Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 340

When the Supreme Emperor saw Jia Rui's silly look, he always felt so happy in his heart, "Okay, okay, if you don't understand, just don't understand. Sometimes, you have to be confused."

After finishing speaking, the Supreme Emperor laughed a few times.

But Jia Rui pretended to be confused and laughed a few times with the Supreme Emperor.

After that, Jia Rui brought the topic to business.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Nan'an County has sent another memorial, asking the court to approve five hundred thousand taels of silver. The minister has followed your instructions and allocated it to him in full."

The Supreme Emperor was stunned for a moment, and then there was a killing intent in his eyes.

How long has it been? More than one million taels of silver have been spent?

However, this murderous intention was quickly suppressed by the Supreme Emperor, "Okay, the Navy's matters are important now, let's put all other matters aside."

Jia Rui understood what the Supreme Emperor meant and nodded quickly.

Afterwards, the Supreme Emperor touched his forehead and said in annoyance: "Li Yan, Minister of the Ministry of War, is old. Yesterday he came to me to ask me to let him return to his hometown. I saw that he was indeed not young, so I agreed. Look at what the imperial court has done." Who among them can serve as Minister of War?"

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment. Li Yan was indeed quite old, but compared to Chen Guozi, he was still a junior. How could he suddenly retire and return home?

However, no matter what the reason is, since he has left, the vacant position must be grasped no matter what.

Now that Jia Rui has controlled the Ministry of Personnel and half of the Ministry of Household Affairs, if he can control the Ministry of War, he will be more confident in confronting the emperor in the future.

Therefore, after the Supreme Emperor inquired, his mind was spinning crazily, thinking about which of his people was suitable to serve as Minister of War.

After much deliberation, Jia Rui finally thought Jia Yucun was suitable.

In Dream of Red Mansions, Jia Yucun was promoted by the emperor to serve as Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and finally presided over the liquidation of the Jia family.

It can be seen from this that Jia Yucun is capable of serving as Minister of the Ministry of War. The reason why he did bad things in the end was because he was too greedy.

But Jia Yucun is different now. Although he is still so greedy, he has collected a lot under Jia Rui's suppression.

If he is now appointed as Minister of War, it will be regarded as an expansion of his own strength.

Therefore, Jia Rui said without hesitation: "I think Jia Yucun is suitable."

The Supreme Emperor smiled and then said: "I heard that Jia Yucun is greedy. Do you feel comfortable using such a person?"

Jia Rui said nonchalantly: "Although Jia Yucun is a little greedy, on the whole he can still get by. Besides, he is indeed talented, and because he is greedy, he is more suitable to be the Minister of the Ministry of War."

"What did you say?" The Supreme Emperor was also stunned by Jia Rui.

"Think about it, Your Majesty. If a gentleman serves as Minister of War, if there is anything that is not in line with your wishes, you may not be able to do anything to him."

"But Jia Yucun is different. He has the handle in our hands. If he serves as Minister of War, if anything goes wrong, you, the Supreme Emperor, can take him down immediately."

The Supreme Emperor listened to Jia Rui's words, thought for a moment, nodded, and then looked at Jia Rui appreciatively.

This little guy is getting more and more mature. He has changed from just fighting and killing to being able to use tactics.

"Well, let's use Jia Yucun."

After the Supreme Emperor finished speaking, he motioned to Zhao Jin next to him and asked Zhao Jin to write the imperial edict immediately.

Zhao Jin was very fast. He wrote the imperial edict in less than a quarter of an hour, and then held it in front of the Supreme Emperor for his review.

The Supreme Emperor nodded, and immediately the seal eunuch next to him used the royal seal, and then copied another copy, kept one in the file, and sent the other to Jia Rui's hands.

"Jia Rui, then you can act as a messenger angel." The Supreme Emperor said casually.

Jia Rui received the imperial edict and hesitated for a moment. He had something to say but was embarrassed to say it.

The Supreme Emperor glared at him, and then said: "If you have anything to say, just say it, don't hold it back."

Jia Rui then pretended to be embarrassed and said, "Your Majesty, can we pass the order one day later?"

"why?"

Jia Rui said embarrassedly: "If the imperial edict was delivered today, how would Jia Yucun know that I had said good things to him? I was going to not give him the imperial edict first. I wanted to explain it clearly to him first and let him know that I was his benefactor." .”

After hearing Jia Rui's little thoughts, the Supreme Emperor was not angry, but laughed.

It is human nature for Jia Rui to think this way, but what is commendable is that Jia Rui can say it in front of him, which shows that he really has no secrets from himself.

The Supreme Emperor is naturally very cautious towards those who are capable but have hidden agendas.

But for a minister like Jia Rui who has a little ability but opens his heart to him, he has [-]% trust.

It's a pity that there is only one minister like Jia Aiqing in the whole dynasty.

The Emperor felt a little sorry for this.

"Okay, just do as you say, and I'll sell this favor to you." The Supreme Emperor waved his hand indifferently.

Jia Rui happily accepted the imperial edict, then said goodbye and skipped away. After Jia Rui left, the Supreme Emperor rubbed his forehead and asked Zhao Jin beside him: "Why do you think the Zhen family wanted to attack Jia Aiqing's wife?"

Zhao Jin glanced at the Supreme Emperor, then lowered his head and said, "This slave is stupid and can't understand the key point."

After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor gently shook his head. Zhao Jin was extremely smart, but he couldn't see the key points. He didn't want to offend others by saying it.

However, it is precisely because of his alertness that it shows Jia Rui's honesty and reliability, because he can say anything in front of me.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. How is Concubine Zhen doing during this time?" When talking about this doting concubine, there was a trace of sadness in the eyes of the Supreme Emperor.

"Going back to the Supreme Emperor, Your Majesty's health has improved during this period. According to reports from the boys below, Your Majesty's face is much rosier and she eats more food than before." Zhao Jin replied cautiously.

The Supreme Emperor was relieved after hearing this. In fact, he was very conflicted in his heart and had never made a final decision.

Although intellectually the Emperor wanted to get rid of Concubine Zhen, emotionally he was extremely reluctant to let her go.

Not to mention that the Emperor was struggling here, and Jia Ruigao returned to the cabinet happily.

Originally, Jia Rui was going to sit down for a while and leave in the afternoon, but just as he was about to leave He Chaoyang, he came over holding a memorial.

"Master Jia, here is a memorial, please take a look."

Jia Rui took it and opened it. It turned out to be Li Yan's retirement memorial.

It seems that after the Emperor agreed, Li Yan still went through the motions and presented a memorial.

Jia Rui raised his head and looked at He Chaoyang. Seeing the solemn look in his eyes, he knew that this guy didn't know that the Supreme Emperor had promised Li Yan.

Then Jia Rui looked at the others. The people sitting below all acted very calmly, as if they didn't care.

However, Jia Rui knew that Chen Guozi must be holding back his ambition to compete for the position of Minister of War.

It's a pity, you old guy, it's still a step too late. The Supreme Emperor has already promised me, and the imperial edict is still in my arms.

Jia Rui put down the memorial and said to He Chaoyang with a smile: "Yesterday, Li Yan went to the Supreme Emperor to resign alone. The Supreme Emperor Long En has promised him to retire and return to his hometown. This memorial is just a formality."

After finishing speaking, Jia Rui signed the word "agree" on the memorial and placed it on his left hand.

He Chaoyang looked at Jia Rui's actions and his eyes flashed, but he didn't say anything else.

Jia Rui sat for a while and saw that nothing happened, so he picked up the memorial he had approved in the morning, came over with a young eunuch, and asked him to take it to the Emperor's Palace of Cultivation of the Heart.

After that, Jia Rui left the cabinet and went home.

After Jia Rui left, Xu Biao found a reason and left in a hurry.

At this time, He Chaodong and Li Chengyang walked next to Chen Guozi, "Sir, what should we do next!"

Chen Guozi stroked his beard and thought for a moment. The position of Minister of War was indeed very important, but because of this, the Supreme Emperor would definitely choose it himself.

If he gets involved, the Supreme Emperor will definitely be unhappy if he finds out.

So Chen Guozi said to the two people: "Let's not get involved in this matter. Just wait until the next court meeting and report it to the Supreme Emperor and let the Supreme Emperor recommend him on the spot."

He Chaodong and Li Chengyang were a little regretful after hearing this. You must know that although the position of Minister of the Ministry of War does not control military power, it does control the storage of weapons, the raising of military horses, and the allocation of military food and salary. It is a very prosperous yamen. .

Not to mention that these people were struggling here, Jia Rui returned home happily and called Wangcai over just after he sat down.

"Go to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen and ask Jia Yucun to come over."

Wangcai did not dare to neglect, and after receiving Jia Rui's order, he immediately hurried out of the Dingxi Hou Mansion.

Within an hour, Wangcai brought Jia Yucun to Jia Rui's study.

After arriving here, Jia Yucun was still unable to enter, so Wangcai had to go in and inform.

Only when Jia Rui's words came out, asking Jia Yucun to go in, did Jia Yucun dare to step into the study.

Entering the study, Jia Yucun immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Jia Rui when he saw Jia Rui.

Jia Rui smiled and raised his hand to ask Jia Yucun to stand up.

"sit down!"

Despite Jia Rui's words, Jia Yucun did not dare to sit down, but said humbly: "Where is the seat for the lower official here? The lower official can just stand and listen to the master's teachings."

Since the other party doesn't want to do it, Jia Rui won't force it.

"Yesterday Li Yan, Minister of War, resigned from the Supreme Emperor. Do you know about this?"

Even the cabinet ministers didn't know about such a secret matter. How did Jia Yucun know about it? So he said: "Return to your lord, my subordinates did not hear this."

(End of this chapter)