When Wang Qiaonian braved the wind and snow to enter the palace, Zhao Yunsheng was released on bail, and now he is drinking wine with a sad face.

Meng Xiang and Zhou Tian were all accompanied, and the two comforted them for a long time, but they didn't see Zhao Yunsheng, who had always been "big-hearted", getting better.

Zhao Yunsheng frowned, took a sip of wine, looked at the heavy snow outside, and sighed: "We are going to be unlucky this time, the list of the Ministry of Officials this time covers almost all political departments, Lao Cao's county is blocked, and Lao Meng is estimated to be sitting on a cold bench, I, don't expect to rise again in three or five years...... We're all gone......"

Although Meng Zhaoxiang drank hot wine, he was also lonely in his heart, and said: "I heard that Lord Wang wrote to the cabinet and fought for us, but Bi Ge Lao is really 'fair' and completely stands on the side of the officials......

Zhou Haotian, who has always been open-minded, also felt strong pressure this time, looked up at the two of them, and said, "I heard that Zhou Shangshu's youngest son is also on the 'rotation' list this time, and he is in Fujian. ”

Fujian is now a wild and remote place in the eyes of the Ming people, and officials used to be basically "degraded" and "exiled".

Zhao Yunsheng raised his head, looked at Zhou Haotian and said with some surprise: "Even the son of the official department Shangshu has been sent over, how bold is this group of people!" ”

Meng Zhaoxiang sighed and said, "Zhou Shangshu is now a guilty person, I heard that he may return to his hometown, or he may be sent out of Beijing, and the tree will fall and ......scatter."

The corners of Zhao Yunsheng's mouth moved, and said: "King Jing is okay to say, he didn't hurt his muscles and bones, Zhou Shangshu is actually a little wronged, you say, do I want to come to the door to apologize......"

No one expected that a small incident would bring down the deep-rooted official Shangshu, and in the eyes of the outside world, Zhao Yunsheng was the culprit.

Meng Zhaoxiang's heart moved slightly, and said: "Maybe, this is not far from Zhou Shangshu's house, let's try to see if we can find out some inside information." ”

Zhou Haotian shook his head after thinking about it for a while: "Zhou Shangshu has always been low-key, and he is on the cusp of the storm, I'm afraid he won't see me?" ”

Meng Zhaoxiang looked at Cao Bianjiao and said: "No matter what, you have to try, Zhou Shangshu has been in the Ministry of Officials for many years, and his protégés and former officials are all over the world, if Lao Wei doesn't go on this trip, he won't be able to live in the capital in the future." ”

Zhou Haotian suddenly woke up and said, "Then go quickly, it's going to be dark." ”

Zhao Yunsheng was actually a little scared in his heart, but at this juncture, he had to bite the bullet: "Okay, go!" ”

The three of them put on their robes, braved the heavy snow, and rushed to Zhou Yingqiu's mansion.

Zhou Yingqiu had just sent Fu Changzong and the people who followed him, he was drunk, a little drunk, and was about to go back to rest, when the doorman approached and said, "Master, there are three people outside who have handed over the post." ”

Zhou Yingqiu waved his hand and said, "I won't see anyone in the future." He couldn't open his eyes and wanted to sleep.

The doorman hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, one of them is that Zhao Yunsheng, I don't know if it's assigned by King Jing." ”

Zhou Yingqiu was just about to turn around, and he woke up a lot, looked at the snowy outside, thought a little in his heart, and said, "Take them to my study." ”

"Yes." The doorman said yes and ran back to the gate in the snow.

Zhou Yingqiu stood in place, thought for a while, and turned to the study with a slight movement of his eyes.

Zhao Yunsheng, Meng Zhaoxiang, and Zhou Haotian all entered the Zhou Mansion with some trepidation, and they felt like they were rushing to the Hongmen Banquet.

The three of them looked at each other cautiously, didn't dare to say a word, and followed the doorman straight to Zhou Yingqiu's study.

In the eyes of outsiders, Zhou Yingqiu, the secretary of the ministry, is low-key, introverted, sleek, and never accepts gifts.

The three of them came to Zhou Yingqiu's study, only to see Zhou Yingqiu sitting at the desk, looking down at the paperwork.

Zhao Yunsheng, Zhou Haotian, and Meng Zhaoxiang glanced at each other, and raised their hands together and said, "Xiaguan Zhao Yunsheng (Meng Zhaoxiang and Zhou Haotian) have seen Lord Zhou. ”

Zhou Yingqiu didn't raise his head, and said lightly: "The will to reduce the crime is estimated to be at the door, are you sure you won't change your name?" Or go to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment in two days to see me? ”

The most embarrassing thing is Zhao Yunsheng, he raised his hand and said quite sincerely: "I also ask Lord Zhou for forgiveness, it is all recklessness of the lower officials, I never expected such serious consequences." ”

Zhou Yingqiu raised his head at this time, his eyes swept over the faces of Zhao Yunsheng, Meng Zhaoxiang, and Zhou Haotian, and he put down the documents in his hand a little indifferently, and said: "People outside say that the officials who came out of your political court are all mud legs, and they haven't read a few books, but they will know a lot of big truths, and they shout 'new deals', 'reform', 'remove decay', and 'Zhongxing Daming' in the yamen all day long, in fact, there are no rules at all, they are willful, reckless, and I don't know how many things have been broken...... I didn't believe it at the beginning, but I still have a lot of maintenance for you. But you, Zhao Yunsheng, know that you know how to repay your kindness, take the chicken feathers of the Anti-Corruption Bureau as an arrow, and don't say anything about making trouble in my ministry, and now you have brought me down, you are really good at doing things......"

Zhou Yingqiu's voice did not fall, and the three of them were embarrassed.

King Jing entered the cabinet, the Governor's Yuan carried out a large-scale cleanup of the capital, in order to control public opinion, in the eyes of outsiders, it was naturally the "revenge" of King Jing's autumn reckoning, Zhao Yunsheng's anti-corruption bureau rushed to the front, plus the Ministry of Officials carried out "rotation" of officials in the Department of Political Affairs, the focus of the anti-corruption bureau was in the Ministry of Officials, although it was not aimed at Zhou Yingqiu, but it really bowed Zhou Yingqiu down.

Zhao Yunsheng's expression moved, and he couldn't say a word when he spoke.

There is really nothing to say, I can't find a reason, Zhou Yingqiu is really "innocent" in this matter, the culprit is him Zhao Yunsheng, any excuse is pale and powerless!

Meng Zhaoxiang is still a miscellaneous worker in the Ministry of Officials, and he is not even qualified to enter Zhou Yingqiu's class, and this release of Fengyang Mansion itself is "high promotion", so he doesn't have the courage to speak.

Zhou Haotian had the intention to argue a few words for Zhao Yunsheng, but he was forced to block his mouth again. His identity is special, and he may be speaking on behalf of his uncle Cao Wenzhao, the Cao family, in front of a big man like Zhou Yingqiu, he can't talk about it.

In fact, it's hard to argue with anything.

Zhou Yingqiu blocked the three of them speechless in a few words, snorted coldly, and taught a lesson: "How much belly to eat, how much effort to do how many things, no ability to jump up and down all day and night, causing trouble, painting tigers is not an anti-dog!" ”

Meng Zhaoxiang, Zhou Haotian, and Zhao Yunsheng all moved the corners of their mouths, but they still didn't say anything in the end.

"Drawing a tiger does not become an anti-dog", this sentence means something. The people who came out of the political court are very keen to learn from the current emperor, and they like to make things bigger, smash them, clean them up from scratch, and then make rules.

Zhou Yingqiu's eyes swept over the faces of the three of them, and his tone became colder, and said, "You have only seen the surface, have you ever seen the preparations behind the emperor?" What is the emperor's decision and then act? Why isn't this 'Jingzheng New Deal' the 'Chongzhen New Deal'? It's true that my Ming is rotten everywhere and needs to be reformed, but I don't need to see everything and have to start all over again, if so, what else do I need to do with the 'New Deal'......"

Zhou Haotian's mind was clear, and he soon came to his senses. Zhou Yingqiu "taught" so much, he was clearly "instructing" them.

Meng Zhaoxiang and Zhao Yunsheng were a little worse, so they could only listen with their heads bored, and they were a little slanderous in their hearts.

Zhou Yingqiu was cunning and cunning, took in the expressions of the three of them, didn't say much, picked up the tea that was already cold next to him, and said indifferently: "This official is about to be deprived, and he is not qualified to teach you a lesson, let's say, why did you come to see me?" ”