Zhou Zheng and Zhou Qingli chatted 'casually' until midnight, and then returned to the house.

Xiao Deshen was already asleep, Zhou Zheng was hugging Shangguan Qing, and the couple were talking about various things.

Earlier, some indescribable things were also done. (12,000 words omitted here)

Early the next morning, the Zhou Mansion welcomed guests from all sides.

Including Zhou Zheng's few friends in the court, Tian Zhenshu, Zheng Shouli and others. Then there were the people of Jiujiang Pavilion, and then some relatives of the Zhou family.

Then, there are some people who come to visit.

Zhou Zheng didn't refuse to see it like before, he saw everything he could see.

In the evening, Zhou Zheng met seven or eight waves of people one after another, and he drank tea and drank wine I don't know how many times.

In the evening, Zhou Zheng ushered in an unexpected person.

Li Hengbing.

In the gazebo in the front yard of Zhou's house, Zhou Zheng and Li Hengbing sat opposite each other.

Li Hengbing's face was slender and indifferent, but his eyes were flashing, staring at Zhou Zheng for a long time, and said as if talking to himself: "I always thought that you had great ambitions, but now it seems that I was wrong." ”

Zhou Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, and said quietly: "What is wrong?" ”

Li Hengbing came back to his senses and said: "If you have great ambitions, you won't catch Gao Yingxiang, you should be a thief and self-respecting." I guessed before, you don't want to be Zhang Juzheng, you should be Wang Mang. But you just caught Gao Yingxiang. ”

Zhou Zheng slowly sat up straight and looked at Li Hengbing quietly.

If you want to say that the person who knows you best, it is definitely not the person close to you, but your enemy!

This Li Hengbing's eyes are really vicious.

Zhou took a sip of tea as usual and said, "What if I have great ambitions, what if I don't?" ”

The so-called 'great ambition' is naturally 'different ambition'.

This kind of 'dissentness' has happened too much, from the Tusi rebellion in Sichuan, the civil unrest in the northwest, to the endless rebellion in Liaodong, all of which are specific manifestations of the death sentence of the Ming Dynasty.

Appearing in Zhou Zheng, many people don't think about it at all, but Li Hengbing is different, he is Zhou Zheng's early enemy and has been observing his words and deeds.

Li Hengbing looked at Zhou Zheng's expression, looked puzzled, quickly calmed down, and said, "There are too many people who are disappointed in the imperial court, and I am also one of them." If you have big ambitions, there will be many people who will help you. ”

Li Hengbing's sentence is very interesting.

Naturally, there were a lot of disappointments in the Ming court, those ministers who were dismissed, and those who were imprisoned, even the old ministers of the four dynasties like Sun Chengzong resigned angrily and vowed not to go out again, which shows how disappointed they are.

But this kind of 'disappointment' is just disappointment, not the 'disappointment' in Li Hengbing's mouth.

Zhou Zheng gently turned the teacup with his left hand, and suddenly said: "In this way, you will send Hong Chengchou to prison, and I will tell you a secret." ”

Li Hengbing looked at Zhou Zheng, his brows furrowed slightly, his heart moved, and said, "What other plans do you have?" ”

Zhou Zheng picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "I am a Ming courtier, what other plans do you need to get rid of thieves for the country?" ”

Li Hengbing knew his relationship with Zhou Zheng, Zhou Zheng categorically would not divulge secrets with him, stared at Zhou Zheng seriously for a moment, and said: "Hong Chengchou has repeatedly failed in Sichuan, as long as he finds a suitable time, it will not be difficult to send him to prison." ”

Zhou Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your good news." ”

Li Hengbing's brows kept frowning, and he said, "Although I still don't understand, I can see that you do have a plan." ”

Zhou Zheng didn't say anything more to him, he stood up directly, and even saved the word 'send-off'.

Li Hengbing looked at Zhou Zheng's back, looked down at the teacup in front of him, loosened his eyebrows, didn't drink, stood up and turned away expressionlessly.

Zhou Zheng walked out of the pavilion, came to the eaves, looked at Liu Liuzhe who had been waiting, and said, "Find someone to keep an eye on him, hide it, don't let him notice." ”

Liu Liuzhe's expression was solemn and said, "Ah, I'll go now." ”

He was just about to leave, but Zhou Zheng suddenly stopped him, his expression was calm, and said, "Send a message to Chu Jin and ask him to come back quietly and screen everyone around us." You can't hit the eagle, but you are pecked by the eagle. ”

Liu Liuzhen suddenly understood, looked cautious, and said in a low voice: "Do you check it all?" ”

Zhou Zheng nodded, his eyes were calm, and said: "In the army, the commercial house, Lao Weina, including the whole house, touch it carefully, don't miss any corner, if there is evidence, dig deeper; If you have doubts, send them away. ”

Liu Liuzhen instinctively felt something, and said solemnly: "Yes, I know." ”

Zhou Zheng didn't say much, Liu Liuzhen has been with him for many years, and he doesn't need to say much about these things.

……

Although Zhou Zheng returned to Beijing to report on his work, he had a three-day vacation.

The first day he entertained guests at home, and the next day he moved around. He is also a high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty now, and he is called a 'adult' by qualified people, and he is full of people when he walks by.

People from Jiangxi, especially those from Jiujiang Mansion, are particularly close to Zhou Zheng and appear the most.

Over the years, Zhou Zheng has arranged many people, either explicitly or implicitly, and now, he is qualified to be promoted.

In Jiujiang Pavilion, Zhou Zheng ordered more than 20 people in one go, all of whom were poor and poor, and were included in Zhou Zheng's pocket, some of whom were arranged to join the military department, and the other was sent to Hejian Mansion, Yongping Mansion and Denglai Second Mansion in Shandong.

Zhou Zheng also met with some officials from all over the country, especially about the 'suppression of bandits', and they all wanted Zhou Zheng's support very much.

Now the bandits are the most prone to problems, and if no one speaks, they will most likely escape jail time, or even be in a different place.

On the day he took office, Zhou Zheng led Xiao Deshen, who was less than two years old, into the military department and walked straight into the squad room.

Many people saw Zhou Zheng and hurriedly saluted, looking at the little guy beside him, they naturally guessed that it was Zhou Zheng's son, but the Yamen also had a child, not to mention the first one, it was also a very few, which attracted a lot of surprised eyes.

Zhou Zheng didn't care about this, and before he entered the class room, Yao Tongshun hurriedly greeted him, and said with a smile: "My lord, the class room has been cleaned, and all the official documents are placed on your desk." ”

Zhou Zheng smiled and nodded, and stepped in.

Yao Tongshun followed Zhou Zheng's side, his expression calm, but his heart was extremely excited.

Who would have thought that the little inspector of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate would be able to reach today's high position!

And he, an inconspicuous low-class official, can now enter the military department in a grand manner and be a director!

Zhou Zheng sat down on the chair, looked at Xiao Deshen who was blinking at him with big eyes, touched his head, and said with a smile: "Dad asked someone to prepare something to eat for you, it's fun, you play for a while, and then send you back when your mother comes back." ”

The little guy seemed to have arrived in a strange place, and was a little restrained, and answered in a low voice.

Yao Tongshun didn't wait for Zhou Zheng to look at him, and hurriedly said: "The villain will go and prepare to ensure that the young master will not be bored." ”

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "Don't bother too much, find something to eat first, and then he will go out for a walk later." ”

Yao Tongshun hesitated and smiled: "Yes." ”

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