Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 340 Rumors, I Do What I Want
Even Xun Jing himself felt quite surprised, and a trace of anger arose in his heart.

He thought that due to his strong background, age, seniority, and official position, no one had spoken to him in such a tone for a long time. However, he did not expect that because of his family relationship, he had slandered Chen Zhi behind his back several times and undermined Chen Zhi and his colleagues. Relationships, this kind of thing is actually quite taboo, it is easy for Chen Zhi to gain a foothold and do nothing.

Chen Zhi deduced Xunjing's various little actions from clues, but he was busy with the preparations for the tasting meeting and many matters concerning the literary review, so he had no time to intervene. Now that everything was on track, how could he let it go?
In Chen Zhi's view, since Xun Jing chose not to deal with him and slandered him behind his back, what reason was there to be polite to such a person?
However, Xunjing was quite deep in the city. Although he was unhappy, he still maintained an elder attitude on the surface and asked: "Oh? Could it be that Chen Taile has a back-up plan? Haven't you noticed that there has been a rumor among the people for a long time? Rumors that are not good for you? Even now, news is still spreading outside, rumors are flying, and people's hearts are floating."

He narrowed his eyes and spoke earnestly: "You need to pay attention to these things. After all, you can rely on your tricks to surprise many academies for a while, but after all, you can't last a lifetime. Listening to your current tone, you are complacent. This This is not a good sign!”

"Thank you, Doctor, for the advice. That's why I'm here," Chen Zhi said politely, but without looking at Xun Jing, he said to Taichang Dengmeng, "Taichang and you guys don't need to worry, there are rumors in the streets. This is not a bad thing, but a good thing. Because of Chen’s plan, he is not afraid of people knowing, but he is afraid that not many people know. The more people who know, the more it will help things unfold later.”

"That's nonsense!" Xun Jing was irritated by Chen Zhi's attitude of ignoring him. "That plaque of yours is enough nonsense. Once the plaque comes out, I don't know how many restless people are ready to take action. Taichang Mansion wants to calm down the matter, let alone We know how much manpower and material resources will be spent. The Xiongnu and Xianbei envoys are coming soon. This is a critical moment, but we have to divert our energy for you. You, a young man, don’t know how to advance or retreat!"

Xun Jing simply scolded him rudely.

The smell of gunpowder between the two became stronger and stronger, and the other subordinate officers sensibly shut their mouths and looked like they were waiting to see what would happen.

Chen Zhi shook his head, finally looked at Xun Jing and said, "Doctor, you are old after all. You have not seen some new things before, so you cannot predict the subsequent changes. This is not your fault, but you should not make rash comments. I won’t argue with you, you will understand after a few more days.”

Well, one said you were young and ignorant, and the other said you were old and confused. Neither of them wanted to suffer, and the others shook their heads.

Xun Jing's face finally couldn't hide his emotions and showed anger. He was obviously very angry. But Chen Zhi didn't look at him anymore. Instead, he said to Taichang Dengmeng: "Taichang, my subordinate Now that we have sorted out the affairs of the Taile Department, we should be busy with the envoys from the Huns, and we must also start contacting Dahonglu, so we need some help."

"You still know about this?" Deng Meng seemed not to have noticed the argument between the old man and the young man just now. His expression was as usual, showing no emotion or anger. "Tell me, what kind of help do you need? As long as you can do this well, I will The officials are very helpful."

"Thank you so much, Taichang," Chen Zhi thanked him and said unceremoniously: "I hope Taichang can ask the various officials to send people to publicize the five people who participated in the evaluation meeting today, as well as the fifteen academy scholars. Ichiban, it is best to spread the proud stories of their lives, together with the articles published today, to everyone in Luoyang."

As soon as he said this, everyone present was stunned, even Deng Meng showed a look of astonishment.

"How ridiculous!" Before Deng Meng could say anything, Xun Jing sneered, "Aren't you using your power for personal gain? To put it nicely, you said you are here for the Huns. According to your statement, I don't see the slightest benefit. As for receiving the envoy, I want to help you share the crisis."

Although Sun Jiang, Ji Fa and the others didn't speak, they looked at their expressions as if they had ordinary thoughts.

Even Taichang Dengmeng, who had always been calm and generous, was stunned and asked: "Chen Zhi, I also hope you can explain the matter clearly. What is the connection between the two?"

Chen Zhi nodded and said: "The tribes from the four sides have always been greedy for the prosperity and knowledge of the Central Plains. Therefore, when people from these tribes arrive, they often ask to meet many people, or ask for advice on articles, or other things, etc. Many of them went to visit the academy, but due to various obstacles, most of the people in the Central Plains did not accept them, which caused estrangement and brought about many derivative problems, and even many tribal rebellions, all because of such trivial matters."

"What you said is good, but do you mean to say that you have a way to get those people in the academy to accept the invitation from the Xiongnu envoys?" Deng Meng stopped Xun Jing who was about to speak, and asked with a smile: "It's just with you. Proposed method?”

"Although it will not be accepted by all academies, it can change the situation. If it happens at the right time, it may be possible to achieve a prosperous age and bring harmony between Hu and Han," Chen Zhi said without hesitation, "Shang Qing should also know. No change can happen overnight, but it can slowly change perceptions."

Deng Meng nodded slightly, pondered, and finally said: "If Hu and Han can be harmonious, it will be a great achievement."

"Isn't this still nothing clear?" Xun Jing was still dissatisfied. He was ridiculed by Chen Zhi one after another. He felt that he had lost face and was unwilling to give up. "

"Since you don't even know my purpose, that's why you didn't understand. It can be seen that the pattern in your heart is different if it is too common. Think about the overall situation, so you can understand the key point," Chen Zhi retorted unceremoniously.Xun Jing's face became darker and darker, while Deng Meng looked thoughtful.

Xun Jing turned to Deng Meng and said seriously: "Taichang Shangqing, this person is full of nonsense and cannot be trusted!"

Deng Meng remained silent. Others knew that Taichang was weighing the matter in their minds and did not dare to interrupt. The whole hall immediately became quiet.

After a while, Deng Meng suddenly smiled and said: "There is no need for so many ideas. Whether it is for the Huns to send envoys, or simply to reverse the situation of Taile Department and let other officials help, it is not difficult. This is also the Taichang Mansion. The reason for commanding a bureaucracy."

As soon as these words came out, everyone showed a look of astonishment, and then they seemed to understand, thinking of what Taichang had mentioned in the past. After Taichang took office, although he had a moderate intention, on many occasions, he still Revealing the idea of ​​​​strengthening Taichang Mansion and improving his status, letting the various bureaucracies work together is undoubtedly a good way to help him sort out the authority within Taichang Mansion.

"Shangqing!" Xun Jing became anxious all of a sudden.

"No need to rush," Deng Meng waved his hand, looked at Chen Zhi and said with a smile: "I said yes, but I don't mean that I will fulfill your wish immediately. After all, although you have done some things since you took office, the results are not yet clear, and the results are not clear yet. Without actual results, you won't be able to convince others, so at least you have to prove that what you said before is not nonsense."

"Of course, you will see changes in a few days." Chen Zhi was not worried at all. After saying this, he changed the subject, "In addition, I will start contacting Dahonglu in the next two days. , what I have done in the past few days will also help this."

"Okay, you know what is the most important thing right now, that's enough." Deng Meng nodded with satisfaction, and then announced today's events, letting everyone perform their duties.

"Shang Qing! How can we let Chen Zhi go!" Xun Jing jumped out immediately, losing his composure.

"The matter has come to this, we can't go back. Mr. Xun, please wait for a few days." Deng Meng had a smile on his face when he spoke, but his tone was quite low. Listening to this voice, others did not dare to have any objections.

Although Xun Jing said no more, he looked at Chen Zhi with resentful eyes and noticed his appearance. Everyone else knew very well that the old man of the Xun family had only used words to push behind his back before, but now he was exposed in front of Chen Zhi. I am afraid that the family power will be used to deal with Chen Zhi openly in the future.

News of the conflict between the two gradually spread as the meeting at Taichang Mansion ended. At least for now, in Chen Zhi Mansion, Su Liao, an aide, immediately smiled bitterly after learning about it.

"Young Master, you are impulsive today. Even if Xun Jing is really causing trouble behind your back several times to sow discord between you and your colleagues, in the face of such a person, the best choice is to endure it for the time being. In officialdom, , you have to learn to keep your head down, build good relationships with your colleagues first, climb up step by step, and then go back to deal with the enemy. After all, at Xunjing's age, he is just a Dr. Taichang, and his future is incomparable to yours! "

Chen Zhi listened and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He had had enough of this in his previous life, so how could he have to compromise in this life?

As he spoke, Su Liao sighed again: "But now that the matter has come to this, you probably don't know that this tasting meeting is particularly exquisite. Many people in the city are talking about it, but most of them are just waiting and watching. In addition, there are rumors on the street. There are more and more people saying that you decide the right and wrong without authorization and damage the reputation of Shouzhuo Academy. Some people even deliberately spread the news and disparage Shouzhuo Academy. Based on their understanding in the past few days, these people who spread the news will inevitably It’s the Xu family and the Zhang family, but you have offended the Xun family now. If the Xun family joins in again, and even Shendu Academy, which has a Xun family background, might also..."

"Shendu Academy will not interfere." Chen Zhi suddenly laughed, "The title of No. [-] in the article is for the academy. Shendu Academy also desires it. If they dare to interfere, then don't blame me for being rude. You What do you think my arrangement is for? Just to make people laugh? To bring fame to those who criticized and the scholars who participated, wrong! I did it to establish authority. In my opinion, Taile Department has amazing power. , it is such a pity that it was abandoned and ignored. As for the Xun family..."

There was a twinkle in his eye.

"It's not that I provoked them, but that they provoked me. You can't put the cart before the horse. And I'm not worried about them joining the rumors. What I'm worried about is that not many people will spread the rumors! Rumors are what I want!"

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