The most nervous is none other than the first assistant Zhou Yanru.

Yang Sichang and Li Banghua were invited to a banquet that night, although outsiders didn't know what the three of them actually talked about, but many people saw that it was Zhou Yanru who personally sent the two out, talking and laughing, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

At this time, Zhou Zheng was reading with his two children, explaining while reading to them.

Zhou Deshen is still well-behaved and obedient, Xiao Ke'er is naughty, pulling his clothes from time to time, pulling Zhou Zheng's beard, giggling and not serious.

Liu Liuzhen came in quietly from outside, and waited for Zhou Zheng to shut his mouth, and then he said the matter in Zhou Zheng's ear.

Zhou Zheng pushed a chair, motioned for him to sit down, and said indifferently: "They care about the so-called cabinet votes, let them fight." What I asked you to check, how did you check? ”

Liu Liuzhen hurriedly said: "It's almost done, salt, a million stone salt, not long after arriving in Huaiyang, it was taken away in various names, and then disappeared." The price of salt is rising, and someone should be deliberately seeking huge profits. ”

"Motosuke related?" Zhou Zheng put down Xiao Ke'er and pushed the two children out.

As soon as the two little guys left, Liu Liuzhen got closer and said, "I found out that there is a ship that went to Yuanfu's hometown, let alone 100,000." ”

Zhou Zheng picked up the teacup, took a sip gently, and said, "It's not strange at all, we don't know much about this Yuanfu for a day and a half." ”

Liu Liuzhen nodded, but he was annoyed, and said: "We are desperately changing the law in the front, Yuanfu is working hard to get benefits in the back, it seems that he has done something, but in fact it is still a bad thing, if it really comes to the day, I am afraid that Yuanfu will turn his face and deny people, and be the first to liquidate us." ”

Zhou Zheng leaned back in his chair, his mind spinning.

The reason why corrupt officials are willing to do things must be to serve their interests, and they will not really care, in the final analysis, they are still selfish, and between the state and private interests, they will always choose the latter.

Liu Liuzhen glanced outside and said in a low voice: "Second Young Master, Yuan Fu is moving more and more, not like consolidating power, but like deliberately cutting the power of the second young master." In the imperial court, in the army, overt or covertly. I'm a little worried, if one day, they ruin the second young master's name, and in one fell swoop, Zhou Yanru will be detained for a big crime, and the thunder will be swift, we may not be able to react. ”

Zhou Zheng glanced at him and said with a smile: "Is this your idea, or is it anyone?"

Liu Liuzhen smiled awkwardly and said, "They are not easy to say." ”

Zhou Zheng exhaled lightly and said, "What they said is right. This court is a big river and lake, and if there are not enough capable people on it, there will be endless fights, and the fight will be ruined until the country is ruined. ”

When Liu Liuzhen heard this, he hurriedly said, "Second Young Master, do you want us to strike first?" ”

Zhou Zheng raised his eyebrows and looked at Liu Liuzhen seriously.

Liu Liuzhe's expression froze, and he said, "This is my idea." ”

Zhou Zheng's expression did not move, and he wondered in his heart. Perhaps it was because of such a long period of patience that there was a backlash within the people of his line.

Zhou Zheng groaned in his heart for a while, and said, "Don't move yet, let me find out the context of these people." ”

Liu Liuzhen was somewhat unwilling, but still said, "Yes." ”

Zhou Zheng waved his hand, and when Liu Liuzhen went out, he looked at his back and said to himself: "Even you have ambitions?" ”

Zhou Zheng couldn't tell whether it was right or wrong, and with the beginning of their 'great cause', people's hearts slowly began to change.

The messenger of Horqin soon came, and it was a son of the Great Khan of Horqin, the eldest brother of Huang Taiji, named Sanchi.

Zhou Zheng didn't see him, and Zhou Yanru arranged the whole process.

Perhaps feeling the pressure, Zhou Yanru was anxious to perform, and soon, the two sides negotiated.

Horqin paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty to congratulate the new emperor on his accession to the throne, and sent 500 sheep, 60 white horses, and a Gege.

Although there is no 'surrender', there is only a piece of window paper left.

On the Ming side, it hinted that there would be no military attack on Horqin, and that Zhangjiakou and Horqin would be opened to exchange markets.

Although Horqin did not surrender, it did not prevent Zhou Yanru from publicizing it according to 'surrender', and Horqin would not come over to explain anything anyway.

Zhou Yanru even sent a newspaper to the Ming Dynasty and hyped it up.

Zhou Yanru's reputation among the scholars is mixed, and there are more scoldings, this incident has really saved him a lot, and it has also stabilized the decline in the cabinet and the imperial court.

Horqin's side 'surrendered', and the one who was most shocked was Jianyu.

In the name of the little emperor, Ning Wan openly rebuked the Ming Dynasty for 'coercing allies and encroaching on neighbors', and then sent envoys to the Ming Dynasty to discuss the 'law of peaceful coexistence'.

Zhou Zheng turned a cold eye to these things, did not participate, and continued to promote his changes intently.

By October, the affairs of the Cabinet and the Six Ministries were even busier.

Perhaps because he was afraid of Zhou Zheng, or to fulfill the contract, Zhou Yanru set off for Nanzhili.

As soon as Zhou Yanru arrived in Nanzhili, he ushered in a thorny problem.

Nanzhili Senator Geng Zhong wrote a letter, severely punishing the Nanjing court for being mostly empty, wasting the court's money and grain, and acting as a prestige and blessing, harming Nanjing, and damaging the holy virtue, and requesting that it be abolished.

Geng Zhong did not ask for the abolition of Nanjing, but wanted to abolish those redundant institutions and personnel, and he happened to have some people's evidence, which was reasonable.

Nanjing, how many high-ranking officials and dignitaries are involved, even if Zhou Zheng was involved a lot in the 'reverse case' before, but it is even more terrifying under the water.

Zhou Yanru couldn't express his position, and then accompanied by Lu Daqi, he walked around, publicizing his 'merits' while appeasing the confusion caused by the change.

Objectively speaking, Zhou Yanru's theses are indeed conducive to changing the law, as long as he does not oppose it, in everyone's opinion, it is to support the change.

This also disappointed many people, especially the former members of the Fushe Society, who openly exposed Zhou Yanru at a banquet and threw out his past corruption and bribery, and betrayal of his official position.

Zhou Yanru was naturally furious, and ordered Nan Zhili to arrest many people.

As a result, Zhou Yanru was disgraced, and he reluctantly stayed in Nanzhili for a few days and hurriedly returned to Beijing.

He originally wanted to take advantage of this trip to have a good time and take the opportunity to expand his influence and power, who knew that there would be such a show.

In the capital, Yang Sichang has completely become Zhou Zheng's doppelganger, and he is even more eager than Zhou Zheng for 'changing the law', doing everything himself, and staying up all night.

From time to time, the six books were called to the cabinet and reprimanded at the lightest, and at worst the public scolded them, threatening to dismiss them.

Under the pressure of Yang Sichang, the movements of the six parts were significantly accelerated.

First of all, the Ministry of Industry promulgated the 'Ministry of Industry Schedule', which listed the detailed inputs, goals and time frames, as well as the specific responsible persons and so on.

The Ministry of Industry has listed as many as 22 items, and in the next three years, 5 million will be invested to renovate the country's official roads, canals, bridges, and irrigation of acres of land.

The Ministry of Household Affairs promulgated the 'Household Registration Law', which unified legislation on the household registration of the Ming Dynasty and required local governments to register and count the population and age composition of the Ming Dynasty.

The Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Criminal Affairs have also successively issued similar provisions, clarifying the rights and responsibilities while setting action goals, objectives and progress time.

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