Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 188 The Incident
There were so many rumors in the court, and Jia Rui, one of the court's big bosses, quickly realized something was wrong.

Although the Emperor requested that he correct the memorial, it would be very detrimental to him if this kind of thing spread.

Therefore, after discovering the danger, Jia Rui immediately ordered his people to investigate the source of the rumors.

It would not be easy for others to check such rumors, but who is Jia Rui?After all, he also controls some spies, and he has a close relationship with Dai Quan of Long Shou Palace.

Therefore, Jia Rui quickly found out that the source of the rumors was Prince Yizhong.

In addition to Prince Yizhong, the emperor also added fuel to the fire.

Jia Rui regretted a little. If he had known that this kind of thing would happen, he would not have caused trouble to Prince Yizhong.

It's all my fault that I was still young and couldn't hold back my anger, which led to what happened today.

But now that the matter has happened, we have to find a way to solve it.

Jia Rui thought about it for a few times, but finally felt that if he wanted to settle this matter, he would have to rely on the Supreme Emperor!

So, Jia Rui quickly entered the Dragon Head Palace again.

The Dragon Head Palace was almost the same for Jia Rui and his own family, so no one stopped him at the entrance of the palace, and he quickly arrived outside the hall.

When he got here, Jia Rui didn't dare to rush in anymore. Instead, he winked and asked the little eunuch guarding the palace door to go in and report.

The little eunuch first gave Jia Rui a flattering smile, and then hurried in.

After a while, words came from inside, asking Jia Rui to go in and reply.

Jia Rui straightened his official robe, and then walked into the main hall of Longshou Palace.

After entering the main hall, I looked in the middle and saw that the Supreme Emperor was not sitting there. Then I looked to the side compartment and vaguely saw bright yellow brocade robes. It seemed that the Supreme Emperor was inside.

Jia Rui took small steps and followed the wall to the door of the compartment.

Just as he was about to step in, the Emperor's roar came from inside.

"You are so brave, you dare to threaten me."

Then Jia Rui heard a sound of porcelain colliding with the ground.

Since Jia Rui has been with the Supreme Emperor for so many years, he has never seen the Supreme Emperor lose such a temper.

Who is this brave enough to make the Supreme Emperor furious?
With this thought in mind, Jia Rui stepped into the compartment. When he went in, he saw fragments of porcelain all over the floor.

The Supreme Emperor's confidant eunuch Dai Quan was kneeling tremblingly beside the Supreme Emperor.

Seeing this scene, Jia Rui did not dare to neglect, and quickly knelt down to salute the Supreme Emperor.

When the Supreme Emperor saw Jia Rui coming, he calmed down his anger a little, and then ordered the eunuch to help Jia Rui up.

After Jia Rui stood up, the Supreme Emperor called Jia Rui to his side, and then said to him word by word:

"Don't worry, I'm here to support you. No one can do anything to you."

Jia Rui is still a little confused, what's going on?What do you mean?Could it be that the Emperor's anger has something to do with him?
The Supreme Emperor felt a little relieved when he saw Jia Rui's stupidity.

Jia Aiqing is still too honest and honest, and there is already an undercurrent in the court, but he has not felt it yet.

With a character like Jia Aiqing's, who would believe that he would be detrimental to the court?
It seems that the civil servants below have been comfortable for too long and have forgotten my butcher knife.

Thinking of this, the Emperor's mind couldn't help but flash back to Prince Yi Zhong, how could such a good boy rebel against him?
This must be the instigation of these civil servants below. Otherwise, how could the relationship between himself and Prince Yohitada be so deep as father and son?
The more the Supreme Emperor thought about it, the angrier he became, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he became.

However, many years in the city still prevented him from having an immediate attack.

"Show the memorial to Jia Aiqing."

Jia Rui was in a daze. Didn't he finish correcting it this morning?Why is there still a memorial?Why didn't it pass through my own hands?

Dai Quan came to Jia Rui with seven or eight memorials, with pity in his eyes.

"Master Jia, these are all memorials to impeach you."

Jia Rui's mind turned around. Combined with the rumors in the court during this period, Jia Rui knew what these memorials were about.

But I didn't expect these people to act so fast. Just as I found out the source of the matter, the memorial was already handed to the Supreme Emperor.

Moreover, these people were very cunning. They were afraid that they would discount the memorial, so they waited until the afternoon to hand over the memorial.

It's not a small person who can do this kind of thing, some people should have said hello secretly.

The most suspect among them is the emperor.

Apart from the Supreme Emperor, the most powerful person in the palace is the emperor, and he is the only one who can do such small things.

Although Jia Rui was angry in his heart, he did not show it on the surface. Instead, he took the memorial with fear and read it one by one.

After reading a few books, Jia Rui started to feel angry.

It turned out that these memorials were indeed intended to impeach Jia Rui, and the people who presented the memorials were quite powerful and were all big shots in the court.

In the first few books, there are three cabinet ministers, and even three of the six ministers have been memorialized.

The contents are all similar: they all say that Jia Rui is a traitor who has brought disaster to the country. He controls the government and corrects memorials on behalf of the Supreme Emperor. If things go on like this, the country will be in ruins, and they all ask the Supreme Emperor to severely punish Jia Rui.In fact, what is said here is very euphemistic, it just means punishing Jia Rui severely.

Sun Jintao, a scholar in the cabinet, made it clear directly and asked the emperor to behead Jia Rui in public as a warning to others.

Jia Rui's calves began to tremble as he looked at these memorials. How have I offended you?Is this what makes you hate me so much?

And Jia Rui also felt a dark cloud hanging over his head. With so many court officials in trouble, would the Supreme Emperor protect himself?Jia Rui was a little unsure.

The Supreme Emperor looked at Jia Rui below. While reading the memorial, he was trembling all over and his face turned pale. The Supreme Emperor couldn't bear it anymore.

"Jia Aiqing, you don't have to be afraid. I asked you to correct the memorial. How could I punish you for this?"

After saying this, the Supreme Emperor lowered his head and thought for a moment. When he raised his head, his face already had a fierce light.

"Dai Quan."

"The slave is here."

"It is my decree that all officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital must be present at the court tomorrow."

"The slave obeys the order."

After Dai Quan finished speaking, he carefully stepped back.

After Dai Quan left, the Supreme Emperor called Jia Rui to his side, and then said: "You have been correcting the memorials on my behalf, so you should also approve these memorials."

As he spoke, the Supreme Emperor pointed to the dozen or so memorials for impeaching Jia Rui.

Although Jia Rui had 1 wishes in his heart, he still had to do the superficial work. He immediately fell to his knees and said with fear:
"My lord, I don't even dare to do it even if I die."

"Okay, don't be so nagging, just do it if I ask you to do it."

Having said this, the Supreme Emperor winked at the eunuch Zhao Jin who was waiting beside him.

Zhao Jin hurriedly ordered his eunuchs to bring the small table and small stools where Jia Rui usually corrected memorials and put them in the place.

Jia Rui hesitated for a moment, then sat up and picked up the memorial, holding the pen and not knowing what to approve.

Although he wanted to cut these people into pieces, these people were all big shots in the court, and each of them was a disciple or former official. Jia Rui really didn't know how to deal with them.

"They are ready to kill you, why are you hesitating?" the Supreme Emperor roared angrily.

Jia Rui immediately knew from the Emperor's tone how to deal with these people.

He immediately began to review one of the memorials, "It is nonsense to slander the ministers of the imperial court. The crime will not be pardoned. I will be removed from all official positions and sent to prison for questioning."

After Jia Rui finished writing, he quickly picked it up and sent it to the Emperor. What did the Emperor mean?
The Supreme Emperor looked sideways and reluctantly agreed.

Jia Aiqing is still too soft-hearted. If something like this happened to her, she would immediately eradicate it.

However, this also shows that Jia Aiqing is not a person who dares to act recklessly, and he is worthy of his cultivation.

The Supreme Emperor thought so.

However, the Supreme Emperor then thought about it. Although Jia Aiqing was soft-hearted, he could not be soft-hearted.

These civil servants were originally their own people. Now as the emperor becomes more and more mature, they have begun to lean towards the emperor's side. Isn't this a betrayal of themselves?
I didn't have the opportunity to seize the clues and deal with these people before, so I simply took advantage of this time to conduct a general purge and eliminate all dissidents in the court.

Only in this way can he ensure that the court is still under his control before his death.

However, this kind of thing cannot be done too hastily. The leader will be killed tomorrow, and the others will be dealt with slowly one by one, so as not to cause turmoil in the court.

Jia Rui on the other side saw that the Supreme Emperor had no objections, so he approved all the other memorials in the same style as before.

"Okay, you go back first. I will suppress this matter for you during the morning session tomorrow."

Jia Rui quickly bowed and then retreated respectfully. When he arrived at the square of Longshou Palace, Jia Rui felt that the clothes all over his body were soaked with sweat.

Fortunately, the soul-catching talisman worked, and the Supreme Emperor's trust in him has not changed. If it were someone else, he would probably die and the whole clan would be destroyed.

Jia Rui walked out of the palace tremblingly, then immediately mounted his horse and hurried back home with others.

After entering the gate of Dingxihou Mansion, Jia Rui stumbled and almost fell to the ground when he dismounted.

You know, Jia Rui is a master of two unique skills, the Nine-Yang Divine Skill and the Dragon-Elephant Prajna Skill. He almost fell down just like this, which shows how excited he was at this time.

Fortunately, Wang Cai, who had been following him, stepped forward and helped Jia Rui, so that Jia Rui did not make a fool of himself on the spot.

Jia Rui didn't have time to appease Wangcai, so he walked towards the inner house.

After entering the inner house, Jia Rui went directly to Xue Baochai's room, and immediately lay on the bed, not wanting to move.

Xue Baochai, who was doing housework in the Dingxi Hou Mansion in the room next to her, heard that Jia Rui was back and quickly dismissed the housekeeper and hurried to the bedroom.

When she came in, she saw her husband, still wearing court clothes, lying lazily on the bed, looking up blankly.

Xue Baochai felt a pity in her heart.

Who said being an official would be easy? Looking at my husband, he lies exhausted on the bed every day when he comes home, which makes people look so pitiful.

(End of this chapter)