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This world has not experienced the turbulent times of the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, the population size is close to the middle of the Qing Dynasty, and the capital is naturally very lively.

The center of the imperial court welcomed Zhao Junchen with great fanfare this time, but it also had an advantage, that is, it saved the time of queuing and crowding when entering the city.

Of course, it didn't save much time.

When Zhao Junchen's team arrived at the West City Gate, they immediately encountered a second welcoming team, which was mainly composed of ordinary people, merchants, and scholars, but it brought together representatives from all walks of life in the capital.

According to the leader of this team, they spontaneously organized to welcome Zhao Junchen, purely because they admired and admired Zhao Junchen's great achievements during this time.

The formation of them to greet Zhao Junchen was also huge, with gongs and drums, firecrackers, and various gifts from representatives from all walks of life to Zhao Junchen, forcing Zhao Junchen to come forward to accept it in person, and naturally there was a big disturbance.

When the team finally entered the capital, Zhao Junchen raised his hand and lifted the side curtain of the sedan chair, quietly observing the scene outside the sedan chair.

At this time, the surrounding scene was not lively, there were hundreds of people crowded on both sides of the road, vying to witness the scene of Zhao Junchen entering the city and entering the palace, many people were excited, and from time to time there would be loud cheers and loud cheers; The forbidden officers and soldiers formed a human wall, trying to maintain order on the scene, blocking all the people on both sides of the road, lest the people would rush into the road and disturb Zhao Junchen.

Zhao Junchen still remembers the scene when he returned to the capital after the locust eradication last year.

At that time, Zhao Junchen was just a notorious household servant, and he had not yet begun to form a party, so naturally not many people paid attention to Zhao Junchen's return to the capital.

Because of the excessive congestion in front of the city gate, Zhao Junchen's carriage was forced to wait for a long time, but Xu Qingyan was a little impatient, and shouted loudly, "The frame of Lord Zhao, the servant of the household department, is here, everyone hurry up and give way".

The people's expressions of fear and hatred at the beginning are still vivid, and it also makes Zhao Junchen determined to reverse his reputation as a government and the opposition.

Today, it is just over a short period of time, and Zhao Junchen's plan has obviously succeeded.

Because of the excitement before entering the city, the people already knew the news of Zhao Junchen's return to the capital, and also knew that the reason why the yamen of the imperial court restricted the entry and exit of the city gate and drove the nearby people this time was all to welcome Zhao Junchen's triumphant return to Beijing.

However, not many people resented Zhao Junchen for interfering with their normal life, but they were vying to witness the scene of Zhao Junchen's return to Beijing and entering the palace, and many people couldn't help but show reverence and excitement after seeing Zhao Junchen's sedan chair.

When the people are watching, from time to time there will be loud shouts such as "Zhao Da Hero" and "Zhao Ge is good", and every time there is such a shout, a large number of people will follow and respond.

It is not an exaggeration to say that such a scene is "everyone is looking forward to it" and "cheering in the middle of the road"!

Seeing such a situation, Zhao Junchen's expression was a little emotional.

"It seems that the storyteller's guild I secretly formed has indeed played a role in this period of time, for the people of the capital, whether it is the total annihilation of the Mongolian coalition army or the recovery of the Hetao, it is a very distant thing, just a strange news, if it were not for the propaganda and momentum of the storyteller's guild, the people would not understand the true meaning of these things at all, they would never regard me as a hero, and they would not be so reverent and excited after seeing me!

People in the world are always forgetful, and lies become the truth after being indoctrinated a thousand times, so it is often as simple as that to manipulate people's hearts! It's just a short year, and most of my energy has been devoted to the place where flies and dogs are trapped, but I have done a few good things, and then invested more energy in propaganda and momentum, and then I have changed from a corrupt official with a bad reputation to a selfless blue sky!

So, it doesn't matter how many things you do, the point is to let people see that you have done something, and publicity is the key......"

While thinking about it, Zhao Junchen's brows furrowed slightly, and he thought again: "However, this kind of situation will soon reach the ears of Emperor Deqing, I am afraid that he will be more and more jealous of me, he will never want to see me improve my reputation, and he will inevitably use various means to suppress it in the future, but it is also a headache...... In this way, it is imperative to resign from illness!

Also, the welcoming team in front of the city gate is also extremely strange! If it weren't for their fanfare, the people would not have known about my return to the capital today, and Emperor Deqing would not have noticed the improvement of my reputation among the people so quickly!

The appearance of this welcoming team must be someone hiding behind the scenes! You must know that even the center of the imperial court only received the news that I was going back to Beijing early this morning, and it is impossible for people from all walks of life in the capital to react in time, and the Beijing camp has already controlled the city gate and forbade any people to enter and leave...... And the person behind this behind-the-scenes command is likely to be the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian, but Zhou Shangjing is also suspicious......"

Thinking of this, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but raise his hand and rub the sides of his forehead.

As soon as he returned to the capital, before Zhao Junchen could make a move, all the forces in the temple had already prepared one trap after another for Zhao Junchen, but Zhao Junchen couldn't help but have a headache.

Not far from Zhao Junchen's sedan chair, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian was still riding a horse.

In fact, with Zhu Hejian's identity, it stands to reason that he should also travel in a sedan chair, but in order to prove that his body has been healed, he does not let go of any publicity opportunities, even if his legs and feet are weak, he is not willing to abandon the horse and ride in the sedan chair, just to let everyone see his physical side.

At this time, after seeing Zhao Junchen open the side curtain of the sedan chair and silently observe the reaction of the people, Zhu Hejian drove his horse to Zhao Junchen's sedan chair and said with a smile: "Zhao Gechen's great achievements and great military exploits have already spread all over the capital, and all the people admire and regard Zhao Gechen as a hero!" There are many people who have already compared Zhao Gechen with Yu Shaobao, Mr. Yang Ming and others back then! ”

Zhao Junchen sighed lightly, shook his head, and said, "Where do I dare to be on a par with these ancestors? This statement is too exaggerated, once it is spread, isn't it ridiculous and generous? It's just killing me! ”

Zhu Hejian didn't seem to understand Zhao Junchen's deep meaning at all, but said with a serious expression: "I think this statement is not an exaggeration!" Yu Shaobao and Mr. Yang Ming are of course famous ministers of the former dynasty, both civil and military, and they have all made great achievements in turning the tide, but when they are like Zhao Gechen's age, their achievements are far inferior!

Zhao Gechen, you don't have to be arrogant, don't talk about your outstanding military exploits this time, which of my dynasty's money and grain turnover and various restructurings in recent years can leave Zhao Gechen's contribution? With Zhao Gechen's age, he can at least assist the Ming Dynasty for thirty or fifty years, and his achievements in the future will only increase, and he will definitely become a famous minister through the ages. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Hejian slightly accentuated his tone on the sentence "At least he can assist the Ming Dynasty for thirty or fifty years", but he hinted that he would still reuse Zhao Junchen after he ascended the throne.

Zhao Junchen seemed to have a look of yearning on his face, and then shook his head again and sighed: "I hope so...... The king regards the minister as a sibling, and the minister regards the king as a heart! As long as the court and His Majesty believe in me and use me, how dare I not do my best? I have never hoped that my achievements can surpass those of my predecessors such as Shaobao and Mr. Yang Ming, I just hope that after I retire, I can have a clear conscience! ”

Zhao Junchen's words were also full of hints, saying that he did not have much ambition, as long as the emperors were willing to trust him and reuse him, he would be loyal to the court.

In this way, in order to reassure each other, the two of them both said a lie with sincere expressions that they didn't believe, and at the same time they didn't believe each other's statements at all.

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And just when Zhao Junchen and Zhu Hejian were playing with each other, making up their minds and wronging each other, the Forbidden City had already appeared far away at the end of the road.

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When Zhao Junchen entered Beijing and entered the palace, Emperor Deqing and hundreds of officials of the court did not just blindly wait for Zhao Junchen's audience.

In fact, during this period of time, the government affairs of the central court were quite heavy, and Emperor Deqing and the hundred officials of the court were not idle, and there were a lot of things to deal with every day, and there were many important things to discuss during the court discussion.

The busyness of the Deqing Emperor and the hundred officials was mostly due to the fact that the imperial court sent troops to recover the Hetao.

Just before Zhao Junchen returned to the capital, the imperial court had already received a quick horse report from the Huamachi camp, saying that the Shaanxi and Gansu troops had broken through the royal tent of the Ordos tribe, captured nine Mongolian tribal leaders, including Qi Yan, the leader of the Mongolian right-wing alliance, and also captured countless prisoners of war and countless supplies.

This is obviously an exciting victory, of great significance and far-reaching impact, not inferior to Zhao Junchen's record of annihilating 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Mongolian coalition army some time ago!

What's more, Zhao Junchen's great exploits in annihilating the Mongolian coalition army were only passive defense after all, but this time he captured the royal tent of the Ordos tribe, but he took the initiative to attack, and the excitement was even greater!

Of course, if there is no record of Zhao Junchen's total annihilation of the Mongol coalition army, the imperial court will not have the opportunity to send troops to recover the Hetao.

Of course, this is a good thing, and Emperor Deqing is also in a very good mood, as if he has seen his historical status skyrocketing!

However, the excitement and joy of Emperor Deqing did not last long, and just yesterday evening, he once again received a quick report from Huamachi Camp!

This urgent report is no longer a success, but a request for help!

It turned out that on the third day after Zhao Junchen left the Huamachi camp, the main army of the Mongol right flank chasing the Dzungar army finally urgently withdrew and returned to the Hetao Plain.

Then, the Ming Dynasty army, which entered the Hetao Plain, was met with a frantic counterattack by the Mongolian right-wing army!

During this period, whether it was the army of the Ming Dynasty or the Mongolian cavalry, they were all eroded and decayed, losing the glory of their ancestors, and the two armies fought every year, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they were worse than each other, and the combat power was also half a catty.

However, the Ming army and the Mongol cavalry had their own strengths, the Ming army was stronger than the infantry and defending the city, and the Mongol cavalry was stronger than the cavalry and mobility.

In this way, because of the overall environment of the Hetao Plain, the Ming Dynasty army and the Mongol cavalry were undoubtedly short and long, and they completely fell into the disadvantage in just two days, not only the soldiers suffered heavy losses, but even the Ordos tribe royal tent that had just been captured in their hands was also lost.

After receiving such news, Emperor Deqing's joy was suddenly swept away, and he hurriedly convened important ministers of the imperial court to discuss countermeasures, and urged reinforcements from all walks of life to enter the Hetao area as soon as possible to support.

At the same time, the major yamen in the center of the imperial court were also busy and chaotic in order to support the war in Hetao.

However, the hectic is certainly hectic, but the achievements of the major yamen are indescribable.

The most important thing is that in the past two days, the household department, which has always performed well, has still been suspected of dragging its feet, and has been unable to mobilize grain, grass and military salaries to support the Hetao Theater, and the progress of the work has obviously lagged behind that of other yamen!

Of course, the performance of the household department is unbearable, and Emperor Deqing is also to blame.

Seeing that Zhao Junchen's power and prestige are all rising, Emperor Deqing can't wait to suppress Zhao Junchen's friends, the household has always been Zhao Junchen's ban, this time has become the focus of the Deqing Emperor's purge, a large number of household officials have been transferred, or convicted, the new officials who have joined the household department are not familiar with the operation of the household department, it can be said that now is the most chaotic time for the household department, just to maintain normal operation are a little difficult, let alone bear a heavy responsibility.

As the saying goes, "the soldiers and horses go first before the grain and grass are moved", seeing that the war ahead is unfavorable, but the grain and grass salaries of the imperial court have not been properly prepared, and if this continues, it will inevitably make the war at the front further worse.

Seeing such a situation, Emperor Deqing was anxious!

This morning, while Emperor Deqing and the officials were waiting for Zhao Junchen to meet him, they were also urgently discussing the situation of the Hetao war.

However, the capital was too far away from Huamachiying, and Emperor Deqing and the officials could not receive the news of the battlefield in time, nor could they clearly understand the changes in the battlefield.

Just when Emperor Deqing thought that the hundred officials were incompetent and couldn't help but want to be angry, Zhao Junchen finally entered the palace to meet him.

After receiving the news that Zhao Junchen had entered the palace to meet him, Emperor Deqing was immediately overjoyed.

Zhao Junchen had just returned to Huamachi Camp from Shaanxi and Gansu, and the imperial court's plan to recover the Hetao was also formulated by Zhao Junchen, and Emperor Deqing thought that Zhao Junchen must be able to put forward effective suggestions!

The most important thing is that now it is the chaotic household department, and Zhao Junchen also needs to take command and get the household department back on track!

So, Emperor Deqing hurriedly summoned Zhao Junchen to enter the Taihe Hall for an audience.

However, after seeing Zhao Junchen's entry into the Taihe Palace, Emperor Deqing couldn't help but be stunned!

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