Chen Xi proposed to exchange himself for all artillery and shells in the Tatar army. In the eyes of Zhang Yong, Hu Songyue and others, they could not guess Chen Xi's true thoughts at all, and the persuasion would not work for a long time. They could only choose to default and want to see what Chen Xi was going to do.? ?

Chen Xi asked the officers and soldiers to prepare a car for him, trying to follow the style of a second-rank court official in the Ming Dynasty. He must walk with four horses, and the decoration of the tent, the color of the curtains, the axles, and the shafts were all designed according to his grade.

In the eyes of Hu Songyue and others, Chen Xi was desperate for face and suffered, and was almost killed by the Tatars. He was actually talking about style and did not take the Tatars' murderous intention seriously.

The time for departure is set in the early morning of the sixth day of the 10th month. On the fifth day of the 10th day, Chen Xi did not go out and kept fiddling with something in the command post.

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"well!"

Zhu Houzhao had just finished his day in the imperial palace in the capital, Xiefang Hall, and Zhu Houzhao came out of the back of Xiefang Hall in a state of energy. He was a little confused for a moment and didn't know what to choose to do. However, he was a young man who was thirteen years old. He seemed to have a mature mentality and learned to sigh every day.

"Your Highness, do you have any worries? You might as well tell me!" Seeing that Zhang Yuan had the opportunity to show his attentiveness to Zhu Houzhao, he quickly stepped forward to show his feelings.

Zhu Houzhao came to the side hall of Xiefang Hall and sat down, and picked up a thread-packed book "The Analects of Confucius".

It is not surprising that Zhu Houzhao reads books. What is strange is that he is not reading martial arts books, but textbooks such as the Four Books and the Five Classics. This is a bit strange. But after Zhang Yuan saw clearly that Zhu Houzhao took the book back, he knew that this naughty child must have something hidden in his heart.

"The day before yesterday, I talked to my father about the matter in the northwest, saying that Mr. Chen was doing it for the country and the people. My father also agreed with my father at that time, why did he ignore me afterwards?"

Zhu Houzhao asked with confusion on her face.

Zhu Houzhao grew up so old that for the first time in his life, he thought he was smart about the affairs of his family and country and could change the remarks of the court. It was the time when he needed to get affirmation. However, Zhu Youzhang became even more ill because of this incident. Even the naughty child went to pay his respects to him for two days and could not see Zhu Youzhang himself. He was just asked to return to Xiefang Palace to study after paying salutes outside.

During this period, Zhu Houzhao hadn't been to Wenhua Palace for a long time. Every day, he saw the eunuchs around him, including those palace maids who occasionally came to pass on messages and questions, or lecturers and attendants of the Zhanshi Mansion.

Zhu Houzhao lived a very depressed life, and the magnificent life he was looking forward to was never far away.

But now Zhu Houzhao asked questions about the emperor's attitude. Zhang Yuan was not easy to answer and did not dare to answer rashly. What he said to the prince would easily spread. Everyone knows how dangerous the Eastern Palace's attendant is, and I don't know how many people are waiting for him to make mistakes and make up for his seat.

"Your Highness, perhaps because Your Majesty affirmed your approach, he will send someone to speak up!"

Zhang Yuan mustered up the courage to say this to Zhu Houzhao, because this involved the emperor of the Nine Five. After Zhang Yuan finished speaking, he felt a chill in his vest.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Okay, you don't need to say good things. Now I'm asking you something, is there any new news in the border? That's Mr. Chen, Liu Shangshu, and those messy wars. Choose something fresh to tell me!"

Zhang Yuan was stunned. He had been in the deep palace and had heard no more news than Zhu Houzhao. Zhu Houzhao even knew a lot of things he didn't know. Now Zhu Houzhao came to ask him, what could he answer?

Besides, Zhang Yuan was not very concerned about the war at the border. In his opinion, there seemed to be nothing more miserable than being castrated and being an eunuch in the palace. He had been planning to rise in the palace. Now Empress Zhang is in confinement and the emperor is in a vague state. As for the naughty child Zhu Houzhao, he couldn't count on him for a while, so Zhang Yuan wanted to deal with his uncle Zhang brothers first, and perhaps it could be useful at critical moments.

As for Chen Xi, Zhang Yuan just wanted to use Chen Xi as a flag to use, and did not think that Chen Xi could help him.

"Eunuch Zhang, did you hear me? I want to ask you, what's going on in the border?" Zhu Houzhao urged.

Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment and replied cautiously: "Return to the prince, the border is safe and sound, and there is nothing to do for the time being!"

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said, "Oh, it's okay, that's good. If there is really something wrong, it will be troublesome. However, with Mr. Chen here, I can't expect any trouble. Oh, by the way, I will go back and bring my Cuju to me and play another game with you. I haven't played for a long time, and I suddenly miss you!"

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As the sun sets, Xie Qian finished his day of business and returned home with his tired body.

He spent three consecutive nights in the palace and had to work as usual during the day. Xie Qian was exhausted and exhausted. Originally, he wanted to go home and find a place with a bed to fall down and sleep, but when he passed by the study window, he saw a figure inside and subconsciously felt that Chen Xi was coming.

He was shocked in an instant, and Xie Qian was not so groggy. He was about to say hello, but suddenly he thought that Chen Xi was now in the northwest and could not be at his own home in the capital.

"Who is in the study?"

Xie Qian walked towards the study door in annoyed manner. He never allowed his family to enter and exit his study room casually.

When Xie Qian walked in, he realized that the person inside was his son Xie Pi.

It turned out that when Mrs. Xu was chatting with her son in the backyard, she talked about how hard Xie Qian worked and finally passed the top scorer. Xie Pi was moved for a moment and thought of looking for a few books in her father's study, which might be helpful for him to participate in the next session.

At that time, Xie Pi often met Chen Xi here, and Chen Xi liked reading the most. Xie Pi couldn't help but think that those who were the top scholars liked reading, and he himself wanted to win the top scholar, so he came.

"Father!"

Xie Pi walked to the door with a book in his hand and saluted Xie Qian respectfully.

Xie Qian's old face wrinkled together: "Aren't you preparing for the exam in the inner court? You can't be lazy at all the time. Do you want to be just a juren for the rest of your life, or enter the officialdom as a juren, do nothing for the rest of your life, and cannot be able to show your status in the court?"

Xie Pi was scolded by his father and felt a little ashamed. It was not that he had thought of being a glorious official, but he just felt that it was too far away from him. His goal was to pass the Jinshi exam and try to become an official first. It doesn’t matter if the official is high or small. The important thing is to fulfill Xie Qian’s expectations for him.

Xie Pi explained: "Father, the child just came over to find a few books to study, and he would send them back after reading!"

Xie Qian had a bad face. At this moment, what he was thinking was to look at Chen Xi's child and then look at my unpromising son!

Xie Qian is so sophisticated in the court, but always likes to maintain absolute authority at home. Because he is busy with business, he doesn’t educate his children much, but he upholds an educational philosophy, that is, a filial son is produced under the stick.

Xie Pi was beaten a lot when he was young, and Xie Qian always liked to compare his own children with other people's families. Chen Xi asked him to catch him. As long as Xie Qian thought of Xie Pi and Shen Xi at the same time, he would immediately classify Xie Pi as the "unlearning and ignorant" type.

This is the prejudice of a strict father against his son.

"The books of the father are all major issues of the country. Can you read them at will? Go back and study hard and strive to win the Jinshi list. If you fail, you will be honest and prepare to pack your bags and go to the place to perform your duties. Good men are determined to stay at home and study hard every day. They will never work in the mulberry field for their entire lives, and they will not even have the most basic survival skills!"

Xie Qian was very strict with his son's discipline and even set a threat for Xie Pi to not allow him to continue studying if he failed to pass the Jinshi class.

It was October of the 16th year of Hongzhi, and there was more than a year left before the next test was started. Xie Pi felt that it was enough time and immediately defended:

"Father, I have been studying a lot of imperial examination articles recently, and now I lack understanding of the current affairs of the court, so I came to my father's study to find books!" Xie Pi said sincerely.

"If you want to find a book, go somewhere else, what will it look like in your father's study? If you put it down, you must put it back in the distance."

Xie Qian was so angry that he almost scolded his son, "I don't know where some books are placed for my father. I haven't touched these books in the past few months. You are so good that I will disrupt the order directly. Then the child from Chenxi..."

Before he knew it, Xie Shangu wanted to say, "Isn't it impossible to find the child of Chen Xi?" because Chen Xi always regarded his study as his own and almost read all the books here.

If someone else quickly forgets the content of a book, but Chen Xi can never forget it after reading it. When quoting classics and citing classics, they will point out the source, and even know clearly where to place it on the bookshelf. Sometimes Xie Qian thinks that Chen Xi is reasonable at home. If Chen Xi reads too much, it will be helpful to Xie Qian's work in the cabinet. This is also the fundamental reason why Xie Qian likes to use Chen Xi and always calls Chen Xi to his home.

Xie Pi put down the book in disappointment, but he couldn't remember which books shelf the book in his hand was taken down.

Xie Qian waved his hand: "Go, I have something to say to your mother for my father, you go back to your room to review your homework first!"

After all, Xie Pi is married and has children, and is full of fame. My father is unhappy when he doesn't take him seriously, but he still holds it back because he has grown up in such an environment since he was a child.

When Xie Pi left in shame, Xie Qian picked up the book and read it... It was not a classic, but just an ancient book of the Yuan people he collected. He remembered that he had discussed the content of this book with Chen Xi.

"Oh, let Chen Xi's son see it, he knows how to remove the dross and get the essence, but if Pi'er said...what would he know?"

Xie Qian suddenly felt that he had no common language with his son, after all, he was far from each other's knowledge. However, when he talked to Chen Xi, the wisdom and erudition expressed in Chen Xi's words could not be formed by short-term accumulation of knowledge and human experience.

Soon after, Mrs. Xu came. Mrs. Xu knew that her son was scolded and she couldn't bear to worry about her face. After all, she asked her son to come to the study to find books.

"Master, but the border... what's wrong with you that makes you so worried? Pi'er just wants to read more books, open her eyes and enrich her experience, is it always right?" Mrs. Xu comforted her.

"I don't care about anything else, but reading the books here must first obtain my consent. As for the border, it is safe for the time being, and the child of Chenxi... there should be no trouble!"

Xie Qian sighed and said quietly.

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