Chapter 541. The disdain of the Deqing Emperor.
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What's more, Henan Mansion is far away from the capital, and no matter how the people of Henan Mansion are boiling and pitiful, it is only a corner of the Ming Dynasty, which cannot affect the overall situation.
However, after all, this matter is related to the credibility and image of the imperial court, on the bright side, the officials are all caring for the people, and the emperor is also willing to make decisions for the people, so they must put on a posture, show their attention, conduct an investigation, and give an explanation to the people, even if it is just a perfunctory appearance!
If it is an ordinary time, similar incidents will not affect Zhao Zhenghe at all, and Zhao Zhenghe can easily solve this matter, but now is the critical period for Zhao Zhenghe to enter the cabinet, and this matter will have a great impact on him.
This is the game of politics, many things seem to be not serious, but once the timing is not right, it often has a very far-reaching impact, and whether this impact is good or bad, often only people in the bureau can know.
As for outsiders, they are just watching the excitement, and it often takes a long time before they can realize it and exclaim that the sky has changed!
Nowadays, Zhao Zhenghe is naturally dumb and eats Coptis chinensis, and he knows that he is bitter.
Under the gaze of the hundred officials, Zhao Zhenghe slowly came out of the ranks, knelt in front of Emperor Deqing, and after glancing at Shen Changmao, the first assistant, he was honest and said, "Your Majesty, the minister is guilty!" When the minister was the governor of Sichuan, he had contact with Ma Xicheng for a period of time, and Ma Xicheng at that time was rigorous and sophisticated, fair, and the minister also admired him, and over the years he has been promoted and reused, thinking that Ma Xicheng is worthy of the imperial court! After the ministry received Ma Xicheng's impeachment, the minister thought that Ma Xicheng was still the good official he was at the beginning, so he tried his best to speak for Ma Xicheng, but he didn't expect the truth that people's hearts are changeable...... In retrospect, it was the minister's fault! β
After hearing Zhao Zhenghe's complaint, Emperor Deqing was slightly stunned, but he didn't expect Zhao Zhenghe to have no excuse and directly admit his mistake!
In fact, Zhao Zhenghe was willing to admit his mistakes, but he was also forced to be helpless.
After the household department received Ma Xicheng's related charges, Zhao Zhenghe also carried out a series of transactions and compromises with the "Zhou Party" in order to protect Ma Xicheng, and finally Song Qiwen was also very good at talking, and did not strictly investigate Ma Xicheng, but only asked Zhang Qiling, the governor of Henan, for advice, and sent the official Langzhong Wang Zheng to investigate.
At that time, in Zhao Zhenghe's view, Ma Xicheng was a member of the "Shen Party", and Zhang Qiling, the governor of Henan, and Wang Zheng, the official of Langzhong, were also members of the "Shen Party".
At that time, Zhao Zhenghe was still a little surprised by Song Qiwen's good speech, but now he knows that the "Zhou Party" has already been arranged, and he is actually holding this handle and preparing to deal with himself at the critical time of entering the cabinet!
Now, the facts are there, and Song Qiwen still has the official documents of Zhang Qiling, the governor of Henan, and Wang Zheng, the official of Langzhong, in his hands, so naturally Zhao Zhenghe can't deny it!
Therefore, Zhao Zhenghe could only admit the matter neatly, abandon Ma Xicheng, and do his best to protect himself!
"I remember that when I negotiated with Song Qiwen, His Majesty had not yet made a southern tour! Could it be that the 'Zhou Party' had already anticipated the fall of Huang Yourong at that time and I would compete for a cabinet seat? If this is the case, Zhou Shangjing's scheming and long-term layout are really unparalleled! β
Thinking of this, Zhao Zhenghe felt a faint chill in his heart.
With Shen Changmao becoming the first assistant of the cabinet, Zhao Zhenghe also has some more ambitions in his heart, and he only feels that if the "Shen Party" can develop smoothly, it may not be able to surpass the "Zhou Party" and become the strongest faction in the DPRK!
But now, when the "Zhou Party" began to attack the "Shen Party", Zhao Zhenghe realized that he was too naΓ―ve, in the face of the "Zhou Party's" fierce attack, the "Shen Party" from Shen Changmao down, did not even have a chance to resist, and before they could react, the possibility of Zhao Zhenghe entering the cabinet was completely destroyed by the "Zhou Party"!
At this point, in order to protect himself, Zhao Zhenghe has no better choice than admitting defeat.
This is a gap in strength, but also a gap in means and vision!
An insurmountable gap!
After recognizing the reality, Zhao Zhenghe only felt bitter in his heart, and most of his original ambition suddenly dissipated.
On the other side, Emperor Deqing glanced at Shoufu Shen Changmao in a blink of an eye.
At this time, Shen Changmao's face was gloomy and terrifying, but he did not mean to speak.
Obviously, like Zhao Zhenghe, in the face of the well-prepared and ferocious attack of the "Zhou Party", Shen Changmao, who has always been a strong character, also admitted defeat, seeing that the overall situation was decided, and did not intend to resist stubbornly.
Seeing Shen Changmao's performance, a trace of contempt flashed in Emperor Deqing's eyes.
Emperor Deqing knew that after this incident, the impact on the "Shen Party" was not just as simple as Zhao Zhenghe being unable to enter the cabinet, after Shen Changmao became the first assistant, he finally overwhelmed Zhou Shangjing, but now he was directly defeated by Zhou Shangjing neatly, and he didn't even have a chance to resist, which was a devastating blow to Shen Changmao's prestige.
Perhaps, because of this incident, Shen Changmao's position as the first assistant will gradually become unstable.
In this case, even if he resists stubbornly, Shen Changmao should show his posture in order to recover the loss of prestige, but Shen Changmao, who has always prided himself on being strong, just conceded defeat...... Obviously, in Shen Changmao's heart, he never thought that he could win against Zhou Shangjing!
"The mud can't hold up the wall! I want to use you to balance Zhou Shangjing, but I am also wrong! β
Emperor Deqing thought secretly.
Then, Emperor Deqing's gaze turned to Zhao Junchen.
After squeezing out Zhao Zhenghe, the next target of the "Zhou Party" should be the candidates supported by the "Zhao Party" Zuo Lanshan or Huo Zhengyuan!
At that time, how will Zhao Junchen react?
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In the previous chapter, the bug felt that his writing was too procrastinating, so he deleted the plot of the impeachment of the imperial history, and changed this plot from a detailed description to an overview, although it was a reduction of nearly 2,000 words in one go, and therefore failed to achieve the update goal of 6,000 words, but the bug did not regret it, otherwise it would affect the sense of reading.
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