Chapter 1253: Decision

Zhou Shuren secretly glanced at the new emperor. The new emperor still had a smile on his face, but the smile was a little stiff!

Zhou Shuren moved his ears. These old ministers had not really committed suicide. They just asked for the establishment of a crown prince, but did not say who it should be.

But it also made the empress's maternal family, the new Duke Cheng'en, anxious. In the eyes of the Wen family, the situation of the empress and the empress dowager was the same. They both had two legitimate sons. The new emperor was the eldest legitimate son and was made the crown prince. The empress's son was also the eldest legitimate son. There was nothing wrong with making the eldest legitimate son the crown prince.

But are the Liu family, who are not bad, willing to accept this? Of course they are not!

The new emperor's thoughts were a little far-reaching. The establishment of the dynasty and the appointment of the crown prince had also experienced twists and turns, and the forces among the parties at that time were more complicated than they are now.

After listening to the speech on establishing a crown prince, the new emperor examined the ministers, glanced at Zhou Shuren who had his head lowered, paused, and continued to look at the other ministers.

The new emperor is not very old, but he has been the crown prince for many years and has accumulated pressure from being in charge of government affairs. Even as a new emperor, he feels a lot of pressure.

The new emperor looked at the ministers with satisfaction as they bowed their heads, then stood up and said, "It is too early to appoint a crown prince. I will adjourn the court."

Zhou Shuren waited for the emperor to leave, then quickly slipped away. Yes, he slipped away because he was really afraid that the new emperor would keep him alone. Fortunately, the new emperor did not trick him, and no eunuch called him.

Mr. Wang couldn't catch up, so he could only shout, "Minister Zhou."

Zhou Shuren stopped walking and turned around to see the old man who was panting with his hands on his legs and bent over. He touched his nose and walked over, "Is the old man okay?"

Old Master Wang was not feeling well. He had not walked so fast for a long time. He slowed down for a while before standing up. "I am old. I am old. I can't run more than a few steps. I didn't expect that the Shangshu had such good legs and feet."

Zhou Shuren touched his nose and said, "I have something to do at the Ministry of Revenue so I am in a hurry to go back."

At this time, the other ministers of the six ministries came over, and the Minister of Personnel interrupted with a fake smile, "Minister Zhou is indeed very busy, and the Ministry of Revenue has been affected by the big and small things."

Zhou Shuren, "???"

He actually heard the Minister of Personnel talking nonsense. He had seen it all before. With the movements of the Ministry of Revenue, the Minister of Personnel, who was the most troublesome among the six ministries, wanted to stab him.

The Minister of Justice laughed and said, "That's ridiculous. The Ministry of Justice has no such punishment!"

Zhou Shuren looked at the Minister of Justice dimly. It was amazing. He was threatening him!

Minister of War Li Zhao did not interrupt. Among the six ministries, the Ministry of War has always been controlled by the emperor. It is difficult to get into the Ministry of War if you have enough qualifications. It is relatively clean. No matter how the Ministry of Revenue struggles, it has little impact on the Ministry of War. He happily watched Zhou Shuren being besieged.

The Minister of Rites is a big shot in the field of seniority. "Minister Zhou has always been a man of ability, and we are so useless nowadays!"

The Ministry of Works looked left and right, and saw that this was a big money-maker and the practical faction among the six ministries. The Minister of Works shrank back, as if he could not afford to offend them, so he hid himself.

Zhou Shuren smiled, "This year's tax collection is not bad!"

Li Zhao, the Minister of War, immediately interrupted, "Some things cannot be established without destruction. The Ministry of Revenue has taken the lead, but you do not support it and squeeze Lord Zhou. I cannot stand it any longer."

The Minister of Industry followed up weakly, "The smooth reform of the Ministry of Revenue shows that the Emperor tacitly approves it."

The Minister of Personnel gritted his teeth and glared at the Minister of Works, meaning, you know what I mean, we are not blind, so we won't let them pretend to be ignorant and squeeze Zhou Shuren!

Now, as soon as the Minister of Works spoke, both the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Justice shook their sleeves and strode away.

Minister of Industry, "...Should I not have made it clear?"

Li Zhao had a long way to go. As an old fox in the court, he knew what was going on. He was just angry in his heart, and wanted to step on the new Minister of Revenue. He hoped that Zhou Shuren would punish him in the future, or give him a letter or something before he punished him.

Mr. Wang twitched his beard. He felt that the simplest of the six ministries was the Minister of Works.

As a result, the Minister of Industry looked at Zhou Shuren with fiery eyes, "I have aroused hatred for you. Can you increase the amount of silver approved by Mr. Zhou this month?"

Mr. Wang, "......"

There is no such thing as simplicity in the court. Pah, they are all villains.

After leaving the palace, Zhou Shuren and Master Wang left in a carriage. Zhou Shuren heard no movement outside, only the sound of their carriage, and said, "Master, is there anything you want to ask me?"

Mr. Wang shook his head and nodded, "I did want to ask you something, but now I don't want to ask you anymore."

He began to want to get some information from Zhou Shuren. After leaving the palace, his mind was clear. There were some news that Zhou Shuren would not tell him, such as the news about appointing a crown prince.

Moreover, the relationship between the two families is good, but now the Wang family can no longer help Zhou Shuren, he must maintain the relationship between the two families, and cannot just ask for information, which is not good for the relationship between the two families.

When Zhou Shuren returned to the Ministry of Revenue, he saw the carriage of the Prince of Qin's palace. He chuckled and returned to his office under the complicated gazes of the officials of the Ministry of Revenue.

Zhou Shuren noticed the changes in his office at a glance: there were various dried fruits, a chess board, a few travel books, and even a rocking chair.

Zhou Shuren, "!!"

I am so angry, is this still a human being? He is so busy and this person comes to enjoy himself in front of him!!

The emperor rocked his chair and asked, "Are you leaving court?"

Zhou Shuren pulled the corner of his mouth, "Yes, what is this, the emperor?"

The emperor smiled and said, "Don't worry, I won't disturb you from doing your work. Just go about your business."

Zhou Shuren wanted to hit someone, but he was working like a social animal at his desk, while the emperor was enjoying his retirement life in front of him!

His mentality was a little broken, "In fact, I also want to travel around the country like the emperor."

The emperor said quietly, "You don't have a chance, but I will write you a travelogue wherever I go. Yes, I will also bring you some local specialties. We are so polite, so we are the emperor and his subjects."

Zhou Shuren smiled, and in his heart he wished he could stab the villain with a needle. He had just made the ministers of various ministries angry in the palace, and now he was even angrier!

In the palace, the new emperor held a folder and waited for Rongchuan to arrive before putting it down and saying, "Here he comes."

Rong Chuan yawned. He didn't get enough rest last night because he was taking care of his father, so he didn't go to court today. "Your Majesty summoned me to the palace, but is there something urgent that I need to do?"

The new emperor gestured for Rongchuan to drink a cup of refreshing tea, and when Rongchuan was in a good mood, he said, "It's nothing serious, I just want to talk to you."

In recent days, he didn't even go to the Queen's bedroom, let alone the harem. Although he didn't go to the harem, he knew everything that went on there.

Just after entering the palace, the women in the backyard were divided into factions, and the two illegitimate sons had already huddled together for warmth.

Rongchuan didn't attend the court, but he knew what happened on the way here. He smiled and asked, "Brother, have you ever seen our father drunk?"

The new emperor shook his head, "I've never seen it before."

Rong Chuan whispered, "Father is very clingy when he's drunk, especially clingy."

He doesn't get drunk and doesn't nag, but he is clingy. His mother has seen his father drunk, so she asked him to look after him. He did so all night, and the image of his father in his heart collapsed overnight.

The new emperor, "... clingy?"

"Um."

The new emperor regretted not visiting his father yesterday, as if he had missed too much!

The new emperor was distracted by his brother for a while, but finally returned to the main topic, "What do you think of this appointment of a crown prince?"

Rong Chuan blinked his eyes and said, "Your Majesty holds the power, and it is up to you to appoint a crown prince."

The eldest brother already had an idea in his mind. Even though the brothers didn't spend much time together, he was confident that he had an idea in his mind.

The new emperor smiled, this is his real brother, he raised his hand and rubbed his brother's hair, hmm, it felt good.