The predecessor who was scumbag by me was the emperor

Shen Jia was so drunk, He Yan supported him while nagging: "Young master, take care of your health when you are happy, how can you bear drinking like this every day?"

Shen Jia replied in a dazed way: "There's no way, you have to socialize if you're playing politics... Ouch... This young master needs to get some amulets for himself, otherwise... Otherwise, we may die one day and no one will know."

He Yan didn't know where his sense of crisis came from, but he remembered Gu Zhuo's matter in his heart, and took advantage of Shen Jia's drunkenness to ask tentatively: "Master, if you see Mr. Gu again, you..."

Shen Jia slapped He Yan on the head, and said in a choked voice, "Don't...don't mention him...annoying me! Scumbag!"

Shen Jia woke up the next day with a splitting headache and collapsed on the bed unable to get up. Seeing He Yan busy, he said happily again: "Yan, young master, I won a three-entry house yesterday. In Yujingfang, is it fierce?"

This incident has already spread, including the poem Shen Zhuangyuan wrote at the Qionglin Banquet, and the news that he was tied with Commander Shi in the competition of throwing pots. Now Shen Jia is the representative of young talents in Chang'an, both civil and military. Shuangquan is more than Wenquxing descending to earth.

"The shopkeeper hung the poem you made in the lobby early in the morning. Go outside and have a look. The inn is overcrowded today."

Shen Jia frowned, and said unhappily, "Why did he hang out without my consent?"

He Yan took out a purse from his pocket, and said in a low voice, "It's not in vain, the shopkeeper gave this... It was originally intended to give us a house that we just entered, but when he heard that the emperor rewarded your house, he changed it It's done."

Shen Jia opened the purse, and inside were two bank notes, 500 taels each, which was more than all the money he had earned in the past.

"The shopkeeper is generous, let him hang up." Shen Jia said with a smile.

He Yan was also happy: "I have already told the shopkeeper that we will move after the house is divided. I don't know whether the house rewarded by His Majesty is repaired or empty." sad.

Before they could worry, an official from Jing Zhaoyin had already brought a eunuch to handle the handover. Take him to see the house.

Shen Jia's head was still hurting, her stomach was empty, thinking that it would be a short while, so she invited a few people to have a meal.

After drinking a large bowl of hot porridge, Shen Jia finally came back to life. The shopkeeper brought a jug of wine to the table but he refused.

After dinner, Shen Jia went to see the apartment with the little official. Yujingfang was not far from the imperial palace, and it was not far from the Imperial Academy where he would work in the future. Shen Jia was very satisfied with the location alone.

Standing in front of the house, looking at the two majestic big lions at the door, Shen Jia was even more delighted, and shouted: "The emperor's grace is mighty..."

The little eunuch who followed memorized Shen Jia's words verbatim in his heart, and said with a smile: "Shen Zhuangyuan is still the first person to be rewarded with a house by His Majesty, which shows how much His Majesty values ​​you."

"Oh? Your Majesty has been on the throne for three years. Has no one ever received a reward from His Majesty?" Zhao Zhang didn't seem to be such a stingy person.

"That's not true, it's just that they are usually promoted or rewarded with some gold and silver. This is the first time for Zhaizi."

Shen Jia happily replied: "That's really an honor for the students." But this is a reward he won with his strength, if it wasn't for him, this house would have fallen into the hands of other people, so it can be seen that it was not specially prepared for him.

Sanjin's house is not a big house in the capital, but it is enough for Shen Jia. Walking slowly along the path paved with bluestone slabs, Shen Jia becomes more and more satisfied with it.

Although this house has not been renovated, it doesn't look dilapidated, and it can be moved in directly as long as you add some furniture. Since Shen Jia wants to stay away from the capital, she definitely doesn't want to spend a lot of effort to renovate the house.

"Who was the previous owner of this house?"

The little official had checked the files before, and he knew everything, "It was the family of Wailang, a member of the household department when the late emperor was there. Later, his family was ransacked and exterminated because of corruption of ink, and this house was also included in the national treasury. Generally speaking, such a house is not sold. People are willing to buy it, but it’s quite different for His Majesty to reward it, with the dragon’s aura suppressing it, all filth will be wiped away.”

Shen Jia was not afraid that someone died in this house, he didn't believe in ghosts and gods, and the theory of dragon spirit was even more absurd, so he asked again: "Then how many years has this house been vacant?"

"Five years, after His Majesty rewarded you yesterday, the government sent someone to clean it up. If your lord is not satisfied, you can find a craftsman to repair it. I heard that Yuanwailang was greedy for money at that time. This house was also repaired with thought and gold and silver. Yes, it follows the style of the Jiangnan side, it is very elegant, if it is not for the house being ransacked and exterminated, many people would be willing to buy such a house."

"Then... how much is this house worth?"

The little official said with a smile: "If it was before, it would probably be worth seven to eight thousand taels, but His Majesty rewarded you, so the price of this house will double."

That would be about fifteen thousand, Shen Jia was so moved that he wished he could sell the house, but unfortunately, he also knew that any items bestowed by the emperor could not be taken away.

It's a pity, if he is released to become an official in the future, it will be useless to keep this house.

After seeing the house, He Yan happily followed the little official to go through the handover procedures, and then the two went to the carpenter to order the furniture.

When the shopkeeper heard that they were looking for a carpenter, he actively introduced several famous craftsmen to him, and suggested: "If you are in a hurry to move in, you can buy some ready-made furniture. There is a big one in the west city. The owner of this furniture shop is from the south, and the wood used is also very good.”

Shen Jia thanked him, and seeing that it was getting late, she simply ate dinner and went back to her room to rest. After all, she was hungover and walked a lot. Shen Jia slept soundly tonight.

He slept well, but someone in the palace was still busy and didn't have time to meet the little eunuch until the memorial was approved.

The little eunuch had already received the order, and repeated what Shen Jia had said and done today in detail, without prejudice, and bowed his head and stepped back after speaking.

Du Fucheng saw that the emperor's face was neither happy nor sad, and he couldn't guess what he was thinking, but he became more and more sure that the new champion and the emperor must have known each other for a long time, and there were still some entanglements.

It's just that even though he has a lot of experience, he never expected that these two people had a relationship, and their noble and cold emperor was once dumped.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, do you want to go to bed?"

Zhao Zhang threw the two memorials on his left to him, and said in a deep voice, "Return these two papers overnight, and ask the person who submitted the papers to write it again. I have already explained that the memorial should be concise and to the point. If the two of you can't even write the notebook well, you won't be able to use it to go to court."

Du Fucheng didn't dare to intercede when he saw that he was angry, and went to work with his things in a proper manner.

Zhao Zhang sat alone in the imperial study room. This magnificent palace was just like what Shen Jia once said, like a tomb of the living dead. No matter how fresh people entered here, they would be bound by complicated rules and become dull and boring.

Looking back at myself, it was indeed the case. The ever-outrageous and often mischievous fifth prince had disappeared, replaced by the current cold-blooded and ruthless emperor.

But can he not change?When I returned to Chang'an, I was depressed because of Shen Jia's matter, and saw that my father was seriously ill, and several imperial brothers were fighting to the death for the throne. Zhao Zhang was the second son of the Zhonggong, and there was a direct elder brother who was the crown prince. , naturally on the side of my brother.

But he never expected that the crown prince, who seemed to be winning, would die in a conspiracy. Once the crown prince died, the other brothers would be even more unscrupulous. Zhao Zhang had no choice but to stand up and fight in order to save his life and his mother. .

Perhaps because of the hostility in his heart, the fifth prince, who had always been called "virtuous and benevolent" by the courtiers, was decisive and ruthless, quickly disintegrated the opponent's power in a short period of time, and suppressed several princes immobilized.

Later, he personally found out the cause of the prince's death. When the emperor was dying, he ordered the execution of the second and third princes. The fourth prince was demoted to common people and imprisoned in the imperial mausoleum for the rest of his life. So far, Zhao Zhang became the heir to the throne.

But sitting on this dragon chair, Zhao Zhang was never happy for a moment. He didn't like rules and restraints since he was a child, and he always yearned for life outside the palace. Later, he was able to go out to study, and he let himself go. Even Shen Jia confessed to him. Xinyi agreed, although the result was not good, but he lived so freely during that time that he often remembered that time when he couldn't sleep at night in the palace these years.

When Du Fucheng came back from his work, he saw the emperor sitting on the dragon chair in a daze, with an unwavering expression on his face, and asked bravely, "Your Majesty, Concubine Ning sent someone to ask if she could bring you a midnight snack."

Concubine Ning Pu Xiufang is the niece of the empress's natal family and the emperor's cousin. At the beginning, the empress sent someone to send a letter to him, and she was the concubine. .

After he ascended the throne, the empress became the empress dowager, but she still wanted him to make Pu Xiufang empress. Zhao Zhang refused. He also chose the daughter of Qin Zhangyuan who he liked the most as a virtuous concubine.

Later, seeing that neither of them could be favored, I thought the emperor didn't like it, so I called three beauties of different ranks into the palace one after another. She is the daughter of the governors of Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces. She is talented in writing and beautiful in appearance. There is also a beautiful woman who was the most beautiful woman in the capital in the past. Her family background was poor and she was admitted to the music workshop. harem.

Zhao Zhang couldn't stop the care of the two elders, but he didn't accept it either. Ruhua's beautiful family members were all left in the harem to fend for themselves, and none of them survived. In this way, the empress dowager and empress dowager dared not act rashly. I'm afraid that the emperor has some hidden disease, and too much persecution will lead to bad consequences.

"Your Majesty..." Du Fucheng's scalp was numb. If it was another concubine, he would have rejected it if he refused. But Concubine Ning is different. She is the queen's niece, she is more favored than ordinary princesses, and she and the emperor grew up as childhood sweethearts. In the past, the relationship was very good. In the past few years, the emperor did not set foot in the harem, so Concubine Ning dared to come over and over again to give her warmth.

"No, I'm not hungry, let's turn off the lights."

"Just rest here?"

"Yeah." Zhao Zhang got up and turned into the apse. In order to facilitate him to rest, there was a lounge behind the imperial study. Zhao Zhang slept here for most of his time after he ascended the throne, so he got a label of diligence among the courtiers.

Du Fucheng frowned and waited for him to rest, and stood guard outside the door after retreating the court ladies and eunuchs, but he couldn't help but think of Xinke Zhuangyuan Lang.

What kind of relationship would make the emperor miss a man so much and not be close to women?

Others said that the emperor was ill and was afraid of hidden illnesses. Du Fucheng had served him closely for many years. Of course he knew it was not true, but would a man with a vigorous blood really not be close to women?

Although there are only five concubines in the harem, all of them are outstanding in appearance and have their own merits. None of these can catch the eyes of the emperor. What kind of concubines does he like?

An extreme guess climbed into Mr. Du's mind, he turned his head and looked at the closed door in fright, the more he thought about it, the more startled he became, and the more he felt that what he thought might be true.

He ordered two young eunuchs to stand guard at the door, and hurried to find Jia Qing, the father-in-law in charge of the Shangshan Supervisor.

Jia Qing used to be Zhao Zhang's personal eunuch. He accompanied him since he was a child. If the emperor is really masculine, he must know a thing or two.

"What?" Jia Qing was so frightened that he knocked over the tea on the table, and looked at Manager Du nervously, "Why does Mr. Manager have such an idea?"

"Don't talk nonsense, do you have any? As slaves, let's not talk about sharing the emperor's worries, at least we have to know the emperor's preferences, right? It's not a day or two since the emperor doesn't get close to women, and he is healthy. Apart from this, I really want to For no other reason."

Jia Qing said indignantly: "It's impossible. When I was taking care of His Majesty, I never saw him being special to any... any man. On the contrary, it was Concubine Ning. His Majesty liked her very much when he was young."

Director Du sighed, "Can't you see that His Majesty is just a brother and sister to Concubine Ning, besides Concubine Ning is always making trouble after entering the palace, His Majesty has not even seen her face now."

"But...but it's not that..."

"Do you know Shen Jia?" Du Fucheng asked suddenly.

Although Jia Qing was in charge of the imperial dining room, she knew something about the previous dynasty, "But Shen Jia, the number one scholar in Jinke?"

"Correct."

"What's up with him?"

Du Fucheng stared into his eyes and said: "Shen Zhuangyuan looks like a fairy, young and handsome, the emperor seems to pay special attention to him."

All the people in the palace are human beings, Jia Qing understood what he meant when he heard this, it was telling him that the emperor had unreasonable thoughts about Shen Zhuangyuan, how dare he?

"My lord, I don't know, at least before the emperor left the palace, he didn't..."

Du Fucheng thought about it, and he was right. When the emperor was still the fifth prince, he went out to study and only brought Yao Zhan with him. If it happened after that, then he really didn't know.

"Forget it, just pretend you haven't been to our house and rest."

Although there is no conclusion, Du Fucheng is [-]% sure that the emperor is a good man or a bad woman. What should I do?As an emperor, heirs are related to the country and the country. In two years, if there is nothing to come out of the harem, let alone the empress dowager, even the officials of the previous dynasty will definitely be aggressive. When the time comes... Forget it, he alone What do you do with so many regulations?

Zhao Zhang simply slept for a while and then got up. He was really diligent, he got up earlier than a chicken and went to bed later than a dog, and there were endless memorials to be approved every day. Only in this way could he forget some unpleasant things.

Shen Jia slept until the sun was up, and Jinshi had ten days off to arrange the housework, which was enough for him to move.

After breakfast, Shen Jia took He Yan to choose furniture. Originally, he wanted to buy all the furniture at home, but found that it would cost thousands of taels to buy a three-yard furniture. Although he got 1000 taels from shopkeeper Wang , but the daily expenses required money, and his salary was not much, so he only roughly selected the necessary furniture, and it would not be too late to customize the rest later.

"Master, since we have a house, should we buy a few more people? Don't say anything else, there must be a cook, right?" He Yan really doesn't have much talent in cooking. Shen Jia used to cook when he rented the yard. There will definitely be no time to cook in the future.

"Okay, buy another cleaning lady, a porter, and a horse."

He Yan interrupted him and said, "Master, do you know the price of a good-looking horse? We can't afford it, so why don't you show your face in front of the emperor, maybe he will reward you with a horse next time." .”

Shen Jia was speechless for a moment, he was lucky not to be beheaded and ransacked his home, and he still wanted to be rewarded, isn't it a dream?

"Forget it. I heard that many officials in the court rent carriages or sedan chairs when they go out. Let's go to the carriage and horse shop to rent a carriage."

There is a dental shop in Xicheng that buys and sells people. Shen Jia is an eye-opener. There are not only servants here, but also bodyguards, concubines and various craftsmen. The prices are clearly marked. A craftsman who is good at carpentry is not worth a young and beautiful The price of a beautiful maid is also embarrassing.

Shen Jia thought, if there is a lack of furniture in the house, why not just buy two carpenters and go back and do it slowly. Anyway, apart from the main hall where guests are entertained, it doesn't matter if the furniture in other rooms is ugly.

In addition, he also chose a family of three, the couple are both in their 30s, the man looks very honest and has a little physical strength, the woman is good at cooking, and there is an eight-year-old boy who is thin and thin weak.

In order not to be separated from their son, the couple took the initiative to lower the price, and promised that the boy would do some rough work of cleaning and laundry, so that he would not eat for nothing.

Shen Jia was not the kind of unkind employer, it was fine for such a young child to not do anything, since the price was favorable, he bought them after asking them where they came from.

Shen Jia asked He Yan to take them to a new home for resettlement, and then went to a furniture store to reselect a few sets of furniture. Ordinary pine wood, a whole set would not cost much.