Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 364 Complaint

The more Jia Rui thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

There must be something fishy about this?

After thinking of this, Jia Rui didn't want to sleep anymore and immediately ordered Wangcai to pack his things. He wanted to return to Beijing immediately.

Wangcai was also a little confused. The master had just come back, and it was already dark outside. Wouldn't it be a shame to go back to Beijing now?

Although he didn't understand Jia Rui, Wangcai immediately carried out Jia Rui's orders.

He first notified the guards and asked them to pack their things immediately, and then ordered the boys to also start packing Jia Rui's luggage.

Of course, all this cannot get around Jia Ruisina's Aunt Xie.

Yes, Xie Xiu'e has received Jia Rui's promise to become his aunt.

Others were fast, and they were men and didn't prepare anything, but Xie Xiu'e was different.

This girl has a lot more stuff than a man.

In addition to clothes and jewelry, there are also a lot of rouge and gouache.

If someone has a maid, there will naturally be a maid to help the master clean up, but Xie Xiu'e came to Jia Rui alone, so she had to do everything by herself.

So everyone had packed their things and were ready to leave. Xie Xiu'e's place was only half packed. Finally, Jia Rui was so anxious that he simply went into Xie Xiu'e's room.

"What's going on? It's been so long and you still haven't cleaned up?" Jia Rui yelled impatiently.

Xie Xiu'e looked at Jia Rui aggrievedly, then lowered her head and said, "I didn't bring many things originally, but my mother came here today and brought me a lot of daily necessities, so I brought a little more. .”

Jia Rui originally wanted to ask Xie Xiu'e to throw it here first, and then buy it for her after getting the money back, but when she thought that Xie Xiu'e was leaving home soon, she took this thing back to the capital, which was considered a thought.

So Jia Rui took back what he said, "Okay, then hurry up."

After Jia Rui finished speaking impatiently, he went out to wait for him.

Thanks to Jia Rui's urging, Xie Xiu'e finally came a little faster. Without even a stick of incense, she finally walked out of the room carrying or carrying four or five packages.

Jia Rui blinked when he saw the other party carrying so many things, not knowing whether to complain or not.

"Okay, okay, let's go!"

As Jia Rui spoke, he helped Xie Xiu'e get two packages and then put her on a carriage.

Jia Rui temporarily bought this carriage from nearby.

When Jia Rui came, he was traveling lightly, and everyone was riding war horses. When he returned, he had the burden of Xie Xiu'e. She was a girl, and her family could not ride fast horses, so Jia Rui had to prepare a carriage.

After leaving the Tianjin Yamen on this side, Jia Rui ordered someone to report to Xie Zhao, the prefect of Tianjin.

So when Jia Rui came to the city gate, Xie Zhao was already waiting here.

As soon as he saw Jia Rui's horse team coming, he immediately trotted forward and came to Jia Rui's horse.

"What happened, sir? Are you leaving in such a hurry?"

"There are some things in the Northeast that I need to go back to deal with, so I have to go back urgently." Jia Rui casually made up a reason.

As soon as Xie Zhao heard that there was something important, he no longer stopped him and quickly ordered his officials to open the city gate.

During the opening of the city gate, Xie Zhao also came to the carriage and gave a few instructions to his granddaughter, asking her to be careful and not to be public after following Mr. Jia back to the capital.

Xie Xiu'e had tears in her eyes while promising her grandfather in the carriage.

After all, she was a young girl of sixteen or seventeen who had just grown up. Although she said she was arrogant and wanted to climb high, she had never left home. Now that she was about to leave suddenly, it was understandable that she felt panicked.

However, before the grandfather and grandson could say a few words, Jia Rui shouted from the other side, and the entire cavalry began to move again.

In the end, Xie Zhao could only watch his granddaughter's carriage leave the city gate and go along the official road.

After leaving Tianjin, Jia Rui took advantage of the night to speed up without making any stops along the way. The next morning, he only had a quick mouthful of dry food and set off again immediately.

In this way, without eating at noon, Jia Rui's team finally returned to the capital before the city closed in the evening.

After returning to the capital, Jia Rui ordered Wangcai to take Xie Xiu'e home first, and he himself took part of the guards directly into the palace.

In front of the palace gate, the young eunuch saw that it was Jia Rui and quickly came up to flatter him.

"Master Jia, are you back from Tianjin so soon?"

Jia Rui did not talk to him as pleasantly as before, but said with a serious face:

"I want to see the Supreme Emperor. Go in and report immediately."

The little eunuch opened his mouth, a little embarrassed.

It's completely dark now, and the palace has been locked. If you disturb the nobles inside at this time, you will have to move out if it's not easy for you.

"What are you talking about? I have something important to report?" Jia Rui scolded him angrily.

Seeing that Jia Rui was really anxious, the eunuch hurriedly comforted Jia Rui and then ordered someone to report inside.

You know, it is not easy to deliver the news to the Supreme Emperor in the middle of the night in the inner courtyard of the palace.

So Jia Rui waited for an hour before word came out that Jia Rui could come to see him. After being able to speak, Jia Rui hurried to Longshou Palace, followed by the young eunuch.

At this time, the lanterns in Longshou Palace have been relit, and the entire courtyard has become brightly lit.

Qin Shun, who was on duty today, was also waiting for Jia Rui at the gate of the palace.

As soon as he saw Jia Rui coming, he immediately ran towards him and said, "Master Jia, the Emperor is up and waiting for you in the side hall."

Jia Rui nodded, and then followed Qian Shun to the side hall of Longshou Palace.

Although it is night, the place is still as bright as day.

Under the light, Jia Rui followed Qin Shun into the main hall, and then went around to a nearby room.

When I entered, I saw the Supreme Emperor, wearing pajamas and a cloak, rubbing his eyes tiredly.

Jia Rui kowtowed quickly when he came in. The Supreme Emperor waved his hands tiredly, "Get up."

Only then did Jia Rui dare to stand up, and then stood aside respectfully.

"You came back in such a hurry and came to the palace so late to see me. Did something happen in Tianjin?"

Jia Rui hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Something did happen to me in Tianjin, but this is just a suspicion in my mind and there is no evidence."

"Tell me, what did you see?"

Jia Rui gritted his teeth and then said: "The Tianjin Navy is in good order, the construction of warships exceeded my expectations, and the training of the sailors is also very strict."

The Supreme Emperor nodded happily after hearing this. It seemed that he had done the right thing by arranging for Prince Nan'an to go to Tianjin.

Jia Rui raised his head and glanced at the Supreme Emperor, then lowered his head and said: "Sincerely, the Prince of Nan'an County has lost twenty or thirty pounds in more than a year. When I saw him, he was almost as thin as a stick. .”

"And Prince Nan'an lives in a small room in the navy, which is both a design office and a conference room. It can be said that he devotes himself wholeheartedly to the navy."

The Emperor was even more happy when he heard this, "Okay, very good, Prince Nan'an has indeed lived up to my trust."

Then the Supreme Emperor walked down from the throne and walked around on the ground a few times, which showed that he was very excited.

When Jia Rui saw that the Emperor didn't understand what he meant, he finally nodded to the Emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Prince of Nan'an County was very lazy when he was in Beijing. I didn't expect that he would be so loyal to the king in Tianjin."

The Supreme Emperor, who was spinning around on the ground excitedly, was stunned for a moment when he heard Jia Rui's words.

His eyes began to narrow, and there was a dangerous light in them.

The Emperor returned to his seat, sat there and knocked on the table, thinking for a moment, and then asked Jia Rui: "What did you find in Tianjin?"

Jia Rui lowered his head and said: "The Tianjin Navy has strict discipline, and the generals and generals obey the Nan'an County Prince."

After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor's eyes flashed with anger.

"I know this matter. You handled it very well and you didn't let me down. Now go back and rest."

Jia Rui breathed a sigh of relief, his goal had been achieved, so Dongsheng withdrew from Longshou Palace and went home to rest.

After Jia Rui left, the Supreme Emperor slammed the table angrily, "What does Zhao Jin do for food?"

Qin Shun, who was waiting next to him, had a smile on his face.

"Go and call this slave over to me."

Following the Emperor's words, Zhao Jin appeared in front of the Emperor within half an hour.

The Supreme Emperor looked at Zhao Jin and asked coldly: "How did the people on the other side of Tianjin respond?"

Zhao Jin shuddered in his heart after hearing what the Supreme Emperor said, but after carefully thinking about the information sent from below, he didn't seem to find anything wrong with Tianjin.

Although he didn't understand the old reason, Zhao Jin still answered seriously: "Back to the Supreme Emperor, according to the reports from the young men, the Prince of Nan'an County embezzled a lot of money, singing and dancing every day, and did not focus on building the navy at all. That’s why the Navy’s progress is so slow.”

When the Supreme Emperor heard this, he was so angry that he threw the teacup on Zhao Jin's face.

"You bastard, did you accept money from Prince Nan'an, or else how dare you fool me like this?"

Zhao Jin was shocked. He was much smarter than the original Dai Quan and knew what money should be collected and what money should not be collected.

In particular, Zhao Jin knew that Prince Nan'an would be unlucky in the future, so he did not dare to ask for a cent of the money sent by Prince Nan'an.

"Your Majesty, this servant is unjust. If I accept money from Prince Nan'an, I will be struck by thunder and die." Zhao Jin knelt down and did not dare to wipe the blood on his face, so he began to swear.

The Supreme Emperor stared at Zhao Jin closely and relaxed his tone when he saw that he didn't seem to be lying.

"Your Lord Jia went to Tianjin. He came back and told me that the Prince of Nan'an County was loyal to the king and kept the navy in good order. The generals above and below looked up to the Prince of Nan'an County."

Zhao Jin, who was kneeling below, began to sweat on his face when he heard the words of the Supreme Emperor.

(End of this chapter)