Wang Zhuo stayed in the Ministry of War to handle affairs, while Xu Qi took Xu Cheng back to the Duke of Wei's mansion with a dark face.

As soon as he returned to the main hall, Xu Qiu grabbed a teacup on the table and threw it directly to the ground. With a "bang", the teacup suddenly became shattered.

Xu Qi said angrily: "A sheep suddenly turned into a wolf. Shen Zhihou has such great ability to change his personality with the surname Wei? It's so unreasonable in less than an hour!"

Xu Cheng said: "Mr. Master, is this an obvious matter... The person surnamed Wei is not a sheep at all. I think he was the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Prison when Liu Jin was in power. Although Liu Jin fell for a while, he was soon respected by His Majesty. Not only did he take over the Imperial Horse Prison, he also admired the East Factory. Now he has been transferred to the Southeast to serve as the eunuch of the garrison and has flattered Lord Shen, which is enough to prove that this person is not simple..."

Xu Qi frowned and looked at Xu Cheng: "What you mean by this is that I underestimate him?"

Xu Cheng quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "The villain dares not... We may still have the initiative for the time being, but Lord Shen is too ruthless in doing things. Once he takes action, we will fall into a passive position everywhere."

"Hmph!"

Xu Qi was very annoyed, "I have said long ago that Shen Zhihou would not make a sound, and he would make a big splash. Even if he turned into a worm, he could not take it lightly. Perhaps only when he died can the Ming Dynasty get peace."

Xu Cheng said: "Mr., you might as well think about it. Even if Eunuch Wei officially takes over as the position of garrison eunuch, isn't the position of garrison in Nanjing still under our control? Eunuch Wei only has a short position, and what he can transfer is just the shrimp soldiers and crab generals in the garrison yamen."

Xu Qi said coldly: "Isn't Shen Zhihou a threat? He is the Minister of Personnel and Minister of War, the superior of all civil and military officials in Nanjing, and a Duke and royal relatives. He can also enjoy himself among the royal relatives... The chaos in the city must be put down before dawn, otherwise the later joint report may be submitted, and how will we arrange it!"

Xu Cheng thought for a while and said, "Now Lord Shen is just watching the fire from the other side of the river... He praised Eunuch Wei, would he really treat Eunuch Wei as his own? Behind Eunuch Wei is the chief eunuch Zhang Yuan and Eunuch Zhang."

"Um!?"

Xu Qi frowned and looked at Xu Cheng.

Xu Cheng said again: "The current situation is that Lord Shen sits in the mountains and watches the tiger fight, and provokes conflicts with Eunuch Wei as much as possible, just like when he sits in to watch us fight with Eunuch Zhang Yong and Eunuch Zhang."

Xu Qi said annoyedly: "Now he is almost tormented by him... What exactly is Shen Zhihou going to Nanjing?"

"This..." Xu Cheng was very embarrassed and frowned, "Master Shen was too clever and the villain really couldn't figure it out. The situation in the city is getting more and more chaotic now. The only thing he can do is to quickly take down the thief who is causing trouble, and it's best to know who is making trouble behind the scenes."

Xu Qi looked up at the window and turned around and said, "Now, it's impossible that Shen Zhihou is leading all this behind his back, right? That's too terrible!"

Xu Cheng thought about it again, shook his head and said, "It's hard to say... it's really hard to say..."

Xu Qi said angrily: "If Shen Zhihou is really planning and making such a big noise, which makes me anxious, then he is not a human being, a god! Don't fight with him no matter who I fight with, it's really not possible... I will personally admit defeat, and let him do whatever he wants in the future."

"Master..."

Xu Cheng quickly reminded Xu Qiu to calm down.

Xu Qi waved his hand: "How many days can Shen Zhihou stay in Nanjing? As long as he feels safe, what if I regard him as a respect? As long as I don't keep trying... Maybe I shouldn't have been in a bad mood from the beginning. Look at it now, everything is lost. It's not as good as when Zhang Yongzai, at least there is a buffer in the middle. Now I can't get along with the Wei surname!"

Xu Cheng looked embarrassed, but no longer commented on Xu Qiu's words.

Xu Qi ordered: "Send more people to search all the places in the city, or simply catch a few irrelevant people to deal with the matter. The Duke of Wei's Mansion cannot make mistakes, this is the bottom line."

...

...

Xu Qi admitted defeat.

He felt that he could not fight Chen Xi at all. It would be better to admit defeat and save the situation by showing weakness.

As for Wei Bin and Wang Zhuo, they would not think about giving in or giving in. They are busy quelling the riots in the city at this moment.

Before dawn, the city obviously stopped and a large number of people involved in the trouble were arrested, including not only the Japanese, but also the remnants of King Ning. In addition, there were some bandits and gangsters who took advantage of the situation. This night, it was said that the demons were dancing around, and there were all kinds of people.

The powerful and powerful in the city thought that anyone was going to rebel, but when they knew that Chen Xi was in charge of the city, they suddenly felt that whoever rebelled at this time would be similar to dying.

Because they could not go out to find out the news, the powerful and powerful waited for dawn in panic.

When the sun appeared on the horizon in the east, martial law in the streets and alleys in the city was still not lifted, but most civilian alleys no longer had officers and soldiers patrol, and the morning market opened normally.

Even after the sun was over three o'clock, several major city gates in Nanjing were opened, but only entry and not exit were allowed, and the security at the city gates were strengthened.

The notice will be posted on the main streets and alleys in the city after dawn, informing that there will be a curfew in the next few days. People are not prohibited from going outdoors during the day, but they must consciously report suspicious people around them.

Under normal circumstances, the people will not pay attention to the chaos in the court. For them, the most important thing is the food, oil and salt, and politics has nothing to do with them.

I sleep in spring without realizing the dawn, and I hear birds singing everywhere.

The sunlight shone into the patio from the window, Chen Xi came out of the room, stretching while walking... At this time, Zhu Hong came over with the washing water.

"Sir, the city has settled down, but the officers and soldiers around the inn have no intention of evacuating." Zhu Hong said.

Chen Xi took the washbasin and placed it on the stone table in front of him, saying, "Now Duke of Wei is afraid that I will be in danger, so he is more nervous than anyone else... wait, news will be heard soon..."

Zhu Hong didn't know who Chen Xi was waiting for.

After Chen Xi washed his face and returned to the house, there was a sedan chair outside the inn. It was Wei Bin who took office last night.

Wei Bin was very hurried and hurried into the inn. After arriving at Chenxi's room, he said to himself: "Mr. Shen, I have fulfilled my mission. I have arrested hundreds of rioters in the city last night."

Chen Xidao: "Is it a rioter, not a commoner who casually brings it to make up for the numbers?"

Wei Bin was stunned, then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I think it's not possible? Even if you have to make up the numbers, why does it affect so many people?"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Eunuch Wei can't understand... If only three or five rioters cause trouble, what qualifications does the Duke of Wei have to dispatch thousands of personal troops to quell the rebellion? Can he explain to the court when he turns back?"

"this……"

Wei Bin looked embarrassed and said immediately, "But it has been confirmed that some of them are indeed traitors... They are Japanese, with obvious characteristics. Although they can speak Chinese, their pronunciations are very strange..."

Chen Xidao: "Even the Japanese may not cause trouble. It may cause harm to the fish in the pond... This matter must be thoroughly investigated. Even if the thieves are caught, they cannot be given the reputation of being a thief. That is a charge of beheading."

Wei Bin nodded: "Our family understands that we cannot let go of evil people, but we cannot wrongly accuse good people."

Chen Xi nodded and said, "Eunuch Wei has been busy all night and it's time to go back and rest."

Wei Bin smiled bitterly and said, "Where can I sleep? Didn't you agree to join forces to report? Wait, maybe someone will come in a while?"

Chen Xi and Wei Bin looked at each other, then shook their heads and smiled, "It seems that Eunuch Wei has seen the matter very thoroughly. Then let's find a room for Eunuch Wei to rest in the inn. When someone comes, it's not too late to talk about it."

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...

It was almost noon, and Xu Qi arrived late.

The one who came with Xu Qi was still Wang Zhuo, the Minister of War of Nanjing. However, Wang Zhuo did not have a strong desire to see Chen Xi. When Xu Qi came, he had to go upstairs to meet him, but was asked to wait downstairs.

After hearing the news, Wei Bin came out of the room, met Wang Zhuo and Xu Qiu, and sat down at the table on the first floor by the window. The three of them didn't say anything, and each had different ideas.

After about a cup of tea, Chen Xi came down from the building and then the three of them stood up to greet him.

"Zhihou, you're going to let us wait." Xu Qi was a little dissatisfied when he saw Chen Xi coming down, and looked directly at him, as if he was waiting for Chen Xi to apologize.

Chen Xi didn't even say anything, walked to the three of them and bowed slightly, signaling the three of them to sit down. He had already sat in the head first.

Xu Qi said: "It should be clear, right?"

Chen Xi looked up and said, "Someone assassinated last night, and someone in the city raised troops to cause trouble. Last night, he was restless. Now Mr. Xu actually asked what he meant? Where did he start?"

Xu Qi had a helpless look on his face and could only sit down. After he sat down, Wei Bin and Wang Zhuo took their seats.

Wang Zhuo said: "Last night, after a night of inspection, I caught many rebellions. In addition to the Japanese, there were still remnants of King Ning. In addition, the rioters who took the opportunity to cause trouble, there were 800. You can kill some of the most serious crimes first to shock the bandits, so that you can report them to the court smoothly."

For a top civil official like Wang Zhuo, the truth is not important. The most important thing is to stabilize the situation first and complete your responsibilities so as not to be held accountable by the court afterwards.

As for Xu Qiu, he didn't say anything, these words were exactly what he wanted to say.

Wei Bin looked at Chen Xi and said, "Mr. Shen, please give me the right words."

Chenxi Road: "Whether Nanjing is stable or not is within the scope of power and responsibility. It should be decided by the three of you?"

Xu Qi said distressedly: "What are you talking about right? Zhihao, you came to the city for a few days, but we were tormented. If you hadn't seen anyone yesterday, those bandits thought there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, so they started a sudden attack... Otherwise, why would this happen?"

This is more like questioning Chen Xi.

Wang Zhuo quickly said, "Shangshu Chen is going to go out of the inn to do business, we can't stop him, right? When will the bandits take action? It has nothing to do with whether Shangshu Chen goes out."

Wei Bin looked at Xu Qi, "Mr. Xu made great contributions to the chaos in the city last night. It seems that he can make a lot of contributions in the memorials submitted to the court."

Just as Xu Qi was about to take the opportunity, suddenly someone came in from the door. His face froze and his words stopped abruptly.

It was not someone else who came in, but Qian Ning, the commander of the former Jinyiwei who had met Xu Qi before. After Qian Ning entered the door, he came straight behind Chen Xi, standing firmly, just like Chen Xi's guard, which made Xu Qi's face very unnatural.

Wang Zhuo turned a blind eye to everything in front of him and continued, "Mr. Xu did make the most contributions in the incident last night. I wonder what the Secretary Chen wants?"

Chen Xidao: "What does Mr. Xu think?"

Xu Qi thought to himself: "This group of people is really treacherous. Knowing that they did not ask the court last night, they rashly dispatched troops. They may be questioned afterwards, but they pushed the matter to me... It seems to be a contribution to me, but in fact they are shirking responsibility."

Xu Qi said: "I dare not take credit for you. Yesterday's incident was the result of your concerted efforts. If you want to say that the chaos in the city is still very good, it will be very important. If you were not here, the hearts of the people in the city would not be so stable, and things would not be resolved so smoothly."

Xu Qiu seemed to want to find a reason to perform his merits for Chen Xi, but after saying that, he found that Chen Xi actually did nothing last night, and just helped Wei Bin complete the transfer of power.

The one who really does things is Xu Qi, Wang Zhuo and Wei Bin, who are more like fighting, and basically don’t put in much effort.

Chen Xi did not take Xu Qi's words, but instead turned sideways and looked back and asked, "Commander Qian, what are you doing? Is there something wrong?"

Xu Qi reminded: "He is no longer the commander of the Jinyiwei, right?"

Xu Qiu expressed his dissatisfaction with Qian Ning in his words, which was that he wanted to show his irreconcilable attitude with Qian Ning. Qian Ning failed to extort before, but instead reported him to the court. Even if he did not pursue the matter for the time being, he would still show strong dissatisfaction with the matter of Chen Xi taking over Qian Ning for his subordinates.

Chen Xidao: "I just received the imperial order from Your Majesty yesterday, and Qian Ning re-elected the position of commander of the Jinyiwei... The matter is too urgent and I have not yet explained it to Mr. Xu in detail."

"ah?"

Xu Qiu was very surprised. If it weren't for the words coming from the mouth of Chen Xi, he wouldn't have accepted them at all.

Even Wei Bin was surprised and said, "Your Majesty also ordered Lord Qian to be the commander of the Jinyiwei? It's really gratifying..."
To be continued...