Chapter 117 Two or Three Things in the Court.

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"But I don't know, what is a national soldier? What is an ordinary person? ”

Wei Huai was silent for a moment, and then said slowly in his unique hoarse voice: "The so-called ordinary people do things that everyone can do, have thoughts that everyone can have, and get special encounters that everyone can get; The so-called national soldier can do what only he can do, have the mind that only he can have, and all the treatment that only he can get.

"Oh?" Zhao Junchen seemed to approve but didn't seem to care, casually picked up the teacup in his hand, took a sip, and said lightly: "I'm not afraid to say and listen to you, since the official entered the officialdom, he has been intriguing with others, being cautious in everything at the time, walking on thin ice on the top and bottom, although there is no mistake or omission, but between the responses, there is also a sense of powerlessness, the ambition and self-righteousness at the beginning, to this day, it has long been worn out, and I no longer dare to look down on myself or others." ”

As he spoke, Zhao Junchen put down the teacup and looked up at Wei Huai, who still looked calm: "But because of this, this official understands a truth." That is, in this world, we are all just ordinary people, although we are always pretentious, but we are always insignificant, we always think that we are unique, but this world will still run without anyone, and we always feel that no matter how difficult things are, as long as we are calm and attentive, we can find a solution, but the truth is diametrically opposite. In the final analysis, you and I know ourselves, in fact, it is only stored in your and my imagination of ourselves, Mr. Wei, do you say this is the truth? ”

Although it is only a few words, it is thought-provoking. It is no accident that you have achieved what you are today. Wei Huai first nodded yes, and then changed his words again. He continued: "However, adults should not be presumptuous, of course, as adults say, the world is too big, and you and I are only small members of it, without which everyone will still operate the cycle of reincarnation. But if someone really has something extraordinary, then without him, the world will continue to work. But there will always be some changes, for better or for worse. And some things, given to different people to do, will also get different results, good or bad, do you think this is the truth? ”

Zhao Junchen smiled. said: "There seem to be countless truths in this world. But I don't know that the so-called 'truth' always has both sides and contradicts each other, so you can say it no matter what. ”

Wei Huai also nodded and said, "So, it doesn't matter how you say it, what matters is how you do it." ”

Zhao Junchen nodded, and did not continue to refute, but just looked at Wei Huai a few times again. smiled: "I thought that Mr. Wei was born in Jinyiwei, but he was a person in the army. I didn't expect to see eloquence so well. ”

Wei Huai patted the stump of his legs on the wheelchair, and said lightly: "Since these legs were broken, I am no longer a soldier, in this world, how can there be a soldier with disabled legs." ”

At this point in the conversation, Zhao Junchen seemed to have finally been convinced, nodded with a smile, and asked: "Mr. just now said that the so-called national warriors can do extraordinary things, have extraordinary thoughts, and get extraordinary treatment, but I don't know what they mean?" What mind? What treatment? ”

After listening to Zhao Junchen's repeated attempts, he finally got to the point, Wei Huai's eyes flashed with a gleam, and he said in a deep voice: "I have served in Jinyiwei for more than 17 years, and served as the town support envoy of the North Town Fu Division and the South Town Fu Division. If the adults can leave the affairs of the West Factory to me, I dare to guarantee that in the future, the officialdom and the people, any wind and grass, will not escape the eyes and ears of the adults; All forces, all changes, do not threaten the safety of adults; And Majesty XiΓ  will also be even more inseparable from adults. And that's something extraordinary that only I can do. ”

Zhao Junchen nodded and motioned for Wei Huai to continue.

"Ordinary people have selfishness, greed, and weakness, and I have been worse than dead after all these years, and I have been like a wasted person, but these things have long been abandoned. And one of me, qiΔ“, will also be all attached to the adults, loyal to the adults, no matter at any time, will never betray, wholeheartedly consider and plan for the adults, this is the extraordinary heart that only I can have. ”

"So, what about the extraordinary treatment?"

Seeing that Wei Huai said this, he was already silent, but Zhao Junchen asked.

Wei Huai's pale face suddenly showed a slight smile, between the smiles, showing miserable white teeth, his expression became more and more gloomy, and he said slowly: "In this world, there is always a return after paying, and my treatment and remuneration are only after the adults are satisfied with my efforts, and they dare to ask the adults for it." ”

Wei Huai's voice was hoarse and abnormal, and he needed to listen carefully to understand what he was saying, and when he said this, he seemed calm, but the hissing sound between his throat and tongue revealed the true feelings in his heart.

It's just that such a hissing sound is like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, which makes people's hearts chill.

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After Wei Huai said goodbye and left, Zhao Junchen looked at the empty main hall of the Zhao Mansion, revealing a thoughtful look.

On the side, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but say: "Young master, this Wei Huai's appearance and temperament are completely different from what Qin Wei said before. I was looking at him from the side just now, and I always felt cold in my heart, young master, do you really want to use him? ”

Zhao Junchen said lightly: "After such a change, anyone will have a big change in heart, I only use people to see whether he is loyal and attentive, as for the rest, it is only the details." ”

Xu Qingyan was a little unaccustomed to Wei Huai, and pouted: "He still regarded himself as a national soldier just now, and I don't know if he really has that ability." ”

Zhao Junchen shook his head and said slowly: "In this world, everyone is pretentious, but the difference is that the reason why the vast majority of people have such thoughts is because they don't know the depth and sit in the well and watch the sky, but there are always some people who understand the depth of the world, and therefore understand their own strengths and weaknesses. ”

After a pause, Zhao Junchen said to Xu Qingyan again: "You will send someone to find out tomorrow who the Jinyi guard who framed Wei Huai in the first place." If it is not a very important person, you can take the opportunity of rebuilding the West Factory this time. in this world. Of course, it is necessary to get paid for the work first, but if the payment is given first, the person who does the work will feel more at ease, right? ”

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In the next few days, Zhao Junchen's life was monotonous and busy, first going to the morning court with hundreds of officials every day, listening to Emperor Deqing's thunder because of the delay in the progress of He Ming's extermination case, and then returning home in a low-key manner. Then he planned in the house, or ran around in Beijing, and worked hard for the reconstruction of the West Factory.

Fortunately, Wei Huai does have some skills. I know a lot about the factory guard, and with his help, the progress is finally much faster.

And so, five days passed. The shelves of the West Factory have finally been erected. The composition of the personnel is also basically determined.

All that is left is to be announced to the outside world.

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The next day, morning upwards.

Zhao Junchen followed the hundred officials into the Taihe Hall in a low-key manner, and it didn't take long for Zhang De and Zhang's father-in-law to "Your Majesty arrives", and Zhao Junchen also knelt down with the courtiers to greet him.

I saw Emperor Deqing come to the top of the imperial steps, first looked at the ministers a few times, and his eyes stayed on Zhao Junchen, Zhou Shangjing, Prince Zhu and Yu. Then he sat down on the dragon chair and said slowly: "Zhongqing, get up." ”

The voice is neither happy nor angry. ζƒ…xΓΉ ordinary.

However, the hundred officials in the Taihe Palace, after hearing the voice of Emperor Deqing, couldn't help but be stunned.

Without him, in the past seven days, the situation in the morning court every day is almost the same, there is no change, after Emperor Deqing arrived, he did not let the hundred officials get up, just let them kneel, and then asked He Ming about the progress of the case, and after learning that there was no progress in the case, he would be furious, and all the courtiers in the Taihe Hall were reprimanded, and then did not deal with other court affairs, just shook his hands away.

And today, Emperor Deqing actually let all the courtiers get up! With such a sudden change, how can you not surprise the officials?

Although the courtiers were puzzled, they were not willing to just kneel all the time, and they all got up.

However, when Zhao Junchen got up, he seemed to vaguely hear a sigh, his voice was old, and when he glanced at it, it was by Fu Zhou Shangjing.

didn't have time to think about the reason for Zhou Shangjing's sigh, on the other side, Emperor Deqing, who was above the imperial steps, had already slowly spoke: "Today, before I went to the court, I deliberately glanced at the yellow calendar, and there was only half a month left before the spring examination of this department, but in recent days, because of the relationship between He Ming's extermination case, he has not been able to take care of the discussion, and today, he can no longer tolerate delay, especially the candidate for the chief examiner of this examination, if it is delayed, I am afraid that it will cause uneasiness among the students, what do you think?" ”

"Your Majesty!"

These days, Emperor Deqing's attitude has been extremely tough, and today he has changed so suddenly, and his attitude is gentle to discuss things, and the courtiers are really a little uncomfortable, and all the courtiers are silent for a while, but no one dares to express their attitude.

Seeing that the ministers were silent, Emperor Deqing frowned, and asked again: "Zhong Aiqing, is there a suitable person to provide?" ”

There are two candidates for the chief examiner of the Spring Examination, also known as "Zongzai", who are bachelors from Jinshi and officials above the deputy capital of Shangshu. In addition, there are eight examiners in the same place, most of whom are served by Hanlin.

These positions can be described as hot, not to mention the honors it brings, just these examiners write questions and papers, once there is a deviation, they can affect who can be selected and who can't, and the candidates who can pass the test will also become the examiners' disciples, and it will be easy to win over in the future, and then expand their own influence.

In fact, for the candidates for the examiner and the same examiner, the major factions in the DPRK and China have already had candidates in their hearts for a long time, but these days, Emperor Deqing is only concerned about the progress of He Ming's extermination case, and does not deal with other court affairs, so it has been delayed.

Now, hearing Emperor Deqing's question again, all the officials finally reacted and came out one after another.

"Your Majesty, the minister recommended Cheng Yuandao, a scholar of Wenhua Palace, Cheng University is a leader in the literary world, and his reputation among scholars is extremely high, and the fraud case in the imperial examination of the three provinces has just passed.

Cheng Yuandao, a scholar of Wenhuadian University, has always been a hardcore supporter of the prince, and since Wen Guanliang went into the wilderness, his call to enter the cabinet has been higher and higher day by day, and he will be recommended. Naturally, he is an official of the prince's faction.

Subsequently, a number of officials of the prince's faction should not mention it.

"Your Majesty, the minister recommended Huo Zhengyuan, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University. Scholar Huo was famous for three yuan and first, and he served as the chief examiner of the examination, which must be able to inspire a group of students to take the examination and better select talents for His Majesty. ”

Huo Zhengyuan, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University, is a person who is old and has a lot of energy, and is one of several senior members of the cabinet. is counting Huang Yourong is the most greedy for power, at such a time, how can he be missing? At this time, he did not hesitate to personally list and recommend. As his words fell, a group of subordinate officials waved their flags and shouted for Huo Zhengyuan.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks, Wang De, a scholar of Dongge University. High moral character. He is fair and knowledgeable, and he is the best candidate for the main examiner. ”

Shen Changmao was naturally not far behind, and under his signal, a group of people came out to recommend him. And this Dongge University scholar Wang De is naturally Shen Changmao's person.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks, the official secretary Song Qiwen Song Lord. Capable and experienced. The scholars of the Bohol Temple, Li and Li are also among the best in the court, and they can be strong candidates for the main examiner. ”

Song Qiwen, the secretary of the ministry, and Li He, a scholar of the Baohe Palace, are all henchmen of Zhou Shangjing, the cabinet assistant.

And at the same time that the four major factions of Fu Zhou Shangjing, Prince Zhu Heyu, Pavilion Elder Huang Yourong, and Pavilion Elder Shen Changmao are fighting for the candidate for the chief examiner, Zhao Junchen's faction, which has sprung up in the DPRK and China in recent days, is a little silent, and from Zhao Junchen downward, they are all silent.

Without him, after all, Zhao Junchen's faction has just risen, and the background is insufficient, and there are only two people at the level of Shangshu, Zhao Junchen, the head of the household department, and Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, but Zhao Junchen is not qualified, and Zuo Lanshan is in charge of the Ministry of Industry and has nothing to do with the imperial examination, and he is not famous for his knowledge, so he is not qualified.

As for the figures at the level of scholars, there is not one in Zhao Junchen's faction.

Therefore, the ministers of Zhao Junchen's faction, at this time, can only watch the excitement.

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In the early dynasty, it seemed solemn, but once it involved the struggle for factional power, it was no different from the vegetable market, and it was even more noisy.

Coldly watching the major factions attacking each other, praising their own strengths and exposing the enemy's shortcomings, all the ministers of the DPRK and China, who are usually full of grandeur, were all red-faced and saliva flying between the arguments at this time, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but shake his head and laugh.

"Enough!"

After the ministers had been arguing for a long time, Emperor Deqing seemed to be impatient, patted the imperial case with his hand, frowned and shouted.

With Emperor Deqing's shout, the ministers felt that they were a little out of shape, and when they saw that Emperor Deqing was angry, they couldn't help but be silent.

Emperor Deqing first snorted angrily, and then said: "These days, the court affairs have been delayed, and it is not easy to discuss some serious matters, look at you like this, what kind of system have you become!?" ”

Then, I saw Emperor Deqing ponder for a moment, as if he was seriously considering the previous construction of the courtiers, and then spoke: "I have thought about it, the chief examiner of this session will be Song Qiwen, the scholar of the Ministry of Officials, Li and the two Aiqing, as for the eight same examiners, it will be decided by the Ministry of Rites, what do you think?" ”

Hearing Emperor Deqing say this, the courtiers were stunned again.

You must know that Song Qiwen, the secretary of the ministry, and Li He, a scholar of the Baohe Palace, are both people who assist Zhou Shangjing!

In recent years, Emperor Deqing has been intentionally or unintentionally suppressing Zhou Shangjing's influence in the court, so the candidates for the chief examiners of the recent sessions of the Spring Festival are also served by officials from other factions in the court.

Not only the courtiers, but even Zhao Junchen, who had always been closest to Emperor Deqing, were a little puzzled at this time, and they didn't understand what Emperor Deqing was thinking.

However, with the full support of Emperor Deqing and the most powerful faction in the court, Zhou Shangjing, although the other factions were unwilling and opposed, after some debate, they were powerless and still failed to change the result.

Subsequently, Song Qiwen, the secretary of the ministry, and Li He, a scholar of the Baohe Palace, were overjoyed, and they hurriedly went out to thank the lord Longen.

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After the chief examiner for the spring test was finally determined, Emperor Deqing's face suddenly sank, and he raised his voice: "The Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate." It has been seven or eight days since the He Ming murder case arrived today, have you traced any clues? ”

As Emperor Deqing mentioned the matter again. The originally lively court suddenly fell silent.

Then, I saw several senior officials from the Criminal Department, Dali Temple, and the Metropolitan Procuratorate kneeling down one after another, and after looking at each other a few times, it was Feng Pi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who replied in a trembling voice: "Back to Your Majesty, although the ministers and others are doing their best and are doing their best to investigate, the clues of this case are obscure. There hasn't been any progress yet, but please rest assured that ......"

However, Feng Pi's words were just over halfway through. was already interrupted by Emperor Deqing, only to see Emperor Deqing's face look angry, and shouted: "Let me rest assured? How can I feel at ease? Are you going to say that there will be progress in the near future? You said that yesterday! I said it the day before yesterday! I said it the day before yesterday. I endure and endure. After waiting and waiting, I have endured for so many days, I ask you, where is the progress!? ”

Emperor Deqing shouted angrily, but he once again recovered the state he had been in in the early court these days.

The officials of the three divisions knelt down one after another, not daring to refute and listening to the training.

"I gave you ten days to solve the case. Now that seven or eight days have passed, you haven't made the slightest progress! Ha! This is the three Dharma Divisions that I rely on as my arm! Looks like. I can't expect anything more from you! Where is Zhao Junchen!? ”

As Emperor Deqing asked, Zhao Junchen hurriedly stepped out and said respectfully: "The minister is here." ”

"I asked you to rebuild the West Factory, how are you preparing now?"

With Emperor Deqing's inquiry, all the officials in the court were in an uproar!

Emperor Deqing intends to rebuild the West Factory!

And they didn't know until now!

Zhao Junchen ignored the uproar of his colleagues, and just replied: "Back to Your Majesty, all aspects have been prepared, just wait for Your Majesty's holy decree." ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, Emperor Deqing's face was slightly wide, and he continued: "In this case, I will issue an order now, from now on, I will establish the West Factory again, as for the position of the governor of the West Factory, you will temporarily concurrently serve it, and the first thing after the establishment of the West Factory is to investigate the He Ming Destruction Case with the Three Law Divisions!" Be sure to investigate this case in the shortest possible time! ”

When Zhao Junchen arrived at this time, he naturally would not disagree, so between the incredible gazes of the hundred officials, he responded loudly: "Minister Zhao Junchen, lead the order!" ”

However, as soon as Zhao Junchen's words fell, the crown prince Zhu Heyu on the side finally reacted and objected loudly: "Father, the emperor can't, the reconstruction of the West Factory is a matter of importance, and it should be ......."

It's just that as soon as Zhu Heyu spoke, Emperor Deqing interrupted impatiently waving his hand, and said angrily: "What? The three law divisions of the outer court are not useful, and the factory guards of the inner court are not in charge, is it possible that I can't build a working yamen? My prince and master, is it difficult to make people so plain and ruined? Is it possible to let the murderer go unpunished like this!? I have made up my mind, if anyone wants to object, they will only make a military order here, saying that they can solve the case immediately, then I will withdraw from the West Factory! ”

Seeing Emperor Deqing's statement, the crown prince Zhu Heyu was naturally not convinced, so he wanted to make a military order to take charge of the matter personally.

However, before he could speak, he was pulled by Xiao Wenruan, the prince and master behind him, and the prince turned his head to look, but saw Xiao Wenruan with a blaming face, and was shaking his head slightly at him.

Although the prince was unwilling, he had always respected Xiao Wenruan the most, so he had to sigh.

On the other hand, Zhao Junchen thought that Zhou Shangjing would oppose this matter, after all, once the West Factory was rebuilt, the imperial power would be greater, and it would not be a good thing for the officials in the court, but when he looked up, he saw that Zhou Shangjing at this time was just silent, and there was no objection at all.

Strange in his heart, thinking of all the things he has been doing in the past few days, Zhao Junchen finally came to his senses.

In the past few days, Emperor Deqing has been asking about the progress of He Ming's extermination case every morning, and he has been furious for this, emphasizing that his attitude is one thing, and laying the groundwork for today's reconstruction of the West Factory is the real reason; And today, Zhou Shangjing's person was appointed as the chief examiner, giving Zhou Shangjing such a big advantage, which is not only to appease, but also to trade "I gave you face and benefits, then you also want me to have some face benefits" Emperor Deqing left the matter of the examiner for discussion today, which is probably what it means.

"I see, the emperor's mind is ......"

Zhao Junchen looked at Emperor Deqing, then at Zhou Shangjing, and sighed secretly in his heart.

And the most controversial part of this matter is nothing more than that Zhao Junchen, a foreign minister, will serve as the governor of Xichang, but Emperor Deqing's sentence of "temporarily concurrently" also blocked Youyou's mouth.

In this way, the crown prince was stopped by Xiao Wenruan, Zhou Shangjing was silent, Huang Yourong and Shen Changmao, the two elders, saw that no one came forward, and they were also silent, and a group of officials from Zhao Junchen's faction were elated and shouted "Your Majesty XiΓ  Shengming", but this matter was settled.

The reconstruction of the West Factory has settled the dust.

And Zhao Junchen, in addition to the head of the household department and the head of the internal transportation warehouse, has since added the title of the governor of the West Factory.

As a result, anyone can foresee that Zhao Junchen will inevitably increase in power.

But Zhao Junchen couldn't foresee whether this incident was good or bad for himself!