Ningshan, the magistrate of Hejian County, was arrested, which naturally set off a huge movement in Hejian Province.

No one dares to say that Zhou Zheng's coming to Hejian Mansion is 'thunder and rain', just for show, not only those gentry and wealthy businessmen woke up, but the officials of the entire Hejian Mansion were even more frightened.

In just three days, six magistrates (prefectures) sent letters to Hu Qingzheng to prepare to resign, and dozens of officials of all sizes resigned directly and ran out of Hejian Mansion.

This saved Zhou Zheng a lot of hands and feet, and appointed many officials such as Liufang through Hejian Mansion to further control Hejian Mansion.

Now in the whole territory of the Ming Dynasty, except for Nanzhili, there are countless bandits in other places, and there are many large and small hills.

Cao Bianjiao's anti-bandit action continued to deepen, from the outside in, through the state and through the government, not only to suppress bandits, but also to some official gentry who colluded with bandits.

Qi Lian's movements were very fast, and he quickly cleaned up in Hejian County, and at the same time, he was also preparing and arranging manpower in other states and counties.

By the middle of May, the entire Hejian province was cracking down on bandits and launching the 'Pacification Operation', and more than 500 people were arrested in each county government!

I don't know how many grievances are gathering and boiling, and how many Taoist scripts have been sent to the capital.

Zhou Zheng didn't care about these, the six rooms of Hejian Mansion, the Prison Division, etc., all changed his people, and the magistrate of Hejian Mansion resigned except for the three of them, and there were as many as 12 arrested!

Through the six rooms, he controlled various states and counties, Hejian Mansion, and it was completely controlled by him!

The "business guidelines", "the reorganization of the acres of land", "household registration" and so on were opened in an orderly manner.

Whenever he encountered resistance, Zhou Zheng very violently borrowed the 'Stability Action' to suppress bandits and sweep them away, and renovate Hejian Mansion as quickly as possible.

Hejian Mansion is different from Yongping Mansion, and the waves of opposition aroused are higher and higher, and countless rumors are spread in Hejian Mansion.

If Zhou Zheng is perverse, he will inevitably not survive the year of his establishment, the prefect Hu Qingzheng is dissatisfied with Zhou Zheng's disturbance of Hejian Mansion, and has written to impeach Zhou Zheng, the imperial court will send a messenger to investigate Zhou Zheng, and Zhou Zheng is about to be imprisoned and so on.

Zhou Zheng sat in Hejian Mansion, as if he couldn't hear this, and even sacrificed efficiency, pursued speed, and asked Yao Tongshun and others to complete the general reform framework as soon as possible.

Yao Tongshun and the others naturally felt the majestic pressure, gritting their teeth to push various matters.

In Hejian Mansion, no one is Zhou Zheng's opponent, but everyone who comes up is suppressed by Zhou Zheng under various excuses. In Hejian Mansion, Zhou Zheng couldn't help it, so it naturally rose to the imperial court.

Hejian Mansion is very close to the capital, in fact, the imperial court received the transcript very early, but due to various strange reasons, it was delayed for several days.

On this day, Chongzhen looked at the notebooks full of impeachment against Zhou Zheng and called the first assistant Zhou Yanru to him.

Chongzhen looked at these playbooks, looked a little bored, and said, "What do you think?" ”

Not long after Zhou Yanru entered the cabinet, he was extremely good at figuring out Chongzhen's intentions, so he pretended to be silent for a while, and said with a calm expression: "Your Majesty, judging from Ning Shan, the magistrate of Hejian County, who Zhou Zhengyun sent into the capital, Hejian Mansion is indeed full of corruption, and there are many corrupt officials and corrupt officials. ”

Chongzhen looked dissatisfied, and said, "So many impeachment scripts, that's it?" ”

Zhou Yanru's expression was calm, unhurried, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is worried that going to Zhou Zhengyun is fake, and it may be going to the household department." ”

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment and said, "Hubu? What does this mean? ”

Zhou Yanru's appearance gives people a sense of calm and calm, and he looks at Chongzhen, his face is solemn, and he said: "A Zhou Zheng, even if he is really out of line in Hejian Mansion, it will not make the government and the opposition so angry, so many people impeached him, it is more like someone is manipulating him behind his back." The household department is carrying out the purge of Huangtian and Huangzhuang, and Zhou Yuanshan is presiding, and they know that His Majesty has great trust in Zhou Yuanshan and will not be impeached easily. Therefore, starting with his son, on the surface, he was going to Zhou Zhengyun, but I was afraid that he was going to the household, Bi Shangshu and Zhou Shilang. ”

Chongzhen's expression suddenly turned ugly when he heard this, and he thought of it too.

In Chongzhen's eyes, Bi Ziyan is a person who speaks little, but can do great things. This person, regardless of fame and fortune, buries himself in work, does not make friends or parties, and is a rare capable minister and loyal minister.

In particular, in recent years, the tax revenue of the household department has been increasing and the maladministration has decreased, which makes Chongzhen very satisfied.

In addition, Zhou Qingli does not want to do things for the official position, which makes Chongzhen praise. Hearing that someone was manipulating this matter behind the scenes, Chongzhen's face was naturally ugly.

"Who is it?" Chongzhen stared at Zhou Yanru and said.

Zhou Yanru said: "Your Majesty, the people who are impeached seem to have everyone, and they are all over the government and the opposition, it is difficult to have a context, and it is difficult for the ministers to deduce. ”

Chongzhen nodded lightly, after changing so many first assistants, Zhou Yanru made him the most comfortable. First, Zhou Yanru is obedient, and second, Zhou Yanru is willing to speak, and he will tell him a lot of things that the first assistant refused to say before.

Chongzhen thought for a moment and said, "What do you think should be done?" ”

Zhou Yanru thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, the minister suggested that Zhou Zhengyun be reprimanded. This has two benefits, first, it is to gag the mouth of the speaker. Tell the government and the opposition that His Majesty is holy and has no partiality; Second, Zhou Zhengyun remains the same, and it will not chill the hearts of Bi Shangshu and Zhou Shilang. ”

Zhou Yanru's method made Chongzhen very happy, far stronger than those former chiefs, ministers, and officials of the six ministries who didn't say a word or pushed the trouble on his head!

"Okay, that's it." Chongzhen said with a comfortable smile.

Zhou Yanru raised his hand in response, and was just about to leave, Chongzhen's face suddenly sank slightly, and said, "How is Yuan Chonghuan's case?" ”

Yuan Chonghuan has been in prison for several months, and Liu Ce, the governor of Jizhou, was abandoned two months ago, but Yuan Chonghuan's case has not been resolved for a long time.

Zhou Yanru frowned, and hesitated: "Your Majesty, Yuan Chonghuan's case, the third division is quite controversial, and the minister has held nine major discussions in the cabinet, but it has always been difficult to decide, not only is it difficult to balance within the court, but there are also a lot of discussions between the government and the opposition. ”

Chongzhen naturally knew that the recitals he had received to intercede for Yuan Chonghuan had exceeded 100, and there were not a few who argued with him in person.

But Jianyu almost broke the city, and the fact that he almost became the king of the dead country has always made him feel like a fish in his throat, and he couldn't sleep all night, and he hated Yuan Chonghuan very much in his heart.

"No matter what I say, I want to end the trial as soon as possible!" Chongzhen ordered strictly.

Zhou Yanru raised his hand and said, "Yes, the minister obeys the order." ”

Chongzhen didn't say much, and continued to bury the case.

He became more and more diligent, very demanding of himself, and was busy with government affairs all night.

Zhou Yanru walked out of the Qianqing Palace, his face was still calm and calm, he looked at Li Zhong who sent him, and said with a smile: "I haven't thanked Gonggong Li for his kind words for me in front of the emperor, and my father-in-law has to leave the palace, so he must find me." ”

Li Zhong smiled and kept his distance and said: "Yuanfu said that he laughed, our family is speaking according to the truth, but I don't dare to accept Yuanfu's feelings." ”

Zhou Yanru smiled more and said, "This love, my father-in-law must accept it." ”

Li Zhong smiled without saying a word, stretched out his hand and said, "Yuanfu, please." ”

Zhou Yanru also had a knowing expression and walked outside.

Li Zhong sent Zhou Yanru away and returned to Chongzhen's Dongnuan Pavilion.

"What did Shousuke tell you?" Chongzhen said lightly without raising his head.

Li Zhong looked panicked, and hurriedly said: "Yuan Fu said that the slave maid said good things about him in front of the Long Live Lord, and asked the slave maid to go to him when he left the palace." ”

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I'm sorry, I slept after taking medicine, apologize and apologize~