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Chapter 1433. All are justice (2).

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    <!¡ª¡ª> ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ ¡­ The difference between politicians and politicians is that politicians are always more ¡°smart¡± and understand the principle of ¡°seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages¡±, while politicians are more ¡°dull¡±.  He always does stupid things that he knows he can't do.  And Wang Baoren is undoubtedly a politician.  Therefore, after understanding Zhu Hejian's hint, Wang Baoren almost did not hesitate, quickly stopped asking questions, and quickly stood up to leave.  However, under Zhu Hejian's respectful farewell, when Wang Baoren was about to walk out of Zhanyuan, he suddenly stopped again, turned around and asked: "Just now, His Highness asked me about the word 'uncompromising means'."  I also have a question to ask Your Highness, what do you think of the phrase 'Herdsman on behalf of the emperor'" Zhu Hejian shook his head without hesitation: "The student has absolutely no idea about this phrase?  Opinions are the most basic principles in the world, just like those who are hungry need to eat and those who are tired need to sleep. There is no need to have any opinions at all, just follow them! Although the emperor is the supreme person in the world, his energy is limited like ordinary people.  It is impossible to govern the world by oneself, and it is necessary to rely on hundreds of officials to handle government affairsespecially a loyal and upright minister like you, teacher!" After hearing this, Wang Baoren nodded with satisfaction, and after a brief gesture to Zhu Hejian, he  He walked quickly to his seat in the sedan outside Zhanyuan, and quickly left in the sedan.  In this way, Zhu Hejian finally dealt with Wang Baoren, and temporarily resolved Wang Baoren's dissatisfaction and doubts, and made Wang Baoren willing to continue to support him without knowing the inside story.  Standing outside the Zhanyuan Gate, watching Wang Baoren's sedan go away, Zhu Hejian suddenly snorted coldly, feeling that he had wasted too much time on Wang Baoren and wasted his breath by saying too many untrue things.  Afterwards, Zhu Hejian turned around and quickly returned to Zhanyuan. As he walked, he ordered to his cronies: "Call Jialun to come and see me as soon as possible Send a message to the eunuch of the Nanjing garrison, asking him to immediately send all the factory guards under his command."  , keep a close eye on all the disturbances in Nanjing. Once the situation changes, no matter how big or small, you must report it immediately! If there is any change in the Zhou and Zhao parties, let him find reasons to block and delay" "For Zhu Hejian  From a practical point of view, the top priority now is to put an end to the fact that the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers have been exposed and are being hunted by the Nanjing officials as soon as possible.  Once the "Chaofeng" dead man is caught by all forces, it will be a disaster for Zhu Hejian.  Therefore, tonight, Zhu Hejian is destined to be busy and unable to rest.  * At the same time, Wang Baoren had already taken a sedan chair away from the vicinity of Zhanyuan where Zhu Hejian lived.  After Wang Baoren sat in the sedan, he kept his eyes closed and meditated, carefully thinking about his exchange with Zhu Hejian tonight.  Wang Baoren did not completely believe Zhu Hejian's righteous and ambitious statements, but he could also see that Zhu Hejian's desire for power was even greater than that of Emperor Deqing.  That¡¯s why Wang Baoren suddenly mentioned the phrase ¡°controlling the people on behalf of the emperor¡±.  He just wanted to know whether Zhu Hejian, while intending to suppress the vassal kings, gentry, and military forces, also wanted to hollow out the ministerial power and make all officials completely vassals of the emperor.  Wang Baoren's ambition is to be a very human minister, to rule the world, and to become a powerful chief minister, not just a yes man at the emperor's feet. If Zhu Hejian still wants to empty out his ministerial power in the future, then he will be a loser to Wang Baoren.  He cannot be considered a good master.  After hearing Zhu Hejian¡¯s final reply, Wang Baoren was quite satisfied.  Regardless of whether this answer comes from the sincerity, at least Zhu Hejian deeply understands the necessity of the existence of ministerial power.  In fact, Zhu Hejian's various statements, especially Kang's passionate expression of ambition, contain multiple meanings, not only to find a high-sounding explanation for his unscrupulous behavior in recent times.  According to this, it was also an implicit promise to Wang Baoren about his future position.  According to Zhu Hejian, in the future he would like to further strengthen the emperor's centralization of power and suppress the vassal kings, gentry, and military forces at the same time. However, this kind of thing is too difficult, relying solely on the emperor's own power and the inner court that is dependent on the emperor.  It is impossible to achieve power at all, and it must also have some civilian support.  And Wang Baoren is obviously the best candidate.  Not only because Wang Baoren is Zhu Hejian's political ally and teacher, but also because Wang Baoren has been unable to obtain the support of the Guanjin Group under Zhou Shangjing's long-term suppression, and he does not have all kinds of whimsical ideas like Zhao Junchen.  Reform gradually became the order of wealthy businessmen.Spokesperson.  In short, Wang Baoren¡¯s power foundation was unstable and his connection with the gentry class was not particularly close.  Therefore, Zhu Hejian said that Wang Baoren was a "loyal and lone minister."  If Zhu Hejian takes action against the Jin gentry class in the future, Wang Baoren's weak foundation and lack of deep relationship with the Jin gentry class will turn into his strengths, allowing Zhu Hejian to reuse him with confidence, and Wang Baoren can easily rely on Zhu Hejian's strong support.  Realize your ambition to be a great minister.  However, just as Zhu Hejian would not completely trust Wang Baoren, Wang Baoren would certainly not trust Zhu Hejian easily, let alone be so easily taken over by Zhu Hejian.  After closing his eyes and thinking for a long time, Wang Baoren finally opened his eyes, raised his hand and opened the curtain on the left side of the sedan, and called out: "Where is Zhiming?" Following Wang Baoren's soft call, a middle-aged staff member dressed as a Confucian scholar appeared.  He walked quickly to Wang Baoren's sedan, nodded and said, "Please give me your instructions, Grand Master." This man's name was Qin Zhiming, and he was one of Wang Baoren's closest aides.  Wang Baoren said slowly: "I remember, how many informants have we planted inside Zhanyuan? They haven't been exposed yet, right?" Qin Zhiming shook his head and said: "Reporting to the Grand Master, after His Highness the Seventh Prince arrived in Nanjing and moved into Zhanyuan, all of them were out of business.  Due to our secret arrangement, we took the opportunity to plant spies among the servants of Zhanyuan And according to your instructions, these spies have always adhered to their duties and did not deliberately collect information. They kept their identities confidential first.  Naturally, it did not arouse any suspicion However, the Seventh Prince is heavily guarded, and the original servants in Zhanyuan are not used in daily services, so they have no chance to be exposed. " Wang Baoren nodded lightly and said:  "Let those informants take action and collect as much intelligence as possible There is no need to deliberately inquire about the confidential information. Just let me know some general trends inside Zhanyuan, such as the seventh prince's work and rest schedule in the next few days, Zhanyuan  Who is coming in and out, whether the people around the Seventh Prince are busy Although this information is not important, it is enough for me to deduce many things." After Qin Zhiming nodded in agreement, Wang Baoren added: "Also, Lu De.  The young man has always had a good relationship with you when he served as my aide in the palace. You will find time to talk to him tomorrow, tell him about your old relationship, promise some benefits, and try to get some information from him I feel vaguely,  If the Seventh Prince has a secret plan, it is very likely that it will be related to Lu De! I need to find out the Seventh Prince¡¯s true plan as soon as possible!¡± After Zhu Hejian¡¯s hint, Wang Baoren ostensibly gave up the investigation.  At the end of the day, the intention to explore the truth seems to be that he is unwilling to be related to Zhu Hejian's real plan, in case those hidden methods are exposed and implicate himself.  But in fact, Wang Baoren will still find ways to explore all Zhu Hejian's secrets in private.  As long as Wang Baoren knows Zhu Hejian's secret, he will have more trump cards and more means to restrain Zhu Hejian, and he will naturally not give up.  In the officialdom, it is one thing to know the truth openly, but it is another thing to know the truth privately.  "Some things need to be kept secret, and in some cases it is better to know as little as possible.  But the premise of this kind of "ignorance" is to "pretend to be ignorant" rather than to be truly ignorant or confused.  You can be completely ignorant of the inside story on the surface, but you have to know the whole story privately.  As a politician, the fewer sources of information on the surface, the better, but the more complete the intelligence collection in private, the better. It can be said that you are trying your best secretly.  ¡°On the surface, I don¡¯t know the inside story at all so that I can completely distance myself from the incident. In private, I know the whole story in order to strive for the best interests and wait for the opportunity to pick peaches.  Wang Baoren is also well versed in this.  * But he said that while big figures such as Zhou Shangjing, Song Chengren, Huo Zhengyuan, Zhu Hejian, and Wang Baoren had their own plans and actions, some small figures in the game were not idle either.  As a close guard of the seventh prince and the leader of the "Chaofeng" organization, Guo Shouzhong had already left Nanjing overnight under Zhu Hejian's order, hoping to contact the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers outside Nanjing as soon as possible, as well as  Jiang Xiao, the actual leader of the "Chaofeng" organization.  There has just been a big incident in Nanjing City. The servants of the Song family suffered heavy casualties as two mysterious groups of people fought with each other. Guo Shouzhong left the city overnight under such circumstances, which will naturally arouse suspicion from all parties.  But in order to contact Jiang Xiao outside the city as soon as possible, Guo Shouzhong didn't care about this private suspicion at this time. As long as no conclusive evidence could be found on the surface, there was only a little private suspicionIt cannot affect the overall situation at all.  What¡¯s more, another advantage of going out of the city overnight is that it ensures that no one can track you.  At nightfall, the city gates of Nanjing were closed. Guo Shouzhong had a warrant from Nanjing's eunuch Xi Cheng, so he could force the defenders to temporarily open the city gates.  After Guo Shouzhong leaves the city, the city gate will be closed again immediately. Therefore, if anyone wants to secretly track Guo Shouzhong, they need to first find a big shot with the same weight as Xi Cheng, the eunuch guarding Nanjing, and ask for a warrant from this big shot.  The city gate can be opened again. Even if the person following has a warrant to open the city gate in advance, the Nanjing city gate is extremely thick and it takes a lot of time to open and close each time. With such a long delay, Guo Shouzhong  The trace has long been lost.  Therefore, after Guo Shouzhong left the city, he only maintained vigilance for a short period of time, easily confirmed that no one was following him, and then boldly ran to the east of Nanjing City at night.  There, there is a manor belonging to the Lu family.  According to Zhu Hejian's original plan, after Lu De led the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers to dig up the dam and flood the imperial village, all the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers would hide in the Lu Family Villa to temporarily avoid the limelight until the storm subsides.  After calming down, let them return to Nanjing City and wait for Zhu Hejian's next instructions.  But it is obvious that Jiang Xiao, as the actual leader of the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers, did not follow Zhu Hejian's order. He actually let a small number of the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers return to Nanjing in advance, and even fought with them in the busy city.  The killings and heavy casualties among the Song family's servants not only caused an uproar, but also put the "Chaofeng" organization in danger of leaking their traces, directly threatening Zhu Hejian's plan to take over the throne.  Under such a crisis, Guo Shouzhong was naturally in an anxious mood. After leaving the city, he ignored the danger of traveling at night and hurried towards the location of the Lu Family Villa.  But at the same time, deep in Guo Shouzhong's heart, there was a hint of excitement!  Not worried, not anxious, not panicked, but excited!  Guo Shouzhong has always been jealous of Jiang Xiao.  For a long time, Zhu Hejian has always reused Jiang Xiao, and it can even be said that he has a lot of trust. This kind of reuse and trust made Guo Shouzhong feel extremely uncomfortable.  When the "Chaofeng" organization was first established, Guo Shouzhong was the person in charge of this dead soldier organization, but before he knew it, Guo Shouzhong was robbed of all the limelight by Jiang Xiao.  Whether it was the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers or the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, they all trusted Jiang Xiao more, and Guo Shouzhong soon became the messenger between Zhu Hejian and the "Chaofeng" organization.  In Guo Shouzhong's view, a dangerous desperado like Jiang Xiao is like a piece of toilet paper. It should be discarded completely after use. It is not worthy of reuse and trust at all, and it should not affect his reputation in the eyes of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian.  status.  Now, Jiang Xiao actually disobeyed the clear orders of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, and even triggered a crisis. Guo Shouzhong was naturally uncontrollably excited, thinking that he had finally found an opportunity to completely overthrow Jiang Xiao!  "Jiang Xiao actually dared to disobey His Highness the Seventh Prince's order and made such a big fuss. The entire 'Chaofeng' organization is facing the risk of being exposed. After I see Jiang Xiao, I must make him  Give me an explanation! If this explanation doesn't satisfy me, then don't blame me for killing the donkey!" "Perhaps, I can take the opportunity to eradicate Jiang Xiao and regain control of 'Chaofeng' No, no, I don't.  There is no need to control 'Chaofeng' again!  Most of those 'Chaofeng' dead soldiers were personally assessed and recruited by Jiang Xiao, and they have been trained and commanded by Jiang Xiao for a long time. After all, they are more loyal to Jiang Xiao, and I am not able to control them with ease"  "What's more, seeing that His Highness the Seventh Prince is about to become the Crown Prince, the existence of the 'Chaofeng' organization has become a hidden danger and a flaw for His Highness. It is best to wait for an opportunity to completely abandon it!  If I had been in charge of the Death Soldiers Organization for His Highness the Seventh Prince, even though I could become a confidant, in the end I would not be able to see the light and my future would be limited!  " "So, the best way is to find an opportunity to destroy the entire 'Chaofeng' organization, silence all the dead men and destroy their evidence, so that His Highness the Seventh Prince no longer has to worry about this hidden danger and flaw His Highness the Seventh Prince becomes the Crown Prince.  After that, when doing things, naturally we, the guards who came from the Jinyi Guards, will do it for us Well, after the Nanjing incident comes to an end, I will make this suggestion to His Highness the Seventh Prince" Thinking of this, Guo Shouzhong was moved by his loyalty.  Even though he was worried, he was getting more and more excited deep down. When he was thinking, time naturally passed quickly, and the journey was no longer boring. After Guo Shouzhong made up his mind, he found that he had arrived near the Lu family courtyard.  .sp;Under Jiang Xiao's training, the "Chaofeng" soldiers were indeed well-trained. They soon discovered the appearance and identity of Guo Shouzhong, and quickly introduced Jiang Xiao into a secret room in the Lu Family Villa.  within.  Entering the secret room, Guo Shouzhong raised his eyes and saw Jiang Xiao and Lu De.  Guo Shouzhong was also a wealthy man. Although he had the idea of ??killing the donkey, after meeting Jiang Xiao and Lu De, he remained calm on the surface, his expression serious and gloomy as before.  As if it was business, he just asked straight to the point: "Jiang Xiao, I need you to give me an explanation!" Hearing Guo Shouzhong's question, Jiang Xiao couldn't help but frown.  Because Nanjing City had sealed the city gates to prevent the influx of refugees after the flood, Jiang Xiao had not received the news at this time and did not know that the "Chaofeng" dead soldiers were fighting in public with Nanyang pirates in Nanjing City.  Therefore, Jiang Xiao immediately asked: "What happened? What explanation does Mr. Guo want?" Guo Shouzhong snorted, and immediately told Jiang Xiao about the "Chaofeng" dead soldier's appearance in Nanjing City, and then  He asked sharply again: "Jiang Xiao, I need you to give me an explanation! Give His Highness the Seventh Prince an explanation! Why did you disobey His Highness the Seventh Prince's order and let the 'Chaofeng' dead soldiers return to Nanjing City in advance? They returned to Nanjing City.  After that, what force did he fight with again? " Under Guo Shouzhong's questioning again, Jiang Xiao looked at Guo Shouzhong seriously, his brows became more and more frowning, and his expression became more sinister, but he did not immediately answer Guo Shouzhong's question.  Seeing Jiang Xiao's silence, Guo Shouzhong stepped forward, narrowed the distance between himself and Jiang Xiao, stared at Jiang Xiao closely, and his voice became colder and harsher: "Jiang Xiao, answer my question immediately! Don't force me to use  Extraordinary means If you have a reasonable explanation, I can intercede for you in front of His Highness, otherwise" However, before Guo Shouzhong finished speaking, a short knife was stabbed into Guo Shouzhong's chest without warning.  .  "Ho ho" Guo Shouzhong first looked down at the short blade that was buried in his chest in disbelief, and then looked up at Jiang Xiao who was expressionless. He seemed to want to say something, but blood kept pouring into his throat, and he couldn't say anything.  If he didn't come out, he would soon collapse to the ground.  Jiang Xiao, on the other hand, looked coldly at the dying Guo Shouzhong at his feet, and finally answered Guo Shouzhong's question.  "Explanation? Of course I have a reasonable explanation! That is, even a person like me who does all evil, living in this world there are still a few principles that need to be adhered to"     <!¡ª¡ª>
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