Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 459 Cleaning up the mess

As soon as Jia Rui entered the hall, Shen Wence and Jia Yucun walked over in small steps, and then knelt down in front of Jia Rui. They were so excited that they were speechless and almost cried.

Jia Rui saw his two confidants nodding with satisfaction. They did not let him down.

"Get up, aren't you embarrassed in public?"

After listening to Jia Rui's words, Zheng Wence and Jia Yucun stood up with some embarrassment, and then stood on both sides of Jia Rui with their hands down.

Next, Jia Rui looked at the civil and military ministers in the main hall. Everyone who was caught by Jia Rui could not help but shudder.

Because Jia Rui's eyes were so sharp today, it was as if he was settling into the person's heart when he saw him.

At this time, the emperor sitting on the throne also understood what was going on.

It should be that Jia Rui was not poisoned at all. He acted like that just to test himself and Mancha Wu Wenwu, but he was stupid enough to believe Jia Rui.

Jia Rui slowly walked to the center of the hall and looked at Kou Gang who was standing there in fear, "You were making a lot of noise just now. I heard your voice outside the hall."

With just such a plain sentence, Kou Gang was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground.

Then Jia Rui glanced at the dozen or so officials following Kou Gang, and now he was not in the mood to talk to them.

"Kou Gang and others had ulterior motives. They falsely accused the ministers and deceived the emperor. If they were not killed, the people would be outraged. They were pushed out and executed on the spot."

Following Jia Rui's words, dozens of soldiers immediately rushed forward and captured Kou Gang and the officials who had just attached to him. Then it has to be dragged out.

Kou Gang had calmed down now, and realized that he no longer dared to say anything to offend Jia Rui. He was begging for mercy, hoping that Jia Rui would let his family go for the sake of his many years of hard work.

To this point, Jia Rui did not refuse. Kou Gang was a neutral before. He should have wanted to opportunize this time, but he failed. It was not a big crime, and it was nothing to spare his family.

Jia Yucun, who was standing behind Jia Rui, suddenly took a step forward and whispered a few words in Jia Rui's ear.

Jia Rui's eyes lit up after hearing this, and then he nodded.

"Kou Gang is temporarily imprisoned in imperial prison, and the others will be executed as ordered."

Jia Yucun hated Kou Gang and others, so he wanted to make Kou Gang suffer more torture, and at the same time, he used Kou Gang to kill all those who opposed Jia Rui in the court.

In this way, people from their faction will be in charge of the entire court from now on.

Following Jia Rui's order, Kou Gang was escorted out alone, and the others were beheaded on the spot.

Following screams, more than a dozen soldiers entered the hall carrying heads in their hands.

Jia Rui glanced at it, then waved gently, and the soldiers retreated with the heads in hand.

Then Jia Rui once again glanced at the people in the hall, especially Zhou Heng who was showing off his power just now.

This guy is like a quail now, hiding in the crowd and not daring to stand out.

With a smile on his face, Jia Rui walked to the crowd, then waved, and the two people in front of him quickly stepped aside and let Zhou Hengliang out.

At this time, Zhou Heng's face was as white as snow and his body was trembling involuntarily. However, he still maintained his last stubbornness and looked at Jia Rui without flinching.

"Lord Zhou did a good job, he was able to snatch the emperor out of Qianqing Palace."

Zhou Heng knew that he couldn't escape this time, so he just said it.

"Jia Rui, you, a rebellious minister and traitor, imprisoned the emperor and controlled the affairs of state for your own selfish interests. All the ambitious people in the world will find and punish you."

Jia Rui had already heard these words and his ears were ringing, so he didn't care at all.

"Haha, just because of this, you, this loyal minister, stood up?"

Zhou Heng stared at Jia Rui, clenched his fist, and suddenly punched Jia Rui in the face.

Although Jia Rui didn't realize that this guy dared to attack him in the main hall, Jia Rui possessed magical skills, and Zhou Heng's speed was like a tortoise crawling in front of Jia Rui's eyes.

So Jia Rui gently ducked to the side and let Zhou Heng pass.

Ma Tao, the commander of the imperial army who was following Jia Rui, was shocked at first when he saw Zhou Heng dared to attack Jia Rui in the main hall, and then he was filled with anger.

He waved his hand, and several soldiers behind him rushed up, grabbed Zhou Heng, and forced him to kneel in front of Jia Rui.

Jia Rui looked at Zhou Heng kneeling in front of him with satisfaction, and then said to him: "I heard that you have sent your family back to the countryside. Is this the case?"

Hearing these words, Zhou Heng shuddered.

My life has been sealed, but I must not harm my family, otherwise hundreds of people in my family will be dead.

"A good man does what a good man should do. This matter was done by me alone. If you are a person, don't bring harm to your family."

Jia Rui looked at him and sighed, then said to Qin Shun beside him: "I'll give you a chance to make up for your mistakes. I want to see Zhou Heng's family within three days. If it doesn't work, don't come." See me."

After hearing what Jia Rui said, Qin Shun nodded excitedly.

"Don't worry, Lord Guo. It won't take three days. I can catch all these people in two days."

Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction, and then looked at Zhou Heng who was being escorted and kneeling there.

"Don't worry, I will find your family soon and reunite your family." At this time, Zhou Heng had collapsed weakly to the ground. If it weren't for a few soldiers dragging him, he would have been a ball of mud. .

Next, Jia Rui didn't look at Zhou Heng, but scanned the crowd, and finally looked at General Secretary Li Chun.

Without even using Jia Rui to speak, Li Chun collapsed to the ground, but he still wanted to save himself. He crawled on the ground for a few steps and arrived not far from Jia Rui, banging his head.

Jia Rui looked at Li Chun who was so excited that he couldn't even speak, and gently shook his head.

"Take it, and his family will also be imprisoned to wait for my fate."

Following Jia Rui's words, Li Chun was also tied up and dragged out with Zhou Heng.

At this time, Jia Rui looked at the emperor from his heart.

"Your Majesty, are you disappointed when you see me?"

There was also a hint of fear in the emperor's eyes. He saw cruelty and massacre on Jia Rui's face.

When Jia Rui saw that the emperor was silent, he said nothing more and slowly walked up the imperial steps.

He glanced at the emperor, and then said softly: "The emperor has been tired these days. Please pass on my order to send the emperor back to Qianqing Palace."

As soon as Jia Rui finished speaking, a dozen strong eunuchs rushed out from behind Jia Rui, swarmed up and restrained the emperor, and then dragged him out of the Qianqing Gate Hall without any explanation.

As for the eunuchs who followed the emperor and thought they had made meritorious deeds, Jia Rui didn't even look at them. Lao Li behind them had already taken action. After these people were dragged out, they were killed one by one outside the Qianqing Gate Hall.

Then Jia Rui turned his eyes to the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, "What happened today is not an accident. Some people want to get rid of me so that they can control the government and the emperor. What do you people who are still standing here have in your hearts?" Maybe others don’t know the idea, but I know it clearly, so I advise you to get rid of this idea as soon as possible, otherwise, if I catch you, don’t blame me for being ruthless.”

When the ministers below heard Jia Rui's words, their calves all trembled.

Everyone knows that things are not going to be good today. Even though Jia Rui is relatively gentle in the court, there may be a bloody storm in the coming days, and there is no telling how many people will be implicated.

After that, this anticlimactic coup ended.

And Jia Rui also returned to the Yangxin Hall surrounded by everyone.

After entering the main hall, Jia Rui sat on the throne as before, and then said to Zhang Tao, the admiral of the Nine Sects who was standing respectfully below:

"There must be members of the royal family involved in this matter, otherwise how could they control so many eunuchs so smoothly, and have even penetrated into my Yangxin Palace."

Jia Rui gritted his teeth when he said this, wishing he could drag out the royal family member who was involved in these things behind the scenes to live and die.

"Commander, I don't think Zhou Heng is a tough guy. As long as he is given some benefits, he will definitely reveal his accomplices." Ma Tao said carefully.

Jia Rui didn't even look at him, but said angrily: "What other confessions are there? I will tell you now that all members of the royal family in the capital should be involved in this matter. Go and get them and let me deal with it."

Jia Rui was really angry. He almost met the King of Hell this time. If he didn't need ten or twenty thousand lives to extinguish his anger, he would never be able to understand his thoughts in this life.

Ma Tao was frightened after hearing Jia Rui's words, and then immediately changed his words and said: "The general said the wrong thing. Just like the commander said, a large number of royal family members must be involved in this matter. So I went back and took these people and tortured them severely.”

After hearing these words, Jia Rui calmed down a little, but then he warned: "You have to move quickly, don't let these people escape, or leave any consequences."

"The general will send orders as soon as he returns, so as not to miss the commander-in-chief's business."

Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction.

Ma Tao, who had been silent until now, wanted to ask:

"Commander, are the young princes in the palace also dealt with?"

Jia Rui waved his hand, and then said: "I am not a murderous person. These children are only a few years old. Let's keep them."

Jia Rui said this not because he was soft-hearted, but because he had not yet decided how to deal with Huang Di.

There is a way to keep these princes. If you really make up your mind to deal with the emperor, someone must come out to replace him.

At this time, Jia Yuanchun had not given birth yet, and it was not known whether she was pregnant with a boy or a girl.

There must be some young princes left to serve as candidates in the future.

After hearing Jia Rui's words, Ma Tao's eyes flashed and he understood what Jia Rui meant.

He stepped aside with a smile on his face.

Jia Rui rubbed his forehead and said unhappily: "The emperor has gone too far this time. According to my order, the emperor must not step outside Qianqing Palace."

Jia Rui has completely imprisoned the emperor.

Although the emperor was originally said to be imprisoned, the emperor's scope of activities was still larger. He could freely enter and leave Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace.

But now it is completely restricted to Qianqing Palace, it can even be said to be restricted to a few rooms.

"I see that the emperor has gained a lot of weight during this period. It will not be good for the emperor's health if he continues like this." Jia Rui said thoughtfully.

Lao Li, who had been silent for a moment, lowered his head and said, "This is my fault. I will inform the imperial kitchen to ask the emperor to eat more light food during this time."

Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction.

(End of this chapter)