Chen Xi took a walk to the palace and learned the situation of the Forbidden City in the Ming Dynasty with the mood of seeking the seclusion and visiting the scenic spots and archaeology. When he returned to his empty home, it was already dark.

After dinner, facing the lonely shadow of the cold lamp, Chen Xi could not bear it.

Chen Xi originally wanted to go and have fun with Su Tong, but when he thought of Su Tong's character, he didn't know what he was doing now, and he might not be able to find someone. If he found him, he might have to follow the world of drinking and drinking. That was not the life he wanted to pursue.

In the end, Chen Xi could only hope to fall asleep early, but unfortunately, falling asleep became a luxury for the long night.

One night is as long as a winter.

When I woke up again, the water dripped in the eaves of the yard and tied up bead chains.

The north wind was whistling, the autumn rain continued, and the cooling rate was very large. Chen Xi had to change into autumn clothes. Thinking of the past whenever the day was cold, Zhou, Lin Dai, and Xie Yuner would always prepare replacement clothes for him and serve him to put them on. The aftertaste of happiness made a smile appear on his face.

His eyes were a little dry, but Chen Xi had to drag his exhausted body to the Ministry of Rites to report the list of items needed for the palace prayer ceremony, waiting for approval, he wanted to complete the errand as soon as possible and see what the court had to make arrangements for him next.

It was not until the afternoon that Chen Xi left the Ministry of Rites.

The efficiency of the Ming yamen is not ordinary, with officials being complicated and people being overly involved. It is extremely difficult to find someone who is responsible. The top leader is high and basically can't meet. Even the second and third leaders are mostly busy outside, and they usually don't see anyone.

When it comes to specific matters, a yamen has to report them layer by layer. When Chen Xi comes back in the end, it is not that the matter has been completed, but that he is asked to go home and wait for news.

"Even the royal affairs are so uneasy, and I hope they will do things for the people until the year of the monkey and horses."

Chen Xi left the gate of the Ministry of Rites and was about to go home, but when she thought of Xie Qian's appointment, she expected to say nothing more than the memorial that Xie Qian submitted yesterday that angered Emperor Hongzhi.

A slap in a scattered manner was inevitable. Chen Xi expected this result when she gave Xie Qian the idea of ​​"stop the war". Xie Qian felt that he was used as a gun by Chen Xi, but in fact, Chen Xi was helping him in disguise, so it depends on how to understand.

It was still early to arrive in Xie Mansion.

Mrs. Xu did not come out to greet her, but instead Xie Pi smiled and asked about her well-being. In less than three words, she talked about the "Four Books" and "Five Classics".

Xie Pizhong Ju has been studying at home for the past few years and rarely goes out to participate in literary gatherings and social events.

In the past, Xie Pi was keen on Chen Xi's mind study, but this time, Xie Pi did not mention the knowledge of mind. Chen Xi thought that Xie Pi should have been explicitly prohibited by his father and could no longer involve the great mind study of the world's Neo-Confucianism.

"...Mr. Chen, I didn't ask you yesterday. When you return to the capital this time, what yamen do you plan to work in? Can you go back to Hanyuan Chong as a lecturer and serve as an attendant in the Eastern Palace?"

Xie Pi is very concerned about Chen Xi’s future whereabouts will be.

After all, Chen Xi is an official of the Hanyuan system and once served as his "staff" in the provincial examination in Hongzhi for the 14th year of Hongzhi. If Chen Xi continues to stay in the Hanlin Academy system, he is very likely to be the chief examiner of the examination in the future.

If a student who can become the chief examiner of the examination is naturally to understand the examiner's preference for knowledge, or to participate in the examination questions of the future examination in daily practice questions. Chen Xi's random words may be of great help to Xie Pi as a Jinshi.

Chen Xi smiled and shook his head: "I don't know. I'm just working in the Censorate for the time being, and I'm still the right deputy Censor."

Although Chen Xi was doing an errand in the Ministry of Rites, he was held in the position of the Censorate. This was because he had just returned from the southeast and the court had not yet arranged a real lack of arrangements for him, which meant that Chen Xi was still in an idle state.

Xie Pi's father was an important member of the court. He still knew the promotion system of the imperial court. He knew that it was not easy for people like Chen Xi to arrange for the future. Unless someone retreated or replaced it layer by layer, Chen Xi would have to wait for a long time, and it would be even more difficult to return to Hanyuan.

"What a pity, what a pity."

Xie Pi's face was filled with disappointment.

Chen Xi smiled and said, "It's no pity. Just doing knowledge. Where is there a difference? Learning is free in your heart."

Xie Pi thought about it, nodded knowingly, and said happily: "What the sir said is that you are free in your heart."

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Xie Pi did not accompany Chen Xi for too long, so he went back to review his homework. However, in Shen Xi's opinion, Xie Pi was afraid that when he came back, he found that he was lazy.

Xie Pi failed to pass the Jinshi in fifteen years, which had a great impact on his life. The pressure from his family made him feel extremely heavy on his shoulders.

Xie Qian is almost sixty years old now, and it is impossible for him to serve as a cabinet minister in the court for a long time. Even if Xie Di is now a fifth-rank senior, he cannot guarantee the status of the Xie family as a clan. He must have a rising star to take on the responsibility, and Xie Pi is the one who is highly anticipated.

The Xie family in Yuyao is not only the only one in Xie Qian's lineage, but because it is a scholarly family, there are many scholars from each family, but the most accomplished one is Xie Qian's father Xie's grace series.

Xie Qian is the eldest son and grandson in the family. His second brother Xie Xuan passed away at the age of 19 and had no descendants. Xie Xuan's wife, Mrs. Lu, was 22 years old and determined not to remarry. At that time, Xie Qian adopted Xie Pi as his son to Mrs. Lu.

What Xie Qian undertakes is the mission of a large family's parents. Not only should we maintain this lineage, but we should also maintain the entire family of the Xie family in Yuyao.

Xie Pi now has a son, and the pressure on the Xie family has dropped sharply when it comes to inheriting the family line. After all, Xie Qian has many sons. Although they are all born to the concubine Jin family, they are all the bloodlines of the Xie family.

The Xie family attaches great importance to the imperial examinations. Whether a family of aristocratic families can maintain prosperity depends mainly on the number of scholars among their descendants and their achievements. In this era, scholars are the highest social class, especially scholars with fame and fortune.

This is like why the Shenxi, a branch of the Shen family in Ninghua, suddenly rose to become a prominent family in Ninghua. There are still so many people in itself, but because of the emergence of several scholars with fame, Chenxi won three consecutive years, and his influence is extraordinary, so no one dares to underestimate him.

Xie Pi went back to the inner courtyard, while Chen Xi stayed in the study and continued reading.

All the treasures in Xie Qian's collection were moved to the ground. Most of the things that Chen Xi could see were Xie Qian's notes, just like a working diary.

Xie Pi recorded the affairs of the court as a reference and review for future reference.

These records may not be of much use to Xie Qian. After all, it is difficult to pick up again when things are over. Even if they are occasionally used, they can be found in the filing records of the Tongzheng Envoy Department. However, when Chen Xi saw these things, the meaning was completely different. He could know what Xie Qian had done on weekdays, how to write a cabinet, how to approve the emperor and the ranks of the ranks, and how the six ministries and the following yamen were implemented.

Although many things are recorded only by half a piece of the claws, they are silently recorded by Chen Xi. He is a prepared person. Even if Xie Qian records only a small matter, it is part of the memorial written by Cheng Tianting in a certain yamen. A few words of praise can be used to figure out the nutrition.

Chen Xi is equivalent to observing the humanistic politics of the Ming Dynasty from a global perspective.

Unconsciously, Chen Xi looked at it for more than an hour and his stomach began to growl.

He only ate the breakfast prepared by Yun Bo’s daughter-in-law after getting up in the morning. The clear soup was weak and watery, so he was ready. He would rather go out to eat in the afternoon than go back to eat those "nostalgic" foods.

He was already very lonely and could not keep up with the food, which made him miss his wife and children more and more, and even missed his mother and grandmother and old ladies together.

As dusk approached, Xie Qian came back with a sigh. Chen Xi slightly tidied up the notes on the table. Just as he was about to get out of the position, Xie Qian raised his hand: "I have to go back to Wenyuan Pavilion tonight, so I can't stay for a long time..."

When Chen Xi saw Xie Qian looking listless, he thought he had been scolded by the emperor again if he didn't know, but he thought that if the emperor was really angry, he would ignore Xie Qian. The emperor himself was still sick, so how could he have time to fight with a minister?

"Is Master Ge very busy?" Chen Xi asked.

"Nonsense, as a cabinet minister, can I not be busy?"

Xie Qian was still as if he was dying before. When Chen Xi was stimulated by the words, it was like a fox's tail was caught. He scolded Chen Xi at a quick speed. "In yesterday's memorial, Your Majesty was furious in front of many important officials in the court. How do you let me deal with myself in the future? How can you gain the trust of Your Majesty and the ministers in the court?"

Chen Xi narrowed his eyes and said to him: "Isn't the master busy today?"

Xie Qian was extremely angry and even clenched his fists, but finally spread them helplessly, stretched out a finger and pointed it at Chen Xi, and cursed angrily: "You kid will argue, and you won't see me help me solve my problems!"

The scolding was so good that Xie Qian sat down, Chen Xi smiled slightly and sat down, without showing any resemblance at all.

Xie Qian picked up the note on the table, looked at Chen Xi, and couldn't help but frown at him, as if he was blaming Chen Xi for rumbling his things casually. But the words he said were not blame: "These are old note, what's the use of reading it? Looking back, I will carefully consider the note from you for the past two years, especially the part involving the northwest. I can't use your memorial to stop the war and just make excuses!"

"What the Master of the Pavilion is saying is that in the battle of the Northwest, Your Majesty is determined to fight. Even if Your Majesty will consider the content mentioned in the Pavilion Master's memorial, he will not easily change his original intention." Chen Xi analyzed.

"It's good to know. I asked you, what kind of chance do you think I, Ming Dynasty, have a chance of winning in this battle in the northwest?" Xie Qian looked up at Chen Xi.

Chen Xi found out that Xie Qian had no idea at all.

The attack in the 13th year of Hongzhi was to fight back against the several invasions of the Tatar Fire Sieve tribe against the Ming Dynasty. It was a revenge, a master of authority, and was famous for its division.

However, the war that was being planned in the 16th year of Hongzhi was somewhat inexplicable.

It is estimated that the soldiers of the three armies are very strange. The border of the Ming Dynasty has been calm in recent years, and the Tatars seem to be extinct. Since the implementation of the policy of military farming and restoring the people, both military households, people and merchants in the important towns of the nine borders have been rich and orderly.

With such a good year, there is a war, and the court is just full!

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ps: The fourth update!

Wow, people really can't speak loudly. Just said that today broke out, but the power was out of power at noon. When the emperor went out to inquire, the super-heavy truck hung up the transmission line. After emergency repairs by the power supply bureau, he called at 5 pm!

Well, the emperor tries to write as much as possible, and calculate how much you can today! Still shamelessly ask for subscriptions and monthly tickets! Hehe! (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!