On the way to Zhengyangmen, Xiao Jing kept looking for topics, which was a bit close to Chen Xi, which made Chen Xi feel flattered!

After all, Xiao Jing's current identity is like an "internal minister". On the surface, the cabinet has the greatest power, but in fact, if the votes made by the cabinet ministers are not approved by the Silijian, they will be beaten back and re-programmed over and over again. Silijian is the final decision-making place, and the power of the eunuch in charge of seals can be seen.

Xiao Jing said: "Mr. Shen, you have worked hard and made great contributions to the war. No one in the court expected that in a small castle like Tumu Fort that was abandoned for many years, you were not stumped by the Tatars, but won victory again and again, bringing out the spirit of our Ming Dynasty."

"Especially when I returned to the capital to serve the king, I defeated the Tatars' courage in just two battles. The Tatars could only flee in shame. This was all due to Lord Shen's command and the soldiers of the three armies used their lives! Lord Shen was polite and had great achievements, and was almost comparable to the general of the dynasty who founded the country..."

The General of the Conquering the Envoy refers to the King of Zhongshan Xu Da. This praise is very high. Unfortunately, Chen Xi has heard of this compliment since he returned to the capital. He has no less than ten times, and he is no longer interested in it.

Any normal person who knows the merits of Chen Xi, will do his best to flatter and flatter. At first, he feels new, but after a long time, he becomes tired of it. But he doesn't hit people with a smile. With Xiao Jing's current identity and status, he said that Chen Xi can only accept these things obediently and has to express his gratitude again and again.

At this time, Chen Xi's doubts deepened. Why did the court suddenly hold such a prisoner offering ceremony? He had been waiting for the people from the cabinet to come before. Even if Liu Jian and Li Dongyang did not come, Xie Qian should have come forward. However, the cabinet ministers never showed up, and Xiao Jing did not mention this.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "What the emperor has always trusted most is the three auxiliary ministers of the cabinet. In the past, such things, including the imperial court's offering of prisoners after the war in Hami in the northwest, were arranged by the cabinet. Why did the emperor let Xiao Jing, the eunuch who was basically not walking outside, preside over the presidency?"

"Is this a weather vane for changing court policies, which means that the emperor's attitude towards the three major ministers of the cabinet has changed?"

Seeing that Chen Xi was not very enthusiastic about chatting, Xiao Jing couldn't help but find another talk and asked with a smile: "Mr. Shen, I wonder when you were born?"

Chen Xi replied respectfully: "I was born in the 23rd year of Chenghua!"

Xiao Jing calculated his fingers and said in surprise: "Oh, Lord Shen, that year was Ding Wei Nian. It turns out that you are a sheep! This zodiac sign is good, it's really good... To be honest, our family is also a sheep, and you are forty-eight years old. No wonder Lord Shen can be invincible in the imperial examination and the court!"

Chen Xi felt even more weird!

Chen Xi once heard from Xie Qian that Xiao Jing's year of horse is 49 years older than him. Is it necessary to change the year of the zodiac sign in order to get closer?

Xiao Jing asked again: "Mr. Shen, do you have any relatives in the court?"

Chen Xi thought about it, how could he have relatives in the court after he was from a poor family? If you want to say that the only relative was Zhang Yuan in the palace, but that was not in the court, but in the palace.

I thought it was Xiao Jing who was testing himself and wanted to ask the truth. Chen Xi remained silent and shook his head slightly, saying, "I was the ancestor who was a minister of the government. After these generations, my family had lost its power, but there were always people in my family who went out to the imperial examination. After several years of hard work, I only passed the three yuan and entered the Hanlin Academy to work as a job..."

Xiao Jing said "Oh", and was silent for a while, as if he was thinking about it. Finally, he smiled and said, "Gei Xie should be considered Lord Shen's in-laws, right?"

Chen Xi nodded.

The fact that Xie Qian married his granddaughter to Chen Xi as his concubine was not a secret in the court. Many people even used this matter to joke about Xie Qian and gave Xie Qian a face.

Of course, Chen Xi will not deny what is well-known.

Xiao Jing said: "Mr. Shen does not rely on his concealment and connections in the court, but all depends on his own ability. He has become one of the famous ministers in the court in just a few years. We really admire him. In the future, His Majesty will have some excuses. Lord. Shen must do his best to avoid being distant... The emperor's grace is so great!"

"If it were any dynasty or generation, who would dare to promote and reuse Lord Shen so young? Only Your Majesty today is the king with a wise eye to know talents!"

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Xiao Jing has been talking for a long time. The most important thing is the last sentence? He is always talking about relatives with me. Those who don't know think you want to win me over as your godson!"

It is not uncommon for eunuchs to recognize their godson and godson to be together in the Ming Dynasty.

The eunuchs admire the emperor's beauty every day. Although the official rank may not be high, their status in the court is not low due to the emperor's trust. Because the eunuchs have no descendants, they like to find some unsuccessful talents in the court to take them as adopted sons and provide them with retirement and sent them to their death. They also give these adopted sons political convenience, which is mutual benefit.

Even eunuchs like Xiao Jing, who seemed honest and did not like to fight for power and profit, accepted three adopted sons in the court, and also promoted them to promote them.

These days, eunuchs are also concerned with comparisons when accepting adopted sons. The more adopted sons, the more optimistic the future of this eunuch is. And those who like to cling to internal officials and recognize the eunuch as their adoptive father is also a kind of political investment, which depends on the level of vision. If you can find a leader of eunuch who can stand alone in the future, then your success is just around the corner.

People with the status of Chen Xi naturally would not recognize eunuchs as their adoptive father, even if they were "inner ministers" like Xiao Jing. However, Xiao Jing did not dare to let Chen Xi surrender at all, so this kind of conversation was more about saying good things for the emperor and allowing Chen Xi to be loyal to the emperor.

The group headed towards Zhengyang Gate. Along the way, Chen Xi discovered that the short journey from Zhengyang Gate to Daming Gate, the officers and soldiers had lined up in an orderly manner to block the road to prevent anyone from coming out to interfere with the prisoner offering ceremony.

However, today the martial law in the capital seems to be loosening, and many people have come out of their homes, but they can only stand along the street or upstairs on both sides of the street.

The people were all curious and wanted to know what the court was going to do.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "This is probably a signal sent by the court. If the emperor wants to re-establish his prestige, then the prisoner offering ceremony must be very grand, and there will be many people who praise the emperor. Now it depends on the performance of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet in the future... This is not a sign of the emperor's attack on the cabinet?"

With Chen Xi's wisdom, he can naturally detect the movements in the court.

After Chen Xi returned to the capital, he found that the power of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, especially the Chief Secretary Liu Jian, had reached the point of taking over the administrative and military power.

Chen Xi knew that this situation was related to the emperor's illness, but Chen Xi also knew that the emperor had appointed Zhu Houzhao as the governor. Under what circumstances did the emperor need to introduce the young Zhu Houzhao to governor? Obviously, the emperor had the intention of using Zhu Houzhao to balance the power of the cabinet.

However, the cabinet did not give face to the emperor and the prince. Liu Jian still did his own thing and undermined the prince's power. All the decrees of the capital defense war were from the cabinet, and were made by Liu Jian.

If the emperor was seriously ill, even if the emperor knew about it, he could only turn a blind eye. However, now the emperor has shown signs of recovery and is also interested in cultivating Zhu Houzhao into a qualified crown prince, and he will inevitably suppress the situation of the cabinet's monopoly power.

Chen Xi guessed that this should be the main reason why the emperor only sent Xiao Jing to preside over the presidency today, allowing the six ministries to attend the prisoner-official ceremony instead of allowing the cabinet Grand Secretary to participate.

When I arrived in front of Zhengyang Gate, the city gate had not yet opened, but I saw that the city was covered with darkness and civilians and craftsmen were repairing the city.

Chen Xi knew that this was related to a fire that day, and the initiator of the fire was Wang Shouren who was standing behind the team.

Xiao Jing walked over and said to Chen Xi: "Shen Zhongcheng, you are the governor of Yansui, your Majesty's imperial decree. The troops entering the city were once under your command, and they were invincible. Today's ceremony of entering the city will only be convinced by you!"
Chapter completed!