Zhu Cihong changed his clothes, came out of it, looked at the more than ten people kneeling on the ground, glanced at Li Zhong and Zhou Zheng, and then said, "Flat." ”

Zhou Yanru said 'Your Highness Xie', then got up, looked up at Zhu Cihong's pale look, burst into tears, and said: "The minister is incompetent, and he has failed to live up to the trust of the emperor, so that His Highness has suffered." ”

Thinking of his martyred father, Zhu Cihong's eyes were red, and he pursed the corners of his mouth, not knowing what to say.

Zhou Yanru had already entered the play, and stepped forward and said: "Your Highness, before the first emperor leaves, I instructed my ministers to assist His Highness well and help Daming, Your Highness, you take care......"

Zhu Cihong pursed his lips tightly, almost cried, and nodded heavily.

Zhou Zheng watched from the side, listening to Zhou Yanru's words, and raised his eyebrows.

Chongzhen ...... Asking you to assist the prince? How did he know I was going to kill it back?

It's good that you didn't die, and I want to assist the prince!

The people behind Zhou Yanru are all his cronies, there are no outsiders, these people are either hiding and not being caught by Li Zicheng, or they have been tortured and just released.

They looked at Zhu Cihong with a sad and sad face, and they wanted to speak.

Zhu Cihong seemed to be moved, and said softly: "All of you Aiqing are the pillars of the country, and your father will be pleased to have a spirit in the sky." ”

Seeing that Zhou Yanru had completely set Zhou Zheng aside, Li Zhong snorted coldly in his heart, took a step forward, bowed and said, "Your Highness, the most important thing now is to stabilize the capital, there are still many things to do." ”

Although Zhu Cihong is young, he is also smart, and he suddenly understood, and turned to Zhou Zhengdao: "Conquer Xibo, how long will it take to exterminate the bandits?" ”

Zhou Zheng stepped forward and pretended to be silent and did not speak.

Zhou Yanru and the others also looked at him, and when they saw that he was silent, they all sighed in their hearts, and their faces turned pale.

Zhu Cihong was even more anxious, grabbed Zhou Zheng's hand, and said, "Will the bandits still come?" ”

Zhou Zheng looked at Zhu Cihong and said with an unmoving expression: "Your Highness, rest assured, the minister has an army of 100,000, and the thieves will definitely not dare to come again." ”

The reason why Li Zicheng was let go, in addition to the reason that Lu Xiangsheng said, Zhou Zheng was 'raising thieves and respecting himself', if there was no Li Zicheng, his status would plummet. Li Zicheng is in one day, and the court can't do without him for one day!

Zhu Cihong's expression slowed slightly, and he asked, "How long will it take to exterminate the thieves?" ”

Zhou Zheng was silent for a while, and said: "Your Highness, the minister urgently recruited 100,000 troops from Liaodong, Tianjinwei, and Shandong, and another 60,000 are dealing with the attack of Jianyu, the total is 160,000, and the money and grain for a day will be uncountable. ”

Zhu Cihong understands that fighting costs money, and when he listened, he turned to Zhou Yanru.

Zhou Yanru was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the capital has just been recovered, and there are still many things to do. ”

Zhu Cihong was a little puzzled, and said, "What to do?" ”

Zhou Yanru glanced at Zhou Zheng and said, "First, please ask Your Highness to ascend the throne as soon as possible and calm the hearts of the people in the world." Second, stabilize the capital and restore the imperial court. Third, ask Li Bang, the secretary of the military department, to return to Beijing as soon as possible to raise money and food. Fourth, mourn for the first emperor. ”

Zhu Cihong looked at Li Zhong when he heard this, he was still too young to understand.

Although Li Zhong has been in the palace for more than ten years, he knows it all in his heart, but in the current situation, he is also a little unclear in his analysis, and he does not dare to make decisions without authorization, and looks at Zhou Zheng again.

Zhou Zheng squinted his eyes slightly and looked at Zhou Yanru, this old boy completely ignored him from beginning to end, wanting to control the current endgame with one hand, looking like a lonely minister!

Zhou Zheng sneered in his heart, and said quietly: "Yuan Fu Lao Cheng Mouguo, what he said is true." ”

Zhou Yanru was surprised, Zhou Zheng agreed?

But he doesn't care so much, and the most important thing is to hold power in his hands! This Royal Highness the Crown Prince will soon be a young and unable to govern in person, and all the power of the Ming Dynasty will be his!

He wants to be Zhang Juzheng!

Zhou Yanru's heart was surging, and his expression was a little uncontrollable, and he said: "Your Highness, the ministers will gather the ministers to prepare, and ask Your Highness to rest for a while." ”

Zhu Cihong nodded, looked at Zhou Zheng again, and then turned around.

He was still scared, still unable to feel at ease, and only by returning here could he calm down a little.

Li Zhong thought about it and followed Zhu Cihong in.

Zhou Yanru looked at Zhu Cihong's back, exhaled secretly in his heart, looked at Zhou Zheng and said with a smile: "Zhengyun, you have made great contributions this time, let's discuss it together." ”

'Zhengyun? ’

Zhou Zheng had more smiles in the depths of his eyes, looked at Zhou Yanru's smile, and said, "What Yuan Fu said is true." ”

Zhou Yanru saw that Zhou Zheng was not wanton, his heart was more stable, and he smiled and said a few words to the people around him, and then turned around and left.

Zhou Zheng looked at their backs, turned to look at the closed palace gate, and walked slowly outside.

There are constantly people coming to report various things, and Zhou Zheng arranges them one by one.

Without waiting for him to walk to the Qianqing Palace, Meng Hezhou hurriedly came and said in a low voice: "My lord, there are only Zhou Yanru and adults left in the cabinet, and only Li Shiwen asks about the six Shangshu, Li Banghua is still in power, and Li Banghua is in Jiangnan." Zhou Yanru didn't ask Li Shi to ask, they were all his people, discussing things in his mansion. ”

Zhou Zheng smiled faintly and said: "The capital is a big mess now, I don't have time to clean up, let him help me clean up first, don't bother." ”

Meng Hezhou understood and said, "Then, how to arrange the capital?" ”

Zhou Zheng's army has already taken control of the capital, and it is necessary to make a long-term arrangement.

Zhou Zheng had already thought about it, and said directly: "Zhang Jinyan, the squire of the Ministry of War, rebelled, and Li Banghua, the secretary of Shangshu, was in the south of the Yangtze River, promoted Zhang Heyi to the right squire of the Ministry of War, assigned 10,000 people to him, and ordered him to patrol the capital. ”

Zhang Heyi is a person who has followed Zhou Zheng for more than ten years, and he is also a soldier in the army, which is appropriate.

Meng Hezhou responded, and just about to leave, Zhou Zhengdao: "Promote my eldest brother Zhou Hengping to Shuntian Mansion Yin." ”

Meng Hezhou was stunned, this Shuntianfu Yin was too big, almost controlling the capital, and hurriedly said: "My lord, Zhou Yanru's side may not agree, right?" ”

Zhou Zheng put his hands behind his back, looked at the huge Forbidden City, and said, "At this time, he doesn't dare to embarrass me. ”

First, Zhou Zheng held heavy troops and controlled the capital, and Zhou Yanru must be afraid. Second, Zhou Yanru needs Zhou Zheng, without Zhou Zheng's support, he, the so-called first assistant, has no power and no power, it's just a joke!

Meng Hezhou understood and said, "Yes." ”

As soon as Meng Hezhou left, Shangguan Lie came, and said in a deep voice: "Brother-in-law, I have already arranged it, without my permission, no one can enter the palace, and no one can leave the palace!" ”

Shangguan Lie is reckless, but he is not ambiguous when he should be smart.

Zhou Zheng hummed and said in a low voice: "Don't make any moves for the time being, but everything that happens in the palace, even if anyone says one more word, I have to know!" ”

Shangguan Lie nodded solemnly and said, "Yes." ”

Zhou Zheng's arrangement controlled the palace and the capital!

Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Wenzhao and others cleaned up the capital almost, and Chen Bing was outside the capital, facing the northwest.

Lu Xiang ascended into the palace, saw Zhou Zheng, and said, "My lord, do you send troops directly now, or wait for the court to stabilize?" ”

It stands to reason that the soldiers are fast and should continue to pursue Li Zicheng, but there is no order from the imperial court, and some of their divisions are unknown and easy to be liquidated afterwards.

This is a bloody lesson from many previous experiences!