Xie Qian came out of the Ganqing Palace with a dark face. He was very dissatisfied with Empress Zhang pushing all the responsibility to the cabinet. According to his current position in the cabinet, this means that many things are out of control.

Xie Qian was originally going to leave the palace, but after returning home, he quietly licked the wound. At this time, Li Dongyang came over and called out: "Yu Qiao, if there is nothing important, please go back to Wenyuan Pavilion first!"

Xie Qian looked at Li Dongyang and wanted to ask what to do when he went back to the cabinet. But in the end he didn't ask because he was a little "sincere" and Zhu Youzhang had arranged for him to find someone to go to the northwest before. This matter had been implemented. Except for him and Emperor Hongzhi, Xiao Jing knew about it, no one knew about it.

Now the emperor is seriously ill, Empress Zhang has entrusted all the military and political power to the cabinet, but Zhu Youzhang advocated peace talks in the northwest beforehand. Xie Qian didn't know how to talk to Liu Jian and Li Dongyang about this matter.

With doubts, Xie moved to Wenyuan Pavilion and came out of Fengtian Gate. As soon as he passed through Huiji Gate, he saw Ma Wensheng and Liu Daxia waiting at the cabinet door, while Zhang Mao came from Chonglou.

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang did not invite the Zhang brothers and other people from the six tribes to come. The most famous wise ministers of the Hongzhi Dynasty gathered in Wenyuan Pavilion at this time. After a few people exchanged greetings, they sat down at the office room. Xie Qian looked a little gloomy and gloomy. Seeing Wang Hua, who was staying in the cabinet, commanding the eunuch to bring the tea and sit down, he felt over and over, but he never dared to tell the emperor's instructions.

Liu Jian took the lead in speaking: "The battle between the southwest border and Jiaozhi has entered the final stage. In the northwest, the Great Wall and some frontier fortresses have not been completed, the Tatars easily invaded the hinterland of Yulin and Ningxia, resulting in frequent border disasters... Your Majesty is ill. It is impossible for our Ming Dynasty to use troops at the same time in the southwest and northwest directions. We must make a choice today!"

Liu Jian's speech generally ensured objectivity and fairness, but the first sentence he said that the battle in the southwest border has entered the final stage, and in fact he has preconceived ideas and told everyone that there is nothing wrong with the southwest. Now he should focus on the Tatars in the northwest direction.

Xie Qian's eyes lit up and thought to himself: "According to the words of Liu Shaofu, Chen Xi's son can withdraw his troops? This is a good thing. As long as he leaves the border and breaks out of contact with the Jiaozhi soldiers, his safety can be guaranteed. As for the rebellion in the local area, it is all small fish and shrimp, which is not to be afraid!"

Xie Qian's mood finally improved, but when he thought of the northwest, he couldn't help but frown. Because Emperor Hongzhi discussed with him alone about peace with the Tatars, he did not even convey the urgent reports from the northwest front to the court officials. Once he said it at this time, it would deepen the gap with Liu Jian and Li Dongyang.

As Liu Jian opened the conversation, Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng spoke one after another, Li Dongyang and Wang Hua made additions from time to time. Xie Qian sat there in a daze, constantly weighing the gains and losses in his mind, and finally thought:

"The matter in the northwest actually has nothing to do with me. Why do I care about so much? Your Majesty summoned me to discuss matters and made a peace decision, which was actually cheating me, making my relationship with Young Fu and Binzhi even more distant. Now Your Majesty is seriously ill and will not take the initiative to stand up and say things. Eunuch Xiao probably is silent. So why should I come out and take the lead?"

Xie Qian finally made up his mind that it was more in his interests to not speak now, and Liu Jian and Li Dongyang are in power at this moment, so they don’t care about his suggestions at all.

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The meeting in Wenyuan Pavilion lasted for two hours and was not over until dusk. Two results were taken out. Chen Xi retreated and watched the changes in the northwest.

Xie Qian basically didn't say much, and he was less than Wang Hua who made the meeting minutes. The final result made Xie Qian feel that the cabinet's work efficiency was too low.

"It was just two simple decisions, but it took two hours to discuss. It was like not saying it after a long time? It was a waste of my time!"

Xie Qian muttered to come out of Wenyuan Pavilion and was about to leave the palace, but suddenly Li Dongyang called him behind him.

Xie Qian looked at Li Dongyang curiously and asked, "Binzhi, is there anything wrong?"

Li Dongyang handed Xie Qian a memorial, but Xie Qian was slightly stunned, not understanding what Li Dongyang intended.

Li Dongyang said solemnly: "Yu Qiao, I just transferred from the Tongzheng Envoy Office to the cabinet's memorial. Let's take a look. Let's talk about this matter again! You can read it after you go home!"

Xie Qian was full of curiosity and didn't understand what kind of memorial this was.

Li Dongyang shook his head and left directly. Xie Qian took the memorial book out of the palace gate. Before he could get on the carriage, he couldn't wait to open the memorial book and read it carefully. After reading it, he was shocked.

This is a memorial to the Nanning Prefect Gao Ji sued Chen Xi for taking over his daughter-in-law's mischief in the local area. Although it was just a copy, judging from the situation of the memorial, it was accompanied by a joint letter from dozens of gentry from Nanning Prefecture, which confirmed that this incident did happen.

The report of the report of Chen Xi's victory in the southwest was almost delivered. Li Dongyang did not explain the matter directly, but handed the report to Xie Qian. In Xie Qian's opinion, Li Dongyang had already given him a lot of face.

"It's bad, so the child of Chen Xi won't really do such a stupid thing, right? He wants women, and local gentry will rush to send them away. How could he miss a married woman? If this matter spreads, it will definitely affect his reputation greatly. I'm afraid it won't end so easily!"

Xie Qian was originally going to go home, but after reading this memorial, he was no longer in the mood to return home. He thought he should quickly find someone to discuss the matter and suppress the matter before the news spreads. It would be best to make the matter big and small.

"Master, are you going back home?" asked the coachman.

While climbing the car, Xie Qian shouted angrily: "Why go back to Ma Wensheng...Ma Shangshu's mansion, leave!"

Xie Qian was depressed before, but at this moment he became inexplicably excited. Chen Xi was in big trouble. Although he was worried, he suddenly found that his life had meaning. He was far away in the capital and could finally help Chen Xi. There was nothing better than this to cheer him up.

Xie Qian went to Ma Wensheng's mansion without stopping and found out that Ma Wensheng had not come back yet.

"Ma Futu won't want to invite Liu Shiyong first before discussing matters with me, right?"

Originally, Xie Qian could have stayed in the main hall or study room to wait, but he was afraid that Ma Wensheng would waste time, so he came to the mansion to wait directly. Anyway, he knew that even if Ma Wensheng went back to the Ministry of Personnel to explain the matter first, he would definitely come home. So, the current court master personally acted as a welcome guest in front of Ma Wensheng's mansion, and he waited until the lights were on.

Ma Wensheng was about to get off the carriage when he saw Xie Qian sitting on the threshold of his house. He was surprised and asked, "Yu Qiao, which one did you sing..."

Xie Qian stood up and said with a wry smile: "Shangshu Ma, if it weren't for an urgent matter, I wouldn't have been to your house to block people. Chen Xi's child was in trouble in the southwest. Some local magistrate sued him for forcing his daughter to rob him of a civilian girl, and dozens of gentry jointly..."

Xie Qian briefly explained the matter, and Ma Wensheng felt that the matter was not that simple. If it were just a local prefect who submitted a memorial, the court would ignore it. But now the problem is that dozens of gentry jointly wrote a letter. According to convention, the court could even dismiss the person on the spot first and then conduct a thorough investigation.

This matter is very serious. The rank of officials appointed by the imperial court forced the robbery of the civilian daughter in the local area. They were also the daughter-in-law of the prefect, and her husband was preparing for the exam in the capital to take the next annual examination...

When all these things are combined together, Ma Wensheng knew that Chen Xi was in trouble now.

Ma Wen got off the carriage. Seeing Xie Qian's anxious look, he thought for a while and comforted him: "Yu Qiao, go in and talk... Don't worry first. Chen Xi had just made great contributions in the southwest. This matter would never have much impact..."

Xie Qian suddenly became anxious: "Shangshu Ma, what you mean... Could it be that he suspected that Chen Xi's son was really doing such dirty things in the place? Although he did not bring a female relative, if he really wanted a woman, how could he covet a married woman? This matter was probably because he touched the interests of local gentry, and someone was waiting for an opportunity to frame it. As the Minister of Personnel, you cannot look at things from a biased standpoint first!"
Chapter completed!