All the major yamen in the capital received a royal order from the regent palace, requiring all officials above the seventh rank in the capital to attend the grand court meeting held in the Qianqing Palace three days later.

This royal order is very simple, but it has caused all kinds of discussion in the capital.

After all, since the regent Jiang Chuan put the emperor under house arrest, the palace door was locked, and no court meeting was held.

The meeting in three days will be the first after the reign of the regent Egawa.

This in itself is an extremely unusual thing, and many people are speculating about what exactly happened.

For a while, officials, clansmen, and nobles moved around frequently.

Late at night in countless mansions, there were many discussions, and all kinds of gossip began to breed.

But no matter how much they inquired, there was no definite information at all.

Some thoughtful people directly found the mansion of Shoufu Xia Junze.

As a result, Xia Junze said that he couldn't get sick, and closed the door to thank the guests, so that all the visitors were closed.

Shousuke's refusal to meet the guests deepened the officials' curiosity about the court meeting in three days.

There was a lot to say for a while, and some people speculated that three days later, the regent Jiang Chuan would force the emperor to abdicate and ascend the throne himself.

It is also said that the regent Jiang Chuan will announce his marriage to Princess Ruoling at the court meeting.

Some people with bigger brains even speculated that this was the last signal that the regent Jiang Chuan planned to make a move against the royal family, and that he wanted to kill the royal family in order to clear the last obstacle to his ascension to the throne.

Basically, all the speculation revolves around the relationship between Egawa and the imperial family.

During this period, various unbelievable versions were derived, and even began to circulate among the people.

But speculation is speculation, no one has a definite source of information, and the few people who know the inside story are all tight-lipped.

And the regent palace did not have any intention of refuting the rumors, and put on a posture of letting public opinion ferment.

During this period, something happened that made Jiang Chuan a little crying and laughing:

A group of merchants in the capital united, with a large group of people, holding the so-called Wanmin umbrella and Wanmin Book, and gathered in front of the regent's palace to kneel down and beg Jiang Chuan to obey the will of heaven and the people, and inherit the unification.

This farce attracted the attention of everyone in the capital, and the major yamen in the capital were all standing still, and many people were waiting for the following, and some even suspected that this was Jiang Chuan's secret instruction to create public opinion for his ascension.

And after Jiang Chuan's side went through the initial crying and laughing, he also suspected that this was a farce that was instigated by someone behind the scenes and deliberately used to disgust himself.

The group of merchants was quickly dispersed by the Guards guarding the Regent's Palace.

The real motive behind them, the Black Ice Observatory also launched a quick investigation.

The matter was quickly investigated, and the truth was not complicated, that is, in order to curry favor with the regent, several businessmen whimsically gathered a group of equally naïve people to petition in front of the regent's palace.

Their original intention was to shoot Jiang Chuan's fart, but they didn't expect to shoot the horse's hooves.

For these self-defeating businessmen, Jiang Chuan only punished them slightly, and then put this matter behind him.

The people who were waiting to see the show were disappointed, they originally wanted to judge Jiang Chuan's true intentions from Jiang Chuan's attitude towards this matter, but Jiang Chuan's handling of this matter made them even more confused.

The time of three passed quickly, and on the day of the pilgrimage,

The palace, which had been empty and deserted for several months, suddenly became lively.

A group of officials dressed in court clothes rushed in from the noon gate, and they greeted each other one after another, and they all looked at each other, trying to get some useful information from each other.

But the result is destined to be disappointing.

At this time, the crowd suddenly became noisy, and they all looked in the direction of the noon gate.

It turned out that the three hottest people in the court are here:

One is the cabinet of the current dynasty, the first assistant Xia Junze.

The other is Liu Ji, who is acting in charge of the affairs of the Metropolitan Procuratorate as the right capital of the Imperial History.

and the Imperial Court, the first Minister of the Imperial Domain, Su Qin.

The three of them came together, talking and laughing, which attracted the attention of all the officials.

It was clear to the officials of the DPRK and China that Su Qin and Liu Ji were the real confidants brought by Jiang Chuan from Liaodong.

And Xia Junze took refuge in the past after Jiang Chuan entered Beijing.

After Su Qin and Liu Ji took office in the court, although they were polite to all officials on the surface, they had no intention of being close.

Almost all the officials who had the heart to make friends with them hit the soft nail.

They have the support of the regent Jiang Chuan, and they are not afraid of offending anyone.

Although the officials privately slandered the two of them, there was nothing they could do about them.

For Xia Junze, many officials in the imperial court secretly scolded Xia Junze for not having discipline. is willing to be the eagle dog of Jiangchuan, but in the bottom of his heart is real envy.

And emotionally speaking, Xia Junze has a comradeship with them after all, and he is closer.

So when they saw Xia Junze and the three of them coming, the officials greeted them one after another, laughing and greeting, wanting to get a half-word hint from Xia Junze's mouth.

But Xia Junze still smiled and didn't answer, arched his hands around, and walked side by side with Liu Ji and Su Qin towards the Qianqing Palace, leaving a group of officials looking at each other.

After Xia Junze and the three of them entered the Qianqing Palace, soon, the two tall soldiers of the Heroic Guards Regiment standing on the steps of the Qianqing Palace raised their spears and fired two shots into the sky.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two gunshots quickly quieted the noisy officials in the square in front of the hall, and many people looked suspicious and frightened.

Jiang Chuan completely abandoned the rules of the previous imperial court.

In the past, when he went to court, it was the eunuchs who flicked the whip to maintain order.

And Jiang Chuan directly replaced it with a gun to remind, and this change in detail itself reflects his governing style - tough!

After the crowd was completely silent, the two soldiers of the Guards Regiment shouted in unison: "Hundred officials enter the court!" ”

The officials hurriedly lined up and entered the Qianqing Hall according to the size of their ranks.

In the past, only officials of the fourth rank and above were eligible to participate, but this time Jiangchuan required all Beijing officials above the seventh rank to participate.

Although he killed many people in the previous rebellion case of Liu Lin, the Duke of Wei, and then dismissed many people for various reasons, many positions in the various yamen were vacant.

Rao is like this, and the Qianqing Hall can't completely stand down these many people, many people are standing outside the door.

All officials are divided into two columns, left and right, according to civil and military affairs.

The civil official is on the left, and the military general is on the right, which is also a common rule for many years.

After the officials stood still, they all began to look at the situation in the temple.

Many people found that next to the dragon chair on the royal steps, there was a huge chair with a colorful tiger skin on it.

On the left side of the dragon chair, a beaded curtain hangs.

Seeing this scene, everyone has a different guess in their mind.

Just when the hundred officials were suspicious, a sharp and high-pitched voice suddenly came from outside the hall: "Your Majesty has arrived!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I saw Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch of the former celebrant holding the seal, supporting the depressed and depressed emperor from the side door of the Qianqing Palace.

The sudden appearance of the emperor made the officials not react, and it was not until the emperor sat on the dragon chair that some officials reacted.

Some people knelt down and shouted Long live Your Majesty, while others still stood there and hesitated.

The appearance of the emperor made many people before. The speculation in my heart has a feeling of being confirmed.

Suddenly, all kinds of eyes met in the hall, and the sound of discussion quietly sounded again.

For this scene, only Xia Junze, Liu Ji, and Su Qin were as steady as Mount Tai, and their faces were calm.

Xia Junze gave the emperor a slight look, while Liu Ji and Su Qun just didn't say anything.

At this time, another voice sounded outside the hall: "The Queen Mother has arrived." ”

As soon as the voice fell, a woman in palace clothes was supported by a eunuch, entered through another side door of the Qianqing Palace, and sat behind the beaded curtain on the left side of the emperor's throne.

The appearance of the Empress Dowager Liu caused a lot of discussion in the store.

These two representatives of the royal family, who have been confined in the deep palace, appeared in the Qianqing Palace at the same time today.

And the emperor still sits on the throne, which makes many people suddenly think of a ridiculous possibility in their hearts.

All of a sudden, the expressions on many people's faces became exciting. Naturally, there was another wave of eyes meeting, and I don't know how many thoughts and plans were hidden during the period.

After the emperor and the empress dowager sat down, they were also silent, and they didn't even dare to say much about the worship of some courtiers.

But the young emperor's eyes showed irrepressible joy, and it was clear that he was also guessing some kind of possibility.

Seeing the emperor's expression, Liu Ji and Su Qin glanced at each other, and both shook their heads secretly, this emperor's city is still too shallow.

After Xia Junze saluted the emperor, he looked at his nose and nose, and his nose looked at his heart, like an old monk who was in a fixed state.

In fact, the emperor and the empress dowager were notified by Jiang Chuan to come to the court meeting today, and they were also confused, and they didn't know what was going on, but they couldn't help but come.

After the emperor and the empress dowager took their seats, the huge tiger skin chair on the left side of the emperor was still empty.

Obviously, that chair was reserved for the most important person of the court.

The officials' gaze shifted back and forth between the emperor, the empress dowager behind the beaded curtain and the empty tiger skin chair.

The chatter began to grow louder, and a buzzing noise began to form in the entire hall.

After another moment, when the noise was so loud that it made people feel noisy, a sound like thunder came from outside the main gate of the Qianqing Palace: "His Royal Highness the Regent has arrived!" ”

Hearing this voice, the hundred officials were shocked in their hearts, and they all turned their heads to look outside the door of the main hall, and the noise just now was suddenly stagnant, and the entire hall suddenly became solemn and solemn.

Wearing a new-style military uniform, wearing a large-brimmed hat, an armed belt around his waist, a pistol holster pinned to his waist, and shiny riding boots under his feet, the tall Jiang Chuan, with two guards who were also tall and wearing new-style military uniforms, strode into the gate of the Qianqing Palace, and walked towards the top of the imperial steps step by step.