Zhou Yanru looked at the fold in his hand, his body trembled slightly, of course he knew the power of this fold, what made him even more surprised and frightened was Zheng Xunrui's ability to predict, as well as his thunderous actions, the emperor specifically connived at what the Donglin Party people did in order to let the Donglin Party people deal with Zheng Xunrui, but all of this was silently recognized by Zheng Xunrui, not only that, Zheng Xunrui also dealt a devastating blow to the Donglin Party, Fushe and Yingshe from the root.

It takes a lot of courage and wisdom.

Zhou Yanru thought that it was more about the emperor in the court, the emperor once showed such courage, that is, when he was purging Wei Zhongxian, he quietly destroyed everyone in the Wei party, and the emperor at that time was only seventeen years old, which surprised everyone, but unfortunately more than ten years have passed, and the emperor has never shown such courage, but has begun to rely on eunuchs to control the court.

Compared with the two, whether the emperor can really defeat Zheng Xunrui seems to have an answer.

Presumably, when Qian Qianyi and others are escorted to the capital, it will definitely cause a huge sensation, and if it is not good, there will be a turbulent situation in the capital, Zheng Xunrui is too ruthless, and threw this huge burden to the emperor and the court, this time the south is temporarily quiet, but the north and the capital are rarely peaceful.

Zhou Yanru did not disclose the content of the cabinet for the time being, but hurriedly went to the celebrant supervisor.

After Wang Chengen finished reading the recital, his face was gloomy, and he spoke for a while.

"Our family didn't expect that this Zheng Xunrui is too powerful, and in the long run, he will definitely become a big trouble for the imperial court."

Zhou Yanru looked at Wang Chengen and didn't speak, what Wang Chengen said was good, but unfortunately it was just a matter of saying it, even if the emperor wanted to do it, he had to find a reason to do it. If Zheng Xunrui really rebels, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will fall in less than a year.

Zheng Xunrui began to cut off one opponent after another in Nanzhili, and slowly took full control of Nanzhili. Then there is the south, but the emperor and the court are still worried about the rogue in the north, and the Houjin Tartars in the north are also eyeing the tiger, the court has fought on both sides, exhausted, unable to deal with it, if Zheng Xunrui also rebels, even if the gods come, they will not be able to save the Ming Dynasty.

Famines and exiles in the north. It has become an imminent problem for the emperor and the imperial court, at this time, the emperor cannot care about the affairs of the south and the south, and also to ensure the smooth flow of transportation, once the rogue is completely eliminated and the problem of the famine in the north is solved, the emperor may free up his hands to deal with the situation in the south.

So Wang Chengen is just talking.

"Lord Zhou, what do you think about this matter?"

"The officer received the recital. I came to find the prince, and I haven't thought of it so much. What Lord Zheng did was courteous and courteous, and the cabinet could not refute it, and the official believed that there would be more evidence from Nanzhili to the imperial court in the future, proving that the Donglin Party members were selfish and contemptuous of imperial power. The matters mentioned by Master Zheng, no matter which one they are involved in, the Donglin Party has no chance of turning the tables, and it can only be a dead end. ”

"What Lord Zhou means, is that it?"

"I don't know what to do next. Please also ask the prince to think of a way. ”

Zhou Yanru's heart was a little angry, Wang Chengen's tone of speech was very much like the emperor, with the smell of reprimand, he Zhou Yanru is the head of the cabinet and the head of the civil officials, where to wait for a eunuch to teach a lesson, isn't this the same as Wei Zhongxian in the Apocalypse.

However, these thoughts and anger, Zhou Yanru will not show the slightest, he knows very well that with his current situation, he must not offend Wang Chengen, otherwise the ending will be miserable.

Wang Chengen didn't care about his own attitude, he thought about it all his thoughts.

"This is really a problem, and we can't think of a good way."

After a moment of silence, Wang Chengen spoke again.

"Lord Zhou, let's go and see the emperor first to see what the emperor wills."

Zhou Yanru and Wang Chengen entered the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youzhen's complexion has always been bad, the famine in the north, and the harassment of the rogues, made him extremely headache, the military department has reprimanded Sun Chuanting, the governor of the five provinces, why did not immediately start to exterminate the rogues, Zhu Youzhen did not lose his temper, and the secret fold written by Wang Yongji, the superintendent, explained the reasons why there was no large-scale expedition immediately, and these reasons Zhu Youzhen are clear.

Or because of the famine, a large number of displaced people appeared, Shandong, Shanxi and even some places in Beizhili, there were also rebellious peasants, some rebellions were quickly suppressed, but some entered Henan and Huguang and other places, joined Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong's army of rogues, and Sun Chuanting and Wang Yongji were trapped by food, unable to carry out large-scale supply in a short period of time.

The recovery of Cao Yun finally made Zhu Youzhen breathe a sigh of relief, in his opinion, this is the victory of Gan Xuekuo and others, and the situation of Zheng Xunrui's family dominance in Huaibei should have changed.

Zheng Xunrui will always be Zhu Youzhen's inner nightmare, he has obtained a lot of information from Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and has been sensitive to Zheng Xunrui's clues of secession and even overthrow of the Ming Dynasty, it is said that he found such a situation, Zhu Youzhen is intolerable, but now he has to endure it, the court can not offend Zheng Xunrui too much, in case Zheng Xunrui makes trouble in Nanzhili, then the Ming Dynasty will be in danger.

Liukou plundered in Henan and Huguang and other places, the Houjin Tartars in Liaodong were eyeing each other, and Zheng Xunrui in the south became a big trouble for the imperial court, and Zhu Youzhen didn't know why all this was.

After reading the recital, Zhu Youzhen actually opened his mouth and smiled.

But there was no joy in the laughter, more anger and helplessness.

"Zhou Aiqing, Wang Chengen, shouldn't you take this note and ask me what I should do."

Zhu Youzhen's words made Wang Chengen kneel down.

"The slave maid also just saw the twist, so she hurried to report it with Lord Zhou."

Zhou Yanru lowered his head and did not speak, at this time, his heart was more complicated, he foresaw a scene, that is, Zheng Xunrui controlled the south and implemented a real secession, the emperor's decree and the imperial court's edict, anything that does not meet Zheng Xunrui's requirements, will not be implemented, of course, Zheng Xunrui will also maintain the unity of the Ming Dynasty as a whole.

After laughing, Zhu Youzhen's face became more and more gloomy.

"Wang Chengen, get up, don't kneel, if kneeling can solve the trouble, I am willing to kneel down to God, Zhou Aiqing, you are the first assistant of the cabinet, I want to hear your advice."

Zhou Yanru, who had quickly sorted out his thoughts, quickly spoke.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the first thing is to find a way to deal with the affairs of the Donglin Party, and between the ten months, the backbone of the Donglin Party in the south, the Fushe and the Ying Society, it is estimated that they will be escorted to the capital, and how to deal with this group of people is the most important matter."

Wang Chengen, who had already stood up, looked at Zhou Yanru with a very complicated look.

"I want to hear what you think should be done."

"Your Majesty, it happened suddenly, in a hurry, the minister couldn't think of a good way, the minister suggested that the cabinet discuss the matter, and then report to the emperor after formulating a statement."

Zhou Yanru's answer is also appropriate, such a big matter, it is impossible to bypass the cabinet, and Zhou Yanru is the head of the cabinet, so he must brainstorm, if one person makes a decision, then there is no need for the cabinet.

Urgent deliberations of the Cabinet soon began.

Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun scolded Zheng Xunrui angrily, and even proposed that the imperial court send a large army to encircle and suppress Zheng Xunrui when the cabinet was discussing, of course, such an opinion is not valid, Zhang Fengyi, Yang Yipeng and Yang Sichang and others are silent and did not make suggestions, Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun and others are all members of the Donglin Party, Zheng Xunrui's performance is to impeach the Donglin Party, and what suggestions they can put forward, no matter what, they may offend Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun and others.

However, everyone understands that the foundation of the Donglin Party in Nanzhili was completely pulled out by Zheng Xunrui, and from then on, the Donglin Party people can only develop in the north, according to the current situation in the north, the Donglin Party has no room for development at all, as for the development in the capital, it depends on whether the emperor is happy.

The first deliberations of the cabinet ended in a noisious one.

The emperor was very dissatisfied with the first discussion of the cabinet, and lost his temper in front of Zhou Yanru and Zhang Fengyi.

Zhou Yanru and Zhang Fengyi discussed for three days, but they couldn't come up with good suggestions, they didn't want to deal with Zheng Xunrui's intentions, and the emperor didn't have that idea.

Five days later, the situation had changed dramatically.

Zheng Xunrui's second part of the recital has arrived.

This letter is like a bombshell, and it is full of problems exposed by the Donglin Party themselves, including criticizing the government and politics, including privately discussing the ministers of the DPRK and China, including the civil and military ministers who exclude disagreements with the Donglin Party, and even criticizing the emperor.

After reading this recital, the emperor was also furious, he didn't expect that the Donglin Party would do so many things in private, and he didn't expect Zheng Xunrui to collect such detailed evidence.

Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun and others, seeing these twists and turns, lowered their heads, Hou Xun's son Hou Fangyu, who is also the backbone of the Donglin Party, also wrote documents, Zheng Xunrui did even more is to present the things that the four sons of Donglin tried to slander back then.

The opinions of the cabinet were quickly unified, Qian Shiqu and Hou Xun submitted their resignations, and the imperial court decided to severely punish the Donglin party, which was suitable for their complete denial.

The emperor did not express his position on the resignation of Qian Shisheng and Hou Xun for the time being.

In the capital, it has caused a lot of discussion, Zheng Xunrui's actions in Nanzhili have caused too many discussions, some for and against, and there is no consensus.

At the end of March, Qian Qianyi and others were escorted to the capital and immediately put into prison.

Two days later, the emperor's decree came down, Qian Qianyi, Qu Shiqian and others were deprived of all their fame, demoted to concubines, and sent to Liaodong, the imperial court never hired, and many of the rest were also assigned to the border.

But in the list, Chen Yutai's name did not appear. (To be continued......)