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On this day, the center of the court received news that Zhao Junchen was about to arrive at the center of the capital.

In order to welcome the triumphant return of Zhao Junchen, the new pavilion elder and the new uncle, the entire capital can be described as very lively, and all the relevant yamen are busy.

The Beijing camp first sent a battalion of forbidden officers and soldiers to urgently control the west gate of the capital and the official road within ten miles west of the capital.

At the same time, the pro-army Governor's Office also sent two guards, Jinwu and Yulin, to quickly control the main road from the west gate of the capital to the Forbidden City, tensely maintaining the safety and order near the road, and ordering the people of the capital not to enter at will.

At the same time, the Shuntian Prefecture also issued an official notice, advising the people of the capital to patiently obey the commands of the officers and soldiers, and not to push and clash with the officers and soldiers, indicating that the government's action would soon be over.

Such a momentum is not insignificant, and in the past, it would only appear when Emperor Deqing entered and exited the capital.

Seeing these actions of the official yamen, the people are not only complaining, but also discussing, some people think that this is the Deqing Emperor wants to go out of Beijing to hunt, and some people think that this is to welcome foreign envoys into Beijing to face the saint, of course, there are some well-informed people, saying that all this is to welcome Zhao Junchen's triumphant return.

However, after the people in the know told the truth, they were quickly questioned.

The people of the capital are all well-informed, and they all know a lot of officialdom.

Zhao Junchen has certainly had outstanding achievements and meritorious achievements in history since this period of time, and because of the storytellers' guild to publicize and add fuel to the fire, the prestige of the government and the opposition is also unique for a while, but for hundreds of years in the Ming Dynasty, the attitude towards meritorious officials has always been stingy and stingy, and it is hard to imagine that this time because of Zhao Junchen, he deliberately put on such a huge formation.

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Just when the people were talking, the seventh prince Zhu Hejian, with the support of a group of officials, personally rushed to ten miles west of the capital, patiently waiting for Zhao Junchen and others to appear.

Now that it is approaching late autumn, the weather is getting colder, the wind is getting stronger, and the cold is getting heavier.

All the officials are pampered, and after waiting for most of the hour, Zhao Junchen still didn't appear, and many people gradually couldn't hold on.

The Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian has always been congenitally deficient and frail, and this time is also particularly difficult.

However, Zhu Hejian knows very well that it is now a critical period for him to become the crown prince, so he must no longer show his weak side in public.

Otherwise, once such a situation reached the ears of Emperor Deqing, it might make Emperor Deqing hesitate and change his mind.

Zhu Hejian's will is extremely firm, even if his body gradually can't bear it, his waist and legs are weak, and his brain is swollen, but he still didn't reveal any signs, but secretly hid a piece of ginseng under his tongue, and on the surface he still looked full of energy and red light.

After seeing that all the officials in the greeting team were a little unable to hold on, Zhu Hejian was obviously prepared, and immediately turned around and whispered a few words to the eunuch Jia Lun.

After hearing Zhu Hejian's whispered command, Jia Lun immediately left quickly.

After another quarter of an hour, Jalen had returned to the greeting procession, and arranged for the people to make ginseng tea, bring a large number of tea cups, and send a cup of ginseng tea to each official.

In addition to the fact that each of the officials was given a cup of ginseng tea, even the entourage of all the officials and the soldiers of the forbidden army near the official road were all given a bowl of hot tea each.

After all the officials got a cup of freshly brewed hot ginseng tea, Zhu Hejian said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, now it is the time when the wind is cold in late autumn, we have been waiting for so long, everyone is cold and tired, fortunately, I prepared some ginseng pieces in advance, and I just sent someone to make some ginseng tea to refresh the cold for all the adults." ”

Seeing that Zhu Hejian, the seventh prince, was so sympathetic to the officials, and took the initiative to send them ginseng tea to drive away the cold and refresh their minds, all the officials were moved inexplicably, and they only felt that Zhu Hejian was an empathetic and good prince with a bodhisattva heart!

Just by virtue of this, the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian is far stronger than the Prince Zhu Hejian, who has always been official and leads by example!

Prince Zhu and Yu have never understood the truth of empathy and compassion for his subordinates, he always asks others with his own standards, thinking that if he can persist in hardship, everyone should persist in hardship with him, but he has never thought about the wishes of most people!

In fact, "leading by example" is certainly a positive word, but the vast majority of officials are disgusted with this practice, because it means that they must do things according to other people's principles, not only are they bound and uncomfortable, but those above want to abuse themselves, and those below will also suffer!

Thinking of the rumors since this period of time, it is said that the Seventh Prince Zhu Heyu is about to succeed Zhu Heyu and become the new prince, everyone is happy in their hearts, thinking that this is a great news.

At that time, with Zhu Hejian, the seventh prince, a prince with a pure personality and an empathetic personality, the life of the hundred officials must be much more comfortable!

Thinking of this, all the officials rushed to express their gratitude, and praised Zhu Hejian's compassionate behavior.

"Xiaguan is already old, he can't hold on for a long time, if it weren't for this cup of ginseng tea sent by His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, maybe he will have a serious illness after going back today, thank you His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince, Xiaguan will always remember his kindness!"

"I have long heard that His Royal Highness the Seventh Prince is gentle and elegant, and his personality is pure, but now when I look at it, I find that it is even better than the rumors! It is really a blessing for all officials to have such a good prince as you who is sympathetic to his subordinates! ”

"Thank you to the Seven Princes for the ginseng tea! You are a prince, and you are a holy family, and you are still willing to remember us lower-level officials, and the hearts of the lower-level officials are moved, and they will be rewarded with grass from now on! ”

After hearing the gratitude of 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 a thank you from all the adults!" Zhao Gechen has not appeared for a long time, we don't know how long we have to stay here and wait, you adults should drink tea while it is hot, if the ginseng tea is cold, the effect of repelling cold and refreshing will be poor. ”

Hearing that Zhu Hejian turned the topic to Zhao Junchen, and seeing that Zhu Hejian seemed to be a good-tempered tolerant person, there were some more courageous officials, so they couldn't help but complain: "Alas, this time the imperial court is too much to welcome Zhao Ge Lao back to Beijing, even if His Majesty enters and leaves the capital, it is just like that!" ”

"Yes, in the end, it was those of us who suffered in the cold wind!"

"Zhao Gechen is certainly meritorious, but his shelf is also too big, and he hasn't appeared after waiting for so long!"

"People are in the limelight, what can this majesty be?"

"Zhao Gechen sent a fast horse messenger, only said that he arrived in Beijing before noon, and did not give us an accurate time, so that we waited in vain all morning, and now it is more than half of the hour, should he not appear at the right time?"

Hearing the complaints of all the officials, Zhu Hejian smiled and said nothing.

If Zhu Hejian's prediction is correct, now it's not just the officials in the greeting team who are complaining!

While Zhu Hejian and the others were waiting for Zhao Junchen to appear here, the princes in the Taihe Hall were also waiting for Zhao Junchen to appear, and they must have complained.

In fact, the reason why the imperial court deliberately put on such a big battle this time and welcomed Zhao Junchen's triumphant return with a grand attitude was all due to Zhu Hejian's proposal.

This time, Zhu Hejian came forward to greet Zhao Junchen on behalf of the imperial court, which was the key node for him to officially move from behind the scenes to the foreground, and Zhu Hejian was naturally thoughtful and thoughtful.

Zhu Hejian's proposal is 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 waits for more than half an hour with the cold wind, so as to eliminate the concerns of Emperor Deqing and the officials;

secondly, it is to establish his image of compassion and empathy for his subordinates, in sharp contrast to the crown prince Zhu and Yu, and then win the goodwill and acceptance of hundreds of officials;

In the end, this practice was also to kill Zhao Junchen and arouse resentment and jealousy towards Zhao Junchen in the hearts of the officials.

Now it seems that Zhu Hejian's three goals have been achieved.

Just when all the officials couldn't hold on, Zhu Hejian was still full of energy and red face, and this situation would definitely be noticed by those who were interested, and then deduced the conclusion that Zhu Hejian had recovered physically.

A few cups of ginseng tea, adding up to only more than ten taels of silver, can make all the officials in the greeting team grateful and appreciative, it is simply the most cost-effective deal! After this matter spread, the reputation of the Seventh Prince Zhu Hejian among the hundred officials will inevitably increase significantly, and the officials who want to invest in the Seven Princes Zhu Hejian's disciples will inevitably increase a lot.

When Emperor Deqing officially abolished the crown prince Zhu Heyu and made the seventh prince Zhu Hejian the new prince, the officials would easily accept him, and Zhu Hejian could quickly gain a foothold!

At the same time, everyone will be jealous, and the jealousy of the princes in the temple will only be stronger than ordinary people! This time, the imperial court put on such a big battle to welcome Zhao Junchen's return to Beijing, and the officials were all fighting and waiting, how many people would be unconvinced?

In this way, there is no need to wait for Zhao Junchen to make a move after returning to the capital, the seeds of hostility have already been planted in the hearts of hundreds of officials!

Although Zhao Junchen seems to have infinite scenery, he will inevitably suffer because of today's scenery in the future.

Thinking of this, a smile flashed at the corner of Zhu Hejian's mouth

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said that just when Zhu Hejian was secretly planning, a sharp-eyed person suddenly stretched out his hand 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's return to Beijing! ”

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