No matter how boiling the capital was, Zhou Zheng, Zhou Yanru and the six Shangshu still entered the Criminal Department under the escort of the patrol battalion.

The criminal department suddenly became more lively, the first assistant, the minister, plus the seven secretaries, and the Dali temple secretary, everyone sat at a round table, discussing the case.

Li Hengbing, as the secretary of the Criminal Department, flipped through the codex and said: "Today's main trial is about the clan, the clan, the thief, for the thief's account, in tandem with each other, I want to dedicate my Ming country to the thief, the authentication, physical evidence, and confession are all complete." The Criminal Department and the Third Division have never tortured anyone, so don't worry. ”

Zhou Zheng is a family, and he naturally knows it. Others will be suspicious, and there will be no shortage of clear minds, and in this situation, it is futile to struggle, and it is better to confess their sins in order to preserve the family.

After hearing this, Zhou Yanru glanced at Zhou Zheng and Qian Qianyi expressionlessly, and said lightly: "The clan is the foundation of the country, and since the founding of the country, you can't act rashly, especially as a courtier. You don't have to ask what the official does, when you get to the court, if something goes wrong, the official will act on behalf of the Son of Heaven and make a decision directly. ”

Zhou Zheng didn't move, and said, "What Yuan Fu said is true. The clan is a big matter, and it should be so. ”

Qian Qianyi listened, and hurriedly said, "What the two adults said is true. However, if the case is not true, the lower officials will decisively sentence it. ”

The words of the three ministers were addressed to each other and to those present, especially the chief officials of the three divisions.

Qian Qianyi is the chief judge, and so is the head of the three divisions.

Zhou Yanru's eyes swept over Ma Shiying, Kou Huaiyi, and Li Hengbing, and said again: "I don't care what your plans are, you must be rigorous, take the overall situation into account, if something goes wrong, no one here can afford it!" ”

In the end, the clan is a royal family, not to mention so much, it is one, if there is a mistake, the people of the world will also criticize and write, the government and the opposition are boiling, and ordinary people can't stand it.

Even at such a special time, it will be boiling.

Qian Qianyi turned sideways, made a respectful appearance, and said: "Yuanfu, the first case is the king of Jin. ”

Zhu Qiugui, the king of Jin, Li Zicheng invaded Shanxi, he surrendered, Li Zicheng did not have time to escape when he retreated, and now he is in the prison of the Criminal Department.

Zhou Yanru frowned suddenly, except for the 'Jinluan Hall Assassination Case', Zhu Qiugui's case is the most tricky, he is the clan of the thief, there is no doubt about it, and there are countless clans that have been colluded with him.

In other words, as long as Zhu Qiugui's case is confirmed, the clan will not be able to escape.

These cases are complicated and complicated, and they are simple and simple, Zhou Yanru didn't want to be entangled like this, looked at the sky, and said, "Let's start." ”

Qian Qianyi hurriedly got up, raised his hand, and strode towards the front hall.

Ma Shiying, Kou Huaiyi, and Li Hengbing's three masterminds also followed.

In the back hall, the eyes of the rest of the people were all on Zhou Yanru, and Zhou Zheng's face swept over.

Zhou Yanru exhaled lightly and looked at Zhou Zhengdao: "Zheng Xibo, the current situation of the imperial court is not easy to come by, and we must not make a big move, I am Ming, and I can't afford to toss it." ”

Zhou Yanru can't afford to toss, not only because the court situation has been eroded and cannot be created, but also about the world.

After the thief this time, everyone can see clearly that Da Ming is already a strong outsider, even if he can suppress Li Chuang this time, Wang Chuang and Zhang Chuang will be able to hold it back?

Zhou Zheng looked at the rest of the people who were basically in Zhou Yanru, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said leisurely: "People who are terminally ill will either be dragged with medicine, and in the end they will not be able to hide from death." Either take heavy medicine, scrape bones to cure poison, or maybe have a glimmer of life, how do you choose? ”

Li Jueston said: "Conquer Xibo, use fierce medicine, scrape the bones to cure the poison will die faster, what should I do?" ”

Among Zhou Yanru's people, only Li Juesi is more upright, and he lacks the selfishness of others.

Zhou Zheng admired him very much, and said with a smile: "Then drag it like this?" ”

Li Juesi's expression was solemn and said: "We all know the intentions and loyalty of Xibo. But the way of doing things is not to be agreed. Now that the situation is chaotic and the world is in turmoil, shouldn't we calm down the internal troubles, and then prosper on the way? ”

This sentence is naturally correct, and it can be said that it is correct in the past or at some special moments.

Only now it is not!

Zhou Zheng raised his head, looked out the door, and said, "That map of all countries, have you all seen it?" Do you think the world is that big? If we are trapped here, will they also be trapped in a place forever, never in touch? The Song Dynasty faced Jin, Liao, Goryeo, and after moving south, Mongolia had never been self-reliant for more than a hundred years, so that the country did not introspect itself, did I have to come to that time? ”

Li Jue Si was speechless, the Ming Dynasty did not lose the country, and the recovery of the capital was only a few months!

Chen Yan looked at Zhou Zheng and said with some uneasiness: "Zheng Xibo, the northwest has been basically calmed down, and there is no big problem, right?" ”

Everyone looked at Zhou Zheng, in the end, they were still very uneasy, but they didn't want Li Zicheng or anyone to come again.

Zhou Zheng shook his head slightly, and said: "Not to mention the Jianyu who is eyeing the outside of the Guan, it is the northwest, can it really be pacified in a short time?" According to my Ming situation, can I suppress it once, twice, three times, or four times? Is the imperial court capable of pacifying the northwest? It's military salary, how much more can you come up with, and how long can you support the war? ”

Everyone looked at each other, unable to answer. On this, no matter how much they say, there is no sentence from Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Yanru frowned, and said lightly: "The war in the northwest must be solved this year, Lu Xiangsheng can't solve it, you will go to Xibo in person!" Jianyu was beaten several times by Zheng Xibo, and he was already half-disabled, so he didn't need to think about it for the time being. As for those thousands of miles away, there is no need to worry about it, but you still want to deal with the matter in front of you. ”

Zhou Zheng didn't bother to talk nonsense with Zhou Yanru, and said: "Since Yuanfu wants to act rigorously, the lower officials also agree, and when I get to the lobby later, please ask Yuanfu to be rigorous, don't make it difficult for the people below." ”

Zhou Yanru's face turned blue, and he said coldly: "Zhou Zhengyun, this official is the first assistant, if you come to Hu Lai, this official will definitely not tolerate it!" ”

Zhou Zheng didn't bother to pay attention to him, looked at Chen Yan and the others, and said, "When will you resign?" ”

Before Zhou Zheng's words fell, a cough suddenly came from the quiet room, and Chen Yan, Zhang Sizhi and others looked at Zhou Yanru cautiously.

Among them, many of them were involved in the reverse case, and Zhang Sizhi even wrote a table of demotion for Li Zicheng.

Zhou Yanru snorted coldly, stood up and walked outside.

Zhang Sizhi and Chen Yan hurriedly followed, how dare they continue this kind of topic.

Zhou Yanru, Zhou Zheng and others rushed out, entered the lobby, and sat down on the chairs that had been prepared on both sides.

The officials in the hall didn't dare to breathe, these people in the hall were the biggest group of bigwigs in the Ming Dynasty!

Just when a group of people were sitting still and the air in the hall seemed to be stagnant, two more people walked in outside the door - Li Huazhen and Liu Liuzhen.

Everyone was stunned, some frowned, and some were relieved.

These two people, no matter who they are, in the eyes of outsiders, represent the emperor!

In the main hall, it is even quieter!