Chapter 1471 Original Heart
Zhou Shuren drank the soup in silence. This was not news that could be known just by looking at the commotion. It seemed that the King of Chu was well-informed.
Prince Qi knew the Third Brother very well. The Emperor would no longer allow women from the grassland to enter the palace. The remaining tribes were like toothless wolves, without value, and not even qualified to be chess pieces.
The emperor would not allow them to have any contact with the princes, so what did the King of Chu know?
Zhou Shuren paused while drinking the soup and looked at the King of Qi. He didn't think the King of Chu was concerned about Xuchen's marriage and what he said later had any connection. But the Emperor didn't mean that, but it didn't mean that the grassland tribes didn't have any ideas. He narrowed his eyes and said, "It's better to obey the supervision after entering the capital."
The King of Chu raised his glass and said, "How can I say that you are so amazing!"
He realized that he had not revealed much information, but this person reacted immediately. The news he received was that the tribes that entered the capital knew that they could not enter the palace, so they set their sights on the royal palaces, and several of the royal palaces had sons.
He admitted that he felt a little saccharine because everyone had sons, but only his second brother's eldest son stayed with the fifth brother and showed up in the palace from time to time!
The King of Qi was not slow to react, but he had a blind spot. He felt the same as the Emperor and was too lazy to care about the remaining tribes. "Oh, you are really thoughtful."
His eldest son is so outstanding. He is currently working in Pinggang, just waiting for the eldest son to go on his own. The future of the Prince of Qi's Palace depends on his eldest son. He hasn't even chosen a marriage for his son, but he has already been noticed by someone.
Zhou Shuren thought to himself that he didn't want to worry about it, but he couldn't control it since he was at the center of power. The plan of the grassland tribes was useless. The emperor wanted to reform the grassland, which would inevitably reduce the influence of the leaders coming to Beijing on the grassland, and the marriage would not be too high.
In Zhoujia Village, the Zhou and Li families did not donate much grain to the county. Compared with the donation from the county lord, they later used the grain to set up porridge shops outside the county town, and the Li family also built one.
The Zhou family's action was followed by the Dong family, and more and more people donated food, and the people who were short of food were relieved.
The county magistrate's smile was forced. He still wanted to get more food from the tribes so that he could show off in Pingzhou. Unexpectedly, the tribes donated and said they would not do it without him, as if they were considering him.
Chief Zhou said confidently, "Don't worry, sir. We will set up a porridge shop privately and make sure that the people who are short of food have food to eat. We will never make it difficult for you."
After hearing this, the county magistrate could only bite the bullet and express his gratitude. At the same time, he felt extremely regretful. If he had known earlier, he should have donated more food. Now it was too late to say anything.
He couldn't make a fuss about it. The Zhou family did not donate much to the government, but they set up a porridge shop privately. No one could say that the Zhou family donated little, let alone use his small donation as an excuse. He could only laugh and express his gratitude.
Jiang Miao originally did not want to donate it directly to the county government. The current method is better. The county magistrate can only swallow his own grievances. Who asked him to make such plans first?
The next day, the Zhou family was now in the limelight, and it was difficult for them to keep a low profile. Who could have made the emperor be honest this time and tell all about Zhou Shuren's achievements?
Even after the banquet was over, people were still talking about it with relish.
The tribes that came to Beijing naturally also heard about it. There were not many grassland tribes left, a total of four tribes. Originally, there were seven tribes that were pro-imperial. Two of them turned against the court in the war and were directly destroyed. One was killed as an example. Only then did the leaders of the remaining four tribes bring their families and obediently come to Beijing.
The house given by the emperor is nice, but it is also cramped for people who are used to the freedom on the grassland.
Today, the emperor met with several tribal leaders in the palace, but when they came out, they all looked unhappy. However, he was helpless and did not dare to say anything in front of the King of Qin. He entered the palace full of hope, but left feeling frustrated.
Rong Chuan left the palace and returned to Zhou Hou Mansion. He wanted to talk to his father about something. Before talking, he told him what happened today. "Dad, the emperor asked several tribal leaders to voluntarily resign their titles."
Zhou Shuren, "I thought the emperor would issue an order directly!"
Rongchuan winked at his father-in-law. They both understood each other tacitly that sometimes one still had to save face.
Zhou Shuren recalled what the King of Chu said yesterday and asked, "How many leaders came to the palace without proposing marriage?"
Rong Chuan thought of his second brother who had been holding him back yesterday, and burst out laughing, "Why didn't he mention it? He really dared to mention it. He was detained in the capital, but he still thought he was the leader of the clan. The emperor looked at him like a fool after hearing it."
Zhou Shuren imagined it and couldn't help laughing. He asked again, "When I was not sick, I saw the map of the emperor's reconstruction of the grassland. Can the grassland be divided into states?"
"The Emperor is very concerned about the division of the states. He personally drew a map of the division of the states and said."
"What else?"
Rong Chuan touched his nose and said, "She also said that after Dad gets better, she will discuss with him how to improve the Animal Husbandry State after the New Year."
Zhou Shuren said "oh", there were indeed many things he wanted to add to the ideas he proposed.
Rong Chuan was depressed when he mentioned the grassland: "The emperor wanted to divide the grassland into two states and it fell on me. Dad, I'm telling you the truth, I don't want to go."
Zhou Shuren raised his eyes, "You are the only one who can suppress it, if you don't go, who will go?"
Rongchuan wanted to say that the second brother could do it, but the emperor didn't want to give the second brother too much power. "I'm worried about Xuehan and the children."
"You should worry more about yourself. This job is very hard and dangerous. You have to be careful of the danger."
The imperial court took over the grassland, but it also caused a lot of killings and too much blood debt. There were many people who wanted to kill Rongchuan out of hatred.
Rong Chuan knew what was going on, "Father gave me half of his personal guards."
Zhou Shuren frowned, "When did it happen?"
Rongchuan, "Before Dad got sick."
"We can't have this bodyguard."
"I know it's too much. Father said he would not leave the capital in the future. The guards are wasted in his hands. He said it's dangerous for me to travel around. He gave me half of them. Father also told me that it was the emperor who proposed it first."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, "What are your plans?"
"It is indeed dangerous for me to go to the grassland, so I must bring these guards with me. I will not leave the capital when I return. I will return all the guards to the emperor. The guards in the Qin Palace are enough."
Zhou Shuren asked, "What if the emperor doesn't accept it?"
Rong Chuan spread his hands, "My father and mother are still alive, so I can just pretend to be sick. Anyway, the war is over, the emperor has power and has cultivated his confidants. I can pretend to be sick for a year or two, and the emperor won't really blame me."
"Just keep it in mind."
"Dad, you taught me and I grew up. I know my true heart, and I have never lost it."
Zhou Shuren felt particularly comfortable in his heart. Even though Rongchuan had returned to the royal family, his loyalty to the Zhou family had never changed.