The little girl said, 'Miss Ding', Zhou Zheng immediately knew who was looking for him, and said, "Take me there." ”

The little girl quietly glanced around, and led Zhou Zheng to a corner not far away.

Miss Ding stood in the corner, her expression seemed calm, but her eyes were very hesitant and hesitant.

Zhou Zheng came closer, took a look, and said, "Sister-in-law." ”

He had met this sister-in-law who had not passed through the door once before, and he knew each other.

Miss Ding didn't have the shyness of an ordinary woman, looked at Zhou Zheng, and said with a reluctant smile: "I'm looking for you, you won't be surprised, right?" ”

The relationship between the Ding family and the Zhou family is now a little stiff, the old man of the Ding family insists on repenting of the marriage, and Miss Ding's situation is very embarrassing.

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "It's nothing strange, my sister-in-law has something to do with me?" ”

Miss Ding looked at Zhou Zheng, glanced around cautiously, walked further, and said in a low voice: "I heard my mother say, do you and Hengping know a Mr. Jinghu?" ”

Zhou Zheng was stunned and said, "Sister-in-law...... How would Aunt Ding know? Why is my sister-in-law asking this? ”

Miss Ding looked around again and said in a low voice: "I heard my mother say that my father respects Mr. Jinghu very much, if so, if he comes forward, my father may change his mind." ”

Zhou Zheng understood the purpose of Miss Ding's visit, thought about it seriously, and said, "Okay, I'll figure it out." ”

Miss Ding showed a little smile on her face, and seemed to be completely relieved after speaking, and explained with some weakness: "Hengping and I are not young anymore, and my father is not doing it right." ”

In the final analysis, you two are affectionate and righteous, and you are reluctant to let go.

Zhou Zheng laughed secretly in his heart, and said with a normal face: "Well, I think of a safe way." ”

Miss Ding glanced at Zhou Zheng seriously, and just wanted to say something more, her maid walked over quickly and said, "Miss, Madam is out." ”

Miss Ding hurriedly said to Zhou Zheng: "I'll go first, don't tell your eldest brother about this." ”

After saying that, she walked away quickly, obviously she had sneaked out.

Zhou Zheng looked at her back and nodded, this sister-in-law is good.

Zhou Zheng returned to Zhou Ji and thought about this matter, Han Cheng's face was not so easy to give, so he had to think of a safe way.

didn't wait for Zhou Zheng to figure it out, and another uninvited guest came to the door.

Hu Qingzheng sat opposite Zhou, his two little eyes blinking non-stop.

Zhou Zheng poured him a cup of tea and said, "Zhang Guoji's matter is over, why are you still embarrassed?" ”

Zhang Guoji was dismissed last month and sent back to his hometown, this matter is settled, and Hu Qingzheng should not continue to pretend to be sick.

Hu Qingzheng sighed, looked helpless, and said, "The above will let you go back." ”

"Let me go back? What happened? Zhou Zheng was a little puzzled. He was a troublesome figure in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and he wouldn't want him to go back if he had nothing to do.

Hu Qingzheng sighed again and said, "It's nothing, it seems that the new director has taken office and wants to reform the rule of officials." ”

The new director, that is, the new Imperial History of the Left Capital of the Metropolitan Inspectorate, Cao Sicheng.

Zhou Zheng understood a little, and asked again: "Is there anything going on in the Metropolitan Procuratorate recently?" ”

Hu Qingzheng, the chief official of Zhejiang Province, is very tired, not as leisurely and leisurely as before, eating and waiting for death, listening to Zhou Zheng's words, he thought about it reluctantly, and said: "Jianyu invaded Ningjin, the imperial court was a little flustered, I heard that Wang Zhichen, the official of the military department, was impeached recently, and the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate was writing a transcript of impeachment against him all day long. ”

Zhou Zheng frowned and said, "Impeach the king's ministers, why?" ”

Wang Zhichen is the secretary of the Ministry of War, and he has only been in office for a few days? Moreover, in the case of such a big war in Liaodong, someone actually publicly impeached him, and it sounded like a lot of momentum.

Hu Qingzheng shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it is said that Wang Zhichen is about to resign." ”

"The king's minister wants to resign?" Zhou Zheng looked slightly shocked, the minister of the Ministry of War, the king of Shangshu, wants to resign?

He's the secretary of the military department! How can you resign at this time!

Zhou Zheng still remembers that Wang Zhichen told him in the military department that 'no party, no fear, no resignation, no hiding, no allowing', this is the resignation?

Hu Qingzheng looked up at him and said with an innocent face: "If he doesn't quit, I'm afraid it will be more chaotic and troublesome." ”

Zhou Zheng suddenly realized, no matter why those people suddenly impeached Wang Zhichen, if Wang Zhichen insisted on not leaving at this time, he was afraid that it would become more and more fierce and affect the war situation in Liaodong.

Wang Zhichen's five no's are completely infeasible at this time.

Putting these aside, Zhou Zheng was thinking about some things around him, Zhou Ji was already on the right track, Jiujiang Pavilion had a prototype, and he didn't need to keep an eye on it all the time.

However, Zhou Zheng didn't want to get involved in the party struggle again, so he looked at Hu Qingzheng and said: "My sick leave hasn't expired yet, I'll talk about it when it expires." ”

Hu Qingzheng didn't mean to force Zhou Zheng, it was probably just a notice, rubbed his face, and said, "I'm going to resign." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at him and said, "You want to resign?" ”

Although Hu Qingzheng is not an official fan, it should be difficult for him to resign.

Hu Qingzheng didn't know how many times he sighed, and even leaned directly on the table and said, "There is no way to quit, the imperial court is a place to eat people." ”

Zhou Zheng didn't know what happened to Hu Qingzheng, but it must still be those bad things, nodded and said, "Then resign." ”

Hu Qingzheng glanced up at Zhou Zheng, full of resentment.

Zhou Zheng's scalp was numb by what he saw, and he hurriedly drove him away.

The war in Liaodong is urgent, and the capital is not idle.

Zhou Zheng was still far away, busy with his own affairs.

Zhou Zheng ran to Han Cheng's mansion when he was fine, asked questions, and discussed all kinds of books.

Han Cheng didn't avoid it, chatted with Zhou Zheng, and had a slightly different opinion and idea on the content of some books, which made Han Cheng very novel.

After a few days, Han Chenghe brought "Shu Hezhi" last week, and said with a smile: "The writer has his own intentions, but the bystanders are different, just like you said, a hundred people reading the same book, what they get must be different, Liu Bei is loyal or traitorous, Liu Chan is stupid or smart, the benevolent see the benevolent." ”

Zhou Zhengdao: "Time changes, the text does not fade, but the angle has been changing, even the various commentaries of the sage classics are not the same, students believe that the book is for people to see, but not according to the golden rule of doing things." ”

The current exaggeration of the Ming Dynasty is very heavy, and it is easy to talk about the scriptures and righteousness rather than being pragmatic.

Han Cheng nodded and said with a smile: "You have come to me every day these days, not all to ask for questions, right?" ”

Zhou Zheng looked respectful and said, "Don't hide it from Mr., the student wants to ask Mr. to secure a marriage, but he doesn't know how to speak." ”

Han Cheng was stunned and looked for him for his name, this is the first time to get married.

"Which lady is it?" Han Cheng asked with some interest.

Zhou Zhengdao: "It's not a student, it's a student brother." ”

Zhou Zheng slowly explained the matter between Zhou Fang and Miss Ding, without adding oil and vinegar, and also talked about the difficulties of the Ding family.

After hearing this, Han Cheng said with a smile: "I see, the gentleman has the beauty of an adult, I will see the master of the Ding family another day, if he can sell me a cent of thin noodles, it will be regarded as a merit." ”

Zhou Zheng didn't expect Han Cheng to agree so easily, and immediately raised his hand and said, "Thank you, sir." ”

Han Cheng waved his hand and said, "With these lonely books you found, I also have to help with this favor." ”

Zhou Zheng really didn't expect it to go so smoothly, so he hurriedly thanked him again.

Han Cheng looked at Zhou Zheng and just smiled.

But if they come to him for the sake of fame and profit, they will not even enter the door. But this Zhou Zhengyun is an exception, although he also has some purpose, but it is not so utilitarian.

Zhou Zheng left the Han Mansion very happily, Han Cheng agreed, the Ding family should not continue to insist on repentance of marriage, which can be regarded as removing a piece of the heart of everyone in the Zhou family.

"Go back in the evening and tell Daddy Zhou."

Zhou Zheng muttered to himself, and turned back to Zhou Ji.

Zhou Zheng was on his second floor, reading books, practicing calligraphy, and living at ease.

The tense atmosphere in the capital is getting stronger and stronger, Jianyu besieged Jinzhou, Ningyuan has been more than ten days, the second city is in danger, and the capital is becoming more and more uneasy.

Shanhaiguan has long closed its doors and is ready for battle.

The soldiers and horses in the capital moved back and forth, filled with an aura of slaughter.

The capital is not as lively as it used to be, and everyone's face seems to be full of worry.

In the evening, before Zhou Zheng returned home, he was stopped by Wei Xizhuang and pulled to drink in a small restaurant.

Zhou Zheng looked at his somewhat irritable expression and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Wei Xizhuang naturally didn't look like this because he was worried about the affairs of Liaodong.

He took a sip of wine and said, "I just came out of Chitose Mansion, and I heard that Jiuchitose is going to send some people to Shanhaiguan, and I am there." ”

Zhou Zheng raised his eyebrows, what did Wei Zhongxian send someone to Shanhaiguan to do at this time?

"Why?" Zhou Zheng asked closely.

Wei Xizhuang glanced at him and said, "Transporting equipment, grain and grass." ”

Zhou Zheng came closer and said, "Just in case?" ”

If Ning Jin is lost, then Shanhaiguan is the last line of defense of the Ming Dynasty, and it must be defended no matter what, this is what Wei Zhongxian meant, I am afraid it is also the meaning of the apocalypse, the imperial court.

Wei Xizhuang was stunned, but he didn't expect Zhou Zheng to guess, nodded, and said, "Let's escort Huo Weihua together." ”

Huo Weihua, the left squire of the military department. But he is not a minister of the king of the military department.

Zhou Zheng didn't want to delve into the dirty things in this, and asked, "What are you worried about?" ”

If it is to escort Huo Weihua to preside over the overall situation of Shanhaiguan, then Wei Xizhuang is just an escort, what are you worried about?

Wei Xizhuang hesitated for a moment and said, "I heard that I might have to kill some people." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at Wei Xizhuang and understood.

Wei Xizhuang is still the small peasant who suddenly rose up, he is not used to it, he does not like the deceit in the court, he has an instinctive fear of murder, and there may be people close to him in it.

Zhou Zheng thought for a while and said, "Ning Jin should have no problem, it won't really get to the point where he is trapped in Shanhaiguan, don't worry." ”

Wei Xizhuang was stunned and said with some surprise: "Really? ”

Zhou Zhengdao: "Governor Yuan has been preparing for so long, and he got the news in advance, he was able to hold it last time, and there is no reason why he can't hold it this time." ”

Wei Xizhuang looked at Zhou Zheng, seemed to be encouraged, put down the wine glass in his hand, exhaled a long breath, and said: "I am relieved to have your words, by the way, prepare another 50,000 taels of silver for me, and I will take it to Shanhaiguan." ”

Zhou Zheng is not short of silver now, and said: "Okay, I'll let Cheng Economy prepare it for you." By the way, how many Dark Guards have you cultivated now? ”

Wei Xizhuang said: "Not much, more than a dozen, all under the control of Meng Hezhou." ”

Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "I can't get in touch with Shenyang, and when the war is over, I have to find a way to get in touch." ”

Wei Xizhuang hummed and said, "I'll think of a way after I get to Shanhaiguan, is there anything else?" ”

Zhou Zheng originally wanted to contact some Xiyi people, but the conditions were not enough, so he thought about it and said, "No, you should be careful recently, don't do anything out of the ordinary, hide it." ”

Wei Xizhuang was a little confused, but Zhou Zheng didn't explain either.