At the end of the day, Xia Zhu happily left Zhao Jun's mansion.

After several rounds of testing between the two sides, the atmosphere finally became much more harmonious after Xia Zhu hinted that he would like to be the leader of the Weizhi Institute in the future.

Although Zhao Jun did not explicitly state that the secretary of the Ministry of Finance and the alternate acquaintance of the Constitutional Yuan were him.

But Xia Zhu still understood a lot of meaning from Zhao Jun's increasingly kind attitude, so when he finally said goodbye and left, his face was full of smiles.

The next day, early in the morning.

At the early parliament, Prime Minister Li Di stood up and proposed that the position of the secretary of the Ministry of Finance should be filled, and suggested that according to the sequence, Xia Zhu, the left attendant of the Ministry of Finance, was the most suitable.

Zhao Zhen was a little puzzled at the time, he knew that Li Di was Zhao Jun's person, which meant that it was Zhao Jun who recommended Xia Zhu.

Which one is this singing?

However, since Zhao Zhen guessed that it was Zhao Jun's meaning, he did not stop it, and turned his head to see that Zhao Jun did not object, so he agreed and passed the resolution.

Since then, Xia Zhu has been promoted to the rank of candidate from the first rank of the political system and the secretary of the Ministry of Finance, of which the Ministry of Finance is normally from the second rank, plus the observation of the same title as the second grade, plus the alternate title of the same knowledge as the first rank, and the position is higher than the deputy minister.

It can be said that Xia Zhu can be regarded as a step to the sky, and he has been promoted several levels, so that although the Manchu officials have some vague guesses, they are still very envious, and after scattering the dynasty, they went to congratulate Xia Zhu on his ascension one by one.

Not long after the early dynasty, Zhao Zhen knew the reason.

Cao Xiu reported to him, saying that Xia Zhu secretly went to Zhao Jun's mansion last night, and stood at the door for more than three hours, and then Zhao Jun finally let him in, and the two of them talked inside for more than an hour, and no one knew what they talked about.

Zhao Zhen could vaguely guess what they were talking about, it was nothing more than Xia Zhu learning from Li Di and coming to take refuge. But Zhao Zhen is still very curious, isn't Zhao Jun quite disgusted with Xia Zhu? Why did you accept Xia Zhu?

So in the daily meeting of Chongzheng Hall in the afternoon, Zhao Zhen asked.

Outside the Chongzheng Palace, the midwinter moon is upright, although it has not snowed yet, but it crackles and rains in the middle, the rain is not particularly heavy, but it is not small, and the dark clouds cover the sky.

There was a stove in the house, and Zhao Jun ordered three times that when burning coal, he must open the window for ventilation and be careful of carbon monoxide poisoning, so he left a window, although it was cold, and there was rain coming in from time to time, but at least it was not stuffy.

Everyone sat down, about to discuss today's topic, Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Jun and asked curiously, "Eldest grandson, Xia Zhu was recommended by you?" ”

"Hmm."

Zhao Jun smiled: "He came to me last night and wanted to come to me, for the sake of his ability, he finally accepted him." ”

"Oh."

Zhao Zhen replied noncommittally, not knowing what he was thinking.

When Zhao Jun saw him like that, he said: "Brother, you used to be the most taboo about friends, are you worried about me forming a party for personal gain?" ”

"That's not it, I'm just worried that Xia Zhu's bad conduct will ruin the matter of the eldest grandson."

Zhao Zhen said busily.

Zhao Jun smiled: "Actually, you don't have to worry about anything, let me ask you, remember what I said before, what is the first worry of those in power in all countries?" ”

"Stability of the regime!"

Zhao Zhen replied without hesitation.

"Not bad."

Zhao Jun looked around and said, "For those in power, keeping power and life comes first. Realizing ambition is the second place, and benefiting the country and even the country is actually a gift. And the essence of the country is to maintain the security of the regime! ”

He pointed to himself and continued to say to Zhao Zhen: "As a member of the Zhao family, now that I have promised my brother to help you maintain the rule of the Great Song Dynasty, everything I do is for you, brother." ”

"Can I still rebel? Will I be able to overthrow the regime of the Great Song Dynasty? I don't have military power in my hands, and the officials won't support me, and I don't have any possibility of subversion. ”

Zhao Jun spread his hands and said: "So seeing the essence through the phenomenon, you don't have any reason to be suspicious of me, even if I want to put you in the air, it's impossible, who do you say will agree to these people here?" Li Di is on my side, but I can ask him if he is willing to rebel against me? How would he answer? ”

Li Di's face turned slightly pale.

Although after entering the Constitutional Yuan, he has become accustomed to Zhao Jun often being very deep outside, playing an unfathomable official tone, and speaking more bluntly in front of people who know each other's details, and there is not much to hide.

But this is too straightforward, so I almost pressed Zhao Zhen's ear, picked it up and told him, I am all for your good, don't be suspicious of Lao Tzu.

It really scared people like Li Di who had been prime ministers several times.

However, what he didn't know was that this was Zhao Jun's means of using Zhao Zhen, and it was also the best way to maintain the balance and unity of the Constitutional Yuan.

To put it simply, the more straightforward and thorough the words, everyone believes them and thinks it makes sense.

If the words are misty, in the end, everyone is suspicious of each other, and they don't know what Zhao Jun is thinking, but it is a bad dish.

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, it is called a big thing.

Therefore, the more Zhao Jun speaks without scruples, and the more he speaks, the more people can understand and understand, everyone will feel that Zhao Jun's thoughts and opinions are expressed thoroughly, and there is nothing wrong with what he says.

And Zhao Zhen also eats this set.

After all, what Zhao Jun said was right, and after he said it, he would be able to figure it out.

Yes.

Even if the eldest grandson formed his own forces, it would be nothing more than Li Di and Xia Zhu supporting him.

And then what?

There is no military power, no orthodox inheritance of the heirs of the Zhao family, and no righteous name.

It is estimated that even if Zhao Zhen did not give birth to a healthy heir, he did not want to give up the throne to Zhao Yun and let his family, and wanted Zhao Jun to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors and become an imperial grandson, it is estimated that the civil and military opposition voices of the Manchu Dynasty will have to go to heaven.

Moreover, Zhao Zhen can tolerate Zhao Jun's doing whatever he wants, which essentially requires Zhao Jun to help him maintain the security of the regime and prevent the overthrow of the Jingkang shameful regime decades later.

Therefore, in order for the Great Song Dynasty to continue for a long time, as long as Zhao Zhen is suspicious of Zhao Jun without worrying about the worries of the regime, then Zhao Jun does not say that he is recruiting a horse boy, even if he beats him, it doesn't matter if he punches him twice.

In such a situation, as long as you talk about it, there is naturally no need to worry about it.

For a while, the little doubts that had just arisen because of Xia Zhu's matter were immediately put away and disappeared.

Zhao Zhen hurriedly said: "Eldest grandson, look at what you said, I have never suspected anything about you from beginning to end, so it makes me seem to be suspicious of you." ”

Easy to handle.

Zhao Jun smiled slightly, and then said: "Of course, I don't mean that you are suspicious of me, brother, I just want to say that we, as a group of people who want to realize our ambitions and want to maintain the security and stability of the regime, we must unite and help each other, and stop making any more trouble." ”

Saying that, he also glanced at Lu Yijian, who had wilted a lot in the past two days like a frosted eggplant. After all, the eldest son went to prison, although the other sons were not implicated, but that was also his most beloved eldest son.

"I'm just a little confused."

Zhao Zhen changed the topic and said: "Didn't you say that Xia Zhu's character is not very good, and he has always disliked him?" Although he has outstanding political achievements, he has not been promoted for several years, why did he suddenly accept him easily and call him to be the secretary of the Ministry of Finance? ”

"That's the importance of taking sides, politicians are power animals, and under normal circumstances, they shouldn't be judged by simple good guys and bad guys."

Zhao Jun replied: "Although his character is really not very good, I really haven't found a reason to get him down." If there is no bottom line in life, give him a trumped-up charge, and the resignation will be over, but I have a bottom line, and if I don't find evidence of his crime, it will naturally be difficult to do it. ”

He continued: "Now that Xia Zhu is coming to stand with me, then I have to consider whether to use him. Looking at it from the perspective of a moral saint, I think Xia Zhu is so despicable and a villain, it must not be used, but I am from the perspective of the country. ”

"Is there any difference from the perspective of the state?"

Zhao Zhen wondered.

"There's a big difference."

Zhao Jun said: "As I just said, the first concern of those in power is the stability of the regime, so what is the underlying logic of the powerful figures? ”

"Powerful people?"

Everyone looked at each other, Zhao Jun had said before that the power figures actually meant that they were the participants in power.

Zhao Zhen asked, "What is it?" ”

"It's also the security of power."

Zhao Jun pointed to the crowd: "In the past, when I was in the political hall, these prime ministers would consider it, but now that I am the prime minister, I am stared at by so many people, will I offend people, will I be impeached, will I be dismissed?" ”

"So they don't have the courage to reform, they just usually do what they have to do, and then they wait to be removed from office in the future, after all, there are a few people who have the courage like Lao Fan."

Fan Zhongyan puffed up his chest, for the ideals and justice in his heart, he was not afraid of losing his office, which was a very glorious thing.

"Now that everyone is in the Constitutional Yuan, they don't have to worry about losing the power in their hands at any time, so in fact, it also gives them power security from the side, so that they can put aside their worries and think about their ambitions."

Zhao Jun spread his hands, and then said: "Of course, here I still have to criticize Lu Yijian and Sheng Du by name, the official family has given you so much power and security, you don't want to help the official family maintain the stability of the regime and actively promote the reform of the new policy, but you are behind the scenes, it is really incompetent." ”

Lu Yijian and Sheng Du are about to become numb, especially Lu Yijian, who has a son, not to mention, and is now criticized by Zhao Jun every day, yin and yang are weird, and he can't raise his head in the Constitutional Yuan, it's just Chen Rui eating peppercorns - losing hemp.

He couldn't help gritting his teeth and said, "Don't patronize and stare at the old man, Wang Xiaoxian is also involved in this matter." ”

"Old Pifu Lu, you betrayed me!"

The king was furious.

Of course, he also participated, but he didn't come openly, just let the disciples below shout a few words.

After all, although he also had disciples and grandchildren who were arrested, he was not his own son after all, so he thought about it again and again, and his attitude chose neutrality.

As a result, Lu Yijian's faction, Sheng Du, Zhang Shixun's faction, and some people under Wang Zeng made trouble first, which led to a large number of officials who were dissatisfied with the new policy and tossed them, causing this political turmoil.

But Wang Zeng was still well hidden, but he never expected to be betrayed by his political enemies, which made him lose face.

"Good guy, find out another ghost."

Zhao Jun looked at Wang Zeng and said, "Old Wang, you thick-eyed and big-eyed person are also here to cause chaos for the official family?" ”

Zhao Zhen also looked at him with an unkind face.

Wang Zeng had no choice but to say: "The official family, the minister is confused for a while. At that time, they came to the minister, and the minister was not easy to refuse, but the minister did not agree, but just said whatever they wanted. ”

"That's connivance."

Zhao Jun sighed: "Look at this group of people, they are all the highest political figures, and they are all the most relied on by the officials, but none of them can see it thoroughly, and their own family education is not strict, but they want to damage the interests of the country, which is really disappointing." ”

"Official, Zhao Jun is attacking us step by step and raising his status in the eyes of the official, you must be careful."

Lu Yijian looked out of the door and hurriedly reminded Zhao Zhen.

"Official, look."

Zhao Jun pointed at Lu Yijian, twisted his head to Zhao Zhen and said: "He is still slandering me, is it that my son committed a crime, and I am harming the interests of the country in order to protect him from opposing the new policy?" The facts are here, but these old guys are still quibbling, how untrustworthy they are. ”

"Alright."

Zhao Zhen saw that Lu Yijian still wanted to say something, so he had to press down with both hands, signaling to stop the topic, and then looked at Zhao Jun and said, "Eldest grandson, let's continue to talk about why you accept Xia Zhu." ”

"Where did I just go? Oh, and the people in the center of power are most worried about the security of power. ”

Zhao Jun continued: "But I don't have to worry, so I have to maintain the stability of the regime, and from the perspective of thinking, I must start from the interests of the country, then, a capable villain, and an incompetent gentleman in front of me, who will I use?" ”

Zhao Zhen suddenly realized: "I understand, although Xia Zhu is not behaving well, he is indeed outstanding. Compared to an incompetent gentleman who may harm the country, it is better to use capable villains, but it will make the country better. ”

"That's right!"

Zhao Jun laughed and said: "Actually, as the highest power figure, we don't need to do some things ourselves, we only need to do two things. ”

"Which two?"

"First, to formulate the direction of the country's future development, we must have a far-sighted vision, so modern countries in later generations have think tanks, and there are many think tank members who give advice to the head of state and plan the country's future path."

"So we're going to have a think tank too?"

Zhao Zhen asked curiously.

Zhao Jun rolled his eyes and said: "What kind of vision can this group of stinky tomato rotten bird eggs have, I can do it alone, even if I die in the future, I have to leave a blueprint for the development of the country hundreds of years later, so that the Great Song Dynasty can continue to grow stronger." ”

"Amount"

Zhao Zhen thought about it and felt that he seemed a little stupid, so he hurriedly asked, "What about the second thing?" ”

"The second thing, of course, is to pick the right people and make the best use of them."

Zhao Jun said with a smile: "To be a leader, you have to learn to use people." Liu Bei is a suitable leader, so he can start from scratch and achieve an imperial career. Xia Zhu's character is a little worse, but sometimes the country needs this kind of unscrupulous person in order for the policy to be implemented. ”

"I see."

Zhao Zhen was already enlightened, and nodded again and again: "It's still the eldest grandson's foresight, and the future of the Great Song Dynasty depends entirely on the eldest grandson." ”

"That's not good, in addition to having people who make plans, the country also needs to have wise rulers like you, brother."

Zhao Jun waved his hand again and again: "As the so-called lonely tree does not become a forest, one person does not become a crowd, and he is covered in iron and can hit a few nails." If Zhuge Liang can't meet Liu Bei, he won't be able to make a name for eternity. If I don't have an old brother, I can't do anything, which shows that our ancestors and grandchildren complement each other, and only by joining hands with small hands can we build a thousand years of achievements! ”

Many prime ministers listened to the boasting of their ancestors and grandchildren, as well as Zhao Jun's unashamed words, they only felt sore all over, and their toes stood up.

Zhao Zhen couldn't close his mouth when he smiled, and his mouth was almost grinning to the back of his head.

The words of the eldest grandson really won his heart.

And seeing Zhao Zhen laughing, Zhao Jun also laughed.

Not to mention officialdom training people.

In his early years, he was still a stunned young man, and CPU Zhao Zhen would only coax and deceive.

Right now.

It's already natural, and there is no trace of it.

(End of chapter)