At the entrance of the Ganqing Palace, Xiao Jing had been waiting outside.

Seeing Chen Xi and Xie Qian, Xiao Jing took the initiative to salute and said before entering the palace: "Gei Master Xie, Shen Zhongcheng, Your Majesty has not been awake for a long time and is not in good spirits. If you have anything to do, I will talk about it in detail tomorrow... Today I will just talk about Lord Shen going to Huguang to take his post!"

Chen Xi muttered to himself after hearing this, "Since that's the case, what should I do?"

Isn’t it enough to just find someone to go to our mansion to upload the order? Such a huge effort has delayed the emperor’s rest and made me unable to stay at home to have children with my beautiful wife, which is a big concern.

Chen Xi and Xie Qian entered the Ganqing Palace and found no other court officials. Only then did Chen Xi realize that the emperor only summoned him, and Xie Qian was at most a message for the purpose of passing on the behalf of him.

When Shen Xi thought about it, it was probably because Xie Qian was in the cabinet that day, but then he thought again that perhaps there were emperors who wanted to explain to him and Xie Qian.

Zhu Youxi knew the relationship between Chen Xi and Xie Qian and knew how to use it flexibly.

I didn't see anyone in the main hall of Ganqing Palace, and Chen Xi knew that Zhu Youtang was probably meeting him in the bedroom.

When they arrived at the door of the bedroom, Xiao Jing entered first. Chen Xi and Xie Qian were waiting outside for a while. Xiao Jing came out quickly and summoned the two of them into the room.

After Chen Xi bowed three times and kowtowed three times, he stood aside respectfully and took a peek carefully. He saw the emperor lying on the dragon couch half-dead, and his face was not clear, but he could hear the disordered breathing and gurgling sounds from his throat.

Chen Xi looked at it and made a secret judgment. It was basically concluded that Zhu Youzhang's physical condition was very bad, and he couldn't help but mutter: "The emperor won't be able to survive the last year, right?"

Zhu Youchu died of illness in the 18th year of Hongzhi in history. According to historical records, Zhu Youchu was in good health before he died of illness and had never heard of any major illness.

But it has not yet reached the seventeenth year of Hongzhi!

In this time and space, the emperor's physical condition has been poor in the past two years due to the arrival of Chen Xi. Chen Xi thought it was caused by the butterfly effect he had produced. Of course, it may also be that historical books deliberately beautify Emperor Hongzhi, which is very false in the records.

However, no matter how long Emperor Hongzhi could last, it was not very different for Chen Xi because he did not intend to make a name for himself in the Hongzhi Dynasty.

Chen Xi even calculated before that if he had developed according to the normal development of history, he would have to truly gain power, and he would have to wait until the current crown prince Zhu Houzhao was dead and the Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne. At that time, his qualifications would be enough. No one would say anything when he entered the cabinet and served as the chief minister.

Xie Qian and Shen Xi saluted, and Zhu Youzhang waved his hand: "Two families are exempt from gifts, Eunuch Xiao, you should step down first!"

Xiao Jing was stunned. He never thought that the emperor would summon Chen Xi and Xie Qian alone, and even no one to serve him. As the eunuch of the Sili Prison, Xiao Jing has been with Zhu Youting for many years. He has never seen the emperor summon ministers in this way. In the past, he would stay and serve him. Now the emperor does not allow him to listen. Is there any hidden truth in the middle?

Xiao Jing didn't dare to continue thinking too much, and bowed respectfully and stepped down.

The emperor coughed, his eyes fell on Shen Xi and said, "Chen Qing family, I'm sorry for you!"

Chen Xi didn't expect that the emperor apologized to himself as soon as he came up. He immediately knelt down in fear and said repeatedly: "I dare not, I dare not!"

Xie Qian knelt down and bowed, and Zhu Youzhang sighed again: "In this battle with the Tatars, the Chen Qing family was looking forward to the enemy's initiative everywhere, and wrote to the court many times to explain the Tatars' way of using troops. The court and the country had never listened to it, so that the Xuanfu fell behind and woke up from a dream. If the Chen Qing family had not returned to the army to work hard to turn the tide, the capital would have been occupied by the Tatars, and the BenQ would have been destroyed!"

These words were good, but Chen Xi felt that they should not come from the emperor's mouth. Zhu Youzhang said this only when he was summoned to him and Xie Qian alone, and did not affirm his contribution at the court meeting. In Shen Xi's opinion, it was quite difficult to think about it. Even if he turned against him and refused to admit it, no one could testify.

Emperor Hongzhi was clearly comforting himself, complimenting first, and then giving him a chore. Chen Xi probably guessed what routine Zhu Youzhang would use next.

Play the emotional card!

Before Chen Xi could speak, Xie Qian had already expressed his opinion for Chen Xi: "Your Majesty, these are all things that a minister should do!"

Zhu Youtang raised his hand and said, "Mr. Xie, I know that you have worked hard to cultivate the Chen Qing family, hoping that he can enter the cabinet in the future and inherit your mantle..."

The emperor spoke so bluntly that people almost couldn't get out of Taiwan. Xie Qian's little bit of heart was completely shocked by Zhu Youzhe. Xie Qian's face was roaring. When he was thinking about what the emperor would think of him, Zhu Youzhe said again, "But the Chen Qing family is too young after all. I originally wanted to decide the Chen Qing family's first contribution in this battle, but after careful consideration, I thought that the Chen Qing family still has many opportunities to make achievements in the future, so I decided to make achievements next time..."

Chen Xi thought to himself: "The emperor is purely making excuses!"

What is most obvious is that Emperor Hongzhi prefers civil governance. He basically acts according to the logic of civil officials and follows the rules and qualifications in everything. Although he occasionally promotes some capable young ministers, he dare not let go and reuse them.

Just like now, Zhu Youzhang and the civil servant group have the same position and decided to suppress Chen Xi's first and second achievements.

Of course, even if it was a second achievement, Chen Xi felt that the emperor gave him face and praised him.

Zhu Youzhang said: "I originally wanted to keep Chen Qing's family in the court and serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, but because Chen Qing's family did not have the experience of six ministries, they could only temporarily transfer the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue Wang of Nanjing to the court. This time, I want to transfer Chen Qing's family to Huguang and serve as the local governor, to defend one place, and to help the people in the area!"

Zhu Youzhang said it nicely, but in fact he was just a sensible attitude, which made Chen Xi's ears look like: "If you have any credit, so what if you have made merits? You will go wherever I told you to go!"

Xie Qian looked at Chen Xi, fearing that his grandson-in-law would not know anything in front of the emperor and would say anything to refuse. After all, he knew that arranging Chen Xi to work in Huguang was not the "reward" method that the court should have for the great heroes, but it seemed to be a fetter.

Chen Xi would not argue with Zhu Youcheng at all. He was just worried that his family would suffer from the journey again. However, there was one thing relatively good. The governor of Huguang was much closer than Guangdong and Guangxi, and he could reach it in about a month on the way.

But now Xie Hengnu is giving birth, so he won’t be able to set off in a short time.

Chen Xi had no objection, and he didn't want to talk nonsense. He would rather the emperor than bother him now and let him go back early to wait for good news outside Xie Hengnu's house. He immediately saluted respectfully: "I will receive the order!"

Zhu Youzhang was obviously relieved when he heard Chen Xi's words. Obviously, he had been worried that Chen Xi would complain before, and even made a refusal to submit a memorial.

If Chen Xi refused to obey the imperial edict, the emperor would really have no good way to deal with him. He could only use the method of "coaxing" to a meritorious minister like Chen Xi, and not force him.

Zhu Youzhi said: "Chen Qing family, I have some things to tell you about this trip. I have entrusted you with all the security of Huguang, and... the military and political power of Jiangjiang and Ganzhou will also be entrusted to you. Can you take responsibility?"

Originally, Xie Qian was a little unhappy about the emperor sending Chen Xi to Huguang, but when he heard this, his eyes lit up and a smile appeared on his old face.

If Chen Xi only serves as the governor of Huguang, his status among the governors is relatively average among the governors. At most, he will ensure the safety of Huguang and fight against local ethnic rebel forces. It is more lighter than going to the three coastal provinces in the southeast. However, the problem is that Chen Xi's authority is not as good as the previous "governor of the three southeastern provinces".

But now, the emperor handed over the military and political power of the Jianggan area to Shenxi, and the situation was completely different. Chenxi became the governor of the two provinces, without any coastal areas in front of it. The word "Along the River" was the highest military commander of Huguang and Jianggan provinces, and even local government affairs were among the management of Shenxi.

In this way, Chenxi can be said to be able to do whatever it wants in Jiangxi and Huguang provinces, covering the sky with only one hand.

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