Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 222
After Jia Rui came out of Longshou Palace, thinking about the eyes of the Supreme Emperor, he always felt hairy all over.

Jia Rui had never seen this kind of look on the Supreme Emperor. It seemed that he had seen through Jia Rui's life and death at a glance.

Jia Rui thought about his power for a while and finally felt relieved for the time being.

Now his power is very large, especially in the military field. He is already considered a big boss, controlling more than half of the troops at the border.

As for the army in the interior?To be honest, it is okay for these armies to bully the common people, but if they are really allowed to fight, it will be difficult for these people.

At this time, the Supreme Emperor did not know that his power had been completely eroded by Jia Rui.

Now the people in front of the Emperor are all related to Jia Rui, or officials who follow Jia Rui's orders.

At this time, the Supreme Emperor thought that his country was as stable as Mount Tai.

The next day, when Jia Rui was correcting the memorials to the Supreme Emperor as usual, he found seven or eight memorials recommending cabinet bachelors.

But these are all sent by little people, and the real big boss has not expressed his position yet.

Jia Rui knew that this was just a test. If the Supreme Emperor showed nothing, the next memorial would fly to the Dragon Guard Palace like snowflakes.

Sure enough, after the Emperor made no comment on the first day, there were more and more memorials recommending cabinet bachelors on the second and third days, and they were clearly divided into two factions.

One was recommended by Prince Yizhong, the emperor's teacher Xu Biao.

The other one was He Chaodong and Li Chengyang, two great scholars in the cabinet, and Zhao Deen, the Minister of Household Affairs, who jointly recommended him.

These two people are very interesting, and their qualifications are quite different.

Needless to say, Xu Biao was the enlightenment teacher of the current emperor.

Zhao De'en has more senior qualifications. He was originally the Zuo Governor's envoy, and later served as a petitioner to the Ministry of Household Affairs. He was also a confidant of the Supreme Emperor.

These two people competed for this position, and officials up and down the court believed that the next cabinet bachelor would be born from these two people.

After the emperor in Yangxin Hall got the news from the court, he was so angry that he almost vomited blood.

During this period of time, I was only temporarily grounded, not deposed, and it was not the time for everyone to abandon me.

But what's going on with Xu Biao? Did he really think that I was dead, so he went to another Ming Lord?
Otherwise, how could Prince Yi Zhong, his own contender for the throne, recommend him.

In fact, the emperor had the same idea.

Although Xu Biao talks about benevolence, justice and morality, he is very greedy for power in his heart.

I originally thought that I was the emperor's enlightenment teacher. After the emperor ascended the throne, he would rise and hold important positions in the court.

But the Supreme Emperor looked too closely at the Emperor, and the Emperor needed to assign his only official positions to powerful civil servants in order to win them over.

As a result, Xu Biao was temporarily left out in the cold.

Xu Biao thought that the emperor had a new man and had forgotten the old one, so he always harbored resentment.

The Prince of Yizhong County had only tried to win over him a little while ago, but he didn't hold out much hope, so Xu Biao came over.

It was so sleepy that I gave him a pillow.

You Xu Biao betrayed the emperor, who can trust you in the future?I'm afraid you are absolutely determined to help me. If that's the case, then I'll simply push you out.

That's why Prince Yizhong recommended Xu Biao to serve as cabinet bachelor. This was because Xu Biao's qualifications were used, and it made the emperor look ugly.

But Zhao Deen, because the two cabinet bachelors wanted to please the Emperor and cover up their previous mistakes, they simply recommended the Emperor's people.

Among the two people, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty believed that Zhao Deen had a greater chance of serving as the bachelor.

But no one in the whole court knew that the Supreme Emperor had already assigned the official position of Grand Bachelor to Jia Rui.

Soon, the days of the Three, Six and Nine Dynasties came again.

On this day, Jia Rui got up early, rode his horse before dawn, and hurried to the palace. Then he was led by the censor to the court room next to Qianqing Gate.

When I entered the court room, I saw that everyone had almost arrived, but Jia Rui was still late.

In fact, this is also considered normal.

Other officials who can attend the morning court are already very old and have little sleep at night.

But Jia Rui was in his prime, twenty years old, not yet thirty.It's the age when your head can be glued to the pillow.

As soon as Jia Rui came in, cabinet scholar He Chaodong came up to him, "Master Jia is late today."

"Haha, I overslept."

He Chaodong smiled and pulled Jia Rui into his group, and then said to Jia Rui: "Today we are going to report and recommend Mr. Zhao De'en as a cabinet bachelor. What does Mr. Jia think?"

He Chaodong thought that both Jia Rui and Zhao De'en were from the Supreme Emperor, so when he recommended Zhao De'en, Jia Rui would definitely approve with both hands.

Unexpectedly, Jia Rui smiled and said, "Master He, I am a man of low words, so I will not participate in this matter today."

He Chaodong was stunned for a moment and looked at Li Chengyang standing next to him. He was asking, what did Jia Rui mean?
Li Chengyang didn't know what happened to Jia Rui?
Only Prince Yi Zhong, who was standing not far away, smiled and nodded.

Jia Rui is a very trustworthy guy. He won't cause trouble for me after accepting my gold.

It seems that Jia Rui can still deal with it, but I didn't catch his weakness before.

Now I can see clearly that this guy is greedy for money. As long as gold and silver are placed in front of him, he can do anything.It was almost time, and a young censor immediately entered the court room, and then led the officials to Qianqing Gate.

After entering the Qianqing Gate, everyone took their places and stood still.

And Jia Rui stood at the forefront of the generals.

To be honest, Jia Rui's current official position is not small, especially he also holds the title of Marquis of Dingxi. Although other generals are older than him and have more seniority, most of them have not been knighted.

Even one or two of them also have titles, which are inherited from their ancestors. As the number of titles decreases from generation to generation, they are no longer as high as Jia Rui's title.

After a while, the two supreme Luan Jia came behind the Qianqing Gate.

Why is the emperor here too?Wasn't he banned in the Yangxin Hall?
It turns out that for such a major event as the imperial court hearing, the Supreme Emperor still allowed the emperor to come with him, otherwise he would have told the ministers openly that he was already deposing the emperor.

The two supreme beings went up the royal steps. The Supreme Emperor sat on the throne in the middle, and the Emperor sat on a smaller seat beside him.

After the two supreme ministers sat down, Dai Quan walked up to the imperial steps without hesitation and shouted to the important minister below:

"My ministers, if you have a copy, you should report it early, if you don't have a copy, please leave the court."

As soon as Dai Quan finished speaking, Li Chengyang from the Cabinet University stood up.

"My minister Li Chengyang has his roots."

"Let's play." The Supreme Emperor said lightly.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the cabinet is short of a bachelor. I would like to ask Your Majesty, Your Majesty, to make a decision as soon as possible."

The Supreme Emperor nodded, and then asked the Emperor sitting beside him.

"Emperor, you will be in charge of this family in the future. Who do you think can serve as the cabinet bachelor?"

The emperor blinked and savored the words of the Supreme Emperor, "This family can be the master in the future." Does that mean that he can't be the master yet?

In this case, what else can I say?
"Reporting to my father, my son is young and ignorant, so I still ask my father to be independent."

The Emperor was satisfied and was about to directly announce that Jia Rui would be appointed as the cabinet bachelor. However, he thought again that if this were the case, all the ministers below would think that I would only favor Jia Rui, which would be unfair to others.

Just give you some face.

"Who do you think can be a great scholar?"

As soon as the Emperor finished speaking, that university student, He Chaodong, stood up.

"I am from the University of Internal Medicine, He Chaodong. I report to Your Majesty that I believe that the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, Zhao De'en, has both political integrity and talent, and is qualified for this position."

After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor felt that it was good. He Chaodong was quite sensible and could correct his mistakes immediately. It seemed that he could be used again in the future.

"Are there any other candidates?" the Supreme Emperor asked.

At this time, Liu Dianzhong of the Imperial Academy stood up and said: "I believe that Prince Xu Biao, who has worked hard for many years and has great virtues in both the government and the public, can take on this position."

The Supreme Emperor narrowed his eyes, and then looked at the emperor next to him in surprise. Does that mean why your teacher has taken refuge with someone else?
The current emperor lowered his head and said nothing.

In fact, he already hated Xu Biao to death, even more than Jia Rui.

This was an honest betrayal of himself. Unlike Jia Rui, who was on the opposite side of him from the beginning, the emperor had no expectations for Jia Rui, so he was not disappointed.

"Are these two the only candidates? Where are the others?"

The Supreme Emperor sat on top and glanced at Jia Rui. Does that mean you have arranged someone?

Jia Rui quickly gave a reassuring look, and then squinted towards Jia Yucun in the distance.

Jia Yucun received Jia Rui's hint and quickly stood up, "Your Majesty, I believe that Jia Rui, the minister of bodyguards in the territory, the general manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the governor of Beijing Camp, can hold this position."

Jia Yucun's words caused an uproar in the court.

Who doesn't know that Jia Yucun belongs to Jia Rui, and now that Jia Yucun speaks, it means Jia Rui's intention?
Jia Rui is not very young at this age. With his qualifications, how can he be qualified to serve as a cabinet bachelor?
The eyes of Prince Yizhong, who was standing not far from Jia Rui, were about to burst into flames.

He said to himself: No wonder you didn't speak up for Zhao De'en in the court room just now. It turns out you had this plan in your heart.

If I had known this, you wouldn't have taken my money. Now that I have taken my money, if you still don't speak up for me, you think I'm the one who took advantage of me.

This could not be done. Prince Yi Zhong quickly winked at his own people and asked them to come out and speak.

After receiving the hint from Prince Yizhong, four or five officials immediately came out to refute Jia Yucun.

"No, although Jia Rui has some abilities, his qualifications are still young and his experience is not high enough. It will not be too late to practice for a few more years before taking up an important position."

"Yes, Mr. Jia mainly held military positions after entering the court. It is unreasonable to suddenly be appointed as a bachelor in the cabinet."

He Chaodong didn't want to have another competitor, so with a glance, seven or eight more people appeared below to agree.

Even Zhao Deen, who regarded himself as an outsider and had not spoken out since going to court, was a little unhappy.

So he signaled again and again, and about ten more people knelt down in the court hall.

At this time, twenty or thirty people knelt down in the main hall, all of whom opposed Jia Rui's appointment as cabinet bachelor.

(End of this chapter)