On the morning of November 13, Chen Xi led his troops back to the capital.

Before Chen Xi returned to the capital, Zijing Pass was restored. Although the contribution was not recorded in him, Wang Lingzhi and Lin Heng were sent out by him. After Wang Lingzhi and Lin Heng occupied Zijing Pass, they did not garrison on the spot, but instead handed over the garrison duties to the Ming soldiers who came from Yizhou and other places.

After the imperial court learned that Xuanfu was lost, it arranged for the "Imperial Instructor of the Prime Minister's Army Preparation to the Censorate" to be responsible for the defense of the Zijing Pass. However, the Zijing Pass was lost under the Tatars raid. Some of the soldiers and horses of Zijing Pass retreated to the surrounding Yizhou, Laishui, Dingxing and other counties, and until Wang Lingzhi and Lin Hengguang Restoration of Zijing Pass, these soldiers and horses relocated again.

Wang Lingzhi and Lin Heng continued to lead the cavalry and followed the Tatars north all the way, waiting for an opportunity to harass the Tatars' withdrawal.

Since the previous Jingying station had been burned by the Tartars, Chen Xi stationed his troops in Nanyuan in the south of the city, on the one hand, to protect the safety of this royal garden, and on the other hand, there are many buildings here to facilitate soldiers to keep warm.

Another reason is that Chen Xi is now a foreign minister. Even if he leads troops to serve the king, he is not qualified to lead troops into the city when there are no external troubles in the capital.

As an imperial envoy of the court, Xie Qian personally took Chen Xi to the palace to meet the saint. Emperor Hongzhi gave a phased summary of Chen Xi's choreography and arranged the next choreography for Chen Xi.

As for whether Chen Xi will continue to serve as the governor of Yansui, whether he will temporarily step down and wait for dispatch, or whether he will directly work, it will be decided by Zhu Youzhang... The Cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel have only the right to suggest Chen Xi's new position, but no final decision.

At noon that day, Chen Xi, Xie Qian and Zhang Yong each rode a horse and arrived outside Zhengyang Gate with dozens of cavalry.

After submitting the official certificate of entering the city, the three were allowed to enter the city.

This was the first time that Shen Xi entered the gate of the capital three months after he went on the expedition.

The personal guards led by Chen Xi would not follow him to Daming Gate and stay at Zhengyang Gate. The person in charge of the guards became the guards of the guards Shangzhi Army.

When Xie Qian led Chen Xi and Zhang Yong arrived at Daming Gate, the envoy sent by the court to greet him had arrived.

At this time, Chen Xi's identity was not only the governor of Yansui, but also a meritorious official who returned to Beijing to serve the king. The imperial court sent two envoys, one was the eunuch Xiao Jing, the chief eunuch of the Sili Supervisor, and the other was Li Dongyang, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. With Xie Qian, the team to welcome Chen Xi could be said to be quite luxurious.

When Chen Xi saw Li Dongyang, he saluted and greeted him: "I have met Mr. Li!"

Li Dongyang waved his hand and said hello. He was both a minister and the examiner of the Chenxi examination. He should face it as the commander of Chenxi. Let the commander of Chenxi come out to greet the students. In Li Dongyang's opinion, it was a shameful thing.

Li Dongyang's indifference forms a sharp contrast to Xiao Jing's enthusiasm.

Although Xiao Jing is the eunuch in charge of the seal and has a high position and a powerful position, he is a well-known good man and is polite to everyone. Especially when facing a hero like Chen Xi, his smile is as bright as a flower: "Shen Zhongcheng, I have been missing for a long time. Our family has heard of your name countless times in the past few months! Haha!"

Although the words were compliments, Chen Xi sounded like a swearing person.

This time, Li Dongyang led the way, followed by Xie Qian, Chen Xi and Xiao Jing, behind Zhang Yong Hall, several people passed Zuoyemen and entered the Meridian Gate, passed through Hongzheng Gate, middle left gate, back left gate, Ganqing Gate, and headed all the way to Ganqing Palace.

When he approached the Ganqing Gate, Zhang Yong went to Silijian to report his duties. Even if he returned to the palace, he would not meet the saint with Chen Xi and others, but would face the saint alone.

All the way to Ganqing Gate, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and Shen Xi were waiting outside the hall, and Xiao Jing went in to pass the news.

When Xiao Jing came out, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian entered, Chen Xi could only continue to wait... He judged that there should be other ministers in the Ganqing Palace at this time. If nothing unexpected happens, Zhang Mao, Ma Wensheng, Liu Jian and others should be there.

Chen Xi was waiting for the news to see him, suddenly a little head was leaning out from a distance and looked at this side. Chen Xi turned his head and looked at him. The two of them looked at each other, and a crack was opened in the middle of the little head. Chen Xi thought to himself: "Even the smile has not changed. This kid is purely an optimistic school! But thinking about the future that this kid will become a monarch who is ignorant and infatuated in history, it will make people angry!"

This person is nothing else, but the prince Zhu Houzhao, the "good" student of Chen Xi.

Zhu Houzhao didn't come over, but just looked at it from a distance. Soon, Xiao Jing came out and said with a smile: "Shen Zhongcheng, Your Majesty summons you to come in and talk!"

Chen Xi nodded slightly: "I'm sorry, Eunuch Xiao leads the way!"

Xiao Jing pursed his lips and smiled: "I dare not take it, Lord Shen first!"

Chen Xi was not ready to walk ahead. Although he was a second-rank official, he knew his weight and temporary rank, even if he was a senior official, he would be a decoration. Xiao Jing was the real minister of the emperor and had great power.

When he entered the Ganqing Palace, Chen Xi saw Zhu Youzhang sitting upright in front of him at a glance. He hadn't seen him for three months. Zhu Youzhang's condition seemed to be worse, and he looked like he was so angry that he was about to be buried.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "It is only the sixteenth year of Hongzhi, and there are still two years before Zhu Youzhang's death. Could it be that the butterfly effect caused by my arrival has affected the emperor's life span?"

Standing on both sides of the Ganqing Palace were several important officials in the court. In addition to the few people Chen Xi had guessed before, there were also relatives Zhang brothers, as well as Xiong Xiu, assistant minister of the Ministry of War.

What surprised Chen Xi was that Wang Shouren, the doctor of the Company's War, was also there, although Wang Shouren was at the end of the team.

Chen Xi stepped forward and saluted respectfully: "I Chen Xi, please see Your Majesty!"

Although Zhu Youzhang was not in good spirits, he still smiled reluctantly. In order to show his respect for Chen Xi, Ping stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture: "Chen Qing's family speaks calmly! My dear brother leads troops to defend the king and relieves the siege of the capital. He is a hero of the Ming Dynasty. If I hadn't been infected with a bad disease, I would have to get up to salute you!"

Chen Xi quickly knelt down and expressed his opinion: "It is the duty of his ministers to devote all his efforts to the court. The victory of this battle is actually due to the great grace of Your Majesty. The soldiers of the three armies bravely killed the enemy, and the ministers dared not take credit!"

When Zhu Youzhang heard Chen Xi's words, although he was in poor health, he still had a gratified smile on his face. It was obvious that Chen Xi's words hit the emperor's mind... Even if you ministers have made achievements, the contribution is not yours, but I have the best arrangements. You must have this kind of awareness.

Xie Qian thought to himself: "This kid thought he wouldn't get into it, but he didn't expect to say a compliment, one by one!"

As for the others present, they did not react to Chen Xi's words, because in their opinion, what Chen Xi said was cliché. They were in Chen Xi's position and what they said was almost the same.

Zhu Youzhi said: "Chen Qing's family, please get up and talk. My dear will lead the troops out of the capital and return to the army to serve the king... You might as well explain in detail what happened along the way. I have been paying attention to this matter these days, but when asked about the court officials, I know too little, and I feel quite confused!"

Chen Xi was about to reply, but Xie Qian took the lead: "Your Majesty, the process of Chen Xi's battle has been sorted into a memorial. Please read it with Your Majesty!"

Obviously, Xie Qian wanted to block Chen Xi's mouth and prevent what Chen Xi said was different from what he wrote on the memorial. He simply took the initiative and took out Chen Xi's memorial first.

Zhu Youting was very dissatisfied with Xie Qian's incisiveness. With his current mental state, it was too difficult to see things clearly, but he could not defeat Xie Qian's face. Zhu Youting raised his hand, Xiao Jing, who was waiting beside him, stepped forward, took the memorial and submitted it to Zhu Youting.

Zhu Youzhang waved his hand: "I won't look at it now, but I'll listen to what the Chen Qing family said!"

Everyone present looked at Chen Xi. In fact, except for Zhu Youzhe, everyone was also curious about how Chen Xi came out of the Tumu Fort surrounded by the Tatars?

Also, what happened to the slow marching between Chen Xi from sending troops to retreating to the middle of Tumu Fort?

Even if Chen Xi achieved great achievements, he was still picky and questioned Chen Xi for some abnormal actions.

Chen Xi suddenly became the target of public criticism, but he was not panicked and said immediately: "Go back to Your Majesty, I will lead my troops out of the capital. At the beginning of the march, I have been cautious..."

In order to avoid making the emperor suspicious, Chen Xi did not make excuses, but explained the general situation. He did not say that it was his own subjective judgment when judging the situation of the Xuanfu, but said that it was a conclusion drawn based on information from all aspects. As for whether the emperor believed it or not, it was another matter.
Chapter completed!