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After Emperor Deqing saw that the power of the "Zhao Party" was getting bigger and bigger, he always wanted to split the "Zhao Party" and divide Zhao Junchen's henchmen.

At the beginning, Emperor Deqing's goal was Zuo Lanshan, thinking that Zuo Lanshan was the respect of the elder after all, and he must be unwilling to be controlled by Zhao Junchen, who would have thought that Zuo Lanshan was actually a person without ambition, and he was silent in the face of Emperor Deqing's repeated hints, only pretending that he did not understand the deep meaning of Emperor Deqing at all, which made Emperor Deqing quite angry.

Then, Emperor Deqing's goal turned to Zhan Shanchang.

Of course, Zhan Shanchang's status, ability, vision, etc. are all ordinary, far from Zuo Lanshan, and Emperor Deqing does not dare to expect Zhan Shanchang to have the ability to split the "Zhao Party" and fight against Zhao Junchen, Emperor Deqing just wants to take Zhan Shanchang for his own use this time, so that Zhan Shanchang can become his own ambush next to Zhao Junchen's dark chess and eyeliner, and report Zhao Junchen's every move for himself at any time, and some critical moments may also play a huge role!

The reason why Emperor Deqing chose Zhan Shanchang is also very simple, that is, Zhan Shanchang's ability and insight are ordinary, and he is not valued by Zhao Junchen, and there will be resentment in his heart.

Zhan Shanchang was the first to take refuge in Zhao Junchen's imperial court, and even pulled his distant relative, Tong Guan, the political envoy, to Zhao Junchen's door.

It stands to reason that Zhan Shanchang should be an important and indispensable core member of the "Zhao Party".

But in fact, in the past year, Zhan Shanchang's position in the "Zhao Party" has gradually been marginalized.

In the past year, all the core members of the "Zhao Party" have been promoted and arranged to be full of oil and water fat - Li Lide, the former servant of the Criminal Department, was released to become the political envoy of Shandong, Chen Dongxiang was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Huo Zhengyuan concurrently served as the Yin of Shuntian Mansion, and Zuo Lanshan became an auxiliary minister of the cabinet in one step!

But only Zhan Shanchang, who is the oldest in the "Zhao Party", has just changed from a waiter in the Ministry of Rites to a waiter in the household department, and he is still a third-grade official, and because he is not good at managing money and making accounts, he does not have much real power in the household department, and most of the time he is just an echo worm behind Zhao Junchen's ass.

In this case, Emperor Deqing thinks that Zhan Shanchang must be resentful, as long as he shows his intention to accept and secretly agitates, Zhan Shanchang will definitely abandon the secret and change the court!

It's a pity that Emperor Deqing still miscalculated this time.

Although Zhan Shanchang was not valued by Zhao Junchen, and he also had a lot of resentment in his heart, if he was asked to abandon the "Zhao Party" and switch to the "Imperial Party", Zhan Shanchang would really not be happy in his heart.

The officials of the various factions in the temple could not experience the comfort and happiness of the "Zhao Party" officials at all!

After Zhao Junchen established the "Zhao Party", he has been using the power of the "Zhao Party" to promote the reform of various systems of the imperial court, which can be said to have achieved remarkable results.

The most important thing is that whenever Zhao Junchen promotes a change, he will create a corresponding commercial bank, taking the opportunity to seek countless benefits, and the members of the "Zhao Party" are also investing in shares!

Whether it is "Sichuan Salt Development", or "Commercial Tax Rectification", or "Agricultural Reform", all of them have allowed the members of the "Zhao Party" to reap a lot of benefits and seize the majority of the benefits!

At a time when the officials of the various factions in the temple were frightened and unable to sleep at night for a sum of money greedy for ink, the various businesses in which the officials of the "Zhao Party" participated were already all over the country; Just when the officials of the various factions in the temple were exhausting their scheming and using all kinds of means for a bribe, the officials of the "Zhao Party" only needed to sit at home and receive a huge amount of silver dividends!

Today, all the officials of the "Zhao Party" have reached a consensus - reform is a good thing! Old-fashioned is a bad thing! Only by vigorously reforming the imperial court can we benefit the country and the people, and can the country be stable, the point is that they can also get a lot of oil and water!

In a certain respect, the current "Zhao Party" can be renamed a "reformist"!

In this way, the "Zhao Party" not only has unified interests, but also has a unified concept! Compared with the rest of the factions in the imperial court, there have gradually been essential differences.

Under such circumstances, the officials of the "Zhao Party" will become more and more unable to turn their backs on Zhao Junchen.

Take Zhan Shanchang as an example, he can receive a large number of dividends every quarter, some of these dividends are from "Yuerong Fang", some are from "United Ship", and some are from Sichuan Salt, which will have hundreds of thousands of taels of benefits every year!

Even if it is a seemingly unprofitable "agricultural reform" plan, Zhao Junchen has also set up a corresponding commercial bank, and it will soon be profitable, and Zhan Shanchang's quarterly dividends will be able to add more!

Zhao Junchen has countless reform plans hidden in his heart, and the benefits will only increase in the future.

The most important thing is that Zhan Shanchang is not in vain and takes dividends in vain! Whenever Zhao Junchen promoted these reforms, Zhan Shanchang also made a lot of efforts, and whenever Zhao Junchen founded a firm, Zhan Shanchang invested a lot of real money!

Therefore, once Zhao Junchen falls, Zhan Shanchang will not only lose a large amount of dividends every quarter, but all his hard work and investment will also be put into water!

Under such circumstances, the officials of the "Zhao Party" and Zhao Junchen have been tightly tied together, forming a community of interests, and they will never be easily betrayed!

Zhan Shanchang is the same, even if he has accumulated some resentment in his heart, thinking that Zhao Junchen has treated him badly, he is still unwilling to easily turn his back on Zhao Junchen!

It's a pity that because of Emperor Deqing's will, Zhan Shanchang soon lost his choice!

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After Emperor Deqing's target turned to Zhan Shanchang, he quickly hinted at his attitude to Zhan Shanchang.

But at the beginning, Zhan Shanchang's attitude was like Zuo Lanshan, and he didn't respond to Emperor Deqing's hints at all, just pretending that he didn't understand what Emperor Deqing meant.

Seeing Zhan Shanchang's attitude, Emperor Deqing was immediately furious, only feeling that Zhan Shanchang despised imperial power and didn't know how to elevate!

Zuo Lanshan is an old man after all, and Emperor Deqing will have some scruples when he targets him, but Zhan Shanchang is just a squire, and Zhao Junchen can't support him thousands of miles away, so it couldn't be easier for Emperor Deqing to rectify him!

Taking advantage of the opportunity of various factions in the imperial court to attack the "Zhao Party", Emperor Deqing quickly dismissed Zhan Shanchang from his official position.

If this was the case, Zhan Shanchang would not be too worried, he would only wait eagerly for Zhao Junchen to return to the capital, hoping that Zhao Junchen would support him and call the shots.

But soon, Zhan Shanchang found that something was wrong, after he was removed from his official position, the imperial historians of the court were still unwilling to let him go, and he was impeached every morning, and the charges were more serious than the other!

Just this morning, Emperor Deqing suddenly issued an edict to pass on the decree, grounding Zhan Shanchang in his mansion, and asking Dongchang to send people to inspect him.

If this situation continues to develop, I am afraid that before Zhao Junchen returns to the capital, Zhan Shanchang will die without a place to be buried!

After seeing Emperor Deqing's attitude, Zhan Shanchang was immediately frightened!

Although he is reluctant to accept the interests of the "Zhao Party", these benefits are nothing compared to his own life and the future of his family.

So, after struggling for a whole morning, Zhan Shanchang finally made up his mind and entered the palace to see Emperor Deqing.

It's a pity that the timing of Zhan Shanchang's visit to the palace was also unfortunate, and it happened to be a conversation between Emperor Deqing and the seventh prince Zhu Hejian.

The conversation between Emperor Deqing and the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian is related to the inheritance of the Ming Dynasty and the replacement of the crown prince, so naturally no one is allowed to disturb it.

So, Zhan Shanchang kept kneeling outside, waiting for Emperor Deqing's summons.

While waiting, Zhan Shanchang thought that Emperor Deqing had completely given up on himself, so he didn't summon him for a long time, and he was even more frightened!

When Zhan Shanchang entered the imperial study, he could be described as trembling, covered with cold sweat, and his face was bloodless.

Zhan Shanchang's performance was not only because he was unwell after kneeling for too long, but also because he was frightened and frightened by Emperor Deqing.

After seeing Emperor Deqing, Zhan Shanchang immediately made a big salute, threw himself to the ground, and said in a trembling voice: "Sinner Zhan Shanchang, meet Your Majesty!" Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live! ”

Emperor Deqing glanced at Zhan Shanchang from the corner of his eye, a trace of disdain flashed between his expressions, and asked, "You entered the palace to see me at this time, but is it because you have already figured out your future position?" ”

Zhan Shanchang nodded again and again, showing a firm attitude, and said loudly: "As Your Majesty's courtier, you will naturally be loyal to Your Majesty forever!" He will only be loyal to His Majesty! ”

Emperor Deqing's old face had a smile on his face, and he nodded and said, "As a courtier, you naturally have to be loyal to the emperor...... What a simple truth, but some people just can't figure it out! If all the officials had such an awareness as you, it would be much easier for me to govern the world! ”

Seeing Emperor Deqing's attitude, Zhan Shanchang secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and hurriedly said: "Please also ask Your Majesty to give orders!" From now on, what you let the minister do, the minister will do! ”

Emperor Deqing recalled Zhan Shanchang's ability and mind, but shook his head lightly and said, "I don't need you to change anything, what you did in the past and how you will still do it in the future!" During this period of time, the 'Zhao Party' can be said to have suffered heavy losses, and when Zhao Junchen returns to the capital, he will inevitably try to save everything...... Although you have lost your official position as the head of the household department at the moment, but you are the old man of the 'Zhao Party', Zhao Junchen will definitely do his best to defend you, and I will secretly cooperate with you when the time comes, so that you can be reinstated!

This period of tossing is not necessarily a bad thing! After the official is reinstated, you must prepare a generous gift, express your gratitude to Zhao Junchen, show a loyal appearance, and take the opportunity to further close the relationship between the two sides! Zhao Junchen saw that you not only did not have any resentment, but instead sent a generous gift to thank you, and he would definitely use it more and more heavily for you, and then ......"

Speaking of this, Emperor Deqing deliberately lengthened his voice.

Zhan Shanchang immediately said: "Then, the minister will spy on Zhao Junchen for His Majesty, and report to His Majesty in detail about Zhao Junchen's every move in the future!" ”

Emperor Deqing nodded lightly, and said: "You don't have to go into the palace to report in person, there are too many people staring at my Forbidden City, if you go in and out frequently, Zhao Junchen will soon notice the abnormality...... In this way, there is a steward in your house named Li Houde, if you have news in the future, just tell him...... I won't hide it from you, Li Houde is from Dongchang. ”

Hearing Emperor Deqing's words, a trace of horror flashed in Zhan Shanchang's eyes!

He never expected that Emperor Deqing would actually install eyeliner in his mansion!

This Li Houde has been in the Zhan Mansion for more than three years, and I don't know how much news he has secretly passed on over the years!

Thinking of this, Zhan Shanchang felt more and more in awe of Emperor Deqing's means, and hurriedly bowed his head again and said: "Minister, minister understands!" ”

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However, he said that after this meeting in the imperial study, in the next few days, the impeachment of Zhan Shanchang by the imperial historians gradually decreased, and Emperor Deqing quickly removed the inspection of Zhan Shanchang by the factory guards.

However, the attacks of various factions in the imperial court against the "Zhao Party" continued uninterruptedly, and almost every day officials of the "Zhao Party" were dismissed from office and dismissed.

Zhao Junchen also knew about this situation, so after he left the Huamachi camp, he had been hurrying and wanted to return to the capital as soon as possible.

But five days later, Zhao Junchen had already walked half the way, entered the territory of Shanxi again, and arrived at Taiyuan Fucheng.

After arriving in Taiyuan City, Zhao Junchen decided to take a rest, on the one hand, because the rush a few days ago really made everyone tired, and on the other hand, because Zhao Junchen wanted to take the opportunity to meet Zhang Xun's clansmen!

The relationship between Annanbo's Zheng family and the imperial court was very tense, not only was the imperial court jealous of the Zheng family, but the Zheng family also rejected the imperial court somewhat.

Therefore, if Zhao Junchen is in direct contact with the Zheng family, it will definitely be half the effort, and he wants to connect with the Zheng family through Zhang Xun's relationship.

So, Zhao Junchen wanted to meet Zhang Xun's clansmen and find a suitable informant, and after Zhao Junchen took him for his own use, he could come forward on behalf of Zhao Junchen and get closer to Annanbo's Zheng family.

After arriving in Taiyuan City, not to mention the grand welcome of Jin merchants and Shanxi officialdom, Zhao Junchen met all of Li Xun's descendants under Li Xun's arrangement that night.

However, after meeting and talking with them, Zhao Junchen was a little disappointed.

Li Xun is certainly an incompetent and corrupt official, but his family education is extremely strict, so most of his juniors are conformists, not only lacking courage, but also lacking adaptability!

The importance of the person who is connected with the Zheng family is naturally self-evident, as long as this person can win the favor of Annanbo Zheng Zhilong, the cooperation between Zhao Junchen and the Zheng family will be much smoother.

According to Li Xun, after Zheng Zhilong grew old, he liked the younger generation of young people more and more, but he still did not get rid of the pirate style of the year, and the young people he liked were either the kind of resolute and fearless warriors, or the kind of fickle and optimistic clever people.

In short, it is what Zheng Zhilong looked like when he was young.

It's a pity that Li Xun's descendants don't meet these standards.

Just when Zhao Junchen felt embarrassed, his heart suddenly moved.

Then, Zhao Junchen turned his gaze to Xu Qingyan beside him.

He suddenly discovers that there are such people around him, whether it is a resolute and fearless warrior or a fickle and optimistic clever!

Among them, the fickle and clever man with an optimistic personality is undoubtedly Xu Qingyan!

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen suddenly asked, "Qingyan, what do you think of Li Xun?" ”

Xu Qingyan didn't know Zhao Junchen's deep meaning, but said casually: "People who are dying, what is there to see, you see that the officials and businessmen in Shanxi don't take him seriously!" ”

Zhao Junchen nodded, but the conversation changed sharply, and he said, "So, how about I let you recognize him as a godfather?" ”

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