Chen Xi did not give Zhang Yuan a face.

Although he is a relative, Zhang Yuan is not a decent person. In terms of greed and shamelessness, Zhang Yuan is no less than Liu Jin.

Chen Xi knew Zhang Yuan's personality very thoroughly and knew that the other party would not show mercy to his subordinates because of the relationship between relatives. Now he could still maintain a good look when he had something to ask for. If Zhang Yuan had the power, he might be arrogant and domineering.

Zhang Yuan was so angry that he was almost vomiting blood. He returned to the Ganqing Palace angrily. When he was in a bad mood, he looked up and saw another person who made him dislike him.

It's Qian Ning.

Qian Ning was in full swing because he found Mrs. Zhong, and Zhu Houzhao promised him to be the commander of the Jinyiwei, which had long been rumored to be the rumor of his mouth.

"It's this kid again, he hates it just as annoying as my eldest nephew!" Zhang Yuan didn't want to meet Qian Ning, so he turned around and took a detour. Qian Ning intended to show off and greeted him from a distance.

"Isn't this Eunuch Zhang?"

Qian Ning took the initiative to greet him and smiled, "Eunuch Zhang, do you know that Your Majesty wants to promote me to be the commander of the Jinyiwei?"

Zhang Yuan was frustrated and frowned and said, "I must be proud of myself. I must eat shit... I don't think about my identity. I can put a high hat on you?"

Qian Ning knew why Zhang Yuan was so angry, and he was not angry, but still smiled: "Eunuch Zhang, I will be in charge of you from now on. After all, you are the general manager of the East Factory and the Jinyiwei. We have many opportunities to cooperate in the future, so you have to take care of it!"

Zhang Yuan gritted his teeth and said, "You know you are working under our company? No matter how you improve, you are just a minion under our company!"

"Ha ha!"

Qian Ning didn't care and said flatteringly, "Why are you a minion? Eunuch Zhang's words are not the only one who can tell you. You have to say goodbye to your majesty... In the past, I was just a thousand households under your command, so why don't you obey His Majesty's instructions?"

"you!"

Zhang Yuan was very angry. He was nominally Qian Ning's boss, but in fact it was not that.

Zhang Yuan, the imperial horse supervisor, has the authority to transfer the East Factory and Jinyiwei, and even now the West Factory and the Insider Factory are under his control... Unfortunately, Zhang Yuan's ability is indeed not very good. The West Factory and Insider Factory, which were originally in Liu Jin's hands, have almost disbanded.

Qian Ning, the Jinyiwei Qianjia, was directly dispatched by Zhu Houzhao. If Qian Ning served as the commander of the Jinyiwei, it means that Zhang Yuan's authority to adjust the Jinyiwei would be lost.

Of course, what Zhang Yuan is most worried about is that Qian Ning returns to Liu Jin's command.

Qian Ning said again: "I heard that Your Majesty wants to appoint Eunuch Liu as the company's ceremonial supervisor. In the next step, Eunuch Liu will definitely rebuild the declining West Factory and the Insider Factory. At that time, everything will be under the control of Eunuch Liu!"

Zhang Yuan's face was pitch black: "Qian Ning, you forgot how Liu Jin treated you back then? He simply treated you as a dog... Now that you have the opportunity to be a human being, do you still have to continue to be a dog for Liu Jin?"

"Can you decide whether you are a dog or a human being? Now it is different from the past. I am a kind person who can repay you. If it weren't for the support of Eunuch Liu, I would have just been a trivial family of Jinyiwei. How could I have the opportunity to admire Tianyan? It is my honor to be able to do things under Eunuch Liu again. It is better than doing things for you, the greedy Eunuch Zhang!"

Qian Ning didn't want to continue arguing with Zhang Yuan, so he left proudly.

Zhang Yuan was a little stunned: "I am insatiable? No matter how greedy I am, can I compare with Liu Jin?"

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After Chen Xi left the palace, he went to the Ministry of Rites.

He was going to meet Zhou Jing and discuss preparing for the celebration ceremony.

As Zhu Houzhao's first decent victory after ascending the throne, the government and the people attached great importance to it this time.

Before Zhou Jing retired, he only had such an important thing left on hand, and he seemed very cautious.

Chen Xi came to the Ministry of Rites, and Zhou Jing personally went out to greet him. The two arrived at the office of the Ministry of Rites. Zhou Jing immediately summoned the doctors and chiefs of each department to come to a meeting to convey the emperor's meaning.

Chen Xi was the youngest among the officials attending the meeting, but his status was comparable to Zhou Jing, which frequently attracted the curious eyes of officials of the Ministry of Rites. After the matter was almost over, Zhou Jing asked a group of officials to go down to do business, but he himself stayed alone to discuss with Chen Xi some things that could not be mentioned on the table.

".........It may cost 7,000 or 8,000 taels of silver to be consumed in this celebration. Can this money be recruited from the Ministry of Revenue? Will the Ministry of War also pay a portion of it?"

Chen Xi shook his head slightly: "In terms of silver, Secretary Zhou must apply to the court, and His Majesty will arrange for the Ministry of Revenue to cooperate. The Ministry of War will not be able to help in this matter."

Zhou Jing frowned: "What is the situation in the court now? You should know how strong it is... I am afraid that I can't apply for it in just a few months. But the celebration is imminent and I can't afford to delay it."

"The special matter is handled specially, why don't Shangshu Zhou find an opportunity to apply to His Majesty personally?" Chen Xi said with a smile.

"well!"

Zhou Jing sighed, "Do you think everyone is like you, and there are so many opportunities to meet the holy people?"

Chen Xi shook his head distractedly: "Shangshu Zhou just took the normal route and directly submitted a memorial to the court, requesting the allocation of silver and money to organize the celebration. I believe that within two days, not only will he be able to get the applied funds, but he can even get more allocations. I wonder if Shangshu Zhou believes what I said?"

Zhou Jing was stunned and asked, "Zhihou, where did you say this...?"

"hehe!"

Chen Xi smiled slightly, and a secret look appeared on his face, "As far as I know, Liu Jin has been re-appointed by His Majesty as the chief etiquette supervisor... Liu Jin knew that His Majesty attaches great importance to the celebration, so how could he not express anything? I believe that even if Secretary Zhou did not submit a memorial application, Liu Jin would take the initiative to send the money to the Ministry of Etiquette... Is Secretary Zhou willing to make a bet with me?"

Zhou Jing smiled knowingly: "So there is such an excuse. You are right. When Liu Jin returns to the court, he will definitely burn three fires first. This celebration is probably the first fire he burns... However, his last two fires may burn somewhere!"

In the words, Zhou Jing reminded Chen Xi in disguise, you should be careful, and in the last two fires, there will definitely be a fire that will burn to the Ministry of War, or even your Shen Zhihou's head.

Chen Xi nodded: "Shangshu Zhou said, students will pay attention. However, Liu Jin can let him burn this first fire, but it will not be so easy to set fire in the future. Everything depends on whether it is beneficial to the court. If he wants to do something randomly, the Ministry of War is not a vegetarian. I will definitely fight him back!"

That being said, Chen Xi felt a little uneasy, after all, Liu Jin put too much pressure on people.

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...

Liu Jin got his wish and returned to power.

He never expected that Chen Xi would speak for him in front of the emperor.

When he knelt in front of Zhu Houzhao and heard Zhu Houzhao tell the whole story, he was unbelievable for a moment.

Didn’t the boy named Chen want to harm me? Why would he help me again and again?

Could it be that he had a great enlightenment and decided to cooperate with me to deal with the foreign relatives' forces?

Zhu Houzhao was impressed by Chen Xi's mind and unconsciously expressed his merits: "...If Chen Shangshu hadn't been magnanimous to you and had no grudges before, would you think there would be a chance to be valued by me? You useless slave, after returning to the Sili Supervisory Office, you must remember what I and Shangshu Shen have for you. You will take it for the time being. I will give you a month. If you can't achieve results during this period, see how I deal with you!"

Zhang Yuan, who heard this at the same time, felt so angry.

Not only is the position of the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor lost, but the management rights of the inner treasury must be handed over.

Zhang Yuanxin said, "After I took over the inner treasury, with the support of my uncle, everything gradually got on track. Your Majesty's money gradually increased. There was no longer any owed silver in the leopard room. Why is Your Majesty still not satisfied with this? Your Majesty had promised before that if I did a good job, I would promote me to be the chief seal of the ritual supervisor. You don't have any jokes. Why did the rules change when you come to me?"

However, he didn't know that although the situation in the inner warehouse improved under his management, there was a big gap between him and Liu Jin's fashion management.

Liu Jin manages the inner treasury, and Zhu Houzhao spends whatever he wants, and spends money on his own.

Now, Zhu Houzhao is at most the head of a "well-off family". He can give a little reward, but more often he needs to restrain himself, which makes Zhu Houzhao very dissatisfied.

Once Zhu Houzhao has prejudice, no matter how hard Zhang Yuan tries, it will be futile, because Zhu Houzhao will not appreciate it. In the next step, Zhu Houzhao wants to use Liu Jin to restore the state of fullness of the inventories.

Liu Jin knelt on the ground, almost crying: "I am grateful to Your Majesty for your kindness and thanks to His Majesty for his support... I must devote my whole life to your Majesty until my death!"

"Um."

Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction, with a hint of relief on her face.

"Remember what you said today. I hope to see your political achievements, not just listen to your words. In the next month, you will return to the Sili Supervisory Commission and be responsible for the affairs of the two capitals. As for local affairs, I will temporarily hand them over to the cabinet for handling. Chen Shangshu's Ministry of War... You must not interfere casually, everything will be the same. My national policy of pacifying the grassland for two years has not changed!"

Liu Jin was a little stunned when he heard this.

The eunuch in charge of the seal in the Silijian could be said to be the "establishing emperor" and "nine thousand years old". Now, the matter of the eunuch in charge of the seal in the Silijian had to be evenly divided with the cabinet. The main local affairs were handed over to the cabinet for handling, which meant that he had lost most of the opportunity to make money.

Liu Jin thought to himself: "Why did Your Majesty make such an arrangement? Is it because he doesn't trust me? Or is someone making a fuss behind my back? Oh, right, no wonder the boy Chen suddenly changed his mind to say good things to me. It is very likely that he said in front of His Majesty, letting His Majesty decentralize power and limit my power at hand, so that he can't make a good person, and make me unable to be as authoritative as before."

When Zhu Houzhao saw that Liu Jin did not reply, she was a little annoyed: "Did you hear what I said to you?"

"I heard it."

Liu Jin was angry, but he looked obedient on his face and said, "Your Majesty, if something happens, the cabinet and the Sili Supervisor will have a dispute, then... who should I listen to?"

"this……"

Zhu Houzhao was a little embarrassed. Chen Xi had never explained these details to him before.

Finally, Zhu Houzhao patted her chest: "Then let me ask you, such disputes must be important. I cannot ignore the government completely. You can just ask me while I am free!"

"Yes, your Majesty!"

Liu Jin kowtowed without interrupting his head, and there was a hidden smile on his face. It was obvious that the evil plan succeeded again.

Zhang Yuan wanted to remind Zhu Houzhao, but when he thought of his identity, he kept silent.

Zhu Houzhao obviously didn't expect that he would be plotted by Liu Jin.

Liu Jin thought to himself: "When I was tyrannical, Your Majesty also wanted to ask about the court affairs, but I was addicted to Yili every day. Every time I took advantage of Your Majesty's interest, Your Majesty was always tire of it. Now I just need to do it in the same way, and the matter can be handed over to the Sili Supervisor..."

"Actually, everything in the court can be attributed to the affairs of the two capitals. After all, there are six ministries in the two capitals. What power does the cabinet have at that time? Humph, you, Shen Zhihou, have Zhang Liang's plan, and I, Zhang, have a ladder!"

Zhu Houzhao said: "You were not in the capital before, and I did not arrange a new seal of the literati. After you go back, find out the backlog of memorials to see if there are any important things. From now on, you will officially perform your duties!"

Liu Jin kowtowed again: "Yes, Your Majesty, I'm going to do your business for you now, so I will not let Your Majesty worry!"

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Those who don’t know must think that the two people in front of them are saints and loyal ministers. Only those who know the truth know that this is a dialogue between a tyrant monarch and an autocratic eunuch.

Everything came into Zhang Yuan's eyes. He was full of anger but didn't know where to go. When Liu Jin went to the Sili Supervisory Office to perform his duties, Zhang Yuan left the Ganqing Palace with anger.

That night, Zhu Houzhao would still go to the leopard room to mess around, but instead called Zhang Yuan, she asked Xiao Tiaozi to accompany her.

During this war, Xiao Guozi, as the military supervisor of Hu Lian's army, made military achievements. In addition, his age was similar to Zhu Houzhao, so he immediately returned to the court and was appreciated by Zhu Houzhao.
To be continued...