Even if Ma Qi had some strategy, he was still a woman. Chen Xi asked himself that he had no grudges or grudges with her, and Ma Qi had no reason to be detrimental to him.

Chen Xi thought about it carefully and said that he had no enemy, that was not right. Song Xier and others were far away, and Zi Qian, pirates and Japanese pirates near, but those people should have no entanglement with Ma Qi.

Chen Xi thought about it carefully and did not remember any famous officials with the surname Qi during the Hongzhi period. As for those unknown and local officials, he had no impression of them. Of course, the biggest possibility was that Ma Qi had already been punished for the crime before he passed the exam and was exiled to the Guangzhou Prefecture Jiaofangsi. She was not from Guangdong. As for whom she redeemed, Chen Xi didn't know and didn't want to know.

A married woman is not a beautiful woman. Anyone who finds her in the backyard of Chenxi is more beautiful than her. Is it necessary to hook up?

After Lu Heng took office as the left governor of Guangdong, the governor's office did not cause trouble for Chen Xi anymore. Instead, he also gave help to the governor's office everywhere.

With the order to assemble, the troops drawn from Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi began to gather in the East School outside Guangzhou.

Chenxi now has a large ship of Folang Ji people and a magical Folang Ji cannon. In the eyes of the provincial government offices and garrison generals, it is easy to fight a few Japanese pirates and bandits. As long as you follow Chenxi to fight, the merits are as if you can get it at your fingertips. You can take a trip with the army and get rewards when you come back. Everyone is willing to do so.

On February 26, at noon, Li Che booked the very famous Sihai Restaurant in Guangzhou City to "practice" for Chenxi.

It is said that practice is a little too early, after all, ten days in advance.

It is said to be practiced, but in fact, it is mainly to discuss matters with Chen Xi. Li Che wanted to send a few people to Chen Xi and "cultivate" one or two. At the same time, he wanted to ask Chen Xi to recruit another 2,000 troops from the garrison under the Guangdong Dusi. In this way, Chen Xi could lead 6,000 people to the expedition, and in this way, the Guangdong Dusi could have the most military merits.

At the banquet, Li Che introduced the people to Chen Xi one by one.

There were four people in total, and there was no commander of the garrison station, only one commander-in-chief, one assistant commander-in-chief, and one deputy garrison.

The two of them have the surname Li, and they seem to be from Li Che's tribe, and the remaining two are Li Che's brother-in-law.

Chen Xi had disdained to attend such a banquet with a strong purpose. I agreed to reuse it and promote you in the future, but what's the matter with you? Let me help the people around you to gain credit?

Chen Xi showed off an inhumane face as soon as he came up and rarely spoke during the meal. Except for Li Che who asked him for help, Chen Xi didn't even lift up the wine glass and chopsticks at other times, which made the atmosphere of the banquet extremely awkward.

Li Che saw that Chen Xi did not agree with him for the placement of people in the army this time, and asked tentatively: "If Lord Shen feels inconvenient, just transfer them back to the original garrison."

Chen Xi shook his head: "How can I be qualified to transfer General Li's people at will?"

Li Jiang, the assistant commander of the right guard in Guangzhou, quickly expressed his opinion: "Mr. Shen, we will follow the army and will definitely work hard. Master Shen said that he would never dare to go west when going east!"

Chen Xi was deeply worried.

I don't care about you going east and west, just because you are afraid that you will obey me when you win step by step, and blame others if you have any trouble. When you are defeated, you will run away.

The most elite army of the Ming army was the border army. The border army here was not the soldiers from the southeast coastal guards, but the soldiers from the nine major cities in the north, especially the soldiers on the three sides. But even such elite soldiers were only good at hiding in battlements to watch the fun, or comparing who had longer legs and escape faster during wars.

This is not something Chen Xidao heard from, but what he saw with his own eyes. Even the soldiers on the three sides are so unbearable, would I easily believe your nonsense of expressing loyalty?

Chen Xi could not guarantee that there were no deserters when fighting with Japanese pirates and pirates, but he had to ensure that all the generals under his command obeyed the order and did not retreat at critical moments.

Chen Xi knew Jing Yue and others well. Although these people were veterans, they were still a bit bloody and would not lose their chains at critical moments.

However, if Li Jiang and others are brought to the battlefield, it is impossible to say that these people who rely on nepotism follow the army just to make contributions. They will not throw their lives away for a group of bandits. When war is intensified, these people will back down and create a panic atmosphere in the army to infect others, or they may sing a rebellion with the head coach when they are promoted to the tent and discuss matters, and then lead the troops to escape directly.

It was better to speak before the war than to sing, and the war started to start. In order to ensure the smooth future of the war, Chen Xi did not want to bring some irrelevant people to the battlefield.

Chen Xi's face was cold: "I will only dispatch soldiers from the past two years to follow the army, and will not make any increase or decrease. General Li should not mention this matter!"

Li Che looked at his four relatives. Although he was disappointed, he still smiled and nodded: "It's up to Lord Shen to decide everything!"

Chen Xi came down from the second floor of Sihai Restaurant and did not see his carriage. He only saw an eight-carriage sedan chair. He was surprised. Li Che took the initiative to step forward and said, "Mr. Shen, you are busy with official duties and physically and mentally. The carriage is too bumpy. It is best to have a sedan chair for you to carry, so that you can rest more!"

Generally, the sedan chair is carried by four people, and there are also two people carrying a sedan chair or a slide rod. The eight-carriage carriage placed in the original carriage parking position is definitely much smoother than the sedan chair carried by four people. And just look at the length and width, you will know that it is spacious and tight inside, and it will not look stuffy even in midsummer.

But how could Chen Xi enjoy such treatment? He waved his hand immediately: "I can't afford to be a sedan chair with eighth lifts!"

Li Che complimented: "Mr. Shen, please understand the feelings of the military and civilians of Guangzhou Prefecture. You are now the governor of the three provinces and are about to go north to pacify the bandits. When you hear that your reputation is, it is hard to guarantee that you will not send someone to come and do not benefit you. Take a sedan chair and escort the soldiers and civilians, which will make the soldiers and civilians more at ease. Guangdong cannot be without you, Lord Shen!"

Chen Xi did not refuse again this time.

A very simple truth, if you always reject Li Che, it will make Li Che feel extremely frustrated, making Li Che wonder whether Chen Xi wanted to use him after the war and leave, and not fulfill his previous promise of promotion and reuse.

You don’t want to give gifts, and you don’t appreciate it if you show your kindness. You don’t accept it if I arrange people to be with you. You also say that I will promote me in the future?

I am full of sincerity, but how can I show Lord Shen’s sincerity?

Chen Xi sat in a sedan chair with eight lifts. There were officers and soldiers who were opening the way in front and behind. The guards were riding on high-headed horses. Chen Xi felt very awkward when traveling with such a big fanfare. This was to be the magnificent official master who was afraid of the people!

Forget it, this is only once, let’s not take the example!

Close your eyes and take it all for a while!

As a result, when Chen Xi opened his eyes again, he suddenly realized that what he was going back was not the direction of the governor's office, but turned toward the west of Guangzhou City.

Chen Xi immediately lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and shouted: "Stop!"

The sedan chair stopped immediately, and the sedan chairkeeper and his entourage were looking at it. Chen Xi jumped out of the sedan chair without waiting for the sedan chair to land: "Where is this?"

"Look at what Lord Shen said, I am sending you back to the house." A Confucian scholar in his forties who seemed to be an aide came out and nodded and said.

"Who are you?"

Chen Xi looked at this person as if he had seen him once when Li Che went to the Governor's Office to meet him.

The man was just accented: "Sun Shun, a scholar from Hejian Mansion, was a scholar from Naidusi, Lord Shen, and Li Duzhi have bought a house in the city. Please go and take a look first."

In order to facilitate speech, I specially found a master from Hejian Mansion to talk to him. Chen Xi thought to himself that Li Che was indeed thoughtful. A look of surprise appeared on Chen Xi's face and asked, "When will I say I want to change the house?"

Sun Shun said: "Mr. Shen is about to lead troops north. How can wives and concubines in the family live in a water-like house? Li Duzhi also wants you and your family to live more comfortably. Lord. Shen, you go back to the sedan chair first. You can't walk a few steps down there, and you're about to reach the ground."

Chen Xi was annoyed. I wanted to use you, Li Che, to stabilize the local situation in Guangdong, and then I wanted to win over it. But you gave me gifts one after another, looking at me attentive, but it was obvious that I was decent.

But Chen Xi still has to accept Li Che's favor. The most critical battle against Japanese pirates has not yet begun. The result of making a fuss in front of Li Che is to make Li Che free from his will.

Chen Xidao: "You can see the house, but I will not accept it. I will not live in Guangzhou Prefecture for a long time. If the house is Zhouzheng, I will rent it down!"

Chen Xi expressed his attitude. I don’t accept you, Li Che’s gifts. It’s not that I look down on you, nor that I deliberately put on an airs of an honest official, just because my goal is to return to Beijing to work. I am currently living in Guangzhou City for a while. It’s useless for you to leave my house for me. I want me to live comfortably. I will receive this favor and I pay the rent. In this way, even if the censor wants to expose me, I have reason to make excuses.

Then, Chen Xi returned to the sedan chair and surrounded everyone to a large mansion near Liurong Temple. As soon as he got off the sedan chair, Chen Xi saw a towering flower tower several hundred meters away in front of him.

Sun Shun gave the land deed and Chen Xi took a quick look. This was a six-entrance courtyard with a garden pattern in Jiangnan. Even if this was not the official residence of the two capitals, a large mansion like this was worth at least one or two thousand taels, which was more than twice as spacious as Chen Xi’s mansion in the capital.

Chen Xi put the land deed back to Sun Shun's hand and then went into the yard. However, before he could take a few steps, Sun Shun, who came to his senses, caught up with him and asked with a flattering smile: "Mr. Shen, do whatever you say."

Chen Xi sighed: "This house is so big, the front yard only covers one acre of land? With the salary of my official, I can't afford to rent it!"

"Mr. Shen laughed. It was originally given to you by Li Du. Since Mr. Shen refused to collect it, the rent is 2 cents a month. What do you think?" Sun Shun asked tentatively.

Sun Shun was a smart man. He knew that Chen Xi refused to accept a house, mainly because he was afraid of criticism, so he simply symbolically collected the monthly rent of Chen Xi for two cents of silver, which was much cheaper than the two small courtyards that Chen Xi rented now.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "It seems that Li Duzhi is very good at handling things!"

Sun Shun said generously with the expression that should be like this: "Isn't it just to make Lord Shen feel at home in Guangzhou City? You are an important minister in front of His Majesty, and Li Dushi is so that one day in the future, he will always admire the emperor's beauty."

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