On the 16th day of the first lunar month, Chen Xi went to Zhan Shi Mansion to take a shift.

After half a month of rest, Chen Xi became much more energetic. Even if he stood for the prince’s lecture all day, he would not feel tired.

But when he really went to the East Palace to give a lecture, he had to wait until the 19th day of the first lunar month, which means he had three days to prepare for the case.

When it comes to the first meeting between colleagues after the New Year, they have to greet each other and talk about their experiences during the New Year. Chen Xi is already a senior official in the Zhan Shi Mansion. Many of them come to pay New Year greetings to him. Chen Xi returns the greetings one by one. After he sits down, he realizes that there is something more on the seat.

Chen Xi clearly remembered that he had cleaned up his desk and brought all the documents and other documents back home before the New Year, but the table in front of him was piled up with papers, and the things written on it were basically about the defense of the Nine Borders. Chen Xi curiously picked it up one by one, and his handwriting was unfamiliar, and he didn't know who wrote it. However, he could enter the Zhan Shi Mansion during the rest of the house. Even if this person did not work in the Zhan Shi Mansion, he should have a close relationship with the Zhan Shi Mansion. Even ordinary nobles could not easily enter the Zhan Shi Mansion, which was directly responsible to the emperor.

"It seems that this person has some experience with the defense of the Nine Borders."

Chen Xi looked at the contents on the paper. The things written on it were of some insight, which was different from those of him and Wang Shouren. This person advocated repairing with the Tatars and taking advantage of the conflicts between the tribes on the grassland to help the Dayan tribe on the surface, but secretly funded other tribes, making it impossible for the grassland to complete unification.

This move is cruel and poisonous, and has a certain targeted nature, but it is difficult to implement it. It is said to be a helper of the Dayan tribe, but it is an indisputable fact that the rise of the Dayan tribe is secretly funding other tribes. There is no airtight wall in this world, which will only make the conflict between the Ming Dynasty and the Dayan tribe deepen.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Who wrote these things? You just need to write them. I have to send these clueless things to my desk. Could it be that I asked me to sort them out for you?"

"Ahem."

Just as Shen Xi was secretly pondering and analyzing the messy paper, a voice of clearing his throat came from behind him. When he turned around, he saw that it was no one else, but the Grand Secretary Xie Qian. At this moment, he was walking over with his face black and his hands on his back.

"Gei Master Xie, I'm here to wish you a happy new year." Chen Xi pressed the paper with paperweight and stood up to salute Xie Qian respectfully.

"What are you looking at?"

Xie Qian took a look on the table, but his eyes were blurred and he couldn't see clearly what was written. He quickly took his eyes back and asked, "Why did you give gifts to your house at the beginning of the year? Why didn't I thank you at my husband's house?"

Chen Xi asked in surprise: "Master Xie gave gifts to others to get thanks?"

When Xie Qian heard this, he was furious and stared at him, "You kid are sincerely pretending to be confused with me, right?" He was about to have an attack, but suddenly he remembered that this was the office room of the Zhan Shi Mansion. Many people were watching from the side, waved their hands and ordered, "Go and go out and talk."

Chen Xi had no choice but to follow Xie Qian to the yard outside. As soon as the person left, a "buzzing" discussion suddenly sounded.

"This Chen Zhuangyuan is really capable. He has only been to the Zhanshi Mansion for more than a year and went out to handle two emperor missions. Mr. Xie came to the Zhanshi Mansion and was looking for him nine times. How strange is this matter?"

Of course, Chen Xi also knew these criticisms. In fact, occasionally he thought that Xie Qian is a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and has a high position and power. If he really has any instructions, he could send someone to the Zhanshi Mansion to ask him to the cabinet. After he had an official voice and a warning, he would have to lower his eyebrows and be open to his eyes and do things honestly. There was no need to treat him so politely.

Xie Qian said, "That's right. I give you a gift because I want to ask you to help me do something."

Chen Xi thought to himself, it was indeed here, I don’t know if there was any difficult problem this time! But after all, the other party was a Grand Secretary of the Cabinet and did not dare to neglect it. He said respectfully: “Please speak with Master Xie.”

"You must think that the court has something to do again? Humph, I am actually looking for you for private matters, you know the dog son. This year, I am looking for someone to tutor his studies. After thinking about it, you are the only one who is suitable, so I am going to ask you for a favor." Xie Qian said.

Chen Xi shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Isn't Mr. Xie Yanxiao? Your old knowledge is far inferior to that of students."

"There are so many things in the cabinet. Do I have time to teach my son?" Xie Qian glared at Chen Xi in dissatisfaction and scolded.

Chen Xi thought to himself, are you hiring a sir or a mate? This is the attitude towards your son? Who dares to come to your house to teach your son?

Besides, if you want to do things for the court, I won’t do things anymore?

Xie Qian also found that there were some problems with his attitude, so he said in a calm tone: "Don't bother you too much time, just go there once a month. What do he have to do not understand? I can ask you for advice." After a pause, Xie Qian said again, "I have a granddaughter named Jun'er. You have seen her a long time ago. She doesn't understand some of the things she has learned. Please give her more advice."

"Um!?"

Chen Xi looked at Xie Qian in surprise, thinking to himself that Mr. Xie had taken the wrong medicine today?

Since Xie Qian found out that he had married, he immediately stopped him from meeting Xie Hengnu. Even Xie Pi had a friendship with him, he was blocked by Xie Qian. Why did he suddenly change his face today and ask him to go back to be his son's husband and ask him to teach his granddaughter about his granddaughter?

There must be a conspiracy in between!

Chen Xi immediately declined: "Please forgive me, Master Xie, the student wants to teach the prince's knowledge and leave some courses before the New Year. If the teaching is not done well, the students will be unbearable."

Xie Qian narrowed his eyes and looked at Chen Xi, as if saying, "Now I'll give you a chance, don't talk to me about official voice."

"Does it take a lot of time to teach the prince? When I was teaching the prince's emperor in the position of Youchunfang, Zhanshifu, I didn't have you yet."

Xie Qian added, "As for Shu Xiu, I will naturally not treat you badly. If you don't go, I will bring a gift to the Zhan Shi Mansion tomorrow so that your colleagues can know that I can only invite you as a dog's husband after visiting the cottage three times."

Is this a threat?

Even if my colleagues know that your grand Grand Secretary of Dongge invited me to be a tutor, it would only benefit my reputation. Why should I be afraid of you?

But then I thought about it and asked the old master to bring the gifts in person. I have earned my face, but can I have a good life in the future?

Xie Laoer, you really know how to plan and threaten people are so alternative!

"It's one day a month." Chen Xi replied.

"You kid, you are born to bargain, are you? At least two days!" Xie Qian said coldly.

Chen Xi thought for a while and nodded: "Trade."

Xie Qian shook his sleeves: "When will you have time? Let me know about it, I will make arrangements!"

"Tomorrow."

Chen Xi agreed very simply, "The students will have a rest tomorrow, so you don't have to go to Zhan Shi Mansion to click Mao, you can go to your mansion."

"Um."

Xie Qian nodded slightly, took a few steps before remembering something, and turned around and said, "Go early, I will ask someone to leave a door for you."

"good."

Chen Xi watched Xie Qian leave and returned to the office room. A group of colleagues surrounded him and said, "Chen Yude, the Pavilion Department asked you to go out, what's the matter?"

Even Wang Hua surrounded him, wondering if the court sent another dispatch to Chen Xi.

"What kind of wind do you hear?" Chen Xi asked in surprise.

"During the Spring Festival, Chen Yude must have not been to the various families. You don't know such a big thing? The Tatars were newly defeated and the internal mutiny was mutiny. Several tribes fought together because of uneven distribution of spoils. It was said that the little prince's men were still in power. The Dayan tribe sent people to the capital and expressed their willingness to repair the Ming Dynasty forever. They also said that they would ask the court to send people to the Dayan tribe to prosecute and show their majesty."

When Chen Xi heard the news, somehow the court wanted to send someone to the Dayan tribe to serve as an envoy. Why did this errand sound like it was tailor-made for him?

"Who is the court going to send?" Chen Xi asked quickly.

"That's the matter of the Ministry of Rites. The Ministry of Rites has formulated a list and submitted it to the cabinet. The cabinet ticket is planned to be handed over to His Majesty for screening. I heard that the Dayan Ministry took the initiative to propose the name of the official envoy to visit, but I don't know who it was!" The colleagues in the Zhanshi Mansion were envious, as if it was a very honorable thing for someone to be named by the Dayan Ministry.

This time, Chen Xi was not only tight in the chrysanthemums, but also tight in the whole body. The national teacher of the Dayan tribe Yi Sima had been frustrated in his hands because he had used the heavenly book to offer. He also used artillery to beat the Tatars to the point of falling flowers and flowing water, which led to civil strife in the Tatars. Now, with full of hatred, Dayan tribe must have wanted to trick him into the grassland and dismantle him.

But the court did not know his contribution, so he just thought that he was a young boy who knew some diplomatic rhetoric. At the same time, his departure would not affect the operation of the court. The Dayan tribe proposed to let him be a regular envoy. Based on the principle of respecting foreign countries, the court would most likely not refuse.

"Chen Yude, is it related to this matter if Mr. Xie came?" Wang Hua asked.

Chen Xi shook his head: "It's just a little private matter, I won't talk about it anymore." Then he walked towards his seat. Those colleagues didn't agree. You and Xie Qian are not relatives, so what private matters can you tell me? The court, for those who have deep personal relationships with Xie Qian, no more than two slaps. If Xie Qian comes to tell you about private matters in person, how much face would it be? What a scam!

Chen Xi felt very unfair, but after he sat down, he had no mind to criticize him by his colleagues. He was thinking about a question: Xie Qian wouldn't really send him to the grassland this time and let him be an envoy of the Ming Dynasty, right?

Suddenly, he heard that the Dayan tribe sent an envoy to the capital, and Chen Xi's good mood was gone. If the court arranged for him to go to the grassland, he would be lifeless.

Now it seems that this possibility is not small.

But what does Xie Qian come to ask him to be a tutor mean?

Does Xie Qian want to tell him that you can teach my son and granddaughter comfortably in the capital in the future, and don’t worry about going to the grassland. I will suppress those things for you! Or, Xie Qian wants to find an opportunity to talk to him alone and ask for his meaning?

With a hint of uneasiness, Chen Xi finished his job at the Zhan Shi Mansion very early in the afternoon and returned home. As a result, he turned from Andingmen Street into Tieshizi Hutong, he saw a girl in her teens waiting in the alley, looking very anxious. The girl was dressed in rags, like a beggar, but her eyes were bright, and she kept looking at the intersection as if she was looking for someone.

"Sir, help me, Lord Shen."

When the girl saw Chen Xi, her eyes lit up. She rushed forward and knelt down and kowtowed hard.

Seeing that people around were about to surround him, Chen Xi hurriedly said, "Go to the alley to talk, otherwise you will get out!"

Chen Xi was not polite at all, and the girl suddenly became nervous. The two of them arrived in the alley together and entered a remote alley again. Only then did the girl cry and explain her intentions in the future.

"Sir, we have met before, and I followed my lady at that time."

Chen Xi looked carefully and found out that the girl was Li Jin's maid. She had followed Li Jin before and didn't pay much attention. The maid said to Chen Xi again what she had said to Xie Yuner. After hearing this, Chen Xi frowned and said, "You mean, have you been to my mansion before?"

"Yes, I came here last month when the adult was working in another place. I asked Mrs. Chen that she would tell you the truth after the adult came back, but now my Li family case is about to be concluded, and the adult has never provided help. I came to inquire."

Chen Xi thought to himself, this little maid is very scheming. She had seen Xie Yuner last time, but she saw that there was no result, so this time she actually stopped him directly in the street outside.

:The fourth update is here!
Chapter completed!