Zhang Yuan took advantage of the night to meet Concubine Li.

Because Zhu Houzhao had a separate "program" to arrange in the evening, Concubine Li did not accompany Zhu Houzhao, so Zhang Yuan could meet someone smoothly.

Concubine Li was wearing a loose scholar's deep clothes. At this time, the hat had been removed, her hair was draped over her shoulders, her big eyes were dark and shiny, her eyes were lively and shining, and she looked even more dazzling. Even an abnormal man like Zhang Yuan who cut off the secular roots could not help but take a look more, and she felt annoyed in her heart.

Concubine Li came out from behind the gauze tent, walked lazily to the seat, and sat down slowly. A eunuch next to him handed a small fan to Concubine Li.

After taking it, Concubine Li took it and shook it a few times. "In the beginning of spring, the weather is warming too fast, and she feels unbearable after bathing."

Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "This is because the weather is warming fast. It is obvious that spring is coming and misses men? Humph! You are pretty good. Those women who stay in the leopard room in the capital are even more drier than you!"

Zhang Yuan smiled and said with a smile: "Spring is like a girl's face, which changes at any time. Perhaps after a marching tomorrow, there will be some wind and frost on the road. If it is raining, it may still be frozen. It is far better to stay in this place with tiles covering your head."

When Li Fei heard that Zhang Yuan was just using something useless, she knew that Zhang Yuan was unwilling to talk to her in front of the servants. She waved her hand and the eunuch serving beside her bowed and retreated. When only Li Fei and Zhang Yuan were left in the room, Zhang Yuan thrust his waist and his aura suddenly became stronger, as if he was the master of the room.

Concubine Li said: "If you have something to say, I believe that Eunuch Zhang is not a sloppy person. I will go to meet the saint later. Your Majesty will not be able to wait for long."

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "No wonder the Empress wants to bathe in incense and wear this outfit to see Your Majesty. I guess His Majesty will be more favored, right?"

Concubine Li's face suddenly turned dark, and she said in a yelling tone: "Eunuch Zhang, please pay attention to the tone of your speech. Is this what you are a slave? You don't want me to tell Your Majesty what you just said, right?"

Zhang Yuan's smile on his face was not diminished, but he still bowed and apologized: "Then let's pretend that our family said the wrong thing, hehe... Concubine Li is a smart person and should know the purpose of our family. Why do you have to make it too clear? Concubine Li's behavior was abnormal before. She actually whispered to His Majesty in front of His Majesty in front of everyone. His Majesty immediately... changed its original intention. If this matter spread, it would probably cause heated discussions in the court and the public."

Concubine Li shook her head: "This is just a private occasion. Your Majesty strictly prohibits the spread of information. Who dares to disobey the imperial edict? Eunuch Zhang, with your intelligence, can't you guess what the palace is saying?"

"I just came to ask you if I didn't know."

Zhang Yuan's tone was a little unkind when he heard the disdain contained in Concubine Li's words.

Concubine Li sighed: "Your Majesty said it was an imperial commander, but it was just taking the opportunity to go out to Beijing to visit. This palace can only make a fuss about this... I heard that the Xuanfu Palace has prepared all kinds of beauties for Your Majesty. The palace was built by Eunuch Liu to cater to Your Majesty. It was extremely gorgeous. Isn't it much better to rest there than in the simple Juyongguan City?"

"Is that true?"

Zhang Yuan was very surprised because he knew about this, but he never thought about this when he made a comment.

Concubine Li said: "The Central Army arrived at Xuanfu earlier, which not only made the world think that Your Majesty will do what he said, but also made the civil and military ministers less criticize Your Majesty. The most important thing is that you can move into Xuanfu Palace earlier. I can't think of any reason for Your Majesty to stay in Juyongguan, where even the bed board is so hard... There is not even a decent market in this city, and it is depressing. What fun does Your Majesty have to stay here?"

When Zhang Yuan thought about it, he couldn't help but feel angry: "I heard what she said, it's true. Why didn't I think about this at that time?"

Concubine Li sighed: "Your Majesty's thoughts, you slaves should know more than me. Your Majesty wants to experience more local customs and folk customs, and you should make more arrangements for this... I wonder if Eunuch Zhang is around Xuanfu, can you arrange some fun programs for Your Majesty?"

One sentence awakens the dreamer.

Zhang Yuan was stunned, and then he realized that his power was currently limited to the capital and surrounding areas, and the northwest was still in trouble, mainly because he felt that most of the nine-sided generals had defected to Liu Jin and were untrustworthy.

A few officials came to the capital to give gifts, but because he didn't take office for a long time, there were not many people giving gifts. After all, Zhang Yuan had not reached the height of Liu Jin. The most concerned thing about the Ming Dynasty and the opposition at present was not Zhang Yuan's rise, but the internal struggle between Chen Xi, Minister of War and Xie Qian, the chief assistant of the cabinet.

Zhang Yuan said: "Our family will naturally have arrangements. Could it be that Concubine Li has no resources at hand and can only speak vernacularly in front of our family?"

Concubine Li smiled and said, "Eunuch Zhang should take good care of herself. What I want to do, I don't need Eunuch Zhang to give me some advice. I kindly remind you, if you don't appreciate it, that's fine. It's not too late, I'm going to serve the emperor. Eunuch Zhang please come back!"

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The next morning, the central army led by Zhu Houzhao finally left Juyong Pass and headed towards Xuanfu.

Although the troops were not moving fast, they would not delay the time to send troops. The agreed date was late April, and Zhu Houzhao had one month to squander.

As for Chen Xi at this time, he was still in a fast marching state.

Chenxi adopts the urgent marching mode, walking at least a hundred miles a day, and the soldiers have little rest time in one day, and they also have to take turns to patrol. They also simulate some practical exercises from time to time, such as the enemy attacking the camp in the middle of the night, and the officers and soldiers suffered one by one.

Fortunately, no one complained. This was the choice made by the soldiers themselves. I knew it was not a rash in Chenxi. Most of them had gone to the battlefield with Chenxi and were always proud to instill ideas in the new people. The training in front of them was purely a pediatrician. When they really went to the battlefield, the situation would be even more critical. Training was to fight a good battle and save their lives, and harvest as much of the enemy's heads as possible and make achievements.

On this day, the soldiers marched for twelve hours in a row and came to a small river. Everyone was exhausted.

Chen Xi looked at the setting sun in the west and finally stopped the entire army to camp and rest. The soldiers quickly set up tents, then set up a deer village around the camp, dig trenches, and when everything was done, the chef began to bury the pot and make rice. Except for the others who set up light and dark posts and patrols, the rest of the officers and soldiers seized the time to rest.

The night fell quickly. After the officers and soldiers had supper, the camp quickly calmed down. Chen Xi walked out of the central army tent. He wanted to patrol around and see the situation of the entire army, but now the soldiers have basically rested, so he no longer disturbed the tents one by one.

Just at this moment, Tang Yin appeared in front of Shen Xi in a dirt state, and his whole mental state looked very poor.

"Let's talk inside."

Chen Xi was afraid that Tang Yin's disheartened words would affect the morale of the entire army, so he reached out to signal the other party to enter the military tent first. After a while, he entered the tent himself.

When Tang Yin saw Chen Xi lifting the curtain and coming in, he said as if he was bitter: "Shangshu Chen, your training is simply a troublesome person. The soldiers are all raised by their parents. You must treat them as human beings!"

Chen Xi looked at Tang Yin. Although he knew that the other party was just complaining, he didn't like the feeling of being scolded in person.

Now, except for Tang Yin, even Zhang Yong and Ma Yongcheng, the two military supervisors in the army did not come out to complain. It is because they are already familiar with Chen Xi's style, understand what kind of hardship they will suffer after following the army, and are mentally prepared. But all this is rewarding. As long as you grit your teeth and persevere, military achievements will come in the end.

Tang Yin was different. After all, Jie Yuan, who was once a Southern Zhili, always regarded himself as Chen Xi's friend. They had an equal relationship, rather than a humble follower. When Juyongguan divided the troops, Tang Yin finally compromised and chose to stay in Shen Xi's army. Now he has been forcibly marching all the way, and he feels a lot of dissatisfaction.

Chen Xi asked, "What's wrong? Brother Tang has been riding in a carriage these days, so he has been complaining. What about ordinary soldiers?"

Tang Yin seemed very difficult to understand: "Shangshu Chen, you have a way of leading troops to fight, and you always win, but I want to discuss with you the marching problem... The time to go out should not be so urgent, can't we go slowly? It's not too far from Juyongguan to Datong Town, so we have to go so fast that the soldiers are exhausted. If they are attacked by Di Yi on the road, do you think the soldiers are asleep and have the energy to fight?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Every commander has his own way of leading troops. If Brother Tang thinks my method is wrong, he can correct me. I am willing to listen, but I will not accept it. It is also you who say this. If it were someone else, you would have to be hit by twenty military sticks first..."

"Think about it, when the soldiers arrived at the grassland, the environment they faced might be ten times or a hundred times worse than they are now. Now they can adapt to this difficulty in advance so that they can deal with it. Otherwise, what should they do? How dare you ask if you want to leave these people in the grassland, or accommodate them and disrupt your previous plans?"

As Chen Xi said, the smile on his face solidified, and finally he was very serious.

Tang Yin could clearly feel the pressure brought by Chen Xi, which was something he couldn't understand. He was obviously a young man, but he was a little older than him, but his speaking and doing things were old-fashioned, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

Tang Yin said: "Does this mean that Shangshu Chen will do his own things tomorrow?"

Chen Xi nodded: "It should have been like this, but in fact Brother Tang is already very good. He can choose to ride a horse or ride a carriage, while most soldiers can only use two legs to rush on their way... Now the soldiers only have adverse reactions after the marching, but they have also been tested."

"Maybe there will be more injuries in the next few days, which is also a kind of screening. I don't plan to take everyone to the battlefield. There will always be people who will be eliminated. They will stay in Datong Town, and their names will no longer be included in the future military merit book."

In Tang Yin's opinion, Chen Xi's words were a disguised threat.

Some people will be screened out on the credit book, and he may be one of them.

Tang Yin thought to himself: "As far as I have seen in the past few days, Shen Zhihou is really capable. The soldiers are tired and happy after rushing down continuously, which is really hard to understand!"

As a scholar who reads thousands of books and travels thousands of miles, Tang Yin looked down on those big-headed soldiers and felt that the soldiers were purely blinded and lost themselves one by one under Shen Xi's sugar-coated shells. It may not be effective if he really goes to the battlefield.

Chen Xi asked, "Brother Tang, do you have any more things?"

"have!"

Tang Yin did not give Chen Xi a face. Anyway, there was no one else in the tent, so he didn't need to consider the consequences of the offender after he disobeyed. Of course, it was more important that Chen Xi felt that he was considerate and would not attack him. "Shangshu Chen himself rode a carriage and did not understand the hardship of the soldiers, so he would of course say sarcastic words. Why didn't Lord Shen try to march with the soldiers?"

Chen Xi pondered for a moment and focused his attention: "Brother Tang's proposal is very good. It's better to start tomorrow morning. Brother Tang and I use my legs to rush onto the road, walk for the whole day first, and see who complains first, how about it?"

Tang Yin originally wanted to slap Chen Xi and make Chen Xi surrender or have a better attitude towards him. Who knew that Chen Xi didn't buy it at all and directly put forward the requirements for the competition.

Seeing that Tang Yin did not answer, Chen Xi continued, "Actually, when going out to fight against the Tatars, all you can use is horses. When the carriage encounters mud, it will sink into the mud and water. Most of the vehicles will stay in the pass... Now, train the strength of the two legs so that you won't be incompetent on the grassland, and your feet will be blistered and you can't move! Brother Tang's suggestion is very good, we must practice well!"

Tang Yin's face turned pale and hesitated: "Is this not suitable, right? Isn't it possible for Shangshu Chen to practice it himself?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Why, Brother Tang retreated?"

Tang Yin said annoyedly: "I am walking through the famous mountains and rivers of the Ming Dynasty. How could I care about this hard work?"

Chen Xi thought to herself, you used to travel around the mountains and rivers, and even if you were on the road, you wouldn’t be able to walk for a day and a night. You have a different mentality and take some things too simply. Chen Xi did not poke it out and nodded with a smile: “Since Brother Tang thinks it’s okay, I won’t have anything to say, let’s see you at dawn!”

Tang Yin wanted to say something else, Chen Xi had already started to drive people off on the excuse of rest.

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Tang Yin left with a dark face, and Chen Xi could finally relax and rest.

When she returned to her slept, she had already prepared hot water in the account and washed it in advance. Xier, wearing women's clothing, rubbed Chen Xi's back and massaged and relaxed. Chen Xi felt extremely comfortable.

Xier and Yunliu are the leaders who often appear under Chen Xi. Everyone knows that these two are powerful. Even Wang Lingzhi, Hu Songyue and others are very afraid of the two girls, because Yunliu and Xier have been following Chen Xi to fight on the battlefield since the Battle of Tumu Fort and have a very high position in the army.

The two usually show themselves in men's clothing. Even if they have fair skin and handsome appearance, the soldiers would never have thought that the two heroes were women.

In this way, Xier will not think too much about entering the Chenxi camp.

After taking a shower and tidying up, Chen Xi lay down on the soft couch, and was in an empty state.

Xier packed everything in an orderly manner. At this time, her black wet hair shawls, her jade neck as elegant as a swan, her white skin, and her candle shines. She was more charming and colorful. She was the Ming Dynasty. She walked to Chen Xi with a hint of shyness in her face.

Chen Xi stood up and took Xier into his arms, and said with a smile: "Starting tomorrow, I will work as hard as a soldier. I will walk on two consecutive days. During this period, I can't ride horses or ride cars. You don't have to come here. Follow your senior sister to train the scout for the time being."

Xier asked curiously: "Sir, can you bear it? As the commander of the entire army, why bother torture yourself like this?"

“Adap to it earlier.”

Chen Xi patiently explained, "Any situation may happen when going out of the gate. Now let your body undergo training first, otherwise it will be too late to adapt when you encounter problems!"

When Xier was still thinking about things, Chen Xi had already turned over. After Xier cried out, she found that everything was no longer under her control.

Chen Xi enjoyed the tenderness in front of him, but in his heart he felt sad for Tang Yin to come.

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