When Zhou Yanru arrived in Tianjin Wei, Zhou Zheng naturally had to see him.

However, Zhou Yanru came quietly and avoided people. Zhou Zheng could not invite him to the mansion, but could only be in a restaurant outside.

Zhou Yanru was wearing a regular suit and looked vigorous and energetic. He looked at Zhou Zheng sitting opposite him and said with a smile: "After leaving for many years, Mr. Zhou is now a second-rank official and an important official of the court."

Zhou Zheng looked at the former chief assistant and smiled and said, "Is Yuan Fu coming to Tianjin Wei to make fun of the officials?"

Zhou Yanru immediately smiled even more and said, "Yuan Fu is calling it too early."

Zhou Zheng poured him a cup of tea and said, "Have the angel been there?"

Zhou Yanru's smile was a little restrained, but he still couldn't help but floated on his face, saying, "Well, half a month ago."

Half a month ago? Didn’t this person set off just after receiving the news?

The angel that Zhou Yanru received should be just standing in front to see Zhou Yanru's body and whether Zhou Yanru is willing to revive. The imperial decree will be behind.

After all, Zhang Zhifa is still in power.

Zhou Zheng took a sip of tea and said calmly: "Have you decided?"

Zhou Yanru's expression was more restrained, and he looked at Zhou Zheng and said, "Mr. Zhou, to be honest, I am still a little worried."

Zhou Yanru's worries were not some, but too much. He was worried except for power.

I was worried about the emperor of the Qianqing Palace, the court situation, and the chaotic entire Ming Dynasty. Now it is even more chaotic than when he was there. If you are not careful, you may die!

Zhou Zheng looked at the fiery heat in Zhou Yanru's eyes, struggle, worry, and unwilling to accept it. He thought to himself that he had to make more fire, and said, "Based on my understanding of the court and the emperor, if Yuan Fu really goes, the consequences will be unpredictable."

Unexpectedly, it will not be dismissal from office, it will be a disgrace, life and death!

Sure enough, Zhou Yanru lost his smile, frowned, and his face also stirred.

Zhou Zheng looked at his expression and laughed in his heart. He knew that no matter how big the fire he had, this person would still go to the capital.

Zhou Yanru had a long time of indifference, looked at Zhou Zheng, sighed, and said, "The state affairs are so difficult, how can I sit back and see? Even if there are obstacles ahead, I will make a breakthrough."

Zhou Zheng looked at Zhou Yanru's pretending posture, secretly sneered, picked up the teacup again, and said, "I heard that Yuan Fu has some handle in Fushe's hands. Do you want me to do something?"

The biggest reason why Zhou Yanru was able to recover was the support of Fushe. Fushe is now in the south of the Yangtze River and seems to be in control of Qingwang. When the court was in chaos, Qingwang was really useful, making too many people forget why Zhou Yanru was dismissed from office, including Chongzhen.

Zhou Yanru's eyes flashed with embarrassment, and then he smiled and said, "There are no handles, they are all juniors, and I don't take them seriously yet."

Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "Since Yuan Fu said that, I won't interfere more."

Zhou Yanru was actually very afraid of Zhou Zheng. This time he came, he wanted to find out.

Seeing that Zhou Zheng Bafeng was not moving and there was not enough flaws, he was more vigilant in his heart.

When Zhou Zheng was still a seventh-rank minor official, he dared to secretly stir up the situation in the court. Now he is a second-rank senior official, Ji Liao’s commander, who dares to underestimate it?

Zhou Yanru was a person who had been in the ups and downs of the officialdom for many years. He quickly changed the topic, talked about his experiences and laughed along the way.

Zhou Yanru's literary skills were also a person who could be classified as a great scholar. He was born in a prosperous place in Jiangnan and could easily find all kinds of anecdotes.

Although Zhou Zheng didn't like these, he accidentally continued a few sentences, and the two had a great time talking.

As they were about to part, Zhou Yanru said jokingly: "Mr. Zhou, if there is any conflict in the future, do you have to bear it?"

Zhou Zheng squinted his eyes calmly and smiled: "I believe Yuan Fu won't make things difficult for me too much. After all, I also have many things that I need to take care of."

Zhou Yanru's eyes shrank and he said with a smile on his face: "Of course."

Zhou Zheng watched Zhou Yanru get on the carriage and turned to the direction of the capital. The smirk on his face slowly faded away.

Sun Chuanting came out of the corner and shook his head and said, "Sir, this Yuan Fu is really going to do something."

Zhou Zheng held his hands behind his back and said, "How can he win the trust of the emperor and the court if he doesn't do anything? However, they will soon understand his situation and will come to me."

Sun Chuanting also smiled.

Zhou Zheng is now the creditor of the treasury and has a huge influence in the military. Zhou Yanru can't avoid Zhou Zheng if he wants to do things.

Zhou was in Tianjin Wei, handling affairs in Liaodong, Tianjin Wei and Shandong, and also making arrangements for the people under his command.

Zhang Heyi has a lot of experience, but in fact, due to Zhou Zheng's relationship, he was promoted a little slowly. This time he was appreciated by Fu Zonglong, the Minister of War, and was promoted to a doctor.

Wu Shengqin, Zhou Huaibi and others also went to the level of prefecture respectively. However, Zhou Fang was very surprised and was recommended by Li Shiwen, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and transferred to the position of the Chief of Shuntian Prefecture.

Kou Huaiyi and Ma Shiying couldn't help but operated quietly in the capital, wanting to go to the capital.

Zhou Zheng took this opportunity to adjust officials at all levels in the three places to prevent them from forming small territory and being overly involved.

In February, the chief assistant Zhang Zhifa was dismissed and drove back to his hometown. Zhou Yanru regained his position as chief assistant again.

It seemed to be in order to cut off from the past and show his abilities. As soon as he took office, he adjusted the imperial court and the officials in the northwest and urged the northwest to continue to suppress bandits.

In March, under the pressure of the government army, bandit leaders from Henan, Huguang, Shanxi, Sichuan and other places surrendered to the government army. The huge northwest quickly showed signs of peace and stability.

This naturally made the court very excited and praised Zhou Yanru very much.

Zhou Yanru thus stabilized his panic and settled in the position of chief minister.

Zhou Zheng is now in Jizhou, accompanied by Yang Shengwu, the governor of Ji Town, inspecting the border guards of Ji Town.

Yang Shengwu admired Zhou Zheng very much and smiled while walking, saying, "I know that the adults are coming, and Ji Town is very excited. If you have an adult in charge, why are you afraid that Jianlu will attack?"

Zhou Zheng was undefeated in the three battles of Jianlu, and in one battle he even pacified the northwest. His position in the army was no different for a while.

Seeing that the morale of the soldiers in Jizhen was indeed good, Zhou Zheng nodded and said, "Before I came, I received a lot of letters, saying that Governor Yang was rigorous in his military management and was not casual. Now it seems that this is true!"

Yang Shengwu smiled a little restrainedly and said, "These are all copied and learned from adults. They will laugh at you."

Zhou Zheng waved his hand and said, "How many soldiers are in Jizhen now?"

Yang Shengwu suddenly turned solemn and said, "Sir, there are currently 120,000 people in the book."

Zhou Zheng naturally knew this number for a long time, but this is not a real number of soldiers who can fight, but a variety of mixed numbers. I am afraid that some horse-raising people, food delivery people, and even arrested constables will be included.

This is also tradition.

Zhou Zheng stopped, patted the city wall in front of him, and said, "The national treasury is empty and cannot support so many people. Go to Fu Cunqing and train me a elite soldier that can fight, not measure it. By the way, where are the prisoners I sent from the northwest before?"

Yang Shengwu quickly responded to Zhou Zheng's previous words, then thought for a moment, and said, "Zhang Xianzhong was imprisoned in prison, and the heavy troops were taken into custody, so he would never escape! The others were taken to build roads, pave bridges, and dig mountains and rocks."
Chapter completed!