Xie Qian was very depressed.

Forget it, I have to be the chief minister for no reason, but now I have to take on the important task of recommending and cultivating cabinet ministers to the court.

An hour ago, I was ready to go back to Yuyao to grow flowers and grass to enjoy my old age. I never thought that all the burdens of the court now fell on him.

The most annoying thing is that he couldn't even refuse.

If he refuses, Zhu Houzhao will do whatever he wants to do, promote Jiao Fang and Li Jie to the cabinet. Xie Qian thought to himself: "It would be fine if he only promoted Jiao Fang and Li Jie. After all, he was born in Hanyuan. Even if he has no experience, he is a little unbearable. But at least he can be familiar with the process and a little point of entrusting it with important tasks. He is afraid that the emperor will make trouble. If he randomly appoints officials to the cabinet, or even transfers Chen Xi's child to the capital, then he will be sad!"

In order to prevent Zhu Houzhao from ruining the prosperity of the Hongzhi Dynasty, Xie Qian had to bite the bullet and stay in the court. As for how to be the assistant, he had no idea at all.

Xie Qian did not go to Wenyuan Pavilion, for fear of facing two old friends Liu Jian and Li Dongyang, and even Wang Hua did not want to see him. He just wanted to calm down at home, clarify his ideas, and then consider how to be a good minister in the next step.

The autumn wind was bleak, and Xie Qian tightened his clothes and complained: "Why is this ghost weather coming to the cold winter month in a blink of an eye and the cold weather?"

After leaving the Daming Gate, Xie Qian happened to meet Liu Daxia who came to the palace to report.

Xie Qian thought that Liu Daxia deliberately blocked him at the palace gate and could not get angry with the emperor before, so he immediately found a place to vent his anger.

"...Shangshu Liu, what do you mean? Can I still run away privately? Do you want to wait here?"

After Xie Qian complained, he realized that Liu Daxia was not alone in the palace, followed by several officials from the Ministry of War. Then he realized that Liu Daxia might have to go to the palace to report to the Ministry of War affairs. If it were not for important military information, the Minister of War would not need to enter the palace.

But the words had already been said, and it was impossible to take them back. Xie Qian looked at Liu Daxia angrily, as if waiting for an explanation.

Liu Daxia shook her head: "Yu Qiao is a little restless. The latest military information in the northwest is related to your Shenxi Shen Zhihou. As for other things, I will discuss them in detail after I leave the palace."

Xie Qian was angry for a moment. First, he got angry for no reason, but he turned out to be the wrong person. Second, because Liu Daxia said to Shen Xi, he said directly, "Your family", as if he was so close to Chen Xi; third, he was the anger that Xie Qian had been holding back before and had not been vented.

Liu Daxia brought Xiong Xiu and others into the palace with the Minister of War Xiong Xiu. Xie Qian looked at the backs of the people with a little embarrassed expression. He walked forward a few steps and saw Zhang Mao coming towards him with the people from the Governor's Office of the Five Army.

This time, Xie Qian did not come forward to talk and muttered to himself: "It's really a turbulent time. The chief minister and the second assistant retreated, and the war in the northwest began again. If I retreated, wouldn't the court be in chaos?"

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Ganqing Palace and Sleeping Palace.

Zhu Houzhao sent Xie Qian away, his face full of relief.

Xie Qian stayed in the court as the chief minister, which means that from today on, he will not only successfully take charge of the government affairs, but also do things for him, so the court will not be in chaos. In this way, he can control the court while being free and free without delay.

When he returned to the bedroom, Zhu Houzhao praised Liu Jin: "...Eunuch Liu, you have a good idea. Sure enough, I told Master Xie that he would transfer Mr. Chen back to Beijing. Master Xie's attitude immediately softened. Then he mentioned Jiao Fang and others' affairs, and said nothing. From now on, he will be my chief minister..."

Liu Jin smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you have the ability. I just mentioned a few words casually."

Zhu Houzhao sat down, raised her teacup and took a sip, and asked, "Eunuch Liu, please explain to me why Mr. Chen returned to Beijing and Ge Lao Xie changed his mind?"

Liu Jin was cunning and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, there are many things that can only be understood but not expressed in words. If you say it too clearly, it will not be effective... But if Your Majesty wants to know, old slave..."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Forget it, I don't ask, just as long as Master Xie stays. In the future, you must deal with Master Xie. You must maintain a good relationship with Master Xie. Don't let someone say you are a castrator like you... Yes, eunuch, a traitor..."

"I have high hopes for you. If you do something that deceives the king and is disobedient, I will kill you without hesitation!"

Liu Jin quickly knelt down and kowtowed: "Even if I die, I will repay Your Majesty's grace and will not let Your Majesty down."

Zhang Yuan and Wei Bin were very envious when they saw this scene. Who wouldn’t want to be the eunuch in the palace to be the chief eunuch in the Sili? Now this beautiful lady is earned by Liu Jin and she feels empty.

Zhu Houzhao said again: "Eunuch Liu, aren't you a good relationship with Xueshou Jiao and Xueshou Li? You will ask them to draft an edict now. I will make changes to the eunuchs in the main responsibilities of the palace. In the past, Eunuch Xiao and those who should retire, retire and exile, and exile, will be given to me in the future..."

Hearing this, Zhang Yuan, Wei Bin, Qiu Ju, Ma Yongcheng and others showed anticipation on their faces.

Liu Jin asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, I wonder what arrangements you are going to make?"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, "In this way, Eunuch Liu is in charge of the ritual supervisor, and Eunuch Zhang is in charge of the eunuch in charge of the imperial horse supervisor... Zhang Yuan, in the future, you will be the admiral of the East Factory and will also be in charge of the Jinyiwei."

"Thank you for your grace."

Zhang Yuan escaped from death and became the eunuch in charge of the seal. At the same time, the factory guards also fell into his hands. For him, it was a blessing in disguise and he was overjoyed, but he was still a little disagreeable in his heart. After all, Liu Jin was in charge of the rituals and supervisor, and he was the inner minister of the Ming Dynasty. The position of eunuch in charge of the seal cannot be compared with that.

Zhu Houzhao continued: "As for the 12th Regiment Battalion and Shenji Battalion, it will be handed over to the 300th Battalion. You will be in charge of the Three Thousand Battalions... Eunuch Ma, you will temporarily transfer you to the Imperial Supervision..."

Dai Yi and Gao Feng listened next to him, their faces full of expectations, but Zhu Houzhao seemed to have not seen the two of them. In the end, Dai Yi couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, where is that old slave?"

"you?"

Zhu Houzhao looked at Dai Yi with contempt and said, "Aren't you the eunuch Bingbi, the chief eunuch of the Sili Supervisor? In the future, if you have any errands, don't be lazy. If Eunuch Liu comes to me to complain, don't blame me for not saving face for you!"

Dai Yi felt so uncomfortable. He felt that he could not get Zhu Houzhao's trust. Fortunately, he got along well with Liu Jin for a while ago. He had intended to defect to Liu Jin before, and felt that he still had a chance to rise. But then he thought about his age and became a little depressed again.

Liu Jin looked at Dai Yi coldly and thought to himself: "You old guy wanted to kill me with the help of Liu Jian and Han Wen and other ministers. Now it's time for you to suffer. This is called feng shui turns. Let's see how I deal with you in the future..."

For someone like Liu Jin who is vengeful, no one who offends him will end up not being able to end up being able to offend him. Zhang Yuan, who had been in power with him before, was almost cut off his head together because he was a grasshopper on a rope today, and he was not so jealous.

Gao Feng said: "Your Majesty, I don't know what I have made to do?"

Zhu Houzhao had no good feelings for Gao Feng and frowned and said, "Didn't the Empress Dowager arrange for you to be responsible for the wedding? This is your job... Okay, I will settle my position first, and then make more detailed arrangements later, and leave it to Eunuch Liu to take responsibility."

Liu Jin thought about it and suddenly looked at Zhang Yuan... He was a little unwilling to accept it. After all, the important secret agencies of the Ming Dynasty, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, are now in Zhang Yuan's hands. Zhang Yuan has a bad relationship with him. If he gets dirty in the future, it will be very troublesome.

Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, I have something to ask for."

"explain!"

Zhu Houzhao trusted Liu Jin at this time, almost blindly following him.

Liu Jin saluted: "Your Majesty, I heard that during the Chenghua period, in order to strengthen the imperial power, Xianzong set up another Western factory outside the East Factory to investigate and handle major cases, and achieved remarkable results. Today, there was an accident in the court. Why didn't Your Majesty strengthen the establishment of factory guards and reopen the Western factory to supervise hundreds of officials in the court and supervise the eunuchs in the palace?"

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "Eunuch Liu, you are also a eunuch yourself. I hope you will be supervised?"

Liu Jin seemed loyal: "Your Majesty, I have no intention of being biased. Now the court is in chaos. If you cannot strengthen supervision, I am afraid...what will happen."

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, "You have some reason, but reopening the West Factory is not a trivial matter. I have to think about it and discuss with the Queen Mother to see if it is necessary."

"You go and do your errands first, and clearly configure the internal vocational office in the palace. I will announce it later. You don't need to discuss this with the court officials. I can arrange whatever I want in my palace."

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Liu Jin hurried away, and at this time an eunuch came to report that the people from the Ministry of War entered the palace. Zhu Houzhao frowned: "If I didn't summon these people, they could enter the palace without authorization and regard the palace ban as a joke?"

The eunuchs present could not say that they were Chou Yin and Mao. Dai Yi said: "Your Majesty, the late emperor has kindly given to the ministers and allowed the ministers to enter the palace for important matters by themselves. Officials of the Zhanshi Mansion can enter and exit at will from Donghuamen and Xihuamen small gates..."

Zhu Houzhao said unhappily: "It's time to change the rules. Officials can enter the palace at any time. So who belongs to this palace? It is a taboo to not distinguish between the king and the minister... Zhang Yuan, you are responsible for supervising this matter and strengthening the palace gate guards. Officials should not enter if they are not clear!"

"yes."

Zhang Yuan agreed, but he was muttering in his heart... What does this kind of thing have to do with me?

Zhu Houzhao calmed down and said, "Eunuch Dai, you go with me to meet the people from the Ministry of War. I also want to know what happened... If anyone pleads for Liu Shaofu, Grand Secretary Li and others, you will refute them for me. I don't want to hear similar words again!"

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