Qing Jialu

After the meal, the emperor had finished reading the account books, and then went on to review the memorials.Shen Jia was young and finished his work quickly, so the emperor asked him to go back and rest.So only Cheng Ge was left, still reconciling accounts in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

After Shen Jia saluted and left, the emperor asked Cheng Ge, "How is it?"

Cheng Ge looked at Shen Jia's leaving back, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "After a day, he can sit still, he is a person who can hold his breath."

The emperor smiled, "He is indeed a prudent one. I was worried before that he was the kind of person who could only talk and not do practical things. This time, when the problems of the Ministry of Households were thrown to him, he dared to continue, and it was still a problem. It's a little famous."

In fact, the emperor has been thinking about Shen Jia, taking him to the farmland is a consideration, and asking him to check the accounts is also a consideration.

"Does Your Majesty really intend to hand over the land reform to him?" Cheng Ge asked.

"Elder Cheng thinks that he is too young to take on important responsibilities?"

Cheng Ge shook his head, "The old minister thinks that he is too young and has no prestige in the court."

The emperor and Mr. Cheng Ge had the same thoughts, which was exactly what he was worried about.

"Shen Jia is a Jinshi in the second year of Yongwen, who is his teacher?" the emperor asked suddenly.

Old Cheng Ge recalled: "That year, the chief examiner seemed to be Mr. Xu from the Ministry of Rites. In the fourth year of Yongwen, when His Majesty raised troops, he resigned and went back to seclusion."

"Then there is no teacher." The emperor said, "Shen Jia is actually a lone minister."

The emperor looked at Mr. Cheng Ge, and Cheng Weiting knew what His Majesty was thinking.

Elder Cheng Ge said: "Shen Changqing is a talent to be made. Of course, the veteran is willing to accept him as a student. I just don't know if he is willing to worship me as a teacher."

"What's so difficult about this." The emperor said confidently, "I entrusted him with the matter of land reform, and Mr. Cheng was in the rear to guide him. He always asks you for advice. Will he not recognize you as a teacher in the future?"

"Old minister obeys the order." Cheng Ge knew that the emperor had focused on training Shen Jia.

Sure enough, on the second day, the emperor promoted Shen Jia to the official position again, and named him the left servant of the household department.Later, the Holy Spirit ordered Shen Jia to recover the silver that the officials had borrowed from the state treasury, and a big disturbance broke out in the capital.

Speaking of borrowing, it is also a large amount.When Shen Jia checked the accounts, she didn't know if she didn't check. She was startled when she saw it.It turns out that everyone in the capital owes money to the Ministry of Households, from the royal family and nobles, down to civil and military officials, and even concubines and eunuchs in the harem.Just because the salary of officials in this dynasty is really pitiful, how can those princes survive on their salary?Therefore, the more sophisticated the big family, the more they like to ask the household department to borrow money.Therefore, if you come and go again, it becomes a bad debt.

Especially in the Yongwen Dynasty, Emperor Yongwen was arrogant and extravagant, and the harem followed suit, and those concubines borrowed more.Later, court elders such as Wu Shang and others in the court also came up with various excuses to borrow money to support themselves.

It is a pity that it is not the Yongwen Dynasty, but Emperor Jia of the Qing Dynasty is in power now.As we all know, the emperor once married a princess who died of illness when he was in the northwest two years ago.Later, when the emperor came to rule the Forbidden City, he never took concubines and wives, and there was no one in the harem.This is also the reason why the emperor dared to touch these bad debts, and he was able to act swiftly and resolutely without any worries.

Summer goes and autumn comes, and the north wind blows. Autumn in the capital is always extremely short and extremely cold.

When this season comes, Eunuch Chen is always worried.The master's legs couldn't bear the cold, and every time the seasons changed, especially in autumn and winter, the emperor's legs would suffer again.

Eunuch Chen asked Kapok to prepare thick clothes early, and made ginger soup for the emperor every day. Even so, the emperor's knees were always sore and swollen, and he would wake up with pain at night.

Eunuch Chen cried and asked the emperor to invite the imperial doctor to take a look, but the emperor firmly refused.

On this day, Shen Jia came to the Hall of Mental Cultivation to ask to see His Majesty.For the past month, Shen Jia has been a regular visitor to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. All the eunuchs and maids knew that Shen Jia was now a celebrity by His Majesty's side, and they were polite to him, so they immediately went to the hall to report.

When Shen Jia entered, he saw Cheng Ge was also sitting in the hall.The emperor was leaning on the couch, with a blanket covering his legs, listening to the elder Ge's performance.

"Hi, Mr. Cheng Ge." Shen Jia bowed slightly. During this time, Mr. Cheng Ge secretly helped him to recover the debt. He was very grateful and saluted Mr. Ge sincerely.

Cheng Ge bowed his hand and returned the salute slightly. The emperor saw it, but he smiled and said nothing, and ordered Chen Eunuch to move a stool for him to sit on.

"Mr. Cheng was talking about you just now." The emperor said, "You said that you did a good job. Those royal relatives, dignitaries and dignitaries all returned the money."

Shen Jia was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, "Your Majesty praised it, thanks to Mr. Cheng Ge's mediation. Otherwise, how could those adults listen to my minister and obediently pay back the debt?"

"Mr. Cheng has been an official for many years, and he is experienced in doing things." The emperor said, "Changqing, you have to learn a lot from Mr. Cheng."

"Yes." Shen Jia stood up again, and thanked Elder Ge again.

"How about, Mr. Cheng, you can take him as your disciple." Seeing that the time was almost up, the emperor said directly.

Shen Jia was slightly taken aback. Among the officials, who is the master and who is the apprentice, this is something to be particular about.Once a teacher is worshiped and an apprentice is accepted, the two master and apprentice are bound together, one prospers and both prospers, one loses both.Moreover, scholars are most taboo to betray their masters. If they worship their masters, they can never go against their master's will.

However, Mr. Cheng Ge is now the chief assistant, and he is highly valued by the emperor, and his character is precious.In terms of apprenticeship, there is no better candidate than him.Mr. Cheng Ge didn't have many disciples, he was accepted when he was the chief examiner of the imperial examination in his early years, and he has not accepted any apprentices in recent years.

Now, the emperor suddenly suggested that Mr. Cheng Ge accept him, which shows a profound meaning.

Mr. Cheng Ge seemed to know about it a long time ago, and smiled kindly, "Very good, very good, I wonder if Changqing is willing to worship me, an old man, as a teacher?"

"Of course I would." Shen Jia knelt down and kowtowed to Mr. Cheng Ge, "Master, I accept the students to worship."

"Okay." Ge Lao smiled and helped Shen Jia up, and looked at the emperor again.

"The apprentice wants to offer tea." The emperor waved his hand. Eunuch Chen had already prepared tea and served it to Shen Jia.

Shen Jia didn't expect the emperor to be so careful, as if it had been premeditated?He didn't think about it anymore, took the tea and handed it to Mr. Cheng Ge respectfully.

Now, the apprenticeship ceremony is completed.

The emperor smiled in satisfaction, and suddenly felt some pain in his leg, so he pretended to be nonchalant and said to them, "Master and apprentice, go down first."

Seeing the emperor rushing away suddenly, Shen Jia was a little surprised.Old Cheng Ge looked at the emperor's legs worriedly, and said to him: "The old minister is retiring, Your Majesty, please take care of yourself."

The emperor nodded and watched Cheng Lao retreat.But Shen Jia remained motionless, and said straightforwardly: "Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Eunuch Chen on the side was sweating anxiously, the emperor's face turned slightly pale, and he said indifferently: "I'll talk about it tomorrow, Eunuch Chen."

"Yes." Eunuch Chen knew that the emperor had a leg problem, so he hurried over to help him into the inner hall to rest.

"Your Majesty, although the owed money has been returned, the stolen money has not yet been recovered."

"This matter...needs to be discussed in the long term." The emperor was sweating slightly on his forehead, and stood up from the couch.

"Your Majesty." Shen Jia made a wrong step, stopped Eunuch Chen behind him, and hurriedly said to the emperor, "The biggest hole is the stolen money. Please, Your Majesty, the Ministry of Punishments and Dali Temple will cooperate in the investigation."

"Changqing." Seeing his eagerness for success, the emperor seemed to have seen himself back then, and wanted to teach him a few words, "Everything has to be done slowly. Now that you have just recovered the debt, don't push those people into a hurry." gone."

"But, Your Majesty..." Shen Jia was still about to say something, but suddenly saw that the emperor couldn't stand still, and accidentally fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty!" Eunuch Chen screamed in fright.

Shen Jia was stunned, seeing that Eunuch Chen was struggling to help His Majesty up, but he didn't have that much strength.And His Majesty seemed to have fallen into a coma, paralyzed on the ground motionless.

"Your Majesty." Only then did Shen Jia recover, and Eunuch Chen helped His Majesty up and put him on the couch.I saw His Majesty's face was pale, and cold sweat oozes from his forehead, it seems that the pain is not light.

Seeing this, Shen Jia was slightly sympathetic, and hurriedly said to Eunuch Chen: "Eunuch, go and ask the imperial doctor."

"This..." Eunuch Chen hesitated slightly, "Your Majesty does not want to see an imperial doctor."

"What?" Shen Jia was stunned again.

The author says:

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