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The next day, early in the morning, outside the noon gate.

Before the start of the early dynasty, when Zhao Junchen got off the sedan chair and appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of hundreds of officials.

In the eyes, there are different emotions, some are worried, some are scrutinized, some are gloating, and some are meaningful.

After all, just the day before, Zhao Junchen's assassination shook the government and the opposition, and the murderer who assassinated Zhao Junchen was finally caught by Xichang, and was intercepted and killed on the way.

In the hundreds of years of the Ming Dynasty, there have only been a handful of similar bad incidents, and Zhao Junchen, as the protagonist of this matter, has naturally attracted much attention.

Under the attention of the officials, Zhao Junchen's expression was still calm and his demeanor was still calm, almost no different from the past, as if he was completely unaffected by yesterday's assassination.

Regarding Zhao Junchen's performance, the various forces in the DPRK and China also reacted differently.

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As always, "Prince. Party officials gathered around the crown prince Zhu and Yu.

Looking at Zhao Junchen's calm performance from afar, Pavilion Elder Cheng said coldly: "Pretend!" Pretend to be calm! ”

Chen Dongxiang, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, also said: "This Zhao Junchen has always pretended to be a ghost!" ”

"Prince. The party "everyone originally thought that after Zhao Junchen was assassinated, he would inevitably look like he was in a panic, and they also expected to see Zhao Junchen's jokes in the court this morning, but they didn't expect Zhao Junchen to be calm as usual, so "Prince. Party officials were disappointed, but they also thought that Zhao Junchen's calm and composure was only disguised.

After all, they asked themselves, if they were assassinated and narrowly escaped with their lives, they would never be as calm and calm as Zhao Junchen, but since they couldn't do something like Qingliu who was not afraid of power, how could a despicable corrupt official like Zhao Junchen do it? Therefore, Zhao Junchen's calm composure must be, and can only be pretended.

For this point of view, "Prince. After all, if they deny this point of view, it is tantamount to admitting that they are not as good as Zhao Junchen, a corrupt official!

Therefore, after hearing the remarks of Cheng Yuandao and Chen Dongxiang, "Prince. Party officials also echoed it.

In "Prince. Surrounded by everyone, Prince Zhu and Yu seemed to want to agree at first, but then he suddenly thought of Zhao Shancai's advice to him a few days ago, but he was silent and did not speak.

"If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince regards Zhao Junchen as a great enemy, then why is he unwilling to recognize Zhao Junchen's merits and always disdain Zhao Junchen? If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince disdains Zhao Junchen and thinks that Zhao Junchen is just a despicable and incompetent corrupt official, then why are you so obsessed with Zhao Junchen? Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince, if you really want to bring down Zhao Junchen, you must admit that Zhao Junchen is powerful, and you must also know what Zhao Junchen is really strong, otherwise you will only make a wrong assessment and never achieve your goal......"

For these words, Prince Zhu and Yu didn't take it to heart at first, but at this time, for some reason, they suddenly recalled it, so he didn't echo the other "Prince. The views of the party officials looked at Zhao Junchen much more solemnly.

I have to say that although the results are a little slow, Zhao Shancai is indeed changing the inherent concept of the crown prince Zhu and Yu little by little.

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On the other side, after seeing Zhao Junchen's performance, Pavilion Elder Zhou Shangjing faintly appreciated it, and nodded: "Zhao Junchen's city government ambition is getting better and better...... Based on this alone, I am far from being able to compare with the rest of the young talents, the old man only hopes that he can use his talents in the right place, and sometimes, Zhao Junchen's approach is a little excessive, and I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse......

Zhou Shangjing's remarks seemed to mean something, but they attracted the attention of several "Zhou Party" officials around him.

Song Qiwen, the secretary of the ministry, asked cautiously, "Elder Ge, what do you mean......?" ”

Zhou Shangjing's seemingly faint old eyes flashed slightly, and he said softly: "You say, before and after Zhao Junchen's assassination, who got the biggest benefit?" ”

Zhou Shangjing's surrounding several people, all of whom are core officials of the "Zhou Party", are naturally not stupid people, after hearing Zhou Shangjing's prompt, they first thought secretly for a moment, and then they all showed horror on their faces.

Zhang Bochong's eyes flickered, and he asked slowly: "Elder Ge, are you saying that the assassination of Zhao Junchen and even the attack on Xichang may have been done by Zhao Junchen on purpose?" ”

Just yesterday, because of the assassination of Zhao Junchen and the attack on Xichang, Zhang Bochong, as the secretary of the Criminal Department, can be said to be so busy that he was dizzy, and he didn't eat or sleep well, but unfortunately he still didn't make any progress, and today, Zhang Bochong is secretly worried, for fear that he will be reprimanded by Emperor Deqing, but Zhang Bochong himself does not have too many complaints, after all, this is his duty...... However, if all this is a play directed and acted by Zhao Junchen, then isn't Zhang Bochong being wantonly played by Zhao Junchen? In this regard, Zhang Bochong was naturally secretly angry in his heart.

On the other side, Yin Xuegui of Shuntian Mansion showed even more hatred, after all, because of the assassination of Zhao Junchen and the attack on Xichang, his official position was already in jeopardy.

However, Zhou Shangjing shook his head and said: "The old man is just a guess, it's just a possibility, and it may not be intentional, at least Zhao Junchen's assassination doesn't look like a fake, but the old man saw the turmoil and changes in the capital yesterday, Zhao Junchen must have taken advantage of the chaos, pushed the boat downstream, and guided the situation in the direction he wanted...... It's just that after being assassinated by a murderer, he can calmly analyze the situation and try to fight for his own benefits, this Zhao Junchen is inevitably a little too calm, and a little too unscrupulous......"

After getting Zhou Shangjing's answer, Zhang Bochong and Xue Gui's emotions calmed down a little, but their eyes were still flashing, and they all looked thoughtful.

Song Qiwen has been following Zhou Shangjing for a longer time, and he also understands Zhou Shangjing's style of doing things better, but after hearing Zhou Shangjing's answer, he has some doubts in his heart.

Prior to this, Zhou Shangjing had always been the most cautious, and would never tell himself and others such unverifiable speculations, but why did he go against the norm today, not only maliciously speculating on Zhao Junchen's motives, but also telling these views to himself and others? In this way, officials of the "Zhou Party" such as Zhang Bochong and Xue Gui will inevitably be secretly hostile to Zhao Junchen in the future, so is Zhou Shangjing not worried that the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party" will gradually become hostile from now on?

You must know that so far, the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party" do not have too obvious conflicts of interest, but on the contrary, there are more areas of cooperation between interests.

As far as Song Qiwen knows, Zhou Shangjing and Zhao Junchen are already preparing to join hands to rectify the Sixth Department of Nanjing, and they are also ready to cooperate in the matter of commercial taxation.

Between doubts, Song Qiwen secretly observed the changes in Zhou Shangjing's expression, hoping that he could detect some of Zhou Shangjing's true thoughts.

However, Zhou Shangjing still looked like an ancient well, just quietly looking at Zhao Junchen in the distance, and seemed to be completely unaware of the impact of what he had just said.

"Could it be that Elder Zhou Ge, like His Majesty, has begun to be wary of Zhao Junchen as his power increases? That's right, after Zhao Junchen annexed the 'Yellow Party' forces, his strength was enough to pose a threat to Zhou Gelao...... What's more, Zhao Junchen's incident this time also directly affected Xue Gui, and Xue Gui has always been an important confidant of Zhou Ge Lao, and the position of Shuntian Mansion Yin is also very important, Zhou Ge Lao is a little angry with Zhao Junchen, but it is reasonable......

Song Qiwen secretly guessed Zhou Shangjing's true thoughts.

But in fact, Song Qiwen's speculation and Zhou Shangjing's real thoughts can be said to be completely different, and there is no side at all.

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…… (To be continued.) )