The emperor looked at the ministers. One third of them had not submitted any memorials, but two thirds of them took sides, which made him even more nervous.
The emperor pointed at the memorial with his fingertips and said, "I am keeping all the ministers here today to confer the title of king."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ministers in the government hall looked at each other. They knew that the emperor would definitely confer titles on the princes, but they didn't know whether to confer titles on several princes or all of them.
When Lord Feng heard about the title, he saw that no one said anything. He didn't know how many titles to give, so he asked tentatively, "Your Majesty, have you chosen a title?"
If you mention a few titles, they will also know whether they are all kings.
The emperor was silent for a moment. "This title has always been used to use the country name during the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. I don't want to come up with a special title. Just draft a title according to the country name of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. Do you have any recommendations, my dear ministers?"
Lord Feng was speechless, so the emperor didn't think about it at all and his test was in vain.
Zhou Shuren quickly glanced at the prince. The prince's name contains "Chen", which means throne and is a nickname for emperor. The emperor named the prince to indicate his succession to the throne.
Now, speaking of titles, according to custom, among all the kings throughout history, the titles of Jin, Qin, Qi and Chu are the most honorable. The King of Jin is the most honorable and the most powerful during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
Zhou Shuren thought to himself that although the current history was fictional, when history did not take a turn, the previous history was the same as the history he knew. He could not remember how many people who were titled King of Jin finally became emperors, but he had the impression that there were quite a lot.
What Zhou Shuren could think of, the old foxes in the room naturally thought of as well. This was a test, not only a test from the emperor, but also a test from the ministers about the emperor's thoughts.
Zhou Shuren couldn't help but look at the prince again, and then met his eyes. Embarrassed, Zhou Shuren silently withdrew his gaze, his heart pounding. The prince's eyes were becoming more and more like the emperor's. It was as if his thoughts were seen through just now, so he didn't dare to look at him any more.
The prince withdrew his gaze playfully. When Zhou Shuren took his first glance, he felt it. All the ministers in the room looked at him more or less. Some looked at him inquiringly, some asked him meaningfully. Only Zhou Shuren looked like he was watching a show.
The prince's eyes deepened. Zhou Shuren, this old fox, was smarter than he had guessed. Fortunately, Zhou Shuren was not obsessed with power, otherwise, he would not dare to delegate power to Zhou Shuren after he ascended the throne.
After an hour of tea, as if they were being punished by standing, no one dared to speak. The emperor probably wanted to take this opportunity to punish the ministers. Since no one said anything, the emperor would not let anyone go.
It was not until half a cup of tea had passed that the emperor spoke, "Since you won't say anything, then write a memorial and all of you can leave!"
The ministers left the government hall, and Zhou Shuren, who had been slightly bent, finally straightened his waist. He rubbed his waist, feeling very tired. He had stood for most of the hour at the morning court session and stood for a long time in the government hall.
Xiao Qing coughed and signaled Zhou Shuren to leave quickly.
Zhou Shuren looked up and saw that Mr. Wang and his companions had left quickly. Afraid of being caught and chatted, Zhou Shuren touched his legs and luckily he was only wearing a pair of cotton pants today.
At Zhou's house, Gu Liufeng's mother came. Since the engagement, Mrs. Hu has never visited.
Zhulan called Zhao to meet Hu together. Today was the day when Hu came and it was just after the New Year. Hu did not wear too plain clothes. There was a little more color on her clothes. Her accessories did not change much and were still simple.
This was the first time that Mrs. Hu came to visit. She held the gift in her hand tightly and said, "Sister, this is a little token of my appreciation."
Zhulan took it personally, "You are so annoying."
Seeing that Shuren was still kind, Mrs. Hu felt a lot more relaxed. "This is a little gift. I made it myself. Please don't despise it."
Before Zhulan opened the letter, Zhao walked in.
Zhao first called her mother-in-law, "Mom."
Zhulan said, "I just heard that you were packing your luggage. Is there anything you're missing?"
Zhao was already sitting next to Hu, "Mom, everything has been packed."
Zhulan stopped worrying after asking. Zhao was more careful than her. As for what to pay attention to when going out to sea, Zhulan would not get involved blindly. She didn't know what to pay attention to when going out to sea in ancient times. The Xu family had experience, so it sounded right.
Zhao had also learned about the changes in her future son-in-law's family recently, and said to Hu, "I had planned to talk to you after the master left the house!"
Mrs. Hu was a widow. She seldom went out. She bought enough food for the family for half a month. There were no winter vegetables, but she bought a lot of radishes and cabbages. The only thing she needed to buy when she went out was meat. This was her second time going out this year. The first time was to visit her brother's house for New Year's greetings.
Neighbors would come to visit, but most of the time she was the only one at home. After hearing what her future mother-in-law said, she smiled and said, "I'm always welcome, but you have to wait until I move into my new house."
Zhao, "Did you buy the house?"
Mrs. Hu was not surprised that the Zhou family knew about it, and nodded, "I have already bought it. I thought I would buy it sooner or later. I bought a large two-story house at once, and this time I bought a small garden. Although it is a little far from the academy, it is close to West City."
Zhao was thinking about going to take a look, "Let me know when you move, and I'll help out."
Mrs. Hu agreed verbally, but she didn't want to trouble the Zhou family in her heart. Her son was doing well in the academy, which was already a lot of trouble for the Zhou family. She was afraid that too much trouble would make them dislike her.
At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren heard a knock on the door and looked up. "You are amazing. You didn't even tell me you had arrived in the capital."
Wang Ju snorted inwardly. He did it on purpose. "Sir Zhou, I am here to take up my post."
Zhou Shuren looked at the document in Wang Ju's hand and asked, "Did you just come from the Shangshu?"
Wang Ju nodded, "The Minister asked me to follow you."
Zhou Shuren thought that the people he brought in would naturally follow him, so he motioned for Wang Ju to sit down and personally poured tea for her, "Drink some tea to warm yourself up."
Wang Ju took the teacup silently, "Sir, could you please stop laughing like that?"
According to his experience, the brighter Zhou Shuren smiled, the unlucky he would be.
Zhou Shuren's mood now is the same as that of the Shangshu. A capable subordinate must be protected. "Okay, you have some tea first."
Wang Ju didn't see Lord Qiu, so she swallowed the tea in her mouth and asked, "Lord Qiu is not here?"
Zhou Shuren explained: "He went to the Ministry of Industry and will be back in the afternoon."
Zhang Jinghong came in at this time, and was stunned when he saw Lord Zhou looking so obviously happy. He had been in the Ministry of Revenue for some time, but it was the first time he saw Lord Zhou so obviously happy.
Zhou Shuren said to Zhang Jinghong, "Put down the booklet and go get busy."
Zhang Jinghong looked at Lord Wang a few more times. He was very nervous. Lord Wang used to be Lord Zhou's right-hand man. Now that Lord Wang has come to Beijing, will there still be a place for him in the future
Wang Ju waited for Zhang Jinghong to leave and lowered her voice, "I heard from my father that the adults take good care of Zhang Jinghong?"
Zhou Shuren, "Well, this kid is indeed very insightful. I am also training him to be a helper."
Wang Ju curled her lips. She was too young back then and fell into Zhou Shuren’s trap. Now he is still thinking about her!
At Zhou's house, Zhulan waited until Mrs. Hu left before opening the box. Inside the box were some exquisite jewelry, and the hairpin was very delicately made. "This doesn't look like it was bought from a jewelry store. Mrs. Hu just said that she made it herself, am I remembering correctly?"