Chen Xi has returned to the capital!

On May 13th, Chenxi arrived at the suburbs of Beijing at dusk. Before Deshengmen was closed, he brought people into the city. He did not return to his home, nor went to the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, Shuntian Mansion and other places, but went directly to Chengqingfangbaofang in the east of the city.

Chen Xi knew Zhu Houzhao's habits.

This naughty child spent nine out of ten days in the leopard room. At this time, his wedding was approaching, and the possibility of not being in the leopard room was very small.

In order to determine Zhu Houzhao's whereabouts, Chen Xi even sent someone to keep an eye on him. He had already understood the situation in the city before entering the capital.

"...Sir, Your Majesty is in the leopard room, but the leopard room is full of vigilance. If you force yourself to break through, it will be inappropriate." Yun Liuyu, who stayed in the capital to control the overall situation, said cautiously after seeing Chen Xi.

Chen Xi shook his head: "If I don't go directly to the Leopard Room to meet the emperor, but go to the palace to wait, or go to the Ministry of War, then my return to Beijing at night will lose its meaning. Now I can only fight a time difference, which will catch Liu Jin off guard and be unable to react in time, so that I can get back to my current disadvantage in one fell swoop."

When it comes to returning to Beijing, Chen Xi had detailed plans. Yun Liu did not dare to interfere with Chen Xi's decision, so he could only accompany him to the leopard room.

Unlike the last time Chen Xi returned to Beijing to meet Zhu Houzhao, the leopard room was already quite large at this time.

In order to prevent an accident outside the palace, Zhu Houzhao had as many as a thousand officers and soldiers arranged around the leopard room. This place can be said to be Zhu Houzhao's palace. Even the eunuchs in the palace were brought here by Zhu Houzhao to serve. Everyone knew that they were serving the emperor.

When Chen Xi drove his horse to the intersection of the street where the main entrance of the Leopard Room was about to break in, a group of palace guards who had been bored waiting here rushed forward to block the way. Someone even stepped forward directly, trying to push Chen Xi down from the horse and capture the uninvited guest who had trespassed into the forbidden area.

More than a dozen guards following Chen Xi rode forward, especially Yun Liu, who had been on the battlefield. At this time, she was not afraid at all, and rode on the tall horse heroically, shouting: "Bold, this is the Minister of War Chen. I'm here to come here to the saint. Don't you retreat quickly?"

One sentence made the palace guards stunned!

If it is someone else, they may not be afraid. If it is really difficult to mess with, they will stop the person and bombard him away.

However, this Shangshu Chen was extraordinary. There are too many rumors about Chenxi in the court and the country. In the past two days, the incident of the Shen family catching fire was circulated in the capital. Even in the Imperial Army, there were many different opinions. Just like the people rumored, the officers and soldiers basically guessed that it was done by Liu Jin.

He said that, but no one dared to criticize him. After all, the eunuch who is most favored in front of the emperor was Liu Jin. He held the power of life and death. Whoever offended Liu Jin would definitely not have any good results.

Now when I saw Chen Xi himself, the guards present were very afraid and could only retreat all the way to the front door of the leopard room. No one dared to act disrespectfully to Chen Xi anymore.

Chen Xi rode his horse to the door of the leopard room, turned over, tidied up his clothes, and walked forward slowly. The palace guards looked at each other, wondering if they should stop them.

Under the dim door lamp that was lit not long ago, Chen Xi said seriously: "I want to go in and meet the saint, please let anyone enter and report it."

A guard saluted respectfully: "Mr. Shen, please forgive me. Your Majesty... I'm afraid it's not that convenient."

Chenxi Road: "How is it convenient? I came back from Yansui thousands of miles back to Beijing, and I was eager to see him... I'm sorry to go in and report it. If I refuse to cooperate, I can only make a desperate attempt."

"Sir, you are clearly making things difficult for me to wait!"

The guards pulled out their swords and put on a tough posture, hoping to force Chen Xi away in this way.

Chen Xi was used to the scene, and this threat did not work at all for him. He immediately said coldly: "My official's house was burned by someone. Now that he has returned to the capital, he wants to ask His Majesty for reason. You are unwilling to let me face the saint, but are there any slight consequences for the culprit behind this matter?"

When the guards heard this, they burst into cold sweat and Chen Xi whispered to frame him, but at this moment the momentum of his body made it difficult to continue to intimidate with force.

Just at this moment, more guards came out from the gate of the leopard room, and an imperial guard came forward to salute, obviously recognizing Chen Xi.

"Mr. Shen, you should choose the palace when you return to the capital. This place... is not a place where you face the saints." The Imperial Army Captain persuaded.

No matter what the other party is from, Chen Xi will face it with an indifferent attitude: "Now the Japanese official faces the saint. If you don't cooperate, then this official will lead someone to force you!"

After saying that, Chen Xi pulled out the embroidered sword from the waist of a Jinyi Guard in front of him... If it were someone else, Chen Xi's move was very intentional to be rebellious, but if Chen Xi did this, the palace guards present felt very difficult to deal with. They said that Chen Xi was planning a rebellion, and others would not believe it. Even if Chen Xi was killed, the court would not sit idly by, and basically they would have to pay their lives for their lives.

Even if someone wants to help Liu Jin do things and gain a bright future, he will not be at the expense of his own life.

The captain had no choice but to salute respectfully: "Sir, wait a moment, I will go in and spread the news. As for whether Your Majesty is willing to give me a visit, it is really unpredictable... Please don't make things difficult for the people below."

Chen Xidao: "Since you can't confirm whether Your Majesty will give you a visit, then I will go in and wait. What happened has nothing to do with you, so get out of the way!"

As he said that, Chen Xi lifted his knife and walked forward.

A group of palace guards were holding weapons, but none of them dared to attack Chen Xi. Wherever Chen Xi went, people surrounded him. They waited for Chen Xi to enter the front yard of the leopard room, but the confrontation was not over.

At this moment, a eunuch's voice came: "Ah! Isn't this the Secretary of Chen? What are you doing? Don't you know the Secretary of Chen? Ouch, the Secretary of Chen, why did you break in with your weapons? You don't want to rebel, are you?"

Chen Xi looked over and saw that the visitor was Zhang Yong, who had served as a military supervisor in his army and had been with him for several months.

As for why Zhang Yong appeared here, Chen Xi didn't know, but he thought that Zhang Yong and Liu Jin were not so harmonious, so Liu Jin was defeated by Zhang Yong in history.

Chen Xidao: "I came to meet the saint and was stopped by someone, so I could only make this decision."

Zhang Yong shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It's a bad strategy, but I'm afraid it's a bad strategy. How can you pick up the Saint of the Sword? What are you waiting for? Go and report to Your Majesty quickly. If Your Majesty knows that Lord Shen is back, he will definitely see you immediately. This is a great achievement."

When Zhang Yong came out to speak, Chen Xi threw the embroidered spring sword in his hand on the ground, and the tension between him and the palace guards finally eased.

Zhang Yong asked Chen Xi to wait in the front yard flower hall. When he arrived in the room, Zhang Yong looked at Yun Liu and others who accompanied Chen Xi in, and said, "Mr. Shen is not inadequate in preparation for returning to Beijing this time!"

Chen Xi smiled slightly: "I rushed back at night, but I heard that there was a fire in my home. It is said that someone set fire. I was angry and could only come to see the saint to see what Your Majesty said."

Zhang Yong smiled and said, "Who did this matter? There are many different opinions, but they all guessed it has something to do with Eunuch Liu... It is not necessary for Lord Shen to come to meet the saint to ask for an explanation. After His Majesty knew about it, he directly took out 10,000 taels of silver to repair your house and said that it was a great gift for you. But you trespassed here to raise an army to punish you. If someone knew about it, he would be criticized again."

Chen Xi glanced at Zhang Yong and asked, "Are you talking about Liu Jin?"

When Zhang Yong heard Chen Xi call Liu Jin's name directly, he knew that the emperor's most respected gentleman was disagreeing with Liu Jin. He smiled and said, "Our family won't talk nonsense. It's better for you to think about it yourself. The current situation in the court is completely different from when you first returned to Beijing a year ago. The style of the palace servants' behavior after becoming powerful is completely different from that of Liu Shaofu and Grand Secretary Li. Lord Shen should think more about it when encountering things. Our family can only say this."

After saying that, Zhang Yong left the flower hall.

Not long after, the person sent by Zhu Houzhao arrived in front of the flower hall. It was not someone else, but Qian Ning, who is very favored in front of Zhu Houzhao now.

Qian Ning saw Chen Xi and smiled: "Mr. Shen, you are considered back to Beijing."

Chen Xi could hear the full mockery contained in his words. Qian Ning clearly said that you were stranded in Juyongguan before and refused to come back. Now your home is on fire and returns to Beijing immediately. This is suspected of deliberately teasing Your Majesty!

But Chen Xi is not as cautious as Liu Jin. The key is that he has a thorough grasp of Qian Ning's character. Although Qian Ning is as respectful to Liu Jin as his own father, he is actually very smart and knows how to manage relationships. He seems to have joined Liu Jin, but in fact, he is more self-protection and will not take risks to bet before the situation is unknown.

Chen Xidao: "Qian Qianhu, it's been a long time since... Can Your Majesty be inside?"

Qian Ning smiled and said, "Your Majesty is here naturally. I heard that Lord Shen is coming, so I am so happy. Let Bei Zhi come and invite you in... Lord Shen, I am afraid that few people will know about you when you are secretly returning to Beijing?"

Chen Xi was about to take a step, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but look at Qian Ning and asked, "Since Qianhu's intention, do you still want to notify someone?"

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Qian Ning smiled and replied, "I dare not act rashly! Besides, you have arrived here. It is too late to go to the publication of the humble official again, so why bother to ask for trouble?"

"Your Majesty often talks about you. It's better for you to come back in time now. Your Majesty is deeply saddened by the fire at the Lord's Mansion. I hope the heat will not blame Your Majesty more. After all, Your Majesty is unaware of it from beginning to end..."

Chen Xi didn't talk too much nonsense to Qian Ning. He knew that Qian Ning was a very powerful villain. He nominally defected to Liu Jin, but in fact he was wandering among various forces. Whoever gained power would stand on whoever he stood.

From the fact that Qian Ning gave his wife to Zhu Houzhao, Chen Xi knew that this was a person who did not do anything to achieve his goal, so he naturally would not have a close relationship with him.

Entering the second floor courtyard, Chenxi saw the bright lights along the street, and various palace lanterns were hung with branches and eaves. Under the colorful lights, a magnificent scene was presented. At this point, Chenxi's entourage was no longer allowed to move forward, and only he could go in and see the car.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!