The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

A whole army was stationed outside Pu Guogong's mansion, and the whole street was closed. Even so, Ling Jingyun and Yao Zhan didn't dare to slack off in the slightest. Director Du, who came to read out the edict, also raised his vigilance.

"Go ahead and knock on the door." Ling Jingyun ordered a Jinyi guard to knock on the door.

The heavy vermilion gate opened slowly, and there were densely armed generals standing in the courtyard. As soon as the gate opened, both sides felt the imminent wind and rain. Almost at the same time, the archers on both sides shot arrows at the same time.

Ling Jingyun grabbed Mr. Du and quickly dodged behind the shield. The guards around him were all shot into hedgehogs if they couldn't dodge in time.

Ling Jingyun expected that the house raid would not be so smooth, but he did not expect that the Pu family would dare to resist. He shouted loudly: "Your Majesty has an order. Anyone who dares to resist arrest will be punished as treason, and can be killed on the spot, and the nine clans will be punished!"

Holding a thick list in his hand, Yao Zhan stood aside and read aloud: "Xu Kezhen, 28 years old, from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, with a total of 73 members from nine ethnic groups... Lang Yuming, from Chang'an, with a total of nine ethnic groups..."

What Yao Zhan read out was the list of the generals of the Pu family. Everyone who was named hesitated. They may not be afraid of death, but when the life and death of the family depend on them alone, death becomes a matter that must be taken seriously. things.

The first one to throw down the bow and arrow was a young man, he cried, "My mother is fifty this year, and there are seven older brothers and sisters in my family. I can't kill them!"

If there is one, there are two. The family generals who are arranged in the first line of defense are not the confidantes of the Pu family. At best, they are only used to delay time. be made a scapegoat.

Ling Jingyun took advantage of the situation and shouted: "Put down your weapons and surrender. This matter doesn't involve your family members, and even you yourself can be dealt with lightly."

The Pu family couldn't take care of themselves, and there was no one to be held accountable for surrendering at this time. Soon, all the generals guarding the yard dropped their weapons and surrendered on their knees.

After the imperial guards tied up these people, Director Du finally had the chance to read the imperial decree. No matter how loud his voice was, it could only be heard in Puguo Gong's mansion, and half of the master did not show up.

But this was enough to convict the Pu family. Director Du returned to the palace to return to his command, and Ling Jingyun, Yao Zhan and Shi Ye led their respective people towards Duke Pu's interior bit by bit.

It had been several days since Shen Jia knew what happened in Pu Guogong's mansion. The news had been blocked for the past few days. It wasn't until the dust settled today that everyone knew what happened.

"It's too tragic. I heard that thousands of people died. All the women of the Pu family were hanged in the ancestral hall. Pu Guogong drank partridge poison and died in the study. The rest of the Pu family led the generals to fight to the death. In the end, few survived. one."

"Hiss... This is because you knew there was no way out, so you fought desperately? But didn't the above say that as long as you didn't do evil, you will be acquitted according to the law."

"Do you believe this too? The emperor made it clear that he wanted to liquidate the Pu family. He must have ransacked the family and exterminated the family. Otherwise, how could the living people be willing? The Pu family raised dead soldiers. As long as there is a master, the court will never think about it." quiet."

"After all, it's the Empress Dowager's natal family. It's embarrassing to think about the death of all the heroes and generals in the past. The emperor treats his grandfather's family like this. It can be seen that he has a heart of stone."

Shen Jia couldn't help but retort when she heard such remarks: "The emperor wanted to send the Pu family down precisely because he was too soft-hearted. Before, a hundred people sued the imperial court together, and then the three divisions tried it together. I dare not say that every case is true, but at least There are also hundreds of crimes that violated the law, so what is wrong with the emperor arresting the criminals according to the law?"

Before the Pu family collapsed, all the officials applauded the emperor's plan to deal with the Pu family. After hearing the plight of the Pu family, they felt sympathy. Dead innocent people?

The official was questioned in a good manner, unable to hold his face, and sneered: "Master Shen's loyalty to the emperor is admirable, but the emperor can't hear your flattery, so you can save it, I didn't say that the emperor mishandled it , just pity the dead women and children of the Pu family, normal people have compassion for the weak."

"Lord Zuo's words are a bit funny. The criminal law takes care of women's family members and children. The emperor's previous decree only sent men to Zhao Prison, and women's family members and children were imprisoned in the Shuntian government office. Now the Pu family's female family members commit suicide together. What is going on here? How do we know the ulterior secret? Maybe they were murdered?"

"Master Shen is now a doctor in the household department. He rarely even has the opportunity to face the emperor, but he only bites the emperor's. People who don't know think that you have a good relationship with the emperor. You don't have to put on airs in front of us. It seems that who is better than you?" Who seems noble." Zuo Jiangyi usually disliked Shen Jia, Shen Jia parachuted into the household department, and relied on the emperor's relationship to occupy the position of doctor, which was originally in his pocket.

"Since Mr. Zuo said that I have no chance to face the saint, how can you not know that I am telling the truth? I refuted it only because Mr. Zuo said that the emperor has a heart of stone, and I don't agree with it."

It's not bad for officials to speak ill of the emperor in private, but it's not good to be pointed out in person like this. If Jin Yiwei listens to it, Zuo Jiangyi might not even be able to keep his official title.

His face was flushed, and he said nervously: "Your Majesty didn't talk about the emperor indiscriminately, Mr. Shen heard it wrong! Shameless villain, eavesdropping on other people's words, shameful and hateful!"

Shen Jia wasn't really eavesdropping, the office was so big, and they didn't lower their volume when they spoke, so everyone could hear them.

Feng Qiugui's relationship with Shen Jia has improved by leaps and bounds in the past few days. Naturally, he defended Shen Jia, and immediately reprimanded him: "Master Zuo, I have heard what you just said. Master Shen is just reminding you. What are you so excited about? Could it be that this officer is also a shameless villain who eavesdrops on the corner?"

Feng Qiugui has a great status in the Ministry of Household Affairs, and is highly valued by ministers, so ordinary officials can't afford to mess with him.

Zuo Jiangyi hurriedly apologized and said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Feng, I have nothing to hide from the official, so I will make an apology to the two adults."

Shen Jia didn't hold on to the matter either, if he hadn't talked about Zhao Zhang, Shen Jia wouldn't have bothered to talk to him at all, and immediately said: "Lord Zuo, be careful with your words next time, as subjects, we can't slander the emperor first, Everything still has to make sense.”

"Your Excellency said so." Zuo Jiangyi gritted his teeth, and glared at Shen Jia bitterly. The beam was settled. Feng Qiugui couldn't afford to mess with him. He didn't pay attention to an airborne doctor with no background. .

Shen Jia didn't take this matter to heart. On the way home after leaving the office, she met Shi Ye on duty. After saying hello, she invited him to eat at home. Shi Ye immediately left a group of soldiers and followed Shen Jia.

"Brother Shi just leave his post like this?" Shen Jia asked worriedly.

"It's okay. I'm afraid that the remnants of the Pu family will make trouble these days, so I personally lead people to patrol for my brother. It's an extra. I'm exhausted these days, so I should rest."

Shen Jia asked curiously: "There are still remnants of the Pu family? How did I hear that they are almost dead?"

"Most of the dead were collateral descendants. Pu Shizi's two concubines escaped, and their whereabouts are unknown. Some people say that they took the seal of Pu Guogong to send troops and generals."

"How many soldiers and horses does Pu Guogong have?"

Shi Ye shook his head with a smile, and told him in a low voice: "I'm just telling you, don't tell me, the Pu family has raised a lot of dead soldiers in addition to five thousand generals, and these dead soldiers are all elites. In addition, Li Chengjun in the southeast is the son-in-law of the Pu family, holding an army of [-] in his hands."

Shen Jia had heard of Li Chengjun, a fierce general who was good at naval battles, and even the people of Shuzhou admired him when they mentioned him.

"From south to north, even if General Li wanted to rebel, it would not be so easy to succeed?" Shen Jia asked worriedly.

"Who knows if there are any members of the Pu family in the garrison everywhere? But Pu Guogong is dead, and the Pu family is not an imperial family. There is no excuse for rebellion. The most is just to cause chaos for the emperor. The most worrying thing is the dead soldiers raised by the Pu family, brother You don't go out during this time, who knows if those lunatics will kill anyone they see."

What Shen Jia thought about was his relationship with Zhao Zhang. If the Pu family knew about him and Zhao Zhang, then he would bear the brunt of it. It seems that he must pay attention to safety.

It wasn't the first time Shi Ye went to Shen's residence. Shen Jia lived alone and was very free. Shi Ye liked to go to his house when he wanted to drink, without his mother-in-law looking after him.

"I don't drink today, and I have to patrol with my brothers at night, just eat on the hour."

He Yan is also acquainted with the Commander-in-Chief.Jokingly said: "Master Shi, do you think our food is particularly delicious?"

Shi Ye laughed loudly and said: "Haha, does little He Yan dislike me for being poor and your young master? Now he has a higher official position than me, more salary than me, and he is in a place like the Ministry of Household Affairs. Come and eat the big family."

He Yan pretended to be angry and said: "My young master has only been in office for a few days, not to mention oil and water, even the salary has not been paid, and my family is still living on its laurels."

Shen Jia scolded with a smile: "Look at your stingy appearance, people who don't know think that this young master didn't give you enough to eat, so go to the kitchen to remind you, this young master is hungry."

The dishes in Shen's Mansion are rather spicy, mainly Sichuan cuisine. When Shi Ye came to Shen's Mansion to eat for the first time, he was convinced by the heavy flavor dishes, so this is the reason why he often came to Shen's Mansion for dinner.

"Although you can't drink alcohol, you can drink some fruit drink. This is fruit juice with ice cubes. You can try it." Shen Jia usually doesn't drink alcohol at home, but she makes some homemade drinks. This juice has ice cubes and yogurt added. He thinks it tastes good.

"It's sweet and sour, it's really delicious, but I don't like this kind of stuff that girls drink." Shi Ye didn't want to continue after drinking a cup. Tonight's dishes are very suitable for him. Maoxuewang, a plate of braised fish sprinkled with a lot of chili, and a large plate of pork knuckles, all served as a side dish.

"Great! You gave me the recipe last time. After I took it back, my mother-in-law couldn't make this taste, and the whole family couldn't eat this spicy taste. It's a pity."

Shen Jia knew that people who don't like spicy food can't accept this kind of food, so she just said: "Brother Shi wants to change his taste in the future, just come to my house, I will be bored eating alone."

"Speaking of which, brother Shen has already become a fifth-rank official, so he is considered a person. Shouldn't he socialize a lot on weekdays? Could it be that the officials of the household department don't take you to play?"

"Not really, it's just that it's been a troubled time recently, I'm timid and afraid of getting into trouble, and I don't dare to wander outside."

Although Shi Ye also told him so, but hearing that he was so cautious, he felt a little disapproving.

"Don't worry, I'll let my brothers come to Yujingfang more tomorrow. It's close to the imperial city, so it's safe on weekdays." Shi Ye didn't think those rebels would attack a fifth-rank official unless Shen Jia was unlucky. Met them on the road.

Just after this thought, Shi Ye suddenly heard some strange noises outside, like deliberately light footsteps, which were different from the walking voices of the servants of the Shen residence.

Shi Ye's expression changed, he gave a "shh" to Shen Jia, put his hand on the big knife at his waist, and walked cautiously to stand behind the door.

Shen Jia's mind was also raised, he knew how dangerous his situation was before others, he scanned around, wanting to see if there was anything in the restaurant that could be used for self-defense.

He is a civil servant who does not know how to fight, even if he is given a knife, he is not a match for the enemy.

Just when he was hesitating whether to get under the table, the sound from outside became more obvious. Standing at Shi Ye's position, he could see a dozen men in black jumping in from a high wall. Actions are undoubtedly here to do bad things.

Shi Ye was taken aback when he saw this situation. These dozen or so people seemed to be masters at first glance, but he was only one person, and there were several servants in Shen's mansion, old and young, which were not enough for these people to kill with a single blow.

Shi Ye ran back and grabbed Shen Jia to run to the back window, and whispered: "My God, there are more than a dozen masters here, and I can't beat them!"

Shen Jia didn't want to trouble others, so she pulled his hand away and said, "Brother Shi, go and call someone to save me, I'll hide for a while, if they can't find me, they won't leave for a while."

Shi Ye asked anxiously: "Where can you hide? It will take a stick of incense at the fastest to find a rescue from here. You are a scholar with no strength to restrain a chicken, and the opponent doesn't even need to take a breath to kill you."

Shen Jia wanted to hide in the secret passage of the bedroom. Although it was difficult, it was better than waiting for death. Shi Ye could not stop a dozen killers by himself. He had never seen the person Zhao Zhang sent to protect him. , I don't know if there is one nearby.

"This is my home. I have my own way to delay the time. Brother Shi, go quickly. It will be faster to go to the palace to send reinforcements."

Shi Ye was ambitious, knowing that he would not be able to resist for long if he stayed, "Okay, I will go and come back quickly!"

As soon as Shi Ye left, a group of people in black bowed their waists and groped towards this room. Shen Jia picked up a bowl and threw it in another direction. The sound attracted the group of people in black. The window climbed in.

But he didn't know that this bedroom was the first thing the man in black noticed. A dozen or so men in black went into different rooms in pairs.

At this time, Shen Jia had no time to pay attention to the safety of the servants in the mansion. He had just walked around the screen when he saw two men in black slamming into the door with knives. As soon as the two sides met, Shen Jia's heart sank.

It's over!Shen Jia thought to herself.

"Who are you?" Shen Jia asked, maintaining a little composure.

The face of the man in black was covered with a black cloth, and he wore a black hat on his head. From head to toe, only one pair of eyes was exposed. If he was so covered up, no one would believe that he was a good person.

The other party didn't speak, but there was a murderous look in his eyes, Shen Jia stepped back, hit the screen with his body, and asked again: "Are you the killers sent by the Pu family? Are you here to kill me?"

Seeing that the other party still didn't speak, but approached him step by step, Shen Jia continued to speak: "It's better to capture me alive than to kill me. My life must be of some use to your master. If I die, none of you will even want to live."

The two people obviously paused for a moment, looked at each other, nodded and continued walking towards Shen Jia.

Shen Jiabi couldn't avoid it, put his hands behind his back, and said: "If you are asking for money, I can pay you ten times the ransom. If you must kill Shen, Shen has nothing to say, but I suggest you think about it again, it's not worth taking your life for a little guy like me!"

"Stop talking nonsense, let's get caught, we won't take your life for a while."

Shen Jia breathed a sigh of relief, and stretched out her hands from her back, "Okay, you guys tie me up, I won't resist."

The two men in black believed it, and one of them put away his knife and walked towards Shen Jia. Just when he was about to touch Shen Jia, Shen Jia suddenly raised his hands, and sprinkled two red powders into the eyes of the man in black. go.

This is the chili powder that Shen Jia picked up when she came out of the restaurant just now. There was only a small bottle, and she took the opportunity to pour it on her hand just now.

"Ah..." The man in black backed away in pain from the pepper powder sprinkled on his eyes, and the other person was only a little powdered and was fine, pushing away his companion and running towards Shen Jia.

Shen Jia ran to Bogujia one step earlier, but found that she didn't have time to get the key to open the mechanism, and immediately scolded Zhao Zhang in her heart: Why is the shit mechanism so secretive?The secret room in other people's house can be opened by turning something, but the key in his house is really low.

Shen Jia could feel the wind on her back, squatted down and hugged her head, she only hoped that her life would still be useful to the other party, otherwise she would definitely die today.

The sound of sharp objects entering the body, and the muffled groan, made Shen Jia suspect that she had been stabbed, but she didn't feel the pain for a long time.

He turned around with his head in his arms, and saw the man in black behind him fall towards him, and when he was about to hit him, he was kicked and flew away.

Only then did Shen Jia see the hero who saved her, who was also a man in black, and she couldn't see any difference from the two just now, but she also believed that he was here to save her when she rushed to the two corpses on the ground.

"Master Shen hides under the bed first, and his subordinates go to clean up the dead outside first."

"You are……?"

"This subordinate is the hidden guard sent by the emperor to protect you. It's too late, you should hide first. If we are not the other party's opponent, you can ask for blessings."

Shen Jia heard a bit of a joke from his words, but knew it was the truth, she made a bow to the other party and obediently got under the bed.

Zhao Zhang was a little uneasy tonight, his eyelids kept twitching, he thought it was someone from the Pu family who was scolding him behind his back.

Yao Zhan came to report the progress of the house raids. The Pu family had a big business, and the storeroom was full of things, and it was impossible to search them all in a short time. Yao Zhan sent the results of the day to Zhao Zhang for review every day.

The two talked for a while, and suddenly a guard ran outside, with a hasty look on his face, "Report to the emperor, Commander Shi is begging for an audience outside the palace gate. He said that Mr. Shen, a doctor in the household department, was attacked, and a dozen men in black broke into the palace." In the mansion, life and death are unknown now."

Zhao Zhang stood up abruptly and ran out in a hurry, commanding as he ran, "Yao Zhan, take someone there quickly, I will take a step first."

Yao Zhan hurriedly caught up, "Your Majesty, just go down, you can't take risks with your golden body!"

Zhao Zhang shouted without turning his head: "Don't talk nonsense, if something happens to Shen Jia, I will not spare you!"

Zhao Zhang ran to Shen's Mansion from the secret road, and Yao Zhan led dozens of masters to use Qinggong to fly over the walls and run to Shen's Mansion from the nearest road.

Shi Ye was originally worried that the imperial guards would not take care of ordinary officials, but he was relieved to see Yao Zhan personally leading the experts there, and hurried to Shen's mansion, he said silently in his heart: "Brother Shen, you must hold on!"

When Zhao Zhang came out of the secret passage, he happened to see a dead body lying on the ground, a hole in the back was still bleeding, and there was another dead body on the ground a little further away. He picked up the knife on the ground and walked out lightly. Looking around, he didn't see Shen Jia.

He walked out of the bedroom and heard the sound of fighting in the yard next door. Yao Zhan also jumped into the yard with someone. Seeing that Zhao Zhang was already standing here, he was very curious, but he didn't dare to ask.

Zhao Zhang ordered: "Separate out ten people to find Lord Shen, and the rest to help defend against the enemy, so there is no need to save anyone alive." Apart from the Pu family, Zhao Zhang couldn't think of anyone who would want Shen Jia's life.

Shen Jia lay on the bed covering her mouth, not even daring to breathe loudly, he knew that experts are very sensitive to sound, wishing he could hold his breath.

Hearing some faint voices, Shen Jia still didn't dare to move, not sure whether it was an enemy or a friend, he didn't feel alive until he heard Zhao Zhang's voice.

He wanted to climb out of the bed, but found that his hands and feet were numb, as if thousands of ants were gnawing on him, so he shook his hands and feet gently, waiting for the discomfort to disappear.

Zhao Zhang was waiting in the yard, and not long after, all the dozen dead soldiers were beheaded, and Yao Zhan came back with his hidden guards.

He was extremely curious, it seemed that the emperor was dating Shen Jia again, otherwise how could he have sent secret guards to secretly protect Shen Jia?Obviously the emperor has hated Shen Jia terribly these past few years, how come they reconciled after seeing each other not long after?Then Shen Jia probably didn't become a male vixen, right?

"Where are people?" Zhao Zhang frowned and asked.

Yao Zhan knew that he was asking about Shen Jia, and he glanced at the hidden guards. He didn't see Master Shen, but in the courtyard next door, he saw a few servants shivering in the room, and He Yan, It seemed that he was injured, and he kept rushing out without looking at how much he weighed.

"Go back to the emperor, Mr. Shen should be in his room." The secret guard who rescued Shen Jia replied.

Zhao Zhang turned around and walked into the house, took another look at the small bedroom, and saw an arm protruding from under the bed.

He walked over and stood by the bed, holding back his anger and asked, "Why are you silent here?"

That arm retracted again, Zhao Zhang became even more angry, and knocked on the bed board, "Why do you want to be a shrinking turtle? Why don't you hurry up!"

Shen Jia originally wanted to go out, but Zhao Zhang's legs were blocked outside, and his tone was so fierce, he felt that he would be beaten up if he went out at this time, so he got down on the ground again with peace of mind.

He said: "Why is the emperor here? It's too dangerous here, you should hurry back to the palace."

Of course Zhao Zhang knew the danger. He even thought that the Pu family used Shen Jia to lure him out of the palace. If there were hundreds of dead soldiers coming at this time, he might have to explain all of them here.

"Come out quickly and follow me back to the palace, it's too dangerous here."

Hearing what he said, Shen Jia quickly crawled out, and was dragged out by Zhao Zhang as soon as her head was exposed, and then was picked up by him, and walked straight to the direction of the secret road.

Shen Jia tugged at the hem of his clothes, and asked in a low voice: "Don't you care about people outside? Are my servants still alive?"

Zhao Zhang turned a corner and walked to the door, and said to the imperial guards and secret guards kneeling all over the floor: "Put all the servants of Shen's house in order, and then send people to search the whole city for the remnants of the Pu family, they must still be in the city! Commander Yao escorted me back to the palace."

There are too many people here, and it really shouldn't reveal the location of the secret way, so Zhao Zhang had no choice but to go back to the palace through the gate.

Fortunately, at this time, the Jinwu Guards received the news and sent people to support them. The Jinwu Guards and Imperial Guards were guarding densely outside the Shen residence, even if there were another thousand dead soldiers, they would be safe and sound.

Zhao Zhang had already put Shen Jia down, and his tall body blocked Shen Jia behind him. When Yu Huo arrived, he pulled Shen Jia up, and lowered the curtain to block the view from the outside.

"Let's drive...go back to the palace..."