Chapter 265 Identity Exposed
"I just found out about it from the clerk. Besides, Shen Zheng has already taken out a loan to buy a house. He moved in first, so naturally everyone won't be too scared."

"loan?"

"Yes, it seems to be a new one he launched, called a low-interest loan. A house costs more than 700 taels, and you can pay a little every month, for a maximum of 30 years."

All right, Shen Qingzhou has arranged the loan. The money will naturally be provided by the Shen family business, and he will use the Jinling government office as collateral. However, it will not be as excessive as in reality, with no interest for ten years.

"I don't quite understand what's going on. Why do people buy this kind of house? The yard is so nice." Nihuang said.

"You can't say that. There are still few houses like ours."

"How do you know that? Okay, this clerk will tell you everything." Nihuang said.

The residential building has also officially started to be sold. Shen Qingzhou did not build this casually. It is not easy to build a Beijing bureau. There are not only powerful people in Beijing, but most of the houses are very old, and things like slums can be seen everywhere. This is why the loan was launched.

He did all this not to make money. He knew that money was just a symbol and had no meaning at all. Only by putting money into motion could there be any effect and development.

The people in Jinling government office found that the amount of silver in the government office was increasing, as if it was not being spent. Shen Qingzhou looked at the silver and banknotes coming in and out, thinking to himself that with his own strength, if he became the Minister of the Central Secretariat, he could promote banknotes. As for the binding items, he looked at the talents filling the government office, and wondered if there was anything with a more anti-counterfeiting mark than this.

The Shen family business is also running at full capacity, and the Shen family village is extremely busy. Nowadays, most of the elites have come to Jinling. Shen Qingzhou brought a lot of things this time, and someone has to look after them.

However, these are just business matters and have not yet been formally involved in the imperial court. Only the Ministry of Revenue is jealous. However, Shen Zhui is a good person and naturally will not cause trouble.

The public carriage is actually a product promoted by Shen Qingzhou as a rubber product, which is today's public bus and is very convenient.

Shen Qingzhou sometimes thought that he had bought a car and a house, but everyone was still grateful to him.

On this day, the court discussion on etiquette officially began. The scholar that the prince found was much better than the one that Prince Yu found. After all, his title of prince was too upright.

However, with the appearance of Mu Qing and an old man in plain clothes, Prince Yu's face became extremely happy. Everything has changed. Zhou Xuanqing is here, and even Emperor Liang has to stand up and show respect.

"Let's stop here for this discussion of etiquette. Is there anything else?" Emperor Liang felt a little uncomfortable, and his impression of Prince Yu turned bad.

“Reporting to your Majesty, I would like to report to the Minister of Rites Chen Yuanzhi. His son was once a prefect and allowed horse traders to cross the border and participated in smuggling. Although he was caught and imprisoned, someone has seen him in Chen’s house.

When I learned about this, I looked into it carefully and finally found out the truth. Some time ago, Minister Chen was about to send his son back to his hometown, but I captured him outside the city. The truth was that he was replaced by Ningguo Marquis Xie Yu, who brought him to the Chen Mansion in person.

Because this matter involves important officials, I do not know whether it is true or not. At this time, the court has already decided on the matter of etiquette, so I have specially reported this matter to Your Majesty."

Before Shen Qingzhou said a word, Chen Yuanzhi's face turned paler. Since the court discussion had failed, he was guilty of dereliction of duty. Although he had lost his power, he was still alive.

Now that's good, he does have some ability, but he is doomed to be exiled, and he has to take the blame for Xie Yu himself. Otherwise, if Xie Yu is punished, he will be dead. If he takes the blame, the prince can still help him get back on his feet.

He looked at Shen Qingzhou and really wanted to eat him. Shen Qingzhou looked at this old man who was devoted to his son without a trace of heartache. This was just because of smuggling. In fact, most of these powerful people had forced civilians to death, but no one dared to sue. When he came to power, they would all be finished. As for how to manage the world when they were gone, he alone was enough. He had the ability. As long as he had the force to suppress the world, other things could be done slowly.

"Lord Shen, don't talk nonsense." Xie Yu came out, and Zhou Xuanqing was a little curious. Where did this powerful man come from? Such a big matter as the discussion of etiquette in the court had just ended. Chen Yuanzhi was destined to step down, but this man was trying to offend him to death.

"This is Shen Zheng, Lord Shen." Mu Qing said in a low voice. Like everyone else, he felt that Shen Qingzhou's behavior was a bit too cruel.

However, he also knew why Shen Qingzhou did nothing when Concubine Yue was restored to the throne some time ago. Everyone originally thought that he could not do anything about this matter. Now it seems that the person who brought up this matter is going to be beaten to death.

"I didn't say that. I was just repeating what Mr. Chen said. If you don't believe me, you can interrogate him in person." Shen Qingzhou said.

"Your Majesty, Marquis Ningguo would never do such a thing. Lord Shen, everyone in Jinling City knows that you are loyal to Princess Nihuang. Although it was Lord Chen who proposed to restore Concubine Yue, Lord Chen was simply derelict in his duty. Why should you drag others into it because of personal grudges?" The prince still has his followers.

"Your Majesty, I am not involved in any factional disputes. Young Master Chen is now in the government prison." Shen Qingzhou would not waste time talking to other people.

"Okay, let the Xuan Jing Division handle this matter." Emperor Liang said impatiently. Chen Yuanzhi said nothing, and suddenly fell in the hall and fainted.

Shen Qingzhou was not afraid that Xuan Jingsi would be partial to him and let him off the hook. Chen Yuanzhi would never be able to turn things around, and at most it wouldn't be Xie Yu's fault.

Xie Yu's eyes were dangerous. It seemed that Shen Zheng could not be kept. The resignation of several court officials was more or less related to him, even though he himself knew that it was due to party struggles and Shen Qingzhou was just one of the links.

I let it go before only because he was also targeting Prince Yu's people, but now he is targeting me, and that's not acceptable.

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"I haven't been to Jinling for a long time, but I didn't expect that the city of Jinling has changed a lot." In the carriage pulled by two horses, Zhou Xuanqing looked at the tall building not far away with a little emotion.

"This is also what Lord Shen did. It's called a department store. Most of the things the world wants are inside. Mr. Zhou, would you like to take a look?" Mu Qing said.

"No thanks." Zhou Xuanqing refused. He didn't want to stay in Jinling City. However, looking at some porters on the roadside and some ordinary people with shabby clothes but bright eyes, he felt a strong liking for Shen Zheng.

This time when he came to Jinling City, as soon as he entered the city, he discovered this amazing road. The carriage basically did not shake when driving on it.

Mu Qing also looked outside and saw a large shell pulled by several horses. There were many people sitting in the shell. The most obvious thing was the tires of the shell.

"Is this Yuchan yours?" After leaving the Jinling area, he could clearly feel the increasing bumps. It would have been fine if he had never enjoyed it, but after trying it, even with Zhou Xuanqing's determination, he couldn't help feeling a little regretful. He also saw Mei Changsu and asked.

"Yes." Zhou Xuanqing and Mei Changsu sat and talked, and they chatted a lot. Mei Changsu was also really knowledgeable. In the end, he left Yuchan to Mei Changsu. This was a token that could invite him. If it weren't for Li Chong, he would not have entered the muddy water of the court.

Zhou Xuanqing left. Mei Changsu was inevitably a little upset when he saw his old friend. However, when he saw Princess Nihuang riding towards him, he realized that he could no longer hide his identity.

(End of this chapter)