578. The Captured Emperor 3
It can be said that before the Zhou royal family became emperor, they were a powerful family, controlling the world's money. No one would have thought that such a business class Zhou family would actually give birth to a century-old emperor and lead the Zhou Dynasty. The clan was officially promoted to the royal family.
I'm afraid only these Zhou family members know how much property the Zhou family has. Within a few days, there are rumors outside, especially those who have been taken care of, and one by one they are writing about the past glory of the Zhou family. The song was sung, and some people even said that Zhou predicted this natural disaster two hundred years ago and prepared food, clothing, and medicine in advance. This was a warning from God! The royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty are the sons of destiny!
Officials from various places and those aristocratic families were also confused by this matter, but when they saw the food, medicine and clothes, they had to sigh, maybe the Zhou family had some strange people to help them, otherwise Why are so many grains and medicines stored in various places just for this disaster relief?
The Zhou mentioned above refers to the Zhou firm more than a hundred years ago. Only those who have experienced that era will understand. But now, these aristocratic families feel worried again when they see the mark that once belonged to the Zhou firm reappearing. , I’m glad again.
Nowadays, the heavy snow is still falling, but at least the people can have enough food and clothing, and repair their homes under the arrangements of the officials, so they will not die in the ice and snow. The children of the aristocratic family also heard about the Zhou family from their elders for the first time. The name of the business name.
This business, which was once looked down upon by all aristocratic families and officials, had an emperor two hundred years ago! It was also that emperor who passed down the current Jin Dynasty to the present. Two hundred years ago, many people speculated how much money Zhou's firm had. Some said it was millions of gold, while others said it could pry off the world. fiscal.
However, this rumor fell into disuse later. Unexpectedly, now, two hundred years later, Zhou's firm would reappear! And still in this way!
Zhou Zekai pretended to be recovering from his illness for a few more days, and after many officials kept giving him discounts, he finally went to court.
At the court, everyone saw that Emperor Hui'an was in high spirits and was not as depressed as he had been two or three months ago. They knew that Emperor Hui'an was probably poisoned and framed when he fell ill before. In the prince's case, Shi Mingzhou, who was in charge of searching the house at the time, actually found a secret passage under the third prince's mansion and confiscated three million taels of silver in it! The money has now been used for disaster relief.
As early as a few days ago, many officials thought that Emperor Hui'an was really in trouble with his dragon body as the news came from the palace! Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it was Emperor Hui'an's temptation, but luckily no one did anything.
So in the face of Zhou Zekai's half-smile, these officials originally wanted to plead for the third prince, but after they were dragged out by Zhou Zekai and conspired to murder the three officials, no one dared to say a word. Such a vigorous and resolute emperor was their first emperor. Saw once.
Mr. Tong, who was standing in the main hall, didn't know whether he should be happy or sad.
Soon, no one in the court mentioned the Third Prince, and they began to plan how to control the snow disaster, so that the people could live a better life under the current controllable situation, and the heavy snow that still did not stop also made everyone Officials have a headache.
"Three days later, I will go up to the astrological platform and pray to God to have mercy on me, Dajin! I believe that the snow will definitely stop by then!"
After Zhou Zekai left these words, he went to court. He remembered clearly that in three days, the heavy snow would stop, which would make his name as Emperor Hui'an even more famous.
Only after returning to Yangxin Hall did Zhou Zekai think of Shu Huiyun.
"Great joy, how is my beloved concubine doing now?"
Even though he had done that kind of thing, Zhou Zekai could still call her "concubine" in an understatement, but he had no feelings for Shu Huiyun.
"Back to Your Majesty, I have all the servants waiting in line to look at the Imperial Concubine! Everything is fine!" Wang Daxi already knew that the Imperial Concubine was originally so favored by His Majesty, but he did not know what to do to seduce His Majesty. Now His Majesty After seeing through the emperor's concubine's plan, the emperor's concubine was in danger.
"Okay, let's take good care of her. Also, how is the Queen's situation?"
Zhou Zekai's empress is the granddaughter of Mr. Tong, the third-generation emperor, and the only legitimate daughter of this generation of the Tong family. Her name is Tong Yuzhen. She was drugged by Shu Huiyun and lingered on the sick bed. Zhou Zekai's eldest prince is Zhou Yu, who was born to the empress. This year Already eight years old.
"Back to Your Majesty, the Queen is in good health, and she even asked this slave to thank Your Majesty. The eldest prince, I heard that you have recovered from the cold, and would like to come and see you."
"Oh? Where is he now? I haven't seen him for a long time. Let's go and have a look."
Zhou Zekai didn't know if he would have other children, but now, apart from Zhou Zhan, who was not his child, there were only two children in the palace, the eldest prince Zhou Yu and the little princess Zhou Ying. One was born to the queen, and the other was Zhou Zekai planned to train Concubine Shi well.
"Your Majesty, the eldest prince is currently studying in the Imperial College..."
After Wang Daxi finished speaking, Zhou Zekai had already stood up and walked towards the door. Regarding his eldest son, Zhou Zekai wanted to find out the situation from his memory, but found that he knew very little about the child. All the way to the Imperial College, in Under the guidance of Wang Daxi, they came to the place where the prince was studying.
Now the eldest prince Zhou Yu is already accompanied by a boy from the Wang family and a boy from the Tong family. The three eight-year-old children are sitting there and listening to the teacher's lecture carefully. Zhou Zekai, who is standing outside the window, has his eyes on Zhou Yu. On Yu's body.
I have to say... Zhou Yu's appearance is really as if he was carved out of the same mold, very detailed, especially his small but serious look now, which actually makes Zhou Zekai feel a little happy.
Zhou Yu, who was writing, looked up and saw his father standing by the window. He immediately stopped writing and black ink fell on the rice paper. His eyes were full of surprise and he looked at Zhou Zekai expectantly.
"Father..."
This shout made Tong Muzheng, the tutor of the prince, also aware of Zhou Zekai's presence. He quickly knelt down to greet His Majesty. The two companions beside Zhou Yu also hurriedly knelt down.
Zhou Zekai walked around the window and came in. When he saw Zhou Yu kneeling on the ground to greet him, he felt that this child was very kind.
"Get up. I'm here to take a look today. I heard from Taifu that the emperor has studied the Four Books now? He is indeed very smart. How do you think I'll test you today?"
Zhou Yu, who got up from the ground, was extremely excited when he saw his father. He immediately nodded. He had not seen his father a few times since he was born. He was not as favored by his father as his second brother. But now, after hearing His father wanted to test his knowledge, so he was naturally happy to show off in front of his father.
Soon, Zhou Zekai's exam came to a successful end. Both the eldest prince Zhou Yu and the two companions were smart children, and what they learned was very solid, which made Zhou Zekai feel relieved a lot.
"You guys go out and have a good time. I'll have a chat with Taifu."
After rewarding him with a bunch of things, Zhou Zekai sent his eldest son away and looked at Tong Muzheng, the current Grand Tutor in the palace, the most outstanding talent of this generation of the Tong family.
The three generations of imperial masters of the Tong family, Tong Muzheng's generation, are no longer able to break away from this vortex, and are deeply involved with the royal family. Even if Tong Muzheng is willing to pray for the people, he can only enter the palace unwillingly to become the prince's enlightenment tutor. .
However, in order to protect his sister's child, Tong Muzheng naturally worked harder and did not want his nephew to fall behind. He always taught Zhou Yu very strictly.
However, after several years in the palace, it was the first time that Tong Muzheng saw Emperor Hui'an caring about Zhou Yu, which was a bit strange.
"Taifu, in three days I will go to the astrological platform to pray for Da Jin, and then I will take Yu'er with me. He is my eldest prince and my legitimate son, and he is the only one in this world who can step on the astrological platform with me. The only one."
These words seemed to be speaking to Tong Muzheng, and seemed to be simply stating something, but the eyes of Tong Muzheng, who had his head lowered beside him, instantly shone, and then returned to calm. He didn't know whether this was a hint from the emperor, or could it really be true? Is it like what the palace said, that the imperial concubine has lost her power?
"Your Majesty, don't worry. I will do my best to teach the eldest prince."
After thinking about it, Tong Muzheng said such words cautiously, which actually made Zhou Zekai laugh, patted Tong Muzheng on the shoulder, and walked out.
After going out, he happened to see his eldest prince having a snowball fight with a few young eunuchs. After watching for a while, he took Wang Daxi to the queen's palace with a smile.
Queen Tong Yuzhen's bedroom is in Kunning Palace, which is quite far away from the Imperial College. Snowflakes are still flying in the sky. Zhou Zekai walks forward slowly. The eunuchs and maids hold big umbrellas for Zhou Zekai to prevent the snowflakes from falling on Zhou Zekai. It was him who fell into the trap.
When they arrived at Kunning Palace, Zhou Zekai was already feeling hot. When the maid at the door saw the emperor coming, she quickly went to notify the empress and welcomed Zhou Zekai in.
Compared with the burning earth dragon in Yangxin Palace, Kunning Palace has a faint floral fragrance. Glancing at the red plums in the vase, Zhou Zekai was very satisfied with Kunning Palace.
The queen also hurried over, wearing freshly dressed clothes and looking a little sickly on her face.
"I send my regards to your majesty. May your majesty be safe~"
Kneeling down to say hello, Zhou Zekai quickly helped the person up, then looked at Tong Yuzhen in front of him and said.
"Zitong, you have just recovered from your serious illness. You still need to rest more. I just came here to see how your condition is. Now that Zitong's complexion has improved, I feel a lot more relieved."
The two of them were talking and sitting on a chair nearby. A palace maid came over to serve tea. Zhou Zekai looked at Tong Yuzhen carefully and felt very good after confirming that Tong Yuzhen was indeed well.
"Your Majesty, I am getting better now. Thanks to Your Majesty, I found a miracle doctor for me. The miracle doctor has superb medical skills. I was able to get out of bed in just a few days..."