Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 400 Shocking Change

The next morning, Jia Rui did not rest, but directly changed into his official uniform and went to the cabinet.

The journey into the palace went smoothly, but when Jia Rui entered the cabinet, he found that his desk was missing.

Jia Rui narrowed his eyes and looked at Xu Biao who was sitting there approving the memorial and asked: "Did the Emperor and His Majesty decree that anyone should be dismissed from the cabinet?"

Xu Biao looked at Jia Rui awkwardly, and then said, "Master Chen Guozi moved the table away some time ago, saying that it would be more spacious."

Xu Biao is not feeling well now. Everyone knows that he relies on Prince Yi Zhong. Now Prince Yi Zhong has been sent to Ryukyu. Although he, a cabinet minister, has not been kicked off yet, once the Emperor is gone, he That's it.

Therefore, Xu Biao kept a very low profile during this period, waiting for this incident to pass to see if he could find a connection and become a frontier official in another province.

Jia Rui nodded, then walked to the first table and asked, "Is this Chen Guozi's table?"

"Yes."

Jia Rui nodded, then sat on it with peace of mind, and asked the little eunuch to bring him a cup of tea and drank it there.

After a while, Chen Guozi, He Chaodong, and Li Chengyang walked in, talking and laughing.

When they came in and saw Jia Rui sitting at the top, they looked at each other. Finally, Li Chengyang came up and said with a smile:

"Master Jia, why don't you stay at home for a few days?"

"Haha, I was born to work hard."

"Master Jia, the situation is like this. Aren't you away during this time? We will temporarily move your desk out so that our cabinet will look more spacious. Please wait a moment and I will ask him to move it back for you. "He Chaodong also quickly came over to supplement.

"It's not necessary. I think this location is good, so I'll sit here and work."

Several people looked at each other with a bit of unhappiness in their eyes, but no one provoked Jia Rui. After all, they knew that his good days would not last long, so there was no need to confront him here. Just let him be arrogant for a few days.

So, Chen Guozi was very considerate and asked the eunuch to move a seat next to him, and he sat next to He Chaodong.

In this way, Jia Rui returned to the cabinet, but this time back to the cabinet, Jia Rui had almost no rights.

But Jia Rui doesn't care about this. He is just like a monk hitting the clock, waiting for the final showdown.

Time passed quickly, and another half month passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Jia Rui had just finished dressing up and was getting ready to rest. Suddenly, his maid came to Hua Lan and started knocking on Jia Rui's window.

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, and a burst of nervousness and excitement arose in his heart.

But on the surface, Jia Rui was still very calm. He patted Xue Baoqin beside him and said, "Let someone open the door."

Xue Baoqin was very reluctant, but she didn't dare to disrespect Jia Rui's words, so she could only ask her maid to open the door.

When Hualan entered the door, he didn't even have time to say hello to Xue Baoqin and others. He hurried to Jia Rui's side, lowered his head and said in his ear: "The people below are here to report that the Emperor is already here."

After hearing this, Jia Rui was surprised at first, and then tears flowed down involuntarily.

"Did the Supreme Emperor leave peacefully?"

"I don't know. I just know that after the emperor entered for a while, news about the Supreme Emperor Huang Bintian suddenly came out?"

At this moment, Brother Ying's voice came from outside, "Uncle, the Emperor has sent someone to convey the order."

After hearing this, Jia Rui glanced at Hua Lan, and then a sarcastic smile appeared on his lips.

"Our emperor wants me to go to the Hongmen Banquet!"

"Uncle, what should we do?"

Jia Rui smiled slightly, and then said: "Let's just keep playing with the emperor. I want to see what tricks he is going to play!"

Jia Rui didn't care at all about the emperor's Hongmen Banquet.

Because now the palace guards are all Jia Rui's people, and the infantry commander's office also listens to Jia Rui's orders, what tricks can the emperor do?

"Master, don't take it lightly. It's better to wear soft armor on the inside and court clothes on the outside." Hua Lan said worriedly.

"Okay, go get my soft hedgehog armor." Jia Rui bought this armor from the system, but it has not been used since it was bought.

Today it's finally time for it to appear.

After that, Jia Rui changed into his inner armor at Xue Baoqin's place, and then put on his court uniform.

After leaving the inner courtyard, we came to the courtyard where the soldiers were.

"Send someone to the infantry commander's yamen to see what the emperor does there."

"Go to the Royal Palace Guards and tell them not to act rashly without my order."

"I am ordering the capital camp to guard the gates carefully. Without my military order, no one is allowed to step out of the military camp."

"Instruct Song Jian's cavalry to move closer to the capital."

After giving these instructions, Jia Rui sat on the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

After about half an hour, a soldier fell from the courtyard wall and knelt down in front of Jia Rui. "Commander, the emperor used the Supreme Emperor's military order to mobilize the infantry to command the Yamen. Three thousand people have entered the palace. The people who command this part of the army have already entered the palace." It’s General Wang.”

"Where are the remaining people?" "General Zhang Tao said that all the remaining people have been assembled and will enter the palace immediately as long as the Lord gives orders."

Jia Rui was very satisfied, Zhang Tao did not let him down.

Soon, the news came back from several other directions, and the news was in accordance with Jia Rui's order to stay put.

In this way, even if the emperor realizes that the situation is critical and wants to mobilize the soldiers and horses in the Beijing camp, I am afraid that he will not be able to move one soldier at a time. At that time, Jia Rui will want to take a look at the emperor's face.

"Okay, it's time for us to meet the imperial envoy."

As he spoke, Jia Rui stood up and came to the main hall of Dingxihou Mansion under the protection of Wangcai and others.

When I walked in, I saw that it was still an old acquaintance, Zhao Jin, the eunuch of Longshou Palace.

"Master Jia, the Supreme Emperor's health is not good. I asked my servant to come and ask you to see him for the last time."

Jia Rui asked anxiously: "When I saw the Emperor yesterday, he was in good spirits. Why did he suddenly become critically ill?"

"What can you say? This is an unexpected situation. What can we do? You'd better follow me to see the Supreme Emperor for the last time."

"Okay, let's leave now."

After saying this, the two people hurriedly left the Dingxihou Mansion and went straight to the palace.

Arriving outside the palace, Jia Rui's soldiers were immediately blocked. Only Jia Rui followed Zhao Jin to the Dragon Head Palace.

Entering Longshou Palace, I found that the place was brightly lit, with a post every three steps and a sentry every five steps, and it was heavily guarded.

Jia Rui glanced and found that the leader winked at him, and Jia Rui also gave him a knowing look.

Then, Jia Rui entered the side hall of Longshou Palace under the leadership of Zhao Jin.

After coming in, Jia Rui glanced around and didn't find the Emperor, so he pretended to be surprised and asked: "Where is the Emperor?"

Before Zhao Jin could answer, a loud voice came from behind the palace: "The Emperor doesn't want to see you, so I have something to ask you."

Jia Rui looked back and saw the emperor entering the hall, escorted by dozens of armored guards.

It turns out that the emperor had already set up an ambush and wanted to take out Jia Rui in one fell swoop today.

As long as there is no Jia Rui, he can be a stable emperor.

As for slowly weakening Jia Rui's power and Jia Ruixu and Wei Snake, the emperor believed that he had already mastered the absolute advantage and there was no need to continue playing with Jia Rui.

Jia Rui looked at Zhao Jin and then said, "How is the Supreme Emperor doing?"

Zhao Jin did not speak, but stepped back a little, "Master Jia, don't blame me, I can't help myself."

Jia Rui turned to look at the emperor, and then asked: "Your Majesty, it seems that the Supreme Emperor has passed away, so I don't know what your Majesty will do with his ministers."

"Jia Rui, you are a greedy villain. You wantonly buy official positions and suppress loyal ministers of the court. The whole court cannot tolerate you. You have become angry and resentful. For the sake of the Supreme Emperor, I will leave you a complete corpse. You can finish it yourself." ." The emperor didn't want to talk nonsense with Jia Rui anymore.

Jia Rui looked at the emperor, then at the armored guards beside him, shook his head slightly and said, "Don't your majesty know that blood is splattered every five steps?"

The emperor's face was very calm: "I know you are brave and good at fighting, but look at these people around me. They are all carefully selected by me for today."

Jia Rui sighed, "It seems there is no way to have a good discussion?"

The emperor had already heard something was wrong from Jia Rui's tone. He was afraid that Jia Rui would be defeated, so he hurriedly took a few steps back. The armored warriors had already drawn their swords and guns and pointed them at Jia Rui.

"Let's do it." The emperor called from behind.

The armored warriors immediately swarmed up and headed straight for Jia Rui.

But Jia Rui didn't fight these people. He rushed to the side, kicked open the window, and flew out.

When the emperor saw Jia Rui fleeing outside, he immediately ordered, "Kill Jia Rui. He will be promoted to the third level and rewarded with a thousand taels of silver."

The inner guard soldiers outside were already ready to move, but a voice sounded, "No one is allowed to act rashly without my order."

The emperor was surprised for a moment, and then he saw that it was none other than Ma Tao.

He was originally one of the four princes and eight princes. He was the grandson of Ma Kui, the ruler of the country, and the concubine of Ma Shang, the hereditary third-rank Weiyuan general.

Later, he was assigned to the position of Long Jinwei and was subdued by Jia Rui. After that, he was promoted step by step and now controls the entire palace guard.

The emperor also spent a lot of effort to get Ma Tao to submit to him. Not only did he bribe his father, but Ma Tao himself also received huge benefits.

It was precisely because the emperor believed that he had complete control over the internal guards that he dared to let Jia Rui enter the palace to see him, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to capture Jia Rui.

"Ma Tao, what are you going to do? Do you dare to resist the order?" the emperor asked with some disbelief.

You know, I promised Ma Tao's family to restore them to their ancestral glory. This should not be refused by others, let alone a young boy.

Ma Taoli ignored the emperor, walked a few steps to Jia Rui's side, knelt on the ground and said, "The last general, Ma Tao, comes to the commander-in-chief."

(End of this chapter)