Zhou Yanru went to Tianjin Wei, and Zhou Zheng naturally had to see him.
However, Zhou Yanru came quietly, avoiding people, and Zhou Zheng could not invite him to the house, only in the restaurant outside.
Zhou Yanru was dressed in his regular clothes and looked awkward and energetic. He looked at Zhou Zheng, who was sitting across from him, with a smile on his face and said with emotion: "After a few years, Lord Zhou is now a second-rank senior, and a heavy court minister."
Zhou Zheng looked at the former chief assistant and said with a smile: "Is Yuan Fu coming to Tianjin Wei to make fun of the next official?"
Zhou Yanru smiled more suddenly, and said, "Yuan Fu called early."
Zhou Zheng poured him a cup of tea and said, "Have the angel been there?"
Zhou Yanru smiled slightly, but still floated on his face uncontrollably, and said, "Well, half a month ago."
Half a month ago? Didn’t this person set off as soon as he received the news
The angel Zhou Yanru received should just stand in the front to see if Zhou Yanru's body and whether Zhou Yanru is willing to rise again, the imperial edict will be behind.
After all, Zhang Zhifa is still in place.
Zhou Zheng took a sip of tea and said quietly, "It's decided?"
Zhou Yanru's expression narrowed more, looking at Zhou Zhengdao: "Zhou Gongzi, to be honest, I am still a little worried."
Zhou Yanru's worry is not'some', but too much. He is worried about everything except power.
Worried about the emperor in Qianqing Palace, worried about the political situation, and worried about the chaotic entire Ming Dynasty. Now it is more chaotic than when he was there. If you are not careful, you may die!
Zhou Zheng looked at the heat, struggle, worry, and unwillingness in Zhou Yanru's eyes, thinking in his heart, he had to put more fire, and said: "Based on my understanding of the court and the emperor, if Yuanfu does go, I am afraid it will be a consequence. Unpredictable."
Unexpectedly, naturally it will not be dismissal, ruin, life and death!
Sure enough, Zhou Yanru lost his smile, frowned, and his face agitated.
Zhou Zheng looked at his expression and smiled in his heart. He knew that no matter how much fire he added, this one would still go to the capital.
Zhou Yanru had been entangled for a long time, glanced at Zhou Zheng, sighed, and said: "How difficult is the country, how can I sit back and watch, even if there is a mountain of swords and obstacles in front of me, the old man will break through."
Looking at Zhou Yanru's pretentious posture, Zhou Zheng sneered to himself, 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 for Zhou Yanru's recovery is the support of Fushe. Fushe is now the same in the south of the Yangtze River, and it seems to have a clear hope. At the time when the imperial court was in a state of chaos, looking at this thing 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 is nothing to deal with, they are all juniors, and the old man doesn't take it seriously."
Zhou Zheng smiled and said, "Since Yuan Fu said so, then I won't get involved."
In fact, Zhou Yanru was very jealous of Zhou Zheng, and he wanted to get to the bottom when he came this time.
Seeing that Zhou Zheng remained still and not enough flaws, he felt more vigilant in his heart.
When Zhou Zheng was a small official of the seventh rank, he dared to stir the situation secretly in the court. Now he is a second-rank master, Supervisor Ji Liao, who dare to underestimate
Zhou Yanru has been a person who has been up and down for many years, and soon changed the subject, chatting about what he saw and heard along the way, chatting and laughing.
Zhou Yanru's knowledge in literary studies, he is also a person who can be classified as a great Confucian, and he was born in a prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River.
Although Zhou Zheng didn't like these, he added two sentences by accident, and the two had a very happy conversation.
As soon as he parted, Zhou Yanru seemed to jokingly said: "Young Master Zhou, if there are any conflicts in the future, you have to take care of one or two?"
Zhou Zheng calmly squinted his eyes, and said with a smile: "I believe Yuan Fu will not embarrass me too much. After all, I have many things that Yuan Fu needs to take care of."
Zhou Yanru curled his eyes and said with a smile on his face: "Of course of course."
Zhou Zheng watched Zhou Yanru get into the carriage and turned towards the capital, only then did the smirk on his face slowly fade away.
Sun Chuanting came out from the corner, shook his head and said, "My lord, this Yuanfu, I am afraid that something really needs to be done."
Zhou Zheng carried his hands on his back and said, "How can he win the emperor's trust and the court if he doesn't do anything? However, they will soon understand his situation and will come to me again."
Sun Chuanting also smiled.
Zhou Zheng is now a creditor of the treasury, and he has a huge influence in the military. Zhou Yanru couldn't get around Zhou Zheng when he wanted to do something.
Zhou is in Tianjin Wei, handling affairs in Liaodong, Tianjin Wei, and Shandong, and at the same time making arrangements with the people under him.
Zhang Heyi has rich qualifications, but due to Zhou Zheng's relationship last year, his promotion was a bit slow. This time, he was appreciated by Fu Zonglong, the Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and was promoted to a doctor.
Wu Shengqin, Zhou Huaipi and others also reached the prefect level. Zhou Fang was very surprised. He was recommended by Shiwen Li, the Shangshu of the Household Department, and transferred to Shuntian Fufu Cheng.
Kou Huaiyi and Ma Shiying were also a little uncontrollable, quietly operating in the capital, wanting to go to the capital.
Zhou Zheng took this opportunity to adjust the officials at all levels in the three places to prevent them from forming small sites and becoming overwhelmed.
In February, as expected, the first assistant Zhang Zhifa was dismissed and driven back to his hometown, Zhou Yanru recovered and served as the first assistant again.
It seems to be to cut off from the past and show his ability. Once he took office, he adjusted the court and officials in the northwest, and urged the northwest to continue to suppress bandits.
In March, under the pressure of the officers and the army, the bandit leaders in Henan, Huguang, Shanxi, Sichuan and other places surrendered to the officers and the army, and the huge northwest quickly showed signs of stability.
This naturally inspired the court, Chongzhen, and praised Zhou Yanru a lot.
Zhou Yanru thus stabilized the panic in his heart and secured his position as the first assistant.
Zhou Zheng was in Jizhou at the moment, accompanied by the governor of Jizhen Yang Shengwu, patrolling the border defenses of Jizhen.
Yang Shengwu admired Zhou Zheng very much, and said with a smile as he walked: "Knowing that the adults are coming, the people in Jizhen are very excited. If there are adults sitting in the town, why are you afraid that the prisoners will come?"
Zhou Zheng was undefeated in all three battles, and the first battle was to pacify the northwest, and his position in the army was the same.
Seeing that the morale of the soldiers in Jizhen is indeed not bad, Zhou Zheng nodded and said: "Before I came, I had received a lot of letters saying that Governor Yang was rigorous in running the army and there is no undisciplinedness. Now it seems that it is true!"
Yang Shengwu smiled cautiously, and said: "Senior officials, these are all gourd paintings, learned from adults, adults laughed."
Zhou Zheng waved his hand, not accepting this flattery, and said, "How many soldiers are there in Ji Town?"
Yang Shengwu suddenly became awe-inspiring, and said, "My lord, there are currently 120,000 in the list."
Zhou Zheng naturally knew this number for a long time, but it was not the real number of capable troops, but all the miscellaneous things added together. I am afraid that some horse breeders, food deliverers, and even arrests will be counted.
This is also traditional.
Zhou Zheng stopped, patted the city wall in front of him, and said: "The treasury is empty and can't support so many people. Go and get rid of the corruption, train me a good soldier who can fight, not to measure. By the way, I Where are the prisoners who were escorted from the northwest before?"
Yang Shengwu hurriedly responded to Zhou Zheng's words, and then he pondered for a moment, and said: "Zhang Xianzhong was detained in a prison, heavily guarded, and absolutely can't run away! The others were all taken to repair roads, build bridges, dig rocks... "(End of this chapter)