Just when Xie Qian took Yang Tinghe to the Ganqing Palace to meet the emperor, Chen Xi had already arrived first and was reporting to Zhu Houzhao that he had investigated the traitor's house yesterday and interrogated Liu Jin and other matters.

While listening to Chen Xi's comments, Zhu Houzhao took Chen Xi's memorial and read it. When Chen Xi finished introducing the general situation, he angrily slapped the table: "That dog, has it only been a few years? He actually embezzled nearly ten million taels of silver. This is not counting. He actually coveted the throne. It is simply a crime to be punished. He had to be executed by lingchi to relieve my hatred!"

Chen Xidao: "The crime of treason should be convicted in this way. But if Your Majesty is kind, he will be kind to him after serving him for many years, and he will give Liu Jin a complete body."

Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "If he succeeds, will he give me a complete body? This dog is quite ambitious. I trust and indulge in him too much before. Before, Mr. Chen impeached him in front of me, and then I had some doubts. As a result, he falsely passed the imperial edict and forced Mr. Chen to Xuanfu..."

Zhu Houzhao tried his best to separate the relationship between him and Chen Xi for some mistakes in the past. He wanted to ensure that he was intimate with Chen Xi, so that Chen Xi could do his wholeheartedly.

Chen Xi shook his head: "Your Majesty is kept in the dark and suffered a lot from it. Why should you blame yourself?"

Zhu Houzhao sighed and said, "It's still my employment without investigating it, but I'm taking advantage of it by Xiaoxiao... Mr. Chen, except for the thief leader Liu Jin, what should the rest of the eunuch party deal with? You said that you can keep them in your house for the time being and restrict their personal freedom, but in this way, does it make people feel that I'm too weak? I don't think I can keep these people who don't want to repay the emperor's kindness!"

Perhaps he was too attached to the throne, or perhaps he was doubting his ability to govern the country. If anyone covets the throne, Zhu Houzhao would definitely kill him.

This is also a sign of lack of confidence.

Chen Xidao: "Many civil officials in the court were forced to join the eunuch party. As long as they had not been involved in the treason, they could be merciful to the outside world and leave the court. From now on, they would never be able to use it. This would reflect His Majesty's benevolence..."

Zhu Houzhao slapped the table: "I'm afraid that I will give them kindness. They don't think of the emperor's kindness, so they turn around and bite me... These guys, but they do things for the traitors, should they die!"

Chen Xi bowed respectfully and did not refute Zhu Houzhao's words.

If the eunuch party really does commit treason according to the charges he has given to Liu Jin, it is actually natural for the conviction of a person in the eunuch party to be convicted.

As Zhu Houzhao said before, if Liu Jin plots to become the emperor, Zhang Cai and others will become "founding fathers". Power and obligations complement each other. The greater the glory they enjoy, the greater the responsibility they have to bear, and involves major cases of rebellion. No matter how many contributions you have made to the court or how prominent the power is, as long as you fail, you will have to bear terrible consequences. No one can be an exception.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Mr. Chen, who are among the eunuchs among the senior officials in the court? Can you list them in detail?"

Chen Xidao: "It has not been decided at all, but there are people who have been very close to Liu Jin. Except for the few people mentioned to Your Majesty yesterday, the rest are listed here. Please read it with Your Majesty!"

After saying that, Chen Xi took out a list from his sleeve.

Zhu Houzhao's eyes lit up, and with a wave of his hand, Xiao Twist, who had returned from the Leopard Room, came forward consciously, took the list in Chen Xi's hand, and presented it to Zhu Houzhao.

After taking care of Zhu Hou, he asked in surprise: "So many people in the court have joined the eunuch party? The cabinet, six ministries, temples and yamen are almost all in it. In addition, there are people from Shuntian Prefecture, Five City Military and Horses, Jingying and Jingji Guards. No wonder... this dog dared to rebel."

Chen Xidao: "Now, only a preliminary list has been set. Many people may not know that Liu Jin is planning to rebel and is not involved in it, so it is not advisable to make a big fuss. It is better to wait until Mr. Xie and others arrive before discussing how to make a decision?"

"well!"

Zhu Houzhao sighed heavily and said, "This list involves too much. Most of the people in the court have been involved, and even the Nine Ministers are not spared... Since the Six Ministers of the Ministry of Justice are in a rebellion, how will the successor arrange it?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "I dare not be good at it, and His Majesty must make the decision on everything."

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Ministry of War is easy to talk about. I am not worried at all with Mr. Chen in charge. The Governor's Office of the Five Army has not changed much... In this way, the most important thing now is to ensure the smooth operation of the Three Laws. However, Liu Jing and Zhang Lun both had an affair with Liu Jin, but they didn't know who would replace them? There were also the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue... Alas, I didn't expect Liu Jin to cause such a big storm in the court..."

Chen Xi looked at Zhu Houzhao with frowning, and seemed to the little emperor really regretted it at this time.

In this way, Chen Xi would not say anything about Longyan. In fact, many things evolved along the inherent trajectory. Chen Xi tried to relax himself and faced it calmly. The demise of the eunuch party was three years earlier than the original history, and this damage to the economy and people's livelihood of the Ming Dynasty was greatly reduced. From this point of view, Chen Xi still made great contributions to history.

Just as the king and his ministers were talking, Xie Qian and Yang Tinghe arrived outside the Ganqing Palace.

As the deacon and eunuch came in to pass the message, Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Sheng and the two Qings family met."

Not long after, Xie Qian and Yang Tinghe appeared in the main hall of the Ganqing Palace.

Xie Qian looked at it a few times and confirmed that Chen Xi had made suggestions for a while. He was a little worried. He immediately said, "Your Majesty, yesterday's matter has been resolved smoothly. Now the capital is in peace..."

Zhu Houzhao said: "There are these situations that Chen Qing family has explained to me. Master Xie doesn't need to repeat it. Master Xie and Master Yang are also here. I want to ask you some things, such as the candidates for the Six Ministers of the Ministry of Justice..."

Xie Qian was a little scared when he heard this. He understood that Chen Xi had included all the six ministries and nine ministers in the ranks of the eunuch party.

Originally, according to Xie Qian's idea, it would be enough to include Zhang Cai, Liu Ji and Cao Yuan in it at most. As for the rest of the people, they could not be investigated for the time being and resolved slowly afterwards. This was also to maintain the stability of the court. However, now all the six ministers of the ministries were suddenly replaced, and the middle-level officials of each department were involved. The court would inevitably experience a great turmoil.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao asked again: "I wonder what the two Qing families have about the candidates for the Sixth Ministry of the Ministry?"

"this……"

Xie Qian subconsciously glanced at Chen Xi first, wondering what Chen Xi said before. He thought Chen Xi would take on everything and take care of it, but in fact, Chen Xi did not put forward any constructive suggestions at this time.

Seeing that Xie Qian was a little absent-minded, Zhu Houzhao frowned and asked, "What, does Master Xie have no idea?"

Xie Qian said: "The old minister believes that it is better to keep the court stable. It is not advisable to replace too many people at once."

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "Those ruthless ministers have joined the eunuch party and even participated in the major case of ruthlessness. I just don't know who has really participated, otherwise they will be swallowed alive and cut off... They are so despicable, and their moral integrity is even more despairing. Can they still stay in the court as an official? Humph, I will never appoint these things that are scattered!"

Now Xie Qian has nothing to say.

Zhu Houzhao seemed to feel that Xie Qian had conflicts with the replacement of the six ministers. He immediately looked at Chen Xi expectantly and asked, "What do you say about the Chen Qing family?"

Chenxidao: "It is better to follow the old system."

“Old system?”

Zhu Houzhao frowned, and for a moment she didn't quite understand Chen Xi's words.

Chen Xidao: "Before the eunuch party's dictatorship, many of the six ministers in the court were replaced by Liu Yu because of conflicts with Liu Yu. These people were already the six ministers. They had both ability and reputation. They could maintain the stability of the court by restoring their official duties. If they were replaced by others, they would be difficult to convince the public."

"I am stupid, please think twice."

...

...

When Chen Xi made a recommendation for the candidate, Zhu Houzhao lowered her head and thought silently.

Xie Qian glanced at Chen Xi and thought that this suggestion was good. It successfully solved the problem of maintaining the normal operation of the court, but he didn't know whether the emperor could accept it.

After a while of silence, Zhu Houzhao said: "What the Chen Qing family means is to re-activate the old ministers in the past?"

Chen Xi observed his words and expressions and knew that Zhu Houzhao was very resistant to the old ministers in the past... At that time, Zhu Houzhao promoted Liu Jin to find a representative who could confront the old ministers. Obviously, he did not want to return to his previous state of being held captive by civil servants.

Chen Xi had no choice but to make a turn: "The meaning of a humble minister is to promote talented people, and it is best to be young and motivated, such as Li Ju, the former Minister of Works, and Liu Ji, who had served as Minister of Rites for a short time but was dismissed from office for offending Liu Jin."

Zhu Houzhao's face was relieved and said, "The abilities of Li Ju and Liu Ji are beyond doubt, but it seems that Bai Yue, the current Minister of Rites, is not a member of the eunuch party?"

As he said that, Zhu Houzhao looked at the list of eunuchs offered by Chen Xi, and then looked at Xie Qian, as if he was asking for advice.

Xie Qian understood that the definition of who is the eunuch party in the court is actually vague. Even Xie Qian himself usually complains about Liu Jin, and it is reasonable to really put him on the hat. Bai Yue was the second place in the palace examination in Chenghua in the 20th year, and Xie Qian happened to be the examiner of the imperial examination that year, and he can be regarded as Bai Yue's master. Now Bai Yue serves as the Minister of Rites, responsible for the etiquette education of the Ming Dynasty and is a role model. Even the eunuch party Xie Qian will try his best to help excuse him and leave a face to the court.

Xie Qian said: "Shangshu Bai did not join the eunuch party. He has submitted several memorials and suggestions to lay off eunuch party officials..."

"Then let Shangshu Bai continue to be the Minister of Rites." Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, "The Ministry of War is headed by Shen Qing's family, and Bi Heng of the Ministry of Works is relatively close to the eunuch party, right?"

"right!"

Chen Xi's answer was very direct.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Then let Li Liu come back to be the Minister of Works... Li Liu is quite safe in doing things, and I have a good impression of him."

Chen Xi thought to himself, isn't it? If you don't sing a contradictory tune with you, you will feel good, and those loyal and upright ministers will not be welcomed. Anyway, they will decide who will be promoted and dismissed based on your likes and dislikes.

Xie Qian did not want Chen Xi to continue to recommend candidates for ministers of various ministries. In his opinion, this should be the matter of the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel, and Shen Xi, the Minister of War, could not decide who was the eunuch party and then sacked whom.

Just as Zhu Houzhao was about to ask further questions, Xie Qian said: "Your Majesty, the rebels have not been eliminated yet, and the members of the eunuch party in the capital have not yet been finalized. You might as well wait until the department has made a clear decision before making a decision. Each department will first follow the old rules."

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "Why, Master Xie thinks Zhang Cai and Bi Heng are not eunuchs?"

Xie Qian hesitated: "This...it's better to find out clearly."

Zhu Houzhao asked with a dark face: "How long will it take to find out?"

Xie Qian glanced at Chen Xi and felt a little afraid. The two used to be very conflicted, but they temporarily joined forces because of the confrontation with Liu Jin. Now the power of the eunuch party is in disintegration. Xie Qian found that he and Chen Xi had many political disagreements.

Xie Qian said: "It can be found within one or two days."

"Okay, I'll give you a day." Zhu Houzhao stood up, "I'm just tired and am ready to go back to the bedroom to rest. After I wake up, you will bring me the detailed list of the eunuch party. The three ministers of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works will implement what I said before, and find out the rest quickly!"

...

...

Zhu Houzhao was busy all night and had been waiting for news about Chen Xi before. Now the overall situation is settled and she can no longer hold on.

Zhu Houzhao returned to the Ganqing Palace to rest, while Chen Xi and Xie Qian went out of the palace to check the specific list of eunuchsmen and then recommended replacement candidates.

As soon as he came out of the Ganqing Palace, Xie Qian said with a look on his face: "Zhihou, it seems a bit arbitrary to come alone to see the car."

Chen Xi explained: "Your Majesty's decree to investigate the rebellion case. If you find out clearly, you will naturally come to see the Holy One's statement."

When Xie Qian talked to Shen Xi, Yang Tinghe deliberately fell behind to avoid participating in the topic.

Now Xie Qian represents the cabinet, and Chen Xi represents the six ministries. The two are both young masters. Chen Xi is even the emperor's imperial envoy to handle the case. There is no question of who is superior or inferior. Yang Tinghe thinks it is better to avoid disputes.

Xie Qian said angrily: "Then you can't recommend candidates to Your Majesty casually... Who is the eunuch party now and who is not? There is no specific standard. Isn't you too hastily doing this? Others will definitely think that you want to take the opportunity to suppress dissidents!"

Chen Xi spread his hands: "With the list of eunuch party members provided below, which is the object of controversy?"

"Um!"

Xie Qian actually nodded seriously, "Some old ministers were forced to compromise with the eunuch party just because of the situation. I can understand their feelings. You can't take advantage of the issue!"

Chen Xidao: "I agree with Mr. Xie. Some people are forced to join the eunuch party, but if Liu Jin succeeds in his rebellion, these people may also be ascended to heaven. No matter what the reason, they will bear the consequences for what they have done. It is His Majesty's grace to not imprison them. If they don't even move their positions, they may not be able to explain to the people of the world, right?"

"you……"

Xie Qian originally had high hopes for Chen Xi, but who knew that once the court talked about it, the two of them would be bullied, which hurt Xie Qian, who was relying on his seniority.

It is no longer possible for the two to talk about things like before.

The key to the problem is that the person Zhu Houzhao trusts now is not Xie Qian, the chief minister, who always treats himself as a court person, which is different from Chen Xi.

Xie Qian wanted to protect the old ministers in the court, while Chen Xi wanted to complete the replacement of the new and old courts, so that the civil servant group, which was conservative and stubborn, became enlightened and enterprising and used for his own use.

Xie Qian didn't want to listen to Chen Xi anymore, so he waved his hand and said, "I don't want to tell you the extra words. I just want to notify you here. These things are not your turn as the Minister of War. Your Majesty has arranged for you to lead the Ministry of War, which is worthy of being. I can't find any faults. As for Bai Yue and Li Jue, no one will criticize them... But don't point fingers to others!"

After saying that, Xie Qian left quickly, not wanting Chen Xi to get entangled, which will affect his prestige.

Watching Xie Qian go away, Chen Xi understands that Xie Laoer is going to find the censor to impeach the eunuch party in the court and take a formal way to resolve the affairs of the court.

The workload is so great that it is far beyond imagination. It cannot be easily completed in one or two days. The eunuch party members are spread all over the Ming Dynasty, from the two capitals to the local governments, from the northern countries to the southern countries, and there are eunuch party everywhere.

Chen Xi didn't ask Xie Qian to argue, and he didn't want to turn against him so quickly.

Yang Tinghe glanced at Chen Xi, and wanted to say something, but finally shook his head and sighed, and quickly went to chase Xie Qian.

Chen Xi was helpless about Xie Qian's stubbornness and said softly: "You, Xie Laoer, seems to be less courageous than Li Dongyang in history. The progress of the times cannot be driven by a group of old people. Should people in the court change or introduce fresh blood? Otherwise, how can I implement the reforms I need?"
Chapter completed!