Zhou Zheng's pen froze, and he looked up at Liu Liuzhen.

Wei Xizhuang's face changed color, he glanced at Liu Liuzhen, and looked at Zhou Zheng.

Li Shi's relationship with them should be a delicate balance, and this balance can be broken at any time. Zhou Zheng and Wei Xizhuang had just taken the salt merchants, why did Li Shi come at this time?

Zhou Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Please ask him to come up." ”

"Okay." Liu Liuzhen also knew that this person was sensitive, and he responded with some caution.

Wei Xizhuang looked serious, sat down on Zhou Zheng's left, took out the knife on his waist, put it on the table, and made a full gesture.

Zhou Zheng couldn't help but smile and said, "Don't be so nervous, he doesn't need to tear his face with us." ”

Wei Xizhuang was frightened for a while, and said with an unchanged expression: "Just in case." ”

Zhou Zheng followed him and put away the four treasures of the study on the table.

Li Shi came up, compared to the previous arrogance, this time he gave people a sense of approachability, looked at Zhou Zheng and Wei Xizhuang with a smile and said, "Two adults, it's been a long time." ”

Wei Xizhuang sat still, although Li Shi was a high-status internal supervisor, he was not stunned.

Zhou Zheng looked at Li Shi, pondered the meaning of his words, and said with a smile on his face: "Gonggong Li, please take a seat." ”

Li Shi sat down, looked at the empty table, and said, "Don't you pour a cup of tea for our family?" ”

Zhou Zheng looked at Li Shi, stretched out his hand to pour him tea, and said, "Father-in-law Li, please." ”

The more smiles on Li Shi's face, he picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said, "Zhou Yushi, this time, how many benefits did you get?" ”

Zhou Zheng has been thinking about Li Shilai's purpose in his heart, at least from the immediate point of view, he is not looking for trouble, and said concisely: "Hundreds of thousands of taels." ”

Li Shi's smile remained unchanged, as if he expected it, and said, "Then do you know that you will have a lot of trouble in the future?" ”

Even if Zhou Zheng reached a settlement with the salt merchant and the business between them was staggered, it was impossible for the salt merchant to swallow this breath, and when they recovered, it would only be a matter of time before they retaliated.

That revenge must be a storm, and it will not give Zhou Zheng any life.

Zhou Zhengdao: "Now it's me who lets them go." ”

Li Shi looked at Zhou Zheng, amazed, and said: "I really don't know if you are bold or ignorant and fearless, you have offended the government and the opposition before, and your career is basically cut off; Now that he has offended the Salt Gang again, the business will definitely not last; Zhou Yushi, you have a great future, don't want to be promoted and make a fortune, what are you tossing? ”

"Be prepared for danger in times of peace."

Zhou Zheng replied casually, and immediately said, "Gonggong Li didn't come to care about me, right?" ”

Li Shi had no beard on his face, his voice was very sharp, he laughed like a rooster, and said, "Of course I am here to care about you, after all, we are all lost, and I don't want to be unlucky with you." ”

Zhou Zheng has his handle in his hand, if Zhou Zheng is really unlucky to die, there is no reason to keep him.

Zhou Zheng was curious about Li Shi's intentions, and said, "How does Gonggong Li want to care?" ”

Li Shi glanced at Wei Xizhuang and said, "If Ling Zun wants to recover, he can choose any of the six Langs." If Brother Ling wants to be a leader, the county order of the superior county, the seven officials in Beijing can be selected. ”

Among the six Lang Lang, the county orders of the upper counties are not just anyone who can be 'optional', even Li Shi can't do it.

Zhou Zheng looked at Li Shi, his face did not move, and said, "Father-in-law Li might as well speak up if he has something to say." ”

Li Shidao: "I often say good things about Ling Zun in the emperor, and the emperor admires Ling Zun very much, and is ready to let me find an opportunity to take him into the palace to meet." ”

Where would Zhou Zheng believe Li Shi's nonsense, but he couldn't figure out the joints, and said with a different look in his eyes: "The emperor wants to see my father?" ”

Zhou Qingli has been in the sea for so many years, and he became a member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs last year, and he is transparent in the government and the opposition, and he can no longer be transparent, why did Tianqi meet him?

Li Shi, what role did he play in it? What is the purpose?

Anyway, this thing is weird.

Li Shi naturally had some calculations in his heart, looked at Zhou Zheng and said with a smile: "Just one or two days, I will notify you when the emperor is free, and let Ling Zun prepare." ”

Zhou Zheng was hesitant in his heart, looked at Li Shi and said, "What does Gonggong Li want in return?" ”

Li Shi picked up the teacup again and took a sip unhurriedly, and said, "Okay, I want a dry share of your business." ”

"That's it?" Zhou Zheng looked at Li Shi, but he still couldn't figure out what medicine was sold in Li Shi's gourd.

"That's all." Li Shidao smiled.

Zhou Zheng's eyes were not shocked, and his heart was spinning quickly, and Li Shi's sudden appearance made Zhou Zheng very suspicious and speculated about the hidden traps inside.

But if it is really the apocalypse that wants to see Father Zhou, this will definitely be a relief in the snow for Zhou Zheng's current situation, and it will effectively deter some people, which will be of great benefit.

Zhou Zheng pondered for a long time, looked at Li Shi, and said: "I am going to do a private salt business, count you as one percent, and dividends at the end of the year." ”

Li Shi's brows moved, and his expression was dissatisfied.

Although the private salt has been made public, no one will take care of it, but how is it 'illegal', and Zhou Zhengming is using him and adding him in, who would dare to make trouble?

He is an emperor's close internal supervisor, and he was once the commander of Suzhou and Hangzhou weaving, is worth this?

However, Li Shi also understood that Zhou Zheng didn't believe him.

Li Shi looked at the vigilant look in Zhou Zheng's eyes, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's see how much silver Zhou Yushi can earn in a year." ”

Zhou Zhengdao: "100,000 taels are guaranteed, and if it is less than 100,000, I will make it up for you." ”

With 500,000 stone salt, Yang Huzhi still has to buy 300,000 of Zhou Ji's goods every year, and all the previous ones, 100,000, Zhou Zheng said this number without blinking.

Li Shi was surprised this time, 100,000, that's not a small number, he copied seven or eight big households in Suzhou and Hangzhou before he got 100,000 taels, and Zhengyun came this week?

Li Shi immediately wondered in his heart, how much benefit did Zhou Zheng get from that group of salt merchants?

Li Shi looked at Zhou Zheng with flickering eyes, and said with a smile: "Then our family will thank Zhou Yushi for his kindness." ”

Zhou Zheng smiled and picked up the teapot to refill him.

Wei Xizhuang had been sitting between the two, listening to their conversation, there was no abnormality on his face, but he was strange in his heart.

Wei Xizhuang has some understanding of Zhou Zheng, don't look at Zhou Zheng's usual appearance, but in fact he is very stingy, the cost of three or five taels must be registered, and if you can save it, you will save it, and now, Zhang Kou will give Li Shi 100,000, and the salt merchants will give him 50,000!

Li Shi took another sip of the tea poured by Zhou Zheng, stood up and said, "Okay, everything that should be said is finished, one day Ling Zun is ready, notify me, I will lead him to see the emperor." ”

Zhou Zheng stood up very politely and said, "There is a father-in-law, I will send my father-in-law." ”

Li Shi stopped him and said, "No need, the secret of our family's come, you can't tell outsiders the truth that our family colluded with the outer court." ”

This sentence is nonsense, with Wei Zhongxian here, who dares to mention this crime?

However, Zhou Zheng smiled more and said, "What my father-in-law said is true." ”

Li Shi seemed to have seen the 100,000 taels of silver that Zhou Zheng gave him, looked at Wei Xizhuang more with a smile on his face, turned around and left, and kicked downstairs.

After Li Shi left, Wei Xizhuang turned to Zhou Zheng and said, "Do you really want to give him 100,000?" That's 100,000 taels! ”

Zhou Zheng picked up the teacup and said, "I hope he will have the courage to take it then." ”

Wei Xizhuang didn't understand Zhou Zheng's words, but he understood that Zhou Zheng definitely wouldn't give it, so he was relieved and said, "That's good." By the way, forget about business. Tian Ergeng is in trouble in Shanxi, and he won't be able to come back for a while, so you don't have to worry about it for the time being. ”

"Shanxi? What's going on in Shanxi? Zhou Zheng said suspiciously. If you can stumble Tian Ergeng, it must be a big deal.

Wei Xizhuang said: "I don't know specifically, it seems that there is a county order that has taken refuge in the bandits, involving many people." ”

The county order to take refuge in the bandits, which is the so-called uprising, this is rebellion!

Come to think of it, it has to involve people at the provincial level, and even the military and political sides of the imperial court, and there is another battle between light and dark.

The current politics of the Ming Dynasty is that no matter how big the matter is, it will eventually evolve into a court battle.

Before the Donglin Party became a trend, there was a great chaos among various forces; The Donglin Party dominates the court, and it is the Donglin Party that is endlessly strife; The eunuch party is up, it is the eunuch party, and the two parties in Donglin are fighting in chaos; The eunuch party dominates the court, that is, the eunuch party does not stop fighting.

Zhou Zheng knew that the court was going to be lively again, so he didn't bother to pay attention to it, and said to Wei Xizhuang: "Jiangnan can't go, you go to Shandong, find a suitable salt farm, our salt can't all rely on those people." ”

Zhou Zheng actually found a reason to send Wei Xizhuang out of Beijing so that he could protect him in the future.

Wei Xizhuang didn't want to leave Beijing, picked up the knife and got up, and said, "I'll let others do this, by the way, I have other things, go first." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at him running away, his brows furrowed, and he didn't stop him.

Now it's not just Wei Xizhuang, he also has to find a way to take off the eunuch label, otherwise he will be unlucky.

Zhou Zheng left Zhou Ji in the evening and returned to Zhou's mansion.

At the dinner table, Zhou Qingli heard the news that Tianqi was going to see him, her face was shocked, and she said, "Really? ”

It was not only an honor to be summoned by the emperor alone, but there were many unusual meanings in it.

Zhou Zheng didn't elaborate on Li Shi's role in it, and said, "Well, in the past two days, the news revealed by the internal supervisor." ”

Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng with a strange expression, and was speechless for a long time.

They didn't know that Tianqi had come to Zhou's mansion and read Zhou Qingli's unpublished confession. Zhou Qingli was surprised that Zhou Zheng actually got the news of the internal prison in advance.

He couldn't help but be surprised by this second son, where can ordinary people do what they have done in the past few months!

Zhou Fang didn't think about it so much, looked at Zhou Qingli, and said in surprise: "Dad, if the emperor wants to see you, he must reuse you!" ”

Zhou Qingli glanced at him and was silent.

He has no merit and no achievements, his official position is not high enough, and the emperor has no reason, why should he see him?

Thinking so, Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng again.

Zhou Zheng seemed to understand, shook his head and said, "I don't know the inside story either." ”

Zhou Qingli glanced at him deeply, suddenly got up, and said, "You guys eat." ”

Zhou Zheng and Zhou Fang were both stunned, watching Zhou Qingli leave like this.

"It's time to take a bath," Zhou Fang understood, looked at Zhou Zhengdao: "I won't eat it either, you can eat it." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at his back, his heart moved, and he said to himself, "It's time to help you solve this matter." ”

Zhou Zheng hurriedly ate a few bites, and also left the dining room and returned to his study.