Others may not understand Zhou Rui, and think that Zhou Rui's performance among these princes is not particularly outstanding, and his ability is only average among these princes.
But Zhou Kang and Zhou Rui have been together for a long time, and they are also the two people who have the best relationship among these princes, so Zhou Kang knows that although everyone inside and outside the court thinks that he is extremely intelligent and has very high talents in many aspects.
But the person with better talent than him is actually his eldest brother Zhou Rui!
Many times Zhou Kang wanted Zhou Rui to express these things himself, but Zhou Rui refused again and again.
When Zhou Kang was a child, he didn't understand the reasons for these things, but now he understands, mainly because Zhou Rui's identity is too embarrassing.
Although Zhou Rui was the eldest son, he was a concubine and was born to a palace maid. His mother and concubine had disappeared when Zhou Rui was young.
Because of this, Zhou Rui learned to hide his clumsiness from a very young age and behaved like a mediocre person. His performance among these princes was not outstanding.
Others think that Zhou Rui has no ability, but if Zhou Rui really shows his talents, then with his embarrassing status, many people will definitely try to harm him, making it impossible for him to grow to this age!
The same is true even now. Although the competition for the position of prince has reached a very serious time, Zhou Rui still has not shown his ability.
Zhou Kang even felt that if His Majesty really gave Zhou Rui a throne, Zhou Rui would be very happy to accept it.
But Zhou Kang couldn't accept it.
If a person who is more talented than himself and more suitable for the position of emperor does not become emperor in the end, then the Zhou Dynasty may not be able to continue!
So Zhou Kang had only one idea, and that was to do his best to help Zhou Rui ascend to the throne.
After understanding Zhou Kang's thoughts, Zhao Feng sighed softly and said to Zhou Kang with great admiration.
"Your Highness, since we first met, I have admired you very much as a person. Now I have discovered that your level is so high that I am ashamed of myself!"
Zhou Kang smiled and waved his hand, and then said helplessly.
"Mr. Zhao, please stop praising me. The two of us should quickly think about what to do about this matter!"
Zhao Feng nodded, sat down and thought for a while, then looked at Zhou Kang and said.
"Your Highness, we must know which thing is least allowed to happen now."
"Whether it is the prince conferring the title of king or the eldest prince conferring the title of king, we can only give up one of these two things."
Zhou Kang nodded. He was not a child. He knew that the most important thing in the court was balance. If Zhou Zhen did not agree to any of these things, those ministers would definitely fall out.
The two looked at each other and smiled, and soon came up with a solution.
If you just don't want Zhou Rui to be crowned king, then this matter will be very simple.
But if you want to accomplish this, you still need to do it carefully.
A few days later, the debate on this matter in the court became more and more fierce.
However, all the memorials submitted by these officials were detained by Zhou Zhen, and there was no reply at all.
At such an opportunity, Zhao Feng took office and became the new Zhongshu Sheren.
Arriving at the office of Zhongshu Province, Zhao Feng looked at the very strict Yamen and couldn't help but sigh.
The first time he came to Zhao County, when he saw the Zhao County government office, he felt that the government office was too dilapidated and could not be worthy of being an official.
Later, he became the prefect. Although the government office was very gorgeous, it always felt like something was missing.
Now that he came to this meeting hall, Zhao Feng finally understood what a real yamen should look like.
Seeing Zhao Feng arriving in official uniform, the officials from Zhongshu Province all smiled and greeted Zhao Feng.
"Zhao Sheren, we will work together from now on!"
"This is your office. Outside is the meeting hall. Zhongshu Ling and Shangshu Ling occasionally discuss matters outside, but usually we, Zhongshu Provincial Committee, discuss matters on our own."
When Zhao Feng heard what they said, he immediately understood.
The officials introduced themselves to Zhao Feng. The composition of the entire Zhongshu Province was relatively simple, and Zhao Feng was considered a general in it.
The highest official in Zhongshu Province is naturally Zhongshu Ling. This time Zhongshu Ling is called Liu Jian. He is an old man who looks kind-hearted. He and Shangshu Ling Feng Shen can be regarded as the left and right prime ministers of the Zhou Dynasty.
Under Liu Jian, the Vice Minister of Zhongshu was named Wei Peng, who was the mainstay of the entire Zhongshu Province, and together with Zhongshu Ling, he was regarded as the chief and deputy official.
Next is Zhao Feng's Zhongshu Sheren. Among the entire Zhongshu Province, the Zhongshu Sheren have the most jobs, and they are also the most important in the entire Zhongshu Province.
Because Zhao Feng, a member of Zhongshushe, was directly responsible to the emperor, he not only had the right to participate in political affairs, he could even read the memorials submitted by those officials and put forward his own opinions on how to deal with them before submitting them to the emperor.
This is also the most important job in Zhao Feng's daily life. Looking at the piles of memorials on his desk, Zhao Feng felt that his brain was a little big.
Liu Jian and Wei Peng came over and said hello to Zhao Feng, who quickly bowed their hands.
"I've met Mr. Zhongshu Ling, and I've met Mr. Assistant Minister!"
Liu Jian and Wei Peng smiled at each other and shook their heads at Zhao Feng.
"Normally, you don't need to be called such a formal person here. In the entire Zhongshu Province, you are the one who can see His Majesty the most. It can be seen that His Majesty trusts you very much, but you also have to guess the Holy Will!"
After hearing Liu Jian's words, Zhao Feng quickly nodded vigorously.
Wei Peng chuckled.
"Master Zhao, you have just been promoted to the position of Zhongshushe. There are many tasks that you are not familiar with yet. You must read and learn more. Remember?"
Zhao Feng smiled and nodded in agreement, while Wei Peng took a deep look at Zhao Feng, chuckled for no apparent reason, and returned directly to his working room.
After seeing off the two officers, Zhao Feng looked at the remaining people.
The living room keeper needs to stay by the emperor's side all the time, and the two people take turns replacing each other. The general room keeper came over and said to Zhao Feng with a smile.
"Master Zhao, you will have a lot of work from now on!"
Zhao Feng greeted them one by one before sitting down and looking at the pile of memorials in front of him.
It is worth mentioning that the bureaucracy of the Zhou Dynasty was very similar to the bureaucracy of the Tang Dynasty, but it was slightly different in subtle ways.
Zhao Feng had some knowledge of the history of the Tang Dynasty in his previous life, so he naturally knew about this bureaucratic system. He was thinking about it while reading the memorials.
