Chapter 255: Unbelievable
Chen Xi and Xie Qian once again failed to reach a consensus on the court affairs.
Moreover, the two have greater political differences, and it is impossible to sit down and discuss matters calmly.
When Chen Xi saw Zhu Houzhao that day, it was already sunset and dusk. At this time, the little emperor was sore and tired that he was dying of fatigue. It seemed that he hadn't slept for several days and nights, but in fact he had just woken up at this moment.
"...Mr. Chen didn't have a rest? I came to see me so early? Alas! I'm still a little sleepy and need to sleep for a while." Zhu Houzhao yawned, and he looked weak.
At this time, what Zhu Houzhao served was not Xiao Tiaozi, but Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan looked at Chen Xi with a strange look, and the hostility was revealed.
Chen Xi felt a little nervous and was secretly alert. At this moment, Zhu Houzhao raised his hand: "If Mr. Chen has nothing else to do, I will go and rest first and wait until my spirit is completely restored."
Obviously, Zhu Houzhao didn't want to see Chen Xi very much. As the first minister to come to the leopard room to meet the saint after he was assassinated, Zhu Houzhao always felt a little guilty when facing his teacher. Chen Xi had advised him not to believe in the Koreans, but an accident happened that night, which was related to the woman who was tributed by the North Korean delegation. In addition, Zhu Houzhao was thinking about completing the "great cause" that had not been completed last night, so she began to urge Chen Xi to leave.
Chen Xi bowed and said, "I have a report to His Majesty for raising military expenses and food and supplies."
Zhu Houzhao's tone was even more impatient, and waved his hand and said, "I say I'm too tired and need a rest. Why not put things together and report it later? Now it's the time for rest and the court officials are still on vacation. I can't stay away from the government and relax for a while?"
Chen Xi nodded: "Since Your Majesty doesn't want to listen, then I will take your leave first."
Zhu Houzhao then said satisfied: "Mr. Chen, you can make the decision on the affairs of the Ministry of War, the three borders and Xuanda area. I have to entrust everything to you. I don't want anyone in the court to interfere in your governance... I believe in your ability, Eunuch Zhang, if you have any problems in the future, you can try your best to cooperate with Mr. Chen."
Zhang Yuan stood behind Zhu Houzhao, glared at Chen Xi with resentful eyes, and then turned to Zhu Houzhao and said, "Old slave obeys the order."
Zhu Houzhao stood up and went inside, Zhang Yuan followed closely behind. Chen Xi saw the scene in front of him and suddenly felt the helplessness in Xie Qian's heart. This absurd and willful king was really difficult to control, and things did not develop positively at all.
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Zhu Houzhao entered the backyard and continued to yawn.
Zhang Yuan asked, "Does Your Majesty want to go back to the bedroom to rest?"
"What are you going to stop? I haven't told you before that I'll deal with the women who were wrong to me yesterday. Those North Korean women are wild enough. Today I want to try whether they still have the might of yesterday! I can't subdue them, so I don't believe this evil today!"
Zhu Houzhao clenched her fists. Although she seemed overwhelmed in her body and spirit, she still had a fighting spirit at least at this moment.
Zhang Yuan said worriedly: "But Your Majesty, your body..."
Zhu Houzhao said, "I am very virtuous and powerful. Do you need your reminder? Prepare some strong tea for me first, and then ask Zhenren Sima to send me a few elixirs. Go quickly!"
Although Zhang Yuan knew that Emperor Zhengde was overdrawing his body, he had a rare opportunity to invite favor now and would not give up at this critical moment.
Then Zhang Yuan took Zhu Houzhao's instructions to go to the west wing to find Sima Zhenren. When he saw someone, he found Sima Zhenren was drinking with Qian Ning, and there was an actor next to him to accompany him.
"Uh-huh!"
Zhang Yuan broke in without letting someone know, and when he appeared in front of Qian Ning and Sima Zhenren, he thought they would be frightened, but they seemed to have seen their old friends for many years, and the smiles on their faces did not dim.
Qian Ning stood up with a glass of wine, smiled and said hello: "It's rare that Eunuch Zhang is here, why not sit down and have two drinks together?"
Zhang Yuan didn't know where Qian Ning got the confidence, but he actually spoke to him calmly when he made a mistake, but the more disrespectful the other party was, the less helpless he was, because he knew that Qian Ning and Sima Zhenren were favored by Zhu Houzhao like him, and there was no need to follow the rules at all.
As for court officials, they always talk about the rules, and they are easily bullied.
Zhang Yuan sneered and looked around in a silence. The actors were in contact with him, and all faced like earth, but they finally retreated.
When there were only three of them left in the room, Zhang Yuan said: "Have you forgotten what our family told you before? Now that Your Majesty wakes up, you have to arrange everything properly and no more accidents! Sima Zhenren, Your Majesty has ordered you to bring the elixir of replenishing energy and our family will send it over."
Sima Zhenren just stood up and heard Zhang Yuan's words, smiling proudly, twisting his beard under his jaw and said, "This pill is not easy to refine. Now there is only one left, so it's up to you to hand it to Your Majesty myself."
Zhang Yuan was furious and was about to question him, Qian Ning interrupted with a smile: "Anyway, Your Majesty is going to the east yard, why don't we go together?"
Zhang Yuan glared at the two of them: "We don't have time to joke with you, we will go and accompany Your Majesty soon! Take out the pill immediately!"
In Zhang Yuan's eyes of choosing someone, Sima Zhenren was the first to admit defeat. He knew that he had no official position and had no character, so he could not challenge Zhang Yuan, so he could only look at Qian Ning with helpless eyes. However, Qian Ning didn't want to have a too stiff relationship with Zhang Yuan, the Sili Supervisor, and said that I couldn't control this matter. Sima Zhenren reluctantly took out a pill wrapped in gold foil in his arms.
Zhang Yuan snatched it over and shouted viciously: "If your Majesty knows that you are so unrestrained in the leopard room, you will feel better!" After that, he left.
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When Zhang Yuan left, Qian Ning immediately arranged for the North Korean woman to meet, and the banquet with Sima Zhenren had to stop halfway.
When Qian Ning was about to leave, Sima Zhenren leaned over and said, "This Eunuch Zhang is becoming more and more rampant. Didn't he say he wanted to join forces with some people to pull him down? Why is there no news yet?"
Qian Ning glanced at Sima Zhenren and said, "He is the chief of the seal of the Sili Supervisor. He made great contributions in saving the car yesterday, and he took the opportunity to put his father-in-law aside. The momentum is in full swing... We can only temporarily avoid his sharpness, and don't mess with him again in the near future."
Sima Zhenren said: "Even if we don't provoke him, he will not let you and me go... Although you are the commander of the Jinyiwei, the Jinyiwei must obey the orders of the Sili Supervisor."
"Ha ha!"
Qian Ning smiled proudly, "So what if he is the chief of the seal of the Sili Supervisor? He has not been in the Eastern Factory, and the Jinyiwei is not within his jurisdiction. Giving him face will give him a few people to show off his power. If he doesn't give him face, he will not be able to mobilize any of the factory guards. He is simply incomparable to Eunuch Liu!"
Sima Zhenren seemed a little impatient: "Then you'd better take the time to contact and unite all the eunuchs who have opinions about him. Let's take action together and suppress him as soon as possible... This old thing makes people uncomfortable. If he asks him to attack first, we may lose our position in front of His Majesty!"
Qian Ning nodded slightly and then left the west wing. Sima Zhenren did not walk with him.
When Qian Ning arrived at the east wing, before he could go to the room where he was imprisoned the North Korean woman, someone came over and came to Qian Ning's ear and said, "Mr. Qian, I just got the news that Jiang Liwei sent you a letter from the north."
"What?"
Qian Ning frowned, "What's Jiang Liwei? Before he disappeared, he was just a polite Jinyiwei, and he didn't even get a thousand hereditary households!"
The man asked, "Then how should I deal with this letter? Should I leave it to you, or should I catch the person with the clue?"
Qian Ning waved his hand: "Read it and listen."
“Yes, yes!”
The man opened the letter and just read a few words, Qian Ning shook his sleeves, "Isn't he just a martial arts scholar? He actually wrote letters in time, and he would shake the book bag with me! You can understand it first, and then convey the words."
After looking at it for a while, the man said, "It's probably because he's now outside the pass, and he has a group of beauties in his hands. He wants to give it to Mr. Qian in exchange for Mr. Qian's promotion... He seems to want to go back to the capital to continue serving in the mission."
Qian Ning thought for a while and shook his head, "This person has a complicated relationship with Eunuch Liu and is in trouble with Shen Zhihou. Don't talk about whether it comes in handy. When he comes back, it may cause trouble... I will drag him for the time being and get the woman in his hand over."
The man smiled and said, "Mr. Qian, please rest assured. The young man knows what to do. All the beauties sent are left. It doesn't matter whether others die or live."
"Um!"
Qian Ning nodded with satisfaction, "It's better to send someone to follow him and see what he is doing now. If he does something unfavorable to the court, he's better to be prepared... This person is really long-lasting and has not died yet, which is a miracle... He offended countless people in the capital. Not to mention that Shen Shangshu wants to kill him, even Concubine Hua and Eunuch Liu's old subordinates, and the people from the uncle's mansion will not let him go!"
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When Shen Xi saw the clouds and willows, the sky was dimming.
Although Shen Xi was in a state of trouble, he still did not return home for the time being.
"…Jiang Liwei sent a letter to the capital? To whom?"
Shen Xi was a little surprised when he heard about Jiang Liwei because this person was no longer within his consideration. A bereaved dog who lost his owner's protection could not affect the overall situation at all.
Yun Liu said: "The person who informed Zhou Laosan and escaped with him was Jiang Liwei. Now that others have gone south, the letter has come from the north, and it seems that he wants to use this to make people unable to determine his whereabouts!"
Shen Xi thought about it and said, "Then his purpose of seeing Fatty Zhou is to take Fatty Zhou to foreign countries, either Tartars or Japanese pirates!"
Yun Liu asked for instructions again: "I have only found out that he has been to Henan for the time being. As for where the person is still being investigated, if he finds this person, should he kill or stay?"
Shen Xi did not answer for a while, and it was not easy for him to give a direct answer to this question. After all, in his heart, he still had some incest towards Jiang Liwei. If it weren't for this person, he wouldn't have attracted Liu Daxia, and his journey to the imperial examination might have been more difficult.
"It's up to you to decide whether to kill or not."
Chen Xi looked at Yun Liu and finally made up his mind, "This person stayed in the world, and he died all over... However, he still seems to be unwilling to give up. He is planning something in secret, but instead aroused my curiosity... After investigating the situation clearly, solve it on the spot!"
At first, Chen Xi wanted Yun Liu to make an idea, but then he realized that doing so was a problem for Yun Liu, so he simply issued an order to find out what Jiang Liwei was doing and then kill him.
"yes!"
Yunliu received the order very simply.
Chen Xi yawned: "I've been tossing yesterday until now, and I've only had a short rest in the middle. It's really hard to support me. I'll go and rest now. If I have something to do, I'll tell me tomorrow!"
Chapter completed!