Zhu Houzhao followed Chen Yier's advice, which made Zhang Yuan feel very uncomfortable.

Of course, Zhang Yuan understood how much influence there was on him who could control the emperor's opinions. When he walked out of the Ganqing Palace, he was still thinking: "I just left a big nephew. Now, may I want multiple big nieces to compete for power with our family? What's this called... Does the big niece also want to control the court? This is not carefully arranged by my big nephew, right? The Shen family is really talented!"

After leaving the Ganqing Gate, Zhang Yuan had not found anyone to summon Xie Qian to the palace to see the emperor, and saw Xiao Tiaozi coming in a hurry.

Zhang Yuan knew very well that Xiao Tiaozi would basically not stay in the Ganqing Palace for companionship at night. He often could leave the palace by himself or stay in the duty room for overnight stay.

Zhu Houzhao didn't go to the leopard room, and at most he just wandered around the palace and had fun. Xiao Tiaozi's status in front of the emperor was reduced sharply.

"Eunuch Zhang?"

Xiao Guozi was a little surprised when she saw Zhang Yuan. During this period, Zhang Yuan was more active than anyone else, which made Xiao Guozi feel that he was giving up the power at hand.

Zhang Yuan had certain expectations for Xiao Guozi, and smiled and said hello: "Oh, isn't this Master Tiao? Is this going out of the palace?"

Xiao Zhuozi's expression calmed down slightly: "Your Majesty has something to do, and our family has just returned from outside the palace."

Zhang Yuan thought Xiao Tiaozi was fooling him.

The emperor would not have anything to do to let Xiao Tiaozi leave the palace early in the morning, and Xiao Tiaozi's hurried appearance seemed to be eager to meet the sage and serve the people.

Zhang Yuan stopped Xiao Tiaozi: "Duantai, Your Majesty is having breakfast with the Queen at this moment, so you should not go over and disturb me."

"Um?"

Xiao Guozi's face was a little confused. This was related to the fact that Zhu Houzhao and Chen Yier were in harmony with each other and never had dinner together. After Zhang Yuan said this, Xiao Guozi felt that the relationship between the emperor and the queen had improved.

Zhang Yuan said: "Why, don't you believe our family? We just received the imperial order from His Majesty and wanted to go to the palace to meet the saint. This is what the Queen means."

In this matter, Zhang Yuan had no intention of deceiving it and deliberately told Xiao Tiaozi the truth to make things difficult for the other party.

Xiao Twist frowned: "Is there such a thing?"

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Our family will send someone to spread the matter to the palace. If there is any incident, you will see next. You don't know that the Empress is able to stand firm and be in front of His Majesty... speak out bluntly. From now on, Your Majesty may even obey the Queen's affairs. Then you and our family..."

Zhang Yuan's face suddenly became cold, and he wanted to intimidate Xiao Tuozi to stand on the front line with him.

Xiao Guozi was not surprised and said, "Your Majesty usually has many places to listen to the Empress... We don't have time to talk nonsense to you with Eunuch Zhang. You must go and report the errands that Your Majesty has given you quickly, and just leave me!"

After Xiao Guozi finished speaking, he hurriedly went inside, and Zhang Yuan could not stop him this time.

After watching Xiao Tuozi enter the main hall of the Ganqing Palace, Zhang Yuan thought to himself: "This kid is just like the truth. He didn't go to do anything to do in the morning, right? Your Majesty understands many things in the court. I have hidden many things here, but Your Majesty is very clear, which means he has other news channels... Could it be that this little thing is just making trouble?"

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There were many things that Zhang Yuan didn't have time to think about, so he had to send someone to spread Xie Qian into the palace immediately.

Xie Qian suddenly learned that he had been summoned to meet the saint, which was somewhat surprised.

Xie Qian did want to see Zhu Houzhao very much before, but the opportunity was right in front of him, but he didn't know what he should say when he met the saint, or he was not mentally prepared to meet him.

The palace was about to enter, and there was no time to find someone to discuss it, Xie Qian could only think while walking.

Last night he lived in the courtyard of Chang'an Street. Although it was not far from the palace gate, it was not easy for him to take a trip to the Qing Palace.

Xie Qian thought carefully: "It must be to allocate the silver to the southern tour... Zhang Yuan may have exposed the matter in front of His Majesty, but no wonder he was. He was responsible for the emperor's orders and I did not agree. How could His Majesty not ask?"

Xie Qian's slightly calm mind suddenly became anxious, "When I see Your Majesty, what can I say? Could you advise Your Majesty to tell His Majesty that the Southern Tour is exhausting the people and the money? Can Your Majesty listen to it?"

Xie Qian made many suggestions and found that Zhu Houzhao didn't listen to others' advice, or that he could not listen to his loyal and straightforward old ministers like him, he felt that making suggestions was a humiliation, and it would be better to take some relatively flexible methods, but unfortunately his brain was not as flexible as Chen Xi.

"I've had a little awkward now, so I can't ask him for his opinion. If there were any problems when the Emperor of the First Emperor had encountered, I would solve them all at once. This kid devoted all his thoughts to deal with me and how to deal with the new Emperor. He saw that the way was wrong..."

Originally, she was a little annoyed about having a falling out with Chen Xi, but in a blink of an eye, Xie Qian found the basis of justice and attributed Chen Xi to the young people who were "taking a wrong path".

Xie Qian quickly walked past Fengtian Gate and saw that Zhang Yuan was waiting for His Majesty Dan. Before Xie Qian could move forward, Zhang Yuan had already come to greet him.

"Gemaster Xie, this is what Your Majesty tells you, not our family." Zhang Yuan seemed to get a vaccine first, explaining the whole story to Xie Qian clearly. "When Empress heard that Mr. Xie refused His Majesty's order to allocate silver, she made suggestions to Your Majesty and argued with you in person."

Zhang Yuan was afraid that others would not know that Chen Yier was involved in politics, so he deliberately emphasized in front of Xie Qian that this matter was the new queen's idea.

Xie Qian lacked basic trust in Zhang Yuan's words and thought to himself: "The Shen family girl is just a child, what can she understand? Zhang Yuan's method of frame-up is not very clever."

Xie Qian said coldly: "At any time, my opinion is like this. Your Majesty's southern tour is a waste of money and will bring unstable factors to the country and country in the Ming Dynasty. I absolutely do not agree with Your Majesty's southern tour."

Zhang Yuan smiled and said, "Gei Xie is angry that our family told Your Majesty about this matter... But there is no way. Our family is urged to do it. If the matter cannot be done, we can only report to Your Majesty truthfully. If Mr. Xie agrees to this matter, why is this? If Mr. Xie opposes, don't tell us. Just go and ask Your Majesty for your opinion on Mr. Xie and cancel the plan to go south?"

Xie Qian snorted lightly, and his attitude towards Zhang Yuan was extremely cold, but he was not in a hurry to leave, wanting to find out some things about the emperor from Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuan said again: "In the past, our family didn't understand why Lord Shen agreed to his sister to enter the palace, but now he finally realized... Even if Lord Shen is not here, someone will make a statement in front of His Majesty, letting His Majesty know what he should do at all times... Xie Ge, if our family doesn't stop you, please, please."

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Xie Qian was not in such a bad mood at first, but after a conversation with Zhang Yuan, he found that he was in a mess.

Zhang Yuan's last words touched him a lot. Chen Xi was not in the capital, but he asked his sister to make suggestions. This was no different from the harem's interference in politics. This was also the most taboo thing in the dynasty in history. Xie Qian was of course afraid that Chen Yi'er would not regulate her in age and would do whatever she wanted in the future.

Xie Qian entered the Ganqing Palace with a panic and looked around. Except for the emperor sitting behind the desk, only Xiao Tiaozi stood beside the imperial throne, and there was no sign of Queen Chen.

"The old minister has seen Your Majesty." Xie Qian bowed and bowed.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Mr. Xie Ge, so polite, haven't seen each other for many days, are you in good health?"

Xie Qian did not look up and said respectfully: "The old minister is in good health, I'm worried about His Majesty."

Zhu Houzhao said: "Gei Master Xie, if you have something to say, I have proposed to the Ministry of Revenue to allocate one million taels of silver as the cost of the southern tour, as well as the military expenses of Shangshu Chen. I heard that you directly refused, is there any such thing?"

The emperor asked questions at the beginning, which made Xie Qian a little uncomfortable. After hesitating, he said: "The old minister doesn't know much about the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue."

Although the court, including the emperor, everyone in the court knows Xie Qian's government affairs, there are some things that Xie Qian himself cannot admit. As the chief minister of the cabinet, he is essentially just the emperor's advisor and secretary, but now he is over-managing the government affairs and makes all the ministers in the court follow his instructions and do things, as if he treats himself as the prime minister, which is contrary to the system of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Just pretending you don't understand, I ask you, now I want to ask you for one million taels of silver, will Master Xie give it or not?"

This question was still very direct, and Xie Qian calmly replied: "Your Majesty, if you leave the capital, it will inevitably cause chaos in the court, and it is not the best choice."

Zhu Houzhao's tone seemed a bit bad: "Answer the question positively."

While speaking, Zhu Houzhao looked sideways at a screen in the distance and looked at it. Obviously there was something else there. Although Xie Qian noticed this, he did not think that anyone would stand behind the screen at this time. He didn't think much about it and said directly: "The old minister is not qualified to decide whether the Ministry of Revenue wants to mobilize the treasury silver. However, when the budget and the settlement at the end of the year are settled, the silver will be used for a long time and cannot be easily misappropriated. Even if there is surplus at this time, now it will be deficits in some aspects when it is transferred."

Zhu Houzhao seemed a little impatient, picked up the account book on the table and threw it, stared at Xie Qian and said, "This is the silver inventory in the Ministry of Revenue this year, with more than 16 million taels of silver... If no one told me, I wouldn't know that the court was so rich."

"His Majesty……"

Xie Qian did not expect that Zhu Houzhao, who lived in the imperial palace and did not care about court affairs, was so "wise" at this time that he actually found all the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue.

Zhu Houzhao said: "I don't want to listen to Mr. Xie's explanation. I also know that this batch of silver was a business deal with the court and the Folang Ji people in the past two years, and the benefits brought by the salt, tea and iron reform... This is actually the credit of Shangshu Chen."

"Now Shangshu Shen is preparing to fight against the Japanese pirates in Jiangnan, but unfortunately he is not at work. Could it be that I just watched him in Jiangnan in vain? As the emperor, I personally appointed him to ping the sea border. If I don't do anything, I will be a monarch. This matter will be settled and no further discussion will be made!"

Even though Zhu Houzhao listened to Chen Yier this time, he had to be patient with Xie Qian, but he became anxious and arrogant, and he didn't remember any reason. He only knew how to use his own emperor to suppress Xie Qian.

Xie Qian was polite and was still Zhu Houzhao’s father’s teacher. The Ming Dynasty had a tradition of respecting teachers and respecting Taoism, but this was not Zhu Houzhao’s style.

Xie Qian was unmoved in the face of such pressure from the emperor and said, "Your Majesty should follow the rules first in everything you do. If the rules are not established, how can you establish a country?"

Zhu Houzhao had no choice but to Xie Qian, and Xie Qian could not persuade the emperor. The two could only find ways to wipe each other's spirit.

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "I am the emperor. Do you have to obey you, the minister, to decide on matters related to the country?"

Perhaps because he was too angry, Zhu Houzhao stood up from the imperial throne, stared at Xie Qian fiercely, and almost rushed down to fight.

At this moment, there was a dull "bang", but a croaked female clog was thrown out from behind the screen. Zhu Houzhao was stunned and then sat back on the chair.

Xie Qian heard a strange sound and couldn't help but glance at it. When he found the crested shoe not far away, his face changed and he began to think about it: "Is it really the little girl of the Shen family inside?"

Zhu Houzhao suddenly lost his temper. When he stood up from the imperial throne again, his expression became extremely calm. He walked down the imperial stairs, and it seemed that he wanted to approach Xie Qian to argue with him.

Xie Qian felt a little uneasy, but as a minister, he could only lower his head.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Houzhao did not go straight to Xie Qian, but turned to the back of the screen. Then a buzzing voice came from inside. Unfortunately, because the distance was a bit far, Xie Qian couldn't hear clearly what was being said inside, and it was even hard to make a conclusion on who Xie Qian.

"What's going on?"

Xie Qian was very puzzled. He had not been so troublesome in the past when he talked to the emperor, but he basically ended up with disagreement. It seemed that after the conflict this time, Zhu Houzhao did not just leave the words and shook her sleeves like before. This time he was much more patient than before.

After a while, Zhu Houzhao came out from behind the screen and sat back on the dragon chaise under the support of Xiaotie.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Gei Master Xie, I just borrowed one million taels of silver. I will take it as my loan to you and return it to the Ministry of Revenue. What do you think?"

Xie Qian was shocked when he heard this.

The emperor was unable to force money with his majesty and actually proposed to borrow money. This was a historical precedent. If the emperor just borrowed money from his ministers, it might not be a big deal. Now he is borrowing money from the Ministry of Revenue. It is equivalent to saying that the main part of the world discusses with his ministers to get money from his own treasury, so he can only discuss borrowing money from the treasury with his ministers.

From this point of view, Xie Qian felt that Zhu Houzhao's change in attitude sounded ridiculous, but Xie Qian's stubbornness was obviously not as strong as before.

Xie Qian thought to himself: "Is it said that for the emperor and Shen Zhihou, this million taels of silver is too important and must be borrowed?"

Seeing that Xie Qian did not answer, Zhu Houzhao thought Xie Qian would not agree, so he had to patiently continue to use the "sharp trick" he asked for from behind the screen, and said, "If Master Xie is afraid that I will not repay it, then I will use the expenses of the inner government next year as collateral. I can also write an IOU to guarantee that all the money will be returned to the Ministry of Revenue before today next year. Is there no problem like this?"

Xie Qian said with a dark face: "Your Majesty is the Lord of the Nine Five, why should you do this?"

Zhu Houzhao was also a little angry: "Gei Master Xie, if you are willing to agree to allocate the silver, why would I be like this? Now everyone knows that the Ministry of Revenue has money, and I am still in the southern tour and I still need silver to send troops to quell the Japanese pirates. Chen even has to build a sea ship. Can this battle be won without silver?"

"Does I use it to squander excessive expenses? These are all necessary expenses. I will discuss with you now. If you disagree, I will discuss with you. If you disagree with the court, I will borrow from the gentry in the capital. I will use my reputation as a guarantee, and I will not believe that they will not borrow it!"

Faced with the emperor's arrogant attitude, Xie Qian felt speechless.

Xie Qian has been the chief minister for many years, and he is not afraid that Zhu Houzhao will lose his temper with him. At most, he will not interfere with each other. Zhu Houzhao does not have that much patience to manage the affairs of the court. In the end, many things will develop according to his wishes. Even if there are occasional stubborn people, Xie Qian will make up for it in other aspects. Even in the battle against the Tatars, the court did not allocate too much silver, but in the end he made a profit.

However, now that Zhu Houzhao is playing tricks, Xie Shangsu is a little unresisting.
To be continued...