After leaving from Nansi, Chen Xiaoting did not go back to Qianhu, but rushed directly to his home.

I have to say that God has not rained for dozens of days, and the impact on the capital is not ordinarily large.

For example, there are many fewer people on the streets now than in the past, and it can be seen that many people are nervous about their lives.

Chen Xiaoting had just returned to the mansion when he heard the sound of a child crying, which was his new pair of children.

Shen Yi gave birth to a daughter named Chen Chanchan, and Xu Youhui added a son named Chen Ruiyun to him, and now is the time to cry.

At this time, Chen Xiaoting was already in a solemn mood, so he didn't have time to coax the child, so he stayed in the side hall of the front yard.

The weather was hot, and even if Chen Xiaoting took off his official uniform, the sweat still couldn't stop pouring out.

It wasn't until the servant girl called the water and wiped his face that Chen Xiaoting felt better.

After lying on the chair, Chen Xiaoting said to the maids waiting inside: "All go out!" ”

In this way, Chen Xiaoting's world quieted down, and then he closed his eyes, and he suddenly felt very tired.

After rising from the position of deputy Qianhu, he actually didn't have an easy time.

When he was in Yongxi, his enemies were clear, and he only needed to deal with the White Lotus Sect's thieves and officials.

But in a place like the capital, where the relationship is complicated, the dangers are all potential, and there is no clear enemy at all, and at any time you may become a substitute for the dead and a backstabber.

Just when he put aside the nonsense in his mind and planned to take a good rest by himself, he heard Xu Youhui's voice sounding beside him.

"Husband, drink some chilled sour plum soup!"

Chen Xiaoting opened his eyes and saw Shen Yi personally holding a tray with a palm-sized blue and white porcelain bowl on it.

"All this ice is for the children, and we can still handle this weather!" Chen Xiaoting said with a smile.

Shen Yi could feel her husband's depressed mood at this time, so she approached and said, "It's not so bad, husband should drink it first and go to the heat!" ”

In desperation, Chen Xiaoting had to take the bowl and drank the sour plum soup in a big gulp, I have to say that the cold feeling was very refreshing.

"Let you stay outside the city and live, one by one you have to follow me back, it's uncomfortable!" Chen Xiaoting took his wife's hand and said.

Shen Yi put the porcelain bowl back on the tray, and then said: "After living outside the city for a few days, it is still convenient to live in the house, what is uncomfortable there!" ”

Speaking of this, Shen Yi immediately said: "But there is something difficult in the yamen? ”

Chen Xiaoting couldn't help but be stunned, he actually didn't want his family to worry, but now it seems that he still exposed his thoughts.

There is always some tacit understanding between husband and wife, which can make Shen Yi guess Chen Xiaoting's mood.

"It's not a big deal, don't worry too much!" Chen Xiaoting pretended to be relaxed.

Shen Yi knew that this was a lie, so he said: "If there is any difficulty, you can talk to my father, he can always help!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Xiaoting couldn't help but feel extremely bitter in his heart, and his current pressure was largely given by Shen Yue.

"I know!"

"Well, husband, you are so resting!"

Looking at the back of Shen Yi leaving, Chen Xiaoting couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, he had to carry many things alone.

He felt embarrassed, Shen Yue also felt embarrassed, and at this time, there were many more people in the palace who felt embarrassed.

Liu Jinzhong, the commander of Xichang, was also a little apprehensive at this time, this was the first time since he took office for two years.

The performances of the civil officials could not defeat him, and he had experienced similar situations like this in the past, but he had carried them through.

No matter how sharp and mean the content of the recital is, it is not as deterrent as the torture equipment in his West Factory.

So over the years, with the support of the emperor, he has cleaned up a lot of civil officials "forcing the palace", and it is not uncommon for him to have such a scale this time.

But this time the situation is really different, God has not rained for dozens of days, which is a huge pressure on the emperor.

The emperor is the son of heaven, and all disasters caused by God must be blamed by the emperor for immorality.

In order to deter these "disobedient" ministers, Liu Jinzhong instructed his subordinates to beat Wu Ruihe to death, in order to kill chickens and show monkeys.

According to past experience, this would be an effective blow to the arrogance of the ministers, and then the situation would gradually ease.

But Liu Jinzhong would know that after he killed Wu Ruihe, the conflict would quickly intensify, so that now the scale of the officials is even larger.

Now everything depends on how the emperor decides, if the emperor compromises a little, then he Liu Jinzhong's life will be sad.

So will the emperor back down? It's really hard to say.

The current situation is that the grain output has been reduced by a severe drought in the north, the war between the northwest and the Hu people has not stopped, and the Japanese in the southeast have a tendency to rise again.

It can be said that the situation in the 25th year of Yongzhi is even more serious than the rebellion of the White Lotus Sect and the large-scale invasion of the Hu people two years ago.

It is most appropriate to describe it as internal and external troubles, and it is naturally not impossible for the emperor to choose to appease his ministers at this time.

After all, in the past two years, the emperor has cleaned up a lot of people, and there has been a lot of resentment between the monarch and the ministers, and now it is a good time to thank the resentment.

"Jin Yiwei has already sent the 100 households who arrested people to prison?" Walking on the palace road, Liu Jinzhong asked with a solemn expression.

The little eunuch accompanying him replied: "Returning to the Governor was an hour ago, and it was also an order from Nansi Shen Yue, and he also called his son-in-law outside the city back!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Jinzhong was so angry that Shen Yue's bones were inevitably too soft.

The civil officials haven't made a fuss, but he ended up cowardly first, and even dealt with his own people.

The three factories and guards have always been tools for the emperor to shelter from the wind and rain, with the virtue that Shen Yue is showing now, can he really shelter the emperor from the wind and rain?

With such a person, whether the emperor will let him take the position of commander is a very debatable thing!

But in any case, Shen Yue made his own choice, which can be regarded as cutting flesh and mending sores, so how should he Liu Jinzhong choose?

Isn't it better to take precautions and go to find a substitute for the dead ghost among your subordinates first?

Just as Liu Jinzhong was thinking about this, he soon came to the outside of the Jade Void Palace.

Although he was the governor of Xichang, Liu Jinzhong still had to abide by the rules of the Yuxu Palace, so he said to the eunuch on duty outside the gate: "The emperor summoned me over!" ”

After the eunuch on duty carefully saluted Liu Jinzhong, he said, "Father-in-law Liu, the emperor said...... Let's wait outside the store, and I'll call you in when the time comes! ”

Liu Jinzhong could only wait outside, but he didn't stand stupidly, but asked in a low voice: "The emperor has been angry a lot in the past two days!" ”

Knowing what Liu Jinzhong wanted to ask, the eunuch on duty said: "Who said no, those officials are too ignorant, and the emperor smashed something just now!" ”

Knowing this, Liu Jinzhong had a score in his heart, so he immediately said: "Thank you!" ”

The eunuch on duty said what he could say, and in exchange for Liu Jinzhong's word "thanks", he was naturally overjoyed.

"Gonggong Liu is serious!"