The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

Shi Ye still feels a little unreal up to now, the emperor actually came out of the palace to save people in Shen's mansion, it's unbelievable!Could it be that Shen Jia is the illegitimate child of the royal family living abroad?But the emperor is just twenty and one, where can such a big illegitimate child come from?

The imperial guards escorted Sheng Jia back to the palace. Although the journey was short, many people were shocked. The ministers went to the gate of the palace to ask what happened, and they learned that Shen Jia, a doctor from the household department, was attacked at home. It happened that Shi Ye was in Shenjia. He was a guest in the palace, so he ran to the palace to ask for help, and then Commander Yao led the imperial guards to rescue people.

As for why the emperor came to Shen's residence in person, at this time, even if they had guesses in their hearts, everyone dared not say it out loud, but one thing is certain, that is, Shen Jia is indeed very favored.

The officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs looked at each other even more when they heard the news, let alone why Shen Jia, who was well-behaved, was assassinated, even if it happened, it was not enough for the dignified commander of the imperial guards to personally lead people to rescue him, but he even alarmed the emperor?The emperor actually went to such a dangerous place in person, what kind of favor is this?

Zuo Jiangyi, who had only quarreled with Shen Jia during the day, was in a cold sweat. What did he say during the day?He pointed at Shen Jia's nose and scolded him for putting on airs, saying that he would only flatter the emperor, and he really thought he was the emperor's confidant, but he was slapped in the face that night, and Shen Jia could not only ask the emperor to rescue him in person. It's as simple as a trusted friend.

His colleagues all looked at him with sympathy, but whenever Shen Jia said something wrong with Mr. Zuo in front of the emperor, he didn't need the emperor to personally reprimand him for his not-so-high official position, as long as he expressed a little meaning, Zhou Shangshu They will deal with him personally.

Zhou Qing got the news faster than them, and he understood the things in more detail. He had just returned from the palace and called a small meeting with his staff. He frowned and said, "Why was Shen Jia attacked? Attack him, what secret is hidden here?"

The staff were also puzzled, "In terms of background, Shen Jia only has one mentor who can do it, but Mr. Huai'an has not set foot in Chang'an for many years, and there is no one who can use him in the court, and he has nothing to do with the Pu family. , The reason why the dead soldiers of the Pu family rushed to him is really puzzling."

"Then think about it differently, what does the Pu family want to do most now?"

A staff member replied: "One of them must be to rescue the trapped master of the Pu family, right?"

"It's also strange that the female family members of the Pu family died. Before the last moment, all the female family members of the Pu family committed suicide. Could it be that this has something to do with the emperor?"

Zhou Qing shook his head. Based on his understanding of the emperor, he should not target the female relatives. The Pu family men have not been killed. What good will it do him to kill a group of weak women?But this matter is indeed very strange, and Pu Guogong's death is too easy.

"Forget it, let's ignore these things for now. The Pu family is doomed. All evidence of our relationship with the Pu family must be wiped out. From now on, no one is allowed to mention this matter again."

"I'll wait to understand."

In the palace, Zhao Zhang was terrified and hugged Shen Jia for a long time without letting go.

It was the first time in Shen Jia's life that he was so close to death. It was impossible to say that he was not afraid. It took him a long time to feel warm in his body after being hugged and warmed by Zhao Zhang, otherwise he would be cold and stiff.

"It really scared me to death. Are the Pu family crazy? They already know about me and you?" The only reason Shen Jia could guess was this.

Zhao Zhang let him go, and said apologetically, "Yes, Pu Guogong found out what happened after I left the palace, and should have also found out some clues about when I was with you."

"But isn't Pu Guogong dead? Didn't he tell his descendants about this before he died, and then let them arrest me and threaten you?" Although he and Zhao Zhang had a relationship, normal people live and die in this kind of family life. He must be thinking about big things at the critical moment, so why pay attention to such a small person like him?How did they determine that they still have influence on Zhao Zhang?

Zhao Zhang walked around the room with his hands behind his back, frowning, "It's a bit strange, and Pu Guogong's death is also a bit strange, even the pu family's female family members died too neatly, is there anything I have overlooked here?"

Speaking of the deaths of those women, Shen Jia had to ask one more question: "Did they really commit suicide or were they killed? Have you tried it?"

"More than half of them were suicides, but some of them were hanged after taking poison. I think there must be someone who wanted to die with the whole family. At first, I thought this person was Pu Guogong, because no one had such a big appeal except him. strength.” In the face of death, not to mention a family, even close relatives, husband and wife, father and son don’t just die at will.

"Based on what I've heard about Pu Guogong, he doesn't seem like someone who would easily seek death." Even Shen Jia, who is not familiar with Pu Guogong, knows his character, let alone Zhao Zhang.

He turned around suddenly and shouted, "Come on! Deputy Commander Chuan Ling!"

Shen Jia saw that his complexion had changed, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Zhao Zhang said with a dark face, "I suspect that Pu Zhan is not dead."

"This……"

Ling Jingyun came very quickly, and it was not surprising to see Shen Jia in the emperor's bedroom. Stories about him had spread outside, and now everyone said that Shen Jia was the emperor's favorite official in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty.

Ling Jingyun saluted without looking sideways, and was about to talk to the emperor about the rumors outside, when the emperor ordered him: "Go to Pu's house to check the body of Pu Guogong carefully to see if it is him, and check the list again , to see who is missing from the Pu family."

Ling Jingyun was taken aback, "The emperor suspects that Pu Guogong cheated on his death?"

"Not impossible."

"I'll check it out right away." Ling Jingyun didn't care about Shen Jia's affairs anymore. If Pu Zhan really escaped, they would have to worry about it for a long time afterwards.

Shen Jia's stomach growled at the right time, and he was interrupted by the killer in the middle of his dinner. He panicked for a while and consumed a lot of energy, and the little food had already been digested.

"Come here, ask the imperial dining room to bring some hot food." After Zhao Zhang ordered, he asked Shen Jia with a cold face, "I heard that Shi Ye is having dinner at your house tonight."

"Yes, I happened to meet Shi Da... on the way, so I invited him to sit at the mansion."

"You guys have a good relationship in private?"

"It's... not bad. Didn't they have a competition at the Qionglin Banquet before? We don't know each other. We occasionally get together to talk in private."

"He's a general, you're a civil servant, and you actually have something in common?" Zhao Zhang also felt that Shen Jia's friendship was good enough, and they actually crossed the boundaries between civil and military since ancient times.

"Making friends has nothing to do with civil servants and military generals. The point is to be able to talk. I think Commander Shi is quite straightforward, and there are no twists and turns in his speech. He is much easier to get along with than civilian officials."

"Are you sure it's not because he has martial arts and military power, so you deliberately approached him in order to find a talisman for yourself?" Zhao Zhang knew Shen Jia well, he could tell what he was thinking by a single hair curl.

Shen Jia looked at him in embarrassment, and condemned insincerely: "How can you make our pure friendship so utilitarian?" Although he really thought so at first, it is normal for friends to help each other when there is difficulty yes.

"If Shi Ye hadn't been at my house today, my little life would have been lost." Shen Jia kept this kind of favor in his heart, especially when he was in danger, Shi Ye not only did not leave him alone, but also helped him righteously.

Zhao Zhang also remembered his favor, and when he thought of seeing the dead bodies on the ground after he passed by, he also had lingering fears. Although he placed hidden guards around Shen Jia, the number of them was not many. As long as there was a fish that slipped through the net, Shen Jia would die up.

"I am going to merge the Jinwu Guard and the Wucheng Bingma Division, and Shi Ye happens to be in charge, which is also my repayment for him."

Shen Jia murmured: "This was originally your arrangement, how could it be considered repayment?"

Zhao Zhang pinched his chin and lifted it up, staring at his eyes and said, "You really care about an outsider, why don't you tell me how I can repay him?"

Shen Jia immediately smiled and said: "No need, he saved me, I just remember his kindness."

"Are you trying to get rid of your relationship with me?"

Shen Jia immediately stopped laughing, and said with a sad face: "Your Majesty, you can't misinterpret my meaning like this, do you know that you are so unreasonable?"

Zhao Zhang let go of his hand and snorted coldly, knowing that he was just making trouble for no reason.

"It's getting late, I'll ask someone to arrange a place for you, stay in the palace tonight, and it won't be too late to go back tomorrow after the mansion is cleaned up."

Shen Jia glanced at the comfortable and spacious bed, swallowed her saliva, and asked softly, "Didn't I sleep with you?"

Zhao Zhang looked back at him, with a half-smile and said: "You can recommend yourself a pillow mat if you want, I thought you would lose energy tonight."

"No, I just suffered a major psychological trauma. At this time, shouldn't you hug me to comfort me, afraid that I will have nightmares at night? As soon as I close my eyes, I can remember the death of the man in black. You are too ruthless man gone."

Faced with Shen Jia's accusation, Zhao Zhang didn't know how to refute it. Should he tell Shen Jia that his concentration is not as good as he imagined, and if he really wants to lie down together, he will definitely use another way to comfort him .

"Okay, just sleep here and take a bath first." Zhao Zhang walked the secret road, and his body was a little dirty, so he took Shen Jia to the bathing pool.

This is the second time for Shen Jia to come here, and all the maids and eunuchs who served her lowered their heads and did not dare to follow in. They just hung the clothes they were going to wear on the screen, and then tightly surrounded the bathtub.

Shen Jia was a little embarrassed, the feeling of having an affair with the emperor was very shameful, although everyone pretended not to see it, but if you think about it with your toes, you can tell that they are like a mirror in their hearts.

"What are you dawdling about? Come down quickly." Zhao Zhang had already taken off his clothes and soaked in the water.

Shen Jia was wearing simple house clothes and Zhao Zhang's cloak outside. She stood there thinking for a while, and said, "When the queen mother and queen return to the palace, what should we do when they find out about our affairs?"

There are no secrets in the harem. How many pairs of eyes have seen Zhao Zhang bring him into the palace today. As long as you observe a little more, you can find out the affair between him and Zhao Zhang.

"Why do you think I want to be queen? Isn't it just to be with you in a fair and honest way? You don't have to worry about Wei Jinrong, she knows the inside story just like Liu Yanwan. As for the queen mother, she probably won't want to meddle in my affairs in the future. This time the whole family of Pu's family was confiscated without telling the queen mother, the queen mother must be furious, even if they are mother and son, this estrangement has also arisen.

"Come down quickly, it's getting late, do you want me not to sleep tonight?"

Shen Jia had no choice but to start undressing, but Zhao Zhang kept staring at him. Although he had seen everything that should be seen and what should not be seen, the shame of being watched undressed by others was still uncomfortable.

"Close your eyes or turn around!" Shen Jia said, glaring at him.

Zhao Zhang pursed his lips, and turned around as expected, but unconsciously listened to Shen Jia's movement with his ears, and when he heard the sound of water, he immediately turned back, pulled her into his arms and kissed him vigorously.

"I really indulge you too much, no matter how big or small, you dare to order me."

Shen Jia's legs softened after being kissed, and she hugged his neck and said: "Then the emperor wants to punish this humble minister?"

"Of course, I will punish you..."

Half an hour later, Shen Jia climbed up from the bathtub and lay down on the carpeted floor, feeling like a dying fish, with his chest heaving and falling.

Zhao Zhang dried himself first, put on his pajamas, and then helped Shen Jia wipe his body, wrapped him in a big cloak, and carried him back to the bedroom.

Shen Jia was so tired that night, she fell asleep immediately after touching the bed, Zhao Zhang looked at him for a while, then ordered someone to blow out more than half of the candles in the bedroom, and then got up with his coat on.

Ling Jingyun had already returned to his life, with an anxious expression on his face, it must have turned out to be very bad.

Zhao Zhang took him to the small study next door, and only heard him say: "I have carefully inspected the body, and the corpse is not Pu Guogong himself, but a person with a seven-to-eight body shape. Some disguises have been added, and it is difficult to tell the real person at a glance." false."

"So that's the case. No wonder so many people died in the Pu family. My grandfather is so cruel that even I am afraid."

Ling Jingyun opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and said firmly: "Your Majesty, the matter between you and Mr. Shen is too public. Pu Guogong must have known the truth before attacking him."

"I know that if you issue a wanted warrant to the whole country, you will arrest him yourself. I will allow you to kill him first and then play it later. I don't want what happened tonight to happen again." Zhao Zhang said in a deep voice.

He understands Ling Jingyun's worry. He has gone farther and farther on the crooked road. He didn't enter the harem before, but at least there are people in the harem. At most, the courtiers are only worried about his heirs. Now, let the courtiers know that he is in love with a man , I'm afraid it's going to turn upside down.

"Secret it for me. If anyone dares to spread the matter in the harem, clean it up for me. I don't want Shen Jia to fall into the pressure of public opinion so early."

Ling Jingyun couldn't hold back, and retorted: "Master Shen is so courageous, I think there won't be any pressure."

"That's true. The reason why I fell in love with him in the first place must be because he lives freely. Some people are burdened by fame, and some people are extraordinary and refined. With someone like Shen Jia by my side, I feel very relaxed."

He is different from other men. He has three wives and four concubines. The Sangong and Six Courtyards are a burden to him. Just like what Shen Jia once said, the emperor is a stallion. He is pestered by different women every day. Take advantage.

"I know how to do it, but paper can't cover fire, and it will be exposed one day."

Zhao Zhang raised his hand to stop him, "Just do your own thing well, no need to say anything."

After seeing Ling Jingyun, Zhao Zhang went back to the bedroom, and Director Du personally guarded the door. Seeing him coming, he opened and closed the door silently. Zhao Zhang stood in the room for a while, and then climbed onto the bed and lay down.

It was already late at night, Zhao Zhang closed his eyes to rest, and the person beside him had fallen into a deep sleep. He wanted to hug him but was afraid of waking him up, so he dared to stick to him, but not long after, a warm body pressed towards him , the man automatically opened his arms to hug him tightly, Zhao Zhang tightened his arms contentedly, and embraced him fully.

Zhao Zhang fell into a deep sleep, and only woke up the next day when Mr. Du came in to call him. Through the bed curtain, Mr. Du bent over and stood a meter away, and repeated in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's time to go up. "

Zhao Zhang felt that his body was numb, so he gently pushed Shen Jia away, turned his head to look at him, and saw that he was opening his eyes in a daze, he pulled his sleeve and said, "I'm going to go too. towards."

Zhao Zhang patted his forehead and scolded: "Sleep with you, you are a fifth-grade doctor, and I have nothing to do with you in the morning."

Shen Jia closed her eyes in embarrassment, and muttered: "Doesn't a petty official have human rights? It's so sad!" After speaking, she put the quilt over her head and continued to sleep soundly.

Zhao Zhang dragged his quilt down and tucked it in. He got up and was put on court clothes by the waiters. He didn't make a sound the whole time. He didn't say anything until he walked out the door: "Don't let anyone disturb him. When he wakes up, bring some food in. If he Don’t stop me if you want to leave the palace, let Commander Yao arrange for the imperial guards to follow.”

Director Du responded, and arranged for his confidants to complete the matter, and also let people guard the palace. Although the queen mother and queen were not there, there was still a queen mother in the palace, so he needed to be on guard.

In the morning court, the ministers wanted to ask about what happened last night, but no one was the first to ask. Some people noticed that Shen Jia did not go to court this morning, and they didn't know if he was still in the palace.

Naturally, some well-informed people knew that he hadn't left the palace since he entered the palace last night, but he didn't know where he lived or why he didn't show up in the morning. I always felt that if I asked more questions, I would get a glimpse of some terrible secret.

In front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty, Zhao Zhang announced that Pu Guogong and several immediate family members of the Pu family were wanted all over the country. He also announced the integration of the Jinwu Guard and Wucheng Bingmasi, and promoted Shi Ye as the new Jinwu Guard Commander. The official worships the fifth rank, and immediately seals off the whole city to search for the remnants of the Pu family.

Shi Ye was originally the commander of the Wucheng Bingmasi, so it doesn't matter if he is promoted to a higher level. The Jinwu Guard is not a powerful yamen, and he is also responsible for the security of the city on a daily basis. They are all trivial matters. Searching for fugitives is also hard work. It's good to be able to catch people smoothly, but if you can't catch people, you will be charged with being unfavorable for doing business. Even the people in the city have complained, so no one is competing with him for this position for the time being.

Shi Ye stood up to thank him. He was originally not qualified to go to court. Last night, Director Du took special care of him, so he would stand on the Golden Luan Hall. He was not particularly excited when he heard that he was promoted. This good news is not as exciting as the news last night. , he is still thinking about the relationship between Shen Jia and the emperor.

Outsiders only knew that the emperor went to the Shen residence to save people at the risk of the emperor, but he saw the emperor coming out with Shen Jia in his arms. Normally, what is the reason why a man would hug another man?Brothers?Buddies?Or is it……?

He asked himself that he and Shen Jia are also good brothers, but if Shen Jia gets hurt, will he hug him?The answer was no, but he didn't want to think bad things about Shen Jia, he could only put some shameless thoughts on the emperor, and stubbornly believed that Shen Jia was the one who was forced.

It was a severe winter, and there were snow disasters in various parts of the north. Every winter, the number of people who died of freezing and starvation would double, and this year was no exception. Leaving aside the affairs of the Pu family, disaster relief was still the focus of the court meeting.

The Ministry of Household Affairs had just received a large amount of subsidies. Zhou Qing was very generous and agreed to several disaster relief funds. After thinking about it, Zhao Zhang simply ordered all the states and counties to organize craftsmen to rebuild houses for the people affected by the disaster, and provide free The materials used to build the heated kang, with the heated kang, the common people only need to prepare enough firewood to survive the cold winter.

"Porridge sheds are set up outside each county, and three barrels of gruel are supplied every day for the people in need. Thirty percent of the food is first allocated from the granaries in various places, and the insufficient part is allocated by the imperial court."

"Your Majesty can't!" Xu Shoufu stood up and objected: "The old minister thinks that free supply of porridge is not a long-term solution, and the common people will definitely want to get something for nothing when they know that there is free porridge. In the mouths of the people who need it, it encourages the laziness of the people."

Zhou Qing also echoed: "Master Shoufu is right. As the saying goes, it is better to teach someone to fish than to teach him to fish. Although there are people starving to death everywhere, giving porridge is not a long-term solution, and it may not be able to help people. People who really need it."

Zhao Zhang said: "It's not a free supply. Everyone who comes to receive porridge is counted by the number of times. Each time they receive a registration, after the spring of the next year, they will come to the door to ask for food based on the registered account book. The porridge will be credited to them by the government first. [-]% profit, that is to say, how much they eat, they will have to pay back [-]% of the food in the coming year, if they can’t do it, they will be assigned to serve in corvee, and the time they need to serve will be calculated based on the borrowed food.”

"But what if all the people are willing to borrow grain first? The government can't give so much grain to the people on credit." Zhou Qing asked.

Zhao Zhang asked back: "Instead, dear friends, would you like to borrow food? [-]% profit may not sound high, but for the common people, anyone who has surplus food at home will not go on credit first. [-]% profit It is also exchanged for labor, and only those whose families can’t live on will promise the next year’s harvest, and if the harvest is not good next year, they will have to serve corvee if they don’t have enough food.”

No common people were willing to serve corvée. There was no wages for corvée in the Great Jin Dynasty. They only provided two meals a day of crude food, and the labor was so heavy that many people could not even survive the corvée period.

But there are still problems. For example, what if the creditors are orphans and widows?What if it is an elderly person who is over fifty years old?After all, they are the poor main body among the common people, but they are also the part of the people who have difficulty paying off the grain, and asking them to serve corvee is tantamount to sending them to death, and an old man really does not have the physical strength to complete the heavy corvee.

"I have already raised this matter. All dear ministers will brainstorm to see if it can be implemented. The cabinet will draw up a detailed charter and discuss it in detail tomorrow morning. Let's leave the court." Zhao Zhang wanted to go back and discuss with Shen Jia. Shen Jia has some novel ideas about this matter, if it can solve the disaster relief without wasting people and money, that would be great.