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Next, Zhao Junchen talked to Zuo Lanshan about many things, but did not disclose the transaction between himself and Zhou Shangjing.

After all, fighting for Li Lide's position as the secretary of the Criminal Department was something that Zhao Junchen had originally promised, but because of this deal, he finally broke his promise.

The promise in the mouth of politicians is one of the things that the world can't believe, and now Zhao Junchen has already become a qualified politician! Breaking promises, repentance, and breaking promises are not a big deal for Zhao Junchen, but in any case, the less people know about this kind of thing, the better.

After the conversation, Zhao Junchen said goodbye to Zuo Lanshan and came to his sedan chair, and before Xu Qingyan could speak, he waved his hand and ordered: "Go back to the house directly...... After returning home, I sent someone to send a message to Master Li Lide, the servant of the Criminal Department, asking him to come to the house to see me, and I have something to explain to him...... Well, by the way, I sent a famous post to Qin Huaiyuan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, saying that I invited him to gather in Shangxian Building tonight. ”

After Xu Qingyan agreed, Zhao Junchen sat in the sedan chair, and after taking a long breath, his eyes were slightly closed and thoughtful.

There are too many things born today, and there are so many things that they are dizzying.

In this way, between the pros and cons, Zhao Junchen also needs to seriously consider it.

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As early as the dynasty, Zhao Junchen and Huang Yourong "lost both" in the party struggle, this was part of Zhao Junchen's plan, and the next follow-up plan had already been prepared, and Zhao Junchen did not need to think more.

Then, Huang Yourong unexpectedly formed an alliance with Shen Changmao, which was of course a big event and had many follow-up effects, but it would not affect Zhao Junchen's real plan, so Zhao Junchen didn't care.

But then, under the will of Emperor Deqing, the elders of the pavilion and the six Shangshu gathered in the Yangxin Hall to decide the successors of those vacancies in the court. Among them, the two important positions of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department and the Shilang of the Ministry of Industry all fell into the hands of Zhou Shangjing's faction, which must attract Zhao Junchen's attention.

In particular, the position of the squire of the Ministry of Industry was also taken over by Zhou Shangjing's doorman Ye Shanghong - plus the current left waiter of the Ministry of Household Ma Sen is also Zhou Shangjing's doorman - in this way, Zhao Junchen's basic territory in the court, whether it is the household yamen or the Ministry of Industry yamen, has been inserted by Zhou Shangjing with a nail. For such a situation, Zhao Junchen naturally felt like sitting on pins and needles, and the edge was on his back.

But on the other hand, the officials who were regarded as forbidden by Zhou Shangjing now also have Zhao Junchen's friend Liu Chang'an as a waiter, and I am afraid that Zhou Shangjing is also unbearable about this.

Arguably. Under the ingenious arrangement of Emperor Deqing, the forces of Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing are now intertwined, and the conflict of interests is inevitable, and the next partisan conflict is naturally inevitable, but sooner or later.

However, there was a conflict with Zhou Shangjing. But it's never an easy thing to do.

It's a pity that people are in officialdom and can't help themselves, and many times, Zhao Junchen has no choice.

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"Now it seems that although Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao have formed an alliance, Emperor Deqing still prefers me to check and balance Zhou Shangjing, after all, I have been in the past for a while. It's really a bit sharp...... Speaking of which, since I returned to Beijing, I have avoided direct conflict with Zhou Shangjingsheng, but now that my power in the court has become greater and greater, the conflict of interests with Zhou Shangjing is gradually inevitable, and Emperor Deqing has been mixing sand with each other, I am afraid that in the future, I will only be friends and foes...... But. At present, the most important thing to consider is the marriage that Emperor Deqing arranged for me......"

Zhao Junchen muttered to himself in a dark thought.

Thinking of his choice of marriage, Zhao Junchen couldn't help frowning.

Zhao Junchen didn't expect it. Among the marriage partners chosen by Emperor Deqing for him, there was even the preservation of the Chen family of Jingguo Gong!

And Chen Luoyi, the eldest daughter of Chen You, the Duke of Jingguo, has already married the Seventh Prince Zhu He!

In other words, if Zhao Junchen chooses to marry the Chen family of the Duke of Jingguo, then he and the seventh prince Zhu Hejian will become brothers-in-law! At that time, due to various positions, Zhao Junchen could only choose to support the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian on many issues, even if he was unwilling!

Between the ups and downs of the Huan Sea, Zhao Junchen has already become a "conspiracy theorist", believing that "there is no coincidence in the world" and believing that "where interests exist, there must be conspiracy", and now the Chen family of Jingguo Gong appears in the list of Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen also believes that this is not a coincidence, and there must be the secret promotion of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian!

Obviously, this is another show of favor and bribery by the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian to Zhao Junchen!

It's just that whether to accept Zhu Hejian's overtures and bribes, Zhao Junchen is difficult to decide for a while, and he only feels that the pros and cons are unpredictable.

According to Zhao Junchen's next plan, after the end of Emperor Deqing's southern tour, the crown prince Zhu Hejian will inevitably fall, and the seventh prince Zhu Hejian is likely to become the new prince of the prince. Since then, he has completely gotten rid of the fate of always carrying the black pot for the emperor and being abandoned by the emperor at any time.

This is the benefit of marrying with the Chen family of Jing Guogong.

However, while the benefits are enticing, the risks are greater.

The seventh prince Zhu Hejian is definitely a ruthless, self-interested man who is full of control of power, if Zhao Junchen and his relationship is too close, the interests of both sides will inevitably gradually combine, at that time, Zhu Hejian is very likely to take the opportunity to participate in Zhao Junchen's factional forces, and then wait until the crown prince Zhu Heyu falls, and Zhu Hejian becomes the new prince, with the name of righteousness, Zhao Junchen will no longer be the only leader in the faction, and then it is very likely to be overtaken by Zhu Hejian!

For example, Zuo Lanshan, Zhan Shanchang and others now seem to be loyal to Zhao Junchen, but this is only because Zhao Junchen can bring them all kinds of benefits and can also shelter them in the temple, but if they have a better choice, I am afraid that they will not have too much hesitation when abandoning Zhao Junchen!

After Zhao Junchen lost the support of his faction and friends, his influence in the court was greatly reduced, and it was difficult to predict how Zhu Hejian would deal with Zhao Junchen at that time.

This is the hidden danger and drawbacks of marrying with the Chen family of Jing Guogong!

So. Regarding whether to choose to marry the Chen family of Jingguo Gong, Zhao Junchen was very hesitant.

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In addition to the Chen family of Jingguo Gong, the marriage options provided by Emperor Deqing for Zhao Junchen, as well as the Su family of Su Changyi, the governor of Nanzhili, and the Cui family of Cui Mian, the former cabinet elder, also have their own advantages and disadvantages in choosing to marry these two families.

Although Su Changyi, the governor of Nanzhili, is old, he is about to return to his hometown. But over the years, he has been a local feudal official, and his connections in the yamen in various places cannot be underestimated, and he has always been "helping relatives but not helping", if Zhao Junchen chooses to marry him, it can greatly make up for Zhao Junchen's lack of connections and heritage, and Su Changzhen will definitely do his best to help Zhao Junchen expand his power.

However. Su Changchen is not a clean official, if he has a bad reputation among the government and the opposition, I am afraid that he is not inferior to Zhao Junchen, if he chooses to marry Su Changchen, then Zhao Junchen is now finally a little better reputation, I am afraid that he will fall to the bottom again, but this situation is what Zhao Junchen does not want to see.

Not to mention. In the officialdom, people always go to tea and cool, once Su Changzhen returns to his hometown, it is still unknown how much the connections he has accumulated can help Zhao Junchen.

As for the former cabinet elder Cui Mian, although this person has no ability, he has always cherished his life, and his reputation among the government and the opposition has always been very good. The relationship with the Qingliu in the DPRK is also very good, if Zhao Junchen marries the Cui family, although the former cabinet elder will not take the initiative to help Zhao Junchen, and it will not be of any benefit to Zhao Junchen's power expansion, but it can also indirectly help Zhao Junchen continue to improve his reputation.

"There are really pros and cons and it's hard to choose, but whether it's Chen You, the Duke of Jingguo, or Cui Mian, the old Cui Mian of the former cabinet, or Su Changyi, the governor of Nanzhili. My impression of them is just rumors between the government and the opposition, and I haven't really contacted them, and now these pros and cons are a bit taken for granted. I'm afraid I won't be able to make a decision until the royal banquet three days later, after I have really come into contact with them......"

After carefully considering the list of marriages provided by Emperor Deqing for himself, Zhao Junchen sighed softly.

And between sighs, Zhao Junchen's sedan chair suddenly stopped, and then Xu Qingyan's voice sounded outside the sedan chair.

"Young master, we're going home."

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After returning to the mansion, Zhao Junchen came to the study, but he didn't have the heart to deal with court affairs, but just continued to think about the changes in the shape of the court and his next marriage choice.

Between thoughts, time always passes like water without realizing it.

About half an hour later, Xu Qingyan entered the study, interrupted Zhao Junchen's train of thought, and reported: "Young master, according to your orders, I have sent someone to summon Master Li, the waiter of the Criminal Department, he is now waiting in the guest hall, do you want to see him now?" ”

After hearing Xu Qingyan's words, Zhao Junchen stood up, walked in the direction of the guest hall first, and said: "Naturally, seeing him now, Master Li has a lot of things to do next, so I can't let him wait longer...... By the way, I asked you to send a name card to Lord Qin, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and invite him to a banquet in Shangxian Building tonight, can this matter be done? ”

Xu Qingyan nodded and said: "It's done, I have also sent someone to Shangxian Tower to set up a quiet private room and a good banquet, and sent someone to send the name card to the house of Lord Qin Huaiyuan, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and that Lord Qin also agreed to go to the banquet." ”

Zhao Junchen smiled and asked, "Oh? Qin Shaoqing agreed to the banquet so happily? I'm afraid not, right? ”

Xu Qingyan frowned and replied: "He was a little hesitant at first, and even had a lot of prevarication, saying that there was already an arrangement for Yunyun tonight, but the attitude of the person we sent was insistent, and he couldn't be stubborn, and finally he could only agree." ”

As he spoke, a trace of unhappiness flashed in Xu Qingyan's expression.

In Xu Qingyan's mind, with Zhao Junchen's current status, personally inviting a young secretary of Dali Temple to a banquet has already given Tianda face, but this Shaoqing of Dali Temple is still reluctant, which is really unreasonable.

Zhao Junchen looked very understanding, and said lightly: "This Qin Huaiyuan is a rare centrist in the temple, his position and attitude have always been neutral, he will not take refuge in anyone, and he will never take the initiative to participate in the party struggle...... In the morning of this morning, he is willing to tell us a few words of truth. In the eyes of other factions in the DPRK and China, he already has a tendency to move closer to me, and at this time, in order to continue to maintain his neutral position, he is naturally unwilling to contact me too much...... But that's the end of the day. But I can't help him. ”

Xu Qingyan has always been full of confidence in Zhao Junchen's methods, and sneered: "This is natural, just one Qin Huaiyuan, the young master is naturally handy." Now that the young master wants to take him for his own use, it is also cheaper for him. ”

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And just between the two of them talking. I have come to the door of the Zhao Mansion Hall.

At this time, in the guest hall of Zhaofu, Li Lide, the waiter of the Criminal Department, was sitting in the guest seat, looking full of worries, and his expression was full of gains and losses.

Today, Emperor Deqing summoned the elders of the pavilion to discuss with the six Shangshu, Li Lide naturally heard about it, and he could guess the reason.

Now the gathering has just ended. Zhao Junchen summoned him to the mansion to meet, thinking that Li Lide must have come for the vacancy of the criminal department.

Zhao Junchen has already promised to fight for him for the position of the secretary of the Criminal Department, if this matter comes true, then for Li Lide, it is tantamount to a step to the sky, which can save him more than ten years of hard work! But if the struggle fails, then the higher Li Lide's expectations these days, the greater the loss will be. At such a time, Li Lide is naturally a little worried about gains and losses.

Fortunately, the answer brought by Zhao Junchen was not what he was looking forward to, but it was not the worst.

Seeing Zhao Junchen appear outside the door of the guest hall, Li Lide hurriedly got up and responded, but before he could salute Zhao Junchen. Zhao Junchen had already held his arms.

Then, Li Lide heard Zhao Junchen's sigh.

And with this sigh, Li Lide's heart also sank.

Then, Zhao Junchen's apology sounded in Li Lide's ears: "Lord Li." I'm sorry, but I promised to fight for your position as the secretary of the Criminal Department, but due to the obstruction of other factions, I am afraid that this promise will take a few years to be realized. ”

Li Lide's heart was full of loss, but he didn't dare to show himself in front of Zhao Junchen, and after being helped up by Zhao Junchen, he just smiled bitterly: "It's not to blame Lord Zhao, it's really that the qualifications of the lower officials are too shallow, and he has not made any achievements in the Criminal Department in the past few years, so he never dared to have too much hope." ”

After a pause, he thought that he would continue to serve in the Criminal Department in the future, and he also needed to understand his future boss in advance, so Li Lide asked again: "Lord Zhao, but I don't know who got the position of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department in the end?" There can also be a vacancy for another squire in the Criminal Department? ”

Zhao Junchen sighed again: "It was Zhou Shangjing's protégé and former Shandong political envoy Zhang Bochong who became the new secretary of the Criminal Department, and the position of the left servant of the Criminal Department was obtained by Shen Changmao's protégé and Lin Chengze, the former Henan envoy...... Hey, originally I wanted to take advantage of the time when Feng Po was still the secretary of the Criminal Department, you could seize the time to make some political achievements, and integrate the upper and lower officials of the Yamen of the Criminal Department in your hands, and then you would be the only candidate to replace the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, but I didn't expect that Your Majesty would suddenly let Feng Po return to his hometown, and your current qualifications and merits are slightly insufficient after all, so that all factions in the DPRK and China are opposed, and I can't help you more. ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's answer, Li Lide's expression became more and more bitter.

Over the years, although Li Lide has been a waiter in the Criminal Department, he has been suppressed by another waiter in the Criminal Department, Yan Pengfei, and now he has finally collapsed Yan Pengfei, but he didn't expect Zhang Bochong and Lin Chengze to come again......

As far as Li Lide knows, this Zhang Bochong and Lin Chengze are not good at stubble, and they are both more difficult to deal with than Yan Pengfei, and Li Lide's situation in the Criminal Department in the future may be even more unbearable.

Thinking of this, Li Lide sighed: "Zhang Bochong, Lin Chengze...... With these two people, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult for the lower officials to move forward in the Criminal Department in the future......"

Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned, as if he had just remembered something, and said: "Regarding this, it is not your turn to worry about Lord Li, that is what Lord Qin Huaiyuan and Lord Qin will worry about next, although I failed to win the position of the secretary of the criminal department for you, but it is not for nothing, after Zhang Bochong took over as the secretary of the criminal department, I helped you win the position of the political envoy of Shandong." ”

After a pause, he glanced at Li Lide's look of surprise, and Zhao Junchen smiled: "In this way, although you are not the secretary of the Criminal Department, you are also a local feudal official, and you have also been promoted from the third rank to the second rank." ”

said. Zhao Junchen's tone was firm, and he added: "Since I have promised to fight for you to win the position of Shangshu, I will not break my word, I have the rules of the Ming Dynasty, you also understand, if you want to become a Shangshu, you will inevitably have to go to the local area for a few years after all." When you make some political achievements in the local area in the future, although it will be postponed for a few years, there will inevitably be a place for you among the six Shangshu. ”

Either first and then again, or first and then again, even if it is the same thing, it is expressed in two different ways. You always get a different effect.

If Zhao Junchen said bluntly after seeing Li Lide, "Although you have won the position of political envoy in Shandong, the position of the secretary of the criminal department has fallen into the hands of others", so first promoted and then suppressed, in Li Lide's heart, even if there is a little comfort, I am afraid that it will be more disappointing.

However. Zhao Junchen first explained that he failed to win the position of the secretary of the criminal department for Li Lide, and after waiting for Li Lide to be completely lost, he then showed that he had won the position of political envoy of Shandong for him.

Zhao Junchen's approach was obviously correct, and after hearing Zhao Junchen say this, Li Lide was stunned at first. Then came great joy.

In a way, although the position of the political envoy is far from the center of the capital, as a local feudal official, the pleasure of making a decision and making a decisive decision is not something that the position of Shangshu can satisfy.

Therefore, although he failed to get the expected book of the Criminal Department, Li Lide was still full of surprises. and thanked Zhao Junchen again and again, and the original dissatisfaction with Zhao Junchen's failure to fulfill his promise disappeared in an instant.

And in the face of Li Lide's repeated thanks, Zhao Junchen naturally couldn't stop being polite. After all kinds of scenes were finished, Zhao Junchen and Li Lide finally sat down as guests.

Then, Zhao Junchen explained to Li Lide in detail the scene in the Palace of Raising the Heart today, as well as the successors who had vacancies in the court.

After hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Li Lide's mind was almost the same as Zhao Junchen's, and he frowned and analyzed: "My lord, are you saying that not only the position of the Shangshu of the Criminal Department was obtained by Zhou Shangjing's faction, but even the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Industry was also obtained by Zhou Shangjing's protégé, Ye Shanghong?" That's not good! In addition, the current household servant Ma Sen, the key yamen in our hands now, whether it is the Ministry of Industry or the Ministry of Households, has the manpower installed by Zhou Shangjing, plus Liu Chang'an and Lord Liu are serving in the Ministry of Officials, we and Zhou Shangjing's forces are too mixed with each other, and I am afraid that there will be conflicts next. ”

After careful consideration before, Zhao Junchen has now cleared his thoughts, but he is not as worried as Li Lide, and said with a smile: "Although Zhou Shangjing's scheming methods are terrifying, I am not afraid of him, since it is destined to be conflicting, then seeing the move and dismantling the move is, in fact, this kind of situation is much better than the two sides seem to be friends and enemies, ambiguous, at least the positions of the two sides are clear, so that friends and enemies are not unknown, as for the two nails that Zhou Shangjing planted in the Ministry of Household and the Ministry of Industry, I already have a way to deal with it, And then you're going to take up a local post, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen changed his words and said, "However, now I need you to contribute to another matter. ”

"I don't know what? Please also ask Lord Zhao to command. ”

"After you become the political envoy of Shandong, your original business in the Criminal Department will inevitably be divided up by Zhou Shangjing and Shen Changmao, but this is what I don't want to see. Therefore, I plan to take the new right attendant of the Criminal Department, Qin Huaiyuan, for my own use, so that your operations in the Criminal Department can be maintained, and the influence of our faction in the Three Law Divisions will not be greatly reduced, but if you want this Qin Huaiyuan to be willing to take refuge in us, you still need Lord Li to talk about it. ”

Li Lide was stunned, and couldn't help but admire Zhao Junchen's thoughtfulness, and hurriedly responded: "What Lord Zhao said is that the lower officials will definitely do their best to speak for the adults, but I don't know what plans and arrangements you have for this, my lord?" When are we going to meet that Lord Qin? ”

Zhao Junchen raised his head and looked at the sky outside the door of the guest hall, but saw that it was already sunset, and said with a smile: "I have already asked him to meet at Shangxian Building tonight, the time is almost up, let's go." ”

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On the way, Zhao Junchen and Li Lide gave up their sedan chairs, took the same carriage, and took the opportunity to discuss things in the carriage.

In the carriage, Zhao Junchen carefully instructed Li Lide to take precautions after going to Shandong, as well as the importance of these things to Zhao Junchen's faction to accumulate contacts and heritage.

After all the matters were discussed, the carriage also arrived at the door of Shangxian Building.

Because the private room and banquet were booked in advance. The shopkeeper and his men of Shangxian Building have been waiting under Shangxian for a long time, and when they saw Zhao Junchen and Li Lide appear, they all greeted them with flattering faces.

Zhao Junchen often comes to Shangxian Building, and he is also an acquaintance with the shopkeeper of Shangxian Building, and after getting out of the carriage, he didn't talk nonsense, but just asked: "Dali Temple Shaoqing Qin Huaiyuan Lord Qin has arrived?" ”

The shopkeeper nodded again and again, and said, "Back to Lord Zhao's words." Lord Qin, he had just arrived, and was now waiting in the private room upstairs. ”

While speaking, the shopkeeper couldn't help but wonder in his heart.

The news of Qin Huaiyuan's promotion to the head of the Criminal Department will have to wait for the announcement of the court meeting tomorrow morning, and now except for a few people, the government and the opposition have not yet received the news. In the eyes of the shopkeeper, Qin Huaiyuan is still just a fourth-grade Dali Temple Shaoqing, whether it is Zhao Junchen or Li Lide, the official rank is higher than him.

Now that Zhao Junchen and Li Lide have appeared, Qin Huaiyuan should at least wait downstairs to greet him, but Qin Huaiyuan is only waiting in the private room, which will inevitably lose respect and etiquette. Aren't you afraid that Zhao Junchen and Li Lide will be unhappy and secretly retaliate?

Although the shopkeeper of Shangxian Building was strange in his heart, Zhao Junchen and Li Lide could understand Qin Huaiyuan's thoughts - Qin Huaiyuan was worried that too many people would see him with Zhao Junchen and mistakenly think that he had really taken refuge in Zhao Junchen, which was to avoid suspicion - so it was not strange, they just glanced at each other, smiled together, and then walked towards Shangxian Building together.

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After being led by the shopkeeper to the second floor of Shangxian Building, Zhao Junchen looked up. saw Qin Huaiyuan waiting outside the private room.

Qin Huaiyuan also knew that it was really disrespectful for him to wait here, so after seeing Zhao Junchen and Li Lide, he hurriedly asked for guilt: "The lower officials only know that Zhao Shangshu and Li Shilang are coming, and they are not welcomed, and I hope that the two adults will forgive and forgive." ”

After hearing Qin Huaiyuan's words, the shopkeeper of Shang Xianlou opened his mouth to speak, but in the end he hung his head and remained silent - in fact, he saw Zhao Junchen's carriage appear on the street from a distance. sent a guy to inform Qin Huaiyuan, and Qin Huaiyuan's words were obviously shirking responsibility, but the shopkeeper of Shangxian Lou didn't dare to offend Qin Huaiyuan, so he could only eat Coptis dumbly.

Zhao Junchen waved his hand and smiled: "It's okay. You and I have a deep friendship with our colleagues in the DPRK and China, and now that we only get together in private, we don't have to care about these etiquette. ”

Li Lide also nodded and smiled on the side: "Yes, everyone is their own person, so Lord Qin doesn't have to be polite." ”

Hearing the words "his own person" in Li Lide's mouth, Qin Huaiyuan's face changed slightly, but he didn't answer, just stretched out his hand and invited Zhao Junchen and Li Lide to enter the private room to talk.

After the three of them entered the private room and sat down, they didn't talk about the topic at first, but were polite to each other, and it was not until the dishes were served and the shopkeepers of Shangxian Building had all left, that Zhao Junchen picked up his wine glass and said with a smile: "I invited Lord Qin to Shangxian Building for a banquet today, but there are three reasons. ”

Qin Huaiyuan hurriedly said, "Please also ask Lord Shangshu to teach you." ”

Zhao Junchen saluted the wine glass in his hand to Qin Huaiyuan, and said: "The first reason is to thank Lord Qin for your righteous words in the early court today, if it weren't for Lord Qin, you said the coercive remarks of Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an during the trial, I'm afraid I will be framed today, so, Lord Qin, you really have a great kindness to me, so naturally I want to thank you." ”

What happened to Chaoshang this morning, others don't know the inside story, but Qin Huaiyuan can guess some, how dare he accept Zhao Junchen's "thanks"? Hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Lord Shangshu, you are serious!" As the so-called clean person is self-purifying, even if you don't have me, even if you don't have me, you will definitely not be able to frame the adults in the slightest, not to mention that the lower officials are just telling the truth, how can they really dare to take credit? Your Excellency, you are really serious. ”

Zhao Junchen didn't refute with a smile, just drank all the wine in the cup, seeing Zhao Junchen like this, Qin Huaiyuan didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly followed suit.

Li Lide on the side helped the two of them fill the wine glasses again.

Then, Zhao Junchen picked up the wine glass again and said: "As for the second reason, it is that Lord Li Lide Li has been trusted by His Majesty and recommended by this official, and now he has been promoted to the political envoy of Shandong, so he takes this opportunity to rejoice for Lord Li." ”

Qin Huaiyuan is a centrist. There are no friends or backers in the court, and naturally they are not well-informed, and they don't know about the meeting between the elders of the pavilion and the six Shangshu in the Yangxin Palace this afternoon, and they don't know the news that Li Lide was promoted to the political envoy of Shandong, and now after hearing Zhao Junchen say this, he can't help but be surprised.

Then, with a little envy. Qin Huaiyuan also hurriedly raised his glass, saluted Li Lide like Zhao Junchen, and said: "Congratulations to Master Li, although there is only one level difference between these three grades and the second grade, many officials have not been able to be promoted even if they have been in business for more than ten years. Now that Lord Li has been promoted to the political envoy of Shandong, he doesn't know how many people he will envy, and he wants to return to the center of the imperial court to serve as the sixth secretary of the book in the future, which is just around the corner. ”

Li Lide raised his glass in return, but glanced at Zhao Junchen again, as if smiling, and hinted: "Haha." I have the protection and support of Lord Zhao in the court, but this little thing is nothing, nothing. ”

After the three of them drank another drink, Zhao Junchen didn't say the third reason, just looked at Qin Huaiyuan with a smile.

On the contrary, it was Li Lide, who suddenly changed his words and asked Qin Huaiyuan, "Speaking of which, how old is Lord Qin now?" ”

Qin Huaiyuan was slightly stunned. But he still replied: "Xiaguan wasted his years, wasted time, this year is already four and three, two years older than Lord Li, but unfortunately the achievements are far inferior to Lord Li, of course, and Lord Zhao can not be compared." ”

Li Lide looked sorry for Qin Huaiyuan. sighed and said: "With Lord Qin's talent, at such an age, he is still only a young man of Dali Temple, which is really a bit condescending. But. In my opinion, this is also the reason for you, Lord Qin, you have been an official in the court all these years, and you have always been widowed, and no one can support you, so your promotion is naturally much slower. ”

Qin Huaiyuan could naturally understand Li Lide's hint, but he didn't answer, just kept silent.

In fact, Qin Huaiyuan is not unaware of the truth of "having a backer is good for promotion", but Qin Huaiyuan has always been unwilling to participate in the party struggle.

Seeing that Qin Huaiyuan was just silent, a trace of unhappiness flashed in Li Lide's eyes, but his expression was still gentle and polite: "But, although Lord Qin, your temperament is a little withdrawn, and no one has helped you over the years, but Lord Zhao, he has always admired Lord Qin's talents, and he has said in front of me more than once, as long as there is a chance in the future, you must not be wronged Lord Qin, Lord Zhao, he is a person who loves talents, and he is even more talkative, let's meet here today, the third reason is to congratulate Lord Qin on your promotion." ”

"Promotion? I? Qin Huaiyuan couldn't help but be stunned.

Zhao Junchen nodded with a smile, and raised his glass for the third time, and said: "The three of you and I are here today, the third reason is to congratulate Lord Qin on your ascension, today I recommended Li Lide to His Majesty as the political envoy of Shandong, Lord Li's original position as the right attendant of the Criminal Department was vacant, and then I recommended to His Majesty Lord Qin again that you take over the position of the servant of the Criminal Department, and His Majesty also agreed, and after the announcement of the court tomorrow morning, Lord Qin, you will be the waiter of the criminal department of the three products of the court." , I'll congratulate Lord Qin here. ”

And Li Lide also smiled and said: "Lord Qin, you were still envious of my fast promotion just now, but I was promoted from the third grade to the second grade, and I was only promoted by one level, and Lord Qin, after you got Lord Zhao's recommendation, you were promoted from the fourth grade to the third grade, and I was promoted two levels in one go, but it was much faster than me!" Lord Qin, can you have this opportunity, why don't you hurry up and thank Lord Zhao for your recommendation? ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen and Li Lide singing and harmonizing, Qin Huaiyuan didn't know whether he should be happy or sad for a while!

From the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in the fourth grade, to the servant of the criminal department of the third grade, it is certainly something that he dreams of.

However, he had just helped Zhao Junchen speak, and the next day he was promoted under the recommendation of Zhao Junchen, and this situation fell in the eyes of hundreds of officials in the court, and they would inevitably think that Qin Huaiyuan had taken refuge in Zhao Junchen! Next, if Qin Huaiyuan wants to defend and reaffirm his neutral position, I am afraid it will be even more difficult.

Although the mood was complicated, Qin Huaiyuan still thanked Zhao Junchen and said: "Thank you Lord Zhao for your recommendation and promotion, the lower official is unforgettable!" ”

Zhao Junchen still looked smiling and said, "You're welcome, everyone will be your own people in the future." ”

However, although he also knew that he would be regarded as Zhao Junchen's friend by the hundred officials of the DPRK and Central China in the future, Qin Huaiyuan still did not give a clear answer after hearing Zhao Junchen's "own person".

After all, he couldn't make up his mind to join Zhao Junchen!

Next, on top of the feast. Between pushing the cup and changing the lamp, Zhao Junchen and Li Lide hinted at Qin Huaiyuan a lot of words, and promised Qin Huaiyuan a lot of benefits, but Qin Huaiyuan did not let go from beginning to end, as if he had made up his mind that he would never take refuge in Zhao Junchen.

Gradually, there was already anger flashing in Li Lide's eyes, and he only felt that Qin Huaiyuan didn't know how to lift.

However. Just when Li Lide wanted to reprimand him bluntly, he pressed it down under Zhao Junchen's hint.

In the face of Qin Huaiyuan's avoidance of talking, Zhao Junchen still looked indifferent and relaxed, and seemed to be not worried. And Li Lide was convinced of Zhao Junchen's methods, and seeing Zhao Junchen's expression, he also knew that Zhao Junchen must have other means. I'm not afraid that I won't be able to subdue Qin Huaiyuan.

But what disappointed Li Lide was that until the end of this banquet, Zhao Junchen did not use other means, as if he had acquiesced in Qin Huaiyuan's uncooperative attitude.

It's just that after the banquet, Zhao Junchen seemed extremely enthusiastic and insisted that Qin Huaiyuan take his carriage. and personally sent Qin Huaiyuan home.

Qin Huaiyuan faced Zhao Junchen's stubbornness, but he couldn't insist, so he could only agree.

However, after getting into the carriage, while chatting with Zhao Junchen and Li Lide in the carriage, Qin Huaiyuan did not show up, and the carriage did not go directly to the direction of his mansion, but took a long detour for some reason.

Wait until the carriage passes by Tianhai Tower. Sudden stop.

Then, Xu Qingyan's voice sounded outside the carriage.

"Young Master, outside the Tianhai Tower in front, I saw Huang Yourong, Huang Ge Lao, Shen Changmao, Shen Ge Lao, Zhang Shaofu, and Lin Weilin, the Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, Lord Weilin, do you want to stop and say hello?"

Hearing Xu Qingyan's request, Qin Huaiyuan's face suddenly changed greatly.

And Li Lide on the side smiled knowingly. finally understood Zhao Junchen's plan.

It turned out that although Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao, the two elders, had formed an alliance today, it was only a decision between the two of them after all, and their friends and protégés did not participate in it.

So. In the evening tonight, the officials of the two factions, under the leadership of the two elders, gathered in Tianhai Tower for a banquet, which was a ceremony to form an alliance, and secondly, to let the officials of the two factions get to know each other, and they could cooperate happily from then on.

And when Zhao Junchen's carriage passed by Tianhai Tower, this banquet just dispersed - in fact, Zhao Junchen was passing by here on time - so he also happened to meet Huang Yourong, Shen Changmao and others outside Tianhai Tower.

After hearing Xu Qingyan's instructions, without waiting for Qin Huaiyuan to answer, Zhao Junchen had already said: "Huang Ge Lao and Shen Ge Lao are Shangguan and seniors, how can they pass by and not greet An?" Stop, let me and Lord Li and Lord Qin say hello to the two pavilion elders together. ”

On the other side, Li Lide also grabbed Qin Huaiyuan's arm and said with a smile: "That's exactly the truth, Lord Qin, you and I should go with Lord Zhao." ”

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Huang Yourong, Shen Changmao and others, although they didn't know Zhao Junchen's carriage, they could also recognize Xu Qingyan who was driving outside, and knew that Xu Qingyan was Zhao Junchen's long-term entourage.

Therefore, when Zhao Junchen's carriage stopped, they also knew that Zhao Junchen would appear, so they all waited with different expressions.

When Zhao Junchen, Li Lide, and the reluctant Qin Huaiyuan got out of the carriage, with Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao as the two officials, many of the officials of the two factions focused on Qin Huaiyuan.

First, Qin Huaiyuan spoke for Zhao Junchen in the morning, and then Zhao Junchen recommended Qin Huaiyuan to Emperor Deqing in the afternoon, and then now Zhao Junchen and Qin Huaiyuan appear together...... In the eyes of Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao, Qin Huaiyuan must have taken refuge in Zhao Junchen.

Among them, many officials under Huang Yourong's sect thought that if there were no Qin Huaiyuan's words in the court this morning, Yan Pengfei and Liu Quan'an would probably not be taken into custody for interrogation, and the eyes that looked at Qin Huaiyuan at this time were even more hateful.

And under the gaze of everyone, Qin Huaiyuan only felt that sweat was like rain.

"Xiaguan Zhao Junchen, I have seen Huang Ge Lao, Shen Ge Lao, and all my colleagues." Zhao Junchen's face remained unchanged, and he just greeted politely.

Huang Yourong still has the appearance of a smiling tiger, but his eyes are getting colder: "Oh? Zhao Shangshu is also dining out? It's a coincidence...... Hey? Qin Shaoqing is also together? Oh, now you should call Qin Shaoqing Qin Shilang, it turns out that Qin Shilang and Zhao Shangshu have such a close relationship, no wonder Zhao Shangshu will strongly recommend it in front of His Majesty this afternoon...... No wonder ......"

Speaking of the back, Huang Yourong's voice was extremely cold.

On the other side, Shen Changmao frowned and looked at Qin Huaiyuan for a few moments, but he didn't say a word, just snorted coldly.

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After greeting Huang Yourong, Shen Changmao and others, Zhao Junchen took Qin Huaiyuan and Li Lide back to the carriage.

As soon as he entered the carriage, Qin Huaiyuan suddenly bowed his hand to Zhao Junchen, and said astringently: "From now on, the lower officials will advance and retreat together with Lord Zhao, but Lord Zhao is looking forward, and I hope that the adults will be able to take more care of the lower officials in the future." ”

Qin Huaiyuan has already figured it out, and now, in the eyes of hundreds of officials in the court, especially Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao, he has taken refuge in Zhao Junchen, and he will inevitably usher in suppression and revenge next. If he doesn't take refuge in Zhao Junchen at this time, but rejects Zhao Junchen thousands of miles away, I'm afraid that he will offend Zhao Junchen again!

At that time, he was under the joint suppression of Zhao Junchen, Huang Yourong, and Shen Changmao, and no one could protect him, but he was afraid that he would die without a place to be buried!

In this way, he can only really take refuge in Zhao Junchen, at least he doesn't have to care about the next suppression and retaliation, and he can get temporary stability!

So, he had no choice!

After hearing Qin Huaiyuan's words, Zhao Junchen smiled happily and said, "We are all our own people, and everything should be." ”

On the other side, Li Lide took out a contract from his sleeve - this was given to him by Zhao Junchen in advance - and handed it to Qin Huaiyuan, and said with a smile: "From now on, we will really be our own people." This contract is Lord Zhao's 'Yuerong Fang' shares, and all the officials in the court who are close to Lord Zhao are all per person, and now that Lord Qin has also become his own person, it is naturally the same, and I hope Lord Qin will accept it. ”

Speaking of this, Li Lide's tone intensified, and he added: "In the future, Lord Qin will understand that as long as you follow Lord Zhao, the benefits will definitely not only be so!" ”

Qin Huaiyuan has naturally heard of how much income "Yuerong Fang" has - today's "Yuerong Fang" has been opened all over the north of the river, and there are thousands of taels of silver every day.

Now seeing Li Lide put the share contract in his hands, and hearing Li Lide's hints, Qin Huaiyuan, who originally felt persecuted and wronged, suddenly felt that perhaps, taking refuge in Zhao Junchen was not such an unacceptable thing.

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ps: I've been thinking about the heroine's character and plot these days, and I've also referred to many famous works, and then I hesitated for a long time between "the plot that everyone likes" and "the plot I want to write", and finally chose "the plot I want to write", after all, if what I write can't even be accepted by myself, then how can I make readers like it?

Please wait and see what happens next.