After Zhang Yuan left the Leopard Room, he did not return to the palace as soon as possible.

At this time, he had a great status and no longer needed to go back to the palace to work every day. He could even leave the capital occasionally and go around the surrounding prefectures and counties to buy a property for himself. He was not worried about being blamed by Zhu Houzhao.

After all, Zhang Yuan had to supervise the internal warehouse, so he had already prepared it. If Zhu Houzhao asked, he would say he would go to buy the items needed in the palace.

"It's really strange. Your Majesty asked the Liu, the surname of Liu, to return to the palace and think about his mistakes behind closed doors, and was not ready to activate it immediately. Why?"

Zhang Yuan took the coachman to turn his horse's head to the Ministry of War with confusion... In his opinion, the only one who can answer his questions was his capable nephew Chen Xi.

When Zhang Yuan's carriage stopped at the entrance of the military department, the yamen had just opened. It was still early, and the on-duty soldiers who had just changed shifts were a little lazy. However, after seeing Zhang Yuan, they immediately stood up and changed into a respectful look.

"Eunuch Zhang, what kind of wind has blown you to the Ministry of War?" Hearing the news, the Ministry of War officials in charge of receiving them quickly went out and curry favor with him.

Zhang Yuan said angrily: "What kind of wind is blowing? Have you ever smelled it? Can Shangshu Chen be there?"

The official smiled and said, "Shangshu Chen is resting today, I'm afraid he won't come to the yamen!"

"Hey, when will the rest be in good condition? I have to go to today? He is intentionally going to go against our family!" Zhang Yuan said in a bad tone, and with anger, he went straight to the carriage.

After Zhang Yuan left, the on-duty captain walked over and asked: "Sir, do you see that this father-in-law Zhang came to see Shangshu Chen at the order of the emperor?"

"I know."

The official replied, "I don't see how much Your Majesty trusts Secretary Chen now. He will send people every few days. Even the Secretary Chen wrote a saint, which is much easier than those old masters and ministers. This fully shows that Mr. Chen is a favorite minister in the court. Your Majesty has high hopes for our Ministry of War! Work and work!"

A group of people were excited and continued to work.

After Zhang Yuan got on the carriage, he didn't want to go to the Shen family.

"Last time I went, I actually met my younger brother and sister... I am a long-tongued woman with a lot of talk. If she told me that I was still alive and even became a deacon in the palace, the court would cause a stir. But if I didn't go, I wouldn't be able to discuss Liu Jin's affairs with my nephew today..."

After repeated weighing, Zhang Yuan decided to go to Shen’s house.

However, he asked the servant to stop halfway, bought a hat, and then continued to set off. He even changed the eunuch's clothes and put on a blue sage.

When he arrived at the door of Shen's house, Zhang Yuan looked around and confirmed that no one was paying attention. Then he got out of the car and knocked on the door.

It was still Zhu Shan who opened the door. She poked her head out, looked at Zhang Yuan, and asked in surprise: "You are not..."

Zhang Yuan immediately covered his head with a hat and said coldly: "If you know who our family is, you will know that our family came by the emperor's order. Now you have important matters to meet Shangshu Chen... Go and report it quickly!"

Zhu Shan hesitated for a moment and replied, "My lord is not in the mansion!"

"nonsense!"

Zhang Yuan cursed, "You don't have eyes, I don't know how powerful our family is, right? Your adult is resting today. Where is it not in the mansion? Go in and report it!"

Zhu Shan has a stubborn temper. Even if he knows that this guy who is neither male nor female in front of him is not easy to offend, he will ignore it as soon as he gets angry and said, "If you don't, you won't be there. If you want to go, you can go wherever you like!"

After saying that, Zhu Shantou shrank back and closed the door with a "bang".

"you!"

Zhang Yuan didn't expect that a maid from the Shen family was so domineering and rude. He stood there on the spot. After a while, he realized, and muttered, "My eldest nephew is really rare. The gatekeeper doesn't look for a man, but he just finds an ignorant girl to block the door. However... this seems not to be a little girl movie. She is not small and has amazing strength... Does the eldest nephew want to meet guests, so he specially finds a plague god to block here?"

Zhang Yuan couldn't enter the door, and he was in the mood to knock on the door again because he felt that Chen Xi might really not be at home.

When he returned to the carriage, he was still muttering: "This kid probably had any plans outside, otherwise why did I encounter him twice without returning? I have to investigate this matter carefully. If we can find out that he is ugly and Yin Mao, we will have the handle of this kid. Let's see if he doesn't obey orders in the future?"

"Master, where are you going next?" asked the groom.

Zhang Yuan waved his hand angrily: "Where can you go? Go back to the palace, it's really bad luck today, and it's not going anywhere. Humph, fortunately, life is not easy for Liu, so our family feels more comfortable!"

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Chen Xi is indeed not at home.

He made time to accompany Hui Niang and Li Jin last night. He received news of Liu Jin entering the city this morning. He immediately went to Xie Qian to see Xie Qian and discussed solutions.

Chen Xi had been rejected in Xie Mansion before. This time, Xie Qian's attitude finally improved, as if he felt that he had saved his face.

When Xie Qian heard that Liu Jin had returned to Beijing and went directly to the leopard room, he frowned: "This eunuch is so easy to face the saint?"

Chen Xidao: "After all, he is the favorite minister in front of His Majesty. There is naturally no problem with the face of the saint. I just don't know how Your Majesty arranges it... If Your Majesty asks him to continue to take charge of the rituals and rituals, the consequences will be reflected today."

"You mean..."

Xie Qian suddenly became nervous, "After Liu Jin returned to the palace, he would immediately review the memorial and point fingers at the court?"

Chen Xi spreads his hands, isn’t this an obvious thing?

Xie Qian asked and answered: "Yes, Liu Jin will definitely find ways to gather power when he returns to the court. Don't you think of a solution in advance? Since you know that Liu Jin returns to the court, why not obstruct it?"

Chen Xi smiled bitterly: "Did Mr. Xie still insist that I should find someone to assassinate him?"

Because it was about committing crimes, even if Xie Qian thought it should be like this, it was not easy to say it directly. He hesitated for a while and said:

"I originally planned to rest at home for a few more days, but now it seems that doing so is meaningless, but instead gives the eunuch party a chance to breathe... I will enter the palace and see what the eunuch named Liu will do after returning to the court!"

Chen Xi bowed: "That student... I'll send you to Master Xie!"

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...

Xie Qian entered the palace in a hurry and went straight to Wenyuan Pavilion. Seeing that it was peaceful here, Liang Chu, Yang Ting and others, under the leadership of Wang Yang, reviewed the past tickets, but Jiao Fang did not show up.

"Xie Shaofu, you are here just in time. There may be many things that are not detailed here, and you need to add them!" When Wang Yang saw Xie Qian, he wanted to hand over the things he taught to his younger generations.

Xie Qian looked around and asked, "Where is Meng Yang?"

"Meng Yang?"

Wang Yang was stunned and replied, "Meng Yang was sick these days and was at home... There is not much trouble in the cabinet. You haven't been here for a few days, so you are afraid you won't know the inside story!"

Xie Qian murmured, "I didn't come, and Meng Yang didn't come either... Do you know that Liu Jin would come back today and run to welcome him and show his respect?"

Wang Liang said: "What did Young Master Xie say?"

Xie Qian glanced at Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe and waved his hand: "I heard that Liu Jin was back to the palace, so I came to take a look... I was afraid that Liu Jin would be the traitor who was in charge of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank of the rank

Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe looked at each other, with a look of avoidance on their faces.

Confucianism emphasizes the doctrine of the mean. The two did not join the eunuch party, but did not have a head-on conflict with the eunuch party. After all, they used to work in the Hanlin Academy and the Zhanshi Mansion, and they mostly maintained a harmonious situation with the eunuch party and were in peace.

Now, as soon as you enter the cabinet, you are facing the situation of Liu Jin returning to the court.

Xie Qian showed his resistance to Liu Jin in front of the two, making them realize that their entry into the cabinet represents the interests of civil servants and they need to deal with Liu Jin with Xie Qian. The two did not have the passionate expectation, but instead thought about how to avoid trouble.

After all, they are no longer frivolous young people. If they can become a Hanlin bachelor or even enter the cabinet, they are already old and mature. With the attitude of the two, it is best to keep things open and not care about them.

Wang Jiao said: "Eunuch Liu has returned to the palace? No news has come here... I'll enter the palace early in the morning... By the way, when will Eunuch Liu enter the city?"

Xie Qian didn't want to explain to Wang Yang, and said, "I'm going to the Sili Supervisor's Printing Room. Are you walking with me?"

Yang Tinghe said: "If Young Master Xie wants me to accompany you, he will naturally not dare to refuse."

Xie Qian looked at Yang Tinghe with anger, as if he was brutal, and frowned and said, "I can go alone. Jizhi will continue to teach him and the other two, so I will go!"

With an arrogant attitude, Xie Qian turned around and left and headed to Silijian.

After the person left, Liang Chu asked, "Shangshu Wang, why are Xie Shaofu so anxious?"

Wang Yang waved his hand: "Yu Qiao has always been like this. Since he is a colleague, he can get used to it. Don't be as good as him."

Liang Chu and Yang Tinghe looked at each other again, and they heard that Wang Yang was a bit of a double-faced attitude now. He was not a fence-making man, but chose to be neutral among the eunuch party and civil servant group and not interfere.

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Xie Qian was in a hurry to inquire about Liu Jin’s news.

Liu Jin had just settled down now and was not qualified to go to the Sili Supervisor to investigate the affairs. Before Zhu Houzhao assigned him a new job, he was an ordinary eunuch in the palace. He had status, but might not be able to say that he had power.

Liu Jin traveled all night long and was exhausted and wanted to rest, but because of Zhu Houzhao's attitude, he felt panic, especially after knowing that he was in the palace, such as Wei Bin and others, he felt even more panic.

"This lie magistrate is not in my hands. The Imperial Horse Prison, the Insider Factory, the West Factory and the Jinyiwei are all controlled by the relatives of the foreign relatives. If the civil servants are said to be able to deal with it, and the foreign relatives are trusted by His Majesty and the Empress Dowager, how can I fight with them?"

"Your Majesty's attitude towards me suddenly changed. Could it be that the Empress Dowager and the uncle said in front of His Majesty? Or Shen Zhihou was making trouble behind his back? What are the benefits of Shen Zhihou pulling me down? Even if I fall, there are still relatives who control the government, so can Shen Zhihou handle it?"

Liu Jin was worried and couldn't help but want to find someone to discuss.

When he came back this time, Zhang Wenmian was with him. Zhang Wenmian had suffered a lot before, but he didn't know whether the Tatars or bandits who plundered him until he was rescued by the official army. But he blamed all this on Shen Xi. If it weren't for dealing with Shen Xi, he wouldn't have gone to Xuanfu, and something happened halfway.

Sun Cong, Jiao Fang and others have been in the capital. When they encounter something they can't figure out, Liu Jin naturally wants to ask these people's opinions.

Before he could go out, someone came to visit him. Liu Jin was wondering who was so ignorant of the times and came to disturb his quietness. After seeing the person, his attitude changed... It was Song Qi, the eunuch who had gone to Xuanfu and summoned him back to the court on behalf of Zhu Houzhao.

Song Qi always appears as a good old man. He has a good temper and doesn't compete with others, but he gets very close to Liu Jin. After seeing Liu Jin, he looks very admiring. After giving the salute, he said kindly: "Eunuch Liu is back. You are so loyal to Your Majesty."

Liu Jin was very angry about Song Qi disturbing him from leaving the palace, and immediately said patiently: "As a minister, it is natural to be loyal to Your Majesty. Is Eunuch Song unfaithful to Your Majesty?"

"No, no, Eunuch Liu, you misunderstood the villain's meaning!" Song Qi quickly explained, "After receiving the imperial edict from His Majesty that day, Eunuch Liu bowed to His Majesty's imperial edict when he returned to the capital to report his work."

"Um?"

Liu Jin was stunned, but he didn't expect that his pretending performance would work.

This is the result he really hopes to see. Someone helps him show his loyalty in front of Zhu Houzhao, which is far more convincing than what he does and says.

Liu Jin was a little tired of Song Qi, but when he heard this, he finally showed a smile on his face and said, "It is true that we are loyal to Your Majesty. Our family can be promoted by the Grand Emperor and Your Majesty. Eunuch Song should also remember it in mind."
To be continued...