Chapter 1724 The Zheng Family

Chang Zhi's long silence made Gu Sheng a little uneasy, his heartbeat became faster and faster, and his face almost lost his balance.

Gu Sheng squeezed the teacup, "I don't know."

Chang Zhi nodded to express his belief. The kid listened to his suggestion, and he didn't talk, listen or ask. He really didn't notice it. "I heard that you have saved enough money?"

Gu Sheng heaved a sigh of relief, and felt a little excited, "Yes, there are enough fields and shops, and the expenses of the lower officials are enough, and I can save some."

His major expenses are drawing paper and dyes, but he is not so particular about food. A bowl of noodles is a meal, and there is no extravagant meal of fish.

Changzhi raised his eyes, "Is this the family wealth enough to marry a wife?"

Gu Sheng's little excitement is gone, it depends on who he wants to marry, the right family is enough, and there are not many small officials who have a lot of money. The paintings I painted this year didn’t sell very much, and I want to sell a few more paintings.”

Changzhi curled his lips, "I know a lot of people, let me introduce you."

Gu Sheng, "Thank you, sir."

Changzhi's smile deepened, "You have to be careful recently, don't do too much with a purpose."

Gu Sheng looked serious, "Yes."

After a few more days, Mr. Lu's case was concluded, the roster was in place, and the interrogation went smoothly. The people involved in the case from various states were escorted to Beijing, and the capital also began to raid their homes.

Zhou Shuren got the order and went to Mr. Lu's house in person. Mr. Lu's mansion has been surrounded by officers and soldiers. Today, the old, weak, women and children were driven into the courtyard.

To be honest, Zhou Shuren didn't like to come here very much. He didn't like to implicate the whole family when one person made a mistake. When the Supreme Emperor was still there, he felt tentatively. He always remembered the sharp eyes of the Supreme Emperor at that time, and never mentioned it again.

Lord Lu's family members did not cry, they may have dried up their tears. The female family members waited dumbly for their future fate. The boys who stayed at home were not very old, the oldest was only fifteen years old, and the other adult men were all in prison.

Zhou Shuren looked at the five or six-year-old children. The children were trembling. Mr. Lu climbed very fast because of the road construction, and the scenery along the way was infinite, and now he was in the dust.

Zhang Jinghong said: "Master Shangshu."

Zhou Shuren, "Let's go in and have a look."

Zhang Jinghong responded, he didn't feel much about confiscating his family and exile. He enjoyed the wealth and honor brought by his status, and it was fair to suffer everything when he was defeated, just like he was a former royal family, and the constraints of his status could not be erased.

He is lucky again,

From the current point of view, the emperor is very tolerant to him. Last time he saw the prince, the prince even asked about his son's homework. This was a signal, which meant that his son could pass the imperial examination. That day he drank too much and hugged his wife and cried for half the night.

Mr. Lu knew that he couldn't escape, and the secret room was clearly explained, and he also explained another other courtyard.

When Zhou Shuren arrived, boxes of money were brought out.

Zhang Jinghong, "How dare you be greedy."

Zhou Shuren sneered, "Greed is not enough."

Zhang Jinghong snorted, "It's all money with blood on it. If there are countless casualties in a flood, they won't even be able to pay it back if they go to hell."

Zhou Shuren said heartily, when you were still the fifth prince, your heart was also dark.

Zhang Jinghong said again: "The emperor is still merciful, and the whole family is exiled."

Zhou Shuren, "!!"

Why doesn't he feel kind? Mr. Lu and several sons of educated youths beheaded, and the 20 big boards who didn't know about it were exiled together.

Zhou Shuren asked Zhang Jinghong to watch, he saw that the registration was almost done and he didn't want to stay any longer.

Before he reached the front yard, he heard the cry of the child and the sound of scolding, but soon the crying stopped, and he also went to the front yard, only to see a few women covering the mouth of the child.

Zhou Shuren took a deep breath, "What's wrong?"

The guard officer stepped forward, "It's all right."

The Lu family under Zhou Shuren's roof, he was the one who opened his mouth under the roof, otherwise he would have fainted from the sun, "Prepare some water and food."

The officer hesitated, "This."

"Um?"

"Yes, the little one will let people prepare."

Zhou Shuren thought about the antique calligraphy and painting in the backyard, which still needs to be registered, "Find an empty room and let them go in."

Official, "Yes."

Zhou Shuren didn't speak again, and led the people out of the Lu residence.

At night, Zhou Shuren was not in a good mood, didn't eat much for dinner, dismissed all the maids, and only his wife was in the room, so he sighed, "How many years I've been here, I still can't see some things."

Zhulan, "You have done a good job."

"After rectification time and time again, the guards under escort no longer dare to be lawless."

Zhulan smiled, "Look, you have changed a lot."

Without Shuren's repeated suggestions, where would there be rectifications again and again, and now the exiled government servants have been regulated a lot.

Zhou Shuren can't change the sitting position at present, "I will talk to the emperor tomorrow, and I need to beat from time to time."

"good."

In the past few days, the capital city has not stopped ransacking their homes. Those with serious circumstances will be decapitated and exiled, and those with less severe circumstances will be demoted to their original places. Some of the official positions in the capital city will be vacated.

With the officials and finances being escorted to Beijing one after another, the household department is very busy, and the booklets prepared are not enough.

Zhou Shuren was busy for a month before he finished the statistics and entered the palace with the final ledger.

The emperor calmed down a long time ago, and read the account book with a calm face, "This year is a year of prosperity."

Zhou Shuren, "Yes."

The emperor asked, "Your fourth son has been in the Imperial Academy, do you have any other ideas?"

Zhou Shuren blinked, "The Imperial Academy is pretty good."

"Many official positions are now vacant."

Zhou Shuren lowered his head and said: "I'm telling you the truth, Changzhi's study in the Imperial Academy is quite good."

The emperor motioned Shuren to sit down, "If all the adults were like you, I would have less trouble."

Evacuating the official position is another game, a game between him and the aristocratic family.

The emperor touched the string of beads, wanting Zhou Changzhi to help him occupy a seat for a few years, and finally sighed, "That's fine."

Zhou Shuren's keen radar was off, and now the Zhou family's situation is very good, and Changzhi doesn't need to go any further.

The emperor said again: "I remember that you are familiar with the Zheng family."

"The Zheng family?"

"The Zheng family in the northwest."

Zhou Shuren said: "It doesn't count, there has been no correspondence in these years."

The emperor said cheerfully, "Okay, okay, I'm not familiar, someone from the Zheng family will come to Beijing in a few days."

Zhou Shuren was surprised, the emperor trusted the Zheng family, and the border guards were basically the emperor's confidantes, curious why the Zheng family came to Beijing.

The emperor said again: "Your Yue family is also at the border."

Zhou Shuren, "Yes, my nephew is at the border."

"It's all good."

If it wasn't for Zhou Shuren and the Yang family, he wouldn't pay too much attention to the Yang family. Yang's ability made him pay more attention to the Yang family. He didn't find anything else, but his loyalty did not go beyond.

There are a lot of gray areas here, and the Yang family has never touched it. Unfortunately, there will be no wars in the northwest, and because of Zhou Hou, the Yang family is in the northwest.