Chapter 1773 Flower Concubine(1/2)
Liu Jin was responsible for arranging the ceremony of building the capital.
Whoever causes trouble will bear it? Through Chen Xi's performance, Liu Jin can basically confirm that the Xuanfu has falsely reported military merits, and this matter cannot be suppressed easily.
"We must prevent the Ministry of War from making trouble. As long as Shen Zhihou can remain silent, this matter can be concealed... Isn't it just to find a thousand heads?"
Liu Jin secretly encouraged himself and tried to hide the truth.
He knew who his opponent was, and he was a little confused: "Shen Zhihou was reluctant to speak. I want to see if he had any conspiracy!"
After returning, Liu Jin quickly wrote a letter, preparing to convey his meaning to Sun Xiucheng, Governor of Xuanda, to know that because he was not worried about the secret of the official post's letter, he was preparing to make Zhang Wenmian, whom he trusted the most, go on an envoy.
"Yan Guang is wise and calm in his work. If he lets him go, he will be able to handle the matter well. As long as he can gather all the people in Zhujingguan, it will be a great achievement. At that time, Shen Zhihou can only stare at him and can do nothing!"
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Chen Xi foresaw Liu Jin's arrangements and went to Xuanfu first.
There is no intersection between Chen Xi and Sun Xiucheng, mainly to express their interests to Li Pin, hoping that he will abandon the darkness and turn to the light.
The person sent by Liu Jin to the northwest was Zhang Wenmian, and the person on Chenxi was Ma Jiu.
In Shen Xi's opinion, Ma Jiu was meticulous in his work and knew Li Pin, so he could speak after he went there.
The day after sending Ma Jiu, Chen Xi learned about Liu Jin's actions. At the same time, the Silijian officially issued a notice that the capital would soon hold a triumphal ceremony to celebrate the victory of Xuanfu. At that time, the capital would also build a capital to deter the four barbarians and inform the six ministries and the various government offices in the capital to prepare.
Xie Qian asked about the situation and rushed to the Ministry of War immediately, with displeasure in his expression: "Since Liu Jin knew that there was a false component in the local war report of Xuanfu, he immediately stopped it, but turned a blind eye to it and insisted on making this matter public. If he could not give up such a title, how could the court face?"
This time, the British Duke Zhang Mao also came with Xie Qian.
Obviously, Zhang Mao was forced to be a lobbyist by Xie Qian, but when Xie Qian spoke, Zhang Mao was closing his eyes to rest and did not cooperate at all.
Chen Xi knew that Xie Qian wanted to join forces with Zhang Mao, and Chen Xi, and the three of them jointly impeached Governor Sun Xiucheng for false claims of military achievements, and then attacked Liu Jin for failing to observe.
Chen Xidao: "Can the Master of the Pavilion be sure that the credit from the local report must be a fraud?"
"Why do you say that? After you investigate, will there be other results?"
Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi and frowned and asked, "Zhihou, haven't you sent someone to investigate in the past two days? The Ministry of War will not participate in such a big thing. I know that you are trying to protect yourself, but I'm too much... If things change, you will be stabbed by someone!"
As he said that, Xie Qian looked at Zhang Mao.
Unfortunately, Zhang Mao closed his eyes and was leisurely and leisurely at this time, and he didn't hear Xie Qian's words at all.
Chen Xi glanced at Zhang Mao for a moment, then looked at Xie Qian, meaning that he could not say something in front of Zhang Mao.
Xie Qian understood it and said to Zhang Mao immediately: "The Duke now knows that there are indeed false reports of military achievements in the Xuanfu. When you return to submit a memorial together, the Duke cannot sit idly by!"
Zhang Mao opened his eyes and smiled heartily: "What Yu Qiao said is that if you really find out that the Governor General Xuanda’s false military achievements are reported, I will naturally not stand back. Since you have come to see Zhihou, let me talk to him more. Not long after Zhihou took office as Minister of War, there are many places that need your guidance."
Chen Xi seemed very modest and stood up and saluted, "The students have shallow knowledge and there are many places to learn from the two seniors."
Zhang Mao nodded with satisfaction. Although his smile contained his appreciation for Chen Xi, he was more perfunctory and pretended to be confused. Zhang Mao was a mature man and knew that he was not popular. He immediately said that there was still something important to the Governor's Office of the Five Army, and then offered to say goodbye.
Chen Xi went out to see him off in person. When he came back, he was the only one left in the living room and Xie Qian. Xie Qian asked, "You winked just now, what do you mean?"
Chen Xi replied: "I just got the news. Liu Jin sent his think tank Zhang Wenmian to Xuanfu... Does the cabinet master know about this person?"
Xie Qian said annoyedly: "How can I not know? This person and Sun Cong are the right hands of Liu Jin. However, seven or eight out of ten decisions made by Liu Jin are planned by the two. These two are the most trusted advisers of Liu Jin... Moreover, Zhang Wenmian failed the imperial examinations many times and was ignorant of his skills. When he went to the northwest this time, he would probably preside over the forged military achievements!"
Chen Xi nodded: "Since the Pavilion Master has known Liu Jin's next move, what is the point of impeachment now?"
"Do you really want him to commit fraud?" Xie Qian shouted, "Zhihou, you have to understand your identity! Liu Zhe can ignore the rules and act recklessly, but you are the pillar of the court. What you do is to make things right, rather than letting Liu Zhe do things recklessly."
Chen Xi smiled slightly and comforted: "The master of the court does not need to be in a hurry. The students did not ignore what Liu Jin did, but had other plans."
Xie Qian frowned: "Even if you have plans, you must report this matter to the emperor first. This is done by your Minister of War."
Chen Xi was a little disgusted with Xie Qian's aggressiveness, but he still seemed very patient: "I dare to ask the old man, and now I will impeach Sun Xiucheng and others. In the end, His Majesty also realized that local officials falsely reported their military achievements. How much impact will this matter have on Liu Jin? What crime will be convicted of Liu Jin?"
"Didn't you be in a position of supervision? I don't think... This matter was originally a local report, but Liu Jin just submitted it based on this. If something happened, the local officials should be responsible. He said that Liu Jin was in a position of supervision. But he was a eunuch. Why should His Majesty put the responsibility on him?"
Xie Qian had a dark face and said nothing.
Chen Xi continued, "Your Majesty may place the responsibility on the Cabinet and the Ministry of War, and even the Governor's Office of the Five Army. Even if Your Majesty does not think about it, Liu Jin will guide you and frame the blame."
Xie Qian pondered for a while and said to Chen Xi: "Is this the main reason why you don't advocate impeaching Liu Jin now?"
“It’s not just that…”
Chen Xi was calm, "Even if I go to impeach now, there is no evidence. Liu Jin may work with Sun Xiucheng and other local officials of the Xuanfu Palace to resolve the matter by killing good people and taking credit. At that time, you and I will be false accusations. Your Majesty will lose trust in the Ministry of War. What else do I want to do at that time and how can I get the support of Your Majesty?"
Xie Qian took a breath, lowered his head to think, and finally nodded, obviously thinking that Chen Xi was saying something.
Chen Xi said again: "Since the impeachment is not very meaningful now, it is better for us to pretend to be forced to report the report. When Liu Jin and the local officials of the Xuanfu have made detailed plans and began to do whatever they want, I will report the report in the name of the Ministry of War to expose Liu Jin's crime of killing good deeds..."
"No!"
Xie Qian directly raised his hand to stop Chen Xi from saying, "You are doing this to make a joke about the country and country of Ming Dynasty... Although Liu Jin is a traitor, he cannot let him do evil in order to bring him down... Sun Xiucheng killed good deeds and made great contributions, which would cause many innocent people to die. Once it spreads, it will seriously damage the prestige of the court."
"Zhihou, I know your thoughts, but many things must be progressed step by step, and I cannot go astray. I must not let you go astray in order to fight Liu Jin. You are the hope of the justice power of the court!"
Chen Xi smiled bitterly, and had no choice but to Xie Qian's stubbornness, and said with his head down: "Student, thank you for your appreciation."
Xie Qian stopped talking now. Obviously, he was a little confused about the plan Chen Xi was preparing to implement.
Chen Xi said again: "The students naturally considered the matter of concern to the elders. Liu Jin wanted to kill Liang and make achievements, and it was based on the failure to expose this matter... If the matter was revealed, he would definitely be unwilling to continue to implement the plan, and the harm to the local area could be minimized."
Xie Qian's old face wrinkled: "How can you make Your Majesty believe that Liu Jin is guilty if you don't get the evidence of killing Liang and taking credit?"
Chen Xidao: "Then someone needs to come out to testify. What if Sun Xiucheng and Li Pin prove that Liu Jin threatens them and asks them to kill Liang and make achievements?"
"The more I say it, the more outrageous it becomes, it's simply unrealistic. I don't agree... It's just a mess!"
Xie Qian was a little angry and felt that what Chen Xi said was illogical. "Let's not talk about Sun, Li and Liu Yu and Liu Jin's relationship. Just talking about the parties involved, they openly accusing Liu Jin of being slapped themselves in the face and confessed to the court... They are the culprits!"
Chen Xi seemed very confident: "There is no need to question the elder. Now you only need to do one thing, that is, you don't care about it, or... it's rare to be confused!"
"Um!?"
Xie Qian looked up at Chen Xi, with a complicated expression.
Chen Xidao: "I know everything about this battle from planning to sending troops to winning, and then to falsely reporting military achievements in the local area. In fact, this pit was dug for Liu Jin. Even if he cannot completely lose power, it will be enough to reduce His Majesty's trust in him. In the future, the cabinet and the six ministries will not be criticized for doing things... Let's say that, I am fully sure that this matter will end smoothly!"
Xie Qian sneered: "You guy, you are always confident and you are not allowed to give advice from others. You will not have any deviations in your relationship, right?"
Chen Xidao: "Maybe the students do have some inadequate thoughts, but at least this time, the students think there will be no problem, because the battle with the Tatars has just started... There are some things that students should not say too much. As long as the master of the cabinet can understand that the students are dedicated to the court and are confident in fighting Liu Jin... Master of the cabinet can rest assured and wait for the students to do this!"
Xie Qian had a cold face and didn't want Chen Xi to lead him by his nose.
"You want to reassure me, right? OK, tell me all the plans and your true thoughts. As long as you can convince me, I will never interfere. You will do whatever you want, but if you just shirk responsibility... you must understand that if you do things, your Majesty and the court's reputation will be corrupted. Do you think I can believe you out of thin air?"
Chen Xi smiled and calmly: "Then please sit down and have a detailed conversation, don't be so anxious!"
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After hearing that Chen Xi told the plan and the pan, Xie Qian left the Ministry of War without discussing the memorial.
Chen Xi and Liu Jin's plans are being implemented, and Zhu Houzhao gave the matter entirely to Liu Jin. With his age and limited experience, he never expected that there would be a false claim of military merit.
Zhu Houzhao's life was very comfortable during this period. Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, gave him a woman. Although this woman is in her twenties, she is graceful and charming, fascinating Zhu Houzhao.
In order to show his favor for this woman, Zhu Houzhao specially proposed to entrust the woman to become a concubine after returning to the palace in the future. She usually calls her "Flower Concubine" in the leopard room and brings this woman with her every day when she eats, drinks, and has fun.
The woman Liu Jin had met before Zhu Houzhao was "Father Hua".
Because Zhu Houzhao was concerned about the matter of Zhu Jingguan showing off to the people of the world, it was surprisingly impossible for women to spend the night.
I waited until I fell asleep the next day before I remembered that I had not comforted the "beauty". I quickly came to the door of Hua Fei's room and specially tidied up her makeup before knocking on the door.
"My dear concubine, I'm here to see you."
When Zhu Houzhao faced "Father Hua", she looked like Brother Chu. Every time she met, she felt nervous, which showed how much impact it would have on a person once she had feelings.
After knocking on the door twice, a slight sound of footsteps came from inside. Then the door opened with a creak. Hua Fei Lihua appeared behind the door with rain, which made Zhu Houzhao feel distressed.
"My beloved concubine, what's wrong with you? I haven't seen you for a day, and your eyes are swollen from crying."
Zhu Houzhao quickly entered the door, held her hand directly on Hua Fei's slender waist, took her to the chair next to the round table, and sat down and let Hua Fei sit directly on his lap.
When he saw Zhu Houzhao, the woman became more and more pitiful and said, "I know that my fate is poor and I am an unknown person. I should not come here to see Tianyan. Now I have been blessed with the holy favor for several lifetimes. If I don't think about it, I will ask the Holy Lord to send me out. From now on, the ancient Buddha of Qinglantern will be with me and will live together forever."
Zhu Houzhao was confused and didn't understand what "Father Hua" said. She asked now: "Why should my beloved concubine leave me? Is it because of my future?"
The woman said: "Since ancient times, beautiful women are too poor. I don't want to be the beauty that is in trouble. Your Majesty should put national affairs first... I dare not disturb Your Majesty. I know that my fate is too poor and I have no blessing to save you, so I can only cry."
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but frown when she heard this: "Look at what stupid things you are saying! I am not King You, nor Bao Si, and now I am not in troubled times... I am just some ungrateful Tartars causing trouble. My Ming soldiers have achieved a decisive victory. I am preparing to recall the meritorious ministers back to the capital and reward them so that everyone in the world knows my civil and military achievements."
"You are obviously my lucky star, how can you say something like "Beauty is a disaster?"
The woman looked at Zhu Houzhao and although she stopped crying, she still had a slut on her face.
The more Zhu Houzhao looked at the woman, the more she felt liked it. She thought to herself: "How can there be such an informal and tactful woman in this world? She speaks so well and really should be named queen. Only she will advise me and let me be a wise lord!"
But this Concubine Hua does different things from ordinary women.
Ordinary women like to flatter Zhu Houzhao, and they try their best to show off when they are fine, flatter and fight for favor!
But Concubine Hua is different.
Concubine Hua shows her face in front of Zhu Houzhao every day. Once Zhu Houzhao does something bad, Concubine Hua will even leave the table, and even if she keeps her, it will be useless.
To be continued...