Although Zhao Shancai is young, has little qualifications, and has a low status, he has a calm temperament, a calm expression, bright eyes, and a convincing bearing in his movements.
In addition, Zhao Shancai is a close disciple of the former Crown Prince and Grand Master He Ming, and has inherited the knowledge of the emperor's mind. Everyone in the "Prince's Party" already regards him as one of their own, and will look at him with special regard.
Therefore, after hearing Zhao Shancai's warning, everyone in the "princeling party" was panicked and confused. After hearing Zhao Shancai's words that there was still a possibility of reversing the matter, everyone cheered up and looked expectantly.
He looked at Zhao Shancai and waited for Zhao Shancai's advice.
However, in this way, the seventh prince Zhu Heyu, who was originally regarded as the backbone of the "Prince Party", was now ignored by everyone on the scene, so the eyes of the seventh prince Zhu Heyu became more and more gloomy.
Already.
However, the gloom only lasted for a moment. In the next moment, the seventh prince had returned to his usual calm demeanor, without anyone noticing anything unusual.
On the other side, Zhao Shancai sighed softly in his heart after seeing the changes in the expressions of the "princeling party" people.
He inherited the knowledge of the emperor's mind from the former prince and grand master. The "emperor's mind" may seem profound and unpredictable, but in the final analysis it is just a method of checking and balancing power and figuring out people's hearts.
In fact, after Zhao Shancai met Prince Zhu Heyu, in order to attract the attention of the "princeling party" to him and to better persuade everyone to follow his suggestions, he quietly used some methods in the emperor's mind.
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That is - if you want to persuade the other party to adopt your suggestion, you must first do two things: first, fully demonstrate the areas in which you are good at. Second, let the other party be in a wavering state of unconfidence at any time; in this way
, the other party will subconsciously rely on you, trust you, and adopt your suggestions.
After meeting the prince Zhu Heyu, Zhao Shancai did exactly this - he first talked eloquently and told everyone in detail the story of the game between Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing. This was a hint to everyone, "Everyone, please do not hesitate."
I don’t understand the current complex situation, and only I can have a clear view of it.” This is used to show advantages and attract everyone’s attention.
Then, Zhao Shancai suddenly revealed the current crisis of Prince Zhu Heyu, which cleanly destroyed the confidence of everyone in the "Prince Party", and when everyone in the "Prince Party" was panicking, he threw out another
A life-saving straw...
When things have reached this point, the rhythm is completely in the hands of Zhao Shancai. The hearts of everyone in the "Prince Party" have been captured by Zhao Shancai. They subconsciously regard Zhao Shancai as their backbone...
At this time, Zhao Shancai put forward his own suggestions again. It was naturally much easier to convince the "princeling party" people!
On the contrary, if Zhao Shancai had put forward various suggestions from the beginning, the outcome would have been completely opposite!
However, after successfully achieving his goal, Zhao Shancai was slightly disappointed when he looked at the expectant looks of everyone in the "Prince Party".
Without him, although things went very smoothly, the "Prince Party" people took the bait so easily without any struggle at all. Many of the reserved back-ups were useless. This can only show that "The Prince Party"
There really aren't any outstanding talents among the "sub-party". Even a newcomer like Zhao Shancai, who has no qualifications, can easily influence them with just a little effort.
Zhao Shancai already regards himself as a member of the "Prince's Party". Naturally, he hopes that the more talents in the "Prince's Party", the better, so after seeing this scene, Zhao Shancai was inevitably a little disappointed.
With these people in front of me, even if we survive the current difficulties, how can we fight against Zhou Shangjing, Zhao Junchen and other cunning and intelligent powerful officials in the future?
At this moment, Zhao Shancai felt that he had a great responsibility!
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However, the disappointment in Zhao Shancai's eyes only flashed across his eyes.
Soon, Zhao Shancai regained his confidence and calmness.
Under the expectant gaze of everyone, Zhao Shancai slowly said: "When the matter has reached this point, His Royal Highness's first priority is to obtain His Majesty's understanding and try to dispel His Majesty's doubts about His Highness' abilities. Only in this way can stability be achieved
Only with the position of Crown Prince can I further plan my future affairs!"
The initial point of Zhao Shancai's suggestion is quite similar to that of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian.
Therefore, after hearing Zhao Shancai's suggestion, Zhu Heyu subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and his attitude became more serious.
Then, Prince Zhu Heyu asked: "We have thought about this before, but we haven't thought of the specific method yet. Shancai, can you teach me how to do it?"
After all, Zhao Shancai's experience was a little shallow, and it was only then that he noticed the existence of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian because of the actions of the prince Zhu Heyu.
However, Zhu Hejian's performance at this time was extremely low-key and he was not wearing princely clothes, so Zhao Shancai did not know the identity of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and now was not the time to ask.
Therefore, Zhao Shancai just paid attention to Zhu Hejian for a moment, and then explained: "In order to achieve these goals, Your Royal Highness, you must first do three things! One, you must try your best to show your filial piety and loyalty to His Majesty.
After you see His Majesty, you must try to explain to His Majesty that the real reason why you are rectifying business taxes is because you have repeatedly seen His Majesty being constrained by lack of food and money over the years, but you cannot bear to see His Majesty in distress again.
So I want to solve this problem for His Majesty and fulfill my filial piety! When the time comes, you might as well speak more emotionally or even exaggerate. In short, everything you do is because of filial piety and loyalty!"
After a pause, Zhao Shancai continued: "No matter what, Your Majesty, you and Your Majesty have a father-son relationship after all. A father will always soften his heart after seeing his son's filial behavior! Even if a son gets into big trouble because of his filial piety, in the eyes of his father
It’s understandable! Therefore, the first thing your Highness has to do is to attribute all the reasons to your filial piety and loyalty, so that you can alleviate the anger in Your Majesty’s heart!”
After hearing Zhao Shancai's suggestion, everyone on the scene nodded in agreement. They felt that Zhao Shancai's suggestion was indeed reasonable.
On the other side, Prince Zhu Heyu also nodded in agreement after hesitating for a moment.
In fact, the real reason why Prince Zhu Heyu rectified the commercial tax had nothing to do with filial piety. It was just that he was upright by nature and could not turn a blind eye after seeing the commercial tax loopholes in the Ming Dynasty! In addition, he took the opportunity to show his ability to Emperor Deqing,
And intervening in Zhao Junchen's financial power was also what Prince Zhu Heyu had in mind.
However, Prince Zhu Heyu has finally grown up a little, his temperament is not as stubborn as before, and he has learned how to be flexible.
Therefore, although Zhao Shancai's suggestion was suspected of deceiving the emperor, Prince Zhu Heyu finally agreed after careful consideration.
After seeing Prince Zhu Heyu agreeing, Zhao Shancai's eyes flashed with joy.
After a short period of communication, Zhao Shancai has discovered the growth of Prince Zhu Heyu. For Zhao Shancai, this is the biggest gain in rectifying the business tax affairs.
As a result, Zhao Shan regained his energy and continued: "The second thing you have to do, Your Highness, is to admit your mistake and apologize to His Majesty! Because your actions to rectify business taxation during this period have not only achieved no results at all, but
It also completely disrupted the situation in the temple. As a result, His Majesty has now questioned your ability. This is also your biggest crisis at present! After all, although Your Majesty is your father, he is also the emperor of the Ming Dynasty! Your Majesty
The Ming Dynasty will never be handed over to an incompetent heir, and it is precisely because of this that your Majesty is now thinking of changing the throne!"
At this point, the position of the crown prince was involved. The expressions of the "Prince's Party" became much more serious, and they listened to Zhao Shancai's suggestions more carefully.
Only Zhao Shancai further explained: "So, after your Highness has expressed your filial piety, His Majesty's anger will subside a little. Taking this opportunity, Your Highness, you must seriously apologize to His Majesty and admit your mistake, but the specific method of apology is
Very particular! When you apologize, you must analyze in detail your shortcomings in rectifying commercial taxes, and you must also proactively admit that you did not think carefully and ruined His Majesty's plan to overthrow Zhou Shangjing. During this period, you must also interfere with
Some of my own views on the situation in the temple, and some effective suggestions!"
After a pause, Zhao Shancai concluded: "In short, at that time, you publicly apologized to His Majesty, but in fact, you used the opportunity of apology to show His Majesty your growth and changes, and let His Majesty know
After you have gone through the business and tax rectification, you have become much more mature in terms of your mind, your vision, and your city. Only in this way can you reduce His Majesty's doubts about your ability and further dispel His Majesty's idea of changing your savings!"
As Zhao Shancai finished speaking, everyone in the "Prince Party" looked happy, feeling that Zhao Shancai's strategy was very feasible.
On the other side, Prince Zhu Heyu looked hesitant.
Without him, Prince Zhu Heyu is still very self-aware. Although he has grown a lot recently, his vision and ability are still limited. Let him show his ability to Emperor Deqing, analyze the situation in the temple, put forward effective suggestions, and also get
Emperor Deqing recognized that these were beyond his capabilities.
After seeing the change in Prince Zhu Heyu's expression, Zhao Shancai quickly guessed what he was thinking.
Therefore, Zhao Shancai said again: "Your Majesty, this step of showing your ability and knowledge to His Majesty is very important, and it must be approved by His Majesty! Although Your Majesty, you have a gap in your heart, but just in case, you still have to do it.
You need to do your homework in advance and learn from the strengths of others! I am not a talented student, and I also have some opinions on the current situation in the temple. Now I have written them all down. I hope your highness can take a look."
While he was talking, Zhao Shancai had already taken out a few pieces of letter paper from his sleeves, with many words written densely on them, which contained Zhao Shancai's views on the situation in the temple.
Obviously, Zhao Shancai has thought very carefully and has already prepared everything!
On the other side, after Prince Zhu Heyu took the letter, he unfolded it and read it roughly, and his face soon showed a look of shock.
The various contents in the letter can be said to fully demonstrate Zhao Shancai's vision and knowledge. The views, analysis, and suggestions on the situation in the temple are all very sharp. Many of them were not thought of by Prince Zhu Heyu in advance.
Although He Yu only glanced through it briefly, he already had a feeling of enlightenment.
At the same time, Prince Zhu Heyu finally saw Zhao Shancai's extraordinary talent!
Originally, in the view of Crown Prince Zhu Heyu, although Zhao Shancai was a close disciple of the former Crown Prince Grand Master He Ming and was quite talented, he was at best just a rare young talent.
Before this, although Zhao Shancai put forward some good suggestions, they were just trying to figure out people's hearts. Although they are rare, they are not precious!
However, after reading Zhao Shancai's analysis of the temple situation, Prince Zhu Heyu suddenly discovered that the Zhao Shancai in front of him was more than just a "young talent" and he needed to treat him with the courtesy of a national scholar!
Therefore, after Prince Zhu Heyu put a few precious pieces of letter paper into his sleeves, he actually stood up, bowed to Zhao Shancai in person, and said: "Sir, you are very talented. If I can get through the current difficulties, I hope you will."
If you, sir, can continue to assist me in the future, I will treat you with the courtesy of a national scholar!"
Zhu Heyu was not only the current prince, but also older than Zhao Shancai. Now he took the initiative to salute Zhao Shancai and addressed him as "sir". This situation shocked everyone present.
Zhao Shancai was also very shocked and quickly bowed in return, saying he did not dare.
But at the same time, Zhao Shancai also discovered the benefits of Prince Zhu Heyu.
Although Prince Zhu Heyu is a little immature in his methods and a little stubborn in his character, he is perseverant and upright, and he will grow up after encountering setbacks. He can also be courteous to virtuous people and listen to other people's suggestions with an open mind. All these things illustrate the character of Prince Zhu Heyu.
He Yu is indeed a good master!
Therefore, Zhao Shancai was surprised when faced with the courtesy of Prince Zhu Heyu, but he also secretly made up his mind that he must fully assist Prince Zhu Heyu and realize his ambition through Prince Zhu Heyu!
However, as the saying goes, "A country is easy to change but its nature is hard to change." Reality quickly poured cold water on Zhao Shancai.
After saluting, Zhu Heyu ignored the shock of others and just asked: "Just now, sir, I need to do three things. The first is to show my filial piety to my father, and the second is to seriously apologize to my father and borrow the opportunity to do so."
If you take the opportunity to apologize to show your growth and changes, what is the third thing?"
Because Prince Zhu Heyu accepted his suggestions one after another and treated him with courtesy, Zhao Shancai was also confident in his next suggestions.
Zhao Shancai said slowly: "As for the third thing, Your Highness, you have to help His Majesty clean up the mess of commercial and tax rectification. Not only must you try to stabilize the situation between the government and the opposition, but the commercial and tax rectification must continue until you receive the order."
Until the concrete results are achieved! Otherwise, the matter of commercial and tax rectification will be an eternal pain point for Your Highness. Not only will the world look down upon His Highness because of this, but this matter will also become a pimple in His Majesty’s heart! Only the commercial and tax rectification has achieved concrete results.
Only then can you truly prove your ability, take the opportunity to establish your prestige, and become the crown prince that no one can doubt. Through this achievement, your status will be as stable as Mount Tai!"
Hearing this, Prince Zhu Heyu still nodded in agreement!
Then, Zhao Shancai said: "However, the commercial tax matter is extremely sensitive and involves the interests of all aspects. According to students, among the hundreds of officials in our dynasty, only Zhao Junchen, the Minister of Household Affairs, can resolve this matter, so Your Highness
You may wish to take the initiative to recommend Zhao Junchen to His Majesty and ask Zhao Junchen to assist you in rectifying business taxes. In this way..."
However, this time, before Zhao Shancai finished speaking, Crown Prince Zhu Heyu's expression changed, and he subconsciously shook his head and vetoed: "Let me recommend Zhao Junchen? How is this possible? No! Absolutely not!"
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ps: The first update today! There will be another update around the early morning!
In addition, I saw some readers and friends had voted for the update, and Chongzi decided to try his best to eat it! In addition, there are still not many things to do tomorrow, and Chongzi’s recent status is not bad, so as expected, tomorrow’s update will still be
