After Zhou Zheng met Li Shi, he began to walk around frequently and make arrangements for some people and things.

Despite the troubles of the government and the country and all kinds of strange things, the highest level is still in a very peaceful state.

Tianqi did not make any major moves. The king's mansion was like an abyss, and Wei Zhongxian did not come out of the palace.

In peace, there is an indescribable weirdness.

...

Tian Ergeng, who had disappeared for a long time, finally appeared again.

In a restaurant private room, Zhou Zheng and Tian Ergeng sat opposite each other.

Tian Ergeng is as tall and mighty as before, and his head is full of martial deeds, but he always gives people a sinister and cold feeling and is unwilling to get close.

Tian Ergeng looked at Zhou Zheng with bloody eyes and said lightly: "Are you very happy now? You think Mr. Wei is about to fall down, so there is no need to be afraid of me?"

The eunuch party is at the end of the road, who knows what these bloody demons will do?

Zhou Zheng looked as usual and said, "I have no grudges and grudges with Governor Tian. I don't know why I am afraid of Governor Tian. Governor Tian wants to harm me?"

Tian Ergeng had an unconcealed murderous intent on his face and said, "What's the use of pretending to be stupid? I want you to do something for me now. Remember, it's not a transaction, it's you that you must do it for me!"

Zhou Zheng stared at Tian Ergeng's expression, which fully revealed Tian Ergeng's impatience, worry, and a little crazy.

Zhou Zheng's expression remained unchanged and said, "What does Governor Tian want me to do?"

Tian Ergeng looked at Zhou Zheng's expression that had not changed, with a sharp look, and said, "I warn you not to play tricks. Although the emperor is dissatisfied with Duke Wei, Duke Wei is still Duke Wei, and I am the commander of the Jinyiwei! I want you to die, and a finger can crush you a hundred times!"

Zhou Zheng looked at Tian Ergeng who was about to die but did not know how to die, and his heart was sneering.

"Governor Tian, ​​please tell me." Zhou Zhengdao.

It is August now, and there are more than ten days before Chongzhen takes office. As long as Zhou Zheng delays these ten days and changes offense and defense, he will not be able to be so arrogant!

Tian Ergeng looked at Zhou Zheng with a bloody look.

He had seen too many big men who were trembling in front of him and even knelt down and begging for mercy with a look, but the twenty-year-old young man in front of him was still calm under his coercion.

Shouldn't be afraid of death or have something else to rely on?

Tian Ergeng thought about Wei Xizhuang, Li Shi and Tianqi in his mind. When Tianqi saw Zhou Zheng a while ago, he looked fierce and harsh on his face and said, "Don't think that the emperor is so confident that he is protected by you. I can let you commit suicide fearlessness before the emperor responds!"

Zhou Zheng looked at Tian Ergeng and said, "Governor Tian, ​​the official has promised you. You are still pressuring him so much, which makes the official really unable to understand."

Seeing that Zhou Zheng was not in trouble, Tian Ergeng looked ugly and suddenly sneered, saying, "I just see what tricks you can play. It's very simple. I want you to send Cui Chengxiu to prison."

Zhou Zheng was stunned and immediately remembered that Li Hengbing's outer room seemed to be involved with Cui Chengxiu and Tian Ergeng. When Li Hengbing was arrested and imprisoned, she came forward to get through Tian Ergeng and Cui Chengxiu's relationship and released Li Hengbing.

What kind of woman is this? Tian Ergeng and Cui Chengxiu are so obsessed with each other, and even let Tian Ergeng fight to send Cui Chengxiu to prison!?

Zhou Zheng was curious and shook his head and said, "Governor Tian knows more than me, I can't do it."

Not to mention that Cui Chengxiu is an eunuch party and has Wei Zhongxian as his backer, Cui Chengxiu was able to force the chief assistant Gu Bingqian to resign in a mess last year and escape. His power and strength are extraordinary. How could Zhou Zheng, a small censor, shake him?

Tian Ergeng said: "I know, I will give you enough things to bring down Choi Chengxiu."

Zhou Zheng looked at Tian Ergeng and his mind flew.

Tian Ergeng is in charge of the Jinyiwei. He has not known how many people he has arrested in recent years, and there are countless handles in his hands. It is not surprising that Cui Chengxiu is.

What Zhou Zheng was concerned about was that he would touch Cui Chengxiu's dangers and benefits at this time.

After a moment, Zhou Zheng looked at Tian Ergeng and said, "Okay, I'll give it a try."

Tian Ergeng said without hiding his anxious tone, "How long will it take?"

‘Of course the longer the better.’

Zhou Zheng thought to himself, pretending to think about it, and said, "The urging officer is the confidant of Eunuch Wei. Even if the evidence is conclusive, it is not so easy to move. I will test it first and see the direction of the wind."

Tian Ergeng knew this better than Zhou Zheng and said: "In one month, at most, one month, within a month, Cui Chengxiu will not be allowed to go to the Tianzhu. Your Zhou family will die suddenly in the imperial prison! What Tian Ergeng said, the emperor cannot save it!"

After hearing this for a month, Zhou Zheng felt completely relieved and a sincere smile appeared on his face.

"Okay." Zhou Zheng nodded and agreed.

Tian Ergeng looked at Zhou Zheng's smile and felt something was wrong, but he couldn't figure it out. His face became gloomy and said, "You'd better remember what I said!"

As he said that, he stood up and was about to leave. Before leaving, he said, "I will give you something to you tomorrow night. You plan to act. If you betray me, you will know the consequences!"

After saying that, Tian Ergeng strode away, but the gloomy aura was strong and strong in the private room.

Zhou Zheng watched Tian Ergeng leave and breathed silently.

He didn't expect that what Tian Ergeng wanted to deal with would be Cui Chengxiu. This eunuch party was indeed full of mountains and internal strife.

Fortunately, the time limit given by Tian Ergeng is one month. Tian Ergeng won’t know that in less than a month, Chongzhen will take office in half a month. At that time, Tian Ergeng would not be as arrogant as today.

Zhou Zheng sat down for a while before leaving quietly from the back door. As soon as he returned to Zhou's mansion, Uncle Fu came up to him, pulled Zhou Zheng over, and whispered: "Second Young Master, the master has been called into the palace."

Zhou Zheng's face changed slightly and he said, "Who called me? No, who came?"

Uncle Fu said: "It's the inner culprit in the palace. He comes in a very secretive way and is wearing regular clothes."

The timing is too sensitive now, is it an apocalypse?

Zhou Zheng frowned, feeling a little uneasy, and said, "How long have you been there?"

Uncle Fu said, "It's almost half an hour."

Zhou Zheng thought for a while and said, "Well, wait a moment."

Old Zhou was secretly called to the palace by Tianqi, so it would be useless for Zhou Zheng to inquire, so he had to wait.

Zhou Zheng sat in the study and could not calm down. It was not until half an hour later that Liu Liuzhe said that Mr. Zhou was back. Zhou Zheng quickly put down the book and rushed to Zhou Qingli's study.

Zhou Qingli had already changed her clothes and sat at the small table to drink tea.

Seeing that he was calm, Zhou Zheng felt relieved and walked over and said, "Dad, is it the emperor who saw you?"

Zhou Qingli put down the teacup, glanced at him, and said, "Well, the emperor asked me to go to the palace to be a western banquet."

"Ship?" Zhou Zheng was stunned and then suddenly woke up.

The so-called Western Palace is an ordinary saying. The royal palace should be called a professor, who is responsible for teaching the children of the royal palace.

This position seems inconspicuous, and is usually a literati with some reputation but no intention of career. However, after King Xin succeeded to the throne, this "professor" and others were replaced, and he would be a lecturer. Teaching to the prince would become teaching to the prince!

The meaning here is self-evident. Tianqi is arranging some reliable teams for King Xin.

"Dad agreed?" Zhou Zheng looked at Zhou Qingli and asked.

Zhou Qingli was silent for a long time and said, "The emperor is afraid he really can't do it."

He had just met Ancestor in the Ganqing Palace. Although Ancestor was sitting on a chair, his whole body was swollen, his face was pale, he was panting, his eyes were withered and dim. He seemed to be energetic, but he was actually terminally ill.

Zhou Zheng looked at Zhou Qingli's sad expression and understood that Zhou Qingli should have agreed. He thought about it and said, "When will I go?"

Zhou Qingli said: "Tomorrow."

King Xin was only sixteen years old and had no children. Tianqi was so anxious to make arrangements, obviously knowing that he had no more time.

Zhou Qingli looked up at Zhou Zheng and said, "Do you want to go together?"

Tianqi arranged this for King Xin, which was also an opportunity for the Zhou family, and it was a huge opportunity!

Zhou Zheng shook his head decisively and said at the same time: "Dad, after you go, be careful in your words and actions, and don't get too close to King Xin. No matter how polite and noble he is, you must be an isolated minister."

"Orphan?" Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng with confusion.

King Xin had a very good reputation at this time. He was approachable, had no airs, was self-disciplined and self-loved, and was cautious and respectful, and was not as arrogant and extravagant as other royal families.

After he eliminated the eunuch party, he was even more at the peak of his life and was named "Saint Lord".

After that, he was also quite diligent, far from being comparable to his brother, father, grandfather, and grandfather, and could be compared with Emperor Hongzhi.

But these are just part of his character, and the other part is mean, rude, obedient, suspicious, fickle, and killing!

Zhou Zheng didn't know how to explain to Mr. Zhou, pondered for a while, and said, "Now the party struggles are everywhere. Once you get involved, you can't help yourself. You still have to be clean and self-reliant."

Zhou Qingli listened to Zhou Zheng’s inexplicable words and noticed that he wanted to speak but stopped. He thought for a moment and said, “Let’s not talk about these things for now. Do you think that King Xin can deal with Wei Zhongxian?”

Wei Zhongxian is not only in control of the government affairs, but also in the palace. In addition, Keshi, there are countless concubines who were murdered, and even Queen Zhang was plotted against. This palace is simply a tiger's den. Can the sixteen-year-old King Xin enter alone?

Zhou Zheng looked calm and smiled: "The people of the eunuch party defected to Wei Zhongxian for fame and fortune. If the new emperor showed dissatisfaction with Wei Zhongxian, most of these people would turn the guns, and even those few had the courage to rebel. Besides, the emperor had not made enough preparations."

Zhou Qingli nodded thoughtfully. It was true. The imperial court, the Jinyiwei, the British Duke, and even the Governor of Ji Liao, who was closest to the capital, were arranged very meticulously.

Zhou Qingli was silent for a while, and suddenly said, "I just met Yuan Fu in the palace."

Yuanfu actually means the prime minister. When the Ming Dynasty abolished the prime minister, the chief minister of the cabinet was equivalent to the prime minister. In order to avoid taboos, he called him Yuanfu.

Yuan Fu, Huang Liji.

Zhou Zheng thought of this person and his expression moved slightly.

If King Xin succeeds to the throne, this person is also a key figure, after all, he represents the attitude of the court.

Not to mention the "country dispute over the foundation" during the Wanli period, the "palace transfer case" of Tianqi has only been six years ago, and court officials have almost played a decisive role in the inheritance of the throne.
Chapter completed!