This is not the first time that Yun Bo has received officials from the door, but the only one who speaks so rudely is Xie Qian.??

Although Xie Qian did not directly bump into Chen Xi in his words, he said the words "Wait and run around everywhere", which clearly meant to be insulting.

Yun Bo couldn't help but feel careless, but he didn't dare to do it because those who had contact with Chen Xi were basically all high-ranking officials and could not afford to be punished easily.

"Sir..., you are looking for my master, don't know what's going on?" Yun Bo asked cautiously.

"Since I'm not at home, that's fine... Wait, when will he be back?" Xie Qian asked.

Yun Bo looked embarrassed: "This..."

As he was talking, he saw a young man yawning from the moon gate of the front yard. Xie Qian was furious. Isn’t this telling Chen Xi who is not at home?

Chen Xi had just woken up and was a little sleepy. Seeing someone at the door, he squinted his eyes and looked at him. Only then did he make sure that he was not wrong. It turned out that Xie Qian and Grand Secretary Xie, who used him as a free labor force last night, came.

"Gei Master Xie, I have so leisure, but I actually came to the door?" Chen Xi came forward, and he couldn't help but feel curious. He thought that Xie Qian should be in the cabinet office at this time, and he thought in his mind that he had helped Xie Qian finish the business, so that he had nothing to do now, and he actually had the leisure to come out to wander around?

When Uncle Yun heard this, he knew that the old man was indeed not simple. He was actually the "gei master" of the current dynasty. He was the grandfather of the Shen family and had a high position and was of great power. He was secretly glad that he had not said anything offensive before.

Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi who was still rubbing his eyes and said, "Are you not at home? If I hadn't asked more questions, wouldn't I have missed it with you and wouldn't even see anyone when I came to the door?"

Xie Qian was not angry and sluggish, but was angry and sluggish that made people lie, thinking that this was targeting him specifically.

Chen Xi bowed respectfully, as if he was admitting his mistake, and explained: "I was very tired after staying in Wenyuan Pavilion last night. When I got home, I told anyone not to disturb me, and the guests were not seen... The old master of the Pavilion was not here to welcome him, so I really didn't know that the old master of the Pavilion would come to the door in person."

Xie Qian was already full of anger, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt relieved: "Even if Chen Xi's child can do it, he would not expect that I would come to the door. It is obvious that the one he wants to deceive is not me."

Chen Xi cried out in his heart: "It's really a coincidence that he wanted to wake up and go out to have dinner, and then hide in his spare time. He never thought of coming over to say hello to Uncle Yun, but he would actually meet Mr. Xie. Now, he caught him right away and there was no excuse to avoid it."

In fact, Chen Xi really calculated that Xie Qian might come to the house, mainly based on the judgment made by the memorial. Regardless of whether Xie Qian had the courage to present the memorial, the content in the memorial was a bit sensational, so Xie Qian would personally or find someone to inform him and ask Chen Xi to give a reasonable explanation.

Chen Xi was afraid that Xie Qian would instruct him to do things again, so he simply asked Yun Bo to inform all the visitors that he was not at home. He wanted to wake up and go out for dinner, and went directly to the palace from Donghuamen to deal with the inner court's prayers, but who thought he would fall into the trap.

When Chen Xi saw Xie Qian, he could only admit his bad luck and respectfully asked Xie Qian to come home to talk.

In the front hall of Chen Mansion, Chen Xi and Xie Qian sat on the chair in the middle of the Taishi, and then he chose to sit next to him. Xie Qian looked up at the plaque written by Xie Duo for Chen Xi, and suddenly felt angry... Chen Xi asked Xie Duo to write the plaque but not look for him, and clearly looked down on him, the cabinet master of the current dynasty.

Chen Xi didn't know that Xie Qian had such a strange way of thinking. After Yun Bo brought the tea, he asked: "The master came to the door, don't know what happened?"

"I knowingly asked, what can I still talk about when I come to find you? What is the promissory note for the three-sided governor and two officials to submit a memorial to the placement of the frontier herders in the morning?" Xie Qian asked with a dark face.

Chen Xidao: "Gei Master, please forgive me. I just want to use the Gee Master's hand to remind the court to prevent the Tatars from going south. If Your Majesty blames you for this, I can only say sorry!"

Xie Qian was angry and embarrassed: "You boy, are you pretending to be confused with me, right? Let me tell you the truth, there was indeed war in the northwest, and the Tatars went south to plunder the border, and now the three sides are fully on guard!"

"oh."

Chen Xi nodded slightly, "After thirteen years of Hongzhi, didn't the city block destroyed by the border allocated special funds to repair it? Why..."

Xie Qian took the conversation: "You want to say why the repaired city barriers were useless when the Tatars invaded the south? What you are asking is not me, but the borer insects in the border! Okay, I won't discuss with you how the Tatars locked in. Now I want to ask you, how did you guess all this? Also, will the Tatars withdraw their troops and plunder the north and escape to the desert next to harassment?"

Chen Xi did not answer the question about how he guessed, but directly answered Xie Qian's second question: "The Tatars used attack as defense. If the Pavilion Master was the Tatar Khan, would they easily withdraw their troops when the Ming Dynasty was negligent in preparing for war?"

Xie Qian slapped the table and said, "Why can't we retreat? Our Ming Dynasty soldiers were in the frontier, hundreds of cannons were eyeing each other. The soldiers were equipped with guns, arrows, spears, shields and other powerful weapons, which were enough to make the Tatars afraid! Aren't they afraid that the retreat would be cut off and there would be no return?"

This question is well asked, at least Chen Xi also thinks so, but no matter how he hears it, it is the same as the argument of "I am vast and vast China is as good as a small country", which is exciting, but ideals and reality are ultimately different.

Chen Xi asked: "Since the Ming Dynasty's troops are strong, why... don't go out of the city to fight?"

Just this question left Xie Qian speechless.

People are fewer soldiers than you, but their weapons and equipment are not as good as you, but their combat effectiveness is strong. After they take the initiative, you just huddled in the city block and dare not come out, because you know that you can't go out of the city and you are looking for reasons to set the battlefield outside the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Xie Qian could not refute Chen Xi's words, and pointed at Chen Xi in anger and shouted: "You kid, if you don't have anything to do, you like to destroy my ambition and promote the might of the Northern Yi! If I had known that I would stay in the southeast coast and avoid the thief from being angry!"

Chen Xi shook his head helplessly, and his expression seemed to be saying, "If I had known this day, why would I have been hoping to go back!"

In fact, whether Chen Xi returns to the capital or not is not Chen Xi’s final decision, and Xie Qian’s final decision is not the final decision. It all depends on Emperor Hongzhi.

Xie Qian knew very little about military strategy, which was related to his dedication to academic research for the first half of his life. He taught the emperor a lesson for half his life and had been studying the Four Books and Five Classics. Suddenly, he was asked to participate in the military and was not a qualified adviser at all. Someone had to provide reference opinions and suggestions.

Chen Xi's return to Beijing was a good thing for Xie Qian. He was secretly happy that he could keep Chen Xi. Moreover, now that the two parties have a marriage relationship, they can use Chen Xi to help him with their work. Xie Qian felt that his investment was worth it. He not only fulfilled his granddaughter, but also obtained a good talent like Chen Xi.

Originally, Xie Qian should cherish and cultivate with good talents, but the traditional Chinese educational philosophy is to produce filial sons under the stick. They must often use scolding or beating to make Chen Xi gradually become a pillar of the country on the right track he believes.

Chen Xi understood Xie Qian's method of educating and empowering his younger generations, so he never quarrels with Xie Qian. The more angry Xie Qian is, the more it shows that Xie Qian's self-esteem has been severely hit and he needs to exert anger to save his face.

In Shen Xi's eyes, Xie Laoer is a paper tiger who can bluff but can't eat people, with a hard mouth and a soft heart.

After Xie Qian scolded Chen Xi, his face was full of worries and said, "If it is true as you said, then my Ming border may not be at peace for a long time! Chen Xi, let me talk about it, what if the Tatars do not retreat and continue to rage on my Ming border?"

Chen Xi thought for a while and said, "As autumn approaches, the Tatars will eventually retreat."

"What do you mean?"

Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi with a cold look. He thought Chen Xi would say, if the Tatars don’t leave, they will go out and fight the Tatars to the end.

Chen Xi was extremely rational and would never make such a suggestion to attack the opponent's strengths with one's own shortcomings. The mobility of the Tatar cavalry determined that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty would inevitably be at a disadvantage in fighting in the wild.

The Tatars went south and plundered no matter how they did not kill them into the city, they would not dare to go too deep. The frontier was already very desolate, and the army was preparing to go out of the frontier, and had already accumulated all the income from military farms in recent years into the army. The food and food left by the people were minimal, so the harvest was naturally small.

The people had long been hiding in the border gates, and the city gates were not open. It was unrealistic for the Tatars to knock on the gates and enter. After a month or two, the Tatars felt that the looting had no results and would naturally withdraw.

This is Chen Xi’s judgment and suggestions based on historical experience and actual conditions. Although it is a bit cowardly, it is the most practical.

But Chen Xi could not say some words, so he could only speak in a roundabout way: "Defend the city blockage and lose everything, but if you send troops, you will lose something. Have you forgotten what you were talking to your younger generation? What is the chance of winning this battle in the Ming Dynasty?"

"Now adopting a defensive stance will make our Ming Dynasty useless in this battle, and it is the best strategy."
Chapter completed!