Zhu Houzhao waited for Liu Jin's edict in the leopard room for a night, but she was almost alone to go back to the palace to get Liu Jin. Even if she was eating, drinking and having fun, she was not energetic.

Zhu Houzhao attached great importance to his first great achievements after ascending the throne. This can be said to be the best proof of his as a qualified emperor, and caring for him has deeper reasons.

When Liu Jin appeared in front of him tremblingly, Zhu Houzhao went forward and wanted to kick someone, but Liu Jin cleverly avoided it.

Liu Jin took a step back, fell to his knees on the ground, and kowtowed, "Your Majesty, I'm back."

Zhu Houzhao was furious: "I asked you to go back and write an edict, but don't reply all night? Do you sincerely want me to be anxious here, right?"

Liu Jin explained with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to come and report earlier. I really don't know how to say it... After all, the war report is a local report, and I don't know the authenticity. There is no news from the Ministry of War. I want to ask about the great victory of Shangshu Chen, but he just came and stayed in the door. The old slave was waiting outside the Shen Mansion for half an night..."

At this moment, Liu Jin spared no effort to put the blame on Chen Xi.

"You dog slave, I asked you to write an edict. Go and ask Mr. Chen what you did? Isn't the memorial you presented to me very clearly? Did you write your previous memorials casually?" Zhu Houzhao said with a glaring eyes.

Liu Jin quickly defended: "There is absolutely nothing. Although the old slave failed to see Shangshu Chen, he still drafted an edict and asked His Majesty to read it."

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao's face finally looked a little better. He snatched the edict that Liu Jin had put on his head. After a closer look, he saw that the merits of the soldiers were clearly stated, and even the merits of the first merits, Sun Xiucheng, Li Pin, and a series of civil and military generals were arranged clearly in sequence.

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "Why, in the middle of the night, you even know the number of people who killed enemies and captured in detail? Aren't you going to ask Mr. Chen? Why is this edict written so thoroughly?"

Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, it was not until this morning that the Governor's Office will report the detailed battle. However, the Ministry of War still has no movement at all, especially the Ministry of War has criticized the merits this time..."

Zhu Houzhao was impatient: "What do you do if you have nothing to do? Although this achievement is mainly attributed to the soldiers of the border, Mr. Chen is always the leader of his good leadership, and the strategy he formulated played a role... You must know that Mr. Chen's ability to dispatch troops is not comparable to ordinary people. Even famous generals like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing may not be Mr. Chen's opponents."

Because the emperor's evaluation of Chen Xi was too high, Liu Jin, who was kneeling on the ground, frowned when he heard this, almost hating Chen Xi to his bones.

Zhu Houzhao read the edict again and suddenly asked in a suspicious tone: "Eunuch Liu, why haven't you listed yourself and Mr. Chen's credit in the credit book?"

Liu Jin raised his head and explained sincerely: "Your Majesty, this time the credit is mainly due to the soldiers of the border army. Although Secretary Chen also made contributions, because he did not lead the troops himself and his plan was to send troops to lure the enemy deeper. It was mainly because the Governor General Xuanda found a fighter and decided to fight with the Tatars to achieve such brilliant results. It is really not advisable to increase the credit of Secretary Chen to avoid the frontline soldiers from having any objection."

"And the old slave just recommended a few talents, so there is no credit for it..."

He said he was unwilling to express his merits for himself, but in fact he said good things about himself everywhere. However, when it comes to Shen Xi, he basically eliminated and beaten them.

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "You can't say that. Although the result is indeed different from Mr. Chen's expectations, Mr. Chen is very responsible in this. Moreover, I have to rely on Mr. Chen in national policy. His name must be added to the credit book. Moreover,... if you recommend talents and make contributions, you can also include them!"

"I went back to make a correction, but I couldn't come back for an hour. I'll come to see you with my head!"

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When he saw Jia, Liu Jin did not mention that the border army might falsely report his military achievements.

He will write as much credit as he reports the following. He has planned it. Anyway, the mastermind is not him. If something happens to him, he will put the blame on Sun Xiucheng and Li Pin.

Those who make the greatest contribution will naturally have the greatest responsibility. In this way, Liu Jin dared not fight for the first merit for himself.

"If we pass this level, Sun Xiucheng and Li Pin can be transferred to the capital. At that time, Sun Xiucheng will go to the Ministry of War to replace Xiong Xiu and control Chen Xi, while Li Pin will go to the Beijing camp to lead the troops... Our family has the responsibility to falsely report military achievements, so these two people must not serve our family honestly? At that time, it depends on how you, Shen Zhihou, dispatched these people to do things. Once you are not responding properly, your position as Minister of War will be lost!"

Liu Jin is full of expectations for Sun Xiucheng and Li Pin.

With the help of Liu Yu, the two became members of the eunuch party and have made achievements now, which has given Liu Jin greater confidence in hiring people.

After returning to the Silijian, he drafted the edict again, and Liu Jin took it back to the leopard room for Zhu Houzhao to read it again. Zhu Houzhao was very satisfied and asked Liu Jin to issue it directly and told the edict to the world.

If the credit is not proven, it is said that there is no way out.

Zhu Houzhao had just become emperor and did not understand the fraud of the border troops. In his opinion, the battle report was very sacred, including the joy of victory and mourning for the fallen soldiers. There should be no mistake in a word.

Zhu Houzhao thought to himself: "When my father built a Jingguan outside the nine gates of the capital, which intimidated the world, I was so envious... This time I was going to come with one according to my example. Although the number of people is far less than that of my father, there were at least a thousand people. I simply killed the prisoners and piled up my heads... In this way, everyone knows that I am a wise monarch, no worse than my father!"

Thinking of this, Zhu Houzhao was first fluttering, and then a little annoyed.

"At that time, my father had tens of thousands of Tatars heads in Zhujingguan, and now I only have more than a thousand Tatars heads. Was it too shabby? But it was all the achievements made by Mr. Chen at that time, and it was a coincidence that the Tatars came out in full force, which allowed Mr. Chen to seize the opportunity. The national strength of the Tatars is not as strong as before. It is probably not that easy to let them come out in full force!"

"But fortunately, the Tatars are still jumping around, and Mr. Chen is my minister. As long as I wait for another two years, I can fight with Mr. Chen in person. At that time, my master and disciple joined forces to gallop across the grassland. Not to mention building a capital temple, even if I seal the wolf's servant, it is no problem."

"This time the credit is just an appetizer, and the meal is followed by a big meal!"

Liu Jin sent someone to send the edict back to the Silijian for promulgation. When he came back, he happened to see Zhu Houzhao whispering there, and he felt very upset.

Liu Jin felt something was wrong: "The more your Majesty pays attention to this matter, the worse it will be. Shen Zhihou is really vicious. Maybe he guessed that His Majesty was thinking that he actually gave us such a great contribution. Our family thought he would take the lead and get a advantage, so he would not suffer any loss in the end!"

"Now our family has to find out this matter quickly. If there is a false report of credit, we must find someone to smooth it out as soon as possible. We must make up a thousand heads. If it is not enough, we will cut off the heads of these people who deceived our family to make up the numbers!"

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Liu Jin was actually worried about the things that were made. If it was spread, it would inevitably make the court fall into glasses.

Liu Jin took the initiative to grab credit, but in the end he became a time bomb, which could be detonated at any time, and the result of the detonation was that credit turned into a crime.

Now Zhu Houzhao is making this matter public. If the final result ends with embarrassment, Liu Jin will be very responsible and exiled to the palace will be the lightest punishment.

It is a sin to make the emperor lose his face and cut off his head.

Chen Xi's mentality is much more relaxed.

At this time, Chen Xi was preparing lessons in the military school. The reason why Wang Shouren followed was that Chen Xi wanted Wang Shouren to teach students with the lesson plan he wrote.

Chen Xi, the Minister of War, was very busy and had no time to teach students, so he simply captured Wang Shouren, the subordinate... Whether it was literary or martial arts, Wang Shouren was not bad. This young man had the style of a general, but he did not get the opportunity to display his talents, so he was still slowly gaining experience in the court.

Chen Xi planned to let Wang Shouren talk about the military class first and convey advanced ideas to grassroots officers.

Chen Xi himself coordinated military school affairs as the vice principal, and then prepared lesson plans and guided courses.

Those advanced combat theories, such as the use of new weapons, and improvements in infantry tactics and tactics, must be completed by him.

Chen Xi asked himself that he was much better than Wang Shouren when he understood hot weapons. Wang Shouren didn't know that the progress of weapons had higher requirements for infantry. This was also a period when various infantry formations emerged in the Western army. Although Chen Xi only knew the basics, it did not prevent him from studying and improving on this basis and achieving success.

This is also one of the purposes of Chenxi opening a military school, and to promote its advanced ideas in the Ming Dynasty and bear fruit.

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After the imperial court announced the announcement of the victory of the government, the martial law was lifted in the capital.

The people flocked to the various yamen and the nine-gate bulletin boards and saw the imperial court announce the content of the victory. The news will be conveyed to all parts of the Ming Dynasty in the form of official documents, and people from all provinces will know about this exciting news.

Zhu Houzhao never stings with rewards. Anyone who achieves great achievements will be promoted, whether it is a civil servant or a military general.

But according to tradition, it is still the most likely that the title is awarded by military generals. Therefore, Li Pin is likely to be the direct beneficiary of this Xuanfu victory, but he may also become a criminal of the Ming Dynasty.

After the court announced the news of the Xuanfu victory in the world, Xie Qian went to the military school with uneasiness.

Xie Qian went to the Leopard Room yesterday to meet the saint and felt more and more that he was unable to do things in the court. When Chen Xi saw him, he obviously felt that the old man Xie in front of him had a lot of vicissitudes.

Xie Qian said: "Zhihou, no matter whether you should take the initiative to win the credit, the greatest credit belongs to the frontline soldiers. If you mistakenly lie in appointing eunuchs to complete this victory. If Liu Jin transfers the two to the court, it will have a great impact on you, and it may become the biggest obstacle to your War Department's responsibilities."

"I am old and weak, and I can no longer affect Your Majesty. The time for retirement is not far away. I hope you can support the court and not let the government lose the hands of the eunuch party!"

Chen Xi felt pity and asked Xie Qian to sit down and asked calmly: "Have the Pavilion Master considered the situation of falsely reporting military achievements in the local governor's office?"

Xie Qian took a deep breath and thought about it carefully. He did not answer directly, but asked: "The meaning of the words in the Xuanfu General Sun Xiucheng falsely reported his military achievements. Do you deliberately let Liu Jin report this matter and ask him to bear the blame?"

Xie Qian is not an ordinary person. Chen Xi just mentioned it, and he immediately understood the trick.

Chen Xidao: "As students know, in this battle of Xuanfu, the number of Tatar soldiers killed and captured by border soldiers was only about 200, but the battle report won more than 1,000. The difference between military achievements and reality is so big. How can I report this to Your Majesty?"

One sentence made Xie Qian fall into long-term contemplation. After a long time, Xie Qian's face became much calmer. He looked at Chen Xi for a few glances and asked, "There is no deviation in what you are investigating?"

"Does the master think that students will talk nonsense about such things?"

Chen Xi smiled indifferently and said, "To put it bluntly, this war was planned by students from the beginning. The soldiers and horses in Xuanda were all obeyed the orders of the Ministry of War, and almost everyone knew it well."

"The students are deeply pleased to have won this victory. Shortly after the war ended, the students' horses under their command had already reported the detailed battle situation on the front line. However, after the war report from the Governor's Office of Xuanda came, the students found that it was far from the real situation and could only suppress the matter. Who would have thought that Liu Jin was eager to grab the credit and reported it hastily, and he would have suffered today's disaster."

Xie Qian's face changed and he paused, "Oh, something big is not good! Your Majesty attaches great importance to this. This time, the result of the battle is clearly stated to the world. It is too late to take it back in the future... Why don't you go to the saint and report this to Your Majesty?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "It's not that Master Ge has tried how difficult it is to meet the saint. Can I, the Minister of War, be qualified to be summoned by Your Majesty at any time?"

"Besides, Liu Jin will make the war achievements first. Your Majesty is in full swing. At this time, I will report the truth of the matter and pour a basin of cold water on His Majesty. Perhaps Liu Jin will contact Sun Xiucheng and others secretly to make up the matter by killing good people. I will not be able to end it at that time."

“Yes, yes.”

Xie Qian nodded and praised, "You think about this matter very thoughtfully. The situation is indeed the case. You cannot report this matter casually... However, if the Governor Xuanda’s yamen falsely reported his military achievements and his Majesty will notice it, it will probably cause an uproar."

Chen Xidao: "This is also what I am worried about. The only way I can think of is to discuss with Li Pin, the commander of Longqingwei, and ask him to report the results of the battle. With Li Pin's memorial, it will increase the credibility of students' speeches. Otherwise, just by opening his mouth, I am afraid that you will not be able to touch Your Majesty."

Xie Qian frowned: "Li Pin is Liu Jin's person. Will he listen to you? If he turns against you, join forces with Liu Jin to make you do it. How do you deal with it?"

Chen Xi said cautiously: "If Li Pin refuses to stand on the side of the students, then he can only find another way... This is exactly where the students are worried. The old master of the cabinet is coming to discuss with the students, and it is really difficult for the students to answer for a while... Please do not tell others about this."

"Um."

Xie Qian nodded heavily, twisted his beard and pondered for a while, then smiled and said, "I will listen to you for this matter. The connections you set up in the border army have finally worked. This is very good. With these people, it is easier for you to do chores in the Ministry of War. However, you should also train more talents. Establishing a military school is a good thing for you and can win over more heroes. However, in addition to military generals, you also have to train talents in the Ministry of War's yamen and local governments. If you have any guests in your mansion in the future, don't turn them out. These people will be very helpful to you as an official."

Chen Xi asked in confusion: "The Master of the Court believes that the students are now qualified to raise officials and form cliques?"

"What kind of party formation? Don't put it so seriously. Simply put, it is to let you contact more people and establish good relationships and connections. Now you are the Minister of War, fighting with Liu Jin, and the officials follow your leader. The scholars in the world have more expectations for you. If they come to visit, you will turn them out. Some of them may surrender to the eunuch party or attack them because of their resentment."

"In the officialdom, you should not be too maverick and noble and self-admiration. Although you are young, your prestige in the court is out of reach. Everyone in the court knows that you have relied on your true skills to be promoted to your current status. Now you are unique, and you can't help but feel the desire to surrender. You can take the opportunity to make more friends and win over others and lay a solid foundation. Do you understand?"

Xie Qian started preaching to Chen Xi again.

Chen Xi nodded: "Since the master of the court thinks it is time for students to approach some officials and scholars, then the students should pay more attention and make connections in the court as much as possible in the future."
Chapter completed!