In the case, if Shoufu is impeached, the only way to do so is for the three legal divisions to interrogate and verify the relevant personnel.

And if it is the Three Law Divisions, Zhou Yanru will not have any worries at all, after all, as the first assistant, his protégés and former officials are innumerable, and he doesn't know how many people he has served as a protective umbrella over the years.

These people definitely don't want him to fall, even if he can't be the first assistant in the end, he will definitely be able to leave a good solution in the end.

But the problem now is that he has lost the trust of the emperor, and Lao Zhu is not ready to reason with him.

If it is verified by Jinyiwei at that time, I am afraid it will not be just the crime written on the fold.

Zhou Yanru's heart was full of ashes, and at the same time, his heart was full of incomprehension.

This Chongzhen, why did it suddenly change?

Obviously, he was indecisive and not responsible, and he still respected himself, why does he seem to be a different person now.

If it had been before, he would never have confessed his guilt, because with Chongzhen's character, it was absolutely impossible to forcibly bypass the three law divisions to examine him under the pressure of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, so he would not have any worries at all.

But now it's different, Lao Zhu killed several officials with his own hands in front of his ministers, without any reason, which was as simple as slaughtering a pig, which made Zhou Yanru's heart full of fear, and he didn't dare to bet on whether Lao Zhu would really dare to let Jinyiwei investigate him directly.

Especially Lao Zhu's movements were crisp and neat, like thunder, without giving them the slightest time to react, this kind of action completely frightened Zhou Yanru.

And there is another point, although Lao Zhu did not show it, Zhou Yanru could feel it, that is, Lao Zhu was extremely dissatisfied with them in his heart, or he ignored them, as if in his heart, he, the important ministers of the court, was simply worthless.

Therefore, Zhou Yanru was very worried about his fate at the moment, lest Lao Zhu's temper would come up and he would directly give himself a knife.

"What, don't you say you're innocent now?"

Looking at Zhou Yanru, who bowed his head and confessed his guilt, Lao Zhu's tone was slightly slower, but with a hint of mockery.

This is already the last chance he gave Zhou Yanru, if Zhou Yanru didn't admit it just now, then Lao Zhu would not hesitate to cut him, and then directly purge the court Zhou Yanru and his family of people, and replace them with a new first assistant.

Although it is inevitable that the court will fall into short-term chaos in this way, Lao Zhu would rather have a chaotic court and an obedient first assistant.

Fortunately, this worst-case scenario did not happen, and Zhou Yanru's bones were not so hard.

But think about it, how can an official who is corrupt and bribery, and who forms a party for personal gain, be upright and unyielding, and it is almost the same as Li Banghua to replace him.

Lao Zhu, who had already planned how to deal with Zhou Yanru in his heart, was not in a hurry to deal with him, but said slowly: "We trust you and let you be the first assistant of the cabinet, is this how you repay us?" ”

Zhou Yanru was speechless when he was asked, and he didn't know how to answer Lao Zhu's question in a panic, so he had to bury his head deeply and said: "The old minister has the emperor's grace, and he deserves death." ”

"Forming a party for personal gain, rejecting dissidents, and taking bribes, you really deserve death."

Lao Zhu looked at Zhou Yanru and said unabashedly: "If it weren't for the unstable situation now, the imperial court is the time to employ people, just with your actions, we wouldn't have said more than half a word to you, and we would have skinned you directly." ”

Listening to Lao Zhu's cold words, Zhou Yanru was first shocked in his heart, and then a boundless ecstasy rose.

Since Lao Zhu said so now, it means that although he will be punished this time, there is a high probability that he will not die.

It's just that when he heard about peeling the skin and grass, Zhou Yanru suddenly chuckled in his heart.

Because this is the punishment used by the legendary grandfather, it is specially used to deal with corrupt officials, and in the records of historical materials, the grandfather's usual self-proclaimed name is also us, not me.

I think of the news that came out of the palace a few days ago, saying that His Majesty was dreamed of by his grandfather......

Thinking of this, Zhou Yanru shuddered violently, because he felt that the behavior of "Chongzhen" in the past few days had completely changed from the past, and he did not look like Chongzhen at all, but a little like the legendary grandfather.

At this moment, an endless chill rose in Zhou Yanru's heart, he had always disdained the words of ghosts and gods, but his heart was full of fear at this time, he forced himself not to continue to stop this thought, but his thoughts were out of his control and remembered more details.

For example, the indifference in Lao Zhu's eyes when he looked at them, and the skillful movements that were as skillful as a cook and a cow when he killed people today......

When Lao Zhu was about to say something more, he suddenly saw Zhou Yanru kneeling on the ground so frightened that he began to tremble, and his body trembled like chaff for a while.

Seeing this scene, Lao Zhu couldn't help but be stunned.

It stands to reason that Zhou Yanru, the head of the cabinet, will not be so poor this time, and even if he is afraid, he should be afraid when he confessed his guilt just now, what are you shaking now.

Lao Zhu thought about what he had just said, and when he thought of peeling the skin and grass, he felt a little stunned in his heart.

The matter of peeling the skin and grass is basically his own exclusive criminal law, Zhou Yanru is different from Chongzhen, and he vaguely guessed some of his identity in the news that he deliberately let Wang Chengen release before, so he is so afraid.

But if you guess, you can guess that Lao Zhu never cares if his identity is exposed or not, after all, the entire Ming Dynasty was beaten down by him, what happened to him as the Taizu to come back and clean up the mess?

Is there a problem with this? That's obviously fine.

What's more, after Zhou Yanru guessed it, he would only be more afraid of him, and it would be more convenient for him to control this first assistant, so this is not a bad thing, but a good thing.

"It's worthy of being the first assistant, and the response is quite fast."

Lao Zhu lightly knocked on the table twice, and when Zhou Yanru subconsciously raised his head, Lao Zhu said with a slight warning in his words: "There are some things, just know it in your heart, we don't want to make everyone know, understand?" ”

"Understood...... Got it. ”

Lao Zhu's words undoubtedly confirmed his guess, and Zhou Yanru was undoubtedly even more frightened at this time, but he didn't dare to say anything at all, just responded with his voice.

The emperor suddenly became the ancestor of the dynasty, and he was the kind who killed people if he didn't agree with him, which was too exciting for Zhou Yanru.

"Since you guessed, then we won't go around in circles with you."

Lao Zhu looked at Zhou Yanru, who was scared like this, and didn't bother to open his mouth to beat him again, in case this Shoufu was scared to death on the spot again.

"We can not kill you, or we can keep your position as the first assistant, but don't want to keep the money you have been greedy for all these years, the court is now short of money, and when you go to court tomorrow, you can set an example and donate it for military expenses."

Lao Zhu's words seemed to be discussing with Zhou Yanru, but in fact, he did not have the slightest room to refuse.

Now Da Ming is in charge of his own affairs, not to mention that as long as he takes out the embezzlement for military spending, even if he wants his head, do you dare to say a word.