Zhou Zheng took a shower and waited quietly for Zhou Qingli to return home.

Zhou Qingli didn't come back until late at night, covered in snow.

Uncle Fu produced carbon in his room and said, "Master, is the Ministry of Revenue still so busy?"

Zhou Qingli took a sip of hot tea, removed the cold, and exhaled, saying, "I'm leaving, many things need to be arranged..."

As he was talking, Zhou Zheng came in from outside, handed over a bowl of ginseng soup, and said, "Dad, you are back."

Zhou Qingli looked at the bowl in Zhou Zheng's hand, and a little smile appeared on her tired face, saying, "Why don't you have a good rest when you just came back?"

Zhou Zheng handed over the ginseng soup and said, "I'm not very tired, drinking some ginseng soup is better than tea."

Zhou Qingli took it, took a sip, watched Uncle Fu move the carbon stove to his side, and said, "It's a cold day, go and rest early, just have Zhengyun here."

Uncle Fu knew that their father and son had something to say, and responded with a smile and retreated.

Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng and said, "It's much stronger than before."

Zhou Zheng looked at Zhou Qingli's thin face, which was even more tired than last year, and sat opposite him, saying, "Dad, it's better to quit."

Zhou Qingli laughed, leaned on the chair, sighed softly, and said, "The prefecture is more chaotic than before."

Zhou Zheng nodded, not making any comments.

Since Chongzhen ascended the throne, he not only cleaned up the eunuch party, but also sentenced him to prison. There were often cabinet ministers and high-ranking officials were imprisoned and implicated. Just cabinet ministers, dozens of people had been changed in just four years. He calmly passed away one cabinet minister and one prime minister every month, and on average, he changed one prime minister to another three months, and half of them were imprisoned and questioned.

This is much faster than before Chongzhen!

This is the case above, and there will naturally be chaos below.

In such a court, can anyone do things and do things?

After Zhou Qingli finished speaking, he said, "Yuan Fu, did you operate it?"

Yuan Fu, Chief Guard, Zhou Yanru.

Zhou Zheng shook his head, but smiled and said, "No, but he thinks it is."

Zhou Qingli understood after a moment of thinking that the cabinet ministers were changing so quickly. If Zhou Zheng cast a wide net and made early "investment" in some potential people, and some plausible actions, it would indeed make people on stage mistakenly believe that Zhou Zheng helped to operate.

Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng and whispered: "Be careful."

The word "cautious" is just a few helplessness and worries hidden in it.

Zhou Zheng nodded cautiously and then said, "Dad, are you really planning to return to your hometown?"

Zhou Qingli said: "If I stayed in the capital, those people would not let go. The affairs of the Ministry of Revenue have reached a critical moment. Bi Shangshu was awake at night and could not be delayed by me."

"Is it King Lu?" Zhou Zheng asked. It took so long that Zhou Zheng had some things to come out.

Zhou Qingli shook her head gently and said, "It's not just King Lu, but the emperor is also dissatisfied with my repeated refusal to be the Minister of Justice."

Zhou Zheng said oh, so that's it. Chongzhen did not ask for any guilt, and he was considered to be particularly kind to his past friendship.

Zhou Qingli took another sip of ginseng soup and said, "Your business is quite a bit loud in the court, so you should be more cautious."

Zhou Zheng's eyes showed a hint of coldness and said, "I have been away from Beijing for two years. They have healed their scars and forgot the pain!"

Zhou Qingli was not worried about Zhou Zheng's wrist, so she put down the bowl and said, "I asked indirectly. The court was a little worried about the generals in Liaodong and wanted to put you in."

"Liaodong?" Zhou Zheng was a little surprised. He originally thought that the court was going to send him to the northwest to suppress bandits.

Zhou Qingli nodded and said, "Old Master Sun re-entered his way to Liaodong, but the court was still worried. I heard that the emperor wanted to send the central officials out of the palace and supervise all places, especially Liaodong."

The so-called "center-level official" is the inner supervisor in the palace.

After all, it was the palace that lost control of various places and was uneasy, and wanted to control it in this way.

Zhou Zheng shook his head secretly. These internal supervisors are also good at bad things. There are very few who can do things, even if they are not bad things.

This will also arouse the fear and fear of the court officials, which is the only way to the poor.

Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng, a smile appeared on his dark face and said, "I know everything about you in Yongping Prefecture and Hejian Prefecture. It's very good. Today, there are not many people who have the courage to restore the Taizu system and benefit the people. Even if they are not good in the future, they will be worthy of the emperor, the court, and the people... Don't think too much, as much as you can do."

In the eyes of many people, what Zhou Zheng did in Hejian Prefecture and Yongping Prefecture is to eliminate bad policies and restore the ancestral system. Although many people impeach and were charged with countless crimes, people with knowledge still appreciated it very much. This is one of the reasons why Zhou Zheng has been able to persist until now.

But Zhou Zheng offended too many people. Even Zhang Juzheng, the imperial teacher who was once powerful, was settled by Qiu Hou, and opened the coffin and killed the corpse, let alone a small Zhou Zheng?

Zhou Zheng responded and said, "Dad, why don't you go to Tianjin Wei? We are not relieved if you return home alone."

Zhou Qingli looked outside and sighed, "Don't worry, I want to go back too."

For Zhou Fang and Zhou Zheng, the capital city is the home, because they were born in the capital city, and Zhou Qingli was different.

Zhou Zheng stopped talking and began to ask about the situation of the court.

Zhou Qingli said concisely that as the Minister of Revenue, he was naturally a senior leader of the Ming Dynasty and understood the struggles within the court.

Even though Zhou Qingli didn't say that clearly, Zhou Zheng still understood it.

Although Emperor Chongzhen hated party struggles and could not see who was forming a party on the surface, the Donglin Party and the eunuch party died but failed, and the party was not allowed to fall, and the two sides fought each other in the court, and fought for power around various things, and never stopped at any time.

The father and son were chatting. Seeing that Zhou Qingli was tired and could not hold on, Zhou Zheng left.

Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng's back and sighed softly, not knowing whether it was Zhou Zheng or the head of the court.

The next morning, Zhou Qingli went to the Ministry of Revenue without having breakfast. There was only Zhou Zheng in the back hall of the Zhou family.

After a simple meal, Zhou Zheng went to Jiujiang Pavilion.

Zhou Ji, Zhou’s Chamber of Commerce has moved to Tianjin Wei, and the people left behind in the capital do not need Zhou Zheng to visit.

Han Cheng has been in charge of Jiujiang Pavilion, and he likes this place more and more.

First, it is quiet here, and there are many books to read and borrow, which is conducive to his completion of his works; second, the young people coming and going are very fond of him. He likes talking to these young people, which makes him feel a long-lost "learning" atmosphere.

Zhou Zheng and Han Cheng sat opposite each other, and the two were drinking tea and talking about Jiujiang Pavilion.

Liu Liuzhe was in charge of Jiujiang Pavilion, but Han Cheng has always been here. With such a big Buddha, he has avoided a lot of trouble.

Han Cheng looked at Zhou Zheng with a look of appreciation and said, "I have heard of some of your ideas before, but I don't want you to really dare to do it. I have heard of Yongping Mansion and Hejian Mansion. You are doing very well. I'm afraid I can't find a second person in the entire Ming Dynasty."

Zhou Zheng looked humble and said, "It's all the things that students should do, just duty."

Han Cheng laughed and said, "If all the officials in the court can still remember the word 'duty', why is my Ming Dynasty so much?"

Zhou Zheng smiled faintly and said: "Sir, what talents do Jiujiang Pavilion have? The students are short of people now."
Chapter completed!