Chapter 1637: Very familiar?

Zhou Shuren quickly saw the situation ahead. The two ships in front were very close to each other, as if they were trading something. There was something he didn't understand, but smuggling had never been eradicated.

Zhou Shuren put down the telescope, "Emperor, what do you mean?"

The emperor turned his head to look at the navy ship that was some distance away from them, rubbing his hands in anticipation, "Let's do something?"

Zhou Shuren, "What?"

The emperor was very excited. "There's smuggling going on ahead. Do you see how big the boat is? If we confiscate and sell it, we can get a lot of silver. You've been complaining every day that the Ministry of Revenue has no silver, but now there's silver right in front of us!"

Zhou Shuren, "......"

He did indeed shout every day that he had no money, but that was the money he had planned to spend. In fact, there was money in the national treasury!

The emperor signaled to start the boat. Once their boat moved, the navy would follow. "We are lucky to be here with you."

Zhou Shuren, "Your Majesty, it's dangerous for us to go there."

The Emperor, "I have you."

Zhou Shuren, "!!"

He just wants to take a vacation, why is it so difficult!

The navy behind saw the flag signal and quickly followed. Zhou Shuren's face was already expressionless. The smuggling ships in front saw that the situation was not good and wanted to run away separately.

The navy fired a warning shot and then gave chase.

Zhou Shuren stroked his chin and said, "It's still slow."

The emperor was very excited and asked, "What's slow?"

"I said the boat was slow."

The emperor said, as if he was joking, "The ships of the imperial court are the most advanced."

There have always been spies going to the shipyard to steal blueprints. I don’t know how many spies have been caught!

Zhou Shuren felt his wife holding his hand, and then smiled. Take your time, he is not in a hurry.

The emperor didn't pay much attention, his attention was on the smuggling ship. The navy quickly took control of the two boats, "We'll go over there too."

When the ship passed by, the emperor boarded the smuggling ship without fear of danger. There were still some living creatures on the ship that had not been traded.

Zhou Shuren also boarded the boat. As for the Minister of Revenue, his first thought was how much these living creatures were worth in silver.

After the emperor examined it, he said, "Most of it is food."

Zhou Shuren grabbed a handful of rice. "Last year's new rice."

The Emperor, "We need to find out."

Zhou Shuren chuckled, "We really need to investigate. How can we trade in broad daylight without someone protecting us?"

The emperor looked unhappy and looked at the navy with scrutiny, "Go back and check."

Zhou Shuren nodded, "We really need to investigate it carefully."

The Emperor said quietly, "You go back with me."

Zhou Shuren, "...this is too much."

The Emperor, "Hmm?"

Zhou Shuren hung his head, "I have been guarding the Ministry of Revenue for the court, and I have not had a good rest in these years. I don't know if I will have the opportunity to go out in the future, alas."

The emperor knew that Zhou Shuren was pretending, "Forget it, I will go back."

Zhou Shuren resisted the urge to smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

The retired emperor snorted, and in the end he went back, but the empress dowager did not leave.

Zhulan looked at the sailing ship and sighed in her heart. The Queen Mother and the Emperor Retired are making trouble!

The Queen Mother had Linxi by her side and did not disturb Zhou Shuren and his wife. After a few days of getting used to the uniform, she was able to sleep soundly at night, go fishing during the day, and visit islands when she saw them. It was a total of more than ten days of vacation, but she did not actually travel too far before preparing to return.

In the capital, there is a wedding banquet at the Gu family. Gu Yan is old, so the wedding is a bit rushed, so Gu Sheng helps to entertain the guests. There are not many guests, all of them are neighbors and some familiar colleagues.

When Gu Sheng heard the servant's report, he was stunned for a moment, then walked out of the yard and to the entrance of the alley, where he saw the marquis's carriage.

The carriage curtain opened, and Yu Wen handed over the two gifts in her hand, "My uncle is not in the capital, these are gifts from him."

Gu Sheng found that the county lord was very suitable for red. She wore a red skirt today. He looked away and said, "I didn't know that Master Zhou was not in the capital."

If he knew, he would definitely not send the message.

Yu Wen did not respond, but said: "The gift has been delivered, I will not bother Master Gu anymore."

Gu Sheng stared blankly at the carriage leaving the mansion. He lowered his head to look at the gift in his hand and then realized that something was wrong. There shouldn't be two gifts. He didn't figure it out yet but just listened.

"Gu Sheng."

Gu Sheng turned around and saw Ji Deming approaching him. "What are you doing here?"

Ji Deming smiled and said, "I heard that your eldest brother got married, so we came from another state to attend the wedding."

Gu Sheng once again saw Ji Deming's shamelessness, "Please go back."

Ji Deming seemed not to notice, but stared at Gu Sheng inquiringly, "That was the County Lord Anhe, are you familiar with the County Lord?"

Gu Sheng's face darkened. "Shut up."

Ji Deming's eyes were filled with jealousy, and he said in a mocking tone, "No wonder you rejected the marriage proposal. It turns out that you didn't like the daughter of a fourth-rank official, but instead set your sights on the Anhe County Master. I thought you were so upright, haha."

Gu Sheng glared at him, "I'm not as dirty as you, you are not welcome here."

Having said that, Gu Sheng turned and left.

Ji Deming had a gloomy face. What he cared about was what Zhou Houfu thought. If not, he would have offended Gu Sheng!

The next day, in the Hanlin Academy, Chang Zhi noticed Zhuo Guyu's gaze and asked coldly, "What's the matter?"

Zhuo Guyu's heart was burning with anger. He received news last night that Zhou Houfu looked down on him and instead liked Gu Sheng. He knew it was not credible but still couldn't help but take a look.

Chang Zhi's eyes became even colder. Just because he didn't stand out in the Hanlin Academy didn't mean he had a good temper. He would be even less polite to someone who was plotting against his daughter. "Get out of the way."

Zhuo Guyu pursed his lips and took a step back, Chang Zhi left with a cold face, he was going to enter the palace today.

Zhuo Guyu returned to the room and stared at Gu Sheng coldly, "Come to think of it, you have never been to the palace."

Gu Sheng didn't know what Zhuo Guyu was crazy about, "So?"

Zhuo Guyu didn't see the jealousy in Gu Sheng's eyes. It was as if he had punched cotton. This feeling was very frustrating, and he left without saying a word.

Gu Sheng really didn't envy Zhuo Guyu. He knew his own background, so he was able to remain calm.

In the palace, the emperor is looking at the results of his father's investigation. The navy has too many honors, and it's time to investigate thoroughly.

Changzhi came in, and the emperor smiled and said, "Time flies. Marquis Zhou has been out of the capital for eight days."

Chang Zhi was very happy. He felt like he had no backbone without his father at home. "In seven days, my father will be back."

The emperor motioned for Changzhi to sit down. After chatting for a while, the emperor suddenly asked, "Tanhua Lang, what do you think?"

Chang Zhi's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the emperor knew that his daughter had fallen in love with the third place winner. "That's good?"

The emperor looked over in confusion, "My dear, are you also unsure?"

Changzhi reacted and was only slightly surprised. The emperor simply asked Gu Sheng, "In my opinion, the third place winner is a person who can keep his composure and has a plan in mind."

Why did the emperor often meet the top scholar and Zhuo Guyu, but not Gu Sheng? It was not because he did not value Gu Sheng, on the contrary, he thought Gu Sheng was good, so he wanted to test him. "I asked the top and second place winners what they thought of the third place winner."

Chang Zhi thought, the number one scholar is too smooth, what he said must be very pertinent and no one will be offended. Zhuo Guyu is not stupid, so he will not be offended. Does the emperor really not know that Zhuo Guyu is suppressing Gu Sheng? The emperor knows.

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