Since leaving the capital, Zhao Junchen has been in a bad mood on the way to Liaodong, even a little irritable.
There are two main reasons.
One reason is that after being transferred away from the mountain by Emperor Deqing, he felt insecure. After all, after leaving the center of the capital, he could not grasp the overall situation, and the message transmission was also delayed. Even if something unfavorable to Zhao Junchen happened, Zhao Junchen would not be able to respond in time.
, but the next period of time in the center of the capital is bound to be a troubled time.
Another reason is that Fang Ru's due date is coming soon, and Zhao Junchen is most needed at this time. Zhao Junchen has promised Fang Ru many times that he will try his best to accompany her in the future - but because of De
Not only did Zhao Junchen renege on Emperor Qing's decree, but if the Liaodong incident was delayed for too long, Zhao Junchen might not even be able to witness the birth of his first child.
Zhao Junchen couldn't tell which of the two reasons made him more irritable. In short, he was irritable.
In addition, although the capital center and the Liaodong Defense Area are not far apart, the road conditions are extremely poor, so Zhao Junchen cannot ride a faster and bumpier carriage. In addition, Zhao Junchen's physical condition has been somewhat unstable recently.
, also unable to gallop on horseback, could only ride slowly in a sedan chair, which naturally delayed the journey a lot, which made Zhao Junchen feel even more irritable.
The irritability needs to be vented, but Zhao Junchen is a deep-tempered man and is unwilling to lose his composure in front of outsiders, so at this time, the people around him are always unlucky - because of some small things, Xu Qingyan and Zhao Dali have already suffered a lot along the way.
Zhao Junchen scolded him several times, which made Xu and Zhao try their best to avoid Zhao Junchen recently.
Zhao Junchen also knew that there was no way he could continue like this, and he had to find a way to calm down as soon as possible, so he ordered people to bring "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", "Lu Shi Chun Qiu" and other official history books, and read them as patiently as possible.
These large books were specially prepared for Zhao Junchen before he left Beijing, not only to pass the time on the road and calm his mood, but also to try to make up for his weaknesses.
Zhao Junchen is good at finding opportunities to fish in troubled waters, is accustomed to using conspiracy methods that cannot be seen, and the plans he designs are also too sophisticated and complicated - these characteristics are not only Zhao Junchen's advantages, but also his disadvantages.
However, with Zhao Junchen's current status and power, he must learn to use more conspiracy methods to take advantage of the situation.
During this period of time, the more contact he had with Zhou Shangjing, the more Zhao Junchen became aware of his own flaws and shortcomings.
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On this day, Zhao Junchen was sitting in a sedan chair, flipping through the "Book of Han" in his hand. After seeing the content of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's implementation of the "Tianfa Order", he murmured to himself: "All the princes, whenever I read
When you read this part, you can't help but marvel at the methods of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty... According to the summary of later generations, the four major conspiracy in history are to push the favor order, to encircle Wei and save Zhao, to kill three soldiers with two peaches, and to order the princes from the emperor... In my opinion
It seems that among them, the Tweeting Order is the most unexplainable, and in just a few words, the foundation of the princes has been lost...
If you think about it carefully, the so-called "yang conspiracy" can be summed up as changing one's resource allocation, turning some idle resources in one's hands into hot and precious things, thereby forming a situation that is more beneficial to oneself, and then following the trend.
, follow the trend...
Among them, the word "shi" means interests and people's hearts. It is just an introduction, driven by interests and people's will, to guide the situation in the direction you want... and interests and people's tendencies often go hand in hand.
They are all inviolable, so the conspiracy will naturally not fail.
Zhou Shangjing mentioned one thing inadvertently at the beginning, that is, if I could be less ambitious and not as uncontrollable and unpredictable as I am now, he would actually be happy to merge the two parties of Zhou and Zhao and make me his
successor……
From a certain point of view, this is an extremely clever conspiracy. Not only does the power in his hands nearly double in an instant, but I and everyone in the 'Zhao Party' also have a safer future.
Driven by this, no one can resist such a proposal, and the price Zhou Shangjing paid was not just the promise of 'successor'!
In comparison, conspiracy methods also pay attention to interests and people's hearts, but they add too many variables that cannot be seen, such as deception, coercion, deception, etc., so they naturally fall behind.
The fundamental reason why Zhou Shangjing was able to use Yang Miao and was good at it was because he had always considered both public and private affairs, so he became a recognized representative of the ministerial power. He could always win the support of most officials, including me, and he was always able to win the support of most officials, including me.
He is on the side of the general trend...
But I don’t have the recognition of hundreds of officials like Zhou Shangjing, and I don’t have enough experience, so I can’t blindly imitate Zhou Shangjing’s style. I must have my own way...
My next effort is to try to eliminate factors such as deception, coercion, concealment, etc. from my plans, and add more considerations of people's hearts and interests. All deceptions will be exposed one day, and all compulsions will encounter resistance.
All deceptions will eventually come to light sooner or later, but people's hearts and interests are difficult to change. People are always proactive and willing to be driven...
On the other hand, when we become enemies with Zhou Shangjing and Emperor Deqing in the future, we can also start from the aspects of changing interests and people's hearts in the face of their conspiracy..."
For a time, Zhao Junchen thought about many things.
Before this, Zhao Junchen had always been focused on intrigues and fighting for power, but he had no chance to calm himself down and no time to think about these principles.
After this thought, Zhao Junchen felt that he had grown slightly and his mood improved slightly.
However, just when Zhao Junchen lowered his head and was about to continue reading the "Book of Han" in his hand, Zhao Dali's cautious request for instructions suddenly came from outside the sedan.
"Minister, we have left the Jizhen defense area and arrived in Liaodong. However, because we were too busy to travel, we missed the opportunity to rest in Fucheng. Now that the sky is getting dark, we must choose a place to spend the night as soon as possible...
According to the villain's inquiring, there is a military fort twenty miles to the north, and a village ten miles to the east. Do you think we should go to the military fort in the north to spend the night? Or to the village in the east to spend the night?"
After hearing Zhao Dali's request, Zhao Junchen closed the book in his hand, then opened the sedan curtain and looked outside. Sure enough, he saw the sunset setting in the west, and it would be dark soon.
Then, Zhao Junchen discovered that Zhao Dali was not the only one who came to the sedan to ask for instructions. Xu Qingyan was standing next to Zhao Dali, but he did not speak, but carefully observed Zhao Junchen's expression full of grievances.
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Obviously, because Zhao Junchen has been irritable these days and has lost his temper to people around him many times, both Xu Qingyan and Zhao Dali suffered a lot of unknown anger.
When people are unhappy, they always tend to lose their temper at the people around them, but this is actually a sign of cowardice and immaturity, because everyone knows in their hearts that losing their temper at the people around them will not have any serious consequences.
If you lose your temper to outsiders, you may be resented, so you choose to let those around you bear the negative emotions with you.
At this time, Zhao Junchen's mood had gradually calmed down. Seeing Xu Qingyan and Zhao Dali's behavior, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Junchen ordered: "The military forts in the border town are too cramped and small. It is better to go to the village in the east to spend the night. Prepare a sum of money to give to the villagers and buy some meat from the villagers. Everyone will be happy along the way.
I'm sorry, let's eat something good tonight."
After hearing Zhao Junchen's instructions, Xu Qingyan and Zhao Dali both agreed, and then hurriedly wanted to leave the vicinity of Zhao Junchen, obviously worried that they would be angered by Zhao Junchen again.
But at this moment, Zhao Junchen called out to Xu Qingyan and Zhao Dali again, and continued: "Also, if I can find drinks, I will try to find them. Although I don't like drinking, I have to go with you tonight.
You two have a few drinks and take the opportunity to apologize to you... I have been unhappy these past few days, but I shouldn't be angry with you. Now that I have calmed down a little, I have realized my fault, it was my fault!"
Zhao Dali is a honest and loyal man, and he has received great kindness from Zhao Junchen, so he is just afraid of Zhao Junchen's anger, but he does not have any resentment in his heart. After hearing Zhao Junchen's apology, he quickly waved his hand to express his
Don't worry, it's just a small thing.
On the other side, after Xu Qingyan heard Zhao Junchen's apology, he became even more aggrieved, and even his eyes turned red for a while.
But now that Zhao Junchen has apologized, what else can Xu Qingyan do? Of course he chooses to forgive Zhao Junchen.
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In this way, after Zhao Junchen and his team traveled ten miles eastward, they finally saw the village that Zhao Dali mentioned from a distance before it became completely dark.
However, Zhao Junchen's team did not enter the village immediately, but stopped in advance.
Because something is wrong!
There were five or six corpses hanging on several big trees outside the village. All the corpses were dressed up by villagers and had ferocious faces. At a glance, one could not help but feel horrified.
In the center of the village, you can clearly see the bright light of the fire - you know, the villagers and farmers in this era are all extremely poor, and even the firewood can be saved. Every night, it will soon become dark and there will be no light, but in front of you
In this village, you can actually see obvious firelight. This situation is also abnormal.
At the same time, there were also sounds of crying, arguing, and angry curses faintly reaching my ears.
It is obvious that some major changes are currently taking place in this village.
After hearing the report, Zhao Junchen opened the sedan curtain again and looked in the direction of the village. His expression suddenly became solemn. His first reaction was that there were bandits plundering him.
If it was just bandits plundering, Zhao Junchen would not be worried. As a cabinet minister, his mission was to go to Liaodong to demonstrate the dignity of the court and beat the military heads. Naturally, he was escorted by the army, including five people.
One hundred strong, well-equipped, and majestic Forbidden Army soldiers, as well as fifty feared Imperial Guards, plus Zhao Junchen's personal entourage, the size of the team is 600. They are not ordinary bandits at all.
opponent.
Therefore, Zhao Junchen just quickly ordered: "Send some astute spies to find out the news. If anything unusual is found, report it immediately! Send an order to all the fellow soldiers to prepare their horses and weapons and be ready to fight at any time!"
Then, Zhao Junchen sat in his sedan chair and patiently waited for the news.
After experiencing the fierce fighting between Shaanxi and Gansu, some horse thieves were not taken seriously by Zhao Junchen at all.
Soon, the spies had found out the situation in the village.
Facts have proved that Zhao Junchen was overthinking it, and it was not that the village was robbed by horse thieves.
But the real situation is much worse than Zhao Junchen expected!
