The three million taels of silver and 300,000 stone grains and grass personally escorted by Li Zhuyuan, the secretary of the military department, arrived in the Jiangjia army camp twenty miles away from the capital.

What happened in the capital in the past few days has been secretly reported to Jiang Chuan, so that Jiang Chuan knows the cause and effect of this series of events clearly.

And he also knows a lot of things that others don't know, such as those officials who paid money and were released, those clans whose properties were seized, and those nobles whose families were arrested and the door of the mansion was blocked, some people have begun to secretly engage in series.

As for what is planned, although there are differences, the core motives tend to be the same.

Regarding the storm in the capital in the past few days, Jiang Chuan was a little surprised and surprised at first.

The first one was that he really didn't expect that the decay and decline of this Ming court was far beyond his imagination.

The second was that the emperor's tough reaction surprised him.

The events of the past three days have made the selfishness and shamelessness of the ministers vividly and vividly, and also expressed the emperor's impulsive and rebellious character traits in all aspects, and even completely pushed the natural contradictions between the monarch and the ministers to the table.

These things made Jiang Chuan see more and greater possibilities in the future, and also prompted him to start tilting the balance in his heart on some things that were originally difficult to decide.

Overall, the matter was good for him, both on the surface and on a deeper level. If there is a winner in this storm, it can only be Jiang Chuan alone.

To put it simply, this confrontation between the monarchs and ministers of the Ming Dynasty made the young emperor almost lose the hearts of those who were not left, and in the end, there was only a face left to maintain the last bit of monarchy.

The snipe and the clam hold each other and the fisherman profits, and Jiang Chuan is undoubtedly the capable fisherman.

More certainly, this is the one who started the storm.

Now the kings and ministers of the Ming Dynasty have regarded each other as enemies, and the ministers regard the emperor as a tyrant and robber who exploits and persecuts their courtiers, and the emperor is complacent about the achievements of wielding the stick of imperial power.

Originally, the emperor only wanted five million taels of silver, but in the end, he received more than 10 million taels of silver, and many goods were not valued.

In addition to the military salary given to the Jiang family, all the rest of the money was handed over to the emperor's internal funds.

This huge sweetness made the emperor begin to like this way of collecting money, and the loyal dog of Jinyiwei, who thought that the court was in decay and had lost his teeth and had dull claws, became bloodthirsty again because of the great profits he made in this storm.

A lot of things have been delicately complicated by this storm.

Jiang Chuan knew the purpose of Li Zhuyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of War, personally leading the team to escort the military salaries, grain and grass.

On the one hand, the emperor and Xia Junze wanted to show that they attached enough importance to Jiang Jiajun and Jiang Chuan's attitude, so they would send a second-rank officer of the dynasty and the head of the military department to escort the food and salary. You must know that in the past, this kind of errand may have been just a seven-rank petty official to do it.

On the other hand, of course, there are also plans to investigate the reality of the Jiang Jiajun by the way.

In the past few days, there has been chaos in the capital, and there have been some changes on Jiangchuan's side.

First of all, Su Qin rushed to the military camp, and secondly, the matter of Di Qing and Bai Shan's diversion of prisoners was also coming to an end, so another 30,000 horses were transferred, which means that there are now more than 60,000 people in this front army.

Now that Jiang Chuan understands Li Zhuyuan's intention, it will be easy to solve the matter.

Jiang Chuan's attitude towards Li Zhuyuan not only maintained politeness and enthusiasm, but also maintained the reserved attitude he should have.

He had his own Shanjia to go to count and hand over the military salaries and grain and grass with Li Zhuyuan's subordinates, and Jiang Chuan and Su Qin had a simple banquet with Li Zhuyuan, the secretary of the military department, in his royal tent.

Almost everyone who sees Jiang Chuan's deity for the first time will be surprised by Jiang Chuan's youth, and Li Zhuyuan is no exception.

However, he is a second-class member of the imperial court, and the surprise in his eyes is just a flash, so he bows to Jiang Chuan, and the number of courtesies he should have is not less at all.

Jiang Chuan can also see that this Li Zhuyuan City Mansion is not shallow.

He judged that this person should belong to Shoufu Xia Junze's current number one confidant, so he was sent.

"There is Lao Li Shangshu personally escorted the food and salary, and the king thanks the emperor and Lord Shoufu for their kindness. In the past few days, the army has run out of grain and grass, morale is low, and the soldiers are in turmoil and have many grievances. If it weren't for the strict suppression of this king with his former prestige, I really don't know what kind of chaos would have happened. Now with this amount of grain, grass and silver, morale can soon settle down. Lord Li is really the timely rain of this king, the emperor and Lord Shoufu are also discerning people, and it is really a blessing for the court and Lord Shangshu to have a minister like Lord Li. ”

Jiang Chuan's words were sincere, and Li Zhuyuan watched it for a long time, but he didn't see a trace of hypocrisy at all, which made him mutter in his heart.

Looking at the appearance of His Royal Highness the King of Qin, he is not as ambitious as Lord Shoufu said, but looks like a gentle, honest and honest gentleman.

Did he really think so? Is it also true that there is a shortage of food in the army?

Or maybe he was too scheming and didn't see it.

Jiang Chuan's modesty and sincerity made Li Zhuyuan, who was going to spy on his true intentions, a little undecided.

Li Zhuyuan planned to make another temptation, but he smiled and arched his hand: "Thanks to His Highness's false praise, it is just an errand errand, and the lower officials must not be so praised by His Highness." However, in the past few days, the situation in the capital has changed, there are many turbulences, His Royal Highness is so good at fighting, and he is dedicated to the country, and there are many people in the capital who hope that His Royal Highness will enter Beijing as soon as possible to preside over the overall situation, just like the hope of a long drought. ”

Jiang Chuan smiled lightly and said, "Li Shangshu is going to put this king on the fire." The capital has its own emperor His Majesty presiding over the overall situation, and this king is just a martial artist, how dare he think so badly. ”

Li Zhuyuan saw that Jiangchuan's mouth was so tight, and he still asked without giving up: "Your Highness is right, the overall situation should be presided over by Your Majesty." However, now the country is in turmoil and turmoil, and Li is attacking the city and conquering the city, and there are people on all sides. If it weren't for His Royal Highness's army to enter King Guanqin, this capital might have been broken by Li Rebellion. Although His Majesty is ambitious now, he is still young and has only been on the throne for a short time, and he still needs a pillar of the country like His Royal Highness to assist His Majesty in presiding over the overall situation. Not to hide it from His Highness, Lord Shoufu and the lower officials, as well as many colleagues, all think that His Highness must save this critical and chaotic situation. ”

Jiang Chuan smiled lightly and looked into the eyes of this Lord Shangshu of the Military Department, but he just smiled and said nothing. Su Qin, who was accompanying him, said with a smile: "The heart of the old monk of Xia Ge is really touching, and His Royal Highness King Qin has it in his heart." The army is simple, and this banquet is forgiven by Lord Shangshu. ”

Jiang Chuan smiled at this time: "Exactly, the love of the old monk of Xia Ge is remembered." This king has always had clear grievances, and the revenge that should be avenged must be avenged, and the favors that should be repaid will definitely be repaid. These words must have been known by Elder Xia Ge and understood what this king meant. Let's eat first, and after eating, let people accompany Lord Shangshu to inspect the king's soldiers and horses, and see if the people and horses trained by this king can enter the eyes of Lord Shangshu. ”

Li Zhuyuan pondered Jiang Chuan's words for a while, as if he had figured out something meaningful, but he didn't seem to say anything.

He replied with a smile, and at the same time underestimated in his heart: "Could it be that this young man is so scheming?" Is he a traitor or a traitor? ”