Zhu Houzhao fully agreed to Chen Xi’s military use plan.

But he said his thoughts as if he was bitter: "Mr. Chen, this battle is extremely important to me. If I can win, everyone will admire me. But once I lose, the subjects of the court and the country will look down on me, and even magnify some of my shortcomings, which will affect the stability of the Ming Dynasty."

Chen Xi asked Youyou: "Your Majesty seems to have not been involved in the government affairs for a long time, right?"

Zhu Houzhao looked ashamed and coughed twice: "If there are capable loyal ministers like Mr. Xie and Mr. Shen in the court, I don't need to worry anymore, right? When my father was alive, he didn't do everything himself."

Chen Xi didn't want to persuade Zhu Houzhao to return to the government, he knew that all this was futile.

With Zhu Houzhao's living environment, he didn't know what it means to be prepared for danger in times of peace. Such an impetuous mentality made him concentrate on the government and reveal his true colors in a few days.

Chen Xidao: "Your Majesty doesn't know that someone in the court had abused power before?"

Zhu Houzhao blinked and asked in surprise: "Who is the person Mr. Chen talking about? How can he abuse his power? "

Dai Yi wanted to remind Chen Xi not to say anything, but he hesitated for a moment when he opened his mouth. The reason why he was timid was obviously very clear in his heart that when Zhu Houzhao talked to Shen Xi, he, a royal slave, was a sin to listen. If he interrupted again, he would be causing trouble.

Chen Xidao: "Since Your Majesty doesn't know, I won't mention it."

This aroused Zhu Houzhao's interest. He frowned and stared at Chen Xi and asked, "Sir, I'm so boring. I only said half of the words. I didn't know where I heard it from before... It is said that Liu Jinquan was in the court and the people he was talking about was him?"

Chen Xi asked with a smile: "Where does Your Majesty hear this?"

The teacher and student seemed to be chatting, Dai Yi was frightened when he was listening and had the idea of ​​taking a break, but Zhu Houzhao did not give any instructions, so he did not dare to act rashly.

Zhu Houzhao said, "Let me think about it... It seems that Li Rong said. Once, in front of me, Li Rong actually started a fight with Liu Jin. At that time, Li Rong demoted Liu Jin to nothing. At that time, I was thinking, it could be that Liu Jin, the dog slave, did something shameful to me, on his back, right?"

"Sir, you should have heard a lot of things in the court. Why not talk to me?"

Chen Xi said calmly: "Can Your Majesty listen to what I said?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Although I am a little sleepy, since it is my teacher's teachings, I can still listen to it. There are not many people in the court who can trust, and Mr. is exactly one of them."

Chen Xi thought for a while, and finally shook his head: "If Your Majesty does not want to take charge of the government affairs personally, he should entrust the personnel to manage the affairs. According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet will draw a ticket, and the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Rites will be responsible for helping His Majesty's self-reviewing power and performing the power of reviewing the emperor... If it can be coordinated well, even if the memorial is not handled by Your Majesty, it can be properly resolved."

Zhu Houzhao rolled her eyes and asked, "It sounds very reasonable, but does this have anything to do with Liu Jin's abuse of power?"

Chen Xidao: "When a person is in a high position, he will naturally use his power for personal gain. Just like in the current government affairs, if the eunuch in charge of the seal and the chief minister of the cabinet want to use the power in his hands to fill his personal pockets, and His Majesty does not care about the affairs of the court, how should he solve it?"

Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "It should be... no, isn't the cabinet checks and balances with the Sili Supervisor? Moreover, the censors of the Censorate are supervising behind the scenes."

Chen Xixin said that you must be able to see you, but she didn't want to break the good speaking atmosphere between teachers and students, so she could only sigh:

"If the court system is so perfect, there will be no powerful ministers in all dynasties."

Chen Xi and Zhu Houzhao said heartfelt words.

Dai Yi was heard by his ears and was frightened. This open and honest dialogue between the king and his ministers was definitely a kind of destruction to his spirit.

Chen Xi refers to nothing more than the power of the eunuch in charge of the seal and the chief minister of the cabinet. Dai Yi thought that Chen Xi, as a civil servant from Hanyuan, had a great chance of entering the cabinet in the future and was unlikely to attack the chief minister of the cabinet with words. The purpose of Chen Xi's words was necessarily to remind Zhu Houzhao that if the emperor did not care about the court affairs, the eunuch in charge of the seal and the eunuch in charge of the seal was most likely to abdicate power.

In Dai Yi's eyes, there was already a lesson like Liu Jin. It was understandable that Chen Xi said this, but he was always a strong competitor to the next Sili Supervisor. Even if he did not have the ambition to dominate the government and the opposition, he still did not want to be restricted by the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao looked like he was taught and his eyes were circling. It was obvious that the powerful minister Zhu Houzhao thought was not Liu Jin, but Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, the ministers who had opposed him before.

Zhu Houzhao asked: "Sir, since he said that the seal of the Sili Supervisor and the Chief Cabinet may abduct power, how should he deal with it based on his intentions?"

Chen Xi did not answer this question directly, but asked: "Now Eunuch Liu has gone to Xuanfu, and the position of the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor has been vacant for a long time. I wonder what arrangements His Majesty is going to make?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "I haven't thought about this issue carefully before, so I put it aside and look back to see if Eunuch Liu can achieve military achievements on the front line of Xuanfu. If he can return triumphantly, then I will arrange for him to be the chief seal of the ritual supervisor, which is what everyone hopes for."

Hearing this, Dai Yi was most disappointed because, like Zhang Yuan, he felt the emperor's complete trust in Liu Jin, and it seemed that all his efforts were useless.

Chen Xi looked calm: "Your Majesty wants to keep the position of the Secret Supervisor for Eunuch Liu, and the empress should not be criticized. However, during the period when Eunuch Liu left Beijing, no one has decided on the matter of the Secret Supervisor, so that there is too much memorials and Your Majesty cannot deal with them personally. This may bring some trouble to the operation of the court."

Zhu Houzhao asked: "Sir, can the court not operate normally if the eunuch in charge of the Seli Supervisor? I think that Liu Jin is just helping me to review the memorials. The review of the memorials is mainly in the hands of the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. As long as the cabinet ministers are honest and responsible, even if there is no eunuch in charge of the Seli Supervisor, there will be no trouble in the Ming Dynasty!"

Chen Xi looked at Zhu Houzhao, but he didn't understand how this kid could be so naive!

"Maybe in some things, Your Majesty has his own opinions and courage, and can be regarded as a wise lord, but on most issues, he is just an ignorant child. He has only a little understanding of the affairs of the court, but he always uses his own opinions to control the court. This is the root cause of the eunuchs' rule in the court."

Chen Xi shook his head and sighed: "It is not the court officials or the various yamen that maintain the operation of the Ming Dynasty, but the rules. Meng Shengyun 'If you don't follow the rules, you can't make a square.' Whether it is the capital court or the local government office, you are doing things according to the established rules."

"If the Ming Dynasty had not decided on the cabinet tickets and the review process of the literati supervisor from the beginning, the memorial could have been directly issued from the cabinet review, and there would not be a backlog of memorials today. It is precisely because the rules are there and cannot be changed. If any link in this rule is wrong, the entire system will have deviations."

"oh."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, and looked at his appearance, but he still seemed to understand it.

Chen Xi asked Dai Yi who was silent on the side: "Now Eunuch Dai is in the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the chief eunuch. You should be aware that after Eunuch Liu left, the rules were messed up, so the memorials and the court affairs were accumulated, right?"

"ah?"

Dai Yi was suddenly asked by Chen Xi and couldn't figure it out for a moment. Logically speaking, if it weren't for the emperor at this time, others would not dare to ask a question like Chen Xi directly.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Dai Yi and frowned and said, "Shangshu Chen asked you a question, haven't you heard it? Eunuch Dai, come and listen, is there a backlog of memorials in the Silis Office after Eunuch Liu left?"

Dai Yi first looked at Zhu Houzhao, then looked at Chen Xi. He neither wanted to admit it nor deny it. It would be better to be unrelated to the matter, but he also knew that this problem could not be avoided at all. He had a further idea, that is, to become the chief supervisor of the Sili Supervisor, and after weighing the pros and cons, he would tell the truth:

"It is indeed as Shangshu Chen said. Because the ritual supervisor lacks the people who are in charge of the matter, the memorials have accumulated a lot of replies and cannot be replied. The six ministries of the court, the various temples and local governments can only make decisions without approval, and many chaos arise in vain!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but lower his head and frowned: "It's true as Mr. Chen said..."

Chen Xidao: "As the eunuch of the Ministry of Education, Dai, he is naturally the eunuch who knows the most about this matter. If Your Majesty wants to know the situation of each department, you can summon the six ministries and seven ministers to ask for a while, so that you can get the most accurate answer."

"As for the chaos that Eunuch Dai said, I have also noticed. None of the reports mentioned before, including the Ministry of War, have been approved. Even if the instinct passes through Wenyuan Pavilion, it will be like a rock sinking into the sea after entering the Sili Supervisory Bureau. The affairs of the Ministry of War will naturally be slowed down."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Shangshu Chen has outstanding abilities and making his own decisions may be much better than I review them."

"No!"

Chen Xi looked dissatisfied, "I am the head of the Ministry of War, but I am the minister. The final decision-making power will be attributed to Your Majesty. If the government offices can make a decision without His Majesty's approval, the situation mentioned before will occur, that is, the powerful ministers are in power. The Ministry of Personnel can arrange officials on their own, the Ministry of War can arrange troops on their own, and the Ministry of Revenue can freely allocate money and grain. Even the Ministry of Rites can arrange the time, location and admission candidates on their own... In this way, the court will become a powerful minister, and chaos will occur over time."

Zhu Houzhao showed a sudden look: "Listen to the teacher's words is better than reading for ten years. For some reason, I was a little sleepy before, but after listening to the teacher's words, I felt enlightened and lost all my sleepiness."

Chen Xi thought to himself, no, it involves your power. Some words you should be alert after hearing. If this is the case, you can still not care about it, how big will your heart be?

Dai Yi took the opportunity to compliment: "Shangshu Chen is dedicated to the country, and his words are very pertinent. Congratulations to Your Majesty for having such a loyal minister."

Zhu Houzhao raised his hand: "If you say too much, it's nonsense. I don't want to hear compliments. I know the best of Mr. Chen's ability. However, you, as the chief of the Sili Supervisor, have failed to manage the Sili Supervisor's affairs after Eunuch Liu left, and should be punished."

Dai Yi saw that Zhu Houzhao was not angry and knew that he was just talking casually, but he still knelt on the ground with a "thump" and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I am willing to receive the punishment."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Mr. Chen, how do you think he should be punished?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "The fault is not because of Eunuch Dai, but because of the chaos of the rules. Who should blame him? His Majesty should have decided to take charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor earlier and coordinate the relationship between the Sili Supervisor and the cabinet. Only in this way can the two yamen work together to make the court orderly."

Zhu Houzhao nodded again, and seemed to have agreed with Chen Xi's point of view.

Zhu Houzhao asked directly: "Mr. Chen thinks it is most appropriate for anyone to take on the position of eunuchs in charge of the seal?"

A question hits the point. It seems that Zhu Houzhao is just a simple sentence, but to Dai Yi's voice, this involves the future direction of the court. Although Chen Xi only has the power to propose candidates and does not have the final decision, Chen Xi's words will have a great impact on the court.

Dai Yi was extremely nervous, but more of it was expecting, hoping that he would replace Liu Jin as the supervisor of the Sili.

Chen Xi looked at Dai Yi and did not answer for a while. Zhu Houzhao's question followed: "Eunuch Dai is considered a veteran in the palace. Eunuch Liu is not in the court now. He will temporarily take charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor and maintain the relationship between the Sili Supervisor and the cabinet. What does Mr. Chen think?"

Dai Yi's heart was almost out of his throat and said, "What's the virtue of the old slave? I'm afraid he can't do it..."

Zhu Houzhao shouted angrily: "I didn't ask you again. I'm asking Mr. Chen to see how he evaluates you..."

Chen Xidao: "In terms of qualifications, among so many eunuchs in the palace, there are only a handful of people who can compete with Eunuch Dai, and these people do not have the ability of Eunuch Dai."

Zhu Houzhao asked, "Did Mr. Chen agree?"

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "Although Eunuch Dai has outstanding abilities, he is already old. I believe that the former Sili Supervisor Xiao Jing and Eunuch Xiao are the best candidates for eunuchs who are in charge of printing."

Zhu Houzhao opened her mouth at first, then frowned. Obviously, she was worried when she heard the name Xiao Jing, because he thought of Xiao Jing's compromise with Liu Jian and Li Dongyang and other cabinet ministers, so that he had no power, and now he finally snatched power from Xiao Jing, Liu Jian and others, and asked him to promote and reuse Xiao Jing again, which was a little unhappy.

Zhu Houzhao was embarrassed: "Mr. Chen, I had a marriage with Eunuch Xiao before, so you should be clear about it..."

Chen Xidao: "It's one time and another. Eunuch Xiao is impeccable in terms of his ability to do things and his behavior. Moreover, he has served as the Sili Supervisor several times and is well aware of the Sili Supervisor's situation. If Your Majesty does not want to manage the government affairs, it is most appropriate to leave it to Eunuch Xiao for responsibility."

"And now that Your Majesty is in power, and there are no more powerful ministers in the court to set up obstacles for Your Majesty. What else can you worry about?"

Zhu Houzhao did not agree or refuse, and said with a smile: "Let me think about it again and make a decision again."

Zhu Houzhao was deeply wary of Xiao Jing. Since he ascended the throne and took power, he had appointed "his own people". So when Chen Xi proposed to let Xiao Jing return and serve as the chief seal of the Sili Supervisor, Zhu Houzhao felt a thorn in his heart.

Although Dai Yi was angry that Chen Xi did not support him, the person Chen Xi recommended was Xiao Jing, who was admired by almost everyone in the palace and the court. The resistance of such a loyal person like Dai Yi was not too great, so it might not be if Zhang Yuan was on the scene.

Zhu Houzhao yawned and said, "Mr. Chen, I am a little sleepy. Let's discuss this for today's matter first. As for what you said about re-appointing the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor, I will consider it carefully and give you a reply in two days."

"Your Majesty does not need to make any reply to me. I am just making suggestions. All decisions lies with Your Majesty." Chen Xidao.

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly, then covered her mouth and wiped her eyes, as if she was already in a state of difficulty, but Chen Xi could see that this kid was pretending and clearly didn't want to continue talking about this sensitive topic.

Zhu Houzhao got up and was about to leave, Chen Xi quickly stood up and saw him off. Dai Yi followed him a few steps and followed Zhu Houzhao out to the bedroom behind him.

As the minister who came to see him, Chen Xi respectfully watched Zhu Houzhao's back disappear behind the palace gate, sighed slightly, and turned to leave the Ganqing Palace.
Chapter completed!