Zhou Zheng did not return to Zhou Ji, but returned to Zhou's mansion.

Zhou Qingli happened to be standing at the door, watching some people leave.

Zhou Zheng walked over and looked at the backs of those people, they should all be from the court.

Zhou Qingli said, "They are all friends I have made over the years, and if you need them, they can help you a lot." ”

Zhou Qingli has been up and down in the six departments for nearly 20 years, there are no other friends, there are definitely many officials, and he is the kind of person who has a similar position, has a verified character, and is trustworthy.

Zhou Zheng knew what Father Zhou meant, and his heart became more and more stressed, and said, "Dad, is this matter so serious?" ”

Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng, nodded slightly, and said with a sigh of emotion that could not be concealed in her tone, and said: "You don't know the horror of it when you first enter the officialdom, Li Shi is a small internal supervisor, an impeachment notebook, and three governors, a Zuodu Yushi, a scholar, three squires, and nearly 100 other officials of all sizes are sent to prison, and the dead are dead, and the border is ......."

Li Shi's record is indeed terrifying, and it also makes hundreds of officials frightened.

After Zhou Qingli finished speaking, he said, "Go in and say." ”

Zhou Zheng hummed and followed Zhou Qingli into the house. This matter may be more serious than he expected, and it is not so easy to deal with properly.

In Zhou Qingli's study, the two fathers and sons sat opposite each other at the small table.

Zhou Qingli held the teacup in her hand, slowly stirred the water, and said: "The key to this case is not whether Shangguanxun has been wronged, but how to deal with it properly, not only to make the eunuchs angry, but also to give the emperor and the government and the opposition a reasonable explanation." ”

Zhou Zheng nodded, the demands of the sisters and brothers of the Shangguan family are not important, but as soon as the drums sound, there must be a decent explanation, and the eunuch party must not be dissatisfied, otherwise not only Shangguan Xun will not be able to save it, but the eunuch party will take advantage of this to make trouble, not only Zhou Zheng, but the Zhou family will be unlucky, and they will have to implicate the relationship network of the Zhou family and a bigger turmoil.

Zhou Qingli's face was cold, his eyes looked out of the door, and said: "My father just contacted a few friends, and at the meeting, he wrote a letter to impeach Li Shi and some unimportant henchmen in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and tried to divert the attention of the government and the opposition. ”

Zhou Zheng thought for a while and said: "You must master the scale, the eunuch party is blazing, don't set yourself on fire." ”

The eunuchs are the most terrible at this time, unmatched, and the slightest touch may be a catastrophe.

Zhou Qingli put down the teacup, looked at him, and said, "This is clear to my father." What are your thoughts? ”

Zhou Qingli became more and more incomprehensible to this second son, but gave him considerable respect.

Zhou Zheng naturally had some thoughts in his heart, but it was not appropriate to say it yet, and said: "I'll touch Li Shi's situation first, and try to find a safe way to deal with it." ”

A small businessman, if not wronged, has never been so difficult, but it only involves the word 'eunuch'.

Seeing that Zhou Zheng refused to speak, Zhou Qingli groaned for a while and said, "There is another way, which is to delay." ”

Zhou Qingli's meaning is very simple, this case is only because of the beating of the drum, the emperor and the opposition have heard about it, this has become 'critical', as long as it drags on for a while, everyone will gradually forget it, and it will be over.

This is the most popular way to deal with things in officialdom at present, and even if it is a major military policy, it often drags on for a month, not to mention a small case, which can be considered good for a year and a half.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse is not on the list, and it can be seen from just sending an internal supervisor to explain that he doesn't care about this matter, and he can't turn his head and forget about it.

The eunuchs will not care, this case is too small in their eyes and unprofitable.

Zhou Zheng thought of this method in his heart, if it was delayed until next year, when the eunuch party collapsed, he would be able to use the power in his hands to rehabilitate Shangguanxun without any scruples.

But this kind of 'procrastination and waiting for change' is not his style of doing things, and there are too many variables in the future, and it needs to be resolved quickly, so as not to have too many dreams at night.

Zhou Zheng looked at Father Zhou and said frankly: "I want to dispose of it as soon as possible." ”

Zhou Qingli was expressionless, looking at the second son of the crazy queen, her heart was a little complicated, and after a while, she said: "You are right, if there is anything, you must tell your father as soon as possible." ”

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "I know." ”

Zhou Qingli didn't say more, this second son was thoughtful, but in the big dye vat of the Beijing officialdom, he was still very worried, but his face was silent.

Zhou Zheng talked to Zhou Qingli for a while, and then went back to the study by himself.

As usual, I read books and practiced calligraphy, but today I couldn't concentrate my mind, and my mind was a little sluggish.

Zhou Zheng exhaled, put down the pen, looked out the window, and for a moment, said to himself: "I can't do the so-called harmony with the light and dust, no black and no white......"

Zhou Zheng sees himself very clearly, and he has his own wrongs in his heart, and he can't mess around, fool, and act in a confused way. If this matter is not handled properly, he will not be able to calm down and return to normal.

It was getting dark, and a sparrow stopped in front of the window, flapping its wings and flying away quickly.

Zhou Zheng picked up the pen and wrote two big characters on the paper: Li Shi.

Zhou Zheng put down the pen gently, looked at these two words, and said softly, "It seems that you have to take the risk of touching it." ”

……

Early the next morning, Zhou Zheng wore his official uniform as usual and walked into the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

The atmosphere in the Metropolitan Procuratorate always seemed to be so strange, cold and deserted, revealing an uncomfortable sense of oppression.

Zhou Zheng had just sat down on the chair, Yao Tongshun walked in quickly, closed the door, and said in a low voice: "Shaanxi Dao Yushi has been arrested halfway. ”

"Because of what?" This is the first time that someone has been arrested in the Metropolitan Procuratorate since Zhou Zheng joined the company, although it has not been a few days.

Yao Tong said: "They wrote to the court hoping that the court would appease the rebellious people, but the people's revolt became more and more violent......

Zhou Zheng hummed unexpectedly, the imperial court treated the people back and forth between 'suppression', even in the Chongzhen Dynasty, it was the same in the early stage, until the later civil changes were too big, and the court had to insist on 'purging'.

Zhou Zheng didn't care about this matter and asked, "Is there any movement in Shangguan Xun's case?" ”

Yao Tongshun hoped that Zhou Zheng would follow the trend to the master of the book and fight for fame, after all, he was the new imperial history, but looking at Zhou Zheng's expression, Yao Tongshun gave up decisively and said: "There is no movement, Li Yushi didn't say anything, and there was no explanation above." ”

Zhou Zheng nodded slightly, obviously, the high-level officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate didn't take this matter seriously, a businessman just complained, when did the Ming Dynasty have less!

"Have you found Shangguan Xun's file?" Zhou Zhengdao.

Yao Tong said: "I have found some yesterday, and the Experience Division is sorting them out, and I will send them over before lunch." ”

Zhou Zheng thought of what Li Hengbing said about reading the files of Jinyiwei and the Criminal Department, and said: "You are staring at the experience of the department, I want all the case files, it's all!"

Yao Tongshun was just about to respond, when a servant knocked on the door and said, "Zhou Yushi, some people say that it is the Zhou family who asks to see him, and there is something urgent." ”

Zhou Zheng has just sat down, what can happen early in the morning? Yao Tongshun looked at Zhou Zheng.

Liu Liuzhen has always done things safely, and if there is no urgency, people will not come to Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng stood up and walked out of the class room to the door.