Zhang Yuan went to find Chen Xi in anger, and almost forcibly broke in when he arrived at the office of the Ministry of Personnel, which made the guards and the gatekeeper very embarrassed.

"...Eunuch Zhang, what are you doing? Is there any imperial decree to convey?"

The guards on duty dared not really come forward to stop him. Everyone knew that Zhang Yuansheng was used to being arrogant and no one was willing to offend the eunuch who was in power.

Zhang Yuan said: "Our family comes to find Shangshu Chen, where are others?"

The guard quickly said, "Mr. Shen is inside, please..."

"You don't need to lead the way, get out of here."

Zhang Yuan did not have the slightest scheming of those in power. It seemed that he had reached a high position to oppress others. Unlike Liu Jin, at least Liu Jin could still be a polite and polite person in the past.

When Zhang Yuan entered the Houya, he arrived at the door of Chenxi's public room and was stopped again. However, there were guards inside the yamen. This time, it was the people brought by Chenxi and would not give Zhang Yuan face.

"Don't you know our family? Who dares to stop it?"

Zhang Yuan's tone was very strong, as if he was the King of Heaven.

While talking, Chen Xi came out of the Houya. When Zhang Yuan saw Chen Xi's aura, he couldn't help but feel a little frustrated and finally closed his mouth.

Chen Xi waved his hand, and the guards who stopped moved aside. Then Chen Xi came over and asked, "What are you doing with Eunuch Zhang?"

"you……"

Zhang Yuan immediately questioned Chen Xi.

Chen Xi waved his hand again: "If you have something to do, go to the flower hall next to you to talk."

After Zhang Yuan saw that the yamen kept looking out, he knew that some words could not be said in public, so he could only bear it a little and went to the room opposite with Chen Xi.

"Sit!" Chen Xidao.

Zhang Yuan sneered, "Why are you sitting? The Zhang brothers are already out of trouble, especially Zhang Yanling. The dog is coming out of the prison. The next step is to find you to seek revenge with our family. Are you so calm? I heard that this matter is still yours?"

Chen Xidao: "It was my official who proposed to His Majesty that he would give the Zhang brothers freedom and even give them the title."

"ah!?"

This statement came from Chen Xi's mouth, which directly collapsed Zhang Yuan's worldview. Chen Xi and the Zhang brothers were in power and pushed the two to fall. Now they were out of normalcy and took the initiative to stand up and plead for the Zhang brothers... You must know that if Chen Xi had not come forward, no matter how hard others tried, the Zhang brothers would be imprisoned.

After a while, Zhang Yuan shook his head repeatedly: "You... are you crazy!? I finally suppressed them, but when you turned around, you got them out of prison. What's the benefit of doing this? Isn't this going to dig a hole for yourself?"

Zhang Yuan was so surprised that he forgot to get angry and stared at him incredible. However, he felt vaguely that things were not that simple, because Chen Xi was not a targetless person, and whatever he did, there must be internal logic in it.

If it were others, it might not be very clear, but Zhang Yuan and Chen Xi were "family". No matter how troublesome Zhang Yuan and Chen Xi were, they did not mean to kill each other.

Chen Xidao: "Eunuch Zhang, according to your thinking, I should take the blame and watch the Zhang brothers die, and ignore it, so that the Empress Dowager sent Eunuch Gao to say goodbye to the truth?"

“Is this why?”

Zhang Yuan frowned and waved his hand impatiently, "Stop being careless about our family, there must be some hidden information... Lord Shen, our family is not talking secretly, just talk about how to deal with Zhang's relatives. If the two brothers regain power, you may not be afraid of being in a high position and power, but our family is just a slave in the palace. If they take revenge as the national uncle, you think our family..."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yuan suddenly stopped talking, as if he had figured out the key to the problem.

Chen Xi looked at Zhang Yuan, as if waiting for the other party to continue talking.

Zhang Yuan widened his eyes, pointed at Chen Xi, and then said in an angry tone: "Mr. Shen, you don't want to use the Zhang brothers to deal with our family, right? You deliberately let them out and then borrow their hands to clean up our family? You...you..."

Chen Xi shook his head and said angrily: "Eunuch Zhang, there is one thing you must understand. If I really want to deal with you, the easiest way is to not free you from the errand of guarding the tomb. Why should I do this forever?"

Zhang Yuan shouted: "You summon our family back, of course there is a purpose. Who do you want to deal with is embarrassed to start, so let our family help you do rough work. Now that our family's mission is over, you will undo the donkey and start to attack our family. Do you think our family doesn't know your colorful intestines?"

At this time, Zhang Yuan became very opinionated, as if he had seen through everything, and he shouted without any concern about this. This was the office of the Ministry of Personnel, and there were ears across the wall.

Chen Xi said in a bad tone: "Think whatever you like. Since that's the case, you don't have to come to me again in the future, and I don't have to answer any questions to you. Just calculate each other as before."

When Zhang Yuan saw that Chen Xi was tough and had no confidence, he thought to himself: "For some time, our family focused on how to deal with Jiang Bin. Who knew that now there were two more uncles in the Zhang family, including wolves in front and tigers in the back. Now, what else can we do if we don't expect our eldest nephew?"

Zhang Yuan thought for a long time, but still had his anger, but he said in a relatively calm tone: "Then you, Lord Shen, should you explain to our family why you have to get those two things from the Zhang family?"

The flower hall suddenly fell silent.

Although Chen Xi did not have the obligation to answer, he said patiently: "Some things don't need to explain too much to you, and they will not hurt you."

"Hmph."

Zhang Yuan snorted twice, his attitude was still filled with great disdain.

Chen Xi said again: "Since you ask, I will tell you something. This matter is actually to maintain the stability of the royal family... The Queen Mother sent Eunuch Gao to plead for mercy, and I had to come forward, otherwise it would be unfaithful and unfilial. In addition, even if the relatives of Zhang's family returned to the court, they would not be able to hold power anymore. They were just empty marquis. What's the point of being afraid of? How different is it between them in prison and in the mansion?"

Zhang Yuan said: "Who said there is no difference? The two of them were given the titles, and the next step is to restore their official positions. They have experienced such things before."

Chen Xi showed a slightly cold smile on his face: "Then you should know the truth that there is one thing but two things but no more, right?"

A sudden sentence shocked Zhang Yuan. After a while of reaction, he said: "Do you... want to fuck them again, so that they can't turn over? You..."

Chen Xi shook his head slightly: "Eunuch Zhang, I didn't tell you anything, you didn't hear anything, and some things were just something you figured out and couldn't do accurately. And Eunuch Zhang, don't forget, it's not the first time you have experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom, right?"

Zhang Yuan's face twisted a little and said, "Are you... threatening our family? You... you... we don't care who you want to deal with, but if you dare to deal with our family... our family will leave first."

At this time, Zhang Yuan no longer questioned Chen Xi. It seemed that he had no qualifications to have an equal dialogue with Chen Xi, and he almost fled when he left the Ministry of Personnel.

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Chen Xi did not send Zhang Yuan away. He came out of the flower hall and saw many people looking out through the windows opened by the back yamen. Seeing him stopping and looking around, the people quickly retracted and went back to sit at the desk.

Originally, Chen Xi was presided over the meeting at the Houya, but because Zhang Yuan suddenly arrived, he could no longer hold it now. Chen Xi directly asked someone to inform the dissolution meeting, and the officials returned to their posts to do business... Work started on the first day after the New Year, and many things were carried out step by step.

Chen Xi returned to the flower hall again and took a sip of tea. Wang Chang, the Minister of Personnel, suddenly walked in and closed the door.

Wang Chang came over and sat down and asked, "Zhihou, why did Eunuch Zhang suddenly visit? It seems that he is angry. Did you do something?"

Chen Xidao: "What else can I do? It's just because I made suggestions to Your Majesty and gave the Marquis of Shouning and Marquis of Jianchang free..."

In this matter, Chen Xi had nothing to hide. Wang Chang couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "It was indeed what you mentioned to His Majesty. No wonder, you made a big move a lot a few years ago and finally detained the two of them. This is a small punishment and a big warning. Now you still want to plead with His Majesty... It's really hard for you."

Perhaps Wang Chang also felt that Chen Xi was "forced" in this matter, mainly due to the pressure from Empress Dowager Zhang and Xie Qian and others. It was speculated that Chen Xi might have to propose to the emperor to pardon the Zhang brothers in order to maintain the stability of the court, so Wang Chang understood Chen Xi very well.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Old Wang seems to have a prejudice against the Zhang brothers."

Wang Chang said disdainfully: "Who can't see the dirty things the Zhang family did? Since the time of the late emperor, he has relied on the protection of the palace and avoided punishment many times. It is anomaly that his brothers can survive to this day... If it weren't for the sake of the Empress Dowager, I'm afraid that the crime of killing the nine clans would not be able to escape!"

Although Wang Chang said beautifully, Chen Xi did not have the intention to talk to him in detail, saying: "After all, the case has not been finalized, so it is hard to say the specific charges! In addition, this case was not dominated by the people from the beginning, but His Majesty wanted to take back his brother's military power and prevent problems before it happened."

“That’s right.”

Wang Chang thought for a while and nodded at the end.

Chen Xi said: "If they sincerely regret it, they may still be able to do things for the court in the future. Otherwise, they would just receive a salary for the marquis to live a safe life, which would be considered an explanation to the empress dowager. What does the Wang Lao think?"

Wang Chang smiled and said, "I am still considerate and thoughtful. What else can I say? This time, you didn't let Mr. Xie come forward and resolve the matter smoothly. I really worked hard and made great contributions. I don't know what Mr. Xie thought, so you'd better communicate more with him. The court hopes that you have a harmonious relationship so that the court can be harmonious."

"Yeah?"

Chen Xi smiled, not saying anything, but no matter what, he revealed an active attitude of easing the contradictions, which touched Wang Chang.

Wang Chang said: "This case involves the royal family. There is no need to ask more questions after you step down from the position of presiding judge. It's the prince-consort... I haven't seen it recently. If you don't show off, do you want to ask Zhihou?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "It is useless to ask more questions about the matters within the royal family, but I heard that the prince-in-law will officially take office today, and I will probably go to the leopard room to meet the saint."

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Cui Yuan, the son-in-law who officially took over the Beijing camp that day, was indeed waiting to meet the saint at this time.

When Cui Yuan arrived at the Leopard Room, the emperor was still resting. Xiao Guozi took him to the outer courtyard's duty room. At this time, Xiao Guozi was about to go to bed, but he did not return to his private residence, but just went to the room next to the duty room to deal with it and rest.

When Xiao Tiaozi was about to leave, Cui Yuan grabbed his sleeve and asked, "Duang Daddy, I wonder when I will be able to meet the saint?"

Xiao Tiaozi said, "Mr. Prince Concubine, you are really not the time to come. Your Majesty... has important matters to deal with. I guess you can meet the saint at sunset."

Cui Yuan was very surprised when he heard this. Obviously he didn't know what the emperor was going to do now, and he couldn't figure out why the emperor wanted to leave him alone. He quickly said, "Dude-in-law, is there something wrong with me doing, which angered Your Majesty, so he still refused to give him a visit?"

If any official changed to an official, he would not be as timid as Cui Yuan. Since he married Princess Yongkang, he has never had the opportunity to work in the yamen. He lived a life of leisure and no matter what the world has to do. Now he suddenly entered the court as an official, but still took over military power, and even involved the heavy responsibility of garrison in the capital. This made him very frightened and he was inevitably worried.

Xiao Zhuozi thought to himself: "Why is the princess so unbearable? Perhaps the princess in the family is too strong, which makes him, a husband, speaks and does things outside, and looks worse than those two uncles!"

Xiao Guozi explained: "Your son-in-law, you are so careful. You have not done anything wrong. The imperial government offices were in a break at the beginning of the year. You came to ask for your Majesty before, and it was because of this. Now the Yuan Dynasty has just ended, and the government offices in the capital are operating normally, so your Majesty has more affairs to handle... Just wait here, and you can see Your Majesty today."

"Oh." Cui Yuan was skeptical and said, "If you do something wrong, please just give me some advice and I will correct it as soon as possible."

Xiao Taozi sighed in his heart that the prince-consort was too weak, but he still said politely: "You are polite, the prince-consort, you should obey your instructions. If you have something to do, you can wait here first."

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Cui Yuan waited for three hours in the Leopard Room. It was almost dark, but no one came out to tell him to come in to see him.

Even the little konzi who led him into the leopard room had not appeared again. Even though the little konzi was sleeping soundly nearby, he didn't know that he was hanging here and wanted to meet the saint. He couldn't leave yet, which made him more anxious.

"It's going to be dark, and if you don't go back, the princess should be worried. However, the princess said she would talk to me and contact me from all over the world, but she hasn't seen anyone send her here now."

Cui Yuan felt that he was forgotten and was confused and did not know the countermeasures.

But at this time, Princess Yongkang was actually helping Cui Yuan "activate". Of course, Princess Yongkang knew very well that she could not help her husband tell the emperor. Although Zhengde was her nephew, Zhu Houzhao didn't even recognize her own mother, let alone her aunt.

Princess Yongkang chose to give gifts to those in the court who could help her husband become an official, and Shen Xi was naturally the one who was responsible for the brunt of it.

The Princess's Mansion sent someone to deliver the gifts loaded with three carriages to the Shen family, and specifically stated that it was just a little gift and would give them in the future. Of course, Princess Yongkang would not show up, but only said that it was given by the prince-in-law Cui Yuan.
To be continued...