Zhao Junchen had already expected Zhao Shancai's death, but he didn't expect it to happen today. But now that he heard the news, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
In fact, although Zhao Shancai is amazing and talented, he is still young and has little experience, so he is not yet a qualified counselor.
After all, the first duty of a qualified counselor is to "If you want something, seek people first; if you want to seek others, seek yourself first."
The so-called "seeking oneself" means protecting oneself! Only by protecting oneself can one preserve the future and accomplish great things.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Jia Xu even sacrificed the lives of more than 100,000 people in Chang'an in order to protect himself. This is a relatively extreme example.
However, today's Zhao Shancai is able to "seek things" and "seek people", but he cannot "seek himself"!
Under such circumstances, Zhao Shancai's lord Prince Zhu He needs to take the initiative to protect Zhao Shancai. Unfortunately, Prince Zhu He cannot do this at all!
Zhao Shancai did not regret his choice to assist Prince Zhu He until his death, but Zhao Junchen still firmly believed that only by relying on him could Zhao Shancai exert his best talents. At least Zhao Junchen could ensure his life safety.
Therefore, when Zhao Junchen was exchanging glasses with the guests of the Zhao Mansion and enjoying the wine, Zhao Junchen smiled as usual on the surface, but it was inevitable that he felt a little emotional in his heart.
After all, there are not many people like Zhao Shancai left.
However, Zhao Junchen did not lament for too long. Now that this person has passed away, the living still have to continue to live.
Soon, Zhao Junchen had sorted out his thoughts, put Zhao Shancai's matter behind him, and began to silently observe the changes in the expressions of the "Zhao Party" officials. When he saw the "Zhao Party" officials, they were all surprised.
After feeling happy in my heart and becoming more respectful and submissive towards myself, I secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though Zhao Junchen is now the leader of the "Zhao Party", he is one of the powerful officials in the temple. He seems to have unlimited glory, but in fact he knows how hard he is. Only Zhao Junchen himself knows how much pressure comes from all aspects.
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Not to mention the daily intrigues and secret fights with the political opponents in North Korea and China. Even within the "Zhao Party", Zhao Junchen seemed to be right on the surface, but in fact he was facing great pressure.
As mentioned above, Zhao Junchen has been secretly rectifying the "Zhao Party" during this period. He has also been secretly suppressing, ostracizing and eliminating the most greedy officials within the "Zhao Party". He has also been quietly suppressing the "Zhao Party".
Corruption and bribery by Party officials.
These actions of Zhao Junchen are intended to gradually change the nature of the "Zhao Party" and transform the "Zhao Party" from a simple collection of corrupt officials into a bureaucratic group with common political interests!
However, the "Zhao Party" was originally a group of corrupt officials, and most of its members were corrupt officials with insatiable desires. They were willing to take refuge in Zhao Junchen and become Zhao Junchen's minions, essentially because Zhao Junchen himself was the most famous corrupt official in the court.
Just protect them so that they can make money boldly and confidently!
Now, Zhao Junchen is doing the opposite. Not only does he not protect them from making money, but he also restricts their behavior of taking bribes. When the "Zhao Party" officials find that their own interests are harmed, they will inevitably feel dissatisfied!
However, in recent times, the power and influence of the "Zhao Party" has grown rapidly, and the victory of party battles one after another has covered up all conflicts. Most of the "Zhao Party" officials are obsessed with the expansion of the power of the "Zhao Party" and believe that
His status in the temple has been improved, so he has not shown any obvious rebound.
However, the development of "Zhao Party" will reach a real bottleneck sooner or later, and the greedy nature of corrupt officials cannot be suppressed for too long. If Zhao Junchen keeps restricting them from making money, then sooner or later their dissatisfaction will burst out.
Although Zhao Junchen is the sole leader of the "Zhao Party", he is essentially just the spokesperson for the interests of the "Zhao Party" officials. It is Zhao Junchen's natural duty to fight for the interests of the "Zhao Party" officials.
If they fulfill their obligations but harm the interests of "Zhao Party" officials, then everyone in the "Zhao Party" will soon unite to abandon Zhao Junchen and elect a new spokesperson, such as Zuo Lanshan, who is a very suitable candidate.
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As the saying goes, "If you don't have long-term worries, you must have short-term worries." Although Zhao Junchen is currently speaking out within the "Zhao Party" and the backlash from "Zhao Party" officials is not obvious yet, Zhao Junchen is still keenly aware of the hidden dangers in the future.
Under such circumstances, Zhao Junchen not only wants to gradually eliminate the corrupt official attributes of the "Zhao Party" group and restrict the corruption and bribery behavior of "Zhao Party" officials, but he also does not want to suppress the "Zhao Party" officials too harshly and force them to
Betraying yourself, there is only one solution, which is to continue to divert the attention of the "Zhao Party" officials and create a new way for the "Zhao Party" officials to make money!
And the existence of "United Boat Line" is undoubtedly the best choice!
Once the "United Shipping Company" is put into operation, it will monopolize the shipping business of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and the Yangtze River Waterway, enough to create astronomical wealth! It will also be enough to satisfy the greed of most "Zhao Party" officials!
If the officials of the "Zhao Party" received the dividends from the "United Shipping Company", but were still greedy and continued to take bribes and take advantage of power without telling Zhao Junchen, then Zhao Junchen would not punish them too much.
Zhao Party officials dare not be convinced!
According to the parlance of the current generation, this is called "giving both kindness and power"; according to the parlance of later generations, this is called "a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other", but it is also a method that has been tried and tested!
In fact, before this, Zhao Junchen had asked "Zhao Party" officials to invest in "Yerongfang" one after another, and it was precisely because of this consideration! However, as the "Zhao Party" became more and more powerful, the members became more and more
With more and more customers coming, the business profits of "Yue Rong Fang" became insufficient and not enough to appease the greed of "Zhao Party" officials, so Zhao Junchen promptly threw out the larger "United Shipping Company"
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In addition, after Sichuan Salt enters the profit stage in the future, Zhao Junchen will still distribute part of Sichuan Salt's interests to the "Zhao Party" people!
As a result, the benefits obtained by the "Zhao Party" officials through "Yue Rongfang", "United Shipping Company", Sichuan Salt and other channels will inevitably exceed their daily gains from corruption and bribery. When the time comes, the "Zhao Party"
The officials were tightly tied to Zhao Junchen's boat. From now on, even if Zhao Junchen temporarily loses power one day, they will not dare to betray Zhao Junchen easily!
The most important thing is that after the "Zhao Party" officials gradually become accustomed to the benefits from these channels, they will have common interests and goals, and even have a common political tendency!
After all, whether it is the monopoly system of "Yue Rongfang", the commercial tax rectification experiment of "United Shipping Company", or the development of Sichuan Salt, they are all closely related to words such as "reform" and "innovation". "Zhao Dang"
"Once officials taste the sweetness of this, they will quietly become "reformers" and "progressives" in the temple!
In fact, regardless of ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, the "reformers" and "progressives" in all political situations are just because the so-called reform and enterprising can create benefits for them!
By that time, the "Zhao Party" first has common political interests and common political tendencies, and is not far away from becoming a mature political and bureaucratic group!
Therefore, Zhao Junchen’s actions today are more than just a simple win over people’s hearts!
But now, no one can see through this.
When the "Zhao Party" officials belatedly realized Zhao Junchen's true intentions, they were like frogs in warm water. They would find that they could no longer get rid of Zhao Junchen!
Secretly thinking about his plan to transform "Zhao Party", Zhao Junchen's eyes couldn't help but fluctuate.
But on the surface, Zhao Junchen still looked like a kind boy who wanted to spend money. He kept toasting, laughing and drinking with the guests.
Seeing that the atmosphere was gradually reaching climax, bursts of firecrackers and music were suddenly heard outside the gate of Zhao's Mansion, but today's other protagonist, Fang Ru, finally arrived.
After all, it was just a concubine, and many ritual links were omitted. For example, Zhao Junchen did not go to the other courtyard where Fang Ru lived to welcome the bride in person.
However, when Fang Ru arrived outside the Zhao Mansion in a red sedan chair, Zhao Junchen still stood up and took the initiative to welcome him out of the door.
Ordinarily, when people take concubines to fill their houses, they just bring a small sedan in through the side door, which can be said to be extremely low-key. However, Zhao Junchen now deliberately wanted to raise Fang Ru's status, so he deliberately arranged for a sedan bearer to carry the sedan and enter through the front door.
Although it was somewhat against the rules, most of the guests present were members of our own family, and no one would point it out out of curiosity.
In fact, after seeing Zhao Junchen taking the initiative to greet him, all the guests also followed Zhao Junchen and greeted him together.
When Zhao Junchen walked to the gate of Zhao Mansion, the bearers had already carried the red sedan carried by eight people into the courtyard and landed it at the door.
Zhao Junchen did not hesitate. Amidst the sound of firecrackers, gongs and drums, and congratulations, he walked to the sedan and opened the curtain with his own hands.
In the sedan, Fang Ru, who was dressed in red makeup, was sitting in it. Although she was separated by a veil, Zhao Junchen could still see her beauty and beauty, with tears in her eyes. It was obvious that Fang Ru, who had always been capable, decisive and not inferior to men, was extremely excited at this moment!
After all, Fang Ru has been waiting for this moment for too long!
Zhao Junchen bent down, stretched out his hand to help Fang Ru out of the sedan, and said softly: "Ru'er, I'm sorry, I've made you wait for so long for this day!"
Fang Ru, who could not stop crying, became even more excited after hearing Zhao Junchen's words. Pearl-like tears kept falling, but she shook her head repeatedly and said: "Ru'er doesn't blame the master, it's Ru.
My son's background is not good, and he has brought trouble to the master. Today, the master has done this for Ru'er, and Ru'er just feels like she is in a dream, and she is very satisfied!"
"Call me husband from now on." Zhao Junchen said with a smile: "There is nothing wrong between husband and wife. Your good days are still to come!"
While he was talking, Zhao Junchen already took Fang Ru and turned around and walked towards the main hall.
At the same time, a group of guests, led by Zuo Lanshan, Huo Zhengyuan and others, also cheered and shouted in unison: "Congratulations to Mr. Zhao on your wife's entry into the house!"
At this time, the Zhao Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the distinguished guests all sent their blessings to Zhao Junchen and Fang Ru.
And Fang Ru looked at everything in front of her and felt that this was the best memory in her life!
That night, Zhao Junchen did not deal with official business or consider political strategies. He came to Fang Ru's room early.
Fang Ru, on the other hand, has been waiting for Zhao Junchen for a long time, and she did her best to cooperate with Zhao Junchen that night. The two of them lingered for a long time.
After the passion subsided, Fang Ru held Zhao Junchen's body with her limbs like an octopus, refusing to let go.
Then, after Fang Ru stared at Zhao Junchen's face for a long time with her beautiful eyes, she suddenly said: "Mr. sir, Ru'er is too greedy and too selfish! I'm really sorry for my husband! In fact, Ru'er has been there many times these days.
They all wanted to speak up to stop my husband from taking care of today’s affairs, but in the end, because of their own selfishness and greed, they didn’t speak up in the end..."
Zhao Junchen was experiencing Fang Ru's tenderness. When he heard Fang Ru's sudden apology, he smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, it's all worth it for you! What's more, there won't be any big trouble."
Zhao Junchen naturally knew what Fang Ru was worried about.
Fang Ru's background was not good. Although she was innocent when she entered the Zhao Mansion, she was born in a brothel after all, and the Ming Dynasty explicitly stipulated that officials were not allowed to take girls from brothels as concubines! This is why Fang Ru did not receive an official title until today!
And Zhao Junchen not only accepted Fang Ru as his side wife, but also organized a wedding with great fanfare!
As a result, impeachment is inevitable.
Fang Ru knew this very well, but she was a woman after all, with all the tricks of women, so after hesitating for a long time, she finally did not stop Zhao Junchen, and it was not until this moment that she confessed her feelings to Zhao Junchen.
In fact, the next day's court meeting had just begun, and Zhao Junchen was impeached by countless Qingliu because of today's high-profile behavior of taking concubines!
