Chapter 535. Internal strife.
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"Master, Zhan Shanchang, the head of the household department, Tong Huan, the general envoy of the General Administration Department, Wang Ye of the left Tongzheng, the right deputy inspector of the Imperial Palace, Situ Han, the right imperial historian Gu Quan, the Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, Lin Youlun and other adults came to visit the master, and now they are waiting for the master in the main living room of the mansion. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½ā
As soon as Zhao Junchen stepped into the mansion, the housekeeper hurriedly reported to Zhao Junchen.
After hearing the report, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but be stunned.
So many "Zhao Party" officials have come to visit him, could it be that something big has happened?
Thinking of the difference between the identities and experiences of these "Zhao Party" officials, Zhao Junchen's heart moved slightly, and asked, "Did they come to the mansion together?" ā
The steward of the Zhao Mansion shook his head and replied: "If you go back to the master, they came to the mansion in two groups one after another, Zhan Shanchang Zhan, Tong Huantong, and Gu Quangu, the three adults came first, but it didn't take long for Lord Wang Zhai, Lord Situ Han, and Lord Lin Youlun Lin also followed......
After speaking, the steward of the Zhao Mansion hesitated for a moment, and then added: "However, the villain feels that after these two groups of people meet, they don't seem to have a good relationship......
"Oh? Somewhat hostile to each other? Zhao Junchen was thoughtful, there was a hint of sarcasm in his expression, and he whispered to himself: "No wonder...... When there is a vacancy in the cabinet, it is precisely where the benefits lie, not only do the major factions in the DPRK and China have ideas, but even if they belong to the same faction, there is also confusion in the hearts of the people, and everyone has different ideas in their hearts, and they all have to fight for their own benefits...... However, it's okay to be easy to check and balance......"
After hearing the report of the manager of the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Junchen probably guessed the real reason why the officials of the "Zhao Party" came to visit him.
It's nothing more than a matter of cabinet vacancies.
After Huang Yourong Zhishi, there was a vacancy in the cabinet, and the major factions in the DPRK and China were secretly fully prepared, unified their internal opinions in advance, and recommended their own candidates one after another, but only the "Zhao Party" did not unify their opinions in advance because Zhao Junchen had other plans, so the "Zhao Party" people naturally had different ideas, and above this morning, the "Zhao Party" people also recommended the best candidates in their hearts according to their respective positions.
Of course, the so-called "best candidates" are actually the ones who are most beneficial to them.
The internal members of the "Zhao Party" are complex and have different origins, and they seem to be working together and sincerely united, but in fact they can be subdivided into several small factions, and there are some vague contradictions between them.
Among them, the most important faction is headed by Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, including Zhan Shanchang, the head of the household department, Gu Quan, the right Yushi Gu Quan, and Tong Huan, the general political envoy of the General Political Department, etc., these people are the original "Wen Party" officials who were bribed when Zhao Junchen and the cabinet elder Wen Guanliang were fighting, and they not only have the largest number of people, the strongest power, and the longest time to follow Zhao Junchen, so in the "Zhao Party", their right to speak and influence is also the strongest, and many times even Zhao Junchen must take into account their opinions.
Of course, in today's early court, these people unanimously recommended Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, to join the cabinet and assist the government.
In addition to these former "Wen Party" officials, the second largest faction within the "Zhao Party" is headed by Yin Huo Zhengyuan, a scholar and the new Shuntianfu, and also includes the Zuo Tongzheng Wang Jie of the General Administration Division, the Right Deputy Inspector Yushi Situ Han, and the Taichang Temple Shaoqing Lin Youlun and others, all of whom were the former "Yellow Party" officials who were incorporated by Zhao Junchen after the fall of Huang Yourong.
However, it is precisely because these people have just joined Zhao Junchen not long ago, so Zhao Junchen has not had time to divide them, and his control over them is not strong, so these people are more united than Zuo Lanshan and others.
In the early court today, because of the similar background and position, these people are supporting the university scholar and the new Shuntian Mansion Yin Huo Zhengyuan to enter the cabinet and assist the government!
As for the third largest faction within the "Zhao Party", it is represented by Liu Chang'an, the servant of the Ministry of Officials, Qin Huaiyuan, the waiter of the Criminal Department, and others, who were originally neutrals in the imperial court, and did not have any backers and parties, but after seeing Zhao Junchen's growing power, they successively took refuge in Zhao Junchen.
Interestingly, in today's early dynasty, this part of the people may be unwilling to offend the first two factions, or they may want to curry favor with Zhao Junchen, and most of them recommended Zhao Junchen to join the cabinet and auxiliary government.
In this way, above today's early dynasty, the statement of the "Zhao Party" is completely contrary, and it actually recommended three people to join the cabinet and auxiliary politics at the same time, namely Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Huo Zhengyuan, a university scholar, and Zhao Junchen himself!
Cabinet seats are so important that the various factions within the "Zhao Party" are naturally unwilling to back down, and the contradictions between them have gradually become clear.
However, everyone with a discerning eye can see that although the "Zhao Party" recommended three candidates in one go, among which Zhao Junchen is still the undoubted leader of the "Zhao Party", but among these three, Zhao Junchen has the lowest hope of entering the cabinet, after all, Zhao Junchen's age is too young, his qualifications are too shallow, and his reputation is also mixed, and there is no possibility of entering the cabinet at all! In addition, those "Zhao Party" officials who supported Zhao Junchen's entry into the cabinet just wanted to make a fool of themselves, and their position was not firm.
Therefore, the final recommendation of the "Zhao Party" will only choose between Zuo Lanshan and Huo Zhengyuan.
In fact, Zhao Junchen had already made up his mind to let Zuo Lanshan enter the cabinet, but because there were many secret plans involved, Zhao Junchen did not announce his ideas to the public, but in this way, it was naturally chaotic, Zhan Shanchang, Tong Huan, Gu Quan and others firmly believed that Zuo Lanshan was a natural candidate and deserved the full support of the "Zhao Party", Wang Yi, Lin Youlun, Situ Han and others thought that Huo Zhengyuan's qualifications, ability, intelligence, etc. were still above Zuolan Mountain. Therefore, Huo Zhengyuan is more qualified than Zuo Lanshan to get the full support of the "Zhao Party", but he will not give an inch.
In this way, before Zhao Junchen made a clear statement, the contradictions between them were naturally difficult to reconcile, and in the end, no one could convince anyone, but they all came to Zhao Mansion to meet Zhao Junchen and seek Zhao Junchen's support.
It's just that when they came to Zhao's mansion, they found that the other party also had the same idea, and after meeting each other, the atmosphere was naturally not harmonious.
However, for such a situation, Zhao Junchen is also happy to see it, only when his subordinates have contradictions, can the importance of Zhao Junchen's opinions be reflected, if his subordinates are all the same, advance and retreat together, then Zhao Junchen, the leader of the "Zhao Party", is dispensable.
While thinking about it, Zhao Junchen shook his head lightly and sighed: "The outside matter has not been settled yet, and there is still a lawsuit inside, which is really troublesome...... That's right, how can things in this world be so simple? They are all smart people, not marionettes, naturally they have their own ideas, everyone has their own interests, it is impossible to simply obey me, but they also blame me for being mysterious and not making a clear statement......"
After shaking his head and sighing, Zhao Junchen did not go to the living room of the Zhao Mansion to meet with the officials of the "Zhao Party", but walked around the road towards his study.
For these people, Zhao Junchen plans to dry them first.
However, before he stepped forward, Zhao Junchen instructed the steward of the Zhao Mansion beside him: "Send someone to invite Master Zuo and Scholar Huo to the mansion." When the two adults came to the house, they asked them to meet me directly in the study, taking care not to let the people in the living room find out. ā
"Yes, the villain will do it."
After receiving the order, the steward of the Zhao Mansion hurriedly agreed, and hurriedly turned around to make arrangements.
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