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Depending on the height at which people stand, they will see things from different angles.

The "height" mentioned here does not only refer to a person's status, authority, and power, but also includes a person's ambitions, goals, and self-positioning.

Now, Shen Changmao is certainly the head of the cabinet above 10,000 people under one person, but what he thinks about for a long time is just to enhance his strength in order to protect himself, perhaps because he is used to the strength of Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing, Shen Changmao always subconsciously puts himself in the position of the weak, so his eyes are just staring at the changes in the strength of his own strength, but he is blind, ignoring the changes in the overall situation of the imperial court.

Zhao Junchen is different, although he is only a household secretary, but his ambition is much greater than Shen Changmao, and his goal is more long-term than Shen Changmao, although he is walking on thin ice, cautious, and also puts himself in the position of the weak, but he has never lost the confidence to win in the end, and is willing to make unremitting efforts for this.

Therefore, when Shen Changmao was just blindly paying attention to the changes in his own strength, Zhao Junchen was already focusing on the overall situation, thinking about the changes in the pattern of the imperial court, and adjusting his plans and goals through the changes in the pattern of the imperial court.

In this regard, although Shen Changmao is the first assistant of the cabinet, he has not established the consciousness of the first assistant of the cabinet, although Zhao Junchen is only the head of the household, but he is already standing at the height of the first assistant of the cabinet.

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After the end of this great court meeting, the overall situation of commercial tax rectification has been decided, so Zhao Junchen did not think too much.

In fact, during today's Great Pilgrimage. There are also a few "little things" that are not noticeable, which seem insignificant. But they are all thought-provoking, and Zhao Junchen naturally has to think about it clearly.

First things first. Naturally, it was Emperor Deqing who suddenly praised Liang Fuchen, the governor of the three sides.

The cause and effect of this incident can be understood by anyone with a discerning eye - this is the foreshadowing of Emperor Deqing's preparation to recall Liang Fuchen back to the center of the capital and entrust him with reuse - after Liang Fuchen returns to the capital, it will inevitably have a great impact on the court pattern.

In response to this matter, Zhao Junchen also thought a lot.

First of all, Liang Fuchen is a hardcore confidant of Emperor Deqing, and he has always been loyal to Emperor Deqing, and among the members of the imperial party, his means, mentality, experience, etc. are second to none, when he returned to the capital. Emperor Deqing's control over the center of the imperial court will inevitably increase significantly.

Secondly, Liang Fuchen's status, prestige, qualifications, and meritorious deeds, etc., are few people, if he returns to the center of the capital, he will inevitably be awarded a high position, maybe after Huang Yourong officially falls, the vacant position of the old pavilion is his, in this way, Zhao Junchen wants to put Zuo Lanshan into the cabinet's plan. The difficulty will be greatly increased; On the other hand, this is probably also the beginning of Emperor Deqing's intervention in the cabinet.

Finally, and most importantly, before the Southern Tour. Zhao Junchen and Liang Fuchen had already been in private contact, but it was Liang Fuchen who secretly sought Zhao Junchen's help because of the erosion of the current situation of the trilateral army. It is hoped that Zhao Junchen will receive some money and food from the trilateral military town through the channel of the household department. At that time, Zhao Junchen also tried his best to help Liang Fuchen out of consideration for the overall situation. The two also had an incense affair because of this...... However, considering the erosion of the trilateral military town, if Liang Fuchen, a capable minister, is lost again, then the frontier of the Ming Dynasty will be even more worrying from now on, and there may be a big mistake at any time.

Therefore, in public and private, Zhao Junchen was a little worried about the possibility of Liang Fuchen returning to Beijing, and naturally wanted to stop it secretly, but he didn't think of a feasible way for a while.

"I'm afraid, I'm going to find a chance to get in touch with Zhou Shangjing, his concerns should be the same as mine, and if I cooperate with him, I may be able to solve this matter......"

Zhao Junchen thought secretly.

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In addition to Liang Fuchen's matter, there was another matter that caught Zhao Junchen's attention.

That is the matter of Wang Baoren, the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials.

Long before the southern tour, Emperor Deqing had already revealed the rumors that he wanted to transfer Wang Baoren back to Beijing, take over the position of the crown prince and prince, and assist the crown prince Zhu Heyu.

However, when Emperor Deqing's southern tour ended, he did not take Wang Baoren back to Beijing, but continued to leave Wang Baoren in Nanzhili under the pretext that Wang Baoren still had some personal matters to solve.

At that time, it is understandable that Emperor Deqing would make such a decision, after all, the matter of the Suzhou Wokou Rebellion was originally secretly notified to Emperor Deqing by Wang Baoren, and it can be said that Wang Baoren single-handedly contributed to the battle between Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing! When Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing were fighting in the dark, Wang Baoren did his best to attack Zhou Shangjing, so that when Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing temporarily reconciled, it is understandable that Emperor Deqing left Wang Baoren in Nanzhili for a period of time in order to appease Zhou Shangjing and show sincerity.

However, after two consecutive court meetings, Emperor Deqing still didn't say a word about Wang Baoren's affairs, so Wang Baoren was embarrassed to stay in Nanzhili and wait for news, so the situation is worth scrutinizing.

Originally, Emperor Deqing planned to recall Wang Baoren to the capital, because he wanted Wang Baoren to assist the crown prince Zhu Heyu, but now Emperor Deqing deliberately ignored this matter and never recalled Wang Baoren back to the capital, does this mean...... Emperor Deqing finally made up his mind, no longer had any hesitation, and decided to completely give up the crown prince Zhu Heyu?

This situation is also thought-provoking.

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In addition to the matter of Liang Fuchen and Wang Baoren, there is another thing that affects Zhao Junchen's mind.

Compared with the first two things, this matter is more closely related to Zhao Junchen.

That is, during today's Great Dynasty Meeting, several imperial historians suddenly impeached Su Changyi, the governor of Nanzhili, for embezzlement and bribery and harming the people!

However, out of some considerations, Emperor Deqing suppressed this matter and did not let the officials continue to discuss, and the attention of the officials was focused on other more important matters and did not pay too much attention.

After all, it is also common for the imperial historians to impeach certain officials idlely, and it happens almost every day, but the protagonist who is impeached is different, and it is not worth paying special attention to.

However, regarding the impeachment of Su Changzhen by these imperial historians, Zhao Junchen faintly felt a little strange.

Because, according to these imperial historians, the reason why they wanted to impeach Su Changzhen was because they received an anonymous report letter almost at the same time, which listed in detail many detailed evidence of Su Changyi's crimes, which made people have to believe it, so they impeached Su Changzhen at today's court meeting.

According to this information, Zhao Junchen faintly smelled the smell of conspiracy.

Moreover, Zhao Junchen also guessed the promoter behind this conspiracy, that is, Chen Zhirong, the daughter of Chen You, the Duke of Jingguo!

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PS: Halfway through the code word, the author's background collapsed, so that this chapter lost more than a thousand words, the worm is very helpless, can only upload half a chapter first, and please forgive me.

But tomorrow's chapter will have a bit more word count.

…… (To be continued.) )