The next day, early in the morning, before Zhou Shuren had had breakfast, the eunuch came to Zhou's house and invited Zhou Shuren into the palace.
Zhulan frowned, "Why would they suddenly let you into the palace?"
Moreover, it was early in the morning and there was no morning court before the big tide meeting, so Zhulan had to think more.
Zhou Shuren was also surprised. Normally, the emperor and the prince should not meet anyone before the grand meeting, but now they wanted to meet him and didn't even give him time to eat breakfast.
Zhou Shuren put on his official uniform and said, "Don't worry."
Zhulan was not worried, but just couldn't understand. "Although there is no danger, you still have to be more careful."
"good."
Zhulan handed the purse filled with snacks to Zhou Shuren, "Fill your stomach."
"Um."
The carriage was moving very fast, which showed that they were in a hurry to get Zhou Shuren into the palace. After entering the palace, they went straight to the Zheng Palace.
Zhou Shuren tidied up his official uniform before entering the study. The emperor was the only one in the study. It was quiet in the study. The emperor was still immersed in his own thoughts, but the air pressure around him was very low.
Zhou Shuren's heart was lifted, "I pay my respects to His Majesty."
The emperor came back to his senses, and it seemed like it took him a long time to find his voice, "Ah, Shu Ren is here."
Zhou Shuren was even more confused and still didn't understand what was wrong with the emperor.
The emperor rubbed his forehead and said, "Shu Ren, sit down."
Zhou Shuren stood up and sat on the chair that had been prepared long ago, and said carefully: "Your Majesty's complexion is a little bad, but did you not get enough rest?"
The emperor's face sank again, and he said in a nasal voice, "Well, I really didn't get enough rest."
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
Today's emperor is very open about his emotions!
The emperor's gaze fell on Zhou Shuren, looking at him without blinking, which made Zhou Shuren very nervous. How could he not be nervous? The emperor did not hide his scrutiny at all.
Zhou Shuren tried his best to keep himself calm and asked doubtfully, "Is your official uniform not worn properly?"
The emperor retracted his gaze and shook his head, saying, "I just had a nightmare."
It was more than just a nightmare. The dream was full of blood. He could hear his own roar. The whole hall was filled with blood. Then, he watched like a bystander. He saw familiar faces, but Zhou Shuren was not there. Yes, Zhou Shuren was not there.
He looked carefully in his dream and found that the Minister of Revenue was not Zhou Shuren, but still Lord Zhong.
This nightmare felt too real to him. His son was poisoned and fell to the ground. The hall was filled with bloodshed. He recognized every face. The prince won, but he also paid the price.
The emperor closed his eyes to calm his emotions, wishing to cut the Zhang family into pieces. He opened his eyes and said, "I had a dream last night, and Shu Ren was not in the dream."
Zhou Shuren's heart was pounding, and he was so scared, "Oh my God, are you teasing him like this, and even giving the emperor a hint like this, "Why did the emperor dream about me?"
I admire my quick reaction.
Your Majesty, "I dreamed of a court without Shu Ren. It was a nightmare to me."
Zhou Shuren took a deep breath in his heart. This sentence contained a lot of information. Then he thought again, it was true. Without him in the court, no one would come up with good ideas to get money to fill the national treasury. Without his conspiracy to defeat the Zhang family and pick up silver for free, without him returning to the Rong family by accident, the Rong family's treasury would not have been discovered.
Zhou Shuren looked at the emperor. The most important thing was that without his intentional guidance from time to time, the emperor and the prince would not have such closed-minded thinking.
Zhou Shuren, "The Emperor's dreams are always the opposite."
What can he say? He can say that your dream is right, and he is the biggest surprise.
The emperor thought so too, because Shuren really existed, and he had discovered the conspiracy of the Yao and Zhang clans long ago. He was prepared, and he controlled this game. The emperor smiled, "I am afraid sometimes too."
He was really scared, the dream was so real. Thinking of the Queen, the Emperor pursed his lips.
Zhou Shuren was terrified. The emperor was in a bad mood again. He finally understood why he was in a hurry to find him into the palace. The emperor was looking for a sense of reality in him. It was obvious that the emperor's dream was really terrible.
Zhou Shuren recalled carefully, the memory was a bit old, at that time his wife said Rong Enqing, the original Shi Qing failed in the battle for the throne and died, stroking his beard, if it weren't for his intervention, it seemed to be true. Originally, the Shi family had business dealings with the Zhang family, and they were still merchants without returning to their identities, but the more they dealt with each other, the more inseparable they became, and he was probably used as cannon fodder.
Zhou Shuren didn't dare to peek at the emperor. The emperor was too perceptive. He was afraid that his little thoughts could not be hidden from the emperor. "Your Majesty, dreams are just dreams."
The emperor smiled and said, "Shu Ren is right, dreams are just dreams."
Now the queen is alive and well, and his sons are all fine. He is fully prepared. However, he still remembers some details in the dream. It is better to believe it than not, so he still has to be on guard.
In the end, the emperor became more and more satisfied with Zhou Shuren. Thinking of the master's words, Zhou Shuren was indeed a lucky general. The sharp contrast between reality and dreams made the emperor more and more convinced that Zhou Shuren was a person who could stabilize the country.
The emperor thought of this and said, "In the future, I will have to rely more on Shu Ren to advise the prince."
Zhou Shuren, "The Crown Prince was taught by the Emperor himself. I am ashamed of his excellence."
Bah, it's easy to admonish, but the emperor will pass the blame. The prince will be the emperor in the future. Honest advice may be unpleasant to the ears but is beneficial to action, but the premise is that one can listen to the honest advice. Even if the prince can listen to it at the beginning, after a long time, after being an emperor for a long time, he may not be willing to listen more.
If one thing goes wrong and there are too many problems, the Zhou family will be finished.
The emperor was satisfied with the prince he had taught, especially when the prince was in control of government affairs and no longer needed his guidance. "Shu Ren is a pillar of the country. I have confidence in you."
Zhou Shuren, "..."
He had no confidence in himself, not because he was a coward, but because he saw things too clearly. Think about the prince's temperament, an ambitious expansionist. When he had made great achievements, he really didn't want to hear words that would pour cold water on his mind.
Zhou Shuren stayed in the palace for the whole morning. After having lunch, he left the palace and returned to the Ministry of Revenue.
The prince summoned Zhou Shuren alone and entered the palace early in the morning, which made people think more. Yes, the emperor was still unconscious and could die at any time, so everyone thought that the prince met Zhou Shuren.
Because of the dragon robe, everyone thought that he had said something to Zhou Shuren, and it was also an indirect confirmation that the prince would succeed to the throne.
Zhou Shuren simply ignored Qiu Yan who seemed to be hesitant to speak several times. Silence was better than words.
In the afternoon, Lord Ning Xu, the Ning Marquis, entered the palace, as if to verify his conjecture. In the following two days, people who entered the palace were all from the prince's lineage.
In a blink of an eye, it was time for the grand court meeting. Zhou Shuren woke up at dawn, and Zhulan helped him put on his clothes without saying a word. They both had a premonition that blood would be seen today, and the prince would not choose the day for the grand court meeting randomly.
Zhulan stared at the soft armor, "Is the soft armor useful?"