Liu Jin did not recommend Chen Xi to lead the troops. The main purpose was to prevent Chen Xi from controlling the army from being unfavorable to him. After all, the main positions in the important towns of Jiubian are basically controlled by the eunuchs. An Weixue and Zhou Dong, who died in the rebellion this time, were his people. He wanted to ensure that the situation in the three sides is within a controllable range. .

But Zhu Houzhao was extremely dissatisfied with Liu Jin's words and frowned and asked, "I am deeply worried about King Anhua's rebellion. In some ways, it is because I understand the lack of people's hearts. In order to quell the rebellion as soon as possible and prevent the Tartars from making a comeback, it is best to lead the troops with famous officials who can conquer warlike."

"this……"

Liu Jin realized that Zhu Houzhao almost proposed the word "Chenxi".

Now the emperor is waiting for him to speak out his name and accept it with the flow.

But even though Liu Jin knew it clearly, he still pretended to be confused and asked, "I don't know who Your Majesty wants?"

Zhu Houzhao said unhappily: "Is this still necessary? Of course, it is Shangshu Chen, who is in Xuanfu. He has just calmed down the local people's chaos and has made great contributions. He has never lost his achievements since his army. He has been a classic war example that can be recorded in history every time. This time, he will lead his troops to suppress the rebellion on three sides. Is it the best choice for you to have a better candidate?"

Liu Jin couldn't answer for a moment.

In terms of ability, Liu Jin admitted that no one in the Ming Dynasty could guarantee that he could surpass Chen Xi, so although he did not admit it, he had already agreed in his heart.

Zhu Houzhao no longer gave Liu Jin a chance to refute: "It is most appropriate to transfer troops from Xuanfu... There is a rebellion in Ningxia Town, and the situation on the three sides will inevitably be tense. If the Tartars take the opportunity to invade our territory, they may choose to invade from Yulin Guard, Ningxia Guard and other places. The passes on the three sides must be vigilant and increase their defense. There is no such trouble when dispatching troops from Xuanfu."

Liu Jin didn't know how to persuade him, but Zhu Houzhao was energetic and said confidently: "I am going to ask Shangshu Chen to lead 30,000 troops from Xuanfu Town to Ningxia Town, hoping to quell the rebellion in the shortest time... Eunuch Liu, do you have no objection?"

Liu Jin thought to himself: "Do you want to give the boy surnamed Chen another chance to make achievements? With his ability, it is easy to quell the rebellion of King Anhua. Moreover, he may have used King Anhua to raise an army in the name of "clearing the king's side" in the aftermath, and he is definitely not a good candidate."

But then he thought again: "If he suppressed the rebellion, he could create some evidence of crime, so that His Majesty could feel that the boy surnamed Chen communicated secretly with King An Hua and completely derogated him! If he could not frame him, he would not have the chance to speak when he returned to the capital. Who told His Majesty that he would be surrounded by our family? At the same time, our family still has various means to prevent him from returning to the capital!"

Because Liu Jin hated Chen Xi so much that Zhang Cai and Sun Cong repeatedly told him that he had left behind the thoughts.

Zhang Cai and Sun Cong's opinions were both trying their best to prevent Chen Xi from leading the troops, because no matter how the final military achievements were distributed, it was related to the overall situation of the eunuch party in the court, and it was necessary to prepare for the precautions.

Liu Jin observed that Zhu Houzhao was firm in his attitude, and he had long been planning to plot against Chen Xi, which made him disapprove of the suggestions of the two strategists. Instead, he felt that Chen Xi was the most beneficial to him, so he immediately said, "How dare I have an objection? Everything is left to your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded heavily with a stern face: "It's good if you have no objection. Now Ningxia Town is rebelling, and other places on the three sides should also prevent accidents, especially to prevent people from secretly colluding with them, and respond to the group... All important towns on the nine sides need to be thoroughly investigated."

“Yes, yes!”

Liu Jin was thinking about how to use this matter to make money for himself, and then expand his power in the nine sides and take over the power.

...

...

Zhu Houzhao didn't explain much to Liu Jin.

Then Liu Jin drafted the imperial edict completely according to Zhu Houzhao's wishes, and asked Chen Xi to lead his troops to quell the rebellion.

After Liu Jin left, Zhu Houzhao sat there in a daze, and the little wrenched waiter stood beside him and did not dare to speak.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly raised his head and asked, "Little Treasure, do you think it is appropriate for me to send Shangshu Chen to quell the rebellion?"

Xiao Zhuozi opened his eyes wide and said, "Your Majesty is very wise. With Shangshu Chen here, the rebellion should be quelled soon."

Zhu Houzhao muttered, "But I just think there is something wrong with it... While punishing Shangshu Chen, I kept sending him to do things, as if I wouldn't be able to leave Shangshu Chen. What did the people in the court think?"

Now Xiao Tiaozi dared not speak casually.

Zhu Houzhao continued: "Eunuch Liu's advice seemed to make some sense. He said that he would let me choose the head coach from three sides..."

Xiao Zhuozi asked in surprise: "Has your Majesty made a decision? Even the imperial edict was drafted..."

"The decision can be changed. Besides, now it is only a preliminary plan to lead the troops by Shangshu Shen. The imperial edict will be sent to Xuanfu tomorrow morning, and it can be changed at any time." Zhu Houzhao said.

Xiao Tiaozi remained silent again.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Houzhao said, "No, no, I thought about it, but I still felt that it was inappropriate. Let Eunuch Liu come back..."

"Your Majesty, you..."

Xiao Taozi was really embarrassed. He is now afraid of getting along with Liu Jin alone, because he cooperated with Xie Qian to do many things that are unfavorable to Liu Jin. He is inevitably guilty and can't help but become nervous. Now Liu Jin has monopolized power, and many people who offended Liu Jin in the past were retaliated by him, and even died and destroyed by his clan. This made Xiao Taozi deeply feel that what he did was to be unable to live up to his life.

"Go quickly!"

Zhu Houzhao shouted.

Xiao Guozi had no choice but to quickly summon Liu Jin.

At this time, Liu Jin was about to tell Zhang Cai and Sun Cong whether it was appropriate to send Chen Xi to lead troops to suppress the rebellion. As a result, before he could return home, a quick horse came from behind and told him to go to the leopard room to face the saint again.

This time he arrived at the place, but Zhu Houzhao was the only one in the room, and Xiaotiaozi disappeared.

"His Majesty……"

Liu Jin was frightened and Zhu Houzhao was so abnormal that he didn't know what was going on.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Eunuch Xuan Liu came back because he felt that some things should be changed... Let the proposal of Secretary Chen to lead the troops remain unchanged, but I have to arrange for deputy supervisors to supervise, in addition to setting up a military eunuch, add a deputy commander!"

"Your Majesty wants to add a deputy commander?" Liu Jin thought he had heard it wrong.

Logically speaking, after the candidate for the head coach was decided, the candidate for the deputy head coach was designated by the head coach, but because Chen Xi was in Xuanfu and had inconvenient communication with the capital, many things could only be decided by the court.

Liu Jin hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, I am afraid that the power and responsibility of the army will be unclear, so I will go out to many places and affect my combat effectiveness. It is better to..."

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, she was very dissatisfied: "I always thought that you were targeting Shangshu Chen everywhere before, but now it seems that this is not the case. Do you actually respect his authority in the army and do not want him to decentralize power?"

Liu Jin thought to himself: "I just don't want to cause trouble for myself. What does it have to do with respecting Shen Zhihou?"

However, he still seemed very respectful: "He is a minister in the same palace, and Shangshu Chen devoted his efforts to the Ming Dynasty. How could the old slave target important officials in the court?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "It's good to have this idea, but it's better to be safer in some things. Didn't Yang Yiqing just return to the capital from the governor of Shaanxi? Let him be the deputy commander of Shangshu Chen, and the eunuch of the army will be appointed by Zhang Yong. You will arrange for Yang Yiqing to serve as Yang Yiqing's army supervisor. The two groups of people will advance together. Yang Yiqing will bring the place to change the troops guarding the capital to fight. This will also reduce the pressure for Xuanfu. Shangshu Chen's army will be reduced from 30,000 to 5,000!"

When Liu Jin heard this, he was filled with joy.

Zhu Houzhao took the initiative to propose to decentralize Chen Xi, which meant that the emperor also had doubts about Chen Xi.

But he didn't know that Zhu Houzhao didn't suspect Chen Xi, but was entirely because of face issues.

Zhu Houzhao doesn't want people to think that he has to rely on Shenxi for everything.

Liu Jin asked: "How many people are allocated from the capital to Ningxia to suppress the rebellion?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "A lot of troops will inevitably lead to slow progress. It is best to transfer elite soldiers and generals, and mainly cavalry... Temporarily allocate 10,000 troops, and the specific matters will be arranged by you."

Liu Jin was even happier.

Previously, the Governor's Office of the Five Army was managed like a rock, with needles not being inserted into it and water not being poured into it. He could not get involved. The military power was concentrated in the hands of a group of nobles, and Zhang Mao had the greatest authority, while the foreign relatives firmly controlled the Beijing camp, which made Liu Jin suffer a lot of constraints in his daily work.

Now Zhu Houzhao asked him to arrange military dispatch matters, which means that he could act cheaply. In addition to taking the opportunity to make money, he also allowed him to gain military power. This is a real benefit and can affect the safety of the capital, which is very different from the military power of the nine borders.

Liu Jin immediately stated: "Your Majesty trusts Lao Nu, Lao Nu must arrange the matter properly. As for the second eunuch in the military supervision, it is better to let Wei Bin and Eunuch Wei serve as the role. He has always been safe in his work, and he has had the experience of supervising the Three Thousand Battalions before..."

"Um!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't have much opinion. He wanted to be on guard against Liu Jin, but he also relied on Liu Jin. He felt that he could plan and take into account all interests, but he didn't know that he was raising a tiger to be a disaster.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Just do what you said, let Wei Bin be Yang Yiqing's military supervisor. Yang Yiqing became the governor of Ningxia. In name, he was the deputy commander of the anti-thief army, but he had the power to mobilize troops by himself. He did not need to obey the orders of Shangshu Chen in everything and avoid delaying military opportunities."

"Then will your Majesty want to meet Lord Yang? Lord Yang is currently waiting for the vacancies in the capital." Liu Jin asked for instructions.

Zhu Houzhao yawned, and felt his head drowsy, and waved listlessly, saying, "I will disappear. All matters will be left to you. Remember, this time involves the stability of the borders of the Ming Dynasty. If the arrangement is appropriate, I will remember that I will remember you for the success of your achievements in the future!"

...

...

Perhaps it was Zhu Houzhao's sweet dates that came at the right time, and Liu Jin's previous worries were wiped out.

He was afraid that the banner of King Anhua's rebellion would affect his future in the court, but judging from the current situation, Zhu Houzhao trusted him as usual, which made him feel relieved.

After returning, Liu Jin asked Zhang Cai and Sun Cong to discuss.

With Zhang Cai and Sun Cong's cleverness, they did not see anything wrong with this matter, and even took it calmly against Chen Xi's appointment as the commander of the thief army.

Zhang Cai said: "Since Your Majesty insists on letting Shen Zhihou go to Ningxia, it shows that he values ​​this matter. But thinking about it, this rebellion of King Anhua is the biggest incident since His Majesty ascended the throne, and it is normal to pay attention to it!"

Liu Jin sneered: "How can our family not know how much Your Majesty attaches importance to this battle? But let Shen Zhihou go to Ningxia to make contributions, our family is unwilling to accept it."

Sun Cong smiled and said, "Now His Majesty asked Lord Yang to lead troops from the capital to Ningxia. Isn't he also suspicious of Shangshu Chen? The two troops advanced together, and it is not certain who will be rewarded in the end. My father-in-law is enough to rest assured!"

"It's not worthy of resting on your mind. At least you won't let the boy named Chen continue to be proud!" Liu Jin said with a tight fist.

Liu Jin had just discussed with Zhang Cai and Sun Cong, and a servant came in to spread the news, saying that Yang Yiqing and Wei Bin were visiting.

A hesitant look appeared on Zhang Cai's face. Liu Jin knew what he was worried about and waved his hand: "Shang Zhi and Keming come in and wait, let our family see him and make some explanations."

Zhang Cai and Sun Cong didn't say much, and entered the back hall according to the words. There was only a curtain between them and the front hall, so that the two could hear the conversation between Liu Jin and Yang Yiqing and Wei Bin clearly.

Yang Yiqing was about fifty years old. He was transferred back to the capital by Liu Jin for his excuse and was idle. This is different from the fact that Liu Jin falsely accused Yang Yiqing of falsely taking over and wasting border money and food to be imprisoned. The two sides formed a deep hatred. Even so, Yang Yiqing was also a backbone force in the civil service group and was very angry about the dictatorship of the eunuch party.

But this time, Yang Yiqing thought that Liu Jin recommended him to lead his troops to the war, so even if he did his best, he would visit him first. After all, he was not qualified to meet the king. There were many things to arrange for the war to go to the war, so he could only listen to what Liu Jin said first.

"... Ying Ning Ke is one of the few talented people in the court who are both civil and military. Our family has been interested in visiting each other for a long time. It is really a blessing to see him today!"

Liu Jin used to be disdainful of Yang Yiqing. In order to control the military and political power of the Nine Borders, he forcibly brought down the annoying Yang Yiqing so that he could replace him. Now, in order to make good use of Yang Yiqing's chess piece, he had to say something against his will, so that Yang Yiqing could stand on his side.

Wei Bin was originally Liu Jin's person, and Wei Bin was an internal supervisor. Now Liu Jin is not worthy of being respected, so he can only stand beside him and be a guest.

Although Yang Yiqing was in his prime, he was very energetic and bowed to Liu Jin: "Eunuch Liu praised him as a miserable person, but he was just an idle person in the court."

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Ying Ning is not an idle person. The court has not called him before. It was just because there was no suitable official shortage. He originally wanted Ying Ning to serve in the south, but he was afraid of being in a position. Now it happened that the Ningxia army was in chaos and King Anhua was planning a rebellion. Our family recommended him to His Majesty... In our family's opinion, no one is more suitable to lead troops to quell the rebellion than Ying Ning."

In front of Yang Yiqing, Liu Jin took all the good things to him. But Yang Yiqing was not a stupid person. He had encountered obstacles everywhere in the court before, and the eunuch party's attitude towards him was extremely bad. He had expressed his determination to eradicate the eunuch party more than once, and he was always doubtful about Liu Jin's recommendation.

However, in front of Liu Jin, Yang Yiqing did not question him and seemed very respectful.

Wei Bin asked, "Eunuch Liu, am I a military supervisor for Lord Yang?"

Liu Jin glanced at Wei Bin. Since Wei Bin lost the commandership of the three thousand battalions, Liu Jin was dissatisfied. Now there is no suitable candidate, otherwise the position of a military eunuch will not fall on Wei Bin.

“That’s right.”
Chapter completed!