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In the end, Emperor Deqing specially left Wang Baoren to have lunch with him, and then let Wang Baoren retire from the palace. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

When Wang Baoren left the noon gate, his mood was extremely excited.

According to Wang Baoren's original idea, after he entered Beijing to take office, he first had to spend a year to gain a firm foothold in the center of the temple, then spend two or three years gradually accumulating strength and building contacts, and then gradually inserted his protégés and former officials in the sixth department of Nanjing to serve in the center of Beijing, and finally looked for an opportunity to enter the cabinet and challenge Zhou Shangjing again.

All in all, it will take a long time to complete these steps, and it will take at least seven or eight years before and after, but this is also the time when there is no way, Wang Baoren's power influence in the center of the capital has long been swept away by Zhou Shangjing, and he can only start over.

But Wang Baoren never expected that Emperor Deqing's weight on him was far beyond imagination, he just returned to Beijing, and let him be responsible for the overall coordination of the three law divisions, and also promised Wang Baoren that if he did a good job, he would directly support Wang Baoren to enter the cabinet and assist the government!

In this way, Wang Baoren can gain a firm foothold, build prestige, and build contacts in a very short time, and his plan can be shortened by at least three to five years! If everything goes well, maybe he will soon be able to restore his power back then and challenge Zhou Shangjing's position again!

Therefore, it is natural that Wang Baoren will feel excited in his heart.

However, after all, Wang Baoren is a deep city, and he has always been moody and angry, and he quickly reined in his emotional ups and downs and returned to his former seriousness.

After seeing Wang Baoren walk out of the noon gate, his elder followed Wang Zhi to Wang Baoren's side quickly, and asked, "Master, are you back?" Our mansion in the capital has not yet been prepared, but Wang Fu and Wang Lu have found a good house in the west of the city, and it is enough to rest for a while. ”

After hearing Wang Zhi's instructions, Wang Baoren couldn't help but be a little moved.

After all, he is at the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and now he is indeed physically and mentally exhausted, if he can take a break for a while, he will naturally not be able to ask for it.

However, Wang Baoren finally beat his spirit and said slowly: "No need, the old man went to Beijing to serve as the prince and prince, just to assist His Royal Highness the Prince, and now after coming to the capital to face the saint, he should go to the East Palace to visit His Royal Highness the Prince...... In addition, His Majesty has issued a holy decree that the old man will be responsible for the coordination of the three law divisions in the future, so after visiting His Royal Highness the Prince, the old man will go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple respectively, and then talk about rest. ”

After speaking, Wang Baoren had already instructed: "Let's go to the East Palace first." ”

Seeing that Wang Baoren was reused by Emperor Deqing, Wang Zhi was naturally very happy, and hurriedly arranged a sedan chair, and after Wang Baoren sat in the sedan chair, he went in the direction of the prince's east palace.

Wang Baoren sat in the sedan chair, secretly thinking about the direction of his future plan: "This time, Your Majesty arranged for the old man to be responsible for the coordination and cooperation of the three law divisions, which is a great opportunity!" Although the old man's power and connections in the capital were removed by Zhou Shangjing, but the old man still has a large number of friends and cronies in Nanzhili, and now the three law divisions are not in a good position, and many officials have been dismissed from their official positions by His Majesty, and the old man can also just operate it, and transfer the close officials of Nanzhili to the capital one after another to fill these vacancies, if everything goes well, the old man will soon be able to gain a firm foothold in the center of the temple......"

"Also, Your Majesty is so important to the old man, it is obvious that His Majesty's tolerance for Zhou Shangjing has reached the limit, so I hope that the old man can balance him as soon as possible...... However, Zhou Shangjing's scheming methods must not be underestimated, and I am afraid that I will not be allowed to sit big, and I will inevitably obstruct it, so it is best to contact Zhao Junchen and Shen Changmao to find out what they think, if they can temporarily form an alliance, they can resist Zhou Shangjing's attack......"

"In addition, His Majesty's plan to depose the current crown prince and let the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian inherit the throne should not be underestimated, looking at His Majesty's attitude towards the Seventh Prince today, this matter is not groundless, so we must also prepare as soon as possible...... But we also have to test the current crown prince's position and ideas before we can make a decision......"

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While thinking about it, time flew by, and before he knew it, his sedan chair had come to the outside of the East Palace.

After learning that it was the new crown prince and prince who visited the East Palace, the people of the East Palace did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly reported to the prince Zhu and Yu.

And the crown prince Zhu Heyu also gave Wang Baoren enough face, and soon came to greet him outside the gate of the East Palace in person.

Seeing that the crown prince Zhu and Yu attached so much importance to themselves, Wang Baoren was also satisfied, and at the same time, Wang Baoren put on a picture of a virtuous minister who was loyal to the monarch and loved the people, and deliberately emphasized his support for the prince Zhu and Yu.

After the initial exchange, Wang Baoren and Zhu Heyu's first impression of each other was good, Wang Baoren thought that the crown prince Zhu Heyu was not as stubborn and reckless as rumored, and Zhu Heyu thought that Wang Baoren did not look like a traitor who only knew how to fight for power and profit.

On the occasion of complimenting each other, Wang Baoren and Zhu Heyu came to the main hall of the East Palace to talk.

After the two sat down, the prince Zhu and Yu first talked about the topic, and said with a sincere expression: "At the beginning, when the old lady Xiao passed away, he solemnly recommended to me that the senior of the king went out of the mountain to take over the position of the prince and the prince, so I also strongly recommended it to my father, and now it has been more than half a year. To tell the truth, I don't hide it from the prince, since I became the crown prince, I have always been walking on thin ice and facing the abyss, for fear that I will do something wrong, but after all, it is a lack of experience, and I often let the traitors in the court and the evil people drag their feet and stumble, and I have been repeatedly reprimanded by my father, which is really miserable. But you have always been experienced and resourceful, far stronger than those treacherous and evil, and with the assistance of Wang Taishi in the future, I can finally feel at ease. ”

Seeing Zhu Heyu elevating himself like this and putting on an attitude of treating himself as an arm, Wang Baoren's mood was also much more relaxed, and he only felt that his assistance to the crown prince Zhu Heyu might not be as difficult as expected.

So, Wang Baoren nodded with a reserved expression and said: "Please rest assured that His Royal Highness the Prince's current situation The old man has also heard about it, and it is indeed a little bad, but as long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is willing to trust the old man in the future, the old man will never let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince down, and it will definitely allow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to sweep away the decline and regain his prestige." As long as the old man is watching from the sidelines, the despicable methods of the treacherous people in the DPRK and China are not enough to be afraid at all. ”

Zhu Heyu's current situation is not good, and he needs the full assistance of the scheming Wang Baoren to make up for his shortcomings in power and scheming; And Wang Baoren also intends to use the "too. The power of the sub-party "is firmly established, especially the "too. The influence of the sub-party in the Metropolitan Procuratorate has always been impossible to ignore, and Wang Baoren is now responsible for the coordination and coordination of the three law divisions. The support of the sub-party can also get twice the result with half the effort.

Therefore, these two people can be said to have their own needs, there is no obvious conflict of interest, and after some exchanges, they are also happy to talk about each other, which is quite a bit of a hit.

After a series of exchanges, the crown prince Zhu and Yu gradually felt a little relieved, and also thought that their cooperation with Wang Baoren was not as difficult as they imagined.

So, the crown prince Zhu and Yu finally made up their minds, their expressions suddenly became serious, and they instructed the people behind them: "Go to the study and bring the books that Mr. Zhao left before he died." ”

Hearing the orders of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, Wang Baoren had some doubts in his heart and asked, "But I don't know who Mr. Zhao is?" Why does His Royal Highness the Crown Prince attach so much importance to it? ”

The crown prince Zhu Heyu's expression was full of sadness, and he slowly explained to Wang Baoren: "Wang Taishi used to be the secretary of the Nanjing Ministry of Officials, and he was the leader of the six departments of Nanjing...... This Mr. Zhao's name is Zhao Shancai, known as 'Jiangnan Genius', there is a talent through heaven and earth, he once served as a guest in the East Palace to assist me, during the time when he assisted me, my development in the temple was also quite smooth, who would have thought that God was jealous of talent, Mr. Zhao died suddenly two months ago......"

Speaking of this, Prince Zhu and Yu let out a long sigh again.

To tell the truth, if Mr. Zhao was still here, the crown prince Zhu Heyu would not pay as much attention to Wang Baoren as he does today, in the mind of the prince Zhu Heyu, even if Wang Baoren was once a powerful minister in the court and now a representative of the six departments of Nanjing, he once threatened Zhou Shangjing's status, but his vision, means, ability, etc. may not be higher than Zhao Shancai.

Yes, now that Mr. Zhao has passed away, the crown prince Zhu Heyu can only rely on Wang Baoren to assist, and he must hand over all the results of Zhao Shancai's hard work to Wang Baoren.

On the other side, after hearing the explanation of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, Wang Baoren was surprised and also a little regretful, and said: "It turned out to be Zhao Shancai? He actually died? Alas, although this person is younger, his talent is rare in the world, and he is indeed a jealous talent. ”

Zhao Shancai was also born in the Jiangnan Gongyuan, he is the most outstanding young talent in the Jiangnan Gongyuan for decades, and he is also a closed disciple of the former Taishi He Ming, so Wang Baoren naturally paid attention to him, and even secretly wooed him, but he didn't expect Zhao Shancai to have died of illness.

Then, the crown prince Zhu Heyu told Wang Baoren about Zhao Shancai in detail, and Wang Baoren saw that the prince Zhu Heyu attached so much importance to Zhao Shancai, and he also sighed again and again, showing a state of cherishing talents.

And just as the two were talking, the people of the East Palace had already brought three books and handed them to the crown prince Zhu and Yu.

After the crown prince Zhu and Yu stretched out their hands to take the books, their expressions were full of emotion, and they said slowly: "Mr. Zhao really helped me a lot during his time in the East Palace, and these three books were all left by him before he died, not only to set up an effective intelligence agency for me, but also to help me find many available talents, and to plan the future development direction for me...... It's a pity that these things are not what I am good at, and Mr. Zhao also made it clear before his death, and when Wang Taishi came to Beijing to take up his post, he would hand over all these things to Wang Taishi......"

While speaking, the crown prince Zhu and Yu had already handed over all three books to Wang Baoren.

Wang Baoren was stunned for a moment, and then took the three books and read them carefully.

Then, a flash of joy quickly flashed in Wang Baoren's eyes.

Among these three books, the first is the list of personnel and the operation status of the intelligence agency set up by Zhao Shancai, the second is a group of reliable personnel selected by Zhao Shancai, and the third is the various intelligence and intelligence analysis collected by Zhao Shancai, and many suggestions are made based on this information.

Now, these three books are in the hands of Wang Baoren, which means that Wang Baoren suddenly has an effective intelligence agency, a group of reliable talents without any background out of thin air, and a further understanding of the current detailed situation in the imperial court!

This also means that all the results of Zhao Shancai's hard work at the beginning fell into the hands of Wang Baoren, and after Wang Baoren got this huge resource, his plan progress can be advanced again!

In this way, Wang Baoren was naturally pleasantly surprised, and only felt that he was lucky today, not only to meet Emperor Deqing, but also to talk to the crown prince Zhu Heyu, all of which were extra gains, and these gains were so rich!

Wang Baoren is different from Zhao Shancai, Xiao Taishi and others, although he became the prince and prince, he did not wholeheartedly assist the prince Zhu and Yu, but the prince Zhu and Yu and the "Tai. Zidang "regarded it as a stepping stone for himself, so after he received this "gift" from Zhao Shancai, the first thing he thought of was to benefit himself!

"Not to mention anything else, just the intelligence agency run by Zhao Shancai can save me how much energy? There are also these talents that Zhao Shancai found, all of them have no background, and they are all rare talents, as long as I use the name of the prince to envelop them, my foundation in the capital can be strengthened a lot...... In addition, Zhao Shancai's suggestions also have a lot of merit. The sub-party can regain momentum, and the old man can also gain a lot of money......"

While thinking in secret, Wang Baoren's eyes flashed.

Then, Wang Baoren solemnly put the three-point book in his sleeve, and assured the crown prince Zhu Heyu: "Zhao Shancai is really a talent, with these things, the old man will be much easier to assist His Royal Highness the prince in the future, and the chances of winning are much greater!" Please also rest assured that the old man will definitely make proper use of these bequests. ”

Seeing Wang Baoren's statement, the crown prince Zhu Heyu also said solemnly: "Everything is entrusted to the prince!" ”

Then, Wang Baoren and the crown prince Zhu and Yu talked about many things, but after all, it was the first time they met, and the exchanges between them were still shallow.

Because of the rich harvest from the crown prince Zhu Heyu, Wang Baoren was more and more energetic when he left the East Palace, and he only felt that everything was smooth sailing after he entered Beijing, and there would be unexpected gains repeatedly.

Therefore, Wang Baoren not only ignored his physical and mental exhaustion, but also looked forward to the harvest of his trip to the Three Law Divisions - according to this trend, maybe he could get a windfall.

However, the cruel reality soon gave Wang Baoren a blow to the head!

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