In the Ganqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao was meeting with eunuchs such as Liu Jin, Zhang Yuan, Wei Bin.

Seven eunuchs were kneeling in front of Zhu Houzhao. Except for Li Xing who was impeached when he was supervising the Shi family Tai Tai Mausoleum, the rest of them were all working in the palace.

Zhu Houzhao said: "...I did all this for you. I treat you as a loyal minister. Eunuch Liu serves in the Corporate Legal Supervisor and the Imperial Horse Supervisor. Eunuch Gao is responsible for my wedding... Don't say that I don't understand and understand. If you do anything that disobeys me in the future, don't blame me for punishing you twice the amount..."

Liu Jin was the most favored among the few people. He knelt down on his forehead and touched the ground, crying and said, "Your Majesty, I will devote myself to my whole life until I die. If you have anything to do, I will go up the mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire for you..."

"Okay, keep these words for later. I don't want to listen to them. Come on a fresher one. Eunuch Zhang..." Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Yuan and asked, "Let me tell me, how did Mr. Chen's letter come from..."

Zhang Yuan is not as good as Liu Jin. He escaped from death this time, and just recovered from the shock and exhaustion, kneeled on the ground and said weakly:

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Liu has ordered me to hold a banquet at Andingmen for Chen... Mr. Chen has given me off for a farewell day, but Your Majesty did not come that day, and Eunuch Liu did not show up. It was me who sent Chen himself... Mr. Chen left the city gate. Before Mr. Chen left, he left a secret bag for me, saying that it was for use in critical situation. When I thought of Mr. Chen's words, I opened the secret bag and found the eight-character proverb inside..."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up and nodded repeatedly: "It's true that he is my husband. He can make calculations and calculate. Mr. Chen must have predicted what happened today, so he left behind a gift to guide me. I feel more and more that Mr. Chen is my Zhuge Liang and will definitely assist me in creating a prosperous country."

Speaking of this, Zhu Houzhao pointed to several eunuchs and said, "Okay, today's affairs end here... I have saved your life, but troubles will follow. Liu Shaofu, Li Grand Sir, and Ma Shangshu of the Ministry of Personnel have all retired. This is the first batch. I guess there are many people who are going to resign and return home later. There is a storm in the court. I cannot expect you to come out and manage the government affairs for me. I must think of a solution..."

Liu Jin wanted to say something, but he stopped talking.

When Zhu Houzhao saw Liu Jin, she raised her chin: "Eunuch Liu, say something directly."

Liu Jin still knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, now most people in Hanyuan stand on the side of Liu Ge Lao and Li Ge Lao. After the two Ge Laos retired, they are afraid that they will not join the cabinet and serve His Majesty... But there are still people who are alienated by Liu Ge Lao and the others. After these people are promoted, they will do their best to help His Majesty, and not do that... party dispute."

Liu Jin deliberately described Liu Jian and others' behavior of kneeling down to advise as forming cliques for personal gain. With his understanding of Zhu Houzhao's personality, Zhu Houzhao must have thought so in his heart.

Zhu Houzhao didn't mention it before, because Liu Jian and others were in the court, but now that Liu Jian and Li Dongyang have retired, there is no need to hide some things anymore.

Zhu Houzhao didn't hear the implicit meaning in Liu Jin's words and nodded, "What you said is reasonable. Liu Shaofu and Grand Secretary Li retired. There is still Master Xie in the cabinet. As for Grand Secretary Wang... I think it's better not to let him enter the cabinet. He has helped Grand Secretary Liu Shaofu and Grand Secretary Li work in the past. I don't think he has any ability."

"As for others, can Mr. Li and Mr. Jiao really competent? Let's take a look first and choose from lecturers such as Mr. Liang. These people may not be close to Liu Shaofu. They are considered to be both virtuous and capable in the court. There is no problem with entering the cabinet. The key is to thank Master Ge to recommend the candidates for me."

"With the retirement of Young Master Liu and Grand Secretary Li, Mr. Xie is now the chief minister of the cabinet. He has a close relationship with Mr. Chen. I want to find a way to get Mr. Chen to enter the cabinet..."

When Liu Jin heard that Zhu Houzhao was about to let Chen Xi enter the pavilion, he was so nervous that he thought to himself: "The boy Chen Xi is so capable. He was successful in his youth. He made countless military achievements in the court for several years, and his official career was successful, and he was trusted by the two emperors."

"He left the secret bag before and said one sentence, so he asked His Majesty to change his attitude, and at the same time prompted Liu Jian and Li Dongyang to leave the court. If he entered the cabinet and Xie Qian supported him, could I have a good life?"

Liu Jin wanted to say something, but thinking that he had just been rescued by Chen Xi, and Zhu Houzhao was now completely blindly obedient to Chen Xi, so he didn't dare to say anything.

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In the capital, Xie Qian’s mansion.

Xie Qian did not plan to enter the court that day, so he was ill and stayed at home to read books.

Xie Qian had half written memorial in front of him... This was a memorial to resign. He was about to return to his hometown in Yuyao to be a leisurely person.

Xie Qian took the pen and muttered to himself while thinking: "After so many years of being an official in the court, I am exhausted both physically and mentally. It is better to return home early to grow flowers and grass, and enjoy the freedom of picking chrysanthemums and leisurely seeing the southern mountains under the eastern fence... Alas, no one cares about that boy from now on, and I must be able to just live in the court. I really don't care about him."

Although Xie Qian wanted to make himself happy, he felt a sense of silence when he thought of leaving the capital and staying away from the core of the imperial power.

Just at this moment, the doorman rushed in without even knocking on the door, and seemed very anxious.

Xie Qian was in a bad mood and immediately scolded him when he saw this: "There is no rules at all. You are my Xie family's disciple, and it's embarrassing to tell me!"

The doorman said, "Master, Liu Shangshu is here, it seems that there is an urgent matter to discuss matters."

Xie Qian sneered: "I guess the court will part, right? Needless to say, I know why he came and told him that I was ill and refused to see the guests!"

The concierge took the order and left. After a while, he turned back again, with a look of embarrassment: "Master, Shangshu Liu refused to leave, saying that something big happened to the court..."

Xie Qiong was furious: "No matter what major matter is, Is it important for me to be in charge of the court even if I fall ill?"

The concierge said Ai Ai: "Shangshu Liu said that it is... Liu Shaofu and others resigned..."

"What? Say it again!"

Xie Qian stood up suddenly and asked at the doorman.

The concierge honestly reported: "Master, it is said that it is Liu Shaofu, Li Grand Secretary and others have all resigned."

Xie Qian put his pen on the inkstone and shook his head repeatedly: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

The concierge said, "Master, you should ask Mr. Liu personally. Mr. Liu is waiting outside the mansion. He said that he would not leave until he saw the master today."

Xie Qian said angrily: "What a Liu Shiyong, I just like to cause trouble for me, let him come in... Forget it, I'll go and greet him in person..."

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Xie Qian met Liu Daxia in front of Xie’s mansion.

When Liu Daxia saw Xie Qian, he didn't care about etiquette and came up and said anxiously: "Yu Qiao, a major incident happened in the court. Liu Shaofu, Grand Secretary Li and Shangshu Ma have all resigned. His Majesty agreed on the spot. They were about to leave the court and return to their hometown. Eunuch Xiao also wants to leave the palace today..."

Xie Qian was so angry that he hurriedly said, "Let's slow down first, go in and talk about it... What's this? Will it make people feel at ease?"

The two entered Xie's mansion, and Liu Daxia told Xie Qian everything that had happened in the court before.

After hearing this, Xie Qian knew the whole story. He didn't care about anything else and frowned and asked, "Your Majesty is in a state of voluntary action. Isn't anyone advised Your Majesty to take back his life?"

Liu Daxia looked bitter: "Yu Qiao also knew the things that happened in the palace yesterday... Kneeling advice was useless. Young Master Liu and Grand Secretary Li resigned. His Majesty was approved one by one. Who would dare to stand up and speak at this critical moment?"

At this time, the two entered the study room and just sat down with the guest and host.

When Xie Qian heard Liu Daxia's words, he immediately widened his eyes: "Will you stand up and speak? Why, Liu Shiyong, don't worry about your official position being unsecured, and you are reluctant to stand up and say a fair word..."

Liu Daxia looked at Xie Qian angrily: "I have never expressed my opinion on this matter. I have never signed the joint report yesterday. Why are you blaming me now?"

"If the person who submitted the joint report said, Your Majesty would definitely not accept it. And you... have outstanding military achievements and are not very close to Liu Shaofu and others. If you say something, Your Majesty may agree. Now that Liu Shaofu and Grand Secretary Li have both retired, will the court be in chaos?"

Xie Qian put himself in the position of resignation and said angrily.

Liu Daxia looked at Xie Qian and said, "Yu Qiao, aren't you still there?"

"I?"

Xie Qian suddenly realized that if Liu Jian and Li Dongyang resigned, he would become the only remaining Grand Secretary in the cabinet, and naturally he would be the chief minister.

Xie Qian thought to himself: "I became the chief minister like this?"

He smiled bitterly and shook his head, got up and led Liu Daxia to the table, pointed to the memorial that had written a small part of the memorial and said, "Look, I am preparing to resign. I have already drafted half of the memorial for begging for bones..."

Liu Daxia said: "Yu Qiao, you must not come out to cause trouble at this time. The court is already in chaos. If you resign again, then there will be no one in the cabinet. Do you let the memorial be directly in the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of

Xie Qian pointed at Liu Daxia, wanted to curse, but couldn't find a reason. Finally, he said angrily: "I shouldn't take responsibility for anyone who takes responsibility. I just have to take a day off for sickness. So many things happened to the court, but it was not caused by me... Even the young master Liu and Binzhi retreated. What's the matter for me to stay in the court? I was hesitant before, and it seemed that I had to complete it as soon as possible."

After Xie Qian finished speaking, he walked around to the back of the desk, picked up the brush and wanted to continue writing.

Liu Daxia looked around but did not stop him. He said with a flat mouth: "Whether you write or not, Your Majesty will never allow you to write this memorial. If you don't believe me, please submit a memorial!"

Xie Qian frowned: "I don't believe that Your Majesty treats people with two standards. Why can't I do it if others beg for bones? I want to give it a try!"

After writing for a long time, Xie Qian threw the brush on the ground and sat back on the chair with some annoyance. At this time, Liu Daxia was still calm and composed.

Xie Qian said: "You are so calm!"

Liu Daxia said: "I came to you to discuss matters with you. Your Majesty clearly wants you as the chief minister. As for the promotion of new cabinet ministers, I guess they have to discuss with you. Now those internal supervisors are getting close to Your Majesty. You don't think that Your Majesty is surrounded by people, or the cabinet is in chaos after you resigned, right?"

Xie Qian hung his head and couldn't speak for a long time.
Chapter completed!