"Ladies and gentlemen, what else is going on?"

More than an hour has passed since the court meeting, and there have been a lot of things to be said, but no one has talked about Zhou Shunqing's matter for a long time, Zhu Youzhen's mood has gradually become a little cold, and his face has become a little gloomy.

Zhou Shunqing is just an official of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites, it is said that there is no need to discuss it at the court meeting, how to deal with it, the Criminal Department or Dali Temple took out the opinions and issued an edict, but Zhu Youzhen was not at ease, when he saw Zhou Shunqing's evil deeds, he almost couldn't help it, so arrogant and domineering, he was able to get away with it before.

What does this mean, it shows that Zhou Yanru is secretly protecting.

Zhou Yanru connived and favored his family and subordinates, Zhu Youzhen had heard of it a long time ago, and originally thought that this was not a big deal, people always have shortcomings, and it was okay to correct them slowly, plus he trusted and relied on Zhou Yanru very much, but this time, he couldn't help it.

It's about to disperse.

"I have a letter here, Zhou Aiqing, you can help read it, let the ministers discuss it, and see how to deal with it."

Zhou Yanru took the fold from Wang Chengen and began to read it.

However, without reciting a few words, his face changed slightly, and after reading the recital, large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

This is what Jin Yiwei played, about the crime committed by Zhou Shunqing, the most decisive handling opinion is to make a decision.

In other words, there is no need to wait for the autumn queen of the next year to ask for beheading, once the court meeting is determined and agrees, it will be beheaded immediately.

Zhou Yanru also knew that this was the secret fold played by Jinyiwei, and the emperor asked him to read it out at the court meeting, what did it mean. He should understand.

"Hu Aiqing of the Criminal Department, tell me, the Criminal Department has ever received such a setback."

"Your Majesty, the Criminal Department has received it, it has been discussed, and the cabinet has been played. After waiting for the vote, the edict will be issued. ”

"Oh, what's the opinion of the Criminal Department?"

The minister thought that Zhou Shunqing, as the ambassador of the Nanjing Ministry of Rites and the Casting and Printing Bureau, and the prisoner of the country, should have served the emperor's grace, but he did such a despicable thing, so he suggested that he be exiled to Qiongzhou. Never use it, and without a holy decree, you must not return to the Central Plains. ”

Zhu Youqi's hand trembled a little, Zhou Shunqing did so many things, any one thing, fell on the heads of ordinary people, it was a crime of killing the head, I didn't expect the Criminal Department to put forward such a handling suggestion.

"Ladies and gentlemen. Do you have any other comments? ”

Above the court, there was silence. This time, no one spoke.

Zhu Youzhen slowly stood up.

"Zhou Aiqing, what is your opinion?"

Zhou Yanru's body trembled slightly, and he already felt the crisis at today's court meeting. The emperor has a lot of opinions about himself.

If you want to talk about Zhou Shunqing's affairs, he really didn't think of it so much, and when he saw the twists and turns in Jiangning County, he was also trembling with anger. However, Zhou Shunqing is his own nephew after all, and it is good to be able to save his life at a time of life and death.

Zhou Yanru's matter is a little annoyed by Su Tiancheng, but he hasn't thought of dealing with Su Tiancheng yet, but someone has put forward a suggestion, and he will agree without hesitation, of course, when Fu Youliang decided to impeach, he was also very satisfied.

The emperor specifically brought up the matter of Zhou Shunqing, and it was above the court, and the fool understood the meaning.

"Your Majesty, the cabinet has not yet discussed this matter, and the minister has just read the recital, and the minister thinks that Zhou Shunqing's crime is unforgivable, and the death penalty is inevitable, so it should be decided."

Zhu Youzhen, who was about to lose his temper, paused for a moment and sat down slowly.

"Zhou Shunqing is the nephew of the minister, and he began to commit crimes the year before last, although the minister did not know, but in this, the minister was negligent, and he was not strict with his relatives, and the minister had the expectations of the emperor and was willing to accept any disposition."

Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhou Yanru and felt that there was nowhere to come out.

The ministers of the DPRK and China are so smart that they have all become human spirits.

I know all this, but there is no way, and I can't deal with everyone.

As soon as he returned to the mansion, Zhou Yanru immediately entered the study.

Zhou Kang followed in.

"Master, what do you have to say?"

"Zhou Kang, you go to Yixing immediately, give this letter to my eldest brother, and tell him that everything should be done according to what the letter says, and you must not be soft, and you must do this to protect your family from being implicated. After that, you go to the county government of Jiangning County, find Su Tiancheng, the county governor, and hand over this letter to him, if Su Tiancheng replies to the letter, you wait, if you don't reply, if you have any message, you quickly come back and inform that this time the matter is urgent, you must rush to Nanjing quickly, and you must not delay along the way. ”

Seeing that Zhou Yanru's face was a little pale, Zhou Kang did not speak, and silently withdrew from the study.

Zhou Yanru sat in the study, he didn't move for a long time, and he clearly felt the crisis.

Chongzhen two years, he was only 36 years old, in the identity of the Ministry of Rites, concurrently served as a scholar of Dongge University, participated in the maintenance of the machine, entered the cabinet, Chongzhen three years in February, plus the prince Taibao, reappointed as a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion University, in September, the first assistant of the cabinet became the foundation of the Shi, 37 years old, plus the prince Shaobao, reappointed as a scholar of Wuyingdian University, became the first assistant of the cabinet.

Speaking of which, his career is very smooth, less than forty years old, he became the first assistant of the cabinet, which is rare in the history of the Ming Dynasty, but unfortunately after taking office, he met too many things.

The struggle within the court is endless, and the contradiction between him and Wen Tiren has been made public, at first, the emperor still supported him, and Wen Tiren could only operate in secret, but Chen Yuting, the imperial historian of the left capital, was removed from his post, which has shown that the emperor's mentality has begun to change, and between them and Wen Tiren, he gradually stands in the middle position.

As the head of the cabinet, it is very sad that he cannot get the strong support of the emperor.

In the past few months, there have been too many things that have not gone well, but they are not enough to affect his position as the head of the cabinet, but what happened today has opened a huge crack in his throne.

Everything is because of the imperial examination, which seems to have become a fuse, and everything began to break out slowly.

Chen Yutai is the champion, is the biggest bruise, to this day, there are still people impeached, thinking that Chen Yutai's champion is not worthy of the name, because he has an in-law relationship with himself, he bribed himself, so he became the champion.

A wave of unsettled waves rose again, and Zhou Shunqing had another incident.

This nephew of his own, may be relying on his own relationship and doing some nonsense, but he would never have imagined that Zhou Shunqing would be domineering to such an extent, if he had known the Tao earlier, he would definitely come forward to punish him, and he needs to have a certain bottom line to do anything, and as the head of the cabinet, he cannot be lawless.

The two things are tired together, coupled with the handling of Su Tiancheng, the magistrate of Jiangning County, it is impossible for the emperor to fully trust himself.

At the age of thirty-nine, at the age of thirty-nine, Zhou Yanru wanted to do a big career, although he was a little physically and mentally exhausted, but his determination would not change, the Ming Dynasty was facing too many things, and it needed to be solved slowly, but now, it seems that there is no chance.

He will not do it if he takes the initiative to resign from the post of chief assistant to the cabinet, and it is not yet the time when the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and now, he must do his best to repair the loopholes and try to gain the emperor's understanding and trust.

As for the rest, we'll talk about that later.

Wen Tiren was not idle, and after returning to the mansion, he specially found Xu Eryi.

"Lord Xu, Su Tiancheng is your student, and in the past few months, he has done a very good job in Jiangning County, and this official is going to play the imperial court and let you go to Nanzhili to inspect, I don't know what you think."

"The lower officials follow the arrangement."

Xu Eryi's attitude is not so enthusiastic, the game between Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren, he is also clear, even Bi Ziyan is inclined to Zhou Yanru, he also knows the Tao, the stimulation above today's court meeting is too great, he needs to think, Fu Youliang is Su Tiancheng's mentor, and his identity is the same, but he impeached Su Tiancheng, this is too strange, it is rumored that Su Tiancheng's reputation is not good, and Bi Ziyan opposes his own opinion, which is also strange.

Everything is a little blurry.

Therefore, at this time, Wen Tiren threw an olive branch, he will not easily state that he is nothing, and he should not fall into this officialdom game where the outcome is unclear.

Seeing that Xu Eryi's attitude was not clear, Wen Tiren was a little unhappy, but he would not show it.

"Lord Xu is Su Tiancheng's mentor, when you go to Jiangning County, you can learn more about it, the last time I went to Henan District to inspect the disaster relief matters, if it wasn't for Lord Xu's arguments, the emperor was almost blinded, and this time I went to Jiangning County, I will definitely be able to report it according to the truth."

After Xu Er left, Wen Tiren's face became a little gloomy.

Zhou Yanru is too smart, at the critical moment, the golden cicada came out of his shell, preserved himself, and made it difficult for the emperor to lose his temper, but the things above the court meeting have left a very bad impression on the emperor, and next, it is time to add eye drops by himself, and he must seize such an opportunity, and he must not miss it.

As for Su Tiancheng, there is no need to deliberately envelop him, and it is beneficial to himself to develop according to the current pattern, this is because Su Tiancheng is too smart.

After Zhou Shunqing was beheaded, the fluctuations in Jiangning County and even Nanzhili must be a bit big, raising Su Tiancheng at the same time, but also severely suppressing Zhou Yanru, Zhou Yanru would never dare to calculate Su Tiancheng, in this regard, it is estimated that Su Tiancheng knows the Tao, otherwise he would not act rashly, in the face of such a talent, it is better to be cautious.

As for Zhou Yanru, according to his opinion, there is not much time left in the position of the first assistant to the cabinet, it depends on when the emperor makes up his mind. (To be continued.) )