After making a general explanation to Ma Jiu, Chen Xi also began to prepare for his itinerary to Nanjing.

If nothing unexpected happens, what the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, Xie Qian, said to have become a reality. Chen Xi will almost set off at the beginning of next year and will take office in about a month. In this way, Chen Xi can take his family with him.

When he arrived at the place, since the six ministries in Nanjing were basically idle, Chen Xi could live a 9-to-5 office worker life at 2:00, which was very similar to when he was a job in the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Shi Mansion. As the second-in-command of a yamen, no one dared to say anything even if he didn't go to Dianmao, and life would not be too comfortable!

But many times, things cannot be done as they wish.

It was also the ninth day of the lunar month, and just after lunch, Ma Wensheng suddenly sent someone to invite Chen Xi to the mansion to talk.

Chen Xi knew that the official of the Ministry of Personnel invited him, mostly because he was short of his official position, so he had to calm down and go to Ma Wensheng's mansion.

When he arrived at the place, under the guidance of Zhike, Chen Xi entered the Shangshu Mansion.

Ma Wensheng met Chen Xi in the main hall and looked very energetic, but Chen Xi felt that the wrinkles and age spots on Ma Wensheng's face had significantly deepened, his hands and feet were shaking constantly, and his throat seemed to be blocked as he spoke, and his breath was not smooth, which was less of the old and strong style.

After a brief greeting, Ma Wensheng asked Chen Xi to sit down in the opposite seat and immediately explained the situation: "Chen Xi, do you know, what is the court going to release to you?"

Chen Xi reported truthfully: "Prince Xie Ge mentioned before, as if he was going to Nanjing to work?"

Ma Wensheng nodded: "I and Shangshu Xie do mean that, but you... have always been from Hanyuan. Keeping you in Beijing should be the best choice. If you let Nanjing perform your duties, the water over there is too deep, maybe you will..."

Speaking of this, Ma Wensheng stopped.

Chen Xi understood that Ma Wensheng's words were not finished. Nanjing was too deep, and there were many nobles there, and there were more unemployed officials and nobles. His disciples and old friends made a net, and Chen Xi might not be able to deal with it after the past.

After a while, Ma Wensheng said again, "Chen Xi, since you are the second-rank Right Censor, you will always be suspected of being useless when you return to Hanyuan. Your Majesty asked me to discuss for several days, and finally decided on two places for you, one is to serve as the governor of Yingtian, and the other is to govern Huguang... I wonder what you are thinking?"

Chen Xi thought to himself, as expected, the court was still not going to arrange me to the Sixth Ministry. Even the Sixth Ministry in Nanjing would affect the interests of the civil servant group.

Chen Xi hesitated a little: "Shangshu Ma, are students afraid they have no choice?"

Ma Wensheng shook his head slightly: "Otherwise, there are still some theoretically. Your Majesty did not finalize it, but as a minister, he naturally knows how to share your worries..."

The words were not spoken very clearly, but the meaning of the instructions was obvious.

Chen Xi knew it well and shared the worries of the emperor, meaning that he would go wherever he worked. He made a choice between Huguang and Nanzhili, so he would naturally go to Huguang!

I originally agreed to go to Nanjing, but the matter was about to come, but it was changed to the Governor of Huguang.

The Ming Dynasty Hu Guangcheng announced the Political Envoy Department, which basically covers the two lakes according to the administrative divisions of later generations, and the provincial capital is Wuchang.

The official name of the Governor of Huguang is "Admiral Huguang and other places in local military affairs, food and salary and governors." This is very similar to the responsibilities of the coastal governor of the three provinces held by Chenxi before, but it has changed from governing three provinces to governing one province.

Chen Xi said cautiously: "Will students have little qualifications and lead the party repeatedly trouble local officials and gentry?"

Ma Wensheng seemed to have expected that Chen Xi would not want to go, and his expression was calm: "The previous experience is enough to prove that you have the ability to govern the governor, and... you should know some things that are clear. The northwest is pacified at present, but the south is not so stable..."

Chen Xi was extremely smart, and he understood what Ma Wensheng was suggesting.

Ma Wensheng said that local ethnic rebellions in Huguang are not a secret in the Ming Dynasty. In Huguang, Ganzhou, Guizhou, Yunnan Province and other places, due to the Ming Dynasty's implementation of land reform and return to the current, local ethnic rebellions have frequent local ethnic rebellions, and even Fujian, Guangdong and other places have this problem.

Chenxi grew up in Tingzhou, which is the junction of Huguang, Jiangxi, Fujian and Guangdong provinces. During the Hongzhi period alone, several ethnic minority rebellions occurred in Tingzhou Prefecture, including rebellions that threatened Ninghua County and Changting County.

Huguang is one of the few provinces in the Ming Dynasty that set up the commander commander and the commander commander commander. Ma Wensheng’s meaning is very obvious. You sink to Huguang not to enjoy the happiness, but to guard the territory for the Ming Dynasty, eradicate ethnic rebellions at any time, and ensure peace in the Ming Dynasty.

For Chen Xi, he would rather go to Fujian and Guangdong than to Huguang. The main reason is that he is not familiar with the other side and his power has not extended to the two lakes. Even Huiniang and Song Xiaocheng's business rarely involves Huguang.

Ma Wensheng seemed to be very optimistic about Chen Xi, and he gave him some earnest instructions, and he taught the experience of the ruler.

Ma Wensheng said: "Tomorrow, Secretary Liu will return to the court, but the memorial of requesting rewards for merits has been submitted to the capital first. Because Secretary Liu is not familiar with your merits, your merits need to be submitted by the new governor of Yansui. As for rewards, the court will not treat them unfairly. You can only know the official position if you have a clear idea!"

Chen Xi nodded. He didn't want to argue with Ma Wensheng anymore, because he knew that Ma Wensheng was not dominated by Ma Wensheng from beginning to end.

Ma Wensheng's status in the court is not low. As a heavenly official of the Ministry of Personnel, his sect is a representative of the practical faction in the civil service group. Chen Xi was obviously classified as his accomplice by Ma Wensheng and he was trained as the future Minister of War and even the successor of the Minister of Personnel.

Chen Xi murmured to himself: "Thank you, old man, treat me as the successor of the robe and man, and let me gain experience in the Hanlin system, hoping to enter the cabinet as soon as possible. You, Ma Wensheng, also want to train me and let me make a difference in the Ministry of War... Hey, when did I become a pawn in your hands!?"

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With a little melancholy, Chen Xi returned home. After returning home, he did not talk to Xie Yuner about meeting with Ma Wensheng.

Xie Yuner has already started to arrange and is preparing to follow Chen Xi to Nanjing City. As a result, the plan cannot keep up with the change. He has received a notice from the Minister of War of Nanjing to the Governor of Huguang.

Chen Xi did not completely believe in this appointment.

Just like Xie Qian talked to him before, he said with confidence that he would be transferred to Nanjing City. Although he was suspicious at the time, he believed that Xie Qian would not lie. Now that Ma Wensheng said that he would be transferred to Huguang, whoever dared to say it would definitely become a reality?

After dinner, Chen Xi entered the study room, picked up the book and looked at it leisurely, but began to think about whether to submit a memorial to Emperor Hongzhi to resign.

In the Ming Dynasty, the place where the order was transferred was not about to set out. Ministers could submit resignation to the emperor or a memorial to another tune, hoping that the emperor would make a turn for the rest and change to other responsibilities.

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty were abusive to have bad habits. Although all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty used factory guards to suppress civil officials, in the Chenghua and Hongzhi dynasties, as military generals and nobles declined, the power of the eunuchs was suppressed, and the power of the cabinet became increasingly greater. In addition to the power of the six ministries, civil officials unconsciously believed that they were the greatest in the world, and even dared to compete with the emperor.

But no matter how civil officials make trouble, because they have no military power, the Ming Dynasty has always been stable.

In principle, the Ming Dynasty advocated civil servants to govern the country and lowered the status of military generals, which could avoid the emergence of separatist situations in the late Tang Dynasty. However, the problem was that civil servants were not good at marching and fighting, military strategy, and so on, when civil servants led troops, there were often problems with insufficient experience in civil servants and laymen leading experts, which was also the fundamental reason why the Ming Dynasty's military front was not strong enough.

If Chen Xi hadn't learned about the army, it would have been a defeat to transfer civil officials like him to Huguang to quell the local rebellion.

Even Chen Xi himself felt that he was working hard on the road to the north and the north. Thinking about the path he had taken in the past few years, it was not something a civil official should do. I really don’t know how history will record himself in the future.

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