Under Wang Shouren's delicious food and drink, Zhu Houzhao took the Shenji Battalion to stay in the clouds for three days, and then set off to rush back to Beijing.

Now Xie Zhi does not have a position in the clouds, and it is always a little inappropriate for him to stay in the clouds for a long time.

Besides, he was always involved in this matter, and it was extremely necessary for him to return to Beijing at this time and report the battle situation to Emperor Hongzhi.

What's more, with such a great achievement, Xie Zhi always had to enter Beijing in time and report this credit to his hands.

With this credit, he can finally be less responsible for the fire in the clouds.

After hurriing back to Beijing, Xie Zhi and Zhu Houzhao first went to see Emperor Hongzhi.

Since Emperor Hongzhi had already received the news of their victory, the smile on the face of Emperor Hongzhi when the two of them appeared in the Warm Pavilion was like a flower.

After Xie Zhi and Zhu Houzhao saluted, Emperor Hongzhi walked directly to Zhu Houzhao and Xie Zhi, and said with a smile: "You two have made a lot of contributions to this battle." ”

Emperor Hongzhi commended the two of them, and the most important thing was to praise Zhu Houzhao.

After such a battle, Zhu Houzhao's prestige among the generals was completely gathered.

Of course, this is only one aspect, the most important aspect is that as soon as this battle came out, all the courtiers completely saw Zhu Houzhao's ability.

It will no longer make people feel that Zhu Houzhao is young and can be bullied.

Zhu Houzhao has been dealing with Xie Zhi for so long and has learned that in this situation, the only thing he can say is humility.

Zhu Houzhao was the first to reply: "This is what a son should do." ”

Xie Zhi has always had a large number of adults, and he gave Zhu Houzhao enough face in front of Emperor Hongzhi, and said: "Your Highness is really brave in these battles, and the Shenji Battalion has such feats, all because of His Highness's wisdom and martial arts." ”

After thanking him for these words, Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao were happy.

Emperor Hongzhi was happy that in the face of the great right and wrong, Xie Zhi, the companion, did a very good job, and knew that he had put gold on Zhu Houzhao's face.

Zhu Houzhao is happy that Xie Zhi is really interesting for this kid, and he can still think of him on top of big things.

After thanking him for this, Emperor Hongzhi said: "You don't just want to talk about the crown prince, you also have great merit in this battle, if it weren't for your layout, you can't completely exterminate the Tatars." ”

Xie Zhi still didn't say anything, it's good that Emperor Hongzhi can understand this matter.

Immediately afterwards, Emperor Hongzhi spoke again, and said: "The fire in the clouds cannot be entirely due to you, your harvesting method has also been agreed by me, and besides, this harvest has benefited the court a lot, those landed gentry have taken some grain, but why most of them can take it, and some people can't take it, to put it mildly, it is still because they are too selfish in their hearts, if the court wants to use them in the future, they will definitely shirk it, and the court raises these people to let them when the court is in trouble, They can rush in front of the common people. ”

In fact, this is just an illusion of Emperor Hongzhi, when the imperial court is in need, no matter whether it is to levy food and soldiers, it is not taken from the hands of the common people.

These gentry were shouting well, and after the change of dynasty, they became courtiers of another family.

The second minister's statement is only for ordinary people.

Emperor Hongzhi's dissatisfaction is also what Xie Zhi wants to see, the only thing that makes Emperor Hongzhi feel that those gentry are not the people most likely to rely on will make Emperor Hongzhi determined to make the Ming Dynasty look new.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't say much more, and said: "Since the matter has been clarified, let Wang Shouren report the whole process of the fire in the clouds in detail." ”

Leaving aside what Emperor Hongzhi said for the time being, after all, he had to let those ministers know that the fire in the clouds was not a matter of so many gods and ghosts, nor was it Xie Zhi's fault for the greenhouse.

After Emperor Hongzhi issued his will, Xiao Jing, who was standing behind Emperor Hongzhi, immediately spoke: "The slave obeys the order." ”

Immediately, Emperor Hongzhi ordered: "Now that it has been ascertained, the fire in the clouds is not related to your greenhouse, thank you, you will try your best to get the greenhouse out first, I want to see what kind of thing your greenhouse is." ”

Xie Zhi also understood the reason why Emperor Hongzhi arranged it this way, since the fire in the clouds, there will definitely be many people gossiping about this matter.

Many of these people don't support this matter anyway, and they wish that something would happen in the clouds, and now that something has happened in the clouds, of course they want to be afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and the bigger they make this matter, the happier they will be.

Since it is impossible to say that one piece of the paper will go, the only thing Xie Zhi can do now is to use practical actions to eliminate those people's doubts one by one.

After Emperor Hongzhi arranged, before Xie Zhi could speak, Zhu Houzhao asked: "What about the five armies?" ”

Xie Zhi didn't really care about the affairs of the Five Military Procuratorate, and this yamen was actually only for Zhu Houzhao to absorb contacts in the army when it was first established.

Now this yamen is directly under the leadership of Zhu Houzhao, isn't that good?

Although the Governor's Office and the Military Department of the Five Armies were subordinate to the two yamen, there was a relationship of mutual checks and balances, but although there were checks and balances, the emperor's management of the generals still had some flaws.

Now there is a new procuratorate of the five armed forces, which does not hold military power, but can impeach everything that has anything to do with the military.

This gave the emperor a little more control over military power.

The emperor does not have three heads and six arms, so naturally he can't do these things with one hand, and he still needs to delegate them to people he trusts.

But now Zhu Houzhao has not yet ascended the throne, and he has plenty of time, so he can personally participate in the affairs of the Wujun Metropolitan Procuratorate and cultivate his own contacts and henchmen.

Emperor Hongzhi had this thought, so Xie Zhi hid more.

Xie Zhiying said: "Your Majesty, just rest assured, this winter, the minister will stay in the clouds, and he will definitely be able to get this greenhouse out." ”

After Xie Zhi agreed, Emperor Hongzhi said again: "Don't be in a hurry to leave, you have been away from Beijing for a while, stay in Beijing for a few days first, and rest for a while." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xie Zhi replied.

Even if Emperor Hongzhi didn't give him this decree alone, he would have to stay in Beijing for a few days before going to Yunzhong.

In the battle to annihilate the Tatars, he can also be said to have worked hard, and in just a few days, he made a lot of effort, and he felt that his whole person was a little prostration.

After Xie Zhi came back from the palace, he went home directly.

Because Zhu Houzhao had already sent the news of the victory back to Beijing, now everyone in the streets and alleys knows the news of the Ming Dynasty's victory.

The people of the whole Ming knew that they would no longer have to be harassed by the Tatars in the future.

Xie Zhi returned to Xie's house, and as soon as he entered the door, a disciple shouted, "The fifth young master is back, the fifth young master is back." ”

Something like this, Xie Zhi has experienced countless times.

Therefore, he was very indifferent, ignoring the chanting disciples at all, and still walked indifferently towards the courtyard.

When she walked to the middle courtyard, Zhu Hui took the lead in running over, although she didn't say much, but all the things she wanted to show in her eyes were already included.

Xie Zhixian still opened his mouth and replied: "Don't worry, it's okay." ”

The two of them had only said a few words, and the people in the house surrounded them in all directions.

These are too eyeless, with the appearance of these people, Zhu Hui maintained a perfect distance from Xie Zhi, a posture of a good wife and mother.

"Zhi'er, are you back?" Mrs. Xie was the first to ask.

Xie Zhi nodded and responded: "Yes, mother, my son is back, and my son is not filial, which makes my mother worried." ”

Mrs. Xie was pleased with Xie Zhi's achievements, and said: "My son has come out, and as soon as he makes a move, he will solve the Tatars that have plagued the Ming border for a hundred years." ”

In front of Mrs. Xie, Xie Zhi had to be concerned about his own image, and he couldn't be proud and complacent, so he replied lightly: "Today's success is not the work of his son alone, and his son really doesn't dare to take credit alone." ”

Mrs. Xie understood what Xie Zhi meant, and she didn't say more, this was just a politeness of Xie Zhi, so it was hard to ask you to say a word to me.

"Come on, come on, get back to the house, it's getting cold this day."

The Xie family is not short of money, just in autumn, those stoves burned, and as soon as they entered the house, they were hot.

Xie Zhi said: "Mother, the coal heating in the clouds is very good, and my son will send someone to send some back." ”

The price of this coal is also in demand in the clouds, after all, those workshops can use it, but the Xie family's fire still has to be guaranteed first.