On the fourth day of recovering the capital, Zhou Zheng was outside the Xizhi Gate, swearing.

He held Chongzhen's edict in his left hand, and in his right hand was the sword of Shang Fang given by the new emperor.

In front of him stood a prime minister of five provinces, six general officers, four general soldiers, more than 20 deputy general soldiers, and more than 40 generals!

Zhou Zheng's expression was majestic, and he said in a deep voice: "The thieves are the scourge of the common people, but they can't do it, this official is ordered by heaven to crusade, you are my great generals, you should be brave and fearless, crusade against rebellion, completely eradicate the thieves, and return the peace and tranquility of the people in the world!" ”

"The lower official (the last general) is in charge!" Lu Xiangsheng and the others responded loudly.

According to the procedure, Zhou Zheng talked at length for a while, and then handed over the Shang Fang sword in his hand to Lu Xiangsheng, and said: "The generals in the northwest are all controlled by the prime ministers of the five provinces. ”

Lu Xiangsheng solemnly took it and said, "The ministers are grateful!" ”

When he took Shang Fang's sword, Zhou Zheng helped him up and said, "Jiandou, I'll hand it over to you!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng nodded in a deep color, turned to face Cao Wenzhao, Man Gui and nearly 100 others.

Everyone saluted in unison and said, "See the Prime Minister!" ”

Lu Xiangsheng was tall and tall, his eyes were like torches, sweeping over everyone, and his eyes looked northwest.

Li Zicheng was not reconciled, and was preparing to regroup and attack the Jingshi again.

Zhou Zheng's army of more than 100,000 people, the pennant is displayed, covering the sky and the sun, the morale is surging, and the spirit is dry!

"Expedition!"

The war drums were like thunder, and Lu Xiangsheng rode a horse, drew his sword and shouted.

The army of more than 100,000 people was divided into two routes, one to Shanxi and one to Henan, and then divided into multiple roads, according to the established route, rushing to their respective goals.

Zhou Zheng stood on the high platform, watching the army leave.

Chu Jin stood beside Zhou Zheng and said, "Your Excellency, there is no need to worry, there is a military intelligence, and there is no doubt about Premier Lu's ability, Li Zicheng can't make waves." ”

Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "Jianyu has withdrawn his troops?" ”

Chu Jin and Meng He Prefecture have a clear division of labor, Meng He Prefecture is in the main pass, and Chu Jin is staring at the outside of the pass.

Chu Jin bowed down and said, "Dolgon, Zilharang withdrew two days ago, and Huang Taiji also withdrew last night. He left a message that he wanted to talk to the adults. ”

Zhou Zheng waved his hand indifferently, looked at Lu Xiangsheng and the others walking away, turned around and said, "Go back." ”

Liu Liuzhen accompanied Zhou Zheng and said, "Second young master, Cheng shopkeeper, Shangguan shopkeeper has entered Beijing." ”

Zhou Zheng got into the carriage and said, "Let them clean up first, and I'll look for them when the time comes." ”

Liu Liuzhen responded, and said: "I heard that many people from all over the south of the Yangtze River are also on their way to Beijing, and the scale is not small. ”

The capital or the Ming Dynasty suffered a catastrophe, and the new emperor ascended the throne, which naturally attracted countless people, Zhou Zheng received a lot of letters last night, saying that he wanted to 'come to the door to seek advice'.

The Restoration Society has a huge influence in the south of the Yangtze River, with more than 3,000 members, which is simply another Donglin, and the Qinhuai River is blocked between swings of arms!

Zhou Zheng opened the curtain and said to Liu Liu, who was riding a horse, "What's the situation over there with Yuanfu?" ”

I don't know if I didn't want to increase Zhou Zheng's prestige, or if I intended to show Zhou Zheng, Zhou Yanru, the first assistant, didn't come to see off Lu Xiangsheng, and even prevented the new emperor from coming.

Liu Liuzhen looked at Zhou Zhengdao: "Second young master, haven't you seen it, in front of the Yuanfu Gate, it is called a busy traffic, the flow of people is like weaving, it is about to break through the threshold, and there is a very long queue......"

Zhou Zheng suddenly smiled and said, "It's not strange. ”

Zhou Yanru now seems to be in power, the first emperor of the dynasty, and now he is presiding over a series of major affairs such as the new emperor's enthronement ceremony, the first emperor's funeral, etc., how many official positions are involved, and the whole world is watching him!

In addition, the new emperor is young and unable to govern himself, and no one can weigh the weight of this first assistant.

Even Zhou Zheng, the great hero who regained the capital and saved the Daming Society from collapse, couldn't compare it for a while, and was divided into a lot of light.

Liu Liuzhen patted the horse, looked around, and said in a low voice: "Second Young Master, I heard that the Hanlin Academy had a dispute over the number of the Temple of the First Emperor. ”

The temple number is a kind of 'historical positioning' for the first emperor's finality, which is very important, and it is also the focus of the courtiers' 'power struggle'.

Zhou Zheng's expression moved, and he said, "Don't worry, take a look first." ”

Liu Liuzhen did not say any more, although the current situation is scattered, it is also treacherous, and all kinds of forces have jumped out, wanting to occupy a favorable position and obtain the greatest benefits when the new dynasty is undecided.

When Zhou Zheng returned to Beijing, from all over the country, I don't know how many people were rushing to the capital in a hurry, this is a special period of alternating between the old and the new, and the court is broken, there are too many opportunities!

Zhou Zheng walked through the front of the cabinet and walked to the west corridor next door.

The cabinet secretary and the small officials who were in a hurry inside the door suddenly stopped, and the silence inside was terrifying.

Zhou Zheng turned his head to look, and everyone immediately moved again, smiling and bowing down, and disappeared in a hurry.

Zhou Zheng wiped his face, looked at Liu Liuzhen beside him, and said, "Am I so scary?" ”

Liu Liuzhen coughed his throat, and said in a small voice: "The old man is handsome and chic, rare in ancient times." ”

Zhou Zheng laughed and walked forward.

In the cabinet, there was a faint cold snort.

Liu Liuzhen raised his chin and followed Zhou Zheng fearlessly.

Zhou Yanru and Zhou Zheng had a bad relationship, and now they are almost torn their faces.

Zhou Zheng returned to the west corridor of the expedition, which was divided into several rooms, including the Military Intelligence Department, the Staff Office, the Military Justice Office, etc., each performing its own duties, including Zhang Heyi was also here, and he also brought everyone from the military department.

Zhou Zheng turned around and sat down in his makeshift room.

Zhou Zheng's desk was filled with various military materials from the Qin Dynasty onwards, and Zhou was studying these military systems and preparing to reform the military system of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Zheng looked at it with a focused expression, and the expedition to the West Corridor was also busy, the northwest was now the focus of their work, endangering the national ancestry, and no one dared to take it lightly.

When Zhou was busy, Zhou Yanru was also heartbroken about things such as the enthronement ceremony, which involved too much, and the six parts that had just been erected were desperately followed.

The Ministry of Rites has been tentatively designated as Zhang Sizhi, and the Ministry of Rites has the heaviest weight in matters such as the enthronement ceremony, and the rituals and rituals involved, etc., are all controlled by the Ministry of Rites.

Etiquette is also the embodiment of power, for example, the position in the enthronement ceremony determines the person's status and future in the court; For example, who will preside over some key places, who will show their faces in front of the new emperor, who should not appear, and so on.

Zhang Sizhi's entry and exit in the cabinet itself represents an unusual status.

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu is not the most powerful among the six departments, but its status is the highest, and this is the root reason.

The level of status often represents the order of progress, and the candidate for the cabinet is often the first in the Ministry of Rites!

Zhang Sizhi appeared in Zhou Yanru's class room, but he was not talking about the enthronement ceremony, but about the appointment of officials at all levels.

Zhang Sizhi handed over the list and said, "Yuanfu, this is the list of officials of the six ministries and nine temples, as well as the governors of the provinces and the political envoys. When it comes to the five northwestern provinces, do you want to discuss with Zhengxibo? ”

Zhou Yanru was looking at the list, and when he heard this, he waved his hand categorically and said, "No need, this matter is decided by the official, so be it." ”

Zhang Sizhi knew that the relationship between Zhou Yanru and Zhou Zheng had broken down, and glanced at the wall behind him, and next door should be Zhou Zheng's class room.