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The sage said, "Do not suffer from few, but suffer from inequality." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

It can be seen that the lack of people's hearts is often due to contrast.

At this time, Zhan Shanchang was like this.

Zhan Shanchang was the first member of the court to take refuge in Zhao Junchen, and when the "Zhao Party" was not established, he was already Zhao Junchen's friend, and finally Zhao Junchen also defeated the then cabinet elder Wen Guanliang through Zhan Shanchang's relationship, and annexed Wen Guanliang's connections and power, and initially established his own power and connections.

Therefore, Zhan Shanchang's qualifications in the "Zhao Party" can be said to be immortal, and his contribution is not small.

However, Zhan Shanchang's "status" in the Zhao Party has always been a little embarrassing.

He has old qualifications and great merits, and he also thinks that he is loyal to Zhao Junchen, but he is not as good as Chen Dongxiang in terms of ability, Zuo Lanshan in terms of status, and Huo Zhengyuan in terms of intelligence, and he has not encountered the opportunity for promotion for a long time, and he has never been promoted by Zhao Junchen.

In addition, the members of the "Zhao Party" have always been mixed, good and bad, some were originally born in the "Wen Party," some were originally born in the "Yellow Party," and some were opportunistic wall-riders; among these people, those former "Wen Party" officials were the most insatiable and had a close relationship with Zhan Shanchang, and when Zhao Junchen secretly rectified the "Zhao Party," these people were the key targets of rectification, and in this way, Zhan Shanchang was inevitably implicated.

Today, Zuo Lanshan has become the first assistant of the cabinet, the originally inconspicuous Li Lide has become a feudal official, Gu Quan, who was originally just a sound worm, has been promoted to the imperial history of Zuo Yandu, and Huo Zhengyuan, who has only recently defected to Zhao Junchen, has also served as an important errand for Shuntian Mansion Yin...... Even Chen Dongxiang, a slave with three surnames who has always been despised, has now become the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and in just over ten days, he has entered the inner circle of the "Zhao Party" from a marginal person of the "Zhao Party"!

Zhan Shanchang is the only one, who obviously has the highest qualifications, has a lot of credit, and thinks that he is loyal to Zhao Junchen, but after taking refuge in Zhao Junchen, he did not get much benefit, but he changed from a waiter in the Ministry of Rites to a waiter in the household department, so Zhan Shanchang will inevitably think that the benefits he has received are too little, and he is faintly uncomfortable in his heart.

Yes, it's not that there are no benefits - the Ministry of Rites is the well-known Qingshui Yamen, and the Household Department is the oil and water Yamen in the eyes of the world, and the transfer from the Ministry of Rites to the Household Department is already a kind of progress - but compared to other "Zhao Party" officials, this benefit seems too few!

People's hearts change, and they are most afraid of comparison, this is the crux of the problem!

Seeing that all the "Zhao Party" officials with less qualifications, merits, and loyalty than themselves have either become feudal officials, or become the core ministers of the imperial court, but his position has not changed for a long time, Zhan Shanchang has become more and more uncomfortable.

People in officialdom are the most sensitive to changes in their own status.

Recently, Zhan Shanchang has also felt very clearly that his status in the "Zhao Party" is not as good as before.

In the past, although the power and influence of the "Zhao Party" was not as good as now, Zhan Shanchang was the third person in the "Zhao Party" after Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, at that time, Zhan Shanchang expressed some opinions, even Zuo Lanshan would not easily refute it, but now with the addition of Huo Zhengyuan and the rise of Chen Dongxiang, Zhan Shanchang has quietly fallen to the fifth person of the "Zhao Party", and there are Li Lide, Gu Quan and others behind him who are closely catching up.

Just like today, after Zhan Shanchang expressed his views, Zuo Lanshan, Huo Zhengyuan, Chen Dongxiang and others refuted one after another, without taking Zhan Shanchang's face into account, which was absolutely unimaginable in the past, obviously because Zuo Lanshan, Huo Zhengyuan, and Chen Dongxiang already looked down on Zhan Shanchang.

In addition, when Zhao Junchen secretly rectified the "Zhao Party" during this time, many of Zhan Shanchang's cronies were eliminated, which also made Zhan Shanchang's influence in the "Zhao Party" gradually weaken.

With all these things added together, Zhan Shanchang would inevitably have many thoughts in his heart.

However, Zhao Junchen's prestige in the "Zhao Party" is growing, and Zhan Shanchang does not dare to show his thoughts, but these thoughts are like a seed, which has been quietly planted in Zhan Shanchang's heart and is gradually growing and germinating......

People are strong and poor, and no one can always think about it, even Zhuge Kongming has a time when he loses the street pavilion.

Zhao Junchen has been mainly paying attention to the movements of Zuo Lanshan and Chen Dongxiang recently, and now he is thinking about the affairs of Jingcha, and he has not noticed the changes in Zhan Shanchang's thoughts in time.

On the contrary, it was Huo Zhengyuan, who has always been good at figuring out people's hearts, and at this time he glanced at Zhan Shanchang thoughtfully, but after a little hesitation, he waited and watched the changes, without any expression, after all, Zhan Shanchang was the old man of the "Zhao Party", Huo Zhengyuan did not dare to suspect at will, but secretly paid attention.

And just when Zhan Shanchang's mood changed, Zhao Junchen had already continued: "In this way, which officials should we focus on promoting during the 'Jingcha' period, after you go back today, you will each draft a list and hand it to me, and I will finally conduct the final screening...... This matter must be decided as soon as possible, so that we can be prepared, 'Jingcha' is imminent, we must prepare in advance, and the time to save will be messed up. ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, several core figures of the "Zhao Party" were overjoyed.

Zhao Junchen's approach undoubtedly sold them a lot of favors and provided them with a way to be promoted, and the benefits naturally need not be mentioned.

Such a decision was also made by Zhao Junchen after careful consideration, and now the "Zhao Party" is undoubtedly Zhao Junchen's word, but Huo Zhengyuan, Zuo Lanshan and others are all unwilling to be lonely, if they just blindly suppress their authority, it will hit their enthusiasm and make them dissatisfied, so Zhao Junchen will also cede part of the benefits to them when he has nothing to do with the overall situation, so that he can unite the majority and stabilize people's hearts.

What's more, the final decision-making power is still in the hands of Zhao Junchen, so he is not afraid that the situation and direction will lose control.

After several core figures of the "Zhao Party" stood up one after another to express their attitudes and said that they would not disappoint Zhao Junchen's expectations, Zhao Junchen turned his head to look at Huo Zhengyuan, and suddenly asked: "Scholar Huo has been concurrently serving as the Yin of Shuntian Mansion during this time, I'm afraid the pressure is also very great, right?" ”

Huo Zhengyuan nodded and said: "At the beginning, Lord Zhao, you were suddenly assassinated by gangsters, but Shuntianfu was first ineffective in law and order, and it was slow to solve the case, so the position of Shuntianfu Yin fell on my head, and now I have taken over Shuntianfu for more than half a month, but I still can't solve the case, and the hundred officials can't help but have some criticism, fortunately, there is also the criminal department and the factory guard to share the pressure, and some time ago, the situation in the temple is unpredictable, and the open and secret battles of the major parties have attracted everyone's attention, and no one has paid attention to me in a short period of time...... But now that the situation in the temple has gradually stabilized, the matter of your assassination at the beginning, Lord Zhao, has also been brought up again, and even His Majesty has asked a few times, so the pressure has gradually increased. ”

Zhao Junchen nodded, his face was full of apologies, and said: "I'm afraid that I still need Scholar Huo to find a way to delay for a while, this case is handed over to you to be responsible, it is equivalent to an extra sword in our hands, but this sword still needs to be put away for the time being, the timing is not right, and I don't want to stab it out too quickly...... In addition, just in case, with this sword in hand, we can also have an extra hole card on the occasion of 'Jingcha'. ”

Huo Zhengyuan looked embarrassed and said: "I'm afraid it won't be delayed for too long, the position of this Shuntianfu is extremely critical, and all parties are staring at it, if it is delayed for too long and the case cannot be solved, I am afraid that it will leave a handle for people, and this position will not be kept." ”

"Don't worry, it won't let you delay for too long, where this sword is going to pierce and how to pierce it, I am ready!"

Zhao Junchen said slowly, a cold light flashed in his eyes.

Seeing Zhao Junchen like this, Huo Zhengyuan was slightly stunned at first, then thoughtful, and finally arched his hand: "Understood, I'll do my best." ”

After the official business was over, the expression on Zhao Junchen's face was a little lighter, and he finally talked about his private affairs, and said with a smile: "I think you also know, just three days later, I will officially accept Fang Ru as a side room, I once asked the old man of Zuo Pavilion to invite you to watch the ceremony and witness, and I hope that you will definitely go to the banquet and watch the ceremony together." ”

In the eyes of everyone, Zhao Junchen's concubine is just a trivial matter after all, although the guests of the special banquet are a little fuss, but the "Zhao Party" people naturally will not deliberately go against Zhao Junchen's mind because of such a trivial matter, so they all agreed with a smile, saying that they would definitely go to the banquet to watch the ceremony three days later.

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At the same time, in the prince's east palace, the prince Zhu and Yu held a note in their hands, pushed the door and entered Zhao Shancai's study, their expressions were a little apprehensive.

In the study, Zhao Shancai was combing through the information he had been combing for a period of time, and after seeing the appearance of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, he didn't feel any surprise, but quietly put aside the information at hand, looked up and asked: "Your Majesty ordered Your Highness to think about it behind closed doors for ten days, and today is the last day, Your Highness is ready to express his intention to reflect?" ”

In the past ten days, Zhao Shancai is still suffering from illness, and now his face is haggard, his skin is yellow, his cheeks are sunken, his body is thin, and even his hair is thinning a lot, but for some reason, it is obvious that the pain is getting worse, but Zhao Shancai's mental state is becoming more and more full and high, and his eyes are becoming brighter and sharper.

Hearing Zhao Shancai's inquiry, Prince Zhu Heyu nodded, a wry smile flashed on his face, and then like a student handing over his homework to Mr., he handed over the recital in his hand to Zhao Shancai for review.

In fact, this is already the seventh note written by Zhu Heyu, but after the first six notes were handed over to Zhao Shancai for review, Zhao Shancai expressed dissatisfaction every time, and also sketched many mistakes and omissions for the crown prince Zhu Heyu, saying that after seeing these mistakes and omissions, Emperor Deqing will not only not forgive the crown prince Zhu Heyu, but will once again blame the prince Zhu Heyu for his shallow thinking.

So, in these ten days, the crown prince Zhu and Yu repeatedly revised their repentance six times, and now they finally have a final draft, but he is still worried that Zhao Shan will pick out the mistakes and omissions again and let him take it back and revise it again.

On the other side, after Zhao Shancai carefully reviewed the recital of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, he finally showed satisfaction, nodded and said: "This time it was all written to the point, presumably Your Majesty will definitely express satisfaction after seeing His Royal Highness's recital, as long as Your Majesty is satisfied with His Royal Highness's reflection, we will still have a lot to do in the future." ”

Hearing Zhao Shancai's words, Prince Zhu and Yu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Shancai attaches great importance to this note, even if it is just a certain word that may cause ambiguity, he will deliberately circle it out for the prince Zhu and Yu to revise it, and the prince Zhu and Yu have spent too much time and effort in order to meet Zhao Shancai's requirements for this note, and now Zhao Shancai finally expressed his satisfaction, and the prince Zhu and Yu are naturally much more relaxed.

Secretly relieved, the crown prince Zhu and Yu said: "Since Mr. Zhao is also satisfied with this recital, then I will go to the palace to ask my father to see the emperor and present this recital to him." ”

Speaking of this, the crown prince Zhu Heyu hesitated slightly, glanced at the desk full of books and papers in front of Zhao Shancai, and then at Zhao Shancai's withered face, and couldn't help but say again: "Mr. Zhao's condition has not shown signs of healing during this time, it is better to rest more, you don't have to work so hard, I still need Mr. Zhao's assistance and help in the future......

As he spoke, Prince Zhu and Yu sighed, and planned to turn around and leave the study.

During this period of time, the crown prince Zhu and Yu have also repeatedly admonished Zhao Shancai to pay attention to rest, but Zhao Shancai just didn't listen, but seized all the time to plan various things for the prince Zhu and Yu, so the prince Zhu and Yu also knew that their exhortation was probably still ineffective, but they still couldn't help but say it. After finishing speaking, the crown prince Zhu and Yu couldn't bear to see Zhao Shancai continuing to work hard, so they planned to leave the study.

"Your Highness, slow down." However, as soon as the crown prince Zhu and Yu turned around, they heard Zhao Shancai's retention.

Prince Zhu and Yu were slightly stunned and asked, "What else is wrong with Mr. Zhao?" ”

I saw Zhao Shancai take out a booklet from his hand, handed it to the crown prince Zhu Heyu, and said: "For a period of time, I have been looking for some available talents for His Royal Highness the Prince, and now I have finally achieved some results, this booklet is a list, a total of twenty-one people, which also lists some of their information in detail...... Among these twenty-one people, nine of them are serving in the capital, and now that the 'Jingcha' is imminent, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had better seize the opportunity to focus on promoting them, and with their assistance in the future, we can also have more help in the temple. ”

Hearing Zhao Shancai say this, Prince Zhu and Yu nodded with a serious face.

Zhao Shancai's vision is extremely high, and the talents that can make him look at them, Prince Zhu and Yu naturally attach importance to them.

After taking the booklet, Prince Zhu and Yu carefully browsed it, and then nodded: "I have memorized these people, and I will definitely try to reuse them in the future, but ...... The number of people is inevitably a little too small, only twenty-one people, and most of them are official positions below the seventh grade, I am afraid that even if I focus on promoting them, I will not be able to provide assistance in a short time. ”

Zhao Shancai sighed and said: "Not only must they have a noble character and are not contaminated by the officialdom dye vat, but they also have outstanding ability and can do practical things, such talents are really rare." It was not easy for me to find these twenty-one people. Does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince know why most of the clear streams of the imperial court are concentrated in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and Kedao? And why are the corrupt officials in officialdom always more capable of doing things? And the clear stream is often deficient? ”

Hearing Zhao Shancai's inquiry, Prince Zhu and Yu looked a little embarrassed.

He has always relied on the support of the Qingliu people in the DPRK and China, which is why he has such a momentum today.

However, even the crown prince Zhu and Yu had to admit that most of the Qingliu officials in the court were high-eyed and boastful, and if they really wanted to do some practical things, these Qingliu officials would often be more than successful and more than defeated.

After a moment of hesitation, the crown prince Zhu Heyu sighed: "Although I don't want to admit it, but the Qingliu people in the DPRK and China are indeed incompetent, although they are of high character, but when it comes to doing practical things, they are not as good as those corrupt officials and traitors, why is this the case, I have never thought about it deeply, and I ask Mr. Zhao for advice!" ”

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Well, a big chapter of 4,000 words.

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