Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 226
Early the next morning, Jia Rui came to the cabinet happily.

When I came in, I saw that not only He Chaodong and Li Chengyang were there, but Xu Biao was also there.

When the three people saw Jia Rui come in and looked at each other, their faces were a little embarrassed, but they still stood up together and stood aside to salute Jia Rui.

Jia Rui also understood why they were embarrassed. After all, they had all lived a long life, and in the end they had to salute Jia Rui, a new young man. To be honest, no one was happy.

Therefore, Jia Rui seemed not to notice their expressions, but greeted them warmly.

After everyone sat down, the little eunuch below brought fragrant tea.

At this time, He Chaodong spoke while drinking tea.

"My Lord Chief Minister, I don't know what the rules of our cabinet will be from now on. Please tell me."

Jia Rui put down the tea cup and said with a smile: "The rules are still the same. The three of you have approved the memorial sent down below. Then I will take a look at it. If there are no problems, I will send it to the emperor."

The three people below are all old foxes, and their expressions changed a little after hearing Jia Rui's words.

What do you mean it's still the original rules?You have broken all the previous rules.

You are asking us to approve the memorial, and in the end you have to read it and agree to it.

It's not like before when everyone reviewed the memorial together and finally discussed it with each other, so that everyone could supervise each other. But now this right has been given to you alone, which means that we are all working under your hands.

Although I felt angry, fortunately my rights to vote had not been lost, so I could barely bear it.

The draft is also called the decree and the decree. All the chapters are first read by the cabinet scholar, and then the handling opinions are written on a small piece of paper, and then sent to the palace for the final decision by the emperor. This is called "the decree" .After the emperor read it, he tore up the note and wrote his opinions with a red pen himself, which was called "Red Pit", also known as "Zhu Pi".

In the past, when Jia Rui was approving memorials in Longshou Palace, he often saw small notes like this.

In the past two days, Jia Rui was reviewing the memorial at the cabinet. He also wrote it on a small piece of paper and then added it to the memorial.

"Okay, let's go to work first."

The three people below looked at each other, then shook their heads, and went to their desks to start reviewing the memorial.

Jia Rui was sitting in the middle, drinking tea and looking at the busy three people, feeling so happy.

These three people are the center of the entire empire, and now they are working under their own hands. The feeling of being alone suddenly comes up.

But Jia Rui woke up quickly. He patted his head helplessly, and then he started to daydream.

Jia Rui put the teacup in his hand on the table, then stood up and walked out while saying to the other people:

"You guys get busy first, I'll go to see the Emperor."

After speaking, he walked out of the cabinet without waiting for the three people's replies.

When Jia Rui was walking towards Longshou Palace, he suddenly saw the Luan frame in front of him walking towards this side.

Jia Rui had encountered this situation countless times in the palace, so based on his previous experience, he stepped aside and looked down at his feet.

Originally, Jia Rui thought that the group of people would leave soon, but they stopped in front of Jia Rui.

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, but even so, he did not raise his head.

Because who knows which noble person is inside, if this is rude, let others take advantage of it, and be implicated in court, the Supreme Emperor will not be able to protect himself.

At this time, a clear voice sounded in Jia Rui's ears.

"Master Jia, the virtuous concubine please come forward and give your reply."

When he heard that it was Jia Yuanchun, the virtuous concubine, Jia Rui breathed a sigh of relief and looked up.

Sure enough, Jia Yuanchun's car was already parked there, and the sedan curtain had been lifted up, revealing Jia Yuanchun's face.

Since that visit, Jia Rui has never seen Jia Yuanchun again.

When I met Jia Yuanchun again at this time, I saw that her face was flushed and her figure had begun to gain weight slightly. It seemed that she was living well in the palace.

But think about it, it should be like this. After all, he is also the Minister of Internal Affairs, and no one dares to hinder Jia Yuanchun.

In addition, judging from the fact that Jia Yuanchun came out of Yangxin Palace at this time, he must have just finished accompanying the emperor, and he seemed to be very favored.

This little life is much better than that of other concubines.

Jia Rui took a few steps forward, knelt on the ground, and saluted Jia Yuanchun.

Before Jia Rui could kowtow, Jia Yuanchun spoke immediately.

"Hold Qin, help Mr. Jia up quickly."

The maid who had just spoken to Jia Rui quickly stepped forward and helped Jia Rui up.

After standing up, Jia Rui thanked her repeatedly and praised the virtuous concubine for her kindness.

"Jia Qing, where are you going?"

"My Majesty is a thousand years old, and I will go to Longshou Palace to pay my respects to the Supreme Emperor."

Jia Yuanchun smiled and said, "Jia Aiqing is a loyal servant to the master. She is really a model for all ministers in the world."

"I dare not take it as a compliment from my empress."

"Jia Aiqing, the emperor also appreciates Jia Aiqing's talent very much. I hope you will get closer to the emperor in the future."

Jia Rui curled his lips after hearing this. Will the emperor appreciate me?He wants me to die!

However, on the surface, Jia Rui was still frightened, "I would like to thank the emperor for his kindness. I will keep the emperor's kindness in mind, and I will do my best to repay this kindness in the future."

Jia Yuanchun smiled with satisfaction. "Okay, Jia Aiqing, hurry up and go to the Supreme Emperor. I've also gone back."

After hearing this, Jia Rui quickly stepped back and got out of the way.

At this time, Jia Yuanchun's Luan Jia set off again and went far away.

When Jia Yuanchun disappeared, Jia Rui straightened up and walked slowly towards the Dragon Head Palace again.

After entering the Dragon Head Palace, he went to see the Supreme Emperor under the guidance of the young eunuch as usual.

In fact, there was nothing wrong. He just wanted to show his face in front of the Supreme Emperor to strengthen the relationship between the two parties. At the same time, he could tell jokes and amuse Menzi with the Supreme Emperor.

He stayed with the Supreme Emperor until noon, and then returned to the cabinet.

When I came back, I found that there were dozens of memorials piled up in front of my desk. The three bachelors must have read them and asked Jia Rui to read them and make the final decision.

Jia Rui picked up a book and read it. It was not a big deal. He Chaodong was very experienced and his criticism was spotless.

Jia Rui was very satisfied and read each book one by one. Generally speaking, there were no problems.

Just when Jia Rui thought that the morning's work was about to be finished, he suddenly found a problem with a memorial.

This is a capital mobilization memorial, which means that 50 cars of silver will be allocated from the Yangzhou Salt Tax to be transferred to Liaodong.

This was not a big deal at first, and the cost of 50 taels of silver was reasonable. But the problem was that the 50 taels of silver had to be paid out from the Ministry of Revenue first, and then made up from the salt tax.

Isn't this unnecessary?And I don’t know how much loss there was when it was shipped out of the warehouse twice?

Jia Rui serves as the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs and is very aware of the tricks of the officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs.

I'm afraid that as soon as the Treasury silver leaves the treasury, there will be two layers missing.

By the time it was shipped to Liaodong, only three to four hundred thousand taels of 50 taels of silver were left.

As for replenishing the money from the Yangzhou Salt Tax, it is a joke. Yangzhou sent 50 taels, and by the time the Ministry of Revenue reaches the Ministry of Revenue, there will probably be 40 taels left.

This time out and in, the country will be short of 20 taels of silver.

Jia Rui took the memorial and looked at Zhao Deen's signature below. Jia Rui didn't know whether this guy was professional or just confused.

And underneath, Xu Biao wrote the word "feasible" on the ticket.

Jia Rui shook his hands and looked at the three university students below who were still working seriously. He thought to himself that these three guys were not causing trouble for him.

If Jia Rui had a share of the money that had been lost, Jia Rui would naturally approve it happily. But the money had nothing to do with him, so why should he take the blame for them?

So Jia Rui knocked on the table, attracting the attention of the three bachelors. Then he held up the memorial in his hand and said:
"This memorial from the Ministry of Revenue is like Liaodong's allocation of 50 taels of silver. Have you all read it?"

The three people nodded, but none of them understood what Jia Rui meant.

"I won't talk about Xu Biao. You two are also old men in the cabinet. How come you didn't notice this little trick?"

With that said, Jia Rui threw the memorial to He Chaodong.

He Chaodong picked up the memorial and took a look at it, and then dismissed Xu Biao who was sitting far away with disdain.

After that, he stood up and said: "We two don't know about this memorial. Mr. Xu reviewed it alone."

Xu Biao also frowned, "Master Jia, is there anything wrong with what I approved?"

Jia Rui felt hehehe, you are asking me to explain it to you, what the hell am I going to explain to you?

If you don’t understand, just keep mumbling about it.

Then Jia Rui ignored Xu Biao and said to the other two people: "From now on, you two will be responsible for the memorials from the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Officials. As for Mr. Xu, he will be mainly responsible for the Ministry of Etiquette."

At this time, the powers of the three people were reorganized.

Xu Biao had no right to review the memorials issued by the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Officials.

How can Xu Biao do this?

You must know that the two most important departments in the court are the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Household Affairs.

My right to review these two departments was immediately denied. Doesn’t that mean weakening my authority?

"Master Jia, I am considered a bachelor. Isn't this a good distinction?"

"It won't be like this forever. After you get used to it for a while, it won't be too late to return to the original state."

The other two bachelors also nodded.

Although the two of them wished that Jia Rui was unlucky, if they continued as Xu Biao did, the Household Department would be in deficit of several hundred thousand taels or even millions of taels of silver in a year.

Let him study in the cabinet for a period of time. After he understands the twists and turns of the people below, it will not be too late to let him recover.

When Xu Biao saw that the other two bachelors also agreed with Jia Rui's idea, he was very angry and said to himself: The three of you are excluding me, a newcomer!

But he didn't think about it. Jia Rui only came three or five days earlier than him, and he was also a newcomer like him.

"Three of you, I don't agree with this division. I'll go find the emperor to reason with you."

After finishing speaking, Xu Biao waved his sleeves and left the cabinet.

The three people present looked stupidly at the direction Xu Biao was leaving, and then looked at each other, with some feeling in their eyes that Xu Biao was a fool.

You have betrayed the emperor, and now you are going to the emperor for comment. Aren't you making yourself unhappy?

(End of this chapter)