The emperor got angry, so Gao Ming and others naturally did not dare to neglect him. That night, many internal guards were stationed near Shen's residence. Early the next morning, Lu Cheng, the internal guard commander, went to Shen's residence on Datong Street in person.
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To be precise, it was the former residence of Cheng Shilang and the former Cheng Mansion.
To be precise, at midnight the night before, Lu Weishuai led nearly two hundred internal guards to the mansion and conducted an on-the-spot inspection of the entire mansion.
Almost every inch of the mansion's land had been plowed over by them, and the land was almost cleared.
In the early morning of the next day, these internal guards finally stopped and made sure that there was nothing arranged by the Northern Qi Cleansing Department. Lu Chengcai asked someone to help the Shen family move.
And the inner guard commander, who was usually seen without a trace, did not leave just yet. Instead, he was waiting for the arrival of the Shen family in the Shen Mansion on Datong Street.
It was almost noon, and most of the important belongings of the Shen family had been moved here. Mrs. Shen, Lu Ruoxi, also brought her family to this "Shen Mansion".
In total, this mansion has been owned by the Shen family for half a year, but so far, Lu Ruoxi has not visited it once.
Due to some changes at home, Shen Heng also took a day off from the Hanlin Academy to accompany his sister-in-law, nieces and nephews to move.
When the family arrived at this strange new home, they saw a tall and tall middle-aged man standing in the front yard, but his appearance was not very impressive. After hesitating for a moment, Shen Heng stepped forward and saluted: "May I ask?
Who is this brother?"
"I, Lu Cheng."
Lu Weishuai looked at Shen Heng and asked, "Is it Shen Hanlin?"
Shen Heng has never met Lu Cheng, but he has heard of Lu Cheng's name. In fact, most officials have heard of Lu Weishuai's name. After all, the internal guards also secretly monitor these officials to a certain extent.
Hearing this name, Shen Heng was shocked.
This middle-aged man who looks so inconspicuous that he forgets what he looks like as soon as he turns his head is actually the commander of Da Chen's Neiwei!
To put it more exaggeratedly, the person in front of me is the emperor's hand hidden in the dark, or the hand holding the knife!
He quickly raised his hands and said, "I've met Commander Wei."
"Don't dare."
Lu Cheng clasped his fists in return and said to Shen Heng: "Shen Hanlin, starting from today, Lu has been ordered to conduct a detailed check on the identities of all the servants in the Shen family."
"If any servants from the Shen family enter the house in the future, the master will have to wait for the internal guards to verify the situation before letting anyone enter the house."
Shen Heng was stunned for a moment, a little confused.
However, he had a quick mind and reacted quickly.
His guess last night was good. Sure enough, someone was going to attack his family. After thinking about it, he cupped his fists and said, "The Shen family will naturally cooperate with Commander Wei."
Lu Cheng nodded silently and said thank you. Then the inner guard commander paused and said, "Furthermore, His Majesty asked Shen Hanlin to come to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit when he is free today."
Hearing this, Shen Heng's scalp went numb.
He is different from his brother.
His eldest brother Shen Yi has entered the palace countless times. Meeting the emperor is as common as eating and drinking. However, he has only met the emperor a few times, and even one private meeting alone.
No.
I couldn't help but feel nervous.
At that moment, he bowed his hands to Lu Cheng, turned around and said a few words to his sister-in-law, and without daring to delay, he entered the palace in the Shen family's carriage.
Because the emperor had greeted him in advance, Shen Heng arrived at the Manna Palace smoothly. However, the emperor was meeting others at the moment. Shen Heng waited outside the Manna Palace for more than half an hour before Eunuch Gao came out and picked him up.
Go in.
Seeing Shen Heng's hand pinching the hem of his official uniform and his nervous lips turning white, Eunuch Gao found it quite interesting and said with a smile: "The personalities of Shen Hanlin and Shen Shilang are quite different. Shen Shilang was the number one at that time.
When I met the saint for the first time, his expression and conversation were as usual, and his face had no strange color."
Shen Heng gave a bitter laugh: "My father-in-law made fun of me. The lower official is much less courageous than my elder brother."
"This is true."
Eunuch Gao said calmly: "In the entire imperial court, there are not many people as bold as your brother. Before he passed the imperial examination, he dared to insult Concubine Qi."
While he was talking, Shen Heng had already entered the inner palace and arrived in front of the emperor. He hurriedly knelt down and lowered his head and said: "My humble minister Shen Heng, long live my emperor..."
The emperor looked up at Shen Heng, then waved his hand: "No need to be polite, stand up and answer."
Shen Heng stood up carefully and stood with his hands down.
"Has Lu Cheng told you about your family affairs?"
Shen Heng lowered his head: "Wei Chen... I know something about it..."
"Um."
The emperor put down his pen and sighed: "Last night the internal guards began to inspect Shen's residence. As of today, they have discovered that something is not right with two of your servants."
"Qi people have penetrated Jiankang for more than sixty years, and they are really pervasive."
The emperor exhaled and said: "Your brother was a Jinshi in the seventh year of Hongde's reign, and you were a Jinshi in the tenth year of Hongde's reign. They were both admitted to the Hanlin Academy. It is a good story in this dynasty. I value your family very much."
"Shen Yi is on the front line and has made great contributions many times. His family is in Jiankang, so I naturally have to protect him. However, whether he is an internal guard or a court officer, he is an outsider after all. It is not easy for him to visit frequently, let alone live in your home.
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"Therefore, you, the family members, need to pay careful attention to your own situation, and if you encounter anything wrong, report it to the internal security guards in time."
The emperor looked at Shen Heng and warned, "Brother Ru is serving the country and he is not in Jiankang. Shen Qing, you should take up the burden of the family and pay more attention to him."
The emperor paused and added: "Especially your father, sister-in-law and two nephews and nieces."
"And yourself."
The emperor became unusually verbose: "You should pay more attention to everything on weekdays and be more careful about everything."
Shen Heng quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "On behalf of my eldest brother, I, on behalf of the whole family, kneel down to thank the Holy Emperor for his kindness!"
The emperor stood up, helped Shen Heng up, reached out and patted his shoulder, and said: "The Shen family has one family and two Hanlins. Shen Qing, you will also be the pillar of the imperial court in the future."
"That's all I have to say, you can go on your own."
Shen Heng saluted respectfully and left the Ganlu Hall respectfully.
After Shen Heng left, the emperor stretched himself and walked out of the Manlu Palace with his hands behind his back. He looked at Shen Heng's retreating back, thoughtfully.
"Do you think that the ninth person of the Shen family has some skills like Shen Qi?"
He was asking Gao Ming.
Eunuch Gao stood behind the emperor, lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, for now, Shen Hanlin is only good at reading and writing articles. His articles are among the best in the Hanlin Academy..."
"As for the rest of his abilities, they haven't been revealed yet."
"Well...it's a rare skill to write good articles."
The emperor nodded and suddenly smiled: "The Shen family has two talents in one generation, so they are very lucky."
After saying that, he looked back at Gao Ming and asked, "Are there any documents coming to Huai'an today?"
This morning, Shen Yi sent another document, mainly to report to the emperor the upcoming battle plan.
Gao Ming shook his head slightly: "Your Majesty, Minister Shen is coming again without documents, but the internal guards in Huai'an are sending documents one after another. If your Majesty wants to see it..."
The emperor squinted his eyes: "You can see those things yourself."
Eunuch Gao lowered his head and did not dare to speak.
The emperor put his hands behind his back and asked again: "Then Haman, the minister of Northern Qi, is still living in the guild hall of the Ministry of Rites?"
"yes."
Eunuch Gao lowered his head and said: "Now I still live in the Rites Hall, where I often... often go to the Qinhuai River..."
The emperor groaned.
"I can't get rid of the dog-skin plaster."
The emperor replied to Haman that he would think about it again, but the minister Haman ignored the fact that in the adult world, if he did not agree, he would refuse, and he still stayed in Jiankang to wait for the news.
In other words, he has noticed it, but doesn't want to leave.
Eunuch Gao hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and said, "Do you want me to ask him to leave?"
"It's no use."
The emperor shook his head and said: "After sending this Haman away, maybe there will be Wu Man, these Qi people..."
At this point, the emperor was a little angry: "How disgusting!"
Originally, last year, under Master Shen's "instigation", the emperor had already made up his mind to eliminate the Zhao clan.
If according to the original plan, if Shen Yi fights a few good battles this year, the emperor can find a reason to replace Zhao Lu and transfer him back to Jiankang.
However, with the delivery of the "letter of reconciliation and alliance" from the Northern Qi Dynasty, the number of the peace faction in Jiankang City increased dramatically overnight.
Up to now, the emperor wanted to replace Zhao Lu and fully use Shen Yi, the "hawk", but he had encountered many obstacles.
Eunuch Gao was silent for a while, then suddenly lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, now I can only look at Minister Shen."
"Yeah, I can only look at him..."
The emperor laughed at himself: "But we can't just look at him."
"It all depends on Shen Qi. I'm afraid he will have to wait until he reaches Yandu before those old people in the court can understand the situation clearly!"
At this point, the emperor snorted and said, "Gao Ming, go and call Zhou Fu."
Zhou Fu was the chief official of the Ministry of Personnel and the Minister of Heaven.
And this year is the year of the Ministry of Personnel's Beijing Investigation, which is a big year for the officials in the imperial court.
For the investigation in Beijing, the emperor had met with the officials of the Ministry of Personnel many times.
At this time, the Minister of Heaven was summoned again. It was obvious that His Majesty the Emperor had some new ideas in his mind, which he wanted to reflect on this Beijing investigation.