Xie Qian couldn't convince Chen Xi.

No matter what supportive attitude Xie Qian showed, Chen Xi always had a certain degree of vigilance. It was not that Chen Xi did not give Xie Qian the opportunity, but because the two had fundamental differences in their positions, which was caused by the current subtle situation, not the relationship between them.

Xie Qian did not continue to persuade him. He asked Chen Xi to ask Empress Dowager Zhang for advice, but did not ask Chen Xi whether he agreed. It was as if he just notified Chen Xi and asked him to do it directly, without any room for negotiation.

What Xie Qian asked next was basically what Chen Xi had on the grassland, which was something Xie Qian wanted to know for a long time.

There is one thing that Xie Qian didn't ask, that is, before the war started, was everything already within Shen Xi's plan? Xie Qian probably realized that this question would hurt his feelings, so he simply chose to avoid talking about it. When Chen Xi talked about his experience on the grassland, Xie Qian kept nodding, occasionally asking a few questions, and his expression seemed very calm.

"Just come back safely."

Xie Qian finally concluded, "I didn't expect that this battle will be able to win. Don't blame the war before the war and the war was going on. I didn't stand firmly on your side... Alas! At that time, the government and the opposition did not support you in sending troops because no one was optimistic about this war. What if it was finally won? Don't you give up the territory you have worked hard to capture? Since that's the case, wouldn't it be better to live a safe and secure number of years?"

Xie Qian seemed to be telling how right it was for him not to support the use of military forces on the grassland. He did not intend to apologize to Chen Xi, and he spoke with an unquestionable arrogance.

Chen Xi complained deeply about this, and of course there was a fundamental difference between whether to use troops on the grassland or not. Before this, once the Dayan tribe completed the unification of the grassland, wars would soon ignite everywhere on the nine sides, and the Tatars would control the Ming people inside and outside the border and slaughter them at any time.

At that time, the court will be exhausted and the national strength will be consumed unconsciously.

Now, as the grassland is green and strong, at least in the next few decades, you will no longer have to worry about the safety of the northwest, and you can safely develop the national economy and people's livelihood.

Of course, Chen Xi would not care too much about Xie Qian. Fundamentally speaking, he was promoted by Xie Qian. Otherwise, no matter how much contribution he made, the court could choose to turn a blind eye. There are countless such things in history, and many times you can't get rewards if you do it well.

Xie Qian said again: "In the past few years, the imperial court has been in a state of war and spent a lot of money. If we don't take a good rest for a few years, the people will continue to suffer. Now disasters in the Central Plains are frequent, floods and plagues are coming one after another. I heard that it has not yet eased, so there is a tendency for local rebellions to spread fire?"

"yes."

Chen Xi answered decisively that he had no need to avoid such things, as they were well-known. Of course, he still had different opinions on combining the use of the imperial court with local disasters. After all, he basically spent his own money in this battle, so the military and military force were not related to him at all.

There is an advantage of Zhengde Dynasty, that is, although the emperor is not very responsible, he will not be mean to the ministers. Even when Liu Jin was in power, he did not cause the separation of the central and local news. Whether Zhu Houzhao knew whether he knew it was. At least the ministers were very clear about the affairs of the people. Local officials can basically ensure that the news is delivered in time. Even if there is a disaster, the court will not be harsh to officials at all levels. This is the main reason.

Xie Qian said: "No matter whether the local rebellion intensifies, just leave it to the people below to deal with it. You don't need to go in person. Why use a knives to kill chickens? Your errand is to maintain stability in the army, especially the stability of the northwest army. There should always be some alternation before and after the war, so I still don't support you and persuade Your Majesty to come back."

Chen Xi smiled faintly, but did not accept Xie Qian's words. Obviously, he had other plans in his mind.

After all, whether to follow Xie Qian’s advice is not something that can be decided now. Many things need to be determined by the development of the situation. Chen Xi himself is also observing the situation in the court. In the past, the faction and political tendencies of officials in the court were not clear because Zhu Houzhao’s existence was not clear, but now with Zhu Houzhao leaving, many problems are exposed clearly.

Xie Qian said again: "I am tired and need to rest. In this way, you will ask the Empress Dowager for instructions from a memorial to see if the Empress Dowager allows you to go and find Your Majesty... This matter is settled. I will go back first and talk about it tomorrow morning if you have any questions!"

Perhaps Xie Qian realized that even if Chen Xi immediately wrote a memorial to ask Empress Dowager Zhang, he could not complete it overnight. Even if the fast horse could arrive in time, Empress Dowager Zhang would need time to review and discuss countermeasures. Many things can be discussed until the next day after his spirit recovers.

At this time, Xie Qian was almost disbanded because he was rushing on the road, and was exhausted and was always weak when he spoke.

Chen Xi stood up and said, "Go to see Mr. Xie."

Xie Qian said: "You go to the inn with me and I, and I can sleep with you. If you have any questions, you can discuss it."

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "Gei Master Xie goes back to rest. What can I do when I go down? Mr. Xie also said that if you have something, you can wait for a later date to agree on it. Why bother to hurry up?"

Xie Qian thought about it and nodded slightly. He couldn't see anything wrong in Chen Xi's expression. He then encouraged: "The war is over, and the court will probably experience personnel changes. You can work in the court with peace of mind. In the future, you can become the pillar of the Ming Dynasty! I am optimistic about you."

Chen Xi smiled bitterly and thought to himself: "I have done so many things that are beneficial to the Ming Dynasty so far. Is it just that I may become a pillar of the Ming Dynasty in the future? So what am I now? I am just a small role to help others? You, Mr. Xie, always regards yourself as the leader of the official, and seems to have begun to turn to support me, but in fact, I still think that everything comes from your decision-making and let me follow the path you chose. This is also the conflict between us. Since this is the case, what are you still discussing with me?"

By this time, Chen Xi could no longer obey Xie Qian's advice. No matter whether Xie Qian was kind or not, Chen Xi could not be willing to live a stable life for many years before doing practical things. His goal was to use Zhu Houzhao's support to implement many reforms and promote the progress of the times.

When things happened in such a field, Chen Xi could not think of Xie Qian in everything, just as Xie Qian could not give up his principles and fully support Chen Xi's reform.

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Xie Qian returned to the inn to rest.

Chen Xi stayed in the residence, and faced the thick stack of desks in front of him, he couldn't stand it at all.

It was just dark and it was time for dinner, but Chen Xi was not hungry at all. Zhu Hong came in and said, "Sir, Mr. Tang is asking for a meeting."

Chen Xi didn't expect Tang Yin to come because his methods and methods of doing things are not understood, and he does not expect others to help him too much. Keeping Tang Yin by his side is more like a precaution for emergencies. At least Tang Yin cannot help him too much at the moment.

But he knew that he would do a lot of things in the future, which could not be accomplished by making decisions by himself. It also required many people to implement and supervise, and some people would need to work hard for his policies locally, and Tang Yin is a good candidate.

"Please come in."

Chen Xi said casually, and his words seemed very tired.

Soon Tang Yin appeared in front of Shen Xi.

When Tang Yin came in and saw Chen Xi looking at something under the candlelight, he just stood there without saying anything, and seemed to not want to disturb Chen Xi.

Chen Xi asked, "Why is it so quiet?"

Seeing that Chen Xi had not turned his head, Tang Yin immediately replied: "Shangshu Chen, I hope to go back to Beijing to visit his wife and children earlier. After coming out for a long time, I am afraid that my inner son will be worried."

Chen Xi nodded and said, "It is human nature to miss your loved ones. Brother Tang can go back... In fact, there is no need to ask me for instructions. I will ask someone to pay you a carriage fee."

Chen Xi did not talk about the matter of storing or salary, but just said that he would give Tang Yin a car fee, which means that he would like to thank you for following me along the way and help me with advice. As for whether you will use you next, it is another matter.

Tang Yin didn't argue anything. Before coming, he figured out a lot of things and bowed to him: "I have limited ability and can't help you, Shangshu Chen. Thank you for your long-term care!"

Speaking of this, I found that Chen Xi finally turned his head and looked at him, as if he was a little interested in what Tang Yin said.

Tang Yin sighed again, "I have never been able to enter the official career. Apart from missing the status of a Jinshi, I actually have no ability to do things... It's ridiculous that I always thought I was not satisfied with my talent."

Chen Xi asked with a smile: "How could Brother Tang be so discouraged and disappointed? You are a famous talented man in Jiangnan. His poetry and painting are unique. How many people yearn for you happily?"

Tang Yin shook his head with a wry smile: "After experiencing too many things, I will no longer look up to myself. Whether it is on a battlefield full of dangers or a turbulent officialdom, my ability is not a little inferior to that of Shangshu Chen, and I cannot make reasonable suggestions. Perhaps I am suitable to do some simple things, write books, and complain... The officialdom is not suitable for me at all!"

Tang Yin was extremely disappointed with himself in his words, as if he was very different from his spirit before he went to war with Chen Xi.

Chen Xi looked at Tang Yin. After a long time, he seemed to see a Tang Yin that could help him or want him. This was probably the change he expected to make to Tang Yin.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Brother Tang, you have done a good job. You have helped me and the people of the world. It would be a pity to retreat bravely now... Well, otherwise, you will go back to Beijing for a while and rest. After I return to the capital, you will help you find an errand in the court... As your identity as a juren and the contribution you made to the army in the battle of the grassland, you can probably serve as the county magistrate of a certain place... I am going to let you go to the local area for a few years to accumulate some political achievements and qualifications. Brother Tang, what do you think?"

"ah?"

When Tang Yin heard this, his eyes widened and he looked very surprised.

In theory, a juren may be a county magistrate, but he must be a remote and uncommon place to be a county magistrate. Not to mention the lack of money, there are very few people under his jurisdiction. Even so, he needs to go around in relationships and spend a lot of money. After becoming a county magistrate, he still has no way to be promoted. It is so sad and pitiful.

But he just walked on the grassland with Chen Xi, and Chen Xi promised to find him a county magistrate's job. With Chen Xi's connections, he naturally would not find a place for him to send him away.

Tang Yin was about to get a good job he dreamed of even two Jinshi, and went directly to become a county magistrate in a certain place and embarked on his career from then on!

Tang Yin originally thought that Chen Xi would send him away and lived a life like a mountain villager. He died of depression, but he never thought that Chen Xi actually asked him to be an official, and the two of them would no longer be in employment. As officials, they were at most Chen Xi's subordinates, so Chen Xi said he would give him "car fee" rather than anything else.

Tang Yin said excitedly: "Shangshu Chen, you... I'm afraid it's not so appropriate to do this? If you don't make any contribution, how dare you take this respect..."

Suddenly, a generation of talented men also had a silly speech and didn't know what to say. At this time, Tang Yin was very excited. He and Xu Jing were deprived of the qualification to participate in the imperial examination and were even listed on the official blacklist. Even if they entered the officialdom, they could only be a minor official and had no way to be promoted. But now Shen Xi gave him another way to promote in the officialdom.

Chen Xi smiled and encouraged, "If Brother Tang's ability is more than enough to be a Jinshi, the reason why he has fallen to this point can only be said to be a bad friend. But I would like to remind you that I did not make any promises to you. I am currently the Minister of War. I can only say that I will try my best to help you after I go back, and don't think that things are for sure."

Tang Yin understood the meaning of Chen Xi's words.

Shen Xi's situation in the court is very embarrassing. Anyone who is promoted may be targeted by the censors, not to mention that Tang Yin, who was appointed by Emperor Hongzhi as a person who was not allowed to participate in the imperial examination. If he wants to enter the court, there must be reasonable reasons, and even so, it will bring criticism to Chen Xi.

At this time, Tang Yin was very grateful to Chen Xi. He knew what kind of public opinion pressure Chen Xi would face if he wanted to promote him.

But in fact, Chen Xi didn't care about these things at all, and only Tang Yin would pay attention to them. He thought that being sentenced to crime was so important. But in fact, no one in the court paid attention to a small person like him. Chen Xi would not bear any public opinion burden just because of promoting Tang Yin.

Tang Yin bowed in emotion and said, "I understand."

Chen Xi nodded and said, "Since that's the case, Brother Tang, you go back to the capital to reunite with your family earlier. I have something to deal with, so I can't go back to Beijing for the time being. Everything has to be waited for news. It may be the latest incident, or it may be a year or two. Who knows? Haha."

Chen Xi's tone of speaking was very relaxed, not like a serious promise, but Tang Yin understood that since Chen Xi said it, he would definitely help him, and would not speak nonsense.

Moreover, with Chen Xi's identity, it is not difficult to promote a county magistrate. The most important thing is that he has the status of a juren and has accumulated certain military achievements on the battlefield. Only Chen Xi has the confidence to help him fight for it.

Anyway, what he did in this war against the Tatars, or whether he had any contribution, was all based on Shen Xi's words, which also gave Tang Yin a little more comfort. He had endured for many years, but this time he was finally about to make a comeback.

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Tang Yin happily went to collect the carriage fee, which was more than 80 taels of silver.

Before going to Beijing to participate in the exam, this money might not be despised by Tang Yin at all, but now, it is undoubtedly a huge sum of money for him who has been in a downturn for a long time. He can use this huge sum of money to settle his family and let him live a slightly decent life.

Tang Yin found a place to drink that night.

It is not easy to find a place to drink in Juyongguan. Drinking is prohibited in the army. Moreover, Juyongguan City is not a commercial city. The only shops in the city serve officers and soldiers. Even if there are people living there, they are all subordinates of the army. Their living security in the city is basically completed by the court, and the exchangers in the city are almost exchanging goods for goods, so in theory, even if Tang Yin has silver, there seems to be no place to spend it.

But there has never been a shortage of gray transactions in this world. It is precisely because the wine is prohibited in Juyongguan City that the profit of opening a wine shop is high. Therefore, Tang Yin finally found a tavern. Even if he had no drinkers to accompany him, he would drink very happily. This is why people feel happy when they are happy.

After drinking almost all, Tang Yin went back to rest, but was woken up early in the morning the next morning, but it was not sent by Chen Xi. When he learned of the identity of the visitor, Tang Yin was almost frightened and rolled down to bed.

"Who? Who is Mr. Xie?"

Tang Yin asked glared at the entourage who came to report.

After Tang Yin went from the Yuxi River battlefield to Yulin Weicheng to report military information and stayed temporarily, Wang Qiong, the three-sided general manager, arranged an entourage to take care of Tang Yin's daily life.

This entourage was employed by Tang Yin, but Tang Yin had no money to pay his salary along the way. The entourage was almost unbearable. As a result, he suddenly received a considerable fee from Chen Xi and began to become generous in his actions. However, compared to his wealth, Tang Yin cared more about his own face.

When he learned that Xie Qian had arrived, he was overjoyed. Yesterday, the Minister of War, Chen Xi, who was very popular in the court, promised to help him get the position of county magistrate. This morning, the Chief Minister came to visit in person. How big is this?

The follower said, "It's the chief minister of the cabinet, Lord Xie!"

The entourage comes from the government office. After seeing big scenes, he naturally knows how powerful Lord Xie is. It is not easy to take the initiative to receive a Jinshi, let alone visiting him? This is enough to show that the person he serves is not a small person, but a buried big person. Therefore, the entourage changes his previous contempt and speaks with a shock that is almost like a big breath.

"Quickly...go out to greet."

Tang Yin hurriedly packed his clothes. Before he could walk out of the door, Xie Qian had already entered his room with arrogance, which caught Tang Yin off guard.

"Gei Master Xie!" Tang Yin was complacent about his ability to meet a person like Xie Qian, especially in front of his followers who looked down on him.
To be continued...