In a blink of an eye, Zhou Shuren, who had been wandering on the sea for many days, reluctantly went ashore. As soon as he stepped ashore, he met the gloomy face of the emperor.
Zhou Shuren, "!!"
The emperor didn’t return to Beijing
The emperor said in a sarcastic tone, "You finally decided to come back?"
Zhou Shuren, "..."
The look of this resentful woman is really offensive to the eyes.
The Queen Mother asked in confusion, "You didn't return to Beijing?"
Zhulan silently gave the Queen Mother a thumbs up. Look, the Queen Mother talked about you directly. Moreover, the Queen Mother has been very free and easy these days. She has observed for several days and didn’t find that the Queen Mother missed the Emperor!
The emperor felt wronged, "I want to go out to sea to find you after I finish my work, but I don't know the route, so I can only wait here."
After saying that, he quickly added, "My home is where you are."
Bamboo orchid, "... "
Zhou Shuren, "..."
It turns out that the emperor is like this in private, wow!
The Queen Mother looked a little unnatural, glared at her husband, and said, "Get in the carriage."
The emperor stepped forward eagerly, "I'll help you."
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren also got on the carriage. As the carriage started moving, Zhulan whispered, "The Emperor can't live without the Empress Dowager."
Zhou Shuren, "Otherwise, why do we say old age companions?"
The carriage did not return to Pinggang, but went directly to the provincial capital, where we rested at night. The journey was quite smooth, and we reached the city just before the city gates were closed.
As soon as he entered the city, Zhou Shuren saw the prince and was surprised, "Your Highness?"
The prince was relieved to see that his grandfather and grandmother were safe and sound, and that Marquis Zhou was also in good health. "Father has calculated the date and asked me to wait in the capital."
Zhou Shuren heard it and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Prince."
The prince observed Zhou Hou carefully and asked with a smile, "Did you have a good rest during this vacation?"
Zhou Shuren, "If I say I didn't get enough rest, can I get another leave?"
The prince smiled, "No."
"oh."
After saying that, Zhou Shuren turned around and went back to the carriage.
The emperor pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "Since you are waiting here, the inn has been arranged."
The prince said, "Everything has been arranged. Grandson will lead the way."
Soon they arrived at the inn. Zhou Shuren met the prince as soon as he came out of the shower. The prince looked like he wanted to chat, and Zhou Shuren felt a stomachache. "Oh, I'm old and I'm not feeling well. I need to go take care of something urgent."
Prince, "..."
The prince waited for a while but didn't see Zhou Hou. He sent someone to ask and found out that Zhou Hou had already left the inn. "!!"
He is still too young.
Zhou Shuren took people shopping. He was very familiar with Jinzhou because it was close to Beijing. Jinzhou had changed a lot. "I remember when I left, there were no three-story buildings here."
Jinyan asked a passerby, "It was built three years ago."
Zhou Shuren, "What a huge change."
When Zhou Shuren walked around and returned to the inn, it was already dark. There were not many pedestrians on the street, and there were few people in the inn lobby.
As a result, Zhou Shuren was helpless, "The prince hasn't rested yet?"
Prince, "It's still early."
Zhou Shuren stopped playing dumb and asked, "Prince, are you waiting for me?"
The prince gestured to make a pot of tea and said, "My Lord, please."
Zhou Shuren knew he couldn't avoid it, so he motioned for Jin Yan and the others to go and rest, then slowly walked to the table and sat down, "What does the prince want to talk about?"
The prince said, "My Lord, please go back to the Ministry of Revenue. I will follow you to do your work in the Ministry of Revenue."
Zhou Shuren was stunned. He was just taking a vacation. He quickly realized, "Because of smuggling?"
The prince nodded, "The Ministry of Revenue will be very busy recently."
Zhou Shuren understood that the emperor was going to take action, but he didn't know whose house he was going to confiscate. With so many years of experience as the Minister of Revenue, confiscating property would definitely make you rich. "So the Ministry of Revenue is going to make a fortune?"
Prince: "... Yeah."
Zhou Shuren was thinking, the smuggling was caught by the emperor, and the emperor personally investigated it. This means he found a lot of melons, and then asked in a deep voice, "Have you checked the military?"
Prince, "I checked. Father is furious and has taken all of them to the capital. The amount of money found is so shocking that even I am shocked."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "It's only been a few years."
The prince also felt distressed. The navy was so powerful, but in just a few years some people became its protectors.
He set off early the next morning. Zhou Shuren was preoccupied with the confiscation of property, especially after learning about the amount of embezzlement from the prince. He was determined to return to Beijing and prepare to slaughter the pigs!
The journey back to Beijing was safe. When Zhou Shuren arrived in Beijing and separated from the emperor, he grumbled, "I thought someone would take the risk."
The Emperor rolled his eyes. "The evidence has already been sent back to the capital. What's the point of stopping them? Even if you insist on going all the way to the end, you dare to attack the Emperor and the Crown Prince. Are you crazy?"
It was clearly just a crime of confiscating property and exiling, but why did they have to torture and kill all nine generations of the family? Only a mentally ill person would do that!
Zhou Shuren touched his nose. He could only say that he saw it on TV. "I will go back home first."
The emperor waved his hand, showing his disgust.
Zhou Shuren also wanted to roll his eyes. Who was the one who had the audacity to follow him in the first place, and now he is the emperor emeritus when he returns to the capital. Ugh!
After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Zhulan met several daughters-in-law and asked, "Is there anything important happening at home recently?"
Li replied, "Everything is fine at home. Nothing serious has happened. It's just that you and Dad left. The family has lost its backbone. We feel uneasy about everything we do."
Zhulan, "Just get used to it slowly. You will have to live your own lives sooner or later."
Li said hurriedly: "My daughter-in-law will live with her forever."
Zhulan laughed. Not to mention dividing the family, she would live with the eldest brother for the rest of her life.
The next day, Zhou Shuren went to the morning court. The palace gates had not yet opened. Li Zhao came over and asked, "You're good. Are you going on vacation or investigating a case?"
Zhou Shuren, "It was obviously the emperor who investigated."
Li Zhao has been having a hard time recently. "I've been wanting to get sick lately, but I don't dare to. Alas!"
Zhou Shuren, "I guess a lot of people have been looking for you recently."
Li Zhao, "I didn't see anyone."
What have you done now that you are panicking
While the two were talking, the palace gate opened and the two men shut up. Li Zhao actually wanted to know more information from Zhou Shuren, but the knife was hanging over him and he felt nervous.
After the court session, Zhou Shuren still hadn't come to his senses. Li Zhao had no mood to chat and rushed out of the palace.
At the morning court today, the emperor enumerated the crimes of corrupt officials in the court. The evidence was irrefutable and the emperor was furious and ordered a confiscation of their properties.
Prince, "Marquis Zhou?"
Zhou Shuren came back to his senses, "Prince and I are returning to the Ministry of Revenue?"
He thought the prince would follow and have his house confiscated.
Prince, "Yeah."
Zhou Shuren turned around, "Prince, please."
After returning to the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren arranged for people to go with the task of confiscating property. Since a lot of property was confiscated, many officials from the Ministry of Revenue went there. Zhou Shuren did not bring the prince with him personally. Since the prince came to study, Zhou Shuren asked Zhang Jinghong to bring him with him.
In the afternoon, Zhou Shuren unexpectedly met Zhuo Guyu. Shouldn’t Zhuo Guyu be in the Hanlin Academy
Zhuo Guyu put down the account book in his hand and said respectfully: "This is the account book found during the house search. Your Majesty, please have a look at it, Lord Shangshu."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard when he heard this. Today, the emperor summoned Zhuo Guyu to the palace. "Yes."