Chapter 240 Yingfeng Tower

“Shen Zheng’s style of doing things is indeed simple and direct. He is not the kind of person who would do anything to simply protect his reputation. He does not have any dirty intentions in secret. His inner recognition of justice is extremely pure.

I have read about his experiences from childhood to adulthood. When he was young, he was even a little blind to justice, and many people called him a fool behind his back.

His father used his connections to get him a minor official position, but he didn't change his character and offended many people, so he was almost stripped of his official position.

It was at this time that his behavior and actions changed. Although he was still righteous, he was more flexible.

"Your Highness, Prajna even has a guess that Shen Zheng has made a lot of money to get to his current position, but in Prajna's opinion, he just wants a higher position so that he can do more things." Qin Prajna responded.

Shen Zheng's arrival in the imperial capital finally allowed her to focus her attention on Shen Qingzhou. This was her gain. To be honest, she was a little shocked.

Being an official is not about being a corrupt official. Many people want to do things, but people like Shen Qingzhou are too rare. In a short time since he came to the imperial capital, he has offended everyone in the six ministries. Even Prince Yu and the Crown Prince, he acted as if it had nothing to do with him and ignored their attempts to win him over.

"This man is too upright in his actions. If he continues like this, he won't be able to stay in office as the prefect of Jingzhao for long. However, the Shen family's business is centered around him, so we should still support him a little more."

"Yes." Qin Prajna understood that this meant that Prince Yu would no longer protect Shen Qingzhou, but would still help him if he encountered a crisis.

"What's the progress of the marriage?" Prince Yu asked. Shen Qingzhou is a popular person nowadays, and being able to marry him will bring huge benefits.

"There is no progress. This guy has cut off all invitations and contacts. Apart from official duties, he has nothing else to do every day." Qin Prajna admires Shen Qingzhou very much. If all the people in the world were officials like him, people would really be better off.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. What he did has nothing to do with us for the time being, and he will not side with the prince. Let's talk about Mei Changsu?" Prince Yu said.

He already knew that Mei Changsu was Su Zhe, who was currently in Xie Yu's mansion. If he could get Mei Lang of Jiangzuo, he could get the whole world. This would be helpful to him. He had made an indelible contribution to the Sixth Prince of Beiyan becoming the Crown Prince.

"He has not made any unusual moves, except for being in Xie's Xuelu. However, when a letter came from Tianquan Villa that Zhuo Qingyao was put in solitary confinement, what he did was just a momentary indignation." Qin Prajna said.

"Tianquan Villa and Ningguo Marquis are relatives. Do you think that Zhuo Qingyao's actions were done by Xie Yu, and he has already defected to the prince?" Prince Yu asked.

"It's confusing. Zhuo Qingyao's appearance is too strange. He could have sneaked into the imperial capital without us knowing. But he reported to the authorities in public at the city gate. This is too obvious. If Xie Yu had sided with the prince, there would be no need to do this.

There are also signs that several people have been driven away and disappeared from Tianquan Villa, including the prince's secret agent we know." Qin Prajna said.

Zhuo Qingyao was able to report the case to the authorities in public, and he was Xie Yu's son-in-law. He must have been prepared for this, as he was willing to do so even though Xie Yu was implicated.

“Last time after court, I had a chat with Ningguo Hou, and he hinted that he had no intention of getting involved in the fight for the crown prince,” Prince Yu said.

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The fight between the Crown Prince and Prince Yu was the mainstream of the imperial capital and a dispute in the court, but it had little to do with Shen Qingzhou.

He handled some cases in the morning, and some of the backlogs had been dealt with, but some old matters were too long to deal with. Of course, he had offended many people in the past half month. Many powerful families had been sued by him in the name of the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture. Some children of aristocratic families were the initiators of some disputes.

At the beginning, the other party was just like in the past, finding someone to take the blame, but Shen Qingzhou was very observant and mostly found the real culprit.

Unfortunately, there are some cases that really cannot be handled because someone else has taken the blame. Even if he knows who the culprit is, there is nothing he can do. He can only charge them with lax supervision and give them a beating.

He himself knew that he had offended many powerful people in Kyoto, but for him, he had already reached the center of power and could no longer keep a low profile.

He acted in this way to let the people of the imperial capital see his determination. There were also many major cases where people died, and many people did not dare to report to the authorities for fear of retaliation. He used such things to prove his recognition of justice.

"Well, what's happening ahead?" Shen Qingzhou was walking in Jinling City with some workers and a few craftsmen. Road construction had begun outside the city, and construction had also started inside the city.

Only around the imperial city, there are some avenues that look luxurious on the surface. Other places, especially civilian residences, are dusty and one has to walk step by step.

As for where the money comes from, first of all it comes from the allocation from the Ministry of Revenue, which gives him some money every year, and also from the sale of some shops or taxes. This is what he is doing now.

In fact, he still has a big killer weapon that he has not used, and it has never been used in Tanzhou. Cement has just been used in Dongyang Prefecture. He is afraid to use it in Tanzhou, but he cannot use it in the imperial capital. Now, he is the prefect of Jinling. Although there are many high-ranking officials above him, they are all in charge of the affairs of the world. All affairs in Jinling City, except the imperial city, are handled by him.

What he needs to do next is to sell the land. Is there any way to make more profit than selling the land at a high price and then building a building and attracting investment?

When they arrived at a place where many people were watching, they saw many people carrying swords and knives. Many people were afraid of them like tigers and felt dissatisfied.

In feudal society, armor was a forbidden item, as were crossbows and the like, but things like swords and knives weren't really considered forbidden items. However, in a world with martial arts, this was a bit awkward.

In Tanzhou, because it is a border area, there are not many martial artists, and this kind of scene has not been seen often. But when I came to the imperial capital, I saw many such things.

"Sir, in front of us is the Yingfeng Tower, where the royal wedding and coming-of-age ceremony will be held. Recently, Princess Nihuang will choose a husband, and the ceremony will be held here in a few days. These are the people from various countries who are here to check out the terrain."

"Sanyang, find some constables to maintain order here." Shen Qingzhou gave the order and Shen Sanyang immediately understood.

At this moment, Shen Sanyang looked very strong. He had followed Shen Qingzhou for nine years and was considered a person Shen Qingzhou trusted very much. Although he was not well-known at the moment, his martial arts skills were quite good.

Although he never learned martial arts since childhood, Shen Qingzhou is a true martial arts master who can teach sword skills, halberd skills, and even hammer skills. The most important thing is that Shen Sanyang has a sword that he basically never unsheathes. The sword is fine, but the scabbard was given by Shen Qingzhou, made of Mo Yuqu, and has two lines of poetry on it.

"How can I get the sword of heaven to cross the sea and kill the whale?" After all, Shen Sanyang was working for Shen Qingzhou, so he still gave him some protection. With just these two lines, when Shen Sanyang's sword was unsheathed, the opponent would be either dead or injured. Of course, it would consume Shen Qingzhou's talent, but the interesting thing was that when writing on jade, the jade would not break directly like rice paper, but it did not have the power to break directly. However, according to Shen Qingzhou's current literary status, a seventh-grade scholar would definitely not be Shen Sanyang's opponent.

During these nine years, Shen Sanyang had been extremely diligent and had experienced the sword technique of catching gods. Even though it was only powerful for one strike, he had gained some experience after practicing it for many years.

(End of this chapter)