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Hearing Zhao Junchen's suggestion, Emperor Deqing subconsciously wanted to refuse directly.

According to Emperor Deqing's idea, Zhu Hejian is the future prince, and he must be wise and spotless, and he should not be involved in this discussion at all.

Deliberately summoning Zhu Hejian to ask for advice at this time will only put Zhu Hejian in a dilemma - if he agrees to Zhou Shangjing's proposal, he will undoubtedly ask for hardships and endless troubles; If he refuses Zhou Shangjing's proposal, it will inevitably affect the evaluation of the government and the opposition, and it will be regarded as a shirk of responsibility and a lack of responsibility.

However, Emperor Deqing was about to open his mouth to refuse, but he suddenly remembered the huge momentum of the "new princeling" just now, and he couldn't help but move in his heart.

Emperor Deqing was a very greedy emperor, so his requirements for the prince were full of contradictions.

In the mind of Emperor Deqing, a perfect prince should be like this - not only is the world known for being good and the officials are convinced, but he can't have too high a reputation and overshadow his own limelight; It is necessary to plant the party's position and have the ability to stabilize the government and the opposition, but it must not be too powerful and threaten its own position; It is not only necessary to be ambitious and dare to take responsibility, but also to know how to keep quiet and abide by its duties......

Zhu Hejian was able to play comfortably when facing Emperor Deqing in the past, but because he had not really sat in the position of the crown prince, Emperor Deqing did not have high requirements for him, he only needed to prove that he had a certain amount of loyalty and filial piety and political wisdom, which was enough to satisfy Emperor Deqing.

But today, Zhu Hejian is already a quasi-prince, and his position in the heart of Emperor Deqing has quietly changed, and he must meet the various and contradictory requirements of Emperor Deqing, and if he is not careful, he will violate the taboo of Emperor Deqing.

For example, this time, Zhu Hejian's management of the temple power was obviously acquiesced by Emperor Deqing, but after Emperor Deqing saw that Zhu Hejian's temple power had developed beyond expectations, he would instinctively feel uneasy and suspicious, suspecting that the seeds were also germinating and growing rapidly, and couldn't help but want to test Zhu Hejian's true temperament and see if he had anything to hide from himself.

It was precisely because of this kind of thinking that the words of Emperor Deqing's refusal had just come to his lips, but the ghost made the gods change his mind, and said slowly: "In this case, pass on my will and summon the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian to come to the Taihe Hall to answer." ”

*

After Emperor Deqing passed the decree, the officials did not wait quietly for Zhu Hejian to appear, and were still arguing over Zhou Shangjing's proposal, and the entire Taihe Hall was still in chaos.

The officials of the "new princeling" have already noticed that once Zhu Hejian appears in the Taihe Palace, he will fall into an embarrassing situation, and they hope to completely veto Zhou Shangjing's proposal before Zhu Hejian appears, so they still hold high the banner of "ancestral training" and have played to Emperor Deqing, saying that Zhu Hejian's status as a prince is by no means suitable for taking on heavy responsibilities.

The officials of the "Zhou Party" also reacted at this time, and began to stand up in support of Zhou Shangjing's proposal, they believed that the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty only said that "the prince should not interfere in politics", but the affairs of the clan and the affairs of the imperial court are completely different things, and Zhu Hejian is fully qualified to be responsible for investigating the crimes of the clans in various places.

In this way, a huge head-on confrontation was launched between the "new princelings" and the "Zhou party," and both sides were resolute and refused to give an inch

In a certain respect, this contest announced the official debut of the "new princelings", which was quite a blockbuster, and the "Zhou Party" did not fall behind in the slightest.

It can even be said that from now on, the temple has formed a basic situation of the "Zhou Party", "Zhao Party" and "New Princeling".

It's just that the establishment time of the "new princeling" is too short after all, and it seems to be a huge momentum, but it is far less than the tacit understanding of the "Zhou Party", and the vision and means of Cheng Yuandao, Lin Wei, Lu Chunxiao and others are also quite inferior to Li He, Song Qiwen, Zhang Bochong and others of the "Zhou Party".

Several important ministers of the "Zhou Party" also couldn't guess Zhou Shangjing's true plan, but they also understood Zhou Shangjing's idea of wanting to suppress Zhu Hejian, and they have always been extremely convinced of Zhou Shangjing's political wisdom, thinking that Zhou Shangjing's approach must have its deep meaning, and now they don't hesitate too much, and they are secretly cooperating.

As a result, under the deliberate guidance of several core figures of the "Zhou Party", adhering to Zhou Shangjing's instructions to suppress Zhu Hejian, the core topic of this controversy gradually changed from "whether Zhu Hejian is qualified to take on heavy responsibilities" to "whether Zhu Hejian is capable of taking on heavy responsibilities".

But on the contrary, there are still many "new too. The officials of the "sub-party" were bent on suppressing the "Zhou party", but they actually took the initiative to jump into the pit, saying that Zhu Hejian's lack of experience and ability had not yet been tested, and if he was in charge of the affairs of the clan, he would probably be completely messed up, and perhaps not as good as the crown prince Zhu Heyu...... I was calculated and I didn't realize it.

If this controversy continues, I am afraid that the view that "Zhu Hejian is not capable enough" will soon become the consensus of all officials.

Fortunately, just before the "new princelings" completely destroyed Zhu Hejian's ability evaluation, with a "Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian's audience", Zhu Hejian finally arrived in the Taihe Palace in time.

*

In fact, Zhu Hejian is very aware of the importance of today's court meeting, and has been paying close attention to it, before he received the holy decree of Emperor Deqing, he had already grasped the general situation, and after receiving the holy decree, he also quickly rushed to the Taihe Hall without any delay.

However, after Zhu Hejian arrived in the palace, he still wanted to continue to observe the changes in the situation, so he kept hiding outside the Taihe Hall and listening to the debate between the "new princelings" and the "Zhou party".

Unfortunately, because the performance of the "new princeling" was too clumsy, Zhu Hejian soon couldn't listen to it, and was almost blown up, so he was forced to appear in advance - if the officials really believe that his ability is not as good as Zhu Heyu, even if he successfully ascends to the throne and becomes the new prince in the future, it will be difficult to gain a firm foothold in the temple.

After stepping into the Taihe Palace, Zhu Hejian first glanced at Zhou Shangjing deeply, there were both anger and doubt in the depths of his eyes, he didn't understand why Zhou Shangjing deliberately targeted himself without warning;

Then, Zhu Hejian turned his head slightly and glanced at Zhao Junchen carefully, with a hint of jealousy hidden in his eyes, obviously a little worried about Zhao Junchen's next position.

But from beginning to end, Zhu Hejian didn't look at everyone in the "New Princelings" - the clumsy performance of these people really disappointed Zhu Hejian, and it seemed that he was not small, but he was led by the nose by the "Zhou Party" from beginning to end, and it was all wine bags and rice bags!

"If I want to gain a foothold in the temple in the future, I must search for some real talents as soon as possible for my own use! These Qingliu and former 'Shen Party' officials are all wastes that have not succeeded enough to fail, and they have been played by Zhou Shangjing and Zhao Junchen in the past, and they can only use it to wave the flag and shout to boost the momentum in the future, and they must not take on heavy responsibilities! ”

While thinking in secret, Zhu Hejian's heart was full of resentment, but his expression was as elegant and gentle as ever, and he walked quickly to the bottom of Emperor Deqing's imperial stairs, and said, "Erchen greets his father and greets his father." ”

Emperor Deqing had been silent for a long time, and after seeing Zhu Hejian saluting and greeting, he finally spoke slowly and asked, "Old Seven, do you already know what happened to the court this morning?" ”

Zhu Hejian sighed and nodded: "On the way to the palace, the ministers have already asked about the relevant news from the angel of the decree, and they have roughly understood the current situation. ”

Emperor Deqing glanced at Zhu Hejian deeply and asked again, "Zhou Shoufu proposed that you take over the crown prince and be responsible for investigating all kinds of crimes of various clans in various places, what do you think about this?" ”

Zhu Hejian obviously had a countermeasure in his heart, and said directly without any hesitation: "As long as you can share the worries of your father, your son is willing to do anything, and he will not hesitate to go to the soup!" If your father thinks that it is a good thing for the prince to be in charge of this matter, the son is naturally duty-bound; But if your father thinks that it is against the ancestral teachings for your son to take over this matter, your son will naturally take the initiative to avoid suspicion and dare not go beyond it! ”

Hearing Zhu Hejian's words, all the officials secretly praised it in their hearts, thinking that Zhu Hejian's words were very superb.

Through these words, Zhu Hejian not only avoided the dilemma of being in a dilemma, but also showed his loyalty and filial piety by the way.

At the same time, Zhu Hejian also handed over the decision to Emperor Deqing, and he decided that he was the future prince on whom Emperor Deqing had high hopes, so Emperor Deqing would never let him fall into the quagmire!

Sure enough, hearing Zhu Hejian's statement, Emperor Deqing nodded lightly with a relieved expression, obviously very satisfied with Zhu Hejian's answer.

"You understand the word loyalty and filial piety, and you also know how to understand my difficulties, and you never let me be embarrassed! If all the officials are like you, why worry about the instability of the country? If an important minister of the court doesn't care about the emperor's grace and power at all, and only knows how to calculate everywhere and fight against me, what is the use of keeping him? As he spoke, Emperor Deqing glanced at Zhou Shangjing, obviously meaning something.

After a pause, Emperor Deqing's gaze turned to Zhu Hejian again, and continued to praise: "It's no wonder that this morning, all the officials praised you, their attitudes and positions are different, and they are also arguing with each other, but everyone thinks that you are of high character, fair and fair, and enough to convince the public, and all kinds of praises are endless...... Hehe, the crown prince, when he had the highest reputation in the past in the government and the opposition, I am afraid that he will not be able to catch up with you! ”

On the surface, Emperor Deqing's words seemed to be just to knock Zhou Shangjing, but Zhu Hejian's heart couldn't help but tighten after hearing it, and he immediately replied: "There are clouds in the Tao Te Ching, 'win without fighting, respond well without words, come without calling, and be frank and strategic'; The way of man, for the sake of not fighting'; these are the famous words of the first saint Lao Tzu, as the so-called 'do not fight for the world, you can not fight with it', and the sons and daughters also think so! Therefore, Erchen has always been alone and has no quarrel with others, so naturally no one is the enemy. ”

Zhu Hejian is indeed very knowledgeable, and immediately moved out the words of the "Tao Te Ching" to imply that he has never had any ambitions.

The implication of these words is that the reason why the officials praise him in unison is only because he has no conflict of interest with everyone, which is also the so-called "winning without fighting"; At the same time, because Zhu Hejian is already a quasi-prince, there will naturally be a large number of political speculators who will take the initiative to support it, which is also the so-called "come without calling" and "benefit without harm".

In short, Zhu Hejian implied that he never deliberately invited fame and prestige, and never concealed that Emperor Deqing had formed a party for personal gain.

These words were still very beautiful, and Emperor Deqing nodded with satisfaction again.

Emperor Deqing specially summoned Zhu Hejian for questioning, originally just to test whether Zhu Hejian had hidden ambitions, and did not really want Zhu Hejian to take over the mess of the clan, Zhu Hejian's several answers now made Emperor Deqing very satisfied, and the previous suspicion dissipated a lot, so he planned to stop the topic and find a reason to veto Zhou Shangjing's suggestion.

However, before Emperor Deqing could express his attitude, Zhou Shangjing, who was extremely active in the court this morning, stood up again, changed the topic again, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince's loyalty, filial piety, courage to take responsibility, intelligence and wisdom are all models of hundreds of officials, which makes the old ministers deeply admired!"

But the current situation is already obvious, the hundred officials and factory guards are not suitable to come forward, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince is the only candidate, and he himself has no intention of refusing, and he is eager to share his Majesty's worries, which can be described as a hit.

The old minister also hopes that His Majesty will be able to make a decisive decision and act resolutely, appointing the Seven Princes to become the imperial court and investigate the crimes of the clans in various places! Your Majesty knows that the matter of the clan's crime must be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise it will only have a worse impact, and there must be no further delay! ”

Hearing Zhou Shangjing's speech again, Emperor Deqing and Zhu Hejian's faces changed again.

At the same time, Zhao Junchen stood behind Zhou Shangjing, almost laughing.

Zhu Hejian is indeed superb in speech, and he successfully fooled Emperor Deqing, but if he wants to play with words in front of Zhou Shangjing, he is obviously playing a big knife in front of Guan Gong - Zhao Junchen has never dared to use words to deal with Zhou Shangjing - this old guy is not only a big man in the contemporary literary world and rich experience in party struggle, but his quick thinking does not look like an old man who is about to die.

At this time, Zhu Hejian suffered a lot, and his various statements were obviously just tricks to protect himself, but he was immediately misinterpreted by Zhou Shangjing and became "no intention of refusal" and "eager to share his majesty's worries", which immediately made Zhu Hejian sit on wax again.

In this way, even with Zhu Hejian's quick wit, he didn't know how to best react for a while.

On the other side, the anger in Emperor Deqing's heart, which had gradually subsided, also rose again, only thinking that Zhou Shangjing was crazy, and he was against himself everywhere, was Zhou Shangjing really afraid that he would not die well after overturning the table?

It's just that Zhou Shangjing's statement is still leaky, and Emperor Deqing can't find a reason to be angry for a while, so he has to endure his anger and find another countermeasure!

*

The current situation is obvious, no one in the Manchu Dynasty dares to take over the mess of the clan now, for fear that he will get into trouble, so he can't avoid it!

In this case, Zhu Hejian seemed to have become the only suitable candidate, and even if Emperor Deqing wanted to oppose Zhou Shangjing's proposal, he had to find another alternative.

So, after Emperor Deqing glared at Zhou Shangjing fiercely, he turned his attention to several important ministers in the temple, wanting to force a certain important minister to stand up and take over the affairs of the clan, instead of Zhu Hejian to resist this thankless black cauldron.

The ministers who are qualified to take on such a heavy responsibility, in addition to the heads of the Ministry of Rites and the Three Law Divisions mentioned by Zhou Shangjing just now, there are actually several cabinet auxiliary ministers.

Subconsciously, Emperor Deqing's eyes first stopped on Zhao Junchen - letting Zhao Junchen carry the black pot has become Emperor Deqing's instinct.

But soon, Emperor Deqing shook his head slightly, thinking that Zhao Junchen was not a suitable person, because Zhao Junchen had formed an alliance with the crown prince Zhu Heyu, and he was responsible for investigating the clans in various places.

Then, Emperor Deqing's gaze stopped on the elder Li He, and he wanted to hand over this black cauldron to the second person in the "Zhou Party", which could be regarded as revenge on Zhou Shangjing for making himself right everywhere today.

It's just that Emperor Deqing is still a little hesitant, as the so-called policy has countermeasures, the emperor can force the courtiers to bear the black pot and take responsibility, but the courtiers also have the means to deal with the emperor, that is, pretending to be sick! Moreover, the older and more prominent the courtiers, the better they use such means!

Li He's age is not young, he is still an old and qualified pavilion elder, if Emperor Deqing forces him to take over the affairs of the clan, he is likely to be "seriously ill" backhanded, Emperor Deqing will really have nothing to do with him at that time, at most he can only cut his official position, but the affairs of the clan will continue to drag on and cannot be solved - Zhou Shangjing at least said that one sentence is not wrong, the investigation of the crimes of the clans in various places really cannot be delayed any longer!

Next, Emperor Deqing turned his gaze to Cheng Yuandao, Lu Chunxiao, Lin Wei and others, and also quickly withdrew his gaze.

These people are the core figures of the "new princelings", and their official positions are high enough to force them to take over the investigation of the affairs of the clan, but they are not worried that they will use the trick of "pretending to be sick" to deal with Emperor Deqing, after all, if they escape, they must let Zhu Hejian go up, and then they will no longer have a foothold in the "new princelings".

It's a pity that these people's abilities are insufficient, and Emperor Deqing really doesn't worry about letting them take on heavy responsibilities.

In this way, after Emperor Deqing's eyes turned around, he couldn't find a suitable candidate for a long time, and he couldn't help but secretly resented in his heart, thinking that all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty were disloyal, unfilial, and unworthy, and he couldn't count on any of them at this time.

And when Emperor Deqing was in a dilemma for the right candidate, Zhu Hejian also secretly turned his head and gave several core figures of the "new princeling" a look, signaling them to take the initiative to stand up and take responsibility.

As long as they take the initiative to stand up and recommend themselves, even if they are rejected by Emperor Deqing due to their lack of ability, the pressure on Zhu Hejian will be reduced by half!

It's a pity that everyone knows that the matter of investigating the clan is a mudflat, and in the future, it will inevitably be a black pot and responsibility, Cheng Yuandao has always cherished his life and will never take the initiative to take responsibility; Lu Chunxiao is still worried about the benefits of the crown prince Zhu Heyu, and his position of supporting Zhu Hejian is not firm; Lin Wei is even more selfish, and he will not take the initiative to carry the black pot......

As a result, these "new princeling" officials who are qualified to bear the black pot are all looking at their mouths and mouths, and they have no intention of taking the initiative to stand up, as if they have not noticed Zhu Hejian's eyes at all.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Hejian secretly hated these people for being useless, and he became more and more determined that he must find some real talents for his own use in the future.

And at this time, in the middle of the queue of hundreds of officials, someone suddenly came out and said: "Your Majesty! Weichen still believes that the identity of His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince is not suitable for taking on important responsibilities, this is the law of the ancestors, and it cannot be violated! But since no one among the hundred officials is willing to take on the important task and investigate the affairs of the clans in various places, if Your Majesty does not dislike the humble position of the micro-minister, the micro-minister is willing to recommend himself and share the worries of the monarch! ”

Hearing this, all the officials were stunned, and they all looked at the person who spoke, only to find that the person who spoke was Wang Youlun, the right deputy of the Imperial Palace!

Seeing Wang Youlun's initiative to ask for help, all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty felt incredible, and they didn't expect that Wang Youlun, who had never been inconspicuous, would take the initiative to stand up, but Emperor Deqing and the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian were overjoyed and secretly relieved!

The appearance of Wang Youlun undoubtedly broke the deadlock caused by Zhou Shangjing in one fell swoop.

Then, Emperor Deqing and the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian quickly secretly recalled Wang Youlun's career experience in their hearts.

Speaking of which, Wang Youlun is the proud protégé of the current crown prince Wang Baoren, Emperor Deqing recalled Wang Baoren to the capital some time ago, just to let him assist Zhu Hejian, from a political standpoint, Wang Youlun and Zhu Hejian's interests are the same, just because of Wang Baoren's layer, so Wang Youlun can not be regarded as Zhu Hejian's descendant force.

After Wang Baoren and Zhou Shangjing's party were defeated, he was demoted to Nanjing to serve as the secretary of Nanjing's ministry, and then Zhou Shangjing couldn't wait to purge all Wang Baoren's friends left in the center of the capital, but only this Wang Youlun was able to withstand Zhou Shangjing's repeated suppression and stand tall, but he was promoted step by step to the position of the right deputy inspector of the Imperial Palace, which is enough to show that this person's means are superb and extraordinary!

With such a person in charge of taking over the investigation of the clan, Emperor Deqing can also feel at ease.

On the other hand, Zhu Hejian was secretly happy in his heart, but also secretly made up his mind, thinking that Wang Youlun was willing to take the initiative to stand up for himself, obviously loyal, and his past experience was enough to prove his ability, such a character is the real talent that Zhu Hejian wants to find, and he must be reused in the future, or even used as an arm!

In fact, since Zhu Hejian's signs of ascension have become more and more obvious, Wang Youlun has repeatedly taken the initiative to show favor to Zhu Hejian, but Zhu Hejian is worried about Wang Baoren's reaction, and he does not dare to blatantly dig into the wall, and his attitude has always been if he leaves.

In this way, probably because Zhou Shangjing pressed too hard before, Emperor Deqing and Zhu Hejian now only feel that Wang Youlun is more and more pleasing to the eye.

And just when Emperor Deqing and Zhu Hejian were thinking about it, after Zhou Shangjing saw Wang Youlun's statement, his eyes flashed with inexplicable meaning, but he objected again: "Your Majesty, Lord Wang is willing to take the initiative to ask for help, although his courage is commendable, but after all, he is only the right deputy inspector of the imperial history, and the deputy inspector of the Imperial Inspectorate has always been unlimited, and now there are as many as eleven, the status and prestige are not prominent, and the affairs of the clan are so important, I am afraid that he will not be able to suppress the position and convince the public!" The old minister still thinks that it is most appropriate to leave the investigation of the clan to the Seventh Prince! ”

Emperor Deqing looked at Zhou Shangjing, then at Wang Youlun, a smile hung on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Wang Yushi is willing to share my worries, I am very relieved!" Zhou Shoufu thought that Wang Yushi's official rank and prestige were not enough, and he could not take on important responsibilities, but he reminded me, speaking of which...... Wang Youlun's qualifications and abilities are sufficient, and now he has proved that he is willing to share his worries for the king, and it is time to promote it!

Passing on my will, Wang Youlun is loyal, diligent, brave and responsible, and can be an example for hundreds of officials, so he is hereby promoted to the imperial history of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate! Rush to Luoyang on the day out of Beijing to take over the trial of King Fu's chaotic government and violation of discipline on the throne!

In addition, Du Bai of the left capital of the Imperial Inspectorate and Lu Chunxiao, the right inspector of the Imperial History, were mediocre and incompetent, and were accustomed to prevarication, and they should be punished as an example, Du Bai was fined for one year and reappointed as the right capital of the Imperial History, and Lu Chunxiao was fined for half a year and demoted to the right deputy inspector of the Imperial History! Chin this! ”

After the promulgation of the holy decree, Emperor Deqing only felt that his approach was very clever, not only found a suitable person to investigate the crimes of the clans in various places, but also by the way knocked on the hundred officials who had been evading responsibility and prevaricating and retreating from the court this morning, and the most important thing was that Wang Youlun was a "political enemy" that Zhou Shangjing had been trying to deal with for many years, and after Emperor Deqing took the opportunity to promote and reuse Wang Youlun, he also punished Du Bai, one of the core figures of the "Zhou Party", and also took revenge on Zhou Shangjing for repeatedly opposing himself at today's court meeting- It can be described as killing three birds with one stone!

After Wang Youlun quickly received the decree and thanked him, Du Bai and Lu Chunxiao also received the punishment with a bitter face, Emperor Deqing was happy, and he only felt a bad breath, and asked Zhou Shangjing with a smile: "In this way, Wang Youlun has become one of the leaders of the Inspector of the Imperial History and the Three Law Divisions of the Second Grade, does Zhou Shoufu think he is qualified to investigate the affairs of the clan?" ”

Zhou Shangjing didn't seem to expect Emperor Deqing to be so decisive, and he actually promoted Wang Youlun without hesitation, his face couldn't help but be calm, and he lowered his head and said slowly: "With Your Majesty's cadres and arbitrariness, the old minister naturally has nothing to say." ”

Then Zhou Shangjing was speechless, and Emperor Deqing was even more comfortable in his heart, and once again proclaimed: "In this case, I will pass on my will again, and appoint Youlun, the Imperial Emperor of the Left Capital of the Imperial Court, as the imperial court, and set off for Luoyang tomorrow at the latest, to replace the prince to investigate King Fu's chaos and discipline violations, and the local governments must fully cooperate to investigate the crimes of the clans in various places as soon as possible, and there can be no delay, Qin!" ”

Hearing Emperor Deqing's conclusion on the coffin, Wang Youlun looked brave and loyal, and once again went out to receive the order, while Zhou Shangjing continued to return to the queue of hundreds of officials with his head down, and he didn't say a word.

On the surface, Zhou Shangjing seems to have failed in his plan, and he wants to suppress the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian, but he can't steal chickens and rice, but instead makes his political opponent Wang Youlun in the DPRK and China get a bargain.

Therefore, after seeing Zhou Shangjing's silence, most people thought that Zhou Shangjing's miscalculation was frustrated.

However, no one saw that Zhou Shangjing's lowered old face actually flashed a hint of scheming.

*

In fact, few people know that after Wang Baoren failed in the party struggle and was demoted to Nanjing, Wang Youlun quickly switched to Zhou Shangjing's disciple and had already become Zhou Shangjing's friend!

It's just that Zhou Shangjing had already guessed that sooner or later Wang Baoren would return to the capital to compete with him again, so he deliberately concealed the matter, so that Wang Youlun was still loyal to Wang Baoren on the surface, but in fact it was an idle move arranged by Zhou Shangjing, and when Wang Baoren returned to the center of the capital, Wang Youlun would become Zhou Shangjing's eyeliner ambushed by Wang Baoren's side!

This is also the real reason why Wang Youlun has been repeatedly "suppressed" by Zhou Shangjing over the years, but he is still on the rise!

After Zhu Hejian became the quasi-prince, Zhou Shangjing was reminded by Zhao Junchen, and gradually noticed some signs, and found that Zhu Hejian's personality was too vicious and did not seem to be a suitable candidate to inherit the throne, but he only found some clues and did not find any evidence, so Zhou Shangjing arranged for Wang Youlun to use Wang Baoren's relationship to get close to Zhu Hejian and explore Zhu Hejian's roots, but unfortunately Zhu Hejian's character is extremely cautious, and he has always been lukewarm about Wang Youlun's active overtures.

So, under such circumstances, there is this scene this morning!

The reason why Zhou Shangjing deliberately provoked Emperor Deqing repeatedly, and the reason why he blatantly suppressed Zhu Hejian, was to make them impulsive and have no choice, in the end, not only Emperor Deqing would promote Wang Youlun to take on important responsibilities, Zhu Hejian would also be grateful to Wang Youlun for coming forward, plus Wang Youlun is now a pivotal governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Zhu Hejian will inevitably reuse Wang Youlun and become a confidant in the future!

At that time, Zhou Shangjing will be able to clearly see Zhu Hejian's true temperament!

In fact, although Zhou Shangjing's plan was successful, it was not without a price, his actions today will inevitably attract Zhu Hejian's hostility, and also break the tacit agreement between him and Emperor Deqing not to interfere with the change of the throne, it can be said that he has offended the current emperor and the future prince at the same time, and there will inevitably be great hidden dangers in the future.

Zhou Shangjing originally had more suitable means to achieve such a goal, and there was no need to take risks at all - but Zhou Shangjing was too old, and his energy was becoming less and less energetic during this time, so he had to take risks and take shortcuts at this time.

"I only hope that Wang Youlun can take advantage of this opportunity to quickly gain Zhu Hejian's trust and verify Zhu Hejian's true character as soon as possible...... If Zhu Hejian is really as deep and vicious as Zhao Junchen suggested, the old man must solve this hidden danger before he can completely hold on...... Alas! I don't know how many more years I'll last......"

Zhou Shangjing stood in front of the queue of hundreds of officials, feeling the fatigue of his body and mind, and secretly thought in his heart.

*

After the final person to investigate the affairs of the clan was determined, the court meeting finally resumed its normal process.

After Emperor Deqing and the officials spent more than half an hour discussing some details and follow-up plans, they finally announced the end of the early dynasty.

Today's early dynasty, because of Zhou Shangjing's repeated disturbances, the development of the situation has completely exceeded Emperor Deqing's expectations.

According to Emperor Deqing's expectations, today's early court should first thoroughly implement King Fu's crimes, and then find out all the relevant clans through King Fu's criminal evidence, and finally let Zhao Junchen come forward to impeach Zhu and Yu, thus creating a situation where the vassal kings and the crown prince Zhu and Yu are both defeated.

But now because of Zhou Shangjing's turmoil, the crimes of the clans in various places still need to be further investigated, and the crown prince Zhu and Yu were only reprimanded a few words painlessly and then recalled to the capital, and Zhao Junchen, who was supposed to come forward to impeach Zhu and Yu, did not have much chance to speak from beginning to end.

Such a gap can be described as huge, if it weren't for Emperor Deqing thinking that he finally succeeded in counterattacking Zhou Shangjing, I am afraid that he would have been angry at this time.

However, he said that after the end of the early dynasty, Emperor Deqing took the lead in leaving the Taihe Palace, and his expression was not cloudy or sunny when he left, obviously he had other plans for the follow-up.

After Emperor Deqing left the Taihe Palace, just as Zhou Shangjing expected, Zhu Hejian, the seventh prince, quickly walked in front of Wang Youlun, and quickly got closer to each other with various gestures, obviously having made up his mind to take Wang Youlun as a confidant.

However, before Zhu Hejian and Wang Youlun could talk a few more words, the great eunuch Zhang De appeared in the Taihe Hall again and summoned Wang Youlun to the imperial study to meet Emperor Deqing alone, it seems that Emperor Deqing had other instructions for Wang Youlun.

Seeing such a situation, Zhou Shangjing's expression was still unshocked, but a trace of satisfaction flashed in his old eyes again, and he slowly left the Taihe Hall under the support of the "Zhou Party" officials.

On the other hand, Zhao Junchen, who was only watching the drama most of the time this morning, observed the performance of Emperor Deqing, Zhou Shangjing, Zhu Hejian and others, but suddenly discovered something.

It is rare for Zhou Shangjing to take the initiative to charge into battle at the court meeting, and it is even more difficult to imagine that Zhou Shangjing is still stealing chickens and rice after taking the initiative to charge into battle!

Moreover, Zhou Shangjing repeatedly angered Emperor Deqing today, in fact, it was also very unnecessary, not at all like Zhou Shangjing's consistent style of spring breeze and rain, and pushing the boat along the river.

The most important thing is that Zhou Shangjing's abnormal performance today seems to have finally fulfilled his political opponent Wang Youlun?

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen saw that several Zhao Party officials had come to his side, and suddenly asked: "This Wang Youlun has always been inconspicuous, and I have always ignored him a little in the past, and I don't know much about him, can any of you tell me about him?" ”

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