However, this did not prevent Wang Shouren from being promoted smoothly in the court afterwards. Even when Liu Jin was in power, Wang Shouren was not suppressed too much, because Chen Xi mediated in the court, and Wang Shouren's own abilities and relationship background were both good.

Wang Shouren was very respectful to Chen Xi and did not show the arrogance of being a Jinshi or even a brother of the same year.

As a subordinate of Chen Xi, Wang Shouren first mentioned the situation of his duties this time. Chen Xi waved his hand: "I can't go back to the Ministry of War recently. You can discuss the matter with Minister Lu to deal with it. With Brother Bo'an's ability, it should be easy to handle the affairs of the Ministry of War."

Wang Shouren waved his hand and said, "Shangshu Chen is really upright."

Chen Xi admired Wang Shouren's ability, but Wang Shouren had some doubts about his ability. This is because he had been an official outside for several years and had never been involved in ministry affairs. In addition, the power structure of the court is now complicated, and the emperor basically does not care about court affairs. Liu Jin and Zhang Yuan successively served in the Sili Supervisor and were in conflict with court affairs. In addition, Shen Xi, the Secretary of State, now has two positions and is resting at home, so he doesn't know what to do as the right minister of the Ministry of War.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Actually, Brother Bo'an doesn't need to bother. I asked Your Majesty to resign from the Ministry of War but was rejected by Your Majesty. According to Your Majesty's opinion, the affairs of the Ministry of War will be handled by the two ministers. If Brother Bo'an doesn't understand, just ask Mr. Lu. You can also be regarded as the Minister of War, because most of the affairs of the Ministry of War were decided by him."

After Chen Xi picked up the point, Wang Shouren thought for a while before he realized it and nodded repeatedly.

Just as the Minister of War was temporarily vacant, Lu Wan, the Left Minister of War, regarded Lu Wan as the head of the Ministry of War, and he was the one who helped Lu Wan...

Understanding this level, Wang Shouren has a deeper understanding of his position. This is a more important task than the right assistant minister of the Ministry of War itself. He can even be regarded as the left assistant minister and is a real second-in-commander of the Ministry of War.

However, he was still cautious about this matter. He obviously did not think that Chen Xi was just a puppet minister who was on the wall and ignored everything. He knew very well that Chen Xi was in the emperor's mind. With Chen Xi was there, the affairs of the Ministry of War were mainly based on Chen Xi's will. Chen Xi would nod in major matters and then report them to the court for approval.

The two talked a few more times, involving military and political affairs in the northwest. Chen Xi deliberately did not mention the transfer of troops from Xuanfu this time.

Chen Xi asked intentionally or unintentionally: "Did Brother Bo'an go to see Master Xie first after he returned to the court?"

Wang Shouren's face showed a look of surprise: "I heard that Mr. Xie was sick and was resting at home. It was really hard to disturb me, so I didn't go to visit me."

Chen Xi nodded: "You should have heard of Mr. Xie. This matter is related to His Majesty's previous dispatch of troops from the northwest and Beijing camp to quell the rebellion. The situation of the rebellion in the Central Plains is unknown, and many things cannot be settled for the time being. Perhaps the rebellion will take several months to completely quell."

Wang Shouren asked, "Would Secretary Chen have plans to lead troops to fight recently?"

Hearing this question, Chen Xi's face was a little stagnant. Obviously, as a magistrate, he should know about a series of disputes caused by whether he was sending troops. Wang Shouren asked directly. It would be impossible to say that he was completely unaware of it.

Originally, Chen Xi could not answer, but after thinking about it, he still shook his head sincerely: "Not this plan yet, Your Majesty has not arranged for me to lead troops to fight. But if things change later... it is hard to say."

This answer is more perfunctory, but it is also a routine answer. Wang Shouren nodded slightly and then kept silent, as if considering other issues.

Chen Xi sighed and said, "I have said that I don't plan to return to the court recently. The affairs of the Ministry of War will rely more on you, Brother Bo'an... Brother Bo'an is tired of traveling, so he should have returned home early to see his family and have a good rest."

When Wang Shouren heard that Chen Xi was trying to expel the guests, he stood up and bowed and said goodbye.

Chen Xi personally sent him, but he only sent Wang Shouren to the front yard and did not go out of the main entrance. However, this was quite polite to Wang Shouren. If it were others, even the emperor or Xie Qian, Chen Xi would not be so grand.

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...

On the day Wang Shouren returned to the capital, Yang Tinghe learned about the situation and immediately went to report to Xie Qian.

At this time, Xie Qian no longer stayed on the couch and refused to get up, but "wake up" and began to walk around. However, because his heart disease had not been cured, he had no intention of returning to the court for the time being.

Since he got off his sickbed, many things in the court have been difficult to hide from him anymore, and not everything needs to be notified by Yang Tinghe.

In the study, Yang Tinghe told Xie Qian about Wang Shouren's return to Beijing to perform his duties.

Xie Qian coughed twice: "...It's a good thing for Bo'an to come back. Although Zhihou and Bo'an were in the same year, Bo'an was cautious and cautious in his work. He was very diligent in the northwest for a few years. If you have anything to do after returning to the court, you can ask him more. The Ministry of War is equivalent to someone who can take care of it..."

This is not clear enough, but it is considered to imply that Yang Tinghe and Wang Shouren are "his own people" and do not need to have much prejudice or alertness.

Yang Tinghe said: "But after hearing that Bo'an returned to the capital, he went to see Zhihou as soon as possible. I'm afraid he hasn't left yet."

"Go to see you?"

Xie Qian frowned slightly, his face slightly unhappy. He regarded Wang Shouren as a trustworthy person. Who would have thought that he would go to visit his political opponents first, but in the end he said, "It's okay to go to see him. What's wrong with the Minister of War to go to visit his superiors after performing his duties? If you have time, you should go to meet him and convey something to him, so that he can be more conservative when it comes to military mobilization and deployment, and don't be so radical in the Ministry of War."

Yang Tinghe was a little embarrassed: "I'm afraid that in this matter, he can only obey orders and cannot make a decision."

"not necessarily."

Xie Qian said, "Didn't Zhihou say he can't get out of illness? No one is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of War. Recently, there has not been much conflict with the opinions of the cabinet in the Sili Supervisor. As long as Bo'an is more conservative when handling military aircraft, everything will be within the control range."

Although Yang Tinghe had some doubts about Xie Qian's words, he nodded: "I hope Zhihou will not give too many death orders to Bo'an this time. Bo'an's return is not only your old move, but also your best move."

Xie Qian showed a slight contempt on his face and waved his hand and said, "Let's not mention the affairs of the Ministry of War for the time being. Will Your Majesty arrange the court affairs in the past few days?"

"Never."

Yang Tinghe said, "I heard that Your Majesty has not touched the memorial again in the past few days. I have returned to the palace for a few days. I have only been hardworking in the middle of the month. If I continue like this, the efforts I have made before will seem in vain."

Xie Qian sighed: "Since Your Majesty is married to the Shen family, we can submit a memorial to raise the shortcomings of the royal heir and let Your Majesty recruit concubines to enrich the harem. This is also a move to ease the relationship between the court officials and the Majesty... It is not difficult to make a good move."
Chapter completed!