In front of the Meridian Gate, Liu Jin was in charge of the bell embroidered in the court, laying his majesty with his power.

The ministers thought Zhu Houzhao would come out soon, but they did not protest, but they did not know that Zhu Houzhao was eating, drinking and having fun in the leopard room and had no intention of returning to the palace.

Liu Jin did not mean to read the edict, and continued to stand in front of the Meridian Gate, questioned the ministers, and revealed his intention of revenge in his words.

"... Our family is dedicated to the country and country of Ming Dynasty. We work diligently on our daily lives without any neglect. But the court officials are talking in front of His Majesty, so that our family is not interested in handling the affairs of the court. If the affairs of the court are delayed, you can afford it..."

Liu Jin has a low level of education. In front of a group of officials who are mostly from Jinshi, he speaks clumsy and tends to curse afterwards.

"... Those who are in a difficult position with our family are ungrateful and ungrateful. Our family will not allow them to stay in the court. Our family will write a letter to His Majesty, asking His Majesty to remove these dogs and things from their official positions, so that they will die without a place to bury..."

Perhaps it was because the scolding was so good, but the more likely it was because the scolding was tired. Liu Jin simply asked someone to bring a chair and sit down to rest.

It was already noon, but fortunately it was only April, and the weather was not hot, but the sun was shining at noon, and the civil servants wearing heavy court uniforms still felt unbearable.

The ministers were looking forward to Zhu Houzhao's arrival, but unfortunately the emperor never showed up.

Liu Jin sat down and rested for a while, feeling relieved, and continued to swear, but this time he didn't stand up and scold, but sat down and scolded, as if he was the emperor, scolding all officials in public.

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...

Just as the ministers knelt in front of the Meridian Gate and endured Liu Jin's dirty words, Xie Qian was in his mansion, waiting for the mansion's master to go out to inquire about the news.

Xie Qian knew that things were not simple that day. Not only were the Liudu Department Hall, the doctor, the ministers, Shaoqing, Tongzheng, and the senator were summoned to the Meridian Gate, and even the Hanlin Academy, Zhanshi Mansion, Shuntian Mansion and the Six Century people. This was extremely rare in the history of the Ming Dynasty. After all, it was not a grand dynasty meeting, nor was it the three major festivals every year. When he knew that all the civil officials in Beijing were not spared, he knew that the court was going to have a big trouble.

Finally, the servant who went out to inquire came back, and the news he brought back made Xie Qian panic.

"...Master, I asked my father-in-law in the palace. His Majesty drank outside the palace yesterday and seemed to be drunk and had not returned today." The servant told Xie Qian the news, "There is probably the one in the palace that His Majesty may return to the palace in the afternoon..."

Xie Qian knew that something was wrong when he heard this, and immediately said, "If Your Majesty is hungover, he will definitely not be able to sleep. When he wakes up in the morning, he will return to the palace early. If he has not returned at this time, he is afraid that he will stay outside the palace and not come back today... No wonder Liu Jin is so calm and summoned all the ministers in the palace. He knows that Your Majesty will not return to the palace today, so he is confident."

"Then...what should I do? The second young master is also in the palace now." The servant became nervous because among the ministers summoned that day, there was Xie Pi, who was in the Hanlin Academy and served as the Hanlin editor.

Xie Qian said angrily: "Pi'er has been in Hanyuan for a few days and is not familiar with the situation in the palace. What does he know? Liu Jin probably won't make things difficult for him to join the back."

The servant said anxiously: "But, what should I do if it is the young master of our Xie Mansion?

"You are talking too much, why don't you continue to inquire about the situation in the palace? Remember, those eunuchs who don't give the money will not speak." Xie Qian was completely panicked at this time.

He knew that it was the emperor who could come forward to stop Liu Jin, but Zhu Houzhao clearly would not return to the palace today, and it seemed that there was no point in his visit to the Meridian Gate to stop him. Instead, he would be trapped there and unable to come back.

The servant went to inquire about the news again. Xie Qian, who was staying at home, was restless and paced back and forth in the study, but no one could help him at this moment.

"All civil officials are trapped in the palace. If they can try to rescue them, I guess they have to go to find military generals to help. Can I go to see the British Duke?"

Xie Qian felt in a difficult situation. He knew Liu Jin's temperament. Liu Jin bullied the weak and was afraid of evil, so he dared to be arrogant with civil officials because Liu Jin had no military power, and the only ones who opposed Liu Jin were the noble civil officials. So Liu Jin now concentrated his firepower to attack the civil officials.

As the commander of the army, British Duke Zhang Mao did not dare to offend Liu Jin.

However, Zhang Mao did not have head-on conflicts with Liu Jin at all, and often he was ruthless. The personnel arrangements proposed by Liu Jin would be passed successfully when Zhang Mao came to Zhang Mao.

Xie Qian thought to himself: "There are only the nobles in the court who can challenge Liu Jin now, including the Duke of England and the Marquis of Shouning. Now I want to stop Liu Jin from persecution of civil officials, and only when I see the two of them will be effective."

Zhang Mao was a veteran of the four dynasties and nominally controlled all the troops of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning, was in charge of the capital camp and was also a party of relatives and the emperor's uncle.

If civil officials are in charge of the government affairs, then military generals will control the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty, that is, the army, and neither of them can be easily offended by Liu Jin.

Xie Qian didn't want to compromise with his relatives, so the first thing he thought of was Zhang Mao, but he was afraid that Zhang Mao would not meet him in an old age.

"Come here, prepare the sedan chair. I am going to the Duke of England's mansion!"

"Master, aren't you sick?"

"What kind of illness is? If you still pretend to be sick now, you will be really terminally ill."

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Shen Xi on the way back to Beijing, just after noon, moved into the Guanyi in Hequ County.

At this time, the team had just crossed the Yellow River, but because the Tatars invaded the border, the way back to Beijing was not so peaceful. Shen Xi could only temporarily stay in Hequ County. After finding out the Tatars' movements, they would head to Bietou Pass.

"...Sir, I have investigated it clearly. Three days ago, the surrounding area of ​​Hequ was looted by a small number of Tatar cavalry, and seven or eight plowing oxen and dozens of calves were lost. The detailed figures cannot be found. No one has been sent to greet Jitouguan. I am afraid that the previous letter has not been taken seriously by the generals guarding the pass..."

It was not until the afternoon passed that Shen Xi had already gotten up after sleeping at noon, and Yunliu informed the information in detail.

Shen Xi nodded: "If it is just a small group of Tatar cavalry, it is not a fear. I will send the order. After an hour, when it is approaching darkness, the team will continue to set off."

Ma Jiu asked, "Sir, are you going to go to the night?"

"Um."

Shen Xi nodded and said, "There have been many night marchs recently. Only in this way can we avoid the main force of the Tatars. It is already mid-April. Last winter was too cold. The Tatars suffered huge losses due to snow disasters. They could only survive by plundering our border residents. I am afraid that the harassment will gradually become more frequent. The only thing is that the Three Borders and the First Line of Xuanda Great Wall have not been built yet, so that the Tatars have the opportunity to take advantage of it."

Ma Jiu bowed to take the order and went with Shen Xi's order.

Yunliu asked for instructions: "Sir, I wonder what else do you have to give?"

Shen Xidao: "Is there any news in the capital?"

Yun Liu thought about it and shook her head decisively: "There has not been a word in the capital these days. Sir, this place is too far away from the capital. Even if there is anything, the news will be seriously lagging behind and it is impossible to make targeted decisions."

Chen Xi nodded and said, "Even if you can't make a countermeasure immediately, you should at least know what is happening in the capital, rather than being blocked in the news now. Judging from the previous situation, Liu Jin was powerful and even the cabinet lost checks and balances against him. The next step is to do whatever he wants."

Yun Liu nodded first, then seemed to think of something, but wanted to say it but didn't dare to say it.

Chen Xi smiled slightly: "Is it your godmother's business?"

Yun Liu was startled at first, and then she knew that Chen Xi had seen the clues and lowered her head and said, "Yes, sir. My godmother sent someone to send a letter to him, saying that Jiang Liwei was about to return to Beijing and went to contact her godmother to try to surrender to Liu Jin's name. It seemed... Jiang Liwei wanted to win over his godmother and become Liu Jin's confidant. This matter... I don't know what to say."

"Just tell the truth, what does your godmother mean?" Chen Xi asked.

Yun Liu said: "Now the factory guards have been escorted by the internal factory. My godmother now has to do things for Eunuch Liu. Eunuch Liu seems to have the intention to kill Jiang Liwei."

Chen Xi sneered: "After Liu Jin was in power, he could not tolerate anyone who offended or plotted against him. Jiang Liwei was not clear about it, and asking for Liu Jin was tantamount to seeking death... However, if Jiang Liwei pointed the finger at me, there might be a glimmer of hope, it depends on how Liu Jin chose..."

Speaking of this, Chen Xi sighed, "Oh, Liu Jin must be careful of me and will never allow me to return to Beijing smoothly."

"Sir, are you talking..." Yun Liu suddenly became nervous.

Chen Xi stood up, walked to the door of the room, looked downstairs, and whispered: "The killer sent by Liu Jin should arrive in a few days."

Yunliu said affirmatively: "Sir, the troops you command are definitely enough to maintain your safety and not to be harassed by assassins."

Chen Xi shook his head: "It is easy to avoid hidden arrows and it is difficult to prevent them. If you just send assassins to come, it is easy to deal with them. I am afraid that the assassins will pretend to be people in the post station and try to make money in food and drinking water, which is dangerous."

"Remember, although the next journey is still stationed in the inn, you must spy on the situation in the inn a few days in advance. You must use your own food and water sources. The rivers along the way must be filled with water. You cannot rely on the wells in the inn, and even the pots and pans at the inn can not be used to prevent anyone from striking trouble."

Yunliu felt like she was "educated". She didn't expect that there might be problems at the imperial court post. In the past, she never dared to think that local governments would murder Shangguan.

With Chen Xi's current status, every time he goes to a place, officials try their best to curry favor with him. After all, the few people want to make plans. When Chen Xi goes to three sides, the only one who dares to fight him head-on.
Chapter completed!