Xie Qian and Zhu Houzhao did report to him.

With the approval of Empress Dowager Zhang, in order to promote the emperor to return to Beijing, he would do whatever he could to report military information. However, he did not think that this was a false report, because the scouts came to report that Batumonk in the north and south of Yinshan was stirring up troubles, and the war burned from summer to winter. Once he was allowed to unify the Dayan tribe, the next infantry front would definitely point directly to the Hetao area.

Previously, the Governor of the Three-Border Army Wang Qiong submitted a memorial to the court many times, hoping that the court could strengthen its control over the grassland, increase expenditure, etc.

Xie Qian used Wang Qiong's memorial as a guide and submitted an urgent memorial to Zhu Houzhao, indicating that the military situation in the northwest was severe and that the emperor must be in charge of the central command.

Three days later, just as Zhu Houzhao was about to set off for the new city, Xie Qian's memorial was delivered from the capital to Zhu Houzhao in a three thousand miles of expedited manner.

Zhu Houzhao held Xie Qian's memorial, with a shocked expression on her face.

"Your Majesty, Jiangxi is still pacified, why are the Tartars in the northwest starting to cause trouble again?" Zhang Yuan was very nervous, but he was secretly happy. He and Xie Qian stood on the same position and hoped that Zhu Houzhao would return to Beijing as soon as possible.

Zhu Houzhao said incredibly: "Hasn't Batumonk collapsed? What qualifications are the defeated generals who have the right to fight with the court? Besides, the grassland has experienced years of war and lost all youth and strength. Even if he reintegrated the Dayan tribe, what threats can he have to the Ming Dynasty next?"

Zhang Yuan said: "After that being said, the country cannot be without a master for a day... What I want to say is that Your Majesty needs to return to the capital to stay in charge, so that he can intimidate the little girl, ensure the stability of the capital, and the soldiers on the border can also be more firm in their belief in resisting foreign humiliation."

Zhu Houzhao threw Xie Qian's memorial directly on the ground and asked angrily: "From what you mean, if I don't go back to the capital, the soldiers on the nine sides will not defend their country, right?"

Zhang Yuan quickly apologized: "I don't have this intention."

Zhu Houzhao was very angry, but there was no good idea. She waved her hand and said, "Forget it, forgot, state affairs first, I will go back to the capital to see what the situation is."

Zhang Yuan said: "Your Majesty, then Duke Shen reported to fight with Folang Jiren..."

Zhu Houzhao said impatiently: "The Tartars are coming soon. How can I still have the heart to take care of these things? Well, let Shen Shangshu stay in Jiangnan to coordinate military and politics. He doesn't need his companions to go back to the capital this time... However, it is still up to the debate with the Folang Jiren, so let's decide."

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Zhu Houzhao's thoughts change three times a day.

Because of Xie Qian's memorial, Zhu Houzhao felt that the throne was unstable and immediately gave up the plan to stay in Xincheng Construction Bank for a long time.

Zhu Houzhao issued an order to return to Beijing, and Zhang Yong, Xu Qiu and others felt it was too sudden.

"Your Majesty is leaving, this is a good thing. At least we don't have to act according to Your Majesty's expression." After Xu Qiu returned to Nanjing, he was worried that Zhu Houzhao would hold him responsible for his defeat.

However, when Xu Qi found that Zhu Houzhao not only did not pursue the matter, he also gave him a reward, as if he didn't remember the miserable defeat in Jiuhua Mountain, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Xu Qi hoped that Zhu Houzhao would leave early so that he could rest assured and continue to be his local emperor in Nanjing.

But Zhang Yong didn't want Zhu Houzhao to leave, with a gloomy expression and said unhappy: "Your Majesty is leaving like this? What should we do?"

Xu Qi blinked: "Hermon Zhang wants to go back to the capital, have you mentioned it to His Majesty?"

Zhang Yong said angrily: "Your Majesty moved into the palace as soon as he came back. Our family didn't even meet each other. How can we mention it? Didn't Mr. Xu think about helping us?"

Xu Qi looked frustrated: "I don't have the chance to meet the saint either... His Majesty is full of treacherous villains. Jiang Bin and Zhang Yuan are like two hungry wolves, staring at them fiercely. Can others meet you casually? Eunuch Zhang might as well find a way to mention this to His Majesty... I'm afraid that Your Majesty will forget it."

Zhang Yong glanced at Xu Qi: "Do you want our family to leave soon?"

Xu Qiu said angrily: "With our relationship, is it necessary to argue about these things? It is a good thing for you to return to the capital earlier. It is best to replace Zhang Yuan's position... I hope you can become an internal minister earlier, and I still hope to get your protection in the future."

Zhang Yong lamented: "There is no excuse, so you can't ask Your Majesty to see you unless someone helps you. Either Mr. Xu or... you can only rely on Lord Shen. What others say may not be good for your Majesty."

Xu Qi waved his hand quickly: "Eunuch Zhang must not stare at Lao I... Lao I dare not compare with Shen Zhihou. Who is he? The imperial teacher! Two ministers! The most powerful minister! Lao I am just a part-time minister who relies on his ancestors to the darkness. He has a relatively distant relationship with His Majesty. He has no status in the court! Shen Zhihou is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is the one who is in the court!"

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After Zhu Houzhao returned to Nanjing, Shen Xi's letters became more and more numerous.

The civil and military ministers in the court, including Xie Qian, Wang Qiong, Wang Shouren, etc., were writing letters to Shen Xi. Local officials and generals who were not very familiar with Shen Xi were also writing. At the beginning, Shen Xi had to reply one by one, but now he has given up and only chose those more important letters to reply.

Tang Yin did not come back to Xincheng because Zhu Houzhao made up his mind to take him to the capital this time, which basically met Shen Xi's expectations. However, Shen Xi did not think so when Xie Qian mentioned the change of the grassland in his memorial. He had already disrupted the grassland and consumed almost all his youth and strongness. He also split the tribe and playground. You have me and I have you, and the relationship is complicated. It is difficult to reunify the Dayan tribe, let alone threaten the border of the Ming Dynasty.

Shen Xi speculated that this was more of a strategy adopted by Xie Qian to promote Zhu Houzhao to return to Beijing.

"Sir, Your Majesty is ready to set off to return to Beijing on the 25th day of the 12th lunar month. Now the soldiers and horses in Nanjing are preparing. As for Jiang Bin, he is stuck in Jiangxi, and it seems that he has temporarily lost His Majesty's trust..."

Yunliu's investigation still focuses on the emperor and his close ministers.

As Shen Xi reported to go to war with Folang Jiren, Yun Liu understood completely and tried every means to figure out the emperor's reaction so that he could respond in a timely and accurate manner.

After hearing Yun Liu finish the matter, Shen Xi said leisurely: "The north has been covered with ice and snow, and the Yellow River and the North Canal are frozen. Even if His Majesty set off now, he will not be able to return to the capital in two or three months... Xie Yuqiao thought this trick worked, but he was afraid that the window paper would be broken... Wang Qiong may be completely different from Xie Yuqiao's comments."

Yunliu asked hesitantly: "What do you mean by... Master Xie Ge is intentionally exaggerating the facts?"

"Is this still necessary?"

Shen Xi smiled and said, "From the moment His Majesty left the capital, all the Chinese civil and military officials in the court have been thinking about how to invite His Majesty back. Now the war in Jiangnan is basically over. What reason is there to indulge His Majesty to stay in Jiangnan without returning? Now it is just a matter of making a fuss about the unstable situation in the northwest. It is considered polite."

Yun Liu looked very reserved, and she really couldn't figure it out. Xie Qian had any other "you-go" tricks.

Chen Xi said again: "Let me say that, Your Majesty doesn't ask me to accompany him back to Beijing. Even if my goal is achieved, at least Xie Yuqiao is not in a hurry to let me go back to the capital, or no one in the capital wants me to go back... Wang Dehua's life in the northwest is not much. Next, I hope he will join the dynasty to take over the position of the Minister of War. The three-sided governor can hand it over to Wang Shouren, or Hu Chongwei..."

Yun Liu said: "Sir, I really want to step down as Minister of War?"

Chen Xi nodded: "If I don't go back to the capital, is it necessary for the Minister of War to do it? I want to give up the responsibilities of the Minister of Personnel, just be a duke, wouldn't it be free and easy?"

"But sir..."

Yunliu is worth it for Chenxi.

Chen Xi raised his hand and interrupted Yun Liu's words: "The most important thing in the officialdom is to give up. Only with giving up can you gain. For me, being two ministers is not a glorious thing, but a huge burden. I can only let go of the important things as soon as possible."

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Zhu Houzhao finally learned to be smart.

Before he set off for Beijing this time, he asked someone to inquire about the situation in the northwest.

As soon as the fleet arrived in Yangzhou, Wang Qiong happened to send a memorial from Yansui. Zhu Houzhao learned that the military situation in the northwest was not as serious as Xie Qian described.

"This old man, I sincerely spend my time with me, right? A little bit of a big deal can be said to be a Tartar knocking the door?"

Zhu Houzhao was very angry, but the consequences were not serious.

Zhu Houzhao originally ordered a quick return to the capital, but when Wang Qiong showed that the northwest was only harassed by a small group of Tatar cavalry, he knew that Xie Qian had mostly intimidated.

Judging from Wang Qiong's report, Batumonk was integrating the Dayan tribe. These Tatar cavalrymen who attacked the border were more tribal cavalry that could not survive the snow disaster. Zhu Houzhao felt that he, the wise lord, should not focus on the northwest, but stayed in the south of the Yangtze River and had a good time and happiness.

Zhang Yuan advised: "Your Majesty, although Lord Wang said that the military situation in the northwest is not serious, but after just experiencing the rebellion of King Ning, people's hearts are fluctuating. Your Majesty should return to the capital to take charge."

At this time, Zhang Yuan seemed to be loyal to the emperor and was considering everything for the emperor, but in fact he was just making excuses to ask Zhu Houzhao to return to the capital. In this way, he could also call the wind and rain in the morning instead of following the emperor and watching the power fall.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Of course I have to go back to the capital, but don't be so anxious, you can walk slowly... I didn't have a good time when I came to Yangzhou before, so I'm walking around here to appreciate the customs and customs of the Ming Dynasty."

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Zhu Houzhao showed off her mentality of traveling and was preparing to eat, drink and have fun all the way back to the capital.

Although Zhang Yuan was worried, fortunately, Zhu Houzhao did not mention returning to Nanjing and even went to find Chen Xi, making Zhang Yuan feel that the matter was still within controllable range.

The most important thing is that Jiang Bin was left in a remote area in Jiangxi and did not come back. Now Zhang Yuan has the confidence to deal with Jiang Bin. First, the emperor's trust has returned to him, and second, it is because of the successive experience of Mrs. Zhong's loss and Lou Suzhen jumping into the river, which made Zhang Yuan feel that Jiang Bin is no longer trusted by the emperor, and the person he compared it to is the unlucky Qian Ning.

In name, Qian Ning was still the commander of the Jinyiwei, but in fact, it was no different from a fugitive.

When Zhu Houzhao went to Jiangnan, he never thought about summoning Qian Ning to his side and asking. Everyone knew that Qian Ning's position would soon be out of stock. He thought it would be Jiang Bin's vacancies, but it was hard to say who it fell to now.

On the contrary, Zhang Yuan, who had fallen out of favor before, is now proud and has to try his best to curry favor with him wherever he goes.

This incident made Zhang Yuan realize that the Sili Supervisor's seal was more than one person than ten thousand, and even if he lost favor for a while, it would not be a big problem.

In Yangzhou City, Zhang Yuan stood up straight again. Local officials and generals cursed him a lot, and there were endless gifts to him.

After the ups and downs, Zhang Yuan learned to be smart and no longer accept gifts blatantly. He became very restrained in his work, which made people show his attitude towards local officials and generals in Yangzhou to "not accept gifts", and at the same time, he asked the local people to cooperate with the emperor's travel in contempt.

When Jiang Bin was not here, Zhang Yuan arranged the matter of Zhu Houzhao's trip to Yangzhou properly. Even Chen Yier had fully considered it and sent people to send a lot of gifts.

Zhang Yuan finally figured it out that it would be useless to suppress Chen Xi if he wanted to gain a foothold in the court. Instead, he should make full use of his blood relationship with Chen Xi and lean on the Shen family mountain... After all, he is also a member of the Shen family.

Zhu Houzhao traveled in Yangzhou for two days and got up early and went to bed late every day. This time, Zhu Houzhao did not focus on the Qinlou Chuguan, but went around some famous places and historical sites. Su Tong was already rushing to meet up at this time. With the talented man Tang Yin and Zheng Qian who had been staying with the emperor, Zhu Houzhao became a literati and talented man in Yangzhou and had a lot of fun.

This made Zhang Yuan somewhat unhappy.

Although Zhu Houzhao is usually arranged by him, the specific "program" is always the responsibility of Su Tong and Tang Yin, and he is just a servant. Many times, when Zhu Houzhao goes to see the son of a local aristocratic family as a young master, he is not even qualified to come forward to greet him, which makes him wary of the newly favored "flatters" around the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao was in Yangzhou for the third day and still enjoyed participating in various poetry meetings.

The winter in Yangzhou is not very cold, and it happens to be the Spring Festival. After attending the New Year Poetry Festival, Zhu Houzhao admired the lantern festival held by the Shouxi Lake, and then returned to the journey.

Zhang Yuan sent Zhu Houzhao back to the back and angrily came out. He wanted to find Tang Yin to explain clearly, but he couldn't find anyone, but met Li Xing who came to "gift" to Zhu Houzhao.

"Eunuch Li, what are you doing?"

When Zhang Yuan saw Li Xing holding a wooden box in his hand, he couldn't help but ask.

Li Xing was obviously nervous when he saw Zhang Yuan: "Some gadgets are sent to His Majesty."

Zhang Yuan frowned and said, "Your Majesty also needs to worry about entertainment? Take it!"

Li Xing held the wooden box and refused to step forward, saying, "Eunuch Zhang, I'm not hiding it. These are gifts to respect Your Majesty in the local area, not valuable things... Maybe some valuable jewelry is just for the Queen, and as for the folk plays next to it, it's futile to say these things to you."

Zhang Yuan said dissatisfiedly: "You have taken great pains to invite favors."

Li Xing sighed: "It's not that I'm asking for favor, but that I'm summoning and ordering you before... You also know that I'm in charge of the Imperial Supervision before, and I know some local procurement agents. Your Majesty may have considered this and specially sent me to ask if there are any local things to be sent. What Your Majesty is looking for, but since Your Majesty has given me this, I can only do it, right?"
To be continued...