Chenxi is about to return to the court.

This news is like an earthquake, which may cause turmoil in the capital at any time. The person who is highly vigilant about this is Liu Jin. He had fought with Chen Xi many times before, but Liu Jin felt that he had gains and losses, and even had a slight advantage, but he still did not dare to underestimate Chen Xi.

Chen Xi led his troops from Ningxia on August 22 and planned to return to Beijing at the end of September. The incident of Chen Xi leading troops back to the court came from Ningxia on August 20, and was learned by Liu Jin on the first day of September.

After learning the news, Liu Jin was furious.

"...Isn't it said that without our order, we are not allowed to send a transfer order from Beijing to Ningxia? Why doesn't the Ministry of War listen to our order?"

Liu Jin got angry at Cao Yuan, the Minister of War.

Even though Zhu Houzhao gave Liu Jin the death order that Chen Xi had to return to the capital within one month, Liu Jin still did not obey the order. In his opinion, Zhu Houzhao didn't care about the matter at all and had a strong sense of time. In the end, there were many ways to shirk Chen Xi back to the capital early in the morning, which made people unable to sleep or eat.

Unexpectedly, Chen Xi returned to the court without issuing an order. He heard from the local news that Chen Xi was transferred back to Beijing, so he naturally thought it was the Ministry of War that it was secretly making trouble.

At this moment, Zhang Cai, Liu Yu, Cao Yuan, Liu Ji, Zhang Wenmian and Sun Cong were all there. These people can be said to be Liu Jin's confidants. As for other eunuch party backbones, they either have to be promoted too late and have not been qualified enough, or they cannot get the full trust of Liu Jin. This time, Liu Jin summoned people to discuss countermeasures against Chen Xi's return to Beijing.

As for Jiao Fang, he was originally a capable general under Liu Jin, but because of his ambiguous relationship with the civil servant group, Liu Jin would rather believe Liu Yu than adopt Jiao Fang's suggestions.

Now Liu Jin has overturned the power of the cabinet, causing the cabinet to move from Xie to Jiao Fang, Liu Yu, Yang Ting and several cabinet ministers below to be basically in a state of doing nothing and not worrying about Liu Jin.

Cao Yuan seemed very unfair: "My dear master, this time it was not the Ministry of War issued a transfer order. From beginning to end, the Ministry of War did not make any moves. Even the Ministry of War still thinks that Tatars are invading the territory in the northwest. Who dares to make Shen Zhihou return to the court? There must be another hidden truth in this matter!"

Cao Yuan pushed 265, as if the matter had nothing to do with him, which made Liu Jin even more angry and questioned angrily:

"That's strange. Our family did not issue an imperial edict, and the Ministry of War did not issue an order. Shen Zhihou actually dared to return to the court without authorization. Could it be that he had eaten Xiong Xin's courage? And the news sent back by Wei Bin said that he had seen the imperial edict of Your Majesty... According to your wishes, not only did Chen return to the court without authorization, but also falsely passed the imperial edict?"

The people present couldn't help but look at each other. They didn't know much about the matter in the northwest. Liu Jin controlled the intelligence system. Even if Zhang Cai, Liu Yu and others wanted to know anything, they had to get it from Liu Jin. They envied Cao Yuan, after all, the Ministry of War had its own intelligence transmission channels.

The interruption of external information is what makes these people feel uneasy.

Zhang Cai asked tentatively: "Is it not... Your Majesty personally issued an imperial order?"

"Um!?"

Liu Jin changed his color and said, "What Zhang Shangshu meant is that Your Majesty skipped our house and issued an imperial edict to the northwest to transfer troops back to the court... We have no clues in our family's so many eyeliners?"

Zhang Cai heard that Liu Jin's tone was not good and did not dare to respond. At this moment, Liu Yu seemed to remember something and said, "Eunuch Liu, as I know below, Xie Yuqiao has been a bit unusual these days, as if he had known that Shen Zhihou was going back to the court and made some arrangements in the cabinet!"

Liu Jin said angrily: "Then why didn't you say it earlier?"

Liu Yu knew that Liu Jin had never been interested in him, so he simply shut up and acted respectfully listening. Liu Jin suddenly realized that he was too mean to his subordinates, so he quickly slowed down and squeezed out a smile and asked, "You can tell Xie Yuqiao's arrangements, please refer to it!"

"When you say goodbye, Mr. Xie has been arranging a celebration of the triumphant success of the frontline soldiers these days. He even proposed that the cabinet send a memorial to His Majesty, asking His Majesty to attend and reward the meritorious ministers... I vaguely heard from my colleagues that Shen Zhihou was about to return to the court, thinking that it was just a guess by Mr. Xie, but he had prepared for it... "

What Liu Yu mentioned is obviously Yang Tinghe.

Because Xie Qian had something about Chen Xi and couldn't discuss it with Jiao Fang and Liu Yu, who had a label of a eunuch party, and now Xie Qian has few trustworthy allies in the court. As the third leader of the cabinet, Xie Qian had nothing to do if he had anything, especially communicating with the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Mansion, which was exactly what Yang Tinghe was good at.

After hearing Liu Yu's story, Liu Jin couldn't help but frown: "It's true that something is strange after hearing what you said... But how could Xie Yuqiao know about Shen Zhihou's return to the court in advance? Could it be that His Majesty has communicated with him?"

While speaking, Liu Jin looked at Zhang Wenmian again, as if he wanted to get an answer from Zhang Wenmian. Zhang Wenmian shook his head: "As far as I know, Your Majesty has not summoned Xie Yuqiao. In recent times, Xie Yuqiao has been living in seclusion and has only gone to see the British Duke once, but he came out soon and seemed to be kicked out of the door..."

"Damn it!"

Liu Jin cursed angrily, "From the beginning, our family can see that these old people say they support our family, but in fact they are secretly planning how to fight our family..."

Sun Cong reminded: "Don't be angry. Now we should not care about why Shen Zhihou received the imperial order. It must be because His Majesty thought that his father-in-law was not dedicated enough to summon Shen Zhihou to the court, so he entrusted others. Now we should discuss how to deal with Shen Zhihou's return to the court!"

“Yes, yes!”

Zhang Cai, Liu Yu and others responded.

Not only Liu Jin was afraid of Chen Xi, but even these important eunuchs in the court were worried that Chen Xi's return to the court would bring variables to the current political situation.

Liu Ji interrupted: "In the past, Shen Zhihou had no reputation in the court, and all civil and military officials did not take him seriously at all. However, since he publicly impeached Eunuch Liu in front of His Majesty, the people in the court regarded him as the leader of the civil servants. Now the civil and civil discussions have a high evaluation of him..."

Liu Jin said angrily: "What do you mean? Do you want to say that our family's evaluation is too bad in the public discussion. Whoever is against our family will be promoted, right?"

Liu Ji was also choked by Liu Jin when he spoke and did not dare to take the blame.

Zhang Wenmian asked, "I wonder how long will Shen Zhihou return to the capital?"

Liu Jin couldn't answer this question. He had no idea about geography in his mind. As for the other people, they were not specialized in this. Only Liu Yu had a deep understanding of it. After all, he worked in the Northwest for many years and had much deeper qualifications than Cao Yuan. He said immediately: "If you are fast, you can arrive in about a month!"

Liu Jin took a breath and said, "So fast?"

Everyone could hear that Liu Jin was very afraid of Chen Xi, and Cao Yuan said: "My father-in-law shouldn't care too much about the return of a young man to the court."

Liu Jin sneered: "What you mean is that our family is afraid of Shen Zhihou, right? Our family is very afraid of that boy, and don't think about it. You are all older than Shen Zhihou in terms of age, but in terms of military merit, qualifications, and even His Majesty's trust, who can surpass him? He is a young boy, what do you think?"

At this moment, Liu Jin's mentality had exploded. His humble and courteous attitude towards the people around him was also gone due to the expansion of power and the concerns about Chen Xi's return to the court. At this time, Liu Jin was like a mad dog, biting whoever he saw.

In this way, no one wants to give Liu Jin advice, and they want others to speak to avoid getting into trouble.

However, Zhang Cai was very loyal to Liu Jin and said, "The greatest impact of Shen Zhihou's return to the court on his father-in-law should be to talk nonsense to the face of the Saint Queen, especially when it comes to the rebellion of King Anhua... If he can prevent him from returning to the court to see His Majesty and let King Anhua be executed earlier, it may be able to avoid future troubles!"

Liu Jin looked at Zhang Cai, as if he admired these words very much, and said, "Continue to say it."

Zhang Cai analyzed: "When Shen Zhihou returns to the court, your Majesty will definitely give him a meeting. When asked about the details of the rebellion in the northwest, if your Majesty knows that the Tatars have not violated the territory, it may have a certain impact on the reputation of his father-in-law... Therefore, it is best not to let Shen Zhihou meet His Majesty!"

"hiss……!"

Liu Jin gritted his teeth, and the sound from his mouth was extremely harsh.

He is now a lie after another, telling the court affairs to Zhu Houzhao like a story. If the emperor had absolutely trusted him in the past, there would be no problem.

But as time went by, Zhu Houzhao had some doubts about his words and actions. Until now, Liu Jin found that more lies must be used to protect the previous lies.

The most worrying thing is that some people expose these lies. Most people dare not speak in front of Zhu Houzhao. Even if they are willing to say it, they will not have the chance to meet the saint, but Chen Xi is different.

Zhu Houzhao and Chen Xi had a good relationship. In addition, Chen Xi went to Ningxia to suppress the rebellion and returned triumphantly. Zhu Houzhao relied on Chen Xi to help him pacify the grassland in the next year, and would definitely meet and ask about his situation when he was in the local area.

Furthermore, Chen Xi and Liu Jin have a strong relationship, and it is very likely that they will take the opportunity to slander the emperor...

Liu Jin thought about it and found that it was too late to buy Chen Xi now. And with Chen Xi's usual attitude, it was meaningless to do so. He immediately asked, "What should I do?"

Zhang Cai said affirmatively: "Unless Shen Zhihou cannot return to Beijing, this situation will be difficult to resolve."

"hehe!"

Liu Jin smiled bitterly, "Even if he ordered Shen Zhihou to return to Xuan Mansion, his Majesty must be approved by His Majesty, or... the false pass on His Majesty's imperial order... The matter behind this is too troublesome and it is difficult to deal with... If Shen Zhihou insists on returning to the court, things will be even more troublesome..."

Zhang Cai did not answer, obviously he was not optimistic about what happened after Chen Xi returned to the court.

In order to reflect his own value of existence, Zhang Wenmian stood up and spoke again: "Dadfather-in-law actually doesn't have to worry. As long as Shen Zhihou returns to the court, he threatens some things to prevent him from talking nonsense. Even if he can meet the saint, it will be useless... As long as he keeps staring at him, will he dare to complain to His Majesty in front of his father-in-law?"

"right!"

Liu Yu and Cao Yuan were talking.

Liu Jin took a deep breath and said, "We must find a way to prevent Shen Zhihou from returning to the court. If we really can't stop him, let him know our family's methods. His wife, children, are in the capital, and see how he is doing rashly!"

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In order to prevent Chen Xi from returning to the court from having too much impact on him, Liu Jin arranged various response measures.

As time goes by, Chenxi is getting closer to the capital, and Liu Jin has basically done everything he can do.

What Liu Jin was most afraid of at this moment was that after Chen Xi returned to the court, he reported the Tatars invasion in the northwest with Zhu Houzhao, which was purely false. Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was firm in his attitude towards Chen Xi returned to the court, Liu Jin could only move first and inform the emperor that the invasion in the northwest of Diyi had basically ended.

That day he went to the Ganqing Palace and roughly told the matter. After listening to it, Zhu Houzhao was skeptical and asked: "Eunuch Liu, if I remember correctly, the situation in the northwest seemed to be very tense before, and there were dozens of memorials in the local emergency. Why did the Tartars withdraw their troops in just a few days?"

Liu Jin said: "If you say it to Your Majesty, it will not be a few days, but more than a month..."

Zhu Houzhao said coldly: "You don't need to correct me. Now I ask you a question. Isn't this war fabricated by you from the beginning, right?"

"How dare I talk nonsense?"

Liu Jin quickly defended himself, "Your Majesty, you can investigate this matter. It is definitely not a fabrication by the old slave. The frontier of the Silijian was filled with a large box, and all of them were tested... Perhaps the Tatars just took advantage of the civil strife in the Ming Dynasty to see if there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, but seeing that I was very cautious in the Ming Dynasty, I would withdraw my troops in a short time!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly: "Forget it, since the Tartars withdraw their troops, I don't care about you as much as you do. I will naturally investigate the specific situation of this matter back. Perhaps it was because Shangshu Chen was in charge of Ningxia Town and scared the Tartars away!"

Although Liu Jin did not want to admit Chen Xi's ability, Zhu Houzhao was suspicious of him at this moment and could only follow the emperor's words:

"Yes, with Shangshu Chen here, the Tartars did not dare to act rashly. The old slaves also thought that the Tatars were incredible invasion. Now it seems that perhaps the last time their envoys were not well received in the capital, and they left unhappily, so they wanted to warn the Ming Dynasty to show their existence!"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "You have many reasons. I asked you to summon Shangshu Chen to return to the court before. How did you do it?"

Liu Jin said: "I have followed His Majesty's instructions in everything and have passed the edict to the northwest. I believe that Secretary Chen will return to the court in a short time... I received the news before that Secretary Chen is on the way!"

"Well, that's good."

Zhu Houzhao was very satisfied with this and nodded, "You finally did something that I felt satisfied with. Do things diligently in the future and make less wrong plans. I asked Shangshu Chen to come back to lead the Ministry of War, which is also to make the Tartars completely surrender. Pingzhu is a major event that benefits the present and future generations!"

"Yes, yes, Your Majesty is far-sighted, I am beyond my reach!" Liu Jin hurriedly flattered.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "There is nothing else, you go back first, I'm going to rest. Oh, by the way, I'm a little tight recently, remember to send more silver to the palace..."

Liu Jin thought to himself, how could you, a fool, spend money? I only gave more than 100,000 taels of silver to enter the palace not long ago. Why did the silver be spent in just three or four months?

But he didn't know that Zhu Houzhao was having a lot of fun in the palace market and gave him rewards frequently, so he became nervous again and could only ask Liu Jin for money.

No matter what, Liu Jin finally felt relieved after coming out of the palace.

"The false report of the invasion of the Diyi in the northwest has come to an end. Even if Shen Zhihou returns to the court to report, our family can be said to be a local report. And if Shen Zhihou is in Ningxia, how can you know if there are any Tatars invasion of the other places? It depends on what article you, Shen Zhihou, can you do about this!"

Liu Jin murmured to himself, and was very annoyed. Not only because Chen Xi was about to return to the court, but also because Zhu Houzhao's relationship with him is gradually distant, his suspicion of him is deepening.

Just as Liu Jin was about to return home, Jiao Fang and Xie Qian came towards each other. The two were talking in a low voice. Seeing their intimate expression, Liu Jin felt angry and muttered: "I didn't let the Jiao person participate in the discussion. It seems that he did the right thing!"

"Isn't this Eunuch Liu?"

When Jiao Fang saw Liu Jin, he was very polite and hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Xie Qian completely thought Liu Jin was like air, and he didn't even say hello.

Liu Jin sneered: "If we have important matters in our family, we won't gossip with the two adults. If we have official duties, just go to the Sili Supervisor to leave a memorial!"

After saying that, Liu Jin turned his sleeves away, making Jiao Fang, whose hot face touched the cold butt, very embarrassed.

Xie Qian had already adapted to Liu Jin's arrogance and rudeness, and said with a stern face: "Shen Zhihou is coming back soon. See how long can this guy be arrogant and domineering!"
Chapter completed!