Chen Xi had met the envoy of Folangji. His errand was almost done. In the future, it was not his turn to worry about whether the emperor met Folangji people, who would send him to discuss the release of Almeida.

Chen Xi thought about it carefully and said that this job was not difficult. Perhaps it was because Folang Jiren was a little nervous and imagined him too magical, so his momentum was completely at a disadvantage. The reason why the battle in Quanzhou Prefecture was won was not because he had many talented people under him, but because he caught Folang Jiren off guard.

It’s not that I’m so good, but that you’re too careless!

Chen Xi had just returned home after seeing the man from Folang Ji. Xie Qian sent someone to ask him to return to Zhan Shi Mansion. Chen Xi thought the palace had released the ban and asked him to go back to the East Palace to continue teaching the prince. When he saw Xie Qian, he realized that Xie Qian was just expressing his "condolences" to him who had successfully completed his errand.

"...It's done well, Your Majesty is very happy. It seems that you are not far from promotion." Xie Qian's words seemed to encourage him, and more like Xun's blank check.

How far is not far?

What is the promotion method?

Will you continue to be promoted to the Zhan Shi Mansion or be transferred to another vocational office?

If you don’t give an accurate answer, just talk nonsense here. You Kankan is indeed You Kankan, and his verbal skills are much better than others.

Chen Xi knew that with his qualifications, it was already very difficult to continue to advance in the Hanlin system.

In Zhan Shi Mansion, he was the right Yude, and his official position was from the fifth rank. Go up to the top, the Grand Secretary of the Left Chunfang of Zhan Shi Mansion, and the left and right concubines were all the fifth ranks. Wang Hua was both the top scholar of the Ming Dynasty and is now a right concubine. Although Wang Hua did not make much contribution, he has been teaching in Zhan Shi Mansion for so many years and was evaluated for excellent exams every year. Why is he on par with him, a young boy?

In the Hanlin Academy, he was also a editor, and then he was a attendant and a lecturer. You should know that many Hanlin officials may not be able to be promoted from editor to lecturer after more than ten years. He has only been a year and has not made much contribution to the Hanlin Academy, so even if he is promoted, it is not his turn.

It is possible to be promoted to another yamen, but the Ministry of Rites is not likely to be promoted. The other five yamen, even the Honglu Temple, Taichang Temple, and Tongzheng Envoy Department, are not impossible. However, if a 14-year-old boy like him works in these yamen, no one will feel at ease whether it is the emperor or the big bosses of the Ministry of Personnel.

Xie Qian didn't know what Chen Xi was thinking, so he continued to say in an admonishing tone: "You handled the negotiations with the Envoy of Folangji very well, but you can't make meritorious. Folangji people were defeated by our Ming soldiers. It's not you, you are just a civil servant, and you followed them to the battlefield..."

Chen Xi complained deeply, but on the surface, he kept silent and bowed and said, "Thank you for your always reminder."

Xie Qian smiled on his face: "As for the envoy of Wuliangha, Shangshu Fu will not go there in person. You need to cooperate with Li Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, just like that..."

Li Jue is currently the head of the Huitong Pavilion and has the title of Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple. His main task is to receive foreign envoys.

Chen Xidao: "Master Xie Ge, aren't the students working in the Zhan Shi Mansion? Why do Gentile envoys always ask me to come forward to receive the tribute?"

Originally, Yi Simayin and his party from the Dayan tribe, Chen Xi went to receive him as a compilation of the Hanlin Academy. Later, in order to translate the "Shu of Heaven", he had a direct contact with the people from the Dayan tribe in the court. Since then, both the Bolangji people and the Urianha people have arranged for him to receive him.

In the past, such errands were usually to go to old and heavy-hearted officials, and younger kids would make people feel that the officials in the country were not reliable.

Xie Qian said: "I asked you to go, to give you the opportunity to show your talent and knowledge. Do you think everyone can get such a good advantage? Now there is no need for you to talk to the East Palace. Is it because I want the court to give you a salary and support you, an idle person?"

Chen Xi thought to himself, this is a good reason. If you are a sacrificing your worries, you will have to help the court solve big and big problems, regardless of whether these matters should be held responsible.

When Xie Qian was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and said, "In a few days, Your Majesty will go hunting outside the city in person, and you will accompany you. The hunting will last for two days. On the first day, Your Majesty will meet the envoy of Folangji. Your Majesty is preparing to find 3,000 cavalrymen to perform martial arts on the school ground. On the second day, you will meet the envoy of Urianha and show them artillery... There is only one artillery at present, so you should keep an eye on it."

Chen Xi didn't need to guess that Xie Qian basically followed his ideas to Emperor Hongzhi about this plan to show the director of the Ming army to the Gentiles.

This idea is good, but whether the Flang Jimen is afraid of the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty is different because they rely on the strong ships and cannons, they can't beat them and leave if they get on the boat. However, when the Urianha people see the Flang Jimen, they will definitely be afraid, but the unexpected effect on the battlefield will be gone.

"Master Xie Ge, after arriving at the yard, it won't be the student who personally demonstrates the Flang machine cannon again?" Chen Xi asked.

Xie Qian glanced at Chen Xi and said, "If you are not going, who will you go? Should I let me go? Can I withstand the toss and things happen? I really don't know how to seize opportunities and show my talents in front of His Majesty. This is what many people dream of..."

Chen Xi thought to himself: "I use this set of rhetoric to fool you. I think it's not about having a face in front of the emperor, but about being annoying in front of the emperor... No matter how good a minister does, he must stop at the right time and cannot have you everywhere... A talented person is not only jealous of his colleagues, but even the emperor thinks that you like to show off and are unlikely to do things seriously."

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On September 29th, two days after meeting the envoy of Folangji in Shenxi, the envoy of Urianha arrived in the capital.

Li Ju and Shen Xi didn't have to go out of the city to greet him, they just had to wait in the Huitong Hall. Li Ju specially arranged someone to prepare tea and snacks for Chen Xi.

"...In recent years, there have been few foreign envoys in Huitong Hall. Since the beginning of the year, even the northern merchants have rarely come to the capital. There is nothing to be entertained. Don't mind Chen Yude."

Li Jue's official position is above Shen Xi, but perhaps because of Chen Xi's outstanding performance when he met Folang Jiren two days ago, Li Jue felt that Chen Xi could make friends, so he was so polite. Although he was the head of the receptionist, he treated Chen Xi as a righteous man.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "You are polite to Li Shaoqing."

Li Jue smiled and waved his hand and said, "There is nothing to be polite. Outsiders say that Huitongguan is a well-off government office, but only in his position can he know how miserable it is. If Chen Yude hadn't come here, he would probably not have seen any official for many years. It would be an exaggeration to say that working in Huitongguan here is equivalent to being exiled."

Li Yu felt this because the Huitong Hall was a yamen isolated from the court system. His position was equivalent to the later "Director of the State Guest House". Although he had the title of Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, his actual status was not even as good as the right ethics of the Zhanshi Mansion, Shen Xi.

Where is Zhan Shi Mansion?

That is, you can see the emperor and the prince's yamen at any time. There are many cabinet masters and six ministers in it. Even if it is not good, Chen Xi is also a lecturer in the Eastern Palace and the prince's army. In the future, the young prince ascended the throne. Chen Xi can be said to be successful just around the corner. How can he be compared with him, an old and mediocre official?

Li Jue is already fifty-two years old this year. In his opinion, he was exhausted from becoming the Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple and his official position has reached the peak, so he expressed such helpless feelings.

In fact, Li Liu is a very capable person and is a practical person.

Chen Xi, who knew Hongzhi, Zhengde and the history of the Jiajing Dynasty, knew that Li Yu would be transferred from the Minister of Works as Minister of Works in the second year of Zhengde. In less than a year, he was jealous of the eunuch party and dismissed him from office. However, after Liu Jin was executed in the fifth year of Zhengde, Li Yu's talent was recognized and he resumed the Minister of Works. Later, he remained in this position until Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, and then begged to return to his hometown to live his life.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "Li Shaoqing does not need to be discouraged. Those who are capable will always give him a stage to shine."

Li Jue was stunned. He had been identified as a foolish and old person in the court. Even he felt that he was over fifty years old and was unable to do things. He was going to apply for retirement after working for another two years. Unexpectedly, the one who encouraged him today was a standard young man.

You should know that Chen Xi and Li Li’s grandson are almost the same age.

Li Jue waved his hand and said, "Chen Yude is so kind that he is old. He is nothing but dead trees in the tomb. What are the abilities?"

Chen Xidao: "This may not be necessary. I wonder if Li Shaoqing has any research on artillery?"

"artillery?"

Li Ju didn't react for a moment. Why did Chen Xi suddenly tell him about artillery? But the first few days, the emperor went to see the emperor personally. As for whom he operated the artillery, he was not very clear about it. "Let Chen Yude listen to it in detail?"

Li Jue is a pragmatic and hardworking person with a strong desire for knowledge. Even if Chen Xi is a young man, he did not show off in front of Shen Xi. The top scholar in front of him was the youngest record of being the top scholar in the Ming Dynasty. He won three consecutive years of successive geniuses. After becoming an official, he jumped to two levels and is now a lecturer in the East Palace. This is a person with real skills.

Li Jue thought to himself: "There must be my teacher when three people walk. Even the Folang Jiren is afraid of the top scholar. I will learn more from him, and there is no harm in the slightest."

Chen Xi talked about the structure and advantages and disadvantages of the Folang machine cannon, and Li Jue slapped his thigh: "The Folang machine is still smart. In this way, this cannon can not only be used as a siege or defending the city, but can even be used as a weapon to kill the enemy when the two armies confront each other head-on... But only twenty gates were cast at a time. Was the court a little stingy?"

Dare to say that the emperor is stingy, you guy is really brave. Chen Xi asked with a smile: "How many doors should Li Shaoqing think the court should build?"

Li Wu said: "As such an exquisite weapon, of course, the more it is better, and it is best that the entire army can be equipped. There is also the improvement of the pistol as Chen Yude said, which is also very good. It can be used on horseback in the future. I think my Ming Dynasty cavalry has never been as good as the Tatars and Oirat cavalry. With this thing, it is obvious that those foreign countries dare to repeatedly invade the border!"

Chen Xi thought to himself, it turns out that he is a capable and insightful person!

Even if he is fifty-two years old, he is very meaningful when he says these words and grasps the key points of the problem very well. Such talents are the pillars and beams that ensure that science and technology in the middle of the Ming Dynasty will never lag behind the world. Unfortunately, Li Shaoqing seems to have lost interest in the officialdom at the moment.

Chen Xi remembered that Ma Wensheng asked him to go to the Ministry of Works to supervise the casting of cannons, and couldn't help but smile: "Li Shaoqing doesn't know if he has time in the past few days. Let's go to the Ministry of Works next to check the casting of cannons?"

Li Jue thought for a while and said, "It's all right, but I must first settle the envoy of Urianha... Actually, I also want to see if this artillery of the Folang Jiren is as magical as Chen Yude said."

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ps: Chapter 3!

This chapter is the fourth chapter of the new leader’s “Forty Degrees of Temptation”!
Chapter completed!