Chapter 1176 Smiling Without Saying a Word

The next day, Zhou Shuren entered the palace and noticed a box placed in front of the emperor's desk. He couldn't help but take a few more glances at it. Just these two glances caught the emperor's attention.

The emperor smiled and said, "Shu Ren, I'm curious about what's inside?"

Zhou Shuren, "...No, not curious."

He really wasn't curious, he just took a few more glances. Who kept the folded paper on the table? This was the first time he put something else on it.

Eunuch Liu came in at this time, "The Prince of Qi and the Prince of Chu request an audience."

Your Majesty, "Yes."

Zhou Shuren stood aside swiftly to make room for the King of Qi and the King of Chu. The two princes entered the palace together, which showed that it was a big event.

King Qi stood up and saw the box at a glance. This box looked familiar. He had asked the waiter he met yesterday to describe it. His pupils shrank, "Father, who gave you this box?"

Yesterday in the private room, that merchant had been trying to seduce Lord Rong. They were afraid that many of the good things they sent would be harmful, so they did not attend the court today and went to the palace on purpose.

The emperor clicked on the box, "Are you curious?"

Prince Qi came back to his senses, "I heard something in my own restaurant. I am not curious, but I am afraid that someone has ulterior motives and is harming my father."

The emperor looked at his two sons. The Prince of Qi had a good grandfather who was flexible and had become the most unrestrained among his sons. The Prince of Chu was unwilling to accept this, but was suppressed by the crown prince and gave up the idea.

The emperor thought of the fourth son who was always offending people. He was about to offend all the powerful people in the capital. The prince also liked to use a knife, but he was reluctant to use his son. The prince was willing to do so, as the fourth son was more useful than any knife.

The emperor felt warm in his heart when he saw that his son really cared about him. He thought that his worry for his sons was worth it. He opened the box in his hand and motioned Zhou Shuren to come forward. "Shuren should know this thing best. It was Shuren who first said that it was forbidden to enter the country."

Zhou Shuren had already seen what was in the box. No matter what kind of cream it was, it was actually opium. He frowned and asked, "Is there anyone sneaking in?"

Your Majesty, "Well, the ban on smuggling continues."

This is especially true for goods with high customs duties. The Maritime Affairs Department is now a lucrative job, and some of the rats inside have become fattened, and they have turned a blind eye to some inspections and covered them up.

Zhou Shuren was silent. Not to mention that there was no modern technology in ancient times, even in modern times, the ban on smuggling is still rampant. The means of smuggling are really eye-opening. "I think a fine is a good idea."

Since it is impossible to ban it and tough measures don't work, then we can impose fines, and more money can enter the national treasury. If the fine hurts, they will restrain themselves. If they don't restrain themselves, then we will kill them.

The emperor hummed, and then said: "This stuff was smuggled into the country and took over the business in the northwest. It shows that there are still people in the country who are taking this harmful stuff. This stuff must not be tolerated."

Zhou Shuren was glad that he came to this dynasty. Although the previous dynasty was incompetent in the latter part, it also changed history. Now he continued to change history. His thoughts influenced the emperor and the crown prince. If he went a step further in the future, he would be able to change even more.

Zhou Shuren smiled, "I think we should increase publicity on its harmful effects. There are medical clinics with official uniforms hanging everywhere now, and publicity in medical clinics is the most appropriate."

Doctors, in ancient times doctors had a very high status in the hearts of the people. People would be suspicious of the words of officials, but not doctors. It is closely related to physical health, so people will have a deep memory of it.

The emperor's eyes lit up a little, "Shu Ren's suggestion is good."

Zhou Shuren continued, "I want to ask someone to draw some pictures to promote it, as not many people can read."

In ancient times, there were the most illiterate people, so drawing was more convenient.

Prince Qi listened with his head tilted, his eyes flickering. It was hard to ignore Zhou Shuren's talent. How could his father and the crown prince let go of such an outstanding person as Zhou Shuren?

Zhou Shuren left first. After leaving the palace, Zhou Shuren squinted his eyes. The emperor did not mention some officials of the Maritime Affairs Bureau. It seemed that the emperor wanted to leave it to the prince to establish his authority. As for opium, the emperor also wanted to wait for some days. The Zhang family has been hooked, so it must be kept secret for now.

Inside the palace, the King of Chu had a dark face. "Father, Lord Rong has ulterior motives. Please make a wise judgment."

The King of Qi looked at the King of Chu in silence. It was obvious that his father knew what Lord Rong was doing. The third brother was too fake. Even if he was acting, he should be moderate and not open his mouth as if he was lowering his intelligence.

Your Majesty, "...Your defeat is not unfair."

The King of Chu was embarrassed, thinking that he had shown too much concern, and he lowered his head and said nothing.

Since the emperor opened the box in front of his two sons, he had no intention of keeping it a secret from them any longer. Compared to the King of Qi who knew more, the King of Chu still knew less.

The Emperor patiently explained everything, including some things that the King of Qi didn't know. The most shocked was the King of Chu.

The King of Chu was stunned and a little dumbfounded. His father's operation to let his own son have the surname Ning was a powerful operation. Looking at his second brother's calm look, he felt a little inexplicably aggrieved, so he knew the least.

King Qi patted King Chu on the shoulder and said, "Think about the fourth brother."

The King of Chu was in a good mood, and there was still the fourth brother.

The prince smiled and looked at the King of Chu without saying a word. He felt that although his younger brothers were smart and really silly when they were being silly, and considering their nature of loving to join in the fun and taking advantage of others' misfortunes, they were really brothers.

Two days later, the Dali Temple produced a lot of evidence and proposed to arrest Lord Yao, but the emperor refused.

Ministry of Revenue, Qiu Yan said quietly: "The Yao family was so glorious in the past. You don't know how many people tried to please Yao Wenqi when the dynasty was first established. It's only been a few years now."

Zhou Shuren knew that Qiu Yan was not sympathizing with Yao Wenqi, but just had more feelings. "You have to finish the road you have walked even if you have to kneel down. Good deeds will bring good results. It is obvious that Yao Houfu has always been wrong, and now they are just reaping the consequences."

Qiu Yan said faintly: "Yes."

He was not stupid. The Bai family's case had been dragged on for a long time. There must be something wrong. It was obvious that the Yao family not only betrayed the Rong family, but also violated the emperor's taboo. He dared not think about it, he dared not think about it.

Zhou Shuren was thinking that the emperor had already accelerated the encirclement and suppression, and now Yao Wenqi had become an important bait.

Qiu Yan continued, "Lord Rong asks for leave from time to time."

Zhou Shuren naturally knew, "Don't you care about these things?"

Qiu Yan, "I don't care, but it's not good to go too far. We don't have idle positions in the account department."

I really thought he wanted to take care of it, but it turned out that he accidentally overheard some conversations among the officials of the Ministry of Revenue, so he reminded Zhou Shuren that Zhou Shuren and Rong Enqing are still somewhat related.

In the academy, Ran Xun had been holding back for a whole class hour. Finally, after the teacher left, he pulled Ming Teng and said, "My grandfather received a letter from your family."

Ming Teng knew, "Yeah."

Ran Xun's eyes widened, "So it's true? What the post says is true?"