Chen Xi sent Ma Jiu to the capital to perform a secret mission.

With the help of Shen Xi, King Anhua's rebellion came three years earlier than in history. Chen Xi knew that Liu Jin's ambition had not yet been shown. In order to ensure that he could follow the direction of history, he took advantage of the rebellion of King Anhua to pull Liu Jin off the horse. Chen Xi had to take advantage of the rebellion of King Anhua.

Isn’t your desire not yet expanding to the point of rebellion? Then I will secretly fabricate something and wait for an opportunity to frame it, so that you will have no way to be cunning afterwards.

This matter is too important. Chen Xi did not let Yunliu and Xier do it. After all, the two have backgrounds in the East Factory, and the news is easy to be leaked. Ma Jiu's wealth is innocent, and his lack of writing has always been ignored. Leaving Xuanfu will not attract the attention of those who are interested. He is not afraid of leaking the news when he sneaks back to the capital.

Chen Xi understood one truth: Ma Jiu can only gain trust and promotion only by following him, but rebelling against others will not be guaranteed for profit, and there will be no future for him.

What Ma Jiu does in his daily life also proves that he is a very loyal and principled subordinate.

After sending Ma Jiu, Chen Xi continued to dispatch people to investigate the progress of the Anhua King's rebellion.

Although the rebellion of King Anhua in history shocked the government and the people, it actually lasted less than a month, because King Anhua was not popular. This vassal king who inherited his ancestral title acted recklessly in the local area and arbitrarily embezzled military households and farming fields, and the people were also resentful. King Anhua himself was a person with great ambitions and talent. After all foreign wars against the Hongzhi Dynasty, famous officials emerged in the northwest. Even if the eunuchsmen stretched out their tentacles, they could not fundamentally change the overall situation.

In "History of Ming Dynasty", the commander sent by Zhu Houzhao to suppress the rebellion was Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong. After returning to the court, they counted Liu Jin's crimes, making Zhu Houzhao make up his mind to investigate Liu Jin thoroughly, but at that time they just wanted Liu Jin to be immigranted to live in Nanjing. After finding out that Liu Jin did have treason and ill-behavior ambitions, he made up his mind to kill Liu Jin.

Chen Xi was very worried: "In history, Zhu Houzhao killed Liu Jin because Liu Jin had already implemented the reform at that time. Whether it was to restore the Hongwu Dynasty's severe corruption and criminal law, punish it by economic means, or to send people to clean up the land in the world, restrict the nobles, gentry and officers from occupying the land arbitrarily, thoroughly investigate the military garrisons, military treasury, imperial villages, granaries, grains, and the salt administration of the Lianghuai River and the national treasury allocated funds to crack down on concealment, and try every means to expand the channels for the court's fiscal revenue, and at the same time increase the taxes paid in various military treasuries, so that the national treasury is becoming increasingly full, which can basically satisfy Zhu Houzhao's selfish desires and no longer need Liu Jin to continue to help him manage the finances."

"But the problem is that many of Liu Jin's reforms are in a state of exploration now, and there is no system formed, and Zhang Yuan, Xiao Taozi and others cannot completely replace Liu Jin and make money for Zhu Houzhao. Under this background, even if the illusion of Liu Jin's rebellion can be made, will Zhu Houzhao really kill him?"

History itself has certain uncertainty, which makes Chen Xi extremely confused about the situation in front of him.

Because the timeline changed, Chen Xi clearly realized a reality, that is, to kill Liu Jin, Zhu Houzhao must be "worry-free".

After sending Ma Jiu, Chen Xi immediately wrote a secret letter back to Beijing, preparing to collect funds from various channels to ensure Zhu Houzhao's money supply.

This time, Chen Xi could only ask for help from Xie Qian.

Among so many people in the court who wanted to defeat Liu Jin, Xie Qian's status was the most respected. Xie Qian had three dynasties and had a wide connection. Chen Xi could not envy his prestige and skills as the chief minister.

"... Since Mr. Xie has echoed Xiao Taozi and other eunuchs in the palace without notifying me, it should be the time to use your abilities. Didn't you want to defeat Liu Jin before? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you miss this village, you won't have this store!"

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The news of King Anhua’s rebellion spread to the capital on the first day of June.

As soon as Xie Qian learned that King Anhua had rebelled, he received a letter from Chen Xi on the other hand.

The person who came to see Xie Qian this time was still Yunliu wearing men's clothes. The place where Xie Qian met Yunliu was still in his own study room.

Xie Qian's hand trembled, holding the letter and facing the dim candlelight, it took him a while to see the contents of the letter clearly.

The letter was not written by Chen Xi, but the writing style was undoubtedly Chen Xi.

"Why wasn't it written by him?" Xie Qian looked up at Yun Liu and asked.

Yun Liu replied: "Now the court is full of dangers. The adults are afraid that the news will be leaked, so they can only send letters in secret text, translated by Bei Zhi in accordance with the password book, and then sorted out the letters and sent them to the cabinet."

"hehe!"

Xie Qian smiled with a little bitterness, shook his head and sighed, "This is his usual way of doing things... I don't believe it if he didn't design all these sneaky methods."

Perhaps because he felt that it was inappropriate to say this in front of Shen Xi's hands, Xie Qian said again: "What else did he do besides arranging the delivery of the letter?"

Yunliu said: "Mr. I have made arrangements for my humble post with another secret text, so that Lord Xie can mobilize money and grain in the capital for his majesty."

"He was quite prepared... but that's right. Liu Jin has been a long-term criminal culprit before, but he has always stood firm because he helped His Majesty manage money and food in an orderly manner. If he wants Liu Jin to step down, he can only find someone to replace him." Xie Qian said, "Then did he say how to present the details of the rebellion in Ningxia Town to His Majesty what he knows?"

Yunliu shook her head: "Sir, I didn't mention it."

Xie Qian frowned and said, "With Liu Jin being a human being, how can His Majesty let His Majesty know that King Anhua launched a rebellion under the name of "clearing the king"? I am afraid that Liu Jin would not even report the rebellion to His Majesty."

Yunliu said: "Sir, you have a way to let Your Majesty know."

"This kid..."

Xie Qian almost cursed, but he swallowed the words afterwards.

Xie Qian thought to himself that it is absolutely confidential that I have a relationship with Xiao Tiaozi. But even if this kid is not in the capital, he can analyze it well. He clearly wanted me to pass the words to His Majesty through Xiao Tiaozi.

After thinking about it again, Xie Qian became even more embarrassed.

If Xiao Tiaozi told Xiao Zi about the details of King An Hua’s rebellion, how could Liu Jin not know?

When Yunliu saw Xie Qian fall into deep thought, she dared not disturb her, and waited silently.

After a long time, Xie Qian raised his head and said, "In this way, you should use the method he proposed to collect and organize the money and grain. I have my own way to deliver it to His Majesty... Alas!"

Perhaps it was because of the thought that his grand chief minister wanted to make money for the emperor, which made Xie Qian feel ridiculous, but in order to successfully eliminate Liu Jin, he had to act as Chen Xi said.

"Yes, thank you." Yun Liu bowed.

Xie Qian nodded: "You are his disciple. You will follow him to make achievements. If this matter is successful, your glory and wealth will inevitably be... Remember to keep it confidential. If there is any mistake, you may be in a different place!"

Perhaps Xie Qian was a little worried about Yunliu and directly scared him.

Yun Liu had experience in these things and bowed: "Mr. Xie is relieved. Since he followed Lord Shen, he has no other intentions. This matter will definitely be handled well and will live up to the heavy trust of the two adults."

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The news of King Anhua’s rebellion reached the capital. Liu Jin did not take it seriously at first, and even secretly became secretly happy. He said before that there was a rebellion in the local area, and Ningxia Town cooperated like this. As expected, there was a rebellion, and it was the royal family that started it. The previous time, Shen Zhihou was safe, and this time I will let you finish the game!

Zhang Wenmian had not returned to the capital yet, so Liu Jin had to discuss with Zhang Cai, Sun Cong and others first.

When Zhang Cai heard the news, he was shocked. He knew very well what the "clearing the king" meant. No matter whether Liu Jin was really a crime or not, if Zhu Houzhao knew about it, Liu Jin would not be able to take advantage of it.

Because of your rebellion, your royal family and relatives will be almost out of control. Can you be left as an eunuch to destroy the stability and unity of the royal family?

"...Eunuch Liu, this matter is very important. If the local chaos is limited to a place and is still within controllable range, but now the bandits have successively killed the imperial envoys of the court and the local governor and general, and the rebellion is becoming more and more intense. If it is allowed to develop and spread, the news will be transmitted back to the capital, which may be unfavorable to your reputation!"

Zhang Cai's speech was quite tactful and did not make any clear statements.

Liu Jin said angrily: "When will the rebellion of this scale be killed in the capital? Even if the local generals are incompetent, isn't Shen Zhihou still there?"

Even Liu Jin had to recognize Shen Xi's prestige and ability in the army.

Zhang Cai said: "It is precisely because Shen Zhihou is in Xuanfu that the situation is difficult to deal with. If Your Majesty knew that the bandits were treason in the name of killing your father-in-law, how could Your Majesty remain indifferent?"

"this……"

Liu Jin's face changed and he fell into deep thought.

He was a smart person after all, and immediately understood what Zhang Cai meant.

However, he was still very confident about his ability to cover the sky with only one hand, and he had a blind conceit, thinking that even if Zhu Houzhao knew, he would not do anything to him. After all, King Anhua was a side branch among the masters, and he had no connection with Zhu Houzhao, so he would not target his confidant because of a distant relative.

Of course this is just Liu Jin's idea.

Liu Jin looked at Sun Cong and said, "Keming, our family wants to hear your opinions."

But Sun Cong didn't know where to start and said, "It's best not to reveal the inside story here. If Your Majesty knows it, it will cause unnecessary trouble."

Liu Jin asked, "Then let's talk about the rebellion, should our family share with His Majesty Chen Ming?"

Sun Cong and Zhang Cai looked at each other and exchanged opinions with their eyes. Finally, Zhang Cai said: "It is best not to hide the rebellion. If the father-in-law is known to the emperor afterwards, he may be difficult to deal with it."

"Um."

Sun Cong nodded, agreeing with Zhang Cai's opinion.

Liu Jin seemed hesitant and said, "Our family wanted to take advantage of the situation and let the boy named Shen get involved in the rebellion, or let His Majesty send him to suppress the rebellion, and both sides suffer... But now it seems that if he comes to lead the troops, our family may have greater trouble, so it is better to send others to lead the troops."

Zhang Cai said: "Shen Zhihou was an official in Xuanfu Town, and was far away from Ningxia Town. It was better to send troops to the Three Borders General Town to quickly eliminate the inconvenience... My father-in-law was the saint earlier and told His Majesty the interests. I believe His Majesty can make a suitable choice!"

Liu Jin nodded slightly: "Since both of you support our family to present this matter to Your Majesty, then we will go to see the saint afterwards. I want to know how Your Majesty treats this matter, but I am afraid that Your Majesty will yell to command the emperor in person, and there will be twists and turns at that time..."

Zhang Cai and Sun Cong were still communicating with their eyes, but because they had their own selfish intentions, they did not fully explain to Liu Jin.

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While Liu Jin was planning to present this matter, Zhu Houzhao had learned about the rebellion of King Anhua from Xiao Tiaozi.

Zhu Houzhao was furious. Since he ascended the throne, he has only been "disturbing people" in some places. Even if he has some momentum, he still disagrees in his heart... These people may not have initiated trouble to overthrow the Ming Dynasty, but at most they are to fill their stomachs. However, now King Anhua has to rebel directly to steal his throne.

Mainly, according to Xie Qian's instructions, Xiao Guozi did not mention to Zhu Houzhao the banner of King Anhua's rebellion.

But even so, Zhu Houzhao was already very angry and paced back and forth in the backyard of the Leopard Room. A manuscript in his hand had long been rubbed out of shape by him.

"...I'm so angry that I'm useless to obey the guidance of the late emperor and treat my relatives well. But what's the result? This illegitimate clan dared to raise an army and cause chaos. Are you tired of living?" Zhu Houzhao said sternly.

Xiao Tiaozi didn't dare to interrupt, he could only listen.

Zhu Houzhao said: "This matter is so important, why don't Liu Jin come to report?"

Xiao Tiaozi said, "I don't know."

"Go and tell me that dog slave Liu Jin is here!"

Zhu Houzhao shouted, and Xiao Twist was about to obey the order, but Zhu Houzhao was stunned for a moment and waved her hand, "Let's go, I have to think about some things, so I won't call anyone for now."

Xiao Guozi had to turn back, lowered his head and stood there, waiting for Zhu Houzhao to give further instructions.

Zhu Houzhao asked: "Apart from the rebellion in Ningxia Town, is there any news? For example, how the quelling of the rebellion is going, how do people and horses be allocated in various places..."

Xiao Tiaozi seemed very embarrassed: "Your Majesty, without your holy edict, I am afraid that the local troops would not dare to transfer without authorization? In the end, the northwest is the important area of ​​the border."

"Oh, yes, look at my mind. Xuan Da and the three sides of the army cannot be randomly transferred. I need to make arrangements..." Zhu Houzhao's eyes had a strange light, and then turned to look at Xiao Tiaozi and asked, "Is there any news about Xuanfu?"
To be continued...