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After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Emperor Deqing replied with a smile: "It's nothing special, I just sighed to Zhou Shoufu and Zhao Bangyan about the great changes in Baohu Lake." I remember that twenty-five years ago, when I was on my first southern tour, I also came to Baobao Lake to play, at that time, Baobao Lake had not been dredged in the center of the lake, and there were not so many buildings and gardens on both sides of the lake, but the scenery was not as charming as it is today......"

Speaking of his southern tour twenty-five years ago, Emperor Deqing secretly glanced at Zhao Junchen, and Zhao Shancai's expression on the side also changed slightly, even Zhou Shangjing, who was deep in the city, and his old eyes that seemed to be faint flickered slightly at that moment.

After all, there have always been rumors that Zhao Junchen is actually the illegitimate son of Emperor Deqing - there are many relevant evidences, such as Zhao Junchen's mother was pregnant with Zhao Junchen twenty-five years ago, and that year was the time of Emperor Deqing's first southern tour, and he happened to pass through Yangzhou, during which he also paid a private visit to Weifu for a period of time; For example, since Emperor Deqing learned about Zhao Junchen's life experience, he unusually favored Zhao Junchen, as if he had been making up for something; For example, Zhao Junchen and Emperor Deqing also have six or seven points of similarity in appearance when they were young...... And so on, and so on, after all the clues are combined, it is not surprising that such rumors will appear.

At this time, Emperor Deqing suddenly mentioned this past, which seemed to mean something.

Therefore, after Zhao Shancai and Zhou Shangjing heard Emperor Deqing's words, they also thought of those rumors, and their expressions moved subconsciously.

However, Zhao Junchen just lowered his head and quietly listened to Emperor Deqing's emotion, without any change in his expression.

After all, Zhao Junchen now knows Emperor Deqing very well - in the eyes of Emperor Deqing. The continuation of imperial power is definitely better than all existence, in order to achieve this goal, anything can be sacrificed and abandoned, and Zhao Junchen's position in the heart of Emperor Deqing is a chess piece used to consolidate imperial power, a chess piece that is still useful now, but will be given up in the future. Regardless of whether Zhao Junchen was the illegitimate son of Emperor Deqing or not, this will not change in any way.

Therefore, for the rumors of "illegitimate children", Zhao Junchen never had any expectations, and never even took it to heart, and because of this, after hearing Emperor Deqing's meaningful emotion, Zhao Junchen's expression did not change in any way.

On the other side, I looked at it secretly. Seeing Zhao Junchen's immobile expression, a trace of satisfaction flashed in Emperor Deqing's eyes.

In the eyes of Emperor Deqing, this is a manifestation of Zhao Junchen's peace and self-control, which shows that Zhao Junchen did not get distracted by those rumors, and had some expectations and ambitions that should never appear.

After a little temptation and a satisfactory result, Emperor Deqing relaxed a little and continued: "So, I sighed and praised a few words, but I didn't expect Zhao Bangyan to be quite talented and knowledgeable. Not only did he write a poem on the spot, but he also commented in detail on the origin, characteristics, advantages and disadvantages of the terraced gardens around the lake. It has added a lot to my micro-server play. ”

As he spoke, Emperor Deqing nodded and smiled at Zhao Shancai and expressed his appreciation.

Obviously, after this experience, Emperor Deqing had a lot of good feelings towards Zhao Shancai, and Zhao Shancai's officialdom future was much brighter and more spacious because of this.

In this regard, Zhao Junchen just smiled and said: "This is also the reason why the minister arranged Zhao Bangyan to enter the southern tour list." Chen has always believed that with Zhao Bangyan, a talented local person, as a tour guide, His Majesty's southern tour will definitely be a lot more interesting, and now that His Majesty is satisfied with Zhao Bangyan's performance, Chen will be relieved...... Speaking of which. Although the minister is from the top of the list, it is just a coincidence, if you talk about knowledge and knowledge, the minister is far inferior to Zhao Bangyan. ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Zhao Shancai hurriedly said: "Lord Zhao, you are really too modest, although Shancai is a little knowledgeable, but it is just a small trick, in comparison, in recent years, under the leadership of Lord Zhao, the situation of money and food has been greatly improved, and it is no longer as difficult as in previous years. ”

Emperor Deqing interjected with a smile: "Zhao Bangyan is right, Junchen, your financial management skills are the real ability, and it is precisely because Junchen you have such ability that I can't do without you, so you don't have to be arrogant...... By the way, I heard that Junchen and you are still distant relatives of Zhao Bangyan, no wonder you respect him so much, but the two of you don't have to praise each other like this, such a thing of boasting about your own family will cause people to laugh when it spreads. ”

Emperor Deqing's words were just casual jokes, and they didn't have any deep meaning, but after falling into Zhao Shancai's ears, they made Zhao Shancai's brows frown slightly.

Obviously, because of Zhao Junchen's recommendation of Zhao Shancai to enter the southern tour list before, and now he strongly admires Zhao Shancai in front of Emperor Deqing, plus Zhao Shancai and Zhao Junchen themselves have a distant relationship, but it made Emperor Deqing mistakenly think that Zhao Shan is Zhao Junchen's disciple, and he will inevitably be implicated by Zhao Junchen in the future!

Zhao Junchen's words just now, first mentioned that he arranged for Zhao Shancai to enter the southern tour list, and took advantage of the situation to divide up half of the holy favor that Zhao Shancai had just received; then showed his attitude of thinking about Emperor Deqing anytime and anywhere, expressed his loyalty to Emperor Deqing, and further curryed favor with Emperor Deqing; In the end, he also misled the judgment of Emperor Deqing, so that Emperor Deqing regarded Zhao Shancai as an official of the "Zhao Party...... Seemingly casual words, it turned out to be three birds with one stone, maybe it would change Zhao Shancai's future fate, such a means can not be described as powerful, so that Zhao Shancai was secretly frightened, but also couldn't help but admire.

However, Zhao Shancai is not only proficient in the emperor's mental arts, but also quite anxious, after thinking about this, he plans to say something to dispel Emperor Deqing's misunderstanding.

However, before Zhao Shancai could speak, Zhao Junchen suddenly sighed, attracting the attention of Emperor Deqing and ruining the best opportunity for Zhao Shancai to explain the misunderstanding.

After hearing Zhao Junchen's sigh, Emperor Deqing asked curiously, "Why is Junchen sighing?" ”

Zhao Junchen said: "Your Majesty likes the scenery of Baobao Lake so much, and as a native of Yangzhou, I also feel honored, but I am honored, but I can't help but feel a little regretful, I only feel that the scenery here is no worse than the famous West Lake, but' If you can change a more elegant name here, this place may not be like the West Lake to become a well-known scenic spot in the world, but unfortunately the minister's talent is insufficient, although he has always wanted to change a name to the lake, but there is no inspiration, and he sighed in his heart. ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's emotion, Emperor Deqing also felt that the name "Baobao Lake" was indeed a bit cheesy, not worthy of the scenery here, at the same time, to be able to name this scenic spot, it is definitely a beautiful talk that has been passed down through the ages, so, under the secret guidance of Zhao Junchen, Emperor Deqing also subconsciously began to think about changing the name of Baobao Lake.

On the other side, seeing Emperor Deqing's frowning and thoughtful look, Zhao Shancai didn't dare to interject at this time and explain his position and background without interest, so he could only glance at Zhao Junchen helplessly, feeling that Zhao Junchen had been controlling the rhythm since he appeared, whether it was Emperor Deqing or himself, he was unconsciously guided by Zhao Junchen and led by Zhao Junchen.

Among them, Emperor Deqing did not have a sense of vigilance, nor did he see Zhao Junchen's thoughts, and he was misled by Zhao Junchen without intention, but Zhao Shancai obviously saw Zhao Junchen's thoughts, but he was still controlled by Zhao Junchen and had no power to get rid of it, which is enough to show that Zhao Junchen's methods are powerful.

It can only be said that although Zhao Shancai is extremely intelligent, and has inherited the imperial mind of the former prince and master He Ming, but after all, he is a newcomer to officialdom and lacks experience, so it is inevitable that he will lose a move and react a beat slower - no matter how talented a person is, he also needs to go through training before he can become a real talent, and today's Zhao Shancai is the proof.

At the same time, Zhao Junchen naturally guessed Zhao Shancai's thoughts, and after glancing at Zhao Shancai with a smile, he turned his attention to Emperor Deqing again, seeing that Emperor Deqing was still frowning and pondering, obviously not thinking of a good name, so he muttered softly: "Speaking of which, the scenery of this lake is by no means inferior to that of West Lake, and it is somewhat similar to West Lake, but unfortunately it lacks the atmosphere of West Lake after all, but the victory lies in the thin and elegant ......."

While speaking, Zhao Junchen slightly accented the word "thin".

At this time, Emperor Deqing was thinking hard about changing his name, and he was a little less inspired, but after hearing this word, his eyes lit up, and he blurted out: "In this case, how about changing the name of this lake to Slender West Lake?" ”

"You finally came up with it, I'm afraid that you will think of another name, if it is not as good as Slender West Lake, I will do a bad thing." Zhao Junchen thought secretly in his heart.

So at the same time, Zhao Junchen had an expression of amazement on his face, and praised repeatedly: "Slender West Lake? That's a wonderful name! One sentence points out the characteristics of this lake! It's a stroke of genius! In this case, this lake will be renamed Slender West Lake from today onwards! With His Majesty's name, this lake will surely become famous all over the world! And after future generations hear this name, they will inevitably think of Your Majesty's great talent, and it is really a beautiful thing for the ages to achieve such a good story! ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, Emperor Deqing couldn't help but laugh proudly.

On the other side, Zhao Shancai looked at Zhao Junchen's gaze, but it was full of complexity, both admiration and helplessness!

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…… (To be continued......)