Chapter 1157: The Invincible Invasion

In the evening, Zhou Shuren returned home and saw that his fourth uncle and Shi Qing were both there. This time Shi Qing could come openly. Zhou Shuren said, "I'll go change my clothes first."

Zhou Shuren came back after changing his clothes. Shi Qing stood up and held the tea. "Uncle, please have some tea."

Zhou Shuren took it and said, "Okay."

Shi Qing felt very comfortable coming to Zhou's house. He never expected that he and Lord Zhou had such a fate.

Yu Yin spoke up, "The Emperor has issued another decree, Shi Qing's title of Marquis will be inherited by hereditary successors."

Zhou Shuren spurted out the tea in his mouth and coughed, "Huh?"

Shi Qing didn't know whether Lord Zhou knew about the vault, so he told him about it. "I can't keep it. The emperor's intention to take me there was obvious, so I just gave it up. The money for road construction will come from the gold, and the world will remember the Rong family's kindness."

Zhou Shuren took his wife's handkerchief and wiped his mouth. "You mean, the emperor used the gold from the treasury to build roads?"

Shi Qing nodded, "The Emperor said so himself."

Zhou Shuren clapped his hands happily, "Good, great, I finally did it."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhou Shuren laughed dryly. It was naturally a good thing that the money didn't come from the national treasury. He was happy because the pressure on the treasury was relieved. God knows how much hair he had lost with each expenditure.

Yu Yun was so heartbroken that he could not breathe. Even breathing hurt. A treasury, to be called a treasury, it must be the savings of the Rong family for many generations. How could it be less?

Yu Yun still had the illusion yesterday that the emperor didn't know the secret, but today her face was swollen. The emperor knew everything. She stared at Zhou Shuren, "Do you know the vault?"

Zhou Shuren's acting is top-notch, "I don't know, how would I know, my last name is not Rong."

Anyway, he can't tell it. If he knew, it would be as if he and the emperor had joined forces to plot against the Rong family's treasury. It really has nothing to do with him!

Yu Yin withdrew his gaze. He also felt that the emperor would not tell Zhou Shuren, and the emperor would not trust Zhou Shuren so much.

Who would have thought that Zhou Shuren not only knew about it, but also went to see it in person and was shocked!

Shi Qing continued, "The Emperor asked me to consult with my fourth uncle about the date for changing my surname and returning to the family tree, as well as the date for worshipping our ancestors. My fourth uncle brought me to discuss it with my cousin."

Zhou Shuren looked at his fourth uncle with difficulty, "Fourth uncle, my last name is Zhou!"

Yu Yun naturally knew, "I don't have anyone here, you are my nephew, who else can I find if not you? You have many sons and grandchildren, lend me a few."

Zhou Shuren looked at his fourth uncle deeply. The discussion was fake, but borrowing talents was real. "Who does the fourth uncle want to borrow?"

Yu Yin smiled and said, "I won't lend your son either. I just like Ming Teng. Ming Teng, yes, and Ming Rui as well. These two guys have complementary personalities."

Zhou Shuren had a headache. He had a feeling that after the ancestor worship, Fourth Uncle would not continue to endure it. "Fourth Uncle, have you thought it through?"

Yu Yun's eyes burned, "Well, I've thought about it. You didn't say anything the whole time, and I was too embarrassed to bring it up. But today you took the initiative to talk to me."

Zhou Shuren had no objection to inheritance. Mingteng was not good at studying, so he was inherited and took the surname Rongbai and obtained the title. Moreover, even if the original body's mother was alive, she would agree to it. That was the original body's mother's maternal family, and she was her own family. The original body's mother did not want this branch of the bloodline to be cut off.

Zhou Shuren moved his mouth and finally said, "The eldest couple has returned to their hometown to worship their ancestors. We are waiting for them to come back."

Yu Yin smiled and said repeatedly, "Okay, okay."

Then he became sad again, "My body can't stand the torture anymore, otherwise I really want to go see your mother. When I was young, your mother and I had the best relationship. You don't know that your mother was very naughty and courageous when she was young, and she was also very opinionated. Fortunately, she was opinionated, otherwise, you wouldn't be such an excellent bloodline."

Fortunately, they had a good idea and their bloodline is still alive.

Zhou Shuren saw that his fourth uncle was sad again, "My mother is now smiling in her grave."

Yu Yin smiled, "Yes, as long as the great revenge is taken, all the souls of the Rong family will rest in peace."

Shi Qing was listening, but the fire burned his body, and his hair stood up. He pursed his lips and said, "My wife Yao Yao's mother was killed by Lord Yao."

Zhou Shuren had guessed that the illness at that time was very strange.

Yu Yin really didn't know, so he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is there anything else?"

Shi Qing nodded, "Well, my wife thinks that my mother-in-law heard something she shouldn't have heard."

Zhou Shuren interrupted, "The circumstances of Yao Wenqi's original wife's death were similar to those of his second wife."

Lord Yao hummed and said nothing more.

They had dinner together and drank some wine, and Changyi sent Yuyun back home.

Gu Ren saw off his family members and thought about the drama that happened in the past two days. He was shocked when he heard about it. There were still living people in the Rong family. He had seen them before and had drank tea and watched dramas with them. Oh, yes, there were also direct descendants of the Rong family who had been doing business with them for many years.

The only thing Gu Ren was thankful for was that the old man who knew the truth did not recognize him. He quickly sent a message back, and now that he received a reply, he curled his lips. Who would have thought that the Zhang family would be connected with the direct branch of the Rong family.

Gu Ren thought about his recent contact with Shi Qing and couldn't help laughing. If he could destroy it once, he could destroy it a second time. Moreover, their clan was in trouble. On the contrary, the descendants of the Rong clan had new opportunities. Gu Ren had to prepare a generous gift.

Shi Qing's succession to the throne was also spread along with the news that the Rong family donated treasury to build roads, and that the Ministry of Works had researched materials for building roads.

All the families knew something about the rumor that the Rong family was rich enough to rival an entire country. This could be seen from the money the emperor used in his rebellion. No one would have imagined that the Rong family even had a treasury!

All the families and civil and military officials in the capital had the same reaction: the Rong family was really rich, but they still couldn't hold on to their wealth in the end!

The emperor moved the gold from the Rong family openly. Zhou Shuren, a man the emperor trusted, went to count the gold. They carried it out box by box, and one could tell how heavy a box was from the effort the officers and soldiers put in.

Zhou Shuren was a little numb from calculating. Zhang Jinghong also followed him, looking dazed. "Sir, how many generations has the Rong family survived?"

Just serve the whole pot like this?

Zhou Shuren thought of the box that the emperor was holding. He didn't know how many generations the Rong family had been saving gold, but he knew that the Rong family might really have gold mines!

The King of Qi also joined in the fun. The money had already been announced, and most of it would be used to build roads, so there was no need to avoid suspicion.

The King of Qi and the King of Chu were also numb. The King of Qi covered his heart. He spent the most time in Rongyuan. How come he didn't realize there was such a huge vault down there?

King Liang arrived the latest. When he saw the boxes of gold, his eyes turned red. If he had so much money, he would have no worries about accomplishing great things!

After finishing the statistics, Zhou Shuren was already very tired. Even if he didn't have to do the statistics himself, it was tiring to just look at it. He handed the thick account book to his father-in-law and took the original book back to the Ministry of Revenue.

(End of this chapter)