Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 240
The Supreme Emperor walked to the front, looked at the infantry commander of the Yamen, and shouted loudly: "Where are the nine admirals?"

The person who now serves as the admiral of the Nine Gates is Jia Rui's confidant Zhang Tao.

He saw the Supreme Emperor and his master Jia Rui coming out from a distance, and he immediately knew who he should listen to.

So he ignored the emperor who kept winking at him and immediately trotted out, kneeling to the ground when he was more than ten steps away from the Supreme Emperor.

"I, Zhang Tao, the Admiral of the Nine Sects, bow to the Supreme Emperor, long live, long live, long live!"

The Supreme Emperor nodded. He remembered that Jia Rui recommended Zhang Tao as the nine-door admiral.

Zhang Tao was originally from the Beijing camp and could be regarded as his confidant.

So far, it seems that his own old man has to be in charge, and the new people promoted by the emperor cannot be trusted.

"Why did you lead troops into the palace? Aren't you afraid of death?"

Zhang Tao was actually startled, but after listening carefully to the Emperor's tone, he realized that the Emperor was not angry with him, so he breathed a long sigh of relief.

"How dare the general enter the palace without any reason? Just because the emperor sent an order to mobilize troops, I thought it was the order of the Supreme Emperor, so I acted according to the order."

The Supreme Emperor pondered for a moment, and then said: "This matter is a misunderstanding, and I can't blame you. Now, according to my decree, immediately lead the troops to withdraw from the palace and return to Jiumen to garrison."

Zhang Tao immediately kowtowed again, then clasped his fists and cupped his hands, and slowly retreated.

After a while, the infantry commander's soldiers began to retreat in an orderly manner.

Soon, opposite the Supreme Emperor, there were only a few hundred personal guards with the Emperor and the maids and eunuchs beside the Empress Dowager.

At this time, a young eunuch brought a golden chair and placed it behind the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor sat on the chair with the help of a eunuch.

"Go and summon the Queen Mother to see you."

Zhao Jin winked, and immediately a young eunuch trotted towards the empress dowager.

He came to the front of the Empress Dowager and shouted in a high-pitched voice: "The Emperor has a decree and orders the Empress Dowager to pay an audience."

The Queen Mother was a little frightened.

Just now, the emperor suddenly ran to its Cining Palace and told her that the emperor might have passed away. Jia Rui pretended to pass the imperial edict and surrounded the Longshou Palace. He might want to launch a palace coup and kidnap the emperor and her, the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother was a little annoyed at this time. She had also heard about Jia Rui, who was the Supreme Emperor's absolute confidant, and the Supreme Emperor obeyed his words.

Now you dare to do such a rebellious thing, is this okay?
Therefore, the Queen Mother followed the emperor and left Cining Palace and went to Longshou Palace together.

Everything was fine at first, but when she saw the soldiers outside Longshou Palace, they really thought that Jia Rui had rebelled, and were trying to fully support the emperor in defeating Jia Rui and rescue the body of the Supreme Emperor.

But I didn't expect that things would turn around so quickly. In the blink of an eye, the Supreme Emperor walked out unharmed.

However, judging from the current situation, I have also been deceived by the emperor. As long as I admit my mistake in the past and focus on the relationship between husband and wife for many years, the emperor will not do anything to me.

As for the emperor, he is not his own son, no matter whether he is dead or alive.

So the Empress Dowager gently raised her hand, and immediately a eunuch came over and helped the Empress Dowager to walk towards the Supreme Emperor.

The emperor standing there opened his mouth, but in the end nothing came out.

The current emperor was so frightened that his face turned white and his body was shaking. He couldn't stand if Xia Shouzhong hadn't supported him.

The Empress Dowager was still calm. She came to the Supreme Emperor with elegant steps, and then gave a grand salute.

"The concubine has seen the Supreme Emperor."

"You are not in Cining Palace, why are you here making trouble?"

"Reporting to the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor suspected that Jia Rui had hijacked the Supreme Emperor and had evil intentions. I was worried about the Supreme Emperor, so I followed him to have a look."

"Now that you have seen me, feel at ease. You can go back and rest."

When the Queen Mother heard that the Supreme Emperor had not had a seizure, she hurriedly saluted again as if she had been pardoned, and then left surrounded by eunuchs and maids.

When the emperor in the distance saw this scene, he gritted his teeth and stamped his feet. Chi Ye was a knife, and early was a knife, so he just went over by himself.

So, the emperor gently pushed Xia Shouzhong away and stepped forward. As a result, his legs were weak from fear just now, and he had not recovered yet, so as soon as he took a step, his body fell forward.

Fortunately, Xia Shouzhong next to him had quick eyesight and quick hands, and he immediately supported the emperor, thus preventing him from making a fool of himself on the spot.

The Supreme Emperor in the distance looked at the emperor's helpless look, and a smile appeared on his lips. He was laughed at the emperor's ugliness.

"Okay, go over and pick up the emperor personally, tell him this is a misunderstanding, and tell him not to be afraid."

Zhao Jin quickly sent his confidant eunuch to inform the emperor.

After receiving the message from the Supreme Emperor, the emperor felt a little more at ease. It seemed that the Supreme Emperor was not prepared to settle accounts in the future.

Therefore, the emperor also relaxed, and then walked up to the Supreme Emperor in small steps and knelt on the ground.

"My son, I bow to my father, and wish my father long live, long live, long live."

The Emperor did not ask the Emperor to stand up, but said: "You are so reckless this time, do you know that you are wrong?"

"I knew my mistake. I should not have trusted Dai Quan, so I fell into his trap." The emperor put all the blame on Dai Quan. Who asked him to pass on wrong information to him?
If it hadn't been for him, I might have just found out the news about the Emperor's health now, so I would naturally express my congratulations, and this kind of stupid thing would not have happened.

The Emperor sighed, "You are still too reckless, you still need to continue to practice."

No need to say anything more, the emperor immediately understood what the Supreme Emperor meant.

This is not because my body is healthy, but I regret giving me the power. This is because I am asking me to hand over those military talismans and arrows!

But at this juncture, the emperor had no choice but to admit it by rubbing his nose.

Seeing him wave his hand behind him, Xia Shouzhong hurriedly ran to the Supreme Emperor with a box in his hands. After kneeling on the ground, he held the mouse high in his hands.

Zhao Jin, who had been standing next to the Supreme Emperor, quickly stepped forward to take the box, and then retreated to the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor took the box and opened it himself to fulfill all the requirements.

After reading every arrow, he breathed a sigh of relief. He closed the lid and waved his hand. Zhao Jin quickly hugged him and retreated behind the Supreme Emperor.

"You must be tired from being in charge of the government for the past two days. Now go back and rest."

"My son, thank you father and emperor."

After finishing speaking, the emperor kowtowed again and slowly retreated.

After dealing with this, the Supreme Emperor closed his eyes tiredly. After a while, he said: "Let's go back too!"

Directly, Zhao Jin supported the Supreme Emperor, a eunuch supported Jia Rui, and everyone returned to the main hall of Longshou Palace.

The Supreme Emperor sat on the throne, knocked the dragon chair with his hand, and then said to Zhao Jin: "Dai Quan has been with me for many years, so he is being cautious. This time he will not pursue it again, but he can no longer be in the dragon chair." If Shougong stays, let him go to Nanjing to retire."

Zhao Jin nodded quickly, "I understand, slave."

The Supreme Emperor waved his hand tiredly and asked Zhao Jin to go down and deal with Dai Quan.

The Emperor looked sideways at the little eunuch supporting Jia Rui, with a smile on his lips.

"What's your little eunuch's name?"

This little eunuch was just a transparent person in the Dragon Head Palace before. It was a coincidence that he was able to help Jia Rui this time.

Now when he heard the Supreme Emperor ask his name, he immediately became frightened.But he didn't dare to let go of Jia Rui, so he was in a hurry and didn't know what to do!
The Supreme Emperor laughed and said, "That's it!"

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, my servant's name is Qin Shun."

"You're a smart kid. Let's do this. From now on, you can stay with me and serve me!"

Jia Rui quickly pushed the young eunuch Qin Shun, "Why don't you kowtow to the Supreme Emperor quickly and thank you?"

Qin Shun could only let go of his hand gently, then lay on the ground and kowtowed to the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor smiled with satisfaction, "There are three hundred eunuchs outside, and they will follow you from now on!"

Qin Shun was extremely excited.

In the past, he was just a handyman eunuch whom no one looked down upon, but now he has become a popular figure in front of the Supreme Emperor, replacing Zhao Jin's previous position.

At this time, Zhao Jin walked in from the outside and knelt down in front of the Supreme Emperor. "Back to Your Majesty, Dai Quan has been sent out of the palace by his slaves. He packed his things and set off south in two days."

The Supreme Emperor sighed, and then said: "Say hello to the people below, don't let them bully Dai Quan."

"Yes, servant girl understands."

Then the Supreme Emperor pointed to the young eunuch Qin Shun, "Leave your original people to Qin Shun, and you take over the pile from Dai Quan."

Zhao Jin was ecstatic after hearing this.

You must know that Dai Quan holds great power. Civil servants outside call Dai Quan the internal minister. From this, how much power does he hold?

Doesn't that mean that he will be the number one eunuch in front of the Supreme Emperor from now on?

As for the little power he had in his hands before, it was just a drop in the bucket compared to what he took over now.

Therefore, Zhao Jin did not feel any pity and nodded to Qin Shun to express his friendship.

It seems that this boy will take over his previous position and become the second eunuch. This will also be the backup for the eunuch in charge of the palace.

If something like today happened again and Qin Shun fell down, he would immediately accept that his hands were in a mess.

"Qin Shun, you go to the cabinet to convey the order, tell them that Jia Rui is still the chief minister of the cabinet, and ask them to follow Jia Rui and act loyally."

Qin Shun quickly got up from the ground and hurried away.

Then the Emperor said to Jia Rui: "Thanks to you today, I know your hard work. I will go back and rest for two or three days before going to the cabinet."

Jia Rui's face was pale and he looked very weak. He kowtowed to the Supreme Emperor, then stood up and staggered out.

The Supreme Emperor looked at Jia Rui's back with worry and helplessness in his eyes.

Why can't the emperor tolerate such a good minister?

(End of this chapter)