Shen Xi didn't want to stay in the paddock for the night before, mainly because the cold wind blew at night was too tormenting, but in such a beautiful and embarrassing environment, he didn't feel any cold, and his body kept sweating.

It's destined to be a sleepless night!

Shen Xi must cheer up and prevent the woman in front of him from acting "wrong" towards him.

And the people who were staring outside were very responsible, and they stayed with them until the bonfire went out, and they had no intention of leaving.

When dawn came, the woman leaned on the edge of the tent and took a nap for a while, until she was woken up by the sound of boots stomping on the ground, a few people came outside, and vaguely heard someone saluting and greeting, and finally it was Zhang Yanling's annoying voice: "Shen Yude, did you sleep well last night?" ”

Shen Xi tidied up his clothes a little, lifted the tent and got out of it, Zhang Yanling glanced sideways, and found that the woman was inside, so he withdrew his gaze and looked at Shen Xi with a smile, with a little urgency in his eyes, and a little sinister and cunning.

"Xiaguan would like to thank Jian Changbo for his hospitality last night." Although Shen Xi saluted respectfully, his attitude was a little cold.

Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "It's rare for Shen Yude to appreciate his face, of course, he has to be entertained, if Shen Yude has something, he can take the first step, there is his own cuisine here." After that, Benjug will visit him in person. ”

Zhang Yanling wanted to come to his door, and Shen Xi had an idea...... This is clearly to force the palace!

Because Xie Qian had explained yesterday, Shen Xi must be ready to meet the envoy of the Buddha Langji at any time this day, and he can't return to the city for the time being, otherwise he wants to leave the tent and stay away from the place of deceit as soon as possible.

Early in the morning, the envoys of the Franc machine arrived, and they were bent on leaving the Ming realm at this time, preparing to negotiate with the Ming court about the return of the ship. Shen Xi only arrived at the enclosure at the beginning, and followed the people in the Ministry of Rites to take a photo, and by the end of the morning, before the negotiations were over, Shen Xi was allowed to leave the enclosure.

Shen Xi was on the carriage back, thinking back to Zhang Yanling's hateful face, and he didn't feel a good feeling in his heart.

He understands that some things will inevitably be encountered in officialdom, and at the moment, Zhang Yanling is just using the usual methods of officialdom to win him over...... If you want to corrode a person, it is nothing more than wine and wealth, just because of his age and background in the Chamber of Commerce, he is not keen on wine, money, and gas, Zhang Yanling will naturally think of giving him a woman, or the kind that does not have to be responsible after a happy night.

Shen Xi returned home, asked Zhu Shan to boil hot water, and carefully washed himself from top to bottom...... Even if nothing happened to the woman, Shen Xi felt that spending the night with her was an insult, and he needed to wash it well, as if this was the only way to wash away the dirt of his body and mind.

Now Shen Xi has to acquiesce in what happened yesterday, only in this way will Zhang Yanling rest assured of him, and there will be no fierce revenge.

People can't help themselves in officialdom!

The other party occupies an absolute advantage in a high position, and after being able to win over, the retaliation methods used will be extremely vicious, although the Zhang brothers are not very old, but they have bad deeds, and many people have suffered because of this.

This is the helplessness of a courtier!

Knowing that the other party is destined to be recorded in the list of relatives and ministers in history and will inevitably be eliminated, but when the other party gains power, he has to survive in the cracks and compromise.

This is the highest level of "rare confusion", but Shen Xi feels that at his age of blood and strength, he pretends to be deaf and dumb to this point.

"Xianggong, the concubine will serve you."

Just as Shen Xi was lying in the bathtub thinking about her thoughts, Xie Yun'er came into the room with a change of clothes, and at the same time rolled up her sleeves to help Shen Xi rub her back.

Shen Xi smiled and said, "Old husband and wife, these cliché things are still free, I'll just come by myself." ”

Xie Yun'er blushed and said, "Xianggong also said that it is an old husband and wife, as long as the concubine can do it, of course she must do her best...... Xianggong looks like he has something on his mind, but something didn't go well in the paddock last night? ”

The person who knows himself best is often the person next to him, but there are some things that he can't say clearly, Shen Xi shook his head and said: "As an official in the court, there are always troublesome things, Yun'er, you don't have to worry too much, as long as the family is stable." ”

Xie Yun'er nodded and said with relief: "Xianggong, you also have to relax, after all, you still have to support this family!" After saying that, he didn't force him to stay and help Shen Xi take a bath, put down his clothes and turned around to go out, but asked Hong'er and Lu'er to come over to add hot water.

In the afternoon, Zhang Yanling sent someone to deliver the gift, but the person did not come in person, but just sent someone to deliver a letter.

Xie Yun'er said: "How could Uncle Jianchang give us gifts for no reason? ”

"Most of it is related to my errand to Beiguan, he wants to use Gaoming City to be greedy for money and food from the Mo court, so that I can turn a blind eye." Shen Xi explained with a wry smile.

"Huh!?"

Xie Yun'er was shocked, "That'...... That...... Xianggong, how is this good? ”

Shen Xi didn't have a good idea right now.

Since the Zhang brothers used the trick of beauty, it shows that they are determined to get this batch of money and grain, and Gao Mingcheng and Wang Shouren will send the money and grain on the road first, and he will not escort the newly minted Buddha Lang cannon to the border until the end of the month, and the itinerary will be staggered...... But for Shen Xi, this is a good opportunity to avoid trouble.

"Let's take it one step at a time." Shen Xi said quietly.

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In the afternoon, the people who went to the paddock returned to the city one after another, and Xie Qian found someone to come over and spread the word and asked Shen Xi to go to Xie Mansion.

Shen Xi packed up his mood and went to Xie University's mansion, and Xie Qian had already returned home one step earlier...... After all, he is in his early fifties, and after two days of busyness, he looks extremely tired, sitting at the desk in the study, looking weak.

"Shen Xi, for the errand I told you before, Your Majesty has other arrangements, let Gao Shilang and Wang Shouren go to Northern Xinjiang first, and you have to wait until the end of the month when the Franc machine artillery is cast before leaving."

Xie Qian came up and said in a notifying tone.

Shen Xi didn't tell Xie Qian about Zhang Yanling, because he knew that with the arrogance of the Zhang brothers now, speaking out would not help but arouse Xie Qian's suspicion.

Shen Xi asked, "What is important going on in Northern Xinjiang, so rushing on the road?" ”

Xie Qian smiled, waved his hand and said, "There are some things that I can't tell you for the time being, just do what Your Majesty tells you to do." Your task is not light, after sending the Franc machine artillery to Northern Xinjiang, you need to stay there for a while, do a good job in the daily maintenance of the artillery and the training of the gunners, and it is estimated that you will be able to return to Beijing before the lunar month. ”

Set off at the end of October and come back before the lunar month, then this trip is only about a month, Shen Xi thought about it, this errand itself is not difficult, it is nothing more than sending him to escort the Franco machine gun, and then go to the border to do a little guiding work...... But why does it feel like the pressure on your shoulders is increasing?

"There are reports from all over Beiguan in recent years, the old man doesn't have time to read them carefully, you can help take a look, and wait to sort out the context and key points when you go back...... The old man is going to enter the palace, and after you have seen it here, you can leave by yourself. ”

Xie Qian opened a wooden box on the coffee table, and there were many recitals in it, all of which were sent to the imperial court daily by Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shanxi, Gan, Liang, Su, Xi, Ningxia, Yansui, Shendaoling, Xing'an, Guyuan and other Wei towns.

Shen Xi looked evasive: "Xie Gebu, with the current status of a student, I'm afraid I'm not qualified to watch this, right?" ”

Xie Qian said angrily: "You just take a look at the old man, and at the same time, by the way, let you understand the current situation in Beiguan, don't go and can't come back!" ”

"These are all non-urgent transcripts, and it doesn't matter if you see them, they are all given by Your Majesty...... The old man is now dizzy and busy, so he can only bother you. But you can't take it home and look at it, after all, the rules are there...... You remember it, go home and tidy it up, and send it to my house early tomorrow morning. ”

Shen Xi was speechless for a while, and Xie Qian was looking for something to do for himself, could it be that he was too idle?

However, this can be regarded as the appreciation of the cabinet scholars, Emperor Hongzhi asked Xie Qian to read the notebook, and asked Xie Qian to write a book after sorting it out, and now he will write it, what he is doing now is not equivalent to experiencing what the cabinet scholars do in advance?

Xie Qian didn't allow Shen Xi to take the recital book home, so Shen Xi could only sit down and read it before leaving. When Xie Qian left, Shen Xi took out all the books in the wooden box and opened them one by one in chronological order.

It is said that it is an ordinary border pass report, but after all, the military aircraft is the center of gravity of a country, and the city fortresses and guards in the northern frontier apply for funds to maintain the city wall and repair equipment, and they will write to the imperial court in the form of a book, and most of the books are basically left in the middle and not sent, because Emperor Hongzhi felt that since there was no war in Beiguan, he could save a little, and don't waste the money of the treasury.

Even if they really had to pay money, the imperial court only contributed a small part, and the majority was raised by the frontier itself to raise money to repair and strengthen the city, as for the weapons, the imperial court had not replaced the soldiers for several years, and many of these reports mentioned that the weapons were seriously aging, and the training and combat effectiveness of the soldiers were insufficient......

Eleven years ago, the situation on the northern border of the Ming Dynasty was slightly better, and Wang Yue, who was capable and outstanding at that time, but after the eleventh year of Hongzhi, the number of bitter scripts in the frontier increased significantly, and the imperial court adopted an attitude of ignoring it.

Shen Xi came from the perspective of Emperor Hongzhi...... Zhu Youzhu must be upset when he sees these playbooks, and when he sees the beginning, he knows what to say later, and these things that add to the blockage at a glance would rather be put aside.

Perhaps it is the Tatars who perceive the laxity of the Ming Dynasty's defense of the northern frontier, so they will choose to start a war against the Ming Dynasty, and now it is just a fire screen of men and horses to come to plunder, and the fire screen has been successful in several raids this year, which will inevitably provoke the eyes of other tribes, and the next year may be the Tatars pouring into the nest, and the Central Plains may fall into a greater crisis.

"Is the gentleman there?"

Just when Shen Xi was fascinated, Xie Pi's voice came from the door.

Xie Pi walked into the study with a smile on his face, followed by a delicate little girl, who was Xie Pi's eldest granddaughter Xie Hengnu, "It is rumored that there are guests at home, I thought that my father had not received anyone at home over the years, and I found out that Mr. had arrived...... What is the gentleman looking at? ”

At this time, Shen Xi had already read the playbook, and there were only a few books left that he hadn't read, but he already understood the general situation, and immediately put down the playbook.

Xie Qian was lazy and arranged the things that the emperor had explained to himself, Shen Xi felt that it was better not to let Xie Pi and Xie Hengnu know about this kind of thing, otherwise it would affect their reverence for Xie Qian.

"It's all the stuff that Xie Ge told me to see...... Don't ask about the affairs of the court. Shen Xi replied with a smile.

Xie Pi heard that it was an official matter of the imperial court, so he stopped asking with interest, but Xie Hengnu smiled and said, "Seventh brother, are you an official with my grandfather in the imperial court?" ”

Xie Pi glared at Xie Hengnu, and Xiao Nizi obediently kept silent.

Shen Xi nodded with a smile and said, "Ling Zu is an important minister trusted by His Majesty, and I am just a hairy boy who has just entered the officialdom, and there is no comparison." ”

Xiao Nizi was very happy with Shen Xi's frank answer, but she was afraid that Xie Pi would drive her back to the inner courtyard and stop talking casually.

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