Zhou Zheng not only read these materials, but even wrote to Wang Zhichen, asking him about his views on Liaodong and some things that Zhou Zheng didn't understand.
Wang Zhichen was dismissed, and many people asked to come back, but Wang Zhichen was unwilling to come back and stayed at home all the time.
Qian Xiangkun's official appointment still caused changes in the court. Eight ministers went to three. The court opened a discussion and added Zheng Yiwei and Xu Guangqi to the court by enumerating.
Zhou Qingli, a veteran of the hidden residence, a trusted Chongzhen cron, wants to resign, and the other six high-ranking officials are not much better.
The official secretary Wang Yongguang finally lost his sacred heart, and the impeachers gradually rose up, already revealing his intention to be an official. Li Tengfang, the official book of the Ministry of Etiquette, has already written a letter and is going through the process of'three ups and three rejections'. Xiong Mingyu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, has been allowed to leave his post in March next year and will be replaced by the minister of the Ministry of War Zhang Fengyi. The Zuodu Yushi Min Hongxue of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who succeeded Cao Yubian was also faltering and could not last long.
It didn't take long for the six departments and the so-called "Seven Qings" of the Metropolitan Procuratorate to change their blood again, and the seven to the fourth.
Jiang Zheng still didn't dare to be disobedient. Not only did he retrieve Zhou Zheng's goods, he also posted upside down forty thousand taels of silver.
In mid-December, Zhou Fang's family also returned, and Zhou's house suddenly became more lively.
Zhou Zheng took two little guys to make a snowman in the snow, and the two little guys blushed and enjoyed it.
"Second Uncle, here are the eyes!" Xiao Jingyuan said with a dissatisfied expression, holding Zhou Zheng's hand.
Zhou Zheng just put a pair of eyes under his mouth and said, "People from Outland, the mouth is underneath."
Xiao Dexun stood with her sister and yelled: "Second uncle is a lie, I have seen Xiyi people in Yongping Mansion, they don't grow like this..."
Zhou Zheng still put his eyes down and said, "Some people from Outland look like this, you haven't seen it before..."
The two little guys suddenly didn't follow, one pressed Zhou Zheng's hands, and the other pressed his eyes back.
Zhou Zheng just refused to let him, and had a fight with the two little guys.
Zhou Fang came out of the backyard, looked at Zhou Zheng, and said dissatisfied: "Don't teach them badly. Come into the house on such a cold day."
Zhou Qingli came out afterwards without saying anything, looking at the two grandsons with a smile on his face.
When the two little guys saw Zhou Qingli, they both rushed over and said: "Grandpa, second uncle is a lie..."
Zhou Qingli picked up the two little guys from left to right, and said with a smile: "Then let's not play with him, come on, grandpa reads a book to you..."
The two little guys suddenly grieved, and Xiao Deshou said: "Grandpa, the snowman is not finished yet, my second uncle said that today's affairs are over today, and we can't delay..."
Xiao Jingyuan nodded quickly and said, "Yes, my second uncle is right..."
Zhou Qingli couldn't help but enter the house with her in her arms.
Zhou Zheng looked at it, moved his eyes down again, smiled and clapped his hands.
Zhou Fang looked at it, shook his head without a headache, and didn't bother to say, turned around and entered the room.
Zhou Zheng wiped his hands, went back to the room to wash, and then went out.
Wei Xizhuang has returned to Beijing.
The two sat down in the teahouse of Wei Xizhuang, drank tea, and talked about the world.
Wei Xizhuang stopped drinking, holding a tea cup, looking at the snow outside, sighed: "This has only been four years, and the capital has changed drastically."
What Wei Xizhuang said about the big change was not about architecture, but about the court.
The Ming court is changing, and the first assistant has changed ten in just four years. No one seems to remember the nine thousand years old who once had the power to dominate the world. Donglin people are now called by many people as "Donglin sages", as if it has already passed. Like dozens of hundreds of years.
Zhou Zheng looked at his expression with emotion and smiled and said, "I heard that you have taken a few concubines in Jiangnan, why did you feel lonely when you returned to Beijing?"
Wei Xizhuang coughed embarrassingly, and lost the look of sadness and sorrow for the spring and autumn. He fought back: "I heard that you have also set up a marriage. I have said long ago that you and the Shangguan lady are unclear..."
"Hey, what is unclear? A man and an unmarried woman are unmarried, so why are they unclear..." Zhou Zheng interrupted him decisively.
Wei Xizhuang chuckled and said, "No, how about it. When will we get married?"
Zhou Zheng took a sip of tea and said, "Wait, I will go to Liaodong next year. By the way, you can lend me Meng Hezhou."
Wei Xizhuang already knew that Zhou Zheng was going to Liaodong, silently for a moment, said: "Lao Meng is also wronged by following me, you take it away. But Liaodong is too dangerous, let alone you, there are not many superintendents who die well, don't Did not die in the hands of Jianlu, died in the hands of the court."
Zhou Zheng gave him an angry look and said, "I'm going to die, I must take you with me."
"Bah, baah!"
Wei Xizhuang said angrily: "I don't want to die. You don't know how much joy there is in the Huahua World in Jiangnan. How can I die if I haven't enjoyed enough yet!"
Zhou Zheng laughed and said, "I'm going to Liaodong, and my father has to resign. Be careful, those people can't say they will turn back."
Wei Xizhuang's eyes flashed with a sneer, and said: "Their little actions have never stopped. Wait, I will find a chance to kill some of them, and see if they dare to mess with me!"
When Zhou Zheng saw that Wei Xizhuang had a good idea, he didn't mention this, and said: "The Zhou Chamber of Commerce is going to move to Tianjin. Tianjin Wei is now in my hands. You can just stay there and watch them do things."
Wei Xizhuang seemed to be fascinated by the prosperity of Jiangnan, a little reluctant, hesitated, and said: "Okay, I will pass the second half of next year."
Zhou Zheng looked at Wei Xizhuang, thought about it, and said, "Do you want to go out to play?"
Wei Xizhuang was startled and said, "Going to sea?"
Zhou Zheng gestured and said, "Dozens of ships, equipped with cannons, and hundreds of soldiers, come and go between China, North Korea, and Japan, and suppress bandits by the way."
Wei Xizhuang listened thoughtfully, staring at Zhou Zhengdao: "What are you going to do?"
Zhou Zheng looked as usual and said, "Don't you know about me and the Xiyi people? North Korea and the Japanese side are also planning several routes, but there are too many pirates and they need to be escorted."
How could Wei Xizhuang believe it, pondered for a while, and said, "Okay, I'll check it out in the second half of the year."
Zhou Zheng grinned and said: "I have made Tianjin Wei prepare for the ship, army, weapons, charts, relevant information, etc. You can go directly in the second half of next year."
Wei Xizhuang knew that Zhou Zheng had always been indiscriminate, so he was too lazy to ask, "Okay, when that time comes, I will also go to sea to be prestigious!"
"Tell me about our business in Jiangnan." Zhou Zheng turned away from the subject.
Most of Zhou Zheng's business in Jiangnan was tied to salt merchants, with the purpose of gradually devouring them. But the salt merchant is not stupid, and there must be a way to deal with it. Although he knew something, Zhou Zheng wanted to know more details from Wei Xizhuang's mouth.
Wei Xizhuang said succinctly, all of which were bad things about the salt merchants.
Zhou Zheng was distilling useful things and thinking about some countermeasures.
Perhaps after Zhou Zheng's repeated blows, even if he knew that Zhou Zheng was going to Liaodong and Zhou Qingli was going to be an official, these people did not make any disturbances, at least not much.
Zhou Zhengben wanted to take the opportunity to beat him again, but now he couldn't find a reason.
Separating from Wei Xizhuang, Zhou Zheng went to the Ministry of War again. Since he was going to Liaodong, he had to have enough advantages. (End of this chapter)