Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 273 Jia Mu’s troubles

Jia Rui originally thought that he would be able to relax for the next two days, but little did he know that things would hit him again the next day.

It turned out that although Jia Zhen of Ningguo Prefecture had saved her life this time, she was seriously ill and would not be able to preside over the affairs of the Jia family in the next period of time.

It is said that there are indeed many things about the Jia family, not to mention Jinling, there are hundreds of families in the capital alone.

So many people always have trivial matters that need to be dealt with.

In addition to these, there are clan fields, sacrifices, and various miscellaneous things that need to be presided over.

Originally, these were all controlled by Jia Zhen, and this was a way for him to make money.

Jia's mother was well aware of the situation, but because Jia Zhen still had some skills and arranged the Jia family well, she never intervened.

But now that Jia Zhen is ill, it looks like he is getting better. He will not be able to manage things for a while, but there are so many things in the clan that cannot be left alone.

Therefore, the next day, many people who had things to deal with came to Rongguo Mansion to find Jia Mu, hoping that she, the ancestor of the Jia family, would come forward to deal with these matters.

Jia Mu is a person who likes to be at ease. How could she deal with such annoying things?
But if she left it alone, what would the tribe think of her ancestor?Therefore, in the morning, Jia Mu still had to deal with a few things.

Because things were so busy, Jia Mu even had a casual lunch. By the time it was afternoon, Jia Mu really couldn't hold on any longer.

She decided to push the trouble out.

Then she thought about the people in the Jia family in the capital who could be suppressed, and found that the only one who could hold this position was Jia Rui.

Originally, her eldest son's status in the capital was acceptable, but thinking about her eldest son's reputation in the clan, Jia Mu immediately gave up this idea.

If Jia She were to temporarily serve as the clan leader and deal with clan affairs, the clan members would have complained within a few days. By then, the reputation of their Rongguo Mansion would be ruined.

As for her second son Jia Zheng, he was originally an upright man and had a very good reputation in the clan. It was the most correct thing for him to serve as the clan leader. It is a pity that he is now an official in the south and cannot come back.

In the end, this burden can only fall on Jia Rui's head.

To be honest, Jia Mu is still a little reluctant, because although she is only temporarily serving as the clan leader, she still has a lot of power. If she does this for a long time, the fake will become true.

Fortunately, Jia's mother believed that with Jia Rui's current power, she looked down upon the position of the Jia clan leader.

"mandarin duck."

Yuanyang, who was embroidering nearby, heard Jia Mu's words and quickly put down her work and came to Jia Mu's side.

"Old lady, what are your orders?"

"Go to Dingxihou Mansion in person and ask Jia Rui to come see me."

"Understood, old lady."

After Yuanyang finished speaking, he said a thousand blessings and exited the Rongqing Hall.

What is Jia Rui doing here?He was discussing with Shen Wence, the Minister of Civil Affairs, about arranging an official for Baolinghou Shi Nai.

"It can be said that this Marquis is too addicted to official positions. He no longer has the position of Governor of Water Transport, and now he is eyeing the Chief Envoy of Shanxi Province."

"I can't blame him. I promised him the Shanxi chief envoy." Jia Rui replied.

When Shen Wence heard that Jia Rui had agreed, he immediately stopped talking.

Jia Rui touched the tea cup at hand and said leisurely: "After all, Baoling Hou Shi Nai is one of the four major families, and he still has some old feelings. Although he is now a member of the emperor, there are some things that cannot be completely refuted. face."

Shen Wence thought for a moment and then said: "Then why not arrange him somewhere else? Shanxi is your base camp. If you arrange someone randomly, I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for us to do many things."

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, he had not thought of this problem.

He used to just think about placing Bowling Marquis Shi Nai under his nose to prevent him from causing trouble, but he did not expect that if he was placed in Shanxi, people would also be able to see some tricks in his arrangement.

Jia Rui stood up from his chair and walked around the room several times.

"You are right, I was negligent in this matter."

Shen Wence also came to Jia Rui's side, and then said with a smile: "Let's just arrange for him to be sent to Guangxi!"

Jia Rui blinked, and then I understood what Shen Wence meant.

Guangxi is a place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away. It takes a long time to transmit orders from the capital to Guangxi.

In this way, the contact between Baolinghou Shi Nai and the emperor can be cut off.

"this is a good idea."

Jia Rui nodded lightly: "Tomorrow, you will ask the Ministry of Personnel to submit the document. I will approve it immediately at the cabinet, and the matter will be completed within two or three days."

"Understood, I'll do it after I get back."

Jia Rui sat on the chair again and knocked on the table with his hand, "How's it going on the Jiangnan side?"

"Returning to your lord, many officials have come to our side due to the discussion on the crime bank."

Jia Rui said softly: "These people can be used, but they cannot be trusted."

"Don't worry, sir, I still understand this."

"How is the Jiangnan Zhen family doing now?"

"Sir, nothing has changed in their family."

Jia Rui frowned.

This is something Jia Rui feels strange. You must know that Concubine Zhen is already ill. According to Jia Rui's analysis, she will die soon.

In this case, are they not ready to find a backer?

As for who his backer is, Jia Rui believes that he is responsible for it.

One is that he married a young lady from the Zeng family as a concubine, and the other is that he has a lot of face in front of the Supreme Emperor.However, Jiangnan Zengzhi actually stood still, which made Jia Rui unable to figure out the reason.

"Okay, you continue to keep an eye on this matter. If anything happens over there, report it immediately."

"Yes."

"Jia Yucun has done well during this period, right?"

"Sir, Jia Yucun is still capable, but a little greedy."

"What do you mean?" Jia Rui asked knowingly.

Jia Yucun is indeed very talented, but he has one bad habit that he can't change: he likes money.

This problem is exactly the same as Jia Rui's, so the two of them have the same bad taste.

"Several people have already muttered in front of me that Jia Yucun collects money too much."

Jia Rui blinked and realized that Jia Yucun had touched someone else's cake.

"Go back and warn him. Don't take any money into your pocket. Keep your eyes open and know that some money can be taken and some money cannot be taken."

Shen Wence smiled with satisfaction, what he wanted was Jia Rui's words.

Jia Rui's expression looked a little funny. It seemed that Jia Yucun had touched part of Shen Wence's cake.

Just when they wanted to continue chatting, Wangcai outside the door shouted, "Uncle, the old lady wants you to come over."

Jia Rui said: "Okay, you go back to the old man, I will be there right away."

Then Jia Rui said to Shen Wence: "Let's stop talking today. Bowling Marquis Shi Nai, please do it quickly to save him from urging me every day."

"Yes, I will submit the paperwork when I get back."

After Shen Wence finished speaking, he stood up and said goodbye.

Jia Rui pretended to stay for a while, and then sent him out the door.

After seeing off Shen Wence, Jia Rui returned to the study and asked Wangcai, "Why are you so anxious?"

Wangcai came over and said with a flattering smile, "It's the Yuanyang girl from Rongguo Mansion who is here."

"If she didn't come to find Baochai, why would she go to the old man's place?"

Wangcai said in his heart, how could I know?

But to Jia Rui's words, he still had to answer: "Maybe it's because of some big issue that the grandma can't make a decision, so she came to the old man now?"

Jia Rui felt it made sense after hearing this, "Yes, I know how to use my brain."

After saying that, Jia Rui walked towards the second door, and Wangcai hurriedly followed him. He didn't leave until Jia Rui entered the second door.

Jia Rui came to the inner house, walked around the rockery, and followed the corridor to the old man's yard.

After arriving here, I caught a maid and asked about it, and found out that the old man was in the small study now.

Jia Rui hurriedly followed the stream and came to the small study of the old man Jia Dairu.

At the door, Jia Rui called inside, "My grandson Jia Rui wants to see you."

"come in!"

After receiving the letter, Jia Rui lifted the door curtain and went in.

When I went in, I saw the old man sitting in front of the desk with a few side dishes and a pot of old wine. He was drinking wine and reading a book. It was so comfortable.

Jia Rui took a few steps forward and saluted, "My grandson Jia Rui has met the old man."

"Okay, come and have a drink with me."

Jia Rui immediately walked to the table, sat down, and shouted to the outside: "Prepare bowls and chopsticks for me."

As soon as Jia Rui finished his instructions, a maid opened the door curtain and came in, holding bowls, chopsticks, wine glasses and other items in her hands.

This little maid was neatly dressed, and her hands and feet were very nimble. She arranged it for Jia Rui in just a few seconds.

Jia Rui picked up the wine bottle, poured himself a glass, and drank it all in one gulp.

"Old man, why did you call me here?"

"The mandarin ducks from Rongguo Mansion are here. Do you know about this?"

"Wangcai told me just now."

The old lady nodded, "The old lady of Rongguo Mansion invites you to come over."

"What's going on?" Jia Rui said a little unhappy.

After all, he was a dignified chief minister of a country, and even though Jia Rui didn't say anything about it, he was not happy in his heart just to be shouted at.

"Yuanyang didn't say it clearly, but I guess the clan leader is sick and she has to take care of it alone."

Jia Rui rubbed his hair, "In the eyes of others, this is a good thing, but in my opinion, this is not a good thing!"

Jia Rui knows the Jia family very well, and there are many good and bad among them.

If I become the leader of this clan, some of them will definitely think that an opportunity has come, and come desperately to come to fight with me, or ask for an official position or money.

"Old man, I don't want to do this, otherwise I won't go. You came back for me?"

(End of this chapter)