The matter of the Zhou Mansion spread rapidly, and the matter of the Suzhou gentry receiving grain was quickly pushed away, you must know that the scholar class in Suzhou is very smart and practical, they know very well that there is no good fruit to eat, look at the Zhou Mansion, Jiading Bo Zhou Kui still does not know how to pinch his nose and pay taxes, and the Zheng family soldiers are still directly involved in the Zhou Mansion, this has to be replaced by others, and the ending is afraid to be even more tragic, not to mention that Zheng Xunrui's proposal for the official gentry to pay grain is combined with the actual situation of the Ming Dynasty, Under such a slogan, whoever dares to stand up and openly oppose it is not boring to be bored.

However, many scholars and doctors are also staring at Zhou Fu, they know Zhou Kui's nature, Zhou Kui is a typical example of a dime, his stingy nature is very famous in Suzhou, and it also has a lot of fame in the capital, and he took out more than 30,000 taels of silver at once, wouldn't this cost Zhou Kui's life, if Zhou Kui didn't have any counterattack, it would be a strange thing.

Therefore, these scholars are very happy to take out the silver to pay taxes, and do things according to the requirements of the Nanjing Sixth Department and the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but they are holding their breath in their hearts, waiting for Jiading Bo Zhou Kui's strong counterattack, once the situation in Suzhou or Nanzhili changes, Zheng Xunrui is at a disadvantage, these scholars are going to stand up and shout, they believe that the emperor will definitely make a move, and the adults in the court will not be willing to accept the mercy, not to mention that Suzhou also has the first assistant of the cabinet Zhou Yanru, the cabinet minister Qian Shisheng and the Ministry of Rites Zuo Shilang, If all these people come forward to oppose high-ranking officials like Liu Zongzhou, the imperial history of the right capital, I am afraid that Zheng Xunrui will not be able to risk the disapproval of the world and forcibly promote the matter of the official gentry receiving food in one.

Zhou Kui was really angry, and he paid a tax of more than 30,000 taels of silver, which almost made him dizzy.

Zheng Xunrui actually had such courage to dare to do it in Suzhou's Fengmen. Wouldn't this be a direct slap in the face of the emperor, and Zhou Kui, who was not convinced, would never be able to bear it.

Entering the palace and seeing his daughter Queen Mother, Zhou Kui saluted according to the rules of etiquette, and couldn't wait to start talking.

"Lord Zheng Xunrui, the head of Nanjing's household department, has no one in his eyes. Dare to do it in Suzhou Fengmen, isn't this a rebellion......"

Zhou Kui began to tell in detail, he was still very smart, first put the hat of rebellion on Zheng Xunrui, and then began to tell what happened in Nanzhili.

Empress Zhou has never been involved in political affairs, and naturally she will not know what happened in Nanzhili, but she is also very angry when she learns the news that Zheng Jiajun actually dares to do something in the Zhou Mansion. In any case, the status of the Zhou Mansion in Suzhou is not ordinary, not looking at the face of the monk and looking at the face of the Buddha, Zheng Xunrui must be restrained, such a unscrupulous move, wouldn't he not put the Zhou family in his eyes, not in his eyes as the queen, and not in his eyes as the emperor.

Zhou Kui noticed a change in his daughter's attitude. Secretly rejoicing, his daughter Queen Zhou. The temper is very gentle, never likes to fight for power, and he also pays attention to his image, because of this, he governs the harem very well, even if he is favored by the emperor. I didn't dare to be arrogant in front of the queen.

can make her daughter angry, then there is hope to bring down Zheng Xunrui.

It's no wonder that Zhou Kui thought simply, in fact, he didn't know the situation in the court at all, he was canonized as Jiading Bo, and served in the Soldiers and Horses Division. He is not qualified to participate in the government at all, and the emperor also knows his ability, coupled with Zheng Xunrui's strength and the emperor's jealousy, etc., are top secrets in the court, and it is impossible for outsiders to know.

After Zhou Kui finished speaking, the queen finally spoke.

"The palace doesn't know that so many things have happened in Nanzhili, Lord Zheng is the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, what he did in Nanzhili, the palace can't interfere, but it involves the Zhou Mansion, the palace is never expected, my father will go back for the time being, and the palace will find a way to ask, but my father must remember that the people in the Suzhou Mansion should not act rashly and make things bigger."

"Don't worry, the queen mother, over there in Suzhou, I have already instructed the housekeeper not to make any moves."

With great satisfaction, Zhou Kui left the palace, he had achieved his goal, and the next thing was to wait for the news, of course, the main thing he thought of was silver, more than 30,000 taels of silver, and he took it out like this, it was tantamount to death, no matter how the emperor dealt with it, the first thing he needed to do was to get back the more than 30,000 taels of silver.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Zhu Youzhen returned to the harem, and saw that the queen was waiting, he was a little strange, such a situation has not appeared for a long time, the queen is tranquil by nature, he returned to the harem, generally to Tian Guifei, the queen has no opinion, waiting in the harem today, and did not tell the eunuch to come to report, is there something wrong.

Sure enough, when she saw the emperor, Queen Zhou stepped forward to salute.

"The concubine visits the emperor."

"The queen doesn't have to be polite, waiting here, is there something wrong."

Queen Zhou showed an aggrieved look, took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes.

Zhu Youzhen was even more surprised, to say that in the harem, no one dared to offend the dignity of the queen, even Tian Guifei did not dare to do that, of course, Tian Guifei had the intention of competing with the queen, but these signs were skillfully resolved by the queen, Tian Guifei also became much more honest, Zhu Youzhen didn't want too many intrigues in the harem, he was busy in the court every day, and if he returned to the harem, he still faced many contradictions, wouldn't it be even more upset.

"Your Majesty, the concubine's father entered the palace today and told what happened to the Zhou Mansion in Fengmen, Suzhou, and the concubine was chilled when she heard it."

Zhu Youzhen frowned slightly, he didn't have a good impression of Zhou Kui, the father-in-law, he was stingy by nature, and he didn't know what to do, he specially sent the singer Chen Yuanyuan some time ago, but he didn't know that what he Zhu Youzhen needed now was not a beauty.

What Zhou Kui said, Zhu Youzhen is very clear that Zheng Xunrui implemented the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry in Nanzhili, that is, a whip law implemented by Zhang Juzheng during the Wanli period, this whip law is very beneficial to the royal family, can greatly increase taxes, and can reduce the burden of the people, curb land annexation, if it were not for Zhu Youzhen's 12-point vigilance against Zheng Xunrui, Zhu Youzhen would have already gotten a special book from the imperial court.

In the past few days, the ministers of the DPRK and China have been arguing about the matter of the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry of Nanzhili, and almost all the ministers are against it, and Zhu Youzhen is also very clear that this is because the matter of the integrated payment of grain by the officials and gentry involves the vital interests of these ministers, so they resolutely stand up against it.

Of course, Zhu Youzhen knew in his heart that the eunuchs of the ceremonial eunuchs were all loyal, but those civil and military ministers couldn't say it clearly, most of them were for their own interests, and as for the interests of the court, they didn't know where to put them.

Therefore, this time, no matter how the ministers of the DPRK and China argued, and even provided Zheng Xunrui in groups, Zhu Youzhen did not praise it, in his heart, he hoped that the matter of the Nanzhili officials and gentry would be successful, so that he could be fully spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, so that the income of the imperial court would increase significantly, and with silver, many things would be easier to do.

But this kind of thing, the father-in-law Zhou Kui didn't understand, and went to the palace to complain, and when he met such a father-in-law, Zhu Youzhen was speechless.

"Queen, these things are not what you should care about, Zheng Aiqing implemented the integration of officials and gentry in Nanzhili, and clearly put forward the call for the rise and fall of the country to be responsible, this is the situation I am willing to see, the father-in-law is unreasonable, blocking the matter of the officials and gentry paying grain together, and the housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion also gathered many gentlemen and wealthy families in Suzhou, thinking about opposing the matter of the official gentry paying grain together, you said that in such a situation, how should I deal with it."

Queen Zhou was greatly surprised, her father Zhou Kuike did not talk about these things, only said that the Zhou Mansion was under siege.

"The concubine doesn't care about the affairs of the imperial court, the concubine is because the Zhou Mansion in Fengmen, Suzhou was besieged, so she told the emperor specifically."

"I already know about this matter, Zheng Aiqing has written a twist and turn, the cause and effect of the matter are very clear, the queen still told her father-in-law, take good control of the people in the palace, the housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion actually dared to make friends with the scholar doctor to resist the official government, and also raised my name, the queen said, in this case, if I come forward for the Zhou Mansion, what will the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty think, and how will I do things."

Queen Zhou, who was smart and smart, quickly understood the mystery, her father's temper and temperament, Queen Zhou must be clear, but she didn't expect that her father came to the palace to tell him, but he didn't say all the things that happened, and he was vague, which made her bored in front of the emperor.

The next day, Zhou Kui entered the palace again, but he did not see his daughter.

The maid handed him a letter.

Zhou Kui, who was full of joy, returned to the mansion and couldn't wait to open the letter.

Looking at Zhou Kui, whose face changed dramatically.

It was at this time that the Governor of Zuo and the commander of the Jinyi Guard, Tian Hongyu, came to visit.

Tian Hongyu's hometown also encountered the matter of the official gentry's integrated payment of grain, Tian Hongyu's hometown is in Yangzhou, Yangzhou is the place where the official gentry is vigorously and resolutely implemented, and the Tian family has not been spared.

Tian Hongyu also knew what happened to the Zhou Mansion in Fengmen, Suzhou, Zhou Kui entered the palace to find the queen's mother, and Tian Hongyu knew even more that he was specially going to the Zhou Mansion to investigate the situation.

Seeing Zhou Kui's face, Tian Hongyu understood the matter.

Seeing Tian Hongyu, Zhou Kui didn't hide his emotions, and spoke viciously.

"Hmph, this Zheng Xunrui, dare to make trouble in the Zhou Mansion, who does he think he is, as long as he has the opportunity, the old man will definitely not let him go."

Tian Hongyu hummed a few words, he is much smarter than Zhou Kui, and he is much more shrewd, Zheng Xunrui, as the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, dares to do such a big thing, there must be a mystery in this, Zhou Kui's brain is too simple, and he can understand the mystery after a little thought.

However, Tian Hongyu will not remind Zhou Kui. (To be continued......)