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In the evening of that day, the news of the meeting and secret talks between Shen Changmao, the new cabinet chief assistant, and Zuo Lanshan, the new cabinet minister, spread far and wide, attracting the covert attention of all parties in the government and the opposition. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

When the time came to night, the Zhou Mansion was in the guest hall.

On the main seat, the elder Zhou Shangjing slowly sipped the fragrant tea with a tea cup, still looking leisurely and complacent, and seemed to have no concern about the changes in the capital.

On the guest seats on both sides of the lower head, the core officials of the "Zhou Party" sat quietly on both sides, waiting for Zhou Shangjing's orders, but whether it was the new cabinet elder Li He or Song Qiwen, the secretary of the ministry, their expressions were faintly anxious.

After drinking most of the cup of fragrant tea, Zhou Shangjing slowly put the teacup in his hand, looked up, and seemed to have finally discovered the emotional changes of the "Zhou Party".

Zhou Shangjing shook his head slightly, a trace of helplessness flashed in his seemingly dim old eyes, and he slowly spoke: "You rushed to the mansion to find me, but for the secret meeting between Shen Changmao and Zuo Lanshan?" ”

Seeing that Zhou Shangjing finally opened his mouth to talk about business, Song Qiwen hurriedly got up and said, "Elder Ge, this is exactly the case!" As far as the students know, Shen Changmao sent a post to Zuo Lanshan after going down to the court, and the two met secretly in Guanyun Pavilion this evening, according to the news from the eyeliner, the two talked very happily, and it seemed that they had reached some kind of deal...... From the student's point of view, this matter should not be taken lightly, and it is also necessary to be vigilant against the dynamics of the 'Zhao' and 'Shen' parties. ”

Zhou Shangjing nodded slightly, and then asked rhetorically: "So in your opinion, what kind of deal did Shen Changmao and Zuo Lanshan reach this meeting?" ”

This time, it was Li He who got up and replied: "According to the student's opinion, His Majesty took advantage of Shen Changmao's mistake this time to install the imperial party cadre Liang Fuchen into the cabinet, which caused an uproar among hundreds of officials. At the same time, after Zuo Lanshan entered the cabinet, there was also a vacancy in the position of the Ministry of Labor, so Zhao Junchen has always regarded the household and the Ministry of Industry as a forbidden, and it is impossible to hand over the position of the Ministry of Industry, but if he wants to let his people take over the Ministry of Labor, he also needs the full support of foreign aid......"

Speaking of this, Li He's expression was solemn, and he said slowly: "Therefore, the meeting between Zuo Lanshan and Shen Changmao is probably to take what they need and collude with each other, Zuo Lanshan and the 'Zhao Party' help Shen Changmao stabilize the position of the first assistant, and Shen Changmao is to help the 'Zhao Party' keep the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Industry!" ”

Hearing Li He's explanation, Zhou Shangjing nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's commendable that you can think of this, which is enough to show that your vision is not bad, but why are you so anxious?" ”

Song Qiwen saw that Zhou Shangjing still looked indifferent, and couldn't help but say anxiously: "Pavilion Elder, the whole dynasty is up and down, only you are qualified to serve as the first assistant of the cabinet!" Then Shen Changmao is fierce and short-sighted, how is he qualified to take on such a high position? Seeing that his reputation is ruined and about to collapse, if he is allowed to get the support of the 'Zhao Party', I am afraid that the already shaky position will be re-established! I don't know how long I have to steal from the high position, how can I be convinced? Naturally, it's a little anxious! ”

On the other side, Li He also said: "In addition, the Ministry of Industry is recognized as the oil and water yamen, how can it always be controlled by the 'Zhao Party'? Now the position of the Ministry of Industry is vacant, which is a great opportunity for us! If we can win this position, plus Ye Shanghong, the right attendant of the Ministry of Industry, is originally our person, maybe we will be able to take the Ministry of Industry into our hands! Now that the 'Zhao Party' wants to continue to control the Ministry of Industry, how can we let them succeed? In such a situation, we must take action, and we can't let them play! Please give me a signal! ”

As Li He's words fell, Song Qiwen and a group of "Zhou Party" officials got up one after another, bowed to Zhou Shangjing and asked for his life, and said, "Please also ask Lord Shoufu to signal!" ”

Seeing that everyone in the "Zhou Party" looked like they wanted to do a big job, Zhou Shangjing slowly shook his head and said, "You guys, you're still too anxious!" This time, let's still wait and see, don't care about Zhao Junchen and Shen Changmao, let's just watch the play. ”

After hearing Zhou Shangjing's answer, Song Qiwen looked up and said in surprise: "Or wait and see?" Just let the 'Zhao' and 'Shen' parties succeed? ”

Song Qiwen's rhetorical question seemed unintentional, but Zhou Shangjing was still keenly aware of the dissatisfaction implied in Song Qiwen's tone.

Indeed, in recent years, under the control of Zhou Shangjing, the "Zhou Party" has played the role of a bystander most of the time, and rarely takes the initiative to participate in the temple competition, and rarely takes the initiative to expand its power and strive for interests.

Especially this time, the "Zhou Party" and the "Zhao Party" have just had a conflict because of the cabinet seats, and the Ministry of Industry is a yamen full of oil and water, whether it is public or private, the "Zhou Party" should do its best to fight for it! And the position of the first assistant to the cabinet is above 10,000 people under one person, and the people of the "Zhou Party" are naturally eager to regain their hands.

Zhou Shangjing is of course the absolute leader of the "Zhou Party", but he is also the spokesman for the interests of the officials of the "Zhou Party", and it is Zhou Shangjing's natural obligation to fight for the interests of his henchmen, if Zhou Shangjing cannot fulfill such an obligation for a long time, then the "Zhou Party" will independently look for a new leader, even if it is Zhou Shangjing, they will be abandoned without hesitation!

Driven by interests, everyone can't help themselves, even Zhou Shangjing is no exception!

Now, Song Qiwen's dissatisfaction is just a symptom, I'm afraid he didn't even notice it, but Zhou Shangjing was keenly aware of it.

Such signs must be stopped!

Therefore, after Zhou Shangjing sighed, he finally told the "Zhou Party" everyone his true thoughts: "You guys, you are just too anxious, you just see a little profit in front of you, but you ignore our long-term development...... Shen Changmao, as you just said, is fierce and short-sighted, and now his reputation is ruined, how can a person like this sit firmly in the position of the first assistant of the cabinet? Even if there is the help of the 'Zhao Party', it is just a period of craving, and sooner or later it will fall down, and the position of the first assistant to the cabinet will return to the hands of the old man sooner or later, in this case, why be anxious? ”

After a pause, a sneer flashed on Zhou Shangjing's old face, and he continued: "What's more, Your Majesty has just dismissed the old man's position as the first assistant, and it has been less than half a month now, if the old man impatiently ousts Shen Changmao from the stage and regains the position of the first assistant, then where is Your Majesty's face?" Now that our relationship with Your Majesty has finally eased slightly, why should we be this bird? …… The most important thing is that the next temple is still turbulent and unpredictable, and the first assistant of the cabinet seems to be beautiful, but it is also a crater, and it is not so easy to sit on, so it is better to wait until the situation in the temple is stable, and then take it back! ”

After hearing Zhou Shangjing's analysis, everyone in the "Zhou Party" was silent and secretly thinking.

In the end, they had to admit that Zhou Shangjing's consideration was more reasonable!

Seeing that the attitude of the "Zhou Party" softened, Zhou Shangjing picked up the teacup again, took a sip of fragrant tea, and continued to speak: "As for the Ministry of Industry, although it is a yamen full of oil and water, but now is not the best time for us to fight, even if we strive hard, we may not be able to win the 'Zhao Party', so why bother to fight?" …… In fact, it won't be long before we have the best time to compete for the Ministry of Industry! ”

Seeing Zhou Shangjing say this, everyone in the "Zhou Party" was puzzled.

Then, Li He asked on behalf of everyone: "I don't know what Elder Ge means by this?" I don't understand. ”

Zhou Shangjing smiled lightly and asked rhetorically: "What do you think, what kind of image does Zhao Junchen have in the eyes of His Majesty?" ”

"Short-sighted traitor!"

"The goggler of the fox and the tiger!"

"A corrupt official who doesn't learn and doesn't know how to do it!"

"Zhou Party" everyone replied one after another.

Zhou Shangnodded and said: "Yes, in Your Majesty's heart, you actually don't look down on Zhao Junchen, and it is precisely because of this wrong contempt that he will allow Zhao Junchen to make waves and continue to expand his power, and Zhao Junchen is also relying on His Majesty's support to be able to develop to this point!" It's a pity that Zhao Junchen, like you, is really anxious, just blindly expanding his power, forgetting the way to slow down, as long as he pays a little attention, he can finally find a flaw! ”

Speaking of this, a trace of coldness flashed in Zhou Shangjing's eyes: "Your Majesty, he is not stupid, he will understand sooner or later, the turmoil in the temple has been surging during this period of time, Wen Guanliang and Huang Yourong have fallen one after another, and Shen Changmao is already in danger. The sub-party has been weakened, and even our momentum has been slightly lost...... Only Zhao Junchen has continued to use the temple situation again and again, expanding his power and creating prestige again and again, and now, he has become the second largest party in the imperial court after ours! Then, Your Majesty will reflect and think about everything that has happened during this period of time, and in the end, Your Majesty will find that Zhao Junchen's image of a courtier is just a disguise, and he has been fooled by Zhao Junchen all along! ”

Zhou Shangjing's voice became colder and colder, and he continued: "At that time, with Your Majesty's character, he will inevitably be annoyed and angry, and he will go all out to suppress Zhao Junchen...... During His Majesty's southern tour, I made a deal with Zhao Junchen, and he would secretly help the Japanese in the affairs of the Japanese Invaders, and I would give back in the affairs of Jingcha...... It won't be long before Jingcha arrives, and at that time, as long as we push the boat down the river and build up a little momentum, Your Majesty will easily wake up! At that time, it will be our best chance! If everything goes well, not only the Ministry of Industry, but even the Ministry of Households, we may be able to intervene! ”

After hearing Zhou Shangjing's planning and analysis, the "Zhou Party" everyone was finally convinced, and got up again, saying that only Zhou Shangjing was the first to look forward.

Regarding the expressions of the "Zhou Party", Zhou Shangjing responded mildly.

However, Zhou Shangjing's old eyes flashed with light, obviously, the previous explanations were not all of Zhou Shangjing's plans, and Zhou Shangjing still concealed some crucial parts.

Zhou Shangjing's true intentions are still no one guesses!

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