Zhou Zheng was busy in the study for a while, and he listened clearly to what was happening outside. After he came out, before Shangguan Lie spoke, he said calmly: "The emperor should have been frightened. It's not surprising to have this behavior."
Shangguan Lie quickly stood up and said in dissatisfaction: "Why is it not strange? He can't believe in brother-in-law! What should I do if I want to ban the army today, and I want to patrol the battalion tomorrow? The day after tomorrow, is my brother-in-law to be sent to your big prison? They are all the same, the cunning rabbit is dead, the running dog is cooking, if the brother-in-law has no military power in his hands, then he will wait for death..."
Zhou Zheng raised his brows and said, "Who taught you?"
Shangguan Lie opened his mouth to say, and swallowed back, facing Zhou Zheng's cold gaze, he had to say: "When I was out of the palace, I met Sun Shilang and chatted with him for a while."
Sun Shilang, Sun Chuanting, is now the assistant minister.
Zhou Zheng just snorted and said: "Okay, I know, you go."
Shangguan Lie saw that Zhou Zheng had not pursued him, and he leaned closer: "Brother-in-law, outsiders said, you are not ruthless enough, so you can't do Cao Cao. You read a lot of books, think about it, if Cao Cao is not ruthless, how many times would he have to die? What ambitious dominance..."
Zhou Zheng glanced at him, his eyes turned to the dark outside.
Shangguan Lie couldn't say these words. Someone should have said these words in his ear, and he ran to talk to Zhou Zheng.
This is not to say that there is something wrong, but a kind of temptation.
This is the test of Zhou Zheng's mind by the people around Zhou Zheng.
In front of Zhou, there are actually three ways: first, Zhou Gong, assisting the young master, and retreat. But this road is not easy to follow, and most of the ends are not good.
The second is Cao Cao. Be a man of troubled times, hold the power of the world, shepherd the emperor, and take the emperor to command the princes.
The third is Wang Mang. Take advantage of the opportunity to seize the position and rule the world. But this is destined to be not an easy road. The Ming Dynasty was founded for more than two hundred years, and the foundation was too thick. Zhou Zheng rushed to the top and could not be recognized by the people of the world.
This is not what Zhou Zheng wanted.
The people around Zhou Zheng couldn't understand Zhou Zheng's thoughts, and there was such a big incident in the hall now that too many people wanted to find out Zhou Zheng's true thoughts.
Shangguan Lie was just a temptation. I believe that tomorrow there will be more temptations, overt or secretly, and even direct inquiries in person.
Shangguan Lie didn't have that much thought, and took another bite of the apple, and said, "Brother-in-law, what do you say?"
Zhou Zheng carried his hands on his back and said, "Do your business well, and the emperor will dispel this idea."
Shangguan Lie gave a cry and said, "That's it, I'm going back, and the palace is also in chaos."
Zhou Zheng looked at him and said, "If you meet anyone on the road, just tell him and follow the steps."
"Step by step? Okay, I got it." Shangguan Lie took a note, turned and left.
Zhou Zheng looked at the dark sky. He didn't know how many things were going to happen this night.
Just as Zhou Zheng had expected, even if the capital was under martial law, the undercurrents and rumors everywhere could not be restrained.
Shangguan Qing coaxed Xiao Ke'er to sleep, walked over, looked at Zhou Zheng's back, and whispered, "Are you okay?"
Zhou Zheng said with a hey, "At this time, who can do anything to me? What can I do?"
The husband and wife of Shangguanqing and Zhou Zheng for many years, heard the tremendous pressure from Zhou Zheng's plain words, held Zhou Zheng with one hand, and said: "It's okay, I'll be with you."
"Ok."
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Not long after Shangguan Lie left the Zhou Mansion and before he walked near the imperial city, Sun Chuanting came out, stopped him with a smile, and said, "Shangguan commander."
Shangguan Lie blinked and muttered: "I was really hit by my brother-in-law."
Sun Chuanting heard clearly, glanced around, approached and whispered: "What did your lord say?"
Shangguan Lie said: "Just four words: step by step."
"Step by step..."
Sun Chuanting chewed on the four words, and suddenly if he moved, he smiled and said, "It should be the case, I am impatient."
Shangguan Lie said irritably, "I don't like you scholars. You talk and do so many twists and turns. If you really want to know, just ask directly, can my brother-in-law still tell you?"
Sun Chuanting was relieved and smiled calmly: "There are some things that we can't talk about. The most appropriate thing is that the Shangguan is in charge. If you encounter other people, you can say the same."
Shangguan Lie felt a little inexplicable, so he didn't bother to care about him, and continued to move forward.
Then, he really met people, Ma Shiying, Zhang Heyi, Kou Huai and other important members of Zhou Zheng's family, and they almost appeared one after another.
Some people can figure out the four words, while others are still a little puzzled.
Shangguan Lie was annoyed by the question, and walked directly into the palace, never leaving it out anymore.
Zhou Zheng's first line quickly understood Zhou Zheng's attitude. The floating people's mental arithmetic was temporarily controlled and concentrated on dealing with the chaos in front of them.
Zhou Yanru did not go out of the palace at this time, and remained in the cabinet.
He is waiting, waiting for tomorrow.
What will happen tomorrow
Zhu Cihong didn't sleep at this moment. First, he was scared. Second, he thought of something from other people's mouths, and felt that something was wrong.
Few can fall asleep this night.
Suffering all night, when the cock crowed, the whole capital was boiling again.
Li Hengbing and Chen Zhaozhong, carrying a pile of files, rushed into the palace early in the morning.
At this time, most people are still asleep, including Zhou Zheng.
"Yuanfu, Li Hengbing, Chen Zhaozhong has entered the palace." Fan Wenjing came to Zhou Yanru's class room gently and whispered.
Zhou Yanru woke up abruptly, and immediately said solemnly: "Go to see Grandpa Li, I want to know every word they say!"
Fan Wenjing responded quickly and turned around quickly.
Hearing that the Shangshu and the attendant from the Criminal Ministry had arrived, Zhu Cihong naturally quickly summoned him, and couldn't wait to know how the interrogation was going.
Zhu Cihong didn't ask them to report verbally, but carefully watched the pile of confessions.
Zhu Cihong is not eleven years old, but reading and writing are not a problem. He understands it. The more he looks at it, the more frightened he becomes. When less than one-fifth, he can't help but raise his head to look at Li Hengbing, saying in disbelief: "These, Are they all true?"
Almost half of the people in the Golden Temple who planned to assassinate him! Especially in the clan, Xungui took the majority!
Chen Zhaozhong raised his hand as usual and said: "The minister had doubts before, so he checked carefully one by one. Among them, no one was tortured, all because of fear of crime and confession, and he only asked the emperor to show favor and forgive the family. "
Zhu Cihong's face was straightened, and his eyes were fixed on Chen Zhaozhong.
His age is young, but that doesn't mean he's cheating. He only read more than twenty copies of these confessions. This is already a big problem, not to mention there are nearly a hundred copies!
Zhu Cihong stood up fiercely, and said with a solemn expression: "I'm going to the prison."
Li Hengbing bowed and said, "Yes."
Only then did Zhu Cihong turn to him, and said: "Just now Shi Lang said that there was no torture to extract a confession, is it true?"
Li Hengbing expressionlessly said: "For such a big matter, the ministers dare not be careful, so they have never used torture. Your Majesty has arrived in the jail, and you can see it at a glance.
Zhu Cihong looked at Li Hengbing, and suddenly walked straight forward, saying: "Okay, put the torture department."
Li Zhong hurriedly pursued and said, "Long live Lord, do you want Yuan Fu and Zheng Xibo to accompany you?"
Zhu Cihong had already doubted or dissatisfied Zhou Yanru and Zhou Zheng, and replied very decisively, saying: "No." (End of this chapter)