Zhou Shuren quickly saw the situation ahead. The two ships in front were very close, as if they were trading something. There was something he didn't understand. Smuggling had never been eliminated.
Zhou Shuren put down the telescope and said, "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
The Supreme Emperor turned his head to look at the navy ship some distance away from them, and he was a little gearing up, "A vote?"
Zhou Shuren, "What?"
The Supreme Emperor was so excited, "We are smuggling in front of you. Did you see the size of the ship? If you confiscate it and sell it, you can get a lot of money. You are not complaining that the Ministry of Finance has no money every day, but there is money right in front of you!"
Zhou Shuren, "..."
He does complain every day that he has no money, but he spends the money in a planned way. In fact, there is money in the treasury!
The Supreme Emperor signaled to sail. As soon as their ship moved, the navy would follow. "I will be lucky if I come out with you."
Zhou Shuren said, "Your Majesty, we are in danger."
Your Majesty, "I am here."
Zhou Shuren, "!!"
He just wants to take a vacation, why is it so difficult!
The navy behind saw the flag and followed quickly. Zhou Shuren's face was expressionless. The smuggling ship in front wanted to run away when they saw something bad.
The navy's cannon fired a warning shot and then gave chase.
Zhou Shuren touched his chin, "Still slow."
The Supreme Emperor was excited and asked, "Why are you so slow?"
"I said the boat is slow."
The Emperor looked like you were joking, "The imperial court's ships are the most advanced."
There are always spies going to the shipyard to steal blueprints, and I don’t know how many spies have been arrested!
Zhou Shuren felt his wife shake his hand, and then smiled, taking his time, he was not in a hurry.
The Emperor didn't pay much attention. His attention was on the smuggling ship. The navy quickly controlled the two smuggling ships. "We will go there too."
When the ship passed, the Emperor was not afraid of the danger and boarded the smuggling ship. There were still live animals on the ship that had not been finished.
Zhou Shuren also got on the boat. When asked by the Minister of Household Affairs, his first reaction was how much money these living creatures were worth.
After checking it, the Supreme Emperor said, "Most of it is grain."
Zhou Shuren grabbed a handful of rice and said, "Last year's new rice."
The Supreme Emperor, "We need to find out."
Zhou Shuren chuckled lightly, "We really need to find out. How can we dare to day trade without someone to protect us?"
The Supreme Emperor's face looked ugly, and he looked at the navy with a scrutinizing gaze, "Go back and check."
Zhou Shuren nodded, "We really need to investigate carefully."
The Supreme Emperor said quietly: "You go back with me."
Zhou Shuren said, "... This is too much."
The Emperor said, "Huh?"
Zhou Shuren drooped his head, "I guard the household department for the imperial court. I haven't had a good rest in these years. I don't know if I will have a chance to come out in the future."
The Supreme Emperor knew clearly that Zhou Shuren was pretending, "Forget it, I'll go back."
Zhou Shuren resisted the urge to raise the corners of his mouth and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty."
The Emperor snorted, but in the end the Emperor went back, but the Queen Mother did not leave.
Zhulan looked at the ships going away and sighed in her heart. The Queen Mother and the Supreme Emperor were at odds with each other!
The Queen Mother was accompanied by Linxi, who did not disturb Zhou Shuren and his wife. After a few days of getting used to it, they were able to sleep soundly at night. They fished during the day and visited islands when they came across them. In fact, they did not go too far during the ten-day holiday. Ready to return.
In the capital, there was a wedding banquet for the Gu family. Gu Yan was getting older and the wedding was a bit urgent. Gu Sheng helped greet the guests. There were not many guests, they were all neighbors and some familiar colleagues.
Gu Sheng was stunned for a moment when he heard the boy's report. Then he walked out of the yard to the entrance of the alley and saw the Marquis's carriage.
The carriage curtain opened, and Yuwen handed over the two gifts in her hand, "My uncle is not in the capital. These are gifts from my uncle."
Gu Sheng found that the county master suited the color red very well and wore a red skirt today. He moved his eyes away and said, "I didn't know Mr. Zhou was not in the capital."
If he knew, he would never send the post.
Yuwen did not answer, but said: "The gift has been delivered, so I won't disturb Mr. Gu."
Gu Sheng watched blankly as the Marquis's carriage left. He looked down at the gifts in his hands before he realized something was wrong. There shouldn't be two gifts. He just listened before he figured it out.
"Gu Sheng."
Gu Sheng turned around and saw Ji Deming walking over, "What are you doing here?"
Ji Deming smiled and said, "I heard that your eldest brother got married, and we came from the same state to have a wedding drink."
Gu Sheng saw Ji Deming's shamelessness again, "Please come back."
Ji Deming didn't seem to notice, but stared at Gu Sheng inquiringly, "It was the County Lord Anhe just now. Are you familiar with the County Lord?"
Gu Sheng's face darkened, "Shut up."
Ji Deming was jealous in his eyes and said in a mocking tone: "No wonder you refused the marriage. It turns out that you don't like the fourth-rank official lady, but you are eyeing the Anhe County Lord. I thought you were so upright, ha."
Gu Sheng glared angrily, "I'm not as dirty as you, so you're not welcome here."
With that said, Gu Sheng turned and left.
Ji Deming had a sullen face. What he cared about was what Zhou Houfu thought. If, no, he had already offended Gu Sheng!
The next day, at the Hanlin Academy, Chang Zhi noticed Zhuo Guyu's appraising gaze and said with a cold face, "Is something wrong?"
Zhuo Guyu's heart was on fire. He got the news last night that the Zhouhou Mansion looked down on him and instead liked Gu Sheng. He knew it was not trustworthy, but he couldn't help but look at it.
Changzhi's eyes became colder. Just because he didn't stand out in the Hanlin Academy did not mean he had a good temper. He would not be polite to those who plotted against his daughter. "Get out of the way."
Zhuo Guyu pursed his lips and took a step back. Chang Zhi left with a cold face. He was going to the palace today.
Zhuo Guyu returned to the room and stared at Gu Sheng coldly, "Speaking of which, you haven't entered the palace yet."
Gu Sheng didn't know why Zhuo Guyu was so crazy, "So?"
Zhuo Guyu didn't see the jealousy in Gu Sheng's eyes, as if he had punched cotton. This feeling was very frustrating, so he left without saying a word.
Gu Sheng really doesn't envy Zhuo Guyu. He knows his origin, so he is stable.
In the palace, the emperor is looking at the results of his father's investigation. The navy has too many honors and it's time to investigate.
Chang Zhi came in, and the emperor smiled and said: "Time flies so fast, Zhou Hou has been out of the capital for eight days."
Changzhi was happy because his father was not at home and he had no backbone. "My father will be back in seven days."
The emperor motioned for Chang Zhi to sit down, and after chatting for a while, the emperor suddenly asked, "Tanhua Lang, what do you think, Aiqing?"
Changzhi's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the emperor knew about his daughter's crush on Tanhua Lang, "It's good?"
The emperor looked over in confusion, "Ai Qing, can't you tell?"
Changzhi came to his senses and gave a false alarm. The emperor simply asked about Gu Sheng, "In my eyes, Tanhua Lang is calm and well-calculated."
Why does the emperor often see the number one scholar and Zhuo Guyu but not Gu Sheng? It's not that he doesn't value Gu Sheng. On the contrary, he thinks Gu Sheng is good, so he wants to test it, "I asked the number one scholar and the second person, who is the most beautiful man in their eyes. "
Changzhi thought to himself, the number one scholar is too tactful, what he said must be very pertinent and no one will be offended. Zhuo Guyu is not stupid, so he doesn't know how to apply eye drops. Does the emperor really not know that Zhuo Guyu suppressed Gu Sheng? The emperor knows.