Zhou Zheng, who thought he would be able to leave Beijing and go to Tianjin Wei soon, did not expect that it would take more than ten days.

In the pavilion of Zhou's mansion, Zhou Zheng and Zhou Qingli and his son sat on the chess, talking about inside and outside the court and the country.

Zhou Qingli took a sip of hot tea and said, "The reason why the emperor is difficult to deal with is that in addition to the involvement of many ministers, it is not only Taikangbo. I heard that the father of Empress Zhou was also involved, and there were some internal supervisors in the palace."

This donation exposed too many problems, involving countless government and foreign affairs, which made Chongzhen, who had always thought he was decisive in killing, was also hesitant.

Zhou Zheng didn't care about these things, so he lost a son and said, "Dad, how long will it take for me to leave Beijing?"

Zhou Qingli shook her head and said, "It's not just the problem with this case, but the money donated is not enough, there is not enough money and food, and the court cannot recruit all troops. In my opinion, this matter has to be dragged back."

Zhou Zheng frowned and said, "Kong Youde has become a powerful force in Shandong, so the court still needs to drag it down?"

Zhou Qingli said: "This is a matter of no choice. Without money and food, all the troops are almost becoming bandits to support the soldiers. If the court forces too much, there may be another accident."

Smack

Zhou Zheng left a son and said, "There is no cure."

Zhou Qingli looked up at Zhou Zheng, and saw that his face was full of impatient expression, and said, "Wait patiently."

Zhou Zheng was trapped in the capital and did nothing, unable to leave or enter the court, and was full of irritability. He stared at the chessboard, pondered for a while, and said, "Dad, if I donate silver to the court at this time, can I encourage the court to send troops as soon as possible?"

Zhou Qingli looked a little solemn and said, "Don't act rashly! If you lose money at this time, no one from top to bottom, including the emperor, will appreciate you. Instead, you will think that you have ulterior motives and the consequences are unpredictable. I know you are worried about Shandong, but it is not just a matter of money and food, but also who is in charge of the troops. Yuan Fu supports Liu Yulie, and Wen Ge Lao supports Zhu Dadian. The Sacred Heart is shaking. Before the money and food arrive, the army cannot be sent."

Zhou Zheng heard that this was not a dispute over unity, it was clearly an offensive and defensive battle between Zhou Yanru and Wen Tiren!

If Liu Yulie, supported by Zhou Yanru, was the head coach of the campaign against Kong Youde, then the position of the chief assistant would be guaranteed; on the contrary, if the person supported by Wen Tiren came to power, it would mean that Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant, was leaving.

It's a party struggle again!

Zhou Qingli was worried that Zhou Zheng would take risks and said again: "The court officials have been unstable recently, and the Minister of Bi can't hold on for long, so don't make a move."

Zhou Zheng understood what Zhou Qingli said, took a deep breath, suppressed his annoyance, and said, "Well, I know."

Zhou Zheng and Zhou Yanru are just a "semi-cooperational" relationship, and they cannot ask Zhou Yanru to give up the position of chief minister. Besides, Wen Tiren may not be able to quickly solve the problem of sending troops.

In the prefecture, no one can control it!

...

Knowing that manpower is not enough, Zhou Zheng did not pay much attention to this matter, divert his attention, and continued to be busy with his affairs. On the one hand, he used the Wang Yongguang case to solve some problems; on the other hand, he accelerated his business development and continued to accumulate capital.

In addition to the money, Zhou Zheng also ordered Liu Liuzhe to establish three secret warehouses in Tianjin Wei. Not only did the grain purchased from overseas, but it also quietly purchased and hoarded them within the Ming Dynasty.

Due to the procrastination, Zhou Zheng also personally went to Tianjin Wei. While listening to Meng Hezhou and others' investigations into the situation in Shandong, he also examined and adjusted his business layout.

By the time Zhou Zheng returned from Tianjin Wei, it was already mid-May, and not only the case of donation was still in a stalemate, and there were signs of insolvency. The candidates and money and grain for the conquest of Kong Youde were never able to get the result, so Kong Youde was allowed to conquer cities and territory in Shandong.

The Dengzhou Prefecture east of the peninsula, Laizhou Prefecture was all under the hands of Kong Youde and Geng Zhongming, and they continued to attack Qingzhou Prefecture and once entered Northern Zhili.

By June, there was still no result.

Zhou Zheng was impatient and could not enter the court or leave the capital. He simply took Shangguan Qing to stroll around the capital, including various scenic spots, delicious and fun. He almost walked around until July.

The court still had no results!

Zhou Mansion.

The weather was getting hotter, and Zhou Zheng and Shangguan Qing came back in sweat and hurriedly asked someone to prepare for a bath.

Zhou Fang and his wife have already gone to Yongping Mansion. There are no two little guys at home, so they are much deserted.

After taking a shower, the two sat in the room easily. Zhou Zheng reads a book, Shangguan Qing packed up his clothes and chatted casually.

"When will the court drag it down..." Shangguan Qing turned his back to Zhou Zheng, his voice clear, but he could not hide his impatientness.

Zhou Zheng turned a page of the book and said, "You can't wait?"

Shangguan Qing turned to look at Zhou Zheng and said, "I'm worried about you."

Zhou Zheng was stunned, then smiled and looked at her and said, "Your husband is not so easy to be sucked. It's already July, and the summer grain will be collected soon. In addition, it took so long, so the court should have made a decision."

Shangguan Qing blinked, then nodded, and turned to continue working.

Although Zhou Zheng said it was too fast, in fact, the fight did not come to fruition until early August.

First, the money and food were collected, and the military pay was obtained. Second, Wen Tiren won the battle between the cabinet ministers, and Zhu Dadian, whom he supported, was appointed as the Minister of War, and supervised the various attacks on Kong Youde Army.

Zhou Zheng's order was soon arrived at the Zhou Mansion, and he led 15,000 troops to the left-wing army, targeting Laizhou Prefecture. Jin Guoqi attacked Changping in the middle, and General Chen Hongfan was on the right. The three armies advanced together, targeting Laizhou Prefecture.

Zhu Dadian led the main force of 50,000 troops to attack Kong Youde!

Zhou Zheng had been waiting for a long time. After receiving the order, he packed his bags and bid farewell to Zhou Qingli. He took Shangguan Qing, Meng Hezhou and others to Tianjin Wei.

There was another person accompanying him - Wei Xizhuang.

There were three people sitting in Zhou Zheng's carriage, he, Shangguan Qing, and Wei Xizhuang.

Wei Xizhuang looked at Zhou Zheng's unscrupulous expression and said disrespectfully: "It's not the first day you got married. Am I just making a way out? Is it necessary to have a dark face?"

Zhou Zheng snorted and said, "You suppressed the pirates and attacked directly at the door of someone else's house. The Japanese envoys entered the court, and the court began to doubt it. I think what else can you do in the future!"

Wei Xizhuang was not in a good position, and he raised his legs and said indifferently: "That's not easy to deal with. I'll just spend some money and buy an official from the Dengzhou Navy."

Zhou Zheng saw that he was not virtuous, so he had to say, "You should take the right measure yourself. I will go to attack Kong Youde this time and I will not take care of you for a while."

Wei Xizhuang took out a pot of wine from his arms, took a sip of it happily, and said, "You know how rich I am now. If I want to make money, I can go to sea for a walk of more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan. If it weren't for the cold weather last time and you got married again, I would have thought of walking around Kagoshima."

Zhou Zheng stared at Wei Xizhuang with a strange expression. One hundred thousand and two hundred thousand were naturally not in Wei Xizhuang's eyes. He spoke with a sense of accomplishment?

Zhou Zheng suddenly felt moved and said, "I have asked Tianjin Wei to give you a few more boats, two thousand people, and form a navy with three thousand people."

Wei Xizhuang suddenly had his eyes glowing and said, "I know, but I want more than three thousand people. I recruited another two thousand people and ten boats to play pirates. Anyone who is disobedient will first rob one, then I will suppress the bandits and blackmail them again!"

Zhou Zheng twitched his mouth. Wei Xizhuang's move was really cruel!

He likes it!
Chapter completed!