Transmigrated into a female county magistrate during a famine, leading her country to prosperity

The night watch drum sounded at the hour of Yin. Perhaps because she was about to leave Beijing, Shen Zheng suddenly suffered from insomnia, which was a rare occurrence.

She grabbed a robe, put it on, opened the door and walked out.

The moonlight was bright, the stars were twinkling, and the night insects were chirping one after another. She just sat quietly in the yard, looking at the sky, waiting for time to pass.

"Boom-thump-thump-"

The three heavy and long drum sounds penetrated the silence of the early morning and reached Shen Zheng's ears.

"Boom, boom, boom."

There were three more rapid drum beats, and Shen Zheng lowered her head in silence.

At four in the morning, it's time to get ready for washing up.

Just as she walked into the room, the door of the ear room was gently opened, and Mu Qing and others walked out quietly.

When they saw Shen Zheng in the yard, they were startled at first because they couldn't see clearly, and then they were stunned: "Why did the master get up?"

Could it be that they heard it wrong and it was even more drum-like?

"I always feel like I can't sleep well, so I got up and sat for a while." Shen Zheng gathered her outer robe and walked towards them, "Why are you up too? Don't you usually get up at dawn?"

Mu Qing showed annoyance on his face and said, "You have to attend the court today, so we thought we'd get up early and bring you water to wash up, but who would have thought you'd get up late anyway..."

If maids like them were placed in other families, they would have been sold long ago.

"No, I can wash myself." Shen Zheng smiled and walked into the room. "If you don't want to sleep, let's have breakfast together."

Several people were smiling.

They haven't had breakfast with their master for a long time.

In an instant, several people moved together.

Those who light the lamps light the lamps, those who bring water bring water, and those who prepare breakfast prepare breakfast.

At five o'clock in the morning, Ziyiju was suddenly brightly lit and very lively.

......

When the Shen Mansion's carriage arrived at Zhuque Gate, the sky was no longer pitch black, but had turned a hazy gray.

The light in front of the Vermillion Bird Gate was still bright, and the officials who arrived early were not in a hurry to go in, but stood beside the carriage and chatted.

When Shen Zheng got off the car, the scene suddenly became quiet for a moment, and then many officials with green eyes surrounded her.

"Master Shen! Are you here so early?"

The official who was speaking had a small mustache like Ji Benchang, but Shen Zheng did not recognize him. She could only roughly identify his rank from the scarlet robe he was wearing.

Shen Zheng smiled and nodded, but before she could say anything, a few more people gathered around.

"Sir Shen, congratulations! When you first entered the government, I wondered if we could discuss matters together in the same hall. Who would have thought that today this wish would come true!"

"..."

The corners of Shen Zheng's mouth twitched slightly.

She didn't know this person, but wasn't his intention to flatter her a little too obvious?

Take for example, when she first entered officialdom, apart from the emperor, who else sincerely wished her the best?

But apart from her, the other officials didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with this statement, and just kept nodding in agreement.

"Humph--"

A cold snort was heard, and many people turned to look.

After seeing the other person's appearance clearly, some of them froze. They first turned to look at Shen Zheng, then stomped their feet and chased after him: "Prime Minister——!"

What a fence-sitter.

As for the officials who stayed behind, their faces were filled with pride, and they were just about to tell Shen Zheng bluntly - "We support you."

After exchanging names and official positions with these people, a man in a purple robe came towards them. Shen Zheng looked carefully and saw that Yu Shizhang's face was faintly visible under the light.

"Uncle!"

"Hello, uncle!"

The officials saluted and greeted each other. Yu Shizhang nodded in return and looked at Shen Zheng in surprise: "I thought I was waiting for you, but I didn't expect that today you would be waiting for me."

The two walked towards Suzaku Gate. Listening to the footsteps behind them, Yu Shizhang smiled and said, "How does power feel? Even if you don't know them, they still dare not let your words fall on the ground."

Isn't it just for this moment that so many people come forward?

"I'm a little tired." Shen Zheng said truthfully, "There are always people better than you. I don't know how to describe this feeling. I just want to be an official and do my job."

If everyone only knew how to put down the powerful and flatter the weak, then everyone in this world would only need to bow to one person.

Yu Shizhang hissed and looked at her profile.

"Could it be that you are the...honest man you told me about before?"

The two of them walked up the ladder to heaven. Shen Zheng said helplessly: "Honest man is a derogatory term. Uncle, you can't use it on me like this."

......

As soon as they entered the Golden Throne Hall, a young eunuch came to lead the way. Shen Zheng tilted her head to take a closer look: "Eunuch Comb?"

Little Comb was very nervous, and she lowered her head to lead the way, saying, "His Majesty has specifically ordered that Master Shen stand here for the next two days."

Shen Zheng looked up and saw that all the people standing in front of her were officials in purple robes.

This means that her position is at the top of the red-robed civil servants.

After Xiao Shuzi left, Xu Zhijie, Ji Benchang, and the others arrived one after another. Shen Zheng was chatting happily with them when another person came over and stopped.

Ji Benchang turned around and was startled: "Master Luo, have you come to the wrong place?"

He pursed his lips and gestured forward: "Let's stand there. We just came here to talk to Lord Shen."

"Congratulations, Lord Shen, on your promotion to Assistant Director of the Six Ministries." Luo Bizhi ignored Ji Benchang and said to Shen Zheng, "A few days ago, the local government offices handed over a lot of files on partial cases. If Lord Shen has time, you can come to the Ministry of Justice to take a look and discuss it together."

Ji Benchang was shocked.

Luo Tiemian actually took the initiative to congratulate Shen Zheng and invited her to read the files?

The other officials were also startled and turned around to whisper.

At today's court meeting, the support for Shen Zheng from the Earl of Yongning, the Minister of Works, and the Minister of Revenue was clearly displayed, but there were still many people who did not dare to express their opinions and just watched from the sidelines.

After all, not everyone is willing to get involved in this mess of party strife.

Luo Bizhi was known to everyone as a "neutralist", and people thought he would not express his opinion. However, as soon as he entered the hall, he went straight to Shen Zheng and congratulated her in person.

"The direction of the court now... seems to have really changed." Someone sighed softly.

"Clap-pop-pop-"

The silent whip sounded, and the officials stopped talking. Yu Shizhang and others also stood back.

Shen Zheng took out the brand new tablet that belonged to her and stood up with her head down.

As Eunuch Hong shouted "Go to court", all the officials knelt down and shouted "Long live the emperor!"

This time, Shen Zheng shouted especially hard.

"Everyone loves you."

When he looked up again, the emperor was already sitting high on the stage, wearing a golden dragon robe that exuded his majesty.

All the officials were waiting for him to speak. He glanced around the hall and finally landed on Prime Minister Cui. He asked with concern, "Is Prime Minister Cui feeling better?"

Shen Zheng's eyes rolled around, bypassing a few people and landing on the back of Cui Xiang's head.

He raised his tablet high and said in a clear voice, "I am now fine. Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty!"

The palace was silent for a moment before the emperor hummed, "Hmm," and continued, "Then tell us all, my dear ministers, how the cowpox vaccination was carried out and what it was like."