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In the main hall of the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Junchen sat in the main seat, while the officials of the "Zhao Party" gathered together and sat on both sides. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, everyone looked at the young master Guo Tang with strange eyes, some sneered, some looked disdainful, but more people looked gloating.

Guo Tang stood in front of Zhao Junchen, raising his head, trying his best to maintain his innocence and pride, but his expression and movements were still inevitably embarrassing and stiff.

After taking a deep look at Guo Tang, Zhao Junchen said slowly: "It turns out that Young Master Guo is here to apologize!" didn't make it clear, the official thought that Young Master Guo had come to my mansion to convey the holy decree, and he wasted a lot of energy in vain. ”

On the side, Zuo Lanshan said with a smile: "Young Master Guo has always prided himself on being a righteous man and a gentleman, known for his open-mindedness, and he has always been straightforward in the temple on weekdays. ”

Chen Dongxiang also smiled: "Strict discipline of others, leniency of self-discipline...... Guo Shaofu is really a clear stream leader and a moral flaunt! ”

As the words of Zuo Lanshan and Chen Dongxiang fell, everyone in the "Zhao Party" naturally laughed.

It is no wonder that everyone in the "Zhao Party" will laugh more than once, Guo Tang's various performances outside the Zhao Mansion today may soon become a big joke that will be spread among the government and the opposition.

is the so-called "death to save face and live to suffer", in order to maintain face in front of the Zhao Mansion's subordinates, there was such an oolong, and he almost fell into a crime of falsely preaching the holy decree, and when the matter came to an end, it was completely cowardly - such a story is enough to make people talk about it for a long time.

On the other side, Guo Tang's old face was flushed, but he still held his head high, his expression was full of arrogance, pretending not to hear Zuo Lanshan and Chen Dongxiang's ridicule, and he just wanted to end this nightmare as soon as possible.

So, Guo Tang ignored the surrounding "Zhao Party" people, and just said to Zhao Junchen: "The old man came to the Zhao Mansion to greet Lord Zhao at the behest of His Majesty...... Apologize! This morning, some of the old man's words were indeed not well thought out, and he should not say it directly without evidence, this matter is indeed the old man's negligence, and I hope that Lord Zhao can and can forgive one or two. ”

Guo Tang's words are still secretive and called apologies, but in fact they are just perfunctory, and he doesn't even think that he has done anything wrong, he just says that he was negligent, which can be described as insincere.

For Guo Tang's performance, everyone who watched the lively "Zhao Party" was naturally dissatisfied and clamored one after another.

However, Guo Tang ignored it, and after dropping these scenes, he planned to turn around and leave.

Seeing Guo Tang's movements, Zhao Junchen was not in a hurry, but just turned his head to Zuo Lanshan and asked: "Zuo Shangshu, if a court official is acting on orders, but he behaves perfunctory and disobedient, how should he be punished?" ”

Zuo Lanshan glanced at Guo Tang's back and said loudly: "At worst, it is the crime of dereliction of duty, and at the worst, it is the crime of bullying the king!" If it is investigated, it is not surprising that the punishment will be severe! ”

Zhao Junchen nodded lightly and said, "I see! ”

On the other side, after hearing the conversation between Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, Guo Tang, who was walking away, stiffened and stopped.

Speaking of which, Guo Tang, as the leader of Qingliu, has questioned some decisions of Emperor Deqing in public more than once over the years, and has also made Emperor Deqing almost unable to step down several times, but it is one thing for the emperor to express doubts before the official promulgation of the holy decree, and it is another thing to act against the decree after serving the holy decree.

What's more, when Guo Tang questioned some of Emperor Deqing's decisions in the past, he often advanced and retreated with a large number of Qingliu officials, because the law does not blame the public, Guo Tang was naturally enthusiastic and fearless, but this time he did not have a large number of Qingliu around him, and it was easy to be caught, and Guo Tang naturally lost his arrogance and courage to resist the order.

In the end, after hesitating for a long time, Guo Tang finally turned to face Zhao Junchen again, and said stumblingly: "What happened to the court this morning was done by the old man and did it wrong, and I apologize to Lord Zhao here!" ”

After dropping a sentence in a stiff tone, Guo Tang's old face became more and more red, and without any delay, he hurriedly left the main hall of the Zhao Mansion, his steps were messy, as if he had fled in the wilderness!

And the "Zhao Party" naturally sneered one after another, and the sarcasm was unconcealed, but Guo Tang was still deaf and just wanted to escape from this humiliating place as soon as possible.

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Looking at the back of Guo Tang leaving in a hurry, Zuo Lanshan felt that it was not enjoyable, and asked Zhao Junchen: "Lord Zhao, this person's apology is insincere, and you just let him leave?" ”

After meeting Guo Tang, Zhao Junchen had a flat expression from beginning to end, and seemed to care nothing, after hearing Zuo Lanshan's inquiry, Zhao Junchen said indifferently: "Is it difficult to stop him and force him to apologize again?" It's just a fake Taoist, and it's not worth my attention at all! I'm going to make things difficult for him this time, and I just don't like him being clever in front of me. But I didn't care if his apology was sincere or not...... What I really care about is whether he will pay enough for his rudeness! ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, Zuo Lanshan nodded again and again, a person like Guo Tang is indeed not worth Zhao Junchen's effort and seriousness!

This time, Zhao Junchen planned to rectify Guo Tang, but he did not personally take action from beginning to end, all the details were handled by the officials of the "Zhao Party", Zhao Junchen just pointed out the direction for them, and then waited for the result!

Thinking of this, Zuo Lanshan hurriedly asked Zhao Junchen for credit and said, "Lord Zhao, please rest assured, I guarantee that Guo Tang will pay the price soon!" I have already instructed my subordinates to collect all kinds of scandals about Guo Tang over the years and vigorously publicize them, and it will soon be known to everyone, and presumably Guo Tang's reputation in his life will be ruined soon! When the time comes, I want to see why Guo Tang is still high! ”

Chen Dongxiang also said: "The lower officials have also contacted some imperial historians in the Imperial Court who are not very good with Guo Tang, and when the court is made tomorrow morning, these imperial historians will express their stance on impeaching Guo Tang, which will inevitably make Guo Tang's official position difficult to protect!" ”

Zhan Shanchang was smug and said: "Lord Zhao, Xia Guan used to serve in the Ministry of Rites, and he knows the situation of Guozijian very well, and he also has a good relationship with Hu Zhen, the supervisor of Guozijian, if nothing else, the future of Guo Tang's precious grandson Guo Mingtai will be ruined today!" After Guo Tang learned the news, he would definitely be grief-stricken! ”

Then, Huo Zhengyuan also joined in the fun, and said with a sneer: "I have ordered Shuntianfu to seal up all the stores and warehouses of the Guo family's 'Sitong Commercial Bank', and I have also asked people to strictly interrogate the relevant people of the 'Sitong Commercial Bank'!" If nothing else, the results of this interrogation will be soon! And once the crime of tax evasion and smuggling is implemented by the 'Sitong Commercial Bank', the lower officials can further seize the Guo family's various industries, and at that time, with Guo Tang's little money, the Guo family may not even be able to afford to eat! ”

Then, the officials of the "Zhao Party" also reported their progress to Zhao Junchen.

Hearing the successive reports of the "Zhao Party", Zhao Junchen remained silent on the surface, just nodded in approval, but he couldn't cry or laugh in his heart.

At the end of the dynasty this morning, Zhao Junchen expressed to the "Zhao Party" that he wanted to take action to rectify Guo Tang, and now it is just after noon, and it is only less than three hours before and after, and the "Zhao Party" everyone has already started their own plans, and most of them have preliminary results!

Such efficiency is really jaw-dropping!

It's a pity that most of the "Zhao Party" will only show such enthusiasm, wisdom, and efficiency when they form a party for personal gain and exclude dissidents!

If the people of the "Zhao Party" can also have such enthusiasm, wisdom, and efficiency when dealing with official affairs on weekdays, then Zhao Junchen will be able to worry much more in the future.

Although there was some emotion in his heart, Zhao Junchen did not show it, but his face was full of approval, and he nodded: "You are fortunate, things are doing well, but you have to make persistent efforts, and this official is waiting for your good news!" …… This time, the official took action to rectify Guo Tang, not only to vent his hatred for himself, but also to take the opportunity to build prestige! In the future, with Guo Tang as an example, those political enemies in the DPRK and China will weigh more if they want to attack us! ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen say this, everyone in the "Zhao Party" was also in high spirits, responded one after another, and patted their chests and promised again and again, not mentioning it.

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After the "Zhao Party" and everyone left one after another, Fang Ru walked in from the back hall.

Zhao Junchen turned his head to look at Fang Ru and asked, "That person just now is Guo Tang who impeached me in the early dynasty, what do you think after you see him?" ”

Fang Ru looked faintly disappointed, shook his head and said, "Xianggong, you were right before, a waste like Guo Tang is really not worth paying attention to, and it is not worth our effort!" If he hadn't embarrassed Xianggong in the early court, Ru'er wouldn't have bothered to rectify him now! ”

Zhao Junchen nodded lightly and said, "It's good that you understand, life is in the world, and you are in trouble everywhere, who doesn't suffer from gossip?" The position I am in now is the target of public criticism, and it is inevitable that I will be slandered and slandered, such as the impeachment of me by Guo Tang this morning, which will only become more and more common in the future, but this kind of thing is not worth caring about, and you must not get emotional because of these things in the future! ”

Fang Ru knew that Zhao Junchen said this to himself, largely just to comfort himself, obviously Zhao Junchen still cared a little about what Fang Ru had secretly cried today.

After thinking about this, Fang Ru was moved in her heart, slowly walked behind Zhao Junchen, stretched out her soft hair to massage Zhao Junchen's shoulders, and nodded at the same time: "Ru'er understands, Ru'er is a woman who is a father-in-law, and her open-mindedness must be worthy of her husband, and she will never care about this kind of thing in the future." ”

After speaking, Fang Ru had some doubts in his heart and asked: "However, Xianggong, although you don't care about Guo Tang's slander, this time you are still making a big move to rectify Guo Tang, and you actually plan to completely destroy everything in Guo Tang, I'm afraid it's not just as simple as revenge and Shuwei, right?" If that's the case, Xianggong shouldn't be so drastic. ”

Zhao Junchen nodded, and did not hide anything, explaining: "Even if Guo Tang did not impeach me this morning, I will definitely deal with him in the future, but his impeachment today just gave me a reason!" Guo Tang now seems to be the person of the crown prince Zhu Heyu, but according to the information I have gathered, he has a very close relationship with the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and it is precisely because of Guo Tang's existence that the seventh prince Zhu Hejian has been gradually infiltrating 'Tai. Sub-party', in' too. The influence of the sub-party is also growing. ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen sighed lightly, with a hint of tiredness on his face, and said: "Now, the crown prince Zhu Heyu is very likely to be deposed by Emperor Deqing, and the seventh prince Zhu Hejian is the most likely new prince!" But Zhu Hejian's scheming methods are much more powerful than Zhu Heyu! Although he and I still have a cooperative relationship, when he gets a foothold in the temple, this cooperation will come to an end, so I must also prepare early to prevent it from happening! ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's explanation, Fang Ru was also thoughtful and said: "I see, since Guo Tang has a close relationship with the Seventh Prince, then after the Seventh Prince becomes the new prince, Guo Tang will definitely support him!" Guo Tang is the leader of the clear stream, and after the Seven Princes get Guo Tang's support, they will easily get the recognition and support of the entire clear stream! At that time, with the scheming methods of the Seven Princes, it would be easy to gain a firm foothold in the temple! ”

Seeing that Fang Ru understood what he meant so quickly, Zhao Junchen nodded in approval and said, "Ru'er, you are very smart, you immediately understood the essence of the matter. After Zhu Hejian became the prince, I didn't want him to gain a firm foothold too quickly, which would not do me any good, so I had to weaken his hidden power as much as possible before the Seventh Prince came to the forefront, so Guo Tang must not continue to stay! Take advantage of today's opportunity to eradicate hidden dangers!

In this way, after Zhu Hejian becomes the new prince, he will not be able to easily gain a firm foothold, nor will he dare to easily turn his face with me...... Not only did they not dare to turn their faces against me, but they would further seek cooperation from me! At that point, a lot of things will be easier! ”

Seeing that Zhao Junchen's vision was so long-term, Fang Ru admired it and said with a smile: "The master is far-sighted, if the seventh prince Zhu Hejian is still hidden in the shadows like before, it will be fine, but if he surfaces, where is the master's opponent!" ”

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And at the same time that Zhao Junchen was talking to Fang Ru, the young master Guo Tang finally fled back to his mansion.

Thinking of the various humiliations he received in the Zhao Mansion today, Guo Tang only felt angry and anxious, and swore in his heart that he would definitely take revenge on Zhao Junchen in the future, and he would definitely make Zhao Junchen regret today's decision!

However, as soon as Guo Tang stepped into the door of the mansion, he saw Guo Wengui, the housekeeper of the Guo Mansion, hurrying with an anxious expression, and at the same time called loudly: "Master, it's not good, it's not good!" ”

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