On August 16th, Chen Xi slept until the sun was over three o'clock before getting up. It was rare that the yard was quiet and the future was uncertain, but he became calm inexplicably calm, even without dreams. When he opened his eyes, he felt refreshed. He thought that he would embark on a journey to the next day, but his heart was still a little heavy.

When he went back to the room last night, he fell asleep after getting up. After getting up, he just tidied up his clothes a little, feeling hungry in his stomach. He came out of the room and almost hit the person kneeling at the door.

Chen Xi stopped and saw clearly, and realized that it was the maid who disturbed him yesterday.

The maid "catched" him directly from the ** last night, annoyed him and consciously punished him to kneel in front of the door, but how could Chen Xi be angry with a girl of fifteen or sixteen?

Someone was serving at the door, so Chen Xi didn't have to go to the kitchen to serve food. He rolled up his sleeves and said, "Get up, be smart next time, no one likes it... Go and bring breakfast to the room in the kitchen!"

The maid raised her head when she heard this, but before she could see Chen Xi's face, she shrank her head back in fear, responded timidly, stood up and walked out of the yard gate.

Chen Xi moved his muscles and was about to go out to fetch water. Two twelve-year-old maids came over with a basin and a washing palm. They should have heard that Chen Xi had woken up and came to serve.

"Not bad, good, with great eyesight!"

Chen Xi encouraged and praised little girls of this age more. Although they are not very cute, they are still young after all. When the girl grows up, she may become beautiful and generous in the future.

The basin was placed on a wooden rack in a corner of the yard. Chen Xi leaned over to wash his face. The sunlight above his head warmed the person. As soon as he finished washing, he handed over the cloth next to him.

Chen Xi casually wiped two handfuls and looked at the two little maids sideways. Yun Bo’s two daughters-in-law obviously had limited aesthetic level. The two little girls were wearing old clothes worn by Lu Xier or Yin Wen. They looked good, but they always felt a little awkward when they matched them.

The two little maids looked at Chen Xi with a smile on their faces. Life here is much better than when they were under Aunt Zhu Liu. They don’t have to worry about food and drink. Moreover, there is only one master in the mansion, and they have to rush to do their jobs... They all have a strong sense of crisis and know who knows that if they don’t do well, they will be eliminated from the mansion.

Chen Xi was originally stuck with a girl who was about fifteen or sixteen years old, but Chen Xi looked very happy with these two "gifts" with pigtails and did not intend to send them away.

It just so happens that Lin Dai, Xie Hengnu, Yin Wen, and Lu Xier need someone to take care of each other. Although Yin Wen is independent, someone still needs to help wash clothes or something. Xie Hengnu is pregnant and needs someone to take care of him even more. Lin Dai is withdrawn and someone needs someone to relieve his boredom.

Chen Xi was going to keep these two little maids, one by Lin Dai and the other by Xie Hengnu. As for Yin Wen, just find a big maid with quick hands and feet.

"I wonder how Yun'er and the others are doing? When Xiaowen returns to the capital, he might marry her, the little Jieyuhua, into the door. Alas! It's a pity that I don't know if the battle in the Northwest will be able to return smoothly!"

Chen Xi became depressed again.

The northwest voyage was an opportunity for Chen Xi to prove himself, but the resources and conditions given by the imperial court were too harsh. The six thousand infantrymen obviously could not fight against the Tatars. Now they can only hope that after the Tatars, they would focus on how to move the spoils back to the grassland after the plunder.

After all, October will come in the winter of the Little Ice Age, and the Tatars should not spend the winter in the Ming Dynasty. It is almost late August, and at most two months, the war will end. Chen Xi is not thinking about how to annihilate the invading Tatars in one fell swoop, but thinking about how to survive these two months.

The emperor gave Chen Xi the authority to lead troops and recruit troops, gather the remaining troops, and also the king's flag in hand, and had the power to kill and kill on three sides.

In theory, the generals of each town are responsible for the war in the northwest, but in fact, all soldiers must obey the orders of the three-sided governor and the governor of each town. The generals are military generals and are responsible for the specific execution. The only one who actually issues the orders is civil officials, and Chen Xi is the one who issues the orders.

Judging from the current border situation, among the governors of each border town, the governor of Yansui is the top priority, so Chen Xi can be said to be the second only to Liu Daxia, the three-sided governor.

Just as Shen Xi finished washing his face and thought about it, Uncle Yun hurriedly came in from the gate of the yard and said, "Master, someone is coming from the yamen!"

"oh."

Chen Xi threw the towel to the little maid and went to the gate of the mansion with Yun Bo, but the document "promotion" of the Ministry of Personnel General Chen Xi was officially delivered.

Unlike before, the officials from the Ministry of Personnel who came this time were very cognitive, so they handed over the official certificate to Chen Xi and bowed to congratulations, "Mr. Shen, congratulations on your high success. You are busy with military affairs, so I'll go back first!"

No one was willing to stay because martial law has been announced in the capital at this time, and even the people from the Ministry of Personnel’s yamen are not very convenient to travel. Although the middle and lower-level officials and people in the major yamen in the capital did not know what happened, they expected it to be related to the war in the northwest.

Chen Xi was promoted to the Governor of Yansui at that time, most of them would lead troops to fight against the Tatars in the northwest. The Ministry of Personnel understood that this was not a good job, so they just said "congratulations" and did not even ask for rewards, so as not to stay and be angry with the new "right censor".

Chen Xi opened it and saw that it was not contrary to the promises that Emperor Hongzhi gave him yesterday. From this moment on, Chen Xi was officially promoted from the "right deputy chief censor" to the "right chief censor" and was in charge of the responsibilities of "fuyan, Sui, Qingyang, and counseling military affairs."

This time, Chen Xi did not go on the road alone, but had a military supervisor. The name of this military supervisor was not unfamiliar with Chen Xi, but he was Zhang Yong, one of the "Eight Tigers" in the early years of Zhengde, and also the eunuch who later defeated Liu Jin.

"Master, you... have you been promoted again?"

Yun Bo knew how to read and looked at him. He saw that the word "deputy" in Chen Xi's original "right deputy censor" was gone, so he was naturally promoted to the next level.

Chen Xi didn't explain the matter to Yun Bo last night. At this time, he closed the official certificate and sighed: "What's the best thing about promotion? I would rather be a fifth-rank Youyude as before. He only has a few days a month to go to the East Palace to give lectures to the prince, so he doesn't have to work hard for state affairs like he is now!"

Yun Bo didn't quite understand the structure of the court, and did not understand that the right deputy chief censor was promoted to the right chief censor. That was a full two levels, and he only knew that it was a good thing for his master to be promoted.

Chen Xi returned to the front yard hall, put down the official certificate, and waited for a long time but didn't see the food delivered. Chen Xi frowned and called out, "Brother Yun, please go to the kitchen to inform us and bring the food here. After I have eaten, I have to go to the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Army. I may have to meet the generals of the Beijing camp after that."

"Yes, Master."

Uncle Yun quickly went out to pass the message. Before he reached the door, he saw his two daughters-in-law coming. He scolded them at the two daughters-in-law and blamed them for their poor work.

At this order, Chen Xi couldn't tell whether he was eating breakfast or lunch. In short, the food tasted badly, so he just ate some casually to make his stomach. After eating, Chen Xi took the official certificate to the Ministry of Personnel's Office.

The king ordered the flag plaque to be sent from the Lishu Supervisor to the Ministry of Personnel, and he had to receive it in the Wenxuan Qing Lishu. After that, he had to go to the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Army to see what arrangements were made on both sides, and at the same time he received the pass certificate and the seal of generals and official positions.

Now the Jing camp is under the control of the Zhang brothers. Zhang Heling has already said that he would hold a banquet at the Marquis' Mansion to be held in the evening. Chen Xi understood this as Zhang Heling was responsible for the dispatch of the Beijing camp. He only needed to go to the Shouning Marquis' Mansion to meet the generals who went to the expedition with him at night.

Chen Xi probably guessed that the Zhang brothers would take the opportunity to send generals whom they usually dislike to follow Chen Xi to fight. Are these people not rich to manage their superiors, or are they rebellious in their personalities, or are they troubled by anyone who encounters a hob, and Chen Xi has to see him before he knows it.

But it can be expected that in the Beijing camp, which is like a large dye vat, there are probably few generals who can produce mud without staining.

When Chen Xi returned from the southeast to report his duties, he basically did not see the first and second leaders of each yamen. This time, it was no exception. The entire capital and all large and small yamen in the court were shrouded in the shadow of defeat in the northwest. The officials were in a hurry. After seeing Chen Xi, the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War, and the Governor's Office of the Five Army, they tried to be concise and concise when they saw Chen Xi, and sent the seals and other items to the guests politely.

However, in the office of the Ministry of Personnel, Chen Xi saw Zhang Yong, the military supervisor who accompanied him to the northwest.

Zhang Yong was about forty years old and smiled when he saw Chen Xi. In fact, the two were considered "old acquaintances". After all, Chen Xi had been in the East Palace for so long, Zhang Yong, as a prestigious eunuch in the East Palace, was not an ordinary servant, but he often met Chen Xi.

"Mr. Shen, I'll take care of you along the way!"

Zhang Yong begged Chen Xi as he spoke, because he knew that the journey to the northwest was more likely to be in danger. In the past, the eunuchs of the military liked to show off in front of the commander of the three armies and gain some benefits, but now Zhang Yong is just praying to save his life and come back, so thank God.

Chen Xidao: "Eunuch Zhang is polite. In fact, it is our blessing to be able to serve the court. I hope to support each other along the way."

Seeing Chen Xi so polite, Zhang Yong suddenly felt sick and felt compassionate with each other, and almost wiped his tears.

The two of them talked for a while, and they were talking about the coming of war. Zhang Yong would go to the Beijing Camp later. He would not return to the palace at night, and even his luggage was ready.

Chenxi Road: "Tonight, Eunuch Zhang has not received an invitation?"

"Shouning Marquis Mansion?"

Zhang Yong was a little surprised, "Marty... Marquis Shouning has never said it!"

Chen Xi nodded and understood: "The Marquis of Shouning did not mention it, maybe it was negligence. There may be an important matter at tonight's banquet. Eunuch Zhang will go and listen together to the military supervisor."

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