It was Yang Tingshu who went to Nanjing to proclaim the decree.

The emperor's holy decree was shocked, and Yang Tingshu was sent to Nanjing to announce the decree, which made many civil and military ministers puzzled, it should be said that the emperor's bitter hatred for Zheng Xunrui has made many people feel, if it were not for the battle of Liaoxi and the rebellion of the Liukou, the emperor would have raised the butcher's knife to Zheng Xunrui.

There are also civil and military ministers who understand the situation, knowing that the imperial court has fallen to the point of exhaustion, and the emperor has taken such means undoubtedly to entrap Zheng Xunrui and solve the current problem.

The capital has been under martial law, the Eight Banners Army led by Abatai entered the customs from Datong, Shanxi, and went straight into the North Zhili along the direction of Xuanfu, along the way as if entering no man's land, the failure of the battle of Liaoxi not long ago, so that the vitality of the imperial court was greatly damaged, and it was no longer possible to organize an effective force to resist the Eight Banners Army, this time Abatai led the Eight Banners Army to invade, what the imperial court could do was to defend the martial law in the capital, as for the safety of other cities in Beizhili, it would depend on God's blessing.

Yang Tingshu went to Nanjing, but also took a huge risk, the speed of the Eight Banners Army is very fast, who knows if he will encounter a sudden attack of the Eight Banners Army on the way to announce the decree, aside from the Eight Banners Army, the bandits and rogues along the road are also a huge threat.

What reassured Yang Tingshu was that Zheng Xunrui had already sent Zheng Jiajun's sailors to Tianjin to make a special trip to meet him.

Zhou Yanru, who stayed in Nanjing, resolutely decided to fully assist Zheng Xunrui after painful thinking.

In terms of kinship, Zhou Yanru's daughter Zhou Bingyan is the wife of Zheng Xunrui's younger brother Zheng Kaihua, which makes Zhou Yanru and Zheng Xunrui have a kinship relationship. And make Nanzhili and Zhejiang and other places unusually rich, it can be said that the country and the people are safe, in terms of combat effectiveness, whether it is the Houjin Tartar or the Liukou, they are afraid of the Zheng family, and it can be said that they dare not take the initiative to challenge the Zheng family. Look at the mess of the north, only Shaanxi is unusually stable, from the most chaotic and poor place in the past, to become the richest place in the north, Shanxi, Huguang and even Sichuan, a large number of people in the north of Zhili migrated to Shaanxi, and promoted the development of Shaanxi's commerce and trade.

To sum up, Zheng Xunrui has shown extraordinary abilities in all aspects, and his comprehensive strength has long surpassed that of the imperial court, in terms of personal ability. Zheng Xunrui is far stronger than the emperor.

After hearing Zheng Xunrui's words with his own ears, Zhou Yanru confirmed his judgment, he knew that one day Zheng Xunrui would ascend to the high position of the Ninth Five-Year Emperor, and the collapse of the Ming Dynasty was also being cleaned up.

Zhou Yanru served as the first assistant of the cabinet twice, and he had a deep attachment to the Ming Dynasty, but when he served as the first assistant of the cabinet for the second time, he tasted all the ups and downs. He gradually despaired of the imperial court, and returned to his hometown for only a few months. Sensing the huge changes in Nan Zhili, he had the idea of assisting Zheng Xunrui, and this kind of thought, as he saw Zheng Xunrui, became firm.

Zheng Xunrui also trusts Zhou Yanru and is willing to accept it.

wants to replace Zhu Youzhen's position. If you want to dominate the world, Zheng Xunrui also needs to pay attention to public opinion, and needs to win over most of the scholars and scholars. Scholars and scholars are still needed to govern the region, so absorbing the backbone of the court and using it for its own use can avoid excessive bloody violence and maintain the general stability of various places, and on the other hand, it can absorb more talents and make the change of dynasties easier.

Without much thought, Zheng Xunrui decided to let Zhou Yanru enter the staff group, and his status was very special, not under Xu Wanghua and Zheng Jinhong and others.

The emperor decreed that Zheng Xunrui was the king of Hunan and the prince and the prince, Zheng Xunrui had already gotten the news through the Investigation Bureau, and the emperor announced to the world, and the Ministry of War issued an edict at the same time, requiring Zheng Jiajun to exterminate the Liukou, which caused a huge controversy in the staff group, seeing that Yang Tingshu was about to come to Nanjing, Zheng Xunrui needed to make a final decision.

Nanjing, Ministry of War.

Zheng Xunrui and Zhou Yanru are in the public house, and no one is allowed to enter and disturb them.

Zheng Xunrui paced back and forth in the room, and Zhou Yanru sat with his eyes closed and pondered.

"Lord Zhou, what do you think of the emperor's decree."

Zhou Yanru opened his eyes, looked at Zheng Xunrui, and slowly spoke.

"My lord, the old man can conclude that the emperor's holy decree is Yang Sichang's suggestion, the imperial court has reached the point of exhaustion, Abatai led the Eight Banners Army into the pass to plunder, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong in the north and south to attack the city, continue to occupy more territory, at this time the imperial court has no strength to deal with, the only thing that can be relied on is the adult and the Zheng family's army, the emperor's clear decree to the world, is nothing more than to force the adult to send troops, for the imperial court to solve the current problem."

Zheng Xunrui nodded slightly, he also thought of this, and Xu Wanghua and the others also expected it.

"The emperor announced to the world, let himself stand at the top, if the lord does not obey the edict, he will be condemned by the people of the world, which is very unfavorable to the lord, if the lord sends troops, it is to stabilize the situation for the court, and the ultimate benefit is obtained by the emperor and the court."

"According to Lord Zhou, what should I do?"

Zhou Yanru looked at Zheng Xunrui and smiled slightly.

"The old man is embarrassed to ask like this, the old man believes that the adult has an idea, according to the old man's intentions, it is still necessary to send troops, after all, the north is too chaotic, and it is not good for the adults, but how to send troops, what kind of conditions are proposed, the old man thinks it can be considered."

Zheng Xunrui also had a smile on his face, looked at Zhou Yanru, and did not speak.

"The old man believes that the most important need for stability is the situation in Henan and Huguang, these two places are close to Nanzhili and Shandong, after the chaos will definitely affect Nanzhili, in fact, the chaos in Henan, has made Nanzhili have the pressure to write, the old man from the Nanjing household department to see many twists and turns, close to Xuzhou, Fengyang and Luzhou in Henan, there is a large influx of displaced people, in order to stabilize these displaced people, the government at all levels costs a lot, and this situation can not continue for a long time."

"It is necessary for adults to send troops, the focus of sending troops is to stabilize the situation in Henan and Huguang, and at the same time the strength of the Zheng family army can be extended to Sichuan and other places, after this expedition, the purpose that adults need to achieve is to completely exterminate Zhang Xianzhong's rogue along the way, and completely control Henan, Huguang and Sichuan, as for how to control, adults must have an idea, the old man's suggestion is to replace the governors of the three places, adjust local officials on a large scale, and follow the methods of governing Nanzhili, Zhejiang, Shaanxi and Shandong, Strong governance of these places. ”

"By gradually expanding the territory in this way, you can prevent too much turmoil." ……

Zhou Yanru's idea is indeed good, Zheng Xunrui also has this idea, taking the world cannot avoid blood, but avoiding the appearance of bloody scenes as little as possible, minimizing losses, and seizing the world as peacefully as possible is the best policy, you must know that all the devastated situations need Zheng Xunrui to solve in the end.

It is no wonder that Zhou Yanru has become the first assistant of the cabinet of the imperial court twice, and his ability is indeed good, but it is a pity that Zhu Youzhen was not able to use people well, which led to the departure of all the capable people around him.

After Zhou Yanru finished speaking, Zheng Xunrui immediately threw out a question.

"How does Lord Zhou think I should deal with the Donglin Party."

This problem is very direct, so many years have passed, the game between Zheng Xunrui and the Donglin Party has always existed, but it is not particularly intense, it can be said that Zheng Xunrui silently, gradually consumed the strength of the Donglin Party, so that its forces were forced to withdraw from Nanzhili and Zhejiang and other places, but because of the emperor's support, the Donglin Party began to grow gradually in the north.

Zheng Xunrui's evaluation of the Donglin Party, Zhou Yanru is very clear, the emperor wants to use the power of the Donglin Party to deal with Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun, which is also obvious.

After thinking for a while, Zhou Yanru spoke.

"The old man believes that the Donglin Party can not be soft, especially the strength of its backbone, if they can submit to the adults, they can be used for their own use, but it is impossible to be a big responsibility, if they blindly resist, they must be mercilessly removed, such as Qian Shisheng, Hou Xun, Zhang Pu and others, do not need to win their support, and do not show mercy when dealing with them."

"As for the rest of the Donglin Party members, especially those who are not well known, they are often in a subordinate position, and there are many capable people among them, but the adults can win over these people, so that they can concentrate their main energy on handling government affairs, rather than being keen on party disputes......"

In the process of Zhou Yanru's clarification of opinions, Zheng Xunrui nodded frequently.

Jiang is old and spicy, Zhou Yanru is the first assistant of the two-term cabinet after all, he is well-informed, well versed in the cruelty of power games, and knows how to grasp the key points, or where to start.

"Lord Zhou said very well, please ask Lord Zhou to be responsible for this matter, after the staff group discussed, come up with an opinion, Zheng Jiajun will definitely attack, but will not enter Beizhili, according to Lord Zhou, the target of Zheng Jiajun's expedition this time is Zhang Xianzhong, the purpose is to control Huguang, Sichuan and Henan and other places through this expedition, Huguang Governor Fang Kongzhi and Henan Governor Zhang Pu, I am afraid that they have become my main opponents."

Zhou Yanru was not polite at this time, and quickly spoke.

"The old man's suggestion is to directly get rid of Fang Kongzhi and Zhang Pu and others, and also let Qian Shisheng and others in the court see that they are thinking about dealing with adults, what is the final outcome."

A negotiation to determine the trend of the north is over, and the next thing is for the staff to come up with specific opinions and suggestions, and after Yang Tingshu comes to announce the decree, Zheng Jiajun is about to attack, and many eyes begin to focus on Nanjing, on Zheng Xunrui's body, to see what kind of choice Zheng Xunrui will make. (To be continued.) )