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Zhou Kang suddenly came to Dengzhou, and he came in secret, which surprised Su Tiancheng, and faintly thought of something, after discussing with Zhu Xianxuan, Qu Qingze and others, he decided to contact Zhou Kang head-on.

The meeting cannot be arranged in the Governor's Mansion, after all, it is impossible for Zhou Kang to enter the Governor's Mansion to keep it secret, which is also Zhou Kang's request, so Su Tiancheng is more sure of his own conjecture. The meeting place was arranged in a restaurant, it was already the winter season, Zhou Kang was wrapped tightly, waiting in the private room of the restaurant.

The business of the restaurant is very good, the crowd of people coming and going, Su Tiancheng, under the escort of Wu Rong and others, came to the restaurant and went straight into the private room.

After Zhou Kang saw Su Tiancheng, he hurriedly hugged his fists and saluted, although he was majestic in the capital, but when he came to Dengzhou, he still had to be humble in the face of Su Tiancheng, after all, Su Tiancheng was a member of the imperial court, and his identity was there.

Su Tiancheng had a smile on his face.

"Zhou Kang, we are old friends, so we don't need to be so polite."

"The small ones came to visit Master Su, and the etiquette was indispensable."

"Hehe, this time I came to Dengzhou, I must have a good time, there are still a lot of places to play here, although it is winter, but it is also very lively."

"The little one came to Dengzhou, it was specially to visit the adults, so long time has passed, I haven't seen the adults for a long time, and I came to talk about the old things, and the rest of the things will not be said for the time being."

Su Tiancheng nodded and sat down, Zhou Kang saw Su Tiancheng sit down, and sat down with him.

There are only Su Tiancheng and Zhou Kang in the private room, and there are Wu Rong and others waiting outside the door, and no one can come in. This is also a request made by Zhou Kang, Zhou Kang came to Dengzhou secretly and did not want to reveal his identity.

After sitting down, Zhou Kang quickly spoke.

"I heard in the capital that the 30,000 troops stationed in Xuanzhou may have some changes."

Su Tiancheng looked at Zhou Kang. Slowly, he spoke.

"Steward Zhou, didn't he come to Dengzhou to ask about the crime on behalf of Lord Zhou."

"The little ones don't dare, the little ones came to Dengzhou, they came to catch up with the adults, the adults are in a high position, they don't dislike the identity of the small, they are willing to catch up with the small, the small ones are already grateful, and the little ones also have some feelings, my lord has been idle in his hometown for a long time. In fact, I pay attention to the affairs of the court every day, and now I have the trust of the emperor and become the first assistant of the cabinet again, what I want to think of is to be able to do something, and to do something, at least the stability of the court is needed. ”

"Hehe, Steward Zhou is loyal, and everything is considered for Lord Zhou. Let's just say that this loyalty is not simple. ”

The two didn't say anything specific, though. But the meaning is clear, this kind of conversation is quite similar to a conversation in officialdom, but Zhou Kang's consideration is different after all, since he has come to Dengzhou, he has to say it thoroughly. The reason why he didn't get straight to the point was that he needed to look at Su Tiancheng's attitude, if Su Tiancheng was ready to get up, he was ready to do everything, and he said those words and things by himself. It doesn't make much sense, but it will fall into the handle.

However, judging from the few words of conversation, the situation is stable.

So Zhou Kang is going to say things directly.

"My lord, the small one is abrupt, the small one came to Dengzhou, the focus is still to show his attitude, my lord has just taken office, I expect to be calm, and I don't want the court to be turbulent, but some rumors from Dengzhou have made my lord very worried, for example, the 30,000 troops stationed in Xuanzhou, it seems that something has happened, as well as Jinan Mansion, Yanzhou Mansion and Dongchang Mansion, it seems that there are some changes, if these news reach the capital, it will be in an uproar, and my lord is very embarrassed."

Su Tiancheng's face showed a smile, he finally understood the purpose of Zhou Kang's coming to Dengzhou, this is the situation he dreamed of, Zhou Yanru in the capital, thinking about stabilizing the position of the first assistant of the cabinet, thinking about stabilizing the situation of the imperial court, even if it is temporary stability, this is the opportunity to maximize the use of it, for example, the adjustment of Jinan, Yanzhou and Dongchangfu prefecture and county officials, as long as there is a sufficient reason, even if there is no reason, inform Zhou Yanru of the situation in advance, I believe that Zhou Yanru can cover it up, This can ensure the steady development of Shandong to the greatest extent, as for the matter of taking the whole of Fujian, it is even better to say, Fujian is far away from the capital, and it is easier for Zhou Yanru to cover up the news.

However, Zhou Yanru did these things, there must be conditions, that is, Zhou Kang said that it is necessary to maintain the stability of the imperial court, and the meaning of this is twofold, one is that during Zhou Yanru's tenure as the first assistant of the cabinet, Su Tiancheng at least could not openly rebel, and played the slogan of opposing the imperial court and overthrowing the Zhu dynasty, and the second is that what happened in many places in Shandong and other places needs to have an explanation, so that Zhou Yanru can deal with it calmly.

To put it bluntly, this is an agreement reached between Su Tiancheng and Zhou Yanru in private, and the one who really suffers and is deceived is still the Zhu Youzhen who stayed in the palace.

Su Tiancheng knows very well that the change of dynasty is not the end of the world, sometimes it is even a normal situation, many civil and military officials in the court, familiar with history books, know the truth very well, if the dynasty of the Zhu family falls, they will never be martyred, even the Houjin Tartars, who are regarded as absolute aliens and barbarians by the Han people, have taken power, and there are many scholars and scholars who have taken refuge, not to mention that they are ready to take charge of the world of the Ming Dynasty.

In essence, Su Tiancheng needs to be stable to realize his ambitions step by step, Zhou Yanru needs to be stable and consolidate his power, and the dynasty of the Zhu family has become the ultimate victim.

The change of dynasties is accompanied by a history of blood and tears, the world is in turmoil, and then the great rule, the most powerful party, or the party that grasps the right time, place and people, grasps the political power, and the people are in dire straits, struggling in the war, and displacement, which has almost become a law, but Su Tiancheng wants to avoid such a law, he wants to grasp the power as smoothly as possible.

Reaching an agreement with Zhou Yanru, this is the best opportunity, in the future, what he has done will be presented to the court for high-sounding reasons, and Zhou Yanru will try his best to cover it up, and he has an excellent opportunity for development.

The agreement is definitely going to be reached, but Su Tiancheng's opinion of Zhou Yanru has changed dramatically, and after he takes power in the future, he will never use a person like Zhou Yanru.

The rest of the conversation was much quieter, but it was all very crucial.

Regarding the whereabouts of the 30,000 troops, Zhou Kang did not ask, but only asked for the relevant twists and turns in this regard, which can stabilize the situation in the imperial court, for example, Lu Xiangsheng, the secretary of the military department, can make a report, saying that he has arrived in Xuanzhou and began to perform his duties, this does not solve all the problems, about the adjustment of the officials of Jinan, Yanzhou and Dongchang Prefecture, Zhou Kang agreed to half of the conditions, that is, the imperial court can all transfer away the prefect, Tongzhi, Tongju, Zhizhou, Zhixian and others, but the imperial court will never issue an edict. Appoint the candidates provided by Su Tiancheng, so that the situation can not be concealed, Su Tiancheng expressed his understanding, as long as these officials are transferred, and the people he sent are actually responsible for doing things, everything is easy to say.

In addition, one of the key points is about Su Tiancheng's performance, Zhou Kang also put forward a request, Su Tiancheng still needs to play to the court, this is a matter of attitude, and it can also make Zhou Yanru easier to operate.

In the end, the content of the oral agreement reached by Su Tiancheng and Zhou Kang implemented a purpose, that is, to maintain stability between each other, no matter what they do in private, they must maintain a balance in terms of face, and they can't do it too drasticly, Su Tiancheng does not interfere in the affairs of the imperial court, and the imperial court will not care about the affairs of Shandong, including the affairs of Fuzhou, Xuanzhou, Gaizhou and other places.

It is really unbelievable that this ridiculous situation can be formed between Su Tiancheng and Zhou Yanru, but all this is real, without the slightest concealment.

From the perspective of maximizing interests, Su Tiancheng has received unprecedented benefits, on the premise of not tearing his face with the court, he can let go and do what he wants, and sometimes, Zhou Yanru will even use his power to help, what he has paid is just to fool the court.

This kind of political transaction, Su Tiancheng really experienced.

After Zhou Kang talked with Su Tiancheng, he did not stop in Dengzhou and left quickly.

Zhou Kang's safety is very important, Su Tiancheng also sent Wu Fu and Wu Gui to personally escort Zhou Kang, so that Zhou Kang arrived in the capital smoothly, of course, old friends met, gifts can not be missing, Su Tiancheng also took out some precious ginseng, coral and other things, and gave them to Zhou Yanru, and Zhou Kang also had gifts.

After Zhou Kang left Dengzhou, Su Tiancheng quickly discussed with Zhu Xianxuan, Qu Qingze and others, and informed them of the attitude of the imperial court.

Zhu Xianxuan put forward a suggestion that Fujian Province could be considered to be included under his command, and the means used were the same, the Jiangning battalion army was stationed in Fujian, based on Quanzhou, and gradually conquered the whole of Fujian, disbanded the guards, adjusted the officials, and asked Zhou Yanru to help deal with the difficult problem.

The oral agreement between Su Tiancheng and Zhou Yanru needs to be kept absolutely confidential, and the entire Shandong Province knows about this matter, that is, Zhu Xianxuan and Qu Qingze, Su Tiancheng knows very well that such a thing must not be exposed, otherwise Zhou Yanru will not be able to operate, and may even be imprisoned, and he should not think about operating secretly.

Zhu Xianxuan and Qu Qingze knew even more that such things could never be said, and it was enough to get benefits secretly, and there was no need to be cheap and good. (To be continued......)