Mr. Shen lowered his head slightly, his expression became a little strange.
Because there is something wrong with what the emperor said.
It's not that there's something wrong with his attitude towards joking with himself. As a big boss, it's not strange to joke with his close subordinates. After all, the emperor and ministers are all human beings, and they also need some amusement at work, otherwise it will be too boring.
The strange thing is that the emperor actually knew about Ye Chan!
When Ye Chan negotiated with Shen Yi on behalf of the Fuzhou gentry, Shen Yi basically explained the conditions for the Fuzhou gentry to the emperor in the memorial, but...
But regarding the part about Ye Chan wanting to sleep with him, Shen Yi hid it for himself!
More importantly, in the few communications between Shen Yi and Ye Chan, he and Mrs. Ye were basically the only ones present. Shen Yi didn't say anything, and it was even less likely that Ye Chan would have a channel to directly report to the emperor...
Therefore, it seemed strange that the emperor joked about this matter with Shen Yi.
How did he know?
Seeing that Shen Yi was silent, the emperor seemed to have read through his thoughts. He stood up from the chair and looked at Shen Yi lightly: "Shen Qing was probably guessing at this time how I knew about Madam Ye and Shen Yi. You are involved, right or wrong?"
Only then did Shen Yi come back to his senses, lowered his head slightly and said: "Your Majesty, I... I have nothing to do with the Ye family's daughter. If there is any relationship, it is all for official business and there is no personal relationship..."
The emperor smiled slightly: "I know."
"After your report was handed over, I was a little curious, so I asked the internal guards to check the Ye family. By accident, I found out that this woman from the Ye family belongs to Shen Qing."
Mr. Shen's expression became even weirder.
He was very curious in his heart, what was the unexpected answer to this unexpected investigation by the inner guard?
Is it possible that Miss Ye would talk about such private things at home?
Or maybe she likes to talk to herself when sleeping?
still…
Does this girl have the habit of writing a diary?
It's really weird.
With a smile on his face, the emperor said with a smile: "I feel quite sorry to talk about this matter. When the Guardian came up, it said that this Ye family girl is very beautiful and a rare beauty. Since beauties have blue eyes combined, Shen Qing should not let down this friendship."
His Majesty the Emperor looked at Shen Yi thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "Shen Qing is in Fuzhou Mansion. If he takes over this foreign residence, I will have a greater handle, and there will be no need for Gao Ming to go to the Di's Reporting Office to spread rumors. Already."
Hearing the emperor's words, Mr. Shen's heart trembled.
What does the emperor mean by these words?
Do you distrust yourself, or are you hinting at something?
He quickly came back to his senses, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, the heart of a minister in serving the king can be learned from heaven and earth. As long as your Majesty gives an order, I will go through fire and water without hesitation..."
The emperor walked up to Shen Yi, reached out and patted Shen Yi's shoulder, and said with a smile: "I don't doubt Shen Qing's loyalty. It's just that Shen Qing knows a lot of my private affairs, but I don't know what pains Shen Qing has privately..."
"Something is not very satisfying."
He smiled and said: "I think that if Shen Qing sees this daughter of the Ye family again next year, she might as well get in touch with her again. Maybe in the future, some good stories about the talented and beautiful woman can be spread."
With the power of the imperial envoy, he forced the legitimate daughter of a noble family to become a foreign wife. If this spread, it would be a good story, and Mr. Shen's reputation would be completely ruined.
Accompanying you is like accompanying a tiger.
Even among peers.
The thoughts of Emperor Hongde are still hard to guess.
Shen Yi was silent for a moment, lowered his head and said: "I... I will only obey the Holy Will."
After hearing Shen Yi's reply, the emperor patted Shen Yi's shoulder again and smiled heartily: "I was joking with you."
"do not worry about it."
He returned to his chair. After sitting down, he looked at Shen Yi and said seriously: "Okay, let's get down to business."
The emperor said slowly: "I am quite unhappy about this matter, not only because they spoke ill of Concubine Hui behind her back, but also because..."
At this point, the smile on the emperor's face completely faded, and his eyes became stern: "It's more because they don't take my face at heart, so they dare to spread such rumors."
He sneered: "You clearly treat me as a child!"
As of today, the emperor has been in power for four years.
In four years, he has turned from a sixteen-year-old boy to a twenty-year-old boy. If calculated according to the imaginary age, he is already twenty-one years old.
In addition to his age, during these four years, the emperor put most of his energy into seizing power, and it was very effective.
Now, no one can treat the young Emperor as a little emperor.
He is already a complete emperor, so he needs both dignity and face.
The emperor's face must not be stained.
The emperor is majestic and cannot be challenged.
It was only now that Shen Yi fully understood all the thoughts of his big boss.
The emperor was not only angry because of Concubine Hui, but the more important reason was that someone had smeared his emperor's face.
Even if this so-called "rumor" is true.
Shen Yi thought for a while, lowered his head slightly and said, "How is Your Majesty going to deal with it?"
"I have asked Gao Ming to deal with all those evil slaves in the palace who are cheating on others."
"As for other aspects..."
The emperor lowered his eyebrows and said: "I want to prevent the Queen Mother from being angry, and at the same time, let those people remember this lesson and make those people feel pain."
At this point, it is very clear who is behind this incident.
At least the emperor made it very clear.
The descendants of the Sun family.
It has been recognized by the emperor, so no matter whether the Sun family is behind it or not, the Sun family must bear the blame and bear the blame.
Shen Yi lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Jiankang was a noble man, many of them kept slaves, occupied fields, and some people supported their servants and bullied the people..."
"Especially the amount of land under each family's name, there are countless..."
Shen Yi said in a low voice: "We might as well use this as an excuse to investigate the origins of Xun Gui's property, domestic slaves, and property in his name. If there are any unknown origins, improper origins, or domestic slaves that exceed the specifications, they will be confiscated and strictly investigated and dealt with..."
"Naturally, the nobles do not dare to be angry with His Majesty, but as long as the limelight is attracted, their anger will be burned on that family..."
The emperor's eyes lit up at first, then he looked at Shen Yi thoughtfully, and asked lightly: "Who told Shen Qing that there are many people in Jiankang who occupy land? Is it the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
What he meant was, did Zhao Changping tell Shen Yi?
Is it possible that this Minister of the Ministry of Revenue is involved in some political manipulation?
Shen Yi sighed and said: "Your Majesty, all nobles have been like this since ancient times. There is no exception in all dynasties..."
"The same is naturally true for this dynasty."
Hearing this, the emperor fell silent.
After a moment, he waved to Shen Yi: "I will consider this matter for two days. Shen Qing, please go back and think about it. Is there any other way? After the New Year, I will call you into the palace."
Shen Yi bowed his head respectfully, resigned, and left Deqing Palace.
After walking out of Deqing Palace, Shen Yi suddenly turned back and glanced in the direction of the harem.
At this moment, a strange thought suddenly appeared in his mind.
If the news came from the eunuchs in Concubine Hui’s palace...
Is it possible that it is...?
probably not.
Mr. Shen shook his head slightly and rejected this bold idea in his heart.
No woman would use her reputation for the rest of her life and the future of her child to do such a thing to slander others.
probably not!
Probably...no?
But even though he thought so, Shen Yi still sensed a cold air coming from the direction of the harem for no reason, making him shiver.
This kind of thing…
Whether it was the hands of the descendants, or Concubine Hui's self-destruction...
These are all very cruel methods.
And this kind of lose-lose method is something that the civil servants of the outer court will never do.
This is because officials, before taking action to injure the enemy, are thinking about how to protect themselves.
Maybe it's just the ladies who are jealous of the harem fights...