The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

As soon as Zishi arrived, the fireworks outside the imperial city lit up the starry sky, and the people in the city rushed out to watch. This is a fixed event on New Year's Eve every year. The emperor leads all the officials to set off fireworks, and then every family can light firecrackers to drive away evil spirits. , Keep the whole family healthy and healthy in the new year, free from disease and disaster.

Shen Jia spent last year's New Year's Eve in the Daming Mansion, and this year is the first time to participate in such a grand event. Civil and military officials dressed in new court uniforms according to their ranks gathered at the gate of the palace. The crowds of people at a glance were even more crowded than usual. lively.

Shen Jia still has a case on his back. Although the people suing the officials usually do not have good results, many people still alienate him because of this.

The Minister of Dali Temple is an old man with a gray beard. He is usually silent and never interferes with matters that do not involve him.

Shen Jia's case will still be handed over to Dali Temple in the end, so Dali Temple Secretary greeted him first: "Master Shen, how is the year going?"

Shen Jia made a bow to him and said: "Happy New Year!" Then he replied: "It's okay, it's just that something like that happened, it's always a little unsatisfactory."

"Hahaha, it's a good thing for young people to suffer a little. How can there be a smooth officialdom? After seeing more, you will know how to prevent it. This time, you are indeed careless."

Shen Jia was grateful when he heard him say that, which showed that the minister of Dali Temple trusted him, so he saluted him again and asked, "Why does Master Luo trust the subordinate?"

"Isn't this obvious? You have a great future, and you are in a high position at a young age. To deal with the Zhang family is like crushing an ant. But after many days, the Zhang family can still jump around wantonly, which shows that you You didn't do anything." Master Luo warned Shen Jia with a heartbroken face: "We are human beings and officials, and we should take action when we should. If you sent the Zhang family far away when the two families were feuding, then there would be no That's what happened next."

Shen Jia was taught humbly, "It's the lower officials who miscalculated, and I didn't expect such a thing to happen."

"I didn't expect it to be normal. Who would be on guard against other people's calculations every day? But you have come to this point, if you are not careful, even if you don't do anything, you may be smashed to pieces. I know that you are innocent in this matter." , but in the end how to decide the case depends on the evidence, I hope Mr. Shen is mentally prepared."

Shen Jia understood that he was reminding himself to do something, the other party had already made a move, if he didn't do anything, he would not be able to get rid of the crime.

"Thank you for your advice, my lord."

"No, you can come to Dali Temple by yourself after the Shangyuan Festival, and I won't send anyone to summon you."

"Yes."

Master Luo put his hands in his sleeves, looked up at the brilliant fireworks, and muttered: "He doesn't even let people live in peace during the Chinese New Year, this person is too bad!"

Shen Jia didn't hear clearly, but it happened that Du Fucheng found him through the crowd, saw Dali Siqing standing next to him, and hurriedly saluted Master Luo first, "Master Luo, have a happy new year."

"Boss Du is polite." Master Luo took his hand out of his sleeve, and stuffed a big red purse into Du Fucheng's hand, "It's a small thing, Boss Du please accept it."

"Hey, our family accepts Mr. Luo's gift every year. I'm so embarrassed." Mr. Du reached out to take it, stuffed it carefully in his pocket, and said a lot of good things to Mr. Luo.

"The emperor called Mr. Shen to accompany him. Our family will go there first, and I will give you old Xie En some other day."

"Go, go, the old man is getting old, and he has to go back to rest after the Qin Tianjian finishes the divination, and take a leave of absence from the emperor for the old man."

"Please feel free to invite, it's just a ceremony, the emperor won't care." Director Du took Shen Jia away, and everyone who saw him envied Shen Jia's favor. On the first day of the new year, all the officials who can get the emperor's reward are good An omen, implying that this year's official career will be prosperous, but the emperor always left after finishing the ceremony, and this was the first time he summoned his courtiers.

Shen Jia raised his head and followed Du Fucheng to the top of the city tower. The wind was cold and the lanterns hanging on the city tower were flickering, but the bright fireworks in the sky were enough to illuminate the place. Unlike the hustle and bustle below, this place seemed to be a world of its own. The guards were heavy, the servants were cautious, and the yellow figure of Daoming stood alone, full of loneliness.

This was Zhao Zhang, whom Shen Jia was not familiar with. He strode over and called out, "Your Majesty, I see you, Chen Jia!"

Zhao Zhang turned around, his eyes gradually changed from indifference to emotion, he smiled, and stretched out his hand to help him up, "You don't need to be polite, stand over."

Shen Jia got up, went to stand beside him, and took everything in his eyes. At this moment, he knew that Zhao Zhang could see anyone from here, and he should have seen him before.

"Why does the emperor stand alone on this high wall? Can't he stand with all the civil and military officials?"

"I'm a high-ranking emperor, even if I pray for blessings, I'm also the one closest to the sky, so naturally I should stand higher." Zhao Zhang said indifferently, and turned his head to ask Shen Jia: "What did you say to Luo Yuming just now?"

Shen Jia then told the truth and praised the elder, "Lord Luo has clear eyes and ears, he is really a good official!"

"That's natural. Otherwise, how can we securely occupy Dali Temple during the two emperors? Your case really should be followed up. I sent someone to investigate Gao Xun today. There is no news yet, but it is under the eldest princess's case." There was a windfall."

"Oh? What is the harvest?"

Zhao Zhang whispered in his ear, "I suspect that the eldest princess admires Gao Xun, and Gao Xun should know this too."

Shen Jia blinked, suspecting that the fireworks were too loud and misheard, "Even so, it's okay, right?" The son-in-law has passed away, and even if the eldest princess wants to remarry the younger brother-in-law, it's just a bad reputation, not illegal.

Zhao Zhang shook his head, "There are many things that can be manipulated here. You forgot, last time they wanted to find a substitute for you, but I haven't paid back to them yet."

"you want……"

"Just wait and see." Zhao Zhang rejected Wei Jinrong's proposal at the beginning, thinking that he should not interfere with the eldest princess's feelings, but he did not expect that he was much more ruthless than him.

After standing for a while, Shen Jia felt that it was too cold, and the crowd below did not feel that standing on this high tower was too windy.

"How long do we have to stand?" Shen Jia secretly touched Zhao Zhang's hands, only to find that his hands were hot, only his own hands were frozen like popsicles.

Zhao Zhang took advantage of the situation to hold his hand tightly, and turned to Director Du, "The time is coming, let Qin Tianjian start."

"Yes." Before Du Fucheng left, he ordered a servant to fetch a thick cloak for Shen Jia. He was very careful.

The fireworks stopped, and the sound of firecrackers came one after another in the distance. Qin Tianjian was leading a few disciples to the altar to watch the celestial phenomena and divination, and to find out the fortune of the dynasty in the new year.

Shen Jia didn't know what the hexagrams were divined before, so she asked curiously: "Is this accurate?"

Zhao Zhang replied noncommittally, "It's just for a good omen."

Shen Jia understood that the hexagrams probably had good meanings, but if they were really so good, where would the natural and man-made disasters come from?

Shen Jia watched the disciples chanting sutras on the altar, while Qin Tianjian was kneeling on the ground and fiddling with tortoise shells and copper coins. A few small things count as good or bad luck.

About two quarters of an hour later, the supervisor finally came up with the result. After a long pause, he took up a pen and wrote a line, and then handed it over to the emperor by the servant.

Shen Jia should have left at this time, but he was too curious about what was written in that note, so he just took a step back and hid himself in the darkness.

The servant trotted up and handed the note to Zhao Zhang. The latter opened it, raised his eyebrows, and couldn't distinguish between joy and anger.

The ministers are quietly waiting for the emperor to announce the results. The hexagrams are actually the same every year. They are nothing more than the monarch Qingming, Haiqing and Heyan. Anyway, they are all good words, and then they flattered them vigorously, taking it as a good omen .

But this time, everyone waited for a long time but the emperor did not speak. Some people looked up and could not see the emperor's happiness and anger clearly through the light behind their backs. , choose a virtuous person to enter the East Palace to help the country!"

Everyone didn't react for a while, they didn't understand when Qin Tianjian would dare to make such a hexagram, this was clearly for the emperor to appoint a prince, now there is only Prince Rui's child in the palace, and it is unlikely that there will be a prince in the palace this year Wasn't the birth meant to make Prince Rui the crown prince?

Was Qin Tianjian bought by the emperor?

Just when the ministers were hesitating whether to agree or not, Qin Tianjian suddenly stepped out, knelt on the ground, and shouted: "Your Majesty, don't change the will of heaven at will!"

Zhao Zhang tore up the note in his hand and threw it down. The pieces were blown away by the wind. With his hands behind his back, he said coldly, "I am the Son of Heaven, and my holy will is God's will!"

"Your Majesty..." Qin Tianjian knelt on the ground, trembling all over, knowing that what he said just now offended the Emperor, if he persisted, he might die soon.

He didn't speak but he made it clear that the courtiers realized that the emperor actually changed the hexagram, which was unprecedented.

Xu Shoufu lifted up the hem of his clothes and knelt down, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, please think twice. Establishing a reserve is a major national event, and it should be treated with caution. The emperor is still young and in his prime, so there is no need to establish a reserve prematurely."

The ministers feel very tired. In the past, they were the courtiers who urged the emperor to establish a reserve, but now the emperor is eager to establish a reserve. Why is the same emperor with such a big gap?

But no matter how they say it, they don't quite agree with the establishment of the prince as the crown prince. In the future when the emperor has a prince, the position of Prince Rui as the crown prince will be in jeopardy. At that time, there will definitely be another dispute, why bother?

Many ministers knelt down and begged the emperor to think twice. With them as an example, the rest of them also knelt down because they thought it was insignificant.

But there are also ministers who are suspicious, what is the hexagram replaced by the emperor?

Zhao Zhang said calmly: "Today is the first day of the first lunar month. We don't talk about state affairs. I didn't appoint a crown prince right now. Just talk about it slowly. Let alone think twice, it's okay to think four times and five times."

The scalps of all the ministers are tense, this tone is wrong, is the emperor angry?Although they didn't hesitate when they knelt, if the emperor wanted to do it his own way, they would definitely not object.

After all, Prince Rui is a good seedling, and he has the appearance of a wise monarch at a young age, why bother to disobey the sacred order for this?