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However, Emperor Deqing didn't know that the reason why Zuo Lanshan had repeatedly presented him with secret sparseness in recent days, and that he had faintly revealed his dissatisfaction with Zhao Junchen in the secret sparseness, was all due to Zhao Junchen's instructions.

Rectifying commercial taxes, forming a joint shipping company, and taking the opportunity to control the evidence of hundreds of officials is certainly one of Zhao Junchen's plans, and it is also one of Zhao Junchen's plans to bring Zuo Lanshan into the cabinet and take the opportunity to meddle in cabinet affairs; In Zhao Junchen's view, the two plans are not only independent of each other and do not interfere with each other, but also complement each other and are interlocking!

Zhao Junchen knew very well that he wanted to take the opportunity to control the evidence of the crimes of hundreds of officials, and he would definitely not be able to hide it from Emperor Deqing's eyes, and it would definitely cause Emperor Deqing to be jealous.

However, if Emperor Deqing really wanted to reverse the erosion of commercial taxes, he would not stop Zhao Junchen - this also went against the original intention of Emperor Deqing - especially Emperor Deqing under the secret persecution of Zhao Junchen, and now he has clearly expressed his position in support of commercial tax rectification, if Zhao Junchen's commercial tax rectification finally fails, Emperor Deqing's face is not good-looking.

Under such circumstances, Emperor Deqing had no choice but to find another way to curb the growth of Zhao Junchen's power.

Emperor Deqing's means and strength are extremely powerful, and now Zhao Junchen's plan has not been accomplished, and he does not have much ability to resist, even if Emperor Deqing does not interfere with Zhao Junchen's plan, there are still many ways to achieve his goals.

Therefore, what Zhao Junchen wants to do is to secretly guide Emperor Deqing's gaze and let Emperor Deqing use the way Zhao Junchen wants to deal with Zhao Junchen himself, so that the situation will also develop in the direction that Zhao Junchen expects.

So, after returning to the capital, Zhao Junchen secretly instructed Zuo Lanshan to present the secret to the Deqing Emperor, and faintly revealed the attitude of dissatisfaction with Zhao Junchen in the secret sparse, after the Deqing Emperor saw Zuo Lanshan's secret sparseness, he would inevitably be interested, and after seeing Zhao Junchen's power rise too fast, it was very likely that Zuo Lanshan would split the "Zhao Party" - after all, this is the best means, the greatest possibility of success, the lowest investment and risk, as long as the means are concealed, it will not cause Zhao Junchen's dissatisfaction.

However, Zuo Lanshan's strength is insufficient, and he has no confidence to fight with Zhao Junchen at all, even if he breaks with Zhao Junchen openly, the final result will only be that the "Zhao Party" has lost a secretary of the Ministry of Industry who has lost real power, and it does not have much impact.

Therefore, if Emperor Deqing wants to use Zuo Lanshan's hand to split the "Zhao Party" and curb the growth of Zhao Junchen's power, he first needs to enhance Zuo Lanshan's strength and prestige!

Zuo Lanshan is now a second-class member of the imperial court, if he wants to continue to enhance his strength and prestige, but the only way to make him go further and become a cabinet elder is to let him go further!

It just so happens that in today's cabinet, Huang Yourong's status is no longer worthy of the name and precarious, and he also needs to find someone to replace him......

In this way, Zhao Junchen has listed all the conditions for Emperor Deqing, and it is conceivable what kind of choice Emperor Deqing will make in the end!

This is Zhao Junchen's series of plans - first secretly instigated the prince Zhu Heyu to rectify the commercial tax and poke out a big basket, and finally the prince Zhu and Yu were hostile to hundreds of officials, Huang Yourong would also be implicated and lose his position as the elder; Then Zhao Junchen took over the task of rectifying commercial taxes, taking the opportunity to collect evidence of hundreds of officials' crimes, enhancing his own power and influence, and by the way, attracting merchants from Huizhou and Zhejiang to become a helper; In the end, seeing that Zhao Junchen's power was about to be irrepressible, Emperor Deqing would inevitably be suspicious, and Zuo Lanshan took the opportunity to express his dissatisfaction with Zhao Junchen, triggering the idea of Emperor Deqing splitting the "Zhao Party", and in order to smoothly split the "Zhao Party", Emperor Deqing would inevitably enhance Zuo Lanshan's strength and help Zhao Junchen bring Zuo Lanshan into the cabinet!

This series of plans can be said to be interlocking and complementary to each other, which allowed Zhao Junchen to arrange it for a full year, and also consumed Zhao Junchen's countless efforts and energy! If all of them can be realized, then Zhao Junchen can not only attack the political enemies of the DPRK and China and enhance his own strength, but also make immortal feats and meddle in cabinet affairs by the way!

By now, most of Zhao Junchen's serial plan has been realized, and only the last step is left!

As for whether Zuo Lanshan will fake the drama after entering the cabinet, and whether it will really stimulate the ambition of the independent portal, it depends on Zhao Junchen's future means!

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Because of Zhao Junchen's banquet of Huizhejiang merchants, many people stayed up all night that night.

By the next day, many of the ministers had looked distressed, apparently lacking in rest.

However, no matter how mentally trapped they were, the officials were still fighting spirits and paying close attention to the situation in the early dynasties on this day.

After all, Zhao Junchen's banquet last night was quite far-reaching, and there will inevitably be a reaction during the early dynasty today, and those ministers led by Shen Changmao who oppose the imperial court's rectification of commercial taxes will definitely try to block Zhao Junchen's plan, and it will inevitably be another open and secret battle at that time.

In this regard, all the officials are waiting and preparing secretly.

However, when the early dynasty of this day officially began, a more important thing was to divert the attention of the officials!

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"There is a morning music, nothing to retreat!"

Under the greeting of hundreds of officials, after Emperor Deqing came to the Imperial Palace, the great eunuch Zhang De stepped forward and shouted.

As Zhang De's words fell, under Shen Changmao's secret instructions, several "Shen Party" officials planned to impeach Zhao Junchen.

After all, when Zhao Junchen invited the merchants of Huizhou and Zhejiang to the banquet last night, there were too many tricks to grasp, first of all, playing with words, obviously saying that the preferential policies of the imperial court would only be given to one shipping company for piloting, but Zhao Junchen united thirty-seven powerful shipping companies together; Secondly, when Zhao Junchen was entertaining merchants from Huizhou and Zhejiang, he actually admitted in public that the household department was secretly involved in smuggling, and this kind of remark naturally aroused the interest of the political enemies of the DPRK and China; In the end, Zhao Junchen acted beyond his authority and privately gave a large number of benefits and privileges to merchants in Huizhou and Zhejiang without the consent of the imperial court......

All of these can make a big fuss and make Zhao Junchen ruthless!

However, before several "Shen Party" officials had time to speak, they saw that Wang Shou, the secretary of the Ministry of War, had already taken the lead, and reported to Emperor Deqing with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, the minister has a play!" ”

Emperor Deqing nodded and said, "Speak!" ”

Among the important ministers, Wang Shou has always been the most low-key, but now seeing him speak first, and his expression was serious, as if there was something important, the officials also shifted their attention and focused on Wang Shou.

I saw Wang Shou say slowly: "Your Majesty, when you were on your southern tour, you appointed the cabinet elder Huang Yourong to stay in Beijing and assist the country, but Huang Yourong Gu lived up to His Majesty's trust during his stay in Beijing and the country, and he was mediocre and inaction, unable to control the situation in the government and the opposition, resulting in a lot of turmoil in the situation of the government and the opposition; It is also a party for personal gain, suppressing dissidents, fabricating evidence to frame ministers, causing many colleagues in the DPRK and China to be wronged, and after your majesty returns to Beijing, hundreds of officials are resentful of Huang Yourong's actions to bring disaster to the country, and they have been impeached for many days! Today, Huang Yourong is a ...... of infamy and reputation."

After speaking, Wang Shou's voice was raised, and he said in an extremely firm tone: "Therefore, the minister thinks that Huang Yourong is no longer suitable for the position of the cabinet, even if Your Majesty cares about Huang Yourong is an old minister who can't bear to be punished, this matter can not be delayed any longer, and please ask Your Majesty to remove him from his post and choose another meritorious!" ”

As Wang Shou's words fell, there was a moment of solemnity in the Imperial Palace.

Prior to this, seeing that Huang Yourong was about to lose power, the officials were happily beating the water dogs, and constantly impeaching Huang Yourong for all kinds of evil deeds, but Shen Changmao tried his best to defend it, and Emperor Deqing and Zhou Shangjing did not take a stand for a long time, so although Huang Yourong looked precarious, he did not fall, and this matter has been delayed.

Now, Wang Shou, a core member of the "Imperial Party", suddenly appeared and expressed his position to Emperor Deqing to remove Huang Yourong from the position of cabinet elder, does it mean that Emperor Deqing has finally made up his mind, and Huang Yourong is finally going to fall?

In fact, this is also a matter of course, with Zhao Junchen officially rectifying the commercial tax, Huang Yourong has completely lost its use value for Emperor Deqing, and naturally he will be abandoned.

The downfall and loss of power of a cabinet elder is definitely a major event that shakes the government and the opposition, and the situation between the government and the opposition will also undergo great changes, and there will naturally be countless opportunities to appear at that time.

As a result, the officials became excited.

However, perhaps because the officials were not excited enough, when Wang Shou's words fell, Song Qiwen, the secretary of the ministry, also seconded the proposal: "Your Majesty, the minister also agrees with Wang Shangshu's point of view, Huang Ge Lao's current situation is no longer suitable for staying in the cabinet, and I hope that Your Majesty, you can determine the merits and demerits of Huang Ge Lao during his stay in Beijing and Auxiliary Kingdom as soon as possible, and confirm the new cabinet old man's selection." ”

Then, Zhang Bochong, the secretary of the Criminal Department, also came out and said: "Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that if Huang Ge Lao continues to stay in the cabinet, it will be harmful to the imperial court and not beneficial, and I hope Your Majesty will learn from it!" “

As Song Qiwen and Zhang Bochong's words fell, the officials were shocked again.

After all, Song Qiwen and Zhang Bochong are the cronies of the elder Zhou Shangjing, so they naturally represent the attitude of the elder Zhou Shangjing.

Then, Zhao Junchen also made a statement: "Your Majesty, the cabinet is the core of the temple, which is related to the normal operation of the imperial court, and it is the most important, but as far as the minister knows, since His Majesty returned to Beijing, the old Huang Pavilion was impeached by hundreds of officials, and now his reputation has been lost, and he has lost his morale, and he can no longer perform the duties of the cabinet elder, so it is no longer suitable to continue to stay in the cabinet, and please choose another meritocracy!" ”

As soon as Zhao Junchen's words fell, Zuo Lanshan, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, also echoed and said: "Your Majesty, the minister also agrees with the views of Wang Shangshu, Song Shangshu, Zhang Shangshu, and Zhao Shangshu, and I hope that Your Majesty will choose another virtuous and important minister with sufficient prestige, experience, and ability to take over the position of Huang Ge Lao, otherwise the prestige of the cabinet will be damaged, and it will also be detrimental to the prestige of the imperial court." ”

The speeches of Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan were expected by the hundred officials, after all, the hostile relationship between Huang Yourong and the "Zhao Party" is a matter known to the world.

However, with the speeches of Zhao Junchen and Zuo Lanshan, five of the six Shangshu of the DPRK and the Central Committee have expressed the same view, except for Lin Wei, the official of the "Shen Party", all of whom believe that Huang Yourong is no longer suitable for the position of cabinet elder.

Although Huang Yourong has been constantly impeached by hundreds of officials during this period of time, it is unprecedented to have such a grand occasion as today.

It can be said that even if Emperor Deqing has not yet made up his mind, after seeing such a situation, he will seriously consider it, not to mention that Emperor Deqing seems to have made up his mind?

Huang Yourong...... It's finally going to fall! ”

At this moment, similar thoughts flashed in the hearts of all officials.

Then, naturally, it was a situation where the wall fell down and everyone pushed it, and hundreds of officials followed the five Shangshu to speak, all of them thought that Huang Yourong was no longer suitable to stay in the cabinet, and many officials again listed Huang Yourong's evil deeds, but they not only wanted Huang Yourong to fall, but also wanted Emperor Deqing to punish Huang Yourong!

On the other hand, Lin Wei, Zhang Cheng and others, as the old men of the "Yellow Party", although they have now changed their appearance and become members of the "Shen Party", they still have a certain amount of loyalty to Huang Yourong.

Even if Huang Yourong wants to leave the court after all, Lin Wei, Zhang Cheng and others still hope that Huang Yourong can maintain a certain dignity when he leaves.

However, as soon as they were about to speak in the ranks, they found that Shoufu Shen Changmao was staring at them with a cold expression, as if to warn them not to express their stance lightly.

Now, most of the officials of the "Yellow Party" have taken refuge in Zhao Junchen, and Lin Wei, Zhang Cheng and others have also taken refuge in Shen Changmao, it can be said that the "Yellow Party" forces have been divided up by Zhao Junchen and Shen Changmao, so for Shen Changmao, Huang Yourong has lost its use value, in this case, how can Shen Changmao be willing to continue to maintain Huang Yourong against the general trend of the imperial court?

In fact, in Shen Changmao's view, he didn't fall into the well, he was already thinking about the past.

After Lin Wei and Zhang Cheng saw Shen Changmao's secret warning, they were about to take a slight pause, and after glancing at each other, they both sighed secretly, and retracted their steps, and also gave up the maintenance of Huang Yourong.

Now, Lin Wei and Zhang Cheng have invested in Shen Changmao's disciples, so they naturally have to take into account Shen Changmao's attitude, although they are loyal to Huang Yourong, they also have to think about their own future, this is the reality.

Under such circumstances, in the siege of hundreds of officials, Huang Yourong, who had been silent in the court for many days, finally slowly came out of the ranks.

It seems to be expressionless, and it seems to be bleak and bleak.

Then, Huang Yourong actually made a big salute to Emperor Deqing, knelt in front of Emperor Deqing, and buried his head: "Your Majesty, when the old minister stayed in Beijing and assisted the country, he betrayed His Majesty's trust, not only could not control the situation of the government and the opposition, but also did many wrong things, he was really ashamed of the emperor's grace, and now the old minister has no face to continue to stay in the temple, and please ask Your Majesty to allow the old minister to return to his hometown!" ”

Obviously, Huang Yourong is not willing to continue to stay in the court to sit on wax, taking advantage of today's opportunity, Huang Yourong finally expressed his attitude.

However, after hearing Huang Yourong's speech, Zhao Junchen shook his head secretly.

Emperor Deqing seems to be tolerant, but in fact harsh, in his eyes, the corrupt officials in the court are their own captive fat pigs, just waiting to be fattened and then slaughtered, the original Wen Guanliang is an example! And Huang Yourong has been an official for decades, and naturally he is not clean, but now he just admits a few mistakes, and he wants to leave the court safely? How can it be!

Sure enough, after hearing Huang Yourong's speech, Emperor Deqing's brows furrowed, but he was silent and did not speak, but turned his gaze to Zhao Junchen.

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Well, a big chapter of two in one.

…… (To be continued.) )