Emperor Zhang Yu wanted to move his fingers but finally held back. Some subtle movements could not be allowed as unconscious actions could easily reveal one's inner thoughts. Holding back his restless hand, Zhang Yu looked at Zhou Shuren. Among the eighty people admitted this time, he was most satisfied with Zhou Shuren.
The information about Zhou Shuren only starts from Pingzhou. The time is short and the information is less without a table. But there is really a lot of information about Zhou Shuren. From how Zhou Shuren makes money with his ability to his wife's ability to resell things, it all makes him eyes light up and he also gets a lot of clues!
When he first invaded the capital, he killed many people and seized many houses. In the early days of the dynasty, he killed another group of officials in order to consolidate the government. He had a lot of houses piled up in his hands!
He regretted it so much. Why did he have the brains to reward the house before? You know, the more houses he kept, the better!
The emperor thought too much and his mind drifted away. He collected his thoughts and wanted to think about Zhou Shuren. What he valued most was Zhou Shuren's decisiveness, his willingness to take no losses, and his ruthlessness. In addition, Zhou Shuren's answer sheet gave him a lot of clues, so he was looking forward to handing the Lizhou City area over to him.
You know, before he discovered Zhou Shuren, he was really worried about who to send to Lizhou City. He counted the officials in the court, and they all had good fortune as officials, but most of their money was obtained through corruption, and the rest came from wealthy families.
There is really no one who has such good fortune as Zhou Shuren. For example, when he participated in the antique competition, he felt that there were too many coincidences, as if he was receiving silver. Yes, the Marquis' Mansion gave him silver, and he also cheated the Marquis' Mansion of its silver. It was very calculated. Thinking about it this way, Zhou Shuren's fortune is really good. Although he lost some of it in the end, Zhou Shuren still made a lot of money.
His demands were not high. He just wanted to feed the hungry people and stop them from asking the court for money every year.
Fortunately, Zhou Shuren didn't know what the emperor was thinking, otherwise he would have vomited blood. He also had the information about Lizhou City in his hands. Don't think he is a fool. The information Wu Chun gave was really detailed. There are really a lot of people in Lizhou City. Although many of them have left, they are also returning to their hometowns one after another. There is no place better than their hometown, right? Once the population returns, life in Lizhou City will become even more difficult.
Fortunately, Zhou Shuren didn't know what the emperor wanted, and was still calmly watching the show in the court with his peripheral vision.
The emperor sat high up, just like he was in the examination room, he could see any little movement below, he curled the corners of his mouth, it was worthy of the second place that he had chosen, if he had known that the number one scholar was so cautious, he should not have considered the age in choosing the number one scholar, the second place was still better, it was exactly what he wanted.
The court was in uproar again. The imperial edict had been issued, and the emperor had been prepared. When the ministers had recovered, the emperor knew that someone would refute it. The emperor had seen enough of the drama, and everything he should know was known from his expression. The emperor stood up neatly and said, "I will not delay any more. The auspicious time has come. The people in the city are still waiting for the new number one scholar to show his style. I will adjourn the court."
After saying this, the emperor strode away.
Minister of the imperial court, "......"
It’s a familiar path, and it didn’t stop me today!
The prince hurriedly trotted to catch up. If he didn't run at this time, he would be besieged. What did the prince say? Would he give more advice to the emperor? His goal was simple: a prince who would listen to his father.
The reason why my father has not been killing people in the past two years is not because he is too lazy to pick up the knife. Firstly, it is to stabilize the government, and secondly, it is to train the prince.
The prince's eyes were deep. Now that the princes had been trained, it was his turn to take action. After all, there was only one throne. If he failed, the queen mother, the foreigners, his family, his wife's family, and his younger brother who was not yet grown up would all have a way to survive. They were all fighting for their lives!
The emperor and the prince both slipped away. The three princes who had just entered the court looked at each other and quickly ran away while the ministers were still not able to react. If they were surrounded at this time, it would show that they had low IQs!
Zhou Shuren stood up straight. The emperor and the prince had left, so he no longer had to keep his head down. It was tiring to keep his head down, and the back of his neck was a little stiff. It was really not easy to be an official in Beijing!
Zhou Shuren looked at the princes who had slipped away. Hey, they were all very smart. Zhou Shuren thought silently that the emperor had really good genes, and none of the princes were stupid. He also thought that it was fortunate that the emperor had not had any more children, otherwise there would have been eighty or ninety dragons fighting for the throne. It would be bad if there were too many people fighting for the throne. They would only think about fighting for power, and few would serve the people. It would be better if the emperor couldn't have any children.
When the ministers in the court saw that those who should leave had left, they decided not to waste time. As for this year's top scholars, they really had no time to pay attention to them. The highest official position among them was the fifth rank, and they were from the poorest border areas. The others were grassroots officials, and it would not be too late to pay attention to them when they emerged.
Now they have to go back and calculate how much they have lost as a result of those punches from the Emperor!
Zhou Shuren looked at the court where only Jinshi were left. Very good, this imperial examination not only set a precedent by sending candidates abroad, but no one was paying attention to it!
In the Beijing restaurant, Zhulan really had no idea what Zhou Shuren had been through. She was waiting for the parade in the restaurant she had booked, calculating the time for it to arrive, but still no one was in sight.
Xue Han stood by the window, "Mom, why haven't Dad and Brother Wu Ming come yet?"
Zhulan, "... ..."
She didn't know either. All she knew about parades were from TV dramas, which had no basis for anything.
Li stood on tiptoe, "Here it comes, here it comes."
Zhulan stood up and saw that he had indeed arrived. He was riding a tall horse and wearing court robes, looking very energetic. But why did she feel discouraged
The parade should have been a joyous one, but except for Wu Ming and Zhou Shuren who looked calm, everyone else smiled too stiffly, and seemed to be in a trance, with expressions like "Who am I? What have I been through?"
Zhulan's intuition told her that something big must have happened to Xie En today.
Mrs. Li, Zhou Lao Da and the children were the most excited. Ming Teng waved his little hands desperately and called for grandpa. Even the quiet Yu Lu waved her chubby hands.
Xue Han was much more reserved. She grabbed the window with both hands and looked out excitedly.
Li wanted to shout but didn't dare. One of them was her brother who was the top scholar and she couldn't afford to offend him. The other was her father-in-law who she was always afraid of. In order to express her excitement, she could only pat the head of the family's thigh and said, "Look, look, the team is coming."
Boss Zhou: “… … ..”
It hurts, it hurts so much!
In order to book a private room near the street, Zhulan made the reservation half a month in advance and spent a lot of money. However, since Yangbang and Zhuangyuanlang were a couple, when she came to the restaurant today, the owner returned the money and gave her free tea and snacks!
Zhulan drank tea and thought about what might have happened in the palace. When the team arrived, Zhulan regained her composure and her eyes fell on the third place winner. He looked to be in his twenties and was indeed handsome.
In ancient times, people were still somewhat reserved. No one threw sachets, but they did throw fake flowers, and basically all of them were thrown to the winner of the imperial examination!