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The crown prince Zhu and Yu were very hostile to Zhao Junchen, which is a well-known thing!

As for the reason, there are many opinions.

Some people say that Emperor Deqing and the crown prince Zhu Heyu's personalities are incompatible, so although Zhu Heyu is the prince of the dynasty, Emperor Deqing has always been very indifferent to him, and his attitude is very indifferent.

Some people also say that the crown prince Zhu and Yu are jealous and hateful, and they are naturally hostile to all the corrupt officials in the world! And Zhao Junchen, as the most famous corrupt official in the temple, the prince Zhu Heyu has always been unable to help him, and the action of punishing Zhao Junchen not only failed to achieve his wishes, but witnessed Zhao Junchen's rise step by step, becoming more and more proud, so the prince Zhu Heyu became more and more hostile to Zhao Junchen;

Some people also say that there is a difference in the concept of governing the country between the prince Zhu and Yu and the Deqing Emperor, the prince Zhu and Yu have always used people to take their virtues, and the Deqing Emperor has always used people to take their talents, and Zhao Junchen is famous for his talent and no virtue, which has become the specific conflict of this disagreement, so the prince Zhu and Yu have repeatedly targeted Zhao Junchen, but also to prove the correctness of their concepts to Emperor Deqing!

And so on, with different points of view.

Prior to this, Zhao Shancai also carefully analyzed the reasons why Prince Zhu and Yu were hostile to Zhao Junchen, and finally Zhao Shancai believed that all kinds of statements were reasonable, and the reason why Prince Zhu and Yu hated Zhao Junchen was caused by many factors, which needed to be considered comprehensively, and could not be simply attributed to one reason.

But it is precisely because of this that the crown prince Zhu and Yu are hostile to Zhao Junchen. It can be described as deep-rooted and difficult to dissolve.

However. After all, Zhao Shancai still underestimated Zhu Heyu's hostility towards Zhao Junchen, and he didn't expect that his suggestion had not yet been finished. was denied by the crown prince Zhu and Yu!

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In fact, Zhu and Yu as the "crown prince. The leader of the party, his attitude naturally had a profound impact on all the "princes. Party "Officer.

In addition, Zhao Junchen more than once put the "Prince. The party "played in the palm of its hand, which also deepened the "prince. The party's "hostile attitude towards Zhao Junchen!"

Therefore, after Zhu Heyu just rejected Zhao Shancai's proposal, the "prince. Party officials also spoke one after another, expressing their approval of the crown prince Zhu and Yu.

I saw Pavilion Elder Cheng said from afar: "Shancai, your previous proposals are very good. In the old man's opinion, it is enough, so why bother to add to the snake and let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince recommend Zhao Junchen to His Majesty? That Zhao Junchen is the number one corrupt official in our dynasty, and his reputation is the most notorious, if the prince recommends this kind of person to His Majesty, I am afraid that even the reputation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be affected! No, it can't be done! ”

After speaking, Cheng Yuandao shook his head again and again, and the magnitude of his shaking was so great that the gray beard on his face was shaking.

Speaking of which. Cheng Yuandao was able to enter the cabinet and become a cabinet elder because of Zhao Junchen's strong support.

Although the reason why Zhao Junchen did this was because he was persecuted by Emperor Deqing, Cheng Yuandao finally got the benefits of Zhao Junchen.

However. Because of this, after Cheng Yuandao became the elder of the pavilion, he was quite criticized by some Qingliu. Therefore, in order to protect his reputation, Cheng Yuandao not only did not care about Zhao Junchen's benefits after becoming a cabinet elder. On the contrary, he has repeatedly embarrassed Zhao Junchen, in the "******". His attitude towards Zhao Junchen is also the most intense, but he wants to prove his position and show his innocence through actions.

Therefore, after hearing Zhao Shancai's proposal, in addition to the crown prince Zhu and Yu, Cheng Yuandao was still the first to express his opposition.

On the other side, as Cheng Yuandao's words fell, Lu Chunxiao, the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, also spoke: "Indeed, if we want to rectify the commercial tax, we can do it ourselves, so why bother to turn to Zhao Junchen, a corrupt official?" And let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince take the initiative to recommend to His Majesty? Recently, the reason why our plan to rectify the commercial tax has encountered a setback is not because the policy is inappropriate, but because the decree cannot be implemented smoothly and has been hindered by many obstacles, but after His Majesty returns to Beijing, with His Majesty's support and supervision, the situation will naturally improve greatly, and at that time, there is no need for Zhao Junchen's help, we can also reap the results! ”

At the beginning, Lu Chunxiao's friend in the court and the right capital of the Imperial Palace, Li Chengru, lost his official position because of Zhao Junchen's calculations, and could only leave the officialdom gloomily, and Lu Chunxiao, as the leader of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was often unable to control the situation of the Metropolitan Procuratorate because of Zhao Junchen's troubles, so Lu Chunxiao's hatred for Zhao Junchen was no less than that of others, and when he spoke against it at this time, his attitude was also very resolute!

Then, the young master Guo Tang also shook his head and said: "People gather by like, things by groups, we are all gentlemen, but Zhao Junchen is a complete villain, how can we get together?" If we recommend Zhao Junchen to His Majesty, once this matter spreads, the world will still think that we will bow our heads to the villains for help! ”

"Prince. The party has always been known for being a master with a high eye, and the young master Guo Tang is the most representative figure. The "sub-party" is the richest and most famous, but it is also relatively the least capable of practical work.

Because of this, Zhao Junchen has always looked down on the young master Guo Tang, and even disdained to deal with him personally. In the party", Guo Tang is one of the few officials who has no grudges with Zhao Junchen.

However, Guo Tang attaches the most importance to clearing his reputation, and in his eyes, everything that hinders his reputation is the next step, so he also disagrees with Zhao Shancai's proposal.

After Cheng Yuandao, Lu Chunxiao, and Guo Tang expressed their attitudes, the "prince. The party's officials also spoke out one after another to express their agreement, you and I have their own opinions, but in the final analysis, there is only one thing, that is, the crown prince Zhu and Yu must not recommend Zhao Junchen to Emperor Deqing, let alone take the initiative to cooperate with Zhao Junchen!

Then, Zhao Shancai finally discovered that he not only underestimated the hostile attitude of the crown prince Zhu and Yu towards Zhao Junchen, but also underestimated the "prince. Party "The hostile attitude of everyone towards Zhao Junchen.

In fact, Zhao Shancai has been in contact with Zhao Junchen many times, and he only feels that although Zhao Junchen is a corrupt official. But on weekdays, he is approachable, mild-mannered, and his bearing, means, and vision are also extraordinary. Aside from Zhao Junchen's status as a corrupt official, Zhao Shancai even had a slight impression of Zhao Junchen. So Zhao Shancai couldn't understand "Prince. The party's hostile attitude towards Zhao Junchen!

Therefore, Zhao Shancai never expected that the situation that was originally under his control would be reversed in an instant because of the word "Zhao Junchen"!

Just when Zhao Shancai was surprised, with the "Prince. After everyone finished speaking, the crown prince Zhu and Yu said again: "Mr. Shancai, you have also seen that we and Zhao Junchen are not all the way, and we are not friends with each other. Let me recommend Zhao Junchen and cooperate with Zhao Junchen, but it is completely impossible! Even if I wanted to, no one else would support it. ”

The crown prince Zhu and Yu still treated Zhao Shancai with great respect, but his attitude when he spoke was equally resolute.

In this way, Zhao Shancai finally saw the relationship between the crown prince Zhu and Yu and "Tai. The "sub-party" has a stubborn and pedantic character.

In this regard, Zhao Shancai couldn't change it in a short time, but tried his best to persuade him: "I hope that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will think twice, you recommend Zhao Junchen to Your Majesty and cooperate with Zhao Junchen to carry out commercial tax rectification, which can be said to be beneficial and harmless!" First of all. This can further prove to Your Majesty that you have grown up, and that you are able to completely put aside your personal preferences and grievances when dealing with the government; Secondly, such a move of yours can also paralyze those corrupt officials and traitors in the court. Slow down their attacks and obstacles to you, and give us time to regain our strength; In the end, Zhao Junchen's financial management skills are unparalleled in the world. And he knows the current situation of commercial taxation the most, and his means are also very flexible. With his assistance, the chances of success in rectifying your business taxes will be greatly increased. At that time, you, as the promoter and leader of the business tax rectification, will also reap the greatest benefits! Take 10,000 steps back, even if the commercial tax rectification ultimately fails, you can then blame Zhao Junchen for all the faults and not bear any responsibility......

Obviously, Zhao Shancai's words have analyzed all the stakes to the crown prince Zhu and Yu.

It can be said that according to Zhao Shancai's suggestion, then "the prince. Even if the situation of the party will not be smooth for a short time, it will still have much to do in the future.

However, in the face of Zhao Shancai's persuasion, the crown prince Zhu Heyu still stubbornly shook his head and said: "Mr. Shancai's suggestion is reasonable, but you have ignored the most important point, that is, Zhao Junchen is a big corrupt official, how can I hand over such an important matter as rectifying commercial taxes to him?" According to his greedy nature, he will inevitably fish in troubled waters and take the opportunity to embezzle, and at that time, it will only damage the interests of the court and the people, so I must not hand over this matter to Zhao Junchen! ”

After the crown prince Zhu and Yu finished speaking, the "prince. The party officials applauded!

Prior to that, "Prince. The party's "everyone only thought of their own reputation, but they didn't think of Zhao Junchen's corrupt official temperament, as well as the interests of the court and the people, and now after being reminded by the crown prince Zhu Heyu, they all agreed, thinking that this is the mind and vision that the prince of the dynasty should have!

"As long as Zhao Junchen can effectively rectify the commercial tax and greatly increase the revenue of the treasury, then the court and the people will only receive benefits, even if Zhao Junchen takes the opportunity to embezzle some of it, what does it matter? Could it be that Zhao Junchen can continue to be corrupt forever? Those who achieve great things are not informal, and in the face of the overall situation of the imperial court for a hundred years, why should they focus on the subtleties? ”

For a moment, Zhao Shancai wanted to question the crown prince Zhu Heyu and "the prince. Party "Everyone."

However, Zhao Shancai finally held back.

Because Zhao Shan knew very well that once he raised such a question, then "Prince. The party "everyone will regard themselves as outliers and gradually alienate themselves, and it will be even more difficult for him to want the crown prince Zhu and Yu to follow his advice.

After all, this is not a difference of strategy, but of ideas.

So, after Zhao Shancai was silent for a moment again, he changed his statement and persuaded again: "His Royal Highness the Prince's thoughts do have some truth, but have you thought about it, Your Royal Highness the Prince?" Zhao Junchen's financial management skills are deeply trusted by His Majesty, and he is the head of the household department of the dynasty, even if you don't take the initiative, Your Majesty will definitely let Zhao Junchen take over the business tax rectification!

It's just that at that time, I'm afraid you will no longer be able to interfere in the matter of commercial tax rectification, which means that you have suffered a complete failure in this matter, and after Zhao Junchen gets such authority, his power will definitely increase greatly and will be difficult to suppress! And so on. It's all good for you! On the contrary, if you take the initiative to recommend Zhao Junchen. Then even if Zhao Junchen is in charge of the business tax rectification, he will only be your helper. At that time, you can still participate in this matter, and you can also try to curb the expansion of Zhao Junchen's power! ”

If Zhao Junchen himself was present, he would definitely be surprised when he heard Zhao Shancai's words.

Because, if the crown prince Zhu and Yu were really persuaded by Zhao Shancai in this way, then many of Zhao Junchen's follow-up plans may fail.

This Zhao Shancai is worthy of being Zhao Junchen's most valued strategist and wise man, according to his various plans. Not only will the situation of Prince Zhu and Yu be gradually reversed, but the development of Prince Zhu and Yu's political opponent Zhao Junchen can be inhibited to the greatest extent!

It can be said that as long as Zhao Shancai continues to assist the crown prince Zhu Heyu, then Zhu Heyu's threat to Zhao Junchen will be greatly increased, and he will become a fierce opponent that Zhao Junchen cannot ignore.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the crown prince Zhu and Yu can follow Zhao Shancai's advice.

However, even though Zhu Heyu has grown a lot, his stubbornness is by no means something that can be reversed overnight.

So, after hearing Zhao Shancai's persuasion. Although the crown prince Zhu and Yu felt that it made sense, they still felt rejected in their hearts.

So, the crown prince Zhu Heyu finally thought of the existence of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and felt that the vision and intelligence of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian were also very clever. must have his own opinions, so the crown prince Zhu Heyu turned his head to the seventh prince Zhu Hejian and asked, "Seventh brother, one last suggestion about Shancai." Are you for or against? What do you think? ”

With the inquiry of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, everyone on the field also recalled the excellence of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian. also focused on Zhu Hejian's body.

However, for the inquiry of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, and the gaze of everyone. The seventh prince, Zhu Hejian, listened to and turned a blind eye, just quietly looking at Zhao Shancai in front of him.

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The gaze of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian seems to be very gentle, but the emotions hidden under the mildness are deep jealousy and cold murder!

After hearing Zhao Shancai's suggestions, the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian felt more and more that Zhao Shancai in front of him was full of threats, his ability and vision were much higher than he imagined, and all his plans were to the point, right to the essence! The death situation that he and Zhao Junchen worked together for the crown prince Zhu and Yu almost made Zhao Shancai completely resolve it in a few words! If he is allowed to continue to assist the crown prince Zhu and Yu, then all the hidden dangers of the prince Zhu and Yu will be gradually eliminated, and his coveting of the position of the prince will never be realized.

"This person must not stay, it must be solved as soon as possible! He must not be allowed to continue to assist the crown prince Zhu and Yu! ”

Zhu Hejian thought secretly.

However, Zhu Hejian is the best at hiding his emotions, so although his heart is full of murderous intentions, his eyes are very gentle.

After looking at Zhao Shancai for a moment, Zhu Hejian suddenly smiled lightly, and did not answer the question of the crown prince Zhu Heyu, but just nodded in appreciation: "You are Zhao Shancai, the closed disciple of Teacher He Ming?" I heard that Mr. He Ming has taught you everything he has learned, and now when I see it, he is really brilliant and extraordinary! At the beginning, I also studied poetry and books under Teacher He Ming, speaking of which, you and I are brothers. ”

Between the words, Zhu Hejian's expression was very kind, and it was easy to make people feel good.

After a pause, Zhu Hejian said again: "Just now, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also asked me about countermeasures, but I only thought of the step of 'trying to obtain my father's understanding' in a hurry, and it was only a general direction, not as detailed as your method...... Teacher He Ming really didn't find the wrong heir, how fortunate is it that the prince can get your assistance? ”

On the other side, Zhao Shancai finally knew the identity of the person in front of him, who was actually the legendary Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian!

Prior to this, Zhao Shan saw that although Zhu Hejian was young, he was graceful and extraordinary, and he could sit side by side with the crown prince Zhu Heyu, and his identity must be very noble, but because of the practice that the prince was not allowed to participate in politics, Zhao Shancai had never thought about it.

After hearing Zhu Hejian's praise, Zhao Shancai hurriedly lowered his head and said modestly: "His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince has a good reputation, all the ideas of the students have been conceived for many days, and they can be said to be well prepared, but the Seven Princes, you can think of the fundamental points in a hurry, but it is far better than the students." ”

At the same time, by hanging his head, Zhao Shancai also concealed the shock and jealousy in his eyes!

Originally. The former crown prince He Ming considered that he was old, and he didn't know when he would die. But he was not worried about the situation of the prince Zhu and Yu, so he accepted Zhao Shancai as a closed disciple. passed on everything he had learned to Zhao Shancai, hoping that Zhao Shancai could replace himself in the future to assist the crown prince Zhu Heyu - this is also the real reason why Zhao Shancai took refuge in the crown prince Zhu Heyu!

At that time, He Ming also introduced the characters and situation in the capital to Zhao Shancai in detail - according to He Ming, after Zhao Shancai entered the officialdom, there were two people who must be careful, the first person was Zhou Shangjing, the first assistant of the cabinet, this person's means and mind are extremely clever, even He Ming may not be able to win, don't mention it; And the second person. It is the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian!

According to He Ming, the crown prince Zhu Heyu and the seventh prince Zhu Hejian worshiped under their own door to study, during which He Ming's attitude towards Zhu Hejian was very cold, this is because Zhu Hejian is not the prince of the dynasty, and it is not suitable to learn He Ming's imperial mental skills, on the other hand, He Ming found that Zhu Hejian was too smart, and his personality was a little extreme, and he also showed some ambition, so He Ming was more wary of him.

It's just that. Zhu Hejian and Zhu Heyu studied in the same class, and naturally they inevitably learned some of the skills of the emperor's mental arts, although they were just some skins, but with Zhu Hejian's talent. Maybe it can really be integrated, maybe at that time, with Zhu Hejian's extreme personality. Maybe it will become a hidden danger.

It was precisely because of this that Zhao Shan learned that the person in front of him was actually the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian. In addition to being shocked, I was also on guard. I just feel that "Prince. The party's internal situation today may not be so simple!

On the other side, the crown prince Zhu Heyu valued the seventh prince Zhu Hejian the most, and he also nodded in agreement, and said: "Yes, seventh brother, you have been recuperating in the house, and you don't know anything about the changes in the situation between the DPRK and China. Of course, Mr. Shancai is also extremely intelligent, but we are all our own people, so we don't have to compare. ”

Zhu Hejian nodded with a smile, then turned his head to the crown prince Zhu Heyu and said: "Third brother, this Zhao Shancai's gesture seems to be quite the demeanor of Teacher He Ming back then, and if he is honed in the future, he will definitely achieve great things...... It's just now, but it's still a little immature! ”

Hearing Zhu Hejian's statement, he didn't seem to agree with Zhao Shancai's proposal, so he couldn't help but light up and asked, "Oh? How so? ”

Zhu Hejian shook his head lightly and said: "I have the same idea as Zhao Shancai, in fact, I also think that it is best to leave the matter of commercial tax rectification to Zhao Junchen, and he is the only one in the Manchu Dynasty who can take on this important task!" I know that you have always disliked Zhao Junchen, but you can't deny that he is really unique in financial management! However, do we have to recommend Zhao Junchen to His Majesty and cooperate with Zhao Junchen? Not necessarily! In my opinion, the matter of commercial tax rectification, either we have full authority to deal with it, or we will hand it over to Zhao Junchen, but we just can't cooperate with each other! ”

"Oh? Why did the Seven Princes say this? Please advise! ”

Zhao Shancai decided to test the mental strength of the Seventh Prince, so he asked.

The seventh prince, Zhu Hejian, sighed softly and said: "The reason is very simple, the relationship between us and Zhao Junchen is very tense, if we cooperate with each other and rectify the commercial tax together, we will inevitably fall into a dead circle of mutual involvement, mutual hindrance, and mutual shirking of responsibility......

Speaking of this, Zhu Hejian's expression became more serious, with a selfless appearance, and said: "Commercial tax is related to the fundamental interests of our dynasty, at this time, we should focus on the overall situation, and solve the commercial tax problem as the primary task, if our cooperation with Zhao Junchen reduces the possibility of success of commercial tax rectification, then why cooperate?" ”

"I see, the students are taught!"

After hearing Zhu Hejian's explanation, Zhao Shan hesitated, but still did not refute after all.

The unexpected appearance of the seventh prince, Zhu Hejian, made Zhao Shancai decide to temporarily rein in his edge and observe the situation for the time being.

On the other side, after seeing that Zhao Shancai was persuaded by Zhu Hejian, Zhu Heyu was overjoyed and said, "Since this is the case, this matter has been decided!" I will not take the initiative to recommend Zhao Junchen to my father, let alone cooperate with Zhao Junchen to rectify the commercial tax, but the matter of rectifying the commercial tax must not fall into the hands of Zhao Junchen, and I will definitely fight with my father for this matter! ”

Hearing Zhu Heyu's decision, everyone on the field nodded in agreement.

Only Zhao Shan sighed faintly!

Because Zhao Shan knew that the best way for the crown prince Zhu and Yu to reverse their own situation had been given up by the prince Zhu and Yu themselves.

It's a pity that for various reasons, Zhao Shancai can't stop it!

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PS: Well, today's second update! A large chapter of 6,000 words.

…… (To be continued.) )