In the eyes of many people, Liu Jinli Dynasty means that the best time to impeach and liquidate the eunuch party has arrived.

Chen Xi also wanted to impeach Liu Jin, but soon he put this idea aside... Chen Xi, the whole court, saw things very thoroughly. Before Liu Jin was completely disgusted by Zhu Houzhao, no matter how much effort he made, it would be useless, and he might even pay for himself.

Chen Xi went back to meet Hui Niang. Hui Niang seemed to know something outside and asked curiously: "Master, is there another war in the north?"

Chen Xi looked at Hui Niang and asked with a smile: "How did you know?"

Hui Niang looked at Li Jin and then told Chen Xi: "I sent my servants out to buy rice and grain before. Although the martial law in the city has been lifted, the Tartars have made a comeback, and the atmosphere on the border is very tense. In this way, wouldn't the master have to work hard again? But I wonder if the master wants to go to the frontier to fight the enemy in person?"

Not only did Hui Niang care about this matter, but Li Jin also looked at Chen Xi with confusion.

Chen Xidao: "This time I will be in the capital. Xuanfu doesn't need me to go there in person... I said before that my identity is extraordinary now, and this capital needs me to take charge of the overall situation."

Li Jin was very happy: "It would be best if you don't go to the border. Our Ming Dynasty and the Tartars have been old enemies for generations. Since the opening of the country, we have fought one after another. If any situation happens, I am afraid that even hiding in the city will be in danger. The former Minister of War... Oh, by the way, even Secretary of Liu, hasn't he been defeated?"

Chen Xi smiled. He didn't want to comment too much about Liu Daxia.

Whether Liu Daxia has real skills or mediocre qualifications but is overly exaggerated by later films is already a thing of the past. Chen Xi is glad that Liu Daxia has not been targeted by Liu Jin due to his appearance.

However, Chen Xi thought that if Liu Jin had not fallen into the trap he had carefully set up and was sent to Xuanfu as a military supervisor, he would have probably taken action against old ministers such as Liu Daxia and Han Wen who had retired.

He accidentally helped Liu Daxia resolve a disaster, which was also a reward for his promotion.

Hui Niang asked, "Master, since there is a war in the north, should we stop our business in the capital?" Hui Niang was still unable to stay idle. After arriving in the capital, she quickly set up a rice and grain shop, tea shop, cloth shop, etc. Although Chen Xi wanted to stop it, she was afraid that Hui Niang would get sick at home, so she let it go.

"No need to do it!" Chen Xi shook his head flatly, "I know all these shops. You don't need to take care of them personally. They are well managed, and there is no need to stop. It's not that we have to make any war money. In fact, this war cannot be defeated in the capital, and everything is as usual!"

Li Jin asked: "How can you be sure that the Tartars cannot kill the capital?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Three years ago, the Tatars surrounded the capital with 100,000 soldiers. In the end, they were not defeated and returned in a defeat. Until now, the Tatars still have internal conflicts. Now they are just sending 10,000 or 20,000 troops to disturb the border. How could they easily knock on Juyong Pass and enter the capital to threaten the capital?"

Li Jin lowered his head, thought for a while and muttered, "That's not sure."

"Jin'er!"

Once Li Jin's words are disrespectful to Chen Xi, Hui Niang will give her a look.

Chen Xi said: "Jin'er wants to know, and I explained to her that Hui Niang doesn't have to be bothered, I won't be angry... Jin'er, I've actually been worried about what you think, but carefully considering that the Tatars are both internal and external troubles. This time, they took the initiative to provoke the war to intimidate the Dayan Khan tribes of the grassland tribes. In fact, they are worried about being attacked by the enemy from all sides, so they have to devote half of their minds to pay attention to the movements of the soldiers and horses of various tribes, and they will never dare to expand the war without limit."

"This time it will be thunder and rain, and the war will end soon. Even my former subordinates may have overestimated the courage of the Tatars."

Hui Niang said seriously: "Master, it is obvious that you are afraid of the Tartars. You miscalculated my strength in the Ming Dynasty. In addition, they were unsatisfied, so they did not dare to invade the capital, right?"

"Um!"

Chen Xi took Hui Niang into his arms and nodded, "It's a rise and fall of the other. After the last miserable defeat, the Tatars have not recovered for several years. If it weren't for this, the border troops wouldn't have succeeded so easily in the Xuanfu battle. It's hard to get the balance of power that can be maintained and even have the opportunity to counterattack."

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Excluding Liu Jin to Xuanfu as a military supervisor, Chen Xi and Liu Jin fought each other as the most important step.

Xie Qian suppressed a large number of memorials impeaching Liu Jin, but how could the Chinese officials in the court give up? In their opinion, this was the best opportunity to impeach Liu Jin. If you are not sure about it at this time, when will you wait?

Many ministers were holding back their energy and preparing to completely eradicate Liu Jin and his followers, as if Liu Jin's big tree had fallen down... But in fact, Liu Jin was just temporarily out of favor and did not recover.

For two consecutive days, Xie Qianhu was very upset. Because the people in the court were excited, they were all memorials impeaching Liu Jin like snowflakes.

Xie Qian could only move the backlog of memorials to his courtyard, while Chen Xi continued to improve the military school and a military command post with the functions of a staff headquarters in later generations.

Since Liu Jin was exiled and Zhu Houzhao asked about politics in the military school, Chen Xi's status in the central government has risen rapidly. Previously, officials of the Ministry of War had complained about Chen Xi for a lot of misfortunes. What Chen Xi wanted to do now? It was very smooth to allocate personnel from the Ministry of War and the Beijing Camp. Everyone was eager to show off in front of Shen Xi.

After Chenxi adjustment, the number of students in the military school increased rapidly to one hundred.

Of course, although the previous students performed poorly, they were not cleared, so in fact only twenty students were added.

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On July 13th, Zhu Houzhao returned to the palace three days later.

Based on the situation Chen Xi learned about, Zhu Houzhao began to linger in the palace market in the palace, looking for fun.

"This kid returned to the palace and was not a conscience discovery at all. He was tired of staying in the leopard room and wanted to go back to the palace and relive his old dreams. But the ministers thought that this kid had finally returned to the right path."

On that day, Chen Xi first went to the Ministry of War to hold a meeting and explained the matter at hand. Then he rushed to the school and asked Hu Lian, the head of the Wuxuan Qing Lisi, who had just been promoted, to help him prepare for the selection of students in the school to the public.

Chen Xi wrote a notice and asked Hu Lian to use it for his promotion, and then patiently waited for the scholars in the capital who were willing to join the army to come to the school to register.

Chen Xi is preparing to select ten people to study in this exam and test whether this method is feasible.

In Shen Xi's opinion, this is also a way for carp to jump over the dragon gate.

Not long after Hu Lian posted the notice, two minutes passed by noon. Chen Xi was about to stop what he had to eat for lunch. The soldiers on duty at the entrance of the school came in and reported that there was a guest visiting.

The visitor is Xie Duo.

After Chen Xi returned to the capital, he was busy fighting with Liu Jin and had no time to visit Xie Duo, who is still serving as a priest in the Imperial College. Xie Duo seemed a little dissatisfied with this. At the age of 70, he actually came to see Chen Xi on his own initiative.

Chen Xi was very respectful to Xie Duo.

Chen Xi was still a child when she met Xie Duo and had no fame. Thanks to the plaque that Xie Duo asked Emperor Hongzhi, the small pharmacy that had settled down at that time, spent the most difficult time. Chen Xi was not a wolf-hearted person, and he always kept Xie Duo's kindness in his heart and was very respectful to him.

When he saw Xie Duo again this time, Chen Xi quickly apologized and stated that he did not want to cause trouble with Xie Duo, so he did not go to visit him.

Xie Duo understood this very well and said with a smile: "Zhihou, you don't have to apologize. You returned to Beijing to lead the Ministry of War. You did it well in just a few days. You rushed the eunuch party leader to Xuanfu in one fell swoop. I was worried that you would not be able to do this job well before."

Chen Xi sighed and said, "It's just that I'm struggling and careful every step, for fear of something wrong."

Xie Duo seemed to be not very concerned about the struggle between the Chinese civil service group and the eunuch party. After all, he, the Imperial College, was in charge of the highest academic institution of the Ming Dynasty. He was far away from civil affairs and was devoted to teaching sages.

Xie Duo said: "I heard that you opened a military school here to teach students military affairs. Your Majesty proposed to pacify the Tatars in two years. Is this a matter?"

Chen Xi probably guessed that Xie Duo must have come. After he threw out the problem, he replied with a smile: "Old Xie's news is really well-informed."

Xie Duo gave Chen Xi a blank look: "It is known to everyone in the court now that if I still turn a deaf ear, then I will make my colleagues laugh at me... You are still complimenting here. If you don't tell the matter earlier, maybe I can help you."

Chen Xi sat down with a relaxed smile on his face and said, "Since Mr. Xie's opinion, I want to help students in the Imperial College to promote it, so that students who are studying in the Imperial College will be transferred to a military school and learn military strategies to serve the country?"

Xie Duo smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. If I help you, I'm afraid the court and the public will criticize you... However, if you have such an idea, you can ask Your Majesty. If Your Majesty issues an imperial edict and wants to select someone from the Imperial College, I will naturally help you."

It is obviously not as convenient as selecting people from the Imperial College. Chen Xi knows this, and Imperial College can be said to be hidden and hiding.

Chen Xi suddenly remembered something and asked: "How is Yan Weizhong, who studied hard in the Imperial Academy before, now? Are you continuing to study or returning to your hometown?"

Xie Duo didn't understand why Chen Xi mentioned a person with no background. After thinking about it carefully, he said: "After failing the first year of the exam, Yan Song left the Imperial Academy. After all, he had been studying in the Imperial Academy for six years... It was the same year as you entered the Imperial Academy? But he has not yet passed the Jinshi exam, and you have become the Minister of War. His name as a prodigy was much more famous than you."

Chen Xi said "Oh" and felt a little moved.

"In history, Yan Song, who passed the 18th year of Hongzhi, never thought that because of my arrival, he would not even pass the threshold of the jinshi? Could it be that he was jealous of me, a prodigy who was comparable to him, who is now a second-rank official in the court and feels uneasy every time he encounters an exam?"

Chen Xi asked again: "Is he still in the capital now?"

Xie Duo shook his head and said, "I'm afraid you have to find out this in detail. In a blink of an eye, I have been back to Beijing for seven or eight years. This year, I will submit a memorial to beg for home. When I am old, I should go back to my hometown to enjoy my old age... I feel powerless to do anything now!"

Chen Xi smiled and advised: "Old Xie should be stronger and stronger. He should be more capable in the court. How can he easily resign and retire after retiring?"

Xie Duo looked at Chen Xi angrily and said, "Don't talk about me, you should start to pay attention to promoting people now. Now you are the six ministers of the ministers, and it is understandable to cultivate disciples and old friends. Only in this way can you have a certain right to speak in the court. Otherwise, relying solely on your previous achievements, others will gossip in a few years."

"Oh, the longer you stay in the capital, the more thorough the grievances and disputes in the court will be. With your current age, I don't think it's a good thing to stay in the capital."

Chen Xi nodded slightly, seemingly agreeing with Xie Duo’s idea, but in fact he was just perfunctory.

"Mr. Xie reminds you... Please check it out. This is a notice written by the student just wrote. I am going to recruit talents from the public. Please correct me!"

Chen Xi took the copy of the notice that Hu Lian had posted before and asked Xie Duo to view it.

After seeing this, Xie Duo frowned tightly and shook his head repeatedly: "It's not appropriate. If there is no threshold, even people from the market can come to register. Not only can they not select talents, but they may allow some sluts to sneak into the court. If Di Yi makes me feel mixed in, you may take this responsibility?"

Chen Xi knew that the old man was indeed thinking about himself, so he was not displeased at all, but explained patiently: "But now we have to select suitable talents, it seems that there is only one way to go... After all, those who are famous and famous will not choose to abandon their pens and join the army."

"Maybe you should really follow your old advice and ask Your Majesty to allow the school to select talents in the Imperial College, but the students are still worried that those pretentious students who are disdainful of going to places like military schools, and that something will happen if they happen."

Chen Xi and Xie Duo had a brief chat. Seeing that it was noon, they invited the old man to a tavern near the yamen to deal with it briefly.

After lunch, when he returned to the school, Xie Duo began to inquire about the family affairs of Chenxi, and asked in detail about the situation of Chenxi's hometown in Tingzhou Prefecture, as well as the recent situation of his parents, wife and children.

If it were someone else, I wouldn't care about these things.

Chen Xi answered one by one, except for things that cannot be said to others, he was not wary of Xie Duo.

Xie Duo said: "Oh, I never thought that so many things happened in your family in just a few years... I have heard about the death of the old lady. You are an official in the court, so that you should pay more attention to filial piety in this way, so that you can maintain your clean discussions in the court and the public."

Chen Xi knew that Xie Duo was very concerned about the cultivation of moral etiquette.

In fact, for a person like Xie Duo who is full of talents, seeing a young man who likes him without teaching a lesson in an old tone is already considered a face-saving person.

Chen Xi can only honestly accept this.

Xie Duo was old after all, and after more than half an hour of conversation, he was in a difficult situation. He stood up and said, "It's not too early, I'm disturbing you for so long, I'm afraid it will delay your business... So, if you have time to go to my place, you'll be entertaining with good tea."

"Where is the good wine?"

Chen Xi asked with a smile.

Xie Duo had already taken a step, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but look back at Chen Xi and said, "You are now a role model, and you are still not serious. I have never prepared wine."

When he left the door, Xie Duo turned around and reminded him, "By the way, outside is always talking about impeachment of Liu Jin. Don't force yourself to stand up. It's better to stay away from the court struggle."

Unlike others' attitudes, Xie Duo's advice to Chen Xi was not to ask him to take the initiative to stand up and make things happen, but to stay away from the right and wrong.

Chen Xi naturally understood that Xie Duo cared about himself. If it weren't for his kindness, I'm afraid that an old minister like Xie Duo who strictly adhered to the doctrine of the mean would not even mention the name Liu Jin.

Being a role model, you will not teach students how to manage cliques and fight against officials.

Chen Xidao: "Did Mr. Xie think that if the student sits in this position, there is room for avoidance?"

Xie Duo pondered a little, shook his head and sighed: "Which dynasty and treacherous ministers will have treacherous ministers and treacherous ministers. If this were not the case, how could the preciousness of loyal ministers be reflected?"

"It's not easy to cultivate one's own character and keep one's own body in the officialdom? But that's fine. You came from Hanyuan and was promoted by Secretary Xie himself. If you enter the cabinet at this time, your future will be greater than your stay in the Ministry of War... You should mention it to Secretary Xie."

Chen Xi smiled slightly: "At this critical moment, it is better for students to stay in the Ministry of War for the time being. After entering the cabinet, they are not as free and comfortable as they are now."

"Um."

When Xie Duo heard Chen Xi politely decline, he did not continue to get entangled.

Chen Xi sent Xie Duo to the entrance of the Military Academy, and the carriage was waiting there. Chen Xi looked around and asked, "Old Xie was in poor health, why didn't he ride a sedan?"

Xie Duo smiled and said, "It's already very good to have a carriage to transport it."
Chapter completed!