Zhou Shuren secretly glanced at the new emperor. The new emperor still had a smile on his face, but the smile was a little stiff!
Zhou Shuren moved his ears. These old ministers had not really committed suicide. They just asked for the establishment of a crown prince, but did not say who it should be.
However, it also made the Queen's maternal family, the new Duke Cheng'en, anxious. In the minds of the Wen family, the Queen and the Empress Dowager were in the same situation, both had two legitimate sons. The new emperor was the eldest son and was made the crown prince, and the Queen's son was also the eldest son. There was nothing wrong with making the eldest son the crown prince.
But will the Liu family, who are not bad, be willing to accept this? Of course they are not willing!
The new emperor's thoughts were a little far away. The founding of the dynasty and the appointment of the crown prince also went through many twists and turns. The forces of the parties at that time were more complicated than they are now.
After listening to the speech on establishing a crown prince, the new emperor looked at the ministers, glanced at Zhou Shuren who had his head lowered, paused, and continued to look at the other ministers.
The new emperor is not very old, but he has been the crown prince for many years and has accumulated pressure from being in charge of government affairs. Even as a new emperor, he feels oppressed.
The new emperor looked at the ministers with satisfaction as they bowed their heads, then stood up and said, "It is too early to appoint a crown prince. I will adjourn the court."
Zhou Shuren waited for the emperor to leave, then quickly slipped away. Yes, he slipped away. He was really afraid that the new emperor would keep him alone. Fortunately, the new emperor did not trick him, and there was no eunuch calling him.
Mr. Wang couldn't catch up, so he could only shout, "Minister Zhou."
Zhou Shuren stopped and turned around to see the old man who was bent over and panting with his hands on his legs. He touched his nose and walked over, "Is the old man okay?"
Old Master Wang was not feeling well. He hadn't walked so fast for a long time. He took a while to stand up and said, "I am old. I am old. I can't even run a few steps. I didn't expect that the Shangshu has such good legs and feet."
Zhou Shuren touched his nose and said, "There is something going on in the Ministry of Revenue, so I am in a hurry to go back."
At this time, the other ministers of the six ministries came over, and the Minister of Personnel interrupted with a fake smile, "Minister Zhou is indeed very busy. The Ministry of Revenue has made a big fuss."
Zhou Shuren, "???"
He actually heard the Minister of Personnel talking nonsense. It was rare to see such a thing in his life. It can be seen that the movement of the Ministry of Revenue made the Minister of Personnel, who was the most chaotic among the six ministries, want to stab him.
The Minister of Justice laughed and said, "Speaking of talking nonsense, the Ministry of Justice has such a punishment!"
Zhou Shuren looked at the Minister of Justice dimly. How powerful! He was threatening him!
Minister of War Li Zhao did not interrupt. Among the six ministries, the Ministry of War has always been controlled by the emperor. It is difficult to get into the Ministry of War if you want to have some qualifications. It is relatively clean. No matter how the Ministry of Revenue messes up, it has little impact on the Ministry of War. He happily watched Zhou Shuren being besieged.
The Minister of Rites is a person who has a lot of experience. "Minister Zhou has always been a man of many talents, and nowadays, we are quite useless!"
The Ministry of Works looked left and right. The Minister of Works shrank back, as if he could not afford to offend any of the wealthy and practical men among the six ministries, so he hid himself.
Zhou Shuren smiled, "This year's tax revenue is pretty good!"
Li Zhao, the Minister of War, immediately interrupted, "Some things can only be established if they are broken. The Ministry of Revenue has taken the lead, but you don't support it and are squeezing Lord Zhou. I can't stand it anymore."
The Minister of Industry followed up weakly: "The smooth reform of the Ministry of Revenue shows that the emperor acquiesced."
The Minister of Personnel gritted his teeth and glared at the Minister of Works, saying, "You know what I mean, we are not blind, and we won't let them pretend to be ignorant and squeeze Zhou Shuren!"
Now, as soon as the Minister of Works spoke, both the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice shook their sleeves and strode away.
Minister of Industry, "...Should I not have made it clear?"
Li Zhao was speechless. As an old fox in the court, he knew what was going on. He was just angry and wanted to step on the new Minister of Revenue. He hoped that Zhou Shuren would make trouble for him in the future, or give him a letter or something before making trouble.
Old Master Wang twitched his beard. He felt that the simplest of the six ministries was the Minister of Works.
As a result, the Minister of Industry looked at Zhou Shuren with fiery eyes, "I have aroused hatred for you. Can you increase the silver approved by Lord Zhou this month?"
Mr. Wang, "..."
There are no innocent people in the court. Pah, they are all vixens.
After leaving the palace, Zhou Shuren and Mr. Wang left in a carriage. Zhou Shuren heard no movement outside, only the sound of their carriage, and said, "Does the old man have anything to ask me?"
Mr. Wang shook his head and nodded, "I do have some questions for you, but now I don't want to ask them anymore."
He began to want to get some information from Zhou Shuren. After leaving the palace, his mind was clear. There were some information that Zhou Shuren would not tell him, such as the information related to the appointment of the crown prince.
Moreover, the relationship between the two families is good, but now the Wang family can no longer help Zhou Shuren, he must maintain the relationship between the two families, and cannot just ask for information, which is not good for the relationship between the two families.
When Zhou Shuren returned to the Ministry of Revenue, he saw the carriage of the Prince of Qin's palace. He chuckled and returned to his office under the complicated gazes of the officials of the Ministry of Revenue.
Zhou Shuren noticed the changes in his office at a glance. There were various dried fruits, a chess board, a few travel books, and a rocking chair.
Zhou Shuren, "!!"
I am so angry, is this still a human being? He is so busy and this person comes to enjoy himself in front of him!!
The emperor rocked his chair and asked, "Is the court over?"
Zhou Shuren pulled the corner of his mouth, "Yes, what is the emperor doing?"
The emperor smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't disturb you while you're at work. Just go about your business."
Zhou Shuren wanted to hit someone, but he was working as a social slave at his desk, while the emperor was enjoying his retirement life in front of him!
His mentality was a little broken, "In fact, I also want to travel around the country like the emperor."
The emperor said quietly, "You don't have a chance, but I will write you a travelogue wherever I go. Yes, I will also bring you some local specialties. We are so polite, so we are the emperor and his subjects."
Zhou Shuren smiled, and in his heart he wanted to prick the villain with a needle. He had just made the ministers of various ministries angry in the palace, and now he was even angrier!
In the palace, the new emperor held the memorial and waited for Rongchuan to arrive before putting it down and saying, "Here I am."
Rong Chuan yawned. He didn't get enough rest last night because he was taking care of his father, so he didn't go to court today. "Your Majesty summoned me to the palace, but is there something urgent that I need to do?"
The new emperor motioned for Rongchuan to drink a cup of refreshing tea, and when Rongchuan was in the right mood, he said, "It's nothing serious, I just want to talk to you."
In recent days, he didn't even go to the queen's bedroom, let alone the harem. Although he didn't go to the harem, he knew everything that went on there.
She had just entered the palace, but the women in the backyard were already divided into factions, and the two illegitimate sons had already huddled together for warmth.
Rong Chuan didn't attend the court, but he knew what happened on the way here. He smiled and asked, "Brother, have you ever seen our father drunk?"
The new emperor shook his head, "Never seen it before."
Rong Chuan whispered, "Father is very clingy when he's drunk. He's especially clingy."
He doesn't act crazy when drunk, nor does he nag, but he is clingy. His mother had seen his father drunk, so she asked him to take care of him. He did so all night, and the image of his father in his heart collapsed overnight.
New Emperor, "... clingy?"
"Um."
The new emperor regretted not visiting his father yesterday, as if he had missed too much!
The new emperor's words were diverted by his younger brother for a while, but he returned to the main topic, "What do you think of this appointment of a crown prince?"
Rong Chuan blinked his eyes and said, "Your Majesty holds the power, and it is up to you to appoint the crown prince."
The eldest brother already had an idea in his mind. Even though the brothers didn't spend much time together, he had this kind of confidence. The eldest brother had an idea in his mind.
The new emperor smiled, this is his real brother, he raised his hand and rubbed his brother's hair, hmm, it felt good.