The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

Shen Jia understood clearly that if Yao Qiran wants to transport the grain here, it is impossible to hide the truth from everyone in the granary. It can be seen that there is his internal response here, but he has no time to investigate slowly. The easiest way is to check the grain in the granary. .

But it is estimated that nothing can be found out, they have been in Daming Mansion for more than half a month, such a long time is enough for Yao Qiran to erase the traces of the past.

He looked at the food in and out of the past month. The food allocated to the victims every day is not fixed, but the value does not fluctuate much. In terms of the number of victims taken in, there is no big difference, at least in this month. , there is no abnormality in the account.

"Did Mr. Shen take care of it? The officials will look at this account book every ten days, and there is indeed no problem found." Xiang Jie said.

Although he and Yao Qiran had a normal relationship, he certainly didn't want Yao Qiran to have an accident at this time, so he didn't support Shen Jia's actions very much.

Shen Jia put down the ledger, cupped her hands at him and said, "Then let's go to the next granary to have a look."

Xiang Jie got up, walked out and was about to get into the carriage, coughed and covered his chest, and said weakly, "I'm not feeling well, so I won't go with you. Xu Tongjuan will follow to be a witness."

Everyone hurriedly said: "Please take care of yourself, my lord."

The location of the next granary is in two opposite directions. The group of people walked for two hours before arriving. The officer who followed him explained: "The granary is stored for emergencies, and we rarely move here on weekdays. You adults can go in and have a look.”

As soon as the granary was opened, there was a stale smell. Everyone sampled a few bags of grain and found nothing abnormal. Shen Jia asked the clerk a few questions as usual, and looked at the ledger. After the autumn harvest, the old grain here was cleared and replaced There is nothing wrong with the number of batches of new grain.

"Let's go, let's go to the next granary to have a look." Zhang Huai frowned slightly, and he had a premonition in his heart that there should be no evidence that Yao Qiran sold the grain today. Clean it up, it's a pity, without this evidence, it's hard to avenge his daughter's revenge.

Shen Jia walked around the granary, always feeling that he had missed something. When he walked through a dark corner, he slipped and almost fell. It was Ling Jingyun who had quick eyesight and quick hands to support him so he didn't fall.

The guard at the front brought the lantern over. Shen Jia saw that the ground was wet, even covered with moss, and frowned and asked, "Why is the granary where the grain is kept so humid? Are you afraid that the grain will be spoiled?"

The little official replied frightened: "Recently it has been snowing a lot, maybe the floor is too damp, I will smoke it with a charcoal stove in a while."

Shen Jia turned around and walked in, picked a place in the lower middle for someone to take out a bag of grain, untied it and grabbed a handful of grain, he was not sensitive to the weight of the grain in his hand, after all, what he ate every day was Rice is not rice with husks, but he remembers the numbers in the ledger very well, so he asked the clerk in charge of the granary, "How much does this bag of grain weigh?"

The clerk reported a number, Shen Jia raised her eyebrows, and asked Ling Jingyun at the side: "Do you think the grain bags here are the same size as the bags in the previous granary?"

Ling Jingyun suddenly understood what he meant, took a few grains from Shen Jia's hand, put them in his mouth and bit them, and the others also tried it, and they found the problem.

"Why is this grain so wet?" Zhang Huai asked angrily. Everyone knows that grain must be dried before it can be put into storage.

The little official bit the bullet and explained: "Maybe it's snowing..."

Zhang Huai kicked him hard, "I will throw you in the snow overnight to see if you will get wet too!"

Although the weather in the north is cold but not humid, what does the snow outside have to do with this granary?

"It's no wonder that every bag of grain here is [-]% heavier than the normal ones. I'm afraid someone estimated that the grains were mixed with water, so it's self-evident to cover up something?" Shen Jia looked directly at the prefect Yao, and said with a sneer: "The prefect My lord is so smart, you can even think of this method. I guess you will order people to dry the food when the weather is better after we leave, right? By then, the reduced portion can also be used as a normal loss, or you can find another reason Pay some money out, and the account will be wiped out."

Yao Qiran lowered his head and did not speak. Everyone understood that, with the evidence in front of him, it was impossible for him to deny it.

With this evidence, Zhang Huai immediately ordered a search of Yao's mansion, especially the secret room of the study. All the things inside were taken out, but except for some important documents and gold, silver and jewelry, there were no account books or the like.

"Master Yao, you should tell me honestly, how much food money you have embezzled over the years, and where is the ledger? You must know that it is only the judge's trial now. It seems that you will not be sentenced due to years of friendship, but if it is handed over to Dali Temple Or Jin Yiwei, how long do you think you can remain silent?" Zhang Huai said to Yao Qiran in a comfortable mood.

Yao Qiran knelt down on the ground decadently, it was useless to say anything at this moment, "Haha...hahaha..." He laughed so hard that tears flowed, did he say he regretted it?How could it be possible that his good official career was ruined like this, obviously he just provoked a small official, if he knew this earlier, why bother?

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, good news spread from the palace on this day that the empress was pregnant. Although the imperial court hadn't issued a seal yet, the rich and powerful who got the news immediately sent their family members to the palace to congratulate them. Gifts were naturally indispensable.

Mrs. Zhongqinhou was sitting in Fengxi Palace at this time, holding her daughter's hand excitedly, "Jinrong, you need to be more aggressive, and if you win a man in one fell swoop, then your position as queen will be considered secure."

Wei Jinrong thought to himself: Where did he get a man in one fell swoop?If only she could live alone.

"It's only been more than a month, you have to worry about it, you must let your confidant do the food, and it must not be handled by outsiders. There are many people inside and outside the palace waiting to see your jokes."

Wei Jinrong responded with a few words, then held his mother's hand instead, looked at her white temples, and said softly: "Mother, my daughter is fine in the palace, you don't have to worry, the emperor said, in the future There will be no more concubines in the harem, my daughter is content."

"You silly girl, how can you believe what a man says? Your father said the same thing when he asked me to marry me. In the end, if it wasn't for...forget it, why mention this? Let me have a few children now, and if I have children by my side, even if my looks fade in the future, I still have a goal to fight for."

Wei Jinrong nodded, thinking: Her goal in this life is to live a peaceful and carefree life. Although she will not have children, what is there to be dissatisfied with such a life?

"Okay, I can't stay too long, you have a good pregnancy, tell your mother if you want to eat, and I will bring it in for you next time, besides... your father said that he will bring Xu Nanny in for you, what do you think?" how?"

"Nurse Xu?" Wei Jinrong's mouth curled into an indifferent smile. This grandma Xu is his father's nanny. She is very old, and her status in the family is comparable to that of an old lady. She was often taught by her when she was a child.

"Nurse Xu is old, there is no need to serve others, just let her enjoy her old age in peace, there is no shortage of people to serve her in this palace." Wei Jinrong refused without thinking, and until now, there is no one except the emperor. I can barely get her.

Mrs. Zhongqin Hou wanted to say something, but she heard someone outside said: "The emperor is here..."

She hurriedly stood up, and helped her daughter to greet her at the door. Before she could salute, she heard the emperor say, "The empress is inconvenient, so I don't have to."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The emperor glanced at Mrs. Zhongqinhou, who was considered to be his decent mother-in-law, but he didn't really want to admit that his mother-in-law was still living in Shen's mansion.

Speaking of which, Shen Jia has been away for a long time, I don't know if the two elders will be lonely during the Spring Festival.

Shen's father and Shen's mother didn't know anyone in Chang'an City, and they didn't have any relatives to pay New Year's greetings during the Spring Festival. Although there were people who came to give gifts, they were not people to chat with.

It wasn't until Liu Yanwan came to the door with a gift on the second day of the Lunar New Year that Shen's mother finally became lively. The more she looked at this daughter-in-law-to-be, the more satisfied she became. She used to feel that there was no woman in the world who could match her son's looks, but now she saw Only then did Liu Yanwan feel that she and Shen Jia were a match made in heaven.

The two hit it off right away, and for the next few days, Liu Yanwan took time to visit Shen's mother every day, and often had meals in Shen's residence. The servants in the residence knew that this was the future mistress and the county head, so they naturally took good care of her.

The good news came from the palace, and Mother Shen held the hand of the daughter-in-law-to-be and said, "It's a great thing for the empress to be happy. I heard that you have a very good relationship with the empress, but you don't dare to bother her often on weekdays. The pregnant People need rest the most."

Liu Yanwan nodded and said, "Don't worry, Auntie, I know, I just go to talk to her occasionally when I'm lonely."

"That's what it should be. By this time next year, maybe you'll be pregnant too. This woman will be busy once she gives birth to a baby. Walk around more while she can still walk around now."

When mentioning children, the smile on Liu Yanwan's face froze. Mrs. Shen is so kind, she likes it very much, but she is destined not to give birth to her grandchildren, what should I do in the future?

Shen's mother only thought that she was shy and she was not married after all, so she said that this is really not good, so she changed the subject and said: "I heard that the Lantern Festival in Chang'an is very lively, and there are beautiful lanterns, how about we go out to enjoy the lanterns together? "

Liu Yanwan nodded hurriedly: "Naturally, I will order someone to pick up my aunt when the time comes. You haven't gone out for a stroll since you came to Chang'an, why don't we go out for a stroll tomorrow?"

"That's a good relationship. I'm also planning to add some things to my family. This man is not careful enough to live his life. There are a lot of things missing in the house."

Liu Yanwan talked with her for a long time, and played leaf cards together, and did not return home until it was dark.

Seeing her depressed, her personal maid thought she was worried about Master Shen, and said with a smile: "Isn't the county lord hopeful? Mrs. Shen has such a good temperament. With such a mother-in-law, you will definitely have a good life when you marry her." .”

Liu Yanwan smiled self-deprecatingly, she was just covering for Shen Jia, when Mrs. Shen knew the truth one day, she would not be able to like her, maybe before the truth came out, she would be rejected because she couldn't give birth to a child up.

Mrs. Shen also said to her husband: "This county lord is really gentle and generous. At first I heard that she was a beauty in the emperor's harem, but I still hated it. Only people who have seen her know that she is such an outstanding woman. Let's find her by ourselves. No such thing can be found."

"The Liu family used to be a wealthy family, and the girls they brought up will definitely not be bad. This marriage is indeed my son's favor. You go out with her tomorrow and buy more fabric jewelry that girls like. Our family is not happy to treat her poorly." Daughter-in-law's set."

"It's up to you to say, she is the county lord, and I should salute her when I see her, so don't dare to waste her, don't worry, take Yun'er out tomorrow, and when the county lord comes in, let her sister-in-law take care of her." It seems to her that at this age, it is impossible to marry an unmarried person, but she can't be sloppy."

"Well, you can do as you see fit, and you're not in a hurry to get married. If you meet someone like last time, it's better not to marry."

Shen's mother sighed, Kang Yun is her eldest brother's second daughter, she grew up cute, Shen's mother has always liked her, and she also thought about making her a daughter-in-law, but unfortunately Shen Jia didn't have that heart, and when she got old, her family knew Shen Jia I didn't want to marry, so I found a local son of a family. I thought that the child was gentle and motivated, but I didn't expect it to be a beast in clothes.

Before Kang Yun even got married, the other party beat someone to death because of jealousy in the brothel. After the incident, she begged the Kang family to intercede for him in the face of her future son-in-law. Even though there are some connections, although it is impossible to pardon his crime, a light sentence is still possible.

It's just that his elder brother didn't agree, what would such a scum be saved for?Do you still want your daughter to continue marrying him?So he not only didn't help, but also came to the door to mention the divorce.

Seeing that the Yue family was so indifferent, the other party not only refused to withdraw from the marriage, but also spread the word that his son and the daughter of the Kang family had already made a private appointment for life.

The two families were quarrelsome, and in the end Shen's father made the decision, changing the death sentence into exile, and exchanging their son's life for resignation, but Kang Yun's reputation was also ruined. As a last resort, Shen's father and Shen's mother took She came to Chang'an, hoping she could start over.

If there is no imperial decree to grant marriage, if Shen Jia agrees, she even wants to marry this niece to Shen Jia. With her own protection, no one will bully her in the future.

But Kang Yun disagreed. She was no longer the innocent little girl she used to be. Knowing that Shen Jia had no feelings for her, she would not be happy if she got together. Besides, how could she be worthy of Shen Jia who was on the rise?

The memorial from the Daming Mansion was sent to Chang’an on the day of Shangyuan Festival, and the emperor received the secret letter from Jinyiwei three days earlier, but he didn’t say anything about it, not even mentioning it when he saw Yao Zhan, until the memorial was circulated in the court. Only then did everyone know that the imperial envoy had done such a big event.

Before Tongzhou county magistrate was arrested, they didn't care. A small county magistrate has no background in the court, who will care about his life?Although many ministers felt that there was nothing wrong with his handling, no one stood up and said a word for him.

Yao Qiran is different. The Yao family holds a very important position in the imperial court. Yao Zhan was the commander of the imperial army at a young age. His father is Han Enhou. The descendants of the Han family are quite promising and are highly valued by the emperor. Everyone should give the Yao family a face .

But now, the Qin Zhangyuan and Shen Jia actually settled the case directly, and what was sent to Chang'an was only the case file and evidence, and the Yao family didn't even have a chance to refute.

"Qin Zhangyuan doesn't care about the matter. This matter is probably Shen Langzhong's idea. It is true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. He is not afraid of offending the Yao family?"

"Young man, after being favored by the emperor for a few days, he will be so powerful. Compared with Commander Yao, his weight is a little lighter."

"I don't know how the emperor will deal with it. The amount of greedy ink is not too big. If the emperor handles it lightly, he will probably be relegated."

Zhao Zhang ordered Dali Temple to cooperate with the trial of the case, and then escorted Yao Qiran back to Beijing, and put him in the prison of Dali Temple.

When Yao Zhan heard the news, he thought he heard it wrong. How could his second uncle be greedy for ink?Although the Yao family is not rich, they have never been short of silver, not to mention the magistrate's salary, even the public subsidies are quite a lot.

He even became suspicious, wondering if Shen Jia had taken the opportunity to take revenge on his second uncle, so he went to the officials of Dali Temple privately to learn about the case file, and seeing the so-called evidence and his second uncle's confession, he still felt untrue.

The family has been in chaos. Ever since the younger cousin got married, the second room has been shrouded in a cloud of darkness. Mrs. Yao shed tears every day, and because of this, the old lady fell ill and is still lying in bed.

As soon as Yao Zhan returned to the mansion, his father called him to the study, and said to him: "Although your second uncle is at fault, the final verdict depends on the emperor's will. You can find a chance to ask for mercy, and don't It's too obvious, let the emperor deal with it lightly."

Yao Zhan felt hopeless, this case was investigated by Shen Jia, this case must be, Shen Jia made great contributions, maybe he would be promoted after returning from the north, how could the emperor deal with it leniently for his second uncle?

"Father, I'm afraid I don't have much hope." He replied tactfully.

"Your second uncle is also confused, he would do such a thing, but whoever is an official in the local area is not tricky, your second uncle just hit the muzzle of the gun, Shen Jia is indeed capable, I heard Your second uncle's accounts are done very well, and you can't see it at all."

Yao Zhan asked tentatively, "Father, could Second Uncle be wronged?"

Han Enhou smiled wryly: "It's not wrong to be wronged. You don't know your second uncle. On the surface, he is an upright gentleman. In fact, there are a lot of twists and turns in his stomach. Didn't you notice that your cousin and second aunt Their food and clothing costs are much better than before, just this time when Zhenzhen got married, your second aunt got married with 68 dowry, all good things, can't you guess how the money came from?"

"The emperor..."

"As long as you are not a fool, you can see the tricks. It's just that everyone is half-baked, so naturally no one will report it. The emperor may not have known it, but Ling Jingyun is also in the Daming Mansion. He must have received the news a long time ago. Why didn't he tell you? It means that he has decided in his heart that your second uncle is guilty."

"Father...is there no other way?"

Han Enhou looked at his son, this son is also lucky, otherwise, with his scheming and means, how could he climb to the position of the commander of the imperial army, "You have to remember, what the emperor values ​​you is your integrity and loyalty, absolutely not If you lose your duty, your second uncle will be his own fault, we Yao family members cannot be dragged into the water by him, your second aunt and cousins ​​still need to be taken care of by the family, you have to ask for mercy, but don’t persist, lest you offend the emperor.”

Although Yao Zhan had no intentions, he knew how to judge right from wrong and was the most obedient, so he immediately agreed.

When Mrs. Yao came to him, he would only agree to intercede, but he did not guarantee the result.

Zhao Zhang knew his temperament well, and when he saw him kneeling on the ground, he didn't say anything, and looked down at the private letter Shen Jia wrote to him.

He already knew what happened to Shen Jia in the Xiang Mansion and what happened to him being sued in court, so he looked at Yao Qiran with the mentality of looking at someone dead.

After reading Shen Jia's letter and hearing him coquettishly say how much he needed him that night, but all he could encounter was cold water and bitter medicine, the anger and pity in his heart increased to a higher level.

"Go down, don't kneel here, you should understand that Yao Qiran is killing himself!" Zhao Zhang didn't even look at Yao Zhan.

Yao Zhan kowtowed his head three times and backed away without daring to say a word. Director Du reminded him when he saw him: "The emperor almost stayed up all night last night. Commander Yao can't be stupid at this time."

"Thank you for the reminder, Manager." Yao Zhan also understood that the matter was related to Shen Jia, and it would be a great favor for the emperor not to implicate the Yao family.

Because of the convincing evidence, Dali Temple quickly decided the case. Yao Qiran had just been escorted back and the verdict came down. After the autumn, he was asked to kill him, return the corrupt money, and he was not allowed to be an official within three generations. It can be said that the Yao family's second wife One will be discarded later.

Shen Jia had no time to pay attention to how Yao Qiran's case was judged. They set off after the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. With the first few cases, the road behind them became smoother and smoother. Yao Qiran's method was seamless, Shen Jia easily found several corrupt officials, and even a corrupt official used people from all corners of the country to assassinate Shen Jia, and was captured by Jin Yiwei on the spot. Beheading in front of the public, from then on, whenever the officials of the Northland saw the imperial envoy, they were like a mouse seeing a cat, and they didn't dare to move their brains at all.

Winter went to spring, and the winter in the north was extremely long. After March, the northern land gradually had a little bit of an atmosphere of spring, and at this time, Shen Jia and the others could finally go back.

As soon as Zhao Zhang got the news, he jumped up and walked up and down in the imperial study room, the smile on his face became bigger and bigger, and he even started to prepare some rewards for Shen Jia.

Director Du came in and saw this scene, he was in a delicate mood, he knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, news came from the Leng Palace just now that Concubine Fang has passed away."

Zhao Zhang raised his eyebrows, said "Oh" indifferently, and ordered: "Find a place to bury it."

"Yes, on the empress's side, do you want to explain?"

"No need, the queen is still in confinement, you should pay more attention to the affairs of the harem, and let people pay more attention to the queen mother. Don't tell her the news of Concubine Fang's death."

Director Du agreed, but he knew in his heart that it would not be easy to hide this news. Concubine Fang caused the empress to have a miscarriage. This matter is a big deal for both the former court and the harem. The emperor did not execute Concubine Fang immediately. In the face of the Queen Mother.

I heard that the empress dowager lost her temper with the empress dowager for the first time, if the emperor hadn't stopped her, she would have given concubine Fang to death.

Thinking of the Queen's miscarriage, Zhao Zhang suddenly remembered that he hadn't told Shen Jia about it. Although it was fake, outsiders didn't know it. Even Director Du was not sure whether the child was real or not. In case Shen Jia misunderstood He... Zhao Zhang suddenly didn't dare to think about it.

Zhao Zhang hurriedly wrote a letter and handed it to Director Du, "Hurry up, send the letter to Shen Jia through Jinyiwei's channel, be sure to hurry!"

Director Du held back his smile and replied: "Yes." He probably guessed what was written in the letter, and was also curious about how Lord Shen would think of the emperor after knowing this. When Lord Shen came back, the palace should be lively again.