Chapter 1911 Time difference
Chen Xi is determined to eradicate Liu Jin.
This time he was serious and didn't plan to raise a tiger again.
If this continues, the tiger may pose a threat to his life safety, and Chen Xi has deeply felt the tremendous pressure from Liu Jin.
The greater the power of Liu Jin, the heavier the pressure Chen Xi is under. After all, this involves his own and his family's security. However, to achieve the goal of forcing the rebellion of the local vassal kings and nobles in the northwest, Chen Xi must add another handful of firewood.
On that day, Yunliu set off for Beijing. Chen Xi was idle in the Governor's Office. She disguised herself as Hui Niang's place and sat down with Hui Niang and Li Jin in the small flower hall next to the main hall. She wanted to talk about private matters, such as Chen Hong's matter, and then ask why Li Jin has never been pregnant.
But at this moment, Hui Niang talked about business.
"... The master asked me to buy the workshop site. The place is located near the river in the south of the city... It was once a residential area. When the Tartars attacked Xuanfu City last year, the defenders demolished all the parts close to the city wall to strengthen the city wall, so the location was free, wide enough... "
"By the way, I openly came forward this time. Isn't the master afraid that it will be known to the people in the government?"
Hui Niang was worried that her true identity would be exposed, which would affect Chen Xi's official voice.
Chen Xi shook his head: "This time I just want you to gradually come from behind the scenes to the stage, so that you can't keep avoiding people."
Hui Niang showed a sad smile and shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter, I'll be alive all the time. Isn't this good now? If you cause some unreasonable trouble, not only will you suffer, but the master may also be implicated, but also...ah!"
Chen Xi knew that the person Hui Niang had not finished speaking was either Lu Xier, Zhou or Xie Yuner. She was a person who wanted to save face. In the eyes of the world, she had passed away and did not want to change her current life state rashly.
It is rare for the two to get together. In this way, Hui Niang always takes on an attitude that living the whole life will last. Everything she does every day seems to have to explain her funerals clearly. Chen Xi, a passive and evading world mentality, has been trying to change.
Chen Xidao: "Have Yunliu been here? How do you feel when you see her?"
Previously, Yunliu investigated Chen Xi and his family to Xuanfu, and even found out the true identities of Hui Niang and Li Jin. In this way, Chen Xi simply asked Yunliu to contact Hui Niang and Li Jin, so that the intelligence organization could facilitate the opening of workshops and the construction of commercial networks.
Hui Niang smiled and said, "I have seen that girl, but I didn't expect that she was an old friend of Tingzhou Prefecture. The master has been staying by his side to call her. She is indeed a girl with a strong sense of responsibility."
While speaking, Hui Niang admired Yun Liu quite well.
When Li Jin heard this, he was a little worried, obviously afraid that his position in front of Shen Xi would be snatched away by this woman of unknown origin.
In fact, Li Jin and Yunliu have different styles. Li Jin's ability lies in planning and management and good at management. Yunliu has super strong leadership and execution, and is a good player in intelligence. He is both indispensable assistants for Chen Xi.
Chenxi Road: "Yunliu fell into the dust but was not stained with sludge. She also worked in the East Factory for many years and has strong abilities. I kept her by my side and was considered a helper in my career."
Hui Niang said cautiously: "The origin is so complicated, the master is not afraid of her..."
Chen Xi smiled and said, "I don't hide it from you and my husband. Now she manages the only intelligence organization in my hands. Why don't she worry about her having strange intentions? But some things can only be taken. All I can do is give her full trust and protection, so that she knows that staying by my side can lead to good results. She has no future to do things for others."
Hui Niang thought for a while and nodded, "The master knows the thoughts of her daughter's family very much. I guess Jin'er thinks that too."
The topic suddenly touched Li Jin.
Li Jin is usually very strong, especially when managing a business, and is a strong woman who is not inferior to Hui Niang. But in front of Shen Xi, she was like a shy little girl. After hearing Hui Niang's words, she looked at her pink cheeks and looked down with a little embarrassedly, not daring to look at the two closest people in front of her.
“Where is there…”
Li Jin's voice was inaudible.
Chen Xidao: "With a future, life will have hope. I am a little credible and never break my word. Now I want to deal with Liu Jin, so I can only trust the people around me as much as possible, and I believe that if I exchange my sincerity for true love, I will not make any mistakes!"
Hui Niang nodded: "Master, are you sure you want to deal with Liu Jin?"
"It's almost the same."
Chen Xi suddenly moved the stool and sat with Hui Niang, and took Hui Niang into his arms. He liked this feeling of intimacy.
Hui Niang pushed her back and snuggled up to Shen Xi's chest, and she felt a little happy. After all, she was no longer young and knew that she was much older than Chen Xi. Chen Xi was gradually maturing, but she was getting older, so she concentrated all hope on Li Jin and her son Chen Hong.
Chen Xidao: "This time Yunliu returns to Beijing and will stand alone... Liu Jin takes over the power of the country, and almost no one in the court can shake his position. I have to keep a close eye with someone I can't help but feel at ease."
"A few days ago, in order to suppress my position in His Majesty's mind, Liu Jin made up news of civil unrest in Xuanfu. Maybe something else will happen next. For now, I'm afraid Liu Jin can't control his greed and will cause trouble in Xuanfu and even the entire northwest, and then dig a huge pit for his destruction..."
Hui Niang thought for a while and asked, "Liu Jin wants to take the opportunity to make money again? Then, the officials and the people are forced to rebel?"
"Haha, it's great to talk to you. We have a heart-to-heart relationship, and many opinions do not coincide."
Chen Xi held Hui Niang's slender waist hand and used a little force to make her closer to her shoulders. Then he turned his head to smell Hui Niang's sweet hair fragrance, closed his eyes and felt the rare tenderness, and said in his mouth:
"Liu Jin's biggest mistake was that he did not take local vassal kings and nobles seriously. He thought that pigs and sheep could cut a handful of meat when they were fattened, but he never wanted to cause trouble."
"Usually, the vassal kings and nobles cannot fight against Liu Jin, but in His Majesty's mind, the vassal kings and nobles are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's country and will not be changed because of Liu Jin's power. The rules left by the ancestors of the Ming Dynasty are almost deeply rooted. Will it be changed because of Liu Jin's appearance?"
"Yeah." Hui Niang nodded.
Li Jin asked curiously: "When will those vassal kings and nobles rebel?"
Chen Xidao: "It can only be said that at an appropriate time... I have sent people to investigate the situation on three sides, and even secretly let people go, saying that Liu Jin and His Majesty made suggestions, preparing to abolish the vassal kings and nobles arranged in the Three sides and Xuanda lands, and transfer these people back to the capital to prevent the local rank from falling out and having strange intentions. Before, Liu Jin kept making money by His Majesty's name. The conflict between the two sides was already sharp, and I believe that someone would rise up soon."
Li Jin seemed very nervous: "That's not... there will be another military disaster that is comparable to the rebellion of the southwest border people a few years ago?"
Chen Xi smiled and said, "So Liu Jin did not wrong me, but the people I forced to rebel were not local gentry, but vassal kings and nobles. Liu Jin never thought that the lies he used to prevent His Majesty from coming to Xuanfu would eventually become a reality. And once this rebellion begins, no matter how soon it is quelled by the court, as long as the title of "clear the king and kill Liu Jin", the eunuch will be unlucky."
Hui Niang was still a little confused: "The master said before that Liu Jin is irreplaceable, only he can make money for His Majesty... Has the master found someone to replace Liu Jin?"
"Um."
Chen Xidao, "There is a person around Your Majesty who I have been following for a long time. Recently, he has been in contact with me. In this way, I can not only know the situation around Your Majesty in time, but also let my name appear in front of Your Majesty at all times. Liu Jin could not imagine this channel!"
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Liu Jin did not expect Chen Xi to learn the news in advance.
He even did not expect that Chen Xi would lay the groundwork in advance and asked Yang Wu, the governor of the Xuanfu, to make a report on behalf of the local government, indicating that the Xuanfu was peaceful and in peace.
The Zuben was taken to the capital by Yun Liu.
When Zhang Wenmian, who was in the Xuanfu Governor's House, learned the whole plan from Liu Jin's letter, he stood up from the chair. He held the letter in his hand and his body trembled constantly.
"Yan Guang, I don't know what happened?" Jiang Liwei asked in surprise. He had never seen Zhang Wenmian lose his composure before.
"The disaster has come!"
Zhang Wenmian held the letter in his hand tightly and said, "Eunuch Liu sued Shen Zhihou in front of His Majesty, saying that he was doing something wrong in the local area and carried out reforms without authorization, angering the gentry and the people, and triggering civil unrest. His Majesty has already investigated the matter thoroughly and even sent people to inform the military town to send troops to quell the rebellion..."
Jiang Liwei asked in confusion: "How is this possible? We are in Xuanfu, and the local area is peaceful, how could it be... Could it be that my father-in-law intends to deceive Your Majesty with lies?" Then he looked at Zhang Wenmian, who had not yet come back to his senses. From his reaction, Jiang Liwei realized that Liu Jin could indeed do such a thing. Now, no one in the court has the courage to take the crime of deceiving the emperor seriously, except for Liu Jin who is brave enough to even take the crime of deceiving the emperor seriously.
Zhang Wenmian said to himself: "No matter what the father-in-law's purpose is, it has only happened less than two days ago. How did the man named Chen learn the news?"
Jiang Liwei had heard Zhang Wenmian say that Chen Xi invited Yang Wu to submit a memorial to the court together. After calculating, he immediately said with an incredible look:
"Oh, that day, it was only two days before my father-in-law impeached Shen Zhihou. The news was passed from the capital to Xuanfu, unless it was 800 miles faster... I walked along the express post. Haven't the messenger's situation been checked at the post station along the way?"
"Who dares to use eight hundred miles to speed up the post to spread this matter? Isn't this asking for death? It's really strange. No, let's go see someone named Yang immediately and see what he says!"
Zhang Wenmian was furious. Now he understood Chen Xi's conspiracy and realized the seriousness of the problem. If the previous copy of Yang Wu was written into Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jin's plan would be ruined and he might even commit the crime of deceiving the emperor again. This time, Zhu Houzhao might not simply send Liu Jin to the local area as a military supervisor.
Zhu Houzhao's indulgence towards Liu Jin was also limited, and the most important thing was that he could not deceive the emperor and the emperor.
As Liu Jin's "head horse", Zhang Wenmian would not allow Liu Jin to have an accident.
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Zhang Wenmian took Jiang Liwei to meet Yang Wu.
Yang Wu originally thought that Zhang Wenmian came because of raising money and food to build the palace. After Zhang Wenmian explained the causes and consequences clearly, Yang Wu was dumbfounded.
Because what Zhang Wenmian said was too important, Yang Wu did not bring his adviser by his side, and he was confused for a moment and had no clue.
Zhang Wenmian scolded: "Mr. Yang, look at the good things you did! Didn't you write the memorial before that hurt Eunuch Liu? It seems that you are from the same group as Chen and deliberately asked Eunuch Liu to have problems, right?"
Yang Wu said bitterly: "Mr. Zhang, you misunderstood me. My position as governor was promoted by my father-in-law. How dare I be unfavorable to my father-in-law? But... I didn't expect that the Chen surname would dare to trick me. You... You have to testify for me in front of my father-in-law. The time is so short, who would have thought that the Chen surname would get the news so long in advance..."
Zhang Wenmian asked: "As the governor of the Xuanfu, the entire military town is under your jurisdiction, and you don't even have a good care of the post station? Tell me, why did the news from the capital come to the Xuanfu so quickly? Shen Zhihou actually came to us two days in advance?"
Although Zhang Wenmian is full of bad habits and is very good at conspiracy and deceit, he said that he is only familiar with the Four Books and Five Classics. At most, he will read some military tactics. He has little knowledge and is completely unaware of how terrible Chen Xi, who has been baptized by the big explosion of knowledge, is. He can only imagine which link is wrong based on his cognition. For a moment, he can't think of Chen Xi's own intelligence network. After all, this requires a lot of money and is really hard to bear with his personal strength.
Yang Wu said: "I...how did I know? I will send someone to call the post station and ask if anyone has sent the message to the Governor's Office a few days ago."
"Even if you know the source of the news now, it's too late, right?" Jiang Liwei reminded.
“Yes, yes!”
Zhang Wenmian suddenly remembered something and ordered: "Now is not the time to find the source of information. Governor Yang, you should send a quick horse to cut back the previous memorial. If this memorial falls into His Majesty's hands, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?"
"This... has been issued for two days... Is it time to go?" Yang Wu was also worried.
The memorial written by Chen Xi and him has been sent for two days, and the daylily has become cold. Only then do I remember to chase after him. Even if I chase him to the capital, it may not work.
Zhang Wenmian was furious: "If you can't catch it, you have to chase it, otherwise you will be unable to live up to your life... Say, do you want your father-in-law to be doomed, or are you?"
Yang Wu smiled bitterly and said, "Go now, go now... Mr. Zhang must not be angry. There is always room for correction. Eunuch Liu takes charge of the imperial authority, the cabinet and the rank of the ranks are in hand, and most of the six ministries and corpses listen to their father-in-law. How can the memorial be submitted to His Majesty so easily?"
Hearing this, Zhang Wenmian's face finally looked a little better.
Lian Jiang Liwei also persuaded: "Things are indeed the case. Don't be too anxious. If your father-in-law checks, nothing should happen."
Although Zhang Wenmian's face was not good, he was not as anxious as before.
The reason why he was furious before was entirely because Chen Xi played him under his nose once, and felt that he was being fooled around, which was so embarrassing.
But now if you think about it carefully, with Liu Jin's ability in Chaotongtian, you should not be afraid that Yang Wu's memorial will be submitted to Zhu Houzhao.
Zhang Wenmian said in a deep voice: "The one with the surname Chen is really hard to deal with... He beat us a time difference, and we did not get the news of the capital in Xuanfu, which led to a wrong response. Now Eunuch Liu doesn't know that the one with the surname Chen has made a counterattack. There are even conspiracy and deceitful people in the court who are intrigue and deceitful, and they should not be taken lightly!"
When Yang Wu heard this, he couldn't help but frown.
As the chief minister, Zhang Wenmian gave all kinds of contempt, which shows that in his mind, he did not take the civil servant's face into his heart.
However, when he thought that he was a local governor, he was taught a lesson by a person without officials or rank, he also felt a sense of cowardice that he could not make.
Chapter completed!