Chapter 1831 Great Bargain

The morning court session ended. After the emperor and the crown prince walked away, all the ministers remained standing where they were, with everyone's eyes on Master Zhuo.

Zhou Shuren waited for a moment. He saw that there was some grudge involved in the excitement. His colleagues had no sympathy for Master Zhuo at all. They just watched coldly as Master Zhuo fell to his knees and recovered.

Zhou Shuren looked at the Prince of Qi and the Prince of Chu who seldom came to court. It would be difficult for anyone to make the first move unless these two people took action. The royal family members were narrow-minded. The eyes of the Prince of Qi and the Prince of Chu were very cold.

Fortunately, the two princes knew that the emperor still needed the Zhuo family, so when the King of Qi took action, the King of Chu also followed.

Before Zhou Shuren turned around and walked out of the hall, he heard the voice of the Minister of Rites, "The Minister of Rites will go to the Duke's Mansion at 9:00 p.m."

Oh, yes. He just remembered that the Duke's Mansion was a gift, and now the Emperor doesn't want the Zhuo family to stay for another day.

Zhou Shuren left without stopping, and Lord Lin and Lord Wei hurriedly followed him.

The three of them walked quickly and distanced themselves from the people behind them. Lord Lin then spoke, "We almost capsized when we just met..."

Lord Wei said, "Yes, it only took one day to find the Duke, no, the evidence of the Zhuo family's crimes."

He felt a little scared when he saw this energy!

Zhou Shuren sneered, "It's not all evidence found by the five families. There are many noble families involved through marriage and relationship networks."

Lord Lin frowned, "The Zhuo family has lost the title of Duke and has fallen into a lower class now."

Zhou Shuren said dimly, "So the emperor was furious."

A good chess game was almost ruined. After all the years of the emperor's planning and strategizing, this was the first time he almost lost at the very beginning.

The Lin family is a die-hard loyalist to the imperial power, and the emperor values ​​the family of Yu Shi. This time, Yu Shi explored the way first, and then the Lin family. The Lin family has a lot of evidence in their hands. Lord Lin frowned, "Unlucky."

Lord Wei agreed in his heart, "The Zhuo family has lost its title, and there is only Zhuo Guyu."

The following words are clear. It would be fine if the prince continues to promote Zhuo Guyu. Once the prince abandons Zhuo Guyu, the Zhuo family's piece of meat will be divided and eaten!

Zhou Shuren thought in his heart that the Zhuo family had really failed. All the ministers just watched coldly, and even the in-laws didn't even offer to help. So the Zhuo family felt guilty towards the emperor, and everyone remembered it in their hearts.

At Marquis Zhou’s mansion, Zhulan was speechless when she heard the news. If she were the emperor, she would be so angry that she would die.

Su Xuan and Zhao looked at each other, and Zhao spoke first, "Mom, is the Zhuo family finished?"

Zhu Lan shook her head, "The Emperor gave me a chance."

Su Xuan continued, "The Emperor still needs the Zhuo family!"

"Um."

Zhulan signaled to Butler Ding to arrange someone to keep an eye on the place and report back at any time.

Li waited for her mother-in-law to finish making the arrangements and said, "We will keep an eye on the Zhuo family today."

Su Xuan snorted coldly, "The Zhuo family doesn't deserve sympathy."

Zhao nodded, "We all walked our own path. The Zhuo family's current situation is inevitable, it's just a matter of time."

Zhulan smiled, "You guys understand clearly."

The Zhuo family lost the title of Duke, and the Duke's Mansion was in chaos. When Master Zhuo came back, he endured the discomfort and arranged for people to pack their luggage. The Ministry of Rites said that if the packing was not completed today, there was no way of taking the remaining things away.

After giving the instructions, Master Zhuo arranged for people to deal with his confidants, with a sinister look in his eyes. The three days given by the Emperor were not for him to really find evidence, but to completely get rid of the people.

Zhuo Shizi, no, now it's Zhuo Da Ye, looked miserable, "Dad, we lost?"

Master Zhuo slapped his son and said, "Shut up."

The other masters of the Zhuo family did not dare to say a word. Master Zhuo covered his face and regained his consciousness. "Dad."

The old man looked at his sons and said, "We, the Zhuo family, are not done yet. From today on, you will stay at home."

Master Zhuo's brothers were terrified, fearing that they would die a violent death, and they said they would not go anywhere.

With Master Zhuo keeping things in order here, the situation was relatively orderly, but the women and children in other parts of the courtyard kept crying in fear.

The Minister of Rites arrived on time, and Chang Yi got the task. Originally, Chang Yi was not involved, but the Minister of Rites knew that Zhou Shuren disliked the Zhuo family, so he added Chang Yi to the task.

Chang Yi stood outside the gate and watched the plaque being taken down. He shook his head at his colleagues' suggestion and said, "You guys go in. I won't go."

My colleague frowned and said, "The inspection will not be completed in a short time."

Chang Yi understood. He pointed to the relatively clean steps and said, "I'll sit and wait for you."

The other officials of the Ministry of Rites were surprised. They thought Zhou Changyi would take advantage of their misfortune. They looked at each other and led their people into the mansion.

Chang Yi and the others walked away with their mouths sneered. Not only did he take advantage of the situation by watching the show, but he also brought down the family's reputation for nothing.

The concierge was very attentive and quickly brought out a clean mattress. He also sent someone to inform the old man, and Changyi was drinking tea and having snacks soon after.

All the officials from the Ministry of Rites who entered the palace today received a fortune, and the Zhuo family took out many purses filled with banknotes.

The officials from the Ministry of Rites did not go too far. After the inspection, they left someone to watch over the house and required it to move out before sunset, otherwise the house would be sealed off.

When Changyi returned to the Ministry of Rites, he also received some silver. After counting it, it was quite a bit, about five hundred taels.

In the Hanlin Academy, Zhuo Guyu's mouth was tightly knitted. Although he looked calm on the outside, he was actually very flustered inside. He wanted to go and look for the Crown Prince but the thought was suppressed as soon as it came to his mind. He couldn't go and look for the Crown Prince at this time. The Duke's Mansion had let down the royal family. Today, the Emperor had already given him a chance.

In the past, the Duke's Mansion was not worthy of its name, but at least it still had the title. Now that the title is gone, everything it protected is exposed to the public, ignoring Zhuo Guyu and only the money is left.

Lord Qi whispered, "Today is a real danger."

Chang Zhi was speechless, "Are you free?"

Master Qi nodded, "There really isn't anything important going on recently."

Changzhi didn't look down on Master Qi, "So in the future, we can only burn our boats."

Lord Qi, "If you have lost your title, what else can you give up?"

Changzhi ignored Master Qi, and Changzhong took over the conversation, "Money and people."

Lord Qi was silent for a moment and then left. Chang Zhicai said to his brother, "Today, the Zhuo family is in a weak position without the title. On the bright side, the emperor will help the Zhuo family gain confidence."

Before it got dark in the afternoon, the Zhuo family had already moved out of the Duke's Mansion. In such a rush, they left a lot of things behind, so the Emperor did not order anyone to clean up and directly sealed the mansion.

The next day, Zhou Shuren followed the emperor to the Zheng Palace. The emperor said, "After this period of work is over, I will find a new owner for the Duke's Mansion."

Zhou Shuren, "The Emperor wants to confer a new title of Duke?"

The emperor wanted to roll his eyes, "Do I look stupid?"

Zhou Shuren smiled and asked, "Which prince did the emperor give it to?"

The emperor knew that the old fox had done it on purpose. "Who do you think I will give it to?"

Zhou Shuren glanced at the garden drawings and smiled, "I heard from my son that the Third Prince bought a lot of architectural books."

The emperor said to the prince, "Did you hear me? I knew I couldn't hide it from him."

The prince said cheerfully, "Father has done a very obvious job."

Zhou Shuren knew that the emperor had prepared houses for several princes to build their own palaces. Originally, he treated all of them equally except the Fourth Prince. But now the Third Prince thought about this and looked at the Crown Prince one more time. Without the Crown Prince's help, the emperor would not single out the Third Prince.

Firstly, the address of the Duke's Mansion was good. Secondly, the Zhuo family left in a hurry and left behind too many good things. This time, the Third Prince got a great advantage by not opening a mansion.

(End of this chapter)