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In the Zhao Mansion, there are two study rooms often used by Zhao Junchen, one large and one small.

The large study room is where Zhao Junchen handles government affairs and meets guests privately on weekdays, and a large number of official documents and recitals are stored, and he often chooses here to discuss things with his staff.

There is also a small study, which is where Zhao Junchen really deals with core confidential affairs, and most of Zhao Junchen's secret information and urgent letters are hidden in several secret compartments in this study, and only Fang Ru and Xu Qingyan have the right to enter on weekdays.

Zhao Junchen's deliberate separation of the uses of these two study rooms was also well thought out. The most important thing is to prevent his staff team from having too much contact with Fang Ru and others, which is not only to avoid suspicion, but also to reduce risks.

The intelligence system mastered by Zhao Junchen's staff team was mainly composed of Zhao Junchen's henchmen in the DPRK and China, as well as those local commercial banks that had cooperative relations with Zhao Junchen, and the main task was also to expand Zhao Junchen's official and business power and the prestige of the government and the opposition.

The intelligence system mastered by Fang Ru, Xu Qingyan and others is composed of Tongji Temple, Jubao Firm, Storyteller Guild, etc., and the main task is to infiltrate the inner court and the army, and occasionally deal with some shady things for Zhao Junchen.

The tasks of these two sets of teams are independent of each other, and they do not interfere with each other, if they are allowed to contact too much, it will increase the risk of being exposed, and if Zhao Junchen's excessive reliance on the power of the house is seen by the staff team, it will also affect Zhao Junchen's image.

At this time, Zhao Junchen wanted to find Fang Ru for questioning, so he went straight to the small study.

According to Zhao Junchen's guess, Fang Ru was helping Zhao Junchen deal with things in the small study at this time.

When Zhao Junchen came to the small study, before he could push the door and leave, he heard Fang Ru and Zhang Yu'er and the second daughter discussing things.

To be precise, it was Fang Ru who was explaining some extremely important things to Zhang Yuer.

I only heard Fang Ru's voice with a hint of laziness, and said in a slow voice: "You should also see these days, master, he has several intelligence channels in his hands, such as the news exchange of 'Zhao Party' and the information transmission of commercial banks in various places, and the staff are specifically responsible for it on weekdays, and I, as well as that Xu Qingyan, are responsible for several other intelligence channels on weekdays, and the most important one is the 'Tongji Temple'." ”

Then, Zhang Yu'er deliberately said with a humble and consultative voice: "Indeed, the 'Tongji Temple' has been very prosperous this year, and I heard that their teachings are also quite magical, and there are many believers and rapid development, whether it is the common people or the official eunuchs, and even the eunuchs of the inner court, all of them are distributed Zhang Daozhen's loyal disciples...... I think all this is because my sister is hiding in the shadows to supervise and command. ”

Fang Ru didn't pay attention to Zhang Yu'er's deliberate pandering, but continued unhurriedly: "This 'Tongji Temple' is of course extremely useful, but it is also extremely sensitive, once the relationship between the master and this sect is exposed, the master will inevitably be accused of using the cult to disrupt the country, so we must be careful to operate, and we must also keep an eye on those core figures of the Tongji Temple, neither let them get carried away and show their feet, nor let them have different intentions to get out of control...... Among them, the most important are three people, namely Zhang Daozhen, the head of the 'Tongji Temple', Li Muhe, the host, and Ma Zhong, the eldest disciple. ”

After a pause, Fang Ru said again: "Among them, Zhang Daozhen is the spiritual leader of the 'Tongji Temple', and he has some demagogic skills, and the rapid expansion of the 'Tongji Temple' during this period is also inseparable from his deceptive methods, but this person's mind is too floating, and his ability to do things is not strong, we must use him, and we can't absolutely believe him, we must guard against it;

The host Li Muhe is a person from our Zhao Mansion, it is because I am not worried about Zhang Daozhen's ability that Li Muhe became the host of the 'Tongji Temple', and the actual operation of the 'Tongji Temple' has always been in charge of him, so Zhang Daozhen and Li Muhe occasionally have contradictions, and they must be used well and check and balance each other;

There is also Ma Zhong, the eldest disciple of the 'Tongji Temple', hehe...... This person has followed Zhang Daozhen for many years, and seems to be loyal, but in fact he is secretly treacherous, and he also has an affair with his master, after I caught the handle, he became a chess piece that I ambushed next to Zhang Daozhen, and it may be of great use at critical moments, but don't use him easily in normal times.

Therefore, as long as you have a way to control these three people, it will be easy to control the news channel of the 'Tongji Temple' in the future, and the risk can be minimized. ”

Zhang Yuer's voice was full of joy and admiration, and she still deliberately complimented: "My sister is really smart and thoughtful, this is really a foolproof strategy." ”

"If you are smart and wise, I may not be as good as you, and if you are wise and wise, I will be inferior to you, but what I do is for the great things of the master, so I naturally want to be as cautious and thoughtful as possible, that is, to think more and do more...... I hope you can be like me in the future, don't rely on your own wisdom to do things impetuously! ”

"Listen to my sister's teachings, and my sister will definitely learn from my sister in the future to be serious and cautious!"

Hearing Zhang Yu'er's answer, Fang Ru's voice finally had a little more satisfaction.

Next, Fang Ru explained the personalities and control methods of Zhang Daoquan, Li Muhe, and Ma Zhong to Zhang Yuer in detail, and then said a lot of key news about the "Tongji Temple".

Listening to the conversation between Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer in the study, Zhao Junchen's heart was full of surprise.

The night before, Zhao Junchen spent the night in Fang Ru's room, and Fang Ru had consulted Zhao Junchen's opinion at that time, saying that the scale of the "Tongji Temple" was getting bigger and bigger, and there were more and more things, and Fang Ru thought that she was gradually unable to cope with it, so she wanted Zhang Yuer to assist her in taking charge of the "Tongji Temple" together.

At that time, Zhao Junchen didn't think much about it, he just felt that Zhang Yuer's means and vision were enough, and she had already proved her loyalty, and it was a good thing to let Zhang Yuer assist Fang Ru and reduce Fang Ru's burden, so he naturally agreed.

But now that she heard the conversation between Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer, where did Fang Ru ask Zhang Yuer to help her deal with the matter of "Tongji Temple"? It is clear that he wants to entrust the affairs of the "Tongji Temple" to Zhang Yuer!

You must know that there are only three intelligence agencies in Fang Ru's hands, namely the "Tongji Temple" that uses religion to infiltrate all walks of life, the "Jubao Commercial Bank" that uses commercial interests to infiltrate military towns, and the newly formed "Storytellers' Guild".

According to Zhao Junchen's conception, after the construction of the "Storyteller's Guild" was completed, it was also to be handed over to his staff team, and now Fang Ru has entrusted the "Tongji Temple" to Zhang Yuer, which means that Fang Ru only has one "Jubao Firm" left in his hands!

Fang Ru has always been the character of a strong woman, she has never been idle, she wants to do more things, she just wants to do her best to help Zhao Junchen achieve great things, and she has clashed with Xu Qingyan many times because of the matter of holding power, why did she completely change her personality today and take the initiative to let go of power?

In addition to being surprised, Zhao Junchen was more and more inclined to some guesses in his heart, and he no longer hid outside the door and eavesdropped on the corner, but directly pushed the door in.

Seeing Zhao Junchen enter the room, Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer, who were deliberating, all got up to greet each other.

Zhang Yu'er saw that Zhao Junchen only stared at Fang Ru after entering the room, a trace of disappointment flashed in her eyes, and she saw that Fang Ru was a little dodgy under Zhao Junchen's gaze, and did not take the initiative to speak, so she said: "Master, when you went to see the angel in the palace just now, the palace received a message, saying that the crown prince Zhu Heyu had left the capital just now and went in the direction of Luoyang. ”

Then, Zhang Yu'er's beautiful face had a trace of complicated emotions, both gloating and relative, and continued: "It is said that the prince left the capital this time to investigate the violation of discipline by the vassal king, but I am afraid that he will not be able to return to Beijing in a short time, but no one in the Manchu Dynasty has come forward to send him off, and the three divisions of the yamen and the factory guard only sent some low-level officials to leave Beijing with him and assist in the errands, only the seventh prince Zhu Hejian showed up to give him a ride, which makes people feel full of desolation. ”

Hearing Zhang Yu'er's report, Zhao Junchen shifted his attention a little and said: "The prince is currently abandoned by the Qinglius, and it is when he is the weakest and alone...... However, when I carry Li Chengru out and contact my father-in-law to secretly assist, the prince's situation should be much better...... By the way, the crown prince left Beijing to investigate the case on the emperor's order this time, didn't even His Majesty send someone to send him? ”

Zhang Yu'er shook her head and said with a smile: "No, Your Majesty, he is estimated to only care about negotiating with you today, so he has no time to take care of the crown prince." ”

Zhao Junchen sighed and said, "Your Majesty is also ruthless...... Seeing that the New Year is approaching and it happens to be his birthday, the Hetao war will soon be settled, it is the time when the three joys are approaching and the whole world is celebrating, at this time, it is difficult for the prince to go out of Beijing to do business, and at this time he will not send someone to give him a ride! ”

Zhao Junchen was full of emotion, but it was only emotion, these situations were all expected.

If the crown prince Zhu and Yu can't bear even such a little ordeal, then Zhao Junchen will not count on him in the future.

After ending the topic of Prince Zhu and Yu, Zhao Junchen's eyes shifted to Fang Ru again.

Seeing Zhao Junchen's performance, a trace of disappointment flashed in Zhang Yuer's bright eyes again.

But Zhang Yu'er has always known how to read the atmosphere, and quickly adjusted the emotions in her heart, still smiling like a flower, and said: "It seems that the lord has something to do with Sister Ru'er, so I will leave first, and it just so happens that Sister Ru'er has also handed me some things that need to be dealt with as soon as possible." ”

After speaking, Zhang Yuer signaled to Zhao Junchen and Fang Ru, and left directly.

When leaving, Zhang Yuer deliberately passed by Zhao Junchen's side, leaving a gust of incense, as if she wanted to remind Zhao Junchen of her existence.

But Zhao Junchen didn't pay attention to Zhang Yu'er's hint, just waited until Zhang Yu'er left the study, approached Fang Ru step by step, looked at Fang Ru's face intently, and waited until Fang Ru's cheeks were red and his head was lowered, and his eyes gradually moved to Fang Ru's lower abdomen.

Then, Zhao Junchen put his hand on Fang Ru's lower abdomen and asked, "You...... Pregnant? ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Fang Ru's delicate body trembled slightly, as if she was frightened, and she didn't see her usual fierce and competitive appearance at all.

In the end, Fang Ru lowered her head again and hummed softly.

"Really?" Zhao Junchen confirmed the conjecture in his heart, and couldn't help but look happy, and asked, "Why haven't you told me all the time?" When was there one? ”

At this moment, Zhao Junchen finally understood why Fang Ru had to hand over the matter of "Tongji Temple" to Zhang Yuer!

Fang Ru always wanted to prove his importance to Zhao Junchen in the past, so he would seize power everywhere and do his best to assist Zhao Junchen in everything.

All this was not due to Fang Ru's character and instinct, but only because of Fang Ru's lack of security in his heart.

But now, Fang Ru has a child, her anxiety has finally been alleviated, and her attention has gradually shifted to the child in her womb, and she is unwilling to be distracted too much for the sake of the child, so she will hand over the "Tongji Temple" to Zhang Yuer.

When Zhao Junchen thought of this, he couldn't help but feel guilty, and only felt that he hadn't paid enough.

On the other side, Fang Ru said softly. "It should be before the master left Beijing last time, and it's been five months now! Ru'er has always wanted to talk to the master about it, but ...... Master, you were busy with the Shaanxi and Gansu wars at the beginning, and after returning to Beijing, you focused on the major affairs of the imperial court, and you had to guard against the open guns and arrows of all sides, Ru'er was worried that you would be distracted, master......"

In fact, Fang Ru also hid some thoughts.

She has always pounced on Zhao Junchen wholeheartedly, and Zhao Junchen's thoughts and reactions are bigger than the sky for Fang Ru.

Therefore, after Fang Ru found out that she was pregnant, she was ecstatic and secretly worried - if she confessed the news of her pregnancy to Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen still only cared about the intrigue in the temple, and her care and attention were not obvious, this situation was enough to make her grieve and sad for a long time, and she was afraid that she would not be able to bear it.

Or because of her previous experience, Fang Ru is a strong woman on the surface, but she is more insecure than anyone else in her heart, especially when she encounters things related to Zhao Junchen, she can't help but think about it.

Fortunately, Zhao Junchen's joy now is sincere, and his performance is sincere and enthusiastic enough, Fang Ru is not only relieved, but also warm in his heart, and only feels that all his efforts are worth it.

"Silly Ru'er! What could be more important in this world than our children! Zhao Junchen hugged Fang Ru in his arms and said softly: "...... You also know that I have always been cold-hearted, and it is not an exaggeration to say that I am cold-hearted, and I always don't have much sense of identity with this world, which also makes you always feel uneasy...... It's my fault! But what I'm going to tell you now is that there aren't many things in this world that are worth my heart, but you are! So are our kids! ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen's words paused, as if he wanted to say more assurances to Fang Ru.

But the thoughts in my heart turned around, and many words could not be spoken, and I only felt that they were superfluous.

In the end, Zhao Junchen just said softly: "Don't worry, I will treat you well." ”

"Yes!"

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