Xia Wanchun was having meals in the inner house at this time. The Xia family was very strict in tutoring, and Xia Wanchun also had high requirements for himself. Although Xia Wanchun was the head of the family in the mansion, the habit of strict self-discipline for many years still made him get up very early.

Xia Wanchun is 35 years old this year, and according to the Ming Dynasty, she has entered middle age. Xia Wanchun’s current official position is Hanlin’s lecturer, and his official position is the sixth rank. Although he is only one rank higher than the Eastern Palace chief clerk, Xia Wanchun is still very satisfied with his current position.

The official position of Hanlin Assistant is not high, but anyone who understands it knows that the Hanlin Academy is noble and has been a practice of not entering the cabinet since the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, when the emperor ordered Xia Wanchun to enter the Hanlin Academy, Xia Wanchun was really grateful.

Xia Wanchun was a juren in the 17th year of Chongzhen. He was supposed to be the Jinshi in the second year, but he knew that the mountains and rivers had changed color and the country was gone. Who cares whether you were the Jinshi or not? Therefore, Xia Wanchun has always been a juren with fame.

In the past, Xia Wanchun knew that he was not from a good background, so he thought that he would be the prefect at most in his life. However, he knew that in the 12th year of Shenwu, the emperor personally issued an order to go to the Hanlin Academy. You must know that if he could enter the Hanlin Academy, he would be able to pass the exam, that is, the three people in the first class. If he wanted to enter the Hanlin Academy, he had to pass the exam. As for the third class and the Jinshi, he was not qualified to take the exam at all.

The emperor was able to surrender Longen to give Xia Wanchun such an opportunity, which means that Xia Wanchun already had tickets to enter the cabinet in the future. How could Xia Wanchun not be grateful to the emperor?

In fact, Emperor Zhu Hongsan had a good impression of Xia Wanchun because of Xia Wanchun's loyalty to the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Hongsan knew his character as a man and had no vision of his ancestor Zhu Yuanzhang, so Zhu Hongsan only remembered one thing, that is, to use loyal ministers.

Xia Wanchun was caught by Hong Chengchou at the age of seventeen and angrily scolded Hong Chengchou before dying for his country. Zhu Hongsan wanted to use this young man with this.

The Hanlin Academy is on holiday today, so Xia Wanchun is not in a hurry to go to work after dinner. She is chewing slowly and eating her own breakfast. At this time, the butler outside the door walked in quickly.

"Young Master, there are guests outside the door!"

Now that the end of the year is approaching, Xia Wanchun's father Xia Yunyi, as the governor of Hubei, naturally comes to give gifts, but it is still a bit unexpected to come so early today.

Xia Wanchun put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hand and asked, "Who is it? Are there any greetings?"

The housekeeper quickly delivered Ding Changsheng's greeting letter. Xia Wanchun was stunned when he saw the cover, "Qian Zigao worshipped!", this is Qian Yiai's greeting letter.

Qian Yiai has been away from Beijing for two years. After losing Qian Yiai, Xia Wanchun feels that he has been having a very happy life in the past two years. Now seeing Qian Yiai actually send someone to see him, he can't help but think of the years of fighting with Qian Yiai.

"Qian Zigao? Who is the person who came?"

"Young Master, the man who came here is a big man. He looks like he is from a corps and has no luggage. He can't tell where he is from the accent!"

The Xia Mansion Manager is responsible for the welcome and seeing Ding Changsheng off at a glance.

Xia Wanchun heard the butler say that he thought he was taking Qian Yiai's famous post to ask for an official position. Although Xia Wanchun didn't have much official position and had no rights, no one in the capital knew that Xia Wanchun was the prince's disciple or the prince's legitimate son's teacher, so he still had some energy.

Xia Wanchun thought about it and although he and Qian Yiai were not in the same camp, they were in the same camp after all, so they looked down and looked up. It would be better to help one after another if they could help one.

"Well, let that person come in!"

The butler bowed out and led Ding Changsheng at the door in. Xia Wanchun met the man in the second hall.

When Xia Wanchun saw Ding Changsheng coming in, he looked up and down carefully. The man was burly, with a beard on his face and was big and thick. If he hadn't been dressed well, he would have thought he was the mountain king there.

Xia Wanchun opened his mouth and asked, "Who are you? What's the matter with Qian Zigao's famous post to find me?"

Ding Changsheng looked around and whispered: "Sir, please take your left and right away?"

Xia Wanchun didn't expect this guy to be so careful. Isn't he just asking for an official position? But Xia Wanchun was going to give Qian Yiai a face today and waved his hand to let all the servants in the house go out.

Ding Changsheng looked around carefully, then came to Xia Wanchun and whispered: "Mr. Xia, the last general is Ding Changsheng, the general in charge of the three gates of the East City, who is responsible for the guarding of the three gates of Dongcheng!"

From the Infantry Office? Isn’t that the territory of the King of Qin? Xia Wanchun felt a little interesting when he heard Ding Changsheng say this, and asked, “Are you from the Infantry Office? How come you have Qian Zigao’s famous posts?”

"Sir, General Mo was originally the leader of the Imperial Guard. He followed the King of Yan to Henan, but was dismissed from his post because he committed a lawsuit, so he came to the infantry yamen to work as a job!"

Ding Changsheng said this and Xia Wanchun remembered that this person was Ding Changsheng who killed someone back then. Wasn’t he the one Ma Rufeng?

Xia Wanchun couldn't help but be careful when he heard Ding Changsheng say this. Now that the prince and the King of Qin have reached a white-hot stage of fighting for the throne, what does this guy mean?

"Since you are an officer in the infantry commander's yamen, you should find your Shangguan if you have any questions. This officer is Hanlin, and you have no contact with you officers, so you can see you off!"

Xia Wanchun stood up and was about to leave. Then he knew that Ding Changsheng quickly pulled Xia Wanchun's sleeve and whispered: "Sir, Mo Jiang has already defected to the prince. He also gave me the famous post from Lord Qian. When Lord Qian left Beijing, he said that there was something important to come to see Lord Xia. Now Mo Jiang has encountered a huge thing!"

Xia Wanchun heard Ding Changsheng say this and ask, "What's the big deal? What's the big deal? Let's take a look!" Xia Wanchun knew that Qian Yiai was responsible for buying some officials of key positions for the prince. Now Ding Changsheng has the famous post about Qian Yiai, and everything is right, so Xia Wanchun feels that he will tell you what a big deal.

"Sir, Ma Rufeng has been mobilizing many times in the infantry commander's office for more than half a month. Finally, he thought Ma Rufeng was preparing to launch a mutiny on the 15th day of the first lunar month, which would be detrimental to the prince!"

Xia Wanchun was shocked when he heard Ding Changsheng say this. Now the defensive power in the capital is empty, and the largest armed force in the city is the infantry commander's yamen. If Ma Rufeng wants to do something, there is a high chance that he can do it.

Xia Wanchun quickly took Ding Changsheng's hand and asked, "How did you know? Explain it clearly to me in detail!"

Ding Changsheng took out the several questions from his arms and answered Xia Wanchun in detail.

"Sir, the infantry commander's yamen has two military camps outside the city, one in Xishan, one in Tongzhou and one in each, and there are two general commanders. The most important of them is Xishan General. Xishan is only less than twenty miles away from the capital, and you can reach the capital overnight. The original Xishan General Zhang Guangsi was from the First Division, not the direct line of Ma Rufeng. Now Qi Huan was the captain of Jiang Pengju's personal soldiers back then. There was also Meng Qingjiu, the general of Tongzhou Camp. He was originally from the Second Division. If these two most important military camps outside the city reversed, even if the two divisions stationed in Miyun returned urgently, it would not be too late!"

Xia Wanchun didn't understand military affairs, but he still knew the distance of the road. Xishan Daying was outside the city, Tongzhou Daying was only thirty miles away from Beijing, but Miyun was more than 150 miles away from Beijing. Even if he was fast, he would have to go on a day and a night. When they returned to the rescue, the cucumber and vegetables were really cold.

"Mr. Xia, in addition to these, there are also arrangements in the city. Ma Rufeng replaced several important nodes in the East City with his people. At the same time, he ordered these people to lead his men to patrol the night at the fifteenth meeting of the first lunar month to ensure social security. Isn't this exactly what Ma Rufeng wants to do on the fifteenth night of the first lunar month?"

Xia Wanchun felt very reasonable after listening to Ding Changsheng's analysis, but such a big thing was not something he, a little Hanlin, could make the decision. In the end, the prince needed to make the decision.

Xia Wanchun thought for a while and said, "Mr. Ding, you have made great contributions. I will immediately take these mansions to see the prince. You should pay attention to Ma Rufeng's movements when you go back. If you have anything wrong, come to see me immediately!" When Xia Wanchun said this, she felt that she was not at the bottom of her back, so she took out a token from her arms. This was the pass for Xia Wanchun to enter the East Palace. If she lost it, she would lose her head. But Xia Wanchun didn't care about that much at the critical moment and directly handed the token to Ding Changsheng.

"Mr. Ding, this is my iron card for entering the palace. Don't lose it. If there is any important thing, you can just take it to see the prince. But remember, this iron card can only be used once!"

Ding Changsheng nodded and solemnly put the iron plate in his arms, then said goodbye. Xia Wanchun and Ding Changsheng left, put on their official uniforms and went to the East Palace to see the prince.

Xia Wanchun is now an official of the Eastern Palace in addition to being a Hanlin Secretariat, so he has the iron card to enter the palace. With this card, he can enter the palace without notice. However, now the iron card is given to Ding Changsheng, so he has no choice but to stand at the gate of Fengtian to wait for the eunuchs to report one by one.

Today is December 27th, and the Chinese New Year will be celebrated in three days. The palace is full of busy scenes. Although the emperor is not in the palace, the imperial concubines in each palace are there, so naturally there cannot be any carelessness in this year.

Crown Prince Zhu Hai is so busy these days that he is the head of the head. He is the head of the emperor if he is not at home. He has to serve the ancestors instead of the emperor, hold various royal rituals, prepare New Year's Eve dinner and accompany the mothers in the harem for dinner. From the first day of the lunar month, all the princes and ministers began to come to the palace to pay New Year's greetings to the emperor. The emperor would naturally have to do it for him if he is not at home.

Today, the prince received a report from the eunuch that Xia Wanchun asked for a meeting. The prince was stunned when he heard this. Doesn’t Xia Wanchun have an iron card? However, the prince did not think of him. Xia Wanchun was his most caring adviser and could naturally enter the palace.

When Xia Wanchun came in, the prince smiled and said, "Cungu, you are so leisurely! I have been so tired these days, but you still have the leisure to stroll around?"

Xia Wanchun was in the mood to joke with the prince. After walking into the prince, he whispered: "Your Highness, I just received a secret report that the King of Qin has joined forces with Ma Rufeng and Jiang Pengju to attack the palace at the lantern festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month!"
Chapter completed!