Chapter 862: The more capable you are, the more work you will do
Three days later, Lord Qiu from the Ministry of Revenue led his men and a large army to set out for Jianghuai. As for the imperial edict to confiscate property, it had already been sent away in advance.
After Lord Qiu left, Zhou Shuren finally realized that he had to go to court again without any rest days, and he had no rest days until Lord Qiu came back.
Also, Qiu Yan is gone, and he has to take over Qiu Yan's job, which means not only will the workload double, but there will be no overtime pay!
Zhulan massaged Zhou Shuren's head, "Today is the first day that Mr. Qiu has been away, and you can't come back on time for dinner. Why don't you stay at the Ministry of Household Affairs for a few days?"
Zhou Shuren said weakly, "That's about right. I already have a lot of work to do. Qiu Yan left quickly, and now all the work is piled on me. It's only been one day, and I feel like I have a lot more white hair."
Zhulan, "Your hair has turned whiter faster since you came to Beijing."
"I worry about it. This place is too tiring."
The entire court is inseparable from the accounts department, or to be more precise, money is indispensable everywhere. Being busy with accounting is a small matter. One also has to practice various forms of Tai Chi. The people one faces are all old foxes, and every word they say is a trap. It is very stressful.
Zhulan took the comb and said, "Lie down, I'll comb your hair."
Zhou Shuren stopped moving. His greatest enjoyment now was having his wife give him a massage when he got home. He was a little busy this year, so his scalp relaxed a lot and he fell into a drowsy sleep.
Zhulan's legs have been numb. Since the beginning of winter, her weight has been rising linearly. This is a sad story. Even if she controls her food intake at night, she cannot stop the trend of gaining weight. She lowered her head and looked at Zhou Shuren who was sleeping with his head resting on her legs. She carefully lifted her husband's head and placed it on the pillow, rubbing her legs. She felt especially fleshy!
Before dawn the next day, Zhou Shuren was very depressed. He had just rested for a few days and had to get up early to attend the court. He ate dried meat and walked slowly. The officials attending the court today were particularly quiet, even the Minister of War was extremely quiet.
Yes, the big case in Jianghuai involved tens of millions of taels of silver. Of course, the silver was accumulated in recent years. Currently, the Fourth Prince has only found the amount involved in the past five years, and no clues have been found for earlier periods.
The Fourth Prince did not get his hands on this huge sum of silver, and he searched Jianghuai thoroughly but couldn't find much silver either. In addition, the number of officials involved was like a big net covering Jianghuai, and the Emperor was really depressed.
Zhou Shuren didn't close his eyes to rest today. He was also afraid. He stood honestly and solemnly, looking up at the emperor sitting on the dragon throne. The emperor had a blank expression on his face. He was already old, and especially in the past few years, the emperor had aged very quickly. His deep eyes stared at you, making you feel scared.
The emperor has scanned the ministers in the court. How many of them are hidden chess pieces? Whose house did the more than 10 million taels go to?
The emperor was furious when he thought about the pitiful state treasury that was running low every day. He was suspicious of everyone except the few people he trusted. His eyes fell on Zhou Shuren. Ah, it was Zhou Shuren who discovered Jiang Huai's problem first. "My dear Zhou, come forward."
Zhou Shuren was confused. He had been very honest today, so why was he called out by name? Seeing everyone stealing glances at him, the corners of his mouth were a little stiff, but he still stepped forward honestly and said, "Your Majesty."
The emperor curled his lips and said, "My dear minister, please don't be polite. You have made an indelible contribution to the investigation of the Jianghuai case. You should be rewarded for your contribution."
Zhou Shuren didn't know what medicine the emperor was selling, but he couldn't afford it. Bah, if he didn't take advantage of the good things, he would be doing himself a disservice. Especially now was not the time to refute the emperor. But he was humble and said, "I dare not take credit for it."
The emperor raised his hand and said, "If you hadn't discovered the problem, I don't know how much tax would have been embezzled. You like to collect books, and this has been passed down in Jianghuai families for a long time. This time when you return to Beijing after confiscating your property, I will give you two boxes of books and paintings."
The emperor paused, "This time it's the real thing."
It does not mean hand-copied or copied.
Zhou Shuren was delighted. Books were a legacy. What the Zhou family lacked was books. He could get some books before, but after entering the capital, he could rarely get any. "I thank the emperor for his grace."
The emperor looked at Zhou Shuren and felt relieved. "Get up!"
Zhou Shuren didn't care about the jealous eyes, nor did he care whether he had attracted hatred or not. Anyway, he had accidentally destroyed the layout of the suggestive power several times, and the other party was already eager to chop him into meat paste, so this little hatred didn't matter.
Today's morning court was still very exciting. Lord Sun from the Ministry of Justice and others stayed. When Zhou Shuren left, he could feel Lord Sun's knife-like eyes staring at him.
Zhou Shuren is somewhat innocent. Lord Sun wanted to comfort him and transferred him away. The constant accidents really have nothing to do with him. Well, it does have something to do with him.
At Zhang Jinghong's house, Yao Xin held her handkerchief tightly and asked, "This is also related to Jiang Huai's case. When will your case be concluded?"
Zhang Jinghong is not in a hurry, "There will be a conclusion before the end of the year, don't worry, it's good for me now, at least I can recover peacefully."
Yao Xin bit her lip and said, "But now the doctors in the clinic are unwilling to come to your house to diagnose your pulse. When I went to buy herbs, no one would sell them to me."
This is what she is most worried about. Her husband wants to recuperate and needs to replenish his body, but he can’t even get the herbs. How can he do that?
Zhang Jinghong was silent. At that time, he only wanted to take away more silver and other things, and never thought about medicinal herbs, not to mention his wife's dowry. There was not much dowry to begin with. When he didn't care about his wife before, she had given him a lot of silver as a dowry, but there were no medicinal herbs.
Yao Xin stood up, "I, I."
Finally, she sat on the chair in frustration. Her husband's life story had spread throughout the capital. Not only did they not sell them medicinal herbs, but even the food and daily necessities were all moved in when they moved. Now there was only a maid by her side, a servant, a cook in the kitchen, and three servants trusted by her husband. Although there were not many people, the daily intake was large, and they would not be able to eat much for long.
Zhang Jinghong held his wife's hand. Among the princes, only the Second Prince was relatively nice to him. But now, he didn't care about him. He was not his biological brother, let alone the Crown Prince.
Zhang Jinghong thought about who he could ask for help, but there was no one. Even if there was, he wouldn't dare to get involved because of his background.
At noon, Zhou Shuren was called over by Lord Xiao and met the Crown Prince. "I have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The prince said, "Master Zhou, please don't be polite."
Xiao Qing continued, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is here for the Fifth Prince."
Zhou Shuren, "......"
A bad feeling!
The prince cleared his throat and said, "Xiaowu has performed well recently, so father wants Xiaowu to gain more experience. After thinking it over, the Ministry of Revenue is in need of people, and Xiaowu has made a good calculation. So starting tomorrow, Xiaowu will report to the Ministry of Revenue."
Zhou Shuren kept smiling, even though he wanted to curse in his heart, he knew that it was not easy to get favors from the emperor. The stingy emperor must have felt cheated after leaving the court. He had already rewarded him once, and he rewarded him again. Wouldn't this bring trouble to the Ministry of Revenue?
Zhou Shuren continued to smile, "Sir, I caught a cold yesterday and my head hurts. Sir Qiu left in a hurry and there are still many things to deal with."