Nowadays, Zhao Shancai is the guest of Prince Zhu Heyu in the East Palace. The chief staff, Prince Zhu Heyu, also attaches great importance to Zhao Shancai's strategy and intelligence. After the morning court ended, Prince Zhu Heyu quickly returned to the Prince's East Palace and immediately recruited I went to Zhao Shancai and told him in detail what happened in the morning.
After hearing what Prince Zhu Heyu said, Zhao Shancai's eyes couldn't help but twinkling, but he didn't say anything. He just told Prince Zhu Heyu again to continue to wait and see what happens, not to get involved easily, and then he said goodbye and left.
However, after leaving Prince Zhu Heyu's room, Zhao Shancai's expression immediately became serious.
Like Zhou Shangjing, Shen Changmao and others, Zhao Shancai also understood the far-reaching impact of Emperor Deqing's words of promise and felt quite solemn.
"Zhao Junchen is not just a simple corrupt official. I have known this for a long time, but now it seems that I still underestimated him in the past. I did not expect that his methods and scheming are more terrifying than imagined, especially His ability to keenly discover opportunities and accurately grasp the situation is probably no less than that of Zhou Shangjing. It is a pity that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and him are enemies rather than friends, and the conflicts will inevitably continue in the future. I must be even more cautious when the time comes, and must not Zhao Junchen cannot be left with any opportunity to take advantage of, otherwise once Zhao Junchen catches a flaw, he will be chased and beaten fiercely, completely losing his advantage, and will never be able to come back."
While thinking secretly, Zhao Shancai shook his head and sighed.
Over this period of time, the more Zhao Shancai got to know Zhao Junchen, the more terrifying he felt Zhao Junchen was, and the less willing he was to be Zhao Junchen's enemy.
Today's Zhao Shancai is full of strategic wisdom, but he is restricted by various reasons, such as the stubborn nature of the "princelings", the hidden dangers of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and the hostility of various factions in the DPRK towards the "princelings". It's hard to have room to use your hands and feet.
Therefore, during this period of time, Zhao Shancai did not take any action. He only persuaded the prince Zhu Heyu and the "" others to keep a low profile for the time being, and took the opportunity to subtly change the minds of the "princeling party" and gradually eliminate the influence of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian. The internal influence of the "Princeling Party" was gradually eliminated, and the hostility and vigilance of various factions in the DPRK and China towards the "Princeling Party" were gradually eliminated.
To this day, Zhao Shancai has achieved some results, but the situation of internal and external troubles of the "princelings" has not yet been fundamentally reversed. Under such circumstances, if the "princelings" conflict with Zhao Junchen again, even if Zhao Shancai also had no confidence whatsoever in winning.
Therefore, after learning about what happened in the early morning, Zhao Shancai did not tell the prince Zhu Heyu his speculation. After all, the prince Zhu Heyu was too hostile to Zhao Junchen. Once he found out that Zhao Junchen had gained so many benefits, , I am afraid that it will be difficult to control emotions, and may act impulsively again. At that time, the low-key performance of the "princelings" during this period will be broken by Prince Zhu Heyu himself.
Thinking of this, Zhao Shancai felt a little helpless.
"However, Zhao Junchen has always been the most cautious. Judging from his past performances, this person never fights a battle that he is not sure about. Only when he is fully prepared and has a sure victory, he will take action. A few days ago, Zhao Junchen After Junchen received the errand of commercial tax rectification, he took no action. I am afraid it was because of insufficient preparation. However, after today's morning court meeting, Zhao Junchen received His Majesty's promise, and he is fully prepared. The next step will be inevitable There will be big moves! However, if Zhao Junchen really succeeds in rectifying the business tax, then his reputation, power, influence, etc. will be greatly improved. By that time, even if I solve the problem of the prince faction Facing internal and external troubles, Zhao Junchen's chances of winning against Zhao Junchen are still slim. Unless His Highness the Crown Prince can keep a low profile and successfully succeed to the throne, then he can be invincible. Unfortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince still lacks some city government after all. , it’s the limit to let him keep a low profile for the time being, but it’s impossible to let him keep a low profile forever.”
Thinking of this, Zhao Shancai frowned slightly and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.
"Therefore, we need to take precautions and prepare in advance. We cannot just keep a low profile and wait and see what happens."
At the same time, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian also received the news and learned the details of the morning meeting.
Like Zhao Shancai, the seventh prince was also keenly aware of the changes in the situation, and became increasingly wary of Zhao Junchen's methods.
In the study, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian sat back on the chair and murmured to himself: "Zhao Junchen, if Zhao Junchen is not used by me, he will be a serious problem. It is a pity that Qin Xi did not do things well, and it was obviously an assassination attempt."
Zhao Shancai almost accidentally killed Zhao Junchen. Now that Zhao Junchen probably knows what happened, he will definitely feel resentful. It will be even more difficult for me to win him over. I'm afraid I have to calm him down first.
Only if you have resentment in your heart”
In front of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, his personal eunuch Jia Lun remained silent, just waiting quietly for Zhu Hejian's instructions.
After Zhu Hejian muttered to himself for a moment, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Did you find any news about Qin Xi?"
Jia Lun shook his head and said: "According to the information from the East Factory, Qin Xi should have been caught by the West Factory. However, the West Factory is very guarded. The inner court has not officially taken over the West Factory and cannot interfere with the actions of the West Factory. So Qin
Xi’s whereabouts have not yet been found out, and we don’t know whether she is alive or dead.”
A trace of anger flashed in Zhu Hejian's eyes, and he said: "Qin Xi is really a fool. He succeeds more than he fails. It's a shame I kept using him in the past! He ruined my affairs again and again! First, the assassination of Zhao Shancai appeared.
I had an accident, and then I couldn’t keep silent and was caught! In this way, Zhao Junchen took advantage of me and made me completely passive.”
While speaking, Zhu Hejian's eyes couldn't help but fluctuate, but after a moment, Zhu Hejian had vented his emotions, regained his composure again, and ordered to Jia Lun: "Let Dongchang continue to trace Qin Xi's whereabouts. This person knows Tai."
There are so many secrets that must not be kept. In addition, the inner court must immediately agree to Zhao Junchen's conditions. Doesn't Zhao Junchen want the secrets his father left to impeach him? You can give him some! Let the inner court take over as soon as possible.
The two yamen, Xichang and Neifang, cannot remain in the hands of Zhao Junchen forever. Also, inform Duke Jing and let Chen Zhirong find an opportunity to contact Zhao Junchen in the next few days to explore Zhao Junchen's attitude. Xichang seized it
After Qin Xi, not only did he not disclose the matter, but he silenced all those who knew about it. Zhao Junchen was unwilling to completely break with me, so there is still room for maneuver in this matter."
After hearing Zhu Hejian's instructions, Jia Lun remained taciturn and just nodded to express his understanding.
Then, Jia Lun planned to leave the study and follow the instructions of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian.
However, just as Jia Lun turned around, he heard Zhu Hejian suddenly ask: "Also, Zhao Shancai poses too great a threat and must not be allowed to stay. Although the assassination failed this time, we cannot give up this time. This matter is up to you."
I will be responsible personally, and I can even use the power of Dongchang if necessary. In short, I want to get the results as soon as possible! Now, the situation in the court is about to change, and no one will pay attention to Zhao Shancai's life or death at this time, so just go ahead and do it boldly!"
Jalen nodded again and finally left the study.
But Zhu Hejian was still sitting on the back of his chair, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was thinking about something.
After a long time, Zhu Hejian slowly said to himself: "Fortunately, Qin Xi does not know my most important secret, otherwise, I would really be in big trouble."
At this time, Zhou Shangjing also returned to the Zhou Mansion.
After returning to the mansion, Zhou Shangjing immediately summoned the steward of the Zhou mansion, Zhou Lu.
As mentioned before, Zhou Lu appears to be just an ordinary steward in the Zhou family, but in fact she is Zhou Shangjing's confidant, secretly in charge of Zhou Shangjing's intelligence network, and is one of Zhou Shangjing's arms.
After recruiting Zhou Lu, Zhou Shangjing ordered: "From today on, you must try your best to find out all the news about Zhao Junchen, including Zhao Junchen's cronies and important officials within the Zhao party. You must also focus on them, no matter how big or small."
You must try your best to find out whether it is serious or not, and inform me as soon as possible. There must be no omissions or delays!"
After hearing Zhou Shangjing's instructions, Zhou Lu was slightly stunned.
Zhou Lu is the old man next to Zhou Shangjing. She has been with Zhou Shangjing for more than 20 years. Except for Emperor Deqing, he has never seen Zhou Shangjing value someone so much.
You must know that even if Zhou Shangjing has been operating for many years, his strength is limited after all. If he fully pursues and inquires about Zhao Junchen and the officials of the "Zhao Party", there will inevitably be omissions in other aspects.
Is Zhao Junchen worthy of Zhou Shangjing’s attention?
Zhou Lu was secretly puzzled.
However, Zhou Lu never questioned Zhou Shangjing's decision, so although he was doubtful, he still obeyed Zhou Shangjing's order.
Then, Zhou Lu seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly said: "Sir, speaking of Zhao Junchen, I just received news that Zhao Junchen will entertain several big businessmen from the Huizhou and Zhejiang merchant gangs in the Tianhai Building tonight. According to the master,
According to your instructions, several Huizhou and Zhejiang businessmen who are close to us also got in."
Zhou Shangjing nodded slowly and said: "Very good, let's make it clear to those businessmen that no matter what Zhao Junchen plans to do, they will fully support it. This is not only to ensure interests, but also to gain Zhao Junchen's trust."
Zhou Lu nodded and said, "I'll tell them what you mean right now!"
Just like this, seeing that Zhao Junchen's plan was completed and he was about to rectify the business tax, all the forces in the court were also moving accordingly, either openly or covertly, each with their own intentions and plans.
For a time, undercurrents surged between the government and the opposition.
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