Chen Xi came out of the courtyard and climbed the Xie Mansion gate overnight to ask for Xie Qian.

Xie Qian was already asleep and was woken up in the middle of the night. When he learned that Chen Xi was coming to the door, he was very annoyed. However, he still tidied up his clothes and came out of the backyard and went to the study to wait for Chen Xi to come in to meet.

When Chen Xi saw Xie Qian, he quickly explained his intention. Xie Qian immediately stood up and asked, "You guys want to tell evidence when you speak. Are you saying... Wang Bo'an has joined the eunuch party?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "I don't mean that. I just speculate that he was constrained by the eunuch party in Xuanfu. In order to protect himself, he had to give up his command of the troops and the power to Sun Xiucheng and Liu Jin."

Xie Qian was incredible: "Do you have evidence?"

Chen Xidao: "There is no specific evidence, so we can only judge from some details... Now, Sun Xiucheng, the governor of Xuanda, dare not fight against the Tatars. Liu Jin is eager to get military achievements and finds every means to let Sun Xiucheng help him achieve his wish, but Wang Shouren has an inconsistent army... This is completely contrary to the combat plan I gave him before."

"What is this evidence? He doesn't listen to you doesn't mean surrendering to the eunuch party. You're a bit like stooling!" Xie Qian waved his hand.

Chen Xi sighed lightly: "There is no problem with Mr. Xie's trust in Wang Shouren, but one situation should be seen, that is, Wang Shouren is isolated and helpless in Xuanfu. Liu Jin condescended to the Xuanfu as a military officer with the Secretariat. It is tantamount to put Sun Xiucheng and others in false reporting of the war on the surface. If Sun Xiucheng surrenders to the enemy and leads the Tatars to the Xuanfu... I wonder if Mr. Xie may bear this consequence?"

Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi coldly: "You don't want to say... Sun Xiucheng wants to rebel, right?"

Chen Xidao: "Sun Xiucheng dared not fight head-on with the Tatars, and was afraid that he would not be able to repay the merits this time. He was afraid that he would be punished for falsely claiming military achievements before, and he was afraid that he would be killed after the war. In this case, it is not a strange thing to take risks. Wang Shouren has not taken action for a long time, which shows that Sun Xiucheng has never delegated power. Now Wang Shouren is just the name of a head coach."

Xie Qian sighed and said, "It makes sense for you to say that. What are you going to do next?"

Chen Xi seemed very cautious: "I want to invite Mr. Ge to visit someone."

"Um?"

Xie Qian asked with a puzzled look, "The person you said is not in the capital, right? Even His Majesty cannot interfere with Sun Xiucheng's actions in the capital. Who else has the ability?"

Chen Xi nodded affirmatively and said, "Yes, this person is Bachelor Wang Hua!"

Xie Qian showed a sudden look and finally understood the intention of Chen Xi coming to the door.

Chen Xi continued to explain: "Now that Wang Shouren is in Xuanfu, if he makes a quick decision and deprives Sun Xiucheng and others of the military power, he can completely prevent the border troops from surrendering to the enemy or not resisting. But Wang Shouren is in a dangerous place and does not want to risk his life. At this time, only Master Wang can cheer up Wang Shouren!"

Xie Qian frowned: "Aren't you forced yourself to do something? Everyone knows that Sun Xiucheng falsely reported his military achievements. Wang Bo'an is just a famous coach in Sun Xiucheng's territory. Since you already know, what do you expect him to do?"

Chen Xidao: "I originally thought that Wang Shouren immediately showed the emperor's order after arriving at Xuanfu, rectified the chaos, and decisively imprisoned Sun Xiucheng and others. He never thought that he would protect himself... I have ordered troops from Gansu and Yansui to help. If there was a chaos in Xuanfu at this time, the troops brought by Hu Lian would be surrounded by the Tatars. This plan to send troops will be completely failed! Neiguan and the capital of the Ming Dynasty will also be in a hurry."

"well!"

Xie Qian sighed with a bitter face, "Aren't you considering everything carefully? How could such a big mess happen? You have to let Wang Dehui persuade his son to act decisively... You can think about it!"

Chen Xi apologized with a little apology: "If it weren't for the urgent matter, I wouldn't have asked Mr. Xie to see Mr. Wang to explain the interests."

Xie Qian said: "Since you said that, I will go to Wang Dehui's mansion with shame, but I will explain to you first. Even if Wang Dehui agrees to persuade his son, you cannot let him go to Xuan Mansion in person... Oh, by the way, you can make sure that the letter can be delivered to Wang Shouren?"

Chen Xi nodded firmly: "Yes."

Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi and rolled his eyes: "You are so sure that I won't argue with you. It seems that Wang Shouren's mission in Xuanfu this time is not light. If he wins this battle, his contributions must not be buried!"

"This is natural!" Chen Xi nodded again and promised.

Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi and looked very tired: "It's midnight...you young people are too radical in doing things. Now you want to bring this radical to others, and you don't know whether it's good or bad."

"Well, who asked me to recommend you to gradually take control of the dynasty? But you have to be fully prepared. If Wang Shouren cannot cure Sun Xiucheng and Liu Jin, not only will he lose his life, but he will probably force Sun Xiucheng to take risks. By then, you will be the sinner of the Ming Dynasty."

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...

There has been no good news from Xuanfu, and Zhu Houzhao occasionally feels anxious when he thinks of it. Especially when he is temporarily away from his voice and is sitting alone in meditation, this kind of panic and worry is best reflected.

"Ah! Do I trust Mr. Chen too much? Although he did have achieved a series of victories in the past, and even created a miracle of winning the battle of Tumu Fort with less, he is an individual, not a god, and I cannot ensure that every choice he makes is correct..."

Zhu Houzhao became sentimental and began to reflect on his past actions. For example, he had many doubts about trusting Chen Xi.

“…Eunuch Zhang, what do you think about this?”

Not only does he reflect, Zhu Houzhao also likes to seek other people's opinions and try to accept other people's opinions.

But the person he asked was a little wrong.

If a wise monarch is a wise monarch, he will inevitably form a very smart consulting team, or call the team members in during court discussions or when reviewing memorials during regular reviews and ask for some opinions. Even if you ask privately, it will have a relatively large impact on the king.

But Zhu Houzhao didn't like to deal with court affairs at all. All he could ask about was the followers around him.

Zhang Yuan has average abilities. After all, he is a civilian from a civilian family. No matter in his knowledge, experience in dealing with people, or his emotional intelligence, he has nothing to praise. Compared to Liu Jin, he is much stronger than him.

When Zhu Houzhao asked this question, she had just watched a Southern Opera.

Under the guidance of Shen Xi, Zhang Yuan found someone to arrange "Farewell My Concubine", which was an adaptation written by Chen Xi to Han Wuye before. Because someone in the opera troupe had watched the performance in the south, the adaptation went very smoothly.

After a scene, although the plot was a bit out of touch, the story was basically fully displayed. After watching it, Zhu Houzhao might have been influenced by Xiang Yu's grief and anger when he committed suicide by killing his throat in Wujiang, and began to think about whether he had used the right person.

"You Shen Zhihou is too arrogant and thinks that Your Majesty has full trust in you. Who would have thought that if you only encounter a small setback now, Your Majesty will doubt you! You said you don't need me to help you in the palace. Humph, if no one speaks for you, sooner or later you will follow the footsteps of Liu Jian and Li Dongyang and be disgusted by Your Majesty."

Zhang Yuan thought so in his heart, but said, "Your Majesty, I think that the decision made by Shangshu Chen seems to be relatively safe at least now. The Tartars did not have any impact on the hinterland of Xuanfu, and the Great Wall Nei Pass and the capital of the capital are as stable as Mount Tai. This battle is expected to win."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhang Yuan with a squinted eyes and asked, "Do you really think so?"

Zhang Yuan smiled ashamed and said, "Your Majesty, what I say is from the heart, how could Your Majesty think I am empty?"

Zhu Houzhao said angrily: "I thought you eunuchs would have a relatively large opinion of the ministers in the court, or if you rely on my trust and take advantage of the opportunity to say bad things about the court officials, it seems that this is not the case."

"Mr. Chen asked to transfer troops from Yansui and other places to return to the rescue. I agreed. There is no news yet. If you have time, go to the Ministry of War to ask more. I hope you can understand the situation on the front line at any time."

Zhang Yuan was very happy to accept Zhu Houzhao's request.

Go to the Ministry of War to ask Chen Xi, a close minister, more than that, he will highlight his status and be one step closer to being promoted to the eunuch in charge of the Sili Supervisor.

"I obey the order." Zhang Yuan bowed.

Zhu Houzhao sighed and said, "Oh! I have not trusted many people over the years. You, Zhang Yuan, are one of them. I have talked with Mr. Chen about who will serve as the chief seal supervisor. Mr. Chen mentioned Eunuch Xiao Jing and Xiao. I think you have some ability to take on this great task."

Zhang Yuan was very excited, but desperately suppressed the covetousness in his heart, lowered his body and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not be a servant."

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "If you have the ability, you are not afraid of others' words. After Eunuch Liu left, the things you arranged were indeed a bit unsatisfactory, but you always do your best to help me with your work. It's like today's play, I feel very satisfied. Go back and arrange a few more."

"I am a little tired. I won't go to the inner garden today. I will go to rest first. I want to go to the military school tomorrow. Speaking of which, I haven't been there for a few days..."

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao left happily, and Zhang Yuan stood there in a daze, not understanding why Zhu Houzhao praised him for a moment.

"Why did Your Majesty mention the unresolved errand of the Silijian for no reason? It was just to suck people's appetite? Is it true that this position was left for Liu Jin, so no one else could get involved?"

Although he had many questions in his heart and wanted to ask Zhu Houzhao for clarity, he obviously did not have the qualifications. With doubts, he could only ask for help from Chen Xi.

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...

The night is dark, and Zhang Yuan doesn't mind running around outside.

If an ordinary couple is very loving, they will naturally be in ties with each other and usually want to go back to reunite earlier.

Zhang Yuan himself is a eunuch, and Qian's personality is fierce. Zhang Yuan found that no matter how great his achievements were in the court, he could not suppress his wife in terms of momentum after returning.

But he wanted to flatter Qian. After all, he was a eunuch and rarely stayed at home, for fear that Qian would run away with others.

Sometimes Zhang Yuan wants to go back to reunite with Qian earlier, but after meeting, he will feel an unconscious sense of inferiority. The young couple has already had a very indifferent relationship when they are old... In fact, Qian has had an affair over the years and often uses Zhang Yuan’s money to subsidize the young man. But now Zhang Yuan needs a sentiment, and the rest of the matter is irrelevant to him.

Zhang Yuan is not confused when he is old, and all he thinks is going further.

Now he is qualified to walk out of the palace gate or even out of the leopard room, and is more willing to take advantage of the public and private benefits while helping Zhu Houzhao do things.

Zhang Yuan came out of the leopard room and wanted to use the message that the emperor would go to the military school to inspect the future, so he took the opportunity to talk to Chen Xi about the unsolved issues that the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor.

"Your Majesty is not mentioning the candidate for the eunuch of the Sili Supervisor. It seems that he favors Liu Jin and wants him to continue to take power after returning... My nephew's reminder is right. He let me seize the power of the Western Factory and the Insider Factory and cut off Liu Jin's power in advance. He proposed that Xiao Jing be the Sili Supervisor's seal to help me instead of cheating me. Such a nephew can't even find a lantern!"

Originally, Zhang Yuan was extremely jealous of Chen Xi, but as he gradually grasped Zhu Houzhao's true attitude, he began to admire Chen Xi's actions.

It is also because he has no one to discuss now. He himself knows that Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling are just using him and are not sincerely supporting him to the throne. Even if he supports him to the throne, he still has to help the Zhang brothers do things.

At this time, he was eager to use Chen Xi to get rid of the control of the foreign relatives.

He wanted to see Chenxi, but he didn't know where to find someone, so he went to the military school first.

At this time, there were only a few guards in the military school at night. When Zhang Yuan learned that Chen Xi was not there, he went straight to Chen Xi’s mansion and asked in front of Shen’s house that Chen Xi was not at home.

Zhang Yuan was a little discouraged, but he rushed to the Ministry of War without stopping, causing him to do so much. When he arrived at the Ministry of War, he realized that Chen Xi was still not there.

"Hey, where did this kid go? Could he have other nests in the capital?"

Zhang Yuan felt a little more curious.

Logically speaking, Chen Xi could only rest in these three places, but he thought that some officials in the capital had their own temporary residence on the east and west Chang'an Street, and murmured in a low voice, "I haven't heard that my nephew has any other residence. This is rare, unless he has a room outside, he is having a happy life now."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yuan felt unbalanced, because he could not accept what Chen Xi owned and enjoyed, and even with power, many things could not be changed, so he was naturally unhappy.

Originally, he should have left a message on the Ministry of War and went back directly, but he felt angry. Thinking that it was late at night, he might not be able to determine where Qian was romantic after returning home, but instead he was idle and lost the intention to return home.

"At this moment, the woman probably won't stay at home and wait for me. Maybe she's in someone's house outside. I don't want to make things boring. Why not stay in the War Department for my nephew to come here... I want to ask him in person what place there is to go!"

Zhang Yuan stayed in the War Department's jail in anger. Anyway, he was under the name of an emperor and envoy and said that he would send a message to Chen Xi on behalf of the emperor. Chen Xi was not there, so he refused to leave, and no one dared to come and drive him away.

Zhang Yuan was sitting in the lobby waiting, but before he knew it, he fell asleep leaning on the chair, but he couldn't stand it, so he asked someone to help him to the simple room for officials of the Ministry of War to rest, and he would deal with it all night.

When the next morning, he learned that Chen Xi had arrived at the yamen to stumble, Zhang Yuan turned over and got up. He didn't even have time to organize his clothes, so he asked Chen Xi to "set the accounts".

At this time, Chen Xi was refreshed. As Zhang Yuan guessed, he had just returned from Hui Niang's side and never returned to the mansion the night before.

Chen Xi was a little curious when he saw Zhang Yuan. He didn't expect that Zhang Yuan would stay at the Ministry of War to wait for him.

Zhang Yuan seemed to have discovered a shocking secret, and deliberately approached him and asked in surprise: "Shangshu Chen has not returned this night, so I'm afraid he's having fun all night?"

As a eunuch, he was unhappy and would not try to cover up anything. Even in front of some officials of the Ministry of War, he was not polite at all, and his words were filled with a sarcastic look.

Chen Xi looked up and down at Zhang Yuan, but didn't want to make a sound, and waved his hand and said, "I didn't expect that Eunuch Zhang would come... I met a noble man early in the morning."

Zhang Yuan sneered: "You dare not be a noble person. In your eyes, just be a bitch. We were originally coming to pass the imperial edict on behalf of Your Majesty, but we couldn't find you everywhere... Shangshu Chen, we have to go into the inner hall and speak carefully."

Chen Xi raised his face: "What are you saying about Eunuch Zhang? Just say it here. If Your Majesty has any order for you to convey, will you still dare to neglect your intention after meeting you now?"

"you!"

Zhang Yuan originally thought that he could do whatever he wanted by holding Chen Xi's braid.

But he didn't know that the more arrogant and arrogant he was, the less Chen Xi wanted to get too entangled with him. It would be better to respect ghosts and gods and stay away from him.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!