Zhou Zheng did not respond to Tian Ergeng's 'praise'.

Tian Ergeng looked at Zhou Zheng's face that had not changed in the dark, turned his back, and said in a cold and domineering tone in the pitch black: "After you return to Beijing, I will tell you what to do." Don't think about it, you can't refuse me. ”

After Tian Ergeng finished speaking, he left without the slightest hesitation. His lieutenant had no lights, and his footsteps were unusually loud in the darkness, like the sound of a cry from hell.

Zhou Zheng watched them walk away and exhaled deeply.

Tian Ergeng put too much pressure on him, this person is too dangerous to get closer!

Zhou Zheng didn't enter the door immediately, watching Tian Ergeng disappear into the darkness.

Zhou Zheng was thinking about the people and things that might happen next year, he didn't know what Tian Ergeng wanted to do, but it was definitely not ordinary, last time he had to do it as a last resort, this time, Zhou Zheng didn't want to, and he couldn't agree!

After a while, Zhou Zheng calmed down and turned around and entered the house.

Liu Liuzhen had been quietly guarding not far away, and when he saw Zhou Zheng coming back, he hurriedly whispered: "Second young master, no one is coming." ”

Zhou Zheng hummed and said, "Don't talk about this matter." ”

Liu Liuzhen knew the severity and said, "It's the second young master." ”

Zhou Zheng went back to the room and lay on the bed, still unable to calm down.

Tomorrow he was going to leave Beijing for Shenyang, and Tian Ergeng suddenly appeared in the middle of the night, which made him feel more and more that the capital was a man-eating millstone, full of ghosts and ghosts, and if he wanted to survive and gain a foothold, he really couldn't take it lightly for a moment.

Early the next morning, Zhou Zheng got dressed, said goodbye to Zhou Qingli, Zhou Fang and others, and then got into the carriage and went to Chang'an Street, where the envoy team gathered.

Zhou Qingli, Zhou Fang and others all stood under the eaves, watching Zhou Zheng leave.

The expression on everyone's face is almost the same, and that is worry.

Jianyu, afraid of prestige but not benevolent, Liaodong was defeated again, if it is not good, Zhou Zheng may not be able to come back.

But no one said anything, except for praying that Zhou Zheng could return safely, saying it made Zhou Zheng more stressed.

Zhou Zheng's carriage came to the east gate of Chang'an Street, and immediately a small official came up and said, "Zhou Yushi, everything is ready, you and Lord Huang are in the same carriage, and the other five adults have one, plus us, a total of three carriages." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at the neat three carriages, hummed, handed him the baggage he brought, and said, "It's all some to wear, keep it." ”

"Yes." The little official agreed and hurriedly took over the burden.

Zhou Zheng walked towards the carriage at the front and went straight up.

Huang Weihuai sat west and facing east, with his eyes closed, as if he didn't realize that Zhou Zheng came up.

Zhou Zheng just glanced at him, sat south and facing north, found a comfortable position, took out the "Records of the Divine Sect" from his arms, and looked at himself.

"Let's go!" Not long after, there was a shout outside, and the carriage began to move.

No one came to see them off, Chang'an Avenue was quiet, and the carriages walked silently, as if no one knew.

The carriage swayed and didn't know how long it took, the ground flattened abruptly, not so shaky, Huang Weihuai slowly opened his eyes, looked at Zhou Zheng holding the "Records of the Divine Sect", and said lightly: "Taking history as a mirror can be reasonable, know people, know things, and it is good for you to see more." ”

Regarding Huang Weihuai's lofty education, Zhou Zheng just turned the page and said: "If history is not true, what can be seen from the false?" ”

"Shenzong Record" was repaired from the Taichang period, and it has only been six or seven years, who are the people in the court in these six or seven years, and the events in the Wanli period have a very far-reaching impact on the current court situation.

Huang Weihuai hated Zhou Zheng's attitude the most, snorted coldly, and said: "Young and frivolous, no one in your eyes, sooner or later it will hurt you." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at the book slowly, didn't want to pay attention to it, suddenly raised his head, and said, "Didn't you want me to listen to you before?" Why don't you say it now? ”

Huang Weihuai glanced at Zhou Zheng, his eyes were cold and he closed his eyes slightly again and pretended to sleep.

Zhou Zheng looked at his face, suddenly vigilant in his heart, examined him for a moment, slowly turned his gaze to the book, and continued to look.

The carriage is heading towards Shanhaiguan, it will take at least six or seven days, and the three carriages are quieter except for Zhou Zheng, and the two behind are talking and laughing.

The departure of Zhou Zheng and others has almost no impact on the huge capital, as if no one knows or cares.

The excitement of the capital will not stop because of their departure, but on the second day of Zhou Zheng's departure, Wang Zhichen temporarily took charge of the affairs of the military department as the right attendant of the military department.

This incident shocked the jaws of many people, a Liaodong strategy, at a speed that outsiders can't understand, in less than a month, it is half a step away from the book of the Ministry of War!

And Yuan Chonghuan is still the governor of Liaodong, but he just hangs the title of the right attendant of the military department!

At the same time, there are still a few rumors coming out, Cui Chengxiu, the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, plans to be transferred to the Criminal Department Shangshu, the Ministry of Rites Shangshu Li Sicheng resigned, and the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites is about to enter the Ministry of Rites Shangshu class.

These changes in officialdom will naturally cause the following shocks, and the instability of the Ming Dynasty is constantly catalyzing the deterioration of the rule of the Ming Dynasty.

In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, on the sixteenth day of the first month, Zhou Zheng and others entered Shanhaiguan.

The current Shanhaiguan general is named Du Xuan, Huang Weihuai, Zhou Zheng and others as envoys, holding the imperial court edict, customs defense, etc., entered Shanhaiguan, and he did not show his face.

Huang Weihuai and the others didn't seem to care, rested in Shanhaiguan, and prepared to go to Ningyuan the next day to pay homage to Yuan Chonghuan, the governor of Liaodong.

Zhou Zheng did not rest and walked around Shanhaiguan.

The current Shanhaiguan is not the Xiongguan of later generations, although it is also being built, it still looks very 'shabby', more like a small pass that has been broken for many years.

Zhou Zheng observed the soldiers and civilians here and found that they did not have any fighting spirit, or no sense of crisis, and the officers and soldiers were scattered, poorly dressed and hated, and walked around the city.

The people were busy making ends meet, running around, tired and sad-eyed.

"This is the Hongyi Cannon?"

Zhou Zheng stood on the city tower, looking at the huge cannon carriage covered with red cloth and asked a soldier beside him.

This soldier was sent by Shanhaiguan to 'protect' Zhou Zheng and others, and he hurriedly said: "Lord Hui, exactly." The villain heard that this Hongyi cannon was extremely powerful in Ningyuan, killing countless Jianjiao. ”

Zhou Zheng stretched out his hand and touched it, the cold iron was hard, looking at this size, it was estimated that it weighed more than ten tons, and it could only be used to defend the city, or break the city, and it was impossible to fight in the field at all.

This Hongyi cannon came from the Portuguese in Macau, it was bulky, not powerful enough, and expensive, so it was naturally enough for the Ming Dynasty, but in Zhou Zheng's opinion, it was still a little backward.

Zhou Zheng vaguely remembered that if Jianyu could build a more powerful one by himself in a few years, then, with the ability of the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely be able to make a better and stronger one!

Zhou Zheng secretly wrote down this incident and continued to walk in Shanhaiguan and watched.

If you want to build Shanhaiguan into a strong city for future generations, it will take at least five years to block the footsteps of Jianyu, and the Ming Dynasty will retreat to Shanhaiguan, which is just wishful thinking on the part of some people.

Zhou Zheng wanted to investigate the armament situation of Shanhaiguan in the capacity of supervising the imperial history or the envoy, but he was delayed by the need for the approval of the chief soldier, but he actually refused.

Before Zhou Zheng left the city, several tall Xiyi people walked up, and they were talking anxiously with gestures or arguing about something as they walked.

They come and go unattended, and they are very free.