Chongzhen paid great attention to Zhu Cihong and taught him since he was a child. Although he was only ten years old, there was no problem with literacy and hyphenation.
Zhu Cihong took a look and looked up at Li Zhong and said, "Father-in-law, Zheng Xibo is going to the northwest to suppress bandits? What about the capital?"
Zhu Cihong is still in shock, still fearful, he does not want Zhou Zheng to leave Beijing.
Li Zhong felt a little distressed for Zhu Cihong, and said warmly, "Your Highness, don't worry, you have seen the memorial. It is Lu Xiangsheng who has returned to the post of prime minister of the five northwestern provinces, and he will not leave Beijing for Xibo."
Zhu Cihong sighed lightly, his tight little face eased, and said, "That's good."
After speaking, I looked at this memo again, and for a moment, I felt that there was no problem, so I reached out and took the jade seal.
Li Zhong looked at him and said nothing.
He didn't think there was any problem with this memorial. First, Lu Xiangsheng was reinstated. He was the prime minister of the five northwestern provinces during the Chongzhen period. Second, it was natural to regain the capital this time, repel the invaders, and award meritorious generals. They need to continue to fight the bandits.
boom
Zhu Cihong put it on firmly, and then hesitated: "Father-in-law, I haven't ascended the throne. Isn't it good to use jade seal now?"
Li Zhong was taken aback, thought for a while, and said, "There are people who can chew their tongues. Then, the slave and maid will give Zheng Xibo first, and order him to hide it. After his Royal Highness becomes the throne, find a suitable time, and then announce it."
Zhu Cihong smiled and said, "Just do it."
After Zhu Cihong finished speaking, he looked outside the house again, pursed his lips, weeping, and said, "Father-in-law, I miss the father and the queen."
With a suffocating expression, Li Zhong looked out the window and moved towards Qing Palace, and whispered softly: "The slave maid also wants to live forever."
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How could Zhou Yanru think that Zhou Zheng still had such a back hand. After rejecting Zhou Zheng, he was thinking about how to cut Zhou Zheng's power, but he smiled and said other things.
Zhou Zheng was too lazy to talk with him and left.
Not long after Zhou Zheng had left, Zhang Sizhi appeared in the living room, looking at the dark outside, worrying: "Yuanfu, Zheng Xibo has a lot of appetite."
Zhou Yanru suddenly snorted and said: "He has committed a big taboo! The credit that Yu Qian made was no less than that of him, what did he end up with? He is so unscrupulous, it must be a broken bone!"
After the Tumu Fortress change, Yingzong was captured by Vala. Yu Qian insisted on staying in Beijing to resist, and rejected the suggestions of those who moved south. Then he even supported Daizong as a successor, completely resisted Vala, drove them out, and finally gave them back. Welcoming Yingzong back.
It can be said that the situation of the Ming Dynasty at that time was not much better than that of Zhou Zheng before, and the feats made by Yu Qian were not trivial!
But with the death of Daizong and the restoration of Yingzong, Yu Qian was counter-attacked. Not only was he executed, but he was almost cut off!
The ending can be described as miserable!
Zhang Sizhi glanced at Zhou Yanru and said in a low voice: "My lord, I have to figure it out slowly. Zhou Zhengyun is now in the sky, looking at each other at home, and you must not act rashly."
Naturally, Zhou Yanru also knew, how could he start without cutting off Zhou Zheng's wings
He thought for a while and said: "Li Banghua must return to Beijing as soon as possible. Zuo Liangyu and Liu Liangzuo's army will bring back to Beijing to defend the capital."
Zhang Sizhi responded and knew Zhou Yanru's purpose.
The military power of the capital is in Zhou Zheng's hands. When Li Banghua comes back, he must divide Zhou Zheng's military power to control the unpredictable danger that may exist!
Zhou Zheng left Zhou Yanru's mansion and turned back to Zhou's mansion.
The capital was still under martial law, and there were soldiers patrolling everywhere. Seeing Zhou Zheng hurriedly stopped giving salute.
Zhou Zheng smiled and nodded all the way, and returned to the mansion.
Zhou Mansion is now brightly lit, and seems to be waiting for Zhou Zheng to return.
The Zhou family now has only a group of subordinates. Because of Zhou Zheng's protection, the loss is not great. The subordinates are still busy sorting out the destroyed courtyard.
As soon as Uncle Fu saw Zhou Zheng's return, he was overjoyed and said, "Second Young Master, have you eaten yet? I'll let them do it..."
Zhou Zheng just came back uneasy, and said with a smile: "I just drank at Yuanfu's place, is the house okay?"
Uncle Fu looked at Zhou Zheng and was overjoyed, and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Second young master, is the court safe and secure? Did the thief run away? When will the master come back? Second young master, what reward do you have..."
Zhou Zheng smiled bitterly and said: "Fu Bo, this is only the first day. Wherever it is decided, I will just come back and have a look, and I will talk about it later.
Fu Bo nodded repeatedly and said: "Second Young Master, your room is cleaned up, are the Young Masters coming back?"
Zhou Zheng couldn't think about that much for a while, and said, "I'm resting in the mansion tonight. Please make everyone feel at ease. The thief can't come back."
In fact, Uncle Fu had a lot to say and wanted to ask. Seeing Zhou Zheng's face looked tired, he stopped the conversation and went to arrange for someone to prepare.
This night was destined to be extraordinary. From Huang Taiji, the prisoner of Liaodong, to Li Banghua who was still in the south of the Yangtze River, to Li Zicheng who kept fleeing to Shaanxi, everyone was uneasy, with too many ideas and too many things.
too busy.
The capital looked very peaceful, but it was very uneasy. Cows, ghosts, snakes and gods appeared. For various purposes, no one in the entire capital could be peaceful.
In the prisons of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Criminal Department, and Dali Temple, there are now hundreds of people detained, from the clan princes, ministers of honor, ministers of civil and military affairs, internal prisons, etc., almost including all classes of the Ming court, naturally, and Li Zicheng People.
These people huddled together, feeling the coldness of winter, their bodies were cold, and their eyes were full of fear.
Waiting for them, there is only a dead end, no other way!
Of course, it's not that no one is struggling. For example, Ruan Dacheng surrendered to Li Zicheng and became a minister of ritual.
Now I have to rely on Zhou Zheng or Zhou Yanru to survive.
In addition to him, there are also many people who are greedy for life and fear of death. They are desperately trying to find a way to bribe the guards and want to communicate with outsiders.
Zhou Zheng’s power in the capital is actually very limited. It is nothing more than regaining the capital and defeating the thieves, which has brought huge prestige. Many people’s first choice is actually the first assistant Zhou Yanru, and Zhou Yanru and others have been deliberately wooing courtiers. , Arranging the bureau, the capital is surging, and the undercurrent is surging.
At noon the next day, the capital was slowly restored to calm, and Li Zicheng's people were almost eliminated. Shuntian Mansion began to post an announcement, and various government offices opened their doors one after another.
With the support of Zhou Yanru and Zhou Zheng, the prince Zhu Cihong was seated on the Jinluan Temple, accepted the worship of the officials, formally set the name of the Datong, and set the time for his ascension to the throne and the burial of the first emperor.
Only in this way can the capital be stabilized and the chaotic situation can be stabilized.
The news of the crown prince Zhu Cihong's enthronement was circulated throughout Daming in various forms, to appease the provinces, and to tell everyone that the people of Daming Shrine are here, and the country has no loss.
Zhu Cihong was only ten years old, and almost everything was arranged temporarily by Zhou Yanru, just like a puppet, he was sent to and fro by the support envoys.
It wasn't until the evening that all things came to an end, and the overall situation was stabilized. (End of this chapter)