: "However, in the past two days, Junchen, you and Ge Lao Huang Yourong have been fighting each other in the court, and they have the upper hand, so that the old man can't help but look at Junchen with admiration, but if it is for this party dispute, there is no need to ask the old man, the old man is old, and his energy is inevitably poor, and now he is just dedicated to doing things for the court, but he is powerless for the partisan struggle in the court." ”
Zhao Junchen smiled lightly and said, "There is indeed some unhappiness between the junior and Huang Ge Lao in recent days, but these are just small things, how dare you bother Lord Lao Fu?" The junior asked to see Fu-sama this time.,But I've just learned about an important matter.,I want to ask Fu-sama your opinion.。 ”
Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, Zhou Shangjing looked at Zhao Junchen with a more cordial expression.
As the date of Emperor Deqing's southern tour is getting closer and closer, and the timing is becoming more sensitive, Zhou Shangjing is not willing to participate in the dispute between Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong at this time, so if Zhao Junchen is looking for him this time for the party dispute, Zhou Shangjing will inevitably refuse politely. But if Zhao Junchen is for the affairs of the three northwest sides, Zhou Shangjing is willing to take the opportunity to cooperate with Zhao Junchen to lay a good foundation for the next cooperation between the two sides.
"Oh? But I don't know what it is that makes Junchen value it so much? Zhou Shangjing looked surprised, and asked knowingly again.
Zhao Junchen didn't know that Zhou Shangjing had already learned through the secret report that Xu Wenqing, a staff member of Liang Fuchen, the governor of the three sides of the court, had visited him this morning, and thought that Zhou Shangjing really didn't know, so he explained to Zhou Shangjing about Xu Wenqing's visit to him, the request of Liang Fuchen, the governor of the three sides, and the current erosion status of the three sides in the northwest.
After explaining, Zhao Junchen looked solemn and continued: "Master Fu, that Xu Wenqing is a close staff member of Liang Fuchen, the governor of the three sides, and Liang Fuchen is by no means the kind of alarmist person, in a year or two, Liang Fuchen will return to the court, and he will inevitably be reused by His Majesty at that time, if it is not a last resort, he will never ask me to owe me a favor, I am afraid that the trilateral defense has indeed been eroded to the point of frightening!" Master Fu, the trilateral defense relationship is heavy, and the alien races in the north have always been eyeing each other with great ambitions, once there is any accident, I am afraid it will be a catastrophe for the entire Shenzhou Middle Earth! ”
After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Zhou Shangjing's expression became more and more strict.
After all, in a way, Zhou Shangjing and Zhao Junchen are the same kind of people, they usually take bribes and form parties for personal gain, but they can finally distinguish between right and wrong and priorities.
Therefore, like Zhao Junchen, after learning about the current situation of military affairs in the northwest tripartite, Zhou Shangjing immediately realized the severity of the matter! (To be continued, please search for astronomy, the novel is better and faster!)