Xie Qian questioned Chen Xi in public, which basically forced Chen Xi to a dead end.

Although Chen Xi had a disagreement with Xie Qian before, at least the two of them maintained basic courtesy in public. But now Xie Qian took the initiative to break up and talked as an elder, with the purpose of making Chen Xi surrender in public.

Chen Xi was stared at by everyone, and the ministers wanted to know whether Chen Xi had the courage to confront Xie Qian in public.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "If I tell Xie Qian directly now and insist on sending troops, it would be like telling the world that I disregarded Xie Qian's grace for promotion, and as a junior, I openly challenged the prestige and status of the Prime Minister in the court, put myself in a place of unkindness and unjust, and even those ministers who supported me would turn against each other."

"But if I surrender, it will mean that I will lose the right to speak in front of Xie Qian in the future, and I will go back on my word when sending troops, and I will not be able to handle myself in front of the emperor in the future."

"Although I was prepared for Xie Qian's actions, I didn't expect that he would embarrass me in front of so many people. He even bet on his reputation in the court and acted as a threat, which was not a gentleman."

As a peacemaker, He Jian immediately saw the key to the problem. Now, whether Chen Xi agrees with or refuses Xie Qian's proposal, it means he cannot gain a foothold in the court. Just as Shen Xi frowned and thought about it, the scene was silent, He Jian walked out:

"Yu Qiao, today we gather here to wait for the afternoon to be held. If you have any questions to discuss, why do you have to say so irresistible?"

Xie Qian said angrily: "Discuss privately? What do you say to him now? Shen Zhihou, I was promoted in an extraordinary way and I valued your ability. Now you use the safety of the Ming Dynasty as a bargaining chip. Why do you think that I and the civil and military officials of the court will agree with your opinion of sending troops?"

This statement is no longer a debate, but accusation. Xie Qian has defined Chen Xi, which means harming the country and the people. Although he did not understand it, it was straightforward and easy to understand.

Chen Xi respectfully bowed to Xie Qian under the gaze of everyone, then turned around and left without even saying a word of "goodbye".

"Yuhou, you..."

He Jian quickly stepped forward to try to stay.

The crowd consciously made a way out, and Xie Qian's shout came: "Let him go! Your Majesty is going to hold a court meeting, but someone leaves privately. Is this going to openly rebel?"

This is actually to make Chen Xi retreat and stay automatically, but Chen Xi did not obey, because no matter how he answered the question raised by Xie Qian, the best way is to not answer. The best choice is to prevent him from falling into the trap set by Xie Qian.

Of course, this is tantamount to telling the civil and military officials of the court that the conflict between the two is irreconcilable.

Chen Xitou left the side hall of Wenhua Palace without looking back. When his back disappeared outside the hall gate, the ministers present were still silent.

Even Zhang Mao and He Jian, who had persuaded him before, remained silent. It would be a mess that anyone would speak out now, and they might offend Xie Qian.

Everyone was just as they discussed it, and they were silent. No matter how people knew Xie Qian got angry or needed support, they remained "objective and neutral".

"He is ruthless! He is a disaster to the country and the people! I will never allow him to do this!" Xie Qian was still roaring.

The ministers didn't agree with this because everyone knew that Xie Qian was just giving him a face... The younger generation who had faced him in the past had already left, and Chen Xi chose to avoid it in a way that was almost contrary to the loyalty of his ministers, which was considered to be an explanation for Xie Qian's actions.

The questions you asked are too tricky. I don’t want to offend you, and I don’t want to go against my true thoughts. I might just leave, even if I know that doing so may lead to the emperor’s condemnation.

Xie Qian sat down with a dark face, and his breathing was so loud that everyone in the side hall could hear clearly, but no one came forward to persuade him.

Zhang Mao took Xia Ru first to avoid it. Bai Yue, Yang Yiqing and others also walked to the gate of the hall, pretending to look at the sky. Only He Jian, Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu were the only ones who stayed by Xie Qian's side, which were Xie Qian's last team.

"He is going to rebel!"

Xie Qian still used some extreme words to characterize Chen Xi.

Seeing that the ministers were hiding far away, they divided into small circles and whispered together, and discussed in private. No one paid attention to this side anymore, he leaned over and said, "Yu Qiao, you are so embarrassed, push him to the edge of the cliff..."

"Brother Shiguang, what do you mean is that I asked him a difficult problem? Is it that difficult for him to give up sending troops? Did I give him a difficult problem, or did he embarrassed me?"

Xie Qian still didn't realize how insidious he was in his actions and felt that he was right.

He Jian sighed: "Even if you are dissatisfied with him, you can say in private that if you let him express his opinion in public, how could he explain to His Majesty? Did you let him tell His Majesty that because you were convinced, he gave up his idea of ​​sending troops? It is not him who insists on sending troops now, but His Majesty!"

Xie Qianqian said angrily: "It was clearly him who interfered with it. If it weren't for him, His Majesty would casually tell the matter of sending troops? Shi Guang, it's like this, why do you still defend him?"

After saying that, Xie Qian stood up and left his seat angrily.

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...

Xie Qian didn't leave, just went out to calm down.

He had a hope that Chen Xi might not have walked far away and was still wandering nearby. He just waited for the eunuch to inform the court meeting to be held and went directly to the Ganqing Palace.

After he came out, he realized that Chen Xi was extremely determined and could not see him around him.

"... It would be better for His Majesty to immediately say that the court meeting will be held, so that he will not attend and have not taken any leave. I can sue him for a serious crime of deceiving the emperor... Didn't he pretend to be kind and leave casually? I must let him know the serious consequences of doing so!"

Xie Qian was filled with annoyance, ignoring the reality that Chen Xi was promoted by himself, and he thought about suppressing the other party, not even knowing why.

In fact, in addition to Xie Qian himself, even the guards on duty in the palace saw that the two largest factions in the court are represented by Xie Qian and Shen Xi. The root of the conflict between the two in the court is the emperor's favor. When Xie Qian found that he could not compare Chen Xi from the perspective of the emperor's trust, the only way he could think of was to suppress it by relying on his status and old qualifications.

Sending troops to the grassland is just a cover. Even if you can fight but don’t fight, the initiative is firmly in the hands of the Ming Dynasty, and it is still taken out by Xie Qian to make a fuss.

Unfortunately, Xie Qian had no idea what happened yesterday. He didn't know that Zhu Houzhao returned to the Ganqing Palace's bedroom after dawn. With his alcohol tolerance, he could not wake up in less than four or five hours. In other words, it was dusk when Emperor Zhengde woke up and it was impossible to hold a court meeting again.

Chen Xi, who had just walked out of the Meridian Gate, was also very depressed: "I have calculated everything I have tried my best to avoid it. I thought I was just saying hello to him when I arrived at the side hall of Wenhua Hall, and then everyone was at peace. As a result, Xie Laoer took the initiative to raise the conflict and made the matter so big... Since you like to make trouble, I will accompany you to the end."

At this time, Chen Xi would not choose to escape. This involves a power struggle in the court. If Xie Qian obviously has monopolized the power, if he admits defeat, it means that as a retreating party, he will not have the chance to turn around in the next few years or even more than ten years.

The key is that as long as he believes that he is not as good as Xie Qian and is willing to be the "second-in-command", Xie Qian will never leave the position of successor to him. Xie Qian will be on guard against him. In the future, no matter who rises, Liang Chu, Yang Tinghe and others will be ruthless. In addition, there are "confidants" cultivated by Xie Qian in the next few years, Chen Xi can only take advantage of the next Liu Jin rise to clean up the court before he has the chance to reach the peak of power.

Otherwise, he would have to wait another twenty or thirty years, and he could take over the right to speak like Xie Qian, just like him, to discuss his seniority with a group of young people.

Chen Xi thought to himself: "Once I admit defeat now, it is not a question of whether to fight a war or not. It is equivalent to saying that my future career is firmly held by you. I can do whatever you want. I originally respected your character and didn't want to fight against you on the surface, but now you force me to turn against you. Now there is a situation where you are not me in the court!"

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Before three minutes passed, all the civil and military officials in the court were still waiting in the palace.

Xie Qian would not admit that he suppressed Chen Xi, nor would he admit that he would dominate Chen Xi's future development direction in the middle of the court, nor would he even admit that he would cultivate a powerful successor to fight Chen Xi... He was very disgusted with these things, but in fact he did not consciously in this direction.

At this time, Xie Qian was already thinking about how to complain in front of Zhengde and make Chen Xi completely lose the emperor's trust. He would not think he was despicable or anything, but insisted that it was for Chen Xi's good to do all this, and the purpose was to allow Chen Xi to develop in reasonable and orderly rules. Moreover, as a responsible elder, what he did was beneficial to the Ming Dynasty, court officials, Chen Xi, and the people of the world.

Xie Qian was waiting for the court meeting to start, but unfortunately, Zhu Houzhao had no trace until sunset.

Not only did Zhu Houzhao not show up, but even Zhang Yuan, Dai Yi and Xiao Taozi and other close servants around the emperor did not show up. No one even came out to tell me whether they wanted to continue waiting or just go home. Everyone was hungry and felt that time was difficult.

"Yu Qiao, you see, it's not too early, will we... leave here?" After exchanging opinions with some people, He Jian came over to ask for advice.

Xie Qian had a dark face: "Wait! Keep waiting, you have to wait for Your Majesty today!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Zhang Yuan and his men entering the gate of the side hall. Xie Qian hurriedly came forward and asked impatiently: "Your Majesty wants to summon us?"

Zhang Yuan said: "Everyone will go back first. Your Majesty will not meet the court officials for the time being. Today's court meeting will be postponed. I don't know when it will take place again..."

Xie Qian asked angrily: "What does Eunuch Liu mean? The court will die in such a state of failure? Why don't Your Majesty come out to meet?"

"yes!"

He Jian, Yang Tinghe and other ministers also came up to support Xie Qian.

Zhang Yuan said angrily: "Your Majesty's intention: This court meeting was originally caused by the strong advocacy of the Minister of War Chen, but now that the Secretary of Shen has left the palace, it has no value to hold. Now Your Majesty has no time to take care of it and personally order to cancel the court meeting. If you have any memorials, just submit the memorials and go back by yourself!"

The news that Zhang Yuan accidentally revealed made the ministers present feel ironic when they heard it.

This court meeting was actually driven by Chen Xi, but the hero behind the scenes was squeezed away by Xie Qian. I may not have to wait until the next time I meet the saint.

The ministers looked at each other. They all wanted to find someone to comment or persuade Xie Qian to not have a stale relationship with Chen Xi, but no one was willing to stand up and be the first to stand up.

Zhang Yuan frowned: "Everyone, what's wrong? Your Majesty has issued an order to cancel the matter. Do you still insist on meeting the saint?"

Xie Qian felt that he couldn't bear to worry about his face and said angrily: "I want to wait for Your Majesty to come out here. If I can't see Your Majesty today, I will not leave."

"I'm afraid it will disappoint Mr. Xie."

Zhang Yuan said in a sarcastic tone, "Your Majesty just brought people out of the palace before. This time, it was not to go to the leopard room, but to meet Shangshu Chen directly... Do you think Your Majesty has the intention to return and meet you?"

"ah!?"

All the civil and military officials present were extremely shocked.

Zhang Yuan was very satisfied with everyone's reaction. He had already taken all measures to instigate Chen Xi's relationship with the court officials. Yesterday, he was the one who made suggestions to Zhu Houzhao, threatening to beat the civil officials, and then kept instilling in the ministers that Zhu Houzhao had a close relationship with Chen Xi, which made people mistakenly think that the emperor was Chen Xi.

But obviously he underestimated the court officials too much. These people did not believe that it was Chen Xi from the beginning. Moreover, when they saw Chen Xi and heard what Chen Xi said in person, so Zhang Yuan’s provocation at this time seemed to be "slapping" Xie Qian in the face.

Xie Qian's face turned blue and white, which was very ugly.

He Jian said: "Yu Qiao, look... I'll leave the palace and find a way to meet him when His Majesty returns to the palace tomorrow?"

Xie Qian said nothing, holding it in one breath, feeling ashamed.

When Zhang Yuan saw this strange scene, he was a little confused and said, "If you don't go back, you can stay in the palace and wait. However, according to the rules, you must move to the Meridian Gate. No one will care about how long you will kneel there. Wenhua Palace is not a place where you can stay casually."

As he said that, Zhang Yuan actually issued an order to expel guests... He deliberately made the atmosphere stiff, hoping that these people would transfer the conflict between the monarch and his subjects to Chen Xi.

Zhang Mao was the most cunning person. He came over and laughed: "Yu Qiao, Eunuch Zhang, and you all, old and old, old and old, unable to support him, so he went back to rest first, say goodbye."

Zhang Mao left and a large group of people followed. Among them, in addition to the nobles and generals of the Governor's Office of the Five Army, there were also some people who were not so close to Xie Qian, especially Lu Wan and Zhang Zilin who had a deep opinion of Xie Qian.

When He Jian saw some people going in a dilemma, he made a decision without authorization: "Yu Qiao, you have to stay, no one will force you, but please forgive me for not being able to accompany you, so I will say goodbye."

He Jian took the lead and more people left. Seeing that Xie Qian could no longer bear the situation, he waved his hand: "Everyone goes, and now the court is just a place for jokes, and I can't hold on for long!"

Xie Qian was filled with disappointment and began to give up. When others saw this scene, they thought that Xie Qian would give him a resignation and memorial after he went back, but at this time Xie Qian just said a few despicable words. With the tone he was holding in his heart now, he would never hand over the power easily. What he thought at this time was: "We must solve the problem of sending troops first. I cannot be a sinner of the Ming Dynasty!"

In some things, Xie Qian always put himself in a high position, and even characterized Chen Xi as a "public enemy". As for others' opinions, he didn't care. All he thought about was how to suppress Chen Xi.
Chapter completed!