Chen Xi was not polite, so Zhu Houzhao gave him a seat and sat down. After sitting down, he did not take the initiative to talk to Zhu Houzhao.

At this time, Liu Jin was the most nervous one, for fear that Chen Xi would not know anything, so he told Zhu Houzhao about some things in the court. Of course, what he was most afraid of was that Chen Xi would slander him out of nothing.

"It is best to stop the boy named Chen from using conspiracies and tricks, so that he can't see His Majesty. However, among the many ministers in the court, the boy named Chen is the most sensible one. He usually doesn't speak in front of His Majesty... On the contrary, I should be more careful when Xie Yuqiao and those people, who are not very capable will shout."

Zhu Houzhao looked at Chen Xi and felt a little unfamiliar for a moment. After a while, he said, "Shangshu Chen, I actually summoned you... I want to tell you something."

"I learned that the Tatars sent envoys, and now they have come to Xuanfu and want to come to the palace to meet. The local government did not dare to make a decision and asked the court for instructions. I have already decided on the national policy of pacifying the grassland for two years, so... I am very hesitant about this matter, and I don't know if I should allow them to enter the court. I want to hear your opinions."

Chen Xi asked, "Does Your Majesty want to see you or not?"

"Ahem!"

Zhu Houzhao coughed twice, her little face tense tightly, "I have no specific idea yet. In fact, it is okay to see or not, because no matter whether I see you or not, it cannot change my previous plan to launch the military grassland and seal the wolf's servant. Shangshu Chen must not misjudgment..."

Liu Jin took the opportunity to say, "Shangshu Chen, if Your Majesty asks you for your opinion, you can just answer it. How can you ask Your Majesty over and ask him?"

Zhu Houzhao glared at Liu Jin, as if he was blaming him for being too talkative, but Chen Xi realized that the little emperor had no intention of really blaming Liu Jin at this moment.

Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin were basically "colluded". It is hard to tell who has more destructive power to the Ming court... Liu Jin is abominable, but if Zhu Houzhao had not indulged him, there would have been no current situation of ministers being disloyal.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Shangshen doesn't need to cover up, just say something."

Chen Xi said: "Since Your Majesty asks you to say that, then I will talk about my own simple opinions... Well, let's see you!"

"ah?"

Zhu Houzhao was very surprised by Chen Xi's suggestion. This answer was too direct and he didn't react for a while.

Liu Jin frowned: "Shangshu Chen, is your opinion too hasty... Why do you want to meet those envoys from foreign countries? You have to give a reason. Your Majesty is preparing to pacify the grassland and tear it apart. Now you say you want to give him envoys. Isn't this showing weakness to the enemy?"

Since its founding, the Ming Dynasty has not been compatible with the grassland tribes. In the past century, the border wars have been ongoing. The court will only choose peace talks if it is defeated or has no energy to fight with the grassland people. It will open one or two ports to do business. After the Ming Dynasty's vitality is restored, the trade port will be closed and then enter war mode again.

Chenxidao: "When you meet a foreign envoy, you are showing weakness. So, according to Eunuch Liu's intention, the Ming Dynasty monarch used to show weakness when he met envoys from Goryeo, Ryukyu and other countries?"

"Um?"

Liu Jin was dumbfounded and could not answer. In terms of eloquence, he believed that there was a certain gap between him and Chen Xi. The reason why he interrupted was that he did not want Chen Xi to take the initiative in front of Zhu Houzhao. In his opinion, Zhu Houzhao did not let him avoid it. It should be because of this consideration... His existence can alleviate the tense atmosphere between the king and the ministers.

Zhu Houzhao raised his hand, interrupted the conversation between Chen Xi and Liu Jin, and asked, "Shangshu Chen, can you tell me the specific reason?"

Chen Xidao: "There are many reasons, but to sum it up, it's just a routine."

Chen Xi's answer was still very simple, but Zhu Houzhao had to think about it for a long time after listening to it, because the amount of information contained in this sentence was too large.

"Routine, routine..." Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly after thinking for a while, "This is a bit reasonable. It is better to see it or not. This is better to see it. In the art of military affairs, we know ourselves and our enemy and will never be defeated. Is this what the Secretary of Chen meant?"

Chen Xi stood up and saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty is wise!"

After saying this, Chen Xi was about to say goodbye and leave... After saying what he should say, there was no need to stay and listen to Zhu Houzhao's nagging.

Zhu Houzhao looked a little embarrassed and looked at Chen Xi and said, "Shangshu Chen, do you have no good advice? For example, when I see the Tatar envoys this time, I must beware of them stealing the information from the Ming Dynasty, right? If it is a big deal that will end up losing a lot of rice, it would be bad!"

Chen Xi frowned when he heard Zhu Houzhao's words and thought to himself, you have had so many famous teachers and great scholars since childhood, but after becoming emperor, his knowledge not only did not increase, but instead became ignorant.

Liu Jin corrected: "Your Majesty, how can this be considered stealing a chicken? A thief steals a chicken..."

"I didn't ask you while standing!"

Zhu Houzhao glared at Liu Jin and looked at Chen Xi again, as if she wanted to get a conclusion.

Chen Xidao: "If Your Majesty is not at ease, then the Ministry of War will coordinate the reception matters and will not allow the Tatars to take advantage of them... I wonder if Your Majesty is right?"

"Um?"

When Zhu Houzhao heard Chen Xi's answer, she did not make a statement at the first time, but looked at Liu Jin with a look. Obviously, he is more willing to adopt Liu Jin's opinion now.

This can be regarded as a subtle change. After all, Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin faced each other day. Even though they knew that Chen Xi had outstanding abilities, they would rather believe in close ministers like Liu Jin.

Liu Jin was also seriously thinking about this question, whether to let the Ministry of War be responsible for receiving the Tatar envoys, and finally made a suggestion: "Your Majesty, it is naturally better for Secretary Chen to volunteer. With Secretary Chen receiving it, it will definitely reflect the majesty of the Ming Dynasty and make the barbarians frightened... Your Majesty has a capable minister like Secretary Chen, which is really gratifying!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded with relief and said with a smile: "I heard from these words that the Tatars invaded the territory several times, but they were defeated by Shangshu Chen, and I'm afraid the Tatars have already had a shadow in their hearts... Shangshu Chen can be said to be the most capable minister of the Ming Dynasty. Shangshu Shen leads the matter. Why don't the Tatars bow their heads? Haha, the matter is settled!"

"I accept the order!"

Chenxi remained silent and performed the rituals.

Before, Liu Jin was secretly happy, thinking that Chen Xi had received a hot potato... Reception of the Tatars is not a good job. After all, diplomacy is nothing small, and once you do something bad, you will infinitely magnify the shortcomings. In addition, in Liu Jin's opinion, Chen Xi will be distracted by others in this way, and there will be a big hidden danger in the court.

But now seeing Chen Xi so calm, Liu Jin hesitated a little, feeling that he seemed to have fallen into Chen Xi's trick.

"No, right, what's wrong? Look at the calm expression of this boy, he was prepared at first sight. I'm afraid he had already thought about how to report to His Majesty before coming. So if you volunteer to receive the Tatars, wouldn't there be any conspiracy, right?"

No matter how Liu Jin thought about it, he didn't think that this matter had something to do with him, so he continued to think about it: "Even if he wanted to frame me for being involved with the Tatars, Your Majesty would not accept it. I was in Xuanfu before, helping Your Majesty win the battle against the Tatars, which was enough to prove his innocence. But apart from that, I really couldn't think of any conspiracy he had... By the way, was he not to deal with me, but to have other plans? Could it be that he was not confident in pacifying the grassland for two years and wanted to postpone the matter?"

At this time, Liu Jin was already suffering from persecution. Chen Xi's scheming made him always full of vigilance. Chen Xi's threat was too great. He had to think about every move of chess for a long time. At this time, he couldn't figure it out thoroughly. After making up his mind to go back, he called Zhang Wenmian and Sun Cong to discuss and find out the reason why Chen Xi did this.

After Zhu Houzhao finished talking about the serious matter, he said happily: "Since that's the case, please come back... I will attend the field tomorrow. If I have the chance, I will tell you something else to do with Shangshu Chen."

Chen Xi saluted: "I will leave in this way."

"Well?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't agree immediately, and looked at Chen Xi a little hesitant... He suddenly remembered that he had not met the court officials for a long time. If he didn't take this opportunity to ask Chen Xi's affairs in the court, it would seem like a waste.

Liu Jin saw a few signs and immediately said, "Your Majesty, I have prepared what you ordered before. Are you..."

When Zhu Houzhao heard Liu Jin's words, he suddenly remembered the long-lost Gongshi. His eyes lit up. He quickly threw away what he had thoughts before and said to Chen Xi with a smile: "Yes, I forgot that there is still something important to do next... Well, please come back first, see you tomorrow!"

"I'm going to leave!"

Chen Xi didn't want to talk too much to Zhu Houzhao. Originally, he had a lot of things to report, such as involving personnel arrangements in the court, or requesting funds to make and replace muskets, allowing the Ming army to change clothes, and some were involved in local mutinies... But because of Liu Jin, a political enemy, and Chen Xi found that Zhu Houzhao was unintentional to the court, he was too lazy to say it.

Chen Xi came out of the Ganqing Palace, and Liu Jin followed him all the way, panting, "Chen...Shangshu Chen, how about leaving a step to speak? Otherwise, let's find a place to have a good talk?"

Chen Xi stopped and looked back at Liu Jin. Seeing that Liu Jin was smiling, she seemed to be very satisfied with the previous prelude of Chen Xijun.

"Eunuch Liu, what's there to talk about with me?" Chen Xi replied coldly.

Liu Jin then stopped, his face a little embarrassed, but he was thick-skinned and was not upset by Chen Xi's choking words. He still said with a smile:

"Anyway, we can discuss some things... You see, the big and small matters in the court, Your Majesty won't interfere much. If the ministers do not discuss and resolve them, can the matter be done well?"

"One other day!"

Chen Xi seemed very impatient, "It's not too early today, so I have to go back... I will pay the Tianli tomorrow morning, and the Ministry of War's yamen must be prepared!"

Liu Jin's face changed. When he saw Chen Xi swaying away without hesitation, his eyes showing a fierce light, as if he wanted to choose someone to eat.

Chen Xi came out of the palace and it was completely dark. Fortunately, a eunuch held a lantern to guide the way, so he saw the road roughly.

The eunuch who worked in the Qing Palace sent Chen Xi to the door of the left gate of Chang'an and said, "Shangshu Chen, I will send you here and leave." He was very respectful to Chen Xi in his words.

Chen Xi's status in the court may be due to seniority and qualifications. However, in the eyes of those who are not civil servants, Chen Xi is a famous scholar of the Ming Dynasty. He is an idol-level existence and is respectful when they get along.

Chen Xi left the palace gate and was about to return to the Ministry of War. After explaining the matter, he went back to the mansion, but saw that the Xie Mansion carriage was parked on the side of the road in front of Dong Gongsheng's gate not far away.

Before Chen Xi could pass, Xie Qian had already gotten off the carriage. At this time, the chief assistant took action and saw that Chen Xi was not very good-looking.

"Get out!"

Xie Qian said to the servant holding a lantern next to him, and he looked at Chen Xi after he stepped down.

Chen Xi greeted with concern: "It's chilly spring, is it necessary for the Master of Ge to wait here? It would be better to let the students inform you of the situation of the Saint on their way out of the city tomorrow."

Xie Qian said with a stern face: "You kid really don't understand the difficulties of being a minister... Have you seen Your Majesty?" The Chief Auxiliary was complicated by the fact that Chen Xi could see Zhu Houzhao, and there was both envy, jealousy, and inexplicably sadness. Xie Qian was already in a state of semi-disappointment with Zhu Houzhao. The reason why he insisted on staying in the court was not to serve the country with loyalty, but purely for a responsibility... He couldn't bear to see the Hongzhi Zhongxing situation he created with his own hands declined.

Chen Xi nodded: "I saw it."

"What did you say when you met the Saint? Let me tell you in detail!" Xie Qian couldn't wait to know Zhu Houzhao's true thoughts and how Chen Xijun answered.

Chen Xi did not elaborate on it, and there were only a few more conversations between him and Zhu Houzhao. After he finished introducing the situation in a few words, Xie Qian blew his beard and glared: "You are so good, I didn't care about what I said before!"

Chen Xi said: "Tomorrow morning, the old man of the cabinet will see Your Majesty. Why should I ask me to say something? Besides, Your Majesty did not say anything about this. You summoned me right. Of course, if Your Majesty asked, I would answer anything. This is also the moral integrity that a minister should maintain. Could it be that the old man of the cabinet hopes that the eunuch party will abuse its power in front of Your Majesty?"

Xie Qian's face looked very bad.

On the one hand, he hoped that Chen Xi would help him stand out, but on the other hand, he didn't want Chen Xi to be the pioneer. He had said before that Chen Xi would hide in the second line of the civil servant group fighting with Liu Jin, and he would be the flag carrier himself. However, now he, the head of civil servant, could not see the emperor at all, so he would place more hope on Chen Xi.

"Well." Xie Qian did not continue to grasp the past and asked curiously, "Then you will take care of the Tatar envoy, but do you have any other plans?"

Chen Xi shook his head: "The matter of receiving Tatar envoys was made intentionally by Liu Jin, not my wish... Receiving foreign envoys is thankless, and a little bit of attention will cause trouble. It is a blessing to be careful not to be criticized. How can you have other plans?"

Xie Qian frowned tightly. He originally expected to see a good show, but found that he was thinking too much.

"Forget it."

Xie Qian's face was full of disappointment, "I knew that there was no good result for you to come to meet the saint... You would rather have had a feud with Your Majesty for the sake of your loyalty for the sake of your time, but it's fine, you can still meet the saint now. If you have anything in the future, you can pass through you..."

Speaking of this, Xie Qian was embarrassed to continue talking. He finally wanted to be shameless. He was the chief minister of the cabinet and the first Chinese official in the court, but he couldn't even see the emperor. When something happened, he still needed Chen Xi, a young man, to make a comment. He felt very disgraceful.

Chen Xi looked at Xie Qian and asked, "Does the Master of the Pavilion want to go back to his house?"

"What should I do when I go back to my home? I am a land tomorrow. It is best to find a place to rest nearby... You should do your business, I will not interfere." Xie Qian replied angrily.

Chen Xi knew that Xie Qian was in a bad mood, so he would rather not go to trouble. He would rather go home early to accompany his wife and children than face Xie Qian's old face at all times and salute immediately: "Then the student said goodbye."

Chen Xi was about to leave, but Xie Qian called him: "You wait first."

"There is something else to do with Master Ge?" Chen Xi asked curiously.

Xie Qian wanted to say something, but he stopped talking. After a while, he waved his hand dejectedly: "Go, if you have something to do, I will tell you tomorrow..."

Chen Xi bowed again and went away. After walking halfway, he vaguely heard Xie Qian talking to himself, "This court affairs are becoming more and more uncontrollable. It seems that the eunuch party's cholera dynasty will be a matter of time sooner or later..."
Chapter completed!