The Beijing officials sat in a sedan chair, sat in a car, and rode a donkey without a car, all of them walked back in a chaotic manner.

These donkeys are all from poor families, and then they are officials in the Qingshui Yamen, not to mention that they are low, even if they want to make money, they don't have much oil and water.

These officials are the most unruly among the Hanlin Scholars of the Hanlin Academy and the Inspectorate of the Inspectorate.

Shoufu Xia Junze also walked to his carriage, and Li Zhuyuan, the secretary of the military department behind him, caught up and asked in a low voice: "Ge Lao, what the hell is going on?" I don't understand why, student. ”

Xia Junze glanced back at him and said in a low voice: "This matter is the old man's negligence, if it weren't for the reminder sent by His Royal Highness, I'm afraid that don't talk about me at that time, even the emperor's face will not look good." ”

Li Zhuyuan was a little surprised, and wanted to ask, Xia Junze waved his hand and said in a low voice: "Take my car, say on the way." ”

The two of them got into Xia Junze's spacious carriage one after the other.

The carriage is very spacious, and the two people sitting opposite each other do not seem cramped and cramped. The carriage was covered with a thick woolen carpet, and in the middle was a delicate mahogany table, on which were fixed several round wooden containers, in which some preserved fruits, preserves and other snacks were placed.

Xia Junze and Li Zhuyuan sat opposite each other around the small table.

"I know what you're asking. Let me ask you, if we welcome King Qin into the city today, how should we settle it? Xia Junze asked directly without waiting for Li Zhuyuan to speak.

"Of course it's the ......" Speaking of this, Li Zhuyuan paused, obviously he also realized that something was wrong.

According to the regulations, ordinary princes cannot enter Beijing without an edict. Even if you enter Beijing, you will have your own courtyard to live in after entering the capital.

And the general feudal officials or foreign officials who are edicted to enter Beijing or enter Beijing to do business, and the place where they live is also particular. If you are a feudal official, you will naturally live in another courtyard in the capital, and if you have a family, you will naturally live in your own home. If you don't have a home or a courtyard, you live in the Xian Liang Temple.

The Xianliang Temple is not an ancestral hall, but a place for high-ranking officials to live, just like the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in later generations.

Ordinary officials will find the corresponding local guild hall when they enter Beijing, and generally there are hometown guild halls in the capital.

Of course, if there is no guild hall, then you have to live in an ordinary inn.

And Jiang Chuan, the prince, is obviously a very special case. Naturally, he has no other courtyard in the capital. Where did you let him live after he entered Beijing?

Palace? Of course it is impossible.

Xian Liang Temple, that won't work either. Not to mention any guild halls and inns, you don't have to think about it.

If Jiang Chuan was just an idle prince with no real power, then he wouldn't dare to say anything if he lived in the Xianliang Temple.

But Jiang Chuan, the prince, is a real powerful faction who brought the Ming court back from the edge of the cliff. To put it mildly, without Jiangchuan, the current capital may have been broken by the Dashun army, and it is not certain what will happen to this city full of civil and military affairs, including the emperor.

It can be said that Jiang Chuan is now the savior of the Ming Dynasty, although Jiang Chuan's real purpose is to fight for himself, and he has no intention of being a loyal minister to the Ming Dynasty.

But objectively speaking, Jiang Chuan's is indeed a great hero and a great hero who turned the tide, whether it is the destruction of the Manchu Qing Dynasty or the defeat of Li Zicheng, which can be said to be a meritorious achievement.

And everyone can see that once Jiang Chuan enters Beijing, he will be the real ruler of the Ming Dynasty.

In this case, every detail and every link in the matter of welcoming Jiang Chuan into Beijing must be done properly, because others are watching.

One is not appropriate, once Jiangchuan gets angry, many people will be unlucky, and the face of the Ming Emperor will be gone.

At this time, Jiang Chuan didn't need to care about anyone's face. Even if he is an emperor, he can't do what he wants in many things, and he is constrained by the ministers.

But Jiang Chuan is different, he has nothing to do with this Ming officialdom and the Ming court, except for his name.

So he can do things according to his mood.

Today, I made those officials wait all morning, which can actually be regarded as a small dismount. He wants to tell these Beijing officials and magnates from the beginning that now is the era of my Jiangchuan.

If it weren't for Xia Junze's future layout and the usefulness of controlling the imperial court, he wouldn't have sent someone to inform him, and he wouldn't have given him this face.

Xia Junze's last letter was an expression of his attitude of taking refuge, and Jiang Chuan is now repaying the favor.

Politically, he is now trying to learn to mature himself.

A person in a high position, especially in his position today, any one thing will send a lot of signals.

In fact, he sent someone to inform Xia Junze, which was not a temptation. Test the attitude of Emperor Daming, and also test his attitude of Xia Junze.

In addition to the proper arrangement of Jiang Chuan's accommodation, the placement of Jiang Jiajun is also a very important issue.

If the Jiang family army is allowed to enter the city, it means that the entire capital will completely fall under Jiang Chuan's control. If he refuses to let it, it will cause Jiang Chuan's misunderstanding, thinking that the imperial court is defensive against him, which is very likely to provoke him and lead to unpredictable consequences.

If either of these two things is not done well, it will lead to great disasters.

Li Zhuyuan can become the secretary of the military department, except for luck and Xia Junze's promotion, he will naturally not be a mediocre and chaotic person.

With a little mention of these things, you will soon figure it out.

After figuring it out, he said with a stern expression: "Pavilion Elder, this Highness is kind." If you make trouble again after entering the city today, I'm afraid that the emperor will take you as the elder of the pavilion to take the blame. Naturally, students will also be implicated at that time. Speaking of which, these things are for the emperor to decide, and we courtiers are also helpless many times. ”

Xia Junze nodded and said in a low voice: "Just figure it out." What kind of person our majesty is, you should have understood it from the time you killed Yuan Chonghuan. And this Ming Dynasty has also been completely rotten from the roots. We've done what we need to do, and it's time to plan for ourselves. This country is not a family with a surname forever, as long as it is not a foreign race, there are still virtuous and capable people living in it. Since His Royal Highness King Qin is planning for us, then we naturally have to do something to prove ourselves. After returning to the city, I will enter the palace to face the saint immediately, but I can't let others take the lead. ”

Li Zhuyuan lowered his voice and said, "Is there anyone who dares to steal the limelight from the pavilion elder?" ”

Xia Junze said hesitantly: "Naturally, there is." The father-in-law Wei in the palace, I think he has long been a person from King Qin. If I don't do anything about it, I'll just have to step aside. Fortunately, King Qin gave me a chance, so I have to hold on. ”

Xia Junze's voice was full of happiness.

Li Zhuyuan was stunned when he heard this, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that he was too sluggish, and he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.