Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 299 The enemy suddenly appeared
"Go up and call the door."

Mrs. Wang gave orders, and immediately a strong woman came to the door and slapped the door knocker vigorously.

"Open the door, open the door quickly."

"Who is it?" As he spoke, the door opened a crack, and then an old man's head popped out.

The old man looked outside and saw a carriage parked outside, surrounded by more than ten or twenty women, maids, and four or five sturdy young men.

This discerning person can see that a noble person is here.

But this old man didn't take it to heart. You must know that their uncle is the chief minister of the dynasty. No matter how noble you are, can you be more noble than our uncle?
"Who are you? Do you know where this place is? Can you afford to disturb the noble people inside?"

Mrs. Wang, who was standing at the bottom of the steps, spoke at this time, "Oh, do you know which noble person lives inside?"

After all, this old man has lived for so many years. As soon as he heard the other party's tone, he knew that the person coming was evil.

However, he did not attack her directly like the young man did, but gave Mrs. Wang a cautious look.

After that, the old man seemed to understand something?
Then he hurriedly came out of the door, plopped down, and knelt in front of Mrs. Wang.

"The young man was blind and did not recognize the old lady. Please forgive me, old lady."

Mrs. Wang nodded gently. The concierge had done a good job and her eyesight was really extraordinary.

Now that the other party has removed his identity, Mrs. Wang is no longer polite.

With the help of her personal maid, she walked straight in. The old gatekeeper didn't dare to stop her, so he could only get up and follow behind.

After entering the door, Mrs. Wang stopped and asked, "Are you guys here?"

"Go back to the old lady. Our uncle has gone to the Yamen and won't be back until lunch."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang changed her tune and said, "Please come out to your grandma in the yard and let me meet you."

The old man guarding the door was startled, and he quickly kowtowed to Mrs. Wang, then rolled and crawled inside.

Mrs. Wang didn't have to wait long before Jingchen hurriedly walked out surrounded by several maids.

Mrs. Wang stood in the yard and looked at Jingchen who was surrounded by people, and she couldn't help but nod at her grandson's eyes.

I only saw this woman: a woman with a solemn treasure and Buddha heart, as graceful and beautiful as a flower.The discerning eye knows the Buddha's will, and the skillful hand is compassionate and bless all families.The statue of Bodhisattva is moved gently with lotus steps, and the corners of the lips are slightly raised to the house of the goddess.

Although in terms of appearance alone, the woman in front of her is slightly worse than those in her house, her charm is better than the others.

What made Mrs. Wang even more fond of her was that this woman had completely come out of a Buddhist painting.

This reflects Mrs. Wang’s admiration for Buddhism.

So Mrs. Wang personally stepped forward, grabbed Jingchen's hand and said, "Jia Rui, that little enemy, threw such a beautiful beauty outside. I don't know what he was thinking."

Although Jingchen had a profound Buddha's heart, he still blushed a little at Mrs. Wang's words.

"Don't be afraid, I am Jia Rui's grandmother, and we will be a family from now on."

After hearing this, Jingchen quickly said a blessing, and then obediently supported Mrs. Wang to the inner room.

Let’s talk about Jia Rui on this side. He ran into trouble in the cabinet.

It turns out that as this dynasty became more and more prosperous, the economy in the coastal areas also developed completely, and the people's living standards improved a lot.

This also aroused the concern of some grass bandits at sea who were not engaged in production.

No, the governor of Fujian issued an urgent memorial. After a while, about 500 pirates suddenly came ashore and looted a small county town.

This incident resulted in the death of thirty or forty people in the county, and more than ten women were insulted.

The monetary loss exceeded 3000 taels, and the food was also looted.

This is something that has never happened since the founding of this dynasty.

Jia Rui scratched his head while holding this memorial.

What should Jia Rui do in this situation?He just wanted to encircle and suppress the pirates, but he didn’t have any navy under his command!

After all, this dynasty implements a maritime ban system. Except for the Guangzhou Thirteenth Bank, other places do not participate in international trade.

As a result, the navy of this dynasty is weak. It is still possible to patrol the coast, but it is really difficult for them to go deep into the deep sea to compete with pirates.

"Master Jia, you are the chief minister of the dynasty. You must come up with a charter. Otherwise, tomorrow morning, the Emperor will ask him, how should we go back?" He Chaodong asked anxiously.

"What can I do? Can I become a navy master?" Jia Rui said angrily.

Li Chengyang interrupted at this time: "How about we order the coastal states and counties to move thirty miles inland?"

Jia Rui narrowed his eyes. This was a solution that could be taken at the moment.However, this would make the Celestial Kingdom appear emboldened. Aren't the pirates from the sea coming in droves?

But as far as the current situation is concerned, this is the best way to avoid losses.Who told us not to have a navy?

"It's settled for the time being. If His Majesty the Emperor asks about it tomorrow in the morning, this is how we will respond." Jia Rui made the final decision.

Several other cabinet bachelors were relieved. With the tall man Jia Rui at the front, their responsibilities were smaller.

Soon, Jia Rui completed his task before lunch, and then left the cabinet with square steps.

Jia Rui almost works for half a day now, and the remaining half of the day is spent either going to the Supreme Emperor's place to play with the old man, or arranging matters for the Beijing camp and the infantry commanding the Yamen.

As usual, Jia Rui followed the red wall passage of the Forbidden City to the Dragon Head Palace.

The maids and eunuchs of Longshou Palace no longer stopped Jia Rui, so Jia Rui followed the wall and entered Longshou Palace, the side hall, where the Supreme Emperor usually held affairs, as if he were at home.

But this was the limit. Jia Rui had to send a eunuch to inform him before he dared to enter the palace.

Soon the news came out, asking Jia Rui to go in.

Jia Rui entered the Longshou Palace, kowtowed to the Supreme Emperor first, then stood up and took a look, only to see the old man playing chess there with an old minister he had never met before.

Whether in modern times or in ancient times, the two Jia Rui are blind to the game of Go.

So I stood aside and watched for a long time, but I couldn't tell who won and who lost.

It wasn't until two cups of tea later that the Supreme Emperor grabbed a handful of chess pieces and threw them on the chessboard.

"Chen Aiqing, your chess skills are still as sophisticated as before."

After hearing this, the old minister quickly stood up and saluted the Supreme Emperor, "I have nothing to do at home and think about this thing every day. Unlike the Supreme Emperor, who is busy with everything and thinking about the world, he is a little unfamiliar with this little path. That’s understandable.”

The Supreme Emperor was very happy to be praised by the other party, "Hahaha, you still know how to speak."

After the Emperor finished speaking, he pointed to Jia Rui, who was standing next to him, and said to the old man: "This is the rising star of our court, my great prime minister Jia Rui. You two have known each other for a while."

Seeing that the old man was so favored by the Emperor, Jia Rui did not dare to act like his first assistant and rushed up to salute the old man.

After the salute, Jia Rui opened his mouth to say a few compliments, but he was speechless because he still didn't know the old man's name.

The Supreme Emperor laughed when he saw Jia Rui's embarrassment, "This is your senior, the military advisor during our southern expedition, Mr. Chen Ge."

After hearing the introduction of the Supreme Emperor, Jia Rui was still a little confused. He had never heard of this character!

You must know that in the court, as long as you have served as a high official of the third rank or above, even if you retire at home, the court will give you some favors every year.

Therefore, Jia Rui meets a list of these people every year. If Mr. Chen Ge is on the list, Jia Rui will definitely remember it.

Although he didn't know the origin of the other person, Jia Rui still followed the Emperor's words, saluted the person respectfully, and said a few more compliments.

After listening to the introduction of the Supreme Emperor, Mr. Chen Ge stared at Jia Rui with scrutinizing eyes for a long time.

The other party's eyes were too sharp, staring at Jia Rui's back and making him sweat.

"I've heard of Mr. Jia's reputation for a long time. It's true that a hero comes from a young age. However, there are also some slanderous words about Mr. Jia in both the government and the public. I don't believe these words, but I still hope that Mr. Zhang can encourage himself." Chen Ge Lao stroked his beard and said lightly.

Jia Rui, who was standing opposite, felt unhappy when he heard what the other party said.

What is this for?This is eye medicine for me. Who are you?You dare to snitch on me in front of the Supreme Emperor. Just wait until I find out your origins. If I don't teach you a lesson, my surname will no longer be Jia.

Although Jia Rui was furious in his heart, he still had a humble smile on his face.

"What Mr. Chen Ge said is that I will be more humble and introspective in the future." But when he said this, Jia Rui's tone was no longer as respectful as before.

At this time, the face of the Supreme Emperor sitting above him began to become dull, and he lost his previous interest.

In the heart of the Supreme Emperor, Jia Rui is his absolute confidant and can absolutely be trusted. To be honest, although he is a little greedy for money, he does not have other minor problems.

Such people are worthy of being reused.

It had been 30 or [-] years since Mr. Chen Ge left the court, and he suddenly came back to see him. The Emperor originally thought it was strange.

Now seeing Mr. Chen Ge's attitude towards Jia Rui, the Emperor guessed that this guy was jealous of Jia Rui.

You must know that before Jia Rui became his absolute confidant, he wrote to Mr. Chen Ge every now and then.

But since Jia Rui came to him, the Supreme Emperor seemed to have forgotten who Mr. Chen Ge was and hadn't written to him for a long time.

Therefore, the Supreme Emperor thought that Mr. Chen Ge had returned to Beijing to compete for his favor.

(End of this chapter)