Chen Xi didn't want to compete for his achievements with the Ministry of War, so the old guys in front of him had no choice but to do anything to him.

After all, Shen Xi doesn’t want to fight for his credit, and it seems that others will not be so suitable.

But Xie Qian didn't care about this. He repeatedly emphasized that he wanted to meet the saint and compete for Chen Xi for merit. As for whether he could meet the emperor, he didn't seem to care so much.

In fact, everyone present knew that Xie Qian was basically impossible to meet the emperor, so there was no way to talk about this for Chen Xi.

After Xie Qian left the Ministry of War, he actually went to the leopard room, but no one else followed him.

"Since Liu Jin has asked for credit before His Majesty, it will be useless for anyone to come to the saint to talk about this matter... Maybe Xie Laoer is unwilling to accept the credit for Liu Jin... In fact, this is really no big deal in my opinion, but some things cannot be told to him directly."

Chen Xi was helpless about this and could only ignore it and let Xie Qian make trouble himself.

In this era of eunuch party autocracy, Xie Qian, as the chief minister of the cabinet, often found it difficult to face the complex and changeable situation in the court. A chief minister was almost obsolete and became a nameless decoration.

As a secretary and advisor, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet could not even meet the emperor. In addition, he directly entered the official rituals and supervisors, even if he wanted to inquire about the government affairs, he was unable to meet.

After Xie moved away, Chen Xi returned to the lobby of the Ministry of War to give a general explanation of the matter, and then today's meeting was announced to the end. At this time, the sky had dimmed and everyone could go home by themselves. As for the specific battle report and the determination of the credit, they could wait until the exact battle report was obtained in the next few days. Chen Xi seemed unhurried or impatient.

Everyone left one after another, and even Xiong Xiu left with unwillingness. Only Wang Shouren stayed, as if he noticed something was strange about this matter.

Wang Shouren asked: "Brother Zhihou refused to compete for merit. Is it because the local report was too heavy that the Ministry of War could not inquire about this matter and asked Eunuch Liu to expel the merit?"

Chen Xi looked up at Wang Shouren and shook his head slightly: "What is the specific contribution of the local area? It is impossible to determine now. After the 16th year of Hongzhi, the Tatars' military front was no longer as strong as the previous few years. In this case, it is not surprising that even the Tatars were defeated. Brother Bo'an thought?"

Wang Shouren nodded. He was wondering before whether Chen Xi planned to use this matter to trick Liu Jin. But then he thought that the Ministry of War had not even obtained the specific battle report, and Liu Jin reported it to him. Chen Xi could not know whether there was a false report on the military achievements. Now it is just Xiong Xiu and some veteran officials of the Ministry of War. They think the battle report is unreliable.

Seeing that Wang Shouren was still thinking about the problem, Chen Xi smiled and said, "Brother Bo'an, don't think about this great victory. Regardless of whether there is a false report of military achievements, it will be an exciting victory. Your Majesty ascended the throne. This victory is necessary. The implementation of the new policy of the Ministry of War will be much smoother in the future. As for whom Liu Jin can't take it away, the soldiers at the border are watching... Brother Bo'an, don't worry."

Wang Shouren nodded: "Zhihou, you have a reasonable point. No matter who is the first merit, it is not the one who is Liu. Eunuch Liu has the most merit of recommendation... The court and the army are actually very clear that during this war, Eunuch Liu did nothing at all, and no one dared to erase the merits of the Ministry of War."

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Chen Xi came out of the Ministry of War and did not go back to the house directly, but quickly met the person sent by Yunliu to convey the message, namely Xier.

Xier brought back more news here, which gave Chen Xi a more intuitive understanding of the situation in Xuanfu.

In the report submitted by Xier, detailed statistics have been made on the specific killing and captive numbers in the battle of Xuanfu. According to statistics, although the Ming army won this time, it injured more than 800 soldiers, and the total number of Tatars killed and captured was only 290.

"well!"

After seeing this data, Chen Xi couldn't help but sigh, "There are still some mistakes in the plan. If this war can be carried out as expected in the surrounding area of ​​the city block, there will never be such a big loss. But the Tatars are not stupid. They know that the Ming Dynasty has installed artillery in the surrounding area of ​​Xuanfu. In addition, this attack on the troops is not the main force of the border army, which leads to this evil result..."

Xier was a little surprised and couldn't help but argue: "Sir, we won in the end."

Chen Xi shook his head: "What kind of victory is this? The Tatars had only more than 1,000 soldiers and horses in total, and our army surrounded them with seven or eight thousand. The final result was that the Tatars suffered more than 800 damages from our army and successfully broke through the siege, but they were intercepted by the looted people and wealth... I am afraid that these people who were abducted by the Tatars would become the targets of local soldiers and horses in Xuanfu to kill good deeds!"

Xier asked in surprise: "Sir, those people are not so brave, are they?"

"You said you dare not? Did they claim the military achievements of a thousand people and only handed over more than 200 heads and prisoners in the end? In the end, do you still have to start from the good people? In the eyes of these people, those people who were robbed by the Tatars are actually no different from the lambs to be slaughtered."

Chen Xi sighed, "Let's do it, bring my warrant to your senior sister immediately and ask her to see Li Pin alone... I don't want to interfere with the situation in the Governor's Office of Xuanda. Those people have little to do with me. They let them do whatever they want, but I want to save Li Pin! I can't let this person join Sun Xiucheng and Liu Yu."

Xier still couldn't understand: "Sir, this matter should not be so in this situation? Even if you falsely report your military achievements, there shouldn't be any big problem. Where should the head level be sent to the capital?"

Chen Xi said coldly: "If it were normal, I wouldn't be very worried, but when is it now? His Majesty ascended the throne for more than a year and finally won a great victory to annihilate thousands of enemies. How can the court not make a big public? The result of publicity will allow the border troops to send the heads and prisoners to the capital, and there are not enough heads and prisoners in the Xuanfu. What should we do?"

Only then did Xier understand why Chen Xi was so nervous, because the time of this war was very special, just before the emperor ascended the throne, or at the critical moment when Zhu Houzhao implemented the national policy of military military and military affairs.

Zhu Houzhao was about to prove that the emperor was doing well, and wanted the court officials and his mother to know that he had given priority to the development and strengthening of the army. When he learned that the Xuanfu had won a great victory, Zhu Houzhao would regard this as his first great achievement since he ascended the throne and treated it with high standards.

Chen Xi said: "I originally wanted to use this matter to let Liu Jin know that there is no good end to interfere with my military affairs. But who knows that the people in the border army are too brave. I can only protect Li Pin for this matter... Fortunately, others are not on the front line of the battlefield, so there should be no problem. As long as he can wake up!"

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After Liu Jin returned to the palace, he found someone to draft an edict to commend Sun Xiucheng, Li Pin and others.

He was about to go to the Leopard Room and asked Emperor Zhu Pi to issue it, but when he thought about this, he had to ask the opinions of the strategists Zhang Wenmian and Sun Cong first. After all, they both had certain insights.

In Liu Jin's private residence, the Sili Supervisor, recruited the two of them. He just introduced the situation. With the minds of the two think tanks, he immediately thought that the border army might falsely report their contributions.

Zhang Wenmian said: "My father-in-law is a little too hasty in this matter. How can he express his merits to Your Majesty without verifying it? What if the people below falsely report their merits?"

Liu Jin was still in high spirits before, but when he heard this, he felt like a basin of cold water pouring on his head. He couldn't help but tremble and said in surprise: "No matter how brave the soldiers in the border are, they will not dare to deceive the emperor, right?"

Sun Cong said: "What a great contribution is this to the first victory after the Ming Dynasty's change of the Yuan Dynasty? Those military men are probably enough to take risks in order to earn this great achievement... Since my father-in-law had met Shangshu Liu before, and he had been in Datong for so many years and had been deeply exploring the tricks, did he not remind his father-in-law?"

Liu Jin thought about it for a while and recalled the situation when he saw Liu Yu, Liu Yu did not mention it at all. He immediately asked in anger: "After you said this, is it possible that our family has done something wrong?"

Zhang Wenmian said: "My father-in-law did nothing wrong. He declared his merit first and finally took Shen Zhihou one step ahead. If this merit was given to the Ministry of War, it would be even more unfavorable to his father-in-law!"

Hearing this, Liu Jin's face finally improved a little, and he said, "We'll just say that, so many things are so quick to make a decision at that time..."

Sun Cong had a different view: "Yan Guang, how can you be so optimistic? You should be clear, how could the Ministry of War be in charge of the Ming army affairs, and how could it be slower than the father-in-law when obtaining the front-line battle report? What if Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of War deliberately concealed the report and waited for the father-in-law to make a mistake?"

"this……"

Liu Jin's face was pitch black, and he looked at Zhang Wenmian and said, "Yan Guang, what do you think?"

In Liu Jin's view, Zhang Wenmian's talent and ability are better than Sun Cong, especially when dealing with Shen Xi, he has many strange strategies.

Although Liu Jin was not very smart, he believed that Zhang Wenmian and Sun Cong, even those capable literati, were among his enlisted areas. This was a person who knew how to appoint talents.

When Zhang Wenmian saw the look of anticipation on Liu Jin's face, he knew that he could not completely pour cold water. So he suggested: "Dadfather-in-law, the most important thing now is to verify the authenticity of this matter. Today, he submitted the edict to Your Majesty's imperial examination and review, probably it was too early, so it would be better to wait for a day or two."

Liu Jin was a little dissatisfied: "But how can I afford to wait!? Your Majesty is in a hurry now. If Xuanfu really falsely reported his merits, our family may not be able to protect their heads."

Zhang Wenmian shook his head: "My father-in-law is too worried. The war report is reported by the local government. My father-in-law just uses it to prove it. Even if there is a deviation, it should be borne by local officials of Xuanda. My father-in-law is at most a responsibility for being in prison and will not be able to lose his life!"

Sun Cong also said: "Yan Guang said, it is the top priority for my father-in-law to find someone to verify this matter. If His Majesty asks about it in the future, it is best if my father-in-law... can be considered sick and not out of here, or let the Minister of War Shen and the Minister of War submit a report together. It is time for the father-in-law to meet this Minister of Shen!"

Liu Jin was very annoyed: "Is it okay if our family wants to share the credit with the boy named Chen in order to be afraid that the local government will falsely report the credit, but we have to share the credit with the boy surnamed Chen?"
Chapter completed!