After the soldiers retreated to Taiyuan, they could not withstand the repeated persuasions of the generals, and Song Tongyin tentatively reported to the imperial court again for help.

When the request for help was reported to the capital by Kuaima, Zhou Yanru was rushing to Xiong Mingyu, the secretary of the military department, and said, "Shandong's affairs are about to happen, right?" ”

Xiong Mingyu sighed and said: "The lower officials have privately passed the wind to the emperor, the emperor has accepted the suggestion of Lord Shoufu and agreed to appease, but helplessly, Liu Erzhi, the right attendant of the household department, Liu Erzhi and Liu Chongqing made a big fuss in the court, and the officials from Shandong, such as Bi Ziyan, the head of the household department, and Wang Wanxiang, the imperial history of Sichuan Province, and other officials from Shandong Province went up one after another, resolutely opposed, and the emperor changed his mind again.

But fortunately, since Zhu Dadian supervised the army, he began to counterattack, and it was a success, Shandong was recovered, and now the officials are supervising the various departments to encircle and suppress at sea, and I believe that there will be good news soon. ”

Zhou Yanru had already heard of these, but he still deliberately pondered: "Shandong's recovery, Ming Yu is indispensable, Sun Yuanhua, Zhang Tao, Song Guanglan, Wang Zheng, Liu Yulie and others are hanging." ”

Xiong Mingyu understood his mind and said: "As long as the emperor doesn't pursue it, he will burn high incense, where do you dare to ask for credit?" ”

As he spoke, seeing Zhou Yanru's expectant face, he continued: "It's time to get rid of the relationship with these people, so as not to be implicated by them." In addition, the abolition of the two towns of Dongjiang and Dengzhou has also been voiced, and it is necessary to guard against it. ”

"Mingyu is still interested in us." Zhou Yanru thought secretly, and was flustered for a while, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "Can you clear it?" Besides, am I, Zhou Yanru, that kind of person? Hmph, they've me more than once or twice, it's commonplace. ”

Seeing his calmness, Xiong Mingyu's confidence also increased greatly, and he flattered: "There is one person, it may be useful to speak in front of the emperor at a critical time." ”

Zhou Yanru asked, "Who?" ”

Xiong Mingyu said: "Xu Guangqi." ”

Zhou Yanru nodded secretly, and was about to speak, but saw that the subordinate official handed over a note, and hurriedly took it to see, it was Song Tongyin's, and couldn't help thinking: "Okay, this is the result we want, otherwise, how can I teach you to be an official and a man?"

Hmph, aren't you bent on settling with Wen Tiren? We can't do it for a while, and twisting you to death is like twisting a bedbug. ”

Thinking about it, he turned to his subordinate officer and asked, "Who else has seen this recital?" ”

The subordinate official said: "According to the order of Lord Shoufu, all his performances will be handed over to Lord Shoufu first." ”

"Well, by the way, we just want to make your performance unacceptable in front of the emperor, so that you can do it in vain, see what you can do?"

Zhou Yanru hated, and said to this subordinate official, "Yes, you go", and then thought: "We can control the affairs of officialdom, losing the city and losing the land is not a trivial matter, if the emperor is investigated in the future, he will lose his head if he makes trouble."

What to do? There is no other way but to turn the tide of the war in Shanxi as soon as possible. Of course, the matter of turning the tide of the battle in Shanxi can no longer be done by this Song Tongyin, we have to change someone else to do it. Hmph, isn't that all there is to it? Who did it instead and didn't do it?

But who will do it? Hmph, if you don't change it, you can change it, and if you change it, you can change it. Of course, the premise is our people first. Once it is successful, it can also earn us the weight to speak, at least, it can also make up for Shandong's mistakes. ”

After making up his mind, Zhou Yanru leaned back on the seat, and those so-called own people slipped through his mind one by one, and before it was over, there was already a candidate, so he suddenly sat up straight again, and handed the music that was still in his hand to Xiong Mingyu.

Xiong Ming was suddenly silent when he saw him, and when he saw him handing over something, he hurriedly took it and looked at it, and after seeing it, he was shocked: "Is it to report to the emperor immediately?" ”

Zhou Yanru smiled disapprerovingly: "Concubine Tian is pregnant with a dragon seed, and the emperor is waiting for him day and night. ”

Xiong Mingyu thought about it and asked: "According to the opinion of Lord Shoufu, what should I do?" ”

Zhou Yanru said: "This Song Tongyin, it seems that he is useless, and he must be let go back to his hometown." After saying that, he said so and so on about what he thought about his talents.

Xiong Mingyu said: "This Song Tongyin is not very interesting in the first place, so it is reasonable for him to go back to his hometown." It's just that, according to the usual practice, these things need to be reported to the emperor for decision, so how can we make claims without permission? ”

Zhou Yanru said with a smile: "Mingyu is too stubborn, this is a taboo for officials." As he spoke, seeing that Xiong Mingyu was still worried, he continued: "Being a person, an official, and doing things should be determined by time and affection, otherwise, this performance will be played by Mingyu to play the emperor, anyway, the focus of this performance is on the soldiers." ”

Xiong Mingyu has been trained by Chongzhen because of the incident in Shandong, where do you dare to ask yourself again? When I heard this, I just shook my head like a rattle.

Zhou Yanru dared to say this because he grasped his mind, and when he saw him like this, he pretended to be arrogant: "In this way, I will let the officials do the affairs of the officials, and the military department will be under your control, and you will be responsible for the transfer." ”

After speaking, seeing that Xiong Mingyu was still unwilling, he lied: "Actually, about the matter of Shanxi, I once mentioned it to the emperor, and the emperor basically agreed with my opinion and let me decide according to the situation, otherwise, if I borrow my great courage, I Zhou Yanru will not be afraid of death?" ”

Hearing him say this, Xiong Mingyu finally relieved, and Zhou Yanru said again: "Actually, this is within the scope of your and my authority, you don't want the emperor to decide everything, after a long time, the emperor will think that you are shirking responsibility." ”

Xiong Mingyu said with relief: "Alas, it's better than losing your head." ”

Zhou Yanru said: "The head grows firmly on the neck, how can you say that you will lose it?" Do you know why the emperor trusts us? That's because we always stand in the position of the emperor to think about problems, and everything we think about is to share the emperor's worries. ”

Xiong Mingyu hesitated and said, "Then do what Lord Shoufu said?" When the time comes, Shousuke-sama can't leave my old bear alone. ”

Zhou Yanru smiled again: "Is I, Zhou Yanru, that kind of person?" Besides, the matter in Shanxi has really been solved, the emperor is a great joy, and he is a hero, you old bear can't forget, please Zhou have a glass of wine. ”

Xiong Mingyu said with a smile: "Don't worry, you can't forget the designation." After that, he turned around and arranged according to what Zhou Yanru said.

As soon as Xiong Mingyu made a move on this side, Wen Tiren immediately got the news. Wen Tiren convened "his own people" to study the strategy of dealing with Zhou Yanru, and when he got the news, he immediately reported to "his own people".

"My own people" said one after another: "This Zhou Yanru, sure enough, the matter of Shandong is not over, he is actually making trouble again, it just so happens that we will tie these things together with Shandong, and if you don't believe it, you can't bring him down Zhou Yanru." ”

Wen Tiren said: "This is where he is clever, and these things can't be tied together to defeat him." ”

"My own people" said one after another: "Song Tongyin is just getting closer to us, so he will get him, isn't this declaring war with us?" We can't let him go. ”

Wen Tiren said: "Everything has to be due to circumstances, you wait and rest assured, our old Wen already has an idea, and when the time comes, he will be designated to let Zhou Yanru step down and go back to his hometown." ”

After speaking, he smiled mysteriously.