Xie Qian thought he could control and control Chenxi, and he always regarded Chenxi as a supporter for his juniors. He never thought that Chenxi would have wings and fly high alone one day.

After being squeezed by Chen Xi in words, Xie Qian's anger came from his heart. His old face turned red. He glared at Chen Xi for a while but couldn't put a word out.

Chen Xi returned to the desk and sat down, buried her head in writing for a while. Seeing that Xie Qian had no intention of leaving, he asked with a smile: "Why, is there anything else to do with Master Ge?"

Xie Qian replied to Chen Xi with a sneer and said flatteringly: "The more you act like this, the more guilty you are... Humph, you, Shen Zhihou, are you, a young boy who can't help but feel at ease. I said a few words to you, you actually called me, I don't know anything like you... Since you said you can deal with the eunuch party, you can make trouble, but if you do something wrong and encourage Your Majesty to lead the army in person, don't blame me for taking action to stop it!"

After saying that, Xie Qian no longer wanted to stay at Shen Xi and went straight out of the Ministry of War. After he left, Chen Xi stood behind the desk and did not sit down for a long time.

This is considered...

Have you completely gotten into trouble with Xie Qian?

Does this mean that no matter what you do in the future, you will have to bear the consequences alone? Xie Qian can't help him unconditionally as before.

It seems that the losses are huge, so there is no need to be a stubborn person who is stubborn, which leads to losing strong arms and help.

But thinking that there was a mosquito missing in his ears at any time, Chen Xi felt a sense of peace and comfort in his heart, and felt that he had done something great.

"Shangshu Chen?"

Just as Shen Xi was considering the pros and cons of the gains and losses after his estrangement with Xie Qian, Wang Shouren went to Chen Xi's office room to call him.

Chen Xi took back his mind, sat down, then looked up at Wang Shouren, and asked, "What are your advices for Brother Bo'an?"

Wang Shouren said: "I thought Young Master Xie was here too, so I wanted to come over and listen to the teachings... Why did Young Master Xie leave in a hurry? But what important thing is to tell Mr. Chen?"

Before, Xie Qian took Wang Shouren to Chenxi Mansion to inform Liu Jin. Xie Qian said a lot of things to Wang Shouren along the way.

Wang Shouren returned home and explained the matter to his father Wang Hua. Wang Hua was honest and loyal. Even if he was idle at home, he understood the urgency and necessity of eliminating the eunuch party.

Wang Hua taught Wang Shouren that a person should be upright and righteous, and asked his son to interact with Xie Qian and Shen Xi more, so that this would not only help the court eliminate treacherous parties, but also be close to two civil officials in the court, which would be of great benefit to his future career.

Who knew that Xie Qian and Shen Xi had a conflict first, so that Wang Shouren was a little confused for a moment.

Chen Xidao: "Xie Shaofu went back to the cabinet to handle the important matters. He came over and said hello. If Brother Bo'an is fine, he would first sort out the information of the military towns in the northwest... These are the financial allocations of the three sides in recent years, accounting for 60% of the Ministry of War's fiscal expenditure..."

Chen Xi did not discuss too much with Wang Shouren about dealing with the eunuch party, and felt that this matter had nothing to do with Wang Shouren. Even if Wang Shouren was promoted, it was not the moment, because Chen Xi did not have better arrangements for Wang Shouren at this time.

Wang Shouren was not sure about it and took the accounts as Chen Xi told him. In fact, he had read all these accounts when he was investigating the case in Yulinwei. The accounts in the capital were basically from three sides, mostly "fake accounts", and there was no need to investigate them at all.

When Wang Shouren was about to leave, Chen Xi couldn't help but persuade him: "Brother Bo'an, you and I have shallow foundations in the court, so it's better not to involve too much... This is also a way to protect myself. I'm also taking three steps at a time and crossing the river by feeling the stones. Don't blame me for not telling me the truth."

Wang Shouren smiled and nodded: "Zhihou, how could I be too careful when you see me? But the disaster of the eunuch party has to be eliminated. This requires you and Xie Shaofu to worry. If there is something useful to me, just speak up!"

Finally, Wang Shouren expressed his attitude, which was also the attitude he and his father shared.

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Two days after Shen Xi reported to Zhu Houzhao about the border incident, a large amount of detailed information began to be transmitted to the capital.

It was a secret before, but by this time it was already known to everyone in the city.

Because Xuanfu is not far from the capital, he has 16 years of experience in defending the capital in Hongzhi. In order to ensure the absolute safety of the capital, the capital has entered a state of comprehensive martial law. The city gates can only be opened for one hour in the morning and evening to prevent the Tatar cavalry from driving straight into the capital and threatening the safety of the capital.

Zhu Houzhao asked Chen Xi to investigate the information before to determine whether he was in charge of the army. However, as the war report flew to the capital like snowflakes, he had a rough understanding of the situation on the front line. Even Chen Xi did not need to list the number of troops and places he had plundered. What he wanted to know was that he could know through the factory and security system.

On the fifth day of the sixth month, less than three days before Zhu Houzhao's wedding, Zhu Houzhao summoned the civil and military ministers to Fengtian Hall, which was also the rare dynasty meeting he had held since he ascended the throne.

All officials above the fifth rank in the capital will attend each major event. In addition, there are six low-ranking officials from the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Mansion. There is only one topic for this major event, which is about the Northwest Military.

Zhu Houzhao expressed his point of view as soon as he came up: "...I was extremely worried after I learned that the Tartars invaded the border. The previous emperor was newly mourned and the Tatars attacked when I was not stable. This is a provocation to me and the Ming Dynasty. I am unwilling to be a coward, and the military and civilians will not allow me to be a coward."

"My servants, I have decided to lead the army to Xuanfu in person, and to defeat the invading Tatars and defend the national gates!"

The little emperor said this passionately, but to many ministers, it was simply nonsense.

Why is it just a provocation?

Why did he become a coward?

The Tatars attacked the border every year, and in fact, what they wanted was just the power to trade with the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, the imperial court would only open the trade port when it was afraid of being beaten by the Tatars.

Sixteen years after Hongzhi, trade inside and outside the Northwest Pass was interrupted, and the Mongols on the grassland could only rely on robbery to obtain any goods in the Central Plains.

Of course, there are also some merchants who are not afraid of death who go out to do business, but this situation is very rare. After all, the Ming Dynasty was still very strict in the control of the pass and the gates during this period. These merchants who could enter and exit the Great Wall at will have no relationship with the local governors and governors.

As Chen Xi knew, Zhu Hui and Liu Yu and other governors sent people to trade with the Tatars to make huge profits.

If it were the case before, the Chinese civil officials in the court were divided into two camps, and the eunuch party and those loyal and upright civil officials had great differences in their opinions. However, this time I heard that Zhu Houzhao was going to lead the army in person, and the court was surprisingly united.

The vanguard of the eunuch party camp, Liu Yu, Minister of Personnel, came out and said: "Your Majesty, the Tatars invaded Xuanfu for several days, but they were just taking advantage of the fact that our Xia harvest was about to enter the pass to harass him. This is related to the fact that the Great Wall on the front line of Xuanfu has not been restored yet... For the current plan, we should wait and see the changes. According to the past practice, the Tatar soldiers and horses will withdraw from half a month to one month. After the Xia harvest is over, the Tatars have no way to rob them, so they will naturally withdraw their troops."

As a former governor of Datong, Liu Yu knew very well about the military situation around the Xuanfu. When he spoke, the truth was simple and easy to understand, and others would be convinced after hearing it.

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At the beginning of the court discussion, Liu Jin used Liu Yu's mouth to clearly express his opinion, that is, he did not support Zhu Houzhao's command in person.

Obviously, the court officials knew that Liu Yu could represent Liu Jin. Those ministers who sold themselves to the eunuch party knew how to change their minds. They did not support the emperor's command in person because of the emperor's new ascension to the throne, no descendants left behind, and the lessons of the Yingzong Tumu Fort Incident. When they heard Liu Jin's statement, many people no longer had any scruples and stood up to speak.

The first to express their opinions were the Censorate and the Six Censors. The censors’ daily job was to fight against unhealthy practices in the court.

The emperor actually imagined that he would leave the palace and lead the imperial army to personally fight. In their opinion, this was the biggest heresy.

As the pillars of the two major forces in the court, Liu Jin and Xie Qian chose to watch coldly at this time. None of them took the initiative to speak, but waited for the middle and lower-level officials to come out to persuade and build up the momentum... This kind of work that was destined to offend the emperor would be left to others to do.

Shen Xi, who ranked sixth in the civil officials, was also watching the fun at this moment. Seeing the people from the six departments behind him speaking without fear of death, he thought to himself: "Everyone knows how willful the emperor is. He dares to stand up and confront him like this. He is simply joking with the black hat on his head... Alas, it's so pitiful. He is still unknown when he was used as a gun by Liu Jin and Xie Laoer!"

Zhu Houzhao was annoyed when he heard the censor's words. He looked at Xie Qian coldly, occasionally looking at Liu Jin squintly, but no one stood up to speak.

At this time, Zhu Houzhao was not in a hurry to ask Shen Xi for his opinion. He was a smart person and understood that if only he and Shen Xi supported this matter, it would likely cause serious confrontation in the court. We must first find people who support him, and then these famous people suppress the opposition voices in the court.

Zhu Houzhao listened for a long time and saw that no one came out to speak for him. She raised her hand and shouted: "Enough!"

Seeing the emperor getting angry, everyone lowered their heads and waited for Zhu Houzhao to speak.

Zhu Houzhao asked with a dark face, "What? Is it not good to speak well or what? I said I wanted to be in charge of the army, so you will sing a opposite tune with me, because I think I have a good temper and can tolerate you being presumptuous, right?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to talk about the big truth at all, so he simply showed the emperor's majesty and prepared to suppress others with his power.

Even if the ministers present complained, they would not dare to speak at this time... Now that eunuchs are in power, no one will appreciate what they say even if they make sense. It would be useless to say it and cause trouble for themselves. It would be better to leave this "good thing" that adds fuel to their anger to others.

Seeing that no one was talking at the scene, Zhu Houzhao glared at Liu Jin and asked loudly: "Eunuch Liu, do you think I should be in charge of the army?"

Liu Jin was placed in a seat that could not come to Taiwan. He stammered for a long time and couldn't say what was going on. Just when Liu Jin was counting on his own faction to come out to rescue the siege, Xie Qian said first: "Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that you should be cautious when you are in charge of the army!"

Zhu Houzhao was originally looking at Liu Jin, looking forward to hearing a satisfactory reply. He suddenly heard Xie Qian interrupting. He suppressed his anger, looked over with his eyes slanted, and shouted sternly: "Gei Master Xie, you don't support my decision, right?"

Xie Qian, who was the first to the civil minister, did not look directly at the emperor, nor looked back at Chen Xi, and bowed directly: "If Your Majesty made the right decision, the old minister would naturally support it with all his strength, but now Your Majesty's decision has threatened the stability of the Ming Dynasty, and the old minister will never sit idly by!"

Liu Jian and Li Dongyang have withdrawn from the court, but Xie Qian, who was in the cabinet trident, remained in office. Now Xie Qian has inherited the responsibilities of Liu Jian and others, supervising the emperor with the orthodox thoughts of civil servants, and allowing Zhu Houzhao to move forward on the right path.

Zhu Houzhao looked dark and glared at Xie Qian: "Gei Master Xie, do you think I shouldn't be in charge of the army? I even think that my decision has threatened the stability of the Ming Dynasty?!"

Zhu Houzhao successfully asked Liu Jian and Li Dongyang to entrusted important officials to retire, and took over the power of the people. He realized the wonderful feeling of using power to suppress others. He gradually became accustomed to this threatening tone.

In the past, when he was the prince and the new throne, he often whispered in a low voice, but now his temper has begun to become violent and he will beat and scold the people around him at any time. Anyone who doesn't like his wishes will be punished. Even the life-responsible minister Xie Qian cannot get his courtesy.

Xie Qian replied: "Your Majesty is young, and there is no marriage, and there is no child. The blood of the late emperor has been passed down to Your Majesty, and there is no choice for the crown prince... I wonder if your Majesty has any problems in leading the army, who will govern the people?"

"Bold!" Zhu Houzhao scolded, "You are clearly cursing me to die! Do you think I will be in danger after I go to Xuan Mansion, right?"

Xie Qian was not scared away by Zhu Houzhao's majesty, and still said in a firm tone: "The old minister did not have the intention of being overwhelmed and disrespectful, but this is the case. Whenever a war occurs, nothing can be predicted in advance. Did Your Majesty forget the tragic consequences of the Tumu Fort Incident that year?"

Even everyone present knew that Xie Qian, who was entrusted by Emperor Xiaozong, was responsible for persuading the emperor, but he did not expect that he would speak so bluntly and deeply rooted in people's hearts.

There are many things that cannot be mentioned at all, but Xie Qian said it directly, and even used the incident of Yingzong Tumu Fort to point out that your ancestors have learned from the past. You'd better know your knowledge and don't do anything randomly!

Zhu Houzhao was very angry. He wanted to persuade Xie Qian or use coercion to retreat, but found that he could not do it at all.

Naughty children are a person with a harsh and weak appearance. To put it bluntly, they are just a demonstration and cannot think of a countermeasure.

Facing Xie Qian, he could not beat or scold him, and he could not drive away anyone. After all, he was an old minister of the three dynasties. He was still waiting for Xie Qian to manage the government affairs and enjoy the peace and happiness by himself.

Seeing that he could not communicate with Xie Qian, Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin again and asked, "Eunuch Liu, do you think I should be in charge of the army?"

Liu Jin thought his affairs were over and was hiding aside to watch Xie Qian's lively fun. Unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao pointed the finger at him without warning. He was a little stunned and bowed and bowed: "Your Majesty... This... what Secretary Xie said... makes some sense!"

At this moment, Liu Jin neither wanted to agree nor did he come forward to dissuade him. He simply put all the blame on Xie Qian. Even if the emperor holds a grudge, he will settle the accounts on Xie Qian.

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "No matter how you object, I have decided to command the emperor in person. If anyone objectes, I will be punished!"

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

After Xie Qian said that, he knelt down first, and then Liu Jin knelt down.

"Please think twice, Your Majesty!"

With Liu Jin and Xie Qian's statements, the ministers present had a clear idea. With the mentality of not ruling the public, everyone knelt down and advised them, and let the emperor take it back.

Facing the civil and military ministers kneeling down densely inside and outside Fengtian Hall, Zhu Houzhao was helpless and trembled all over... After all, he was the emperor and could not act like Liu Jin. It seems that the court officials won this time in the battle between the monarch and the ministers, which was better to say that Liu Jin won.

Because Zhu Houzhao could not control the ministers, he had to rely on Liu Jin, but Liu Jin could not tell any truth to the court officials.
Chapter completed!