Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 225
After hearing what the Supreme Emperor said, Jia Rui felt happy and hurriedly stepped forward and said:
"Wei Chen thought, it would be better for the Emperor to issue a decree and select someone to be the chief minister of the cabinet. After that, the other bachelors will be mainly responsible for specific affairs. Finally, let him take a look at it. If there is nothing to do, he can hand it over to the emperor. In this way, If you come here, you will save a lot of things, and you can control the cabinet and do things for the Emperor."

The Emperor's eyes lit up after hearing this, but he soon thought of the consequences of this matter.

In the past, the cabinet was jointly controlled by three grand masters. This also formed a check and balance. If there was a cabinet capital, it would be superior to other grand masters. Then its power would be much greater, and sometimes it could even compete with the cabinet. The emperor resisted.

The Supreme Emperor frowned and thought for a moment. Naturally, there would be no mistakes in this matter while he was alive.

No matter how powerful and prestigious the chief assistant is, he is still a monkey in his own hands who cannot escape.

But if the descendants of future generations do not have this kind of control of their own, I am afraid that there will be a situation where powerful ministers are in power.

The Supreme Emperor tapped his legs and pondered there.

Jia Rui looked at the Supreme Emperor with anxiety.

After a while, the Supreme Emperor also figured it out.

So what if Jia Rui is given a cabinet capital?He didn't dare to jump when he was alive. After he died, the next successor would be the first to kill him.

In this way, the chief minister of the cabinet will be completely abandoned, and there will be no turmoil in the court.

Now that I give Jia Rui a cabinet minister, it can be regarded as a reward for his loyalty to me.

"This method is okay, then tell me, who will be the chief minister of the cabinet?" The Supreme Emperor had a cunning look in his eyes.

Jia Rui was a little embarrassed standing below. You can't recommend yourself, right?

"What do you think of He Chaodong? He is also old and has enough prestige. He is completely qualified to serve as the chief assistant."

When Jia Rui heard this, it was okay. He wanted to make a wedding dress for someone else. He must not let this happen.

He hurriedly stepped forward and said: "He Chaodong is a loser at both ends. If he becomes the chief minister of the cabinet, I am afraid it will be detrimental to the Supreme Emperor."

"What about Li Chengyang?"

Jia Rui opened his mouth, and finally found a shortcoming for Li Chengyang.

"Although Li Chengyang is quite loyal, he sometimes does things in a rigid manner and doesn't know how to adapt."

The Supreme Emperor burst out laughing when he heard this.

Although Li Chengyang is slow in doing things, that is because he is stable and does not know how to adapt. If he did not know how to adapt, he would not have rebelled on the spot when the cabinet bachelor was elected the day before yesterday.

Seeing the Emperor's smile, Jia Rui also realized that the Emperor was making fun of himself!

Although he reacted, Jia Rui still pretended to be confused. He looked at the Supreme Emperor with ignorant and ignorant eyes, which seemed to be asking: Supreme Emperor, what are you laughing at?
"Okay, I won't fight with you anymore."

The Supreme Emperor picked up the tea cup, took a sip of tea, and then said: "The matter of the Chief Minister of the Cabinet has been settled."

The Supreme Emperor put down the tea cup, closed his eyes, and thought for a moment that if there were only two people doing the work, the two old guys would be a little unable to hold on.

Just add one more person.

However, this time, there is no need to let the ministers recommend them in the court. You can just appoint them yourself, so as to save the people below from trying to undermine each other.

"Jia Aiqing, which one do you think is more suitable to be a bachelor, Zhao Deen or Xu Biao?"

Jia Rui knew that the matter was done as soon as he heard the Supreme Emperor's question. The Supreme Emperor was looking for someone to work for him.

Jia Rui thought for a moment, Zhao Deen held the crucial position of Minister of Household Affairs.

If he becomes a bachelor, according to the general process, if he resigns as the Minister of Household Affairs, he will have to choose a new person. This will be a troublesome matter for the power of the Supreme Emperor.

But Xu Biao is different. He is just a virtuous official who serves as a prince to offer wine. Besides, he is still a member of the Yizhong County Prince.

If he had become that great bachelor, he wouldn't have hesitated to make trouble for the emperor!

Wouldn't it make you feel more relaxed this way?

So Jia Rui quickly said: "Weichen thinks it is appropriate for Xu Biao to be a bachelor."

The Supreme Emperor nodded. Jia Rui thought the same as him. He couldn't give up this important position of the Ministry of Revenue.

Even though he is now in complete control of the court, it would be troublesome for him if the Ministry of Household Affairs submits a letter with both ends.

Moreover, if Jia Rui serves as the head of the cabinet, Xu Biao will become a bachelor, and there will be no threat. He will still be under Jia Rui's control.

At the same time, Xu Biao's appointment as a bachelor also increased pressure on the emperor and asked him to stop jumping around while he was alive.

"Yes, Xu Feng was originally the teacher I trained for the emperor. He is of sufficient virtue and deserves his title as a bachelor."

"Now that we've decided, let's pass on the decree!"

The Supreme Emperor gestured to Dai Quan next to him.

Dai Quan did not dare to neglect, and immediately took out a blank imperial edict. There was a young eunuch next to him who had sharpened the ink. He brushed the ink and wrote an imperial edict according to the emperor's wishes.

After writing the imperial edict, the emperor had it read over and saw that there were no mistakes, so he used the jade seal.

Afterwards, Dai Quan handed the imperial edict in his hand to a confidant eunuch and asked him to go to the cabinet to deliver the edict.

On that day, this holy decree caused an uproar in the entire capital.

No one expected that just two days after Jia Rui became the cabinet bachelor, the Emperor would appoint Jia Rui as the chief minister of the cabinet.This time Jia Rui's power was almost equivalent to that of the prime minister in ancient times, and he could already compete with the emperor.

After receiving the news, Emperor Xiaokang of the Yangxin Palace was so angry that he almost lost his temper.

What is the Supreme Emperor doing?Are you giving your family's fortune to Jia Rui?
Even if you favor a minister, you cannot favor him like this. This is simply paving the way for Jia Rui to rebel in the future.

Although he was very angry, the emperor finally calmed down.

Because when he thought about it carefully, he found that although the Emperor favored Jia Rui very much, he held the military power very tightly. Jia Rui was now serving as a governor of the Beijing camp, but his generals were all the elders of the Emperor.

It can be said that without the order of the Supreme Emperor, Jia Rui could not move even a single soldier.

Therefore, the Supreme Emperor could confidently and boldly hand over the power to Jia Rui.

If one day the Supreme Emperor dies, the emperor will not believe that the Supreme Emperor will not arrange backup plans.

At that time, the first thing handed to him should be the military power of the Beijing camp.

The emperor pondered for a moment, and a smile appeared on his lips.

The more the Emperor favors Jia Rui, the less difficult it will be for him to overthrow Jia Rui in the future.

Because all the upright people in the court have probably regarded Jia Rui as a thorn in their side, and they are just waiting for an opportunity to bring down this sycophant.

And this opportunity is when the Supreme Emperor dies. At that time, all the officials in the court will be on his side.

By that time, Jia Rui is just a bed bug, and he can kill it with his own hands.

After thinking of this, the emperor began to understand the emperor's thoughts.

This is to let Jia Rui do whatever he wants while he is alive. After he dies, everything about Jia Rui will disappear.

The emperor had heard that Jia Rui was making a lot of money every day. When the house was raided one day in the future, the inner treasury would also be able to make a lot of money.

After finally thinking about all this, the emperor was no longer angry and sat there drinking tea and wrapping the memorial.

Xia Shouzhong, who was standing next to the emperor, was a little confused. He was so angry just now, why did he calm down in such a short time? This was different from his previous master's temperament.

Although it was strange, Xia Shouzhong didn't dare to ask.

"Today, let's rest at Concubine Yuan's place and let her prepare."

Xia Shouzhong blinked, not understanding what the emperor was thinking, but he still prepared according to the emperor's wishes.

On this side, Jia Rui chatted with the Supreme Emperor for a while, and then withdrew.

After Jia Rui left Longshou Palace, the Supreme Emperor glanced at Dai Quan standing beside him and asked, "Is there any news from the emperor?"

How could Dai Quan know?Has he been accompanying the Supreme Emperor all this time?

"Slave, I'll go check it out right now."

Dai Quan then took a peek at the Supreme Emperor, and when he saw that the Supreme Emperor had no other instructions, he hurriedly withdrew.

When he came outside, he found his confidant eunuch and whispered a few instructions. The little eunuch immediately ran out quickly.

Not long after, the little eunuch hurried over with an envelope, and then handed it to Dai Quan with both hands.

Dai Quan opened the envelope and looked at it, his eyes narrowed.

After that, he didn't dare to stay any longer, so he reinstalled the information inside and entered the Dragon Head Palace.

Dai Quan cautiously came to the Emperor's side, raised the envelope high, and presented it to the Emperor's eyes.

"Your Majesty, this is the information that the boys below have just compiled."

The Supreme Emperor reached out to take it, opened it and looked at it carefully, then smiled.

This time he was very satisfied. The emperor had finally grown up.

Others may not see much of a problem from the intelligence, but as the supreme leader of the Yuji world for decades, the emperor's mental skills have been deeply rooted in his bones.

Through the emperor's behavior before and after, the Supreme Emperor could tell at a glance what the emperor was thinking.

The current emperor finally looks a little like an emperor.

The Supreme Emperor sighed in his heart. After this period of suppression and training, the Emperor finally had a trace of his former self.

The Supreme Emperor threw the envelope aside, then hugged the two beauties and went to rest in the back.

After the Supreme Emperor left, Dai Quan realized that his back was already covered in cold sweat.

Although Dai Quan didn't know what the emperor's mind was, after so many years of political struggle, he also discovered a hint of danger in the performance of the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor.

Judging from the emperor's performance, he knew that Jia Rui would not end well.

But then again, what's the difference between Dai Quan and Jia Rui?Jia Rui didn't end well, so would he, the eunuch who was the Supreme Emperor's confidant, have a good end?
From this moment on, a seed began to sprout in Dai Quan's heart.

(End of this chapter)