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Not to mention the seven princes Zhu Hejian and the eunuch Jia Lun, who were caught off guard and looked at each other after receiving the news.

said that almost at the same time that the seventh prince Zhu Hejian received the news, the news that Zhao Junchen fainted in the household yamen also reached Zhou Shangjing's ears.

When he received the news, Zhou Shangjing was sitting on a rocking chair in the back garden of Zhou's mansion basking in the sun, his eyes were slightly closed, his white eyebrows were drooping, his breathing was gentle, and he seemed to fall asleep at any time.

Zhou Shangjing is old, since Emperor Deqing's southern tour, in the past six months, he has become more and more lacking in energy, and he is physically and mentally tired after returning home from office every day, so he has developed a habit of taking a break in the sun after noon every day.

Zhou Quan, the steward of the Zhou Mansion, walked lightly to Zhou Shangjing's rocking chair, bent down and said softly: "Master, Yin Zhang Deshun of the Shuntian Mansion just sent someone to deliver the news, saying that Zhao Junchen fainted in the household yamen. ”

After speaking, Zhou Quan maintained this posture, quietly waiting for Zhou Shangjing's response.

The location of Shuntian Mansion Yin is certainly a volcanic crater, and there are a lot of troubles every day, the most thankless and angry at both ends, but it is also the most well-informed, and it has always been one of the most important news channels for Zhou Shangjing.

At the beginning, Zhou Shangjing gave up the position of Shuntian Mansion Yin to Huo Zhengyuan of the "Zhao Party", which was only an expedient measure, and after Huo Zhengyuan lost the position of Shuntian Mansion Yin, this position returned to the hands of the "Zhou Party".

At this time, it was also the newly appointed Shuntian Mansion Yin Zhang Deshun who took the lead in informing Zhou Shangjing of the news that Zhao Junchen had fainted in the household department.

Under Zhou Quan's patient waiting, Zhou Shangjing seemed to have fallen asleep, and only after a full cup of tea did he reopen his eyes.

After slowly opening his eyes, Zhou Shangjing's expression still had a trace of fatigue, and after reaching out and rubbing his head, he sighed: "Old, really old...... Half-asleep, I haven't come back to my senses for a long time. ”

After sighing a few words, Zhou Shangjing turned his head to look at Zhou Quan, a pair of old eyes had regained their sobriety and wisdom, and said slowly: "What is going on, tell me in detail." ”

Zhou Quan hurriedly told Zhou Shangjing in detail about Zhao Junchen's coma.

After listening, Zhou Shangjing didn't have any surprise at all, as if he had expected it, but said with a smile: "It's a good show, but it's a pity that I didn't see it with my own eyes...... In the past, Qingliu always used public opinion to attack Zhao Junchen, but now Zhao Junchen also knows how to use public opinion to force His Majesty, he is really a smart person...... If the old man is close to his age and enters the officialdom at the same time, I am afraid that he will not be his opponent at all! ”

Zhou Quan asked: "Master, because of Zhao Junchen's sudden coma, the household department has become more and more chaotic, and Ma Sen and Hong Zhengshuo have also lost their prestige, especially that Ma Sen is still an old man under your door, but we can't just watch his official reputation completely ruined, what should we do?" ”

Zhou Shangjing shook his head lightly and said, "What should I do?" Of course nothing! Just watch the play like this! Zhao Junchen still knows how to measure things, at least he put forward a feasible strategy before he fell into a coma, and solved the grain and grass logistics of the Hetao war, so there is no need to rush other things, and there is no need for the old man to clean up the mess himself...... Once the household yamen is in chaos, the court situation will be in chaos, and then it will depend on the means of our cabinet chief assistant Shen Changmao. ”

Hearing Zhou Shangjing's words, a hint of sarcasm flashed between Zhou Quan's expressions.

His sarcasm was naturally aimed at Shen Changmao.

Zhou Shangjing's subordinates are full of talents, Zhou Quan is just a Zhou government manager, but he is also a smart and clever person, so he immediately understood the meaning of Zhou Shangjing's words - after the chaos of the court, if Shen Changmao can't stabilize the situation and turn things around, then he can no longer sit in the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, and then the position of the first assistant of the cabinet will return to Zhou Shangjing's hands again.

For Shen Changmao to take the opportunity to snatch Zhou Shangjing's position as the first assistant of the cabinet, everyone under Zhou Shangjing was not convinced, because they thought that Shen Changmao was not worthy of being compared with Zhou Shangjing at all, and now seeing that Shen Changmao was about to be unlucky and Zhou Shangjing was about to become the head of the hundred officials again, Zhou Quan was naturally excited.

On the other side, Zhou Shangjing paused and said, "As for Ma Sen...... It's really a pity, Zhao Junchen is mainly targeting Hong Zhengshuo this time, and Ma Sen is just being implicated! When this matter is over, I will find a way to send him to a local position, let him hide from the limelight, and then let him return to the center of the temple, and by the way, mention his rank...... It is also a good thing for him to take advantage of this opportunity to leave the household department, Zhao Junchen regards the household department as a forbidden body, and he has no chance to play at all if he stays in the household department...... Don't worry, since Ma Sen is following the old man, the old man will naturally not let him suffer. ”

Speaking of the back, Zhou Shangjing's tone already concealed a hint of warning.

After perceiving the warning in Zhou Shangjing's tone, Zhou Quan's body suddenly trembled, and he hurriedly lowered his head and said: "It's the villain who has trespassed, and I ask the master to punish him!" ”

It turned out that Ma Sen and Zhou Quan were brothers-in-law, so Zhou Quan couldn't help but speak for Ma Sen.

Zhou Shangjing shook his head slightly, and did not respond to Zhou Quan's request for punishment - Zhou Quan's attitude is also human nature, Zhou Shangjing thinks that he only needs to point to the end - just changed the topic and asked, "Is there any news over there in the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal?" ”

Zhou Quan hurriedly replied: "Under the blockade of sediment, the big ships of more than 500 stones are unable to sail, and the yamen in various places are making every effort to dredge, and I heard that it will take about half a month to restore smoothness." ”

Zhou Shangjing's white brows furrowed slightly, and he said: "Thirty percent of the imperial court's annual finances are used for water conservancy, but the canal is still congested every year, which is really embarrassing!" But this time the canal congestion is just in time...... You send someone to inform the local government along the canal and ask them to ask the household department for silver again, saying that the money that the household department gave them some time ago has been used up, and if the household department can't get the silver, then the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal will not be able to resume traffic until a month later. ”

Zhou Shangjing's approach is at the time of killing three birds with one stone.

Now that the household yamen is in chaos, and there is no ability to check whether the local governments along the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal have used up the money for repairing the river, Zhou Shangjing just took the opportunity to collect a batch of money for himself and his officials.

At the same time, the household department is also currently out of money, if the local governments along the canal have reached out to the household yamen to ask for silver, the chaos in the household department will become more and more serious, forcing Emperor Deqing to make concessions to Zhao Junchen, and then Zhou Shangjing's final plan will be pushed forward again.

In the end, the chaos between the court and the household department is largely due to the congestion of the canal, once the time for dredging the canal is extended to one month, then the chaos between the court and the household department will be further extended, which gives Zhou Shangjing the opportunity to calmly arrange a shot, and the chance of regaining the position of the first assistant of the cabinet will also increase a lot.

After hearing Zhou Shangjing's instructions, Zhou Quan hurriedly nodded in agreement, and was about to turn around and leave and do what Zhou Shangjing commanded.

However, Zhou Quan had just turned around and walked a few steps before he heard Zhou Shangjing say again: "By the way, send someone to tell Wang Youlun again, let him act quickly, and gain the trust of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian as soon as possible...... The Seventh Prince is about to become the new prince, and I must find out his true details as soon as possible! ”

As he spoke, a hint of solemnity flashed between Zhou Shangjing's expressions.

Wang Youlun is the right deputy of the Imperial Palace, and on the surface, he is also the hardcore confidant of the crown prince and master Wang Baoren.

But in fact, Wang Youlun has long secretly defected to Zhou Shangjing, and has always been one of Zhou Shangjing's backhands against Wang Baoren.

Wang Baoren went to Beijing to serve as the crown prince and prince, just to assist the crown prince, and the seventh prince Zhu Hejian is about to become the new prince, the interests of the two are the same, and the forces of the two will soon merge together.

Therefore, Wang Youlun can easily get close to the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian and gain the trust of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian.

Since Zhao Junchen hinted to Zhou Shangjing that the former crown prince and master He Ming died at the hands of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, Zhou Shangjing has always wanted to find out the details of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and now seeing that he is about to come to the front of the stage, Zhou Shangjing thinks that his plan must be accelerated.

If Zhu Hejian, the seventh prince, is really a scheming and vicious person, it is also a hidden danger to the future of the Zhou family, and Zhou Shangjing must prepare early.

After Zhou Quan agreed again and turned to leave, Zhou Shangjing lay on the rocking chair again and closed his eyes to recuperate, and his demeanor returned to calm.

After closing his eyes and recuperating, Zhou Shangjing muttered to himself: "Being too greedy and unwilling to make trade-offs has always been Your Majesty's biggest weakness, if it weren't for this, Zhao Junchen would not have had a chance to fight back today...... It depends on when Zhao Junchen will force His Majesty to take the initiative to give up something, and at that time, the old man's final plan will be considered a success! ”

Zhou Shangjing and Emperor Deqing have been old rivals for decades, and he also knows the heart of Emperor Deqing best.

Just like Zhou Shangjing said at this time, Emperor Deqing's biggest weakness is that he is too greedy.

He wants pleasure and power. He wanted both posterity and immediate benefits; He wanted great things and kept the money in his private money......

Willing, willing, the word itself contains a truth, that is, there is "giving" to have "gain"!

Where in the world are there so many things that do both worlds?

It's not that Emperor Deqing doesn't understand this truth, but in the eyes of Emperor Deqing, he is the respect of the world, rich all over the world, and he should have everything, and he is not willing to give up any benefits!

"The so-called 'giving is gained', that is something that only your subjects need to consider, I am the emperor! I want them all! This is probably what Emperor Deqing had in mind.

Therefore, the consequences of Emperor Deqing's actions are often

Today is the same, Emperor Deqing is too greedy, he not only wants to take back the authority of the household department from Zhao Junchen, but also wants Zhao Junchen to help the household department tide over the difficulties, so Zhao Junchen will have the opportunity to create public opinion and pretend to be sick and threatened.

Zhou Shangjing is currently waiting, waiting for Zhao Junchen's threat to Emperor Deqing to become bigger and bigger, so that Emperor Deqing will recall the way to make trade-offs, and then Emperor Deqing will abandon Zhou Shangjing, the old enemy, and join hands with Zhou Shangjing to deal with Zhao Junchen's future trouble!

"It's almost ...... Soon! ”

Between the rocking chair shaking, after Zhou Shangjing said this in an inaudible voice, his breathing became light again, and he seemed to be gradually falling asleep.

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Just when Zhao Junchen entered the household yamen, Emperor Deqing also came to the palace of Concubine Zhao Ying'er at the same time.

Then, Emperor Deqing was surprised to find that Concubine Li Jiamin was also here.

However, this is not too surprising, since Zhao Ying'er entered the palace, Concubine Li Jiamin quickly got along with her happily and became like sisters, often walking around each other.

Concubine Li Jiamin is the most favored concubine of Emperor Deqing in the harem, and Zhao Yinger is also favored by Emperor Deqing because of Zhao Junchen, so after Li Jiamin and Zhao Yinger became friends, with mutual help and support, they have become the most high-profile force in the harem, and their limelight even overtook Zhu Heyu and Zhu Hejian's biological mother Xiao Guifei.

At this time, after seeing Emperor Deqing appear, Zhao Yinger glanced at Li Jiamin with a smug expression, obviously showing off that Emperor Deqing had come to her.

Concubine Li Jiamin maintained a gentle smile, and seemed to not care about Zhao Yinger's show-off at all.

After the two daughters saluted Emperor Deqing, Emperor Deqing also looked easy-going and kind, and after helping the two daughters with his own hands, he sat down with the two daughters.

Then, Zhang Zhaodi, the palace maid who entered the palace with Zhao Yinger, was holding tea and snacks and delivering them to Emperor Deqing.

When Zhang Zhaodi put the tea and snacks on the table, Emperor Deqing suddenly found that there were some bruises on Zhang Zhaodi's arms hidden in his sleeves.

After seeing these bruises, Emperor Deqing's brows suddenly wrinkled slightly.

But Emperor Deqing suddenly thought of something - after he came to Zhao Yinger's palace last time, he had tasted a delicious peach cake that he had never seen before, and after learning that these peach cakes were made by Zhang Zhaodi himself, Emperor Deqing praised Zhang Zhaodi a few words.

Then, when Emperor Deqing came to Zhao Ying'er again today, he found the bruises and bruises on Zhang Zhaodi's body, and I am afraid that there is only some connection between the two.

In fact, this is not the first time this has happened.

Zhang Zhaodi's personality is gentle and kind, not fighting or grabbing, although she never wears makeup, but it is still difficult to hide her appearance, compared to those palace concubines who always show people with makeup, Zhang Zhaodi's unadorned and delicate appearance like a hibiscus out of the water makes Emperor Deqing refreshing.

Especially Zhang Zhaodi's simple temperament, because of Emperor Deqing's imperial status, her eyes when she looked at Emperor Deqing were always full of admiration, and this kind of adoring eyes directly scratched the itch of Emperor Deqing, making Emperor Deqing full of good feelings for her.

Therefore, every time Emperor Deqing came to Zhao Yinger, he would always pay more attention to Zhang Zhaodi, and he couldn't help but praise a few words.

Then, Emperor Deqing found that every time he looked at Zhang Zhaodi a few more times, or praised Zhang Zhaodi a few words, the next time he saw Zhang Zhaodi, he would notice some scars on her body.

This is obviously because Zhao Yinger is jealous and abused!

Zhao Yinger's performance made Emperor Deqing extremely unhappy, but Zhao Yinger was one of Emperor Deqing's means to appease Zhao Junchen, so Emperor Deqing would not lose his temper with her easily, but just pretended not to know.

But last time, after Emperor Deqing tasted the peach cake made by Zhang Zhaodi himself, he couldn't help but praise Zhang Zhaodi a few words, and then today he found the scars on Zhang Zhaodi's body again.

This made Emperor Deqing a little angry, and he faintly felt guilty, only feeling that he had inadvertently hurt Zhang Zhaodi.

Guilt is an emotion that generally speaking, never appears in Emperor Deqing's heart, but he has a good impression of Zhang Zhaodi, and he has repeatedly implicated Zhang Zhaodi.

However, Emperor Deqing still remembers the purpose of coming to Zhao Ying'er after all, although he dislikes Zhao Ying'er's heart more and more, but on the surface he still looks pampered.

Pretending not to care, Emperor Deqing waved his hand and let Zhang Zhaodi leave, and then smiled at Zhao Ying'er: "This morning, your cousin Zhao Junchen returned to the capital and proposed three strategies to me, which can be regarded as another contribution!" I was very happy in my heart, and immediately rewarded him with a lot of things, and also named his main room Cui Qianxue as a first-class lady, so that he could make a good face in front of hundreds of officials. ”

Hearing Emperor Deqing praise Zhao Junchen like this, Zhao Yinger was immediately overjoyed.

Her personality is not good, but she is not stupid, and she knows very well that she can get the favor of Emperor Deqing is entirely because of Zhao Junchen, the higher Zhao Junchen's status in the previous dynasty, the more stable her position in the harem will be, and the two sides have a relationship of glory and loss.

So, Zhao Ying'er immediately said: "Your Majesty is wise! If this cousin of the concubine can share the worries of His Majesty, His Majesty will be happy, and the concubine's heart will be happy! ”

After a pause, Zhao Ying'er's eyes rolled and asked again: "The concubine heard that the court's plan to regain the Hetao was all proposed by my cousin, if the court finally recovers the Hetao, how will Your Majesty reward my cousin?" The concubine is not greedy to beg for reward, but if the concubine does not have this cousin, there is no chance to enter the palace to serve His Majesty, this is his cousin's kindness, the concubine has always wanted to find a chance to repay, if Your Majesty you can reward him, the concubine is not only to repay the cousin's kindness, but also to have a bright face in her mother's family in the future. ”

Zhao Ying'er's careful thinking, how could Emperor Deqing not understand?

But Emperor Deqing still looked unaware, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, if the imperial court recovers the Hetao, Zhao Junchen can be said to have made great contributions, I have promised him, and when the time comes, I will take off the word 'immortal' in front of his title, and your Zhao family will soon become a hereditary noble!" ”

After a pause, Emperor Deqing continued: "Actually, I originally planned to give him the title of marquis directly, but considering Zhao Junchen's current age, he can still serve the imperial court for many years, and there are still a lot of opportunities for meritorious service...... However, as long as Zhao Junchen is loyal to the imperial court, it is a matter of time before he becomes a marquis and a prince, and your Zhao family will definitely become a noble family that attracts worldwide attention! ”

Zhao Yinger was overjoyed again, and hurriedly thanked Emperor Deqing.

Emperor Deqing helped Zhao Ying'er up again, but shook his head and sighed: "However, when Zhao Aiqing came to see me today, I saw that he was not in very good health, and he should have been overworked when he was doing things for the imperial court some time ago, which made me quite concerned...... Speaking of which, it has been more than four months since you entered the palace, and you can find an opportunity to visit relatives in Zhao's mansion in the future, and also express your condolences to Zhao Junchen's condition on my behalf. ”

In fact, Emperor Deqing asked Zhao Ying'er to go to Zhao's mansion to visit relatives and express his condolences to Zhao Junchen's illness, mainly to convey his statement just now through Zhao Ying'er, so that Zhao Junchen could do things for him with peace of mind.

Zhao Ying'er didn't notice Emperor Deqing's intentions at all, but felt that she finally had a chance to go out of the palace, and hurriedly thanked Emperor Deqing again.

After saying a few words to Zhao Ying'er, Emperor Deqing's eyes turned to Zhang Jiamin and asked, "Why did Concubine Shu come here today?" ”

Zhang Jiamin smiled lightly: "The concubine and Ying'er's sister have a close relationship, and it is common for them to walk around each other, why should you be surprised, Your Majesty?" However, the reason why the concubine met with Ying'er's sister today is a little difficult to say. ”

Emperor Deqing was curious: "Oh? Why? It's hard for you to speak? ”

Zhang Jiamin looked ashamed and said: "Since Sister Ying'er entered the palace, she has given many valuable gifts to her concubines, but the concubine's family is not as wealthy as Sister Ying'er's, but she has never been able to give her suitable gifts...... Two days ago, Ying'er's sister came to the concubine's palace, and accidentally saw a sea pearl hairpin of the concubine, which she liked very much, and it stands to reason that the concubine should give it to Ying'er's sister immediately, but the concubine was a little reluctant for a while, so she pretended not to think of it. ”

Emperor Deqing just liked Zhang Jiamin's true temperament, laughed again, and said: "Concubine Hui's cousin is Zhao Junchen, it is not an exaggeration to say that she is the god of wealth of the imperial court, she is also a generous person, you give her a hairpin today, maybe you will receive it better in a few days, but in this way, you will lose." ”

Zhang Jiamin glanced at Zhao Ying'er with a smile and said: "The concubine has been thinking about this matter repeatedly in the past two days, and she feels more and more selfish, she really owes Sister Ying'er, and although the Haizhu hairpin is good, the concubine never wears it, and she is idle, so it is better to give it to Sister Ying'er, so I hurriedly sent it to her today!" ”

On the other side, Zhao Ying'er couldn't help but be overjoyed when she saw Zhang Jiamin confessing that she was selfish, and Emperor Deqing praised her for her generosity, so she hurriedly turned her head to let Emperor Deqing look at the new hairpin on her head, and asked, "Your Majesty, this is the hairpin that Sister Jiamin gave me, do you look good?" ”

Emperor Deqing casually praised a few words, but his eyes turned to Zhang Jiamin's hair ornament.

The hairpin that Zhang Jiamin gave to Zhao Yinger is a whole body of jade, and there is a pearl the size of a baby's fist on it, which is definitely a priceless treasure, but Zhao Yinger said that she never wore it, which made Emperor Deqing a little curious in his heart, and wanted to see if the hairpin Zhang Jiamin used on weekdays was better.

However, Emperor Deqing found that the hairpin on Zhang Jiamin's head was just an ordinary gold-inlaid jade, which was a good thing among the people, but it was an inferior product in the palace.

After seeing Zhang Jiamin's hairpin on his head, Emperor Deqing was pleased.

When Emperor Deqing and Zhang Jiamin met in the people, Emperor Deqing was also an old man who talked about juvenile madness, took Zhang Jiamin's micro-clothes for private visits, and traveled between the markets, and Zhang Jiamin's hairpin on his head was bought by Emperor Deqing at random and given to Zhang Jiamin at that time, but Emperor Deqing did not expect Zhang Jiamin to attach so much importance to this hairpin, and he had been wearing it, if it were not for today's events, Emperor Deqing had not noticed this matter at all.

So, just as Zhao Yinger was showing off her new hairpin, Emperor Deqing and Zhang Jiamin looked at each other and flirted with each other.

After Emperor Deqing shifted his gaze again, Zhang Jiamin's eyes flashed with a hint of scheming.

In fact, after Zhang Jiamin received the news of Zhao Junchen's return to the capital, she knew that Emperor Deqing would definitely go to Zhao Yinger's palace to sleep today, so she deliberately rushed to Zhao Yinger's place, just to take the opportunity to let Emperor Deqing notice the importance he attached to this hairpin, and then recalled that the two met in the people.

Zhang Jiamin knows very well that Emperor Deqing's favor for her is largely because of the fact that the two met in the folk at the beginning, when Zhang Jiamin pretended not to know the identity of Emperor Deqing, which made Emperor Deqing very fresh, so he would be favored by Zhang Jiamin.

But the freshness will always pass, and today's grace will soon be gone, so Zhang Jiamin always uses various opportunities to remind Emperor Deqing of the original events, so as to maintain the freshness and grace of Emperor Deqing.

In this way, Emperor Deqing, Zhang Jiamin, and Zhao Ying'er chatted with each other, and the three of them all thought that they had realized their plans, and the atmosphere was full of relaxation and harmony.

Zhao Yinger's personality is not good, but she is indeed a rare beauty, Zhang Jiamin's appearance is not inferior, looking at the second daughter smiling Yan Yan, but it is also a kind of enjoyment, which makes Emperor Deqing can't help but move in his heart.

Then, Emperor Deqing seriously considered whether to leave Zhang Jiamin here tonight as well.

Emperor Deqing is not too young, and many times it is inevitable that he has more than enough heart and not enough strength, and if he wants to realize some ideas, he must make up his mind.

But at this time, the great eunuch Zhang De hurriedly entered the room and reported to Emperor Deqing: "Your Majesty, just now the people from the Hubu Yamen hurried to the palace and took several imperial doctors to the Hubu Yamen...... said that Zhao Junchen suddenly fainted in the household yamen! ”

"What? Zhao Junchen fainted? ”

Emperor Deqing Huo Ran got up, and the charming thoughts just now were suddenly left behind by him.

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It's still a big chapter of 7,000 words.

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