Zhou Mansion.
As the saying goes, ten years of great power, a hundred years of aristocratic family, a thousand years of power.
If we say that in the Daqian court, apart from the family of the founding fathers, the only family that can be considered aristocratic is the Zhou family!
At this moment, the Zhou family is in the East Palace among the East and West Palaces.
Zhou Shan sat quietly in the Four Seasons Pavilion of the Zhou family.
Thinking about dry water.
The current development of the situation in Daqian is becoming increasingly unfavorable to the Zhou family, which has been based on the land of Daqian for hundreds of years.
No matter whether it was Zhao Chongyuan who used thunderous power to eradicate the four big families of Zhou, Chen, Yang, and Li who were entrenched in Qingzhou and Yizhou some time ago, or whether it was the people who would be selected from the royal family for disaster relief during the rainy season in the Ganshui Basin, especially He deliberately avoided Jin Wang Zhao Heng and only chose the powerless Yan Wang Zhao Ding to look at the matter.
It seemed that Daqian, a king who was experienced in ruling the world with benevolence and righteousness, was becoming less and less tolerant of wealthy families like them.
All kinds of actions all indicate that they will take action against the aristocratic families entrenched in the Daqian Palace.
It would be fine if the Zhou family lived far away from the court and secretly cultivated cronies to control the court.
But the foundation of his Zhou family lies in Yingtian.
This made him a little worried.
However, Zhou Shan knew in his heart whether Zhao Chongyuan would really attack his Zhou family and completely tear them apart.
The Zhou family has been able to establish a foothold on this land since the previous dynasty, and has gone through dynasties and dynasties. It is still standing two hundred years in this era, which is naturally enough to make emperors of all generations fearful.
But if it really comes to the point of breaking up.
It hurts the muscles but doesn’t move the bones.
Even if his Zhou family can retain some vitality, it will still decline in the long run.
I just hope I can make the right bet this time.
"Master!"
Right now.
A voice sounded outside the Four Seasons Pavilion.
Zhou Shan put down the brush in his hand, stood up and opened the door.
An old man dressed as a butler ran in in a hurry.
"What happened in such a hurry?"
Zhou Shan's face darkened slightly and he looked at the old man with an unhappy expression.
This old man has been his companion since childhood. His ancestors have been slaves in the Zhou family for generations, so he is naturally very familiar with this old man.
"My boss, I was beaten in the Imperial College."
The butler said hurriedly.
"Being beaten? Who?"
Zhou Shan frowned and asked subconsciously: "Who dares to hit my cousin?"
The so-called uncle is naturally Zhou Xing, his cousin Zhou Shan.
Among the two East and West mansions of the Zhou family, he is the head of the East mansion.
He is also one of the important sons of his Zhou family in charge of Daqian culture.
It was precisely because Zhou Xing served in the Imperial Academy, and Zhou Shan had firmly controlled the staff for twenty years, that the Zhou family reached its peak during Jingyuan's reign.
"Yan...Prince Yan..."
The old man stammered.
"King Yan? How could it be him??"
Hearing what the housekeeper said, Zhou Shan was suddenly startled. He looked at the old man in disbelief, and then frowned and said: "The uncle and King Yan are not in conflict with each other. How could King Yan hit the uncle? Moreover, King Yan didn't know that the uncle was Is he from my Zhou family, my cousin Zhou Shan?"
"well."
Listening to Zhou Shan's words, the old man sighed.
Immediately, he told Zhou Shan exactly what happened in the Imperial College.
"You're confused. How long has it been before you can still have a dispute with King Yan over something like this? He's so confused."
Zhou Shan was so angry that he cursed loudly.
At present, Zhao Chongyuan secretly and openly intends to strengthen the imperial power and weaken his family's control over the court.
But Zhou Xing actually had a dispute with King Yan because of this trivial matter?
But after thinking about it, Zhou Shan looked at the old man with a bit of laughter and asked, "Are you sure it was because of this that Prince Yan had a dispute with my cousin? Didn't he go to the Imperial College to study?"
"Forehead......."
As soon as these words came out.
The old man was also stunned and asked subconsciously: "Did Prince Yan go to study? Wasn't he ordered to rectify the atmosphere of the Imperial College?"
"Uh~~~~~"
Listening to the old man's words, Zhou Shan also froze on the spot.
But what he heard in the palace was that Zhao Chongyuan asked Zhao Ding to go to the Imperial College to study, and he also taught Zhao Qingzhan, the eldest grandson of the emperor.
But I haven't heard of it.
Your Majesty asked Prince Yan to rectify the atmosphere of the Imperial College.
"Then boss, what should we do now? The uncle was beaten by Prince Yan, and he is in Xifu now. I heard that people have been sent to the city to find the doctor. Doctor Qi has also gone there."
Seeing that Zhou Shan was silent, the housekeeper stopped talking.
"What can I do? Do you expect me to go to the palace to read King Yan's book in front of His Majesty? I have a conflict with His Highness King Yan because of this trivial matter. In my opinion, he is really old and confused!
It’s okay to suffer a little loss. "
Zhou Shan said coldly.
"Then this is the end of the matter?"
The old man looked at Zhou Shan in disbelief.
"No, of course we can't forget it like that."
Zhou Shan shook his head and then ordered: "Prepare a sedan for me. If you don't prepare a horse, go to the Imperial College immediately."
"Why are you going to the Imperial Academy?"
The old man was startled, especially when he saw that Zhou Shan was going to ride a horse, he was even more puzzled.
"Just do whatever I ask you to do, why are there so many problems!"
Zhou Shan's expression turned cold, he glared at the old man angrily, then stood up and walked outside the Four Seasons Pavilion.
Now that Zhao Chongyuan wants to take action against these aristocratic families.
For him, the most beneficial thing is to appear honest on the surface.
If Zhao Ding was involved in this matter, it would be equivalent to giving Zhao Chongyuan a reason to cause trouble for his Zhou family.
Not only did he go to the Imperial College to apologize to Zhao Ding, but he also wrote a letter of apology and asked Zhao Chongyuan to punish the Zhou family. In this way, Zhao Chongyuan would not be able to find out the problem with Zhou Shan.
As for Zhou Xing.
It doesn't matter if he takes this opportunity to retreat bravely, after all these years, his Zhou family's layout in the Imperial College and even the entire court is enough. Even if Zhou Xing is not in the Imperial College, as long as he is Zhou Shan, it will not affect the power of his Zhou family in Daqian!
Just when Zhou Shan ran towards the Imperial College.
Inside the palace.
In the study room.
Zhao Chongyuan looked at the eunuch who was summoning him in astonishment, and said in astonishment: "You said that King Yan not only failed to study when he went to the Imperial Academy, but also beat Zhou Xing?
Didn’t I ask him to study in the Imperial College?
Who the hell asked him to beat Zhou Xing! "
After hearing the report from his eunuch, Zhao Chongyuan was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.
Then he looked at another chamberlain next to the eunuch and asked, "What about Zhou Shan? Where is Zhou Shan now? Is he on his way to the palace?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Mr. Zhou rode to the Imperial Academy."
"He goes to the Imperial College?"
Zhao Chongyuan was startled for a moment when he heard this, and then smiled and said, "It seems Zhou Shan is quite discerning this time."
"Then Your Majesty, do you want it too?"
Seeing Zhao Chongyuan speaking, Wang Lishi asked tentatively.
"What am I doing? Do I know this? I don't know this."
Zhao Chongyuan looked at Wang Lishi in surprise.
