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Chapter 184: The Last Shanhaiguan

The little girl said 'Miss Ding'. Zhou Zheng immediately knew who was looking for him and said: Take me there.

The little girl glanced around quietly and walked towards a corner not far away with Zhou Zheng.

The lady of the Ding family stood in the corner, with a calm expression, but her eyes were very hesitant and hesitant.

Zhou Zheng came closer, looked at him, and said: Sister-in-law.

He had met this sister-in-law who had not passed the door once before, and he knew him well.

Miss Ding looked at Zhou Zheng without the shyness of an ordinary woman, and said with a reluctant smile: I'm looking for you, aren't you going to be surprised?

The relationship between the Ding family and the Zhou family is now a bit stiff. The Ding family's master insists on repenting of the marriage, and Ms. Ding's situation is very embarrassing.

Zhou Zheng smiled and said: Nothing is commonplace, is there anything wrong with my sister-in-law asking me for trouble?

Miss Ding looked at Zhou Zheng, glanced around carefully, walked further, and whispered: I heard from my mother, do you and Hengping know a Mr. Jinghu?

Zhou Zheng was stunned and said: How could my sister-in-law Aunt Ding know? Why did my sister-in-law ask this?

Miss Ding looked around again and whispered: I heard from my mother that my father respects Mr. Jinghu very much. If so, if he comes forward, my father may change his mind.

Zhou Zheng understood the purpose of Miss Ding's arrival, thought about it seriously, and said: OK, I'll find a way.

Miss Ding showed a smile on her face, and after saying that, she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and explained with guilt: I and Hengping are not young anymore, my father did something right.

After all, you two are affectionate and loyal, and you are reluctant to let go.

Zhou Zheng laughed in his heart and said with a normal expression: Yes, I think of a safe solution.

Miss Ding looked at Zhou Zheng carefully. Just as she was about to say something, her maid walked over quickly and said: Miss, Madam is out.

Miss Ding hurriedly said to Zhou Zheng: I'll leave first, don't tell your elder brother about this.

After saying that, she walked quickly, obviously she had sneaked out.

Zhou Zheng looked at her back and nodded. This sister-in-law is good.

Zhou Zheng returned to Zhou diary and thought about this matter. Han Cheng's face was not so easy to give, so he had to think of a safe way.

Before Zhou Zheng could figure it out, another uninvited guest came to the door.

Hu Qingzheng sat opposite Zhou Zheng, his two small eyes blinking constantly.

Zhou Zheng poured him a cup of tea and said: Zhang Guoji's affairs are over, why are you still embarrassed?

Zhang Guoji was dismissed from his title last month and sent back to his hometown. This matter has been settled, so Hu Qingzheng should not have to continue pretending to be sick.

Hu Qingzheng sighed, looked helpless and said: The above is asking you to go back.

Let me go back? What happened? Zhou Zheng was a little confused. He was a troublesome person to the Censorate and would not ask him to go back if he had nothing to do.

Hu Qingzheng sighed again and said: It’s nothing, it seems that the new Minister takes office and wants to innovate the administration of officials.

The new Director, that is, the new Left Censor of the Censorate, Cao Sicheng.

Zhou Zheng understood a little and asked again: Is there anything wrong with the Censorate recently?

Hu Qingzheng, the chief official of Zhejiang Province, was very tired, not as leisurely as before, and was waiting to die. He listened to Zhou Zheng's words and thought for a while, and said: Jianlu invaded Ningjin, the court was a little panicked. I heard that Wang, the minister of the Ministry of War, was impeached recently, and the censor of the Censorate, had been writing memorials for impeachment all day long.

Zhou Zheng frowned and said: Why is the impeachment of the king's minister?

Wang Zhichen is the Minister of War. He has just taken office for a few days? Moreover, in such a war in Liaodong, someone actually publicly impeached him, and it sounds quite a bit of a big deal.

Hu Qingzheng shook his head and said: I don’t know, but it is said that the king’s minister is about to resign.

The king's minister was about to resign? Zhou Zheng looked slightly shocked. The minister of the Minister of War was about to resign?

He is the Minister of War! How could he resign at this time?

Zhou Zheng still remembers the five mistakes that Wang Zhichen told him in the Ministry of War that "no party, no fear, no resignation, no refuge, no refuge, no allowance" that Wang Zhichen resigned from office?

Hu Qingzheng looked up at him and said with an innocent look on his face: If he refuses, he will be more chaotic and troublesome.

Zhou Zheng suddenly realized that no matter why those people suddenly impeached the king's ministers, if the king's ministers insisted on leaving at this time, they would probably become more and more intense and would last until they could affect the war situation in Liaodong.

The five mistakes of the king's minister are completely unfeasible at this time.

Putting aside these, Zhou Zheng was thinking about some things around him. Zhou Ji was already on the right track, and Jiujiang Pavilion had a prototype, so he didn't need to keep an eye on it.

However, Zhou Zheng didn't want to get involved in the party dispute again. He looked at Hu Qingzheng and said: My sick leave has not expired yet, so I will talk about it when it expires.

Hu Qingzheng had no intention of forcing Zhou Zheng, but it was probably just a notice. He rubbed his face and said: I plan to resign.

Zhou Zheng looked at him and said: Are you going to resign?

Although Hu Qingzheng is not an official fan, it should be extremely difficult to ask him to resign.

Hu Qingzheng sighed for no reason, and even lay down on the table and said: There is nothing we can do if we don’t refuse. The court is a place where people can eat.

Zhou Zheng didn't know what happened to Hu Qingzheng, but he must have been those messy things. He nodded and said: Then let it go.

Hu Qingzheng looked up at Zhou Zheng, full of resentment.

Zhou Zheng's scalp was numb when he saw it, and he quickly drove him away.

The war in Liaodong was urgent, and there was no idle in the capital.

Zhou Zheng was still away and was busy with his affairs.

Zhou Zheng ran to Han Cheng's mansion for no reason, asking questions and discussing various books.

Han Cheng did not avoid it and chatted with Zhou Zheng. He had some different views and ideas about the content of some books, which made Han Cheng very novel.

After a few days, Han Cheng combined the "Shu Han Zhi" brought by Zhou Zheng last time and said with a smile: The writers have their own ideas, but the bystanders are different. Just like you said, one, practice calligraphy, and live a free and easy life.

The tension in the capital was getting stronger and stronger. Jianlu besieged Jinzhou. Ningyuan had been more than ten days, and the two cities were in danger, and the capital was becoming more and more uneasy.

Shanhaiguan has long been closed and is ready to fight.

The soldiers and horses in the capital were moved back and forth, filled with a solemn and murderous aura.

The capital is not as lively as before, and everyone's face seems to be full of worries.

In the evening, before Zhou Zheng returned to his home, he was stopped by Wei Xizhuang and dragged him to drink in a small restaurant.

Zhou Zheng looked at his somewhat irritable expression and said: What's wrong?

Wei Xizhuang naturally wouldn't be worried about the Liaodong incident and this expression was so good.

He took a sip of wine and said: I just came out of Qiansui Mansion. I heard that Jiu Qiansui was going to send some people to Shanhaiguan, and I was there.

Zhou Zheng raised his eyebrows. What did Wei Zhongxian send someone to Shanhaiguan to do at this time?

Why? Zhou Zheng asked closely.

Wei Xizhuang glanced at him and said: Transport equipment, food and grass.

Zhou Zhengruoruo was enlightened, and got closer and said: Just in case?

If Ning Jin is lost, then Shanhaiguan will be the last line of defense of the Ming Dynasty and must be defended no matter what. This is what Wei Zhongxian means, and I am afraid it is also what the imperial court means.

Wei Xizhuang was stunned. Unexpectedly, Zhou Zheng could guess, nodded and said: Let's escort Huo Weihua together.

Huo Weihua, the left minister of the Ministry of War, was not a minister of the Minister of War.

Zhou Zheng didn't want to delve into the dirty things here and asked: What are you worried about?

If it was escorting Huo Weihua to preside over the overall situation of Shanhaiguan, then Wei Xizhuang was just a escort, what were you worried about?

Wei Xizhuang hesitated for a while and said: I heard that some people might be killed.

Zhou Zheng looked at Wei Xizhuang and understood.

After all, Wei Xizhuang was still the small peasant who suddenly appeared. He was not used to it, did not like the intrigues in the court, had an instinctive fear of murder, and perhaps there were people close to him.

Zhou Zheng thought for a while and said: Ning Jin should be fine. He won’t be able to get to the point where he is trapped in Shanhaiguan. Don’t worry.

Wei Xizhuang was stunned and said in surprise: Really?

Zhou Zhengdao: Governor Yuan has been preparing for so long and has received news in advance. He was able to hold on to it last time, but there is no reason why he can't hold on to it this time.

Wei Xizhuang looked at Zhou Zheng and seemed to be inspired. She put down the wine glass in her hand, breathed a long sigh, and said: I will feel relieved with you. By the way, I will prepare another 50,000 taels of silver for me, and I will take it to Shanhaiguan.

Zhou Zheng is not short of money now and said: OK, I will prepare for you. By the way, how many secret guards have you trained now?

Wei Xizhuang said: Not many, more than a dozen, all of them are under the jurisdiction of Menghezhou.

Zhou Zheng nodded and said: I can’t contact you in Shenyang. When the war is over, I have to find a way to contact you.

Wei Xizhuang nodded and said: After I arrived at Shanhaiguan, I thought of a solution. Is there anything else?

Zhou Zheng originally wanted to contact some Westerners, but the conditions were not enough. He thought about it and said: No, you should be careful recently. Don’t do anything that is extraordinary, just hide it.

Wei Xizhuang was a little confused, but Zhou Zheng didn't explain it either.
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