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"For the sake of the overall situation of the imperial court, is Elder Zhou Ge willing to share the worries of the imperial court?"

Hearing Emperor Deqing's inquiry, Zhou Shangjing was silent. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Zhao Junchen's performance was completely unexpected by Zhou Shangjing, so Zhou Shangjing also needed a little time to consider the pros and cons and countermeasures.

At this moment, Zhao Junchen was unrelenting and asked Zhou Shangjing: "Elder Zhou Ge, you have sworn before, if I can think of a feasible strategy, you will definitely support it." Now that I've thought of a concrete solution, and I need your full support, are you still going to regret it? ”

Zhou Shangjing turned his head and glanced at Zhao Junchen, his eyes were full of deep meaning, and then he said to Emperor Deqing: "If Your Majesty also agrees to this plan, then Lao Chen is naturally willing to do his best for the sake of the imperial court." ”

Hearing Zhou Shangjing's words, Emperor Deqing couldn't help but be silent for a moment.

Above officialdom, there are some things that "can neither be said nor done"; Some things are "both said and done"; There are also some things that "can only be said but not done; There are also things that can only be done but not said.

Zhao Junchen's plan is quite shady, not only to harm colleagues, promote chaos, but also to take advantage of innocent people, naturally belongs to the scope of "can only do but not say", if Emperor Deqing first expressed his support for this plan, then once this matter spreads, it will inevitably be criticized by later generations of history writers.

Originally, Emperor Deqing asked Zhou Shangjing's attitude, hoping that Zhou Shangjing could clearly express his support for Zhao Junchen's plan, and then Emperor Deqing would push the boat down the river and take the opportunity to express his position, so that even if this matter spreads in the future, the history book will first criticize Zhao Junchen who proposed this strategy, and then criticize Zhou Shangjing, who first expressed his support, and then it will be the turn of Emperor Deqing.

It's a pity that Zhou Shangjing is still cunning and cunning, and he kicked the ball back directly.

Emperor Deqing considered his reputation for future generations, but he was unwilling to agree with Zhao Junchen's strategy first, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

After seeing Emperor Deqing's expression, Zhao Junchen quickly understood Emperor Deqing's calculations, but secretly glanced at Zuo Lanshan, Chen Dongxiang, and Wang Shou.

Zuo Lanshan, Chen Dongxiang, and Wang Shou are not stupid people, they are all good at figuring out their intentions, and after seeing Zhao Junchen's hints, they quickly understood.

So, Zuo Lanshan, as an auxiliary minister of the cabinet, first stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the hidden dangers of the Nanjing Sixth Department have been left for many years, and it has long been a big tail, and now the impeachment of Huang Ge Lao shows that the Nanjing Sixth Department has become more and more unscrupulous, if it cannot be solved as soon as possible, it will become a scourge sooner or later!" And although Lord Zhao's proposal is a bit unconventional, it is also the best way at present, so the minister thinks that he should try it, and I hope that His Majesty will see it! ”

Then, Chen Dongxiang also took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, as the so-called 'those who achieve great things are not informal', if you want to solve this thorny and incurable disease, you must have special means, so the minister also supports Lord Zhao's proposal!" ”

Wang Shou, as the core figure of the "Imperial Party", naturally wanted to stand up to cover Emperor Deqing at this time, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister believes that the Sixth Department of Nanjing has now become another temple center, and the emperors of our dynasty have been unable to solve this matter for a long time, first, there is no suitable reason, and second, there is no suitable means, now with the impeachment of Huang Ge Lao and the strategy of Lord Zhao, it is a rare opportunity, and it should not be easily let go!" ”

With Zuo Lanshan, Chen Dongxiang, Wang Shou and others taking the lead, Emperor Deqing's complexion suddenly improved, and after looking at Zhao Junchen with appreciation, he nodded slowly and said: "All Aiqing is right, for the sake of the century-old plan of the imperial court, the problem of the six departments of Nanjing must be solved, but it cannot be delayed forever, and now that there is a rare opportunity, we must try one or two no matter what." ”

After speaking, Emperor Deqing's gaze turned to Zhou Shangjing again.

After noticing Emperor Deqing's gaze, Zhou Shangjing no longer had any hesitation, and said directly: "Since Your Majesty also agrees with Lord Zhao's plan, then the old minister will naturally fully support and will never retreat!" ”

With Zhou Shangjing's final statement, Li He, the elder of the cabinet, Song Qiwen, the secretary of the ministry, Zhang Bochong, the secretary of the criminal department, and others also expressed their approval.

Then, Emperor Deqing's gaze turned to the first assistant Shen Changmao and the crown prince Zhu Heyu.

Shen Changmao saw that the "Zhou Party", "Zhao Party", and "Imperial Party" had reached a consensus, and finally made up his mind, and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that although Lord Zhao's strategy is somewhat contrary to the convention, it is also a feasible strategy, and the center of the court should support it. ”

The crown prince Zhu and Yu have been silent since they entered the imperial study.

In fact, recently, because of Emperor Deqing's repeated provocative reprimands, Zhu Heyu is no longer as active as before.

At this time, after seeing Emperor Deqing's gaze, the crown prince Zhu Heyu hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "Father, the son-in-law also supports the imperial court to take back the authority of the six departments in Nanjing, but ...... Erchen hopes that the imperial court can try its best to avoid implicating too many innocent people at that time, otherwise the situation will not be easy to clean up. ”

Zhu Heyu's words are equivalent to his agreement with Zhao Junchen's plan.

With the successive statements of Shen Changmao and Zhu Heyu, Lin Wei, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also immediately expressed his support, and after a little hesitation, the elder Cheng Yuandao also did not object again, obviously acquiescing to Zhao Junchen's plan.

After all, all the monarchs and ministers in the imperial study are the core figures of the temple center, if they can take back the authority of the six departments in Nanjing, there will only be benefits to them, no harm, once they have sufficient reasons and appropriate means, they can easily unify their positions.

On the other side, after seeing that all the elders, the six Shangshu, and the crown prince Zhu and Yu all expressed their support, Emperor Deqing's eyes flashed with a hint of relief.

Since everyone agrees with this plan, even if this matter is spread in the future, Shi Shugongbi will not only criticize Emperor Deqing alone, and the pressure is undoubtedly much less.

However, just in case, Emperor Deqing still specially advised: "Since everyone Aiqing is willing to support Zhao Aiqing's plan, then this matter will be handled according to Zhao Aiqing's proposal...... However, this plan is only known to a few of our monarchs and ministers, but it must not be leaked out, and all Aiqing must keep it confidential. If anyone leaks today's conversation and destroys the court's plan, I will definitely punish him severely! “

Naturally, the ministers also understood that this matter must not be leaked, otherwise the reputation of their supporters would also be damaged, so they solemnly agreed.

Then, in the imperial study, Emperor Deqing and the ministers had a secret conversation for more than half an hour, not only to further improve Zhao Junchen's plan, but also to carry out a detailed division of labor, under the collective wisdom of the ministers, the possibility of success of this plan has also increased a lot.

By the time it was all over, it was already noon.

However, the discussion between Emperor Deqing and the ministers was limited to the affairs of the six ministries of Nanjing.

Although Huang Yourong also impeached the "Eight Kings Ship Company", believing that the "Eight Kings Boat Company" not only participated in smuggling and evading taxes and silver, but also secretly colluded with the Nanjing Sixth Ministry, the ministers were full of tacit understanding and did not take the initiative to talk about this matter.

This is a royal matter, and it is natural for the royal family to solve it internally.

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On this day, Emperor Deqing suddenly summoned the cabinet ministers, the six Shangshu, and the crown prince Zhu Heyu to the imperial study to discuss secretly, and the news soon spread.

There was a lot of speculation in the government and the opposition, believing that something extremely important must have happened in the temple.

However, to everyone's surprise, for the next two days, the temple was still calm, and nothing important happened.

In the past two days, there are only three things worth mentioning, and these three things are all related to Zhao Junchen.

First of all, it is Zhao Junchen who seems to be determined to let the imperial court implement his own agricultural reform plan, although the imperial court has adopted most of Zhao Junchen's proposals, only the last two proposals have been rejected, but Zhao Junchen still did not give up, for these two proposals, Zhao Junchen is still in the morning with the hundred officials in the morning debate, but under the resolute opposition of the hundred officials, these two proposals are still no progress.

Secondly, because Zhao Junchen's assassination case has not been solved for a long time, Emperor Deqing reprimanded the Three Law Divisions and Shuntian Mansion for two consecutive days, and the next morning, the court dismissed some officials of the Three Law Divisions and Shuntian Mansion, and set a deadline.

In the end, many rumors quietly appeared in the capital, saying that the mastermind behind Zhao Junchen's assassination was Nanjing No. 6, because Nanjing No. 6 has always been the backer of Jiangnan smuggling businessmen.

These three things were not trivial at all, but they were not worth it at all for Emperor Deqing to deliberately convene the cabinet to discuss with the six ministries.

As a result, many discerning people can see that the court is not without major incidents, but it is just loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and under the seemingly calm surface, many forces are secretly preparing.

And in this seemingly calm atmosphere, as the representative of Nanjing's six departments, the new crown prince and master Wang Baoren finally arrived in the capital!

At the same time, under the joint calculation of Emperor Deqing and the ministers, a trap is being placed at Wang Baoren's feet, waiting for Wang Baoren to take the initiative to jump!

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