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At the same time that Zhao Junchen set off to leave the Huamachi camp, in the imperial study of the Forbidden City, Emperor Deqing also started his own plan.

At this time, on the imperial case in front of Emperor Deqing, there was a thick pile of recitals, all of which were submitted to the center of the capital by officials at all levels in Shaanxi and Gansu in the past three months.

The sources of these transcripts are not the same, some are from Zhao Junchen, some are from Liang Fuchen, some are from Li Ru'an, and some are from the feudal officials in Shaanxi and Gansu.

These people have different positions, different insights, and different ways of looking at problems, so their views and viewpoints are often diametrically opposed and very different.

If the emperor is a little lacking in knowledge and experience, he will inevitably be at a loss and dizzy when he sees these opinions with different opinions and conflicting opinions, and he only feels complicated and confusing, and does not know who he should trust.

However, Emperor Deqing's experience and insight are not lacking, and he is good at imperial arts, and he can easily distinguish the truth from the false, which views in these transcripts belong to objective facts, and which views are just personal prejudices, which statements are exaggerated, and which statements are deliberately concealed, Emperor Deqing can judge at a glance.

In the end, after synthesizing all the views of the three sides, the whole picture of the situation in Shaanxi and Gansu during this period of time was all displayed in front of the eyes of Emperor Deqing.

After reading these recitals, Emperor Deqing's brows furrowed slightly, and his expression was a little solemn.

The more he learned about the changes in the situation between Shaanxi and Gansu during this time, the more jealous Emperor Deqing became of Zhao Junchen.

Then, Emperor Deqing picked up two more copies from his hand.

These two notes, one is Zhao Junchen's request for merit that Zhao Junchen just sent to the capital, and the other is Liang Fuchen's secret note sent to the capital at the same time.

Liang Fuchen's secret was only explained in detail to Emperor Deqing about the current situation in Huamachiying, and he did not disclose that he was kidnapped by horse bandits, on the one hand, because when Liang Fuchen prepared this secret, it was not yet determined that Zhao Junchen was the culprit behind the kidnapping of the horse bandits, and on the other hand, because this matter was not glorious, even Liang Fuchen would not take the initiative to expose his own shortcomings.

As for Zhao Junchen's request for merit, it is naturally the list of merit requests after the total annihilation of the Mongolian coalition army.

In the list of meritorious service, a total of 52 people are listed among them - Zhao Junchen is naturally the undisputed first, He Zhang, who has repeatedly made military exploits, is ranked second, Shaanxi Governor Zhang Shengde is ranked third, Guan Wuyuan, the commander of the forbidden army reinforcements, is ranked fourth, Li Ru'an, the supervising army, is ranked fifth, Fang Zhenshan, the general soldier of Guyuan, is ranked sixth, Zhang Chengxun, the same knowledge of the forbidden army, is ranked seventh, and Wu Qifan, the prefect of Xi'an, and Zhou Bo, the envoy of Shaanxi, are tied for eighth place......

The first half of the list of meritorious service can be regarded as justified, and the military merits and political achievements of the listed officials are beyond doubt, at most there are some problems with the ranking order.

But the second half of the list of meritorious contributions makes people can't help but be suspicious, most of the high-level civil and military officials in Shaanxi and Gansu are concentrated here, and Zhao Junchen's reasons for asking for merit for them are also strange, and they can't stand scrutiny at all!

After reviewing the content of the request for merit again, Emperor Deqing couldn't help but sneer and whispered to himself: "Ha! It's complete enough! All the officials above the third rank in Shaanxi and Gansu have been assigned military merits and political achievements...... What is this? Flower sedan chair is carried by everyone? Or is it a person who has attained the Tao and the chicken dog ascends to heaven?

The total annihilation of 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Mongol coalition army was indeed a great battle unseen in a century, so the imperial court must reward all the meritorious officials...... Under the current situation, the imperial court does not have the time and energy to collect evidence one by one.

Zhao Junchen calculated this correctly, so he added these officials who had no achievements and were opportunistic to the list of meritorious service, and took the opportunity to sell favors, build connections, and even reach some interest deals...... Do you really think I can't understand these doorways? ”

After sneering twice, Emperor Deqing no longer paid attention to the second half of the list of meritorious contributions.

Over the years, after the fire on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu was over, there were always a large number of civil and military officials who lied about their military achievements and defrauded the imperial court of rewards and awards, and Emperor Deqing was accustomed to this phenomenon for a long time.

In fact, the Gonggon princes in the center of the imperial court were all human spirits, and they were not ignorant of the fact that local officials lied about their military exploits, but they always turned a blind eye to them, and they would not deliberately send people to verify the authenticity unless they were particularly prominent and important achievements.

On the one hand, this is because of the difficulty of investigating and collecting evidence, and on the other hand, it is also a deliberate sale of favors to local officials, but the main reason is to create an atmosphere of "the situation is very good".

If there are frequent good news in various places, it means that the court has the skill to know people and the officials are diligent and promising, which helps to enhance the prestige of the court and also contributes to the stability of the people; However, if the local officials were helpless against the Mongols' southward raids, and only knew how to ask the court for help, it would mean that the court had no way to employ people, and the local officials were all wine bags and rice bags, which would damage the prestige of the court and the people's morale would be unstable.

In comparison, Zhao Junchen still knows how to measure this time, those officials who have not made an inch of merit and are opportunistic are all concentrated in the second half of the list of meritorious contributions, and the reward given to them by the imperial court will not be too high, that is, they will be given priority promotion if they have a lack of merit once, so Emperor Deqing just sneered twice and stopped paying attention.

For Emperor Deqing, the focus was on these officials who were at the top of the list.

These officials at the top of the ranking are all meritorious, and they all need to be rewarded, even if they are promoted to three levels in a row, it is possible, and it may also affect the structure of the temple, so Emperor Deqing must carefully distinguish the true relationship between these people and Zhao Junchen before he can make a decision.

In short, the reward must be rewarded, but how to reward is very particular!

Emperor Deqing's eyes were fixed on He Zhang's name, and his expression was full of contemplation.

According to the secret that Zhou Shangjing just came, He Zhang, who was ranked second on the list of meritorious contributions, is a veteran of the frontier, and he has been regarded as a prominent military veteran over the years, but his stubborn personality is easy to offend people, so he has not been promoted for a long time, after Zhao Junchen presided over the military and political affairs of Shaanxi and Gansu, he was soon entrusted with heavy use and let him repeatedly make military exploits, this He Zhang is also a grateful newspaper, for Zhao Junchen can be said to be the first to look forward, Zhao Junchen ranked him second in the list of meritorious contributions, and obviously regarded him as a confidant...... Such a person, no matter how great his military exploits are, must not let him control the real power!

Well, extrapolate the time, if nothing else, the armies in Shaanxi and Gansu are currently on their way to the Hetao! Since He Zhang is good at commanding troops and fighting, he will also make more achievements in war when the time comes...... In this way, his merits are enough to enter the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies! The official positions of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies are all high and light, but it is a good place for him! ”

While thinking about it, Emperor Deqing quickly made a decision, and then turned his attention to Zhang Shengde, the governor of Shaanxi, who was third on the list of meritorious contributions.

"This Shaanxi governor Zhang Shengde, I have some impressions, this person's official reputation is good, and he has always been obedient, his successive superiors have a good evaluation of him, but he has never participated in partisan disputes, has always remained neutral, and the light is the same dust, such an official should not follow Zhao Junchen with all his heart......

Liang Fuchen's judgment is also the same as mine, thinking that Zhang Shengde was not bought by Zhao Junchen, and whoever appears in Zhao Junchen's position, this Zhang Shengde will be loyal...... Such an official can be promoted, but he can't be careless, for the time being, transfer him to the center of the capital, secretly observe for a period of time, and then make a decision......"

Then, Emperor Deqing's gaze kept moving downward, and he kept making decisions in his heart.

"The fourth place on the list of meritorious contributions is Guan Wuyuan, the commander of the forbidden army's reinforcements, whether it is Liang Fuchen or Wang Shou, they all have a very high opinion of her, and they can also be called my descendants, it is said that she is still a descendant of Guan Gong, and her prestige among the twenty-six guards of the forbidden army is extremely high, and she is obviously a rare talent......

This person's military merits are also extremely high, if it weren't for the fact that he dragged the Mongolian coalition army to death during the period of guarding Jiezhou City, Zhao Junchen would never have had the great exploits of the Mongolian coalition army in the future! It stands to reason that even if such an achievement is ranked second on the list of meritorious contributions, there will not be much controversy, but in the end he is only ranked fourth on the list of meritorious contributions, which is obviously the reason why Zhao Junchen secretly suppressed him......

Well, Liang Fuchen's secret is also proved that the relationship between Zhao Junchen and Guan Wuyuan is relatively bad...... Such a general is worthy of promotion! It just so happens that Xiao Mian, the governor of Beijing, is already old, and Guan Wuyuan is a suitable replacement! ”

(Note: The forbidden army of the Ming Dynasty is divided into two parts: the Beijing camp and the pro-army capital palace, of which the Beijing camp is responsible for the garrison of the center of the capital, and the pro-army capital is responsible for guarding the palace and protecting the emperor's tasks, and the 26 guards of the Ming Dynasty forbidden army are all under the jurisdiction of these two yamen.) ）

"Below Guan Wuyuan's name, there is the supervisor Li Ru'an, this person is from the imperial horse eunuch, and he is quite valued by the eunuch Wu Min, who is also loyal and diligent...... Wu Min had mentioned to me that if he wanted Li Ru'an to enter the imperial study to do business, he could agree...... Through this incident, we can also let the Imperial Horse Supervisor and the Master of Ceremonies check and balance each other......"

"Below Li Ru'an's name, is Fang Zhenshan, the general soldier of Guyuan...... At the beginning of Zhao Junchen's power, this person repeatedly appeared in secrecy and impeached Zhao Junchen for his reckless and perverse behavior, but as Zhao Junchen's power in Shaanxi and Gansu became more and more influential, his position soon changed, not only no longer impeaching Zhao Junchen, but repeatedly saying good things for Zhao Junchen...... This is clearly the style of the wall-to-wall grass!

According to Liang Fuchen, Fang Zhenshan and Zhao Junchen's henchman He Zhang can be said to be as powerful as fire and water, and it may not be true to surrender to Zhao Junchen, you can observe for a while, and then give him the honorary title of a general, so that he can stay on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu for the time being! Now that the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu are in an eventful season, they can't transfer too many officials......"

"Below, there is Zhang Chengxun, the same acquaintance of the forbidden army...... Another military attache who was bought by Zhao Junchen! This man must not remain in the forbidden army! But his exploits are not as dazzling as He Zhang, and he is too young, but he can't arrange to enter the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies to empty the military power, which is a bit troublesome...... Well, for the time being, transfer him to a remote place in the south, whether it is Guangdong, Guangxi, or Fujian, and let him serve as the chief soldier, such a reward is enough to convince the public! Those places are thousands of miles away from the capital, even if he is allowed to master some military power, it doesn't matter, and he will find an opportunity to slowly rectify him in the future......"

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Emperor Deqing's vision and methods are all clever, but in just half an hour, he has already envisaged everyone's promotion arrangements.

Emperor Deqing is already at the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and his energy is not as vigorous as when he was young, and after everything is properly considered, he can't help but feel deeply tired.

Therefore, after Emperor Deqing stretched his body, he planned to go back to the harem to rest.

But at this time, the great eunuch Zhang De entered the imperial study and reported: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince has asked to see Jin. ”

Emperor Deqing's face had a smile on his face, and he nodded: "Old Seven, he is finally willing to see me?" Let him in! ”

Since Emperor Deqing had the idea of changing the prince in his heart, he has been secretly inspecting the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, but he is more and more satisfied with Zhu Hejian's character and mind, and only feels that Zhu Hejian is almost perfect in all aspects except for a slight lack of enterprising, and he is simply the ideal candidate for the next prince in the heart of Emperor Deqing!

As for Zhu Hejian's lack of aggressiveness, it was not a big problem in the eyes of Emperor Deqing.

"Enterprising" and "ambition" are often synonymous, Emperor Deqing believes that he is still in the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, at least he can continue to rule the Ming Dynasty for ten years, Zhu Hejian's lack of enterprising spirit can be cultivated slowly, but if Zhu Hejian's enterprising spirit is too strong, Emperor Deqing will be a little worried.

However, Zhu Hejian, the perfect candidate for the prince in the mind of Emperor Deqing and has always been filial piety, recently took the initiative to have an awkward relationship with Emperor Deqing.

However, seeing Zhu Hejian's playfulness and awkwardness, Emperor Deqing not only did not get angry, but appreciated Zhu Hejian's temperament more and more.

And the reason why Zhu Hejian had an awkward quarrel with Emperor Deqing this time was related to the crown prince Zhu Heyu!

In fact, just three days ago, the crown prince Zhu Heyu was grounded in the East Palace again by Emperor Deqing because of a trumped-up "crime of immorality"!

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Ding dong! Congratulations on unlocking the achievement "All Your Efforts Lost"!

Well, the first update today!

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