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About half an hour later, the Southern Patrol fleet finally sailed into the Suzhou wharf.

Then, under the support of the accompanying officials, Emperor Deqing slowly stepped off the dragon boat, and on the other side, Zhao Junchen and Su Changzhen led the officials in Suzhou to bow and greet each other.

The process of welcoming the holy car is the same, and there is nothing special about it, so I don't mention it.

It's just that after the end of the welcoming ceremony, Emperor Deqing did not leave in a hurry, but met Zhou Suhai, the prefect of Suzhou, in public, and talked with Zhou Suhai for a long time......

If you don't know the inside story, when you see this scene, you may think that the Zhou family is now deeply favored by the saints and is extremely respected and trusted by Emperor Deqing, but they would never have thought that Emperor Deqing has been planning for a long time in order to bring down Zhou Shangjing, and Zhou Suhai is the breakthrough point of Emperor Deqing's plan this time! It is also an inevitable victim of Emperor Deqing's plan!

It's just that today, most of the officials present have understood the situation, and most of them have guessed Emperor Deqing's intentions.

Of course, Zhao Junchen also understands Emperor Deqing's thoughts - for Emperor Deqing, it is extremely important to defeat Zhou Shangjing, suppress the power of the courtiers, strengthen the imperial power, etc., but his reputation in later generations is also not negligible, so the Deqing Emperor is not willing to fall into the hands of others, so that the world will find out that he is deliberately plotting against the important ministers of the court, especially the old ministers of the three dynasties like Zhou Shangjing, which is detrimental to the imperial reputation of the Deqing Emperor.

In this way, some superficial hypocrisy, Emperor Deqing still needs to maintain it for the time being! After all, now is not the time to see the end of the day. All kinds of truths about Suzhou, Emperor Deqing can only be discovered "by accident"!

However, such a coy posture is too hypocritical, and it will inevitably lose its bearing, although it may be possible to hide it from the history books. But when the officials saw it, they would inevitably have some thoughts in their hearts, and between gains and losses, even if Emperor Deqing finally defeated Zhou Shangjing, he might not be able to take all the benefits.

In fact, Emperor Deqing was not a wise sage, neither the heart and bearing of a sage, nor the diligence and good governance of a sage, but he always expected his reputation to be comparable to that of the ancient sage, in this respect. It is not an exaggeration to say that Emperor Deqing is "a master with low eyes", and Emperor Deqing's great achievements, whitewashing, pretentiousness, and other temperaments are also derived from this, which is the biggest shortcoming of Emperor Deqing.

Over the years, Emperor Deqing has tried to bring down Zhou Shangjing many times, but Zhou Shangjing can turn danger into a disaster, because Zhou Shangjing has seen through this shortcoming of Emperor Deqing, and he is also very good at taking advantage of this shortcoming of Emperor Deqing.

As for this time. What is the result of the battle between Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing, Zhao Junchen is waiting and seeing.

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After the performance. Emperor Deqing finally stopped delaying and set off for the Suzhou Palace.

On the other side, Zhao Junchen also hurriedly rode with him.

In the next few days, it was the critical moment of the game between Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing, and the situation in the imperial court would change dramatically at any time. The second is to find an opportunity to secretly help Zhou Shangjing, and the third is to fish in troubled waters, but he plans to follow the steps of Emperor Deqing closely and never stay away.

However, Zhao Junchen was preparing to get into the carriage. But suddenly he heard someone behind him calling for him.

When I turned my head, it was Chen You, the Duke of Jingguo.

Chen You, although he has no real power, is also very low-key, and has always been taciturn, but after all, he is the prince of the kingdom, the father-in-law of the seventh prince Zhu Heyu, and Chen Zhirong's father, but Zhao Junchen never dares to underestimate him.

So, after hearing Chen You's call, Zhao Junchen hurriedly turned around and saluted to greet him, and said politely: "I've seen Jing Guogong." I don't know what the prince has called me to command? ”

Chen You walked quickly to Zhao Junchen's side, held his hands weakly, and said: "Lord Zhao doesn't need to be polite, this father is just an idle noble, naturally there is nothing important, but when His Majesty is coming and a hundred officials are welcome, the little girl Zhirong does not show up, so I just ask the old man to pass a few words to Lord Zhao." ”

Although Chen You's words were very polite, the tone and tone were very gentle, without any ups and downs, which made people sound very weird. However, Chen You has always been like this, and Zhao Junchen has no dissatisfaction.

It's just that after hearing Chen Zhirong's name, Zhao Junchen's expression moved slightly.

Chen Zhirong is a smart and interesting woman, now is the most complicated and changeable situation in the court, Zhao Junchen's mind is all on the fighting method between Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing, and there is no way to be distracted, so Chen Zhirong has not entangled Zhao Junchen during this time.

Now, Chen Zhirong suddenly contacted Zhao Junchen, I'm afraid there is something wrong.

So, Zhao Junchen asked, "I don't know what happened to Miss Chen?" ”

Chen You shook his head slowly and said, "It's not a big deal, it's just that the little girl heard that Suzhou has beautiful scenery and prosperous culture, and she wants to invite Lord Zhao to play together." ”

Zhao Junchen frowned slightly, only feeling that his previous judgment was wrong, he was not in the mood to hang out with people now, Chen Zhirong sent out an invitation at this time, which was a little out of place.

So, Zhao Junchen planned to refuse.

However, before Zhao Junchen could speak, Chen You had already added: "The little girl recently met a woman named Li Jiamin, this girl is going to play Tiger Hill with someone tomorrow, and the little girl is also moved by her thoughts, and she also wants to go to Tiger Hill to play, and she has to invite Lord Zhao to invite her father...... Hey, the little girl has always been spoiled by her father, a little ignorant of the severity, and made unreasonable demands, Lord Zhao is entangled in court affairs, if you don't have time, just refuse her, don't delay the business because of her. ”

After hearing Chen You's explanation, Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned again, and a trace of admiration flashed in his eyes.

This Chen Zhirong is even smarter than Zhao Junchen imagined!

Li Jiamin has recently been at the peak of her grace, and the person who wants to play Tiger Hill with her tomorrow is naturally Emperor Deqing.

Zhao Junchen originally just asked Chen Zhirong to find out Li Jiamin's roots, but he didn't expect Chen Zhirong to go further, and actually found out the news and whereabouts of Emperor Deqing through Li Jiamin, and reported it to Zhao Junchen.

If there was no report from Chen Zhirong, Zhao Junchen would not have been able to control Emperor Deqing's whereabouts in such detail.

So, after Zhao Junchen pondered for a while, he nodded and said: "Jing Guogong is too worried, this official has nothing to do tomorrow, and it is also the honor of this official to accompany Miss Chen to visit Suzhou, and I can't ask for it." ”

As mentioned above, after arriving in Suzhou, Zhao Junchen will follow Emperor Deqing closely and will never stay away!

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PS: I was discharged from the hospital, and in the past few days, I have been frightened, dangerous, tired, and anxious, but everything has passed, and it can be regarded as a disaster. Thank you all for your understanding and concern, and we will resume normal updates from today.

…… (To be continued......)