Zhu Houzhao was extremely excited after listening to Yu Datong's words and said, "Okay, it turns out that heroes have been young since ancient times. Mr. Chen himself is already very capable. He is not old and has a junior brother who is invincible on the battlefield. Mr. Chen's husband must have amazing literary and martial arts skills. If I can find such a gentleman, I can receive a better education than Mr. Chen's teachings. Haha!"

Xie Qian was a little confused and muttered to himself: "When did Chen Xi have a junior brother? Could it be the fellow villager who Chen Xi's child said to be doing an errand in the border army?"

Xie Qian had heard of Wang Lingzhi, but he didn't know much about it. He only knew that Wang Lingzhi was a fellow villager from Chen Xi in Ninghua County, Tingzhou Prefecture. He passed the martial arts examination. Later, he went to the capital to take the Wu Jinshi exam and failed and was transferred to the border army to serve. Later, he ignored this person. After all, he didn't think he had any prospects for a martial arts man.

Xie Qian thought again: "Chen Xi's son's enlightenment teacher was named Su. The gentleman who helped him move forward all the way on the imperial examination was Feng Huaqi. Feng Huaqi was obviously just a weak scholar. Can he still train a martial arts scholar?"

Xie Qian simply regarded the prince as a joke when he wanted to find someone without fame and fortune as his husband. Even if the prince was happy, Emperor Hongzhi would never allow such a ridiculous thing to happen.

Zhu Houzhao asked Yu Datong about what happened in Chenxi's army, but it was basically difficult to get an answer, such as what tactics Chenxi used in several battles, and what method Chenxi would use to return to the capital next, which made Zhu Houzhao feel curious.

Yu Datong suddenly said: "Mr. Shen sent villains back to the capital this time, with the purpose of sending a letter!"

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, her eyes widened and stretched out her hand: "Where is the letter? Why don't you take it out and let me see it?"

Yu Datong subconsciously glanced at Xie Qian, and Zhu Houzhao immediately understood and asked, "Mr. Xie, is your letter?"

"ah!?"

Xie Qian hesitated and said, "When he returned to the crown prince, Chen Xi did send a letter from the northwest, but... it was related to military operations, and the old minister dared not be good at it!"

Zhu Houzhao hurriedly said, "Mr. Xie, this is your fault. Chen Qing's family has made such great contributions, and even the Tatars are frightened by him. The capital is in danger. At this time, Xizhimen is suffering from a night attack on the Tartars. If there is any accident, the capital is likely to be lost."

"The top priority is that we should contact Chen Qing's family as soon as possible and ask him to lead troops to serve the king. It is best for me to lead troops out of the city and cooperate with Chen Qing's family inside and outside... Haha, this is the best!"

The prince wanted to lead his troops out to fight the Tatars himself. Xie Qian was so furious when he heard this. He didn't think the prince was extremely brave and would do anything after leaving the city. On the contrary, he felt that the prince was too naughty and was simply joking about the safety of the Ming Dynasty.

Xie Qian bowed: "Prince, please think twice before you act. Don't be in danger lightly. Just wait for the king-supporting troops from all over the country to select generals from the Beijing camp to go on the expedition!"

Zhu Houzhao was a little impatient when she heard this and waved her hand: "Mr. Xie, I will ask you something now, whether the letter from Chen Qing's family is in your hands. I will take it out, and I will take a look!"

Xie Qian was speechless. He had no choice but to take out Chen Xi's letter and hand it over to Zhu Houzhao.

The envelope and the letter paper were wrinkled. After taking care of it, Zhu Hou said excitedly: "The Jinghui Nanzhi, it's great. Mr. Chen is back with his troops! Come back to the palace with me. I want to meet my father. I ask my father to decide and send troops. I will lead me out of the city to fight the Tartars to the end!"

Xie Qian hurriedly said, "The prince must not be reckless. There is only one letter, everything needs to be confirmed. If you leave the city rashly, this battle may be very good..."

"Stop talking!"

Zhu Houzhao frowned and said, "I have decided on it. Mr. Xie doesn't need to persuade him anymore. I think this is the best defensive strategy. If we just defend, even if the city gate is lucky, there will be evil people opening the city to surrender. There are countless such things throughout the ages."

"In fact, it is rare to truly betray the capital by bandits. Most of them are under the tremendous pressure of being surrounded by heavy troops. Some people take risks to seek wealth and honor, and the capital is so big, there will always be people who have strange intentions. I am not at ease!"

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Ganqing Palace and Sleeping Hall.

Zhu Youzhang lay on the bed, trying to speak, but was weak, so he waved his hand and called Xiao Jing over and asked a few simple questions.

Xiao Jing said embarrassedly: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Mr. Zhang is holding on to Xizhimen, so there will be no problem! The old slave from Master Xie has sent someone to inform him that the prince will return to the palace soon! Your Majesty, but should you ask the imperial physician to come over and give you acupuncture and medicine?"

Zhu Youzhang shook his head tired and said hoarsely: "Go down, I'm going to rest. What's going on in the city defense? All things are left to the cabinet and the British Duke. I'm exhausted now and just want to have a good sleep!"

Xiao Jing quickly sorted out the bedding for Zhu Youtang, and carefully explained to the eunuchs and palace maids who served, and then left the hall.

Before he could take a breath, he saw several figures coming in a hurry in the distance. Because the night was already dark, Xiao Jing couldn't see who was coming, but he greeted him from a distance: "Eunuch Xiao, it's you, is your father inside? I'm going in to meet him!"

However, Zhu Houzhao took Xie Qian, Zhang Yuan and others back to the palace because Zhu Houzhao insisted on asking for the emperor and applied to lead troops to fight in the future. So Zhu Houzhao came over to ask for an order without notifying the cabinet and the Ministry of War... This would avoid being obstructed by Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Zhang Mao and others.

When the prince suddenly returned, Xiao Jing was a little rushing and persuaded him: "Your Highness, why didn't you come back one step earlier? Your Majesty just stopped, you... Since you are back, let's go back to the East Palace to rest first?"

Zhu Houzhao said dissatisfiedly: "What are you going to rest? The Tartars have already reached the doorstep!"

Xiao Jing was shocked and widened his eyes and said, "Your Highness the Prince... don't scare the old slave, the Tartars... have you come to the palace gate? That city gate..."

Zhu Houzhao realized that he was talking too much. At this sensitive time, any exaggerated words would cause an uproar and quickly added: "When I came back, the war was going on in Xizhimen. As for the specific situation, it is not clear. Let's wait for the Ministry of War to report. I came to ask my father, but there was something important to report... I am preparing to ask for an order to lead the troops out of the city!"

If Zhu Houzhao said he was here to pay his respects and explain the daytime war, maybe Xiao Jing would let Zhu Houzhao in. But now the naughty child said he wanted to lead his troops out of the city, Xiao Jing was shocked and stopped him in front of him, persuading: "Your Highness, you can't be too hasty. The difficulties in the capital cannot be solved in one or two days. Leading troops out of the city is of great importance. It is better to first ask the Ministry of War to draft it, and the cabinet will be issued and handed over to His Majesty for a decision!"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "There is not so much time. If you miss such a good opportunity, do you know the consequences? Get out of the way! Otherwise, I will be rude to you!"

The prince wanted to forcibly break into the Qing Palace, which made Xiao Jing extremely embarrassed. He stopped the prince tightly. No matter what the naughty child said, he refused to give in. In the end, he was forced to make an end. Xiao Jing looked determined: "Your Highness, if you insist on your own actions, I will die in front of you. Please think twice!"

After saying that, Xiao Jing knelt down straight in front of Zhu Houzhao.

Xiao Jing has a great status in the palace. Zhu Youting often teaches his son how kind-hearted Eunuch Xiao is and that he will rely more on the future. But now Zhu Houzhao feels that Xiao Jing is extremely hateful. The naughty child is furious and thinks frustrated: "A old thing who relies on his old age is at best a dog in front of his father, occupying the position of the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Superintendent. Seeing that I won't pull you down after I ascend the throne, I will change someone... Who can I change to?"

Zhu Houguan looked at Zhang Yuan, but shook his head, looked at Xie Qian, who seemed to be fine, and had a sudden idea: "Mr. Xie, can you please tell me about it? You are an important official in the cabinet, so it shouldn't be difficult to meet your father, right?"

Xie Qian would rather pretend to be confused. He is almost certain that Chen Xi is not dead and stays in Juyongguan forever. He has no intention of caring about naughty children.

As for whether Chen Xi led his troops back to Beijing, this is what Xie Qian is concerned about. He was not thinking about how to cooperate with Chen Xi and cooperate inside and outside, but instead, he wanted to find a way to notify Chen Xi and let Chen Xi "take steady steps" and never rush back to Beijing to serve the king.

Xie Qian bowed: "Your Highness, since Your Majesty has rested, it is better for you to go back to the East Palace!"

Zhu Houzhao looked angry: "Shangshu Xie, are you too ruthless? Now I want to help your family... It's your grandson-in-law, but you are talking sarcastic here? Humph, can't I be able to dispatch troops without my father's permission? People come and inform Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou to see me at Xizhimen. I will go to Xizhimen to supervise the battle!"

The naughty child has a bad temper and no one can stop him.

Xie Qian had no choice but to do anything about this.

Seeing that Zhu Houzhao took Zhang Yuan and others to the Daming Gate, Xiao Jing stood up with the eunuch next to him and said tremblingly: "Old Master Xie, what's going on with the prince? Isn't it so good before? You... well..."

Xiao Jing originally wanted to ask, "Isn't your grandson-in-law Chen Xi?", but when he thought that the deceased was the most important thing, he might as well not mention Chen Xi's name so as not to touch Xie Qian's sad thoughts. Although he didn't ask, he was surprised. Why did the prince suddenly mention Shen Xi?

Xie Qian said helplessly: "Eunuch Xiao, some things cannot be explained clearly for a while. Now that the prince has left the palace, I will not go to Wenyuan Pavilion. I will persuade the prince back quickly to avoid the prince from taking risks!"

Xiao Jing hurriedly said, "Gei Xie, please go quickly... Alas, the prince's temperament is becoming more and more difficult to understand. Your Majesty's dragon body is not good and has no control. It's so anxious!"
Chapter completed!