Liu Jin heard the information Chen Xi said, his body trembled slightly, and he clenched his teeth and denied it: "It is absolutely impossible. Your Majesty, I dare to make a promise. This line of people must not be the one that was wiped out by our Xuanfu soldiers..."

Because Liu Jin was speechless before, this time, no matter what he said, he could not get the trust of the emperor. Therefore, Zhu Houzhao did not question Liu Jin, but looked at Chen Xi: "Mr. Chen, how are you sure that the Tartars who slaughtered my frontier soldiers this time is that the group of people have been wiped out in the war report?"

Chen Xi took out several official letters and said, "This is the battle report sent back by Longmen Guard, this is the memorial of the general of Dushi City, and the emergency document of the attack of Chi Castle... All the news is evidence that this is the left-wing troops of Dayan Khan's army, and the officers and soldiers of Longmen Guard who retreated and found some discarded flags on the roadside after the Tartars retreated, which is exactly the same as the flags scattered when the troops broke through in the previous battle."

Liu Jin shouted at Chen Xi: "Even so, it cannot prove that the two people in front and behind are the same people."

Chen Xi said again: "The Mongolian national teacher Yi Sima knew the situation on the grassland. He sent an envoy to inform our Ming Dynasty, proving that the troops were not completely wiped out in the previous battle, but only lost two or three hundred. He has retreated to the vicinity of Dushi City. It seems that there is no plan to evacuate our Ming Dynasty. It is still raging in the Maying and Yunzhou line."

"Now the Dayan Khan tribe is planning a major war to retaliate against our Ming Dynasty. According to the information provided by Yisimain, the Tatars will send 20,000 elite troops, arriving in Daqingshan, Mashi and other places to attack Zhangjiakou Fort and wait for an opportunity to jump into our Ming Dynasty... If so, the Tatars will likely cooperate with the people stranded in Neiguan..."

"These situations are basically consistent with the investigation of scouts under the jurisdiction of the Governor's Office of the Five Army and the Ministry of War in the Xuanfu area!"

Zhu Houzhao stared at Liu Jin and asked, "Eunuch Liu, how do you explain this?"

Liu Jin didn't dare to admit that he was lying and continued to quibble: "Your Majesty, there are many strange things in this matter. It is difficult to determine whether it is true or false. Your Majesty must be clear about it!"

Zhu Houzhao slapped the table and said angrily: "I still have to be careful!? Now the dead person in your mouth has escaped, but the court has told the world that the Ming army has long been wiped out. Isn't this a joke to let the Tartars see us? The ridiculousness of the world is simply slapping me in the face..."

"The generals of Xuanfu dared to report any great victory. Could it be that when I built the Jingguan, I used the heads of the people of the Ming Dynasty?!"

Zhu Houzhao was already angry... When she was sleeping soundly, she was disturbed. His evil fire couldn't be spread on Chen Xi, and Liu Jin just happened to hit her head.

Liu Jin still wanted to explain it to himself, but found that no matter what the reason was, he was so pale and powerless. In other things, maybe Zhu Houzhao would listen to him, but in military affairs, Zhu Houzhao's trust in Chen Xi had reached the point of blind obedience, and what Chen Xi said was reasonable and well-founded, and Liu Jin found that he could not argue.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Chen Xi and said, "Mr. Chen has any information to tell you. I want to know what happened to Xuanfu now... The Tatars sent 20,000 troops to attack. Is it time for me to personally lead the army to fight?"

Chen Xi replied: "The most urgent task is to first figure out the reality of the Tatars. Now I just learned about this from the envoy sent by Yisimayin, and it may not be accurate. After all, if I am not my race, my heart will be different. Now the Tatars are in internal conflict, Yisimayin is in a disadvantage and needs to pull me into the Ming Dynasty. Many things cannot be read by one-sided words."

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "According to Mr. Chen's words, is it possible that the Tatars were used by the trick? Perhaps this group of people had been wiped out, but in order to save face, the Tatars deliberately sent people to wander around under the banner of dead people, which made my wise ruler and ministers suspicious and then sow discord?"

Hearing this, Chen Xi was very disappointed. It was obvious that at this point, Zhu Houzhao was still favoring Liu Jin. He shook his head and said, "Go back to Your Majesty, I have just received a memorial from someone who is Li Pin, the commander of the Longqing Guard who has been reported to the list of military merits before, and has been the second-class commander of the Longqing Guard who has been awarded the list of war merits."

"Li Pin testified that after the end of the Battle of Xuanfu, Sun Xiucheng, Governor of Xuanda, falsely reported his military achievements and coerced his subordinates not to tell the truth. Especially when the left-wing troops of Dayan Khan's army were still harassing the fortresses, they also pretended to be peaceful in the world. This incident has caused an extremely bad impact in Xuanda area."

"As a minister named second-class scholar, Li Pin was deeply grateful to the emperor's grace and did not dare to deceive the emperor, so he risked his life to report and reveal the truth... Now that others are in the capital, does Your Majesty want to see you?"

Chen Xi suggested that Li Pin stand up to testify at this time, and Liu Jin took a deep breath... Things seemed to have no room for correction to this point. If it were someone else, he could still argue, but now Li Pin is here in person. Even if he has many bad ideas, it will be useless.

Zhu Houzhao was very angry and pushed the four treasures of the study on the table to the ground, and said angrily: "Since Mr. Chen has asked the commander of Longqingwei and know the truth, what else can I summon him? Liu Jin, what can you argue about this?"

Liu Jin was so scared that he was sweating profusely, so he could only keep kowtowing and said tremblingly: "Your Majesty... I'm completely... I don't know... I'm also kept in the dark... From beginning to end... I'm based on the local report... I'm writing a memorial to Your Majesty... I'm damn..."

"You should not only die, I just want to cut you into pieces... You swear to tell me that there will be no deviation in this matter. I asked you to send someone to investigate, but you reported it to me with a local report. If the people you sent were not hijacked by bandits, I am afraid that Zhujingguan would use the heads of the people of the Ming Dynasty! You...you...you...you bastard!"

Perhaps he was so angry that Zhu Houzhao leaned over and picked up the pen and paperweight from the ground, and smashed it at Liu Jin.

Liu Jin was still kowtowing, saying "Damn it." At this moment, he had no idea what to say.

Chen Xidao: "Your Majesty, according to my guess, the person sent by Eunuch Liu to investigate should have been hijacked by the left-wing troops of Dayan Khan's troops, rather than the local reports of the bandits... During the war, both inside and outside the gates were both martial law, and the people were hiding in the city, and business travelers disappeared. How could there be bandits doing evil? Even if they wanted to rob things, they could not rob them... Only Tatar soldiers and horses dared to openly rob the government convoy in the hinterland of our Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Houzhao closed his eyes and sighed: "Liu Jin, Liu Jin, you are asking for trouble. If it is true as Mr. Chen said, it is God who is punishing you... The people you sent will be kidnapped by the Tartars, but you said in front of me that there was no false claim to the military achievements in some places. What do you think of the soldiers on the Nine-side? Do they make them think that I am a fool who can be deceived at will?"

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao stood up and seemed to want to kick Liu Jin a few times, but when she looked down, Liu Jin was kowtowing constantly, and a small stall of blood had appeared on the ground, and it was obvious that his forehead had been broken.

Chen Xi was so embarrassed when he saw Zhu Houzhao that he immediately saluted: "Your Majesty, for the sake of this plan, it is not to punish Eunuch Liu or the generals who falsely reported their military achievements in the local area..."

“Huh!?”

Zhu Houzhao looked up at Chen Xi in surprise and asked in confusion: "According to Mr. Chen's words, could I still coax these people? They deceived me and kept me in the dark, just like children. I will kill them ten times as easy as a mercy!"

Chen Xidao: "The key is to defeat the left-wing troops of Dayan Khan who were circling between the inner and outer passes, and completely kill the Tatars' ambition to invade our border. Your Majesty cannot punish Sun Xiucheng and others for the time being, but instead wants them to commit crimes and make meritorious contributions. If you take people in front of the formation, I am afraid that something will happen to the Xuanfu and Datong line... Please think twice!"

Liu Jin also quickly said, "Yes, Your Majesty, state affairs are the most important, and you must first drive away foreign enemies..."

"Shut up, you old eunuch. I have long felt that you have bad intentions and actually deceive the emperor. Now I have to put even my face aside and have to resist foreign humiliation first... Everything is thanks to you!"

Zhu Houzhao finally couldn't help but kicked Liu Jin on the head. Liu Jin was kicked to the ground. When he got up again, his face was covered with blood.

But in a flash, Liu Jin knelt on the ground and kowtowed again, and took a stance of beating or scolding in exchange for Zhu Houzhao's sympathy.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Now there is nothing to say. I want to command the emperor in person. Only in this way can the soldiers on the front line feel my majesty and let the people in the world know that I, as an emperor, are not decorations..."

Chen Xi advised tactfully: "Your Majesty does not need to rush to lead the troops... Now the court is passively responding to the battle, and the Tatars have internal troops and horses that are active between the internal and external gates, so they are very wise to the movements of our Ming army..."

"The army led by His Majesty, who had little combat effectiveness, were led by the Emperor's emperor. If the Tatars learned about it, this battle would be passive and would not be able to achieve the effect of a surprise attack."

"And the generals in Xuanda may have a different intention because of falsely reporting their military achievements, which will be detrimental to Your Majesty. At this critical moment, Your Majesty's personal expedition will be harmful but not beneficial!"

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "Mr. Chen, do you know that the person I trust the most is you. Is it difficult for you to accompany me to Xuanfu to achieve a decent victory?"

Chen Xi said sincerely: "Your Majesty will enrich the country and strengthen the army in two years. Once the time comes, I will send troops to the grassland, and I can ensure victory. However, when this battle with the Tatars is in the territory of our Ming Dynasty. Even if we win, the Tatars will make precautions in advance. It is not conducive to our Ming Dynasty's northern expedition. How can you demonstrate Your Majesty's power?"

"I think Your Majesty is not suitable for going to the imperial war this time. I think that you should replace Sun Xiucheng and others with the imperial court officials to command the war before you can achieve victory. I wonder if Your Majesty agrees with me?"

Liu Jin immediately expressed his loyalty and cried: "Your Majesty, you are the backbone of the Ming Dynasty. It is too dangerous for you to come to the front line in person in this war. I can go on your behalf and give your merits and atone for your sins!"

This is actually just a nice word. Liu Jin was afraid that Zhu Houzhao would go to Xuanfu and affect his position in the court, so he took the initiative to go to Xuanda to redeem his sins, which would also reflect his loyalty.

Chen Xidao: "Eunuch Liu's words are very appropriate... In my opinion, this time, we go to the northwest, we really need a respected person like Eunuch Liu to come... to be the military supervisor!"

When Liu Jin heard this, he gritted his teeth. If Zhu Houzhao hadn't been beside him, he would have jumped up and fought with Chen Xi.

Zhu Houzhao asked: "In Mr. Chen's opinion, Liu Jin is the military supervisor this time, so who is more suitable to be the head coach?"

Chenxidao: "As far as I see, Wang Shouren, the doctor of the Ministry of War, is both civil and military, and is competent for the responsibilities of the commander... It is better to use Wang Shouren as the commander and dispatch the troops of Xuanfu to resist the Tatars' offensive army... Please let Your Majesty accept it!"

As the Minister of War, Chen Xi will not go to Xuanfu to command the battle in person.

Among the people around him, only Yunliu has certain execution capabilities, but Yunliu is a woman with a low status and is difficult to convince the public. Now he can only send "professional" military strategist Wang Shouren, who is famous in history, to ensure that the war achieves the expected results of Chen Xi.

As for Chen Xi's recommendation of Liu Jin as the military supervisor, he was completely following the flow.

Zhu Houzhao never doubted Chen Xi's ability to employ people. After thinking about it, he asked: "Mr. Chen recommended the doctor of the Ministry of War, is the son of Zhan Shi Wang, the former bachelor of Hanlin Academy,?"

"That's right." Chen Xi saluted.

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Staff Wang Zhan is my husband, and this Wang Shouren has a certain relationship with me. When the battle to defend the capital, I felt that his ability was good and he was truly a noble son of a famous family. Now even Mr. Chen admires this person, it seems that it is indeed worth using... I will believe him unconditionally and hope that he will make achievements for the Ming Dynasty."

Chen Xi bowed slightly and took the initiative to take the order.

"in addition."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin and shook his head, "Liu Jin, you let down my expectations for you. I was going to kill you, but now I hope you will make meritorious service, so I will let you go to Xuanfu to fight the Tartars with the Ministry of War Wang Langzhong. If you return victoriously, then I will not blame you... Otherwise, you might as well bring up your head and see you!"

Liu Jin hated Chen Xi to the core, but he was very complimenting to Zhu Houzhao and continued to kowtow: "I thank Your Majesty for not killing you... I will definitely devote my whole life to my Ming Dynasty and lift the Tatar thief's head. If not, I will come back to meet the saint without a face."

Zhu Houzhao seemed to have a bad attitude towards Liu Jin, but in Shen Xi's eyes, he knew that the emperor had no intention of killing Liu Jin, and he didn't even mean to punish him.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "It would be the same if it were me. Someone helped me deal with the affairs of the court and was loyal to me. He could rest assured that he could eat, drink and have fun. Even if this person did something wrong, I would not kill him. At most, I would be scared and punished him. "

Zhu Houzhao's eyes were full of enthusiasm, and looked at Chen Xi and asked, "Mr. Chen, I wonder what you think of this Xuanfu war? This is related to my face. If this battle is not good, others will laugh at me... If this battle is won, and it is a great victory to annihilate thousands of enemies, others will not remember what the result of the previous battle was..."

Chen Xidao: "When you go back to your Majesty, it will be not that easy if you want to win thousands of enemies at once."

Zhu Houzhao was very disappointed and asked, "Is there no other way? After all, I have issued an order to hold a ceremony to celebrate the triumph in Beijing. If I go back on my word, others will still laugh at me."

Chen Xi said seriously: "The result of the war is not to protect His Majesty's face, but to the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. But then again, if we win the next battle and cause severe damage to the Dayan Khan tribe, even if the number of enemies is not large, this celebration can be held, and the ceremony of Chujingguan can be cancelled."

“It makes sense, it makes sense!”

Zhu Houzhao finally felt relieved and said with a smile, "Building Jingguan is only part of the celebration, and it is impossible to cancel it. Haha, Mr. Chen is still thoughtful."
Chapter completed!