Yang Sichang looked at Zhou Zheng deeply and said, "It is indeed your great achievement to recover the capital, and you are well prepared in all aspects." But looking at all your other battles, there is no art of war to speak of, like a brute. ”

Zhou Zheng raised his eyebrows, is this endless?

Zhou Zheng's Qi cultivation kung fu over the years has been excellent, even so, he said with a smile: "What Lord Yang said is not wrong, Zhou Zhengyun does have some fame. ”

Yang Sichang looked at Zhou Zheng's eyes a little deeper, and said: "When I said this, you were unmoved, or you have no skin and no face, and you spit on yourself; Either the heart is as hard as iron and the ambition is grand. ”

Zhou Zheng's face still hasn't changed in the slightest, this Yang Sichang may have been in prison, and he can see it clearly.

Zhou Yanru saw that there was some tension, and interjected with a smile: "Wen is weak, your words are a little biased. Since the conquest of Xibo to lead the army, there has never been a defeat, and the arrogant and invincible Jianguo back then, can he still dare to violate the frontier? What barbarian can do that? ”

Wen is weak, Yang Sichang's words.

Yang Sichang leaned over and said, "What Yuan Fu said is that it is indeed a little biased, and the merits of conquering Xibo are indeed unmatched in the current dynasty. ”

Zhou Yanru was overjoyed when he saw that Yang Sichang could listen to him, and his laughter was much clearer, and he said, "That's right." If you want to look at both sides, you can't generalize. ”

Yang Sichang sat upright and stopped talking.

Li Banghua watched from the sidelines, his brows kept twisting.

If Yang Sichang makes a comeback and stands on Zhou Yanru's side, with Yang Sichang's connections and ability, perhaps the court situation will undergo unpredictable changes.

The gossip at the beginning passed, and the subordinates of the Zhou family quickly served the food.

Zhou Yanru looked at a plate of dishes, smiled and eased the atmosphere: "Zheng Xibo, you want a lot of silver for this meal, right?" ”

Zhou Zheng sighed and said helplessly: "For this meal, I asked our mother-in-law for silver for a long time. ”

Zhou Yanru laughed and said: "This is very similar to me, our old lady is also very picky, only silver enters, and it is very difficult to get out." ”

Yang Sichang and Li Banghua looked at the two of them talking and laughing pretendly, their expressions did not move, and they didn't know what they were slandering.

A few people moved their chopsticks and drank a few more glasses, Zhou Yanru glanced at Zhou Zheng, and said with great emotion: "When I think about the first emperor, how can we have the kung fu to sit and drink like now, all of them are trembling and apprehensive......

In the Chongzhen Dynasty, he was quite mean to the ministers of civil and military affairs, and the military generals rarely died in the hands of the enemy, and most of them were defeated in the party struggle of the imperial court.

Zhou Zheng put down his chopsticks and said: "The current situation is indeed much better than the period of the first emperor, the northwest is pacified, and the construction is dormant, this is a rare opportunity, precious time, time is not waiting for me......"

Yang Sichang looked at Zhou Zheng, or rather, he stared at Zhou Zheng almost all the time. Seeing him get to the point, his expression became more and more solemn.

Li Banghua put down his chopsticks and knew that business was coming - it was a little fast, and both sides were a little impatient.

Zhou Yanru took a sip of wine and said: "I agree with the issue of the power and position of the Prime Minister's Office and the six ministries and nine temples, and it is indeed necessary to sort out, solve the prevarication, implement the responsibility, and prevent people from being superficial." Tomorrow, the six ministries and nine temples will set up a special discussion group to come up with a plan as soon as possible. ”

Zhou Zheng nodded solemnly and said, "What Yuan Fu said is true." Cabinet minister, oh, the vice prime minister has to make up for it, Yuan Fu pushed two people out, presumably they are both capable people, and I will definitely support it. ”

Zhou Yanru immediately responded with a smile: "The ones that Sun Chuanting submitted to me, the official assessment regulations, the new tax law, the Daming law, and the military reform, are basically no big problem......

Li Banghua's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "Yuanfu, regarding the military reform, the lower officials still have some different ideas. ”

Zhou Yanru also knew that Li Banghua had been carrying this matter, and said lightly: "You prepare and enter the cabinet next year." ”

Li Banghua said: "Yuanfu." The military reform of the expedition to Xibo was too big, overturning Taizu's customization, and if he was not careful, the consequences would be unimaginable. The lower officials suggested that it should be decided by the opening of the court. ”

Yang Sichang glanced at Li Banghua with indifferent eyes.

The current scene is clearly that these 'two weeks' are privately teaching and receiving, and in terms of the current situation of the court situation, even if the court is discussed, it will not be able to escape the planning of the two.

Zhou Yanru would not let Li Banghua disturb his 'chat' with Zhou Zheng, and said in a more and more flat tone: "This matter is settled." ”

Li Banghua's expression moved, and finally sighed in his heart.

The reason why he was able to resist Zhou Zheng was that his biggest confidence came from Zhou Yanru's secret support, and if Zhou Yanru stopped, he would be powerless.

Zhou Zheng smiled, picked up the wine glass, touched it with Zhou Yanru, and said, "It's easy to say in Beijing, what are Yuanfu's considerations outside Beijing?" ”

Zhou Yanru took a sip of wine, pretended to be silent for a moment, and said: "I want Wen Weak to be the Governor of Jiliao, you are now in Beijing, the frontier whip is beyond reach, and I am all over the Ming Dynasty, and only Wen Weak makes you and me rest assured." ”

Yang Sichang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he looked at Zhou Zheng quietly.

Zhou Zheng's foundation is in Tianjin Wei, in Shandong, and in Liaodong, if he Yang Sichang is the Jiliao Governor, then Tianjin and Shandong are basically under his rule, so to speak, this is a move to break Zhou Zheng's foundation!

This trick is very vicious, it's just a draw from the bottom of the kettle!

Zhou Yanru said, also put down the wine glass, his eyes were deep, and he looked at Zhou Zheng with a flicker.

Zhou Zheng looked at Zhou Yanru, glanced at Yang Sichang and Li Banghua, and said, "What do you think?" ”

Li Banghua knew the severity, so he spoke decisively and preemptively, and said: "I think it's good for Elder Yang Ge to continue to enter the cabinet, and the governor of Jiliao should give Lu Xiangsheng." What I need is to recuperate and recover, not the Northern Expedition, and Lu Xiangsheng is the most suitable. ”

Yang Sichang glanced at Li Banghua and said, "I attach more importance to military reform. ”

Zhou Yanru's brows first furrowed, and then he looked at Zhou Zheng quietly.

'Military reform' involves all the armies of the Ming Dynasty, if Yang Sichang is in charge of this matter, the influence will be even more terrifying than that of Jiliao Governor!

Zhou Zheng looked at Yang Sichang, his eyes flickering slightly.

Yang Sichang is a person with undoubted ability, but his desire for power is too strong to tolerate others.

The three people present all looked at Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng pondered for a long time and said: "Zhang Heyi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, the chief soldier of the thirteen provinces, the governor is appointed by me, and the general strategy of 'military reform' cannot be changed. ”

Zhou Yanru looked silent, and after a while, he said: "Wen Weak entered the cabinet, was in charge of all matters of the military department, patrolled the battalion and the inner court, and handed it over to Wen Weak." ”

"The inner court is okay, but the patrol battalion can't." Zhou Zheng replied very simply.

Zhou Yanru said: "Then I want a new barracks, the one outside the Xizhi Gate." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at Zhou Yanru's very resolute and stubborn look, and his heart was sunny, but he still pretended to be silent for a long time, and said: "The governors of the north and south, Shandong, Guangdong, and Fujian, the three divisions are nominated and appointed by me. ”