Sima Zhenren gradually changed Zhu Houzhao in his way, and with the help of the Zhang brothers from the foreign relatives, Chen Xi laid the foundation for Zhu Houzhao, which was gradually erased over time.

The changes that Chen Xi brought to Zhu Houzhao were the improvement of his will, which allowed him to get rid of those low-level interests and turn to face up to history and become an emperor who has good governance. However, Zhu Houzhao had a lot of slandered ministers around him, and he hoped that Zhu Houzhao would be addicted to leisure and enjoyment, so that they could gain real power around Zhu Houzhao.

There was Liu Jin in front, Zhang Yuan behind, Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling outside the palace, and Sima Zhenren in the palace. Such people were born in response to the times, which made the Ming Dynasty uneasy.

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Chen Xi is far away in Nanning Prefecture, Guangxi. He doesn't care about Zhu Houzhao or wants to care about it. The wheel of history is developing in the established direction.

Even if some people and some things are different from history, there is no deviation in the general direction. It seems that without Liu Jin, there will be Zhang Yuan, or other internal supervisors favored by Zhu Houzhao, appearing on the front line of confrontation with the civil servant group. Without Qian Ning and Jiang Bin, there will be other slanderous ministers appearing around Zhu Houzhao, which is inevitable.

Unless the civil officials can accept Chen Xi staying with Zhu Houzhao and ask for some advice at any time, many things will be beyond the reach.

Even if Chen Xi wanted to take care of it, the civil service group headed by Liu Jian and Li Dongyang in the court would not allow it, so he was considered "a hero of the times". He stayed in the six southwestern provinces and seemed to be exiled and lived a hard life, but from another perspective, he was free and free and far away from the right and wrong of the court.

No matter who becomes the emperor or who is in power in the court, it will be difficult for him to threaten his status for the time being, or these people have no reason to make things difficult for him to conquer the ranks of officials who are good at fighting.

At this time, Chen Xi was not anxious or impatient. After entering the city, he simply built a workshop in the south of the city and built a furnace. The number of artillery in the army was seriously insufficient. He took advantage of the existing conditions and seized the time to cast a batch. Nanning Prefecture gathered blacksmiths from surrounding prefectures, and he did not have to worry about manpower, so he quickly achieved results.

The city defense of Nanning Prefecture is now under the control of Shen Xi. Gao Ji, the prefect of Nanning Prefecture, as well as the officials and gentry in the city and the soldiers of the garrison, had no choice but to do anything to his decision. The key is that Chen Xi had the power to kill and kill. After Chen Xi entered the city, he performed very strongly and controlled all matters in the city. Even the prices of grain, salt and tea in the city were set by Shen Xi, which made the officials and gentry in the city very dissatisfied.

Conflicts gradually accumulate, and many officials and gentry went to Gaoji to complain. Gaoji had no choice but to complain to Chen Xi.

On the second day of the twelfth lunar month, Gao Ji personally went to the government office to find Chen Xi, but was told that Chen Xi was not in the government office. Gao Ji repeatedly asked this and then learned that after Chen Xi entered the city, he did not stay in the government office to enjoy the peace and prosperity, but went to the front line of the city defense to understand the situation at any time, and often went to the newly built workshop to inspect and guide the casting of artillery.

Gao Ji went to the north gate and west gate of Xuanhua City without stopping, but he could not find any trace of Chenxi. He was worried about where Chenxi had gone, but happened to meet Su Jingyang and found out that Chenxi's workshop was in the south of the city.

When Gao Ji found Chen Xi, the commander of the three armies was wearing a short jacket, shirtless, and sweating profusely. Chen Xi's face was covered with charcoal ash, and he was carefully talking to the craftsman in charge of melting casting to the furnace. Gao Ji walked around the workshop and didn't find Ren as soon as possible.

It was not until he said hello that Gao Ji realized that the young man beside the furnace was Chen Xi, who was appointed as the Minister of War.

"Mr. Shen?" Gao Ji was shocked.

Chen Xi asked the guard to take the wet cloth, roughly wipe his face and hands, and waited for him to explain to the blacksmith before leaving the furnace and coming to the room outside, and someone immediately handed over the clothes.

Chen Xi quickly put it on. At this time, a cold wind blew in at the door. He tightened his collar and shook his head: "This day... it was so cold that it was so fast. Before he knew it, it was already the cold winter month. Look at this weather, it won't take long. I'm afraid it may snow in Nanning, Lingnan... If this happens in a few hundred years, I'm afraid I'll fall off all my glasses!"

Gao Ji didn't understand what Chen Xi was saying, and asked curiously: "Sir, what do you mean?"

Chen Xi looked at Gao Ji and said, "Forgive Master Gao, I occasionally talk to myself, you don't have to put it in your heart!"

The more Chen Xi said this, the more uneasy Gao Ji felt. He felt that what Chen Xi said must be a slander. He really didn't understand what Chen Xi said just now.

Gao Ji didn't think anything strange about the snow in Nanning, because in this era there were a few snowfalls in Nanning every year. Although it might not be very heavy, locals have become accustomed to it. Chen Xi must come up with it and it is even more unrelated to it hundreds of years later, let alone what does "eyes all over the ground" mean?

Gao Ji thought about it for a long time and said with a worry: "Mr. Shen, since you have led your troops into Nanning Prefecture, you should immediately fight against the Southern Barbarians south of Xinning Prefecture, so that the people can be calmed and the local area can be restored. But after you entered the city, you completely ignored the situation outside the city and focused on casting cannons in the city. The officials really couldn't figure it out..."

"If you continue like this, the people's suspicion about you will increase..."

"In addition, you set a unified price for the city's grain, and the officials think it is not appropriate. After all, this is a war zone. It is rare for merchants to risk their lives to send grain to Xuanhua City. If the mandatory regulations are imposed and the merchants are not profitable, it may lead to the exhaustion of grain and grass in the city and affect the people's livelihood."

"Do you see if you want to find an opportunity? Let's go to the government office to have a good talk?"

For local officials located in the southwestern border prefecture, a second-rank official like Chen Xi is a supreme honor, especially when Nanning Prefecture is in trouble, Gao Ji has always been a great savior.

Now there is no danger in Nanning Prefecture, but Chen Xi led troops to station in the city, which brought Gao Ji a lot of trouble. He originally thought that Chen Xi was going to Taiping Prefecture or Jiangzhou, and he only had to stop in Nanning for a few days before he was about to set out. Who would have thought that Chen Xi would occupy the government office and would not leave, and would implement policies that harm the interests of the gentry in the city, which made him feel unacceptable.

Chen Xi smiled and asked, "Why, Gao Zhifu, may you dislike the fact that I led the troops into the city and it is causing you a problem?"

Gao Ji smiled bitterly and replied: "Mr. Shen, don't get me wrong about Xiaguan's meaning... Xiaguan is not trying to drive you away, but just wants to have a good talk with you. The purpose is to safeguard the interests of merchants and ensure stability in the city. Please don't be surprised!"

Chen Xidao: "I naturally have to maintain the interests of merchants. The price of rice in the city was as high as 14 cents per kilogram, while the price of rice in the Taiping year was only two cents and three cents per kilogram. Even though I suffered disasters in recent years, the price of rice in the Huguang area has never exceeded 4 cents. The protection price of eight cents per kilogram I have formulated has fully taken into account the factors of war. Merchants are profitable. How could the Gaogong congress conclude that rice and grain in the city are facing exhaustion?"

Gao Ji said with a bitter face: "Mr. Shen, our Nanning Mansion is located in a remote place. It is not as simple as you think that transporting grain from Huguang and Fujian and Guangdong. The mountains and rivers are far away. Most of the merchants in the city are supported by gentry behind them. Now, due to the low grain prices in the city, there are already gentry making trouble, which is really unfavorable for the subsequent city defense."

Chen Xi raised his face: "If someone wants to make a fuss, let him make a fuss. I will never compromise with corrupt officials, nor will I surrender to the local tyrants and bad gentry merchants. What I do is for the country and the people. If you can't understand the Gao Ge, you can only say that you and I have different ambitions. Please come back!"

Chen Xi's words made Gao Ji speechless. He never thought that Chen Xi would be so strong and domineering. After arriving at the local area, he would not say all the power of the prefect's office, and he was too lazy to say a word of explanation. Now he threatened "different ambitions" and had a different attitude and was not determined to do anything.

Gao Ji said: "Sir, you do this without complying with the rules!"

Chen Xi looked at Gao Ji and said in a deep voice: "I don't care about the rules or irregularities. As long as I can defeat the enemy's thief army and maintain the stability of the local area, it is understandable to me no matter what I do. If necessary, I can even sacrifice some irrelevant people. The Gao Gongfu understands what I mean?"

Gao Ji smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Shen means that the lower official is the irrelevant person who can sacrifice?"

Chen Xi patted Gao Ji on the shoulder and smiled unfairly: "Don't think about the bad things about the Gao Gongfu. As the prefect of Nanning, as the governor of the imperial court, how could he be said to be an irrelevant person? However, on the ground of Guangxi, there was a precedent for the prefect of Liuzhou and the rebels to collude with the rebels before. It is difficult to guarantee that no one would have any collusion with the Southern Barbarians. After the prefect of Gao Gongfu returned, he should thoroughly investigate and see if there was such a situation among the local officials!"

By this time, Gao Ji had already understood.

Chen Xi is blatantly threatening him. If you meddle in other people's business, don't blame me for being accused of tyrants. It depends on what you do!
Chapter completed!