What Zhang Yong said made Chen Xi feel certain concerns.

"... Zhang Yong's opinion may not be isolated. Many people may have the same idea. Once it reaches Your Majesty, they will be suspicious. Your Majesty originally had little determination to send troops. He would definitely be more cautious when it was affected and the speed of sending troops will be slower. By then, my troops will probably become lonely..."

Just as Shen Xi was thinking about something, Yunliu came back, bringing the movements of the Tatars outside the Great Wall.

"After the Lord arrived in Datong, the Tatars took the initiative to avoid Datong Pass and focused on the three sides. The frontiers of Pianguan and Xuanfu were attacked by Tatar cavalry. At present, there has been no news of fall or casualties among the borders, and no military achievements have been reported. This means that the Tatars were not killed or captured, so useful information cannot be obtained."

Chen Xi smiled: "It is not realistic to expect the Tatars to provide us with information. I guess the attack on the border was the scouts sent by the Tatar royal court. There were not many, and the purpose was to spy on the truth of the Ming Dynasty. Many news might even be falsely reported by my border guard generals... Before the Ming Dynasty's offensive route was determined, the Tatars were unlikely to launch large-scale troops."

Yun Liu said: "Sir, should you act according to the previous plan of dispatching troops?"

"certainly."

Chen Xi said without hesitation, "Don't change the things that have been settled easily. In the memorial to Your Majesty, the march route and daily speed have been listed, and everything can be implemented step by step... If this cannot be successful, it can only be said that the Ming Dynasty does not deserve the fruit of victory."

"Do you have a little high expectations? Judging from the situation found in Beiyi, there are no signs of troops being mobilized on the three sides, Panguan and Xuanfu. They seem to be waiting for His Majesty's imperial edict... Even if it is conveyed at the fastest speed, His Majesty's imperial edict will probably have to wait ten days and half a month before it can be transmitted to Panguan and Sanbin. At that time, all the troops gather again... it may cause serious disconnection between the various departments and the loss of power..." Yun Liu said worriedly.

Chen Xi raised his hand: "You don't need to consider this issue. Just do your job well and find out the trends of the Tartars on our army's marching route."

"Yes." Yun Liu bowed his command.

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In the Datong Governor's Office, Cui Yan received a letter from Yang Wu, the governor of Xuanfu, to pay close attention to Chen Xi's movements.

Yang Wu and Cui Yan have a close relationship. The two are "allies" who agreed to advance and retreat together. This time, Yang Wu made the transition to Zhang Yuan.

"Sir, I heard that Lord Shen is ready to lead his troops out of the frontier. In the past few days, he has frequently mobilized his troops and horses and has collected pack horses from the people. The team of more than 10,000 people has actually equipped more than 30,000 livestock. Judging from their preparation of dry food, they should have sent troops before the tenth day of the lunar month..."

The governor's yamen who specializes in money and grain came to report.

Cui Yan said angrily: "If the stinky woman hadn't disappeared suddenly, why wouldn't there be anyone who could find out the news? Today, the imperial edict arrived in Datong. Shen Zhihou convened a meeting of generals at the North School grounds. It was probably about discussing how to reply to Your Majesty... Shen Zhihou did plan to send troops on the 9th day of the lunar month before, but now His Majesty suddenly wrote to inquire about the plan, and it may be temporarily adjusted, and it may be possible to be advanced or delayed."

The master was a little surprised when he heard this and asked for instructions: "Can you make targeted arrangements?"

"How to arrange it? Can you fight against a rude and rude person like Shen Zhihou? He is the current imperial senator and the deputy commander of the three armies who use troops this time. Who can beat him?" Cui Yan said with a dark face, "I have tried it before. This person is not easy to get along with, so he pressed his treasure on Eunuch Zhang, the Sili Supervisor... So it depends on how Eunuch Zhang decides!"

The master looked worried: "Sir, I'm afraid that Lord Shen will make a mess before leaving... I've checked Lord Shen's resume. Although he has a well-known reputation among the people, he can benefit the people wherever he goes. He has the reputation of being a living Buddha, but in the eyes of corrupt officials, he is no different from the living Yama. There are many examples of the magistrates and the prefect who were dismissed and even killed by him on the spot. I'm afraid you, sir..."

Cui Yan glared at him: "What do you mean? Do you accuse me of being a corrupt official?"

"The villain has no such intention."

The master was stunned and knelt directly on the ground. "The villain just wanted to say that this Lord Shen has never been ruthless to his political enemies. Now he may be afraid of the power in his hands and endure it, but it does not mean that he will not be able to give him a thunderous rush before leaving and use his head to sacrifice to the flag."

"Bang!"

Cui Yan raised his kick and kicked the master, kicked him up, and then cursed: "I am asking you to say something directly, but I didn't let you talk nonsense. Shen Zhihou really dares to take the big flaws in the world? Take the head of this official to sacrifice the flag? You can think of it, so he is not afraid of causing civil strife in Datong? Besides, I am not going out in the governor's yamen, see how he kills it!"

The master turned over and knelt on the ground, not daring to make any more speculations.

Cui Yan thought carefully, calmed down slowly, and said, "But what you said makes sense. Shen Zhihou's actions have never been followed. If he deliberately hangs his official position, let him relax his guard, and then start a sudden attack... Hiss! It's better to send more people to stare at him. If there is any trouble, I can also be prepared... Unfortunately, with the previous incident, it's not that easy to send someone to him to obtain information."

"The villain will make proper arrangements."

The master said respectfully, "The villain will try hard to win over the people around Lord Shen... Even if Lord Shen's military order is strict, someone will still sneak out, especially those middle and upper-level officers, who have money in their pockets and often visit Huajie Liuxiang in the city. He can bribe these people and find out the news from them!"

"Forget it, I don't need this method yet. Just send someone to stare at his temporary headquarters. Then I will reveal to the outside that I am sick and need to rest urgently and will not see guests from today. When Shen Zhihou leaves, I will come forward and send someone to take over the city defense." After Cui Yan said that, he went straight to the inner hall.

...

...

Cui Yan was scared.

Anyone who knows Shen Xi's character knows that this is a master who can't stand the sand in his eyes. This is also the fundamental reason why Cui Yan, Yang Wu and others dare not really join Shen Xi from the beginning.

As an official becomes the role of governor, the room for promotion is already very narrow, and there are many things to worry about. Shen Xi obviously does not want to be a powerful minister, so he will not form a clique for personal gain, and it is easy to use these dirty officials as sacrifices.

There are also huge questions about whether powerful ministers like Shen Xi can still be valued by the emperor after the war. There are too many examples of rabbits and dogs cooking, and no one is willing to put their lives on a civil servant who often changes their positions. On the contrary, favored eunuchs have the advantage of being close to the water and can often hold power for a long time, so it is easier for them to join the eunuchs to enter the core of power.

At this time, there was a person from the Governor's Office in the Three Borders who also paid great attention to Chen Xi... It was Xie Qian, the chief assistant of the cabinet!

After Xie Qian arrived in Yansui, he pulled Wang Qiong to inquire about military and political affairs every day and exchanged opinions.

Because Xie Qian's status and qualifications are too high, Wang Qiong will sell him face no matter what, so Xie Qian is talking about it more often, and Wang Qiong listens.

"...If the Xuanfu did not issue an imperial edict for a long time, the dispatch of troops might be delayed. In the combat strategy formulated by the court before, the Yansui army and horses were only cooperated with the action, and it was not advisable to send troops too early..."

Xie Qian said that after all the time, he emphasized that without the emperor's order, he would not be able to use troops hastily. Even if Chen Xi issued a transfer order, the troops on the three sides could not move.

As the Minister of War, Chen Xi was the deputy commander of this war. In theory, he could mobilize all troops, but now there is a three-sided general system, which means that it is difficult for the Ministry of War to move the three-sided troops through the governor's office.

It was precisely because Xie Qian saw this that he kept putting pressure on Wang Qiong to make sure that Wang Qiong stood with him.

After all, Wang Qiong is not a dove. He is the only one who is in charge of fighting like Chen Xi. When he visited the capital before, he was impressed by Chen Xi's experience. The two agreed that the period before the Dayan tribe completed the great cause of unifying the grassland was the best time to quell the border troubles in the northern Ming Dynasty. If it was delayed and the grassland tribes were united, the nine border lands will be in peace for decades or even hundreds of years, and will slowly overdraw the vitality of the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Qiong said: "If Secretary Chen encounters trouble, such as the military information is not smooth, or if there is a traitor in front of His Majesty, the imperial edict has been delayed, and there are even some Secretary Chen who leads troops out of the frontier and is isolated and surrounded by Tatar soldiers without help, what should he do?"

Xie Qian thought about it and shook his head and said, "Impossible. Others don't understand Shen Zhihou. Can't I even find him? Shen Zhihou always leaves room for himself when doing things, and he can get out safely... Take a step back and say, if there is really something wrong with Xuanfu, Your Majesty is blocked by a traitor, Shen Zhihou can also delay sending troops. Let's make a long-term plan..."

Wang Qiong smiled bitterly and thought to himself: "Since Mr. Xie came to Yulin, my three-sided general system has been undermined. If anything happens, wouldn't my troops and horses obey Mr. Xie's command? But when I have to be responsible, it's my turn to take responsibility. Who told me to be in his position?"

Wang Qiong was full of sadness and thought for a long time. When he looked at Xie Qian again, he found that the Prime Minister was frowning and thinking about something. His face was gloomy and gloomy. He couldn't help but speculate that Xie Qian could not give up his feelings with Chen Xi. No matter what, Chen Xi was his son-in-law and was once the designated successor of the robe and mantle. If something really happened, Xie Qian would still be sad.

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Zhang Yuan received a memorial from Chenxi on the third day of the fifth month.

To his surprise, Chen Xi adjusted the date of the troops, which was two days later than before, but the difference did not seem to be very big.

Zhang Yuan immediately called Zang Xian and prepared to act as planned.

Zang Xian was still very embarrassed: "Eunuch Zhang, the time listed in this memorial is not long ago. You can delay Your Majesty's dispatch of troops through other methods. Why do you have to tamper with the official documents? If Your Majesty knows this, I'm afraid you will end up!"

Zhang Yuan said angrily: "You don't need to teach us when we do things. Just find someone to correct the date of the memorial. I will be ready to submit it to Your Majesty tonight."

Zang Xian complained in his heart, but he could only deal with it according to his words, because it was not the entire article to be revised. In addition, Zhang Yuan had already found Chen Xi's previous letter for reference, so it was not too difficult to modify a few simple words.

After inviting everyone to carefully compile the Jinshi, Zang Xian handed the memorial to Zhang Yuan for a look. After Zhang Yuan was very satisfied after reading it, he nodded repeatedly: "It's really as good as our family expected."

Zang Xian reminded: "Eunuch Zhang must not make mistakes at the main point..." In order to be safe, Zang Xian specially taught Zhang Yuan some words. After Zhang Yuan remembered it, he hurried to see the emperor. When he arrived at the palace, he realized that Zhu Houzhao was not here at this moment.

"What? Your Majesty is not in the palace. Have you gone back to the capital? Or may Your Majesty lead the troops to fight first?"

At first, Zhang Yuan thought that Qian Ning was making trouble and obstructed him from seeing him. However, after explanation from the guards and the eunuch in charge of the palace who came after hearing the news, Zhang Yuan realized that Zhu Houzhao had left the palace for three consecutive days, two days later, two days later, and the other day did not return all night, and returned to the palace to sleep after dawn.

Zhang Yuan was shocked. He had not learned about this in advance. He had been patronizing Chen Xi these days, but he did not expect such a change to happen around him.

After asking the whole story, Zhang Yuan finally realized that it was Li Fei. Xiao Taozi accompanied Zhu Houzhao's palace, and even Qian Ning didn't have the opportunity to accompany him. Zhang Yuan thought to himself:

"As long as it's not Qian Ning's dog thing behind his back, His Majesty may just be playful and want to go out to the palace to take a look, or he may want to visit the fireworks in the city... Unfortunately, our family can no longer visit such places, otherwise they have power and power, who doesn't want to go?"

Zhang Yuan felt great regret in his heart. After all, he was a normal man and only cleansed himself after he became an adult. This has a great blow to his body and mind, and his emotions and personality have also changed greatly.

Zhang Yuan asked, "Where did Your Majesty go? Who knows?"

The guard replied: "Go back to Eunuch Zhang, Your Majesty will not allow the villain to follow you. There are only a few guards who can accompany you, all arranged by Commander Qian. If you want to know, why not ask Commander Qian himself..."

Zhang Yuan was anxious and thought to himself: "I thought it had nothing to do with Qian Ning, but now it seems that it is hard to get rid of his relationship."

Without caring about anything else, Zhang Yuan quickly asked someone to ask about Zhu Houzhao's whereabouts and soon found the conclusive news.

Sure enough, Zhu Houzhao went to the Qinlou Chu Pavilion in the city.

For nine-sided areas such as Xuanfu, it is not surprising that there are flowers and willows and alleys. And unlike other places, the places where the nine-sided fireworks are controlled by the Jiaofangsi... Even if the Ming Dynasty did not have a clear military service system, in order to solve the physiological needs of soldiers, many industries related to soldiers will inevitably be produced in the frontier areas.

Zhu Houzhao went to the private brothels that ordinary soldiers usually visited, but the Jiaofangsi and the high-end Qinlou, which were lingering in wealthy and nobles. Qian Ning and Zhang Yuan and others had carefully selected these places in order to send women to Zhu Houzhao, but they took into account the emperor's personal safety and those who were not good-born or had bad character and were not brave enough to choose.

Zhu Houzhao stayed in the palace for a long time and wanted to come out for fun by herself, so Concubine Li and Xiao Guozi asked Jiang Bin, who was familiar with the local situation, to arrange it. When Jiang Bin heard that he could work hard for the emperor, he would not give his all. Soon he selected a group of women from Datong, Taiyuan and other places to come back.

Zhu Houzhao thought they were all girls in Qinlou. When he was in it, he soon found that the gameplay here was different from that of the palace or the leopard room. Zhu Houzhao had seen countless women, but these women basically knew Zhu Houzhao's identity and were cautious when serving him. Even if he showed some talent and skills, he was limited to politeness and dealing with the scene.

But the situation outside the palace was different. The girls had no idea about Zhu Houzhao's identity and thought they were ordinary rich children, and regarded Zhu Houzhao as "Kaizi". These women were very good at dealing with Kaizi, and some of the banned gameplay could be taken to the table. In addition, the fire was added by Concubine Li, which made Zhu Houzhao fall quickly and was unhappy with Shu.

When Zhang Yuan brought people to the most famous Qinlou Street in Xuanfu, he couldn't help but frown. Even during the war, the streets were very lively, with pedestrians shoulder to shoulder, and the shouts of vendors were heard.

Zhang Yuan frowned: "What the hell is this? How could His Majesty have such a dirty place?"

Zang Xian said, "Father-in-law, the villain has investigated it clearly. Your Majesty is in that red building... You can tell if you look at the guards in casual clothes wandering around the street."

Zhang Yuan looked over carefully and found some suspicious people in the crowd. He knew at first glance that they were not here to hang out. They had a bright look and a serious expression. Even if the turtle man came forward to chat with him from time to time, he was not moved. Zhang Yuan's arrival quickly attracted the attention of these people, as if he had recognized Zhang Yuan's identity and his expression became strange.
Chapter completed!