At the end of the winter moon, Chen Xi is preparing to return to Beijing.

Chen Xi was sent by the Ministry of War to do business. Now the artillery has been delivered. The artillery instructor, including Zhang Laowu, is training the gunners conscientiously. His mission has been completed successfully. It is time to return to the capital to continue to be his noble Hanlin official.

In Shen Xi's opinion, rewards on merits seem like a joke. At least he knows that Liu Daxia did not report his merits truthfully. As for what kind of rewards he will get in the end, it depends on whether Liu Daxia or the court "discovered his conscience."

It is not easy to do things these days. If you make too small, it will be worth mentioning. If you make too much, it will be erased.

Chen Xi didn't have to fight for anything, but felt that he had tried his best to get the credit, but he didn't get the corresponding reward, and felt a little angry.

Fortunately, Liu Daxia was reasonable and knew that Chen Xi was not interested in staying in Yansui Town. He readily agreed to Chen Xi's request to return to Beijing, and sent a thousand troops to escort along the way.

Of course, escorting him was just by the way, mainly escorting the "trophy" transported to the capital by Yulin Town and the roster of rewards.

"Chen Xi, when you came, you were responsible for the Ministry of War. This time I went back, I would like to do me a favor..." When Liu Daxia said this, his expression was exactly the same as when Xie Qian begged Chen Xi to do business.

Chen Xi complained deeply that he did not ask for rewards for me, but also instructed me to do this and that, and wanted to take advantage of it. But in order to return to Beijing as soon as possible, Chen Xi could only give in to the slander and express his willingness to accept the dispatch.

"Shangshu Liu, I have a heartless request. Can Lin Heng escort them together?"

"Lin Heng?"

Liu Daxia thought for a while before remembering who this person was. "Since you specifically asked him, I will allow him to be your adjutant."

Chen Xi wanted to take his brother-in-law back to see Lin Dai. The brother and sister were separated for many years, so it was a merit for them to recognize each other. At least Lin Dai would not only know how to plot against the people around her like a deep-bouded woman, which would make the little girl open-minded.

But at this time, Chen Xi still did not tell Lin Heng that Lin Dai was his concubine.

After coming out of the Yansui Governor's Office, Chen Xi went to the camp in the city to find Lin Heng. The arrow wounds in Lin Heng were all skin injuries, and no bones were injured. After removing the arrows and applying medicine, the person was able to move normally. At this time, he had already made up for the actual flaws in Yansui Army Town, and had more than 400 soldiers under his command, which was the position he had always dreamed of.

When he was the head of the guards of Duke Bao Zhu Hui, he had a general title, but instructed him to the empty title, he actually commanded more than a dozen brothers. Now he is the deputy general chief, but he actually takes the job of the general chief. He has four general banners under his command. This was originally a real shortage that Zu Yin could obtain. Most people have to work hard on the battlefield for decades to obtain this seventh-rank military position.

If we follow the official title of Zhaoxin Captain granted by Liu Daxia, Lin Heng now has a sixth-rank official.

"Mr. Shen, you asked the young man to escort you back to Beijing, so the young man will definitely die... The young man will go and arrange brothers..."

Lin Heng, who became an officer, was very different from before. A small army leader of the border army who had been vaguely, finally had a way out. After only two days of following Chen Xi, he accidentally completed the goal that could only be achieved in decades, and his future was bright.

Before, Lin Heng called himself "below" in front of Shen Xi, but now he changed his words and called himself "villain".

Chen Xi became increasingly aware that Lin Heng's situation was similar to Zhang Laowu. He used to be a chore that had no future, and was simply a waste of time. After making contributions, he was successfully inspired to live a life and had a future.

Lin Heng went to the Yansui Governor's Office to receive the task, then returned to the camp to mobilize personnel, and prepared to set off, waiting for the next day to follow Chen Xi into Beijing.

Before leaving, Chen Xi went to see Zhang Laowu and other instructors of the Ministry of War. The court continued to send artillery to the border. As the chief instructor sent by the Ministry of War, Zhang Laowu needed to run back and forth between the important towns on the nine borders. His official position was not high, but his future was bright in the future. As a technical official, he was also treated with courtesy at the border.

Zhang Laowu was very respectful to Chen Xi. He was a person who knew how to be grateful and knew that his future was given by Chen Xi.

But he asked Chen Xi to help take care of his wife and mother after returning to Beijing. This was the most uneasy thing that Zhang Laowu was at the border.

Chen Xi agreed readily.

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Chen Xi went to Yansui Town this time to experience hardships, but it was much easier when he returned.

After the Battle of Yuxi, the Tatars retreated hundreds of miles northward, and almost all the nomadic tribes in the Hetao area retreated across the Yellow River. On the one hand, the Tatars were afraid that the Ming army would take advantage of the situation to counterattack. In addition, in the previous operations, the Tatars robbed a large amount of food and grass, especially the batch of military rations robbed from Gaoming City, which was crucial and could help the Tatars survive the severe winter.

It was approaching the twelfth lunar month, and the weather was cold and the earth was frozen. Even the Yuxi River was frozen after several consecutive heavy snowfalls. Liu Daxia was cautious and would never take risks without continuing food and grass.

It is a common idea for Liu Daxia and border generals to stop when they are better.

Even Chen Xi felt that since he had already established his power, it would be of no practical significance to go deep into the grassland to fight. He occupied the place and could not implement management. In the end, he had to withdraw in a mess, so he would have no practical significance to attack.

This is an embarrassing era. Due to the lack of sufficient industrial capacity, the motivation and opportunity of the "sheep eaters" enclosure movement was lost. It was impossible for the Central Plains dynasty to go deep into the grasslands in barren lands to operate, resulting in the border situation not being completely reversed due to several victories.

Chen Xi sat in the carriage, crossing his legs and listening to the Minxi tunes. The beautiful Yun Liu hummed while pinching his waist and pounding his legs.

Chen Xi opened the car window, looked at the strong guards on both sides, and set out on the return journey leisurely.

Before the group arrived at Datong Mansion, they met the team that came to the capital to greet them.

The capital city was even more eager to know the result of the border war. There were thousands of soldiers and horses escorting him in Chenxi, and the court sent more than two thousand soldiers and horses to the Beijing camp to support him, and at the same time sent a batch of food and grass to the three sides to solve the urgent problem.

"Is this Mr. Shen from the Hanlin Academy? Here is a letter from the Ministry of War Ma Shangshu to you."

Chen Xi didn't catch a lot of colds about the Beijing camp team coming to greet him, but Ma Wensheng wrote a letter to him, which surprised him a little.

Chen Xi opened the letter, but Ma Wensheng wrote it specifically to appease him. The main reason was that Chen Xi was worried that the court was not ignorant of rewards and punishments. He said that he was willing to promote the third level to the Ministry of War for his speech.

Ma Wensheng mentioned before that he asked Chen Xi to serve in the Ministry of War, but was rejected by Chen Xi. This time, Ma Wensheng re-mentioned the old story and even proposed to be promoted to three levels, that is, after Chen Xi arrived at the Ministry of War, he would at least serve as a doctor. Further, he was the Minister of War, which is a height that many people would not reach in their lifetime.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Is it because Liu Daxia told Ma Wensheng about the actual situation, and Ma Wensheng used this to comfort me?"

Chen Xi shook his head helplessly, and he was not interested in going to work as a ministry, even if he was promoted to the third level.

If you accept an errand in the Ministry of War, you will be exhausted and almost lose your life. This is just a simple task of sending cannons. If you work as a doctor in the Ministry of War, Ma Wensheng thinks he is a piece of material for doing things. If you arrange him to do this and that, wouldn’t he be exhausted?

Officials all hope that the Shangguan can appreciate him and arrange more errands for him to earn good performance, while Chen Xi was thinking about how to be lazy.

It’s not that Chen Xi is born lazy, it’s because he knows that it’s not a good thing to emerge so quickly now. He has been promoted to the Ministry of War for three consecutive levels and is actually not the case. These corporations and yamen pay the most attention to qualifications. They may not necessarily be in the position of a doctor for several years or even more than ten years. It would be better to stay in the Hanlin Academy and get a high-level qualification easily. As long as you reach the fifth rank, you will have the opportunity to enter the cabinet. This is the most important thing for carp jumping into the dragon gate.

Moreover, unlike the officials of the Ministry of War, officials from the Hanlin Academy, Zhanshifu, the Six Sections, and the Ministry of Rites all need to be used beyond the level. For example, when the Six Sections are out of the capital, they will jump directly from the seventh rank to the third rank, and be promoted to the seventh rank in a row, and have no problem in serving as the prefect of the first place and the governor of the rank of the governor and the rank of the rank of the government.

If Chen Xi went to a local area, with his current position as a fifth-rank official, he would have no problem as a fourth-rank prefect, why bother himself so tired? He would be exhausted to the Ministry of War, that's all.

Besides, if he served in the six ministries, it would be difficult to leave the capital. Calculate the time. If history has not changed, Emperor Hongzhi died four years later, Prince Zhu Houzhao ascended the throne, Liu Jin was in power, and the government was in chaos. Unless he could call the wind and rain in the capital, the best way would be to avoid the political whirlpool in the capital.

Xie Qian, Ma Wensheng, and Liu Daxia are all "dangerous figures" involved in the struggle between the core power level.

There is no way to deal with Chen Xi and Liu Jin. If Liu Jin is in power, he will definitely find ways to cause trouble for him.

I thought about the whole journey of Chenxi, what would happen if history changed?

For example, Emperor Hongzhi died a few years later and then ascended the throne after Zhu Houzhao became older and his personality was established, he might not trust the Eight Tigers at that time, and appointed a group of capable ministers to work hard to govern, creating a prosperous era that was not inferior to his father.

However, one red heart has two preparations, and Chen Xi is ready to follow the trend of history. If Liu Jin really takes power, he will definitely not miss the opportunity to expose himself.

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Just like when he came, Yu Niang was still escorting him along the way when he was back. When he was about to arrive in the capital, Yu Niang suddenly notified Chen Xi that someone he cared about in Fuzhou City had arrived in the capital safely.

"After Lord Shen enters the city, should he go back to the mansion first?" Yu Niang looked at Chen Xi with beautiful eyes, as if asking, is it important for the woman at home or the woman outside?

Chen Xi was speechless... Who should I go to see first? What does it have to do with you? Chen Xi had already learned through Yu Niang's mouth that his parents and Hui Niang and her daughter had also arrived in the capital.

Chen Xi replied angrily: "Shouldn't I go home to visit my parents' high school first?"

Yu Niang suddenly realized and nodded, "Then I know how to arrange it."

After turning his head, Chen Xi had to say with some helplessness: "Where is that girl... Yu Niang settled?"

Yu Niang pursed her lips and smiled: "Don't worry, Lord Shen, I'm safe and sound. I just heard that she always cried along the way, maybe she had no relatives around her... she should treat the person escorting her as a bad person."

"Did the person sent by Yu Niang make things difficult for her?" Chen Xi's face became a little nervous.

This concern made Yu Niang feel a little uncomfortable when she saw it. She smiled and replied: "Does Lord Shen think I will treat a little girl badly? I specially arranged for a girl to take care of her and ensured that she would be delivered to Lord Shen without any harm."

Chen Xi nodded and said, "Thank you, Yu Niang, but her family..."

"I am looking for someone to rescue me. I should have already found out now, but the news has not yet reached the capital."

For Chen Xi, it was worthy of Yu Niang's ability to send someone to escort Yin Wenping's peace to Beijing. It was too harsh to ask Yu Niang to rescue Zhanggui Yin and others.

However, thinking of Liu Daxia erasing his contributions this time, Chen Xi felt that this was the reward he deserved. Besides, if Liu Daxia had not indulged Zi Qian and the local officials, he would not have become such a mess.

On the 26th day of the twelfth lunar month, Chenxi finally returned to the capital after more than half a month of travel.

Originally, I could have arrived two days in advance, but unfortunately, the capital and surrounding areas have experienced continuous blizzards, and the roads are blocked by snow, so the team has delayed time outside Badaling Pass.

Chen Xi did not go to see Shen Mingjun and his wife as soon as he entered the city as he said before. What he was more worried about was Yin Wen, who was suffering from his family. As for his family, he believed that Xie Yuner could handle everything well, which was considered the trust between the couple!

Yu Niang seemed to have expected Chen Xi to be like this. When Chen Xi reported her job from the Ministry of War, she arranged in advance to take Chen Xi to Yin Wen's residence.

The house is located in Mingshifang, within Chongwenmen. It is a small courtyard located at the bottom of the alley. It is a unique family and very quiet.
Chapter completed!