This young master is naturally Zhao Junchen, the elder of the court.
As for the young man behind Zhao Junchen with a bruise on his cheek and a bandage on his neck, it was Zhao Junchen's confidant Xu Qingyan.
Just like the conversation between Zhao Junchen and Xu Qingyan just now, Zhao Junchen had finished his trip to Liaodong and was about to return to the center of the capital when Emperor Deqing sent someone to stop him halfway.
Then, Zhao Junchen was temporarily assigned the task of announcing the imperial edict by Emperor Deqing, requiring Zhao Junchen to rush to Nanjing immediately and announce to all walks of life in Nanjing that the imperial court had decided to abolish the imperial edict of the Six Ministries of Nanjing, so Zhao Junchen did not even have the opportunity to take a look at the city walls of the capital from a distance.
, he was forced to change his route and rush to Nanjing.
On the way to Nanjing, Zhao Junchen's journey was repeatedly delayed and obstructed by certain forces. Therefore, although he traveled day and night, hurrying slowly, he still arrived two full days later than expected.
Outside Nanjing.
Just an hour ago, when Zhao Junchen finally entered Nanjing and received the news that Nanjing City was under martial law a few days ago, he immediately realized that something extraordinary must have happened in Nanjing City.
And because I was blocked by others, I must have arrived late.
Therefore, when Zhao Junchen arrived outside Nanjing by boat, he arranged for his subordinates to act suspiciously and attract attention when inquiring about information, and also deliberately aroused the suspicion of the officers and soldiers of the Jiangfang Camp outside Nanjing.
In this way, there will definitely be a conflict between the nursing home under his command and Jiang Fang Camp, and there may even be casualties.
Then, Zhao Junchen could not only alert the enemy, but also find a reason to blackmail the Jiangfang camp outside Nanjing.
After all, Zhao Junchen's identity is not only the current court elder, but also the imperial envoy on behalf of Emperor Deqing. Under such circumstances, he was disturbed by Jiang Fangying's collision. No matter how legitimate the reasons of Jiangfangying were, he would inevitably suffer.
If you go around in circles, everyone involved will be severely punished!
Unless... Zhao Junchen chose to be "magnanimous" and took the initiative to forgive Jiang Fangying's collision and offense!
But if you want Zhao Junchen to be "magnanimous", then Jiang Fangying must show enough sincerity, and he must obey Zhao Junchen in the next period of time!
In this way, Zhao Junchen himself had already controlled a force of soldiers and horses before he actually entered Nanjing City. When Zhao Junchen entered Nanjing City and dealt with Zhou Shangjing, Zhu Hejian, Wang Baoren, Song Chengren and others, he would be even more powerful.
Feeling confident.
Judging from the current situation, Zhao Junchen's plan is undoubtedly relatively smooth.
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On the other side, Liu Huaiyuan didn't know that he had been plotted by Zhao Junchen, and was still looking at Zhao Junchen with doubts.
The Jiangfang Camp stationed outside Nanjing City had always been headed by a civil servant appointed by the imperial court, who also held the position of Jiang Wuchen.
Before Liu Huaiyuan served as Cao Jiangwuchen, he had served as the censor of Qiandu in the Capital Inspectorate, and he had had several encounters with Zhao Junchen.
However, when Liu Huaiyuan was still serving in the capital, Zhao Junchen was not as powerful and highly regarded as he is now. He had not even been promoted to the position of Minister of Household Affairs, so Liu Huaiyuan was not deeply impressed by Zhao Junchen.
In addition, Zhao Junchen's image and temperament were completely different from those back then, so when Liu Huaiyuan saw Zhao Junchen, he just felt that he looked familiar and did not immediately identify Zhao Junchen's true identity.
Zhao Junchen stood with his head held high and his chest high, full of momentum. He stood on the deck of the passenger ship with his hands behind his hands for a long time, waiting for Liu Huaiyuan to be horrified when he discovered his identity, so he bowed his head and bowed.
But the reality is that Liu Huaiyuan just looked at Zhao Junchen with a puzzled expression, but he was unable to recognize Zhao Junchen's identity for a long time. Zhao Junchen kept his posture in vain for a long time, which made him feel a little embarrassed.
It stands to reason that at this time, Xu Qingyan should come on stage in time and shout out a series of Zhao Junchen's official positions and titles. In addition to further increasing Zhao Junchen's prestige, he can also point out Zhao Junchen's identity to everyone, and at the same time resolve the issue.
Zhao Junchen’s embarrassing situation.
However, when Xu Qingyan was responsible for kidnapping and guarding the Liaodong general He Yu, he was stabbed in the cheek and neck because He Yu was still fighting with the trapped beast. The injury to his vocal cords was particularly serious. It has not recovered yet and he was completely unable to shout loudly. At this time
He was unable to help Zhao Junchen resolve the embarrassment.
As for the guards in the Zhao Mansion, they may have strong martial arts skills and are good at fighting bravely, but in terms of cleverness and eyesight, they are far inferior to Xu Qingyan. At this time, they are only focused on confronting each other with the Jiang Fang camp soldiers, and no one wants to
Stand up and call out Zhao Junchen’s true identity.
So, the situation became deadlocked.
"Don't you think... I still have to identify myself in person? Will it be a bit pricey?"
Just as Zhao Junchen was hesitating and thinking, Liu Huaiyuan finally recognized Zhao Junchen's identity belatedly.
After all, Zhao Junchen's movements were full of nobility and power. He was obviously a very high-status figure. There were only a few dignitaries of his age in the whole court, except for Prince Zhu.
Apart from He Yu and the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian, there is only one Zhao Junchen left!
So, just as Zhao Junchen expected, after Liu Huaiyuan recognized Zhao Junchen's identity, he couldn't help but turn pale with shock and fear. He immediately knelt on the ground with a "pop", his body shaking like chaff, and his face pale and desperate.
Yesterday, he completely offended Zhou Shangjing for reporting Song Chengren with his real name, and today he led his troops to besiege Zhao Junchen's ship...
At the same time, he offended two powerful officials in the dynasty. Liu Huaiyuan was convinced that he was not far from death. At this time, he only hoped that his crime would not implicate the nine tribes.
"Zhao, Zhao cabinet minister! You, you, why did you come to Nanjing? I'm a official, I'm a official..."
In addition to panic, Liu Huaiyuan also stumbled when he spoke. Although he was eager to ask Zhao Junchen for forgiveness, he was unable to utter a complete sentence. He was obviously extremely panicked.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When the Jiang Fang camp soldiers saw Liu Huaiyuan suddenly kneeling on the ground and calling the young man on the boat a "cabinet minister", they all quickly realized that they had entered the big army.
Woe to them, they also threw down their weapons and knelt down one after another.
In fact, the ceremony of kneeling down during the Ming Dynasty was not as common as it was during the Qing Dynasty. However, under the current situation, Jiang Fangying did not care about these details. As long as they can get Zhao Junchen's forgiveness, let alone kneel down and bow their heads, even if
It's okay to let them invest in five stocks.
On the other side, seeing that Liu Huaiyuan finally recognized his identity, Zhao Junchen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but on the surface he became more and more angry. It seemed that he did not intend to forgive Jiang Fangying's offense and collision, and immediately snorted coldly.
With a sound, he tossed his sleeves and returned to the cabin.
About a stick of incense later, Liu Huaiyuan, led by Xu Qingyan, cautiously entered the cabin room where Zhao Junchen was.
Then, Liu Huaiyuan knelt at Zhao Junchen's feet again with a "pop" sound, but this time he finally calmed down a little and could barely speak some complete sentences.
"Zhao Gechen! Zhao Gechen, forgive me! I am blind and I collided with your boat and offended you. I really deserve to die! But I hope that I think this is just an unintentional mistake. You can be magnanimous. Your Excellency does not remember the small things."
People have passed..."
Before Liu Huaiyuan finished speaking, Zhao Junchen snorted again and interrupted: "Collision? Offense? Inadvertent mistake? You put it lightly! You are obviously leading troops to besiege our ship in order to carry out a rebellion.
Rebellion!"
Rebellion? Conspiracy?
This is a heinous crime!
If this big hat is placed on the head, then the nine tribes will really be killed!
Therefore, Liu Huaiyuan quickly shook his head and retorted: "The cabinet minister clearly knows that Xianguan made an unintentional mistake. He did not know about your visit beforehand! What's more, even if he bumped into the cabinet minister, Xianguan was far from being rebellious.
The crime of treason!"
Zhao Junchen sneered and did not answer.
But Xu Qingyan didn't need to shout loudly at this time, and naturally he would not disappoint Zhao Junchen's expectations. He immediately praised: "I hope Mr. Liu knows something. My cabinet minister is not just coming to Nanjing as the current cabinet minister. He is also visiting Nanjing."
He was also appointed as the Imperial Envoy by His Majesty! The Imperial Envoy is just like His Majesty’s presence in person! And if you lead troops to besiege the Imperial Envoy, it is equivalent to besieging the Holy One! Saying that you are rebellious and treasonous is already considered a light sentence!”
"This, this...how could it be like this? How could it be like this...Xiaguan, I really don't know..."
After Liu Huaiyuan heard this, he almost cried on the spot and stumbled again, unable to speak completely.
Seeing that Liu Huaiyuan was about to be frightened, Zhao Junchen calmed down a little at the right time and waved his hands: "That's all, I was appointed by His Majesty as the Imperial Envoy to come to Nanjing. I really have a heavy responsibility, so as for you leading the troops to besiege me,
Let’s not pursue the matter of the ship for the time being, and let’s talk about it later after I have finished my business.”
As he spoke, Zhao Junchen slightly emphasized the word "temporarily".
Then, Zhao Junchen went straight to the topic and asked: "Now, I have something important to ask you, and you must answer it truthfully without reservation! First of all, please explain how Nanjing was closed under martial law a few days ago.
What’s going on!”
Seeing that there seemed to be room for change, Liu Huaiyuan was overjoyed and eager to show his role, so he quickly reported to Zhao Junchen in detail all the things that had happened in Nanjing recently.
From the beginning and end of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian's attempt to evade the Six Ministries of Nanjing, to the conflict of interests between the Jin gentry forces and the Huangzhuang forces, to the series of chaos caused by Jiang Xiao and Hu Xiao, and even including the fact that he was instigated by Wang Baoren to accuse Song Chengren of interfering in military power.
Liu Huaiyuan reported everything without reservation.
Unfortunately, according to the Ming Dynasty's laws, Jiangfang Camp was stationed outside Nanjing all year round, and Liu Huaiyuan also stayed outside Nanjing to work, so he only had some superficial knowledge of various things happening in Nanjing, so although he
There is no concealment, and the information content is still not detailed enough.
However, the recent events in Nanjing are extremely complicated, with various changes happening constantly, and all kinds of turning points being unexpected. Even if it is just some superficial information, it is still an extremely huge amount of information for Zhao Junchen, which consumes Zhao Junchen.
It took a long time and a lot of thought to digest it.
"It seems that I still underestimated Zhou Shangjing's ambition... The person behind the secret obstruction of my journey is most likely Zhou Shangjing! I should have thought of this a long time ago, and only Zhou Shangjing, who controls the inn system, can
Have such ability!"
Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's expression changed.
Obviously, his main opponent in Nanjing City is the wily Zhou Shangjing!
In a way, this is the first head-to-head confrontation between Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing. Both sides have no room for concession, and this is something Zhao Junchen has always tried his best to avoid!
After pondering for a long time, Zhao Junchen raised his head and looked at Liu Huaiyuan again, with a look of appreciation on his face, and said slowly: "Liu Wuchen, I have heard of your name and deeds for a long time, but now it seems... I
I really underestimated you before, but I didn’t expect that you stabbed Zhou Shoufu in the back yesterday, allowing his close friend to help Song Chengren behind bars, and today you led your troops to siege our ship again! Haha, what a courage! That’s right!
What a courageous person! In the whole court, you are the only one who has the courage to offend me and Zhou Shoufu at the same time! Maybe you will be remembered in the history books of future generations for this!"
After hearing this, Liu Huaiyuan's body trembled violently and he almost fainted on the spot.
But the next moment, Zhao Junchen changed the topic again: "Under such circumstances, unless this cabinet is willing to be magnanimous and decide to forgive your offense, and to protect you with all its strength even if it offends Chief Minister Zhou, otherwise... I'm afraid you will definitely
There is no way to survive!”
Although Liu Huaiyuan was panicked at this time, he was not a fool. He immediately understood the meaning of Zhao Junchen's words and was overjoyed. He kowtowed and shouted: "Zhao Gechen! Please save me! Please show mercy and save me."
"Xiaguan! From now on, Xiaguan will be your dog and horse! I will definitely follow your lead!"
Zhao Junchen nodded with satisfaction.
Thanks to Wang Baoren's advance preparation, the specific process of Zhao Junchen's subjugation of Liu Huaiyuan was smoother than expected.
In this way, Zhao Junchen initially had an army to drive in Nanjing.
It's a pity that the strength of the Nanjing Jiangfang Camp is too weak, so I'm afraid it won't be able to play a big role, but it's better than nothing.
