The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

The cabinet ministers did not leave immediately after the court dismissed, and used some tea and snacks in the side hall. They thought they would wait until the emperor summoned them, but no one came to summon them for half an hour.

"Let's go, it seems that the emperor won't ask me to discuss matters today." Xu Shoufu walked out calmly.

Several Shangshu lords chased him out, and Chu Shangshu caught up with him and asked, "Master Shoufu, the Winter Festival is coming soon, but something happened to the remnants of the Pu family. Will the Winter Festival still be held as usual?"

Xu Shoufu stopped, thought for a moment and said, "Ask the emperor what he thinks tomorrow. Such a big event is not canceled just by canceling it, but you can suggest that someone else preside over it."

Chu Shangshu nodded, he didn't dare to let the emperor take risks at this stall.

Zhao Zhang went back to the bedroom directly after he came down to court, wanting to see what Shen Jia was doing, but he heard that Master Shen had gone out of the palace before he entered the house.

His face darkened. Although he said that Shen Jia was free to come and go, Zhao Zhang was still very displeased by his behavior of running away without waiting for his downfall.

"When did you leave? Are you escorted by the Guards?"

The little eunuch replied tremblingly: "I got up around Mo Chen, and I left when I got up. Commander Yao sent Lieutenant Lin to escort me. Master Shen even left you a note."

"Oh? Where is the note?"

The little eunuch didn't dare to take Shen Jia's note without authorization, and only said: "I saw Mr. Shen pressed the note under the pillow."

Zhao Zhang went in, walked straight through the front hall, bypassed the glazed screen, and saw that the bed was already tidy, and he could not tell that two people had been lying on it last night. He took the pillow away, and sure enough, he saw a folded bed. I opened the paper, and it read: "I don't like to sleep on hard porcelain pillows, next time prepare me a cotton pillow, thank you."

Zhao Zhang burst out laughing, holding the note in the palm of his hand, feeling that the unhappiness just now was swept away, and Mr. Du who followed behind was very emotional: the only person in this world who can affect the emperor's emotions so much is Mr. Shen.

Shen Jia first went home and took a look. The house was in a mess, the corpses had been cleared away, and the blood on the floor was washed away, but the damaged furniture and landscape were not repaired so quickly.

These are not the main points, Shen Jia hurriedly asked: "Is everyone in the family okay?"

He Yan injured his arm. It is said that he was not injured by the killer, but that he fell when he was running away. The rest of the people were fine.

Shen Jia's master is so easy to serve, as long as the food is ready and the hot water is ready after returning home, there is no need for servants to serve him at all, so the servants of the Shen residence basically go back to their own yard to rest after finishing their work. There, the killer didn't bother to patronize. After hearing the movement, only the housekeeper and Uncle Zhong ran out to watch, but the scene of swords, lights and swords was not something they could mix with, and they hid early.

"Master, it's great that you're fine." He Yan hugged Shen Jia and cried as soon as he saw Shen Jia. The 1.7-meter-eight tall Shen Jia almost couldn't breathe.

Shen Jia took a glance, saw that everyone was there, and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's good that everyone is fine."

Everyone knelt on the ground to plead guilty. When it was so dangerous last night, they didn't stand up to protect the master's house. In a big way, they were no different from runaway slaves.

Shen Jia is not such an unreasonable person, "Get up, you won't be able to help when you come out, it's just a gift for nothing, quickly repair what should be repaired at home, and replace what should be replaced, the housekeeper will go to the government to ask, our family There is no compensation for this situation.”

After all, he was considered to be a work-related injury, so the government should comfort his weak heart, right?

Putting on her official uniform at home, Shen Jia went to work in the household department, followed by more than a dozen imperial guards, and secretly followed by hidden guards. When going out, she felt like a big boss out of the street, but in fact, at this time, five The guard of honor for officials above rank is much larger than this.

When he arrived at the yamen, Shen Jia thanked the guards who escorted him, "Thank you for escorting me, Shen is very grateful."

The leader, Lieutenant Lin, was very polite to Shen Jia. When Commander Yao appointed him here, he had specifically told him to show some respect to Master Shen. In fact, everyone knew that this was an upstart in the imperial court and the emperor's new favorite, so naturally they dared not neglect him.

"My lord is serious. Since we have accepted the task, we must protect your lord. After your lord is off duty, we will still escort you back home."

Shen Jia thought about it but didn't refuse. The Pu family's fugitive hadn't been caught yet, and he was still in danger, so she didn't show politeness to the other party.

He asked He Yan to take these people to have a good meal, and he would trouble them a lot in the future.

After entering the household department, Shen Jia found that everyone looked at him with strange eyes today, and all of them smiled brightly, and greeted him more warmly than usual.

"Master Shen, why didn't you stay at home for a few more days? This damned Xiaoxiao actually paid attention to Master Shen. Fortunately, you were lucky enough to escape." Zuo Jiangyi seemed to have forgotten the two days yesterday. Talk to Shen Jia kindly.

Reaching out to not hit the smiling face, Shen Jia was also willing to accept his reconciliation, saying: "I am not injured, but the damage to my home is a bit serious, which delayed Ying Mao's time."

Feng Qiugui came out to welcome him, and asked worriedly, "Brother Shen, are you okay?"

"Thank you Brother Feng and everyone for your concern, Mr. Shen is safe and sound." Shen Jiabi scratched his hands and feet, proving that he was really healthy, neither missing an arm nor a leg.

"That's great, tell us quickly, what happened last night? Why did some people say that there were burglars in your house, and others said that there were murderers in your house, and the imperial guards were dispatched?"

Shen Jia summed it up in a simple sentence. He said: "Last night, some small thieves broke into the house. Because there were no guards at home, it happened that Commander Shi was a guest at home and called the Imperial Guards for help. Otherwise, My little life is in danger.”

He resolutely did not mention the emperor, others only heard that the emperor had gone to the Shen residence, but they were not sure if the news was true.

Master Zuo asked straight to the point: "I heard that the emperor also went to your house?"

The Shen family denied it, "It's nothing, what is the identity of the emperor, how could he come to my house? It's just that Commander Yao brought the imperial guards to catch the thief."

Someone obviously didn't believe it, "I still need to use the imperial guards to catch the petty thieves? What do the Jinwu Guards eat? What did the Wucheng Bingmasi do? Commander Shi himself is the Wucheng Bingmasi, how can he look far away?"

The Shen family replied confidently: "Since the Shen residence is the closest to the imperial palace, Commander Shi had no choice but to go to the imperial palace to ask for help. If it was a little later, Mr. Shen would not be able to see you adults."

After all, they did not see this incident with their own eyes, it was all hearsay, and when there were more and more rumors, the incident about the emperor's visit to Shen's mansion to save people would come to an end without a problem, and it was just a joke and let it go.

Shen Jia has opened up the situation in the household department, and Feng Langzhong is willing to take care of him. Although he still has not been recognized by Zhou Shangshu, the data he has contacted has become closer and closer to the core. He is currently reviewing the general ledger of the previous few years. The strength of a country can be seen most quickly and clearly from its finances, and the people's livelihood and economy of a country can be best understood from the funds allocated by the treasury every year.

Zhou Shangshu didn't dare to blatantly embarrass him. Since the emperor sent Shen Jia to the Ministry of Household Affairs, he must have wanted to know something from him. If Shen Jia didn't know anything after asking, then there was something wrong with him as Minister of the Household Department.

Zhao Zhang originally wanted to talk to Shen Jia about disaster relief, but he ran away, so he went to Shen's mansion through the secret passage that night, but when he came out of the secret passage, he found that the bedroom was pitch black, without even a lamp.

It was difficult for him to go out to look for someone, so he waited for Shen Jia to come to the room in the dark, and when he still didn't find anyone until midnight, he finally realized that something was wrong.

He took advantage of the darkness to go out. He had seen the layout of the Shen residence, and he could remember where people could live. However, the residence had just suffered a disaster, and the guards on duty at night did not dare to slack off. Come on, I almost acted like an assassin.

"Your Majesty, forgive me, my subordinates..." The dark guard had already put a knife around Zhao Zhang's neck, and when he saw the face of the visitor clearly by the moonlight, he stuttered in fright.

"Okay, you're very alert. Where's Mr. Shen? You haven't come back yet?"

"I'm back, but Mr. Shen changed his residence. In a small courtyard in the third entrance, the one with the sign of "Qinyuan" is the only one."

The hidden guard personally escorted Zhao Zhang there, watched people go in and then disappeared into the darkness.

Shen Jia couldn't sleep, he wasn't very timid, but he had only seen the dead man at close range last night, he could recall the appearance of the dead man as soon as he closed his eyes, he hesitated whether to go to the palace to find Zhao Zhang through the secret road, that one After all, he is the real dragon emperor, with the dragon spirit suppressing him, no ghosts or ghosts dare to approach him, right?

As a result, he was still hesitating, when he heard the knock on the door, he was startled: "He Yan? Come in." At this late hour, He Yan was the only one who would come to his room at home.

Zhao Zhang opened the door and walked in, as if someone else owed him 10 taels, "How did you change the room so well? It's hard for me to find it."

As soon as Shen Jia's eyes lit up, she rushed over and dragged him to the bed. Zhao Zhang was confused by his enthusiasm, but he felt at ease in his heart, and said eagerly, "It's getting late, I just came to see you I'm going to leave." He thought to himself: If Shen Jia wants to keep me overnight, then he should do it reluctantly.

Shen Jia dragged Zhao Zhang to the bed, and sat face to face with him. Finally, he didn't feel afraid, and explained: "Someone died in my house, and the furniture was also badly damaged. I will move back after a while." If it wasn't for the secret way The exit was in that room, and he actually wanted to change rooms directly.

"Alright." Zhao Zhang stood up and stretched out his arms, waiting for Shen Jia to undress him. Shen Jia glanced at him and asked, "Why?"

"Undress and go to bed!"

Shen Jia jumped to the ground with a smile, stretched out her hand to untie Zhao Zhang's belt, today Zhao Zhang came after bathing and changing, wearing black embroidered crane embroidered embroidered clothes, with three pigeon egg-sized rubies inlaid on the belt, Shen Jia Carefully put the belt in place, if it breaks, it will hurt his flesh.

After taking off her coat, Shen Jia stopped, met Zhao Zhang's urging eyes, looked outside, and said in a low voice, "No, there are hidden guards all around this house, how inconvenient."

Zhao Zhang's eyebrows jumped, and he said in a bad tone: "It was the same when I came last time, why didn't I see you blushing?"

Hearing what he said, Shen Jia became embarrassed belatedly. How did he know that the emperor was guarding people even when he slept?It's fine in the palace, it's obviously his home.

"Then...it's too late today, you didn't sleep well last night, you have to take care of your dragon body."

Zhao Zhang had no choice but to go to bed and cover the quilt to chat with him purely. Listening to Shen Jia talking about all kinds of rumors outside and listening to him talk about interesting things that happened in the yamen, the more he listened, the more energetic he became.

"Shut up and sleep!" Zhao Zhang wanted to cover his mouth, he had never seen anyone who dared to make such a noise in front of him.

It was also rare for Shen Jia to see Zhao Zhang, and it was rare to say a few words when they met, so he was a little excited. He grabbed Zhao Zhang's arm, kissed him on the face, and said, "Okay, sleep now dear." .”

Zhao Zhang got goosebumps all over his body when he called out "dear". He felt that something was wrong all over his body, his heart was warm, and his body was also hot. He turned around and pressed Shen Jia under him, "I see you are I don't want to sleep..."

Shen Jia didn't expect that she would offend Zhao Zhang with just a casual title, but skin-to-skin contact is indeed a happy thing, and it is also the easiest to forget those worries. Good night's sleep.

When Zhao Zhang woke up the next day, he felt comfortable all over. He had been sleeping less and lightly. Last night was the most sound sleep in the past few years.

"Master, it's time to get ready to go to court." Shen Jia was about to get up and go to work before dawn.

He scratched Zhao Zhang's paw sadly, and said in a low voice, "It's really not human to be an official in Beijing. It's too inhumane to be in office this morning."

"Others haven't had a chance to go to court." Zhao Zhang got up and put on his clothes, then lowered his head and kissed Shen Jia's face, "I do this every day, so don't complain, I'm leaving first."

Standing on the Golden Luan Hall, Shen Jia is definitely a sight to behold. You can't find a fifth-rank official as young as him in the whole country, and he looks like a blue and jade tree. No wonder he is engaged, but there are still ministers who are still determined to poach the wall.

Outside the door, He Yan was about to open the door to enter, and then the door opened, and a taller figure than Shen Jia stood in front of him. He was startled, and immediately raised the hot water basin in his hand to smash it.

Zhao Zhang dodged it and sneered, "You think you're too fateful, do you want to rebel?"

As soon as He Yan looked up and saw him, the basin in his hand could no longer hold it, and fell to the ground with a bang, and the water flowed everywhere.

"You... Gu... Isn't that right, Your Majesty?" Although He Yan already knew that Gu Zhuo was the emperor, this was the second time he had seen someone with his own eyes. The first time was a quick glance at the inn. Why did Zhizun appear in his home at this hour?

etc?Isn't this the room of his young master?The emperor is... It's over, it's over, his young master is really having an affair with the emperor again.

He was crying, and Zhao Zhang asked with disgust: "Did you make such a big commotion to let everyone in the house know that I came to Shen's house in the middle of the night?"

He Yan saluted belatedly, and replied tremblingly: "I'm sorry, my majesty, I have never experienced anything before, so I feel a little uneasy seeing you."

Zhao Zhang didn't intend to get angry with He Yan, and when he saw him admitting his mistake, he nodded and said, "Those who don't know are not guilty, get up, and be quiet when you see me later, remember to keep your young master secret." After speaking, Shi Shi ran away.

Shen Jia had already put on her clothes, and was adjusting her official hat, she called out, "Ayan, go and lead him, so that no one else in the mansion can bump into him."

He Yan had no choice but to go after Zhao Zhang, but he thought in his heart: One of these two is the lord of the world, and the other is not a small official. It is so sad that he has to cover them up for such a blatant affair. up.

"Okay, let's stop here, you go back and tell your young master, let him obediently wait for my summons in the side hall after he comes down."

He Yan replied "Yes", and then boldly reminded him: "Your Majesty, there are a lot of people in the palace talking, so it would not be good for you to keep my young master?"

"What's wrong with keeping my ministers to discuss matters?" Zhao Zhang glanced at him, took a jade pendant from his body and threw it to him, "Take it, I'll reward you."

As soon as He Yan saw the fineness of the jade, he knew it was a priceless treasure, and it was worn by the emperor. What a precious thing!He held it carefully, knelt down to thank Zhao Zhang, and immediately changed his mind towards Zhao Zhang: It is so affectionate and righteous for the emperor to come to see his young master alone!

The court meeting this morning was very lively. Regarding disaster relief, the cabinet ministers each had their own ideas. Some people agreed with and some opposed the plan proposed by the emperor yesterday, and they were divided into two factions to quarrel endlessly.

Zhao Zhang listened to their quarrel with his head propped up, and he didn't say who was right and who was wrong. Anyway, what should be done in the end is not to see who can win the quarrel.

"Okay, the love ministers have their own opinions, and what they say is reasonable. I understand it. Why don't you let the young officials talk about it. I want to hear the voice of the young." Zhao Zhang clicked on the Ministry of Industry Doctor Lu Hongbin spoke first.

There is a reason why Lu Hongbin was exceptionally promoted to the position of doctor in the Ministry of Industry. The Lu family is a well-known family of water control. His grandfather was an official in the Ministry of Industry. The implication was not the main culprit. At that time, the family was only dismissed, because after this incident, the Lu family disappeared. Unexpectedly, his descendants won the Jinshi examination and stood on the court again.

Lu Hongbin was also thinking about this issue just now, and he was not surprised to be named, so he stood up and said: "Reporting to the emperor, I have listened to the emperor for a long time, and I roughly understand the concerns of all the adults. At the same time, porridge sheds are opened in various places, and people are allowed to borrow food. It is indeed a great economic pressure on the imperial court, if the management is not good, not only will it not be effective in disaster relief, but it will cause chaos in the local law and order and encourage those idlers who have nothing to do. I think it will be very difficult to implement this decree."

Lu Hongbin did not expressly oppose it, but he also said that this matter is difficult to handle, and if it is not done well, it will be a thankless task, which can be regarded as supporting the opposition's point of view.

Zhao Zhang nodded, and continued to nod to the next official to answer, "Cao Aiqing also let me talk about it."

Cao Ruiwen was originally the head of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, because the last time he went to the Northwest to investigate Pu Shizi's case and made meritorious service, he mentioned Yuanwailang's position after he came back.

Cao Ruiwen said honestly: "The emperor forgives me, I don't know much about this, and it's a waste of time to talk about it." Cao Ruiwen grew up with a lot of money, how could he understand that people's livelihood is difficult?I don't even know what is arguing about a bowl of gruel, so I simply don't raise any opinions.

"Is there anything Shen Aiqing wants to say?" Zhao Zhang called Shen Jia's name.

Shen Jia stood up, took a few steps forward deliberately, saw Zhao Zhang's expression clearly, and immediately understood that he wanted to do this in his heart.

He said loudly: "Back to the emperor, I think Zhou Shangshu and Lu Langzhong are right. These problems are indeed unavoidable. If we want to implement this policy, we must solve these problems. Not only that, but every state must The county can act according to the emperor's intention, and the supervision must be perfect, otherwise corruption will easily breed."

Ever since Shen Jia became an upstart in the imperial court, there have been many officials who disliked him. Immediately, someone sarcastically said, "If Mr. Shen said it, he didn't say it."

Shen Jia was not annoyed, she glanced at the other party, and said: "Lord Li, don't worry, I haven't finished my words yet, there are indeed many problems and they are difficult to solve, but there is no solution at all, it is nothing more than spending more time and It's just manpower, if this decree can be carried out, it will not only save the lives of many people, but also let the people see the kindness of the court and the benevolence of the emperor. For the Northland, this is a good policy to win the hearts of the people."

Civil and military officials all know that the further north you go, the more difficult it is for the people to manage, especially at the border between the two countries, where various ethnic groups are mixed, and the perennial wars have made the local people very dissatisfied with the imperial court. Their sincerity and cohesion are not high, and policies often It is difficult to carry on.

"Master Shen, are you talking too far? These are all lies. First of all, we must be able to implement this policy." That Master Li spoke again to Shen Jia.

Shen Jia didn't know when she offended the left servant of the official department. This was Mr. Li whom Mr. Qu wanted to introduce to him at the beginning. Obviously, the other party didn't like her.

"For the time being, I can only think of one or two points. First of all, we must first find out how much grain is stored in granaries in various places, and we must also find out the approximate number of people affected by the disaster in various places, and make a specific budget. Such a big thing must not be done by relying on A few words can do it, but it depends on the data.

Secondly, if feasible, I do not recommend building porridge sheds for distributing porridge. First, the efficiency is too low, and second, it is easy to cause civil disturbances and scrambles, and additional manpower is needed to maintain order. Since it is a long-term measure, It must be as simple and convenient as possible. For example, can borrowing food be a spontaneous behavior among the people?For example, give local grain merchants or big landlords certain rights to take the initiative to take out part of the grain for loan to the poor. Of course, the interest must be strictly implemented in accordance with the standards of the imperial court. The labor force is exchanged for food with the government, and it will not be too late to serve corvee. "

"Master Shen's words are too complicated. This official finds it very troublesome. Besides, merchants and landlords always have rare goods to live in. In times of disaster, they would like to hoard food to drive up the price of food. How could they take the initiative to lend food to the people?"

"So the lower officials said that they should be given certain rights, the rights that can make them feel excited. The specifics need to be discussed in the long run. The lower officials still say that. Whether it is feasible is not just a matter of just saying a few words. It has to be carefully analyzed. to decide."

Zhao Zhang nodded, and said with relief: "I think Shen Aiqing's words are reasonable and have something to say. I think you have a reason in your heart. Why don't you write a specific policy theory? The data can be obtained from various yamen. I will give it to you." Is half a month enough for you?"

Shen Jia said with a look of embarrassment: "It's a bit difficult for the lower officials to handle alone, can the emperor assign a few people to help?"

This is a trivial matter, Zhao Zhang agreed with a wave of his hand, "Then select one person from each of the six departments to help Shen Aiqing, no matter whether the final result is feasible or not, I will reward you for doing this well."

Zhou Qing stood up and said: "Your Majesty, this matter should be a matter of the Ministry of Household Affairs. I think it is better to be done by officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Doctor Shen can have as many people as he wants, and the Ministry of Household Affairs is more convenient to check the data. "

Zhao Zhang smiled inscrutablely, and nodded in agreement, "Well, Shen Jia will take the lead in this matter. After Zhou Shangshu returns, he will get some helpers for him and urge him more, so don't let him be lazy."

As soon as everyone heard this, they knew Shen Jia's position in the emperor's heart, and indeed he was the new favourite. The emperor wanted to give Shen Jia a chance to make meritorious deeds. I don't know how Zhou Shangshu was feeling at this moment.

It is sometimes a sweet burden that the people under him are too capable.