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Not to mention Zhao Junchen's strategizing and ambition.

However, it was said that under the constant urging of Emperor Deqing, the southern patrol fleet sailed at full speed all the way, with almost no delay, and after leaving Taierzhuang, it took four consecutive days to rush and finally arrived in Tongzhou.

At this point, the Southern Patrol fleet was only one step away from the capital.

Then, Emperor Deqing suddenly issued a holy decree, requiring the Southern Patrol fleet to rest in Tongzhou for a day, so that all the escorts and others could recuperate their spirits and relieve fatigue, and wait until the early morning of the next day to officially enter Beijing.

Because of the fatigue along the way, including Emperor Deqing, all the people in the Southern Patrol Fleet are now physically and mentally exhausted, and it is difficult to hide their fatigue, if they return to Beijing like this, everyone's fatigue will fall into the eyes of the government and the opposition, which may make people have many bad associations, and then have some bad effects, so this holy decree of Emperor Deqing can be regarded as a detailed consideration.

It's just that although Emperor Deqing wants everyone to nourish their spirits and eliminate fatigue, the capital is now close at hand, and a great change in the temple is about to begin, who will really relax their vigilance and rest at ease?

On the contrary, after the Southern Patrol Fleet came to Tongzhou, the accompanying officials either went around to inquire for news, or made arrangements in advance, or were busy standing in line to protect themselves, but they became more and more busy.

However, Zhao Junchen is not among them.

As early as half a year ago, Zhao Junchen had already begun to prepare for today's situation, and today, most of them are ready, and there is no need to sharpen their guns on the spot, and then they only need to implement the plan step by step, so after Zhao Junchen came to Tongzhou. On the contrary, it is much more leisurely, compared with the busyness of everyone, Zhao Junchen has some calmness of "watching the wind and clouds".

Of course, Zhao Junchen is not completely idle.

When he came to Tongzhou, he found that several "Zhao Party" officials had been waiting for him here for many days.

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These "Zhao Party" officials are Gu Quan, the former Imperial History of the Right Governor of the Imperial Palace, Liu Chang'an, the former servant of the Ministry of Officials, and Zhan Shanchang, the former servant of the Ministry of Households.

The three men are in front of their official positions. The reason why the word "original" was added was because they had now been removed from their official positions and become commoners, and because of this, the three of them were not bound by their official status, and they could come to Tongzhou in advance to wait for Zhao Junchen and inform Zhao Junchen of the news in the capital.

It turned out that during Emperor Deqing's southern tour, Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan both accompanied him to the south. The "Zhao Party" who stayed in the capital had no leader, and no one could preside over the overall situation, and Zhu Heyu, the crown prince who stayed in Beijing to supervise the country, and Huang Yourong, the elder of the cabinet who stayed in Beijing to assist the government, were both political enemies of Zhao Junchen's court and China, and under their joint suppression, the "Zhao Party" officials who remained in the capital could be described as embarrassed and experienced a dark time.

During that time, every official of the "Zhao Party" was impeached and punished to a greater or lesser extent, including Gu Quan, the right-hand servant of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Liu Chang'an, the servant of the Ministry of Officials. was even dismissed from his official position, and Zhan Shanchang, the head of the household department, was also ordered to suspend his post and reflect at home.

Arguably. This was the most embarrassing period since the founding of the "Zhao Party," and many "Zhao Party" officials abandoned their original positions one after another and turned to other factions in order to protect themselves because they could not withstand the pressure and panic.

For a time, the power of the "Zhao Party" in the capital had a great decline - if it weren't for the crown prince Zhu Heyu and the old Huang Yourong of the pavilion, they would soon fall out because of the rectification of commercial taxes. And he can no longer care about suppressing the "Zhao Party", perhaps by the time Zhao Junchen returns to Beijing, the entire "Zhao Party" faction has been uprooted by Zhu Heyu and Huang Yourong.

Therefore, Gu Quan, Liu Changan, and Zhan Shanchang are now full of grievances. They came to Tongzhou to look for Zhao Junchen, in addition to informing Zhao Junchen of all the developments in the capital, but also to take the opportunity to complain to Zhao Junchen, hoping that Zhao Junchen could "uphold justice" for them!

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In Zhao Junchen's temporary residence, Zhao Junchen entertained Gu Quan, Liu Changan and Zhan Shanchang, and also found Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, to accompany him.

"Three adults, during my southern tour with Lord Zuo, I really wronged you, but please rest assured that after I return to Beijing, the three of you will soon be reinstated, as for the grievances you have suffered during this period of time, I will naturally get you back with interest!"

After listening to the complaints of Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan, Zhao Junchen's expression was very calm, and he just said slowly.

It's just that although Zhao Junchen's expression is calm, his tone is very firm.

On the other side, Zuo Lanshan also nodded fiercely and said, "That's true!" The crown prince and Huang Yourong dared to take advantage of the fact that Lord Zhao and I were traveling south to suppress dissidents and factionalism, this matter must not stop here, and they must not be let go easily! Hum! Because of the rectification of commercial taxes, the two of them are now difficult to protect themselves, but no wonder we have fallen into the ground! ”

Zhu Heyu is the crown prince, Huang Yourong is the cabinet elder, if it is usual, Zuo Lanshan would not dare to speak so ruthlessly!

But today's situation is already obvious, because of the matter of commercial tax rectification, Zhu Heyu will certainly have to make a mistake, and after Huang Yourong is implicated, he will fall and lose power, plus Zhao Junchen is about to take over the matter of commercial tax rectification, and the power of the "Zhao Party" will also rise sharply, so Zuo Lanshan also has the courage to beat the water dogs, and he is full of courage.

On the other hand, although Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan didn't know that Zhao Junchen was about to take over the rectification of commercial taxes, they also knew that the crown prince Zhu Heyu and Ge Lao Huang Yourong were about to be unlucky, so they were quite confident in Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan's guarantees.

In fact, they also knew that after Zhao Junchen returned to Beijing, he would inevitably set things right and reinstate them as officials, and they were already very sure of this since the crown prince Zhu and Yu stabbed Lou Zi who had rectified the commercial tax.

Therefore, the purpose of their coming to Tongzhou to find Zhao Junchen this time is not so much to complain and complain, but to show loyalty and seek benefits from Zhao Junchen - Lord Zhao, have you seen it? We have been burdened by you and suffered so many crimes, but we are still loyal to you, so you must not treat us badly - since meeting Zhao Junchen, Zhan Shanchang, Gu Quan and Liu Changan have said this in and out of their words.

Sure enough, after hearing Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan's assurance, Zhan Shanchang sighed and said: "It's a pity that many colleagues can't see the situation clearly, and they are not as loyal to Lord Zhao as we are. Although Gu Yushi and Master Liu and I have kept them many times, they just don't listen to the advice, but they still spit on me and so on...... Now that Huang Yourong is about to fall, they are naturally dumbfounded...... It's a pity that because of the betrayal of these people, our momentum in the capital has decreased a lot. ”

On the side, Liu Changan shook his head and said: "Yes, although we are loyal to you, Lord Zhao, but people's hearts are different, but not everyone can be as ...... as me and a few others."

Gu Quan even showed a look of guilt, and said: "At the beginning, when you left Beijing, Lord Zhao, you asked me and a few others to control the overall situation of the capital, but in the end, we couldn't even keep ourselves. ”

When the three of them spoke, although their faces were full of regret and guilt, their eyes kept secretly looking at Zhao Junchen, waiting for Zhao Junchen to comfort them.

For their careful thinking, Zhao Junchen is naturally insightful.

In fact, needless to say, Zhao Junchen will also give them great benefits, even if they buy horse bones and set them as a benchmark, let the world know how great the benefits of being loyal to Zhao Junchen are.

So, after Zhao Junchen nodded, he said slowly: "Those who change their courts, don't pay attention to them, this incident, for us, is actually a test to get rid of the chaff, after those speculative wall grass leaves, we can also be more united." Now, Huang Yourong is about to be unlucky, and many positions in the DPRK and China will change, and after this incident, the colleagues left behind are all people I can trust, but they can also be greatly used. ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's vague assurance, knowing that Zhao Junchen was about to give them some benefits, the three of them were all overjoyed, and the grievances they had suffered during this period of time were also gone.

Seeing Zhan Shanchang, Liu Changan and Gu Quan like this, Zhao Junchen smiled lightly, and was about to say something more, but Xu Qingyan suddenly entered the living room and said something in Zhao Junchen's ear.

After hearing Xu Qingyan's report, Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned and said, "Oh? It's a coincidence, the two of them came at the same time! In that case, let them in, and take the opportunity to let everyone know about my plans for the future. ”

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ps: Because of family matters, the insects are still very tired, and the brain has always been groggy, and I really want to sleep happily for a day!!

However, seeing everyone's enthusiasm, the bugs dare not live up to it and still update!

…… (To be continued.) )