Xie Qian was powerless in dealing with Chen Xi as the two ministers.

This is also a situation created by Chen Xi on purpose. It gives you enough time. Not only will you ask for a visit to the emperor through your own way, find an opportunity to resign from your illness, and then let the emperor take the initiative to see you at the mansion and listen to your explanation in a courteous way, in the end you still can't finish the matter according to your ideas.

Now, at the emperor's strong request, I returned to the court to serve as a servant. I have given you enough face. If you can't solve a series of problems, I have no choice but to return to the court to serve as two ministers.

What other way do you have?

We are all cultural people, we should be respectful to each other. We fight within a reasonable range, and in the end you will not be able to rely on others if you lose.

Chen Xi did not deliberately avoid anyone that day, but no one came to him to talk to him about it.

Xie Qian chose to remain silent, and the civil officials in the court would not talk to him to persuade him to resign on his own initiative. Or even those who target him understood the current situation in the court. After finding that the resistance was invalid, they tacitly accepted the result.

Chen Xi's official duties at the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War were surprisingly smooth. Before noon, he had completed what he had to do that day and could go home.

On the way back, he was very relaxed. This time it was a relatively smooth day since he entered the North Korea. Many people obviously wanted to stop him, make him lose face, and try every means to target him, but at this moment they chose silence and had no way to do anything to him.

This did not come from Chen Xi's tough attitude. He has been avoiding it and still solved the problem smoothly in the most reasonable way, because others found that the end could not change the result of some things.

It was just noon before returning home, so you could have lunch with your family.

It was the third day that Chen Hong arrived at the Shen family. Chen Xi was very concerned about his son and wanted to know the little guy's integration.

When entering the mansion, Chen Xi learned from Zhu Qi that the Shen family was in a lot of "trouble". After the Chinese military officials of the court learned that he had returned to the court to perform his duties as Minister of Personnel and Minister of War, many people came to submit their visits that day. There were no gifts for the time being, but the visits were collected in total for twenty or thirty copies.

"...Master, I told them that you don't have time to meet guests, but you still keep sending me a visit. They are all well-known people, and it's hard to refuse. Look..." Zhu Qi seemed very embarrassed.

Chen Xi had issued an order before. During the holiday period, except for necessary guests, all other people would be refused and no chance was given, which means that it would be futile to vote for a visit.

However, because Chen Xi returned to the court, the Ministry of Personnel's Office also issued a notice to the officials participating in the assessment in Beijing, saying that the Ministry of Personnel would complete all the assessments of officials before the New Year. These officials immediately realized that in the hasty assessment of the Ministry of Personnel, the power of the Minister of Personnel would be exerted to the extreme.

In the past, it might have to pass the cabinet reconsideration or even the emperor's consent, but now it is Chen Xi who makes the decision, so many steps can be omitted.

Everything is that Chen Xi is deeply trusted by the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao always hoped that Chen Xi would become the Minister of Personnel. It would never be possible to reject the first thing Shen Xi did after taking office. That would be too shameful. Chen Xi would probably give up.

As for another point, it is that the emperor basically ignored the affairs of the court. Zhang Yuan, the chief supervisor of the Sili, got very close to Chen Xi, and Xie Qian and others' control over Chen Xi was greatly weakened...

Taking these factors into consideration, it is inevitable that people will feel that Chen Xi is already a self-developed person in the court, and even if he does anything, he will no longer be bound by the tight spell of the civil servant group.

Chen Xi owns two departments and has great autonomy, which is related to his future and destiny. If others don’t come to curry favor with him, it will be similar to digging a grave, especially those who have not had good political achievements in the local area and hope that through this assessment, they can get promotion or transfer opportunities for themselves.

Chen Xidao: "You don't have to refuse to pay a visit, but you have to tell them that I will be busy during this period of the New Year and have no time to meet guests. Even if I want to meet, I may have to go to bed at the beginning of the year. At that time, I will receive guests at home, but I have to ask them to submit the visit again and wait for my invitation."

Zhu Qi asked, "That master, I will never refuse any visitor posts sent by you in the future? What if... some of them came to make trouble on purpose?"

Zhu Qi was still scared.

Because he thought that someone from the Chen Mansion had come to cause trouble before, and those people were officials, and they had not seen Chen Xi at that time. If they were given a chance now, it would probably endanger the safety of Shen Xi and the Shen family.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Does some people have prejudices against me, so I won't let them come to the door? Treat everyone equally! Isn't it necessary for me to send an invitation in the end? Some people don't like me, and don't invite them... In fact, there is no need to deliberately avoid it. As an official in the court, how could everyone support you? Dad Zhu, you may have to work hard these days."

Speaking of this, Chen Xi reached out and patted Zhu Qi on the shoulder, which made Zhu Qi flattered and said with a blushing face: "It is the honor of the old slave to do things for the Shen family."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Your family has a lot of help to our Shen family. In the future, you will have to settle down in the capital. You need to buy some land and houses. In the future, the family will also subsidize part of the subsidy... I heard that you are about to hold your grandson again?"

Zhu Qi smiled bitterly and said, "That kid came back a month before his daughter-in-law became pregnant again, but she is still far from the birth of the child."

"It's almost done."

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Now everything has stabilized, it is time to think about Guangzong Yaozu... I have never known Mr. Zhu's life experience. It seems that you have been to the capital before, right?"

Zhu Qi was stunned, then his face became a little ugly, and his words flashed: "Master, why did you suddenly ask about this?"

Chen Xidao: "Dad Zhu, from the time you joined the Chamber of Commerce to following our Shen family, I have never asked about your origin. Maybe even Yikuan and Xiaoshan don't know your past. But now the Zhu family and the Shen family are integrated, and many things need to be figured out, otherwise there will always be gaps. Go back and think about it and have the chance to tell me."

"this……"

Zhu Qi was originally smiling and looked optimistic, but after hearing Chen Xi's words, his face became very bad. Chen Xi felt moved when he saw this.

This at least shows that Zhu Qi has indeed concealed a lot of things.

In the past, Chen Xi felt that there was no need to investigate the past, but as Zhu Hong's position in the army increased day by day, and Zhu Shan married a wishful husband, some things had to be broken.

Chen Xi patted Zhu Qi on the shoulder again: "Dad Zhu, don't be too stressed. Think about this matter carefully. Oh, by the way, although you can accept the prayer book these days, you must not carry any gifts in the door. Those who give gifts will be sent away directly. If they don't leave, they will just be driven away by sticks!"

"Yes, lord." Zhu Qi replied.

...

...

Chen Xi entered the inner courtyard. The Shen family had lunch and were coaxing Chen Hong and Shen Ting to play.

This warm picture is hard to see in Huiniang.

Chen Hong seemed to be quickly integrated into the new family. The Shen family, especially Chen Yier, liked this child very much, and even Xie Yuner did not regard Chen Hong as an outsider.

Chen Xi probably understood that this was related to the shadow of Hui Niang in Chen Hong's body. Even the old stubborn Zhou family looked at him differently. In this way, Chen Hong would have no obstacles to taking root in the Shen family.

"The master is back?"

When Xie Yuner saw Chen Xi coming in, she hurriedly got up to greet her.

Even though the other girls had their own things, they stood up and greeted Chen Xi. Only Lin Dai yawned, looking lazy, without showing any excitement.

"Um."

Chen Xi nodded and sat on the chair. Chen Hong was very happy to see Chen Xi coming in. He quickly ran to him and grabbed Chen Xi's official uniform. He seemed to think the style of Chen Xi's official uniform was very interesting. He grabbed it and refused to let go, and then kept looking up at Chen Xi.

Xie Yuner said: "This child is very obedient, but he doesn't like to talk much. He doesn't answer anything when asked, but Yi'er gets along well with him. He always calls his sister, and he can't change it no matter how he wants."

Chen Yier laughed and said, "It's just right to call her sister, but I always feel a little disgusted... I usually have Ping'er as a nephew... Otherwise, big brother, you recognize him as a younger brother, so it would be reasonable for him to call me sister."

Chen Xi said angrily: "His name is Chen Hong, and he is my adopted son. This is an irrefutable reality! Do you still need to change his identity based on your preferences?"

Even if Chen Yi'er is smart, she would not argue too much in front of Shen Xi, because she knew that she would not be able to fight her brother anyway. Even that fierce mother had a way to deal with it, but this brother was very difficult to deal with. She had fought with Chen Xi several times before, but they all ended in failure.

Of course, the most important thing is that Chen Yier is very smart and knows how the family’s wealth comes from now. As the pillar of the family, she offended Chen Xi and was almost like seeking death.

As soon as Chen Xi sat down, Xiaoyu came in to ask for instructions.

Xie Yuner smiled and said, "Master, I just had lunch at home. I didn't leave it for you because I didn't know you would come back. However, the rice is ready. I asked the kitchen to prepare two side dishes... Now it's almost past noon, and the children should take a nap, so let the sisters part with you."

"Um."

Chen Xi nodded and said, "If you should take a nap, go back to your room, don't want to take a nap, stay here to talk to me."

Lin Dai, Xie Hengnu and others were used to taking naps and took their children away. Xie Yuner did not have a strict nap habit and wanted to stay, but saw Chen Hong holding Chen Xi's clothes all the time, as if she didn't want to go to bed, so Xie Yuner felt that she shouldn't stay and disturbed the father and son.

Xie Yun'er said, "Then I'm leaving, Yi'er, you go to bed too."

"I won't go."

Chen Yi'er shouted, "I went to bed early last night, and I was not sleepy at all."

Chen Yier liked Chen Hong very much and wanted to play with Chen Hong, but when she found that Chen Xi looked over, she couldn't help but shrink her head: "Can't I sleep? At worst, I'll go and deal with my stupid brother who is studying in the wing room, the same is true."

There were many people in the main hall, but after Xie Yuner spoke, she left one after another. In the end, only the maid cleaned up the dishes, while Chen Xi was waiting for the lunch prepared for him.

Chen Hong leaned against Shen Xi and looked around. Seeing that no one noticed, he came to Chen Xi and whispered: "Dad, I want my mother."

This surprised Chen Xi. Chen Hong had a scheming at such a young age and knew that it was not suitable to mention his mother in front of others. Now he showed it when facing him.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Is it possible that Hui Niang said something before Shen Hong left?"

Chen Xi smiled and comforted: "I will send you back in a while, but I will have to celebrate the New Year here first. Your mother has very important things to do. Is it okay if you play with your brothers and sisters here?"

"oh."

Chen Hong nodded, with a little reluctant face.

Chen Xi did not intend to deceive his son. In fact, he had not thought about many things himself. He wanted to leave Hui Niang a relatively long cooling-off period.

Chen Xi was not going to see Hui Niang during this period, and wanted her to feel the pain of temporarily losing her husband and son, trying to make Hui Niang feel the feeling of being isolated and helpless, and then tell her about taking Chen Hong back. He understood that many things could not be forced or obedient, because Hui Niang was too stubborn and could not communicate calmly.

...

...

The end of the year is approaching, and Chen Xi returns to the court to be busy with official duties, but it is relatively better before the 20th day of the 12th lunar month. He just made some simple handovers. The two ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, Sun Jiao and Wang Chang, have basically done their jobs. They just waited for the New Year and took two days to complete the official evaluation.

As a result, Zhu Houzhao's life was much better, and he finally no longer had to worry about the court affairs.

The person who was most worried about Chen Xi's return to the court was Zhu Houzhao. The emperor finally didn't have to listen to Zhang Yuan's words. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War were the two major yamen with the most trivial matters in the Ming Dynasty. It was difficult for him to have trouble with the affairs of the nearby yamen. But even so, Zhu Houzhao still had one thing that he could not let go, that is, the case of the foreign relatives plotting against him.

"......... After so many days, the result has not been produced. Just relying on the evidence in front of usurped the two uncles?"

On the 21st day of the twelfth lunar month, Zhu Houzhao asked in a harsh tone when summoning Zhang Yuan on a routine basis.

This is Zhu Houzhao's repeated urging and scolding Zhang Yuan in recent days. Even if Zhang Yuan got some help from Chen Xi, the evidence he provided still could not convince Zhu Houzhao.

Zhang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, the uncle of the country cannot leave the evidence of the stolen country as a certificate for political enemies to attack them. The letters here are written by Japanese pirates to the Marquis of Jianchang, and there are also evidence of customs clearance for the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the Marquis of the coastal areas. In addition, there are several returns from the Jiangsu and Zhejiang factories and local governments to report..."

Zhang Yuan took out all the evidence he thought was valuable and placed it in front of Zhu Houzhao one by one. Each of them made Zhu Houzhao frown, but shook his head repeatedly.

Obviously, what Zhu Houzhao wants is conclusive evidence, not these indirect evidence.

If the emperor wants to punish the people from the Empress Dowager's family, he must be irrefutable and convinced by the world. Zhu Houzhao's mind is still clear about this.

In many things, Zhu Houzhao did not believe others' slander. This was also a kind of thinking inertia formed by Liu Jin afterwards. If he was deceived too much, he would be wary of it and his trust in the eunuch would not be as blind as before.

After Zhang Yuan listed the evidence, Zhu Houzhao frowned: "Zhang Yuan, I ask you, do you think you are calling the two uncles here and bringing out these evidences, saying that they are engaged with the Japanese pirates, and even accusing them of murdering me. Do you think they will admit it?"
To be continued...