The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

The person to take over Shen Jia's position was quickly determined. It was a chief bookkeeper promoted from the local area, surnamed Gao. On the day they met for the first time, Shen Jia was speechless in surprise. He was the youngest fifth-rank official in the imperial court, but he did not expect that the one who took over was even younger, looking less than twenty.

"Lord Shen, it's a pleasure to meet you. I've admired your name for a long time, and I'm Gao Xun." The young man saluted Shen Jia as a peer. His movements were smooth and the etiquette was in place. Coupled with that face that was more outstanding than spring flowers and autumn moons, it was really pleasing to the eye.

This is another reason why Shen Jia is speechless. This Gao Xun's appearance is even higher than his. His facial features are exquisite, his skin is fair and firm, and he looks like a clear breeze and a bright moon. A look that can firmly attract people.

Such an outstanding young man had never heard of it before. Shen Jia felt that her news was too late, but remembering that he was from Hexi, it was normal not to know him.

But soon, Shen Jia knew that he was wrong. It wasn't that this person was unknown, but that he didn't associate the name Gao Xun with this person for a while.

Within two days, Zhao Zhang returned to the Shen Mansion and told Shen Jia that the eldest princess was going back to Beijing.

To Shen Jia, the eldest princess is just a well-known figure, whom he doesn't know, but to Zhao Zhang, the elder sister's weight is not light, especially when the relationship between mother and child is weak, the relationship between siblings becomes precious too much.

"Why didn't the Empress Dowager's birthday princess come back before, but she chose this time to come back?" Shen Jia asked suspiciously.

Zhao Zhang leaned on the head of the bed, put his legs on Shen Jia's, and asked him to massage himself, explaining: "The son-in-law is seriously ill, and she has to stay in the mansion to take care of her, so she was delayed. The reason why she came back at this time is because Since the son-in-law died of illness, it would be meaningless for her to stay in the Gao family in Hexi."

"Hexi Gao Family, Gao Xun..." Shen Jia suddenly realized: "Gao Xun is from the Hexi Gao Family?"

Zhao Zhang looked at him with a look of "you know now", with a smile on the corner of his mouth, groping his forehead with his fingers, and jokingly asked, "Do you feel ashamed after meeting Gao Xun?" ?”

Shen Jia rolled his eyes at him, "Why should I feel ashamed? Is it because he is younger than me and prettier?"

"Hey, he's the same age as you. I don't think he's prettier than you, but he's recognized as the most beautiful man in the Jin Dynasty. It's normal for him to be inferior in appearance. You don't have to worry about it."

"I didn't care about it at first, but why did he also enter Beijing?"

Zhao Zhang frowned slightly, shook his head and said, "I don't know, but he brought a letter from the eldest sister, saying that the eldest sister recommended him to come back, and there happened to be a vacant position in the household department, so he was asked to take the place." gone."

Shen's residence was crowded before, and there were many people coming and going for relationships. They wanted the position vacated by Shen Jia, but they didn't expect that no one got it, but let an outsider take the lead. It can only be said that it is good to have a relationship these days.

Zhao Zhang told him about Gao Xun's situation, "Gao Xun was elected at the age of 16. Originally, he was going to take part in the examination after I ascended the throne. However, the son-in-law got a strange disease back then. As a younger brother, he couldn't stay away, so he put it aside. , but because of the Gao family’s relationship, he didn’t need the imperial examination to be an official, and he was recommended by his family to work as a magistrate’s yamen, and then he was promoted to the position of chief secretary in just a few years.”

Shen Jia is not a person who judges people by their appearance. These days, a man from a big family has learned a lot since he was a child, and he is much better than a poor student who concentrates on the imperial examination, so he doesn't think that the other party is incapable of taking over the position of Hubu doctor.

He said with a smile: "It is estimated that Zhou Shangshu will have a headache again. This person's relationship is not weaker than mine, and he doesn't look like someone who can be inferior to others."

Zhao Zhang glanced at him, rubbed his toes against his waist, and asked unhappily: "How can his relationship compare with yours? Isn't I the biggest backer in the world?"

Shen Jia's whole body was itchy from being scratched, and she let out a series of laughs, threw herself on Zhao Zhang's lap, and said with a smile: "It is logical that the emperor is the biggest, but according to you, you have a deep relationship with the eldest princess, she Eldest sister again, you are definitely willing to listen to her, if I have a dispute with him, it's really hard to say whose side you are on."

"Your words are biased. How could I help outsiders? He is just the elder sister's brother-in-law, not a son-in-law."

Shen Jia was still very heart-warming when she heard this, let go of his feet, crawled to lie down on the bed, hugged his waist and said: "Then you have to remember this, I don't know if it's my illusion, Gao Xun seems to be He is somewhat hostile to me, but I shouldn't have offended him."

Zhao Zhang couldn't think of any grievances between the two, but he thought it was the competitive spirit of two equally outstanding young people. He joked, "Maybe I'm jealous of you because of your youth and beauty."

Shen Jia lay down on his chest, touched his chest, and instantly aroused Zhao Zhang's anger.

Zhao Zhang lowered his head and bit his hand, and said in a low voice, "I don't know how young and beautiful he is, but he is also very seductive. A nobleman like him is the most conceited. He will definitely be jealous of people who are better than him. You should stay away from him in the future." .”

Shen Jia didn't take it seriously, "Anyone with a discerning eye can see that he is superior to me in all aspects, so why should he be jealous of me? Besides, there will be no interaction between the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs in the future."

Zhao Zhang didn't continue to discuss this issue, he let go of the bed curtain, put the quilt over the heads of the two of them, and went to exercise wholeheartedly.

It took Shen Jia half a month to hand it over. Gao Xun is worthy of being a bookkeeper. He has already learned new accounting sets, and he even knows what the accounting department does every day.

At this time, the background of the family members is highlighted. Not only are they promoted quickly, but also they can easily get any news they want to know.

Zuo Jiangyi and the others were reluctant to part with Shen Jia, and wished to follow Shen Jia to the Ministry of Industry, but the transfer of officials is not easy to go, especially for officials with expertise like them, it is basically impossible to leave the Ministry of Households in this life. Unless transferred out.

"My lord, we miss you." On the last day of parting, Zuo Jiangyi and the others spontaneously organized a farewell banquet to celebrate Shen Jia's promotion.

Naturally, Shen Jia was going to hold a promotion banquet when he was promoted, but he said that the court was currently busy with accepting the surrender of Tatars and rewarding the three armies, so he was not in a hurry to hold a banquet, but small-scale gatherings were also indispensable.

Especially since the decree of his transfer to the Ministry of Industry came down, officials from the Ministry of Industry came to make connections one after another, especially Xu Ran, when he learned that he was going to be transferred to the Ministry of Industry, he was so happy that he wished to be his follower.

Shen Jiaman served the wine and offered a toast to everyone, "Come on, let's not talk about being sad. Thanks to everyone's concerted efforts during this period, the affairs of the accounting department can be done well. I respect everyone for this glass of wine. Thank you for your support. There is always a banquet in the world, although we will not be in the same yamen in the future, but the private relationship will not change, we are still good friends."

Everyone hurriedly said that they didn't dare, if they really want to say help, it must be that Shen Jia has supported them more, otherwise they would not be able to have the glory they have today.

After drinking for three rounds, someone asked drunkenly: "Master Shen, I don't know what kind of temperament the new Mr. Gao is. Is it difficult to get along with him? You have had the most contact with him, what do you think of him?"

Shen Jia definitely couldn't say bad things about Gao Xun in front of his former subordinates, so he picked up a few good words, which calmed everyone's hearts.

After the dinner was over, everyone went back to their homes. Zuo Jiangyi relied on Shen Jiatong to ride in a carriage, saying that he was taking his boss home along the way.

In the carriage, Zuo Jiangyi attentively waited on Shen Jia to drink tea and wipe his face. He acted more like a servant than He Yan. go?"

Shen Jia looked at him sideways, and asked unexpectedly: "You really don't want to be in the household department anymore? I remember you said that you like working with numbers the most."

Zuo Jiangyi looked at Shen Jia with scorching eyes, and only at this moment, in the dim carriage, when everyone couldn't see each other's expressions clearly, did he dare to stare at Shen Jia so presumptuously, and said in a low voice: "It's not only Only the Ministry of Accounts has the opportunity to deal with numbers, doesn’t the trade union also have various accounts? Moreover, its subordinates are proficient in accounting, so they can help you manage accounts when they go.”

Shen Jia didn't speak immediately, it must be good to have a confidant to go to the new Yamen with him, otherwise it would be too difficult for him to fight alone.

"What do your family members mean?"

Zuo Jiangyi smiled: "Being able to follow Mr. Shen has a bright future, and my family must support it."

"The current Mr. Gao is also very good, with a strong background, and he will not worry about the future after following him."

Zuo Jiangyi paused, and said cautiously: "My lord, this subordinate feels...that Mr. Gao seems to be a little strange."

"What's the difference?"

"I saw it secretly several times. He looked at your back with thorns in his eyes. Did you offend him?"

Shen Jia thought about it carefully, she was sure that she didn't feel sorry for him in business, they didn't communicate with each other in private, and their life circles didn't overlap, how could they offend him?

But he had this feeling from the beginning, but later Gao Xun concealed it very well, and he always smiled face to face, he didn't expect to be so secretive in his heart.

"Probably not. It's also the first time we've met. How can you offend him if you're so nice?" Shen Jia said.

"Then you have to be careful. Although the main force of the Gao family is in Hexi, there are also many of them in the court. I heard that the eldest princess especially loves this little brother-in-law. This time Gao Xun went to Beijing because of her efforts. The emperor always respects the eldest princess." Your Highness, it would be easy for him to deal with you."

But Shen Jia really couldn't think of anything about him that was worth dealing with, so he couldn't be treated as an imaginary enemy, right?

When the carriage entered Yujingfang, before getting off the carriage, Shen Jia said to Zuo Jiangyi: "You stay in the household department for a while, if you still want to follow me in a month, I will transfer you to my side, and we will send you to the Ministry of Industry." You have to get used to it before you can operate it.”

Zuo Jiangyi was overjoyed, "Okay, my lord must do it as soon as possible." It was strange that he wasn't worried at all that Shen Jia wouldn't be able to transfer people, and had great confidence in him.

When Shen Jia returned to the mansion, it was already very late, he hurried to the main courtyard, wondering if Zhao Zhang would come tonight.

When he entered the courtyard, the servants told him that the emperor had come and left, and before leaving, he said that the eldest princess had something to do with him, so he would not come tonight.

Shen Jia went to take a bath. Alcohol effect made people not fully awake, but his thinking was still very clear. He called Pan Chen and Pan Mo and told them to check Gao Xun. Even Zuo Jiangyi could see him. Hostile to himself, he can't have nothing.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he gave the order, Pan Chen looked like he was having trouble speaking. Shen Jia stared at him, waiting for him to speak.

Pan Chen lowered his head and whispered, "My lord, don't look at me like this, I... I just suddenly remembered something..."

"It's not easy to say?"

"Not really, it's just that the conclusion is my own speculation."

Shen Jia waved her hand, "But it's okay to say."

"Gao Xun, one of my subordinates, has seen him. In the year when the first emperor passed away, he came back with the eldest princess. He lived in the palace for more than half a year. He didn't return to Hexi until after the emperor's enthronement ceremony. During that time, he had a very close relationship with the emperor. Many, sometimes... that, the subordinates also speculate..."

Shen Jia suddenly raised her hand to stop him, and asked in shock, "Is he having an affair with the emperor?"

Pan Chen was so frightened that he knelt on the ground: "No, no, my lord, don't misunderstand, the emperor has absolutely no selfishness towards him. It's because the subordinates found that he sometimes looked at the emperor with abnormal eyes, but they didn't think about it face to face."

Pan Mo was stunned. The brothers were almost inseparable. Why didn't he find out that there was such a thing?

Seeing the annoyed look on his younger brother's face, he quickly chimed in and said, "My lord, before this, the emperor kept everyone at arm's length. During that time, the emperor passed away, and several princes fought fiercely. The emperor was busy with his feet every day." If you don't touch the ground, it's impossible to have anything to do with Mr. Gao, but Mr. Gao is indeed very clingy to the emperor."

Shen Jia curled her lips, so it turned out that the case was finally solved, Gao Xun regarded himself as a rival in love, and wondered if he knew about his relationship with Zhao Zhang.

"Okay, there's no need to investigate. Even if this kind of thing is found out, it's meaningless." Shen Jia remembered Zhao Zhang's evaluation of Gao Xun that day, which seemed to be quite high. If he knew his intentions... Hehe...