Xie Qian did not plan to help Chen Xi enter the pavilion.

In Xie Qian's opinion, there are many suitable candidates for joining the cabinet at present, and Chen Xi has gone from the original best candidate to the worst candidate.

As the Sili Supervisor took over two major powers, the Piano and Zhu Ju, he was the only one in the world. Now the Cabinet's Grand Secretary can only be regarded as a decoration, far less important than the Minister of War. Only when Chen Xi continues to control the Ministry of War and controls the military school, the last position of the civil service group fighting against Liu Jin can be preserved.

Otherwise, the previous efforts will be in vain.

Chen Xi asked: "Which people are going to recommend to the cabinet? Mr. Xie thinks, can these people be approved by Liu Jin and get what they want?"

Xie Qian stared at Chen Xi and said, "If I recommend you to enter the cabinet now, Liu Jin will definitely agree with you, and will even say good things about you in front of His Majesty. It is the best time to enter the cabinet... But with your age, you really don't have to hurry. You can do the job of the Minister of War for a few years, accumulate experience and connections, and it will not be too late for you to enter the cabinet again in your thirties. I believe that you have already grown up and you will be more calm in your work."

Chen Xi didn't care and asked with a smile: "What Master Ge means is... let me wait for another ten years? I wonder if Master Ge himself can be the chief assistant in the court for ten years?"

Xie Qian shook his head and sighed, "I have been in court for only one or two years. Do you still want me to continue paving the way for you? In the Hanyuan, Liang Chu is of the highest knowledge and attainments. He is also the emperor's army. After entering the cabinet, he will be helpful to the court."

"In addition, there are Yang Tinghe, and then there are young and energetic Hanyuan underworld like Fei Hong, Jin Gui, and Jiang Mian. They have worked with you. How do you evaluate them?"

Hearing this, Chen Xi felt that Xie Qian was asking him which one was suitable for joining the cabinet, which made him a little confused.

Among the few people Xie Qian mentioned, even if they are "young and vigorous", they are actually in their thirties or forties, which is at least one round different from Chen Xi's age.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "According to the tradition of seniority of the Ming officials, these people are all my seniors, and I think they are a bit inappropriate." He immediately said loudly: "The Master of the Pavilion asked me for my opinion, is it a bit redundant? Whoever entered the Pavilion is the cabinet, and the Minister of the Literature and His Majesty discussed it and came to the result. It seems to have nothing to do with a junior like me."

"Who said it has nothing to do with you?"

Xie Qian's voice raised his octave and shouted, "If you were not the first to recommend you to the cabinet as Minister of War now, I would not only think you are suitable, but Your Majesty would also think so. If you come to the cabinet to help me, the cabinet will definitely regain your Majesty's trust."

Chen Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "The words of Master Ge are really flattering. What kind of virtue can I, Shen Zhihou, be so loving to Master Ge?"

Xie Qian said: "Don't believe it. In fact, even if I don't recommend it, Liu Zhe will take action and even ask for recommendations. Your threat to him in the Ministry of War is much greater than that in your cabinet. If he is not crazy or crazy, he will definitely want to transfer you to the cabinet to guard the yamen with a weak body."

"If you really don't have a good candidate, then I will choose Liang Chu or Yang Tinghe... Now one is in charge of Hanyuan and the other is in charge of Zhanshi Mansion. It is the most prestigious Hanyuan official in the court. What do you think?"

Chen Xi fell silent for a moment and couldn't help but think of the situation of Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe in history.

Although these two people were incompatible with the eunuch party and were even hated by Liu Jin, Yang Tinghe entered the cabinet in the second year of Yu Zhengde in the second year of Yu Zhengde, and then it was ups and downs. In the seventh year of Yu Zhengde, Li Dongyang became the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty. It can be said that he had great power in the hands of the Zhengde Dynasty to the early Jiajing Dynasty.

Liang Chu was released because he offended Liu Jin and did not enter the cabinet until the fifth year of Zhengde. In less than three years from the tenth to the twelfth year of Zhengde, he became the chief assistant because of Yang Tinghe's observance.

Chen Xidao: "When I first arrived in Hanyuan, it happened that Mr. Yang was observing the system. When he returned to the court, I had been transferred to the southeast and had no intersection with him. However, Mr. Liang had been with me for many years and had some understanding of him..."

Chen Xi was a Jinshi in the 12th year of Hongzhi. When Yang Ting, his mother, Mrs. Ye, and his wife, Huang, passed away one after another at the beginning of the year, Yang Tinghe returned to his hometown to observe the system. By the time he returned to the court in the 15th year of Hongzhi, Chen Xi had been transferred to the coastal governor of the three provinces of Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi. In the following years, Chen Xi had been serving as the governor of the local government and basically had no chance to establish friendship with Yang Tinghe.

Xie Qian frowned: "What do you mean... I recommend Liang Chu?"

Chen Xi smiled and shook his head: "Who is recommended by Master Ge, there is really no need to discuss with students. In the opinion of students, whether it is Master Liang or Master Yang, they are qualified to play the role of a minister. But Master Ge has ever thought about whether Liu Jin will let the talents recommended by Master Ge successfully take over?"

Xie Qian said with a dark face: "He is a eunuch, who will obey him in Hanyuan? Even if someone submits to him, he is mostly a villain and has no reputation for entering the cabinet!"

Chen Xi shook his head: "That might be possible."

Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi and asked in confusion: "Why, do you think Liu Jin can find someone who is capable of entering the cabinet and willing to join him?"

Of course, Chen Xi knew who entered the cabinet in history and surrendered to Liu Jin. He even gained power in the next few years. It was Liu Yu, the current Minister of Personnel, and Cao Yuan, the former left governor of Shandong who was transferred to Gansu Governor by relying on Liu Jin in the middle of the year.

However, because Zhang Cai, who later served as the Minister of Personnel, had just joined Liu Jin as the head of the Ministry of Personnel and had not yet been reused, Liu Yu's position as the Minister of Personnel is relatively important. The next step is most likely to be the court's continuous promotion and appointment of Cao Yuan, Yang Tinghe, and Liang Chu, who were promoted and appointed by the court, started a competition.

Chen Xi knew that some things should not be said too much, because the butterfly effect had already had a great impact on his arrival. Now Xie Qian stayed in the court as the chief minister instead of Li Dongyang, which has been reflected in detail.

Chen Xidao: "The Master of the Pavilion asked who should be guarded against now? The students really can't define the specific scope, but the Master of the Pavilion can pay attention to the officials who have been close to Liu Jin recently. Even if they are not from Hanyuan, they may enter the Pavilion."

"Um!?"

Xie Qian was stunned at first, then waved his hand disdainfully, "It's impossible. Even if Liu Zhe did something wrong, he wouldn't dare to do so randomly. Don't worry, I will deal with this matter well. I will not call you into the cabinet in a short while... When Liu Jin falls, I will find a way to add you to the cabinet. Sooner or later you will be the prime minister!"

Chen Xi thought to himself, no, it was my turn to be the chief assistant when Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu retired! Anyway, I am young and can afford it.

But then again, I am not good at being a secretary of the Ministry of War. I am honestly just a secretary and consultant who helps the emperor deal with official documents. What is the significance?

Because of my age, others will not respect me too much when they see me. At most, they are the one with the least status among the cabinet ministers. Instead of enduring the predecessors one by one, it is better to seek a title of a Duke and a Marquis earlier.

In Shen Xi's opinion, having hereditary titles is the safest, and it is better than being a top civil official. Even if it is a minister, its descendants can only be a student or a servant of the Secretariat, or obtained hereditary official position of the Jinyiwei Qianhu. If you want to be prosperous and wealthy for generations, you can only be granted the title of Duke and Marquis.

As for the king of the other surname, it was almost impossible to do it in the Ming Dynasty.

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Chen Xi did not want to live a life of life in this era, but was determined to change this era and leave a unique historical mark.

And some reforms to the military system were the first major things he did after taking office as the center.

The first arrangement made by Chen Xi to exchange local troops and horses for garrison in the capital. Through this incident, he indirectly controlled the Beijing camp, that is, the 12th Regiment Camp.

Chen Xi returned to the capital for a few months and thoroughly checked the number of hereditary military households in the Zhengde Dynasty. The number of soldiers had dropped to about 60,000, which was the number obtained by adding nearly 20,000 elderly, weak, sick and disabled people.

The daily training in Beijing is difficult to guarantee, let alone any combat effectiveness. Chen Xi was worried after receiving the situation report.

The fundamental reason for the disintegration of the people in the Beijing camp is the omnipresent corruption of the army.

The annual expenditure of about 500,000 taels of silver in Jingying was mostly deducted by officials, so that the soldiers' annual salary was basically only about two cents of money, and weapons were not distributed. Even the clothes for winter were not provided, and military uniforms were worn for several years.

If the soldiers had no other business, it would be difficult for them to support themselves and their families. As a result, many military households were almost out of reach, or simply escaped. After all, it was basically impossible to support the family with two or three taels of silver a year.

After the request for the local troops to garrison the capital by Chen Xi was approved by Zhu Houzhao, the Ministry of Revenue refused to allocate money and grain, and the reason for the Ministry of Revenue was very simple, and the court's expenses could no longer be increased for no reason.

Don’t you, Shen Zhihou, have the ability, want to gain military power through the matter of exchange for garrison?

If you don’t give you money and food, see what these soldiers and horses eat and wear after they arrive in the capital. If you have the ability, you can support them!

Chen Xi wanted money, so he had to ask the emperor. Without Zhu Houzhao's care, he could only apply to Liu Jin. Liu Jin had already deducted the money and grain distributed by the Ministry of War before, and did not take Zhu Houzhao's national policies seriously.

"Supplying 100,000 troops means that the Ministry of War will increase at least 200,000 taels of silver every year. This number is not something that anyone can satisfy!"

"Do you want me to support so many mouths in the Jingying camp? Isn't it an international joke?"

Chen Xi knew that relying on his own strength alone was not enough. He could mobilize the money that Hui Niang had just brought him from the south. Song Xiaocheng couldn't help at this moment. After all, commercial expansion in Fujian and Huguang and other places is still underway, and it is impossible to draw too much money in a short period of time.

In addition to working hard for the false report of the military achievements of the Governor General Xuanda Office, Chen Xi was also worried about the money and grain expenses of the local people who were stationed in the capital for the next period of time. After all, the troops and horses of the garrisons drawn from various places had arrived in the capital one after another, and the soldiers were opening their mouths to wait for the rice and grain to be put into the pot.

In this case, Chen Xi could only give feedback to Zhu Houzhao. He was ready. If Zhu Houzhao didn't care, he would start with the internal bad policies of the Jingying and take the financial power of the Jingying into his own hands. However, this would make him offend many powerful people, especially those hereditary princes.

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After Wang Quan, deputy general of Xuanfu, met Liu Jin, Liu Jin, was considered to have received the "promise" from Sun Xiucheng, Governor of Xuanda.

Wang Quan arrived in the capital on the fourth day of the seventh month. He waited for two days before going to Liu's mansion to meet Liu Jin. Early in the morning of the seventh day of the first day, Liu Jin rushed to the Leopard Room to meet Zhu Houzhao.

In the leopard room, Zhu Hou took care of the Southern Opera for a night, and then went with several outstanding actors Hu Tiandi. He was in a state of great difficulty, but before he could get on the bed to rest, he saw Liu Jin waiting in front of the bedroom.

"Eunuch Liu? Why are you here so early to do? Don't disturb me to rest." Zhu Houzhao was not kind and fell asleep. He spoke in a rush tone and stared at Liu Jin and asked.

Liu Jin walked up to Zhu Houzhao and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the person who was sent to Xuanfu to investigate the situation is back."

"oh?"

Zhu Houzhao became interested and looked at Liu Jin and asked, "What's the result? As Shangshu Chen said, is there any false reporting of military achievements?"

Liu Jin said firmly: "There is absolutely nothing. The people sent by Lao Nu even personally counted the number of heads and prisoners, which was no different from the situation reported by the Governor General of Xuanda. Therefore, it can be proved that the Minister of War Shen made a fuss out of nothing and spread rumors and caused trouble!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, as if she was thinking about something.

After a while, he came to his senses and said, "It's not possible that Shangshu Chen spread rumors. He made suggestions out of caution, believing that if there is a false report of military merit in the local area, it will have an impact on my reputation. If you don't say it, similar phenomena will definitely happen... And you, if you don't find out in advance, you actually need Shangshu Chen to wake up. This is your fault. Fortunately, there is nothing wrong this time, so don't you know if you don't use the example?"

Even though Liu Jin knew that Zhu Houzhao trusted Chen Xi very much, he did not expect that he would trust this level.

It was originally a good opportunity to attack Chen Xi, but because of Zhu Houzhao's absolute trust, it was equivalent to saying that this incident could not have any impact on Chen Xi.

Liu Jin thought sourly: "The man surnamed Chen not only gained the trust of His Majesty, but also seemed cautious in reporting this matter, trying to make everything ambiguous..."

"Hmph, he wanted to use this to trick our family, but underestimated our family's influence in the border army. Now there are people from Sanbian and Xuanda. Although Chen, the surname of Shen, has served as the general system of the Three-Border System, he wants to control the northwest... Humph, he is still a little tender."

Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, in order to avoid the long night and many dreams, you should complete the celebration earlier. It is better to set it on July 18th, the third day after the Zhongyuan Festival, how about it?"

Zhu Houzhao frowned and said, "What day is today?"

Only then did Liu Jin realize that the little emperor stayed in the leopard room and sang every night, and even forgot what day it was. He hurriedly said: "Today is the seventh day of the seventh month, and there are still eleven days before the ceremony, which is enough for the soldiers from the Xuanfu to send back."

Zhu Houzhao said "Oh", as if she understood something, and said, "Then this matter will be left to you... Oh, by the way, this matter was originally coordinated and responsible, but now it will be left to you. On July 18th, I only need to attend the Triumph Celebration in person."

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely arrange this matter properly."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin with a squinted eyes: "You don't make any arrangements and have the right to come to see me? This time I have given you an important task. There are many opportunities for meritorious service in the future. If you do well, I will give you another chance in the future. If you do not do well... Humph, do you know how I will punish you?"

Liu Jin shivered and said quickly: "Your Majesty, I will do whatever I want to do for you even if I am tragic."

Zhu Houzhao said coldly: "It's best. Don't always say beautiful words in front of me. If you make any mistakes next time, you need someone to remind me. Never give me some gratitude to Shangshu Chen, and I will thank Shangshu Chen for thinking about my affairs. You, you should learn more from capable people like Shangshu Chen."

Hearing this, Liu Jin was very annoyed and wanted to kill Chen Xi to vent his anger.

But now Shen Xi wants the holy favor and the military power. There are so many civil servants standing by his side, which makes Liu Jin feel weak in dealing with it.

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. I'll go to the Ministry of War now. Thank you very much for your advice to Mr. Chen. In the future, I'll ask Mr. Chen more about the marching and war."

Zhu Houzhao patted Liu Jin on the shoulder, but there was no extra words. Every stroke made Liu Jin feel extremely heavy, making him almost unable to stand firm... On the one hand, it was because of the emperor's trust, and more importantly, it was because of falsely reporting his military achievements as a royal slave, Liu Jin was a little guilty.

Liu Jin left the bedroom and thought to himself: "Your Majesty asked me to see the boy named Chen. I will take the opportunity to test his words and see how much he knows... This matter should not be delayed too long. It is best to complete the Zhujingguan work in the shortest time. In this way, Shen Zhihou still wants to stop it."

Thinking of this, Liu Jin calmed down and prepared to go to the Ministry of War to meet Chen Xi.

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ps: There was a mistake in the previous chapter. The emperor made the Zhongyuan Festival mistakenly the Mid-Autumn Festival. Sorry!
Chapter completed!