Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 179 Conflict
Just when Jia Rui felt desperate for these generals, two people stood up.

"The general will follow you, no matter what, even if you die."

Jia Rui's eyes lit up, and after a closer look, it turned out that these two people were Zhang Tao's subordinates.

This time Jia Rui hired people, Zhang Tao sent these two people over.

Speaking of which, these two people are Jia Rui's real people, and the other generals are all Wang Ziteng's subordinates.

At this point, Jia Rui felt a little emotional. When encountering a crisis, he had to rely on his own people, and others really couldn't use them.

"General Qian, Wang Qianhu, I have noted your loyalty to the Supreme Emperor. I will certainly reward you greatly when the Supreme Emperor comes back."

Then Jia Rui looked at the others, only to see that the other generals turned their faces aside and did not look at Jia Rui at all.

Just when the yamen was in embarrassment, a yamen servant hurried in from outside.

He entered the lobby and originally wanted to open his mouth, but he felt the silence in the lobby and at the same time a mountain-like pressure fell on him.

The officer opened his mouth and finally closed it again.

Jia Rui, who was sitting on top, said coldly: "Why are you panicking?"

After listening to Jia Rui's words, the yamen officer said tremblingly: "There are officials coming from outside, saying that they want to take over as your lord's nine-door admiral."

After hearing this, Jia Rui's eyes let out a fierce light.

The Nine Admirals were assigned to him by the Supreme Emperor to monitor the emperor. This position should not fall into the hands of others under any circumstances.

At the same time, Jia Rui also felt disappointed with Wang Ziteng.

Speaking of which, Wang Ziteng can be regarded as a member of the Supreme Emperor, but at this critical moment, his generals did not obey his orders. This shows that Wang Ziteng is also a leader and a rat.

But you, Wang Ziteng, stood in line too eagerly. You must know that the Supreme Emperor is still in good health. This time you overthrow me, Jia Rui. When the Supreme Emperor comes back, will you be fine?
Jia Rui was thinking about it above, but four or five generals below came out and handed over to Jia Rui.

"Sir, since the new nine-door admiral has arrived, we should go out to greet him."

Jia Rui said calmly: "That's the reason. Then go and greet this adult."

The generals standing below felt that they didn't know what to do when they heard Jia Rui's gloomy words.

Because depending on what Jia Rui meant, it was for them to make the final choice. Should they follow me, Jia Rui, or surrender to the emperor?
Although Jia Rui has been dismissed by the emperor from his post as the Nine Admirals, Jia Rui is still a confidant of the Supreme Emperor. What will he do when the Supreme Emperor comes back?

However, the emperor is still in charge of the capital now. If he doesn't go out to greet him, he will immediately offend the emperor and there will be no good end.

At this time, an older general named Sun Jing stood up.

He bowed down to Jia Rui and said, "I will only recognize Mr. Jia as the Admiral of the Nine Sects, and I will not recognize the others."

There was finally a smile on Jia Rui's face. It seemed that Admiral Zhang Jiumen during this period of time was not completely unpopular. Didn't one of them just come over to him?

At the same time, Jia Rui also has a good impression of this person and can be promoted in the future.

"Okay, you stand aside."

Sun Jing quickly stood up and stood next to him.

Several other people shook their heads, then handed over to Jia Rui and left the lobby.

Jia Rui sat on top with a faint sneer and did not interfere in any way.

After about an hour of burning incense, there was a noise and footsteps outside, and then several people walked in with a middle-aged scholar in their arms.

Looking at the leading middle-aged scholar, Jia Rui smiled, it turned out to be him.

This person's name is Wang Dazhi, who was formerly the Minister of the Ministry of War. He is a submissive figure. He has always been unobtrusive in the court. He can be regarded as a centrist who favors the Supreme Emperor.

But looking at the situation today, this guy has already taken refuge with the emperor, or he was originally a subordinate of the emperor. He used to just confuse others.

He stopped pretending and came to confront him directly. He didn't know what benefits the emperor gave him to make him so active.

Wang Dazhi stood in the center of the lobby, frowned at Jia Rui who was sitting in the middle and refused to give up his seat, and then raised his arms high.

"The imperial edict has arrived, Jia Rui will receive it."

Just when everyone thought Jia Rui would stand up from his seat and fall to his knees, Jia Rui patted the sword in his arms and said:

"The sword given to Shang Fang by the Supreme Emperor is here."

Wang Dazhi was stunned for a moment, then opened the imperial edict with an expressionless face.

"The Emperor of Heaven has sent an edict saying: The nine admirals of Jia Rui will be removed, and he will be put in another important position. I appreciate this."

Jia Rui was in a daze listening to such a short imperial edict.The emperor had completely broken up with himself. He didn't even want to talk to him anymore. He was about to send him away in a few words.

"Master Jia, please hand over the seal quickly. I have important matters to attend to."

Jia Rui also calmed down, and he said coldly to Wang Dazhi: "My nine-door ladders are all canonized by the Supreme Emperor. No one can deprive me of my official position without the Supreme Emperor's will."

Wang Dazhi was stunned for a moment, then stared at Jia Jun closely and said word by word: "Mr. Jia, do you want to resist the imperial decree? Or do you want to rebel?"

These two crimes are not light. As long as Jia Rui admits one of them, his family will be confiscated and his family will be exterminated.

Jia Rui smiled coldly, patted Shang Fang's sword in his arms and said, "Shang Fang's sword is here. Without the will of the Supreme Emperor, I will never give up my official position."

What Jia Rui means is that this Shangfang Sword is his confidence, what can you do to me?
Wang Dazhi smiled coldly, then took out a gold medal from his arms and said to the generals below:
"The emperor's gold medal command arrow is here, capture Jia Rui and wait for your death."

This sentence immediately made the entire lobby become solemn.

General Qian, Wang Qianhu, Sun Jing and others immediately pulled out their swords from their waists, then stood in front of Jia Rui, looking at the other generals with bright eyes.

The other generals were also in a dilemma.

To put it bluntly, they were all confidants of Wang Ziteng, and they entered Jiumen Tidu Mansion to help Jia Rui on Wang Ziteng's order.

But now that the emperor has issued a decree, the people below don’t know what to do?
Wang Dazhi immediately became annoyed when he saw that the others did not move.

"Why, you want to be like Jia Rui in resisting the decree and being disrespectful."

The remaining generals were helpless when they saw this scene. They could only draw their swords and guns and surrounded Jia Rui.

However, Sun Jing and others blocked these generals from moving forward, and no one really wanted to take action, they just made a few gestures.

Just as the tension was rising in the lobby, a eunuch hurried in from outside.

Jia Rui took a closer look and found out that this person was none other than Xia Shouzhong.

This old guy is here at this time. I'm afraid the emperor got the news, so he sent him to be the peacemaker.

Xia Shouzhong entered the lobby and let out a sigh of relief when he saw the atmosphere here. Fortunately, he arrived in time. If the two sides had fought a little later, the final outcome would have been difficult to deal with.

Xia Shouzhong first smiled at Jia Rui, who was sitting in the middle, cupped his hands, and then said:
"Master Jia, when you come back, the emperor will tell our family that Master Jia does not need to be anxious. You are an important minister of the imperial court, and the emperor will definitely use you in high regard."

Jia Rui sat on it and curled his lips. Will the emperor reuse him?Unless the sun comes out from the west.

"Needless to say, if you want me to give up the position of the nine admirals, except for the imperial edict of the Supreme Emperor, there is no need to discuss anything else."

Xia Shouzhong was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Jia Rui to be so stubborn and not even listen to the emperor's consolation.

What is this for?Is this to break up with the emperor?

"Master Jia, you have to think clearly. If you resist the decree and show no respect, even if the Supreme Emperor comes back, there will be no good consequences for you."

"No need to talk nonsense? Either get the imperial edict from the Supreme Emperor, or take these people of yours and get out of here."

Xia Shouzhong stared at Jia Rui coldly, then took out a command arrow from his arms and said to the generals below:
"Master Wang Ziteng, the military commander of the Beijing Camp, ordered the arrow to be placed here."

When the generals below saw Wang Ziteng's command arrow, they all quickly raised their hands and saluted.

Because these people used to be subordinates of Wang Ziteng. Although they are now in the infantry command yamen, they are secretly following Wang Ziteng's orders.

"Capture Jia Rui, put him in jail, and then punish him."

Xia Shouzhong thought that with the help of Wang Ziteng's command arrows, these generals would no longer keep Jia Rui.

But something unexpected happened. Sun Jing and the other three did not obey the order, but still took a step back with their weapons to protect themselves in front of Jia Rui.

Xia Shouzhong was a little stunned when he saw this scene. Even Wang Ziteng's token didn't work?

This Jia Rui is so good at winning people's hearts. He has only been the admiral of the Nine Sects for a long time, and he already has his own die-hard loyalists.

It seemed that these generals alone were unable to capture Jia Rui. "Here comes someone!"

As Xia Shouzhong's sharp voice sounded in the lobby, noisy footsteps came from outside, and hundreds of swordsmen and axemen broke in from the outside.

Xia Shouzhong thought he had control of the situation now, so he said coldly:

"Jia Rui, the emperor has long expected that you are a white-eyed wolf, so I came with the imperial guards. Now if I hand over the military talisman seal letter, I can still have a whole body, otherwise I will chop you into pieces in a while."

Jia Rui was in a daze above. He didn't expect that things would reach this point.

According to his expectation, the two sides would be in a stalemate at most. Jia Rui would not give up his position, and the other party would not be able to take office. Finally, he would wait until the Emperor came back before making a decision.

But judging from the emperor's intention, he insisted on taking down the nine admirals and getting rid of himself at the same time.

What does the emperor want to do?You must know that he is the confidant of the Supreme Emperor, and he is also in charge of the nine admirals. Does the emperor want to completely break up with the Supreme Emperor by doing this?

Thinking about it again, Wang Ziteng's ambiguity gave Jia Rui a bad premonition.

He sat in the middle and thought for a moment, then slowly stood up.

Xia Shouzhong below finally showed a smile. Jia Rui was about to compromise. As long as Jia Rui was locked up, it would be a big deal.

(End of this chapter)