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When the crown prince Zhu Heyu and Jin Yiwei commanded Hong Jin and the others to rush to the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Junchen was receiving another guest in the main hall of the Zhao Mansion.

This guest was none other than Zhan Shanchang's youngest son, Zhan Mingxin.

Emperor Deqing has always been suspicious by nature, and after learning of Zhan Shanchang's death, he immediately suspected that there was something else hidden in this matter, and also pointed the finger of suspicion at Zhao Junchen.

However, Zhan Mingxin was still young, and he was not as suspicious as Emperor Deqing, and he did not think that his father's sudden death had anything to do with Zhao Junchen.

In fact, because Li Houde was forced to reveal the identity of Dongchang when he was investigating the case in Shuntianfu, Zhan Mingxin firmly believed that the cause of Zhan Shanchang's death was suicide in fear of crime, and also believed that Zhan Shanchang was forced to die by Emperor Deqing.

For Zhan Mingxin, this is a very simple logic - there were Dongchang eyes and ears in Zhan's mansion, and then Zhan Shanchang's crime of secretly colluding with the vassal king was exposed, and then Zhan Shanchang died suddenly, all the evidence shows that Zhan Shanchang's cause of death was suicide by drinking poison, plus Zhan Shanchang's plea before he died - it is obvious that Zhan Shanchang was forced to death by Emperor Deqing.

Zhan Mingxin did not dare to resent Emperor Deqing, but was terrified, for fear that his father's crime would implicate all the Zhan family.

Therefore, after everyone in Shuntian Mansion left Zhan Mansion, Zhan Mingxin forcibly thought calmly for a long time, and soon rushed to Zhao Mansion to ask to see Zhao Junchen, hoping that Zhao Junchen would be able to protect the Zhan family for the sake of the past friendship between the two families.

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At this time, in the main hall of the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Junchen was sitting on the main seat, still looking sluggish, and a pair of eyes were looking thoughtfully at Zhan Mingxin who was kneeling in front of him.

And Zhan Mingxin looked lonely and pitiful, and cried: "Elder Zhao Ge, please, you must save my Zhan family!" Father, his crime is serious, he has committed suicide in fear of crime, but there is a Dongchang ear and eye hidden in the house, the younger generation is worried that His Majesty will not spare him, maybe he will soon implicate the Zhan family, and now my Zhan family can only count on you! ”

Zhao Junchen looked at Zhan Mingxin for a moment, and a trace of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

This Zhan Mingxin is obviously useful.

Zhan Shanchang's sudden death will inevitably attract rumors, Zhao Junchen of course wants to treat the Zhan family favorably at this time, not only to get rid of his own suspicion, but also to establish his image of cherishing the old feelings.

Moreover, looking at Zhan Mingxin's attitude, he obviously thought that Emperor Deqing had forced Zhan Shanchang to death, and this recognition would also help Zhao Junchen to boost the flames in his next step.

Therefore, after listening to Zhan Mingxin's crying, Zhao Junchen also sighed lightly, his expression was full of sadness, and he blamed himself: "Alas! Stand up and speak! Speaking of which, I am also responsible for this matter! After I received the relevant news last night, I urgently approached your father to discuss countermeasures, because the nature of this matter is too serious, so my tone is a little heavier, and because I am really not sure, I do not guarantee that I will be able to shelter him safely...... I never thought that your father would commit suicide that night in fear of being afraid! ”

As he spoke, Zhao Junchen's face was full of bitterness, and he shook his head and said: "Until this morning, after receiving the news of your father's death, I have been blaming myself, if my attitude was a little more relaxed last night, or a little relieved him, this matter may not be like today......

After Zhan Mingxin heard Zhao Junchen's self-blame, he felt better about Zhao Junchen, and only felt that Zhao Junchen would blame himself for Zhan Shanchang's death, obviously treating Zhan Shanchang as his own.

So, Zhan Mingxin hurriedly said: "Where can you blame Zhao Ge Lao for this matter!" The younger generation has seen his father's petition with his own eyes, and there is a Dongchang fan hiding in the house to monitor, and he also understands that his father's responsibility is serious! Old Zhao Ge, your attitude was a little stricter at that time, and it was a matter of course!

In this matter, I can only blame my father for offending the villain, who has been deliberately targeted for this period of time, and has been repeatedly impeached by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and has been exposed to colluding with the vassal king, so he will be desperate and commit suicide! It's just that after my father passed away, my Zhan family also lost its pillars, and I'm afraid it will collapse soon......"

Speaking of the back, Zhan Mingxin couldn't help but cry again.

Zhao Junchen shook his head again and sighed, and said softly with relief: "Don't worry, I will keep your Zhan family safe and sound!"

Speaking of which, among the several properties under my name, there are also many shares of your father, and you can get a lot of dividends every quarter, it stands to reason that after your father's death, these shares should be transferred to others, but I will still keep these shares for your Zhan family, and the quarterly dividends are still a lot, which is enough to ensure that all the people of your Zhan family will have no worries about food and clothing in the future!

In addition, when Shen Shi is in the afternoon of the day after tomorrow, there will be many court officials who will come here to discuss matters with me, all of them are your father's old friends, and you will also come here to meet them at that time, and build your own network as soon as possible, you are now studying in the Guozijian, and you will soon participate in the imperial examination, and building contacts in advance is also good for your future development! ”

Seeing that Zhao Junchen not only promised to protect the Zhan family, but also to retain the connections and interests of the Zhan family, Zhan Mingxin was more and more moved, and only felt that Zhao Junchen missed the old feelings and treated the Zhan family too kindly.

So, Zhan Mingxin hurriedly knelt down again to thank Zhao Junchen for his kindness, and said loudly with an excited expression: "Zhao Ge Lao's great kindness, the Zhan family will always remember it, and from now on, it must be a grass knot and a horse's head!" ”

And just when Zhao Junchen asked Zhan Mingxin to get up quickly, Zhao Dali hurriedly walked into the main hall of the Zhao Mansion and reported: "Lord Zhao, Prince Zhu Heyu and Jinyiwei commanded Hong Jin to come outside the mansion together, saying that they had something to visit. ”

Zhao Junchen was slightly stunned and asked, "Prince?" Hong Jin? Did the two of them come together? ”

Zhao Dali shook his head again and again and said: "No, it's just the front and back feet, and the two of them seem to be very surprised when they see each other." ”

Zhao Junchen's eyes flickered slightly, and after a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "Since we are here together, let's see you together." ”

After speaking, Zhao Junchen turned his head to look at Zhan Mingxin and said, "Originally, I wanted to keep you in the mansion to eat together, but whether it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince or Commander Hong, they are big people who cannot be neglected, so I will not keep you today, and I will talk to you the day after tomorrow." ”

Zhan Mingxin already regarded Zhao Junchen as the future backer of the Zhan family, so naturally he didn't dare to delay Zhao Junchen's business, so he nodded hurriedly and said: "Old Zhao Ge, your business is important, and the juniors don't dare to disturb, so let's leave!" ”

After speaking, Zhan Mingxin saluted Zhao Junchen again, and then left under the leadership of Zhao's subordinates.

After Zhan Mingxin left, it seemed that Zhao Junchen was the only one left in the main hall of Zhao Mansion.

However, Zhao Junchen said softly: "Hong Jin suddenly appeared at this time, obviously Zhan Shanchang's matter has alarmed the factory guard, and the factory guard has always been taboo when investigating the case, and they must not be allowed to find any handle!" ”

As Zhao Junchen's words fell, I saw Niu Fude walking out from behind the screen in the main hall of Zhao Mansion, and reported in a low voice: "Your Excellency, don't worry, after everyone in Shuntian Mansion left Zhan Mansion, taking advantage of the fact that the factory guards have not yet taken over, I have arranged for Zhan An, Li Jue, and Li Cui to leave the Zhan Mansion, pretending to be Zhan An and Li Cui who eloped with the chaos, and the factory guards will definitely not be able to find their whereabouts, and they will not be able to find any evidence." ”

After hearing Niu Fude's answer, Zhao Junchen nodded lightly.

Zhan Shanchang's "suicide in fear of sin" is the specific responsibility of these three people, as long as the factory guards can't find the three of them, this matter will not let people find any flaws.

Niu Fude hesitated for a moment, and then said: "However, Your Majesty arranged for the factory guards to investigate Zhan Shanchang's matter, and there must be suspicions in your heart, Zhan An and they suddenly disappeared at this time, I am afraid that it will further increase Your Majesty's suspicions, and I am afraid that this matter will not end well." ”

Zhao Junchen didn't care, and said slowly: "Naturally, we can't let this matter end too early, and these doubts are also deliberately left by me to Your Majesty." Only in this way can I divert their attention and make them mistakenly think that this matter will become a flaw for me, and then they will run into this dead end and cannot get out!

This is certainly a bit risky, but if it were not for this matter to divert the attention of His Majesty and the powerful ministers, they would have watched my every move closely, and many of my plans would not have been able to carry out smoothly. ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Niu Fude hesitated slightly, but didn't say anything after all.

As Emperor Deqing and various factions in the court have become more and more jealous of Zhao Junchen, the monitoring of Zhao Junchen will become stronger and stronger, which will undoubtedly affect many of Zhao Junchen's plans.

Therefore, Zhan Shanchang's "suicide" is not only Zhao Junchen's plan to eradicate hidden dangers, but also to divert the attention of Emperor Deqing and several powerful ministers, so that they can focus on investigating the truth of Zhan Shanchang's death, and they will miss the really important things.

Niu Fude thought that Zhao Junchen's approach was too risky, but after thinking about it, he still agreed with Zhao Junchen's plan.

Zhao Junchen has now become the leading bird in the temple, which is not only suspicious of Emperor Deqing, but also jealous and hated by hundreds of officials, and it is an embattled situation.

At the beginning of Zhao Junchen's return to the capital, before he could make any moves, he had been secretly calculated by all forces, if it weren't for Zhao Junchen's sudden resignation, which disrupted everyone's plans, Zhao Junchen would have been in a hurry now.

However, Zhao Junchen's resignation can only be delayed for a while after all, and when the forces of all parties react, they will inevitably be deliberately targeted, so Zhao Junchen must make some moves to mislead the judgment of various factions and win some respite for himself.

Zhao Junchen's several plans have reached the final stage, and only after these plans are completely over, Zhao Junchen can completely stabilize his foothold.

Thinking of this, Niu Fude shook his head slightly, but retreated behind the screen again.

In the main hall of the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Junchen was once again the only one left.

I saw that Zhao Junchen's gaze was constantly fluctuating, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

But the silence in the main hall of the Zhao Mansion did not last long, and Zhao Dali soon led the crown prince Zhu Heyu and Jin Yiwei to command Hong Jin and the two into the room.

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There was a sudden power outage at home, and this chapter was hastily written in an Internet café, with a small number of words, forgive me.

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