Chapter 638. Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing (above).
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"The old man naturally knows that the 'Eight Kings Boat Company' is the largest and most powerful boat company in the south of the Yangtze River, and the backers behind the scenes are the eight vassal kings of the imperial court. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Compared with the 'Eight Kings Boat Trip', Feng Wenzhang and their boat lines are just small shrimps. Of course, even the 'Eight Kings Boat Trip' is not as good as Zhao Junchen's 'Zhao Boat Trip' now...... But what does this matter have to do with the 'Eight Kings Boat Ride'? ”
Speaking of this, Huang Yourong seemed to think of something, his face changed suddenly, and then he looked at Li Chuanwen in front of him with vigilance, and asked, "Could it be ...... In addition to the Nanjing Sixth Division, Zhao Junchen also wants to deal with the 'Eight Kings Boat Trip' at the same time? ”
Li Chuanwen's eyes flashed with admiration - I don't know whether he admires Huang Yourong's eye judgment or Zhao Junchen's eloquent ambition - and said with a smile: "Huang Ge has a good eye, Lord Zhao, he is exactly such a plan!" ”
"No way!" Unexpectedly, his guess came true, Huang Yourong's face was full of shock, and he exclaimed: "If it is just to deal with the Nanjing Sixth Division, then there is still some possibility of success, but if you add the 'Eight Kings Boat Travel', Zhao Junchen will definitely not succeed!" The background of the 'Eight Kings Boat Journey' is extremely complex, and the difficulty of dealing with it is no less than that of the Nanjing Sixth Division, and Zhao Junchen will never succeed if he wants to deal with both at the same time! ”
Li Chuanwen's face remained unchanged, and he just said slowly: "Elder Huang Ge is right, whether it is the Nanjing Sixth Department or the 'Eight Kings Boat Travel', both of them have complex backgrounds and deep-rooted, and if you deal with one of them alone, it is indeed difficult to start. But what Huang Ge didn't know was that if the crimes of the two were combined and dealt with together, it would be much easier! ”
Seeing Li Chuanwen's calm performance, Huang Yourong was stunned again, guessing that Zhao Junchen must have had a detailed plan, so Huang Yourong gradually calmed down, stared at Li Chuanwen and said, "What is Zhao Junchen's plan?" You must explain it to the old man in detail, otherwise the old man will never cooperate with Zhao Junchen! ”
"The villain will naturally explain clearly to Huang Ge Lao, and now that the matter is already a dagger, there is nothing to hide." Li Chuanwen's voice was still calm, and he said, "Elder Huang Ge, you should know the true intentions of His Majesty's southern tour last year, right?" ”
Huang Yourong nodded and said: "Naturally, I know that when the Japanese invaded Jiangnan, they once almost broke through Suzhou City, and Zhou Suhai, the prefect of Suzhou, was the eldest grandson of Zhou Shangjing, and Zhou Shangjing suppressed this matter in order to keep Zhou Suhai's career, but His Majesty still received the news, so he personally inspected Jiangnan, intending to personally expose the matter and take the opportunity to deal with Zhou Shangjing." ”
Li Chuanwen asked again: "But don't you think it's strange to be old Huang Ge?" His Majesty spent so much effort to deal with Zhou Shangjing, and Zhou Shangjing was only removed from the position of first assistant to the cabinet by His Majesty in the end, but he still stayed in the cabinet, almost without any impact? ”
Huang Yourong frowned and said: "Naturally, it's strange, it's just that the old man was already difficult to protect himself at that time, and all those in the know were a taboo look, so the old man didn't investigate further." ”
Li Chuanwen smiled lightly and said, "The villain can explain this matter to you Huang Ge Lao...... His Majesty did not severely punish Zhou Shangjing, but because those would-be robbers were all brought in by the 'Eight Kings Boat Company'! Once this matter spread, the blow to the royal reputation was too great, so His Majesty did not continue to investigate this matter! ”
Hearing Li Chuanwen's explanation, even if Huang Yourong was already used to seeing the changes, he couldn't help but be stunned, and he only felt unbelievable.
Then, Li Chuanwen explained in detail to Huang Yourong about the collusion of the "Eight Kings Boat Trip" with the Japanese to murder the people, and Huang Yourong was silent for a long time, and then let out a long sigh.
Li Chuanwen continued: "Therefore, Your Majesty has long wanted to deal with the 'Eight Kings Boat Trip', even if it is the eight vassal kings behind the 'Eight Kings Boat Trip', Your Majesty will never intend to spare it!" It's just that the matter of the 'Eight Kings Boat Company's collusion with the Japanese Kou is too sensitive to be made public, and His Majesty can't find any other reason to deal with them for a while. Therefore, if we take action to deal with the 'Eight Kings Boat Trip', Your Majesty and Zhou Shangjing will definitely be happy to see it. ”
Huang Yourong pondered for a moment and asked, "But why did Zhao Junchen have to deal with the Nanjing Sixth Department and the 'Eight Kings Boat Travel' at the same time, and provoke two strong enemies at the same time, will the odds of victory be higher?" ”
Li Chuanwen still didn't answer the rhetorical question, and said: "Doesn't Elder Huang Ge know that I have always been the most taboo for the vassal king to collude with the local military and government? The smuggling business of the 'Eight Kings Boat Company' is so huge, how can the Nanjing Sixth Department be completely ignorant of the news? If so, why hasn't there been any control? Is it collusion between the two? …… If evidence of this is found, what will Your Majesty think? How will the officials react? Nanjing's six departments have violated the taboo of the imperial court in a row, but there is still room for resistance? 'Eight Kings Boat Travel' is caught, what will happen to it? …… Huang Ge Lao, you said, isn't this the truth? ”
After hearing Li Chuanwen's words, Huang Yourong was silent for a long time.
Then, Huang Yourong let out a long sigh again and said, "Zhao Junchen...... He really calculated everything! Except for Zhou Shangjing, I'm afraid there will be no one more clever than Zhao Junchen's scheming...... The old man remembers that Zhao Junchen is only twenty-four years old this year, right? It's really a demon, the old man was defeated in his hands, and he is really not wronged! ”
Li Chuanwen said with a smile: "When Lord Zhao deals with the enemy, he naturally does everything, but Lord Zhao has always been very generous to his own people, and you should have heard of this Huang Ge Lao!" If Huang Ge Lao agrees to Lord Zhao's plan, he will continue to cooperate from now on, and Lord Zhao will never treat Huang Ge Lao badly at that time. ”
Huang Yourong's eyes couldn't help but fluctuate, obviously thinking about the pros and cons.
In the end, Huang Yourong gritted his teeth fiercely, and finally made up his mind and said, "Indeed! In the current situation, if you want to deal with the Nanjing Six Divisions and the 'Eight Kings Boat Company' respectively, I am afraid that it will be difficult to start, and the chances of winning are not particularly large, but if you deal with them at the same time, the chances of winning will increase...... Zhao Junchen's plan, the old man agreed! ”
After gaining an in-depth understanding of Zhao Junchen's scheming methods, Huang Yourong is already extremely sure of one thing, that is, people like Zhao Junchen can only be friends, not enemies! - In addition, Zhao Junchen's return is indeed very attractive, and the odds of winning are not small, so Huang Yourong finally agreed to Zhao Junchen's plan!
After making up his mind, Huang Yourong also became enthusiastic again, and asked, "Mr. Li, according to Zhao Junchen's plan, where should we start now?" And how to collect evidence of the secret collusion between the vassal kings and the six departments of Nanjing? ”
Li Chuanwen took out a booklet from his sleeve and said, "This matter, don't dare to bother Huang Ge Lao, all the human and material evidence have been prepared!" In addition, Lord Gu has also transferred soldiers, and he can arrest the relevant people of the 'Eight Kings Boat Travel' at any time, as long as Huang Ge Lao gives an order, Lord Zhao's various plans in Nanzhili can be completed, and then wait until Huang Ge Lao has sorted out all kinds of things and submitted them to His Majesty and the imperial court, the rest of the things have nothing to do with us, just wait for the result! ”
Hearing Li Chuanwen's words, the corners of Huang Yourong's eyes jumped, and he was almost angry again.
Obviously, Li Chuanwen has already prepared everything, even if Huang Yourong did not agree to cooperate with Zhao Junchen today, Li Chuanwen and they will try to set aside Huang Yourong and continue Zhao Junchen's plan, Huang Yourong agreed to cooperate with Zhao Junchen, but it just made Zhao Junchen's plan smoother!
However, Huang Yourong still held back his anger after all, and just reached out to take the booklet handed by Li Chuanwen and read it carefully.
Then, a look of relief flashed on Huang Yourong's face, and he said: "I didn't expect that you have even found the inner line of Nanjing Sixth Department, it seems that Zhao Junchen's plan is indeed feasible!" In this case, the old man will no longer have any worries! ”
After speaking, Huang Yourong raised his head, and once again put on the prestige of the Qincha, and ordered Gu Quan: "Pass on the order of the Qincha, immediately seal up all the shops and warehouses of the 'Eight Kings Boat Company' in Nanzhili, and all the relevant people of the 'Eight Kings Boat Company' will also be arrested!" ”
After Gu Quan, who had been silent for a long time, saw Huang Yourong's attitude, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and admired Zhao Junchen's scheming methods more and more in his heart, and bowed down to receive the order: "The lower official obeys the order!" ”
In this way, Nan Zhili, who had just calmed down, fell into a shock again!
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Just when the situation in Nanzhili was changing, the capital, which was thousands of miles away, was also turbulent at this time.
On this day, after the early dynasty, Zhao Junchen did not go to the household yamen to deal with official business, but came to Wenyuan Pavilion to discuss court affairs with Zhou Shangjing.
After expressing his intentions, Zhou Shangjing soon met with Zhao Junchen.
Wenyuan Pavilion is located in the northeast corner of the capital, which is the core of the temple, where the cabinet ministers handle official business on weekdays, but it looks inconspicuous, and even Zhou Shangjing's office room is very simple, compared with the splendid Forbidden City, it looks even more dilapidated.
In fact, in recent years, Emperor Deqing has renovated the palace more than once, but Wenyuan Pavilion is still dilapidated, which is obviously a hint of Emperor Deqing, in order to express the meaning of the monarch and the inferiority.
When Zhao Junchen stepped into Zhou Shangjing's office room, he found that Zhou Shangjing had already set up the tea set and waited for him, and his expression was as kind as ever, as if he was a respectable elder who cared for his juniors.
Seeing Zhou Shangjing's appearance, Zhao Junchen also showed a look of respect for his elders, bowed down and said: "The younger generation has seen Zhou Ge Lao, but I didn't expect to be able to drink the tea made by Zhou Ge Lao again, it is really an honor." ”
Zhou Shangjing beckoned to Zhao Junchen and said with a meaningful smile: "Sit down and talk, now among the hundreds of officials in the Manchu Dynasty, only you Zhao Junchen can make tea worthy of the old man." ”
"Then the junior is better to be respectful than to obey his fate."
After speaking, Zhao Junchen sat in front of Zhou Shangjing, and Zhou Shangjing pushed a cup of freshly brewed tea in front of Zhao Junchen, and said with a smile: "This is the old man's treasure Xiazhou Bijian, which only produces less than ten catties every year, and most of them are tribute to the palace, the old man begged a little from His Majesty's hands, but unfortunately the water is just ordinary well water, Xiazhou Bijian is still the most suitable for brewing with the dew of spring and March, there is a fly in the ointment, Junchen, how about you taste it?" ”
Zhao Junchen said with a wry smile: "The younger generation still only knows how to drink cow drinks, and they only know how to taste good and bad, but they have to waste the good tea of their predecessors." ”
Then, Zhao Junchen took a sip lightly, nodded and said, "It's a little astringent, I'm afraid the younger generation is not used to drinking it." ”
Zhou Shangjing looked at Zhao Junchen's eyes full of appreciation, and said: "How many people in this world can really understand the difference between good and bad drinks?" In the eyes of the world, famous tea is delicious, and bad tea is unpleasant. ”
Zhou Shangjing's words seemed to be a hint of other things, but Zhao Junchen did not respond, but just said: "The junior asked to see Senior Zhou this time, for a total of three things. ”
"Oh? What are the three things? Zhou Shangjing asked curiously.
"First of all, I want to thank the seniors of Zhou for their great support in 'Jingcha' during this time, if it weren't for the help of the seniors of Zhou, I am afraid that the younger generations would not have so much gain." Zhao Junchen had a serious expression and thanked Zhou Shangjing.
Now, a month and a half has passed since Zhao Junchen defeated Guo Tang, and "Jingcha" has also entered the final stage.
During this period, the "Zhao Party" officials who were promoted by Zhao Junchen also won the evaluation in the four grids and eight laws, and got the opportunity to be promoted.
Zhou Shangjing said with a smile: "It's nothing, this is what the old man promised Junchen, it's just a transaction, fair exchange, everyone takes what they need, and it's not worth Junchen to come here to thank you." ”
Zhao Junchen continued: "In addition, it is the matter of the Nanjing Sixth Department and the 'Eight Kings Boat Travel'. ”
In the matter of Nanjing Sixth Department and the "Eight Kings Boat Line", Zhao Junchen and Zhou Shangjing had common interests, and the two sides also reached a tacit understanding in secret, so Zhao Junchen also revealed part of his plan to Zhou Shangjing.
At the same time, it is precisely because of Zhou Shangjing's secret assistance that Huang Yourong's actions in Nanzhili will be so smooth.
After hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Zhou Shangjing's expression also became serious, and he asked, "Nan Zhili's side, but everything is ready?" ”
"Everything is ready! With Huang Yourong's means, it is still easy to deal with some profiteers. Zhao Junchen nodded and said: "Next, it depends on our means, when Wang Baoren comes to the capital, we will attack the Nanjing Sixth Department and the 'Eight Kings Boat Travel' together, and I hope you can be prepared." ”
Zhou Shangjing nodded and said, "This is natural, in this matter, the old man will definitely support Junchen." ”
Then, Zhou Shangjing asked curiously: "So, what is the third thing about Junchen?" ”
Generally speaking, the more things are talked about in the future, the more important they are, and Zhou Shangjing couldn't imagine for a while what was more important than the matter of Nanjing Liubu and the "Eight Kings Boat Trip", so he took the initiative to ask.
Zhao Junchen's expression became more and more serious, he took out a note from his sleeve, handed it to Zhou Shangjing with both hands, and said, "The third thing is this." ”
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