Chongzhen three years, January 16th.

In the middle of the matter, the Qin people were in the Dragon Mansion.

Qin Renlong looked at the Jinyi guard who rushed in, and his expression was shocked.

Without waiting for him to speak, Jin Yiwei directly tied him up and said, "Qin Renlong, you framed the courtiers, corrupted the law, and died!" Don't quibble, just keep it in prison. ”

Qin Renlong's lips turned white, and he suddenly collapsed to the ground, and said, "I, I, I have been wronged......"

Where did Jin Yiwei care about him, and dragged him out directly.

At the same time, there is also the imperial history Li Changchun, Du Qifang and other more than a dozen officials were arrested, all of whom were people who wrote to discuss peace during the Great War and framed Zhou Zheng and Man Gui.

"Guilty of words, villains are in charge! This is to block the way of speech and blind the Holy Hearing! ”

"I'm going to be wronged, I'm going to the emperor, I'm going to impeach you villains! Let go, let go of me! ”

"I, Du Qifang, am loyal to the country and the emperor, you traitors will not die well!"

One by one, the righteous awe-inspiring yelled, and they did not get rid of the fate of being captured by the Jinyi Guard.

This case was agitated, the government and the opposition were in turmoil, which angered Chongzhen, and it was decided on the 21st of January, thinking of old age, Qiao Yunsheng, Yi Yingchang and others were exempted from death and repatriated, and more than 30 other people were convicted of the same crime, including Zhang Fengxiang, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry.

Affected by this case, there was also Shen Yongmao, the secretary of the Ministry of War, who was dismissed for 'mediocrity and inaction'. The Ministry of Rites is still like a favored scholar, and Cao Yubian, the left capital of the Imperial Palace, was dismissed as 'unable to move forward and live up to the grace of the saint'.

Qiqing, in addition to Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry, and the secretary of the household department are strict, and they have changed to five!

At the same time, the first assistant Han Huang Zhishi and the cabinet minister Qian Longxi were arrested and imprisoned on the grounds of 'privately marrying border ministers and hiding them'.

The first assistant was the cabinet minister Li Biao. Cheng Jiming, Zhou Yanru, and Wen Tiren entered the cabinet at the same time!

The high-level of the Ming Dynasty is almost a blood exchange!

Perhaps it was because Shen Yongmao worked hard to guard the capital, Chongzhen specially called Shen Yongmao, who was about to leave Beijing, to Qianqing Palace, and Haosheng appeased him for a long time.

Shen Yongmao already had a deep understanding of the good-spoken Emperor Chongzhen in front of him, and responded calmly, without complaining or being nostalgic.

Chongzhen said for a long time, and then said: "Liaodong is a matter of safety for my Daming, who do you think can take over as the governor of Jiliao?" ”

Shen Yongmao didn't expect Chongzhen to come to him for this question, thought twice, and said: "Looking at the government and the opposition, only Boss Sun is suitable." ”

can be called 'Sun Laoda', the Ming Dynasty is only Sun Chengzong.

He is the teacher of the Apocalypse, and he has been in Liaodong for many years, Yuan Chonghuan, Wang Zaijin and others are his juniors, and he is now in his seventies.

Chongzhen thought and thought about it, and nodded slightly.

He really can't find anyone else, the candidate for the Liaodong Governor is extraordinary, first of all, he has to be able to suppress the arrogant soldiers and fierce generals in Liaodong, and it is already difficult for the government and the opposition to find a second candidate.

is also because Yuan Chonghuan failed him, which made him angry and embarrassed, and he needed to make up for it.

Shen Yongmao didn't want to say much, but for some reason he thought of Zhou Zheng again, and said: "Your Majesty, the imperial court's reward for meritorious generals this time is a little ...... I also ask Your Majesty to add to it as appropriate. ”

Chongzhen frowned suddenly, Jianyu has hit the door, which of those civil and military ministers has worked? Who deserves a reward?

For Shen Yongmao, Chongzhen felt a little guilty in his heart, and he was not embarrassed, and said, "Well, I know." ”

Shen Yongmao listened to Chongzhen's perfunctory words, sighed lightly in his heart, didn't say much, raised his hand and said, "The minister retires." ”

Chongzhen watched Shen Yongmao leave, snorted coldly, and continued to review the notebook.

Li Zhong came in with a teacup at this time and handed it to Chongzhen respectfully.

Chongzhen subconsciously took it, and was just about to drink it, when he suddenly said, "Do you think that I am mean to reward this time?" ”

Li Zhong is now more and more cautious, said few words, paused for a moment, and said: "The emperor's grace is vast, and the slightest thread is the grace of heaven, how can he be mean?" ”

Chongzhen nodded lightly and took a sip of tea, but felt that Li Zhong's words were a little wrong, raised his head and said, "Is there any movement outside?" ”

Admiral Li Zhong supervised Dongchang, thought for a while and said: "Long live Lord, the government and the opposition seem to be a little ...... about some adults leaving the imperial court Bemoan. ”

What Li Zhong said was 'regret', and what the government and the opposition said was definitely not such a neutral word!

Chongzhen frowned, thought about it seriously, and said, "In this way, add Prince Gui and Taifu, shade 1,000 households, and hereditary brocade clothes 100 households." Zhao led the teaching of the prince and the prince, shaded 1,000 households, and hereditary brocade clothes 100 households. Other rewards will be discussed by the Ministry of War. ”

Li Zhong responded, and was just about to leave, Chongzhen paused again and again, thinking about Shen Yongmao's previous proposal, and hesitated and said, "Zhou Zheng...... He added the title of imperial historian of the capital, patrolled Tianjin, Yongping Mansion, and Hejian Mansion, and reorganized the armament. Others, ordered the military department to recount the merits in detail. By the way, you go to the household department to see Zhou Qingli first, and then go to pass on the decree. ”

Li Zhong was a little surprised, but he hurriedly said, "Yes." ”

After Li Zhong left, Chongzhen drank tea and said to himself: "Zhou Yuanshan, shouldn't you be dissatisfied now?" ”

In Chongzhen's mind, Zhou Yuanshan refused to be promoted again because he was a little 'mean' to Zhou Zheng's reward.

Li Zhong came directly to the household outside the Daming Gate after leaving the palace, and chatted with Zhou Qingli awkwardly and bluntly for a while.

Zhou Qingli didn't know the relationship between Li Zhong and Zhou Zheng, so she dealt with it cautiously.

The eunuchs in the palace, especially the attendants, could not afford to offend, and no one knew what these people would say at some critical moment, so they all stayed away as much as possible.

Li Zhong left soon, and he still had to go to Zhou Zheng to deliver a message.

Li Zhong left the household, and Zhou Qingli looked at his back, frowning.

Bi Ziyan walked in and said, "Your Majesty, this is both grace and power, I'm afraid you won't be able to hide for long." ”

On the one hand, Chongzhen gave Zhou Zheng a favor, and on the other hand, he asked Li Zhong to tell Zhou Qingli first, which was nothing more than asking Zhou Qingli to take over as the secretary of the Criminal Department.

Zhou Qingli thought about the complicated government affairs of the household department, her eyebrows were irritable, and she said, "My lord, how long can you last?" I heard that Wang Shangshu also has the intention of resigning. ”

Wang Shangshu, the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Wang Yongguang. In this turmoil, only Bi Ziyan, the secretary of the household department, and Wang Yongguang, the secretary of the ministry, escaped.

Bi Ziyan's expression was slightly gloomy, and he said, "How long can you last, you have to do something." ”

Zhou Qingli said: "Xiaguan also has this idea. ”

Bi Ziyan looked at him, nodded slightly, and said no more.

The courtiers were all worried and uneasy, not to mention Bi Ziyan, Zhou Qingli, even those newly appointed first assistants, cabinet ministers, and officials of the six ministries, except for those who had ill intentions and wanted to seek high positions, the others were all chasing ducks to the shelves, and they were very reluctant.

Li Zhong soon transferred to the Zhou Mansion to deliver a message to Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng received this will, he was very surprised, why was Chongzhen suddenly so generous?

Taking this opportunity, Zhou Zheng and Li Zhong stood in the courtyard and chatted in a low voice.

Li Zhong said in a low voice: "Long live Lord may be afraid that outsiders will say that he is mean, and he even asked me to meet Ling Zun before. ”

Zhou Zheng wandered around his thoughts, a little suddenly, and then said: "I and you are rich and rich, if I have something in the future, I will never affect you, but you have to keep my family safe." ”

Li Zhong's position is different now, and Zhou Zheng needs to do something to appease.

Li Zhong suddenly felt a lot more comfortable in his heart, and said with a low smile: "I am rich and noble with Lord Zhou, I am a grasshopper on a rope, of course, we must advance and retreat together, and when it is time to make a move, I will never stand idly by." ”

Zhou Zheng glanced at the several inner prisons behind Li Zhong, and said in a low voice: "In the future, we will try not to meet, and we will still use that method to secretly transmit the message." You sent someone to the Zhou Chamber of Commerce, and I said hello, 30,000 taels, plus 800 acres of fertile land in Suzhou Mansion. ”

Li Zhong's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately coughed, and deliberately said loudly: "Long live the words that Lord Zhou explained, our family has already told Lord Zhou, farewell." ”

Zhou Zheng raised his hand and said, "Congratulations to my father-in-law." ”

Li Zhong thought about 30,000 taels of silver and 800 acres of fertile land, and turned around and left the Zhou Mansion in a serious manner.