The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

"It's snowing! Is this the last snow of the year?" It's the end of the year again. Because of the victory this year, the city of Chang'an was full of joy early on. The merchants took the opportunity to launch a big sale. Much cheaper than previous years.

Of course, this is also because the commercial tax reform has been implemented this year, the profits of merchants have increased, and the taxes paid have been reduced, so they are naturally willing to lower prices.

At the end of the year, many people bought cloth to make new clothes. Yang Sen's cloth shop took the opportunity to buy a batch of ordinary cotton cloth of various colors and sold them at a very low price. The half-delivery won the praise of the people, and even the newspapers publicized it in a large space.

The advertisement section of the newspaper has already been made, and the first issue was indeed given to Yang's Cloth Shop. Various activities were carried out, and this year, Yang's cloth shop made a fortune, gaining both fame and fortune.

But in business, some people make money and some people lose money. Yang's cloth line naturally also touched the business of other cloth houses. Soon, there was a censor in the court who impeached Shen Shilang, saying that Shen Shilang abused his power to benefit his relatives, otherwise the whole family would be in trouble. How can a small cloth line get into the newspapers?

There is no need for Shen Jia to refute this, Master Wu immediately stood up to prove: "The advertisement module in the newspaper is decided by the official, and the news has already been released, but this first issue was pre-booked by Yang's cloth company, the other party But paying a full ten taels of silver, and the transaction of money and goods, how can it be regarded as an abuse of power? Besides, the newspaper is the judge of the official, and it is the official who wants to abuse the power."

Many ministers who were close to Shen Jia laughed. Shen Jia held a high position at a young age and was favored by the emperor. There were many people who disagreed with him in private, and some people called him a courtier in private. Since he is a courtier, this Little things must not hurt him.

The emperor didn't even listen, and directly let the censor step down, "I have given the Metropolitan Procuratorate the power to supervise all officials, and what I want is real evidence, not nonsense, and I will impeach Shen Shilang when I find the evidence." Late."

"Your Majesty, can Shen Shilang guarantee that he did not provide convenience for Yang's cloth line in order to seek benefits? If he dares to guarantee, the veteran will apologize immediately!"

Shen Jia walked to his side and stared at him carefully for a few seconds, saw the shoes on his feet from the strands of his hair, and sneered: "Master Wang, how much is your monthly salary?"

Shen Jia had worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs and knew the salary of officials at each level. He pointed to the shoes under Wang Yushi's feet and asked, "These shoes on Mr. Wang's feet should be made of the best rhinoceros leather, right?" As far as the official knows, there is only one shoe store in the whole capital that sells boots made of rhinoceros leather, and the price... tsk tsk, where did Mr. Wang get the money from?"

"Hmph, of course it's from the family property."

"Well said, what kind of business do Mr. Wang's family do? You are a fourth-rank censor, and you have a sharp mouth. No one in Chang'an City dares to offend the Wang family. How can your family's steward be outside? Prestige, in order to monopolize the sale of rhinoceros leather boots, he has suppressed several businesses. In terms of abusing his power, how can I compare with Mr. Wang? This officer is nothing more than helping my brother-in-law choose a store and decorating it for him. , how did you call it an abuse of power?"

Shen Jia turned to the emperor and cupped his hands and said: "Reporting to the emperor, I have also submitted a memorial. Although I am not an official of the Metropolitan Procuratorate or Jin Yiwei, I found that the officials in the court and the central government are not good at housekeeping. Frame opponents, vicious competition, and even use official authority to arbitrarily arrange charges for opponents, such evil deeds, I really can't stand it!"

Zhao Zhang's eyes slid from his face to Wang Yushi's, feeling deeply moved. He didn't know what kind of bad luck the Metropolitan Procuratorate had this year. The Yushi had accidents one after another. Yesterday they knew that Wang Yushi was going to deal with Shen Jia. To make a fuss, the evidence was verified by Jin Yiwei himself.

But he could only pretend that he didn't know, and asked: "Which Aiqing is so indiscriminate between public and private?"

Everyone understood that what Shen Jia was talking about was Wang Yushi, but this was too mysterious, it was Shen Jia who was impeached, so why did Wang Yushi suffer when he turned around?

Listening to Shen Jia's meaning, it doesn't seem like nonsense.

Wang Yushi was furious, pointed at Shen Jia and reprimanded: "Shen Jia, don't spout blood!"

Shen Jia took out the playbook from his sleeve and asked the servant to present it to the emperor, then looked at him with his hands in his hands, "Master Wang, why don't you go home and ask your wife and steward to see if there is such a thing, if you don't talk about it at a distance, just talk about it." Around the day when I got married, the steward of your mansion designed a fairy dance game in order to seize a skilled master of the Chen family and the secret recipe of the Chen family. Mr. Cao imprisoned Mr. Chen. In the end, Master Cao dealt with it and released Mr. Chen impartially. Master, but we couldn't find the real culprit behind the scenes, we only took a little butler to cover the crime, that little butler is the nephew of the butler of your house, the old master also disappeared from the world in the end, do you know who got the secret recipe?"

Wang Yushi didn't believe it even more, "Anyone who comes here will cling to relatives with people in my mansion. Then there are too many people who commit crimes. Why do you think it is the steward of the mansion who designed to frame others?"

"It's useless to talk too much, just ask Dali Temple to find out."

Before Wang Yushi could speak, the emperor had already spoken, "I will hand it over to Dali Temple for verification. Wang Aiqing will rest at home for a few days and don't have to come to court." The emperor resigned Wang Yushi's official position with one word, and everyone bowed their heads and dared not intercede. It's too early to ask for mercy.

"The yamen will be sealed soon. If Dali Temple is short of manpower, ask Jin Yiwei for it, and finish the investigation as soon as possible before the end of the year!"

Shen Jia said again at this time: "Your Majesty, can I provide witnesses and evidence?"

Zhao Zhang didn't even look at him, but waved his hand and said, "If you have evidence, just pass it to Dali Temple."

"Your majesty is wise!" Shen Jia stood up and returned to her seat, thinking that she would write a letter to Chen Zian and tell him about this matter. Although the matter of Uncle Chen's family was resolved quickly last time, the Chen family suffered a great loss. , and withdrew from the Chang'an market in order to avoid his edge. He didn't pay much attention to it before, and he didn't take the initiative to trouble Wang Yushi.

After going to court, Xu Shoufu stopped Shen Jia on the way, stared at him for a long time, and said softly: "Master Shen, why bother to go to war with such a beautiful day, it's just a trivial matter, don't let everyone have a bad time this year .”

Knowing that he has friendship with Wang Yushi, Shen Jia said with a slight smile: "Your Excellency Shoufu is joking, business is business, there is no time to watch, besides, the lower officials do not intend to go to war, what is found out by Dali Temple So, the officer just provided a little clue."

"Wang Yushi is an old man who knows well that he is upright and will never do anything to deceive and oppress the people. If the family steward makes a mistake, then it will be handed over to the Shuntian Mansion to investigate and deal with it. What do you think?"

"I'm sorry, I'm not familiar with Wang Yushi, I don't know what kind of person he is, but since you have guaranteed that he will not make mistakes, it will be easier. Dali Temple will naturally reply to the emperor after finding out, the emperor It's just to let him rest at home for a few days, and he didn't want to remove him from his official position."

Xu Shoufu's face was calm, but he was already angry in his heart. He thought that when Shen Jia first went to the Golden Luan Hall, he was cautious when standing in front of him, with his eyebrows lowered and his eyes pleasing to the eye. How long had he dared to challenge him face to face? The speed is too fast.

"Master Shen is young and vigorous, but we are all officials in the same dynasty, and the convenience of others is also the convenience of ourselves. Why do you have to be so extreme?"

"The lower official can't understand what you mean, so why is this the lower official's fault?" Shen Jia looked at him innocently, "Speaking of which, Mr. Wang impeached the lower official first, and then the lower official counterattacked smoothly. After a while, I thought that you should be the most sensible."

The ministers who came up from behind saw the two standing facing each other, one with a smile on his face and the other with a calm expression. They couldn't figure out whether it was a good thing or a bad thing, so they avoided coming and going.

"Then Lord Shen, just do it yourself, and see how long the emperor can protect you!"

Shen Jia's eyes widened, and she said in surprise: "Master Shoufu, when did I let the emperor protect me? Did I do something wrong?"

"It's best not to have it. If there is, the old man is afraid that you will not have a good year."

"Thank you for reminding me that Mr. Shen must examine himself three times after he returns home, and if he makes a mistake, he must correct it as soon as possible, and he dare not bother Mr. Chief Assistant."

"That couldn't be better." Xu Shoufu patted him on the shoulder, left a meaningful look in his eyes, and swung his sleeves away.

Seeing Song Bingyang from a distance leading the Imperial Guards on patrol, he is now a fifth-rank Wude General, a rising star among the Imperial Guards, Zhao Zhang trusts him very much.

When he met Xu Shoufu, he stopped and walked to salute. The two exchanged a few words, Xu Bingyang forced a smile on his face, made a bow, and then walked away with others.

Shen Jia remembered that Xu Bingyang's fiancée was Xu Shoufu's granddaughter, she seemed to be unmarried, maybe this marriage was not so appropriate.

When Xu Bingyang walked in front of him, Shen Jia asked with a smile: "What happened just now? Did you get taught by Lord Shoufu?"

Xu Bingyang is about the same age as him, and Shen Jia thinks he can get along well, so the relationship between the two is not bad, the other party looks embarrassed and doesn't speak, while the imperial guards behind him answer for him with a smile: "Master Shen, just now Master Fu asked us when General Xiao Song will get married?"

"Haha, this is a happy event, but haven't you two even decided on a wedding date yet?" Shen Jia asked unexpectedly.

Xu Bingyang blushed and said: "My father is still at the border, but he will be home tomorrow. This matter has to be discussed after my father returns, so..."

Shen Jia rubbed her chin, thoughtfully, nodded to him and left first.

After leaving the palace, I saw He Yan standing beside the carriage waiting for him, and ran over anxiously when he came out, "Master, can you go back to the mansion first? The old lady sent someone to look for you just now."

Shen Jia could guess what was going on, Shen's residence was really not peaceful in the past few days, not because of the eldest brother-in-law Yang Sen, but because of the third brother-in-law Zhang Lu.

That day when the army returned triumphantly, Shen Jia stayed in the palace for one night, and only after returning home the next day did he learn that Zhang Lu had done something important during his trip. On the way back to Beijing, he had a relationship with the medical girl who accompanied the army, and he was already making up his own mind to accept her. As a good concubine, the third sister was so angry that she took the child and cried back to her mother's house.

This kind of thing seems like a trivial matter to people at this time, but Shen Jia was also very angry, and called the three or five guards to go to Zhang's mansion to beat up Zhang Lu, and then the relationship between the two fell to a freezing point.

"Do you know what happened?" Shen Jia asked with a serious face.

"The boy who came to spread the word only said that the third uncle brought the concubine to come to plead guilty, but the aunt refused to open the door. The third uncle stood outside the door for two hours, and the concubine also knelt for two hours and passed out. , It is said... It is said that the concubine is happy." He Yan's last words were almost whispered, the voice was so low that he could not hear him, he knew Shen Jia's love for the three sisters best, They took all kinds of hardships to bring them to Chang'an because they were afraid that they would be bullied at their husband's house.

In his opinion, it is nothing for a husband to take a concubine, but if the matter is done privately without the consent of the mistress, it is no wonder that the mistress is not angry, not to mention that their aunt and grandma have backers, how can they be bullied by the husband's family casually?

"Oh, if you are happy, you will be happy. What kind of big deal is this? You go back and tell Third Sister that she can do whatever she wants. According to my opinion, if she can't stand her husband taking a concubine, she will divorce. If she can accept , then it doesn’t matter how this concubine got here, anyway, sooner or later she will have to accept it.”

Shen Jia can support Shen Peng, but he can't drive away or kill the woman just because her brother-in-law is taking a concubine. In the end, it is up to his third sister to make her own decision.

He Yan ran home and came back soon, with an ugly expression on his face. When he entered Shen Jia's office, he said angrily: "Master, you should go back."

Shen Jia put down the official document and looked up at him questioningly.

He Yan clattered the matter again, saying that Zhang Lu actually stood at the gate of Shen's mansion and insulted his wife, and threatened that she had violated the seven-way rule and wanted to divorce her, which caused Shen Peng to come out and fight him personally. Well, the gate of the Shen residence is still surrounded by people watching the excitement.

Shen Jia slapped the table heavily, "Nonsense!" Then she got up and strode out.