Seeing that Zhu Houzhao was hesitant, Liu Jin immediately added weights and said, "The Northwest Military Affairs is best known to Secretary Chen. The generals of the Three Borders and Xuanda are known to Secretary Chen. Only with him can we ensure that our Ming border is safe..."

Zhu Houzhao frowned: "But I just ordered Mr. Chen to return to the court to serve as Minister of War!"

"Your Majesty, you can ask Secretary Chen to lead the Minister of War to go to the northwest to manage military affairs. There was also a precedent for horses to carry out maps when the Emperor was the last emperor. It just so happened that your Majesty would pave the grassland next year?" Liu Jin said with a smile.

Zhu Houzhao frowned, not agreeing with what Liu Jin said in his heart, but for a moment he couldn't find a better solution. He was stunned for a while before looking at Yang Yiqing and said, "Yang Qing family, you have been in the northwest for many years and are very familiar with the situation there. If you are asked to take the three-sided military affairs, may you be competent?"

Yang Yiqing quickly stood up and expressed his opinion: "I will definitely live up to Your Majesty's trust!"

For Yang Yiqing, he wanted to leave the capital early, which was a place of misfortune. The result of Liu Jin's rule was that the government in the court was corrupt, no one was willing to make selfless contributions to the court, and officials began to become selfish. Originally, Yang Yiqing did not want to join the eunuch party and had the opportunity to be the general system of the three sides, which was of course better than staying in the capital.

"That's good..."

Zhu Houzhao was about to issue an official order, but Liu Jin stood up angrily: "Your Majesty, you should be cautious! The three sides are the barriers of the Ming Dynasty. If you replace others, it is unlikely to support the overall situation. This is a errand. Others do not have the ability to do this!"

Zhu Houzhao had already spoken, but was forced to take it back by Liu Jin. He asked with a dark face: "Eunuch Liu, it seems that Mr. Chen must go, right?"

"You must be the Minister of Shangshu!" Liu Jin's attitude was firm.

Seeing this, Zhang Cai also came out to make a statement: "Your Majesty, with his reputation among the border troops and his deterrence to foreign barbarians, it is indeed necessary for Young Master Chen to have the power to shock the Tatars. Only with him in the northwest can he shock the Tatars. Others cannot achieve this effect!"

Now Zhu Houzhao has nothing to say.

He thought about it carefully and indeed, what the Tatars were afraid of was the invincible Chenxi. Yang Yiqing might be able to defend the local snakes in the places, but he was unable to do anything to shock the Tatars. Relatively speaking, Yang Yiqing was just a helpless choice, and Chenxi was the best candidate.

The scene was very awkward for a moment. The decision Zhu Houzhao wanted to make was dissuaded by Liu Jin and Zhang Cai's joint advice. He was very disgusted with this situation, especially in such an occasion where the emperor's prestige was needed.

"I will discuss this matter later..." Zhu Houzhao's attitude was not good.

Liu Jin was unwilling to make this matter turn around and strived to implement it. He continued to advise: "Your Majesty, the Minister of War Cao's statement had made a statement. In the past few days, the main Tatars had appeared continuously outside the Ditou Pass and Zhangjiakou Fort, and there were at least tens of thousands of troops. This may be a sign of the Tatars' large-scale invasion of the Central Plains. If no one was in charge in the northwest at this time, there might be a defensive emptiness. By then... the Ming Dynasty is afraid that there will be a risk of overturning. Your Majesty wants to pacify the grassland, but the Tatars cannot take the initiative and get opportunities in advance..."

"shut up!"

Zhu Houzhao suddenly slapped the table and stood up angrily.

The audience suddenly became quiet, and no one dared to speak. He subconsciously lowered his head. Only Liu Jin seemed not afraid of Zhu Houzhao being angry, and knelt on the ground to continue to speak:

"I am also considering the country and country of the Ming Dynasty. If Your Majesty does not entrust you to go to the northwest to settle down, let me, the foolish person, carry your weapons to the front line for Your Majesty..."

At this time, Liu Jin saw the picture and directly threatened him.

Don’t you want Chenxi to go northwest? Then I’ll go!

Or I simply quit, and see who can manage the government affairs for you in the future, help you make money, and let you continue to live such a life of debauchery!

Zhu Houzhao heard the strong sense of coercion in Liu Jin's words, and was very annoyed. She stared at Liu Jin tightly, but she had no chance to attack. After all, Liu Jin put himself on the moral high ground, as if everything he did was for the Zhu family. If Zhu Houzhao forced himself to stay in the river, it would be for his own selfish interests.

“Huhu…”

There was no other sound at the scene, only Zhu Houzhao's heavy breathing sound came.

After a long time, Zhu Houzhao's breath was a little calmer and waved his hand and said, "Since that's the case, let's arrange Mr. Chen to go to the northwest to serve as the three-sided general system and the Prime Minister's Northwest military affairs... Zhang Yong, you go to serve as a military supervisor for Mr. Chen. You follow Mr. Chen to fight many times, which should be able to help him..."

Zhang Yong knelt down and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

At this moment, Zhang Yong had no courage to report or expose Liu Jin. He saw that Liu Jin was lawless and even if he said something to Zhu Houzhao, it might not be effective. Moreover, most of the important officials in the court are standing on the side of Liu Jin, that is, they are joining the eunuch party.

"Your Majesty, let me go."

Liu Jin cried, "I am willing to contribute to Your Majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao said: "You don't need to go. You stay in the capital. If you do anything wrong, I will naturally send you to a bitter and cold place to suffer!"

Liu Jin said: "Your Majesty, should you let Secretary Chen take the troops in the capital?" As soon as this was said, it meant that Liu Jin not only wanted Chen Xi to be sent to the northwest, but even the soldiers and horses that were replaced by Chen Xi when he was the Minister of War, and he thought that staying around the capital would become a confidant.

Zhu Houzhao said with a dark face: "Let Shangshu Chen select the troops himself!" At this point, he stood up in disappointment and said, "I am tired, go back to rest first. My beloved concubine, accompany me to return to the Ganqing Palace!"

...

...

The banquet ended with Zhu Houzhao taking Hua Fei back to the Ganqing Palace.

Zhu Houzhao was full of anger when she left. Although Liu Jin saw it, she didn't feel anything. In his opinion, this little emperor was very forgetful. As long as he kept indulging in food, drink and play, he had to rely on him in everything and put some pressure on the emperor appropriately.

Liu Jin and others respectfully sent Zhu Houzhao away and then left the palace.

At this time, Liu Jin was very proud. The thing he was worried about this banquet did not happen. The final result was that he won a complete victory. Today, not only forced Chen Xi to become a silence, but also successfully prompted him to be sent to Beijing and go to the northwest to serve as the three-sided general system.

"It's cheaper for this kid. Letting him serve as the general system of the trilateral system means that he still has military and political power." Liu Jin was very proud, "But don't be too happy too early. Even if that kid arrives at the trilateral land, he will be just like when he was in Xuanfu, and he will be given a name and have no actual power!"

"Eunuch Liu..."

Zhang Cai and Cao Yuan came over to greet Liu Jin, wanting to know what to do next.

Liu Jin's eyes did not fall on the two of them, but looked at Wei Bin and Sun Cong who were rushing back from the palace gate. Liu Jin ignored Wei Bin and asked Sun Cong directly: "Where is Shen Zhihou?"

Sun Cong looked at Yang Yiqing, Zhang Yong and others present. In fact, he didn't really want to talk to Liu Jin on such an occasion, but it was obvious that Liu Jin was blinded by victory today. He was sure that even if outsiders were present, he would not dare to say anything. His eyes were full of force, so he answered helplessly:

"According to the instructions of my father-in-law, Shen Zhihou has been sent out of the palace gate. This time, someone has been watching him throughout the journey. He should have gone back to his house directly..."

"snort!"

Liu Jin snorted coldly, then said proudly, "That boy is aware of his appearance. If you dare to talk nonsense, let's see if our family will not peel him off!"

While talking, Liu Jin looked at Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong, and his voice and expression were both harsh.

Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong looked quite afraid. After contacting Liu Jin's gaze, they couldn't help but lower their heads. At this moment, Qiu Yue came over, and Sun Cong glanced at Qiu Yue, and asked for instructions: "What should I do next, then father-in-law?"

Liu Jin sneered: "Since Shen Zhihou knows the truth, let him go for the time being, but beware of him being cheated in secret. Before he leaves the capital, the Shen Mansion must take a look at our family. If there is any abnormal movement, burn his mansion and no one will be left behind!"

This was said very rampantly, and he was so arrogant that even Yang Yiqing and Zhang Yong were so angry that they could only swallow their anger, because now not only was the Shen House staring at them, but their own house was not spared.

Qiu Yue came up and said flatteringly: "Eunuch Liu, I am grateful to you for your advice..."

"It turns out to be General Qiu, and Ningxia's military affairs will depend on you in the future, especially after Shen Zhihou reached the three sides, do you know what to do?" Liu Jin said to Qiu Yue with a smile.

Qiu Yue could not see the conflict between Chen Xi and Liu Jin, and smiled and said, "What my father-in-law said is that Bei Zhi naturally knows what to do, and he obeys your orders in everything."

As the newcomer Xianning Bo, he was shameless in front of a eunuch and did not care about his face at all. When Zhang Yong saw it, he couldn't help but snorted coldly and left.

"This old guy doesn't want to live anymore!"

Liu Jin angrily said to Zhang Yong's back, "Keming, look back and know what to do?"

Seeing this attitude, Sun Cong felt that Liu Jin was too arrogant, but he still respectfully accepted the order: "I understand!"

...

...

Zhu Houzhao took Concubine Hua back to the Ganqing Palace.

He originally planned to spend the night in the palace, but he felt very unhappy because of a dispute with Liu Jin. So he lost the mood to stay in the palace.

Fortunately, he has the Hua Concubine beside him, so he won’t be bored this night.

It’s the same wherever you drink. Anyway, there are wine, elixirs and beauties. He also wants to experience what it feels like to do nonsense in the Qing Palace.

"...Liu Jin is becoming more and more ignorant of me, and he doesn't take me seriously..."

Zhu Houzhao said this in front of Concubine Hua in the Ganqing Palace. In addition to Concubine Hua, there was also Zhang Yuan who followed Zhu Houzhao's butt. Zhang Yuan remained silent from beginning to end.

Concubine Hua didn't dare to comment on Zhu Houzhao's anger. At this moment, Zhu Houzhao seemed to remember something and asked, "Where is the little twister?"

Zhang Yuan replied: "Your Majesty, Master Liu was transferred to the Leopard Room, saying that he wanted to be on duty there."

This answer was very direct, which made Concubine Hua look sideways. With her cleverness, she seemed to realize something. Logically speaking, even if Xiao Tiaozi went to the Leopard Room, she was transferred by Liu Jin, Zhang Yuan would not dare to say so bluntly.

"What?"

Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised, "What is Liu Jin doing? Why did he transfer Xiao Tiaozi to the leopard room? I don't plan to leave the palace today..."

Zhang Yuan said with a sad face: "When you say that, not only will your father-in-law be transferred to the leopard room by Eunuch Liu, but all the eunuchs in the palace were transferred out of the palace today. If Your Majesty had not kept me and arranged the affairs of the palace today, I would have to go to the Imperial Horse Supervision to guard... Today, Eunuch Liu would not allow anyone to go to the palace..."

"What do you mean? Liu Jin is still in charge of coming to the palace?" Zhu Houzhao asked in surprise.

Zhang Yuan suddenly knelt down and kept kowtowing to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, if you believe me, I will... be willing to give advice for death..."

"Um?"

Zhu Houzhao didn't expect Zhang Yuan to do this, and he didn't react for a while.

"Say!" Zhu Houzhao said.

Zhang Yuan first looked up at Concubine Hua, as if he wanted to remind Concubine Hua that it was not suitable for him to be present, but Zhu Houzhao said sternly: "If you don't say anything, I will make you lose all your money!"

Zhang Yuan took out something from his arms tremblingly, which looked like a piece of white silk cloth. Then he raised the silk cloth respectfully over his head and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this is the blood letter given to me when I entered the palace today, and asked me to give it to you!"

"ah!?"

Zhu Houzhao was sitting upright as before, but when she heard this, she almost jumped up and looked at Zhang Yuan with an incredible gaze, her whole body was stunned.

Not only did Zhu Houzhao not understand what was going on, but the concubine Hua next to her was also stunned.

"Say it again, what is this?" Zhu Houzhao shouted.

Zhang Yuan gritted his teeth word by word, "It was a blood letter submitted by Minister Chen of the Ministry of War to his majesty! At that time, the slave was about to leave the palace from Donghuamen and go to the Imperial Horse Supervisor to be on duty, but was summoned by His Majesty. When the Secretary Chen met, he entrusted the important task of his majesty!"

Zhu Houzhao walked slowly to Zhang Yuan. When he landed his hand on the silk cloth, he realized that the other side of the silk cloth was a creepy blood color, and the blood stains penetrated the silk cloth, which was shocking.

He snatched the silk cloth over, opened it and took a closer look, and immediately confirmed that it was written by Chen Xi.

"hiss……"
To be continued...