On this day, the imperial court received news that Zhao Junchen was about to arrive at the capital center.
In order to welcome the triumphant return of Zhao Junchen, the new pavilion elder and new uncle, the whole capital was very lively, and all relevant yamen were in a hurry.
The Beijing Camp first dispatched a battalion of imperial officers and soldiers to urgently control the west gate of the capital and the official road within ten miles west of the capital. The west gate no longer allowed ordinary people to enter and exit at will, and the people on the official road were all driven to both sides.
Activities are restricted.
The Imperial Guard also sent two guards, Jinwu and Yulin, to quickly control the main road from the west gate of the capital to the Forbidden City. They vigorously maintained the security order near the road and ordered the people of the capital not to intrude at will.
At the same time, Shuntian Prefecture also issued an official notice, advising the people of the capital to patiently follow the orders of the officers and soldiers and not to push or conflict with the officers and soldiers, indicating that the government's operation would soon end.
This kind of momentum is not insignificant. In the past, it only appeared when Emperor Deqing was in and out of the capital.
Seeing these actions of the government offices, the people complained and discussed. Some people thought that Emperor Deqing wanted to go out to the capital for hunting. Others thought that it was to welcome foreign envoys to Beijing to meet the emperor. Of course, there were also some well-informed people.
He said that all this was to welcome Zhao Junchen's triumphant return.
However, after people familiar with the matter told the truth, they were quickly questioned.
The people in the capital are all well-informed people, and they all know many ways of officialdom.
Although Zhao Junchen has achieved outstanding achievements during this period, his achievements have made history, and because the storytelling guild has promoted them everywhere and added fuel to the flames, his reputation among the government and the public has been unparalleled. However, the attitude of the Ming Dynasty towards ministers with meritorious deeds has always been the same for hundreds of years.
He is stingy and stingy. It is hard to imagine that Zhao Junchen would deliberately put up such a huge formation this time.
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While the people were talking about it, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, surrounded by officials, rushed to ten miles west of the capital in person, patiently waiting for the appearance of Zhao Junchen and others.
It is now approaching late autumn, the weather is getting colder, the wind is getting stronger, and the cold is getting heavier. It is natural to make people feel uncomfortable after waiting for a long time.
All the officials were pampered people. After waiting like this for more than half an hour, Zhao Junchen still didn't show up, and many people gradually couldn't hold on any longer.
The seventh prince Zhu Hejian has always been born with deficiencies and is frail and sickly, so this time is particularly difficult.
However, Zhu Hejian knew very well that this was the critical period for him to become a prince, so he could no longer show his weakness in public.
Otherwise, once this situation reaches the ears of Emperor Deqing, it may make Emperor Deqing hesitate and change his mind.
Zhu Hejian's will was extremely firm. Even though his body was gradually unable to bear it, his waist and legs were weak, and his brain was swollen, he still did not reveal any signs. He just secretly hid a piece of ginseng slice under his tongue. On the surface, he was still the same.
He looked full of energy and his face was glowing.
After seeing that all the officials in the welcoming team were a little unable to hold on, Zhu Hejian was obviously prepared, and immediately turned around and whispered a few instructions to the eunuch Jia Lun.
After hearing Zhu Hejian's whispered instructions, Jia Lun left quickly.
After another quarter of an hour, Jia Lun returned to the welcoming team, arranged for people to cook ginseng tea, brought a large number of tea cups, and sent a cup of ginseng tea to each official.
In addition to the officials who each received a cup of ginseng tea, even the entourage of the officials and the officers and soldiers of the Forbidden Army near the official road also received a bowl of hot tea.
After all the officials had received a cup of freshly brewed hot ginseng tea, Zhu Hejian smiled and said loudly: "My lords, it is now the cold weather in late autumn. We have been waiting for such a long time. Everyone.
We are all suffering from coldness and fatigue. Fortunately, I prepared some ginseng slices in advance and sent someone to make some ginseng tea just now to ward off the cold and refresh you."
Seeing that the seventh prince Zhu Hejian was so considerate to the officials and even took the initiative to provide them with ginseng tea to ward off the cold and refresh themselves, all the officials were inexplicably moved. They only felt that Zhu Hejian was a considerate and good prince with a heart of a Bodhisattva!
Just relying on this, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian is far stronger than the prince Zhu Heyu who has always been business-oriented and leads by example!
Prince Zhu Heyu has never known how to be considerate and considerate of his subordinates. He always demands others according to his own standards, thinking that if he can persist in Ku Lei, everyone should join him in persisting in Ku Lei, but he has never been able to do so.
I have never thought about the wishes of most people!
In fact, "leading by example" is certainly a complimentary term, but most officials hate this approach, because it means that they must do things according to other people's principles. Not only are their hands tied and uncomfortable, but the people above want to
If you abuse yourself, the people below will also suffer!
Thinking back to the rumors that had been circulating during this period, it was said that the seventh prince Zhu Heyu was about to succeed Zhu Heyu and become the new crown prince. Everyone felt happy in their hearts and thought this was great news.
By that time, with the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, a prince with a kind and considerate personality, the officials will surely live a much more comfortable life!
Thinking of this, all the officials rushed to express their gratitude and praised Zhu Hejian's compassionate actions.
"Xiaguan is already old and can no longer hold on any longer. If it hadn't been for this cup of ginseng tea sent by His Highness the Seventh Prince, I might have become seriously ill after going back today. Thank you His Highness the Seventh Prince, I will be a good man forever.
Remember the kindness!”
"I have long heard that His Highness the Seventh Prince is gentle and gentle, with a pure and kind personality. Now that I have seen it, I find that it is even better than the rumors! It is a blessing for all officials in our court to have a good prince like you who is considerate and considerate of his subordinates!"
"Thank you to the Seventh Prince for the gift of ginseng tea! As a prince, and as a member of the Holy Family, you are still willing to think about us, lower-level officials. The lower-level officials are deeply moved. From now on, they will definitely be married.
Repay each other!"
After hearing the gratitude from all the officials, Zhu Hejian still looked gentle and humble, and said with a smile: "It's just a few cups of ginseng tea, it's not worthy of such thanks from all the adults! Zhao Gechen hasn't appeared for a long time, so we haven't come yet.
Knowing how long we have to stay here and wait, my lords, you'd better drink tea while it's hot. If the ginseng tea is cold, the effect of repelling the cold and refreshing you will be less."
Hearing that Zhu Hejian turned the topic to Zhao Junchen, and seeing that Zhu Hejian seemed to be a good-tempered and tolerant person, some of the more courageous officials couldn't help but complain: "Oh, this time the court is trying to welcome Zhao Junchen."
When Mr. Ge returns to the capital, the commotion is too great, even if His Majesty comes in and out of the capital, it is nothing more than that!"
"Yes, in the end it's us who have to endure the cold wind and suffer!"
"Although Zhao Gechen has outstanding achievements, he is also too arrogant. I haven't seen him show up after waiting for so long!"
"They are in the limelight, so what does this little prestige mean?"
"Zhao Gechen sent a fast-horse messenger. He only said that he would arrive in Beijing before noon, but he did not give us an accurate time. He made us wait in vain all morning. It is already past half hour. Will he show up at the right time?
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Hearing the complaints from various officials, Zhu Hejian smiled and said nothing.
If Zhu Hejian's prediction is correct, it's not just the officials in the welcoming team who are complaining now!
While Zhu Hejian and others were waiting here for Zhao Junchen to appear, the Gonggun princes in the Hall of Taihe were also waiting hard for Zhao Junchen to appear, and they must have complained a lot.
In fact, the reason why the imperial court deliberately set up such a grand formation to welcome Zhao Junchen's triumphant return this time was all because of Zhu Hejian's suggestion.
This time, Zhu Hejian came forward to greet Zhao Junchen on behalf of the court, which was a key node for him to officially move from behind the scenes to the front. Zhu Hejian was naturally thoughtful and thoughtful.
Zhu Hejian's proposal was mainly based on three considerations.
First of all, this is Zhu Hejian's first opportunity to appear in public, so Zhu Hejian wants to show the officials that his body has completely recovered, even if he has to wait in the cold wind for more than half an hour, it will not be a problem, and then eliminate Emperor Deqing
and the concerns in the hearts of the officials;
Secondly, it is to establish an image of being considerate and considerate to his subordinates, in sharp contrast to the prince Zhu Heyu, and to win the goodwill and acceptance of the officials;
In the end, this approach was also intended to praise Zhao Junchen and arouse the resentment and jealousy of Zhao Junchen in the hearts of the officials.
Now it seems that Zhu Hejian's three goals have been achieved.
Even when all the officials couldn't hold on, Zhu Hejian was still full of energy and his face was glowing. This situation will definitely be noticed by interested people, and they can infer that Zhu Hejian has recovered.
A few cups of ginseng tea, which only cost a dozen taels of silver in total, can make all the officials in the welcoming team feel grateful and praise them constantly. It is simply the most cost-effective deal! After this matter spread, the Seventh Prince
Zhu Hejian's reputation among the officials must have been greatly improved, and the number of officials who want to join the sect of the seventh prince Zhu Hejian must also increase a lot.
When Emperor Deqing officially deposes Crown Prince Zhu Heyu and makes the seventh prince Zhu Hejian the new crown prince, the officials will easily accept him, and Zhu Hejian can quickly gain a foothold!
At the same time, everyone will be jealous, and the jealousy of the Gonggun princes in the temple will only be stronger than ordinary people! This time the imperial court put up such a grand array to welcome Zhao Junchen back to the capital, and all the officials
If we go to war and wait patiently, how many people will feel dissatisfied?
In this way, there is no need to wait for Zhao Junchen to take action after returning to the capital, the seeds of hostility have already been planted in the hearts of all officials!
Although Zhao Junchen seems to have unlimited glory, he will definitely suffer a lot in the future because of today's scenery.
Thinking of this, a smile flashed across Zhu Hejian's lips.
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But he said that just when Zhu Hejian was secretly planning his plan, someone with sharp eyes suddenly pointed to the distance of the road and said loudly: "Look, a team is coming! The team that appeared here at this time should be Zhao Gechen returning to the capital!"