When most civil officials in Wenhua Palace heard Liu Zongzhou's words, they lowered their heads or turned to look elsewhere.

Obviously, they should be informed, but no one is willing to say it. Zhang Mingwei saw this and came to this conclusion in his heart. He couldn't help but be even more curious, and looked at the person who was talking with concern.

Liu Zongzhou said with anger: "Your Majesty, Shangqiu County Magistrate Liang Yizhang was injured by the thief but was not dead. After the thief left, he escaped by chance. He said that the reason why Guide Mansion was trapped in the thief was that Hou Fangxia, the son of Governor Hou Xun, led his family to break through the city gate and left, injured the people guarding the city. This caused chaos at the city gate, and the thief army took the opportunity to attack the city."

"What?" Emperor Chongzhen was furious when he heard this and shouted loudly: "What if this is the case?"

He turned his head to stare at the prime minister Zhou Yanru. If there is such a thing, why didn’t the prime minister just report it?

Seeing the emperor coming towards him, Zhou Yanru complained in his heart, scolded Liu Zongzhou, and then replied: "Your Majesty, this matter is a one-sided statement from the magistrate of Liang. The ministers are afraid that there is another hidden information, so they dare not submit false news."

"What else can there be hidden?" Liu Zongzhou was furious when he heard this. Before Emperor Chongzhen could speak, he angrily rebuked, "I am afraid of death. I am not allowed to suppress the defenders and open the door with his father's official position. Isn't this an obvious thing?"

Hou Xun was just revived some time ago and replaced the army of Huguang, Henan, Sichuan and the north and south of the Yangtze River. He was so powerful that he was one of the few ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

More importantly, he was kind to Zuo Liangyu, who held heavy troops. It was for him that the court felt that he could only use Zuo Liangyu, at least that was what the court believed, and gave him such great power.

Therefore, Liu Zongzhou’s speculation may not be unreasonable.

However, before Zhou Yanru could speak, another cabinet assistant Wei Zhaocheng stood up and refuted him: "It is also possible that the magistrate of Shangqiu County is worried that the court would pursue the crime of losing the city, so it is unknown whether it is framed by Hou Fangxia!"

"It's outrageous!" Liu Zongzhou said even more angrily, "Guide Mansion City is a strong city, how can it be so easy to fall? Besides, the magistrate of Liang County was injured by a knife, and his wife Zhang, son, daughter, and servants were all killed. Do you dare to slander him? In my opinion, you are afraid of offending Hou Xu or taking money from the Hou family?"

When he heard this, several people in Wenhua Palace immediately stepped out and refuted it. They accused Liu Zongzhou of slandering him, complained to Emperor Chongzhen, and demanded that Liu Zongzhou be punished for his crime.

For a moment, a quarrel in Wenhua Palace became a quarrel!

Emperor Chongzhen was so aggrieved by them that he was so angry that he would have thought Zhou Yanru and others were more reasonable, and considering that he was using Hou Xu now, it is very likely that he would suppress this matter.

However, with the experience of last night, he knew that the country was not far from being destroyed at this time, and he also knew that the character of the chief minister Zhou Yanru and others had already been stained. Therefore, he was considered to be 55 and felt that both sides had a reasonable point.

As a result, he was unable to make up his mind. He had to turn his head to look at Zhang Mingwei and asked again: "Sir, what do you think about this?"

"..." Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes to this strange guy in a python suit, and his heart was speechless. Is this so trusted by the emperor that I have to ask this person's opinion on everything?

Zhang Mingwei was already thinking about this issue when Liu Zongzhou and others quarreled. Therefore, when Emperor Chongzhen asked, he frowned slightly and asked Liu Zongzhou, "Would that Hou Fangxia be dead or alive? Where would he be if she was alive?"

Liu Zongzhou knew that his words were equivalent to asking the emperor, so he immediately replied: "I don't know whereabouts at the moment, but according to the magistrate of Liang, Hou Fangxia took advantage of the dawn to kill the defenders and left the city, and it should have been to break out."

In other words, it is unknown whether Hou Fangxia is alive or not. Zhang Mingwei thought, and asked again: "Where is this Liang County Magistrate now?"

"He is currently recuperating in Yucheng." Liu Zongzhou knew this and gave a definite answer.

After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei turned around and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, this matter needs to be found out. Therefore, we will wait for the Liang County Magistrate to recover from his wounds and find out the exact whereabouts of Hou Fangxia before investigating the case. In short, the court has a principle that it is not unfair to accuse a good man or let a bad thief go!"

When he said this, he blinked his eyes and signaled. Because he was speaking to Emperor Chongzhen, no ministers saw it.

Emperor Chongzhen thought Zhang Mingwei was right, and when he blinked his eyes, he knew that it should be something else. He understood it, nodded and said seriously: "What the sir said is very true. This matter must be clearly determined before it can be concluded. The court must not be separated from loyalty, heroic, traitorous, and traitorous. Only when loyalty, traitorous, and traitorous are praised and traitorous are punished can the Ming Dynasty have hope!"

Hearing this, Liu Zongzhou's eyes lit up. This was what he said to his heart. So he shouted: "Your Majesty, I have the right to report it!"

"Huh?" Emperor Chongzhen nodded in agreement after hearing this. However, he thought he was still confused about this matter, and he felt a little unhappy.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zongzhou did not say this at all, but said righteously: "I am inexplicably moved by what Your Majesty said just now. This is indeed my hope for the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, I would like to commend Lu Xiangsheng, who died in battle, to chase and kill Yang Sichang, the treacherous minister of the misunderstanding, and to arrest Zuo Liangyu, the domineering general, so that the commander-in-chief can know how to wake him up."

This passage has been buried in his heart. If it were in the original history, it would not be until December that the court would continue to lose its city and land. Now, because of Zhang Mingwei's butterfly effect, it has been many months in advance and took advantage of the Guide case. Then, he stared at Emperor Chongzhen, with some expectations, and was hoping that the emperor would approve what he said.

However, his words made Emperor Chongzhen trouble again.

You should know that Yang Sichang was the minister he relied most on the past. Even Chen Xinjia, the Minister of War, whom he relied most on the most on the ground, was recommended by Yang Sichang. Therefore, it would be a bit unfamiliar to him to identify Yang Sichang as a traitor in the misleading country.

However, after all, with the influence of Zhang Mingwei's butterfly effect, he already knew that the Ming Dynasty would perish in two years. After Zhang Mingwei's analysis, Chen Xinjia was likely to collude with the Shanxi merchants. In this way, even Yang Sichang might not be clean. Therefore, if only this is the case, he might have made a decision on the spot.

But the fundamental reason why Emperor Chongzhen was in trouble was that Liu Zongzhou asked him to arrest and punish Zuo Liangyu.

Who doesn't know that Zuo Liangyu is arrogant and domineering? Even if he is over, Emperor Chongzhen knows it well. But there is no way. Zuo Liangyu holds heavy troops and is known as more than 100,000 troops. Although he is arrogant and domineering now, he is at least fighting against the bandits!

If he is moved, what should I do if he is forced to rebel? Besides, when Songshan is defeated, the main force of the court is wiped out, and Zuo Liangyu's troops are even more important.

At this time, the court will be defeated by the capture of Zuo Liangyu. Even if the court has the will, it will be powerless!
Chapter completed!