New Year brings new scenery, I can feel it from the street scenes along the way to the palace.
Lanterns are hung in front of the courtyards of every household, and the snow in front of and behind the doors has also been cleared away.
It's not time to walk around the streets yet, so there aren't many people on the streets, but just from the laughter coming from various courtyards, you can feel the people in the capital's longing for the new year.
In the new year, Dahua will get better, Beijing will get better, and every household will get better.
Xia Shang believed in this.
Not only does the common people's home give people a brand new feeling, but even entering the palace and seeing the Jinluan Palace, which has been in and out many times, also gives people a new atmosphere.
The square outside the Jinluan Palace was kept spotless, and the imperial guards guarding the palace were more neatly dressed than before. The various ministers waiting for summons outside the palace were also standing together in an orderly manner and in good spirits.
When Xia Shang arrived outside the Jinluan Palace, they happened to meet the Japanese envoys coming out of the Jinluan Palace and leaving under the escort of a group of forbidden troops.
Xia Shang glanced at the Japanese people in the team and found that not only was there no sign of Ling Yi among these Japanese people, but he also didn't see a familiar face.
"These Japanese people are finally leaving." The leading father-in-law walked in front of Xia Shang and muttered in a low voice.
If Xia Shang hadn't been so alert, he wouldn't have heard such a slight word from his father-in-law.
This is easy to understand. The Japanese envoys have not been in the capital for a long time, but in order to entertain them, Dahua spent a lot of manpower and material resources.
The cost of the Japanese mission was not only related to the national treasury, but also the ability to communicate directly with the palace. Many of the best things were sent from the palace.
The people in the palace have also served Japanese people, and they know that these Japanese people are not easy to serve, and they are very troublesome.
Now that the prince's marriage is finally settled, there is no need for them to have to serve the Japanese people.
Have the Japanese left?
Xia Shang knew that it would not be that simple. Even if the people here really returned to Japan, Ling Yi and his warriors, as well as Tianxia Haige who was hiding in the world, would not leave so easily.
Because Jizi was still in the capital, there was something more important, which was a small piece of the outline of the Heavenly Book that Xia Shang snatched from Ling Yi.
Although the general outline of the Heavenly Book is not much, it is still crucial. If it is not found, it will be a fragment. Who can guarantee whether the fragment will be useful?
So Xia Shang has always been very clear in his heart,
The story between him and the Japanese people is not over. One day, he will face that Zero again and again.
Of course, Xia Shang would not naively think that Ling Yi would die after the lightning struck half of his body. Ling Yi should be recuperating in a corner now. When he recovers, he will definitely come to find him.
Xia Shang withdrew his eyes from the Japanese people. If this were the Xia Shang a few years ago, he might have been tossing and turning because of this threat and could not sleep at night.
But now Xia Shang has experienced too many things, and everything and any difficulty seem very ordinary in his heart.
Stopping at the entrance of Jinluan Hall, Xia Shang said to his father-in-law in front of him: "People have arrived now. Go and deliver the message quickly."
There were many officials waiting outside the palace, but judging from the official uniforms they were wearing, it seemed that their positions were not high, but they were all very young and looked very nervous standing at the door.
Compared with Xia Shang's familiarity and composure, the gap is huge.
The father-in-law entered the Jinluan Hall from behind to announce, leaving Xia Shang at the door.
Xia Shang waited and looked at the young officials in front of him, but he didn't recognize any of them.
Xia Shang didn't know that these officials were promoted quickly years ago.
As for why so many young officials were promoted, the fundamental reason was still because of the massacre that occurred when Xia Shang was in the Inspectorate.
Overnight, Xia Shang got rid of most of the officials in the capital, leaving vacancies in all departments.
In order to fill those vacant positions as quickly as possible, the imperial court quickly found replacements from various places in Dahua.
The officials present all knew who gave them the opportunity to go to the Jinluan Palace, but they did not thank the devil of the Inspectorate. Instead, they were very afraid and did not even dare to mention the word "Inspectorate."
But they don't know that the person standing in front of them now is the big devil of the capital who gave them a new life.
Xia Shang stood alone outside the queue, looking at the nervousness of the people in front of him, looking a little embarrassed, and bowed his hands to them.
No one paid attention, except for one person in front of him, who kindly gave up a position and asked Xia Shang to stand in the middle of their team instead of standing at the entrance of the palace.
Xia Shang smiled: "No need, I will go in soon."
These words seemed a bit pretentious to the ears of the young officials, and some couldn't help but sneer secretly: "Look at what you said, those who didn't know thought they were going back to their own yard. If you say it, you will go in, and if you say it, you will come out.
Come?"
"Look at this look. He's not formal at all. He's a country bumpkin who doesn't know where he comes from. He doesn't understand any etiquette."
After the small words, a call came from the Jinluan Palace.
"Xia Shang, come in."
Xia Shang? Come in?
This proclamation is a bit awkward. Why have I never heard of such a proclamation?
As soon as this sound came out, the officials waiting outside were all confused.
In their impression, when summoning a certain adult, shouldn’t it mean “announcement of such-and-such position and the appearance of such-and-such adult”?
This is the standard answer.
Xia Shang, come in.
Four words, simple, but reveal a lot.
First of all, you don’t have an official position, and you come in by name instead of meeting in person...
Where is this proclamation outside the Jinluan Hall?
This is just like gossiping between friends.
More importantly, the person who shouted this was not a eunuch, because the voice was clear and powerful and sounded very young, but it was definitely not the voice of a eunuch.
When did eunuchs no longer be used for summons to the Jinluan Palace?
Who is the person shouting inside?
Also, who is Xia Shang?
Everyone stared, wondering what was going on.
Xia Shang didn't understand either. He heard the voice sounded familiar and couldn't remember who it was for a while.
After a while, a man walked quickly to the gate of Jinluan Palace, stared at Xia Shang with an impatient frown, and whispered: "Xia Shang, why are you still standing there? Come in quickly!"
This time everyone saw clearly who was coming, and also knew who the person who had just shouted was.
Isn’t this His Highness Prince Cheng Li Zijin?
"Li Zijin? Why is it you?" Xia Shang was stunned, but he didn't expect that this familiar voice was actually Li Zijin!
Li Zijin winked at Xia Shang, and without any regard for propriety, he reached out his hand, grabbed Xia Shang's arm and dragged him into the Golden Palace.
What's the fuss about?
What kind of operation is this?
These new officials outside who have never entered the Jinluan Palace in their lives have never dreamed that this is how they entered the Jinluan Palace.
Xia Shang was staggered, and the front half of his body went inside, but the back half of his body shrank back, and smiled at the young officials: "I'm familiar with this place..."