Zhang Yuan thought to himself, this Shen Mansion is really hidden and lying on the tiger. No wonder my nephew has never been in trouble since he entered the officialdom. That is why the strong generals have no weak soldiers!

With a little fear in his heart, Zhang Yuan stayed outside the mansion and waited. After a long time, Feng Heng came out to salute Zhang Yuan: "This father-in-law, my master is waiting inside, please."

This time, Chen Xi did not come out to receive the guests in person. In Zhang Yuan's opinion, it should have fallen asleep before, and it is a bit inconvenient to come out to welcome guests now. But when he followed Feng Heng to the Chen Mansion Study room, he found that things were not what he thought, and Chen Xi did not rest.

Zhang Yuan entered the door and waited for Feng Heng to leave before looking at Chen Xi, and asked, "Shangshu Chen hasn't stopped yet, right?"

While he was talking, Zhu Shan carried two big boxes to the entrance of the study.

Chen Xi pointed to the box outside and asked, "What does Eunuch Zhang mean?"

Zhang Yuan smiled on his face: "Do you think it was rewarded by Your Majesty? That's right, Your Majesty had indeed said before that he would reward Chen Mansion with 5,000 taels of silver, but now the inner treasury cannot raise so much silver. Chen Shangshu is afraid that he will have to wait for a while, so he might turn back and forget about this matter..."

Zhang Yuan did not say what was in the box, but mentioned the reward first. Chen Xi probably understood it clearly. The implication of his words was to let him enjoy the benefits. Zhang Yuan said that the silver was given to the Chen Mansion, so that Chen Xi would not be alone, and he implied that Chen Xi was more practical and that he, his uncle, would also share some benefits. In this way, he would mention this matter in front of the emperor and ensure that the silver was in place.

Chen Xi was not very concerned about Zhu Houzhao's reward. Unlike Zhang Yuan, he did not have much desire for money.

In Shen Xi's concept, it is not a good thing to receive too much reward from the emperor, because it means that the responsibility is also greater. If the emperor cannot satisfy his work, the emperor will be worthless for his reward, and then a grudge will arise in his heart, which will hinder the official career of his subjects.

Chen Xi pretended not to understand and shook his head and said, "I don't value your Majesty's rewards so much. Although it's good to have it, it's okay to not have it... But I don't know what is in this box?"

Zhang Yuan said embarrassedly: "There are memorials involving the Xuanfu war situation during this period. The number is quite large. Do you want to open it and take a look?"

Chen Xi left the study door, and under Zhu Shan and Zhang Yuan's concern, he opened the box. The box was not locked. It was indeed the same as what Zhang Yuan said, all of which were inscribed.

"All of them were brought from the Silijian?" Chen Xi looked at Zhang Yuan sideways.

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Where can you come from the Sili Supervisor? Your Majesty asked about the military situation of the Xuanfu, and he took our family to the Sili Supervisor... It would be better to go to the study to speak, these memorials..."

He wanted to ask Chen Xi for his meaning to see if he asked the female strongman who was waiting for him to move the box into the study.

Chen Xi frowned: "Don't leave the box in the mansion. Please ask Eunuch Zhang to take it away later. If you have anything to ask, Eunuch Zhang just go to the room to ask. It's really not so convenient to speak outside..."

After saying that, Chen Xi looked at Zhu Shan and said, "Xiaoshan, please retreat. You don't need your service here... Oh, by the way, you can go to the door and move the box to the front of the mansion."

Zhu Shan wondered: "Who asked me to move in and out is going to do that? Oh, forget it, since it was the master's order, it's all right. Who is the person named Zhang?"

...

...

Chen Xi and Zhang Yuan returned to the study.

On the same day, it was the second time that the two met. Zhang Yuan couldn't wait to say, "Nephew, since you know what your Majesty is asking, why don't you tell me about it quickly? Our family can go back early to report it, so that you can save trouble and our family can also finish work early."

Chen Xi's tone was deep: "Your Majesty is not asking about the military situation of the Xuanfu, but about Eunuch Liu's recent situation, right?"

Zhang Yuan was stunned at first, and then said angrily: "Don't speculate, what is your Majesty asking you and you are not present... Why did you suddenly mention Liu Jin?"

Chen Xidao: "How can Eunuch Zhang know who is talking about below with so many eunuchs named Liu in the palace?"

Zhang Yuan sat there, looked at Chen Xi at a slant, and said, "It's boring to be clever. Qilang, aren't you a fool to be an official? What does Your Majesty want to ask? Just talk about things related to the war. Our family will report it according to what you said. If there is something that doesn't match the reality, you have to bear this responsibility!"

Chen Xi also sat down with a calm expression: "You don't tell me what Your Majesty is asking, how can I explain it to you?"

"Can't you talk together?" Zhang Yuan was a little anxious.

Chen Xi shook his head and said, "The military situation of the Xuanfu is like the memorials you have seen, it is disorderly and disorderly. If you really want to explain it clearly, you can't finish it for days and nights. Didn't Eunuch Zhang want me to start from scratch, right?"

Zhang Yuan showed hesitation between his eyebrows. He didn't want to admit something, but in order to complete his errand, he had to whisper a little to Chen Xi. After all, he had been a servant in the palace for a long time, and he was already very good at some of the skills of flattering people.

"Qilang, you don't need to ask more. It's okay to say a few words about Liu Jin, but more importantly, when will the Xuanfu front line achieve a great victory!"

Chen Xi nodded: "The specific military affairs should be discussed tomorrow after meeting the saint. If Eunuch Zhang wants to show that he is capable of taking charge of the rituals and rulings and wants to use this as a breakthrough, it is better to use the matter mentioned in the memorial book as a basis. As for Eunuch Zhang's visit to our mansion, don't tell anyone."

"OK!"

Zhang Yuan agreed, "No one saw it when I came here in the middle of the night, but you'd better find the corresponding memorial. Don't wait for our family to go to the preface, and don't even know the source."

"Um."

Chen Xi nodded, "Then I will tell you about Liu Jin's situation first... Now that Liu Jin is in Xuanfu City, Sun Xiucheng, the governor of Xuanda, has flattered him. I am afraid that there will be any military achievements on the front line this time. Liu Jin is on the list. If he returns to the court, his status will only be promoted but not reduced compared to the past."

Zhang Yuan slapped the table suddenly: "This... how can this be? Qilang... you, you can't let some problems happen to Xuanfu's battle. At least, you can't let Liu Jin get the credit... As the Minister of War, you should be able to do it, right?"

Chen Xidao: "Is Eunuch Zhang here to ask about things or suggestions?"

Zhang Yuan had a bitter face: "You can't tell me that it's both?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "The war in Xuanfu is now not completely within my control. Now, the person who can decide whether Liu Jin has military achievements is Sun Xiucheng, Wang Shouren and others. They will not accept the orders of the outside king. Even the orders of Your Majesty are not easy to use at this time. Eunuch Zhang should understand this principle."

Zhang Yuan was a little anxious, stood up and paced back and forth, looking very distressed.

After a while, he glared at Chen Xi and said, "No matter what, you must not let Liu Jin return to the capital. Even if you assassinate, you must let this person stay in Xuanfu forever and not return to the court!"

Zhang Yuan added a little murderous aura.

But in Shen Xi's opinion, Zhang Yuan was just a desperate person and would say that he wanted to assassinate Liu Jin. Zhang Yuan obviously just wanted to talk and would not put it into practice at all.

Chen Xi asked, "Eunuch Zhang really wants to assassinate Liu Jin?"

"Is it fake? You're going to find someone now. It's better to find some people with outstanding martial arts and some poisons that can be killed by blood. You must make Liu Jin die!"

When Zhang Yuan spoke, he had no sense of incongruity at all, as if he was taken for granted.

Chen Xi shook his head: "Eunuch Zhang actually wants to assassinate the military supervisor. This is really incredible. I will pretend that I haven't heard it for the time being. If Eunuch Zhang says more, don't blame me for enforcing the law impartially."

"you!"

Zhang Yuan stared at Chen Xi, urged to rush forward and bite people.

When he came to his senses, Zhang Yuan realized that it was impossible to let Chen Xi, who was as smart as a fox, assassinated as Liu Jin for him.

Zhang Yuan took the initiative to slow down and asked, "Qilang, don't you think Liu Jin is too threatening to you? He sent someone to burn your house and even secretly assassinate you on your way back to Beijing. Our family knows all these things."

Chen Xi asked back: "Since Eunuch Zhang knows everything, why don't you tell me the official in advance and Chen's house, so that the traitor succeeded in the end? It seems that there is no big difference between Eunuch Zhang and Eunuch Liu."

Zhang Yuan looked at Chen Xi fiercely and asked, "Anyway, are you unwilling to help?"

"It's not a question of whether to help or not. The official will definitely disdain to do such things. Eunuch Zhang should ask you another one! If Eunuch Zhang doesn't ask about it anymore, please leave. It's late at night, and I'm worried that Eunuch Zhang will encounter any accident on his way back!" Chen Xi's tone was cold.

Zhang Yuan became even more angry.

He originally thought that it would be a good idea to control this nephew. In his eyes, Chen Xi has always been the "youngest son" who has never grown up. He felt that as long as he showed the majesty of his elders, Chen Xi would definitely submit, but now he realized that Chen Xi was not as simple as he thought.

Zhang Yuan hated: "Our family won't bother with you about assassination of Liu Jin. Chanshu Chen said, when will the Xuanfu be completed?"

Chen Xi is very happy: "It can be as short as three or five days, and it can be as long as one or two years..."

Zhang Yuan finally understood that Chen Xi was unwilling to cooperate with him, and felt even more angry and shouted: "You are not a big boy, why are you so ghostly? If our family doesn't speak two families, it would be fine if you don't help me. Now ask you something, are you so perfunctory?"

Chen Xidao: "It's not that I am perfunctorily, but the situation on the front line is changing constantly. How can I guarantee you? If you tell you the date or even predict a great victory... this requires taking risks. Eunuch Zhang, you have also made it clear that no matter what the result is, the responsibility must be taken. Do you want to get a clear answer from me?"

The potential meaning of Chen Xi's words is that you, Zhang Yuan, are too blind to the eye. You must see the other party's identity and status even if you can cure me, and you will not be too late to threaten me again, otherwise don't brag here.

Zhang Yuan said with a dark face: "We won't ask about the specific matters. Please find out the memorials with these things and take them back to the Secretariat. As for what you said... we just think it's farting. After smelling the stinky smell, we will be fine!"

Since he entered the palace and became a eunuch, Zhang Yuan's mentality has been distorted. He naturally imitated the eunuchs' words, and his words were unconsciously sinister and mean.

In addition, Chen Xi himself did not give him a good look, so he couldn't help but start scolding in the end. Moreover, the eunuchs were very particular about swearing, and they had to carry witty words and hidden meanings, so that they seemed capable.

Chen Xi naturally would not be skeptical about Zhang Yuan.

He first sorted out some remarks about Zhang Yuan in front of the emperor, wrote them into manuscripts, and handed them over to Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan looked at it and frowned. Seeing that Chen Xi was writing words that were almost vernacular and had a breaking sentence, although he could understand it, he had to at least get familiar with it first. He might need to recite the whole article again before he could explain Zhu Houzhao.

Chen Xi took Zhang Yuan to the front of the mansion, asked Zhu Shan to come with a lantern, and then picked a few memorials from the two boxes and handed them to Zhang Yuan:

"Eunuch Zhang might as well submit these memorials to Your Majesty. As for what you want to say, I have sorted it out for you before. If something goes wrong, it has nothing to do with me."

Zhang Yuan glanced at Chen Xi and said angrily: "Shangshu Chen doesn't want to ride on the same boat with our family, just like someone who wants to work with you. This time, all this is the filial piety of you, the younger generation, and our family doesn't need to compensate you... By the way, Your Majesty wants to reward you with 5,000 taels of silver, but the inner treasury doesn't have that much money. You can wait first, when will you have the silver? Then send it to you."

After saying that, Zhang Yuan called his coachman and wanted the coachman to move the box back into the car, but the box was really not light, and the coachman blushed and used all his strength to do it.

Chen Xi waved his hand and Zhu Shan walked forward reluctantly, grabbed a box, kicked the other box into the air and landed it on his shoulder.

Zhang Yuan hurriedly said, "Be gentle, be gentle, can you, a little maid, afford the things in it? Shangshu Chen, how did you discipline your servants?"

Zhu Shan pretended not to hear it, and stuffed the box into the carriage, clapped his hands, returned to Chen Xi, and stood there, as if nothing had to do with me.

Zhang Yuan hummed and glared at Chen Xi again, and stepped on the horse stool to get on the carriage. Unfortunately, the man almost fell to the ground without standing firmly. Chen Xi and Zhu Shan naturally would not go over to help him. In the end, the coachman helped Zhang Yuan on the carriage.

Watching the carriage go away, Zhu Shan asked, "Master, are the eunuchs so arrogant? I have never seen anyone who speaks so aggressively."

Chen Xi said angrily: "You girl, you have a little temper in front of your family. No one will care about you, but why are you crazy in front of outsiders? This father-in-law Zhang is a celebrity in front of the emperor, and he has a lot of power. Offending him will not be of any benefit to the Shen family!"

Only then did Zhu Shan realize that he had done something wrong, he seemed a little afraid, and lowered his head and said, "Master, I know my mistake, so be careful in the future."

Chen Xi turned around and entered the yard, thinking about something in his mind, and said casually: "Just know the mistake."

After returning to the study, Chen Xi probably understood something.

Zhang Yuan obviously wanted to escape from the control of his relatives.

Chen Xi shook his head and sighed: "You Zhang Yuan should have understood that as long as you have two uncles behind you, you will never be as powerful as Liu Jin, unless you can escape from the control of the Zhang brothers, or you can strive to be on an equal footing with the relatives... Well, it seems that you have begun to have ideas about this after your status is promoted."

Chen Xi thought about it again and again. Zhang Yuan wanted to rely on and win over the person he wanted to win over, and it was obviously his "same clan".
Chapter completed!