Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 369 Mr. Wang’s stupidity

"Ugh!"

The Emperor sighed, and then said helplessly: "During this period, the south has been attacked by pirates several times, and the people are complaining endlessly."

Jia Rui blinked.

It is true that pirate activities were rampant during this period, but based on the lessons learned from the last time, the coastal officials were also prepared this time to close the city gates whenever pirates were encountered.

The pirates faced a tall city wall and had no siege equipment, so they could only entertain ordinary people outside the city.

However, even if the pirates searched desperately, the harvest was not very big. One was that the common people had no money, and the other was that the government had issued an order that there would be a reward of ten taels of silver for every pirate killed.

This is already a sky-high price for ordinary people, so many private escorts and those with some fists have begun to move to the southern coast.

Although these people are not organized, they are still very strong in terms of personal force, so they launch sneak attacks on the pirates every now and then, so the pirates' operations are not as smooth as before.

Because of this, the pirates no longer attacked in scattered attacks, but concentrated their efforts to attack one place, which made the people start to panic more and more.

"The Supreme Emperor, I think the Ministry of War's offer is still acceptable. How about letting Prince Nan'an command the navy to go south?" Jia Rui followed the Supreme Emperor's words.

The Supreme Emperor sighed and nodded, "If this happens, the navy I have just established will suffer."

When saying this, the Supreme Emperor shed a few drops of crocodile tears.

Jia Rui also hurriedly tried to persuade him, and the Supreme Emperor put away his tears and said, "Jia Rui! You have to go to Tianjin this time. One is to ask the navy to go south immediately to relieve the suffering of the people, and the other is Let Prince Nan'an not have any psychological burden."

"Wei Chen understands."

Then, the Supreme Emperor immediately drafted an edict and asked Jia Rui to take the imperial edict away, requiring him to leave Beijing tomorrow morning.

After Jia Rui left the palace with the imperial edict, he was also scratching his head.

What did Prince Nan'an do during this time? It actually made the Supreme Emperor suddenly take action to attack him.

In fact, the Prince of Nan'an County did not do anything out of the ordinary during this period. Instead, he was working hard to train the navy to build warships as before, and on the other hand, he pretended to be drunk, lustful and embezzled money.

It was precisely because of his appearance that the Supreme Emperor thought that this guy was dishonest and had something hidden in his heart. He wanted to control the Navy in his own hands.

You must know that the four kings with different surnames were all suppressing one side and had countless elite men. It took nearly a hundred years for this dynasty to weaken their military power.

Now, except for King Beijing who still has some military power, the other three kings can only enjoy their glory in the palace.

But suddenly the Prince of Nan'an County also took control of an army. Didn't this make the imperial court's efforts of nearly a hundred years in vain?

What's even more terrible is that you, Prince Nan'an, are actually dishonest and want to keep a low profile and deceive me, the Supreme Emperor. You really think that I am a fool and can't see clearly what I am thinking.

Because of this, the Supreme Emperor could no longer keep the Prince of Nan'an.

Although Jia Rui didn't understand what the Emperor meant, he was also very hostile to Prince Nan'an.

If you want to build a new army, naturally there will be forces from all sides involved, and everyone must have some interests in it.

In this way, the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor will not be afraid of you, but what are you, Prince Nan'an, doing? How is it possible that the water master controlled by the Navy cannot be splashed through and he wants to be able to eat alone?

Therefore, Jia Rui made arrangements at home that night, and the next day he hurried out of the capital with hundreds of soldiers and a dozen boys and went straight to Tianjin.

This time, in order to finish off King Nan'an as soon as possible, Jia Rui traveled day and night and appeared at the navy station at dawn the next day.

The arrival of Jia Rui made Prince Nan'an a little stunned.

Why is this man here at this time?

This time, King Nan'an happened to be in the camp, so he immediately came with dozens of generals to greet Jia Rui.

The two parties exchanged a few polite words at the gate of the camp, and then entered the small room of Prince Nan'an together.

Looking at this small house, Jia Rui turned his mouth aside, thinking that Prince Nan'an was still trying to win people's hearts like this.

To this day, Jia Rui still doesn't understand what the Prince of Nan'an is thinking in his mind.

You must know that this is the prosperous age of the dynasty, when the royal power is at its peak.

What do you, Prince Nan'an, want to do with this? Want to rebel?

Although he was disdainful in his heart, Jia Rui was very sweet in his words and kept complimenting Prince Nan'an.

Everyone joked and joked for a while, and Prince Nan'an finally brought the topic to the right track.

"Master Jia, what is the mission of the navy this time?"

Jia Rui then said: "Old Prince, you don't know that pirates in the south are becoming more and more rampant now, and they can even gather thousands of people to attack states and counties. The people in the south are miserable, so the Supreme Emperor asked his subordinates to come , please ask the old prince to immediately lead the navy south to pacify the pirates."

After hearing this, the Prince of Nan'an County looked a little embarrassed, "Master Jia, it's not that I don't want to go on an expedition, but the navy has not been fully constructed yet. Although there are dozens of large ships, the number of auxiliary small ships is very few. Once we go south, I'm afraid Can’t catch a pirate by the tail.”

Jia Rui smiled and then said: "Old Prince, if you have time to enjoy fine wine and beautiful women, don't you want to contribute to the court?"

After hearing Jia Rui's words, Prince Nan'an's expression immediately changed. He has always been loose on the outside and tight on the inside, training on the inside, strict on the outside but doing nothing, in fact, he is paralyzing the emperor.

But, having said that, this was not his idea, but a direct order from another big shot, and he had no way to refuse.

Otherwise, no matter how stupid he is, he will not be able to implement this plan after Jia Rui checked the navy.

The main thing is that next to him is the person sent by the big shot to monitor him. That person is a half-ass, but he is very confident.

At this time, the Prince of Nan'an County naturally could not reveal the big shot behind him, so he could only smile pretending to be embarrassed.

"Master Jia, I am afraid of being restrained in the capital. I came here just to relax."

Jia Rui smiled softly, then took out the Emperor's imperial edict from his back and pushed it directly in front of Prince Nan'an.

"Old Prince, I don't want to read the Emperor's edict anymore. You can read it yourself!"

Prince Nan'an took the imperial edict from the table, then stood up and knelt on the ground, and then he dared to slowly open the edict.

After he saw clearly the contents of the imperial edict, his face looked a little ugly.

Prince Nan'an rewrapped the imperial edict and handed it to a young general beside him before he dared to stand up.

"Master Jia, you must know that before the troops and horses are moved, food and grass go first. Although the navy has some stored food, but if it wants to go south to defeat the enemy, this food and grass will not be enough."

Jia Rui smiled and then said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The Supreme Emperor has already sent an imperial edict to Jinling, and enough food and silver rewards have been prepared there for Your Majesty."

The King of Nan'an County looked at Jia Rui's smile and felt so disgusted. No wonder the big shot hated Jia Rui very much. Now the King of Nan'an County also wanted to slap Jia Rui a few times.

But the person behind this guy is the Supreme Emperor. Even if they have this intention, they don't have the courage.

Finally, Prince Nan'an gritted his teeth and said with a forced smile: "In this case, I will follow the order and go south."

"That's right, those pirates are just a mob. They will be turned into ashes as soon as the prince's army arrives. By then, the prince will have made great contributions to the court, and the emperor will not hesitate to reward them."

Prince Nan'an put on a forced smile and asked Jia Rui.

And Jia Rui was not prepared to stay here any longer, so he turned around and left.

The Prince of Nan'an County personally sent Jia Rui out of the gate of the camp. It wasn't until Jia Rui's figure disappeared that he turned around and returned to his small room.

When he came in, he saw a middle-aged man in his thirties, sitting on a chair waiting for him.

"Master Wang, why are you here?"

The Lord Wang looked at the Prince of Nan'an County, and then said: "Things in the south are indeed very urgent. According to the news from the Emperor's side, several states and counties have been conquered, and the people have suffered heavy casualties."

Prince Nan'an sat down opposite this man, "Didn't you realize that our plan has been seen through by the Supreme Emperor? The Supreme Emperor wants to use the pirates in the south to weaken our strength!"

When talking about this, the Prince of Nan'an County was a little resentful. This guy was out of tune and wanted to make some deceitful plan to make him go looking for flowers and flowers every few days.

As a result, it aroused the suspicion of the Supreme Emperor.

But the middle-aged man opposite naturally didn't think that his scheme had been discovered by others. Instead, he thought that he had concealed it very well.

"This has nothing to do with my plan. It's because the south really couldn't wait any longer, so the Supreme Emperor ordered the navy to go south."

Mr. Wang said this harshly, and then stared at Prince Nan'an and said, "There is news from the Emperor's side. As long as you serve the Emperor faithfully, the Emperor will restore the glory of your ancestors in the future."

After hearing this, Prince Nan'an's eyes began to shine.

Even though he still carries the title of Nan'an County Prince, in fact, after his generation, when the next generation inherits the title, he is no longer a prince.

And the reason why he worked so hard was because the emperor promised that as long as he served the emperor loyally, one day in the future, his family's title would be extended for three more generations.

This is a big deal. If it goes well, you will be rich and wealthy for more than a hundred years.

Because of this, Prince Nan'an had the courage to fool the Emperor.

After hearing this, Prince Nan'an closed his eyes and thought for a long time, then gritted his teeth and stamped his feet.

"Okay, I will lead the troops south tomorrow. I want to see how capable these pirates are."

The smile on Master Wang's face became even brighter. He stood up and walked to Prince Nan'an. Well, he bowed respectfully, and then said in a low voice: "Then I wish you success."

(End of this chapter)