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Hearing Zhao Junchen's statement, Xiao Wenxuan couldn't help but feel strange in his heart - with Zhao Junchen's current powerful position, apart from a few major crimes of punishing the Nine Clans, what else did Zhao Junchen dare not do?

What's more, it is just recruiting sons-in-law and talents in the capital, expanding power and influence, in Xiao Wenxuan's eyes, it is just a trivial matter, Zhao Junchen will call himself "don't dare", which can't help but make Xiao Wenxuan feel a little incredible.

So, Xiao Wenxuan asked: "The deep meaning of the adult, Wenxuan is puzzled in his heart, and he also asks the adult to teach him a lesson or two." ”

Zhao Junchen sighed and said, "Wenxuan, what kind of person do you think I am in the eyes of His Majesty?" ”

Xiao Wenxuan is familiar with current affairs, and naturally understands Emperor Deqing's views on Zhao Junchen, but because of this, Xiao Wenxuan did not dare to say it in front of Zhao Junchen.

Seeing Xiao Wenxuan's hesitant look, Zhao Junchen smiled lightly, and did not force Xiao Wenxuan, but replied calmly in place of Xiao Wenxuan: "Since you don't want to say it, then let me say it myself...... I'm afraid that in the eyes of His Majesty, I am just a corrupt official who is good at managing money, a somewhat clever courtier, and a traitor who is a little ambitious but can also control zhì lightly! ”

Zhao Junchen's summary is not much, but it is also very complete, so Xiao Wenxuan did not object.

Of course, because of Zhao Junchen's face, Xiao Wenxuan didn't nod in agreement.

Of course, the so-called "content improvement" is only Xiao Wenxuan's opinion, in fact, Zhao Junchen also concealed a lot, such as Zhao Junchen was the scapegoat used by Emperor Deqing to divert public grievances. It is the object of eradication used by the crown prince to vent public grievances and establish prestige after ascending the throne, and it is a "fat pig" that is fattened and then slaughtered in order to fill the national treasury...... And so on and so forth, on these points. Zhao Junchen didn't say anything.

In fact, there are not many people who can clearly think of these views, and there are only a few people in the government and the opposition, although there are many people in the government and the opposition who are not optimistic about Zhao Junchen's future prospects, but their reason is only that "most of the corrupt officials who have been notorious like Zhao Junchen since ancient times will not end well", but they have not thought about the deep-seated reasons at all.

Of course, it is precisely because the vast majority of people are completely unaware of these deep things. That's why some people continue to take refuge in Zhao Junchen with a fluke mentality, thinking that Zhao Junchen relies on the favor of Emperor Deqing and has the protection of Emperor Deqing. The results in the future may not be very bad, so Zhao Junchen's power will become more and more powerful, but these people who take refuge in Zhao Junchen do not know that Zhao Junchen's real crisis actually comes from the "favor" of Emperor Deqing.

Today's Xiao Wenxuan. It also stays at such a low level of cognition. That's why Zhao Junchen avoided the important and concealed these really important things, but he was worried that Xiao Wenxuan would lose confidence after learning the truth of the matter, and then he would inevitably have the thought of "a gentleman does not stand under the wall".

On the other side, after Zhao Junchen finished speaking, seeing that Xiao Wenxuan did not object, he secretly sighed in his heart, but his expression was still calm. continued: "This view is naturally a bit unbearable. But this is also my advantage, it is precisely because of his majesty that he despises me, so he will let me do some nonsense, and it is precisely because he thinks that he can control me lightly, so he will let me do some small actions, if one day he no longer despises me, it means that he will start to suppress me, which I never want to see. ”

After a pause, Zhao Junchen continued: "Some time ago, I had a party battle with Huang Yourong, the elder of the pavilion, this battle seems to be fierce, and the two sides have wins and losses, but I don't hide it from you, in fact, with my current strength, as long as the means are appropriate, it is not very difficult to hit Huang Yourong the premise of ensuring that my own forces are not lost, but I still control my own strength and maintain an invincible situation with Huang Yourong. It's also because I don't want His Majesty to see my true strength and means now, so that His Majesty thinks that he can still manipulate me lightly, so that I can continue to manage my own forces steadily, and I can even pretend to be pitiful and get His Majesty's support ......."

Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, Xiao Wenxuan finally suddenly said: "My lord, you are unwilling to recruit sons-in-law and talents in the capital and expand your power, because you are worried that Your Majesty will find out that your power is expanding too fast, and gradually lose control, so you will suppress it?" ”

Zhao Junchen nodded first and said: "This is one of them, in fact, since I annexed most of the forces of my predecessor Pavilion Elder Wen Guanliang, I have not continued to expand my power in the center of the capital, but have shifted my attention to the local yamen outside the capital, because under the current situation of the imperial court, my power is already very close to the limit of His Majesty's tolerance, so I am not willing to expand my power with great fanfare under His Majesty's nose, and I have been mainly secretly infiltrating in recent times. ”

Then, Zhao Junchen shook his head again, and said: "However, hiding strength is only one of the reasons, and the more important thing is to hide your city and mind. In His Majesty's eyes, since I am just a somewhat clever courtier and a corrupt official with some financial management ability, then my most important task now is to play the role of a good courtier and a corrupt official...... I am now thirsty for talents, when accepting talents, not only do not ask about the origin status of these talents, but even do not hesitate to marry the women of the Zhao family to them, this is not only my attention to talents, but also to gradually change their own party and the bad atmosphere of the Zhao family, but the courtiers and corrupt officials should not be so far-sighted, nor should they attach so much importance to talents, once this situation is known to His Majesty, he will inevitably find that my image of courtiers and corrupt officials is just a disguise...... He has always thought highly of himself, and when the time comes, whether out of shame or suspicion, his attitude towards me will completely change, thinking that I have bad intentions and many schemes, and when that time comes, he will use any means against me, even if I can't think of it, let alone imagine it. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen's expression became much more serious, his eyes looked directly at Xiao Wenxuan, and slowly concluded: "Therefore, such a large-scale recruitment of sons-in-law and talents for the Zhao family can only be carried out in Nanzhili, which is far away from the center of the capital. ”

Seeing Zhao Junchen's heart-to-heart appearance, as if he had explained all the thoughts in his heart to Xiao Wenxuan in detail, Xiao Wenxuan couldn't help but be a little moved, and even had some feelings of death for his confidant, at this time, seeing Zhao Junchen telling himself again, he hurriedly said with a solemn face: "Don't worry, my lord!" Wenxuan will never dare to be slack, he will do his best, and he will never let the adults down! ”

In fact, although Zhao Junchen's words are not false, they are still evasive and untrue.

In fact, the most important reason why Zhao Junchen did not dare to recruit a son-in-law in the capital was Zhou Shangjing's experience!

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…… (To be continued......)