The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

After all, Shen Jia didn't dare to stay overnight, and left in the dark after re-washing and dressing up. I don't know if it was his illusion. He always felt that the guards around him lowered their heads when he appeared, and they didn't even dare to look at him.

He thought to himself: Could it be that the commotion between the two of them just now was too loud?

"Ahem..." He couldn't think about this kind of thing, and he felt uncomfortable when he thought about it, so he walked back to his tent at a faster pace.

There was a little eunuch leading the way ahead, everyone had already fallen asleep at this time, and when they were approaching his tent, Shen Jia saw two figures hiding outside his tent and looking around.

Before he could make a move, the guard behind him rushed up immediately, "Who is sneaking around, what are you doing?"

As soon as the two heard the movement, they turned around and ran away, and disappeared into the densely packed tents. The guards were startled, and without waking up the crowd, they shouted loudly: "There are assassins!"

Standing outside her tent, Shen Jia watched more and more guards approaching, recalling the figures of the two of them, even though they were hunched over, they could still be seen to be tall, probably they were sent by envoys from a certain country. As for the purpose, most likely it was to spy on him.

He didn't think anyone would dare to assassinate him in this place, and the two of them were wearing ordinary clothes, and they didn't look like assassins, but it's always good to check.

A few people in the same camp heard the noise and ran out, they didn't have time to put on their clothes. Seeing Shen Jia standing at the door, they asked fearfully, "Master Shen, what happened?"

Shen Jia turned her head and smiled at them comfortingly: "It's nothing, it's just that two little thieves ran away from here just now, and the guards have already gone to hunt them down."

"This... there are thieves breaking into the royal hunting ground?" No one can believe this reason, but there are tens of thousands of troops stationed here.

"Go in, it's nothing serious." Shen Jia entered the camp head first, his body was still a little sore, and he was a little shaky when he saw the hard plank bed. If he had known earlier, he would have lived in Zhao Zhang's place with shame, and there was no such thing.

He was tired all day long and fell asleep early. He lay down his clothes and fell asleep for a second. He didn't know what happened outside afterwards. He fell asleep until dawn the next day, but he was still woken up.

The competition is over, and it's time for the team to return to the city. Three days have passed since the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet, and the backlog of government affairs is still waiting for the monarchs and ministers to go back to deal with it, and it's time for the envoys of various countries to return home.

Shen Jia has never had a chance to see Zhao Zhang again. On the way back, he finally heard that the Imperial Guards were looking for people everywhere last night, but they found no suspicious person. The two people who wanted to spy on Shen Jia's camp were among them, but because nothing happened If it happened, they wouldn't be able to make a big fuss about it.

It was already noon when the large troops entered the city, and the palace also prepared a farewell banquet for the envoys from various countries to practice.

At the banquet, the Wacha envoy once again proposed to marry the princess of Dajin, but was rejected by the emperor on the spot. Although they were mentally prepared yesterday, everyone was still surprised. It was obvious that the emperor agreed at the beginning, so why did he go back on his word? ?

The Wacha envoy looked ashamed and indignant, and asked: "Your Majesty the Emperor thinks that the prince of our country is not worthy of the princess of your country?"

Zhao Zhang thought in his heart: It is certain that he is not worthy!He calmly replied: "Your country is thousands of miles away. My imperial sister has lived in a heap of beautiful brocades since she was a child. I am afraid that she cannot adapt to the environment and climate of your country. There are many ways to form an alliance. Why bother to stick to the one of peace and harmony?" ?”

What the ministers were thinking in their hearts was: Your Majesty, you still have a day to care about your imperial sister. Do you know what your imperial sister looks like?

It’s really not that they scolded Zhao Zhang for being cold-blooded. Since Zhao Zhang left the palace when he was young, he has never cared about the lives of the princesses. She doesn't want to see those, and the chances of entering the palace are very few.

The remaining two unmarried ones also lived in the harem. The emperor seldom even opened the door of the harem, so naturally he didn't have a chance to see these two younger sisters. It would be superficial to talk about their relationship.

"Your Majesty, I, Wacha, am very sincere. Before I set off, the king has ordered to build a new palace near the king's tent in preparation for marrying the princess of your country. The princess suffers."

"I heard that your country has discovered a mineral vein on the southwest border. The extension of the mineral vein happens to be the border between the two countries. I wonder what you want to do with this mineral vein?" Everyone in the hall was stunned by this news.Immediately, some people thought of Oach and the Tatar Alliance attacking Dajin. Is it for this reason?

Ignoring the eyes of the Tatar envoy who wanted to eat people, the Oach envoy told frankly: "Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from His Majesty. There is indeed such a thing, but I, Oach, do not have enough craftsmen to open mines. Will Dajin be willing to assist?"

"Naturally, based on the friendship between the two countries, I can provide you with free aid, and I don't want a single share of the ore that I offer. This can be regarded as the sincerity of the alliance between the two countries, but the prerequisite is that they must not cross the border."

The Wacha envoys were simply ecstatic, this is a great thing, the pie in the sky, isn't it just to get Da Jin's help when they ask for marriage?Now that the other party is willing to help for free, why not do it?

But the envoy calmed down and thought about it, is there really such a good thing?He looked up at the young emperor and asked hesitantly, "Your Majesty, what other conditions can you put forward together?"

"Don't question my decision, I keep my word, as long as Waci retreats." Zhao Zhang said impatiently.

No matter how happy the Wacha envoys are, the officials of the Jin Dynasty feel that the emperor's decision is unwise. If they send a princess to get married, and then send someone to assist in the mining, at least half of the minerals can be distributed. How can they be given away for nothing? Woolen cloth?

Everyone had different thoughts. Although envoys from other countries were jealous, they were helpless. First, they did not have such a mine, and second, they did not have such a force.

The Tatar envoys confirmed that their allies had broken the covenant, so they naturally refused to let it go. Unfortunately, the situation has always been like this, and interests are paramount. Words alone cannot change the facts.

Just as the banquet was about to end, a fast horse broke into the city, and the messenger on the horse waved the flag and shouted: "Good news, good news... The Northwest Army defeated the Tatars, and the Marquis of Zhenyuan captured the enemy's commander alive... Good news..."

The hoarse voice of the messenger spread all the way into the palace, and the Tatar envoys with red faces and thick necks suddenly fell silent, as if they had been pinched by someone, and they all froze in the hall.

Zhao Zhang was rarely excited. He stepped down from the high platform, helped the messenger who reported the letter with his own hands, and praised the word "good" three times loudly. , sneered and said: "It seems that the envoys don't have to worry about going back, stay here and sign the surrender contract!"

"This...that's impossible!" Although they had heard the news yesterday, they thought it was the Jin emperor who lied to them, but they didn't expect it to be true, but how could it be possible?

The Tatar envoy's eyes fell on the Wacha man, and suddenly roared, picked up the jug on the table and threw it out, "It's you! It must be you wolf cubs! Betrayal, double-faced, I want your life!"

Zhao Zhang shouted angrily: "Presumptuous! Come here, please ask the Tatar envoys to go down and calm down!"

Yao Zhan rushed in with his men, subdued all the Tatars in a fight, tied up the warriors they brought and put them in prison, and waited for the news from the border to come and talk about other things.

The change happened so fast that the envoys from other countries didn't dare to say a word, and kept their heads silently. Even the envoys from Wacha, who had just been recognized, didn't dare to speak loudly, because they knew better than anyone else that they didn't know what to do. Without betraying the covenant, this war must have been a disastrous defeat for them.

Fortunately, they came here with sincerity, otherwise, they should be thrown into prison like the Tatar envoys now.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live..." The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were overjoyed, and they all knelt down to sing praises to the emperor. This was the first battle after Emperor Qingjia came to the throne. He thought it would be a stalemate for a long time. won.

After the banquet ended, the palace immediately became deserted, but the entire Chang'an City was already immersed in the joy of victory.

Shen Jia went to the elder brother-in-law's shop on a detour and told the good news, and then the shop immediately released the news of celebrating the victory, product discounts, and sent a beautiful gift to every customer who came to the door.

When the sound of firecrackers sounded, Yang Sen personally stood at the door to invite guests, and made a passionate speech in cadence, which attracted passers-by to stop and watch.

"I know this store. It has appeared in newspapers before. It has donated money and cotton cloth to the Northwest Army. The owner is a good man."

"More than that, do you know who the owner of this store is?"

"Who? I'm not familiar with his appearance."

"He is the brother-in-law of Mr. Shen."

"No wonder you can be so righteous, walk around, go in and have a look..."

Yang Sen saw the bustling customers in the store. Although they bought less and saw more, it was the first time since the opening of the store that they felt that the business was booming.

Remembering that my brother-in-law said that he would advertise the store in the next newspaper, he suddenly felt very confident about this. His store will definitely be famous in Chang'an, and maybe in the future, it will be able to spread all over the country.

Since the emperor stopped taking concubines, the front court and the harem have become two relatively independent places. The emperor does not easily enter the harem, and people in the harem rarely appear in front of the emperor.

But on this day, the empress led the two princesses to beg to see His Majesty. As soon as they entered the imperial study, the two princesses knelt down and kowtowed. Although they didn't express their gratitude, Zhao Zhang knew the reason for their visit.

This is because he knew that there was no need to make a kiss, so he came to thank him. He said in a deep voice, "Please get up."

"Thank you, brother, for your kindness."

Manager Du ordered people to move to Xiudun, and then personally delivered hot tea, which made the faces of the two princesses turn pale.

The birth mothers of both of them were of low status and did not receive much favor since they were young. The late emperor did not value them much when he was in power. They grew up quietly in the harem. They thought that when they were old, the queen would decide to marry them and it would be over. Or, as I said before, just marry into any small country and get married. In this palace, let alone a father-in-law like Du Zongguan, even an ordinary father-in-law in charge has more face than them.

Zhao Zhang was looking at the contract drafted by the Ministry of Rites. Tatar was defeated, and he had to choose a date to accept the surrender. As the defeated party, he would naturally have to pay a certain price. The Ministry of Rites wrote a long list according to the rules of previous years, but the property was nothing more than cattle Sheep and horses and things like that.

Looking up at the three women, Empress Wei sat drinking tea calmly, while the two princesses quietly looked at the imperial study room and him, and then lowered their heads in horror after meeting his gaze.

"How old are you two?" Zhao Zhang asked.

The two felt a little disappointed. Obviously, the emperor had indeed forgotten them, so they had to answer honestly: "Brother Huang, I am ranked twelve, and this year is sixteen. My sister is ranked fourteen, and this year is fifteen." The age to be married.

Zhao Zhang nodded and asked again, "What requirements do you have for your future husband-in-law?"

The two were amazed, is the emperor going to choose a son-in-law for them?But why would he care about this?

The two looked at each other and didn't know how to answer. They were raised in the deep palace since they were young, and the men they had met were eunuchs and not even guards. How could they know what kind of husband they wanted?

"Forget it, you can talk to the queen about this matter, as long as you don't go too far, you can marry anyone you want." Zhao Zhang made a final decision, which can be regarded as setting the future of the two younger sisters.

The two were very excited, and the past grievances were nothing. They knelt down again to thank them, and it was Empress Wei who comforted them, "You are royal princesses, so why is it difficult to marry a good man? The emperor also cares about you."

Zhao Zhang was noncommittal, and handed over their marriage to the queen, and then let it go.

Shen Jia asked him afterwards, "If you had a daughter, would you be so indifferent?"

Zhao Zhang touched his belly and asked, "Can you give birth to me?"

"No!" Shen Jia gritted her teeth and slapped his hand away.

"That's it. Since there is no such thing, why should I think about extra things?"

Shen Jia sometimes feels that the hurdle between the two men is not just the worldly prejudice and the opposition of relatives, but more of the depletion of their relationship and the regret of the lack of life and family.

Does Shen Jia not like children?Of course not, he likes it, otherwise he wouldn't be so nice to his nephews, what about Zhao Zhang?

"Do you like children?" Shen Jia asked.

"I don't like it, it's enough for me to have Brother Ting." Zhao Zhang stared at him, thinking that Shen Jia wanted to test himself again, he grabbed Shen Jia's hand, and taught him a lesson: "Don't think about things all day long, I am going to put you in the Ministry of Industry, if you have any opinions, you can raise them."

Shen Jia was not surprised at all. Although the order had not yet been made, the two had discussed this matter before, "I have no opinion, and I can go wherever I need my minister." Shen Jia herself laughed when she finished speaking, feeling that she had He is a firefighter, but in fact he does not have much self-confidence. It is thanks to the protection of the emperor that he can survive until now, otherwise he would have touched the interests of others.

On the same day, the promotion of Shen Jia, a doctor in the household department, to the right servant of the Ministry of Industry was announced, and everyone seemed not too surprised. Shen Jia's promotion was a matter of time, and they originally thought it would be sooner.

Because of this, some people are happy and some are worried. Zhou Qing, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, heaved a long sigh of relief. Shen Jia is capable, but the pressure brought by his subordinates who are too capable is not small. Now the pressure has been transferred to the Ministry of Industry, so let him The Ministry of Industry has a headache.