Chapter 254 Perseverance
Xie Qian dragged his tired body and rushed towards the Chang'an Street courtyard in the bumpy carriage. Novel.
Not only was he physically exhausted, but he was also mentally disheartened and began to reflect on what he did.
"...I am standing on Zhang Yuan's side. Is it right or wrong? Zhang Yuan doesn't have much ability, so he asked me to control the court. Everything can be done according to my ideas. Everything in the court is on the right track and developing in a good direction. This should be a great thing, but why do I feel that I have become a loser..."
Xie Qian was not an ordinary person. In his thirty years of dynasty, his qualifications and abilities were among the civil officials, and he realized that some invisible problems were growing.
Before he knew it, the carriage stopped at the gate of the courtyard. Xie Qian was dozing off when he suddenly heard an instructor from the entourage outside: "Sir, should you get off the car or not?"
Xie Qian originally wanted to go back to his house to rest after the matter was settled, but at this time he had no strength to turn back and said, "Let's just come here, help me get out of the car."
Xie Qian lifted the curtain of the car, and before he could get off the car, he heard the servants greeting people: "...I have met Lord Shen."
Xie Qian couldn't help but be stunned. When he looked up, his eyes hit Shen Xi's gaze that was shot straight from a few steps ahead.
It was supposed to be the servant who helped him get off the carriage, but it was Shen Xi who finally got on hand. Xie Qian didn't say anything, and let Shen Xi help him get off the carriage. After standing still, he suddenly remembered something and looked at Shen Xi and asked, "Are you coming from the Ministry of War?"
Shen Xi shook his head: "It's already noon. Mr. Xie has only returned now. He must have hit a wall in the leopard room... He went back and slept for a night before coming over, which has disturbed Mr. Xie's rest."
Shen Xi spoke flat and straightforwardly, and his emotions were not turbulent. Xie Qian frowned when he heard this and thought to himself: "It's better this kid judges the situation and knows that it's useless to worry, so why not go home and rest."
"Get in."
Xie Qian's tone was quite calm. He walked in front, and Shen Xi followed closely and entered the courtyard together.
The yard was deserted, after all, it was still in the first lunar month. After the matter was over, most people went home to rest and would not visit Xie Qian's yard at all.
Xie Qian thought to himself: "I thought Shiguang and the others would come here to wait, but I didn't expect that this kid was the only one who was interested."
After entering the main hall, Xie Qian took off the cloak.
Shen Xi reached out to take it and handed it to the servant next to him. Xie Qian sat down and waited for the servant to serve the tea. Xie Qian waved his hand and said, "Sit down and talk."
Shen Xi sat down. When Xie Qian looked at Shen Xi again, he felt unhappy when he saw his grandson-in-law, and felt that Shen Xi was too deep.
Xie Qian said: "What happened last night? Should you give me an explanation?"
If it were normal, Shen Xi would have retorted Xie Qian, do you still need to explain this kind of thing to you? But now Shen Xi saw Xie Qian's fatigue. It was a torture for an old man who was nearly 60 years old. Moreover, Shen Xi did not want to confront Xie Qian. He saw the changes in the situation most thoroughly and knew that he would not be able to do without Xie Qian's help in the future... This is also the reason why he took the initiative to visit him.
Shen Xi roughly said what happened yesterday, and then said: "... North Korea has undergone a bloody coup. As far as we know, the original king of North Korea has been exiled and died in other places. Even the title of king of the country has been deprived of it and has been renamed Yanshan Jun. As for the new king who ascended the throne, he was completely promoted to the throne by his ministers... North Korea concealed this coup from the Ming Dynasty."
Xie Qian nodded slightly and asked, "Is this the reason why you refused to enthrone?"
"Um."
Chen Xi nodded and said, "If the vassal states deliberately deceive the court, what is the majesty of the Ming Dynasty? Of course, they want to teach them a lesson. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yuan insisted on letting North Korea pay tribute to ten beauties in order to please His Majesty. Even when Zhang Yuan took Zhang Yuan to His Majesty to argue, His Majesty still did not change his original intention, so he had to choose to stand by and watch. Then the incident of a North Korean woman stabbing His Majesty happened."
Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi and asked, "Then how much do you know about the assassination incident in the leopard room? Why did the North Korean woman attempt to assassinate His Majesty?"
Chen Xi shook his head helplessly: "It is impossible to fully investigate the matter in the leopard room. It is probably only the matter that started suddenly... Master Xie's news should be the same as the one who got. There is no need to ask again."
Xie Qian narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Xi, wanting to know if his grandson-in-law was lying, but it was difficult for him to detect anything inappropriate from Chen Xi's eyes.
After a while, Xie Qian sighed, "Then your Majesty should be safe now, right?"
"This should be because I came down to ask Master Xie Ge Lao." Chen Xidao, "Zhang Yuan was a key figure in yesterday's incident. I heard that after the accident of Your Majesty, Zhang Yuan rushed into the sea of fire to rescue Your Majesty. After that, everything in the Leopard Room was controlled by Zhang Yuan. Even Master Jie Gong, Qian Ning and others could not see Your Majesty... Master Xie should have seen this person today, and he should have some understanding of his attitude, right?"
When talking about Zhang Yuan, Xie Qian turned dark, but he didn't want to make any comments in front of Shen Xi.
What Xie Qian reflected on was basically related to Zhang Yuan and Shen Xi, so he did not want to adopt any opinions from the two parties involved and only retained his own opinions. Therefore, he turned a deaf ear to whatever Chen Xi said.
Chen Xi saw the avoidance in Xie Qian's eyes and said immediately: "Although Your Majesty rarely cares about the affairs of the court after ascending the throne, he is at least pure and kind-hearted. He has never treated the meritorious officials unfairly, and he is not too mean to the court officials... Zhang Yuanjing's position suddenly rises, so Mr. Xie will not be so light in the future."
Xie Qian frowned and said, "Do you need your advice for me for my errand?"
Chen Xi smiled indifferently: "Old Xie Ge Lao does not need any advice from the younger generation, but the younger generation in your eyes, the younger generation, is the Minister of War of the Central Committee of the Court. Most of the things you do are opposed by you. I hope that in the future, I will be treated fairly by Mr Xie Ge Lao in the court."
Xie Qian glanced at Chen Xi: "What do you mean is that I am unfair to do things?"
Chen Xi shook his head, no longer commented, everything was indifferent.
Xie Qian did not expect that Chen Xi would come to condemn him on his own initiative, and thought to himself: "I thought this kid was judging the situation and came to me to admit his mistakes. Who knew that he was still so stubborn and had a special argument with me."
Xie Qian looked up at the sun rising outside the window and said, "It's not too early. If you have nothing else, go back and continue to rest. I'm not in good spirits and need to make up for my sleep."
Chen Xi looked directly at Xie Qian and asked with a serious look on his face: "Would Master Xie have nothing to say?"
Xie Qian stared at Chen Xi tightly and said in an annoyed tone: "What do you want me to do? Now everything I tell you is not recognized by you. You are actually embarrassed to come to me to find recognition? I asked you to stop fighting, will you agree? If you don't give up, you will definitely be dragged down by this battle. By then, you will no longer be a hero of the Ming Dynasty, but a sinner!"
Chen Xi, facing such a stubborn Xie Qian, revealed a little disappointment in his eyes and said to himself: "Everyone has the desire for power and his own persistence. When this persistence is confused by the desire for power, only extremeness remains in his eyes. Xie Qian is like this, and I am the same... If you want to gain the recognition of the other party, you can only give up that persistence and lose your original intention. I disdain this, why don't Xie Laoer?"
When Chen Xi found that he and Xie Qian would not give up, he knew that the two had different political views and could no longer reach an agreement, and any efforts would be in vain.
Chen Xidao: "I will go to the Leopard Room to face the Saint in the past two days to visit Your Majesty's injuries. I wonder what Master Xie said to you to tell Your Majesty?"
Xie Qian shook his head slightly: "It's a great achievement to make sure that Your Majesty is safe and sound. Let the rest be natural. Don't mention the matter of Eunuch Zhang to me. He is the chief seal of the Secretariat. It's not good for you to offend him. If you are too disrespectful to him yesterday, he will never give up."
Chen Xi nodded: "Thank you, Master Ge, for reminding me that I will be cautious when doing things." He stood up and said this, "Then I will say goodbye. Master Xie has been tired all night, please rest early."
"you……"
Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi and seemed to want to keep him, but seeing that Chen Xi's attitude did not soften at all, he had to shake his head and sigh, "You should do it yourself. Your wings are indeed hard now, and I don't need to protect you... Your Majesty has a lot of trust in you. Since you insist on fighting this battle, I will not say much in front of you in the future. Success or failure is up to you!"
Chen Xi did not answer, and after saluting respectfully, he turned around and left the main hall.
Even before Xie Qian came out to see him off, Chen Xi walked out of the courtyard gate. Such a firm attitude made Xie Qian very helpless, but at this time he didn't feel too embarrassed and knew that even if he was angry with Chen Xi, it would be useless.
"...what should come sooner or later, and what should go will leave. I have worked hard for decades and trained so many young people, and few can compete with him. With his age now, he can call the wind and rain in the court. If there are decades, I am afraid that no one can control him. If I can watch him for a while, how can I watch him for a lifetime? Haha..."
Xie Qian seemed helpless when facing such a junior who was determined to leave.
When he stood up, he suddenly felt dizzy and his body shaking. He quickly grabbed the back of the chair tightly, not daring to move.
"Master, you..."
The servant wanted to come in and ask Chen Xi about the grandson-in-law of Xie’s family, but when he saw Xie Qian’s appearance, he was shocked and rushed forward to help him.
Chapter completed!