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Chapter 447: Inside and Outside the Prison

Zhou Zheng is no longer the first little censor. He is the fourth-rank governor of Denglai. He holds heavy troops and has just won the victory of Jianlu. Naturally, he will not be dealt with soon.

Between the court and the country, there were undercurrents surrounding this matter, and all gods and ghosts emerged.

I don’t know how many people want to step on Zhou Zheng, take over his military achievements this time, and take Denglai into his hands.

There are also many people who don’t want Zhou Zheng to be unlucky. It’s not that they are friendly to Zhou Zheng, but that they simply don’t want outsiders to benefit.

The various parties struggled, and the means were endless and dazzling.

On the third day after Zhou Zheng was imprisoned, a restaurant on Chang'an Street.

Wan Qian looked at the young man sitting opposite him with a smile and pushed a box over.

The young man opposite looked like a wealthy young man, dressed gorgeously and looked arrogant and confident.

The young man glanced at Wan Qian's waist and reached out to open the box. He was shocked by the golden light inside.

There are gold, silver and jadeware in it, you can tell at a glance that it is a good thing, worth less than ten thousand taels!

The young man's throat moved, and then pretended to be expressionless and said, "What do you want to do when you look for me this time?"

Obviously, it is not the first time the two have worked together.

Wan Qianqian wiped his mouth with a scarf, smiled gently, and said, "Just like before, please say a few words to Lingzun."

Wen Kan, the second son of Wen Tiren, is now the secretary of the cabinet.

Wen Kan looked at Wan Qian's waist and hesitated to take the box in front of him, saying reluctantly: "My father is the prime minister now, and some things are difficult to do, and I may not be able to do."

Wan Qianxiu has been in Guanya for many years and has seen too many people. Wen Kan's pretentious behavior was seen through at first sight, and said with a calm smile: "I won't make you embarrassed by Mr. Wen. I just want to ask Ling Zun to uphold neutrality and impartiality in Zhou Zhengyun's affairs."

Wen Kan naturally knew Zhou Zheng. It can be said that Zhou Zheng’s affairs are now the biggest thing in the Ming Dynasty, and all civil and military officials are staring at them.

Wen Kan was not surprised, and there were people who pleaded with Zhou Zheng everywhere.

He pretended to hesitate for a while, looked at Wan Qianwei and said, "It's just that?"

Wan Qianqian smiled affirmatively and said, "It's just that. If things can be done, there will be a gift that is twice as expensive as this one."

Wen Kan's eyes lit up, and she put the box in her arms without hesitation and said, "Okay, remember what you said!"

Wan Qian nodded with a smile, looked at Wen Kan's back as he left, narrowed his eyes, got up and ran to the next place.

Liu Liuzhe was not idle at this moment. He visited many people according to Zhou Zheng's arrangement. He did not ask them to write a letter to defend or plead for mercy, but to ask him to do nothing.

The Zhou Chamber of Commerce's huge influence is operating quietly, with its tentacles spreading everywhere in every corner of the capital.

The Ministry of Justice Prison.

Zhou Zheng’s treatment is not bad, and his individual cell, bed, bed sheet, toiletries, etc. are very clean and tidy.

After two days of coming in, Zhou Zheng did not meet anyone, and he was reading books or sleeping.

On this day, no one came outside, but someone came next to him, an old acquaintance.

The former supervisor of the censor, Zhejiang Daozhu, Li Hengbing.

This person who was supposed to be exiled and sent to the garrison was still in the prison of the Ministry of Justice.

Several years have passed, Zhou Zheng almost forgot about this person and actually appeared in his sight again.

Li Hengbing corrected his prison uniform, his face was still as rigid as before, and he went into the cell without saying a word. He sat on a chair and waited for the prison guard to leave. Then he looked at Zhou Zheng through the prison pillar and said with a smile: "I know you have come in too, so I specially changed the cell. Why? I thought I was dead, it was a surprise?"

Zhou Zheng put down the book, laughed, and said, "It's surprising, it's not surprising."

Li Hengbing looked at Zhou Zheng and said, "I am a little less immature than a few years ago and much more mature."

Zhou Zheng also looked at Li Hengbing, and saw that he had not changed much from a few years ago, and said straight to the point: "What advice do you have?"

Li Hengbing was silent for a moment and said, "You didn't put any harm on me and sent me to death. I'm not going to see you now. I have to say that what you said has basically been confirmed in the past few years. It's true that I'm whimsical, short-sighted, and blindly arrogant."

Zhou Zheng looked as usual and said, "After many years of work, are you here to review?"

Li Hengbing shook his head and laughed, sighing: "After so many years, after thinking about it carefully, it is indeed a bit ridiculous. Didn't I come to your review? Have you ever thought about how to overcome this disaster?"

Zhou Zheng said: "If I told you that I had expected today before this, would you be surprised?"

Li Hengbing looked at Zhou Zheng with a moving expression and said, "With your Minda, you should have expected that you came in on purpose? Why?"

Zhou Zheng picked up the teacup casually and said lightly: "Everything will turn back when it reaches its extreme."

Li Hengbing was a smart person and immediately understood, saying, "You are already the fourth-rank governor of Denglai. You should be the third-rank assistant minister of the sixth ministry, but your qualifications and age are not bad. Do you want to retreat to advance, want to accumulate reputation and experience?"

There were many ways to cultivate hope in the Ming Dynasty. The first one was to speak out in the court and dare to advise. Of course, you have to go to the emperor. If you are beaten by the court, it would be even better. If you are imprisoned, it would be even better.

This is the best way to get back on the rise and go further! It is also the common tricks used by civil servants today. The adults in the court and the country all do not have such experiences.

Zhou Zheng was established for many times and is now imprisoned. I don’t know how many people are dissatisfied and sad. After a year or two, time has changed. When the court thinks of him and wants to revive him, he will be at least the six ministers!

Zhou Zheng refused to comment and said, "What do you want to do when you come to me?"

Li Hengbing looked at Zhou Zheng, smiled as if self-deprecatingly, and said, "I haven't seen you for many years, you are not as good as before. However, I still want to teach you something. You are very dangerous now. If you want to escape unstoppable, there are two key points, one is the palace and the other is the cabinet. As long as these two places don't speak, you will be fine. Understand what I mean?"

Seeing that Li Hengbing had no paranoidness as he had been a few years ago, Zhou Zheng smiled slightly and said, "I'll send you out."

Li Hengbing was stunned, shook his head, and said, "It doesn't mean much to me if you can't go out. It seems that you came in only when you are ready... It's right, you have always been meticulous in your work, seemingly taking risks, but in fact you are at least 70% to 80%. What I am curious about now is what you plan to do in the future?"

Li Hengbing knew for a long time that Zhou Zheng was not bound by etiquette and law. When a person was extremely disappointed with existing rules, he would not act within the rules and often wanted to break the rules and reshape the rules.

Zhou Zheng took another sip of tea and said, "Sit in prison for half a year, or go home to take care of the child. By the way, my wife is pregnant, I am about to become a father..."

Li Hengbing looked at Zhou Zheng deeply and said, "I feel like you are walking on a very dangerous road..."

Zhou Zheng put down the teacup and laughed again, saying, "You often feel wrong."

"But I think I'm right this time. Send me out. I want to see what you are going to do." Li Hengbing said to Zhou Zheng.

Zhou Zheng's expression moved and said, "Okay."

Li Hengbing looked at Zhou Zheng again, turned around and picked up a book on the table.

He is not a person who likes to talk, he reads books on his own.

Zhou Zheng is even less liked to talk more. He also picked up the book and read it with a focused expression.

The two of them talked for a while and read the book on their own, without any embarrassment.
Chapter completed!
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