Zhu Cihong changed his clothes, came out from inside, looked at more than a dozen people kneeling, glanced at Li Zhong and Zhou Zheng, and said, "Flat."
Zhou Yanru said, "His Royal Highness," and then he got up and looked up at Zhu Cihong's pale expression. The old tears were running and he said: "The minister is incompetent, and the imperial emperor entrusted him to suffer."
Thinking of his martyred father, Zhu Cihong's eyes were red, and the corners of his mouth were pursed, not knowing what to say.
Zhou Yanru had already entered the play and stepped forward and said, "His Royal Highness, before the emperor leaves, ask his ministers to assist Your Highness well and help Daming, Your Highness, take care of you..."
Zhu Cihong pursed his mouth tightly, almost crying, and nodded heavily.
Zhou Zheng was watching, listening to Zhou Yanru's words, his brows raised.
Chongzhen... I'm asking you to assist the prince? How does he know that I will come back
It's not bad for you to die without giving me a gift, and I want to assist the prince!
The people behind Zhou Yanru were all his cronies and there were no outsiders. These people either hid and were not caught by Li Zicheng, or they had been tortured and just released.
They looked at Zhu Cihong with sorrow and sorrow.
Zhu Cihong seemed to be touched, and said softly: "You all are the pillars of the country, and my father is alive in the sky, so he will definitely be pleased."
Seeing Zhou Yanru completely abandon Zhou Zheng, Li Zhong snorted in his heart, stepped forward, and bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to stabilize the capital, and there are still many things to do."
Although Zhu Cihong was young, he was also clever. He immediately understood and turned to Zhou Zhengdao: "Zheng Xibo, how long will it take to wipe out the bandits?"
Zhou Zheng stepped forward, pretending to be pensive and did not speak.
Zhou Yanru and the others also looked at him, and when they saw him groaning silently, they all made a chuckle in their hearts and their faces turned pale.
Zhu Cihong became even more anxious, clutching Zhou Zheng's hand, and said, "Will the bandits come again?"
Zhou Zheng looked at Zhu Cihong, and said motionlessly: "His Royal Highness, don't worry, the ministers have an army of 100,000, and the thieves will definitely not come back."
The reason why Li Zicheng was let go, apart from Lu Xiangsheng's reasons, Zhou Zheng's heart was "to raise the thief and respect himself." Without Li Zicheng, his status would plummet. Li Zicheng can't live without him for a day!
Zhu Cihong's expression was a little slow, and he asked: "How long will it take to wipe out the thief?"
Zhou Zheng was silent for a while, and said: "His Royal Highness, the ministers urgently recruited one hundred thousand troops from Liaodong, Tianjin Wei, and Shandong, and another sixty thousand are coping with the offensive of Jianluo. The total is one hundred and sixty thousand. Uncountable, if we go to the northwest to suppress bandits again, it will last a long time, and the minister hopes that the court can allocate money and food."
Zhu Cihong understood that it would cost money to fight, so he turned to Zhou Yanru when he listened.
Zhou Yanru was startled at once, and hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness, the capital has just been recovered, and everything is awaiting prosperity. There are still many things to do. If you want money and food, you need to restore the household."
Zhu Cihong didn't understand a little bit, and said, "What should I do?"
Zhou Yanru glanced at Zhou Zheng and said, "First, please ascend to the throne as soon as possible, so as to calm the hearts of the people in the world. Second, stabilize the capital and restore the court. Third, please return to Beijing as soon as possible to raise money and food. Fourth, Funeral for the first emperor."
Zhu Cihong looked at Li Zhong as he listened. He was too young to understand.
Although Li Zhong has been in the palace for more than ten years, he knows everything well, but in the current situation, he is still a little unclear about his analysis, let alone making a decision without authorization, and he looks at Zhou Zheng.
Zhou Zheng squinted his eyes and looked at Zhou Yanru. This old boy completely ignored him from the beginning to the end. He wanted to control the current endgame with one hand, like a Minister Tuogu!
Zhou Zheng sneered in his heart, and said calmly: "Yuan Fu, old Cheng Mouguo, what he said is."
Zhou Yanru was surprised, Zhou Zheng agreed
But he doesn't care about so much, the most important thing is to hold power in his hands! This prince will soon be a young emperor who is unable to govern himself, and all the power of Daming will belong to him!
He wants to be Zhang Juzheng!
Zhou Yanru's heart was surging, and his expression was a little uncontrollable, saying: "His Royal Highness, the ministers will now call a group of ministers to prepare, and please take a rest for your highness."
Zhu Cihong nodded and looked at Zhou Zheng again before turning around.
He is still afraid, still unable to feel at ease, and only by returning here can he be a little calmer.
Li Zhong thought for a while, and followed Zhu Cihong in.
Looking at Zhu Cihong's back, Zhou Yanru sighed inwardly, and looked at Zhou Zheng with a smile: "Zhengyun, you have done a great job this time, let's discuss it together."
'Zhengyun? '
Zhou Zheng smiled more deeply in his eyes, looked at Zhou Yanru's smile, and said, "Yuan Fu said that."
Seeing that Zhou Zheng was not domineering, Zhou Yanru felt more calm, smiled and said a few words to the people around him, then turned and left.
Zhou Zheng looked at their backs, then turned around and glanced at the closed palace gate, and walked slowly outside.
People kept coming to report on various things, and Zhou Zheng arranged them one by one.
Before he walked to the Palace of the Qing Dynasty, Meng Hezhou came in a hurry and said in a low voice: "My lord, only Zhou Yanru and adults are left in the cabinet. Only Li Shiwen and Li Shiwen are left in the six books. Li Banghua is still in office, and Li Banghua is in Jiangnan. Zhou Yanru did not call Li Shiwen. They are all his people, discussing things in his mansion."
Zhou Zheng smiled faintly and said: "The capital is now a big mess, I don't have time to clean up, let him clean up for me first, don't disturb."
Meng Hezhou understood and said, "Then, how will the capital be arranged?"
Zhou Zheng's army had already taken control of the capital, and a long-term arrangement was needed.
Zhou Zheng had already thought about it, and directly said: "Zhang Jinyan, the minister of the Ministry of War, rebelled, and Shangshu Li Banghua was in the south of the Yangtze River, and Zhang Heyi was promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of War. Ten thousand people were assigned to him and he was ordered to govern the capital."
Zhang Heyi is a person who has followed Zhou Zheng for more than ten years, and he is also a soldier of the Ministry of War.
Meng Hezhou responded, just about to leave, Zhou Zheng said: "Promote my elder brother Zhou Hengping to Shuntian Fu Yin."
Meng Hezhou was startled. This Shuntian Fu Yin was too big, almost controlling the capital, and quickly said, "My lord, Zhou Yanru might not agree to it, right?"
Zhou Zheng looked at the huge Forbidden City with his hands behind his back, and said: "At this time, he still dare not embarrass me."
As a result, Zhou Zheng held a heavy arm and controlled the capital, and Zhou Yanru was bound to be jealous. Secondly, Zhou Yanru needs Zhou Zheng. Without Zhou Zheng's support, his so-called first assistant is powerless and powerful. It is a joke!
Meng Hezhou understood and said, "Yes."
As soon as Meng Hezhou left, Shangguan Lie came and said in a deep voice, "Brother-in-law, I have arranged it. Without my permission, no one can enter the palace, no one can leave the palace!"
Shangguan Lie is reckless and unambiguous when he should be smart.
Zhou Zheng hummed, and said in a low voice: "Don't make any movements for now, but everything that happens in the palace, even if anyone says a word, I will know!"
Shangguan Lie nodded solemnly and said, "Yes."
Zhou Zheng's arrangement controlled the palace and the capital as well!
Lu Xiangsheng, Cao Wenzhao and others cleaned up the capital almost, outside the capital, facing the northwest.
Lu Xiang entered the palace, saw Li Zhouzheng, and said, "My lord, do you send troops directly now, or wait for the court to stabilize?"
It stands to reason that the soldiers are very fast and should continue to chase Li Zicheng, but there is no order from the court. Some of their divisions are unknown and easy to be liquidated afterwards.
This is a lesson from the many bloody past mistakes! (End of this chapter)