Although Bai Yue was old and looked miserable, Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting high on the top, was dissatisfied with sympathy at all, and ordered him to think that Bai Yue, who was pretending to be sick, must stay in the position of Minister of Rites.

Most of the officials present also thought that Bai Yue was complaining without any reason and was simply looking for trouble.

Only a few people know that Bai Yue is in bad health.

Chen Xi knew this history. Bai Yue died in office in the fifth year of Zhengde, which was "early dead". Of course, this is just compared to those long-lived old guys in the court. At this age of fifty, it was very common. After all, it was not easy for most people to live to such a big age.

Zhu Houzhao was interrupted and was in a bad mood. She said loudly with a dark face: "You guys, I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm summoning you to come this time to discuss some things with you..."

After Zhu Houzhao spoke, Xie Qian immediately stepped out and walked forward and bowed: "Your Majesty, the old minister has something to do."

Zhu Houzhao interrupted halfway and glared at Xie Qian and asked, "Gei Master Xie, don't you want to say that you are going to resign, are you?"

Xie Qian just said that there was something to be heard, and Zhu Houzhao guessed that he was going to resign, as if he was deliberately snatching the prime minister of the dynasty. Xie Qian was unhappy, but he still tried his best to say calmly: "The old minister is still healthy and can last for another two or three years, and he has not yet planned to beg for the old man to return to the field... The old minister wanted to report the military situation in the northwest."

Although Xie Qian tried his best to suppress his anger, this was already very irritating. The officials present were anxious for Xie Qian, afraid that he would lose his temper in the court and cause some unhappiness with the emperor.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Xie Laoer has learned his intelligence and does not use big principles to explain things. He knows that the naughty child will not listen to his tricks, so he just uses the military situation in the northwest as a guise... It is obviously to his preference!"

Sure enough, when Zhu Houzhao heard about the military situation in the northwest, she immediately felt energetic and widened her eyes and said, "Please say it by Master Xie."

Xie Qian said: "The old minister found out that the Tatars invaded the border in the past few years in the northwest and dozens of civil reports were all false, and it was caused by the thief who defrauded the emperor and deliberately fabricated it. The old minister sorted out all the incidents and listed some members of the traitor who had not yet been punished in the list. Please read the matter and convicted these people who harmed the country and the people!"

What Xie Qian said was that in the past few years, Liu Jin deliberately made up wars in order to achieve certain goals, including the Tatars' offenses in borders and local civil unrest, most of which were deliberately targeting Chen Xi.

Although most court officials knew the inside story, the official has not made a conclusion after Liu Jin fell. Xie Qian now sorted out the matter and submitted a memorial, which means "to settle accounts after autumn". The officials in the hall who were once listed on the eunuch party list all changed their faces.

Zhu Houzhao said with a dark face: "I have already known about this matter. After the eunuch party caused chaos, I have investigated it. There are indeed many people who falsely report and conceal the report and conceal it.... It is appropriate to report by Master Xie!"

Xie Qian was the leader of the civil servants, and Zhu Houzhao was not willing to give him any face. In addition, Zhu Houzhao was indeed dissatisfied with Chen Xi's strategy of politeness when handling the eunuch party case, so he simply prepared to take some time to take care of it while Xie Qian reported on this matter.

Then Zhang Yuan transferred Xie Qian's memorial to Zhu Houzhao. After Zhu Houzhao saw it, his face suddenly sank. He threw the memorial to the desk table in front of him, looked up at Xie Qian and asked:

"Gemaster Xie, you said that the people in the eunuch party are responsible for Liu Jin's mistakes. I don't object to it. After all, these people colluded with each other and were in a mess, deceiving me, deceiving the court, and deceiving the people of the world. The crimes are unforgivable. But you... actually listed Shangshu Chen on the list of accomplices of the eunuch party. What does this mean?"

"ah!?"

After hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, the officials present looked at each other and could hardly believe their ears.

Many people were secretly looking at Xie Qian and thinking about it secretly: "Xie Zhongtang is really brave enough to act. He actually listed Shen Zhihou as a conspirator of the eunuch party. It is obvious that everyone in the world knew that Shen Zhihou had secretly colluded with the eunuch party!"

Because Chen Xi was in the limelight in the court, there were a lot of criticism from the court and the government.

Some people even talked about it behind their backs that Chen Xi had gained Liu Jin's trust at the beginning, but he suddenly turned against the enemy's leader without any warning, and finally succeeded.

This matter is so clear that many people believe it... Chen Xi's actions seem too incredible to many people. Liu Jin collapsed at the peak of his life, which is really unbelievable.

Xie Qian was watching the officials in the palace and calmly said: "The old minister just reported the truth. All investigations are reasonable and can stand scrutiny. Please be aware of your majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao was very angry, and wanted to get angry but felt powerless.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao was summoned to discuss the trial of the collection of industrial and commercial taxes in the capital and the dispatch of troops to the grassland next year, but Bai Yue and Xie Qian came out one after another to steal the show, which eventually turned into a condemnation meeting against Chen Xi.

Zhu Houzhao said: "The eunuch party made up military information in the northwest, mainly to lure the tiger away from the mountain, and let Shangshu Chen go to Xuanfu to take charge. After Shangshu Chen takes office, he will falsely spread the chaos in the local people and take the opportunity to punish Shangshu Chen for ineffective suppression of bandits... These are all poisonous plans designed by Liu Jin, and it is obvious that why does Master Xie Ge still not understand this truth?"

Xie Qian was righteous: "This is all the words of some people, or... Some people in the court want His Majesty to think so... I dare to ask if there is no civil chaos. Why did Shen Zhihou, who was the General Secretary of Xuanda at that time, did not submit a memorial to His Majesty and explain the inside story clearly? Why did the people in the court believe that this is the case? After all, Shen Zhihou must have had a secret relationship with Liu Jin and had a ill-thinking plan, at least... he did not report it if he knew about it!"

Xie Qian became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he was having a fight with Chen Xi.

Xie Qian did not mention that Liu Jin was in power and closed all channels for communication between court officials and Zhu Houzhao, nor did he mention that Chen Xi made efforts to pass the news to Zhu Houzhao, but he only made use of the asymmetry between Zhu Houzhao and court officials to make a fuss... After all, Zhu Houzhao didn't know how arrogant and domineering Liu Jin was in the first place when he deceived his superiors and concealed his subordinates.

Xie Qian's memorial caught Chen Xi off guard. He thought to himself: "Xie Laoer is really OK. Although he was stubborn when he saw me before, he had at least room for negotiation. As a result, in a blink of an eye, he impeached me in public during the court meeting. What medicine are you selling in this gourd?"

Zhu Houzhao was anxious and tried his best to defend Chen Xi, saying, "What kind of connection is not reported, and Master Xie Ge didn't think about it. Whose owner would take the initiative to contact the thief? Is it because the thief steals his own things? Liu Jin's purpose of doing all this is to fight against Chen Shangshu, but you said that Chen Shangshu and Liu Jin are connected. Is there such an idiot in the world?"

"The old ministers don't know, but Shen Zhihou... may not be."

Xie Qian's rebuttal words had a deep meaning. Zhu Houzhao was stunned when he heard this, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "What does Master Xie mean?"

"The old minister's meaning is very simple. Shen Zhihou's actions are unpredictable. He had become a powerful force with Liu Jin before, but no one knew what connection was in secret... Before Liu Jin fell, did anyone in the court know that Liu Jin was going to rebel? In the end, it was just the words of Shen Zhihou's family!" Xie Qian said.

Xie Qian’s problem is too sharp, and it is enough to "rehabilitate" Liu Jin. Many people are surprised and are wondering what happened to Xie Qian? You should know that Xie Qian and Liu Jin have always been incompatible in the past few years, but why are they now considering the problem from Liu Jin’s standpoint?

Only Chen Xi heard the key.

"Xie Laoer felt that Liu Jin was dead. Regardless of whether he rebelled or not, he could not survive. The dictatorship of the eunuch party has become a thing of the past. Instead, it would be better to use this to attack me and make Your Majesty doubt my character."

"As long as your Majesty has a rift with me, the purpose of the Chinese civil servant group in the court will be achieved. Even if I still serve as the Minister of War at that time, what I say is not easy. Leading troops to attack the grassland will become empty talk..."

"If Xie Laoer doesn't make a sound, he will make a big splash and make a ruthless move. It's like a killing one blow! I've underestimated him before!"

Although Chen Xi saw Xie Qian's insidious tricks, he just didn't say a word.

If someone else was attacked for no reason, he would have come out to kowtow to seek justice for himself, but Chen Xi was like a bystander with a cold expression, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

After hearing Xie Qian's words, Zhu Houzhao felt suspicious and asked, "What Master Xie means is... Liu Jin has not rebelled?"

Xie Qian said: "Your Majesty saw Liu Jin plotting against you with his own eyes?"

Zhu Houzhao opened her mouth and wanted to say that she saw it, but she took it back. It was not because he was not sure whether Liu Jin was planning a rebellion, but because he didn't know how to tell what happened that day.

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand: "Liu Jin's plot to rebel has become an ironclad case. Many people in the rebel party admit their crimes, but I just made a fuss and didn't pursue it to the end... If Mr. Xie continues to say anything, he is deliberately trying to excuse the eunuch party, and his intention is to be punished... I don't want to hear similar topics again!"

Xie Qian argued with reason: "Your Majesty, although the old minister hates the eunuch party's corruption and abuse of power and commits evil deeds, he is a minister who should be clear about public and private affairs. Everything should be done according to the laws of the Ming Dynasty. If there is something, there is nothing. If nothing is made into an iron case, this is a blatant challenge to the rules and regulations of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Shen Zhihou acted vigorously and vigorously in the eunuch party case, killing specific people and others, and making mercy on others, must have an unspeakable purpose... The most important thing is that he must cover up the fact that he had secretly interacted with the eunuch party..."

Before he knew it, Xie Qian had reached a cynical point and described Chen Xi as a dangerous person like Liu Jin to attack Chen Xi's position in the minds of the emperor and court officials.

In this case, let alone Zhu Houzhao doesn't accept it, even the ministers present, especially those who had a good relationship with Xie Qian, felt that this prime minister was doing too much.

No matter what, Chen Xi was exiled for impeaching Liu Jin in the court, and later he was even framed by Liu Jin in various ways. Shen Zhihou finally eliminated the eunuch party by investigating the illegal behavior of the eunuch party... You thank Yu Qiao for your work, and you should also be a little conscience!

Xie Qian said more and more, Zhu Houzhao was overwhelmed and waved his hand decisively: "Okay, okay, I don't want to listen anymore! Master Xie, please shut up!"

Xie Qian stopped and looked up at Zhu Houzhao angrily, as if he had no intention of giving up.

Zhu Hou took a look at Chen Xi and asked, "Chen Qing family, Master Xie impeached you and said he was colluding with the eunuch party. What do you have to say?"

Chen Xi walked forward under everyone's gaze, with a smile on his face, which was very strange.

Zhu Houzhao stared at Chen Xi and found that there was a hint of sadness in Chen Xi's smile. She felt ache in her heart and nodded, "Chen Qing family, what are your grievances? Just say it out loud, I will make the decision for you!"

Chen Xi said helplessly: "Everything that Mr. Xie impeached me by me sounds creepy. Isn't it necessary to ignore my wealth and life? I will secretly give private lessons to a wolf-like ambitious person, with the only purpose of destroying my Shen family?"

What you say, you should pay attention to whom. Chen Xi is very clear that talking about the great truth to Xie Qian has no effect at all, and it can only explain the situation and let Zhu Houzhao analyze and judge by himself.

When Zhu Houzhao heard Chen Xi's words, he thought for a moment and realized it: "When Mr. Chen had not returned to the capital to serve as the Minister of War, someone fired a fire in the mansion. Liu Jin planned to rebel that night and sent a large number of troops to siege the Shen family. If Mr. Chen and Liu Jin secretly interacted with each other and even gave them privately, Liu Jin didn't have to do this at all!"

"Um!"

Zhu Houzhao was even more convinced that Chen Xi would not have anything to do with Liu Jin, and said loudly, "Liu Jin framed Zhongliang, and the Chen Qing family slandered and impeached Liu Jin many times. I predict that Chen Qing family would not have anything to do with Liu Jin. No need to say anything more!"

If Chen Xi made it clear, for example, if my family was set on fire and was besieged by thieves, Xie Qian would definitely refute that the Shen family was set on fire or besieged by others, they were all their directors, and the thief called to catch the thief, or if you, Shen Zhihou and Liu Jin colluded with each other and deliberately asked Liu Jin to do this and acted for the world to see.

But Chen Xi gave Zhu Houzhao room to think and did not make it clear. In this way, Xie Qian could not discuss the matter and even Chen Xi did not take it out as a defense. If Xie Qian raised or even refuted it, what was the intention?

Xie Qian couldn't help but stare at Chen Xi. He found that it was too difficult to discuss matters with Chen Xi in the court. Chen Xi's thoughts were more thorough than that of him, the old fox, and he did not give him a chance to attack.

"His Majesty……"

Xie Qian was unwilling to give up and wanted to continue attacking Chen Xi.

Zhu Houzhao was furious and stood up angrily: "Gei Master Xie, you didn't hear what I said, right? You hear it's wind or rain. Not every eunuch party member has been removed from office. There are many eunuch party officials who have not found out the evidence. There are even more eunuch party officials who have been guilty of making up things and slandering the Chen Qing family. As the chief minister of the cabinet, you should investigate the truth of the matter to face the hearing... See what you are doing now? How vicious are you actually attacking the court's loyal ministers with those things that come from hearing?"

Xie Qian felt anger coming out of his heart when he was slapped in the face by the emperor. But he knew that the emperor was indeed angry, and even if he was unwilling to accept it, he would not dare to speak casually... If he was unreasonable, he would completely stand against Zhu Houzhao, which violated his plan to help him suppress Chen Xi.

Except for Chen Xi, no other ministers present came out to refute Xie Qian's views, and of course no one agreed with Xie Qian's views.

Xie Qian said in his heart: "Now those eunuch party members are not attacking Shen Zhihou, they may not even say a bad word, but will only speak for him, because Shen Zhihou already has many characteristics when Liu Jin was in power, and his policy of being gentle towards eunuch party members makes people highly respect him. On the contrary, if I stand up and make a few loyal words, I will be blamed by Your Majesty!"
Chapter completed!