Chapter 799: Various Forms

Zhou Shuren snorted, "Then it depends on your ability."

He will never let go of his grandson-in-law easily.

The next morning, Zhou Shuren and Lord Xiao attended the morning court together. After the morning court, Xiao Qing said, "A lot of things happened in the capital during my absence."

Zhou Shuren, "With your return, the Ministry of Revenue has a backbone. No matter how many problems there are, they will not be affected by the Ministry of Revenue."

Xiao Qing thought of what the emperor said yesterday, patted Zhou Shuren on the shoulder, and said, "Do a good job."

Zhou Shuren felt the burden on his shoulders become heavier, "Yes."

Xiao Qing smiled and said, "I'll wait for you to come back, so I'll give you a break these days."

Zhou Shuren laughed in his heart, he didn't think that leaving the Ministry of Revenue was a holiday, and the prince would never let him draw water. Zhou Shuren looked at the Minister of Rites and was actually looking forward to seeing him in the Ministry of Rites.

Xiao Qing was soon surrounded by other ministers. The Minister of Rites said, "Old Xiao, it seems that it doesn't matter whether you are in the Ministry of Revenue or not. Your Lord Zhou in the Ministry of Revenue is very capable."

The Minister of Rites' attempt to sow discord was too obvious, and the other ministers looked at him sideways.

Xiao Qing didn't care. He wished Zhou Shuren would come up earlier. He moved his seat and said, "We are busy in the Ministry of Revenue. I wish there were more people to help me share the work, unlike Lord Feng who clings to the power of the Ministry of Rites. I'm telling you to give your subordinates some opportunities. People who don't know would think the name of the Ministry of Rites is Feng."

The atmosphere was quite tense, and Lord Feng was so angry that he threw his sleeves up and said, "Lord Xiao should think before he speaks."

Xiao Qing, "Same here, the brain is a good thing, next time Master Feng wants to provoke me, you'd better use your brain."

Zhou Shuren smiled in his heart. The Minister of Rites had no one to support him. Look, the Minister of Personnel was fiddling with his sleeves as if he was counting the patterns on them. The Minister of War, Lord Li, was looking up at the sky, but it was cloudless and no one knew what he was studying.

The Minister of Justice was chatting with the Minister of Works. These two departments seldom interacted with each other, but they were able to talk to each other and it was quite lively!

Other officials who attended the court, those of lower ranks, disappeared long ago when they saw that things were not going well. The great scholars who were at odds with the six ministries, on the other hand, watched the fun without saying anything. If they did, they would be rebuked, so it was better for them to watch the show quietly.

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard. Every move in the officialdom was a learning. He still had a lot to learn.

Hanlin Academy, Rongchuan's two-day vacation has passed, and today he returned to Hanlin Academy. As soon as he entered the academy, the dean looked at him with a friendly and amiable look, as if he were his grandson. "When I first met you, I was impressed by your appearance. It turns out that your life experience is not simple. Good boy, now that you are home, you must work harder in the future."

Rong Chuan was used to it. He had heard these words too many times yesterday. "I will definitely live up to the expectations of the dean."

The dean stroked his beard and thought, fortunately he has always been good to Zhang Rongchuan. Ahem, of course, every time Zhang Rongchuan entered the palace, he either ate or took things. He had to pay attention to him because of his background. He also looked carefully at Rongchuan's appearance. The rumor had spread, and some people said that Zhang Rongchuan was the reincarnation of Master Ning!

Rongchuan returned to the house and was polite to his colleagues again. Originally, because he was the son-in-law of the Zhou family, his colleagues were very caring and polite to him. Now it was even more so. He would inherit the title of Marquis in the future. Not only was the Queen his aunt, the Prince was also his cousin. In addition, he was in the Ningguo Mansion. This change in status was indeed a big one.

Now his colleagues are not only polite to him, but also flattering in their tone. Fortunately, he can keep his mind steady, otherwise, it would be easy for him to be distracted by the change in status. Thinking of Uncle Zhou, it is all thanks to Uncle Zhou's teaching.

The Minister of Rites came back angrily. The Left Vice Minister had not yet gone to court and had been waiting at the door. "Sir, the Crown Prince is at the Ministry of Rites."

Lord Feng was stunned, "The prince didn't go to the Ministry of Revenue?"

The Left Assistant Minister shook his head and said, "I arrived at the Ministry of Rites early in the morning and was looking through the Ministry's accounts from previous years."

Lord Feng was very calm. He thought, "Just see, the fake account was done very well." He was not afraid of being discovered. He walked forward, rubbed his face, and went in to see the prince.

Just after walking a few steps, another carriage stopped. Lord Feng looked back and found that this carriage was familiar. If he remembered correctly, it seemed to be the carriage that Zhou Shuren was riding in at the palace gate. It stopped and it was indeed Zhou Shuren.

Lord Feng asked calmly, "Why did Lord Zhou come to the Ministry of Rites?"

Zhou Shuren got off the carriage and said, "The Crown Prince asked me to come here. As for what is going on, you can ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Lord Feng, who had just been calm, finally panicked. Zhou Shuren could tell the problem with the salt tax from the numbers. This man was extremely sensitive to numbers. Thinking of the prince looking at the accounts of the Ministry of Rites, he curled his lips. The truth slapped himself in the face. If he had known, he would not have tried to sow discord today. Not only did he fail, but he was also very angry. Now, Zhou Shuren didn't know how he was holding a grudge in his heart!

Lord Feng forced a smile and said, "It turned out that it was His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who invited Lord Zhou. Please come in."

He said to the left assistant ministers, "Don't just stand there, go and make some tea. Yes, make some tea that I brought from home and send it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Zhou Shuren extended his hand, "Please, sir."

Feng Huai was very annoyed. Why did the Crown Prince come to the Ministry of Rites and not the Ministry of Justice? The Second Prince had quite a few people in the Ministry of Justice. He was also thinking about Zhou Shuren. The Zhou family and the Crown Prince were becoming more and more involved. He was trying to sow discord because he thought that by striking at Zhou Shuren, he could also weaken the Crown Prince's power. Unexpectedly, the Crown Prince brought Zhou Shuren to the Ministry of Rites.

The prince saw Zhou Shuren, "I was just talking about Mr. Zhou, and Mr. Zhou is here."

Zhou Shuren greeted him and said, "I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The prince pointed to a chair and said, "Sit."

Feng Huai was a little slow in greeting, and the prince smiled and said, "Master Feng, please take a seat. I was just looking for you. I don't understand something here. Master Feng, I need someone to introduce me."

Although the Ministry of Rites does not have much power, it has a lot of things to do. Because of the priests and others, it has secured the third place among the six ministries. The prince has never paid much attention to the Ministry of Rites. Of course, the main reason is that there is so much to learn, so it is inevitable that there will be some things that are overlooked. The Ministry of Rites is very easy to be overlooked.

The prince felt that his father was right to let him take charge of the six ministries. Only by getting to know them personally could he be more proficient in the future.

Lord Feng said, "Your Highness, if you don't understand something, I will help you to understand it."

The prince didn't want to look at Feng Huai, so he smiled and said, "Master Feng is the Shangshu, and he must have a lot of things to do as he is in charge of the Ministry of Rites. I won't bother you anymore, just find a doctor."

Lord Feng was thinking about who to choose. Among the doctors in the Ministry of Rites, only a few leaned towards him. The others who did not lean towards him were all from poor families. Lord Feng looked at Zhou Shuren and said with a smile, "I will let Doctor Liu come over."

Zhou Shuren thought of the Tao family, the surname of Wang Jue's Yue family. He remembered that there were people from the Tao family working in the Ministry of Rites. Lord Feng just glanced at him. This meant that he had investigated everyone he knew, so he deliberately avoided him.

(End of this chapter)