At the time of the drastic changes in Fuzhou, Shen Xi was still unaware of it in Beijing, and he lived a leisurely life, occasionally taking some errands from Xie Qian's hands.

The palace poisoning case, there is no result for the time being, the people who should be investigated have basically filtered it through, not to mention that the murderer who poisoned was not found, even what the poison is is a big question mark, and now in this era, there is no chemical instrument to test the poison, and the next time there is a poisoning incident, there is really no way except Shen Xi's plaster.

But Shen Xi said that his plaster is not effective every time, and poisoning from the surface of the body can still alleviate some of it, if the dose is increased or thrown into drinking water and food, then it can only be left to the will of heaven.

I went to the military department with Li Qi to see the cannon casting, Li Li was very interested in the cannon casting and put forward many constructive suggestions, which is enough to show that he is indeed a good material for the Ministry of Works.

After two days, Li Li designed a drawing of a miniature version of the Franc cannon for Shen Xi, which basically retained the advantages of the large Franc cannon, and also made certain improvements, mainly to increase the support rod to reduce recoil, the wooden handle to avoid the body from contacting the overheated barrel, and a hook to fix the reins. In this way, it is possible to hold up your hands and aim at the target when you set fire immediately, which has to be said to be a big improvement.

In the past, if Shen Xi had the drawings, he would definitely hand them over to Xie Qian, and Xie Qian would submit them on his behalf, but he knew that Xie Qian was not very reliable, and he always liked to take the credit of others for himself, so he directly handed over the drawings to Ma Wensheng this time.

Shen Xi didn't want to fight for himself, but to earn some performance for Li Qi, he didn't want Li Yi to give up the pursuit of his career because of a cold reception, and if it was gold, he should let it shine.

Ma Wensheng is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and it is already a very face-saving thing to be able to meet Shen Xi in person, originally Shen Xi was not suitable for a face-to-face interview, but he still stubbornly mentioned the original owner of the drawings, and let Ma Wensheng know that this was not drawn by me, but someone else.

"You mean Li Shiqi? I have heard of this person, he once gave His Majesty the 'Ten Things to Govern the Government', which was deeply appreciated by His Majesty, but this person has done several stupid things, offended the important ministers of the court, and made people feel that he could not bear the heavy responsibility...... "Ma Wensheng rarely evaluates the ministers of the court and the central government in front of others, but for Li Qi, Ma Wensheng has a certain impression, and he can't help but sigh.

"You go back, the old man knows about it."

Shen Xi knew that Ma Wensheng said that he knew, which meant that he already knew Li Qi's ability, which was undoubtedly a big opportunity for Li Qi, who is currently serving as the "director of the State Guesthouse". Ma Wensheng wants to reuse Shen Xi, a Hanlin official, especially the lecturer of the East Palace, whose name is not right, but Li Qi himself is a foreign official like Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and it is very convenient to call it.

But even if Li Yi is temporarily transferred to the Yamen, he can't directly be a squire or a scholar, and he has to start as a middle-level official in the six ministries.

After Shen Xi recommended Li Qi to Ma Wensheng, he was regarded as conforming to the tide of history and putting a person who has the ability to contribute to the imperial court in his rightful position.

As for when he will be able to get ahead, Shen Xi doesn't care much. Because he's still on the cusp...... Lately, he's been too noticeable, and he's easy to take advantage of.

After entering October, Shen Xi began to prepare for the hunt to be held on the fifth day of the new year.

In fact, for a Wenchen from the fifth grade, this kind of thing has nothing to do with him, Xie Qian also said before that let him learn to ride a horse, from the current point of view, it is an extremely nonsense thing...... He wasn't ready to join the army, and learning that thing was just a waste of effort.

Shen Xi went to the paddock with only one task, just like when the emperor observed the Franc cannon, he was responsible for showing the Uryanha people how powerful the Franc cannon really was.

Take the excellent weapons of Fanbang to deter another Fanbang, the Ming Dynasty has really not done enough in this matter, but for the sake of the stability of the frontier, it is not impossible to show the new weapons as soon as possible, and the sooner you want to scare people, the better.

Shen Xi has been very idle these days, Wang Gongchang went once and didn't go, the craftsman was more experienced in how to cast cannons, he was a layman to instruct, he could only laugh and be generous.

As for the Yamen of the Ministry of War, Shen Xi only sent a drawing in the past, and he knew that when the paddock demonstrated the artillery, Zhang Lao Wu would do a good job, and he didn't have to worry about it.

Shen Xi took advantage of his free time, and more often went to visit Xie Duo in Guozijian and drank Xie Duo's good tea.

Xie Duo has no hobbies other than books, but he is very particular about tea. Xie Duo has a large collection of books at home, and Shen Xi can borrow a few ancient books that have long been out of print in later generations and are now unique books to read back, and he can basically recite them at the end of the day, and write them down silently when he has time, so that the only book is no longer a lonely book.

From the perspective of a bibliophile, it is very annoying for Shen Xi to do this kind of thing, but from the perspective of cultural inheritance, what Shen Xi does is very meaningful.

After Xie Duo found out, he scolded while still entertaining with good tea, and then lent the book to Shen Xi before leaving, and let him take it back to carry it. Later, Xie Duo couldn't help but be a little suspicious, and asked, "Shen Xi, if you take these books back and memorize them, they will not be ready to be printed, right?" ”

These ancient books are not textbooks for the imperial examination, there will be no market at all, and Shen Xi has never done loss-making trading.

He shook his head and said, "The main thing for students is to keep and make a backup." If Master Xie accidentally encounters a fire or something here, the books will be burned, so that the ancient books will not be cut off. ”

Xie Duo immediately laughed and scolded: "Are you well-intentioned, or are you sincerely cursing me?" My library is never lit up, and if it catches fire one day, the first thing I'll think of is that you put it! ”

After scolding, the two continued to drink tea and chat.

Xie Duo rarely sat down and talked with the younger boy before, because that would only make him feel that his words were not speculative. But Shen Xi is different, Shen Xi's talent and insight in his belly, even Xie Duo admires it, things he didn't understand before, such as those questions about history, geography, plants and astronomy, as long as he asks Shen Xi, most of them can find answers.

Xie Duo did not regard himself as an elder in front of Shen Xi, and the two were also teachers and friends, learning from each other's strengths and weaknesses.

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Shen Xi respects Xie Duo because this person is so open-minded that he is impeccable.

is also surnamed Xie, and Shen Xi is a little coping and perfunctory to Xie Qian, because Xie Qian, an old boy, will always "pit" him. It's a pity that he didn't want to find trouble, but things took the initiative to find him...... The task of showing the artillery to the Uliangha people in this paddock was not over, and Xie Qian had something new to arrange for him to do.

“…… Look, this is the report of Beiguan, how long has it been in peace? The Tatars actually committed the border again! This is the third time this year. This time, the Tatars did not have many soldiers and horses, but there were also 10,000 or 20,000, and the frontier could only be strictly defended, and the city was tightly closed, allowing the Tatars to come and go freely. ”

The news brought by Xie Qian made Shen Xi a little baffled...... Isn't it normal for the Tatars to want to take advantage of the winter to plunder in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, what does it have to do with me? Don't you know that I'm in an extremely awkward position right now? Even teaching to the crown prince has been suspended, and the emperor, the cabinet, and the six scholars are upset about the major affairs of the imperial court, and you tell me that I can't pluck a pinch of monkey hair and turn it into hundreds of thousands of monkey monkeys to come out and drive the Tatars away for you.

Shen Xi shook his head and said, "The Tatars are becoming more and more unscrupulous. ”

Xie Qian glanced at Shen Xi, as if to say, this is what you kid sees? Wake up at the moment and say: "Let's put it this way, Northern Xinjiang has encountered a lot of changes this year, it is said that the Tatars are arrogant and rude, and they have repeatedly violated the border, Your Majesty's meaning, after the winter, find someone to go to the border to appease the morale of the army, boost morale, and by the way, send the Franc cannon you proposed to cast, train the soldiers to use, and then the Tatars will invade the side and directly use artillery!" ”

Shen Xi suddenly felt an inexplicable crisis pressing over like a mountain, since Xie Qian found him, it means that this matter is related to him.

Shen Xi said: "It seems to be...... Xie Ge, did you propose to cast the Franc cannon? ”

Xie Qian glanced at Shen Xi: "What if it's an old man, Your Majesty wants to send someone, you can't send me this old bone, right?" The old man recommended you to His Majesty, and it is not the first time that you have simply gone out on an imperial errand. This time you are not the main envoy, by the head of the household high waiter Lang, you are the deputy envoy, with you with Wang Shouren, who has just returned from Quanzhou, you are the same year as him, you should know each other, right? ”

Shen Xi nodded, and said in his heart Isn't this nonsense, when I gave Shangshu to Wang Shouren last year, you were okay.

A Gao Mingcheng, a Wang Shouren, and him can be regarded as "old acquaintances", and the friendship is not shallow, but Gao Mingcheng can't remember it is another matter, but since Gao Mingcheng chose to accept his advice to Gao Chong to defect to his relatives, and regain the favor of Emperor Hongzhi in this way, you should know who came up with this wonderful idea.

Shen Xi's idea at that time was very simple: You have the favor of promoting me to the head of the government trial, and I will save your life as a flattening. Of course, the most important thing is to avoid involving the Tingzhou Chamber of Commerce in the corruption case in Gaoming City!

Shen Xi asked with a bitter face, "When will you leave?" ”

Xie Qian took out the Beiguan Song Newspaper back into his arms and said, "At the beginning of winter, there is still a month, the artillery needs time to cast, and Wang Shouren has just returned to the capital, so he has to be given a little rest." ”

Xie Qian said as if he was giving them time to prepare, but Shen Xi knew that he was actually preparing money and food for the imperial court to compensate the soldiers.

In a year, the Tatars committed three borders, saying that they avoided but did not fight, in fact, the two sides of the Tanma did not know how many times they had fought each other, and the Ming army lost a lot of soldiers, most of whom were elite, and the evil result was low morale. This is also the reason why Ma Wensheng proposed to increase the salary of the soldiers.

Marven has been in the army for many years, of course, he knows the importance of the soldier's heart and morale, and now the Tatars are torn apart with the Ming Dynasty, and the Tatars will definitely be indispensable in the future, if the soldiers have no intention of fighting, the Tatar invasion will become more and more rampant, and it is necessary to take advantage of the winter when the Tatars are honest, to cheer up the military morale and boost morale.

To achieve this goal, in addition to sending a batch of new weapons, the most important thing is to reward, people are driven by interests to live, and they can't even eat enough, and it is very unrealistic to want people to work hard for their beliefs.

The imperial court had to wait for the autumn grain to be put into storage, and then prepare some money and grain, and let Gaoming City take it to the three armies to prepare for the Tatar invasion in the coming year.

"Shen Xi, do you think the Tatars will make a comeback next year?" Xie Qian pretended not to care and asked.

Shen Xi was straightforward: "The Ming Dynasty always avoids wars, if I am a Tatar, I hate to stay in the territory of the Ming Dynasty, rob the people first, and then rob the officials and soldiers." When I finish grabbing a place, change places and then grab again, anyway, it's all a business without capital, why should I stop? ”

"Nonsense, aren't you a thief who wants to destroy his prestige?" Xie Qian's face became extremely ugly, and he scolded, "Aren't you good at dealing with the Tatars, if the emperor sends you an envoy to the Tatars, you can see ......"

Shen Xi was frightened, and looked at Xie Qian with wide eyes: "Elder Xie Ge didn't tell the truth, right?" ”

Xie Qian laughed and said, "Of course it's a joke, even if you want to go, with your qualifications, it's not enough." Okay, go back and get ready, just wait for the cannon to be cast and then set off for Beiguan...... This is a good errand, and your majesty will be rewarded for doing a good job. ”

Reward you big-headed ghost!

Looking at the back of Xie Qian leaving, Shen Xi really wanted to kick it...... Old fox, you are still cheating people endlessly!

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PS: Chapter 3 is here!

A total of 560,000 words have been updated this month, almost 18,000 words per day, and the Son of Heaven feels that he is still quite diligent, so he confidently booked a guaranteed monthly pass for tomorrow, that is, July 1st!

Today, one is due to the fact that the Son of Heaven sits in front of the computer for a long time, the body's resistance is poor, and the slightest temperature change will cause tonsil inflammation, cold and fever, and today is inexplicable! The other is indeed riddled with trivial matters, the father of the Son of Heaven is dead, and the affairs of the family can only be handled by himself, so he can only have three chapters.

Tomorrow the Son of Heaven is going to be a little more, because what has happened in the past few days will be dealt with in July, and there will be a few days when there will only be a guaranteed update...... The Son of Heaven broke out first, let everyone have a good time!

Finally, I sincerely ask for the guaranteed monthly pass for July again, thank you! (To be continued.) )