Chen Xi did not do anything to Lin Dai, and in fact he didn't need anything... Even if Lin Dai likes to fight with him, he is a little girl who has never seen the world before and is very easy to coax. Chen Xi only needs a few sweet words to make her forget her previous displeasure and happily enjoy the sweetness of being held in Chen Xi's arms.

"Then I agreed, after returning to Tingzhou, you will tell your mother to marry me." Lin Dai pouted and looked at Chen Xi. For her, this was the final compromise.

Originally, it would be a good thing for the two of them to come to the capital. Later, Chen Xi pushed it to the imperial examination, then the palace examination, and Xie Yuner came to the capital and became a long-lasting future. Now she is going to return to Tingzhou again.

Lin Dai is not young anymore. After the Chinese New Year, she is a 17-year-old girl. Most girls hold her son at the age of seventeen, but she is still an unmarried girl waiting to marry.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Of course, even if my parents and grandmother don't agree, I will decide you."

"Um."

Lin Dai finally forgave Chen Xi and snuggled his head in his arms, but his hands were already touching his hungry belly.

To solve the problem of Lin Dai, the preparations before Chenxi's trip were basically completed.

On the 16th day of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Xi went to Zhanshi's office to handle the handover procedures. When his colleagues knew that he was going to the local area to handle the imperial commission, his face was full of envy and jealousy.

Most of the Zhan Shi Mansion were Hanlin officials, which was an extremely noble yamen. However, because they were not the six ministries and corporations, they basically had no chance to leave the capital. Many people worked in Zhan Shi Mansion for more than ten years, but they had never had the experience of being assigned by the emperor to be the emperor. Chen Xi had only been to the Zhan Shi Mansion for a few days, but he actually became the imperial envoy as a Hanlin official?

"Shen Zhongyun should be promoted after he comes back. He will deal with people from foreign countries and promote the prestige of the Ming Dynasty."

"Sure, certain."

Chen Xi finished the handover and had to go to the Ministry of Personnel. After the Ministry of Personnel, he had to go to the Honglu Temple.

What Chen Xi wanted to know the most was who his deputy envoy was?

Logically speaking, the court should select officials from the Ministry of Rites, but if the qualified chief officer, the Ministry of Rites or the doctor, Shen Xi should be the deputy envoy. This person was so disgusted by Xie Qian, and his official rank was not higher than him, and Chen Xi could not guess who he was for a while.

On the day of setting off on the 17th day of the twelfth lunar month, Chen Xi finally saw the master.

This person does have the potential to be hated, and Chen Xi is even more afraid of this person... It's not that he has a great power at the moment, but that the harm he causes in the future cannot be underestimated. However, he is the eunuch of the Eastern Palace and the eunuch Liu Jin who called the wind and rain in the court in the early years of Zhengde.

"Oh, you can't be gentle, my ass..."

From a distance, Chen Xi heard Liu Jin shouting there. Obviously, he was beaten. As for the reason, Chen Xi didn't know, probably guessing that it was because of the bad care of the prince.

It seems that Liu Jin has been beaten for several days, and his wounds have not healed yet. As for accompanying him to Quanzhou Prefecture to contact the Foshan Crew, it is probably because Liu Jin was beaten this time and was temporarily exiled.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "This old guy, no wonder he didn't see him when he taught the prince last time."

"Eunuch Liu, is that okay?" Chen Xi stepped forward to salute.

Liu Jin glanced at Chen Xi hatefully, and hummed softly in his throat. He ignored Chen Xi and went straight to his carriage.

An eunuch came over and said, "Mr. Shen, you don't know. Eunuch Liu was beaten because of the prince's addiction to Cuju. He is now concerned about you."

Chen Xi nodded.

It seems that Xie Qian's warning to him that day was right. The emperor has become a little impatient with him since he first appreciated his education method.

Liu Jin was beaten and he was allowed to return to his hometown to visit relatives in advance. In fact, like Liu Jin, he was a punishment for the crime and punishment of Long Yan's anger. Going to Quanzhou was equivalent to exile.

Several eunuchs sent Liu Jin's fine materials to the carriage. At present, Liu Jin had no chance to get involved in power, so he didn't have much property around him. All the belongings were just two bags, one wrapped in clothes, and the other was a small item and a purse. At a rough look, the silver inside should not exceed twenty taels.

When the eunuch's salary is not high, most of the money is the reward given to the eunuch of the Eastern Palace by the Marquis of Shouning on weekdays.

This time when Liu Jin went on a trip, he was accompanied by a little eunuch, which was quite like a miserable evening.

This little eunuch Chen Xi is very familiar with it. It is the small twister that the East Palace is responsible for serving tea and water to the left and right Zhongyun. From this point of view, we can also know how unpopular this little eunuch is in the East Palace.

"I've set out, I've set out. Lord Shen, which gate should I get out of the city?"

Although Chen Xi was the emperor's servant, there were no court guards or Jinyiwei who showed their identities, and only two officials and two grooms transferred from Honglu Temple.

There were two carriages, one for Liu Jin to ride, and the other was not for Chen Xi to ride, but for these two officials. Chen Xi just followed the carriage outside the city for a while and then transferred to his own carriage.

"Sir, we will provide you with some on the way, but you always have a look at the expense..."

The people transferred from Honglu Temple are out for office work, and they will receive salary and allowances, but it is obvious that they still want to get another hand from the two main masters, Chen Xi and Liu Jin. Chen Xi can ignore it, but the result will be that these people will be ruthless on the road and may even find opportunities to delay their trip.

Xie Qian gave Chen Xi only less than two months. If he could not arrive in Quanzhou before February 15, Chen Xi might be charged with dereliction of duty. On the way, he had to be more polite to these officials who didn't even have official rank.

"Of course." Chen Xi nodded with a smile, "Your benefits are indispensable."

In every year, we should talk about money first and then reason. This is most obvious in the people at the yamen. With Chen Xi's words, the officials and the groom have put in great effort to help Chen Xi get the emperor's mission well.

Two officials were named Milu and Song Laoyue. They were both in their thirties and under forty years, but they had been working at the yamen since they were teenagers and were old-fashioned.

After leaving the city, he saw Chen Xi's own convoy with five carriages. Mi Lu walked down and asked, "Mr. Shen, your trip is so grand. Can you still bring your family?"

Chen Xi was originally going back to his hometown to visit his relatives. He had a carriage, Lin Dai and Ning'er. In addition to rushing the carriage, Song Xiaocheng also needed two cars. In addition to a carriage transporting luggage and cargo, it was actually not many.

Chen Xidao: "I passed the top scorer in the next exam and have not yet returned to my hometown to visit my relatives. I naturally need to prepare more when I return to my hometown this time."

Mi Lu and Song Laoyue looked at each other and saw the joy in each other's eyes. They thought Chen Xi had just become an official and had no money to reward them with financial difficulties. Now, depending on the situation, Chen Xi is a young man from a wealthy family. In other words, as long as Chen Xi is served by Chen Xi, it is a good deal to make money when he goes out.

Just as he was about to set off, a rapid sound of horse hooves came from a distance, but Yu Niang, dressed in men's clothing, rode a horse far away, followed by a carriage, and was rushing the carriage. She poked her head out of the opened curtain. It was Yun Liu, who had not seen for a long time. Xier and Yun Liu were wearing men's clothing.

"Mr. Shen, leave without saying hello?"

Yu Niang came over and turned over and got off the horse. She was extremely handsome and looked like a martial artist. Her skills made Mi Lu and Song Laoyue amazed at the sight.

Chen Xi smiled and bowed: "Yuzhuan, did you think you were not here?"

Yu Niang smiled and said, "Everyone said he would accompany Lord Shen as an office worker. How could he be without trust? Let's go now?"

Chen Xi thought to himself that Yu Niang was chasing her tightly. She thought that if she hadn't contacted her for the past two days and could not find her here, he would have less trouble. But obviously, Yu Niang accompanied him to work in the south on the order of Liu Daxia, so he would receive two errands at the same time. In addition to discussing with the Portuguese to pay tribute, she also had to help Yu Niang do tasks that she didn't know what it was.

If you do it well, it means you will make meritorious service. If you do it poorly, you will have to bear double the punishment!

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Because the North Canal has long been frozen, I can only take land a while before departure from the capital.

The roads in North China are flat, but in this era, due to all aspects of the situation, many places along the way are deserted, and you can even see the primeval forests covered with ice and snow.

Going south along the official road, you can see refugees along the way, and even groups of refugees beg for north along the official road. Once you encounter a passing convoy, these refugees will gather up to beg for food.

This is a peaceful and prosperous era, and it is relatively rich. If it were a border, there would be more refugees in Shandong if there were any famines or wars.

Whenever he saw a refugee, Chen Xi would stop the carriage and distribute some of the dry food at hand. It was not that Chen Xi felt that he was a savior or something, but that he felt that in such an era, whether he could help or help a little, at least he could feel more at ease.

"Mr. Shen, after the Yellow River disaster, there are so many refugees in the local area. Even if you can save them today, they will still not be settled tomorrow, and they will still starve to death. If it is better in spring and summer, the frozen grass and trees on the earth are withered, and they will not even eat."

Mi Lu and Song Laoyue were a little confused about Chen Xi's generous donation behavior. In their opinion, those officials should be arrogant and not concerned about the sufferings of the people. It was like after the floods of the Yellow River, even if there were refugees near the capital, the court saw any disaster relief measures and let these people die.

I don’t know if Chen Xi didn’t leave the capital. It turned out that the prosperous times that others called were like this.

Just like what Li Dongyang saw along the way after being ordered to worship Confucius Temple a few years later, he lived in a high temple and could not see the sufferings of the people. The true situation of the people had to pass at least six or seven thresholds to the emperor. Under the polishing and praise of a group of flattery and reporting good news but not bad news, the emperor would only feel that his dynasty was peaceful and that the people lived and worked in peace. Even a saint-ming emperor like Emperor Hongzhi would not go out for a walk and take a good look at his world.

Chen Xidao: "If you can, please help. If you live one more day, maybe they will have a way out tomorrow?"

This is a bit self-deception. It is a big winter and the weather is very cold. So what if these people can really get to the capital? Refugees are absolutely not allowed to pour in at the capital. They will not have any way out in the suburbs of Beijing. They will sell their children or their daughters, or they may have to wait for death.

Among the people in this group, Lin Dai and Ning'er were the most sentimental. Both of them escaped from the trouble of their childhood, but one was to avoid the pursuit of the government, and the other was to be a real refugee.

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ps: The second update is here!

The emperor answered the question in the book review area.

First of all, there is the relationship between Chen Xi and Jiang Liwei and Yu Niang. In fact, Jiang Liwei and Yu Niang cannot order Chen Xi to do this and that now, but because everyone is old acquaintances and is used to the previous way of getting along, they will unconsciously let Chen Xi do things. But if Chen Xi doesn't want to do it, in fact, let alone these two, even Liu Daxia can't help.

However, staying in the front line will make you meet in the future. People cannot live in the world in isolation and need friends to help them, especially Chen Xi has no great aid in the court, and Emperor Hongzhi likes to accept advice. Before making some major decisions, he likes to seek important officials.

Think about Chen Xi's adventures several times before. If it weren't for the help of Liu Daxia and Ma Wensheng, there would have been a problem, so no matter what, Chen Xi could not take the initiative to throw away this line, so helping Liu Daxia do things is actually helping him.

There is also the issue of adding updates to the leader of the "Caviar". Every time the leader of the alliance will explode, but due to energy or other reasons, it is impossible to explode every day, so the emperor will explode at a certain time. Previously, the emperor will update two more chapters again today, and the emperor will update at a certain time later!

Finally, I finally made it to the homepage sales list, sailing against the current, and if I don’t advance, I will retreat. The emperor could only follow the trend and shouted loudly to subscribe, reward, recommend tickets and monthly tickets to support!
Chapter completed!