The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

Shen Jia soaked in the bathtub, talking to Zhao Zhang through the screen, "Send someone to check Shi Yue's experience again, this person seems not simple."

"Master Yunzhen's traces are erratic, and it is difficult to find out the details. In the past 20 years, only a few traces have been found. I have inquired about how many people he has with him. Among them, there is indeed a grade that is almost the same as Shi Yue. They called him master, and there should be a senior brother who was several years older than him, but after Master Yunzhen passed away, they disappeared, and the next time they appeared was Shi Yue in Chang'an City. He could show his household registration and address. Yin, the hometown is written in Qingzhou, what do you think is wrong with him?"

Shen Jia was lying beside the bathing pool, "I can't tell, but I think his looks are familiar, and his temperament is too good, he really doesn't look like a jobless vagrant wandering around. By the way, who is his master, Master Yun Zhen?"

"Heir of the Taoist school, he has good people in the world in his heart. This point cannot be faked, so the ministers will pay more attention to him when they hear that he is a disciple of Master Yunzhen."

"What about Master Yunzhen's background?"

"No one knows, he has been idle all his life, maybe he has no family."

"According to Li Shi, it is impossible to learn manners and etiquette the more you follow him. It can only be cultivated later, but there is a kind of nobility in his bones... Wait, he knows who he looks like..." Shen Jia crawled out of the bath, Wrapped in a bath towel casually, he ran out and rushed to Zhao Zhang, covering the upper half of his face with his hand, "The outline of the chin and the shape of the lips are like you."

Zhao Zhang pushed his hands away, went to get a coat and put it on him, "It's still cold at night, hurry up and put on the clothes."

"I'm serious."

"So what, it's just a little bit of similarity. There are many people in the world who are similar to me."

"But the temperament is also very similar. How should I put it, it is a kind of aristocratic temperament that is above ordinary people. The superiority engraved in his bones. Although he tried his best to hide it, he can still see it in every move. If he really I have been among the people since I was a child, why do I have such a temperament?"

"Maybe I learned it specially for entering the palace." Zhao Zhang tied his belt for him and scraped his chin, "Some people are born to become masters, Shi Yue doesn't talk much, he has a calm temperament, but Since you have doubts, I will let Jin Yiwei keep an eye on him."

The next day, the Hu businessman's case became even bigger, and the target was directed at the poor in the north of the city. Many people came forward to speak out, revealing the things these people had done one by one.

Theft and robbery are trivial matters, and there are many people who kidnap and rape civilian women. Generally speaking, this is a gathering place for criminals. If you lose something so close to the north of the city, everyone must think it was done by people here .

"I really don't know what's going on with the officials of the court. They want to subsidize those wicked people. Isn't this helping the evildoers?"

"That's right, ordinary people like us can't eat enough to wear clothes, why don't the government give us some help?"

"I heard people say that it was Mr. Shen from the Ministry of Industry who came up with this idea. He was the one who suppressed his brother-in-law a few days ago and reconciled his sister's divorce. Only then can it work.”

"The emperor really favors this lord. It seems that every time this lord's proposal is passed first."

"No, they were taught by a master, can it be the same?"

"Then why does Mr. Shen take care of those poor ghosts in the north of the city? We have so much money that we have nowhere to spend to build us a new house. I passed by and took a look. Good guy, the house is neatly built and quite spectacular. , It’s really cheap for those poor ghosts.”

"Hush... I heard a gossip that many of them in the north of the city are thugs with crooked backgrounds. Although they are poor, these people will do anything for their own benefit. That lord will help them so much. You have to work hard for him? You see how hard they work, they wish they could live in the construction site at [-] o'clock, and in the end they have to pay for the house to live in, and they will have to do whatever they are asked to do in the future."

"What's the use of a bunch of poor ghosts?"

"Of course one or two is useless. At least there are tens of thousands of people over there. It is very useful. Take the matter of the Hu merchants as an example. If the lord gives an order, it is not impossible to kill people, let alone steal things. .”

"Hiss... It's not impossible to hear what you said. I heard that the goods brought by the Hu merchants are worth tens of thousands of taels. In the future, some kind of business district will be built there. Merchants will gather there, so it will fall into the Is he in control?"

When Shen Jia heard these rumors, she knew the direction of the wind was not right. It was not like the common people guessed it themselves, but it was guided by someone with a heart.

He personally took people to Shuntian Mansion, and said that the progress of the construction site could not be delayed, and if Shuntian Mansion could not solve the case within a day, he could help for free.

Cao Ruiwen was a little annoyed because he couldn't find the consignors, and when he heard Shen Jia's words, he thought he was mocking himself, and retorted bluntly: "Master Shen, you have crossed the line to seek political power in his position."

"Then can you send someone to search first, I can borrow you if there are not enough people."

Cao Ruiwen nodded, "Alright, since Mr. Shen is eager to clear the blame for them, let's make a quick decision, lest something unexpected happen after a long delay, let alone be unclear."

He called Boss Luo to come in and asked him to order fifty yamen servants to search, "Hurry up, Mr. Shen can't wait."

Shen Jia said slowly: "It's still a mess over there, and there are many places where you can hide things. Why don't you send some people to follow, so that you can guide Luo Butou the way."

Catcher Luo looked at his lord, and agreed happily when he saw the other nodding his head. No one likes to do dirty and tiring work, so it is best to have someone to help.

Shen Jia was waiting for the news in Shuntian Mansion, and the two sat face to face and played a few games of chess. Shen Jia's level was still a bit worse than that of Cao Ruiwen who had been nurtured since childhood, and he lost all games, which made Cao Ruiwen, who was full of anger, happy some.

"Master Shen is absent-minded. No wonder you lose in chess. You and the emperor come from the same school. The emperor is a master of the game. You must be at the same level."

"Then you're wrong. I'm really not good at these things. Back then, I kept my ears shut and only read sage books. I didn't study these things deeply. It's normal to lose."

Cao Ruiwen wanted to ask him about the time when he and the emperor were in Shuzhou, but he was afraid of violating the emperor's taboo, so he could only insinuate: "Then the emperor didn't teach you some tricks?"

Shen Jia dropped the chess piece and said, "He is impatient to play chess with me." He is not that interested in learning.

"Hey, Mr. Shen and the emperor are really close, but now the ministers in the court are quite critical of you, and even the common people are still talking about you. Should Mr. Shen restrain himself?"

"Restrain what?" Shen Jia stared at him with a smile in his eyes. At this point, he was not afraid that others would know his relationship with Zhao Zhang.

"Having grace is a good thing or a bad thing. Mr. Shen is a smart person, and he will definitely understand what I mean."

"Only mediocrity is there no one to be jealous, and there are many officials in the court who are jealous of you, Lord Cao." Behind Cao Ruiwen is the Zhenyuanhou Mansion, and everyone dare not do anything even if they are jealous of him, and standing behind Shen Jia is the emperor, everyone Even if you want to do something to him, you have to weigh your weight.

This time, [-]% of the time, it was just someone pushing the boat with the current, trying to splash the sewage on him, which was not a clever calculation.

"The tree attracts the wind. There is news that Mr. Shen will soon take over the post of Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Doesn't this make people jealous?" Cao Ruiwen was not surprised when he heard the news. What Shen Jia is in charge of is just a legitimate position, as long as Qiao Shangshu proposes to abdicate, Shen Jia will be the number one heir.

Of course, what everyone is jealous of is nothing more than his promotion too fast and his young age. These are all things that no one else dared to think of but Shen Jia got it easily, why not make people jealous?

"A big tree invites the wind, but as long as the tree's root system is long enough and stable, no matter how strong the wind is, it won't be able to blow it."

"Master Shen is very confident, what do you think about the north of the city?"

"People who make mistakes will be punished. No matter where they are, they are the same. They can't decide their origin, but the mistakes they make are their own decisions. In the future, the north of the city will step up inspections. Once found guilty of crimes, they will all be confiscated. The government can punish them however they want, but no one can wrong the people who have not made mistakes."

"You don't think the people over there did it?" Cao Ruiwen asked.

"Everything pays attention to evidence, the government has not yet finalized the case, and what they say is empty talk. They may have the conditions and ability to steal dozens of cars of heavy furs, but whether they will do it and whether they will do it are two different things. Don't look at it with a worldly perspective Look at them."

Cao Ruiwen paused, then looked at Shen Jia incredulously, "Sometimes I don't quite understand why Mr. Shen always works so hard for the people at the lowest level, so that it shows that officials like us are full of fame and fortune, and are filthy. The reason why people don't like you is that mud and lotus can't be friends."

"I accept Mr. Cao's compliment, but it's too serious. I, Shen Jia, am a good person, but not a great one. The reason why I help the people is because I am an official appointed by the court. Isn't this the mission of an official? If I were a businessman , maybe that’s not what I said.”

"Mission... Mr. Shen is right, but it is not easy to achieve this. A court official like Mr. Shen is the favorite of the emperor and the people."

"No, the emperor likes me probably because I always save money for him."

Cao Ruiwen didn't know that merchants had such a role before, it seemed that in Shen Jia's mouth, money was the most important thing, and there was a smell of copper, but it was impossible to refute.

Shen Jia ate a meal in Shuntian Mansion, feeling: Even the food in Shuntian Mansion is better than that of the Ministry of Industry, it seems that it is time to improve the food of the Ministry of Industry.

After two hours, they finally came back, and Shen Jia already had the answer from the look on her face.

"My lord, my subordinates have never found any dirt in the North District."

"Can the people nearby hear some movement at night?" Cao Ruiwen asked.

"Because it's a construction site, there will be some work at night. There are a lot of horses and ox carts coming in and out, so I can't tell. However, the shopkeeper of that inn recalled one thing, saying that the dinner that day was made by Hu Shang himself. , I borrowed the kitchen of the inn, and the shopkeeper’s family of three and two mistresses ate together, and everyone slept too hard that night, it must be abnormal.”

"Can you find out what drug is in them?"

"The doctor has checked it and said it is a kind of drug, and the dosage in it is quite large. Ordinary people have to sleep for two days and two nights after taking it."