Zhou Zheng's recital shocked the entire Ming Dynasty and the opposition.

In the eyes of almost everyone, if Liaodong is reformed according to Zhou Zheng's plan, I don't know how much trouble it will cause.

Not to mention the controversy in the court, so many generals in Liaodong are bound to have all kinds of thoughts because of this, which will be extremely unfavorable to the court.

This move seems to be for the sake of the country, but in fact it is ill-intentioned!

This time, Zhou Zheng really stabbed the hornet's nest, I don't know how many people attacked Zhou Zheng everywhere, although he kept saying 'yellow-mouthed children, speaking wildly', 'young and reckless, not understanding state affairs', 'misleading the country, seemingly loyal', 'alarmist, in order to gain fame', such polite predicate titles, but the next sentence is often a request for severe punishment, and the impeachment is extremely intense.

Many people who had remained silent before couldn't help it, and spoke in front of some big people, demanding that Zhou Zheng be punished, even if he didn't kill him, he would take away the official distribution, otherwise he would 'harm the society and cause endless disasters'.

Coupled with the fact that people with good intentions continued to spread the relationship between Zhou Zheng and Wei Xizhuang, Donglin's attack became more and more intense, and seeing that the imperial court was indifferent, the wording on the playbook was even more out of line, as if he wanted to 'choose one of the two' with Zhou Zheng, and he was vigorous and vigorous.

When Yuan Chonghuan and others were about to enter Beijing, Zhou Zheng's recital naturally caused uproar and controversy between the government and the opposition.

After noon, Zhou Fang, who had been dismissed and returned from Shandong, finally arrived in Beijing.

In fact, before he arrived in Beijing, he already knew the news that Zhou Zheng was imprisoned, and at this time, he suppressed his anger and calmed his face, and came to the door of Li Sicheng, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

"I want to see Li Tangbu." Zhou Fang looked at the family who opened the door and said with an angry face.

Jia Ding smiled and said, "Dr. Zhou, my lord hasn't returned home yet, you can come back another day." ”

Zhou Fang snorted coldly and said, "I'll just ask, what did my second brother do wrong?" Why did so many people in Donglin impeach him? To put him to death? Adults are in high positions and have a lot of prestige, shouldn't they say something fairly? ”

Jia Ding still smiled and said, "Where does the villain understand the affairs of the court, if Dr. Zhou has time, come back when the master returns home." ”

Zhou Fang looked inside, and suddenly said loudly: "The gentleman is not afraid of danger, justice is outspoken, Li Shangshu has a false name, he is afraid of things, and Zhou Hengping is disdainful!" ”

The face of the family inside the door changed, and his face was angry.

The house was silent, and the quiet wind seemed to have stopped.

Jiading's expression quickly changed back, and he said pleadingly: "Dr. Zhou, the master is really not at home, please go back." As he spoke, he was about to close the door.

Zhou was gloomy, his eyes were spitting fire, and he watched coldly at the door of this family, still looking at the house from afar.

Watching the scene get smaller and smaller as the crack in the door became smaller and smaller, until there was no gap left, the person inside never appeared, not a word.

Zhou Fang's eyes were blood-red, he gritted his teeth fiercely, and his heart was full of anger and hatred.

How much he trusted Donglin at the beginning, how much he admired Donglin's predecessors, regarded them as role models, and demanded himself in everything, but he didn't expect that when something big happened, it was Donglin who killed him!

A family member behind Zhou Fang stepped forward and said, "Young Master, since Li Shangshu has avoided it, let's go back to the house, the master has been waiting for you to go back." ”

Where is Zhou Fang willing, suppressing his anger, he snorted coldly: "He Li Sicheng refuses to save him, I will go to find someone else, I don't believe that there is no one in the huge Donglin who is clear and reasonable, and speaks up!" ”

This family member hesitated, gave the other family a look, and accompanied Zhou Fang to the other family.

In Li Sicheng's mansion, Li Sicheng was standing under the eaves at the moment, watching the door close, and naturally heard Zhou Fang's shout.

There was a Confucian man in his early thirties behind him, looking at Li Sicheng's blue side face, and said: "Teacher, Zhou Hengping is the same as his younger brother Zhou Zhengyun, young and impulsive, ignorant and ignorant, and he doesn't understand the obscurity of the court situation and can't understand the teacher's difficulties, so the teacher doesn't have to be angry about it." ”

Li Sicheng looked at the closed door for a while, shook his head and said: "It's not that I don't want to make a move, it's that even if I say anything and do something, it won't help, the situation is so chaotic, what can I do with Li Sicheng?" ”

Li Sicheng's protégé also sighed lightly and said: "The eunuch party is becoming more and more arrogant, and the students understand the teacher's difficulties. It's also strange that Zhou Zhengyun was young and famous, and he didn't know how to measure, but at this time, he put on such a playbook, causing a catastrophe, and he couldn't complain about others. ”

Li Sicheng was silent for a long time, and said: "Last time I was in the court, I saw him talking eloquently, facing the civil and military faces of the Manchu Dynasty, he did not change his color, he was calm, I thought he would be a junior worth cultivating, but I didn't want to be so impulsive and reckless, and put myself in such a situation, it's a pity." ”

The protégé nodded, a look of pity on his face.

As for how much truth is true or false, only they know in their own hearts.

Zhou Fang successively found a few high-ranking officials in Donglin who had visited and befriended, but either avoided them, or hurriedly said a few words at the back door, saying that it was difficult, and he still refused to say anything to help.

Zhou Fangqi's face was pale, his eyes were full of tears, his stomach was angry, and he kicked the wall with his foot in a corner, and scolded in his mouth: "What iron bones, what middle-class direct ministers, what is not afraid of life and death, what is fair and selfless, they are all liars!" Selling fame and reputation, shirking small things, fearing big things, there is no wind at all, I misjudged you......"

Fu Bo didn't know when he appeared behind him, seeing this, he sighed silently in his heart, and stepped forward and said: "Young master, our Zhou family is not worthy of their rescue, they don't dare to provoke the eunuchs, our Zhou family is now the wall is down and everyone pushes it, they are wise to protect themselves, not strange." ”

Fu Bo has followed Zhou Qingli for more than 20 years, and he is used to seeing the hot and cold world in the officialdom, and people are unpredictable.

Zhou Fang stopped, gritted his teeth, wiped his face with his arm, turned his head and looked at Fu Bo with red eyes: "What about the second brother?" He has been arrested and imprisoned, who else can save him except Donglin? ”

In Zhou Fang's view, the ones who can save Zhou Zheng now are Donglin and the Eunuch Party, he doesn't count on the Eunuch Party, he can only hope for the Donglin Party people he knows.

The matter here is too complicated to be indescribable, Fu Bo hesitated for a moment and said, "Go home, the master is waiting for you." ”

Zhou Fang was blocked along the way, and there was no other way, he was still angry and aggrieved, and said with red eyes: "Okay." ”

Fu Bo knew Zhou Fang's mood, didn't say much, and took Zhou Fang back to his house.

Back at Zhou's mansion, Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Fang's dusty and aggrieved expression, knowing in her heart what had happened to him, her blue and hard expression was a little soft, and said, "Go wash and rest early." ”

"What about the second brother?" Zhou Fang immediately said. Zhou Zheng has been imprisoned for three days, it is the place of the Devil Rakshasa , can he go in? I can't say that I am being tortured now, or even dead!

Fu Bo looked at Zhou Fang's anxiety, his heart was relieved and heavy, although the three fathers and sons of the Zhou family had very different personalities, they all valued the brotherhood of father and son the most.

Zhou Qingli was silent for a moment and said, "It's okay." ”

The corners of Zhou Fang's mouth moved, and he was about to say more, when he saw Zhou Qingli's thin face, it was obvious that these people were not feeling well, the corners of his mouth moved, nodded in response, and turned to go out.