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Zhou Shangjing, the most far-sighted, deepest city government, and the most clever minister of the Ming Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Zhou Shangjing's plans are always far-reaching, comprehensive, and hidden, before he is sure of victory, he never takes risks, never reveals his true intentions prematurely, always patiently, meticulously, and low-key to improve and prepare, and quietly wait for the best time to appear; When Zhou Shangjing finally began to put it into action, it often meant that Zhou Shangjing's plan was close to success, and then it would be a scene of hundreds of officials tied up and the situation changed.

In the past two decades, this has happened repeatedly, and there have been no accidents.

In recent days, although Zhao Junchen's city government methods have grown a lot, after all, they are still not as sophisticated and experienced as Zhou Shangjing, so Zhao Junchen naturally couldn't guess that Zhou Shangjing wanted to use his thoughts of "raising thieves and respecting himself" and "leading the water to the east".

However, Zhao Junchen is a villain, his heart is full of despicable ideas, and he is also the best at treating others with himself, never believing that there will be goodwill between politicians for no reason, Zhou Shangjing secretly takes care of him and treats him differently, Zhao Junchen has always been suspicious and secretly vigilant, and Zhao Junchen is not unguarded against Zhou Shangjing's ill intentions.

Therefore, even if Zhou Shangjing suddenly saw a dagger, Zhao Junchen would never be arrested without the power to fight back.

Of course, it is one thing to be prepared, and whether you can fight Zhou Shangjing in the end is another matter.

At this time, Zhao Junchen did not know Zhou Shangjing's secret instigation, nor did he know the changes in the minds of the "Zhou Party" officials, but after perceiving Zhou Shangjing's quiet attention to himself, he bowed to Zhou Shangjing from afar, and his attitude was quite respectful.

And Zhou Shangjing was still appreciative, nodding to Zhao Junchen.

After that, the two never communicated again.

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"Lord Zhao, you are frightened!"

"Lord Zhao, after hearing the news of your assassination, Xia Guan has been worried and restless, and now that you are safe and sound, Xia Guan will be relieved!"

"Xia Guan heard that after the murderer who assassinated Lord Zhao was caught by Xichang, he was actually intercepted and killed on the way...... But I don't know who is behind the scenes, it's really bold! is so unscrupulous, is there still the law and discipline of the court in his eyes? ”

"Please also rest assured that Lord Zhao, the lower officials have ordered the three law divisions to find out the real culprit as soon as possible and catch the mastermind behind the scenes, this matter must not be left like this!"

"Lord Zhao......"

Outside the noon gate, when Zhao Junchen appeared, the officials were quiet for a while, but soon many officials rushed to Zhao Junchen's face, either with concerned condolences or indignant rebukes, in a short period of time, more than ten officials had gathered around Zhao Junchen, and the scene was quite lively.

Many "Zhao Party" officials originally wanted to get close to Zhao Junchen and ask Zhao Junchen about the precautions and their respective tasks this morning, but because of this situation, the "Zhao Party" officials could not squeeze into Zhao Junchen's side for a while.

Regarding the eager performance of these officials, Zhao Junchen reacted a little coldly, but responded in a non-salty manner.

Because, these officials in front of them are all opponents of the imperial court's rectification of commercial taxes, and their positions are extremely firm! In other words, they are all political enemies of Zhao Junchen! Now, their various performances are not to please Zhao Junchen, or to take refuge in Zhao Junchen, but they have all heard some news and know that Zhao Junchen's assassination is related to the imperial court's rectification of commercial taxes, so they are afraid that they will be implicated, and like Shen Changmao, they also want to find opportunities to express their position and reduce their suspicions.

However, they are not Shen Changmao after all, and Zhao Junchen will not ask for them, and Zhao Junchen deliberately linked his assassination with the rectification of commercial taxes by the imperial court, and it was precisely to deal with these people in front of him, so Zhao Junchen naturally would not put on a good face for them - after all, these officials in front of him were all "suspects" in Zhao Junchen's assassination!

After seeing Zhao Junchen's cold and distant attitude, these officials quickly left in a huff.

Then, a group of "Zhao Party" officials quickly took their place, gathered around Zhao Junchen, and asked Zhao Junchen about the countermeasures of the early dynasty today, and after Zhao Junchen gave a few words to the "Zhao Party" people, he suddenly left the crowd of the "Zhao Party" and walked towards Shen Changmao not far away.

Seeing Zhao Junchen's actions, all the officials were shocked!

After all, Zhao Junchen and Shen Changmao are not only political enemies, but according to rumors in the market, Shen Changmao is the biggest suspect in sending someone to assassinate Zhao Junchen!

At this time, why did Zhao Junchen have a private meeting with Shen Changmao?

In fact, under the influence of rumors, Shen Changmao's attention today is not much lower than that of Zhao Junchen, and many officials are pointing at Shen Changmao and discussing a lot, which makes Shen Changmao feel quite uncomfortable.

And after Shen Changmao saw Zhao Junchen's movements, he was also slightly stunned.

But soon, Shen Changmao reacted, knowing that Zhao Junchen wanted to fulfill the transaction between the two, and took the opportunity to show his trust in Shen Changmao, and Shen Changmao could also take the opportunity to state his position in order to counter the rumors in the market.

So, Shen Changmao also left the crowd of the "Shen Party" and greeted Zhao Junchen.

After the two met, they were both smiling and affectionate, and they were even more intimate in their whispered conversations, as if their relationship was not only not a political enemy, but a close hardcore ally.

But in fact, the seemingly cordial meeting and conversation between the two was just a gesture, although it attracted the close attention of the officials, but the conversation between the two did not have any substance, it was just hypocritical and polite.

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False politeness has always been a compulsory course for politicians, but unfortunately Zhao Junchen and Shen Changmao are not good at this, and if they want to say something without actual content without repetition, they actually need a lot of ability, so Zhao Junchen and Shen Changmao soon became speechless.

Fortunately, just when Zhao Junchen and Shen Changmao were about to have nothing to say, the sound of bells and drums sounded above the noon gate, and then the palace gate of the Forbidden City slowly opened, but today's morning dynasty was finally about to begin.

At the same time, all the officials were in good spirits!

Yesterday, first Zhao Junchen was assassinated, and then Xichang was attacked, and the murderer who assassinated Zhao Junchen was also killed, which shocked the government and the opposition, and Emperor Deqing must have been angry!

Therefore, today's early dynasty will inevitably be a turbulent scene!

But I don't know, who will be unlucky in the end? And who will benefit?

Either looking forward to it or worrying, under the different minds of the officials, they have entered the Forbidden City, ready to meet the upcoming pattern changes!

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As expected by the officials, Emperor Deqing attached great importance to today's early dynasty.

When the hundred officials entered the Imperial Palace, they didn't wait too long, and Emperor Deqing had already appeared, and anyone could see the anger in his expression.

When the hundred officials knelt to greet him, he didn't wait for the great eunuch Zhang De to shout loudly, "If there is something to do, there is nothing to do and retreat from the court", Emperor Deqing already snorted coldly, and preemptively said angrily: "Yesterday, the assassination of Zhao Junchen, the head of the household, made me both angry and cold!" Near the downtown area at the feet of the Son of Heaven, and in broad daylight, such a bad incident can happen! How bad is the law and order in the capital? Who could be so lawless that he dared to flout the laws and discipline of the court like this? Shuntianfu, the Three Law Divisions, and the 26 Guards of the Capital actually allowed this kind of thing to happen, they were defenseless in advance, helpless afterwards, and how incompetent was the dereliction of duty? ! ”

With the loud rebuke of Emperor Deqing, the relevant officials of the Shuntian Mansion, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies were all sincerely frightened, and they came out to kneel down and plead guilty, and shouted in unison "The minister is guilty"!

Seeing the performance of these officials, Emperor Deqing not only did not stop his anger, but his anger became more and more high, and he continued to reprimand loudly: "Guilty? Of course you are guilty! You are stupid and incompetent, and you don't think about being loyal to the court on weekdays, but you only know how to fight for power and profit, which makes the court often degraded, the civil law and discipline are corrupted, and the century-old prestige of the court is lost! Why are you not guilty? You have a great sin! ”

After speaking, Emperor Deqing's eyes flashed, and after a quick glance at Zhou Shangjing, his eyes full of anger suddenly stared at Yin Xuegui of Shuntian Mansion and Zhang Bochong, the secretary of the Criminal Department!

These two people are both Zhou Shangjing's hardcore cronies and important friends! The security of the capital and the law and discipline of the imperial court are also the scope of their duties, so the two of them will be the most implicated in the assassination of Zhao Junchen.

Although Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing are now temporarily resting the struggle and are in the stage of cooperation, if they can use the assassination of Zhao Junchen to eradicate Xue Gui and Zhang Bochong in a bright and bright way, and take the opportunity to weaken Zhou Shangjing's influence, Emperor Deqing will never miss the opportunity.

Therefore, after Emperor Deqing went to court, he did not first look for the assassinated protagonist Zhao Junchen to talk, but put on an extremely angry look, just to take advantage of the topic, and take advantage of Zhou Shangjing and the "Zhou Party" officials to react before they could remove, Xue Gui and Zhang Bochong's official positions were preemptively dismissed, and the matter was determined first.

However, Zhou Shangjing and Emperor Deqing have been fighting openly and secretly for many years, so they can be said to know the roots, so they naturally guessed Emperor Deqing's thoughts.

Therefore, Emperor Deqing was about to find Xue Gui and Zhang Bochong to ask for guilt, but Zhou Shangjing was already the first to report to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty, the old minister wants to impeach Yin Xue Gui of Shuntianfu and Zhang Bochong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, for dereliction of duty and negligence!" ”

Hearing Zhou Shangjing's speech, including Emperor Deqing, the whole dynasty was stunned.

Xue Gui and Zhang Bochong are Zhou Shangjing's hardcore cronies and important friends, this is a well-known thing, why did Zhou Shangjing impeach the two first? Could it be that Zhou Shangjing has already had the consciousness of killing his relatives in righteousness?

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PS: Recently, the computer crashes are frequent, and I found someone to fix it, but it turned out that the fan was seriously dusty, and it had completely stopped turning.

…… (To be continued.) )