Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 300

Mr. Chen Ge also saw the face of the Supreme Emperor, but he didn't care, "Your Majesty, I have just returned to Beijing and my body is a little tired. I will go back to rest first and wait two days before attacking to pay your respects to Your Majesty."

The Supreme Emperor nodded lightly and did not hold back.

Chen Ge smiled and bowed, then bowed out respectfully.

After Mr. Chen Ge left, Jia Rui seemed to have moved away from the mountain in his heart, and his expression became relaxed.

"Your Majesty, who is this? When I see Wei Chen, his nose is not his nose and his face is not his face. It seems that Wei Chen owes him 200 taels of silver."

"Hey, this is my veteran. He used to be my think tank, but his health has been poor, so he has been recuperating at home."

When he said this, the Supreme Emperor gave Jia Rui a pleasant look and said, "If he targets you, just give him some slack and don't argue with him like an old man who is half-buried."

After Jia Rui heard this, he muttered: "Wouldn't that mean that every time I see him in the future, I will be scolded?"

"Haha, don't be afraid. As long as he doesn't go too far, you will tolerate him. If he goes too far, I will naturally support you."

Jia Rui lost his temper after hearing this.

However, he began to be wary in his heart. The status of Mr. Chen Ge in the Supreme Emperor's heart was not low. I'm afraid it was just not as good as him.

Why did this old guy suddenly come back to the capital when he wasn't retiring in his hometown?Does he want to seize power from himself?

After thinking of this, Jia Rui asked tentatively: "What will Mr. Chen Ge do next?"

The Supreme Emperor is actually having a headache over this matter.

To say that Mr. Chen Ge has left the court for so many years and suddenly comes back at this time, isn't this adding chaos?

Now that there are already people in the six ministerial departments, and they are doing a good job, can I remove the other party from his official position for no reason and let Lao Chen take over?
But it would be unreasonable not to arrange an official position for Lao Chen.

After all, the other party had made suggestions during his southern expedition. It was thanks to him that he was able to put down the rebellion in Jiangnan so smoothly.

After that, people no longer took credit for themselves, but retreated bravely.

Even so, every time I wrote to ask for advice, the other party was able to make suggestions for me, and every time the other party's plan was successfully implemented, allowing me to overcome difficulties again and again.

It would be really unjustifiable for such a meritorious minister not to reward him.

"Jia Rui, Lao Chen has made great contributions. Not only did I go to Jiangnan to quell the rebellion, but I also encountered many difficulties when I ascended the throne in the past few years. Many of them were solved by Lao Chen with his suggestions. Now he is back. , I have to give him an official at least, you can figure out what position to give him."

The Emperor threw the problem to Jia Rui.

Jia Rui opened his mouth, but his heart was so blocked that he couldn't speak.

Although the Supreme Emperor didn't say it clearly, his meaning was very clear. There were already people in various ministerial departments, and he couldn't arrange people. The only reason was that his cabinet didn't have a fixed staffing.

This is to get Mr. Chen Ge into the cabinet!

Although he was unwilling in his heart, Jia Rui still said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, the six departments have already selected candidates, and he has done a good job. We have no reason to remove him, so why not let him join my cabinet!"

The Supreme Emperor touched his beard and pretended to think for a moment, then nodded and said: "This is a good idea, so that's it."

After dealing with the troublesome matters, the Supreme Emperor sat on the kang and asked, "Is there anything going on in the court today?"

The Supreme Emperor just asked casually, but it also reminded Jia Rui that he had a pirate problem that he wanted to report to the Supreme Emperor!

"Reporting to the Supreme Emperor, a problem really arose in the court today."

"Tell me about it." The Supreme Emperor leaned lazily on the corner of the bed and asked casually with his eyes closed.

"Your Majesty, pirates appeared in Fujian and even came ashore and attacked a county town, causing certain casualties and property losses."

After the Emperor heard this, his lazy expression disappeared, and his eyes began to become energetic.

“What will your cabinet decide to do?”

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, our navy is currently weak and unable to intercept the pirates coming and going like the wind on the sea, so the rest of the cabinet decided to move the coastal residents thirty miles inward."

What Jia Rui said is tricky. It was decided by other people in the cabinet, not me, Jia Rui.

After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor slapped the small table in front of him and said angrily: "This is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause."

Then the Emperor asked again: "Then what do you think we should do?"

Jia Rui opened his mouth and felt hairy all over his body when he saw the Emperor staring at him.

Seeing that if he didn't give the Supreme Emperor a satisfactory answer, the Supreme Emperor would get angry with him on the spot.

In just a few seconds, Jia Rui's brain was running wildly, causing his brain's CPU to burn out.

Fortunately, before the Emperor got angry, Jia Rui came up with a solution.

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, a lot of silver has been collected during this period. This amount of money is enough to build a navy that is barely capable of fighting."

Having said this, Jia Rui looked up at the Supreme Emperor. When he saw the Supreme Emperor, his expression softened a little. Jia Rui breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "We can use this time to announce the construction of the navy directly in the court. That would avoid opposition from the old guard.”

"After the navy is built, it can not only resist pirates externally, but also invade Ryukyu and expand territory for the imperial court."

The Supreme Emperor smiled with satisfaction after hearing this.

Jia Rui used pirates to build a navy. His main purpose was to control Ryukyu.

As long as Ryukyu is in his hands, there will always be someone who can be used by the Emperor and Prince Uizhong in the future.

"Not bad, quite clever." The Supreme Emperor praised Jia Rui.

Then he said: "Then tomorrow morning, you will put forward this proposal and let the ministers discuss it in court. If there is no objection, it can be implemented quickly."

"The minister obeys the order."

The Supreme Emperor solved two problems today and was in a very good mood. He left Jia Rui to have lunch with him.

It was a normal thing for Jia Rui to accompany the Emperor to dinner, so he was not as trembling as other ministers.

So Jia Rui let go of his stomach and tasted all kinds of delicious food.

Even so, Jia Rui's stomach was filled with food. When he went out, he had to hold his stomach with both hands, fearing that the food he had eaten would be vomited out again.

Jia Rui came out of the Supreme Emperor's place and came to the outside of the palace. The servants and guards below immediately came up and hugged Jia Rui into the sedan chair, and then carried him back to the alley of Ningrong Street.

Arriving at the door, Jia Rui immediately saw the carriage parked there.

This carriage is very familiar to Jia Rui. It is exactly what his old man and Mrs. Wang use for travel.

Coupled with the several maids and young servants standing next to the carriage, Jia Rui immediately knew that either the old man or Mrs. Wang was here.

Jia Rui hesitated for a moment, but in the end he got off the sedan and walked in, as an ugly daughter-in-law always wanted to see her parents-in-law.

As soon as he entered the door, the old Cangtou, the doorman, came up to him and said, "Uncle, the old lady is here, and she is receiving you at the back!"

Jia Rui finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Mrs. Wang was here.

As long as the old man doesn't come, Jia Rui is not afraid of anyone.

Even though the old man at home was being trained like a sheep by Mrs. Wang, in fact, the old man Jia Dairu was the one he feared the most in Jia Rui's heart.

On the contrary, Mrs. Wang dotes on Jia Rui very much, so Jia Rui has never been afraid of Mrs. Wang.

Jia Rui, who was feeling relaxed, slowly walked into the second door with calm steps.

As soon as he walked around the second door, he saw a familiar nanny, smiled at Jia Rui, and then gently pointed inside.

This old nanny is Mrs. Wang's servant, and she was also the old man who used to serve her when her family was in trouble.

Jia Rui respected such an old man very much, so he nodded gently before entering the door.

As soon as I entered the door, I heard Mrs. Wang's voice from inside: "Ah, what you said is so good. Many classics that I didn't understand before were understood by you in just a few words."

Jia Rui looked over and saw Mrs. Wang holding Jingchen's hand. The two of them were sitting on the imperial concubine's couch, chatting happily!

Jia Rui saw that he had come in and the two of them didn't know yet, so he pretended to cough.

Mrs. Wang turned her head displeased and saw her precious grandson Jia Rui, "When did you come back?"

Jia Rui smiled and stepped forward to salute Mrs. Wang before replying: "You are talking about the classics."

Jingchen, who was sitting next to Mrs. Wang, stood up at this time, walked to Jia Rui's side very naturally, and helped him change clothes.

Jia Rui stretched out his hand to serve Jingchen. After changing his clothes, he sat down opposite Mrs. Wang and asked with a smile: "Why does the old lady have time to go out for a walk?"

Mrs. Wang nodded Jia Rui's forehead with her finger, and then said: "You, you haven't been home for several days, your grandfather is anxious, your little boy Wangcai was beaten forty times, and he is still here He's lying on the bed, if I don't come back, your little boy will be beaten to death."

After hearing this, Jia Rui suddenly realized that no wonder he didn't see Wangcai today. It turned out that he was beaten by the old man and couldn't get out of bed.

"Today you will take Jingchen and go home with me."

After saying this, Mrs. Wang raised her head and looked at Jingchen standing next to Jia Rui with satisfaction.

Jia Rui touched his head and opened his mouth not knowing what to say.

"I've known about you for a long time. Who do you think you can hide it from?"

Jia Rui was startled, "Old lady, how did you know that?"

"After you left, my girl cried all night, and so did you. Now that this has happened, you should give her an explanation and it's okay to sneak out on your own."

Jia Rui muttered: "I'm embarrassed to meet my relatives!"

(End of this chapter)