Chapter 1118 My scalp is tingling

Time passed quickly, and Zhang Yang's child was brought into the palace to be raised without causing any trouble. Zhang Yang also became more and more low-key, staying in the Fifth Prince's Mansion all day long.

Changzhi finally returned to Beijing. When the carriage arrived at the city gate, Changzhi felt relieved, "I'm finally home."

Su Xuan was even more excited than Chang Zhi, "This time the Zhou family did a great job and produced four great men."

Changzhi leaned on his wife's shoulder and said, "My big three yuan is gone."

Su Xuan patted her husband's shoulder. She remembered his expression of wanting to cry when he heard the ranking. She never thought that her husband's goal was so big. "If you don't tell me and I don't tell you, my parents won't know your goal. Well, you said you wanted to come home as the top scorer. Cheer up."

Chang Zhi held his wife's waist with both hands, "My wife is still the best."

Su Xuan squeezed her husband's waist instead, "Humph, if I hadn't stopped you from bringing outsiders, you would have agreed."

Changzhi rolled his eyes, "I'm not stupid. He went to Beijing to take the exam and was ahead of us. We went to Beijing so early to go home. I was thinking, shouldn't I bring him back and give him to Dad directly?"

The wife, on the other hand, had a very bad temper. When she saw that the other party was with a girl, she pulled him into the car and drove away quickly, without giving him a chance to make any moves.

Su Xuan snorted, "My reaction is normal. The trip to Pingzhou made me sick to death."

She knew very well that the Zhou family did not take concubines, but she was still the county head. After the ranking was announced, she would be tempted to give away a concubine. The thought of it made her angry.

Changzhi shut up, as if he had mentioned something he shouldn't have.

At the Zhou family's house, the eldest brother Zhou was already waiting at the gate. When he saw the carriage, he smiled and went down the steps to wait. When the fourth brother came back, he hugged him and said, "Go home, let your brother take a good look at you. The fourth brother is now also a man who can raise people."

Chang Zhi's face froze, "Brother, stop patting my back. How come your strength has grown so much?"

Boss Zhou laughed happily, "I've been at the farm for almost the whole year, so I've developed some strength in my hands."

The other three men from the Zhou family also came over and shouted in unison, "Uncle Changli."

Boss Zhou was the most familiar with Ming Qing. He smiled and nodded in agreement, and said to Ming Qing, "Old Patriarch, your wish has come true."

Ming Qing grinned, "Yes."

Li had already led her brother and sister-in-law into the courtyard. Boss Zhou smiled and said, "Let's go into the mansion as well."

Changzhi asked, "Are mom and dad okay?"

Chang Li replied, "Everything is fine. You haven't seen my little sister's daughter yet, right? I came back with the child today when I knew you were home."

Changzhi was thinking about his blessed niece. "I brought a gift back for my niece."

In the main courtyard, Zhulan chatted with Changzhi for a while and asked Mingqing about some of the family's situations. Changzhi introduced the other two, "Mom, this is Mingshan, he returned to the family later. These two are Mingqi and Mingzhen, you know them."

Zhulan looked at Mingshan a few more times. This young man in the clan was not very old, only twenty-six years old, but he was obviously very good at studying. Mingqi was older, thirty-seven years old, and Mingzhen was the oldest, forty-five years old.

Zhu Lan smiled and said, "Okay, okay, if your father is not on leave, he will definitely come in person to welcome you young people today."

Including Changzhi, there are four candidates. The probability of four people taking the imperial examination together is very high, especially since Zhou Shuren made two major suggestions this year, the court has two more departments, and the court is short of talents. If there are many candidates this year, many people will stay.

Zhou Shuren often went to the palace and had already received some news.

Afterwards, Ming and Qing went to rest, leaving only their family members. Chang Zhi held Lin Xi in his arms and said, "My niece is so beautiful. She will definitely be a beauty when she grows up."

Zhulan smiled widely. She was not afraid of how beautiful Linxi was, as no one dared to pay attention to her.

At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren looked at the list of merchants sent by the King of Liang and thought to himself that the King of Liang would only target selected people if he dared to do so. He did not target some merchants controlled by large families. He put the list down and said, "Your Highness, show me the list. I don't understand."

King Liang was so upset that he wanted to ask Zhou Shuren. He endured it and said, "Regulating merchants has affected the interests of too many noble families. Lord Zhou, you are very clear about this."

Zhou Shuren thought to himself, it is clear, very clear, after the regulation, many black interests have been hit hard, and no one is willing to cut flesh, so he smiled and said, "This is your highness's job. I have received the decree and have separated the Ministry of Commerce from the Ministry of Households. I am just waiting for your action."

King Liang scolded the crown prince and even more so Zhou Shuren. It was Zhou Shuren who proposed this idea. The crown prince asked him to offend people, and he could imagine that he would offend all the noble families. The dignity of a noble family requires a large amount of silver. If it is an ordinary business, the money comes slowly, but if it is a habit, the money comes quickly. Who would be willing to give it up?

King Liang's scalp tingled at the thought. Aristocratic families were constantly intermarrying with each other, and taking away someone's wealth was like killing their parents.

Zhou Shuren looked at the dark-faced Prince Liang and felt relieved. He lowered his eyelids and took out the list he had and pushed it over. "These are the merchants controlled by the major families. This is all I can do for your Highness."

King Liang took the list and looked through it. Zhou Shuren was really careful. It not only recorded some merchants controlled by the noble families, but also some open transactions. "Thank you for your trouble, Lord Zhou."

Zhou Shuren listened to the sound of King Liang gritting his teeth, which was very pleasant to the ear. He did it on purpose. This was not to help, but to urge King Liang to act faster. After a small revenge, Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "The emperor ordered that the Ministry of Revenue accompany His Highness. These are what the Ministry of Revenue should do."

King Liang's face was sullen, "I have something else to do."

He cursed in his heart, damn it, Zhou Shuren had been an official for many years, but the Zhou family didn't control the merchants. The only merchant with whom he had a close connection was the prince's man who had passed the imperial examination in front of his father. He didn't even have any handle to hold over Zhou Shuren.

Zhou Shuren saw King Liang push the door open, and then he patted his head, "Yes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gave me a letter this morning, saying that if I meet His Royal Highness, I should give it to His Royal Highness, and see if I have a good memory."

Zhou Shuren did not read the folded letter. Although he was extremely curious, he did not have the courage to read it. It would be bad to know too much. However, from the expression on Prince Liang's face after he tore open the letter, Zhou Shuren, while sipping his tea, could guess roughly that Prince Liang's past must have been exposed by the prince.

Not long after King Liang left, Shi Qing arrived. Zhou Shuren was very surprised, "Why are you here?"

Shi Qing closed the door. Jianyan was guarding outside. Shi Qing said, "Recently, there have been many small moves against your family. Your family should be more careful."

Zhou Shuren accepted Shi Qing's kindness and said, "I'll take note of this. You don't have to come here in person next time."

Although Zhang Yang retreated into the mansion, the people behind him were holding back something big. Shi Qing didn't have to see Zhang Yang often, but it was still better to be careful.

Shi Qing said, "I know what I am doing. I will not arouse suspicion if I come here openly. I will have many dealings with the Ministry of Revenue in the future."

Zhou Shuren heard a lot of news from this sentence. Shi Qing would need three years of assessment. In fact, some of the Hanlin Academy's scholars with outstanding abilities had already been selected early on. It seemed that Shi Qing would be able to enter the Ministry of Commerce that he had proposed.

Shi Qing was happy. Although he was not given important positions in business and it was a relatively leisurely job, he was already very satisfied.