The matter of Xuanzhou's 30,000 troops entering Dengzhou is very large, and it is impossible to keep such a thing completely secret, but Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou and other places are very tightly controlled.

So this kind of news has been coming out in bits and pieces, and it has been a long time since the intelligence reached Zhou Yanru.

The information Zhou Yanru got was not completely certain, there were some true and false, but this did not affect his judgment.

has been in the whirlpool of power for a long time, and really understands the cruelty of the power game, Zhou Yanru can make a judgment that the 30,000 troops stationed in Xuanzhou must have a situation, and it is not an ordinary situation, the situation must be very serious, but it is a pity that Dengzhou and other places are strictly controlled by Su Tiancheng, and the news cannot be accurately transmitted.

According to Zhou Yanru's judgment, there are two possible situations for the 30,000 army, the first is that it was wiped out by the Jiangning battalion, or disbanded, but this possibility is not very large, Su Tiancheng did not have such recklessness, spent great energy, and had to pay a certain sacrifice to exterminate the 30,000 army, besides, the fight is a very serious matter, it is impossible to keep it completely secret, there is always news to be revealed, besides, it is impossible for the 30,000 army to be able to escape alone, as long as someone enters Beizhili, all the news is leaked.

The second situation is that Su Tiancheng is completely absorbed, which is very likely and the most serious result, so that Su Tiancheng's strength has been strengthened again, and he has completely controlled Fuzhou, Xuanzhou and Gaizhou. The scope of potential power has been further expanded, in fact, Zhou Yanru has long thought that Shandong also completely belongs to the scope of Su Tiancheng's potential force, Zhang Pu is the governor of Shandong recommended by Su Tiancheng, and Yang Sichang specially wrote a letter, suggesting that the candidates for governor of Shandong should not be adjusted. Don't adjust the officials in Shandong, this is actually what Su Tiancheng meant, Su Tiancheng has included Shandong in his own territory, if the court wants to move Shandong, it means that he will officially tear his face with Su Tiancheng, and the rest is to do it.

I think that at the beginning, after Zhang Fengyi returned to the capital, Zhou Yanru made a decision that Zhang Fengyi was not able to see the emperor. In fact, at that time, Zhang Fengyi should have been aware, but he didn't see the emperor, so he didn't tell the truth, and now the problem has been exposed. Zhou Yanru couldn't run away.

Under such circumstances, Zhou Yanru could only continue to conceal it. Anyway, Lu Xiangsheng has already gone to Xuanzhou, Lu Xiangsheng has a good relationship with Su Tiancheng, and he will not come back for a while. Everything in Xuanzhou and Shandong is as usual, and there will not be much change, besides, even if there is news coming to the capital, Zhou Yanru will find a way to cover it up. For the time being, the emperor can't let the emperor know the truth, as for the past period of time, the matter has been exposed, and at that time you can shirk it, and even put the responsibility on Lu Xiangsheng's head.

After thinking clearly about the stakes, Zhou Yanru made a decision to hide this matter, and he didn't get conclusive information anyway, which is equivalent to not knowing the way.

However, Zhou Yanru is still a little worried, this is not a trivial matter after all, if there is really an official from Shandong, let the emperor know, and track it down, the problem will be big, and there will be no chance to quibble at that time.

After returning to the mansion, Zhou Yanru was preoccupied and instructed Zhou Kang not to see whoever came to visit.

Zhou Kang sensed that something was wrong, and after arranging everything, he came to the study.

"Zhou Kang, you came just in time, I met a tricky matter, and I was thinking about how to deal with it."

"Master, the little one will help you with your staff."

Zhou Yanru nodded, after so many years, he has experienced too many things in the officialdom, and he has almost no intimate friends, but Zhou Kang is an exception, he is not only a subordinate, but also the person he trusts the most, no matter what he sees, it is negotiable.

"I got the news, the 30,000 troops stationed in Xuanzhou, I'm afraid there is a problem, the specific situation still needs to be verified, but according to my judgment, Su Tiancheng is very likely to have incorporated the 30,000 army, but the exact news has not been obtained, I am also very conflicted, I don't know how to deal with it."

Zhou Kang pondered a little, Zhou Yanru's meaning was already very clear, this matter could not be exposed, let alone let the emperor know the way, but in today's situation, this point is difficult to guarantee, his own lord has not served as the first assistant of the cabinet for a long time, and the emperor's trust is deep, at this time, nothing can happen, the adjustment in the court, Zhang Fengyi's coming to the capital, Zhou Kang knows the way.

Zhou Kang thought of a way, but he still needed the master's approval.

"Master, the little one thinks that there is a way to solve this matter, but it needs the master's approval."

Zhou Yanru looked at Zhou Kang and did not speak.

"Master, the little one went to Dengzhou to visit Lord Su, and some words were directly made clear to Lord Su, the master is doing things in the capital, and Lord Su is doing things in Shandong, not interfering with each other, and related things take care of each other, as long as this can be done, the little one believes that there will be nothing wrong, and the news will not be able to reach the palace."

Zhou Yanru squinted his eyes slightly, obviously thinking.

Zhou Kang's suggestion is indeed good, since Su Tiancheng has grown stronger, the imperial court has no way to take Su Tiancheng for the time being, so he simply made it clear, let Zhou Kang go to Dengzhou secretly, see Su Tiancheng, and have a negotiation with each other, as long as the two sides are safe, everything is easy to say, and under the condition of taking care of each other, Zhou Yanru can do things better in the capital.

But there is also a key problem in this, that is, after Su Tiancheng's strength grows to a certain extent, there will definitely be problems, that is to say, everything must always be exposed, and I am afraid that when it is really exposed, everything will be irreparable.

Zhou Yanru would not have thought that when Zhou Kang put forward this suggestion, he was already standing at a very critical juncture, and his choice would determine the fate of the emperor and the court.

It's a pity that Zhou Yanru finally chose a way that was beneficial to himself, and asked Zhou Kang to rush to Dengzhou and contact Su Tiancheng, anyway, the world is not his, Zhu Youzhen will be the emperor, or Su Tiancheng will be the emperor, it is almost the same, since he is in this position, he will seek the greatest benefits, and the rest of the things will be talked about in the future.

This is Zhou Yanru's inner thoughts, and it is impossible to tell anyone.

"Zhou Kang, you went to Dengzhou to see Su Tiancheng, what are you going to say?"

Zhou Kang saw that Zhou Yanru had no expression on his face, and he was also worried, after all, it would be a big rebellion to make such a suggestion, if the old man lost his temper, he would kneel down and apologize. Hearing the old man say this, Zhou Kang was relieved, and he knew that his master had made a choice.

"Master, the little one is to inform Lord Su that the Lord still takes care of Lord Su in the capital, and I hope that Lord Su will be loyal to the court and the emperor, if there is anything urgent, it is best to note it in advance."

A smile appeared on Zhou Yanru's face, it seemed that Zhou Kang had seriously considered this issue.

"Very good, Zhou Kang, this is a big matter, you must not have any negligence, I see that you will set off tonight, arrange all the things in the mansion, you have to pay special attention, Jinyiwei and Dongchang's fan is not simple, they can't be discovered, find a place to live in the capital tonight, leave the capital early tomorrow morning, and try to be as fast as possible, otherwise some news will come to the capital, and it will be difficult to deal with it."

"Don't worry, master, how to deal with the little Zhilu Dao, it's just the things in this mansion, and the little ones can't take care of it these days."

In the next conversation, the voice was very small, even though it was in the study, but for such a major matter, it was necessary to prevent the partition wall from having ears, and such a thing was exposed, which was the sin of killing the head.

Now that Zhou Kang understands all the reasons, Zhou Yanru doesn't need to cover it up too much, Zhou Kang went to Dengzhou to talk to Su Tiancheng, this is a very important matter, all aspects must be taken into account, there can be no negligence, some things need to be said thoroughly, but they can't be said clearly, and some can only understand the unspeakable meaning, which is beneficial to both parties.

Until late at night, the oil lamp in the study was still on.

Zhou Kang left the mansion from behind, he left very suddenly, except for Zhou Yanru Zhilu Dao, the rest of the people didn't know, as for Zhou Kang's whereabouts, Zhou Yanru also thought about it, Zhou Kang received a letter from home, and if he has an urgent matter, he will go back and deal with it, and after dealing with the affairs at home, he will come back.

After Zhou Kang left, Zhou Yanru was a little absent-minded, and he didn't want to think about other things for the time being, the biggest problem at present was how to hide the affairs of Xuanzhou, or whether Zhou Kang would do something according to his plan after he came into contact with Su Tiancheng, and completely cover up the affairs of the 30,000 troops in Xuanzhou.

Zhou Yanru also knew that Su Tiancheng began to move, first of all, the belonging of Shandong, including the collection of 30,000 troops, what will he do next, Su Tiancheng can't sleep a lot, it is impossible to occupy Shandong, Fuzhou, Xuanzhou, Gaizhou and Taiwan and other places, so he is satisfied, Su Tiancheng's mind must be aimed at the Central Plains, for the entire Ming Dynasty.

The choice made by Zhou Yanru is actually self-deception, doing things like this, once the wrong choice is made first, the wrong choice must follow, otherwise he will be in big trouble, Zhou Yanru has entered such a strange circle, and he is powerless to pull it out. (To be continued......)