Xie Qian had already fallen asleep.

For Xie Qian, this was just an ordinary night, with his wife and children on the bed, and his life was so comfortable.

No matter what the people in the palace make, Xie Qian doesn't want to care about it.

It is best to take a few months off, and even resign. In his opinion, instead of staying in the court and not being a human being, it is better to go back to your hometown in Yuyao to enjoy the pastoral joy.

Just when Xie Qian was sleepy, someone came outside to pass the message saying that it was someone from the palace.

"Where is this going on? It's midnight, what happened in the palace and I need to worry about me? Who is coming?" Xie Qian asked the concierge while tidying up his clothes.

The concierge seemed helpless: "Master, he is an eunuch named Dai. I have never heard of it before..."

Xie Qian almost slapped him over and said angrily: "Eunuch Dai is a eunuch who is a corporate eunuch. He has a great status in the palace. Are you negligent?"

The concierge then realized that a big man was coming, and immediately said, "Master, you usually teach us that we should not be inferior to others. How dare villains look down on Eunuch Dai?"

Xie Qian said, "It's good to know. The people from this palace are the hardest to deal with. If you don't ask, be careful to put my husband in front of the emperor... But I think it won't take long to do these things to me... Prepare hot tea, and I go over and see what's going on."

As he spoke, Xie Qian went to the front hall and was a little surprised to see Dai Yi.

Dai Yi used to go out of the palace often, but his status in the court has never been high, and he is the kind of person that Xie Qian would not look at him directly. But now Dai Yi is the chief eunuch of the Sili Supervisor, and there is a possibility of being the Sili Supervisor in charge of printing, so Xie Qian has to treat him with courtesy.

After the two of them met, Xie Qian asked, "Eunuch Dai is here to visit late at night, what's the important thing?"

Dai Yi's face was full of annoyance and said, "Gei Xie, you were not in the palace before, and I don't know what happened... Follow our family to Qianqing Palace quickly. Your Majesty is waiting for you. On the way, our family will explain the matters in the palace in detail to you."

Xie Qian was an old fox. When he saw Dai Yi's expression, he knew that there was nothing good about entering the palace. He immediately said, "Eunuch Dai, I have attended the court meeting during the day. After going to the court, I came home because of my physical discomfort..." Speaking of this, Xie Qian pretended to cough several times before saying, "I heard that a court official kneeled in the palace to advise him. Should I leave now?"

Dai Yi didn't know that this was Xie Qian's gaze, and said frankly: "Yes, all the adults are back."

Xie Qian coughed violently several times again, and then said with embarrassment: "Please forgive me for not being able to obey my duty and it is difficult to enter the palace... My typhoid fever has worsened, and the cough will never end. In addition, when my colleagues in the court knelt down to advise me, I did not go with me. Now that Your Majesty summoned me alone, it is even more inconvenient to see you."

Dai Yi asked in surprise: "Georg... This is because Your Majesty asked you to enter the palace, you..."

Xie Qian took out a square scarf from his pocket, wiped his eyes, and said in a sad tone: "Please go back, Eunuch Dai, I am unwell and cannot enter the palace to meet the saint. In a few days, I will submit a memorial to resign and return to my hometown..."

"I have been in the top scorer in the eleventh year of Chenghua, and thirty years have passed in a blink of an eye. Now I am old and have a broken bone. It is a problem whether I can pick up a handful of old bones after entering the palace and come back..."

"Eunuch Dai went back to report to His Majesty, saying that my resignation was not a joke. Once you get permission, you will return to your hometown with peace of mind and live your life..."

If another capable eunuch, when he heard Xie Qian's words, he would have known that Xie Qian's words were all rude, and would persuade Xie Qian to compromise, and even threaten Xie Qian with the emperor's oral instructions to force Xie Qian into the palace. However, Dai Yi was foolish and incompetent, and did not understand Xie Qian's true thoughts at all. He was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and could not speak for a long time.

Xie Qian covered his mouth and coughed a few times again, then pretended to be weak and said, "Eunuch Dai, I am discouraged and cannot send you out in person. I forgive me. This is a little gift, please be sure to accept it... Come on, please send Eunuch Dai away!"

The chief eunuch Bingbi of the Silijian came to pass the message, and Xie Qian took all the etiquette he should have. Giving tea and money was the right thing to do. But Dai Yi didn't care about that little money at all, he just hoped to complete the emperor's entrustment.

However, in terms of the status of the court, Dai Yi and Xie Qian were incomparable. They were helpless and were finally forced to go out by Xie Qian.

After Dai Yi left, Xie Qian felt a little nervous and paced back and forth in the hall, worried about the affairs in the palace.

Xie Qian murmured in a low voice: "The situation is not very good. Since those people have been to meet the saint, if His Majesty does not make a promise, they will not leave the palace... Your Majesty calls me into the palace now, and the only possibility is to ask me for countermeasures. If I go, I will cause trouble for myself, and it is better to continue pretending to be sick..."

"I can't jump out and oppose civil officials, otherwise how can I deal with myself in Shilin in the future? How can Yuji and Yizhong gain a foothold in the court? I can turn back to Yuyao with a shook my sleeves, but they still have to continue to be officials in the court. I can't harm others and myself."

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...

Xie Qian did not enter the palace.

When Dai Yi brought the news back to Zhu Houzhao, the little emperor's face, which was already extremely depressed, was even more sad at this time, and he almost cried to vent his inner depression.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xie is in bad health. I have seen him before. Mr. Ge coughs and loses a lot of weight."

Dai Yi spoke for Xie Qian with the purpose of making Zhu Houzhao feel better. Unfortunately, Dai Yi has limited ability and does not know how to understand Zhu Houzhao's inner sorrow. He only knows to say some simple words to comfort him.

Zhu Houzhao's face was full of helplessness and said, "It's right for Mr. Xie to make such a choice. If he enters the palace and talks to me in private, Liu Shaofu and the others will know that his position in the court will become more and more awkward in the future. As for the serious illness, it is just an excuse, but I think Mr. Xie really wants to retreat. It seems that he will take leave and he will not come after the court's discussion tomorrow..."

Although Dai Yi wanted to comfort him, he found that Zhu Houzhao's words were very reasonable and could not refute them.

Zhu Houzhao sighed, "Well, now things have reached such a situation, many things are destined. Since I have promised those ministers that I cannot regret it, but Liu Jin and Zhang Yuan... are really unfair."

Dai Yi said: "Your Majesty, why don't you let me talk to you all?"

"Will you say it useful? If it is useful, why don't you say it in the court?"

Zhu Houzhao angrily scolded, "Eunuch Dai, you are highly respected in the palace, and the emperor and grandfather both value you, but unfortunately, that kind of respect is not because of your strong ability to do things, but in terms of inconsistency skills, such as your piano skills, and your calligraphy and painting skills..."

"However, you must be glad that you don't have much ability. Otherwise, with the things you did around me, the ministers might impeach you and then put you on the list of killings together... Let's say that, you're saving your life."

Dai Yi couldn't help but stagger and almost fell to the ground.

Zhu Houzhao continued: "You can try tomorrow afternoon, but now I am very tired and have to go to bed and rest. As for Liu Jin and Zhang Yuan, don't let them come to see me. I'm sorry to them. If I can truly take charge of the government in the future, I will compensate their families. It's my little intention for them!"

Dai Yi heard the deep sadness and helplessness in Zhu Houzhao's words. As an emperor, he could not save the favored eunuchs around him. It was really a great humiliation. He thought to himself: "I can't stand the humiliation that Your Majesty is suffering now. But how can I help Your Majesty?"

Looking at Zhu Houzhao's lonely back, Dai Yi was very sad, but with his ability, he could only wipe his tears, and he was completely helpless in other things.

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That night, Changping Prefecture, north of the capital.

Chen Xi left the capital and seized the time to rush forward. In the evening, he happened to enter Changping County and moved into the Guanyi City in the city.

Chen Xi was at the post station. After learning from Yun Liu about the fact that civil officials kneeled down to advise in the capital, he realized that the incident had developed in the historical direction.

"... Liu Ge Lao and others knelt down in the palace until nightfall. Han Shangshu and others also entered the palace after the drum was ringing in the second round... Then the ministers left the palace at midnight. After the people sent by the humble official found out the news, they passed the news out of the city with a letter from Fei Ge Lao... It seems that Liu Ge Lao and Han Shangshu and others have already met the saint, and they are afraid that His Majesty has approved their request..."

Chen Xi has been silent and thinks carefully about the affairs of the capital.

Yunliu asked for instructions: "Sir, are you sending a letter to Mr. Xie?"

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "Old Xie Ge Lao has not participated in this matter, and there is a certain deviation from the established history, but the general direction is expected to be wrong."

Yun Liu looked confused and had no idea what Chen Xi meant.

Chen Xi continued: "If what I expected was not bad, the emperor would not be able to attack Liu Jin and others. There is still room for improvement in this matter. It depends on how the emperor will deal with the ministers in the court tomorrow Wu Dynasty..."

"The time is different now. Except for the other players in Xie Ge, they are basically present, and even the beginning of things is similar. Will they develop in the established direction?"

Yun Liu bowed: "Sir, I don't understand what you mean."

"You don't need to understand... You will return to Beijing immediately and be responsible for investigating the matter personally. The life and death of Liu Jin, Zhang Yuan and others will definitely affect the direction of the court."

Chen Xi thought about it while making arrangements, "Maybe the situation of the cabinet's power will completely change tomorrow, and it is impossible to say who comes out to monopolize the power. But if there is no change tonight until tomorrow afternoon, then Liu Jin and Zhang Yuan will not be able to escape death..."

Yunliu asked curiously: "Sir, do you think those eunuchs and prisons are still likely to survive?"

Chen Xidao: "It's not that there is a possibility of survival, but that there is a great chance of taking power... Now they are favored by the emperor, and at the same time, because the civil servants are too oppressed, his Majesty is deeply disgusted. If His Majesty finds an excuse to go back on his word tomorrow, and those civil servants give up and threaten to resign, then everything will follow the original historical trajectory. If His Majesty allows his resignation, then a great upsurge will surely cause in the court, which is definitely not something that ordinary officials can deal with!"

"But that's good. Since I know that something will happen, I should go to the northwest quickly. Only when I get to the northwest and have power in my hands can I deal with the complicated situation next!"

Yun Liu was very surprised. She didn't understand why Chen Xi had such strong confidence in Liu Jin and Zhang Yuan. Now, no matter from any aspect, it would be a dead end.
Chapter completed!