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When the time was approaching, Zhao Junchen estimated that Emperor Deqing had returned to the Suzhou Palace, so he dispersed the banquet and came to the Suzhou Palace to see the Emperor Deqing.

While asking to see Emperor Deqing, Zhao Junchen also held a silver ticket of 100,000 taels of silver in his hand.

Among the 100,000 taels of silver, in addition to the 60,000 taels of silver "donated" by Huibao, there are also 40,000 taels of silver "donated" by Wang Longzhi.

After all, Emperor Deqing wanted to stay in Suzhou for a short time, and there were so many famous gardens in Suzhou that if Emperor Deqing was only allowed to live in one garden, he would not be able to enjoy himself.

Therefore, after careful consideration, Zhao Junchen finally expressed his attitude - Huibao, the highest bidder, and Wang Longzhi, the second highest bidder, were both honored to live in their own gardens by Emperor Deqing.

Of course, Huibao gave more silver, so Emperor Deqing would live in the Canglang Pavilion first, and then in the Humble Administrator's Garden, in addition, the time that Emperor Deqing lived in the Canglang Pavilion would be longer than the time he lived in the Humble Administrator's Garden.

In the eyes of those who don't know, Zhao Junchen's proposal is just to collect more silver, and as for Zhao Junchen's true thoughts, no one knows so far.

For Zhao Junchen's proposal, Huibao was naturally a little dissatisfied, but he couldn't go against Zhao Junchen's attitude, and Wang Longzhi felt unexpected, so the silver for sponsoring Emperor Deqing's southern tour was temporarily increased by 10,000 taels, from the original 30,000 taels to 40,000 taels.

However, although the mood of these two people is different, in order to avoid variables and prevent Zhao Junchen from proposing any "best of both worlds", the speed of preparing the silver is equally fast, and not long after the banquet, the 100,000 taels of silver tickets have been delivered to Zhao Junchen.

And then. Zhao Junchen also took 100,000 taels of silver tickets and asked to see Emperor Deqing.

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As Zhao Junchen guessed, Emperor Deqing had returned to the Suzhou Palace at this time.

After Zhao Junchen expressed his intentions, he was soon summoned by Emperor Deqing.

Then, in the imperial study in the palace, Zhao Junchen met Emperor Deqing.

However. After Emperor Deqing saw Zhao Junchen, he didn't pay much attention to Zhao Junchen, just turned his fold with a deep face, and didn't look at Zhao Junchen.

Seeing Emperor Deqing's attitude, Zhao Junchen also guessed the reason, so he didn't say anything. just put on a pitiful, honest and frightened expression.

After about a tea time, Emperor Deqing finally finished turning over the fold at hand, then raised his eyes to look at Zhao Junchen, and asked slowly, "Listen to Hong Jin...... You went to Tiger Hill with the second daughter of the Jingguo family today? ”

Zhao Junchen nodded and said, "Back to Your Majesty's words, that's exactly the case. Miss Chen asked Weichen to go to Tiger Hill to play today through Jing Guogong, and the minister couldn't wipe off Jing Guogong's face, so she agreed. ”

Emperor Deqing raised his eyebrows. Then he asked, "And then you found out where I am?" ”

Zhao Junchen nodded again and said, "After the minister arrived at Tiger Hill." I saw His Majesty by chance, but I didn't dare to disturb His Majesty's interest, so I didn't dare to see him. ”

Emperor Deqing suddenly glared at him and asked again, "So you are following behind me and secretly spying on my whereabouts?" Do you know what a felony it is to snoop on a holy car!? ”

Zhao Junchen cried with a sad face. He replied: "Your Majesty forgives the sin, the minister knows that he is wrong, and the minister did not dare to spy on the holy car, but the guards who secretly protect His Majesty are too hidden, so that the minister cannot find a trace." mistakenly thought that Your Majesty did not have a guard to protect your private visit to Weifu, so I followed behind Your Majesty to prevent any accidents...... Your Majesty, you also know that the minister is a person, and the minister only wants to take the opportunity to please you at most, and where do you dare to have any idea of spying on the holy driver, Your Majesty, you must be clear. ”

Speaking of the back, Zhao Junchen seemed to be about to cry.

Seeing Zhao Junchen's performance, Emperor Deqing snorted lightly, his face was still dark, and he didn't know if he accepted Zhao Junchen's statement.

After another moment, Emperor Deqing changed the subject and asked, "Tell me, what are you asking to see me?" Could it be that he came to plead guilty? ”

Zhao Junchen lowered his head and said: "Of course, it is one of the sins, in addition, the minister also has some things to report to His Majesty - some gentry in Suzhou heard that His Majesty was coming to Suzhou, and they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and after finding out from the minister, Your Majesty admires the structural style of the Jiangnan garden, they are even more enthusiastic to express their willingness to donate their own gardens to let Your Majesty live temporarily...... Among them, Master Huibao of Canglang Pavilion and Wang Longzhi of the Humble Administrator's Garden expressed their willingness to donate 100,000 taels of silver to fund His Majesty's southern tour. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Junchen took out a thick stack of silver tickets from his sleeve and held them on his head.

This is one of the reasons why Zhao Junchen asked the owners of Suzhou gardens for "donations", Zhao Junchen knew that he was secretly spying on Emperor Deqing's whereabouts this time, and Emperor Deqing would be angry even if he would not suspect his intentions, so Zhao Junchen wanted to use this silver to make Emperor Deqing angry.

Speaking of which, Zhao Junchen doesn't remember how many times he has sent silver to Emperor Deqing, and every time the reason is high-sounding, but in the final analysis, he is bribing the emperor, and Emperor Deqing has been plagued by a shortage of silver money in the past few years, and in a way he is also poor, so Zhao Junchen's trick is also very useful, and he has more or less achieved his goal every time.

This time was no exception.

After seeing the silver ticket in Zhao Junchen's hand, Emperor Deqing's face eased slightly.

After all, Emperor Deqing's southern tour can be described as a lot of obstacles, whether it is the crown prince Zhu Heyu or the first assistant Zhou Shangjing, they all disagreed with Emperor Deqing's southern tour plan at first, thinking that Emperor Deqing's southern tour will only cost the people and money. In the end, because of Zhao Junchen, Emperor Deqing still successfully toured the south, but the budget for the southern tour was a little tight, and now with this 100,000 taels of silver, Emperor Deqing can also spend a lot more during the southern tour.

In addition, the proposal to move to Suzhou Gardens did make Emperor Deqing a little excited, in addition to wanting to experience the scenery of the Jiangnan Gardens, some special circumstances of the Canglang Pavilion and the Humble Administrator's Garden also helped Emperor Deqing to implement his plan for Zhou Shangjing.

Thinking of Zhao Junchen's ability to collect money, it can be said that it is rare in the world, and he can't do without Zhao Junchen for the time being, so Emperor Deqing also forgave Zhao Junchen for the crime of spying on the holy driver.

"Get up, it's not a formal occasion and you don't have to kneel all the time." After speaking, after Zhao Junchen got up, Emperor Deqing asked again: "What do you think about my move to Suzhou Garden?" ”

Zhao Junchen lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty, you believe in Buddhism, and Canglang Pavilion is not only a holy place for Buddhism, but also the garden with the longest history in Nanzhili, and Master Huibao is also quite sincere, donating 60,000 taels of silver...... In addition, the Humble Administrator's Garden is the most famous garden in Suzhou, and the owner of the Humble Administrator's Garden, Wang Longzhi, also donated 40,000 taels of silver...... The minister believes that Your Majesty, you have moved to the Canglang Pavilion and the Humble Administrator's Garden for a few days, which is indeed a feasible strategy, not only to experience the different styles of Suzhou gardens, but also not to snub the heart of the Suzhou gentry. ”

Zhao Junchen's proposal still coincided with some of Emperor Deqing's plans, so Emperor Deqing pondered for a moment before finally nodding and saying, "Since that's the case, let's do as you say." ”

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…… (To be continued.) )