After Chen Xi came out of the palace, he got on a carriage and headed towards his mansion.

The people sent by Liu Jin stared at Chen Xi's carriage and stopped in front of the Shen Mansion. When they saw Chen Xi getting off the carriage and entering the gate, they still did not relax their vigilance. There were still ghosts around the streets and alleys around the Shen Mansion.

These people who came to monitor were not refugees from the city, but from the military commanders of the five cities, all of whom were in-service officers and soldiers.

Now the eunuch party controls theft and public security matters in the capital, allowing Liu Jin to unscrupulously arrange the people from the Five Cities Military Affairs Office to do some shameful things for him.

In fact, Liu Jin's suppression of various political forces in the court has reached a blatant point, and he does not think it is wrong to call the Five City Military and Horses.

At this time, Chen Xi's original master did not return to the mansion. The person who entered the gate of Chen Mansion was a substitute arranged in advance. The carriage was dropped on the way back to Shen Mansion. The people sent by Liu Jin to follow him failed to detect it in time.

At the same time, Xie Qian came out from the side door of his mansion, and under the escort of the guards brought by Yun Liu, he took a sedan chair and headed all the way to the east of the city.

Xie Qian didn't know where he was going, but he believed that Yunliu was a person, and that this was an order from Chen Xi. He was not afraid of it being a trap set by Liu Jin, because he knew that he had no value in the court and could not pose a threat to Liu Jin.

"Sir Xie, I'm here..."

Just when Xie Qian was drowsy, Yun Liu said something outside the sedan window.

Xie Qian lifted the curtain and looked out, so dark that he couldn't see anything clearly, so he asked curiously: "Where is this?"

Yunliu did not answer. After the sedan chair stopped, he lowered his face. Xie Qian had to get off the sedan chair. Just as he was about to question Yunliu, he found that several people were walking in the shadows ahead. At present, no one could see his appearance clearly, but he judged that it might be Chen Xi.

"That's how thick?"

Xie Qian was a little puzzled. When he saw his appearance clearly with the help of the dim lantern light in front of him, he became more and more surprised, "Aren't you attending Your Majesty's banquet in the palace?"

Chen Xi bowed: "Old Master Xie has been missing for a long time, please speak inside."

Xie Qian looked at the surrounding environment for a moment and it was an ordinary courtyard house. It was difficult to determine the exact location of the capital for a while, but it was probably known that it was somewhere east of the city.

The young and old entered the room, and the entourage brought by Chen Xi left the door, only Yun Liu was guarding the door.

Xie Qian asked, "What the hell is going on?"

Chen Xidao: "The most critical moment when fighting Liu Jin is entering. It can be said that if Liu Jin doesn't die tonight, I will have big trouble, so please come and deal with it together."

"Where are you playing? Haven't you entered the palace? Have you made any comments to your Majesty? What's the point of asking me to discuss matters?"

Xie Qian felt it was unreasonable, and the occasion of Chen Xi's appearance was too unexpected.

Chen Xi shook his head: "The student house has been controlled by someone, and Liu Jin plans to plot against the enemy tonight..."

"Um!?"

Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi, and his eyes were even more surprised.

Others may not understand the pros and cons, but Xie Qian knew very well. Chen Xi had explained to him before that relying on Liu Jin's false claims of military achievements, as well as the banner of King Anhua's plot against rebellion, or using Liu Jin's corrupt and abuse of power to make the emperor determined to kill him.

Only by involving a major case of rebellion can Liu Jin be executed.

Xie Qian said: "So you have not reported Liu Jin's crimes before your superiors?"

"Um."

Chen Xi nodded, "I believe Mr. Xie is very clear. If he said it at that time, the student's house would probably be burned down, and no one in the house could escape. Even if he was investigated later, Liu Jin had some reason to excuse himself... The student's family would only die in vain..."

Xie Qian felt uncomfortable when he thought of his granddaughter's safety. After a while, he frowned and said, "You are so light-hearted that you want to give him a serious crime of corruption, but how can it be..."

Xie Qian knew very well that Liu Jin was just an eunuch, and all his power came from the emperor. It was too far-fetched to accuse him of rebellion, and basically no one would believe it, let alone Emperor Zhengde, who had a strong trust in Liu Jin. Without evidence, it would only complicate things and threaten the lives of more people.

Chen Xi said: "Mr. Xie Ge, please be careful not to be impatient. Students promise that as long as we cooperate, Liu Jin's plan to rebel is for sure... Mr. Xie Ge, please don't ask too much, and let me explain the key points of the matter to you... An important guest will come to visit later."

"who?"

Xie Qian keenly felt that this guest was not simple.

Chen Xi shook his head: "It cannot be explained yet. Master Xie only needs to understand one thing. Liu Jin's evidence of rebellion is conclusive, not a false accusation... If Master Xie can stand up at this critical moment, then the situation in the capital will soon settle down and the court will return to normal."

"Hmph!"

Xie Qian was already angry that Chen Xi did not explain the identity of the visitor and said angrily, "What you mean is that if you weren't afraid of chaos in the capital, you wouldn't even intend to notify me, right?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "Old Xie Ge Lao is a pillar of the imperial court. How can he underestimate himself? Without your support, how could students accomplish such a big thing? Only Mr Xie Ge Lao is the one who dominates everything today. Eunuch Zhang Yong and Zhang will come to meet later..."

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Chen Xi and Xie Qian discussed countermeasures behind closed doors.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao had left the palace and went to the place where Chenxi made an appointment. There was no one else who accompanied him except Zhang Yuan and Hua Fei.

Zhu Houzhao has a strong adventurous spirit in his bones. In addition, Chen Xi reported Liu Jin's rebellion this time, he knew that the people around him were more or less related to Liu Jin, and for fear of the leak of the news, he simply took the risk of leaving the palace.

At the same time, Liu Jin was stranded at the Seili Supervisor to take charge of the seal room and commanded the overall situation. He wanted to ensure that Zhang Yong, Yang Yiqing, Qiu Yue, Wang Lingzhi and others could only leave with peace of mind when they returned to their respective residences.

After Zhu Houzhao left the palace, he immediately discovered something unusual. Armored officers and soldiers could be seen everywhere outside Dong'anmen Gate. These people were used by Liu Jin to control the capital and beware of accidents. In addition, there were still some people responsible for following the officials who entered the palace tonight for banquets. Checkpoints could be seen from time to time on the streets and alleys, and were on high alert.

Zhu Houzhao didn't know the purpose of these people. Seeing the night sky full of figures, he felt a stern and thought to himself: "Liu Jin is clearly dispatching troops and surrounding the imperial city... He won't really want to rebel, right?"

When Zhu Houzhao took Zhang Yuan and Hua Fei into an alley, she walked to a place that was only one street from the leopard house. When he saw the figure shaking in the dark, Zhu Houzhao was extremely worried and called Zhang Yuan and whispered: "Go and ask if the person sent by Mr. Chen..."

"Abide by the order!"

Not long after Zhang Yuan passed, he came with a man. Zhu Houzhao knew him. He was the Ma Jiu who was transferred by him to listen to him during the Battle of Zhengyang Gate.

Ma Jiu knelt down: "The villain has seen the emperor."

"It turns out it's General Ma. You are Mr. Chen's subordinate. He asked you to pick me up?" Zhu Houzhao was excited, and his first thought was "Where are loyal ministers in the country's chaos?"

Ma Jiu respectfully said: "Your Majesty, it is my master who asked the villain to come and welcome the car."

"Let's go, take me to see Mr. Chen quickly... I'm almost scared to death by the blood book he wrote. What's going on in the capital now..."

While asking questions, Zhu Houzhao headed towards the carriage parked in the middle of the alley. At this time, a group of soldiers from five cities were passing by on the street outside.

Ma Jiu looked up on the street, turned around and whispered: "Your Majesty, don't worry, they won't think of you here."

"Who are they?" Zhu Houzhao asked.

Ma Jiu couldn't answer, and Zhang Yuan was very clever and reported to him: "Your Majesty, these are all from the Five City Military and Horses. Now the Five City Military and Horses are under the control of Eunuch Liu. Logically speaking, if there is no major incident in the city, it is impossible to dispatch it, but now there are officers and soldiers everywhere... It means that something will happen in the capital."

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but tremble and said in panic: "What are you waiting for? Take me to see Mr. Chen quickly, right away!"

Ma Jiu did not dare to hesitate, so he quickly stepped forward and helped Zhu Houzhao get on the carriage. Then Hua Fei and Ma Jiu got on the carriage. Hua Fei and Zhu Houzhao stayed in the carriage, and the people who drove the carriage became Ma Jiu and Zhang Yuan. As for the people brought by Ma Jiu, they trot behind the carriage.

The carriage stopped for about half an hour. Before Ma Jiu could speak, Zhu Houzhao was impatient to lift the curtain and jumped down.

Before he could stand still, he saw someone coming forward. Zhu Houzhao first hid behind Ma Jiu and looked around. Unfortunately, the night sky covered the poor vision. Zhu Houzhao finally calmed down after someone came to salute and talk.

"Mr. Chen, Mr. Xie, Eunuch Zhang?" Zhu Houzhao stood still and looked at the three of them, with many doubts in his expressions.

In addition to Chen Xi and Xie Qian, there was Zhang Yong. Except for Xie Qian who had not appeared at the banquet before, Chen Xi and Zhang Yong had both entered the palace market.

Chen Xidao: "I risked my life to write a blood letter to ask Your Majesty to come here because something big happened tonight."

Zhu Houzhao was very nervous between her eyebrows. She took a deep breath before slowly saying, "Mr. Chen, please explain it clearly."

Zhang Yong suddenly rushed over, knelt on the ground with a "thump", and cried: "Your Majesty, you want to be the master of the old slave... Woo woo..."

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "What the hell is going on?"

Zhang Yongdao: "I followed Lord Shen to teach. Before I could enter Beijing, I was intercepted by Cao Shangshu and others sent by Liu Jin. Cao Shangshu nominally escorted us into the capital, but in fact it was surveillance. After the old slave returned to the court, I found that his house was surrounded by Liu Jin and sent people. Liu Jin threatened to face it. If the old slave dared to talk nonsense in front of His Majesty, the generals in the old slave's house would not be kept!"

"What?"

Zhu Houzhao asked in a angrily voice, "Then you don't say anything? Let Liu Jin deceive the king and the emperor?"

Zhu Houzhao questioned that he was greedy for life and feared death, and Zhang Yong didn't know how to answer.

Chen Xidao: "No wonder about Eunuch Zhang. Except for Eunuch Zhang's house, most of the officials in the capital were controlled by Liu Zhe. When the banquet was held, they were all controlled by people from the eunuch party inside and outside the palace. Even if Eunuch Liu risked his life to make suggestions, it would only cause Liu Zhe to be prepared for the situation and make unexpected changes."

"As far as I know, Liu thieves have already taken over the power of the military and horses in the capital, he is ready to wait for the embassy to control the embodied officials first after returning to the court in Ningxia, and then plan to usurp the throne... The main reason is that he is afraid of taking action rashly, so I will lead the border troops back to the court to make trouble!"

When Zhu Houzhao heard this, his blood was gushing, and his heart was beating faster, and he could no longer think normally. What Chen Xi said was reasonable and irreproachable.

He thought to himself: "Yes, if Liu Jin wants to rebel, he will definitely control Mr. Chen first. Otherwise, even if he succeeds by chance, Mr. Chen will eventually lead his troops back and kill him. But then I will be dead and I will never be able to eat, drink and have fun again... Fortunately, Liu Jin did not take action early."

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In order to prevent Zhu Houzhao from knowing that he had done all the bad things outside, Liu Jin blocked almost all the channels for communication between the palace and the outside world, which also made almost all the news from Zhu Houzhao come from reposting others. The specific situation was basically a dark look and he didn't know anything.

Before, Liu Jin repeatedly used the false military situation in the northwest to suppress Chen Xi, but now he finally got his own fruit. Zhu Houzhao was confused and ignorant of the situation outside the palace wall, which allowed Chen Xi to make full use of it, allowing Liu Jin, who had been lying in front of Zhu Houzhao and lost his chance to defend himself.

Zhu Houzhao entered the courtyard surrounded by Shen Xi and others. Chen Xi asked, "Your Majesty has come along the way, have you noticed that there is something unusual about the capital?"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a moment and said, "I found that the troops and horses in the capital were frequently mobilized, and I don't know what to do."

"That's it." Chen Xidao, "This is Liu's plan to surround the civil and military officials and the palaces of princes and nobles in the city, and after the rebellion, he forced everyone to be loyal to him."

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "He is a eunuch who has no descendants and wants to be the emperor, too?"

Chen Xidao: "Your Majesty doesn't know that Liu Zhe has a nephew named Liu Erhan. Some warlock asserted that this son was the reincarnation of Liu Bang, the Emperor of Han, and could become the foundation of the emperor. Liu Jin believed it and was ready to make him the crown prince after he usurped the throne. Liu Zhe succeeded to the throne after he was a hundred years old."

"really?"

Zhu Houzhao had no idea about Liu Jin's family affairs and immediately turned to look at Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan replied: "Your Majesty, this matter is true and there are many rumors in the capital. Liu Jin has always regarded himself as the Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty... However, some people think that it was because of the political enemy of Eunuch Liu who was deliberately framed, and they were afraid that he would retaliate, so no one dared to report it to Your Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao said annoyedly: "What do you mean is that Liu Jin really has descendants?"
To be continued...