Zhu Houzhao has never lacked upright and knowledgeable people, including lecturers and attendants in the Eastern Palace, and he took out any of them. He was all famous scholars of the Ming Dynasty.

What a naughty child lacks is the person who can play with him and make trouble with him. Liu Jin was very competent before, but Zhang Yuan was slightly lacking in mastery. As for the Sima Zhenren who just came, it was just right because he knew some simple tricks and a complete set of practice theory to bluff.

The most important thing is that this person is ignorant and knows how to do things, and knows what Zhu Houzhao needs.

Sima Zhenren is very similar to Chen Xi in some aspects. He knows how to cater to his preferences and actively cater to Zhu Houzhao's ideas, making Zhu Houzhao obsessed with it and devotes a lot of energy to eating and sleeping, so naturally he can't live without him.

Chen Xi brought Zhu Houzhao a strong personal heroism, while Sima Zhenren brought Zhu Houzhao an unattainable dream of immortality.

Zhu Houzhao is getting older, and he finds that immortality has no conflict with leading troops in war, and prolonging life and immortality is more meaningful than fighting, because they can live forever, and they have learned so many immortal arts that can fight with one enemy of a hundred or even one enemy of ten thousand. Then he leads troops to fight with another enemy of a hundred, and naturally there is no reason to lose.

The foundation that Chen Xi laid for Zhu Houzhao before was destroyed by the appearance of Sima Zhenren, and Zhu Houzhao went astray and became more and more distant from the right path.

At this moment, Chen Xi could not pay attention to the situation in the capital and was still focused on the war in the southwest.

During the more than half a year when he led his troops south, the Jiaozhi soldiers and horses invaded the border many times and entered hundreds of miles in the Ming Dynasty. Chen Xi received more and more reports on the movements of the Jiaozhi soldiers and horses at hand.

Not only did Chen Xi know about the situation of Jiaozhi's offense against the border, but the court finally got the news.

The Southwest urgent report was transmitted to the capital from different channels and sent to the Ministry of War and the Cabinet. Emperor Hongzhi may have known it, but at this time Zhu Youzhang's physical condition was already very bad. In addition to being unable to review the memorials in person, even the court meeting that had lasted for a period of time was forced to be suspended.

Matters in the North Korean state were restored to the process of reviewing the cabinet and the eunuch Xiao Jing, because the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor, was basically in charge of the cabinet Grand Secretary Liu Jian and Li Dongyang.

Although Xie Qian was also a minister of the cabinet, his status has been gradually replaced by Wang Hua. For Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, Wang Hua's behavior is more in line with their wishes.

Wang Hua knew how to imprison him because his son Wang Shouren is now an official in the court and considers his son's future. He succumbed to Liu Jian and Li Dongyang on many issues. In this way, the cabinet formed two major factions, one was Liu Jian, Li Dongyang and Wang Hua, and the other was Xie Qian, the lonely man.

It doesn't matter what decision Xie Qian makes. Even the ticket he drafted is often deleted and modified by Liu Jian. Later, Xie Qian would rather go home to accompany his family more than stay in the cabinet to be angry. He has been no longer in the courtyard on Chang'an Street for a long time.

The factional struggle of the court completely wiped out Xie Qian's passion.

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Two memorials were sent to the capital.

The first memorial was submitted by the local prefectures in Guangxi, and then polished and processed by the yamen of the governor. It tells the story of the invasion of the Jiaozhi soldiers and horses in Pingxiangzhou, Silingzhou, Longzhou, Siming Prefecture, Taiping Prefecture and other matters. It casually stated that the above prefectures were robbed by the Southern Barbarians and their people's livelihood was seriously affected, and pleaded with the court to reduce tax burdens.

At the same time, the memorials played by Chen Xi also arrived in the capital. Compared with the local memorials, Chen Xi said more about the memorials. In addition to Jiaozhi invading the border, there is also the situation where Chen Xi himself suppressed the rebellion in the local area, which detailed the current situation in the southwest.

Xie Qian had a bad attitude and almost spoke to Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia in a questioning tone. Among the three, Xie Qian was the youngest, but he always spoke in a noble way, which seemed arrogant, as if he was not here to discuss with Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia, but simply asked Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia to help.

This is also caused by Chen Xi. Xie Qian's concern is confusing and panic.

Ma Wensheng said: "Don't be anxious. Chen Xi led his troops to suppress the rebellion in the southwest. If Jiaozhi invades the border, he will lead the troops of the six provinces, so he will naturally ask for an order to fight and expel the barbarians who invade the border. It is completely understandable. But if he leads troops across the border to fight, the situation will be different, and he will probably be a waste of money and damage to the people!"

Liu Daxia nodded: "I am thinking so. Shen Jialang had just solved the problem of food and grass, and was dispatching new crops from Fujian and Guangdong. Although he didn't know where he got it, he expected that it would cost a lot. In the current situation, if he sent troops to Jiaozhi, if he was not familiar with the land, he would probably return in a bad situation. If the Jiaozhi soldiers and horses were no longer concerned, they would further encroach on the territory of the Ming Dynasty, which would be unwise!"

Xie Qian was stunned. He did not expect that the court was surprisingly consistent in preventing Chen Xi from sending troops.

Even the few who used to like to sing against him didn't want Chen Xi to send troops.

Xie Qian himself was worried that Chen Xi’s military achievements accumulated over the years were lost all of their time. Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng were worried about the issue of food and grass supply, while Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, the cabinet were considering not allowing Chen Xi to take the opportunity to make achievements...

None of the parties had any intention of Chen Xi to send troops to Jiaozhi.

Xie Qian asked, "With the intention of the two ministers, we should stop Chen Xi from sending troops to Jiaozhi? With your understanding of Chen Xi, I believe that he will obey the will of the court and completely ignore the incident of Jiaozhi's offense?"

Ma Wensheng smiled and shook his head and said, "I didn't say that Chen Xi would ignore Jiaozhi's offenses. Jiaozhi's offenses against the territory of the Ming Dynasty, killing my people, and seizing our prefectures and counties. Naturally, we should not be careless, but we should not make a big move. I believe that Chen Xi himself thought so. After experiencing the war in the northwest, our Ming Dynasty urgently needed rest and rest. It is not advisable to expand the scale of the war at this time. I believe that all my colleagues in the court are thinking so too!"

Liu Daxia said: "I think it's better to let Shen Jialang not get involved in Jiaozhi's crime from the beginning!"

In the court, Liu Daxia was a minister who resolutely did not infringe on the interests of vassal states.

What Liu Daxia hates most is the red-haired and golden-haired foreigners. He does not agree with trade with Westerners and advocates closing the country. Therefore, he does not agree with the imperial court's voyage to the West or fighting with vassal states such as North Korea and Jiaozhi.
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