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Chapter 164 Make him unable to return to the capital

In the Marquis of Shouning, the Zhang brothers just learned that Chen Xi was appointed as the governor of the Three Borders by the court.

Zhang Yanling was a little angry and slapped the letter in his hand on the table, angrily saying, "This kid Chen Xi is so lucky. He has fought all the way from north to south and has not died yet. It's such a bad luck! That old man Zhang Mao actually had a chord with Liu Daxia and promoted Chen Xi to the northwest to work. Then, will we have no room to show off our strength in the three sides in the future?"

Zhang Heling seemed very cautious and did not directly evaluate this matter, as if he was thinking about the problem.

Zhang Yanling said: "Brother, it seems that the cabinet has approved it. You also know that our nephew has always valued Chen Xi. Now the court has transferred Chen Xi to the northwest, so we will definitely agree with it!"

"Since you know that this matter has received support from all parties and cannot be changed, what else do you say? Can you submit a memorial to the court and delegate this errand? Is there anyone around you who can be competent for the governor of the three sides?" Zhang Heling scolded impatiently.

A word caused a estrangement between the two brothers. Zhang Yanling asked: "With the intention of the eldest brother, I will hand over the northwest to the boy Chen Xi from now on, and I will not care about it from now on?"

Zhang Heling said: "It's not a question of whether you want to take care of it or not, but you don't have to take care of it. Even if Chen Xi doesn't go, how much results have we achieved in the northwest for so long in the past few years? Wang Qiong didn't know what to do before. Although the Duke of the State was better, his desire was hard to fill, and his money was not very effective. Can I win Chen Xi into our camp now!"

Zhang Yanling said disdainfully: "What are you kidding with the eldest brother? Do you want to win over the boy surnamed Chen? You don't even look at his temper. If he could win over, he would have won over. It would be like a stone in the pit, smelly and hard. I don't want to say that at all, so as not to be smothered by the stench on his body!"

Zhang Heling sighed: "It is different from the past. With Chen Xi's ability, it is not an exaggeration to be the Minister of War. Now that the new emperor ascended the throne, the court does not give him a chance to enter the court. Isn't he anxious? He can't get through with the cabinet's Young Master Liu, and his backer Xie Yuqiao has lost power. He is now a phoenix with a hair loss. If we come forward to help him at this time, would he not remember our love?"

Zhang Yanling sat down and sneered: "Brother, you clearly haven't figured out the situation of the Shen family boy. He would rather be an idle person than curry favor with relatives like us. To put it bluntly, he is just an ignorant scholar. Many people in the court have the same virtue as him, but he is not tolerated by those old stubborn people. Haha... If you want to blame, this boy is too sharp. It's just right that he's defeated now, so let's not help him!"

Zhang Heling looked at his younger brother for a while and finally said, "The court asked him to go back to the capital first, and let's talk about everything after he returns to the capital."

"In fact, this person is an alien among civil servants, and he is the one we can win over. Chen Xi is still aware of the current affairs. The reason why he refused to get close to us in the past was because he knew that the old emperor was alive and my brother could not control the core power of the court. But now the orphan and widow are in power, and the new emperor trusts him very much. If he can stand on the same path with us, after dealing with Liu Shaofu and others, Xie Yuqiao will be the chief minister, and his power will be so great, so he will be waiting to enter the cabinet and become an auxiliary minister!"

Zhang Yanling said impatiently: "Whatever brother says, I want to get close to the Shen family boy, but there is no door. This guy put us together and wanted me to forgive him? Humph... Let's see how he jumps around in the northwest!"

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Zhang Yanling came out of the Shouning Marquis Mansion and felt depressed. He hated Chen Xi to the core, but his elder brother Zhang Heling admired Chen Xi very much, which made him very unwilling.

As soon as he returned to the Marquis' Mansion in Jianchang, a servant came to report: "Marty, Jiang Li, the Jinyiwei, has been waiting outside for a long time!"

"The man surnamed Jiang still has the face to come back. He said he was going to deal with Chen Xi, but in the end he didn't even dare to come back. What have he been doing in the past few months?"

Zhang Yanling was so angry that he was waiting for Jiang Liwei to bring Gao Ning back to Beijing. As a result, Jiang Liwei lost Gao Ning halfway, so he had been out of town for several months and had not dared to come back to see him. Zhang Yanling waved his hand, "Let that useless dog thing come to see this marquis!"

Jiang Liwei appeared in front of Zhang Yanling and bowed to her. Zhang Yanling sat in a high position and looked at him coldly: "Jiang Zhenfu, you are really capable. You have been going south for a year. Are you planning to return to Beijing to celebrate the New Year?"

Jiang Liwei said respectfully: "I returned to the capital two months before my post, but because the mail entrusted by the Marquis failed to complete the errand, I dared not ask for a meeting..."

"I know I didn't do it well, so I didn't come to apologize. I actually asked someone to send a letter, but I didn't even see anyone. Do you think I can escape from the monk and escape from the temple?" Zhang Yanling said angrily.

Jiang Liwei looked respectful and did not dare to refute Zhang Yanling a word.

Zhang Yanling didn't see Gao Ning. Although he was disappointed, he did not beat Jiang Li to death because of this. After all, the two got together because of their interests. One of the concubines he has always favored is Jiang Liwei, so he was unwilling to turn against him. He thought for a while and asked, "You are back now, but have you found that woman?"

Jiang Liwei said in a difficult situation: "When I returned to the Marquis, I sent someone to inquire about Gao Ji before. I learned that he and his son were temporarily living in Nanjing and did not see the woman looking for her husband... This woman... is afraid that she is dead on the road, or because of some things, she dares not go to see the Gao family, and live in hiding her identity from now on!"

Zhang Yanling grinned his teeth and deliberately bitten it: "You are deliberately angry with me, right? You are already in your hands, and you can still escape? Are all the people under your hands eating and can't even do things?"

Jiang Liwei knelt down in front of Zhang Yanling and kowtowed: "Mr. Marquis, I am not good at doing things well. Please punish me! No matter how you punish me, I am not complaining. After all, you will never dare to disobey you!"

Even if Zhang Yanling knew that Jiang Liwei might not be so respectful to him. After all, the other party had been hiding from him for a long time before coming to ask for a meeting. This shows that he had always wanted to avoid the limelight. As for why he came to see him this time, it was probably because the incident of Chen Xi being transferred to the governor of the three sides had spread in the officialdom of the capital.

Zhang Yanling sneered: "You learned that Chen Xi was promoted and would never be able to shake the Ming border army in the future, so you came to find me and asked me to help you deal with that boy?"

Jiang Liwei did not hide it and said directly: "What the Marquis said is not bad, that's exactly!"

When Zhang Yanling saw that Jiang Liwei's forehead was blushed, his face relaxed a little. When dealing with Chen Xi, he and Jiang Liwei were no different. They wanted Chen Xi to fall, and even let Chen Xi die.

Zhang Yanling said: "Then you also know that Chen Xi is now appointed as the three-sided general system and holds military power. What good methods do you want him to die?"

Jiang Liwei kowtowed again: "Please send some staff to Beiyi, so Beiyi will not reach the northwest!"

"Oh, you are quite capable. You actually want to kill that kid halfway? There are many people protecting him. As the governor, he had at least dozens of people following him when he returned to Beijing. How difficult it is for you to kill him? You really think of yourself as Jing Ke and think you can succeed in assassination... Oh, no, Jing Ke will never come back, and you will feel sad on the spot. What a pity!" Zhang Yanling said in a mocking tone.

Jiang Liwei was not upset and continued to ask for instructions: "Please tell me how to get rid of this person?"

Zhang Yanling said: "It is not easy to kill him. If you want to attack him, it is better to find someone around him first. For example, his wives, concubines, children, or parents and sisters... If you don't ward him on him, how could he surrender? You have a lot of hatred with the boy named Chen. If I hadn't seen you have a grudge against him, I wouldn't have pulled you..."

"Let's do this, I'll find an excuse to send you to the south. You'll block Shenxi on the road. No matter whether you attack him or the people around him, you can't let this kid return to Beijing smoothly! If he arrives safely in Beijing, you won't have to come back!"

Jiang Liwei took a deep breath and finally kowtowed: "Don't worry, Marquis, I will complete the task and get rid of Chenxi, so that there will be no future troubles!"

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Xie Qian finally saw the official document issued by the court and knew that Chen Xi was appointed as the governor of the three sides, and his disappointment was beyond words.

Seeing this, Xie Pi couldn't help but ask: "My father, now Mr. Shen can serve as a mission in the northwest, which is a great thing for the Ming Dynasty border defense. You agreed at the beginning, so why are you frowning?"

Xie Qian shook his head helplessly: "What do you know? What do you think is a good job to go to the northwest and can make achievements? Do you know how many princes and marquis there are in the northwest and how many hereditary nobles?"

This question was asked too profoundly, and Xie Pi could not answer it at all. He could not think of the intention of his father to ask him these questions, so he immediately shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Xie Qian sighed: "The water in the northwest is so turbid. If he hadn't known that Chen Xi could not return to the court for a while, his father would not have let him go to the northwest... Over the years, he has been an official outside for a long time, and his power seems to have increased day by day, but in fact he is incompatible with the officialdom. Only by letting him go to the northwest can he contact the core power layer and have greater achievements to enter the court smoothly... All of this is actually helping him rather than harming him!"

Xie Pi was puzzled and asked, "My father, you are helping Mr. Chen!"
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