Xiao Guozi received Zhu Houzhao's imperial edict, but he didn't know how to pass the news to Chen Xi and Yang Yiqing who were in Ningxia. He knew very well that under the current complex and changing situation, it was very difficult to pass the news away from Liu Jin.

In this way, he could only ask Xie Qian for help. When Xiao Guozi brought the edict written by Zhu Houzhao to Xie's house and introduced the situation, Xie Qian's face was full of embarrassment.

"...Your Majesty means that you will directly pass the imperial edict to Ningxia Town without passing through Liu Jin?"

Xie Qian was very incredible. In his opinion, Zhu Houzhao's trust in Liu Jin was so unparalleled. How could he suddenly change his temperament and be so vigilant to Liu Jin?

Originally, Xie Qiandai didn't believe in the people in the palace, and Liu Jin was abusing his power, so he also had suspicions about Xiao Taozi's deacon and eunuch who was so close to him, for fear that Xiao Taozi would be bribed by Liu Jin and would set up some conspiracy to frame him.

Xiao Tiaozi said, "This matter is absolutely true. The villain really doesn't know what to do. So I came to ask you for help by Lord Xie!"

Xiao Tiaozi has always been respectful to Xie Qian. He knew that he had to rely on Xie Qian's strength to defeat Liu Jin and was determined to regard Xie Qian as his backer.

Xie Qian carefully read the content of the imperial edict and asked hesitantly: "Would you tell Your Majesty about the incident of Diyi disturbing the border in the northwest?"

Xiao Guozi shook his head: "The villain didn't mention this matter, but Eunuch Liu mentioned it. Today he went to the Ganqing Palace to meet the saint, and even proposed to let Lord Shen and Lord Yang stay in Ningxia... His Majesty was suspicious of Eunuch Liu's words, so he asked the villain to skip the imperial edict and pass it to Ningxia Town."

"Um!?"

Xie Qian hesitated and asked hesitantly, "Does Your Majesty ignore the safety of the northwest border? Nowadays, many places in the local area are reporting on the affairs of Diyi's disturbances to the border. Shen Zhihou stayed in the northwest, which was a deterrent to the Tatars."

Xiao Guozi was a little incredible: "Mr. Xie is wrong. Shouldn't you let Lord Shen go back to the court first and use the rebellion of King Anhua to give Eunuch Liu... that's the case? Now everyone's attention is attracted by the invasion of the Tatars in the northwest. This is the most beneficial situation for Eunuch Liu. How could Mr. Xie think that it would be best to keep Lord Shen in Ningxia at this time?"

The authorities were confused. Xie Qian was stunned when he heard Xiao Tiaozi's words.

He didn't carefully consider who the matter was beneficial to, and he didn't even doubt whether Liu Jin had fabricated the Tatars' invasion. After being reminded by Xiaotie, he suddenly remembered that it was urgent to oust Liu Jin from power.

Xie Qian said: "How long does Your Majesty ask to send the edict to Ningxia?"

Xiao Guozi shook his head: "As long as Lord Xie is willing to help, it will take as long as possible, and the faster the better. The rebellion of King Anhua is about to come to an end. If it is dragged on for a long time, I am afraid that this incident will never have any impact on Eunuch Liu. By then, I am afraid that everything will be too late!"

Xie Qian nodded and said, "I understand, then I'll go back first... I will send the edict to Ningxia, so you can go back with confidence!"

Xiao Guozi said anxiously as if he saw a savior: "Mr. Xie, you must be nervous. If Lord Shen doesn't reply for a long time, Liu Jin may be unable to tolerate villains now. The villain is waiting for Lord Shen to come back to help his life!"

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Xiao Guozi's life and death are not what Xie Qian cares about. His purpose of fighting Liu Jin is not to help Xiao Guozi, making friends with private officials, but to use their relationships.

After Xiao Guozi left, Xie Qian immediately sent someone to contact Yunliu and asked Yunliu to see him.

Since he asked Yunliu to inform Chen Xi to return to Beijing, Yunliu has never asked to see her again. Xie Qian felt that Chen Xi did not want to return to Beijing. At this time, he happened to use this matter to ask about some things.

Yunliu was still as smart and capable as before. When Xie Qian said something, Yunliu immediately understood and said: "Don't worry, Lord Xie, I will definitely convey the edict to Ningxia in the shortest time, so that it will be known to you."

"How many days?" Xie Qian asked immediately.

Yun Liu estimated it slightly and said, "It takes only three days at most."

Xie Qian frowned: "From the capital to Ningxia, it's more than a thousand miles. Your people can arrive in three days?"

Yun Liu said: "Reply to Lord Xie, this is also due to the message delivery system built by my master before. It is necessary to ensure that the message delivery is completed in the shortest time, and usually does not go to the imperial court station..."

After she said this, Xie Qian's face immediately became gloomy.

Obviously, Xie Qian felt that Chen Xi was a little overwhelmed. Not only did he establish a set of intelligence systems privately, the people he used were not controlled by the court, and now he did not even pass the message on the post station, which means that Chen Xi was skipping the court and doing something.

What Yun Liu is proud of is very dangerous in Xie Qian's opinion, and he suddenly feels afraid.

"Okay, you can pass the message to Ningxia Town!"

Xie Qian said something, and then solemnly handed over the imperial edict to Yunliu. At this time, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Since Shen Zhihou has a way to convey the news so quickly, then I asked, is the Northwest in a critical situation now?"

Yun Liu was a little surprised and asked back: "Mr. Xie is asking about King Anhua's plot against rebellion? Didn't the rebellion be quelled long ago?"

Xie Qian said angrily: "What I asked is the Tatars invading the border... Isn't the capital rumored that there are beacons everywhere in the border areas of Sanbian and Xuanda?"

Yun Liu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head firmly: "As far as I know, in recent months, the grassland has been calm and the Tatars have shown no sign of offending the border. I received a letter from the Lord yesterday, and there was no news about the border. I did not hear of emergency military information at all! Where did Lord Xie come from? Let's go and investigate one or two!"

Yun Liu did not question Xie Qian's words. She felt that perhaps it was because she had not done her intelligence work properly, which led to the failure to learn about the Tatars' offensive.

Xie Qian was surprised to hear this and asked in surprise: "What did you say? There was no incident in the northwest of Di Yi who violated the border?"

"I haven't heard of it!"

Facing the prime minister of the dynasty, Yun Liu didn't dare to guess anything casually. She was very cautious in speaking and doing things, and nothing was there.

Xie Qian smiled bitterly: "How is this possible? What everyone in the court knows does not exist? Is it because someone is secretly making trouble? The problem is that there are so many memorials in the northwest..."

Recently, Xie Qian has received dozens of memorials from local officials and generals in the northwest regarding the Tatars' offenses in the border areas. Many disciples and relatives even told this matter very clearly, which made Xie Qian believe it and never thought of investigating it carefully.

But now Yun Liu's words made him suspicious.

"Then you go find out the truth!"

Xie Qian said with a stern face, "In the shortest time, I will reply to me. If this matter is someone Liu who deceives the emperor and falsely reports military information, let me see what I..."

Speaking of the issue of punishing Liu Jin, Xie Qian was powerless for a while. He suddenly realized that Liu Jin was actually capable of fabricating the lies that Tatars committed the border and prevented Chen Xi from returning to the court.

It was not that Liu Jin had never done such a thing before, and now that Liu Jin's power has risen to a higher level, no one in the court dared to question his decision.

The key to the problem is that no matter how Liu Jin made up his mistakes in the past, he would not be punished too much, so he is so proud that he is becoming more and more unscrupulous in his actions.

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After Yunliu investigated from multiple sources, the news was passed back.

After reading more memorials about the real situation in the northwest, Xie Qian realized that the Tatars' invasion was simply a false thing.

Xie Qian felt sad: "...What was the chaos in the court? The Tatars suffered consecutive defeats in recent years, and even their habit of going south to hunt grass valley during the summer and autumn seasons has changed, let alone a large-scale attack on the border. Besides, Shen Zhihou is now stranded in the northwest. Looking at the past few years, when Shen Zhihou is on the border, how dare the Tatars act rashly? Why didn't I think clearly before that I would be deceived by Liu Jin's eunuch..."

Xie Qian was angry and annoyed, feeling that he had plunged into a huge trap and was completely unaware of it.

"At the speed of Shen Zhihou's message transmission, he must have heard about what happened in the capital, but he always kept his troops and did not even notify me. It seems that he intends to let the matter ferment. Perhaps he wants to use this to alert His Majesty to achieve the purpose of attacking Liu Jin... Or maybe he simply doesn't want to return to Beijing, and wants Yang Yingning to return to the court to complete the battle against Liu Jin on his behalf..."

Xie Qian was so angry that he even vented this hatred on Chen Xi's head.

He immediately took Yun Liu's investigation results to meet Zhang Mao. Zhang Mao was in a state of great concern these days because Liu Jin was investigating his invasion of the people's land. The person who reported this was Hu Ruli, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue who was sent to Xuanfu to work.

"Yu Qiao, who can still care about whether there are Diyi in the northwest invasion? Don't you know that because someone in the Governor's Office of the Five Army had submitted a memorial to impeach Liu Jin. Liu Jin has now targeted me and sued me and occupied 2,000 acres of land in the country... Isn't this a nonsense?"

When Zhang Mao saw Xie Qian coming, he felt that it was because he had seen Xie Qian privately known to Liu Jin that Liu Jin had led to Liu Jin's violent revenge.

With Zhang Mao's personality, he originally wanted to be neutral and no matter how civil officials fought with eunuchs, he would not want to make a comeback. Who knew that he was soft-hearted and promised Xie Qian, which brought him great trouble.

Xie Qian said: "Honey Mr. Zhang, are you still interested in these gains and losses now? Isn't it the most important thing for the stability of the court?"

Zhang Mao couldn't help but shake his head and smiled bitterly. He was a hereditary duke. As long as the Ming Dynasty brand did not fall, the title would not disappear. What he cared about was how much land and houses could be left for his descendants. As for the struggle between the eunuch party and civil servants, as long as it did not hurt his fundamental interests, this was also the biggest difference between civil servants and nobles.

Civil officials need to fight the eunuch party to gain power, while the titles of nobles are hereditary, and fame and fortune are always guaranteed.

Different ways of gaining status, the style of doing things and even the idea of ​​court affairs will naturally be very different.

Zhang Mao said: "Since Yu Qiao discovered that Liu Jin had falsely reported the situation in the northwest, he should find a way to report to Your Majesty and let Your Majesty punish Liu Jin. As for other matters, please forgive me for being unable to help... Come and see off guests!"

Xie Qian did not expect that Zhang Mao would issue an order to expel guests so resolutely. He also wanted to discuss matters with Zhang Mao, but now it seems that there is no chance at all.

"Present it and present it!"

Xie Qian left the British Duke's mansion and his stubborn temper came, "Isn't it just a Face Saint? It's like I haven't Face Saint before... Humph, I'm trying to tell His Majesty about this matter, so that the Liu surnamed can't afford to take it!"

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Xie Qian said that he wanted to meet the saint was just a stubborn person. He knew very well in his heart that it was difficult for him to find an opportunity to meet Zhu Houzhao.

As the chief minister of the dynasty, Xie Qian had long realized a reality. No matter how high the official is, it would be in vain to not meet the emperor. In the past, Xie Qian had to rely on Chen Xi for help, but now Shen Xi is not in the capital. Even if he stood at the door of the Leopard Room for a month, he would not have seen Zhu Houzhao.

Before, Liu Jin had to stay in the northwest in order to ask Xie Qian to come to report that the Tatars had to stay in Chen Xi and Yang Yiqing in the northwest, but unfortunately Xie Qian was not sure. Now it was his turn to report Liu Jin's crimes, but he found that it was a huge difficulty to see the emperor.

After Xie Qian handed over the edict to Yunliu, Yunliu personally led people to escort the imperial edict to Chen Xi in order to ensure stability. Of course, the imperial edict itself had to be passed on to Ningxia Town, and even a fast horse would take five or six days to arrive, but it only took less than three days for the relevant content to be passed on to Ningxia.

When Chen Xi was a little disappointed when he learned that Zhu Houzhao was going to recruit him to return to the court in Ningxia City, he was a little disappointed. He had never been prepared to participate in the downing of Liu Jin himself.

"Once I return to Beijing, it means that Liu Jin's defense will deepen. If the situation is unfavorable, it will inevitably lead to a desperate attempt to jump over the wall and hurt others and yourself. After all, there is only one opportunity. If Liu Jin sees through it, the result may be very different from the original history, allowing Liu Jin to escape!"

Because the imperial edict had not arrived in Ningxia, Chen Xi did not inform Yang Yiqing of the news, but just called Zhang Yong and told him that he would return to the capital soon.

Zhang Yong seemed surprised and asked, "How did Lord Shen learn that Your Majesty is going to summon you back to the court?"

Chen Xidao: "This news is not a secret in the capital. It's just that someone deliberately suppresses the news and did not send the order to Ningxia in a short period of time!"

"That's true!"

Zhang Yong did not doubt Chen Xi's words. He understood that Liu Jin would definitely interfere. However, he was eager to return to Beijing to receive merit and reward, and even defeated Liu Jin. He asked expectantly, "I wonder when Lord Shen will leave?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "It is probably similar to the orders sent to the Xuanfu and others to send troops..."

Zhang Yong was very anxious: "Mr. Shen means that if your Majesty's decree is not coming, we won't set off, right? Xuanfu is only a few hundred miles away from the capital? How far is it? When Liu Jin delivers the decree, it's probably next year, right?"

"This won't."

Chen Xi said confidently, "It should be within five or six days that the imperial edict will arrive in Ningxia."

Chen Xi calculated the time, and Yunliu took his people to Ningxia. He changed horses and didn’t change people along the way. He took a short rest. It took about eight or nine days to arrive. Now that the message has arrived, Yunliu has set off for two or three days, and five or six days should be more reasonable.

Because Chen Xi's tone was extremely certain, Zhang Yong couldn't help but frown and asked, "Can Lord Shen be sure?"

Chen Xi nodded and said, "It's almost two months since the rebellion has been quelled. All parties hope to make the military achievements clear as soon as possible. Even Liu Jin was afraid that the credit he received was flying away. It would be only five or six days at the latest!"

Zhang Yong said: "That's good. Our family will go back to the post station first and wait for the imperial edict to return to Beijing. I hope Lord Shen will not deceive our family this time... Our family is counting on this contribution to live a life of life!"

Zhang Yong showed a look of being old and foolish and unwilling to fight with others, as if he would just settle down after returning to the court. This was actually a gesture in front of Shen Xi, and he did not want to act as the vanguard of fighting Liu Jin, so he showed a look of being indifferent to the world.
Chapter completed!