Chen Xi, Xiong Xiu, He Jian and others surrounded Zhu Hou and shone out of the gate of the military school. After the emperor got on the carriage, many officials said goodbye to the Ministry of War. However, Xiong Xiu and He Jian, the two ministers, were not in a hurry to leave.

"It is really admirable that Shangshu Chen can actually ask His Majesty to come to the Military Academy to ask about politics, and he will return to the palace happily!"

The people were almost gone, Xiong Xiu and He Jian stayed outside the gate of the military school, all with compliments on their faces.

No one was convinced by Chen Xi, the young Minister of War, but now, the court knew that he could only rely on Chen Xi and Liu Jin to fight. Those who originally looked down on Chen Xi are now gradually changing their attitudes.

Chen Xi looked calm, as if the things he did were just right.

"Your Majesty can take into account the affairs of the court, which is a result of the joint efforts of all colleagues. I dare not take it as a big shot... And now Your Majesty has not yet been willing to resume the affairs of the court. After that, he should report to him as a censor, and ask His Majesty to come to the court to ask for politics every day, and the lectures of the imperial court should be restored every day."

He Jian smiled and said, "I'm afraid you have to trouble Secretary Chen, you... We are so gentle, even if we make suggestions, it's useless. However, Secretary Chen is now getting favor, and what he says will be easier for His Majesty to adopt!"

Although Chen Xi has real skills, Zhu Houzhao's attitude has changed now, mainly because his personal relationship with Chen Xi is too close. Others are envious and jealous. If anything happens at this time, they will try to push it to Chen Xi as much as possible, which is a bit of a bully newcomer in the officialdom.

Chen Xi said casually: "Let me say something else, the two ministers should have returned to the yamen early. They have to stay at the school to handle matters, so it is not convenient to send them off."

He Jian and Xiong Xiu both bowed and left. Chen Xi was about to take Wang Lingzhi back to the school to meet the students, but when he saw Hu Lian, who had just been promoted, stayed in the yard and waited to come over to thank him.

When Hu Lian saw Chen Xi coming back, he quickly stepped forward to see him and said, "Shangshu Chen, the official's words and deeds were reckless. I hope you will not care about the villain's passing."

Chen Xi smiled and waved his hand: "My Chuangqi brother is out of sight. Although I am the Minister of War, I am young and energetic after all. I often don't know the depth of my words. Maybe my colleagues will be worried when they hear something. If there is something, I can just ask it in public. If there is something, I will try to correct it if there is nothing. How can I mind?"

Although Chen Xi is the highest official position in the Ministry of War, he is the youngest among so many officials that he cannot speak in an old-fashioned manner.

It was as if facing Hu Lian at this time, the person in front of him was only the head of the Ministry of War who was promoted after being promoted. He was very different from Chen Xi, the Minister of War who was the second-rank minister of War. However, Chen Xi still had to speak politely.

Hu Lian himself was a little embarrassed and said, "Premier Chen returned to the court before, but the officials did not come to visit him in person. In the future, if you have time, you will definitely come to thank him... Unexpectedly, the officials were in charge of the Ministry of War for a year and were recommended by Secretary Chen to Your Majesty personally. Only then did they have the current official flaw. The officials thought they would be punished for three or five years..."

Hu Lian was helpless in his words.

The Ming Dynasty court has always formed cliques. If it does not have a deep background or a rich fortune, even if it passes the Jinshi exam, it may be idle for a long time.

As the top scorer in the three-year rank, Chen Xi was directly assigned to the Hanlin Academy. He had not experienced the pain of Hu Lian Houque, so he naturally could not understand how deep the gratitude in Hu Lian was.

Chen Xi smiled and nodded in agreement, but did not take it too seriously.

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What happened in the military school spread throughout the government and the public that day.

The emperor personally went to the city gate to see off the eunuch party leader Liu Jin, and then followed the Minister of War to visit the military school, and summoned officials from the Ministry of War to discuss military operations. Among them, Hu Lian, the new head of the Ministry of War, was promoted to the extraordinary promotion of Hu Lian, as the new head of the Ministry of War.

Nothing is important. The most important thing is that Zhu Houzhao finally returned to the palace.

After Zhu Houzhao got married, she never returned to the palace gate. Not only was the newly married queen left in the palace, but even the mother of Empress Dowager Zhang could not see the emperor.

With Zhu Houzhao returning to the palace, it seems that the emperor's willful behavior has come to an end.

Originally, Chen Xi said he wanted to ask someone to make a comment and restore the Wu Dynasty. However, in the afternoon of that day, the memorials of the censors submitted them to the Tongzheng Envoy Department, and finally these memorials were delivered to Xie Qian.

As the chief minister of the cabinet, Xie Qian has been living in the shadow of Liu Jin since he took office. After he took the real votes and planned power, he felt the first time that he could control the power of life and death.

In the afternoon of that day, Chen Xi was still in the military school, and Xie Qian rushed over to visit... Xie Qian heard about what happened in the morning and wanted to discuss the next action plan with Chen Xi.

In the school, the students had already left first. Apart from the soldiers on duty, there were only Chen Xi and Wang Lingzhi. Chen Xi was a little surprised to see Xie Qian coming.

Chen Xi asked Wang Lingzhi to wait outside and prepare to say a few words to Xie Qian alone... He didn't plan to talk to Xie Qian for too long today, because he would go to meet Hui Niang and Li Jin later and would not go back to the house tonight.

Xie Qian came up and praised without waiting for Chen Xi to see him, "You guy is a little capable, so you can change your mind every once in a while and then go on the right path... This afternoon, I met many court officials, and they were all talking about this matter, and they had a good evaluation of you!"

Chen Xi did not mean to be proud of himself at all, but instead said worriedly: "It would be too early to say that Your Majesty changes his mind and moves to the right path?"

Xie Qian said angrily: "It's enough to make progress compared to before. It's not a day since the freezing of three feet. Your Majesty used to cover up the eunuchs' party and suffered a lot of harm. It's rare to be willing to return to the palace today. I'm afraid even the empress dowager will reward you..."

"This... must not be done!"

Chen Xi was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly said, "If the Empress Dowager rewarded me, wouldn't it make Your Majesty feel a rift?"

Xie Qian smiled and said, "You kid is really as careful as you, even thinking of these details. It seems that you are really working hard to manage your relationship with Your Majesty."

"You must remember that you must not let Your Majesty do anything wrong... It is indeed a great thing to be willing to inquire about the affairs of the court, but if you are addicted to military affairs all day long and do anything to go to Xuanfu personally without saying goodbye, you are not a hero of the Ming Dynasty, but a sinner!"

Chen Xi thought to himself, it seems that you, Xie Laoer, also knows the emperor's character. Although this naughty child is a little older, he has no sense of doing things. In history, he has really rushed to Xuanfu alone and regarded Xuanfu as a place where he has been around for many years.

Chen Xidao: "Ge Lao came here to say this?"

Xie Qian gave Chen Xi a blank look and said, "I am becoming more and more impatient. I want to tell you something, but you always look impatient. Well, I came over to tell you something. Now all the officials in the court, especially the censors, have made suggestions to reopen the Wu Dynasty. What do you think?"

"It's too early!"

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty has just returned to the palace, and now he wants to change his course. It is really too difficult for others to be a human being. In my opinion, it is better to be distracted than to block it. It is better to proceed step by step in everything."

Then Chen Xi frowned. His understanding of Zhu Houzhao was obviously more accurate than Xie Qian. In Shen Xi's vision, it would be the best result to be able to spend five years to get Zhu Houzhao back to the right path. If time goes on for too long, it will be unfavorable to Chen Xi himself, because he cannot guarantee that he will maintain a harmonious teacher-student relationship with a young man who is tired of the new and old, especially when Zhu Houzhao is surrounded by a bunch of slanderous ministers.

Xie Qian talked to Chen Xi, but he didn't get the desired result. After the two said goodbye, Xie Qian decided to go home.

As soon as Xie Qian's carriage arrived at the door of the mansion, he found an old friend who came to ask for a meeting. It was Tu Xun, the Minister of Justice.

Xie Qian got off the carriage and walked up to him and smiled and said hello: "Yuanxun, how can you be in the mood to come to my house?"

As the old ministers retired one after another, Xie Qian and Tu Xun are now closest in the court. In the eyes of many people, it was Tu Xun who persuaded Xie Qian to retire to the countryside before. But Tu Xun understood that he was not the one who really persuaded Xie Qian to change his mind. It was the Shen family's fire that made Xie Laoer rekindle his fighting spirit.

Tu Xun said: "Yu Qiao, aren't you asking this knowingly? It's hard for ordinary people to enter your house, and others don't want to enter. Only when I, the old guy, come to see you, will you beg for luck to see if you have the qualification to enter and cross your threshold."

Xie Qian was in a good mood because Liu Jin was sent out of Beijing and said with a smile: "Why can't you enter? The door of my mansion has been opened to everyone, but some people are just incompetent..."

Tu Xun said angrily: "If this is true, there will not be so many people who will be turned away... Okay, okay, I won't talk nonsense to you, just go inside and talk?"

Xie Qian calmed down and invited Tu Xun into his mansion. The two of them came to Xie's study together.

Xie Qian ordered his servants not to come and disturb him, then closed the door himself, walked to Tu Xun and sat down, and asked, "Is it for the eunuch party to move far away?"

Tu Xun sighed: "It was said to be a long journey, but in fact it was just a few days to go back and forth. If Liu Jin made contributions in Xuanfu, he would continue to control the government after returning to the capital... I think now he will take advantage of his departure from the capital and make plans to avoid making a comeback."

When it comes to Liu Jin's affairs, both of them are in a heavy mood.

Xie Qian said with a dark face: "I have just met Shen Zhihou before. I have to say that this kid has some ability to change his mind and return to the palace. Today, His Majesty has just asked about the Ministry of War. In a few days, Zhihou will gather people to discuss the front-line military affairs with His Majesty. If it is a long time ago, it is not undesirable for His Majesty to completely break free from the leopard room."

Tu Xun looked pleased: "If things go well, it will be a good thing. Yu Qiao, you have a good vision and recommended a pillar of the Ming Dynasty."

Xie Qian shook his head and said, "Zhihou returned to the court, but it was not recommended by himself. I even wanted him to stay on the three sides so that he could get out of the matter and not have anything to do with the eunuch party in the court."

Speaking of this, Xie Qian felt a little more emotional, "I never thought that after returning to the capital, he would be able to fight the enemy on the battlefield as easily as he could. Even Liu Thief was obedient to his words and was temporarily sent to the border. If he was given a few more years, I am afraid that no one in the civil and military officials in the court could compete with him. This is what I worry about!"

Tu Xun asked, "Is Yu Qiao afraid that he will do something unfavorable to the country in the Ming Dynasty?"

The two looked at each other, and Xie Qian nodded heavily.

Some words should not be said directly, but with Xie Qian's secret attitude, Tu Xun knew that Xie Qian was afraid that Chen Xi would not be able to restrain himself. After all, Chen Xi was in a high position at a young age and was deeply trusted by the emperor. He was very likely to become a powerful minister in the future.

Tu Xun said: "Yu Qiao is too worried... Although Zhihou is young, he is calm and not impetuous. Even if he is in a high position, he has never seen him show off. And with your Yu Qiao's advice, what are you afraid of him?"

Xie Qian snorted lightly: "Can I stare at him for the rest of my life? When he was in his prime, my old bones would probably be in the loess."

"Let's talk about this matter. Who can solve this dilemma except him? Your Majesty will not return to the palace for a long time, and the Empress Dowager and the Queen are put on the side. Is this the benevolent king doing? All the affairs of the court are left to the eunuch party. If Shen Zhihou had not seized the opportunity and drove Liu Jin out of the capital, I'm afraid we would not even have the opportunity to face the saint..."

Speaking of Zhu Houzhao's incident, Xie Qian's anger quickly rose.

Tu Xun waved his hand: "What do you think of Yu Qiao? Why would you please advise Your Majesty to resume the court as soon as possible. Today, many colleagues from the Ministry of Justice came to visit, saying that they wanted to request Your Majesty to resume the court. It would be best if you could meet the saint tomorrow. Some people even listed a series of crimes of the eunuch party and were preparing to take the opportunity to submit a memorial to Your Majesty."

"No!"

Xie Qian quickly dissuaded, "Liu Zhe is just going to Xuanfu for the time being, and it is estimated that it is only fifty or sixty miles away from the capital. Now it is too early. It is better to wait for Liu Zhe to make any mistakes in Xuanfu, and it is not too late to impeach it again!"

Tu Xun said: "Isn't it easy to list the charges? Liu Jin has only been rising in the court for a year or two, and has done many bad things. At least ten loyal ministers died at his hands. Do you want to sit idly by Yu Qiao?"

Xie Qian said angrily: "I felt so before. If I had the opportunity to eliminate Liu Zhe, I would definitely spare no effort and pursue him relentlessly, but after talking to Shen Zhihou, I had a different idea..."

"Zhihou is right. Liu Zhe was not a good thing for every day. He was deeply trusted by His Majesty. No matter how many mistakes he did, His Majesty would not kill him easily, unless he could find evidence of his rebellion. But obviously this is nonsense. All his power comes from His Majesty. How could he rebel? Could it be that he would fabricate the evidence of his crime out of thin air?"

"Also, are the loyal ministers you mentioned really dead at the hands of Liu Zhe? In fact, they died at the indulgence of Your Majesty! No matter what Liu Zhe did, he would always be in the name of Your Majesty. Do you still have to hold Your Majesty accountable?"

Regarding Liu Jin's issue, because Xie Qian had talked with Chen Xi many times, his understanding was more comprehensive than Tu Xun.

After hearing Xie Qian's analysis, Tu Xun nodded slightly. Many things were indeed undeniable. It was said that Liu Jin did evil, but Liu Jin was under the banner of the emperor. The emperor would think that officials were deliberately looking for trouble. Not only could they not defeat Liu Jin as they wished, but those who impeached him might also be punished.

Tu Xun asked, "Then Yu Qiao, have you discussed with the people around you when will you attack Liu Jin? This opportunity is once a lifetime..."

Xie Qian thought about it and shook his head again, "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious, take one step at a time. If Liu Zhe is dying, he will never let him live one more day, but if he is not at a dead end, you and I can't walk your own path, right? Don't do stupid things with the people below!"

Hearing Xie Qian's description of impeachment of Liu Jin as a stupid thing, Tu Xun couldn't help but smile bitterly, and he couldn't say anything else. Because he found that Xie Qian had been completely poisoned by Chen Xi, the two of them became closer and closer. Many opinions that were not tolerated by Xie Qian were now taken for granted by him.
Chapter completed!