When most of the civil officials in the Wenhua Hall heard Liu Zongzhou's words, most of them lowered their heads or turned their heads to look elsewhere.

Obviously, they should be in the know, but no one wants to say it. Zhang Mingwei looked at these and got this conclusion in his heart, and couldn't help but be even more curious, so he also looked at the person who spoke with concern.

I heard Liu Zongzhou play angrily: "Your Majesty, Shangqiu County ordered Liang Yizhang to be cut by thieves but did not die, and the thieves escaped by luck after they went, saying that the reason why Guide Mansion fell into the hands of thieves was that Hou Fangxia, the son of the governor Hou Sui, led his family to break through the city gate and injured the people defending the city. As a result, when the people at the city gate were in chaos, the thief army took the opportunity to attack the city. ”

"What?" When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he was immediately furious, and shouted: "Is this the case? ”

When he said this, he turned his head to stare at Shoufu Zhou Yanru. If there is such a thing, why didn't Shoufu report it just now?

Seeing the emperor coming towards him, Zhou Yanru complained bitterly in his heart, scolded Liu Zongzhou, and then replied: "Your Majesty, this matter is Liang Zhixian's words, and Weichen is afraid that there is something else to hide, so he does not dare to play the false news." ”

"What else could there be hidden?" Liu Zong was furious when he heard this, and without waiting for Emperor Chongzhen to speak, he first reprimanded angrily, "Greedy for life and afraid of death, with his father's official position to suppress the defenders and not be able to open the door, he will do something to the officials and soldiers, isn't this an obvious thing?" ”

Hou Sui, who had just been reinstated some time ago, replaced Ding Qirui's governor Huguang, Henan, Sichuan and the armies north and south of the Yangtze River, and was so powerful that he was one of the few courtiers of the Ming Dynasty.

What's more important is that he is kind to Zuo Liangyu, who has a heavy army. The imperial court looked at him and felt that he could summon Zuo Liangyu, at least the imperial court thought so, so it gave him so much power.

Therefore, Liu Zongzhou's speculation may not be unreasonable.

However, before Zhou Yanru could speak, Wei Zhaocheng, another cabinet assistant, stood up and refuted him: "It is also possible that the Shangqiu County Commander is worried that the imperial court will investigate the crime of losing the city, so it is not known that Hou Fangxia was framed!" ”

"How can it be!" Liu Zongzhou heard this and said even more angrily, "The city of Guide is a fortified city, how can it be so easy to fall? Besides, Liang Xianling was wounded by a knife in his body, and his wife Zhang, sons, daughters, and servants were all killed, so you dare to slander him? In my opinion, are you afraid of offending Hou Sui or accepting money from the Hou family? ”

As soon as they heard this, several people in the Wenhua Hall immediately came out and refuted it, accusing Liu Zongzhou of slander, complaining to Emperor Chongzhen, and demanding that Liu Zongzhou be punished for his crimes.

All of a sudden, there was a lot of noise in the Wenhua Palace!

Emperor Chongzhen was so annoyed by them that his head hurt, if it was the original him, he would definitely feel that Zhou Yanru and others were reasonable, and considering that when Hou Sui was being used now, it was very likely that he would suppress this matter.

However, with last night's experience, he knew that he was not far from the country at this time, and he also knew that the conduct of Shoufu Zhou Yanru and others had been tainted, so he was considered to be five or five open, and felt that both sides were reasonable.

In this case, he couldn't make up his mind. I had to turn my head to look at Zhang Mingwei and asked, "Sir, what do you think about this?" ”

......Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to this strange guy in a python suit, and their hearts were speechless. How much trust does this have to be trusted by the emperor to ask this person's opinion on everything?

Zhang Mingwei was already thinking about this issue when Liu Zongzhou and others were quarrelling. Therefore, as soon as Emperor Chongzhen asked, he asked Liu Zongzhou with a slight frown: "Is that Hou Fangxia dead or alive, and if so, where is it?" ”

Liu Zongzhou knew that his words were equivalent to asking questions for the emperor, so he immediately replied: "I don't know my whereabouts at the moment, but according to Liang Zhixian, that Hou Fangxia took advantage of the dawn to kill the defenders and go out of the city, so he should have broken through." ”

This means that I don't know if that Hou Fangxia is dead or alive. Zhang Mingwei thought about it, and asked again: "Then where is this Liangzhi County now?" ”

"He is currently recuperating in Yucheng." Liu Zongzhou knew this and gave a definite answer.

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei turned to Emperor Chongzhen and said, "Your Majesty, this matter still needs to find out the truth." Therefore, after Liang County's order to recover from his injuries and find out the exact whereabouts of Hou Fangxia, he will investigate the case. In short, the court has one principle, not to wronged a good person, nor to let go of a thief! ”

As he said this, he blinked his eyes. Because he said it to Emperor Chongzhen, the ministers didn't see it.

Emperor Chongzhen originally felt that Zhang Mingwei was reasonable, and when he blinked his eyes, he knew that there should be something else, so he understood, nodded, and said seriously: "What Mr. said is very true, this matter must be investigated before it can be decided." The court must not distinguish between loyalty and treachery, only when loyalty and treachery are praised and treacherous are punished, can there be hope for the Ming Dynasty! ”

Hearing this, Liu Zongzhou's eyes couldn't help but light up, and these words were spoken to his heart. So, he played loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister has a book to play!" ”

"Huh?" Emperor Chongzhen listened, nodded and agreed. But I thought he was still entangled in this matter, and he was a little unhappy in his heart.

Who knew that Liu Zongzhou didn't say anything about it at all, but said righteously: "Weichen listened to what His Majesty said just now, and was inexplicably moved, so it is indeed my hope for the Ming Dynasty." Therefore, the minister asked Lu Xiangsheng, who died in battle, to hunt down and kill the traitorous minister Yang Sichang, and arrest Zuo Liangyu, the chief soldier of Bahu, so that the commander and the marshal can know to be vigilant. ”

This passage has always been buried in his heart, if in the original history, it was not until after December that he said it to Emperor Chongzhen because the imperial court continued to lose the city and land. Now, because of Zhang Mingwei's butterfly effect, it has been advanced for many months, and he has spoken out in the case of Guide. Then, his eyes were staring at Emperor Chongzhen, with some expectations, hoping that the emperor would allow him to play.

However, his words made it difficult for Emperor Chongzhen again.

You must know that Yang Sichang was the minister he relied on the most before. Even Chen Xinjia, the secretary of the military department that he relies on the most, is also because of Yang Sichang's recommendation. Therefore, if he wants to make Yang Sichang a traitor to the country, he is a little emotionally unbearable.

But after all, there is the influence of Zhang Mingwei's butterfly effect, and he already knows that Daming will perish in two years. After Zhang Mingwei's analysis, Chen Xinjia is also likely to collude with Jin merchants. In this way, even Yang Sichang may not be clean. So, if it was just that, he might have decided on the spot.

The fundamental reason why Emperor Chongzhen was in trouble was that Liu Zongzhou wanted him to arrest and punish Zuo Liangyu.

This Zuo Liangyu is arrogant and domineering, who doesn't know? Even if it has reached the end of the year, Emperor Chongzhen also knows it. However, there is no way, Zuo Liangyu has a heavy army, known as more than 100,000 soldiers and horses. Although he is arrogant and domineering now, at least he is still fighting with thieves!

What if you move him and force him into rebellion? Besides, after the defeat of Songshan and the annihilation of the main force of the imperial court, Zuo Liangyu's soldiers and horses became even more important.

At this time, if Zuo Liangyu is arrested, the court will be powerless even if it has the heart!

Thinking like this, Emperor Chongzhen had no choice but to turn his head to look at Zhang Mingwei and ask for help: "Sir, what do you think about this matter?" ”