Chapter 885. Self-knowledge.

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In the study of the Zhao Mansion, a steward of the Zhao Mansion told Fang Ru in detail about the scene of the court this morning, and the content was extremely detailed, and the different statements of the officials were all mentioned.

After listening to the report, Fang Ru's face showed a deep expression, and then he raised his hand and waved lightly, and the steward of the Zhao Mansion who was in charge of reporting the news hurriedly bowed and left.

Zhang Yu'er has been staying in Nanzhili for this period of time, and she is not very clear about the situation in the capital and Shaanxi and Gansu, and when there is no one else in the study, she can't help but ask: "Sister Ruyi, what is the content of this note of the master?" It has led to so much controversy? ”

Fang Ru didn't explain, just walked to the bookcase in the study, opened a secret compartment, and took out a thick stack of books.

Then, Fang Ru said slowly: "Master, although he has set up a team of staff with good ability, but now the stall is too big, these staff members have their own things to be responsible for, and there are some confidential matters that are not suitable for them to know for the time being, and these confidential matters have been presided over by me recently, to be honest, I am a little reluctant after all, I am not as good as the master, and there is no one to discuss...... The situation is a bit complicated now, there are many things that you can't clear your mind, and now that you have returned home and proved your loyalty, you can also know some deeper things, and by the way, you can also help me come up with an idea. ”

As he spoke, Fang Ru handed Zhang Yu'er a thick stack of books in his hand, his expression seemed indifferent, but there was some entanglement and loss in the depths of his eyes, and there was even a hint of pain.

Zhao Junchen's foundation is still too shallow after all, and there are very few talents around him who can really be trusted, so after Zhao Junchen left Beijing, many of the most confidential things could only be handed over to Fang Ru to be fully responsible, but Fang Ru's vision ability was limited after all, just to maintain the normal progress of several secret plans, it had already cost Fang Ru countless efforts, and he soon felt powerless.

If it weren't for the last resort, Fang Ru would never be willing to let Zhang Yu'er participate in Zhao Junchen's most important plans, because this meant that Fang Ru would share Zhao Junchen's core secret with Zhang Yu'er, and it also meant that Fang Ru's position would be in danger of being marginalized, but after Fang Ru's heart was entangled for several nights, her selfishness still couldn't match her love for Zhao Junchen after all-compared to Zhang Yu'er's threat, she was even more reluctant to see that she had affected Zhao Junchen's plans because of her selfishness- In the end, he decided to reveal some core secrets to Zhang Yuer, and took the initiative to let Zhang Yuer participate in it, hoping to get Zhang Yuer's help.

Fang Ru knows very well that in terms of work ability and execution ability, she is not much worse than Zhang Yuer, but in terms of vision and decision, Zhang Yuer has to win steadily, which is largely because of the gap between their family backgrounds and growth environment.

Therefore, many things that Fang Ru will feel powerless and unable to sort out his thoughts, maybe Zhang Yuer can easily think of a way, and with Zhang Yuer's staff, Zhao Junchen's several plans can also get better results.

On the other side, hearing Fang Ru's words, and then seeing the thick book Fang Ru handed to her, Zhang Yu'er's eyes shone brightly, and a trace of excitement flashed in the depths of her eyes.

After paying so much price, even at the cost of committing herself to a concubine and risking her life, she can finally participate in Zhao Junchen's real plan!

So, Zhang Yuer immediately took the book in Fang Ru's hand and sat aside to read it carefully.

Between the pages, Zhang Yuer's eyes became brighter and brighter, and her expression was faintly shocked.

These books were obviously deliberately prepared for her by Fang Ru, so that she could fully understand the progress of Zhao Junchen's several core plans in the shortest possible time.

Zhang Yuer had long known that Zhao Junchen's ambition was extremely great, and there were countless amazing plans and intrigues hidden in her heart—which was the main reason why she would be fascinated by Zhao Junchen—and now that she could finally participate in it, she found that Zhao Junchen's ambition was far greater than she expected, and the confidential plans designed by Zhao Junchen were far more amazing than she expected!

Zhang Yuer originally thought that Zhao Junchen had founded the "United Boat Company" just to further accumulate money and increase his control over the imperial court's finances, but after reading these books, he realized that Zhao Junchen's real goal was to use the tax-free privilege of the "United Boat Company" to reduce the gray income of the local yamen, and then collect the criminal evidence of local officials from the hands of the businessmen of the "United Boat Company", and finally use the financial difficulties of the local yamen and the criminal evidence of local officials to gradually control the local government in his own hands!

Zhang Yuer originally thought that Zhao Junchen would pay close attention to the "literary disaster" that had arisen in recent times just to avenge Shilin's various slanders against him in recent years, but now after reading these books, he realized that Zhao Junchen actually wanted to take the opportunity to completely reverse his popular image, and even buy all the Shilin leaders from all over the world for his own use!

Zhang Yuer originally thought that Zhao Junchen and the inner court were just a good relationship, but now she knows that Zhao Junchen has already begun to gradually infiltrate the inner court in a planned way, and the eunuchs who have risen the fastest in the inner court in recent times are all spies that Zhao Junchen inserted into the palace!

Zhang Yuer originally thought that the "Zhao Party" force was Zhao Junchen's biggest reliance in the temple, but at this time, she knew that Zhao Junchen had long believed that corrupt officials could not be reused, and had begun to secretly support the "New Zhao Party" forces......

In this way, the depth of Zhao Junchen's strategy and far-sightedness are far beyond Zhang Yuer's expectations!

In addition, there are also plans to infiltrate the army, suppress Qingliu, replace the prince, etc., all of which are extremely ambitious and far-reaching, which makes Zhang Yuer want to stop!

Moreover, Zhang Yuer believed that Fang Ru would never easily show Zhao Junchen's entire plan to herself, and Zhao Junchen must have some more secret and amazing ideas!

After about half an hour, Zhang Yuer finally flipped through the book.

Then, Zhang Yu'er looked up at Fang Ru, her eyes were as bright as stars, and her cheeks were slightly flushed, as if a good drinker had drunk a century-old wine, and exclaimed: "The vision and pattern of the master are really not comparable to those ordinary people in the world...... Yu'er once thought that the scheming methods of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian might be able to have seventy or eighty percent of the master, but now it seems that I may not overestimate the seventh prince, but I still underestimate the lord too much! …… Once these plans are completed, the lord will definitely be able to become the first powerful minister in the history of the Ming Dynasty, and whether His Majesty is still there now, or the new emperor ascends the throne, he will not be able to shake the status of the lord! ”

Seeing Zhang Yu'er's face full of admiration, Fang Ru shook his head lightly and said, "Master, he is not as optimistic as you, otherwise he would not have gone to Shaanxi and Gansu in person this time...... Let's get down to business, you also know the current progress of these plans, during the master's departure from Beijing this time, I have been continuing to promote these plans step by step, although it is a little inadequate, but it is also quite smooth, but now the lord is making more and more contributions on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, and His Majesty is becoming more and more jealous of the lord because of this, and there are already signs of suppression."

Then, Fang Ru explained the current situation of the court and several decisions of Emperor Deqing to Zhang Yu'er in detail.

After speaking, Fang Ru's willow eyebrows frowned slightly, and continued: "Your Majesty, he appointed the old man as the deputy envoy of the plenipotentiary Qin Mission, obviously wanting to use the Qin Messenger to make Liang Fuchen weaken the military merits and glory of the old man, in addition, Your Majesty deliberately summoned Zhan Shanchang after the early dynasty today, I am afraid that he also wants to split the 'Zhao Party', before the old man returns to Beijing, Your Majesty must be trying to weaken the power and influence of the old man...... The most important thing is that Your Majesty has issued a secret decree last night, so that the East Factory will make every effort to collect all the information of the master, and under the strict monitoring of the East Factory, not only are several plans in danger of being exposed, but the progress will also be greatly affected......

As she spoke, Fang Ru's brows tightened more and more, and she raised her head and asked Zhang Yu'er: "I am a little powerless to deal with these situations, although I have obtained the information in advance now, but how to use this information to fight for the maximum benefit of the master is a little unclear, and there is no suitable person to discuss...... What can you do? ”

Hearing Fang Ru's inquiry, Zhang Yuer gradually calmed down from the initial excitement, and also seriously thought about countermeasures.

At this moment, the two girls didn't have any more thoughts, just thinking about solving the current predicament.

After thinking for a long time, Zhang Yuer sighed and said: "Sister Ruyi, I have been working for the lord in Nanzhili during this time, and I have also cooperated with the current governor of Nanzhili Huang Yourong a few times, this Huang Yourong was just a defeated general under the lord when he was the elder of the temple center, and he was suppressed by the emperor and Zhou Shangjing for more than ten years and could not raise his head, but after contacting him, I also have to admit that this person's vision is extremely clever, although I boast that I have some ability, but I still can't catch up with him...... He will be defeated at the hands of the master, and will be suppressed by His Majesty and Zhou Shangjing, just because the master, the emperor, and Zhou Shangjing are more powerful! Now after seeing these plans of the master, this point is even more confirmed! ”

Hearing Zhang Yu'er's words, Fang Ru couldn't help but be puzzled, and didn't understand why Zhang Yu'er suddenly talked about these things.

Zhang Yu'er continued: "Nowadays, not only His Majesty is jealous of the master, but also those powerful ministers in the temple are not easy people, but they are also jealous of the master, so when Your Majesty takes action to suppress the power and influence of the master, these powerful ministers will definitely not stop it, but will fall into the ground...... And you and I are not masters after all, and we are not qualified to fight with them at present, and the attack on the temple is not what you and I are good at, not to mention that the identities of the two of us are not suitable, and it is powerless to meddle in the affairs of the temple, even the officials of the Zhao Party may not follow our orders...... Under such circumstances, it is really difficult and impossible to resist His Majesty's suppression. ”

Fang Ru asked with some dissatisfaction: "Are we going to sit back and watch Your Majesty weaken the power of the master?" It was not easy for the lord to have his current power, if we sit idly by and let His Majesty suppress and weaken, won't the strength be greatly reduced when the lord returns to Beijing? ”

Zhang Yu'er's expression remained unchanged, and said: "Your Majesty, he is jealous of the master, naturally he wants to suppress it, if his suppression is resisted without the expected effect, it will only make him more jealous of the master, it may not be a good thing, the master must be able to anticipate the current situation, but since he has not made arrangements, it means that the lord has been mentally prepared for this...... But after the master returns to Beijing, he will inevitably fight back! In my opinion, our main task now is not to resist His Majesty's suppression, but to prepare for what will happen after the master returns to Beijing! ”

Hearing Zhang Yuer's words, Fang Ru was thoughtful.

On the other side, Zhang Yu'er saw that Fang Ru was gradually persuaded by herself, so she smiled and said: "In my opinion, the biggest threat now is not His Majesty's suppression, nor Liang Fuchen's contribution, but the close monitoring and intelligence collection of the factory guards...... Therefore, we must divert His Majesty's attention before the East Factory starts to act! ”

Seeing Zhang Yu'er's pretentious appearance, Fang Ru was a little dissatisfied in her heart, but she still asked: "Your Majesty's jealousy of the lord is already very deep, and for him now, apart from the war in Shaanxi and Gansu, the most important thing is probably to try to suppress the lord's power...... And what could distract him? ”

Zhang Yu'er said with a smile: "Sister, do you still remember the incident of the Eight Kings Boat Line?" This matter has always been a thorn in His Majesty's heart, but the time is not right, and His Majesty has been holding back and not making a move...... But now, it's time to put this in the spot! ”

Zhang Yuer is very self-aware, she knows that she is far inferior to Emperor Deqing and several powerful ministers in the affairs of the temple, so she will not attack the strengths of the other with her own shortcomings, but in terms of intrigue and trickery, Zhang Yuer is very talented, and thinks that she is by no means weaker than anyone!

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Just as Zhang Yuer's guess, Zhao Junchen had long expected the current dynamics in the capital and had been prepared for a long time.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen was not as worried as Fang Ru.

In fact, at this time, Zhao Junchen didn't care about worrying about the changes in the situation in the capital.

Because, just when the situation in the capital was turbulent, the Shaanxi and Gansu wars at this time finally ushered in the decisive moment.

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