In Cheng Economy's view, as long as Zhou Zheng's big tree does not fall, they will be fine, so if there is really something, he, Shangguanxun and others will not hesitate to carry it down.

Zhou Zheng poured him a cup of tea and said, "Don't worry so much, there is no silver in Daming, I won't let you have an accident in one day, rest assured." ”

Cheng Economy also smiled, and then said: "The owner, now our business is gradually related to the ticket number, and the profits are also placed in the ticket number, and the owner has to find a way to protect this ticket number." ”

Wealth is moving, if the local government is thinking about the ticket number, even if they don't dare to mess around on the surface and steal a wave secretly, then the matter is big enough.

Zhou Zheng knocked his fist on the table and said, "Well, I'll figure out a way, you guys will operate first." ”

Cheng Jingdao: "Yes, with the owner here, we can rest assured." ”

Zhou Zheng smiled and explained some things to Cheng Economy, which was the end.

While planning his business, Zhou Zheng also often walked around Jiujiang Pavilion.

Jiujiang Pavilion is not only some 'administrators' with good conduct, but also some young people who come to read, borrow books, and copy books are not bad, not only Han Cheng, but also some other people have recommended many people to Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng selected five people and arranged them to Hejian Mansion, these people are all poor children, not to mention that they are not waiting in the imperial court, even if they do, they don't know that they can be ranked in the Year of the Monkey. Zhou Zheng arranged a fast track for them, and naturally he was very grateful, and called him a 'student'.

Before the first lunar month, Kong Youde's rebellion became more and more intense, shocking the government and the opposition.

Kong Youde captured Dengzhou, captured the governor Sun Yuanhua, the superintendent Wang Zheng, and the prefect Wu Weicheng, and the whole Shandong was shocked and shocked.

Then Yu Dacheng, the governor of Shandong, sent troops to resist and was defeated; Then the imperial court ordered Liu Yulie to be the governor of Shandong, and mobilized nearly 30,000 elite soldiers from Baoding, Shandong, Jizhou, Sichuan, etc., but was burned by Kong Youde and had to retreat. Sun Yinglong led the sailors to take the sea road, but was booby-trapped by Kong Youde, who took the opportunity to break through Laiyang again, captured the governor of Denglai, Xie Lian, and the prefect Zhu Wannian, and the situation in Shandong was out of control.

By March, almost all the crusading armies of the imperial court were defeated, Kong Youde's army expanded to tens of thousands, and threatened Jinan Mansion and other important places, and there were even signs of going out of Shandong and attacking Beizhili!

The government and the opposition were all panicked, Chongzhen summoned more than ten people one after another, but there was no plan for a long time, and the troops from all walks of life, who had been defeated several times in Shandong, worked together to defeat Kong Youde.

Naturally, the imperial court will not forget Tianjin Wei, which is one step away from Shandong, and the 30,000 soldiers and horses of Zhou Zheng's two mansions and one guard.

In mid-March, the pressure on the imperial court increased, especially Zhang Fengyi, the secretary of the military department, who directly called Zhou Zheng to the military department.

Zhang Fengyi sat on the chair, looked at Zhou Zheng who was saluting, and said with a smile: "No courtesy, the injuries are all healed, right?" ”

Zhou Zheng withdrew his hand and said, "Lord Lao is worried, it's almost over." ”

Zhang Fengyi looked satisfied and said, "Does Ling Zun have plans to make a comeback?" In the past few months, I have heard the emperor mention Lingzun. ”

Zhou Zheng knew that the reason why Zhang Fengyi did not give a direct order, but came to him to talk, was still afraid of Zhou Qingli, worried that Zhou Qingli would rise at any time, and he would enter the cabinet in one step, and he was still above Zhang Fengyi.

Zhou Zheng pretended not to know and said: "My father is cold in winter, rarely goes out, and his body is very inconvenient, so he has no plans to recover." ”

Zhang Fengyi smiled, didn't know whether to believe it or not, paused for a moment, and said, "You know about Shandong, right?" What do you think? ”

This is naturally the matter of Kong Youde's rebellion.

Kong Youde has been in Shandong for many years and is extremely familiar with Shandong, especially the situation in Denglai, so at the beginning of the rebellion, he quickly occupied a lot of places, and there are signs of further expansion.

The imperial court's repeated conquests and suppressions have failed, all of which are caused by these factors.

Zhou Zheng pretended to think for a while, and said: "My lord, as far as the officials know, the imperial court sent nearly 80,000 troops, and it was not possible to exterminate them for three months, not because Kong Youde was strong, nor because the official army was weak, but the lack of unified scheduling, which gave Kong Youde an opportunity. ”

Zhang Fengyi sighed, and said thoughtfully: "Who do you think is the right dispatch?" ”

Zhou Zheng raised his hand and said, "This should be selected by the imperial court, and the lower officials should not say much." ”

Zhang Fengyi glanced at Zhou Zheng and said, "If you are transferred to Shandong to quell the rebellion, what are the requirements?" ”

Zhou Zheng had already guessed it before he came, pondered for a moment, and said: "My lord, if you want to completely exterminate Kong Youde, you should be quick and ruthless, and you must not hesitate to give Kong Youde time to operate." If the subordinate officer leads the troops to clear the suppression, the soldiers will definitely be fast and go straight to Dengzhou. ”

Zhang Fengyi looked at Zhou Zheng with a thoughtful look on his face.

Kong Youde's power is already very large, and he controls more than 20 prefectures and counties in Shandong, and it is not realistic to want to attack Dengzhou directly.

After a while, Zhang Fengyi said: "I have already submitted a proposal to the cabinet, recommending you to lead troops such as Shandong, hang the title of imperial historian of the capital, and coordinate the deployment of 15,000 Tianjin guards, there should be an order soon, you can prepare." ”

Zhou Zheng shook his head secretly, his plan couldn't catch up with the changes, and he raised his hand and said, "The lower official obeys the order." ”

Zhang Fengyi looked at Zhou Zheng and said meaningfully: "I know that you have cast a cannon in Tianjin Wei, I will give you an approval, you can bring it with confidence." ”

Actually, this was deliberately released by Zhou Zheng, and it would be a little strange if it had been concealed, and if it was a little out of line, the court would still tolerate it.

Zhou Zheng pretended to be embarrassed and raised his hand and said, "Lord Xie." ”

Zhang Fengyi couldn't see that Zhou Zheng was pretending, so he still nodded and said, "Those who are good at fighting have no outstanding achievements." ”

Zhou Zheng's expression moved slightly, and then said, "Yes, Lord Xie." ”

Zhang Fengyi saw the sincerity on Zhou Zheng's face, stood up with a smile and said, "Don't worry, Tian Shangshu was able to protect your lives at the beginning, and so can I, Zhang Fengyi, go." ”

Zhou Zheng understood Zhang Fengyi, listened to his words, his face was a little more sincere, and said, "The next official retires." ”

Zhang Fengyi watched Zhou Zheng leave, the smile on his face was full of convergence, and then he twisted his eyebrows.

Han Jinyuan came in and said, "My lord, there is news from the cabinet, and there is still a dispute. ”

Zhang Fengyi's face was a little ugly, anger erupted from his nose, and he said, "Or is it Liu Yulie, Zhu Dadian's dispute?" ”

Han Jinyuan said: "Not only that, but there is also the problem of money and grain, the treasury is empty, this year's tax and grain have not yet arrived, and people from all walks of life are hesitating, if the court can't give grain and grass, it's useless to send anyone." ”

Zhang Fengyi was stunned and said, "I remember, didn't Tianjin Wei just hand over 100,000 taels?" Where did it go? ”

Han Jinyuan's face was also uncomfortable, and said: "Shaanxi disaster relief, Shanxi pacification, Yellow River flood control, Liaodong military salary...... Before he arrived at the household department, he was robbed and there was nothing left. ”

Zhang Fengyi listened, in addition to helplessness, he could only shake his head and said, "I'll go to the cabinet later, and then enter the palace." There are nearly 100,000 bandits in Shanxi, and if they echo Shandong, Gyeonggi will be in danger, and they can't quarrel like this anymore. ”