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This is Zhao Junchen's itinerary and tasks, which can be described as extremely heavy.

From the three o'clock to get up, the hour to rush to the noon gate, and then to participate in the court meeting, discuss the government, after the morning court, but also go to the imperial study and the Deqing Emperor to have an intrigue fight, and then is to persuade Li Chengru, clean up the household to kill chickens and monkeys, and negotiate with the relevant yamen for the specific amount of river silver...... And so on and so forth.

Finally ended all this, and it was already a moment of time, and Zhao Junchen found that he didn't even bother to eat lunch.

During this period of time, Zhao Junchen's physical condition has been extremely poor, and his pretending illness is also half-false and half-true, but the recuperation time is still short and the effect is not obvious, and now he is naturally physically and mentally tired and his mind is sleepy.

When Zhao Junchen finally dealt with all this, and after leaving the household yamen and returning to the Zhao Mansion, he was still not idle - first of all, he carefully read the latest news from various intelligence channels and inquired about the progress and changes of various plans; Then Zhao Junchen wrote secret letters to several important people on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, asking them not to attack for a period of time in the future, and if Liang Fuchen wanted to fight quickly, he must find a way to delay the fighter; In the end, Zhao Junchen personally prepared a visit post and sent someone to Zhou Shangjing's house, wanting to make an appointment with Zhou Shangjing at a time and place and have a secret conversation.

After Zhao Junchen finished all this, the physical and mental fatigue became more and more obvious.

But before Zhao Junchen could take a break, he received a report from the Zhao Mansion that many core figures of the "Zhao Party" had gathered in the Zhao Mansion and were waiting for Zhao Junchen to meet them.

After Zhao Junchen heard the report, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

After returning to the temple, Zhao Junchen looks beautiful and majestic on the surface, but the hard work and heavy inside are also indescribable, and only he knows.

However, in the next moment, Zhao Junchen had already forcibly lifted his spirit and walked towards the lobby of the Zhao Mansion.

During this period of time, Zhao Junchen has always claimed that he was ill and closed his door, and once performed a coma scene in public in the household yamen, and the "Zhao Party" was also panicked and divided, and no one knew what the real situation of Zhao Junchen was, and whether there would be enough strength to protect the "Zhao Party" in the future.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen's meeting with the "Zhao Party" this time is to announce his official return, saying that his physical condition is fine, so that they can still follow him with peace of mind.

At this time, Zhao Junchen must not show his weak and tired side to the outside, and must be forcibly supported.

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When Zhao Junchen stepped into the main hall of Zhao Mansion, he saw that the core members of the "Zhao Party" had gathered together and were looking forward to Zhao Junchen's appearance.

After seeing Zhao Junchen appear, everyone in the "Zhao Party" got up to greet each other with happy expressions and excited expressions.

Zhao Junchen looked around, observing the changes in their expressions, and secretly thinking about their current situation, but found that during the time he left the center of the capital, the situation of the "Zhao Party" was really disgraced and embarrassed.

Pavilion Lao Zuolanshan - has been impeached repeatedly during this period of time, and the position of the cabinet minister is already in jeopardy! If it weren't for Zhao Junchen's timely appearance, his future outcome would never be as easy as leaving the capital and becoming a feudal official!

Chen Dongxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, was also impeached by many people, and because of his lack of self-care, he will soon be completely overthrown by Ye Shanghong, the waiter of the Ministry of Industry!

Huo Zhengyuan, a university scholar, lost his part-time job in Shunfu Yin, and finally kept the position of a university scholar, and was fined for a whole year, and only now has he ended his days of thinking behind closed doors!

There are also Liu Chang'an, the former servant of the Ministry of Officials, Gu Quan, the former Zuo Yushi of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Qin Huaiyuan, the former servant of the Criminal Department, and others - just like the word "predecessor", all three of them have lost their official positions!

Tong Huan, the general political envoy - if it weren't for Zhao Junchen's timely return to the capital, he would have been sent to Sichuan to serve as a consolation envoy, and his brother-in-law Zhan Shanchang died!

Of course, there is also the most unlucky Zhan Shanchang - first he was suppressed by Emperor Langqing, and was forced to secretly betray Zhao Junchen and take refuge in Emperor Langqing, and finally died under Zhao Junchen's calculations!

In short, during the period when Zhao Junchen left the capital, the "Zhao Party" forces could be described as suffering heavy losses!

When Zhao Junchen took action earlier this morning to purge the household department and eliminate dissidents, it was of course blatant and left no room for improvement, but the drastic measures taken by various factions in the imperial court to suppress the "Zhao Party" during this period of time were not far behind.

Therefore, it is no wonder that after Zhao Junchen returned to the temple, the "Zhao Party" people would be so excited and excited-because they finally had the backbone and leader again.

In a way, after the tragic experience of this period of time, the people of the "Zhao Party" have become more aware of the importance of Zhao Junchen and have become more and more loyal to Zhao Junchen.

Zhao Junchen also understood the mood of the "Zhao Party", and after he greeted each other and sat down separately, he used an emotional tone to comfort him slowly: "When I left the center of the imperial court, I thought I would be able to return within a month, but I didn't expect that I would be gone for three or four months!"

During this period of time, everyone has lost their backbone, their lives are not easy, and they have all been wronged, some people have lost their official positions, some people have been hollowed, and some people have been punished...... However, I have returned to the court, so I naturally want to administer justice for everyone! Not long ago, I took action to clean up the household yamen, not only to remove all the nails and eyeliner planted by various factions in the household yamen, but also to return to their original positions one after another, and the household department is still the former household department...... But that's just the beginning! ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's method, the "Zhao Party" became more and more excited, and they all said: "Zhao Gechen must not say this, I will serve Zhao Gechen wholeheartedly, where will I feel wronged?" ”

"Yes, we have firmly believed in our hearts from the beginning that as long as we wait for Zhao Gechen to return to the temple, the past grievances will soon disappear, and everything will be set right, and now we see that Zhao Gechen really did not disappoint us!"

"These things I'm waiting for are nothing, as long as we can buy time for Zhao Gechen, in exchange for Zhao Gechen's great achievements now, all of this will be worth it!"

"That's right! Zhao Gechen's exploits this time are enough to record the history, and he entered the cabinet as an auxiliary government and received a knighthood, even Zhou Ge Lao did not have such scenery, and we are also honored! ”

Under the public statements of the "Zhao Party", it soon evolved into a praise for Zhao Junchen.

Zhao Junchen smiled, but his heart was still calm, and he didn't get carried away, but after the compliments of the "Zhao Party" came to an end, he said: "Indeed, now is the time to set things right!" Your grievances must be ended as soon as possible! Liu Shilang, Gu Yushi, Qin Shilang, I promise you that within the next month, you will be reinstated one after another; Tong Envoy Division, you don't have to worry that you will go to the poor land of southern Sichuan to serve as a consolation envoy, as long as I am here, no one will dare to touch you; There is also Chen Shangshu, I have already instructed the Ministry of Households, in the future, as long as the Ministry of Industry reaches out to the Ministry of Households to ask for money, unless it is you, Chen Shangshu, who personally speaks, otherwise the Ministry of Households will ignore it! In this way, I don't think anyone else dares to stand up to you! ”

With Zhao Junchen's name one by one, the "Zhao Party" officials who were named were all happy.

When Zhao Junchen's gaze turned to Zuo Lanshan, he said with an apologetic expression: "As for Zuo Ge Lao...... Alas, it is also because of my lack of prestige and unstable foundation, Your Majesty and all the powerful ministers do not allow us to have two seats in the cabinet, and now I am an auxiliary minister in the cabinet, so you must leave the cabinet!

However, I have already negotiated with His Majesty, I will let you become a feudal official, as the governor of Shanxi, this is also a good thing, I will soon promote the business tax rectification to the northwest provinces, Shanxi is the top priority of this plan, Zuo Ge Lao, you can also help me sit in Shanxi, preside over the overall situation, and wait until Zuo Ge Lao has made achievements during his tenure as governor of Shanxi, and then return to the cabinet auxiliary government It will be a matter of course! ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's method, Zuo Lanshan was not only not disappointed, but was overjoyed in his heart - this is exactly what he had always expected - compared to a puppet pavilion elder, the feudal officials with real power are naturally more popular, and they can also avoid the turmoil of the temple center in the next few years, why not?

So, Zuo Lanshan hurriedly thanked Zhao Junchen, saying that he didn't care about the position of the elder, and he would definitely serve Zhao Junchen wholeheartedly during his future as governor of Shanxi.

On the other hand, everyone in the "Zhao Party" is also happy!

With the establishment of the "United Ship Slope, Zhao Junchen's commercial tax rectification plan has been fully launched in several southeastern provinces, how big the profits are, "Zhao Party" people are the most clear, but all of them are making a lot of money, Zhao Junchen is now going to promote this plan to the northwest provinces, the host is still his own Zuo Lanshan, their income will not be doubled?

Seeing that everyone in the "Zhao Party" was looking forward to and rejoicing, Zhao Junchen suddenly sighed and said: "I believe that our future situation will only get better and better, but unfortunately, all this cannot be seen by Lord Zhan Shanchang Zhan!" …… Get up, Zhan Darao's youngest son Zhan Mingxin is here? ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's method, the expressions of the "Zhao Party" were all a little more solemn, and their eyes all turned to the last position.

Under the attention of the "Zhao Party", Zhan Shanchang's youngest son Zhan Mingxin stood up with tears in his eyes, saluted everyone, and said in tears: "Junior Zhan Mingxin, I have seen Zhao Gechen and all the adults!" ”

Seeing Zhan Mingxin's sad appearance, everyone in the "Zhao Party", whether they were sincere or false, all opened their mouths to comfort them.

Zhao Junchen glanced at Zhan Mingxin with pity, and said, "Mingxin, all the adults here are your father's friends before his death, and there is no need to hide anything from them, tell them in detail about the things before and after Lord Zhan's suicide!" ”

"Yes!" After Zhan Mingxin agreed obediently, he told the "Zhao Party" in detail what happened before and after Zhan Shanchang's "suicide".

From Zhan Shanchang's many incriminating evidences suddenly being sent to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, to Zhan Shanchang's meeting and secret conversation with a Zhan Mansion steward before his death, to Zhan Shanchang's sudden suicide after having a secret conversation with the Zhan Mansion steward, and finally when the Second Shun Mansion went to Zhan Mansion to investigate the case, he found that the suspicious Zhan Mansion steward was actually a secret agent from a factory guard......

Zhan Mingxin had long been convinced that Zhan Shanchang's suicide was because of the persecution of Emperor Deqing, and he was naturally biased when he spoke.

Seeing the change in the expression of "Zhao Dang", Zhao Junchen was also satisfied and nodded secretly.

But Zhao Junchen was even more sad on the surface, and after sighing, he said to Zhan Ming: "You said it very well!" After hearing what you have to say, you must be able to understand some things...... In the days to come, you just need to study with peace of mind, and I will deliberately keep the few shares that your father has deposited with me for your Zhan family, and the quarterly dividends will be a lot! Also, Guozijian has recruited donations during this time, I have donated a sum of food for you, and changed a prison quota for you, you can go to Guozijian to study after the year, you must work hard to gain fame, and I will arrange a ......future for you in the future."

Listening to Zhao Junchen's earnest advice, Zhan Mingxin couldn't help but be moved from the bottom of his heart, and hurriedly expressed his gratitude and assurance.

On the other hand, seeing Zhao Junchen taking care of Zhan Shanchang's young son like this, everyone in the "Zhao Party" was also secretly moved, and they only felt that they were with the right person!

In fact, in this gathering of the "Zhao Party", Zhao Junchen deliberately invited Zhan Shanchang's youngest son Zhan Mingxin to appear and speak, mainly for three purposes.

First of all, in order to "set the record straight" and "announce the truth", through Zhan Mingxin's statement, the "Zhao Party" people were convinced that Zhan Shanchang's suicide was due to the persecution of Emperor Deqing, and they must not be allowed to associate Zhan Shanchang's death with Zhao Junchen.

Secondly, it is to use this incident to warn the "Zhao Party" people, so that they will be more cautious when doing things from now on, and they must not get carried away, and also use the pressure of Emperor Deqing to make the "Zhao Party" people hate the same enemy and hold each other!

In the end, he deliberately showed his care and compassion for Zhan Mingxin, established his image of caring for the old feelings and caring for his henchmen, and took the opportunity to buy people's hearts and further enhance the loyalty of the "Zhao Party"!

So far, Zhao Junchen's goals have been successfully achieved.

It's just that he took pity on Zhan Shanchang, and it didn't matter if he died at the hands of Zhao Junchen, even after death, he would become a tool in the hands of Zhao Junchen, and all the use value would be squeezed out by Zhao Junchen.

If Zhan Shanchang has knowledge under the Nine Springs, I am afraid that he will not be able to turn a blind eye.

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On the other hand, as one of the smartest people within the "Zhao Party" and one of the people who knew the truth about Zhan Shanchang's death, Huo Zhengyuan fell into an unprecedented panic after seeing Zhao Junchen's various methods!

Huo Zhengyuan was extremely shocked to find that since Zhao Junchen appeared, he had mentioned the names of all the core members of the "Zhao Party", but only one person was missing, and that was Huo Zhengyuan himself!

It stands to reason that Huo Zhengyuan also lost the concurrent role of Shunfu Yin, and Zhao Junchen should have said a few words of relief, but Zhao Junchen didn't even mention it, and he didn't even turn his eyes to Huo Zhengyuan, as if he had completely forgotten that there was still this person in the "Zhao Party".

Huo Zhengyuan is a smart person, smart people are the best at cranky thinking, fighting wits and courage with the air, at this time it is naturally completely out of proportion!

Why didn't Zhao Junchen talk to him? Could it be that Zhao Junchen has any thoughts about himself? Could it be that Zhao Junchen thinks that after I noticed the true cause of Zhan Shanchang's death, I have a different heart and have already regarded myself as a threat, so I want to get rid of myself, just like I did when I got rid of Zhan Shanchang?

In this way, between dark thoughts, it was obviously the evening of winter, and it was cold, but Huo Zhengyuan was hot-headed and sweating profusely.

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