Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 215 Returning to Beijing
The Supreme Emperor sat there and pondered for a long time, feeling a little undecided.

It's not that the Supreme Emperor cares about the relationship between father and son. It's actually that his sons are too useless.

Only the emperor can barely be regarded as a promising young man.

If the emperor is deposed, who should take over?

For the sake of the country and the country, the Supreme Emperor has been forbearing. After all, the ancestral country cannot be lost like this.

"Passing a decree, the Emperor is banned from the Yangxin Hall for three months."

The Supreme Emperor sighed. For the sake of the country and the country, he could only tolerate him once more. He hoped that he would change this time.

However, the Supreme Emperor could not focus all his expectations on the emperor. He also had to make some arrangements, so he then issued another decree.

"By decree, King Yi Zhong comes to Longshou Palace every day to assist me in handling government affairs."

Dai Quan next to him also began to break out in a cold sweat as he listened to the Emperor's decree.

This is a sign that the Emperor will be deposed.

First imprison the emperor, and then support another heir. Once the time is right, the emperor will be thrown into the abyss immediately, and the new person will be sent to the Qianqing Palace.

The Emperor's decree caused an uproar in the entire court.

Everyone is not a fool. During this period, the battle between the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor was very fierce, but the Supreme Emperor was generally tolerant.

But this time, what did the emperor do to make the Supreme Emperor furious and imprison him directly?

This is not a good sign. If things go wrong, the emperor will really be deposed.

Although the civil and military ministers below began to distance themselves from the emperor, they still believed that the emperor was the best successor.

The other sons of the Supreme Emperor are nothing but spoils. If these people become emperors, the court will be close to finishing the game.

As for Prince Yoshitaka, he looks humble on the surface, but he is actually arrogant in his heart. Especially because he has been suppressed over the years, he has developed an extreme idea in his heart.

Some time ago, Jia Rui just didn't intercede for his people, but this guy actually united with the people in power to encircle and suppress Jia Rui.

Fortunately, the Supreme Emperor protected Jia Rui and allowed Jia Rui to survive peacefully.

But these people here don't have a backer like Jia Rui. When the time comes, if this guy becomes the emperor, everyone will be in trouble?
Therefore, I don’t know whether it was a tacit understanding or someone secretly communicating. The next day, dozens of memorials pleading for the emperor were sent to Longshou Palace.

At this time in Longshou Palace, the Supreme Emperor was sitting aside, still reading his idle book.

Prince Yizhong was sitting at the small table where Jia Rui had been, correcting the memorial.

Prince Yizhong has been in high spirits these days, because judging from this trend, his time to become emperor is getting closer.

Just last night, several court ministers visited his house and brought him heavy gifts.

However, Prince Yi Zhong's current personality is that of a wise king, so naturally he cannot accept the gifts. Not only did he not accept them, but he also gave some benefits to these ministers.

These ministers were full of praise for Prince Yizhong, thinking that he was a wise king who was rarely seen in the ages.

Of course, I don’t know if he was telling the truth or not. Anyway, the photo made Prince Yi Zhong happy all day long.

Prince Yizhong corrected ten memorials and then motioned to Dai Quan next to him.

Dai Quan hurried forward to take the memorial, and then carefully delivered it to the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor put down the book in his hand, took a memorial from Dai Quan, opened it and read it, and then read the reply from Prince Yizhong.

The Supreme Emperor frowned as he looked at it. Then he put down the memorial and picked up another one. After reading several copies in succession, he stopped reading and leaned against the pillow, closing his eyes and thinking for a while.

Finally, he sighed. Although his grandson was very angry, his abilities were still poor.

Not to mention compared to his father, Prince Yi Zhong, even compared to the emperor and Jia Ruilai, he was still far behind.

His eldest son, Prince Yoshitaka, was able to develop a large amount of power under his nose.

Among them were civil servants, military generals, and even elite commanders from the Beijing camp.

Is this something that ordinary people can do?It can be seen that his talent and intelligence are outstanding.

As for the emperor, although he has been holding military power over the years, to be honest, the emperor's prestige in the court and among the new civil servants has surpassed that of the Supreme Emperor.

Needless to say, Jia Rui was from a humble background, but he managed to get his way by flattering his horse. He also gained a foothold in the court, and could even fight with the emperor once or twice.

During the period of time when he was corrected by himself, Jia Rui never made a mistake, which shows that he has a quick mind.

As for his grandson Prince Yizhong, he seemed to be very talented on the surface, but when it came to real matters, his secrets were revealed.

Let’s just talk about the dozens of memorials he approved today. On the surface, they appear to be magnanimous and give the people below them the face of a wise king. In fact, they are appeasing the traitors. It will be fine in one, two, three or four years. As time goes by, the people below will not engage in corruption or bribery. Become a trend?

He is generous to the ministers, but very strict to the common people below. In a memorial just now, a father and son had a quarrel in a place in Shanxi. The son got anxious and pushed his father. The father also got angry and sued the child directly. yamen.

According to the laws of this dynasty, beating the father with a son is a heinous crime and should be executed without mercy.The county magistrate below could not make up his mind and sent the document to the province. The provincial inspector did not make a decision and sent the memorial directly to the capital.

The king of Yizhong County sentenced his son Lingchi to death without saying a word.

Prince Yizhong did not see through the minds of the officials below.

I have been an official down there for so many years, who doesn’t have a clear mind?
If the judgment is to be based on the law this time, it will be very simple. Do they still need to submit a memorial?
This is considering that this is just an ordinary family conflict. It is not a big deal if the son pushed his father. The father may have sued his son in the heat of the moment, but if he really calms down and finds that his son has been executed by Lingchi, there is nothing the father can do. alive.

Because of this, the officials below did not want the father and son to die together, but also considered that it was indeed the law of the court, so they had no choice but to file a memorial, hoping that the Supreme Emperor or the Emperor would show mercy. .

In this way, everyone was happy, the father and son were saved, and the emperor or the emperor also left a good reputation.

But when it came to the hands of Prince Yizhong, he directly killed the son without considering the actual situation or the intentions of the officials who had submitted the memorial.

The Supreme Emperor sighed, then picked up the imperial pen on the table, directly deleted the few sentences approved by Prince Yizhong, and then re-wrote a few more sentences.

As for the memorials of several other officials who broke the law, the Supreme Emperor did not criticize them. This was actually a face to Prince Yizhong, and it was also an opportunity for him to show favor to the ministers below. It depends on what he does next.

After the approval, the Supreme Emperor waved his hand, and Dai Quan quickly took down the memorials and sent them to the cabinet.

In this way, King Yi Zhong walked away from morning until late at night, and then he finished the work.

The Supreme Emperor also stayed with him until late at night, after Prince Yi Zhong finished approving the memorial, and the Supreme Emperor could take a rest.

The Emperor was very tired this day. He had not been this tired for a long time.

No, we can't go on like this. If this goes on for a few more months, my old bones won't be able to hold on.

I don’t want to go see the late emperor so early.

We must find a way.

The emperor had just issued a decree to imprison him, so naturally he couldn't be released, so he had to let Jia Rui come back.

When the time comes, let Jia Rui come back to help Prince Yizhong and teach this silly boy a lesson to see if he can regain his temper.

If possible, he can barely maintain the court in the future. If not, he can only give up on him completely.

"Dai Quan."

"The servant is here."

"That kid Jia Rui has been to Gansu for a long time, and the matters there are almost settled. Let him return to Beijing as soon as possible."

Dai Quan was stunned for a moment. Although as a eunuch he could not interfere in politics, Gansu was still a hornet's nest. If it was not dealt with, something would happen to Gansu.

Therefore, Dai Quan could only bravely reply: "Officials at all levels in Gansu have not yet had time to appoint. What will Gansu do if Mr. Jia comes back? Please investigate clearly."

The Supreme Emperor still trusted this eunuch who had been with him all his life, so although he had gone beyond the rules just now, the Supreme Emperor did not blame him.

"Hasn't Jia Rui already appointed all the officials, big and small? Let them continue their work and wait until the next inspection of the Ministry of Civil Affairs!"

The Supreme Emperor has spoken, and then everything is no longer a problem.

Therefore, the Emperor's decree was quickly issued through the cabinet, and then rushed over [-] miles to be delivered to Jia Rui of Gansu Province.

Jia Rui was ecstatic after receiving the Emperor's decree.

It's really a pillow for sleepiness.

I was still thinking about how to place my own people in Gansu, but now it's better. The Emperor directly gave me a reason, and he didn't even need to go through the relationship between the Ministry of Personnel and the Cabinet.

As for the examination of the Ministry of Personnel in a few years, that is not a problem, because Shen Wence, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, is one of his own.

The Emperor's imperial decree allowed Jia Rui to completely let go of his hands and feet. Previously, Jia Rui did not dare to appoint privately to several important official positions, but now he has begun to appoint them.

Within three days, all officials in Gansu were available.

From the governor at the top to the county magistrate at the bottom, every pit is occupied.

At this time, Jia Rui completely took control of Gansu's military and political power.

After that, Jia Rui hurried back to Beijing with this harvest, satisfied.

The provinces along the way from Gansu to the capital are Jia Rui's sphere of influence.

First Gansu, then Shaanxi and then Shanxi, these are the provinces where the important towns of Jiubian are located.

Although these places are not as wealthy as Jiangnan, the imperial court allocates a large amount of money to provide assistance every year, so the officials in these places are not poorer than those in the south.

Among them, Jia Rui in Shanxi and Gansu can now have absolute control, and Jia Rui's sphere of influence in Shaanxi has also penetrated very deeply.

As long as it takes a few years, with the cooperation of Jia Rui and the Minister of Civil Affairs, Shaanxi will probably fall into Jia Rui's pocket.

(End of this chapter)