One day he entered the capital, and Chen Xi was very cautious when he led the troops on the same day.

After all, it is an important place in the capital. As the commander of the army, Chen Xi needed to avoid gossip. The people who came to the court to contact the change of troops and horses also arrived, namely the Minister of War Cao Yuan and the Minister of War Wang Chang.

Chen Xi was familiar with Cao Yuan, while Wang Chang was relatively unfamiliar with him. However, they were all famous ministers in the court, and Chen Xi knew a little bit.

In addition to temporarily depriving Chen Xi of his military power, Cao Yuan came to inform the court of some things, especially for Liu Jin to bring a message. Although his ability was different from that of the previous Minister of War, he was a figure from the important towns of the Nine Counties and could stand alone.

"Shangshu Chen, it's been a long time since he was gone!"

Cao Yuan is an old subordinate of Chen Xi. This time he came, not as a superior. Although he is still the Minister of War, he will be transferred to Nanjing soon, which means he was exiled by Zhu Houzhao. Now, among the backbone of the eunuch party, Cao Yuan is a little unwilling to be released.

Chen Xi invited Cao Yuan and Wang Chang to enter the central army tent. Yang Yiqing, Zhang Yong, Wei Bin and others had already lined up to wait. Cao Yuan and Wang Chang greeted each other one by one. When they arrived at Qiu Yue, Cao Yuan was very surprised: "It turns out that the Tingwei is here, haha, this time, I have made great contributions to suppressing you, which has really comforted me."

When Cao Yuan was the governor of Gansu, Qiu Yue was a general under Cao Yuan's rule, and the two had a certain intersection. Now that the old subordinates have achieved military merits, they are about to be promoted, Cao Yuan is very happy.

There was no seat in the central army's tent, and everyone was standing. Cao Yuan immediately said: "From now on, Secretary Chen and Governor Yang will officially remove their military positions and follow the official to the capital to meet His Majesty... they have to bring a few followers and cannot mobilize their troops. The army is stationed on the spot, waiting for further arrangements by the court."

Whether this is what Zhu Houzhao means, Liu Jin means, or the Ministry of War acts according to the rules, no one knows. In short, Shen Xi has been deprived of military power now.

Zhang Yong asked, "What about our family and Eunuch Wei?"

Cao Yuan smiled and said, "Of course we are going back to the court together! The Ministry of War has submitted the memorial to the Ministry of War. Eunuch Liu has reviewed it personally, and then went to His Majesty to report it, waiting for His Majesty to implement the rewards for his general's merits... I am here to congratulate you!"

He deliberately kept Liu Jin on his lips, as if reminding the people present that Eunuch Liu is in charge of the court now. You should be more aware of each other and don’t make any trouble. If you can’t make a good deal, your military achievements will be gone.

Except for Chen Xi, Cao Yuan was not worried about the rest. The focus was on observing Chen Xi's reaction, but when Chen Xi's attitude was calm and calm, he could not see many clues.

Chen Xidao: "I wonder if Shangshu Cao will return to Beijing to report his life today?"

Cao Yuan said: "It was too late, so I will take a break in the camp for one night. I will accompany Secretary Chen and Governor Yang to return to the court early tomorrow morning. As for the carriage, there is no need to worry about Secretary Chen. The Ministry of War will make arrangements!"

Obviously, Cao Yuan was very cautious about Chen Xi, fearing that he would suffer unrestrained disasters. In his opinion, no matter what Chen Xi and Liu Jin look like, they have little to do with him who is about to leave Beijing. It would be best if they are at peace at this time, and they have already regarded themselves as a marginal figure in the eunuch party.

Zhang Yong smiled and said, "Return to Beijing tomorrow morning? It's good that I can finally go back and see after leaving for such a long time. I hope to meet the saint earlier and receive military rewards as soon as possible, and the soldiers are waiting."

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After a simple meeting, each of them will return to their own accounts to rest.

Everyone knew that they might not be able to see Zhu Houzhao immediately when they arrived in the capital. All the rewards of military merits were reported by Liu Jin, and it is very likely that the final military merits were decided by Liu Jin.

Originally, Chen Xi wanted to arrange accommodation for Cao Yuan and Wang Chang, but the Ministry of War seemed to have prepared a lot and had already arranged rooms at the nearby inn, and the two of them did not stay in the camp.

After Yang Yiqing, Wei Bin, Qiu Yue and others left, only Shenxi's people were left in the central army's tent. Zhang Yong breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mr. Shen, after returning to the court in the Japanese state, you will serve as the Minister of War again, but this Minister of Cao will be sent to Nanjing. It's really a turn of feng shui."

Jing Yue smiled and said, "Is this an obvious thing? What is Lord Shen's position in the court? Can Secretary Cao compare? Your Majesty knows who is a capable minister... Now that Lord Shen is back, others naturally cannot continue to occupy the position of Minister of War."

Although Jing Yue said this a bit rashly, he was Chen Xi's subordinate. The closer Zhang Yong was to the capital, the more humble he was. Not only did he no longer get into trouble with Chen Xi, but he even had peace with the generals under Chen Xi. It was difficult to see this attitude as his identity.

Chen Xidao: "I am still Governor of Xuanda. This time I came to Beijing just to report my duties. Your Majesty may send me back to the northwest at any time. Even if Your Majesty doesn't send me, someone will do something secretly!"

Zhang Yong's smile was a little stiff: "Mr. Shen doesn't have to be pessimistic. Didn't you agree that you will stay in the capital from now on after this? If this time doesn't work, alas... I'm afraid it's hard to find an opportunity in the future."

In public, Zhang Yong could not directly mention Liu Jin, but his hint was already very obvious.

Chen Xi arranged: "Tomorrow morning, I will return to Beijing with Eunuch Zhang, and the troops will be stationed in place. We must not get closer to the capital. During this period, we will trouble you to control the brothers below and not make any deviations."

Hu Songyue and Jing Yue are both veterans. They have long been commonplace in this kind of thing and do not need special explanation. As for Wang Lingzhi, who is an unstable factor, Chen Xi will bring back to Beijing, and there will be no problem. Zhu Qi, Zhu Shan and others, as governors, naturally have to follow the commander...

Jing Yue patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, something will happen. The border army is the elite among the elites. This time, he has been trained with the adults. If something happens like this, Jing brings up to see you!"

"right!"

Hu Songyue followed suit and expressed his opinion.

Chen Xi went to see Zhang Yong again. Zhang Yong was very sensible and ignored the affairs of the military at all. In this way, no matter what problems arise, it had nothing to do with him. His responsibility as a military supervisor would come to an end the next morning. After returning to Beijing, he focused on how to implement military merits. As for fighting Liu Jin, he wanted to be a spectator and let others charge in the battle.

Chen Xi nodded and said, "The army's food and grass will last for a month without any problems. After that, I will send you supplies for winter. I am not expected to come in person. As for the final destination of this group of people, I will probably return to Xuanfu after the military merits are implemented..."

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As the Governor of Xuanda, Chen Xi was about to take over as Minister of War when he returned to Beijing, but his subordinates had to temporarily serve in the Governor of Xuanda. He would only make arrangements after Chen Xi's position was consolidated.

According to Chen Xi's usual observation, in fact, these people under him did not mind serving the border army. He especially knew that Zhu Houzhao would be the purpose of pacifying the grassland in person next year. Now he could do some errands in the border army, which is a good choice.

So Chen Xi was not in a hurry to transfer his men back to the capital.

After everyone left, Chen Xi was still in the Central Army tent. For others, it might be an ordinary night, but for Chen Xi, it was the last moment to murder Liu Jin. Chen Xi didn't know when he would see Zhu Houzhao, but according to his estimate, he would have the chance to see Zhu Houzhao himself in the future.

Zhu Houzhao is unlikely to delay the celebration banquet. Once he meets the saint, it means that the decisive battle with Liu Jin is coming.

Until midnight, the lights in Chenxi's tent had not yet gone out. Sisters Yunliu and Xier hurried over from the capital. After Shenxi and his party set off from Ningxia Town, the two sisters rushed back to the capital. Chenxi knew about the current situation in the capital at any time.

"...Sir, the situation is not good. Some people are staring at the Shen Mansion, as if they are not good for the Shen family, but without the order from the Lord, Hu Zhi did not dare to take down people easily. There are many people who secretly spy on them, and some even blatantly..."

Yun Liu's words made Chen Xi realize that Liu Jin began to take action. He thought for a while and said, "Liu Jin wants to stop me from returning to the court. It's not easy, so he comes to the dark, and deliberately reveals flaws, for fear that I don't know that he has started targeting the Shen family... He wants me to retreat when I see the difficulties!"

Yunliu asked nervously: "Sir, what do you mean is that Liu Jin used the method of threatening the adults' home to force the adults to submit?"

Chen Xi did not answer Yunliu.

Many things are obvious, without explanation. Without Chen Xi's instructions, Yun Liu could not take down the people who were following Chen's mansion without authorization, which was already very frustrating.

Yunliu has always been independent, but has been suppressed by Chen Xi. Chen Xi does not want Yunliu to make a decision in killing and commanding all the heroes, and hopes to stay by his side to act as the executor.

After a long silence, Chen Xi finally said: "I don't want to ask about Liu Jin's movements in the capital. I just think he succeeds!"

"grown ups……!"

Xier widened her eyes and shouted.

Chen Xi raised his hand and interrupted Xier, saying, "Now the time between Liu Jin and I is to the point of death. This time I insist on returning to Beijing. It is almost impossible for him to live with him in the court. It is not that he has no chance to attack, but now he has to beware of me impeaching him when I meet the saint..."

Yun Liu said: "Sir, should you use his own way to give him the power and send someone to Liu's house to threaten him?"

"In the capital city, can my power be as strong as Liu Jin? This can be said to be Liu Jin's land. As long as we are safe these two days, what he wants to do, it will be up to him. It depends on whether he has the ability!" Chen Xi finished speaking, looking at Yun Liu and said, "Have you ever seen your godmother when you return to Beijing this time?"

Yun Liu thought for a while, then shook her head.

Chen Xi said coldly: "It's better if I don't see you. As far as I know, your godmother is helping Liu Jin do things now. If you leak the news, it means that Liu Jin will know it too, but... you can make some use of this!"

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September 26, the second year of Zhengde.

Early in the morning, Chen Xi, accompanied by the current Minister of War Cao Yuan, the Minister of War Wang Chang and others, returned to Beijing with Yang Yiqing, Zhang Yong, Wei Bin, Qiu Yue, Wang Lingzhi and others.

This time, Chen Xi can be regarded as a triumphant return.

There were no celebrations around the capital that day. The main reason was that Liu Jin considered that he would make the people come out to welcome Chenxi, which would invisibly increase the reputation of Chenxi. It would be better to return to the city in a low-key manner, which would also facilitate Liu Jin to implement some plans in secret.

At noon that day, Chen Xi entered the capital from Zhengyang Gate.

As soon as he entered the city, Liu Ji, the Minister of Revenue, came to greet him. Liu Ji was not even wearing an official uniform, nor did he show off. He just greeted Chen Xi's carriage in a low-key manner. After meeting Chen Xi for a little communication, the party went directly to the Ministry of War to discuss the military supplies after the troops returned to the court.

Chen Xi did not ask about the saints, and no one told him about the matter. After Chen Xi entered the Ministry of War, he found that he had only been away from the capital for more than half a year. Now things have changed. Many old subordinates have been transferred, especially Hu Lian, who was promoted by Shen Xi, was now sent to Shandong as a censor by Liu Jin. Although it sounds shabby, Hu Lian has not been in the court for a long time. He was just a Jinshi who was a politician a year ago. Now he has become a third-rank local official, and he should be satisfied.

Many strange faces in the Ministry of War, and these people always came to greet Chen Xi. Chen Xi showed his due courtesy and greeted him one by one.

After entering the office room, everyone had not yet sat down, Chen Xi said: "If you have something, please make it clear now. I just returned to Beijing next time. If you have the chance, I will go to meet the saint and report in detail the causes and consequences of the fight against rebellion..."

Liu Ji smiled and said, "I should not have the opportunity to face the saint today. Your Majesty has not asked him to see you... It is better to go back to the mansion to rest first. Zhihou has been out for many days and is probably exhausted. Isn't it the time to recuperate?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "How can the responsibility be dependent? If there is no face-to-face holy opportunity today, you must submit the memorial. Please arrange time for your Majesty to see you as soon as possible. Otherwise, it would be like the labour that has not been completed and you will always be concerned in your heart."

Among the people present, most of them were eunuchs, and these people were very wary of Chen Xi.

Chen Xi insisted on meeting the Saint, which was probably expected by these people, and was completely consistent with Liu Jin's previous concerns.

Wei Bin came forward and smiled and said, "Mr. Shen, why bother to be anxious for a moment? Let me go to the palace to meet Eunuch Liu first, and ask Eunuch Liu to ask Your Majesty to ask you to ask me to ask you, but the effect is the same?"

“Yes, yes!”

Many people next to him spoke, Cao Yuan smiled and said, "That's right, Eunuch Liu is now a strong man in the court. Your Majesty will discuss anything with Eunuch Liu. Eunuch Liu will report this matter to the same effect."

The smiles on the faces of the people present were extremely hypocritical. Everyone knew that they were lying, but the scene had to be done.

Chen Xi looked around and said, "Speaking of this, I am very familiar with this place. Who would have thought that it would be very different from before in less than a year."

Liu Ji glanced at Cao Yuan and said, "Your Majesty has been transferred to Zhihou to the court as Minister of War, and Cao is going to Nanzhili, so Zhihou will make the decision here in the future!"

While speaking, Liu Ji looked caring and seemed to have a good relationship with Chen Xi.

This is also related to the court's seniority discussion.

Although Chen Xi, the Minister of War, had a very old experience, if anyone was the Minister of War, would it be Liu Ji much earlier, and Cao Yuan was Chen Xi's successor, so Liu Ji relied on his old age and spoke with an old aura.

Chen Xidao: "I haven't been in the capital for a long time. I don't know much about the situation in the court. The Ministry of War should be the most appropriate for those who know the bottom of the army. I just want to meet the saint to clarify the military achievements, so I am ready to ask for instructions to return to Xuanfu and continue to defend the territory... It is difficult to be a Beijing official now."

He took the initiative to request external transfer, and there was no one except Chen Xi.

Everyone thinks that being an official at the feet of the emperor can not only be able to respect the emperor, but also to call the wind and rain in the court. However, Chen Xi's words have some recognition. Now that Liu Jin is in power, many rules are different from those of the Hongzhi Dynasty. When an official in Beijing, he can feel heavy pressure on his shoulders, even members of the eunuch party.

Liu Ji said: "Will Zhihou follow me and see Eunuch Liu?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "I am on your order to go to Ningxia to quell the rebellion. Now that the rebellion has subsided, I will naturally report to Your Majesty. As for Eunuch Liu, it is better for you to come. I'm waiting for the news of the saint to come!"

After saying that, Chen Xi showed a refusal to cooperate and sat down and closed his eyes to rest.
To be continued...