Emperor Chenghua gave his authority to Peng Shi and entered Yangxin Hall himself, not caring about political affairs.
Peng Shi still wanted to say something, but Wan Tong had brought the Embroidered Uniform Guards to guard the gate of Yangxin Palace Hall, so none of the officials could enter.
"Lord Peng, since His Majesty has already given you full authority to handle this matter, let's go to the Heaven Tribute Hall for a meeting!”With the help of several lords, Li Xian slowly walked toward the Hall of Heaven's Tribute.
After arriving at the Hall of Heaven's Tribute, the ministers argued endlessly over the dispatch of troops. Some said they wanted to send troops to the capital, while others said they wanted to send troops from other directions.
At this moment, Peng Shi stood up and said,"Stop arguing. Just send Xiang Zhong alone as I said!”
Peng Shi's words could really be said to be like a stone that stirred up a thousand waves. The ministers all opposed Xiang Zhong going alone, denying Peng Shi's view.
There were even some who directly cursed, thinking that Peng Shi must be old and muddle-headed.
"Lord Peng, are you out of your mind? This is a war, a matter of life and death for the country. It's not child's play!”
Who is Peng Shi? He was a fool who dared to scold the Emperor and Empress Dowager. No, he was a direct official. How could he show mercy to a civil official of the Imperial Court?
He scolded all the civil and military officials in the court as if they were his sons. The impassioned civil officials were instantly drowned in Lord Peng's spittle.
Talk back? They didn't even have the chance to open their mouths when faced with a master of scolding like Peng Shi.
The officials in the Hall of Heaven Tribute either maintained a neutral attitude or turned around and left.
Of course, there were still a few ministers left who persuaded Peng Shi to change his mind.
"All of you shut up. You want me to change my mind? Fine, then go to Ci Ning Palace and scold the Empress Dowager. Then go to Yangxin Hall and scold the Emperor. As long as you can do it, you can command me however you want. I won't say anything!”Peng Shi's eyes widened as he spoke.
Go to Cining Palace to scold the Empress Dowager? Go to Yangxin Palace Hall and scold the Emperor? That was no different from courting death.
Peng Shi could scold him, but not only was it fine if he did, he would even be praised by the Emperor sometimes.
However, if it was someone else, they would try scolding him. Praise? It's already a blessing for your ancestors if they don't kill your entire family.
When Peng Shi said this, everyone fell silent. They didn't know what to say. They didn't have the guts to learn from Lord Peng.
"What, are you all mute? Not speaking? Don't dare to go? Then stop talking nonsense and do as I say! Pass down the order for Xiang Zhong to take over Jiao Zheng's command position and set off today without any mistakes!”
The moment Peng Shi's decision was made, the court was filled with curses. The ministers were not optimistic about Peng Shi's decision.
Peng Shi would not do things according to the court officials, so many people secretly scolded him for being old-fashioned!
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In a hidden house on the west side of the city, Xia Jian was lying leisurely on a large rocking chair.
"Not good, Lord Palm Print, not good, something happened!”
An attendant ran in. It was Xia Jian's trusted aide, a eunuch of the ceremonial director.
"What happened? Why are you so flustered?”Xia Jian asked.
"Lord Palm Print, the war in the north has started again. The Mongolian army, Maoli Child, has led troops to invade Ningxia. Emperor Chenghua has sent you to be the chief eunuch of the army.”The young eunuch said.
So what if he was supervising the army? He wasn't going to fight, so what was there to panic about?
"Chief eunuch? What a big hat. It was obvious that Wan Zhen 'er had instigated this in front of the Emperor.”
Xia Jian was now the emperor's favorite. At this time, Wan Zhen 'er was looking forward to chasing him away from the emperor. As time passed, this favorite would not be popular anymore.
"What kind of army did the emperor send to assist the border guards? Was it the three battalions of the Beijing army, or was it troops transferred from other places?”Xia Jian asked.
"Milord, neither. The Imperial Court only sent you and Lord Xiang Zhong to reinforce the border guards.”the trusted eunuch said.
Xia Jian paused for a moment when he heard his trusted aide's words.
What kind of f * cking joke was this? The border guards had been beaten to a pulp, and instead of sending reinforcements, you sent me and Xiang Zhong, who you've never heard of, to go together. Isn't this courting death?
"This emperor is getting more and more ridiculous. The Mongolian army invading Ningxia is not child's play. This concerns the fate of the entire Great Ming Country!”
The more Xia Jian thought about it, the more he felt that it was impossible. This was too dangerous. They did not even send reinforcements and asked him to supervise the army.
What was the difference between this and treating human lives with complete disregard?
It was not easy for him to climb up to the position of the Seal Eunuch. He had only enjoyed the feeling of being below one person and above ten thousand people for a few days. If he died on the battlefield, it would not be worth it.
Other than the imperial relatives of the Ming Dynasty, everyone had to bow down when they saw Xia Jian. In addition, the man's life root that had been cut off was also growing back bit by bit under the medicinal pills rewarded by the system.
Now, he was a real man.
Sometimes, a man's vanity was much stronger than a woman's.
Xia Jian could not bear to lose his position of being second only to one person and above ten thousand people.
"Let's go. I'm going to the palace to meet His Majesty and ask him to send out his army.”Xia Jian stood up.
Hearing Xia Jian's words, the trusted aide hurriedly said,"Milord, this has little to do with His Majesty. This matter is being handled by the Minister of War, Peng Shi. The Emperor has already given Lord Peng full authority to handle this matter.”
Xia Jian's heart thumped as if it had fallen into a ten-thousand-year-old ice cellar.
Of course, he knew of Lord Peng Shi. Back then, he had even specially investigated the Minister of War.
From the information, he knew that this guy was a stubborn person. His temper was even more stubborn than a cow!
Even if you held a knife to his neck, he probably wouldn't even blink.
"No, I'm going to find the emperor. I can't go to Guyuan, I don't want to die.”
Xia Jian went to the palace, but was blocked by Wan Tong outside the Yangxin Palace Hall, unable to enter no matter what.
Wan Tong was the younger brother of Imperial Concubine Wan and the commander of the Brocade Guard. He was probably ordered by Imperial Concubine Wan not to see Emperor Cheng.
He did not see the Emperor, but he saw the imperial edict.
"Eunuch Xia, where did you go? I couldn't find you anywhere in the palace.”The emperor's personal eunuch took the imperial edict and prepared to read it out to Xia Jian.
Eunuch Xiao finished reading the imperial edict and waited for Xia Jian to receive it.
If the imperial edict was accepted, it had to be carried out. If it was not carried out, it would be against the emperor's orders. If he didn't accept it, it would be disrespectful!
Xia Jian supervised the army on behalf of the emperor. He was the eunuch supervising the army, supervising the border troops, patrolling the movements of the troops, and controlling the situation.
"Ding-dong. System Quest: Assist Xiang Zhong in expelling the Mongolian army and recovering the territory of the Great Ming Dynasty! Mission completed, system reward obtained. Mission failed, the host's consciousness will be erased.”
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