On the 29th day of the winter moon, almost half a month after Chen Xi returned to the capital, Xie Qian asked someone to invite Chen Xi, saying that he had prepared a family banquet at Xie's mansion and asked Chen Xi to attend the banquet.

Chen Xi knew that Xie Qian asked him to come over and had two considerations. One was to tell him about the next arrangements for him, and the other was to ask about Xie Hengnu's pregnancy.

Xie Hengnu's due date was almost from early December to mid-December. The Shen family had already prepared it. After Shen Xi returned to the capital and was idle, he, a person with talented country, could naturally do everything in an orderly manner when he was able to manage his own small matters like him.

It would be better to say that Xie Qian asked Chen Xi to go back and have a drink if he said it was a family dinner.

The two sat down, and the servant brought the daughter Hongfeng from Xie Qian's hometown to the table, but there were only three or five side dishes with wine, most of which were tofu, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, etc., and there was no meat.

Xie Qian handed the chopsticks to Chen Xi, picked up a pair of them, picked up a pair of cold radishes, stuffed them into his mouth and chewed them, and said vaguely: "Just treat this here as your own home, don't be dissatisfied!"

Chen Xi never regarded Xie Qian's mansion as his own door.

Although I came here often in the past, I just came here to be a guest. He has read a lot of books in Xie Qian's home, and he has basically read all the notes that Xie Qian had compiled before.

In Shen Xi's view, although Xie Qian was a capable minister, he also had the usual limitations of literati of this era. Xie Qian always stayed at the low level of "a happy year and a happy year, and was free from death in bad year". He did not consider how to promote economic and technological progress, his thoughts were self-confidence and he thought it was reasonable.

Chen Xi didn't say anything. He picked up the chopsticks and there was hot wine next to him, but he had no intention of drinking it.

Xie Qian said: "It's cold, even if you can't drink it, you have to drink two drinks to warm up your body!"

Chen Xi picked up the wine glass, then put it down, and shook his head with a wry smile at Xie Qian.

Xie Qian glared at him angrily, but put the chopsticks on the dish in front of Chen Xi, picked up a slice of fried tofu, and put it into his mouth. He slowly chewed this to make Chen Xi frown. Not only did Xie Lao like to point fingers in court affairs, but he was so aggressive even when eating.

Chen Xi silencedly ate a bite of fried eggs. Xie Qian ate vegetables while drinking. He did not mention the court affairs in his words, but only asked about Xie Hengnu, and Chen Xi answered one by one.

Xie Qian knew that his granddaughter was living a comfortable life in the Shen family and was about to bring him a great grandson, so he was very happy.

Xie Qian suddenly sighed and said, "Chen Xi, do you know that the day when your Majesty offered prisoners, had your Majesty ever discussed your official position arrangement in the court?"

Chen Xi thought to himself, the court discussion was a matter between the cabinet and the six ministries and nine ministers. What does it have to do with me? Not to mention me, even Zhang Mao, Zhang's relatives and others are not qualified to participate in such a court discussion.

Chen Xidao: "I don't know!"

Xie Qian sighed: "Your Majesty originally wanted to arrange for you to be the Right Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but later, because Grand Secretary Li recommended Wang Yan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing, your Majesty changed the candidate temporarily!"

Chen Xi thought to himself: "What do you mean by thanking Lao Er? What is the meaning of my next step to go to Nanjing to be the Minister of Revenue?"

Just as Shen Xi was thinking, Xie Qian added: "After that, Your Majesty did not ask about your affairs. I thought that after the Northwest troops were settled, Shangshu Liu would return to the court, make evaluations of your performance, and make arrangements for you!"

If Xie Qian said such words, Chen Xi might agree, but now he sneered.

The reason is very simple. The emperor is now fighting with the civil servant group. Although Liu Daxia is leading the army, strictly speaking, Liu Daxia is the backbone of the civil servant group. The emperor was rejected by the civil servant group on the issue of arranging Chenxi's errands. How could the emperor care about Liu Daxia's opinions now?

Chen Xidao: "Students should follow the arrangements. In fact... Isn't it good to stay in the capital now and have no officials and are light-hearted?"

Xie Qian glanced at Chen Xi and pretended to be profound and said, "It was originally a matter of keeping you in the court and being the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. It was considered a valuation of you. However, you have not been in contact with the responsibilities of the Ministry of Revenue. Many things are not clear. It is better to let the Minister of Wang, who has been in the Ministry of Revenue for a long time, take responsibility. If you don't do it, you will be spared from the trouble of writing."

"These days, I have contacted people from the court, such as Mr. Wang, Mr. Liang, etc., and are preparing to jointly recommend it to Your Majesty to let you return to the Zhan Shi Mansion. What do you think?"

Chen Xi thought to himself, "Xie Laoer is really good at making arrangements. Without discussing with me, he just wanted to send me back to Zhan Shi Mansion as a serviceman?"

Chen Xi did hope to stay in the Hanlin Academy system before so that he could have more opportunities to contact the prince Zhu Houzhao, subtly change Zhu Houzhao's character, and provide correct guidance for the future emperor.

But now he has basically tried what he should guide, and Zhu Houzhao's personality has been established. When he goes to Zhanshi's house again, it has lost its meaning and will be disturbed by Zhu Houzhao. Even if Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, it may not be a good thing for him, because at that time, the civil servant group may not be fighting against Liu Jin, but Chen Xi.

The civil servant group cannot tolerate the highest power person with a very favored confidant minister, and Chen Xi does not want to be Zhu Houzhao's voice-over insect. He fights people all day long and is finally classified as a slander.

Chen Xi directly denied: "Students think it is not possible!"

Xie Qian frowned and said, "Don't be ungrateful. Do you know how many relationships I have left and how many favors I have moved to in order to get you back to the Zhan Shi Mansion?"

How many relationships and favors you have moved on is your business. What you want to achieve is not in line with my fortune, so I won’t agree!

Chen Xidao: "Please forgive me. The students believe that now that I have returned to Hanyuan, students' talent learning cannot be displayed, and their abilities cannot be trained and developed. It is better to practice in the local area for a few years. Even the master said that students are not good at taking advantage of the affairs of the department, so why not let students go to places to communicate with others more and increase their experiences?"

Chen Xi repeatedly insisted on leaving the core power level of the imperial court and transferring the local area outside, which seemed unreasonable to Xie Qian.

Looking at the Ming Dynasty, whether it is a new Jinshi or an old minister who has been in the court for many years, whoever pursues it will choose to be an official in the capital and wander in front of the emperor at any time in order to gain more power. He will never choose a place to perform his duties. Chen Xi just did the opposite, which made Xie Qian particularly annoyed.

Xie Qian was angry on the spot and said, "If you want to go to the place, don't have any contact with me. In the end, would you want me to watch you go astray step by step and be a slander who is corrupt and abused by the law?"

"The family dinner is over today. You go back and reflect carefully. Then I will hand me a memorial. I will try my best to fight for you in the court and let you enter the Zhan Shi Mansion..."

The good banquet came to an end because of Xie Qian's anger. Chen Xi didn't want to stay for a long time, so he took the opportunity to go home to accompany his wife and children.

After tightening his clothes, Chen Xi came out of Xie’s mansion. After getting on the carriage, Ma Jiu still didn’t quite understand why Chen Xi came out so early.

Chen Xi didn't say anything on the way home. When he was about to reach the door, Chen Xi suddenly mentioned: "Brother Jiu, I'll help you deliver a few boxes to Huanghuafang tomorrow morning. When I go back, I'll hand you the specific address. Look carefully all the way and don't be decorated with someone!"

Ma Jiu didn't understand what Chen Xi was going to do, but he still replied: "Yes, master!"

Chen Xi yawned. At this moment, he was a little sleepy and murmured to himself: "Maybe it was a problem that I was idle, I was so tired just now that I was at night. Maybe it was because I stayed up too late some time ago, so I will gradually make up for these days."

"This damn ghost weather is so cold. If you can go to the south to spend the winter, it would be a good choice!"

Chen Xi couldn't help but think that although it would snow in Fujian, it would basically only take three or five times a year. In a day or two, the snow would stop, and the ice and snow melted, and the temperature was far less than that in the north. But he didn't like the summer in the south, and the humidity was unbearable and he was also miserable.

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