When I was traveling to the field, the court officials finally met the emperor, but unfortunately there was no communication.

The matters that Xie Qian and others were preparing to submit the memorial could only be postponed again, which disappointed Xie Qian and Wang Jianzhi and other loyal court officials. No matter how these people wanted to meet Zhu Houzhao, they had to pass Liu Jin first, so they naturally knew that there were many difficulties.

In fact, Liu Jin himself was also very disappointed because he tried his best to make plans and wanted the court officials to make trouble when Zhu Houzhao was in a bad mood, which was missing a chance to crack down on dissidents.

Chen Xi is not advancing or retreating in this matter.

He would not be angry with Liu Jin because it was a matter of nothing to cause trouble for himself. If he wanted to eliminate Liu Jin, he had to make him get into evil with the emperor. At the same time, he had the right time, place, and people.

February was approaching, and after the Ministry of War took over the responsibilities of entertaining the Tatar envoys, Chen Xi made a statement and agreed that the memorial for Yisima Yin's tribe to enter the court to pay tribute was also approved by Liu Jin, which was equivalent to saying that Chen Xi would receive envoys from both Dayan's tribe and Yisima Yin's tribe.

Liu Jin deliberately caused trouble for Chen Xi to keep him focused, while Chen Xi wanted to use these two envoys to enter the North Korea to create some troubles and prepare for the next breaking of the dull situation.

On the sixth day of the second month, Chen Xi received news that the envoy of the Dayan tribe, accompanied by Li Pin, commander of the Longqing Guard, entered Juyong Pass.

Although Li Pin made meritorious contributions in his previous battle against the Tatars, he deceived the court with Sun Xiucheng and others. After the war, he only made up for his merits and gave him land, houses and silver rewards, and was not promoted to an official position.

This time, Chen Xi specially asked Li Pin to accompany the Tatar envoy to Beijing with the purpose of promoting and appointing Li Pin.

Although Shen Xi was fully responsible for this matter, he entrusted the specific reception task to Hu Lian, and as for the Honglu Temple and other yamen, they cooperated with the Ministry of War to handle the work.

"... Judging from the current situation, the Tatar envoys should arrive in the capital on the eighth day of the second month. The Tatar envoys and their entourage had a total of 26 people, including Jinon, who was specially appointed by Dayan Khan to replace the position of the national teacher, which means deputy Khan. After these people arrived in the capital, they would inevitably spy on our Ming military intelligence!"

Hu Lian was clear-headed. Chen Xi did not give him much resources, but he could make full use of the Ministry of War's intelligence network to obtain the information he wanted.

Chenxidao: "After the Tatar envoy arrives in the capital, you settle the people and then send people to keep an eye on them. Tell me any abnormal movements. But don't let the plants and trees be soldiers. These people will not get too much information. Their purpose of going to the capital is mainly to stop the troops and truce... Perhaps it was the national policy of pacifying the grasslands for two years that shocked them!"

Hu Lian smiled bitterly: "The Tatars are not so bad, are they?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Who knows? Let's think so for now, at least we must make the people of the Ming Dynasty believe it. The army needs some news to boost morale, so we promote it with this argument, so that the people of the Ming Dynasty will be strong and we cannot always be threatened by the Tatars!"

"Shangshu Chen, then after that, how should I arrange it? With their speed of travel, it would be estimated that it would take less than ten days to reach the capital." Hu Lian asked for instructions.

"As usual arrangements, as far as I know, Yi Sima himself did not come to the capital, as long as the two sides do not have conflicts. Now they are fighting very hard, and this time they may want to contact our country and provide assistance to them... In short, checks and balances are done!" Chen Xidao.

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The envoys of Yisimayin and Dayan tribes will arrive in the capital in mid-February.

The capital city is quiet for the time being, but the south is not so peaceful. The rebellion at the junction of Nanzhili and Huguang and Henan is still continuing, but it is strictly limited to the Dabie Mountains and surrounding areas. The local governments sent troops to suppress the rebellion, but the rebellion did not expand. In this case, Chenxi had no intention of sending troops.

On the seventh day of the second month, Xie Qian called Chen Xi to the courtyard of Chang'an Street, and there seemed to be something important to discuss.

When Chenxi arrived at the place, he found that Wang Jianzhi, the new Minister of Justice, was also there.

Xie Qian lacked helpers around him. Originally, he valued Chen Xi the most, but Chen Xi always sang opposite him, so he "feeled in love with someone else". It just so happened that Wang Jianzhi's personality was similar to Xie Qian. The two of them had a deep hatred for the eunuch party, so they hit it off and got very close.

"Zhihou, I asked you to come over because I wanted to tell you a few things..." Xie Qian did not go out to greet him in person, but just asked his servants to bring Chen Xi into the study.

Although it was not too cold in early February, the spring season was still in the north. Xie Qian was still sitting next to the brazier to cook the fire, while Wang Jianzhi sat behind the desk, as if he had just written something.

"If you have any questions, please give me some instructions."

Chen Xi sat on the chair next to him, bowed his hand, and his tone was calm.

Xie Qian said with a stern face: "You boy, you often deliberately pretend to be confused. You told me before that you should report to Your Majesty if you have something to do, such as local rebellion, and the thieves once endangered the safety of the state prefecture... But have you ever thought of a way to report to Your Majesty for knowing?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "The scale of local rebellion is not large, and the so-called endangering the prefecture is just an exaggeration. As far as I know, the thieves mainly operate in the marginal areas such as Anqing Prefecture, Luzhou Prefecture, Huangzhou Prefecture, etc. The most dangerous time was that they approached Yingshan County, but were quickly defeated by the Huangzhou Guard Army."

"Since the thief is not seriously injured, he will be temporarily handed over to the local commander and commander office to deal with it... Could it be that the cabinet master believes that the chaos in the local area has threatened the existence of the imperial court?"

Wang Jianzhi looked at everything in front of him in a daze, not understanding how the two of them got along... Chen Xi spoke to Xie Qian, although he was respectful, did not obey orders. Obviously, he had his own opinions and would not obey Xie Qian in everything just because he was young.

Wang Jianzhixin said: "It was rumored that all the proposals of the Ministry of War and even the national policy were led by Xie Zhongtang, which seems to be rumors."

Xie Qian's face turned dark: "Then you plan to ignore it? What if the local rebellion continues to expand?"

"The soldiers come and the generals block the water and the soil. Since ancient times, the military affairs have always been like this." Chen Xidao, "I can't tell your Majesty for the time being. The Ministry of War has been sent to the sea several times, so I have to put the matter aside temporarily and deal with it myself when I turn back. Master, don't worry, if the local situation worsens, the Ministry of War will never ignore it. I will even take action in person if necessary..."

Xie Qian found that he could not help but face Chen Xi. Chen Xi liked to shirk responsibility. With his skill of making a big move, he was almost helpless.

Xie Qian gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, it's up to you. I won't mention this matter for now. But the three nobles submitted memorials, but when they arrived at the cabinet, they had no choice but to do anything..."

Chen Xi frowned and asked, "I wonder why the local nobles submitted the memorial?"

"Let Shangshu Wang tell you."

Xie Qian suddenly kept silent and asked Wang Jianzhi to explain on his behalf.

Wang Jianzhi had been watching coldly before, but now he was staring at Chen Xi and Xie Qian at the same time, and the corners of his mouth twitched. He had a high status and rich resume, but his experience in becoming a ministry in the court was even worse than Chen Xi. In front of the "old qualifications" like Xie Qian and Shen Xi, hesitated in his words.

"Uh... the three-sided local officials reported that the situation of deducting funds and silver in Shaanxi and Gansu in the past two years has been extremely serious, and the land has undergone large-scale annexation. Some people even transferred civilian food to military food. There are important personnel in the court to support it, and it has been repeatedly banned!" Wang Jian's way.

Chen Xi thought to himself, what does this matter have to do with the Ministry of Justice? Is this something you need to worry about? Looking at Xie Qian again, I probably understand that after Wang Yang left the court, Xie Qian lacked right-hand men. In order to prevent the power from being stolen by eunuchs and other eunuchs, he simply made the decision to suppress many important things, not discussing it in the cabinet, but instead consulting and solving it privately.

It’s not that Xie Qian suspected Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe, but that in terms of seniority, both of which are below Jiao Fang and are far apart. If Xie Qian convened a meeting of cabinet ministers, Jiao Fang would inevitably be involved, and the eunuch party would be prepared by then.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "You Xie Laoer thinks that Wang Jianzhi has the same political views as you, so he calls the Minister of Justice as a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. You are a clique! Now if you can't agree on it, just ask me to come and let me participate in state affairs discussions?"

Xie Qian saw Chen Xi frowning and thinking, and after a while, he asked, "What do you think about this?"

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes and looked at Xie Qian, and replied: "The illegitimate policies of the nine borders are not formed overnight. The inside story is extremely complicated. Sometimes just a word from the power, the rules and regulations may be regarded as empty text... How do you want to solve this problem?"

"Now I'm asking you." Xie Qian replied angrily.

Chen Xi thought about it carefully.

Local Dukes and royal families are both parasites in society. They are deducted from their pay, which is a matter of the relatives’ grievances and the enemy’s happiness. At this time, he speculated about the conflict between local nobles and the court, or in other words, the conflict with the eunuch party, and whether there is any use.

Chen Xidao: "This matter should be discussed with Liu Shangshu of the Ministry of Revenue, which may be more effective!"

Xie Qian's old face wrinkled: "Did you not hear clearly or pretend to be confused? Didn't I say that this matter was simply a shelter from the eunuch party. After you left the Sanbian, it has been controlled by the eunuch party... This is not a good phenomenon. If you don't treat local nobles well, how can you rely on them to guard the border?"

The nobles were originally worms, and they didn’t do anything but just had food. They had been doing evil in the local area because of their identity. Now it was just because Xie Qian wanted to fight with the eunuch party, and the local officials and generals on all sides had defected to the eunuch party. Xie Qian hated the house and the underworld, so he regarded those nobles as good people.

Chen Xi took a deep breath and said, "In the meaning of Ge Lao... the Ming Dynasty has always relied on nobles to guard the border?"

Xie Qian glared at Chen Xi: "What do you mean?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "I haven't even read the detailed memorial, so I asked me to make a judgment. It's too hasty. Even if I want to help the three-sided nobles preside over justice, it should be reasonable and moderate. Furthermore, the old master has been involved in local border affairs from the capital. Is his hand stretching too long?"

Xie Qian was patient when he heard this and took the memorial to Chen Xi to see.

The memorial was submitted directly to the capital from three sides, but did not go to the Kuaishou. It was sent to the capital by nobles from Gansu, Ningxia and Yansui to prevent the memorial from being intercepted by local generals and Liu Jin.

Local affairs are now under the jurisdiction of the cabinet, which is also the power that the Chenxi gang has won before, so these memorials have been sent to Xie Qian without exception.

After reading Chen Xi, he found that most of the memorials were sent by the nobles of Qingyang Prefecture.

Among them is the memorial of impeachment of Ningxia General Jiang Han and the eunuch Li Zeng, the governor who was concerned by Chen Xi.

Zhu Zhiliu was a county prince next to the Qing Palace. In the fifth year of Hongzhi, he inherited his title and was always a thorn in the three areas. He had always been ill-behaved. He had long been accused of accumulating troops and had a strong intention of rebellion. However, because Emperor Hongzhi was extremely strict in managing the vassal kings and the emergence of many capable people in the court, Zhu Zhiliu had no chance of rebellion at all.

But when Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, the ambitious royals began to plan major plans.

The emperor did not care about the court affairs, and the court officials had no choice but to be helpless, but the royal family was not convinced... We gave the foundation of the Zhu family to you to manage, but it would be a waste of resources if you didn't manage it well. Since you didn't want to be this emperor, we will be the one for you.

The royal family of Zhu, born with a golden key in his arms, has never pursued the whole life. They can only look up and look up at the throne that is high above, trying to make progress and take charge of the world.

Chen Xi thought about it: "In history, Zhu Jieyou's rebellion was not until the fifth year of Zhengde, and it was Zhu Jieyou's rebellion in the name of Qing dynasty that made Liu Jin punish him. The problem is that it is now the second year of Zhengde, so why did things happen early? But okay, I can't wait for Liu Jin to reach the fifth year of Zhengde. At that time, he was full of wings, and I'm afraid I was also harmed by him. Why not make arrangements in advance and make full use of this Zhu Jieyou?"

Seeing that Chen Xi had been staring at Zhu Zhili's memorial, Xie Qian couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why, do you think there is something wrong with it?"

Chen Xi put down the memorial and looked up at Xie Qian and Wang Jianzhi: "It seems that there are bad policies on the three sides, but if you want to eliminate them, it is best to get your Majesty's approval..."

Xie Qian said dissatisfied: "The local government has reported the matter, and His Majesty also allows the cabinet to give instructions on such matters. Can't I let those people in the local area do whatever they want?"

Chen Xidao: "There is a preconceived person like this... Why does the Master of Ge think that it must be because of the local government that has bad policies that lead to the current situation? Can't it be that the nobles wantonly framed for their own interests?"

"you!"

When Xie Qian heard this, he became anxious and glared at him, as if he was blaming Chen Xi for turning his elbow out.

Wang Jianzhi persuaded: "Yu Qiao, you should have checked this matter in detail. Now that the local government has just reported the matter to the capital, I am afraid that Liu Jin and others will know it soon... Even if Liu Jin is lawless, he will not dare to attack the local nobles."

Xie Qian's temper improved a little. He still felt frustrated when he sat down, and his heart could not be untied.

Chen Xidao: "The cabinet master does not need to worry too much. Such things are a battle for local interests. If the cabinet is biased towards any of them, whether it is appropriate or not, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction on the other side. Whether it is nobles, local military generals, governors, it is not easy for the cabinet to move these things. You need to ask Your Majesty. In this regard, the cabinet master is not as good as Liu Jin..."

Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi with a dark face and asked, "What do you mean is that I can't face the saint, so I'm destined to suffer a loss?"

Chen Xi did not answer, which was equivalent to default.

You, Mr. Xie, finally knows yourself. You are not capable of supporting someone, and you have to pretend to be loyal. Isn’t this causing trouble for yourself?

The study was silent. After a while, Chen Xi suddenly said, "If Master Ge trusts students, you might as well give them a chance to use this to do something."

Xie Qian was very surprised and asked, "Aren't you you ya?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "Does Ge Lao feel like he is here?"

"good."

Xie Qiandai wanted to hear Chen Xi take responsibility. In the past, every time Chen Xi took on heavy responsibilities, good news would come, and he immediately said, "Since you think there is great potential for this matter, I will ignore it and see how you deal with it. No matter what you want to do, I will support you, and you can even do something first, and then tell me, or if I don't say it, I will support you!"

Xie Qian said this, which was very meaningful to let Chen Xi do it.

Wang Jianzhi didn't quite understand the way Chen Xi and Xie Qian got along. Before, Xie Qian argued with Chen Xi with an attitude of wanting to be cannibalistic, but now he seems to have high hopes for Chen Xi and almost doesn't even want his old face.

"What is Xie Yuqiao doing? He used to attach great importance to this matter and thought he could use it to attack the eunuch party, but now he has handed over the decision-making power to Shen Zhihou. Isn't this arbitrary act? Has he thought about it carefully?"

Chen Xi seemed very confident and bowed: "Since the Master said that, it's better to obey your orders than to be respectful... Please ask the Master to be unaware of this during the next period of time."

Xie Qian nodded with satisfaction, and his eyes were filled with relief when he looked at Chen Xi.

Wang Jianzhi asked, "Yu Qiao, don't worry about this matter?"

Xie Qian nodded: "Leave it to Zhihou to try it. He thinks he can use it as a fuss. What should I compete with him? I should give my younger generations more opportunities to exercise!"

This made Wang Jianzhi dumbfounded. If you don’t care about such a big thing, you won’t care about it. This is not the stubborn Xie Qian in his impression.

Xie Qian's expression became very relaxed. He sat down and greeted for a while, and suddenly asked, "Zhihou, I heard that the envoy of Diyi is about to arrive in the capital. Your Majesty sent you to take charge of the reception matters. You can't lose my Ming Dynasty."

"Abide by the teachings!"

Chen Xi stood up and saluted respectfully, but felt that Xie Qian was purely looking for trouble.

Since I promised you to help resolve the conflict between the nobles and generals in the three regions, what else do you have to say? Let me leave quickly is the right way. Who has the time to talk nonsense with you?
Chapter completed!