Chapter 261 CPU Technology Has Reached Its Peak!

At the end of Haishi, Xia Song left Zhao Jun's mansion happily.

After several rounds of testing between the two parties, the atmosphere became much more harmonious after Xia Song hinted that he would be willing to follow the instructions of the Academy in the future.

Although Zhao Jun did not explicitly state that he was the Minister of Finance and the alternate president of the Constitutional Yuan.

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

The next day, early morning.

In the morning meeting, Prime Minister Li Di stood up and made a speech, suggesting that the position of Minister of Finance should be filled by someone who was vacant, and suggested that according to the order, Xia Song, the left minister of the Ministry of Finance, was the most suitable.

Zhao Zhen was a little confused at the time. He knew that Li Di was Zhao Jun's man, which meant that he recommended Xia Song to Zhao Jun.

Which song is this sung from?

However, since Zhao Zhen guessed what Zhao Jun meant, he did not stop him. He turned around and saw that Zhao Jun had no objection, so he agreed and passed the resolution.

Since then, Xia Song has been promoted to the rank of alternate co-president of the Zongzhi Yuan and minister of the Ministry of Finance. Normally, the title of minister of finance is the second rank. If he adds the title of "observation co-president", he will be the second rank. If he adds the title of "alternate co-president", he will be the first rank. Bit ratio vice-phase.

It can be said that Xia Song reached the sky in one step and was promoted several levels in a row. Although the officials in the court were vaguely guessing, they were still extremely envious. After the court was over, they all went to congratulate Xia Song on his promotion.

Not long after the morning meeting, Zhao Zhen knew the reason.

Cao Xiu reported to him that Xia Song secretly went to Zhao Jun's mansion last night and stood at the door for more than three hours. After that, Zhao Jun finally let him in, and the two of them talked inside for more than an hour. I don't know what they talked about.

Zhao Zhen could vaguely guess what they were talking about. It was nothing more than Xia Song imitating Li Di and coming to seek refuge. But Zhao Zhen was still very curious. Didn't Zhao Jun hate Xia Song? Why would you accept Xia Song?

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

Outside the Chongzheng Hall, it was midwinter. Although it had not yet snowed, it started to rain moderately. The rain was not particularly heavy, but it was not light either. Dark clouds covered the sky.

The stove was set up in the house, and Zhao Jun repeatedly ordered that when burning coal, the window must be opened for ventilation to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning, so he left a window open. Although it was a bit cold, and rain drifted in from time to time, at least it was not stuffy.

Everyone sat down and were about to discuss today's issues. Zhao Zhen looked at Zhao Jun and asked curiously: "Dasun, did you recommend Xia Song?"

"Um."

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "He came to me last night and wanted to join me. For the sake of his ability, I finally accepted him."

"oh."

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

Seeing him like that, Zhao Jun said, "Brother, you used to be most taboo about cliques. Are you worried about me forming a clique for personal gain?"

"That's not true. I'm just worried that Xia Song's bad conduct will ruin things for my grandson."

Zhao Zhen said hurriedly.

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "Actually, you don't have to worry about anything. Let me ask you, do you still remember what I said before, what is the number one worry of those in power in all countries?"

"Stability of the regime!"

Zhao Zhen answered without hesitation.

"good."

Zhao Jun looked around and said: "For those in power, preserving power and life is the first priority. Realizing ambitions is the second priority. Benefiting the country and even harming the country are actually bonuses. The essence of benefiting the country is to maintain power. "Safety!"

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

"Can I still rebel? Can I overthrow the Song Dynasty's regime? I don't have military power, and the officials will not support me. I have no possibility of subversion."

Zhao Jun spread his hands and said: "So if you see the essence through the phenomenon, you have no reason to doubt me. Even if I want to ignore you, it is impossible. Who of these people here do you think will agree? Li Di is standing with me. On the other hand, if I ask him if he is willing to rebel against me, what will his answer be?"

Li Di's face turned slightly pale.

Although after entering the Constitutional Yuan, he has become accustomed to the fact that Zhao Jun often behaves in an inscrutable and official manner outside. He speaks more straightforwardly in front of people who know each other's details, and there is nothing much to hide. .

But this is too straightforward. I just pressed Zhao Zhen's ears, picked him up and told him, I am doing everything for your own good, so don't be suspicious of me.

The truth is that it scares people like Li Di who have been prime minister several times.

However, what he didn't know was that this was the method used by Zhao Jun and CPU 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 are, the more people believe them and think they make sense.

If the words are confusing, in the end everyone will be suspicious of each other, and they will not know what Zhao Jun is thinking, but it will be a bad choice.

Once the seeds of doubt are planted, something big will happen.

Therefore, the more Zhao Jun speaks without any scruples, and speaks clearly and understandably, the more people will feel that Zhao Jun's thoughts and opinions are expressed thoroughly and that there is nothing wrong with his words.

And Zhao Zhen still does this.

After all, what Zhao Jun said is right. After talking about it, you can figure it out.

Yes.

Even if Da Sun formed his own force, it would only be because Li Di and Xia Song supported him.

Then what?

There is no military power, no legitimate inheritance rights for the Zhao family's heirs, and no righteousness.

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 wanted Zhao Jun to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan as the emperor's grandson, the civil and military objections of the entire dynasty would probably go up to heaven.

Moreover, Zhao Zhen could tolerate Zhao Jun's doing whatever he wanted, because he essentially needed Zhao Jun to help him maintain the security of the regime and prevent the overthrow of the Jingkang regime decades later.

Therefore, in order for the Song Dynasty to last for a long time, as long as Zhao Zhen is suspicious of Zhao Jun without worrying about the political power, then Zhao Jun, let alone recruiting a pawn, even if he hits him, it doesn't matter if he punches him twice.

Under such circumstances, as long as we talk about it, there is no need to worry about anything else.

For a moment, the little doubts that had arisen just now because of Xia Song's matter were immediately thrown away and disappeared.

Zhao Zhen said quickly: "Dasun, look at what you said, I have never doubted you from the beginning to the end. This makes me seem to be suspicious of you."

Easy to handle.

Zhao Jun smiled slightly and then said: "Of course I'm not saying that you are doubting me, brother. What I just want to say is that as a group of people who want to realize their ambitions and maintain the security and stability of the regime, we must unite and help each other. Don't stop What's going on?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Yijian. In the past two days, Lu Yijian had wilted a lot like an eggplant beaten by frost. After all, the eldest son is in jail. Although the other sons are not implicated, he is also his most beloved eldest son.

"I'm just a little confused."

Zhao Zhen changed the subject and said: "Didn't you say that Xia Song's character is not very good and you have always disliked him? Although he has outstanding political achievements, he has not been promoted for several years. Why did you suddenly accept him easily and call him to be the Minister of Finance? "

"This is the importance of taking sides. Politicians are powerful animals. Under normal circumstances, they should not be judged by simple good guys and bad guys."

Zhao Jun replied: "Although his character is indeed not very good, I really haven't found a reason to take him down. If you don't have a bottom line in your life, just give him an unfounded charge and dismiss him, and that's it. But I have a bottom line." , since no evidence of his crime was found, it would be difficult to take action.”

He continued: "Now that Xia Song has come to stand with me, I have to consider whether to use him. From the perspective of a moral saint, I feel that Xia Song is so despicable and a villain, so I must not use him, but I’m speaking from a national perspective.”

"From a national perspective, is there any difference?"

Zhao Zhen was puzzled.

"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 powerful people?"

"Powerful person?"

Everyone looked at each other. Zhao Jun said that powerful people before actually meant those participants in power.

Zhao Zhen asked: "What is it?"

"It's also power security."

Zhao Jun pointed at the crowd and said: "In the past, when I was in the political hall, these prime ministers would think about it. Now that I am the prime minister and being stared at by so many people, will I offend people, will I be impeached, will I Dismissed?"

"So they don't have the courage to reform. They just do what they should do, and then wait to be dismissed from the prime minister in the future. After all, there are only a few people with courage like Lao Fan."

Fan Zhongyan puffed up his chest and was not afraid of losing his official position for the ideals and justice in his heart. This was a very honorable thing.

"Now that everyone is in the Constitutional Yuan, they don't have to worry about losing their power at any time. This actually gives them power security from the side. In this way, they can put aside their worries and think about their ambitions."

Zhao Jun spread his hands and said: "Of course, I still want to criticize Lu Yijian and Sheng Du by name. The government has given you so much power and security, but you don't want to help the government maintain the stability of the regime and actively implement the New Deal reforms. But it is really incompetent to push the flames behind the scenes.”

Lu Yijian and Sheng Du were almost numb, especially Lu Yijian. Not only did she hook up with a son, but now she was criticized by Zhao Jun every day. She was so angry that she couldn't hold her head up in the Constitutional Yuan. She was like Chen Rui eating peppercorns - lose. Numb.

He couldn't help gritting his teeth and said: "Don't just stare at me, Wang Xiaoxian was also involved in this matter."

"Old man Lu, you betrayed me!"

The king was furious.

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

After all, although he also had disciples and grandsons who were caught committing crimes, they were not his own sons after all, so after careful consideration, I chose a neutral attitude. When the disciples and grandsons below came to him and hoped that he would come forward, they did not refuse, but remained silent and hinted.

As a result, Lu Yijian's faction, Sheng Du and Zhang Shixun's faction, plus some people under Wang Zeng made trouble first, which led to a large number of officials who were dissatisfied with the New Deal's torment and caused this political turmoil.

But originally Wang Zeng still hid it well, but he never expected that he would be betrayed by his political opponents and lose his face.

"Good guy, we found another mole."

Zhao Jun looked at Wang Zeng and said: "Old Wang, you, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, are here to cause trouble for the official family?"

Zhao Zhen also looked at him with an unkind expression.

Wang Zeng had no choice but to say: "The official family, I was confused for a moment. They came to see me at that time, and I couldn't refuse, but I didn't agree. I just said it was up to them."

"This is connivance."

Zhao Jun sighed: "Look at this group of people. They are all the highest-level politicians and the people most relied on by the government, but none of them can see clearly that their own lax upbringing has harmed the interests of the country. It is really disappointing." ”

"Officials, Zhao Jun is attacking us step by step and raising his status in the eyes of the officials, so be careful."

Lu Yijian saw the way out and quickly reminded Zhao Zhen.

"Look, officials."

Zhao Jun pointed at Lu Yijian and turned to Zhao Zhen: "He is still slandering me. Could it be that my son committed the crime and I opposed the New Deal and harmed the national interests to protect him? The facts are here, but these old guys are still sophistry. How untrustworthy they are.”

"alright."

Seeing that Lu Yijian still wanted to say something, Zhao Zhen had no choice but to press down his hands to signal the end of the topic. He then looked at Zhao Jun and said, "Grandson, let's continue talking about why we accepted Xia Song."

"Where did I just say? Oh, what people in the center of power are most worried about is the security of power."

Zhao Jun continued: "But I don't have to worry, so I must maintain the stability of the regime, and my thinking must be based on the interests of the country. So, between a capable villain and an incompetent gentleman, I Who will I use in front of me?”

Zhao Zhen suddenly realized: "I understand, although Xia Song has bad conduct, he is indeed outstanding in ability. Compared with an incompetent gentleman who may harm the country, it is better to use a capable villain, which will make the country better." "

"correct!"

Zhao Jun laughed and said: "Actually, as the most powerful people, we don't need to do something ourselves, we only need to do two things."

"Which two?"

"First, when formulating the direction of the country's future development, we need to have a long-term vision, so modern countries in the future will have think tanks, and there will be many think tank members who will advise the head of state and plan the country's future path."

"So we also need to form a think tank?"

Zhao Zhen asked curiously.

Zhao Jun rolled his eyes and said: "How can these stinky tomatoes and rotten bird eggs have any vision? I can do it alone. Even if I die in the future, I have to leave behind the country's development blueprint for hundreds of years to be able to Let the Song Dynasty continue to grow stronger."

"Forehead"

Zhao Zhen thought about it and felt that he seemed a bit stupid, so he quickly asked: "What about the second thing?"

"The second thing is naturally to select the right talents and make the best use of them."

Zhao Jun smiled and said: "When you are a leader, you have to learn how to use people. Liu Bei is a suitable leader, so he can start from scratch and achieve an imperial career. Xia Song's character is a bit bad, but sometimes the country needs this kind of Policies can only be implemented by those who use unscrupulous means.”

"I understand."

Zhao Zhen had a great realization and nodded repeatedly: "It is the great grandson who is far-sighted. The future of the Song Dynasty depends entirely on the great grandson."

"That won't work. In addition to people who make plans, the country also needs wise rulers like you, brother."

Zhao Jun repeatedly waved his hands and said: "As the saying goes, a single tree cannot make a forest, and one person cannot make a crowd. A body made of iron can drive a few nails. If Zhuge Liang had not met Liu Bei, he would not have been able to make his name known forever. If I didn't have my brother, I would be unable to do anything. If we can’t do it, it shows that our ancestors and grandchildren can help each other and build a lasting legacy!”

Many prime ministers felt sore all over and their toes stood up when they heard the boasts of their ancestors and grandchildren, as well as Zhao Jun's unashamed talk.

Zhao Zhen was laughing so hard that his mouth almost reached the back of his head.

Da Sun’s words really touched his heart.

And seeing Zhao Zhen laughing, Zhao Jun also laughed.

How about officialdom training people?

In his early years, he was still a clueless young man, and CPU Zhao Zhen could only coax and lie.

Now.

It is completely natural, without any trace left.