Chapter 926: A Little Adds to a Big Deal

Zhulan sent Xuemei's dazed parents-in-law away, and told Xuemei about what had happened in the past two days so that her daughter could feel completely at ease.

Mrs. Song came back very quickly, and Zhulan knew who was supporting the old couple from the Jiang family, the Tao family. Zhulan thought to herself that after the death of Old Man Tao, the Tao family fell into decline without a shrewd leader. Every time the Tao family mentioned their eldest brother, they were disappointed.

Since it was the Tao family, Zhulan had no scruples and sent someone to tell the Jiang family.

After Zhou Shuren woke up, Zhulan told him about the Tao family's actions, "It seems that either Mr. Wang can't control the Tao family's thoughts, or Mr. Wang doesn't want to manage the Tao family."

Zhou Shuren just woke up and was thirsty. He drank some water and said, "It must be that the old man doesn't want to manage the Tao family. The old man was able to manage it for such a long time because of the late old man Tao and the Tao family. The old man is an outsider, so it's not good for him to interfere too much, and it's not good for him to always be in charge."

Zhu Lan curled her lips, "Mr. Wang must be scolded for meddling in other people's business!"

Zhou Shuren put down his water cup. "However, this time I got the news, the Tao family was used as a knife. As expected, as long as I am not really demoted or convicted, the old fox and the old shrew will not take any action."

"Not to mention the old-timers, even Liu Jing and the others will not be fooled. No one can guarantee that there will be no reversal until the last moment."

The capital city has seen too many twists and turns. The reason why we like to uproot the weeds is because we are afraid of leaving behind trouble.

Zhou Shuren chuckled, "Not all officials are old foxes, there are many stupid ones, I still deceived some people, but those who made a move did not necessarily believe me, but were mostly testing me. I blocked the way of too many people, or maybe my family has a shallow foundation in the capital. If I was from a big family, there would be no real or fake tests."

Zhu Lan didn't understand that this time it wasn't because Zhou Shuren's acting was good, but because the Zhou family had no family to rely on. If Zhou Shuren's tree fell, the Zhou family would have no support.

Everyone in the capital can see it clearly, and because they can see it clearly, there are many small moves. The old foxes and experienced people can see it clearly, but there are also people who are willing to take the opportunity to make a move behind the scenes, fan the wind, and light the fire. What if someone tries to shake the roots of the Zhou family? A little bit of accumulation can make a big difference. As long as no handle is left, it will be a cost-free transaction.

As for the fence-sitters in the Ministry of Revenue that Zhang Jinghong mentioned, there are fence-sitters everywhere. However, Zhou Shuren's prestige is still very high. Some officials who lean towards Qiu Yan are not in Zhou Shuren's eyes. These people are also on Zhou Shuren's list, and he plans to find an opportunity to clear them out in the future.

There are people who just want to get by in every department. They don't have much ability but they have a lot of ideas. They rely on the kindness of their ancestors and their family, so they dare to join the team without hesitation. Of course, there are also testing pawns among them.

Ministry of Revenue, Qiu Yan is annoyed by the Fifth Prince. He doesn't want to listen to what the Fifth Prince says because it makes him feel stupid. Whenever he thinks of what the Fifth Prince said, he gets angry. Is he stupid and brainless in the eyes of the Fifth Prince?

The Fifth Prince actually dared to speak up, saying that he would take the opportunity to bring Zhou Shuren down, and that the Ministry of Revenue would support him in the future. God, this was the first time he knew that the Fifth Prince had such a big idea.

As for Zhou Shuren, haha, having only known him for a year, he didn't know what Zhou Shuren was thinking, but he knew clearly that Zhou Shuren would be fine, as evidenced by the fact that the Shangshu generously gave him vacation. As for what Zhou Shuren was thinking, he really didn't want to know. He just hoped that he would not be involved in the future. He just wanted to live a peaceful and stable life.

Xiao Qing naturally knew what was going on in the Ministry of Revenue. She curled her lips. Some of Zhou Shuren's reforms in the Ministry of Revenue had caused the families of some officials in the Ministry to bear a grudge against him.

In the evening, Mingyun came back a few times. Mingteng, who couldn't control his mouth, told them about the academy.

Zhulan didn't take it seriously. The children in the academy were all young and believed everything they heard. Her apparent normal behavior made her feel that it was a good training.

What Zhulan is concerned about is, "What about the Hanlin Academy?"

Chang Lian smiled, "Mom, except for one or two people, everyone else is still the same as usual."

What kind of place is the Hanlin Academy? It is the place that directly faces the emperor. Even if there are grasses on the wall, they will only move when there is a strong wind. Now it is very quiet.

In the following two days, there were reports of Zhou Shuren being implicated every day. Zhou Shuren was careful, so those who were targeting him were his personal connections. Those who caught Zhou Shuren's eyes were all capable people, and since they were capable, it would be natural for them to hold good official positions. This implied that Zhou Shuren was forming cliques for personal gain.

The emperor looked at the two days' worth of documents and was speechless. "It's the same idea over and over again. Didn't you catch anything else?"

The prince thought, Zhou Shuren is an old fox, how could he have any evidence against him? "I can only blame Lord Zhou for being too cautious. Even those who want to frame Lord Zhou can't find any evidence against him."

The emperor flipped open another fold and finally found a different one. "This one says that Zhou Shuren did not respect the emperor's authority and betrayed the emperor's grace."

The prince took a closer look and saw that what was grasped on the folded paper was that Zhou Shuren was deeply loved by the people in Lizhou, and he even made the reward given by his father into jewelry.

The emperor threw down the memorial, "These people do not believe that I want to punish Zhou Shuren. They are accusing Zhou Shuren. This is a stab in my heart and trying to sow discord between me and Zhou Shuren as the emperor and his subject."

The prince looked at his father carefully, and only when he was sure that his father did not take the contents of the letter to heart did he feel completely relieved. "Lord Zhou is a talented person, and he has also blocked the way for too many people."

The emperor patted the prince on the shoulder and said, "You should make good use of a talent like this. However, you should not rely too much on him in the future. Find a suitable person to take over and let him stay in the position to stabilize the government."

This was the emperor's thought after he gradually got to know Zhou Shuren. He was confident that he could control Zhou Shuren, but after the prince was enthroned, he became worried.

The prince's heart was beating wildly. Was his father's words a clear indication that he would take the throne? He pinched his palm hard, "Father, my son."

The emperor raised his hands and didn't want to hear what the prince said.

At night at Zhou's house, Zhou Shuren looked through the documents that implicated him and said to his wife, "Fortunately, the money from the Qian family was returned, otherwise it would have been a real handle."

Zhulan was speechless, "The Emperor actually asked Rongchuan to bring the folding paper to you. The Emperor is showing that he trusts you and you should be grateful!"

She really didn't expect that the emperor would do this!

Zhou Shuren threw away the folded paper, "This also shows that the emperor is a little jealous of me. It is true that being too talented is not good. Not only does it make people hate you, but it also makes people jealous."

Zhulan pointed at the folded paper and said, "You have achieved the purpose of your test. The emperor trusts you."

Zhou Shuren, "The test of the emperor was incidental, but the result was good."

Zhulan held her husband's hand, and Zhou Shuren would think too much and become dazed, especially in the power arena of the capital.

Zhou Shuren changed the subject, "These people can't find any other handles. In order to avoid getting out of this situation and giving them a chance to frame me, I will return to the Ministry of Revenue tomorrow. This time, I have already gotten what I wanted from the test."

Zhulan, "Yeah."