Zhu Houzhao was not interested in government affairs. After the Tatars in Xuanfu withdrew their troops, no matter how big the victory was, he would have no worries. In this way, no one could threaten his throne and act more rampantly.

After getting up, he first washed up, had a meal, and changed into court clothes. Then Zhu Houzhao was about to go to Fengtian Palace.

It was dusk at this time, and the sky turned dark. The Chinese civil and military officials in the court had been waiting in the palace for a day.

When Zhu Houzhao went to Fengtian Palace, he explained to Zhang Yuan on the way, saying, "Arranging it for me tonight, the matter cannot be delayed. I just went to meet the ministers, and then I would leave the palace and go to the leopard room..."

At this time, Zhu Houzhao never forgets the evening show, and he always cares about eating, drinking and having fun.

In Fengtian Hall, the sky was completely dark, the eunuchs had lit the palace lanterns, Zhu Houzhao climbed onto the Danbao, stood in front of the dragon throne, and all the ministers knelt down to salute.

"Let's flat!"

Zhu Houzhao looked calm, as if it was a matter of course for ministers to wait for him.

Immediately, Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon throne.

The ministers stood up and followed with their heads down and looked very respectful. In fact, they were all complaining in their hearts, thinking that this emperor was really unreliable. The good Wu Dynasty turned into a late court, and everyone is hungry and thirsty.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Your families have been waiting for you for a long time. I am plagued by trivial matters today, so it has been a little too late. I summoned you to the family for military affairs of the Xuanfu. As far as I know, the Xuanfu won a great victory, and I feel very relieved!"

The ministers didn't say anything.

The results of this battle are not great and are not worthy of celebration. Moreover, Liu Jin is likely to return to the court with his military achievements... Liu Jin returns to Beijing, good things will also turn into bad things.

However, there are still people who come out to compliment, especially among the eunuch party members, and the Minister of Personnel Liu Yu took the list: "Your Majesty is blessed with great blessings, and the great victory of Xuanfu is completed by Your Majesty and Eunuch Liu and others. After this battle, our Ming Dynasty will surely be prosperous and peaceful, and create a prosperous era of righteousness and virtue... All of this is caused by Your Majesty's dragon power."

This is what I feel nauseous when I hear this.

The Hongzhi Dynasty was clear-headed in politics and cultivated many hard-working ministers. Even middle-level officials basically did not start their own business by leveraging their own businesses, and most of them had certain talents. Liu Yu was different. When the civil servant group was in power, he defected to Liu Jian. When Zhengde ascended the throne, he immediately turned to the eunuch party when he saw that the direction was wrong. He had a very serious speculative mentality. Many people in the court looked down on Liu Yu who started his own business by flattery.

Zhu Houzhao smiled and said, "Shangshu Liu has said something a little too much. I am just doing my best to do something beneficial to the soldiers and the people of the border..."

You said you were fat, but you were still breathing.

Shen Xi looked at Zhu Houzhao, who was sitting on the dragon chaise. Because the lights were dim, Shen Xi could not see Zhu Houzhao's face very clearly, but expected that he was showing off now.

Zhu Houzhao added: "This battle was won thanks to the soldiers on the front line of Xuanfu who fought bravely to fight the enemy, especially the two leading troops, Wang Shouren and Hu Lian, who worked together... This is also related to the contribution of the Ministry of War to dispatch troops. Although Shen Shangshu of the Ministry of War was in the capital, he could plan and win thousands of miles away. This is for my capable minister of the Ming Dynasty!"

In front of all the officials, Zhu Houzhao did not hide her appreciation for Shen Xi at all and pushed her to a very high position.

Shen Xi didn't think he had made great contributions in this battle, but he was praised by Zhu Houzhao and always wanted to come out to pay tribute and thank him. He immediately left:

"Your Majesty praised you. The achievements of Xuanfu this time are all the soldiers. I dare not take credit for you. Please reward the soldiers on the front line to comfort the heroes."

"well!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded with a smile and asked again, "Does Shangshu Chen prepare a list of the soldiers who have been meritorious in this battle? I am ready to reward them as appropriate."

The ministers present all looked at Chen Xi.

Before, the ministers only knew that the Xuanfu had heard the news. They expected that the detailed military achievements were written and the letter had not been sent to the capital. Chenxi should not be ready.

Besides, even if someone wants to ask, Xie Qian will block it.

Now that we finally got to the point, these people don’t care what the contributions of generals such as Wang Shouren and Hu Lian have, it depends on how much Liu Jin has made? Whether he has the opportunity to return to the capital and continue to serve as the supervisor of the seal.

The Ministry of War reported suddenly became very important.

Xie Qian took a look at Chen Xi, and the general meaning was to act according to the previous plan.

Chen Xi understood Xie Qian's intention and bowed to him: "Return to Your Majesty, the front line of good news has just arrived at the capital. Please give me a list of rewarded personnel. You must wait until the place reports in detail before you can come out..."

Zhu Houzhao was obviously impatient to recruit Liu Jin to return to the court. When she heard this, her face was full of disappointment and she frowned and asked, "The credit book has not been sorted out yet? Alas! It's a pity that I was originally planning to reward the meritorious ministers at this court meeting, but now it seems that it can only be postponed..."

The court officials did not know whether the Ministry of War intended to delay asking for merit, but the eunuchs were a little anxious.

After Liu Jin left the capital, the power of the eunuch party in the court was severely contracted. Due to the joint suppression of relatives and civil servants, officials of the eunuch party were breathless under heavy pressure. Now they finally had the opportunity to welcome Liu Jin to preside over the overall situation. They didn't want to delay it for a day.

Liu Yu requested: "Your Majesty, since the war in Xuanfu has ended, the Tatars have lost their troops and retreated to the grassland, why not transfer the soldiers of the Beijing camp, as well as the generals and the military supervisors who went to the expedition, back to the capital? Especially Eunuch Liu, as an eunuch in the military supervisor, can deliver the victory back to the capital as soon as possible after the war, but is framed by the people in the court and suffered unjust grievances. Your Majesty should let Eunuch Liu come back earlier to comfort the old ministers."

"ah!?"

Zhu Houzhao was surprised, then smiled. It was obvious that Liu Yu's words had hit his heart, and he nodded repeatedly, "I am just thinking about it..."

Tu Xun, the Minister of Justice, took the lead and sternly stopped him: "Your Majesty, you must not!"

Suddenly, Liu Jin's return to the court was put on the table.

The ministers waited in Fengtian Palace for most of the day, and waited for this moment to compete. Many civil officials put in full force, and some were even ready to give advice to death.

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "What can't you do if you can't Tu Shangshu? The war in Xuanfu ends. Shouldn't we let the heroes return to the court?"

Tu Xun requested: "Your Majesty, as far as I know, the eunuch Liu Jin, in the military supervision, reported victory to the court at the beginning of the war. Although the final result was not bad, it disturbed the morale of the army, especially deceiving Your Majesty... This is a serious crime to deceive the king. As the Minister of Justice, I must not let the evil people in the court make mistakes and be rewarded."

"This kind of unfair reward and punishment will inevitably lead to the separation of people's hearts!"

The wrinkles on Zhu Houzhao's forehead deepened. He didn't expect that Tu Xun, who had always been gentle before, would disobey his will in front of him.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiao Fang: "Master Jiao Ge, what do you think?"

At this time, Zhu Houzhao didn't ask others, but specifically asked Jiao Fang. Although it was an unintentional act, the ministers would inevitably think that Zhu Houzhao deliberately asked the eunuch party members, which was to create opportunities for Liu Jin to return to the court, and to see his partiality.

Jiao Fang left the line and was about to reply, Xie Qian suddenly took a step forward and said first: "Your Majesty, the battle in Xuanfu has first won. Whether the Tatar soldiers really withdraw their troops or pretend to retreat has not yet been concluded. In this way, he was anxious to transfer the soldiers of Xuanfu and the eunuchs of the army back to the capital. Is it too hasty?"

Jiao Fang staggered but couldn't stand firm and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, Liu Yu, Liu Ji and others stepped forward to support him.

After Jiao Fang stood still, he looked at Xie Qian deeply.

At this moment, the confrontation between the civil servant group headed by Xie Qian and the eunuch party has become increasingly obvious. Jiao Fang knew clearly that Xie Qian obviously did not want him to speak for Liu Jin.

When Zhu Houzhao heard Xie Qian's advice, his face looked ugly. He had no intention of asking for the chief minister Xie Qian's opinion. Before, Xie Qian was mad in front of him and wanted to punish Liu Jin for his crime, which made him have a prejudice against Xie Qian.

Zhu Houzhao still looked at Jiao Fang: "Gei Jiao, I still want to hear your opinions." He said this to ignore Xie Qian's words, which was undoubtedly a naked slap in the face of the prime minister of the dynasty.

Jiao Fang hesitated for a moment, turned her head and saw Xie Qian's face flushed and her body trembled constantly, knowing that he was very angry. Although Liu Yu and Liu Ji and other eunuchs were eager to speak for Liu Jin, he was still in a state of integrity. He lamented in his heart and said with a dark face:

"When your Majesty, the old minister has no more ideas about when the Xuanfu will withdraw his troops... In this way, he has a specialized in his profession. Your Majesty might as well ask Mr. Chen of the Ministry of War?"

The eunuchs were very dissatisfied and felt that Jiao Fang was not sure of the opportunity, so he could clearly take the opportunity to propose to Zhu Houzhao to let Liu Jin return to the court, and insisted on throwing the problem to Chen Xi.

Liu Yu and others were thinking in their hearts: "Eunuch Liu left the capital and was harmed by Shen Zhihou. Now, Master Jiao asked His Majesty to ask him about his opinion, isn't it that Eunuch Liu completely unable to return to the court?"

Xie Qian was very satisfied with Jiao Fang's answer, his face calmed down a little, he twisted his beard and looked at Jiao Fang with his eyes as if he was saying, "You know your identity, it's not waste your companions for so many years."

Zhu Houzhao did not get support from Jiao Fang, so he could only look at Chen Xi. No matter what, Chen Xi was the most trusted ministers present, so he said:

"Shangshu Chen, as the Minister of War, you know the situation on the front line of Xuanfu. In the view of Shangshu Chen, can the border war come to an end? Can Wang Shouren, Hu Lian and Liu Jin return to the court?"

Faced with Zhu Houzhao's question, the ministers were all guessing how Chen Xi would answer.

Before, everyone classified Chen Xi as Xie Qian's faction. Even in the fight with Liu Jin, Chen Xi has always been the vanguard of the civil service group in front. People in the court also recognized that Liu Jinli was doing what Chen Xi did. No one thought that Chen Xi would help Liu Jin in such a thing.

Even Xie Qian had a smile on his face, obviously very confident, and believed that Chen Xi would follow his wishes, saying that the front-line war had not yet ended, and Liu Jin had to stay on the front-line of Xuanfu to supervise the army.

Chen Xi was very helpless at this time and thought to himself: "Zhu Houzhao didn't ask me at the beginning. He probably thought that I wouldn't help Liu Jin, so even if he trusted me, he would not accept my opinion on this issue. In fact, he had a long tendency in his heart and urgently needed others to agree with his views and demonstrate the authority of his emperor."

"If I stand up and oppose him, wouldn't I be unhappy for myself?"

Suddenly, Chen Xi understood why Jiao Fang had thrown the problem to him.

"This is a job that offended the emperor... Jiao Fang didn't say it himself, but let me say it clearly gave me a problem!"

Zhu Houzhao trusted Chen Xi, but on Liu Jin's issue, Zhu Houzhao would not be partial to him. After all, he understood that Liu Jin was not a positive role in the minds of civil servants, and Chen Xi was an orthodox civil servant, so it was impossible for him, the emperor, to favor a eunuch, and to lose power.

However, at this time, Zhu Houzhao's eyes were still filled with eager expectations when he looked at Chen Xi, and his burning eyes made Chen Xi feel difficult to avoid.

Chen Xi understood that at this time, Zhu Houzhao hoped that he would help.

After hesitating for a while, Chen Xi saluted respectfully and said: "Go back to Your Majesty, as the scouts of the Ministry of War know that the Tatar soldiers had withdrawn from the border, but they still need to prevent them from making a comeback. Therefore, it is best to keep Wang Shouren in the Xuanfu and temporarily lead the military affairs of the Xuanfu. General Hu Lian and other generals, as well as Beijing camp, allocate troops and horses to temporarily return to Beijing."

Zhu Houzhao was a little disappointed at first, but when he heard it, he found that Chen Xi had made a compromise.

However, Chen Xi did not specifically mention Liu Jin's matter, and did not give any advice on whether he would return to the court.

Zhu Houzhao asked, "With Mr. Chen's intention, should Eunuch Liu Jin and Liu return to the court?"

The question is very direct, almost to the point. Everyone is waiting for Chen Xi's answer. If nothing unexpected happens, it is recommended that Liu Jin delay his return to the court. After all, Wang Shouren must stay in Xuanfu, which means that Liu Jin, as a military supervisor, should also stay.

Chen Xi was silent a little, then closed his eyes and said helplessly: "As the military supervisor, Eunuch Liu should have stayed in Xuanfu, but he made contributions after all. If His Majesty needs him, he can transfer him back to the capital for His Majesty to drive him! As for the military supervisor, he can select other personnel from the palace..."

When the ministers heard Chen Xi's words, both the civil service group and the eunuch party group opened their eyes wide and found it very incredible... Chen Xi did not stop Liu Jin from returning to Beijing, and even suggested to Zhu Houzhao that Liu Jin would return to the court, which was something that no one could understand.

Xie Qian turned around and glared at Chen Xi, as if he blamed Chen Xi for talking nonsense.

Chen Xi simply refused to look at Xie Qian, so as not to feel uncomfortable. He made such suggestions, but actually left some room for room for his final decision. Zhu Houzhao was still the one who made such a suggestion.

Zhu Houzhao smiled when she heard Chen Xi's words: "Okay, I also think that the meritorious soldiers should be rewarded, of course, including the eunuch Liu Jin, the military supervisor. I intend to transfer them back to the capital..."

"Your Majesty, no!"

Xie Qian finally couldn't help but come forward to stop him.

Xie Qian's outgoing is equivalent to saying that the conflict between the civil servant group and the eunuch party was completely aroused. Originally, Xie Qian didn't have to say anything, just let the ministers he arranged in advance speak, but at this time he knew that if he didn't come out to stop and let Liu Jin return to the court smoothly, the court would be very likely to fall into the previous situation of eunuch party dominance again.

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to listen to Xie Qian's advice at first, so she seemed very impatient at this time and waved her hand and said, "I probably understand what Mr. Xie said, "I understand what happened. Master Xie, please take back my words and tell me in detail!"

Because Xie Qian had already expressed his attitude in front of Zhu Houzhao, he stood up again at this time. Even if Zhu Houzhao was ignorant, he understood that Xie Qian was a major obstacle to his arbitrary decision.

Xie Qian did not listen to Zhu Houzhao's orders at all and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Liu Jin falsely reported his military achievements at the beginning of the war. This matter is true. If Your Majesty does not punish him, how can he establish his authority?"

Zhu Houzhao shouted, "Isn't that victory in the end? Master Xie is in the capital, and the mountains and rivers are far away from Xuanfu. How do you know what happened in Xuanfu? I want to transfer Liu Jin back, just to ask him in person and report the victory in advance!"

Xie Qian was very annoyed, but when facing the king, he always had to suppress his anger and bowed, "Your Majesty, please think twice!" After that, he took the lead in kneeling down and asked Zhu Houzhao to take back his orders by kneeling advice.

Under the leadership of Xie Qian, many ministers knelt down one after another, including top civil officials such as Wang Jiao and Tu Xun. Not long after, a large area of ​​knelt down in Fengtian Hall, only Chenxi, and the ministers of Zhou Jing and the eunuch party did not kneel down.

What Zhu Houzhao was most annoying was that the ministers pointed fingers at their decisions. At this time, he said in an impatient tone: "The decision I made is not allowed to question, and this matter has been decided... Master Xie, you are old, have a unclear mind, have a biased attitude, and treat the officials around you and the eunuchs in the palace equally. You are both working for me and the Ming Dynasty, how can you deliberately suppress your colleagues?"

In his words, Zhu Houzhao openly pointed out Xie Qian's major crimes, which made Xie Qian both angry and desperate. He said intimately: "I have worked diligently for the Ming Dynasty all my life. Now I am just advising to bring down an autocratic eunuch party leader. What's better for you, the emperor, and you blame me? It's simply outrageous!"

Zhu Houzhao didn't want to listen to the minister's advice anymore, so she stood up and waved her hand: "I have decided on this matter. If you have any objections, you will be disrespectful to me. I will definitely pursue it to the end!"

"Transfer my decree. Except for Wang Shouren, the other ministers who have made meritorious officials in Xuanfu, including soldiers in the Beijing camp, will return to Beijing, and the eunuch Liu Jin, the military supervisor, is no exception!"

After saying that, Zhu Houzhao shook her sleeves in anger and left.

When Zhang Yuan and Qian Ning saw this attitude, they hurriedly chased out of the hall. Even if Xie Qian was unwilling to accept it, there was no way.
Chapter completed!