Zhou Zheng's side was settled, and his people moved quickly.

No matter what Qian Qianyi said, the prisoner, the file, returned to the criminal department again, quickly arranged, and prepared to pass the court.

Qian Qianyi, Ma Shiying, Kou Huaiyi, and Li Hengbing sat in the lobby to ensure that nothing went wrong.

The sky was slightly bright, and Zhou Zheng was sitting in the west corridor and saw Li Banghua who had hurried back from everywhere.

Li Banghua was dusty, his face was resolute, but there was a look of calm and uneasiness in his eyes.

Zhou Zheng greeted casually and said, "Sit down and have a sip of tea." ”

Li Banghua raised his hand, sat down to drink a cup of hot tea, warmed up, but did not speak.

After a brief tea, Zhou Zheng looked at Li Banghua and said with a smile: "You came back from Sichuan, you are in a hurry, right?" ”

Li Banghua listened, his expression tightened, and he leaned over and said: "The lower official is not disobeying the order and leaving his post without permission, but the emperor urgently summoned him and had to rush back." ”

Zhou Zheng held the teacup in his hand, felt the coldness of the Forbidden City, and said: "Northwest Prime Minister Lu Xiangsheng doesn't know, I don't know, you also brought 3,000 people, even if there is the emperor's will, I can treat you offended, behead you, right?" ”

Li Banghua looked solemn, stood up, raised his hand, and said, "General Zheng Xibo said this, and the lower officials desperately asked, what do you want to do?" ”

For Zhou Zheng, who recovered the capital, most of the people in the government and the opposition still respected, even Li Banghua did the same, using honorifics.

Zhou Zheng looked at Li Banghua with some curiosity and said, "What will you do if you change places?" ”

Li Banghua's expression was straight, and he said, "No matter what, the lower officials don't agree with what the adults are doing now. Your Majesty is Your Majesty, please think twice. ”

Zhou Zheng shook his head secretly and said, "Let's talk about it later, today's trial will start, the old Qian Ge will preside over the trial, Yuan Fu, I will be judged, and the six Shangshu will also be there." ”

Li Banghua became more and more nervous, and said, "My lord, how do you want to interrogate?" How to break? ”

"Do it according to the law." Zhou Zhengdao.

Li Banghua's brows were about to wrinkle blood, and he said: "My lord, there are so many people involved, there are hundreds of clans, nobles, ministers, court officials, and waiters, such a killing method has never been seen during the Taizu Taizong period, does the lord really want to change the dynasty?" ”

Such similar rumors are becoming more and more popular in the capital, and some people even want to promote this matter in order to be the heroes of the new dynasty, including Zhou Zheng's people, who have more or less such thoughts.

Zhou Zheng also frowned, and said with some annoyance: "I don't know how many times I've heard similar words like you recently, someone always teaches me how to do it, you tell me, is what you taught me right?" If I do what you say, I will be able to clean up the dynasty and prosper the Ming Dynasty? ”

Li Banghua raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "These are free, Xia Guan will ask you for advice again, Xia Guan just wants to ask the adults now, do you have to do this?" If it is true that the monarch and the minister are irreconcilable, do you want to take that step? ”

Zhou Zheng put down the teaglass, looked at Li Banghua, and said: "You are a capable minister, and you have always been pragmatic, which is why I have always allowed you, otherwise I should send you far away by relying on your three or four times of shirk." Let me tell you the truth, I want to do three things through these reverse cases, the first thing: ask the emperor to rule by inaction. The second thing is that I want to use this to clean up dissidents and control the situation. Third, you should know that I want to change the law, and these reverse cases are part of my change of the law. Whoever stands in my way, I will not be polite, even if I admire you, if you want to stand in my way, I will not be polite. ”

Zhou Zheng's words are clear.

Li Banghua pondered Zhou Zheng's words, stared at him with burning eyes, and said, "My lord really can't be Wang Mang?" ”

Zhou Zheng said lightly: "I want to do it, when I attack Beijing in March, don't always ask me such brainless words." ”

Li Banghua's expression was relieved, and he raised his hand and bowed: "With these words of the adult, the lower officials will be relieved." As long as it helps me Daming Sheji, thousands of Li people, the lower officials will definitely help the adults! ”

Zhou Zheng looked at him with some amusement and said, "Why didn't you help me before?" ”

Li Banghua's expression moved, and he said, "It's the ignorance of the lower officials." ”

Zhou Zheng waved his hand, there was no need to be angry with Li Banghua, and said, "Okay, go back and rest for a while, and go to the criminal department together later." ”

Li Banghua's emaciated and resolute face had a look of relaxation, and he said, "Yes, the lower official will retire." ”

Zhou Zheng didn't send him, picked up the teacup and took a breath, thinking in his heart, muttering to himself; "The matter of military reform has to be stepped up."

For such a big matter, the local military power must be held in the hand, if someone really does something to King Qin, on the side of the Qing monarch, even if Zhou Zheng's side is pressed, it will become a stain and an obstacle to changing the law.

The sky was bright, the martial law of the military department was lifted, and the capital became even more lively, and all kinds of strange remarks filled the capital.

The Criminal Department posted a 'Public Trial Announcement', which even alarmed the capital, and I don't know how many people rushed to the gate of the Criminal Department.

The soldiers of the patrol battalion were stopped in circles, otherwise the criminal department would have been demolished.

Qian Qianyi, Ma Shiying and the other three determined the order of the court pass, and began to argue for the procedure of the court, but in fact, they also wanted to delay time and strive for the verdict.

How Ma Shiying and the three of them are willing to give in, it has long been decided by Zhou Zheng.

Those prisoners in the Criminal Department may have been thinking a little strangely because of Qian Qianyi and the changes outside, and they had already given up and waited for the verdict, and they showed signs of retracting their confessions.

On this day, the capital was like a boiling cauldron, boiling hot, and everything in the pot was tumbling violently.

Even if the palace was blocked, Zhu Cihong still got the news, except for scolding, he couldn't do anything, and he had the intention to send Xu Wenjue out of the palace to supervise the trial, but he couldn't even get out of the Qianqing Gate.

Zhou Yanru was neatly dressed, and as soon as he went out, he was blocked by a group of people, all of whom were old men with names and surnames, all of whom were highly respected, and all came to persuade Zhou Yanru to 'govern the country with leniency and benevolence, and reduce killing'.

Zhou Zheng's side is not better, some people who think they are a little closer to Zhou Zheng, or close to Zhou Zhengyi, plus some celebrities and scholars, appear one after another in the Zhou Mansion and on the way to the Criminal Department.

Even, before Zhou Zheng entered the Criminal Department, he received a letter, a letter from a long-lost person - Wang Zhichen.

Liu Liuzhen rode a horse, walked beside Zhou Zheng, and said in a low voice: "Second Young Master, Liu Zongzhou is here again, just in front." ”

Zhou Zheng looked at Wang Zhichen's letter, this letter should have been written four or five days ago, it was full of some old words, only one sentence Zhou Zheng thought was the key, and it was also the purpose of this letter: those in troubled times, be cautious, and be stable and cherished.

Zhou Zheng pin this sentence, silently put the letter away, exhaled lightly, and said, "No one is gone." ”

Liu Liuzhen responded, led people to break through, and never saw anyone again.

"Zheng Xibo, I have something to say!"

"Zheng Xibo, I have something to say, please stay!"

"Conquering Xibo, the Great Punishment Prison, hurts the heavens and peace, and it is not the Holy Dynasty to do it......"

"Zheng Xibo, God has the virtue of a good life, and he can't do such a decisive thing......"

The shouts along the way were extremely loud, these were okay, and some unbearable words were drowned out in the shouting.