Originally, the court was happy for the continuous good news in the northwest, but Zhou Zheng suddenly rose up was very eye-catching, which surprised many people and then angry.

Many court officials began to impeach Zhou Zheng, and some even "smoothed" in front of the Ganqing Palace and Chongzhen.

It would be fine if this "smoothing" didn't fight, but the fight made Chongzhen even more angry.

Strangely, the outside world was full of energy, and Chongzhen not only did not issue an order to denounce Zhou Zheng, but he didn't even summon him, as if he didn't know these things!

On July 16, the tenth year of Chongzhen, Zhou Mansion

Zhou Qingli and Zhou Zheng and his son, holding teacups, sat in the pavilion, playing chess while talking under the cool moonlight.

Zhou Qingli took a sip of herbal tea and said, "I told you before that Shangshu Yang is not in a good mood and cannot tolerate anyone. Now it seems that he will be relieved to send you to jail before leaving Beijing."

Zhou Zheng stared at the chessboard and said, "The Northwest has prepared almost the same thing. It is indeed time to attack me, but this method is not very clever. It is enough to pull me off ordinary people, but it is not enough to send me to prison."

Zhou Qingli shook her head and said, "Don't underestimate him. Now all kinds of corruption are emerging one after another. It would be troublesome to just pull out one of them and get involved. What's more, you have been in the Ministry of War for a long time, and it would be easy for him to frame you."

Zhou Zheng raised his eyebrows and said, "What Dad said is, I wanted to see his performance, but now I can't wait."

Zhou Qingli knew that his second son would always do things in front, put down his chess piece, looked at Zhou Zheng, and said, "Have you thought of a solution?"

Zhou Zheng also put down the chess piece and smiled, saying, "Dad, you probably don't know that Yang Sichang is secretly discussing peace with Jianlu to delay time so that he can complete his great task of suppressing bandits!"

Zhou Qingli's face changed suddenly and her eyes widened.

‘Add peace with Jianlu’, if this is leaked, it will definitely be a huge wave. Not to mention Yang Sichang, I am afraid that Emperor Chongzhen will have to be busy cutting and will never dare to get involved!

However, Zhou Qingli nodded slightly and said to herself: "With this handle, you can easily defeat Yang Sichang, but will this have an impact on the Shimian Zhangwang?"

No matter what Yang Sichang is, "Sings of the Net" is indeed a magnificent plan. After preparing for so long, he has used a lot of troops and money and food. He must not give up halfway. The loss will be too great and the impact on the Ming Dynasty is immeasurable.

Zhou Zheng picked up a chess piece and fell down, saying, "I hesitate because of this. The 'Ten-Side Net' led by Yang Sichang has begun. If he suddenly falls, what should he do if hundreds of thousands of troops and millions of food and grass in the northwest? How to fall into a melee may lead to more rebellions, and even the vassal states come..."

These are indeed Zhou Zheng’s concerns, and he is even more worried that these uncontrolled forces will destroy his plans.

Zhou Qingli looked up at Zhou Zheng, pondered for a moment, and said, "Looking at the Ming Dynasty, there are very few people who can host such a war. Yang Sichang has gone, and Chen Xinjia can't resist it. Can you stand it?"

Zhou Zheng heard what Zhou Qingli said and thought.

By now, most of the generals of the Ming Dynasty have fallen, either dead, dismissed from office, or are still in prison, and there seems to be not many people who can lead troops to fight.

Zhou Zheng thought about it carefully and said, "Dad, do you want me to go to the northwest?"

Zhou Qingli looked at Zhou Zheng and said, "Chen Xinjia was recommended by Yang Sichang. In the past, Yang Sichang discussed peace talks in Xuanda and Jizhou. Chen Xinjia could not have known about it. If Yang Sichang fell, Chen Xinjia would never be able to keep himself alive. You are the right minister of the Ministry of War. Who else can carry this banner besides you?"

Zhou Zheng fell into deep thought as he listened to Zhou Qingli's words.

The foundation of the Ming Dynasty is still very strong now. Zhang Xianzhong and Li Zicheng will not be able to defeat the Ming Dynasty in a short period of time. They must be given new opportunities.

‘New Opportunity…’

Zhou Zheng narrowed his eyes and looked up at Zhou Qingli for a long time, saying, "I will go to see Yang Sichang tomorrow. If he insists on attacking me, then I will not blame me."

This is the case in the officialdom, the warmth never exists, and the life-and-death situation under the sword light and sword shadow is the most real scene.

Zhou Qingli picked up the chess piece again and said calmly: "If you can, you can save it."

Zhou Zheng was stunned, looked at Zhou Qingli thoughtfully, and said without thinking too much: "Okay, I'll think of a solution."

Zhou Qingli didn't say anything more and continued to make a move.

The topic came to an end, and Zhou Zheng accompanied him to play chess and talked about his family's shortcomings.

The next morning, Zhou Zheng came to the Ministry of War and looked at the familiar and unfamiliar scene of a group of people, and couldn't help but smile and head straight for Yang Sichang's class room.

Looking at Zhou Zheng's direction, many people's expressions changed slightly and they reported to Yang Sichang in advance. Some people were approaching secretly, as if they were afraid that the two of them would break up and do something extraordinary.

Yang Sichang did not stop him, sat on the chair and watched Zhou Zheng walk in.

The two have been together for a long time, and now it is time to break up.

Zhou Zheng looked at Yang Sichang, who was full of confidence and had a sharp look in his eyes, and smiled softly, saying, "Do you have to do this?"

Yang Sichang's thin face was full of determination and said, "This is my achievement. I will never let anyone have the possibility of destruction! If you want to blame, you will blame you for saying it."

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "There is no room for relief? For example, do you propose a condition?"

Yang Sichang looked at Zhou Zheng still calmly and without any fear. He moved his eyes, but said lightly: "I am so proud of you now, just waiting for you to fall down. Instead of wasting time with me, it is better to think of countermeasures."

Zhou Zheng nodded, looked at Yang Sichang for a while, and said to himself: "What a pity."

After saying that, Zhou Zheng turned around and left.

Yang Sichang looked at Zhou Zheng's back and frowned. Zhou Zheng's words were something wrong!

Immediately, he continued to look at his official documents with a disdain. He was at its peak now, and Zhou Zheng was suppressed and could not raise his head. As long as he had to brew for another three or two days, when the dissatisfaction in the Qianqing Palace accumulated to a certain level, some things would break out. Zhou Zheng, the prison, was settled!

Zhou Zheng dedicated to the class room under the attention of a group of people. Zhang Heyi and others already knew that they were waiting at the door with anxiety.

The three of them looked at Yang Sichang's class room and felt a little relieved. They followed Zhou Zheng into the class room.

Yao Tongshun closed the door behind him, and Zhang Heyi in front couldn't help but ask: "Sir, what did Yang Shangshu say?"

Zhou Zheng sat down on the chair and said with emotion: "Our lord is determined to send me to the prison..."

Ding Qi was immediately extremely angry and said, "The second brother has no grudges with him recently, and there is no grudge in the past. Why do you have to be so desperate and ruin your future!"

Zhang Heyi's expression was also ugly. Yang Sichang was too cruel. He didn't care about his feelings at all and just took ruthless action to kill Zhou Zheng.

These people are all Zhou Zheng's people. If Zhou Zheng falls, they will never have good results!
Chapter completed!