Chen Xi finally returned home after leaving the capital for more than two years.

When he took office as the governor of the Three Borders in the 18th year of Hongzhi, Chen Xi returned to the capital, but he passed by the border and did not enter the palace. After arranging everything, he said goodbye in a hurry. This time, Chen Xi felt a little more vicissitudes in his heart.

Because Zhu Shan and others had already returned to the mansion first, their families knew that Chen Xi had returned to the capital. When he arrived at the house, Zhu Qi had already brought people to wait.

When they saw Chen Xi coming back, not only Chen Xi's family, but also the servants were very happy. They all came forward to salute and greet each other. Everyone was extremely respectful to Chen Xi, and a hint of excitement was revealed in their words.

Chenxi is the core of the Shen family and the foundation for ensuring the wealth of the Shen family.

Chen Xi is like the chairman of a large group in the future. Now that the chairman is back, the employees who are following him come out to greet him with great expectations.

Crowds surrounded Chenxi and entered the gate of Chen Mansion.

Zhou was waiting in the yard early, and Chen Xi's wife Xie Yuner was also waiting with Zhou.

The rest of the Shen family's family's family's family did not come to the front yard, and they were waiting in the east or west yard of the main courtyard, mainly because the Shen family's horse house and side yard were seriously damaged in the previous fire, and the fire affected the front yard, and it still seemed chaotic. Considering that men and women were defending each other, it would be better to meet in the inner house.

When Chen Xi returned home, even if he didn't want to face Zhou, he could only go up and kowtow respectfully. Zhou seemed very excited and nodded repeatedly and said, "Okay! OK", not knowing what "Okay".

Chen Xi looked at his wife with tears in her eyes.

After the Shen family caught fire, Chen Xi thought that the person who was most worried about at home was actually Xie Yuner. At this time, Xie Yuner appeared in front of Shen Xi with excitement and guilt. She felt that she had not completed Chen Xi's entrustment and caused the Shen family to suffer a fire. Although there were many suspicious points in the fire, she still took the responsibility on herself.

Chen Xi said to Zhou: "Mom, go back first. I'm here. Let's go back and I'll go to the mansion and kowtow to the two elders."

Zhou was a little dissatisfied and said with a straight face: "Why, I'm going to drive my mother away just after I came back? Humph, I won't go anywhere today, just stay here to see what you, a little unscrupulous person, can do to me!"

Zhou was acting arrogantly when he came up, like a stubborn bull, and no one could pull him back.

Xie Yuner walked over with a gentle look on her face, took Zhou's hand, and said with a smile: "Mom, please go back first. After the family matters are resolved, I will accompany my husband to pay tribute to the two elders. Isn't this okay?"

Even if Zhou was tough, she couldn't help but face such a virtuous wife who was satisfied and never lost her temper and kept muttering:

"Okay, okay, it's okay for me to go back, right? I'll disturb your family's reunion! You guy, I don't know what kind of blessing you have made in your previous life. Not only did you have such a good mother as me, but you also married such a virtuous wife. It's your luck!"

As he spoke, Xie Yuner helped Zhou out.

Chen Xi followed him out. When he came back this time, he didn't see his younger brother and sister. He guessed that he was staying at the old house to study and did not come with Zhou.

After seeing off her mother, Xie Yuner accompanied Chen Xi back to the main hall, and she couldn't hide her sadness and cried.

Chen Xidao: "Are you sad about the fire at home?"

"Um."

Xie Yuner nodded, "It's because I'm not good enough, and I didn't help my husband take good care of his family."

Chen Xi nodded silently, walked to the door of the hall and took a few glances. Seeing that the people were all retreating automatically, he closed the door and returned to Xie Yuner, and whispered: "If I asked someone to put this fire, would you feel better?"

"ah?"

Xie Yuner didn't expect the result to be similar to what she suspected.

Chen Xi didn't want to hide his wife. After all, the couple shared a bed with their slumbers. Even if they were hiding the world, there was no need to make their first wife worry all the time, so she patiently explained:

"I really asked someone to let me set this fire, and I found people from our own house, which was responsible for Xiaoshan and Zhu Hong. So where to set fire and how to ensure that no life is harmed. I can only feel at ease if I arrange them to do these things. I even sent someone to entrust my father to ask him to arrange manpower in advance."

"Okay, just know this. You can't spread it outside. Don't talk about it again in the future, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. Just do a good job of post-disaster reconstruction..."

Xie Yuner stood there, not knowing how to answer.

Chen Xi squatted down gently, supported her hands on Xie Yuner's knees, and raised her head slightly to look at her wife: "Maybe it was my misarrangement that made you worried and scared these days. I apologize to you, but I promise you that I will take care of my family more when I go back to Beijing this time. Unless there is something important, I will not leave the house. You don't have to be displaced anymore, worrying day and night..."

"The people I owe the most over the years are you, Dai'er, Jun'er and the others. Fortunately, you are in charge of your family, so I can do things outside with peace of mind!"

Chen Xi felt great gratitude to Xie Yuner, which made Xie Yuner feel sad and happy.

Before, Xie Yuner was worried and scared. After knowing that the fire was arranged by Chen Xi, she completely calmed down. She got up and helped Chen Xi up, then pressed it on the chair to sit down, and her weak body snuggled into her husband's arms. Then she turned her head and looked at Chen Xi in a daze. Her eyes were tender and tender, reflecting the tears on her cheeks, which made people feel extremely sad.

Just at this moment, Zhu Shan's voice came from the door: "Master, are you back? Master Xie is asking for a meeting outside, are you seeing him or not?"

Zhu Shan didn't understand what a bad person was. As long as she felt that it was okay, she would destroy the intimate atmosphere between the couple when she came up.

Chen Xi could only stop being intimate with Xie Yuner, and didn't even bother to go in and meet the female family at home. He could only see what Xie Qian had to come to the door? After all, the two had just separated for a while.

Chen Xi stood up to tidy up his clothes and said to Zhu Shan at the door: "Go over and tell Mr. Xie, and ask him to go directly to the mansion and study to speak."

Although Chen Xi confessed to Xie Yuner the truth about the fire at home, she would not tell Xie Qian... Xie Qian has motivation to become an official and has a direction in his life. It was entirely caused by this fire. Chen Xi didn't want Xie Qian to know that he was the kind of person who did whatever he wanted to achieve his goal.

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In the study of Chen Mansion, the servants brought the tea to him. Chen Xi and Xie Qian sat down with the guest and host. Xie Qian quickly told Chen Xi about the previous visit to the Ministry of War.

Xie Qian said at the end: "...Zhihou, you are now the Minister of War. Only the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Personnel can suppress you. You must be a little bit like going in and out of the mansion in the future. I know that you brought some followers back from the northwest, but this is not enough. Whether it is a car or a sedan chair, there are more people accompanying you. Beware that someone takes risks and performs assassination..."

Knowing that the court was in danger, Xie Qian immediately reminded Chen Xi to pay attention to personal safety after he finished speaking.

This is also because the Shen family was just set on fire. Xie Qian thought that the thief would not even let the Shen family go, and the main owner of Chen Xi should be more cautious.

Chen Xi nodded: "Thank you, Master Ge, please remind me, students must pay more attention, but as the students think, the thief is afraid of His Majesty's reaction, so he should not attack me. Master Ge, you... need to pay attention to safety."

Xie Qian frowned: "What nonsense? Who will be unfavorable to me?"

Chen Xidao: "The fire was known to everyone in the city before. Anyone knows that students will be careful when they return to the capital. In addition, His Majesty is concerned about this matter, the person who instructs the arson should not attack the students for the time being. Instead, you are now a figure like a Dinghai Sword in the Court and a big backer for the students in the court. Those thieves may use the Master as their target."

"Absurd, absurd!"

Xie Qian said angrily, "Who is your big backer? Don't mention this kind of clique and personal gain. I have been in charge of my country for so many years and am very familiar with the streets of the capital. I always respond to it wherever I go. Who can attack me? If you don't listen to me, what happened? Don't blame me for not reminding me!"

Chen Xi smiled and said, "The master of the Pavilion is kind, why don't the students listen?"

Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi, still a little angry, and said, "Why do you think you are full of bad water every time you see you? This time you proposed to build a military school. At first, I didn't think so, but when I came to the Ministry of War, you clearly want to form a clique in the army... If you do this, you will be criticized."

Chen Xidao: "The students just wanted to make the Ming Dynasty military system more complete and build an army that was like an arm to command every battle, without the intention of forming a clique for personal gain!"

Xie Qian sneered: "Even if you are not private, you can't do it for the public. You are from the Hanlin Academy and you should be clear about the responsibilities you bear. Let me put it this way, I think you can build a military school, but it is best to let the experienced Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Army serve as a teacher and teach military strategies in the future. You should be more focused on being your Minister of War."

Chen Xi shook his head: "What Your Majesty needs is my military management method, not what those veterans with outdated thoughts and clichés can deal with; Besides, will Your Majesty go to the military school to study in person, and according to the cabinet, Your Majesty is also among the people who have formed party groups?"

After being reminded by Chen Xi, Xie Qian figured out some things.

If others want to falsely accuse Chen Xi of forming a clique for personal gain, it will not work, because Chen Xi invited Zhu Houzhao to serve as the principal - that is, to offer wine. In this way, the school is nominally under the jurisdiction of the emperor, and even if it is formed, Zhu Houzhao will form a clique. As the emperor, there is no need to form cliques.

Xie Qian said twitchingly: "You kid, you are so fond of things. No wonder you insisted on letting Your Majesty be the principal? You have thought of this long ago?"

Chen Xidao: "Master Xie seems to have forgotten that it was His Majesty who took the initiative to ask for class in the school, and it was not forced by the students. How could he guess the students like this?"

Xie Qian smiled bitterly, looking a little annoyed, and said, "It seems that you have thought of all aspects. I am worried about it. But even so, you must beware of someone spreading rumors and slandering it... This time, not only can the eunuch party not tolerate you, but even those upright ministers in the court have opinions on this matter. After all, your move is suspected of being a military force, and letting Your Majesty personally fight will make the country go wrong. This is all you need to be prepared for."

Chen Xi nodded: "Thank you, Master, for your reminder, but the students seem to be able to shift Your Majesty's attention from the greed for pleasure, even if you go some wrong paths, it is necessary. Furthermore, this move is mainly aimed at Liu Jin's autocracy. As long as Liu Jin loses power and returns to the cabinet, whether Your Majesty needs to be in charge of the army will be a different matter."

Xie Qian said seriously: "Your Majesty cannot be allowed to personally lead the army. You must remember that this is your bottom line as a civil servant..."

"The treacherous eunuch can instigate Your Majesty, but you can't. You can do what your Majesty can accomplish in person's expeditions. Why don't you do it yourself, but let Your Majesty condescend and put the Ming Dynasty in a dangerous place?"

Xie Qian only wanted Chen Xi to be an ordinary courtier and do something that would abide by his duties. But he knew that it was almost impossible to defeat Liu Jin in this way, so he could only allow Chen Xi to introduce a national policy of military force. However, in order to avoid the loss of the Ming Dynasty, Xie Qian would never allow Chen Xi to easily launch a war against the Tatars, especially at the cost of Zhu Houzhao's personal expedition.

Chen Xi did not disobey Xie Qian. Now he has to rely on Xie Qian to support him in the court. As he said, Xie Qian is his backer, and there is no meaning to offend Xie Qian.

Then Xie Qian advised Chen Xi many things, many of which were related to the basic national policy. Chen Xi was a little impatient and said to himself: "You Xie Laozi used to be indifferent to the affairs of the court, and even planned to retire and return home. Now that I am back, you come and point fingers, as if you have formulated this national policy by yourself... Do you really understand how to attract Your Majesty's attention?"

Seeing Chen Xi yawning repeatedly with perfunctory expression on his face, Xie Qian said angrily: "Did you listen to what you said to you guys?"

Chen Xidao: "The students understand what the Ge Lao meant, but the students already had plans for this matter, so the Ge Lao would not bother with him."

"you!"

Xie Qian stood up and glared at Chen Xi, as if Chen Xi was ruthless. However, after the two of them had been in a stalemate for a while, Xie Qian seemed to realize that his attitude was a bit too much, and sat down again, and said in a tough tone, "I don't care about the eunuch party, but I will never allow you to do anything randomly... You must know that the eunuch party will cause trouble to the court, and history will give a fair evaluation, but if you ruin yourself and even implicate me in order to fight with the eunuch party, it will definitely not work!"

Chen Xi spread his hands, looking helpless.

Xie Qian said again: "Don't take it seriously. With your talent and the contributions you have made, it is not difficult to keep your name in history. What you have to do now is to start and end well. Originally, you just retired and returned to your hometown to be an idle person. However, when the eunuch party and the country are over, you can come out again and become an official. Your age is there, and you have a lot of opportunities to make a name in the future. Why bother to hurry? So no matter what you do, I will not allow you to do radical actions."

Chen Xi asked back: "According to Ge Lao's opinion, everything follows the rules. How can I fight with Liu Jin? Do you have to wait for Liu Jin to die naturally?"

Xie Qian said angrily: "Why do you always like to argue with me? I won't argue with you anymore. In short, you should do this first. If you don't do it well, or if there is a possibility of ruining you, I will find a way to get you out of the court and completely stay away from the right and wrong in the officialdom. This is my greatest protection for you... Don't be me wanting to harm you, everything is for your own good!"

Chen Xi had a bitter face and was speechless.

For his own good, Xie Shangu pointed out his mistakes on what he did, so that while he wanted to fight with Liu Jin, he also had to take care of the stability behind him.

However, Chen Xi was very clever and knew how to be patient and humble. He quickly stood up and saluted respectfully: "Don't worry, Master Ge, the students will definitely do what you said."
Chapter completed!