Before Chenxi arrived in Linguicheng, he had discovered the real problem of food shortage in the army.

Soon, the memorial for asking for food was submitted to the capital in 800 miles. The Xie Mansion had a letter of help from Chen Xi, and Xie Qian knew that his grandson-in-law was in trouble in the southwest.

If it were before, Xie Qian would have been very unhappy. After all, Chen Xi was in big trouble and came to ask for help. But this time it was different. After receiving the news, he felt overjoyed... He could finally reflect his value in front of Shen Xi!

Even though he was happy, he began to worry again.

The shortage of food is a difficult problem. He cannot convert food into Chenxi in the capital. He doesn't have anything to do with Chenxi. Moreover, he has tried to communicate with Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia before, and even greeted the Ministry of Revenue, but there was no result.

Xie Qian thought about where to find food for Chenxi?

Chenxi didn't ask for a lot of food, but there were 10,000 shi. According to the weight and measure of the Ming Dynasty, it was more than one million kilograms of food.

In terms of the number of people and horses under Chen Xi's command, it is not an exaggeration to demand more than one million kilograms of food, but this time Xie Qian felt that Chen Xi's "learning a big lion" this time was a waste of his life.

"If you want to show it in front of Shen Xi's child, you have to pay the price. This kid likes to ask me questions when he is fine. Where can I go to find so much food for him? This kid doesn't save me any worries in the southwest!"

Xie Qian looked very angry, but he was a little happy. Finally, Chen Xi encountered some trouble in the southwest, which shows that the grandson-in-law has not yet fully grown up and needs his cultivation and support. He still has time to reflect his value in existence.

When he was old, Xie Qian's mentality gradually changed and he cared more about what others thought about himself.

If his value is not reflected, Xie Qian will be very upset and even feel a little tired of the world. This is mainly due to the exclusion of Liu Jian and Li Dongyang in the court, so that his current position in the cabinet is even worse than that of Wang Hua, who temporarily added to the cabinet to do business.

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On September 15th, Zhu Youzhang finally prepared to hold a new court meeting after being sick for many days.

At this time, the funeral of Empress Dowager Zhou had been completed. Li Dongyang returned to the cabinet. Xie Qian's status in the cabinet was drastically reduced, but he no longer cared so much.

During this court meeting, Xie Qian made one purpose, which was to help Chen Xi get enough military rations in front of the emperor. In his opinion, this was the only thing he could do at the moment.

The time agreed upon was coming, but the emperor did not appear, and all the ministers were waiting outside the Ganqing Palace.

It was said to be a court meeting, but in fact it was just a big shot from some important yamen. Zhu Youzhang didn't want to move elsewhere, so he simply held a court meeting in the Ganqing Palace.

All the ministers gathered around Liu Jian and Li Dongyang to greet each other. Now the two have decided on the affairs of the court, and officials have taken the initiative to surrender to them in order to gain political convenience.

Xie Qian intended to distance himself from the two of them. He didn't want to run over to join in the fun, but no one of the officials said hello to him. He felt that he was isolated and wanted to leave. However, thinking that he was here to fight for food for Chenxi, no matter how big the complaints were, he could only put them aside for the time being.

The court discussion has not started. When the ministers thought, it should be that the emperor's health had not improved and needed some conditioning to come out to meet the ministers when they were in the best condition.

Another quarter of an hour later, Xiao Jing appeared at the gate of the Ganqing Palace. Liu Jian and Li Dongyang took the initiative to greet him, knowing that Xiao Jing must have something to explain at this time.

Xiao Jing felt a little embarrassed: "My lords, Your Majesty's body... is not very good. Originally, he said he wanted to meet you in the main hall of the Ganqing Palace, but now he can only stay in the bedroom for the time being to meet. You must pay attention to your attitude when speaking, what should be said and what should not be said, and what should be paid attention to!"

Liu Jian said: "Don't worry, Eunuch Xiao, I will remind all the ministers to pay attention. But I don't know what your Majesty has to discuss today?"

Xiao Jing hesitated for a moment and turned to Xie Qian, who was alone next to him. The situation was obvious. The matter should be related to Xie Qian, but Xie Qian is now in the court and his status is much worse than before. What can he have to do with him?

By the way, things must be related to Chen Xi!

While Xie Qian saw Chen Xi's letter, the cabinet also received a memorial, saying that Chen Xi's shortage of food is no longer a secret in the court.

Since it involves military affairs in the southwest, it is reasonable for the emperor to ask about it. Liu Jian and Li Dongyang are already thinking about how to deal with it later. Obviously, they want to cause some obstruction to Chen Xi, so as not to act more extreme and stubbornly after Chen Xi obtained military supplies...

To put it bluntly, the civil servant group can't stand Chen Xi's rapid rise and needs to be suppressed severely. If Chen Xi is defeated due to shortage of food, he will take the opportunity to capture him and be imprisoned forever.

As for the interests of local people, who cares?

Xiao Jing finally said: "Your Majesty had ordered that the prince would attend the court today. When all the lords request, the prince can speak. If you have any opinions, please say it in advance, but it should not be too much in front of Your Majesty and the lords. Your Majesty is in a bad health and wants to train the prince to become a talent earlier. Please understand more, please..."

This was already very polite and tactful. The eunuch of the ritual tutor should have been powerful for a while, but he was so humble at this time. Even if Liu Jian and others couldn't stand the prince's interference in politics, they could only endure it.

Liu Jian said again: "The prince discusses politics, and there are rules to follow. We naturally know how to do it. Eunuch Xiao must not worry!"

Xiao Jing responded with a smile and hurried back to the Ganqing Palace. It should have been a reply to Zhu Youting.

The ministers were waiting to see Zhu Youzhang in the Kanqing Palace. Once the court held a court meeting, Zhu Youzhang asked in front of the sickbed, which made the ministers feel constrained. Some things may be caused by the emperor's anger and cannot be said at all, which made them feel extremely frustrated.

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The ministers were still waiting outside the Ganqing Palace. At this time, on the way to the Xiefang Palace to the Ganqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao was ready to shine in the following court discussions.

Of course this is just his wishful thinking.

Zhu Houzhao cared about his father's previous arrangements, unlike in the past when he listened. This time he could be with the emperor's father and express his opinions as he pleased. After he learned that Chen Xi was leading troops in the southwest and encountered a crisis of food shortage, he instinctively wanted to help Chen Xi fight for it.

"What is my relationship with Mr. Chen? He is my most respected gentleman and will be my closest minister in the future. He will even help me achieve the unparalleled achievements of Fenglangjuxu in the future. If I can't help him, how can I rely on him to help me fight and govern the country?"

Zhu Houzhao suddenly felt that the value of his existence had increased greatly. Even if he could not fight side by side with Chen Xi on the battlefield, he could still gain enough food and grass resources for Chen Xi from the rear, which was equivalent to helping Chen Xi win the war.

Zhang Yuan followed behind with sweat, covering his crotch with his hands, and kept persuading: "Your Highness, please go slowly, I... I can't keep up!"

Zhu Houzhao looked back at Zhang Yuan and shouted, "Useless slave, don't you know that this palace is walking fast? Also, my father arranged for me to attend the court meeting. If I delay the serious business because I waited for you, I will see how I punish you! Humph, my father should have already arrived at the main hall of the Ganqing Palace now, leave quickly..."

Zhang Yuan followed Zhu Houzhao reluctantly. In the past few days, his old illness broke out again. If he couldn't control his urine, he would lose control. His pants were still a little wet... These are the root causes of the disease left when he was purifying himself, and they have not been cured yet. Once the old illness came out, Zhang Yuan could not run around and be cautious in doing things so as not to have frequent conditions.

Zhu Houzhao doesn't care about the life or death of others. With his unrestrained personality, it's already good not to run away madly. Just coming to the Ganqing Palace would almost torture Zhang Yuan, who was in pain.

When he finally arrived outside the Ganqing Palace hall, Zhu Houzhao realized that the ministers had gone to the bedroom. Zhu Houzhao was a little dissatisfied and muttered: "Don't wait for me, do you think that I, the prince, does not exist?"

Zhu Houzhao arrived at the Ganqing Palace and knew that the court discussion had begun. As soon as he came, he discussed the difficult problem of food and grass shortage in Chenxi's use of troops in the southwest. Moreover, when Zhu Houzhao arrived, the discussion was about to come to an end.

"Sons, please see the father!"

In order to reflect his existence, Zhu Houzhao deliberately made a loud voice.

Zhu Youzhang was originally weak and leaned half on the pillow. Hearing his son's voice, he looked at Zhu Houzhao with one glance and greeted: "Come here, listen to what you guys say..."

When the prince came, the ministers made way for him.

Before Zhu Houzhao arrived at the dragon couch, Li Dongyang, who was originally talking, suddenly realized that he didn't know how to continue. However, Liu Jian took over the conversation and said, "Please issue an order to order Chen Xi to collect food and grass in the local area, and not to disturb the local government and the people!"

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, before he could wait for others to speak, he shouted in surprise: "Mr. Liu's words are so strange. He asked Chen Qing's family to collect food and grass on their own in the southwest, and neither disturb the government nor the people. That means that they cannot obtain it from the government or take it from the people. Then wait for a strong wind, which may come in vain, right?"

There are so many ministers present, but no one dared to speak like this to the Chief Minister Liu Jian, but when facing the emperor.

But the prince was childless. He said whatever he thought of and pointed out the focus of the conflict. The ministers present thought that the prince was unique in thinking about the problem, and directly exposed Liu Jian and Li Dongyang's intention to make things difficult for Chen Xi.

Liu Jian's face suddenly became unfavorable, but he did not accuse the prince in front of the emperor, but asked again in a deep tone: "Please tell your Majesty!"

In this way, Zhu Houzhao's words were regarded as farts, and he continued to put pressure on the emperor.

Zhu Youxi was full of anger and coughed with anger. Xiao Jing next to him was considerate of the holy intention and quickly asked: "Shaofu Liu, have you not heard the prince's question? Chen Xi was in the local area and asked him to raise food and grass by himself. Since he did not get what he got from the government and the people, how did he get what he got?"
Chapter completed!