Xuanfu is Xuanfu Town, located in the land of ancient Jizhou, Qin and Han Dynasty is Shanggu County, Liao Taizong will meet in the first year, after the Jin Dynasty Shi Jingjiao cut Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures dedicated to the Khitan, belongs to the Liao State; After Jin destroyed Liao, it belonged to Jin; Yuan belongs to Zhongshu Province on the capital road; Ming belongs to the Beijing Division, and belongs to the command of Wanquandu.

Gu Zuyu said in the "Minutes of Reading History and Public Opinion" on the geographical situation of the Great Wall in Xuanfu Town: Xuanfu, "Nanping Jingshi, the rear control of the desert, the left strangles the danger of the mediocre, and the right embraces the solidity in the clouds." Because it is less than 400 miles away from the capital of the Ming Dynasty, it is the throat place to guard the North Pass and defend the Mongols from attacking the Central Plains in the south, and it has always been a place for soldiers to fight.

According to Huo Ji's "Nine-sided Diagram" in the third year of Longqing, "the original number of Mabu officials in this town is 151,452 members, except for the festival year escape, there are 83,304 members of the official army. The original number of horses was 55,274, and in addition to the annual loss, there were 32,040 horses. ”

The quota of Xuanfu is more than 150,000 soldiers and horses, and more than 50,000 horses, but in fact it is only equipped with 83,000 officers and 32,000 horses, which is basically the case for the emperors of the Ming Dynasty.

This time, the Tatar cavalry of 50,000 went south, all the guards of the Xuanfu were under martial law, and the soldiers and horses of the cities could not be held, and the Tatar cavalry crisscrossed the middle, unimpeded, threatening the safety of the grain route.

Since it was not known when the Tatar cavalry would be withdrawn, the officers and men in the various cities were panicked and unstable in the face of lack of food.

Shen Xi knew that Liu Daxia arranged for his household to go to Xuanfu, mainly to deliver food and salary to the officers and soldiers of the city fortress safely, this task seemed to be light, but it was very likely to encounter Tatar cavalry on the way.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, when Taizu and Taizong, the Ming army was basically swept away by the autumn wind against the Upper Mongolian army, and the war was invincible. However, after the Tumubao Change, the Ming army turned from offensive to defensive against the tribes of the steppe, and was afraid of the Tatars and did not dare to fight head-on again.

Shen Xi, a Wenchen with small arms and legs, would not have much merit to go to the border with thousands of heavy soldiers to deliver food and wages, but might throw his life on the road.

It's not that the generals of the border army don't save when they see death, it's really that the Mongols have the advantage of cavalry, coming and going like the wind, and if the team transporting food and salary is attacked in that place halfway, when the reinforcements arrive, the daylilies will be cold.

Shen Xi asked, "Did Liu Shangshu make me have to go?" ”

Yu Niang's face froze slightly, carefully thinking about Liu Daxia's instructions when she explained this matter, and finally shook her head and said: "Liu Shangshu's intention, everything must follow Lord Shen's wishes, and you can't force it." If Lord Shen wants to go, the slave family will escort him all the way to ensure Lord Shen's safety. ”

Shen Xi breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and said, "Then bother Yu Niang to go back and tell Liu Shangshu, saying that I am ashamed of his appreciation and incompetent." ”

Yu Niang didn't expect Shen Xi to refuse Liu Daxia's "kindness"!

The household department went to Xuanfu on an errand, this is a great opportunity to make contributions to the imperial court, Liu Daxia is equivalent to giving Shen Xi a shortcut to promotion, if he is replaced by someone else, even if he goes to the soup and fire, he will not hesitate, but this Shen Yude seems to not know that this is a great opportunity to perform.

Yu Niang sighed: "The household yamen is now extremely short of manpower, Liu Shangshu has been working hard day after day, and he has forgotten to sleep and eat......"

Yu Niang tried to persuade Shen Xi with affection and reason, but Shen Xi's heart was full of vigilance...... This errand can basically be regarded as an exam for Liu Daxia to transfer him to the household department, if he can successfully complete the errand and return, it means that he has the ability to work as an errand in the household department, if Liu Daxia personally asks Emperor Hongzhi for someone, Zhu Youzhu will not go against the will of this humerus old minister.

Among the six central departments, the official department is the most generous, which is equivalent to the organization department of later generations, but it is more powerful than the organization department, and has considerable decision-making power in the selection and selection of officials, inspection and dismissal, and is the head of the six departments. In addition to the Ministry of Officials, the best is the Ministry of Households. The household department is equivalent to the sum of the Ministry of Finance, the Central Bank, the State Administration of Taxation, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs in later generations.

However, Shen Xi had long made up his mind not to touch the errand of the household department, and he would be his East Palace speaker with peace of mind. Going to the household department may be a good opportunity for others to make a career and make money, but with his thirteen-year-old body, going to the household department represents the beginning of a busy life.

The reason why Liu Daxia became the "Three Gentlemen of Hongzhi" praised by later generations is inseparable from his running around for half his life, and Shen Xi now doesn't want to let himself be so tired now.

Shen Xi arched his hand and said: "It's not that I don't understand Liu Shangshu's hard work, but Yu Niang should understand that with my current age and knowledge, many things are not competent, but it is better to keep my duty and do what I can......"

Yu Niang thought to herself: "This Lord Shen is really modest enough, when he fought with the Buddha Lang Machine Man in Quanzhou, what kind of courage was that?" Not to mention the boldness of taking down Zhang Lian, who dares to say that you are old and lack of knowledge? ”

But Liu Daxia showed that he couldn't force Shen Xi, and Yu Niang wouldn't say much.

"Lord Shen, you are really incomprehensible." Yu Niang shook her head and smiled bitterly, her tone was full of helplessness, and then she said goodbye and left.

After Yu Niang left, Shen Xi thought for a while, who would Liu Daxia send...... The biggest possibility is still Jiang Liwei!

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Martial law in Kyoshi continues.

It was the height of summer, the sun was like fire, and he would sweat if he took two steps slightly, Shen Xi, as a court official, could no longer wear a shoulder vest and go in and out of the house at will like when he was a child in Tingzhou, so he would rather stay at home more.

As expected, in the end, Liu Daxia sent Jiang Liwei to escort the grain and grass to Xuanfu.

It's not far, less than 400 miles, but it's dangerous and dangerous halfway.

Before, Jiang Liwei just said that except for Zhao Jian, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Mu Bin, the commander of the command, no one could transfer him, but now Liu Daxia let him understand that even if he is now serving in the Fusi of Beizhen, the household department can be transferred at will...... What's more, Jiang Liwei is still just a Jinyi Wei Zhenfu, and if he doesn't hang up the title of Zhenfu for a day, he won't be considered a regular for a day.

Soon Xie Qian learned that Liu Daxia intended to let Shen Xi go to Xuanfu.

Xie Qian was still puzzled as to why Liu Daxia would help Shen Xi in the court, but after Zhang Lian's case, he finally understood that in fact, Shen Xi went to Quanzhou and received an errand from the household department, which is enough to show that he is not the only one who sees that Shen Xi has the ability, and Liu Daxia, a hard-working minister who is upright in the court, often calls Shen Xi to run errands.

“…… Your kid's brain is really not open, this time going to Xuanfu is beneficial and harmless, the Tatars just want to grab a handful and leave, there is no heart to fight at all, before the Xuanfu visited the Malay newspaper, due to the hot weather, people are tired and tired, the Tatars have begun to withdraw, you will not be in danger of going to a trip...... can make one of the Seven Qings, Hubu Shangshu, appreciate you, and Feihuang Tengda is just around the corner, but I didn't expect your kid to refuse......"

Xie Qian counted Shen Xi as soon as he had the opportunity, originally with his identity, he couldn't care about anything with a small role like Shen Xi, but adhering to the principle of "Shen Xiaoyou is too sharp and must sharpen his edges and corners", Xie Qian has never given Shen Xi a good look.

But this time, he felt sorry for Shen Xi's rejection of Liu Daxia's kindness.

Shen Xi asked with some surprise: "Didn't Elder Xie Ge confess before that he wanted the students to study in the Hanlin Academy and Zhan Mansion for a few more years with peace of mind?" ”

Xie Qian glared at Shen Xi, as if to say, you kid actually choked me with my words?

"Actually, it's a mixed bag...... As far as my heart is concerned, I don't support you to go to the yamen like the household department to do practical things, because you kid can't do things in the world, just say that Zhang Lian, you can take it casually? Fortunately, His Majesty did not blame him, otherwise if he was not careful, let alone an official position, he would even have to put his life into it. ”

Shen Xi thought to himself, accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, you are telling the truth, although it is said that it is the emperor's errand, but it is the emperor who will punish you in the end.

Regardless of whether the errand was done right or wrong, whether it was in line with the emperor's wishes, if the emperor felt that Zhang Lian should not be questioned, even if the evidence was conclusive, he could not move.

Gao Mingcheng's case is the best proof, when Gao Mingcheng sent a large amount of stolen silver to atone for his crimes, and won the favor of Emperor Hongzhi, even loyal ministers like Liu Daxia stopped tracking down Gao Mingcheng's previous corruption and perversion of the law, and later watched Gao Mingcheng serve as a messenger to Beijing.

Xie Qian saw that Shen Xi was silent, as if he was thinking, and he was somewhat happy in his heart, which showed that Shen Xiaoyou was not hopeless, and he could also make him wake up through "teaching".

If he knew that Shen Xi was not doing things as he thought, he would not turn around, and Gao Mingcheng was Shen Xi's hand to the side of the foreign relatives, he would have to scold.

At a young age, he is proficient in the world and unscrupulous, and he clearly looks like a traitor!

Xie Qian asked, "Recently, I have been lecturing for the crown prince, can I make progress?" ”

Shen Xi came back to his senses and reported: "The student has just returned to the capital, but he has only given the prince two or three lessons, and he dare not say how it will help the prince's studies. ”

Xie Qian squinted his eyes and said, "But I heard that the prince has recently begun to indulge in frolicking again, it can't be instigated by you, right?" ”

Shen Xi could only remain silent, he was just fulfilling his promise and informing Zhu Houzhao of the correct way to play Keju in the future generations.

If it is said that there is a fault, this fault is really not small, but in the long run, Shen Xi is tantamount to leaving a way back for himself.

Everything is done without leakage, which is very appreciated by the emperor and ministers, which is not a good thing for Shen Xi, a person cannot be perfect, there will always be shortcomings, it is true enough.

It seems that on the issue of treating Zhu Houzhao, Shen Xi did not pull Zhu Houzhao on the "right path" as originally envisaged, because he knew that for a bear child who has been pampered since childhood and is destined to rule the world in the future, the so-called "right path" is absurd and non-existent.

If you get too close to the crown prince and the royal family, you will fall into the power whirlpool at the time of the alternation of Hongzhi and Zhengde, and when you need to stand in line, he, the old man of the East Palace, will be particularly eye-catching, and you must make a choice......

Liu Jin or Liu Jian?

Shen Xi naturally wouldn't stand on the side of the eunuchs, but he didn't want to get closer to Li Dongyang's so-called "upright" ministers...... If you are really straight, you should be like Liu Jian and Xie Qian, instead of staying in the court and saying that you want to stay in Qingshan, but you are wronged to Liu Jin and frame Zhongliang.

If Shen Xi does things "inappropriately", Li Dongyang and Liu Jin will not accept him, then he has a chance to be released, which is the best way for Mingzhe to protect himself.

Shen Xi said: "The student just explained the way of Keju with the prince. ”

Xie Qian was angry: "Okay...... Sure enough, it's you, why are you so unreasonable? Your Majesty asked you to give a lecture in the East Palace, because he wanted you to persuade the prince and teach well, you are good, except to play with the prince, you will not do anything else? ”

Shen Xi asked rhetorically: "Then if the prince doesn't play Keju, he can listen to the lecture with peace of mind?" The students don't understand, there are so many well-educated people in the court, why does His Majesty let the students be the lecturers of the East Palace alone? ”

This question stopped Xie Qian.

Knowing that Shen Xi was young and vigorous, and getting together with the prince was dry firewood and a fire, why did he send him to the prince as a lecturer?

Xie Qian didn't have a clue, just said: "If you hadn't done a few things to make the prince look long, do you think Your Majesty would keep you in the East Palace?" Don't forget, when you went to Quanzhou, His Majesty felt that you had no way to teach, and wanted you to meditate on your own mistakes, and now you are obviously getting worse! ”

Shen Xi bowed, but his face showed disapproval, which made Xie Qian feel angry.

I can't tell this stubborn boy at all.

"Whatever you want to teach in the future, just do it, and don't play it yourself. His Majesty is preparing to evaluate the prince's knowledge at a later date, if you do not do well, you may be disqualified from lecturing in the East Palace, and at that time, you can only go back to the Hanlin Academy to write books, and the channels for promotion in the future will be narrow...... Weigh it up for yourself! ”

Then Xie Qian brushed his sleeves and left.

When the others walked away, Shen Xi smiled slightly...... Xie Lao'er is clearly hard-mouthed and soft-hearted!

On the surface, he was dissatisfied with himself, but he regretted that he did not accept the errand of the household department, and specially came to tell the emperor that he would assess the prince in the near future and prepare early.

Can the top ministers of the cabinet be guilty of this?

Shen Xi couldn't help but sigh faintly: "I'm afraid that I will live up to your expectations!" ”

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