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With the arrival of Emperor Deqing's gift decree, the atmosphere in Zhao's mansion was once again pushed to a climax. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After seeing the word "Baochen" on the plaque, the guests gathered around Zhao Junchen and congratulated Zhao Junchen again.

Zhao Junchen was still modest, and after cordially responding to the congratulations of the guests, he then ordered someone to enshrine the plaque engraved with the word "Baochen", and then invited the great eunuch Zhang De to participate in his wedding banquet, and Zhang De obviously wanted to take the opportunity to get closer to Zhao Junchen, so he naturally readily agreed.

Next, the wedding process progressed step by step, Liang Fuchen became Zhao Junchen's officiant, witnessed by many distinguished guests, Cui Qianxue was called out, and Zhao Junchen had a husband and wife salute, and then the banquet began, the guests took turns to toast Zhao Junchen, and took the opportunity to get closer to Zhao Junchen, and Zhao Junchen responded enthusiastically one by one, under the enthusiasm of the guests, the wedding banquet became more and more lively.

In the end, the wedding banquet on this day can be described as a joy for the guests and hosts, even Liang Fuchen, Li He, Wang Shou, the core ministers of the temple, also gave Zhao Junchen enough face, all of them left one after another after Shen Shi, and after the guests left, the time was already three o'clock in the evening.

All the noise often ends up being exhausting.

After seeing off the last guest, the exhausted Zhao Junchen slumped into the seat in the main hall of the Zhao Mansion, only feeling that this day was much more exhausting than any other day.

Especially at the banquet, although Zhao Junchen's wine glass was quietly replaced with white water, Zhao Junchen still drank too much, and now he only feels stomach discomfort, alcohol is angry, and his whole body is uncomfortable.

Seeing Zhao Junchen like this, Fang Ru, who had been hiding in the back house for a day, only felt distressed, and couldn't care about the affairs of the Zhao Mansion, so he hurriedly brought a cup of sobering tea and handed it to Zhao Junchen, and said softly: "It's really fortunate to be happy today, hurry up and drink a cup of tea slowly." ”

Zhao Junchen nodded weakly, picked up the tea and drank it all, after Fang Ru took the empty lamp, he hurriedly refilled the new tea for Zhao Junchen, and Zhao Junchen drank it again.

After drinking two cups of sobering tea in a row, Zhao Junchen's alcohol and gastrointestinal discomfort were finally slightly relieved, and then he began to close his eyes and relieve fatigue, while Fang Ru walked behind Zhao Junchen and stretched out his hands to massage Zhao Junchen's temples.

After a long time, Zhao Junchen's energy finally recovered a little, and his mind was a little clearer.

Then, Zhao Junchen reached out and grabbed Fang Ru's slender hand and said, "Don't press it anymore, I'm already much better." ”

Seeing that Zhao Junchen's tone was a little stronger, Fang Ru also breathed a sigh of relief and returned to stand in front of Zhao Junchen.

At this time, Zhao Junchen had already regained his usual calm and wisdom, his eyes flashed with thought, and he asked, "Your Majesty's imperial gift plaque, have you already arranged it?" ”

Fang Ru nodded hurriedly and said, "I have already ordered someone to hang that imperial plaque in the back hall and enshrine it...... Xianggong, Your Majesty wrote the word 'Baochen' on this plaque, what do you mean by that? ”

Zhao Junchen was silent for a moment, and said slowly: "The word 'Baochen' is often used in ancient books, and it means that the emperors trust the ministers, but ...... If it is literally interpreted, it is also appropriate to interpret it as the minister of the treasure, and it is more in line with my position in His Majesty's heart...... In addition, the word 'treasure' also has the meaning of precious love, so even if it is interpreted as a favored minister or courtier, it is not unavoidable...... All in all, how these two words are to be interpreted ultimately depends on His Majesty's intentions...... Hehe, Your Majesty, he still won't give me a guarantee after all! ”

Fang Ru also sighed and said: "Yes, if the words on this plaque are 'loyal ministers' or 'virtuous ministers', or 'pillar stones of the country' or the like, it means that Your Majesty has personally recognized the future status of Xianggong, which is equivalent to a gold medal for avoiding death...... It's a pity that it's just the word 'Baochen', which doesn't go up or down, it looks glamorous and glorious, but it's not of any use. ”

Zhao Junchen smiled lightly and said, "Isn't this the consistent style of our majesty to reward his courtiers?" It's always flashy...... What's more, our Ming Dynasty's death-free gold medal has never been worthless, after Taizu opened the country, almost everyone around him had a death-free gold medal, but how many people died well? Since ancient times, emperors have been ruthless, and we don't need to have any illusions, let's follow our own plans. ”

Fang Ru nodded lightly, but her face was a little heavy.

If Emperor Deqing is willing to give Zhao Junchen some guarantees, he can always feel a little more at ease, and Zhao Junchen will not be so tired.

Unfortunately, in essence, Emperor Deqing was an extremely stingy emperor, and he was unwilling to give Zhao Junchen even a false guarantee.

After seeing Fang Ru's expression change, Zhao Junchen didn't want Fang Ru to bear too much pressure like himself, but he smiled and said with relief: "Ru'er, don't worry, now our several plans are going well, according to the information received yesterday, Li Chuanwen and Xiao Wenxuan have already controlled nearly half of the local yamen along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal on my behalf, and they will soon go to the local yamen along the Yangtze River, and the results will be further increased at that time;

Our plan to infiltrate the inner court and the military town is also very smooth, Li Ru'an has become the supervisor of the Shaanxi and Gansu triangues, and will soon be further reused, with his means and scheming, it is possible to become the eunuch of the master of ceremonies and the seal in the future, and several military towns near the capital have also been gradually infiltrated by us, and it only takes another two or three years to completely control it;

In addition, the lifeblood of the imperial court has now fallen into our hands, and we only need to further control the merchants in various places, and we are enough to affect the rise and fall of the entire imperial court, and my reputation among the court and the opposition will soon be further improved......"

Hearing Zhao Junchen's relief, Fang Ru naturally understood Zhao Junchen's thoughts, and he also didn't want Zhao Junchen to worry about him, so he hurriedly smiled and said that he was not worried.

But in fact, Zhao Junchen and Fang Ru are very clear that everything they have done has only slightly increased the chances of victory, if Emperor Deqing, or the next emperor of the Ming Dynasty, wants to deal with Zhao Junchen, Zhao Junchen's hope of survival is still slim!

Without him, even if Zhao Junchen controlled more officials, merchants, and generals, when the Ming emperor made up his mind to eradicate Zhao Junchen, how many of these people were willing to follow Zhao Junchen to fight against the water? The Ming Dynasty emperor can also give them all kinds of benefits that Zhao Junchen gave them, although Zhao Junchen is grasping their handles, but the Ming Dynasty emperor can also declare these handles invalid...... When it really comes time to decide the outcome of the game, it would be good to have one-tenth of the people willing to follow Zhao Junchen.

Therefore, for the future fate, Zhao Junchen and Fang Ru are still not optimistic, if all Zhao Junchen's current plans are summed up, it will probably be the six words "do your best to obey the destiny of heaven".

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Junchen decided that he would go to Shaanxi and Gansu to take an adventure next!

And after Fang Ru learned about Zhao Junchen's plan, although he was worried in his heart, he did not object after all.

Just when Zhao Junchen and Fang Ru fell silent, Xu Qingyan walked into the main hall quickly with an excited face.

Xu Qingyan is not so smart, and his vision can't see so far away, so he is always much happier and easier than Zhao Junchen and Fang Ru, and many insignificant things will make him feel satisfied and excited.

This is the case with Xu Qingyan at this time.

I saw Xu Qingyan waving an account book, walked quickly in front of Zhao Junchen, and said with satisfaction: "Young master, the gift list sent by the guests today has been counted!" Hehe, all the congratulatory gifts add up, even the treasury in the house can't fit it, the bookkeepers counted it, and found that the congratulatory gifts in the open and in the dark add up to at least seven or eight hundred thousand taels of silver! In addition, there are some treasures that cannot be estimated for the time being, if these treasures are counted again, we will earn as much as one million taels of silver this time! ”

Speaking of this, Xu Qingyan's expression became more and more excited, and he said: "Young master, for a period of time, we have been spending money like water, and the silver we have saved over the years is about to be spent, I was still a little distressed, but I didn't expect that Huang Yourong first sent more than four million taels of silver, and now there is a large amount of silver!" The bank deposit in the house is finally much more abundant, and we can hold on for a while longer! ”

After speaking, Xu Qingyan handed over the gift list account book to Zhao Junchen.

Seeing Xu Qingyan like this, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but shake his head and smile, and after reaching out to take the account book, he asked while flipping through it, "How is the situation on the flowing water seat?" ”

Xu Qingyan pursed his lips and said, "Ninety-nine tables of flowing water seats are set up, and the people are provided with good wine and food for free, what else can I do?" It cost nearly 10,000 taels of silver, and the people ate people's short mouths, and they always had to say a few good words. ”

Zhao Junchen smiled again and said, "If 10,000 taels of silver can buy a good word from the people, it is already a good deal." ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen was suddenly stunned, staring at the line of text in the gift list account book in surprise.

The guests participated in Zhao Junchen's wedding banquet today, most of them were handed over to Zhao Fu two copies of the light and dark gift list, and the congratulatory gifts were often two copies of light and dark, and the congratulatory gifts on the bright side were often only worth thousands of taels of silver, but the real congratulatory gifts were often as high as 10,000 taels of silver, and the congratulatory gifts of two or three hundred guests were added together, and the congratulatory gifts of one million taels of silver were not surprising to Zhao Junchen.

Of course, high-ranking court ministers such as Liang Fuchen, Li He, and Wang Shou naturally disdained to curry favor with Zhao Junchen, and their congratulatory gifts were often only one on the surface.

Therefore, the list of congratulatory gifts of these people is also arranged separately at the top.

And the name at the front is unexpected-Prince Zhu and Yu!

Unexpectedly, the crown prince Zhu and Yu also sent congratulatory gifts to Zhao Junchen!

There are not many congratulatory gifts, nor are they precious, just an ancient book, a golden jade ruyi, and two hundred taels of silver, but the meaning represented in this is worth pondering.

"Prince...... Finally getting the hang of it? Looking at this gift list, Zhao Junchen secretly thought: "But...... Is it too late? His Majesty has already made up his mind to depose him, His Majesty's character has always been stubborn, and once a certain decision is made, it is easy not to change...... Not to mention ......"

On the other side, seeing Zhao Junchen's expression change, Fang Ru asked, "Xianggong, what's wrong?" ”

Zhao Junchen closed the gift book, shook his head and said, "It's nothing." ”

While speaking, Zhao Junchen glanced up at the sky outside the room, but saw that the sky was getting dark, and the sun was already setting.

After seeing Zhao Junchen's movements, Fang Ru's expression flashed a hint of gloom, but it soon returned to normal, and said, "Xianggong, it's not too early, Miss Cui...... Madame, she has been waiting in the new house for a long time, you better hurry up and see her, today is the wedding night, but you can't treat Madame coldly. ”

Zhao Junchen glanced at Fang Ru, but he saw through Fang Ru's thoughts at a glance, and said slowly: "Ru'er, you have to understand, only you can help me share everything." ”

It was a very simple sentence, but it made Fang Ru's eyes brighten a lot, and he nodded and said softly: "Ru'er understands." ”

Zhao Junchen nodded, then stood up and said, "Since that's the case, I'll go see her." ”

After speaking, Zhao Junchen walked towards the back house, and Xu Qingyan also hurriedly followed.

And Fang Ru stood in the main hall for a moment, and then also turned around and left, directing the Zhao Mansion to clean up the mess of today's wedding.

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On the way to the new house, Zhao Junchen's mood was a little complicated.

Cui Qianxue is a good girl, but Zhao Junchen is not her good match.

Cui Qianxue is very simple, and the life she expects is also very simple, just a good husband and wife, and cherish each other, but Zhao Junchen is too complicated, and the choice of Cui Qianxue as his wife is due to political considerations, even today's wedding is mixed with many interests.

To be honest, Zhao Junchen likes Cui Qianxue, but liking is not the same as love, Zhao Junchen just thinks that he doesn't need to spend too much scheming and is easier when he is with Cui Qianxue, but Cui Qianxue is very much in love with Zhao Junchen, but Zhao Junchen has never been able to understand where Cui Qianxue's feelings for him come from.

Zhao Junchen is very sure that he will never treat Cui Qianxue badly in the future, and he can still let Cui Qianxue live carefree, but Zhao Junchen can't give Cui Qianxue everything she wants.

Therefore, Zhao Junchen has mixed feelings about Cui Qianxue.

However, when Zhao Junchen came to the door of the new house, he also left behind the complicated thoughts in his heart.

Now that everything has become a foregone conclusion, there is no need to consider too complicated, in a way, in this era of paying attention to the orders of parents and matchmakers, Cui Qianxue's marriage to Zhao Junchen is not a bad thing, at least Zhao Junchen can always respect women and will not treat her badly, but he can't have a heart-to-heart relationship with her.

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen's mood calmed down a lot, and then he stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the wedding room.

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