Shen Jia didn't take this matter too seriously, he felt that the proposal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs was too absurd, and it was impossible for a normal person to agree to it, but he didn't expect that he would be impeached by the imperial censor the next day for disobeying the imperial decree , contempt for the royal family, disobedience to the ancestral system... A series of crimes, any one of which can remove him from his current position.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate is a very risky yamen. The impeachment of important officials of the court is always an offense, and one will be retaliated against if one is not good.

In the past two years, one surnamed Yu and one surnamed Wang were both first-class figures in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Didn't they all come to a tragic end in the end?Therefore, at the beginning of this year, the censors have all cultivated themselves, and have not spoken in the early court for a long time.

Shen Jia is not fighting alone now, and there are many officials following behind him. Immediately, someone retorted: "Chen Chen, you have to speak clearly and present evidence. Such a serious crime is not just based on words."

Chen Yushi came out, knelt in the main hall and told about Shen Jia's refusal to buy the eldest princess a dowry. In his opinion, the marriage between the two countries is a major event, and it is rare that the emperor is willing to marry the eldest princess to maintain the relationship between the two countries. The minister of the Ministry of Industry relied on the emperor's favor to dismiss the Ministry of Internal Affairs. When the news reached the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Rites scolded him. Chen Chen's father-in-law was the minister of the Ministry of Rites, so he naturally stood on the same line as the Ministry of Rites.

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is married far away, and the time is tight. All the yamen should have worked together to arrange it, but Mr. Shen was defiant and disobedient. He not only drove away the father-in-law of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but also threatened that the Ministry of Industry would not Isn't it a crime of contempt for the royal family to give birth to a son?"

Zhao Zhang stretched out his hand and patted his knee, and said expressionlessly, "I don't remember such an imperial decree ever being issued, how could Shen Aiqing be accused of disrespecting the decree?"

"This... Eunuch Li said, the emperor has read this list, so you must follow it. Shen Shilang repeatedly evades, isn't it disrespectful?"

Zhao Zhang ordered the servant at the side, "Get a dowry list." He had read it, but he didn't read it very carefully. Even if he read it, he couldn't remember how many things were in the thick account book.

Seeing that the emperor favored Shen Jia, Chen Chen made persistent efforts and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness the Princess married far away to the Western Regions for the sake of the people of the Jin Dynasty. People can see the wealth and strength of Dajin at a glance, and I personally think that the bedroom is the best example."

Shen Jia retorted: "Master Chen, have you seen that architectural drawing?"

"Naturally."

"Oh? Why did you, the censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, see Her Royal Highness's dowry list? Could it be..."

Chen Chen didn't dare to think deeply, so he hurriedly stopped Shen Jia, kowtowed three times to the emperor, and said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, I saw the dowry list in the Ministry of Rites. Go and help."

While talking, the servant had already come in with the blueprints in his hands. Zhao Zhang knew what was going on when he saw the length of the page. In the previous dynasty, there were also examples of princesses getting married and even moving out of the house, but that was not an easy task. It's a waste of time and money.

Zhao Zhang threw down the drawing after a glance, and asked Chen Chen coldly, "Do you think this list is reasonable?"

Seeing that the emperor was angry, Chen Chen wanted to back down, but the matter had already been brought out, he couldn't leave empty-handed, so he nodded and said: "It's very reasonable, I have seen the dowry prepared by the eldest princess when she married the Gao family, it was much more than this , I don't understand why Shen Shilang refused."

Zhao Zhang raised his chin towards Shen Jiana, "What does Shen Aiqing think?"

Shen Jia stood up and said, "I think it's inappropriate."

"Oh why?"

"Firstly, the day when the Eldest Princess gets married is imminent, and now I can't finish the work even if it is finished, and secondly, the Eldest Princess is going to marry in Wacha, and the journey will take at least a few months, so How many cars have to be installed with too many parts? Wouldn’t it cause trouble for the team and delay the speed? According to Yichen, it’s better to give more gold and silver, and take a few craftsmen to go out together. Jian, how good is it not in a hurry?"

"Master Shen is right, I seconded the proposal."

"Master Shen is right, I seconded the proposal."

"My lord Shen is right, and the minister seconded the proposal." For a while, many officials stood up and expressed their disapproval of the eldest princess's attitude of wanting to show off the glory of her first family after her second marriage.

"That's it. The Ministry of Rites is going to make preparations. Are there any other questions?" Zhao Zhang turned his attention to Chen Chen.

"Your Majesty, this...isn't it right? The princess's marriage is a major event, how can she be treated so contemptuously? Isn't it a fall into the prestige of our great country?"

Marquis Zhenyuan stood aside and sneered, "Chen Yushi, I don't want to listen to what you said. Is it possible that our great power depends on marrying a princess? Doesn't it mean that my Northwest Army will beat the crap out of Waji?" To show off our country's prestige? This marriage was proposed repeatedly by Vach, what dare they say? At worst, the marriage will not be married."

Marquis Zhenyuan really wanted to ask the emperor why he suddenly wanted to marry again. He had heard that he refused to marry the princess to Prince Wacha earlier and felt that the emperor was stubborn. He did not expect that he would agree to the marriage proposal from another person, and even let the most honorable elder Princess and kiss, it is too flattering to each other.

"Master Hou, you have the final say on the battlefield, but if you don't understand the political affairs, you should keep your mouth shut. Marriage is a major issue between the two countries. How can you go back on your promise?" Chu Shangshu stood up and retorted Zhenyuanhou.

Shen Jia didn't want to waste time because of such a trivial matter, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I feel that the custom of marrying daughters in the past can be changed. The dowry is indeed important, but it is not beautiful to prepare too many things at once. It is better to send someone every year. Giving things to the eldest princess can not only make Wacha afraid of me, but also know how the eldest princess is doing well, so that Wacha dare not treat my princess badly. As for the palace, I really think it is unnecessary. The terrain is not suitable for this kind of building, even if it is built, it will not be comfortable to live in.”

Everyone has not considered this point, and it sounds reasonable. Most of the officials have been persuaded, and the officials of the Ministry of Rituals don't want to make things too complicated, but this was proposed by the eldest princess, and they can't refuse it. Not included in the gift list.

"I agree, and the other items are also halved, especially the cloth and accessories. These items may not be suitable for carrying. It is better to fold them into real gold and silver, so that the eldest princess can use them. I have put so much effort into it. Do you have any objections? "

"The emperor is wise!" How dare everyone disagree with what the emperor said?What's more, it's nothing to do with him. Chen Chen's impeachment of Shen Jia is just because some adults in the Ministry of Rites are at odds with Shen Jia.

I thought it was a good breakthrough, but I didn't expect Shen Jia to easily resolve it.

At this time, Shen Jia suddenly took out a memorial and handed it to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I also have something to present."

Everyone's eyes fell on Chen Chen, thinking that Shen Jia was going to bite Yushi again this time. Last time it was Wang Yushi, so is it Chen Yushi's turn this time?Is it so hot?

Chen Chen's heart beat faster, he clenched his fists and stared at him, quickly went through the things he had done in his mind, and found that there was nothing worthy of criticism except for raising the outer room, so he straightened his back and prepared to refute.

Seeing Zhao Zhang open the memorial, Shen Jia said, "I have been in the Ministry of Industry for a while, and I learned some things. Ministers and royal family members always ask the Ministry of Industry for help under strange names. One day they help draw a garden, the next day they help build a house, and some ask the Ministry of Industry to help them farm land and land. What do they think of the Ministry of Industry? Eating the royal rations, taking the royal salary, not doing serious things, running to pick up private work one by one, who is used to this?"

As soon as these words came out, all the officials in the court fell silent. After all, who hasn't gone to the Ministry of Industry to find someone?Who hasn't built a garden and built an outer courtyard?Although there are many well-known people outside, the people from the Ministry of Industry are cheap and easy to use, and over time, this style will be fine.

Especially the relatives of the royal family, they almost regard the Ministry of Industry as their own craftsmen, and even run all the chairs to the Ministry of Industry. Of course, if they have the skills, they are more willing to entrust the craftsmen of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, that is the real first-class technology.

Zhao Zhang glanced at the people in the next group, shrugged, "Leave this matter to Shen Aiqing to rectify, do whatever you want, by the way, check who has used the court officials for private work for nothing these years, and asked them to fill in the accounts Above, if the amount is large, it will be treated as a greedy ink deficit!"

After Shen Jia answered, regardless of the countless stares behind her who wanted to eat people, she happily smiled at Chen Chen, "Chen Yushi, do you have anything else to ask? A petty official went to repair the yard, do you know if the yard has been repaired?"

Chen Chen hurriedly explained: "Master Shen remembered wrongly. Chen didn't borrow people from the Ministry of Industry. He just asked a friend from the Ministry of Industry to draw a blueprint. He was sent back a long time ago."

Shen Jia raised the corners of her lips and smiled, sunny and innocent, looking very friendly, "Yes, that's good, then remember to make up the money for the drawing, the rules just made by the official today, in the future, all the works of the Ministry of Industry Officials are not allowed to take private work outside without permission, except for official assignments."

Shen Jia walked around the main hall, seeing every official's sharpness, and then stood in his seat. Many officials who had lowered their heads and dared not look at him looked up at him at the same time, only to realize that this Zhuangyuanlang, who has only been in the court for three years, has already reached the point where they need to look up to, and he is only in his early twenties this year, he doesn't even have a child, and he is still a young boy in the eyes of everyone, how dare he openly speak in front of him? How about provoking everyone in the court?

Xu Shoufu squinted his eyes and stood there half asleep, thinking: he is still too young, too vigorous, this is going to offend a whole bunch of people at once, let's see how he gets it right.

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