Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 533 Let it go gently
The next day or two were relatively peaceful, and Jia Rui still worked diligently in the Yangxin Hall every day.

And the ministers below have already begun to have an undercurrent.

These people contacted each other, and then each wrote a memorial, preparing to make another speech in the morning of the next day, requesting Jia Rui to be crowned king.

And all this seems to have nothing to do with Jia Zheng of Rongguo Mansion.

Ever since he was demoted to the Wenhua Palace as a bachelor, Jia Zheng was no longer as busy as before in the Ministry of Rites. He was bored at home every day and could only talk to a few husbands there to chat.

Before he came to power, Jia Zheng lived like this, and he was very comfortable. But after tasting the taste of power, Jia Zheng felt that it was a kind of torture to live like this again.

Every day, no officials came to him to ask for instructions on his work, and no officials from other provinces came to him to send him gifts of ice and carbon to try to build relationships. Days like this made him feel that his life was gloomy.

Today he was talking to several husbands about a famous painting he bought from other places, and they were discussing whether the painting was authentic or not.

At this time, a little maid came from outside, came in and bowed to Jia Zheng first, and then said:

"Old lady, please come over."

After hearing this, Jia Zheng did not dare to neglect, and followed the little maid to the Rongqing Hall at the back, leaving several husbands behind.

Entering Rongqing Hall, he first bowed to Jia Mu, and then asked respectfully: "What's the matter with the old lady who sent me here?"

Mother Jia frowned and looked at her son below, and then asked: "I heard that there is a lot of commotion inside and outside now, and some memorials are being filed. Do you know about this?"

Jia Zheng naturally knew that the person below was the one who presented the memorial to Jia Rui and asked him to be crowned king. However, he did not participate in this matter this time, and he was holding his breath and did not want to praise Jia Rui's bad feet.

"Back to the old lady, it's all the people below who are fooling around. They are fawning over Jia Rui, and they are all writing a memorial to ask Jia Rui to be crowned king." When he said this, Jia Zheng's face became a little sad.

Jia Mu looked at him, and then asked seriously: "Since the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty are submitting memorials, have you finished writing your memorial?"

"Go back to the old lady, I won't be involved in this matter. I, a bachelor of Wenhua Palace with no power or position, don't need to curry favor with anyone."

Jia's mother heard the resentment in Jia Zheng's mouth. She glared at her unfulfilled son, and then said:

"Don't you think about it, when is this? Rui Ge'er's side is about to soar into the sky. You are still acting like this at this time. Do you really not care about the lives of our family?" Yet?"

Jia Zheng lowered his head and listened to his mother's instructions, feeling a little vigilant in his heart. During this period of time, he had been suppressed by resentment and had become a little irrational. Only now did he repent after listening to his mother's words, and he broke out in cold sweats behind his back.

"What mother said is that my son is superficial, so I will go back and write a memorial."

Jia Mu sighed, and then said: "You, you still haven't developed your skills in human relations. Do you know that Brother Zhen from Ningguo Mansion next door also wrote a memorial and sent it to the cabinet."

Jia Zheng was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Jia Zhen, a playboy, was better than him in terms of human relations and sophistication.

"Don't talk about Brother Zhen, even your eldest brother is preparing to write a memorial and is currently discussing it with some of his friends!" Jia Mu said lightly.

Jia Zheng was really vigilant this time. All the famous figures in the Jia family began to write memorials. He was the only one who didn't take it seriously. If Jia Rui really knew about this, wouldn't he become a different person? ? Will it be better then?
When Jia Zheng saw Jia Zheng, Jia Mu was so frightened that she stopped provoking him. "Hurry back and write a memorial, and then send it to the cabinet this afternoon. When you go to court tomorrow morning, you will go with the flow. We must not let Brother Rui." I feel dissatisfied." Jia Zheng hurriedly told his mother, then exited the Rongqing Hall, went to the outer study in front to send a few husbands, and then began to write the memorial in the study.

This memorial requesting Jia Rui to be crowned king is written very sincerely, and can almost be regarded as groveling.

It can be seen from this that Jia Zheng's official position during this period was not in vain.

Originally, it was impossible for Jia Zheng's memorial to be sent to the Yangxin Hall immediately, but this time Jia Zheng used money, so his memorial passed many officials and was sent to the Yangxin Hall in advance, becoming the first to do so. One of those who asked Jia Rui to be crowned king.

Of course, this was because the eunuchs saw that Jia Zheng was from the Jia family after all, and spent so much money, so they achieved this honor through a two-pronged approach.

At this time, Jia Rui was sitting happily in the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart, reading the memorials.

Most of today's memorials were petitions for Jia Rui to be crowned king. Jia Rui picked up one book, put it down after reading it, and then picked up another one. He was in high spirits and did not feel tired even after reading it for almost an entire afternoon.

Soon Jia Rui turned to Jia Zheng's memorial. When he opened it, he saw that the signature on the front was Jia Zheng. There was a smile on Jia Rui's mouth.

It seems that Jia Zheng has learned to be diplomatic and is not as ignorant as before.

Originally, when the old lady begged Wang Xifeng yesterday, Jia Rui was still thinking of finding a reason to give Jia Zheng some rights. Didn't the reason come today?

Jia Rui put down Jia Zheng's memorial, and then said to Lao Li who was waiting on the side: "You said it's not a big deal that Jia Zheng has been a bachelor in Wenhua Palace. Find something for him to do."

"Master, what do you mean?" Lao Li asked flatteringly.

"Let him take charge of the General Affairs Department as a bachelor of Wenhua Palace."

After hearing this, Lao Li quickly sent someone to convey the order.

What kind of official is the General Secretary?
Its main responsibility is to collect the provincial question books and send them to the cabinet after proofreading. If it is found that the question book does not comply with the regulations, it will be reported to the cabinet for assistance; if the question book is overdue, it must be forwarded to the relevant departments for resolution. All memorials from the yamen in Beijing, regardless of whether they are public or private, must be sent to the general affairs envoy for submission.

To put it bluntly, it is a department that connects the upper and lower levels. When provincial officials in Beijing submit memorials, they must first go through the General Certification Department to check whether there are any violations of regulations or irregularities in the memorials. If not, they can be sent to the cabinet.

However, this department does not have any right to approve memorials and can only be regarded as a commuter staff.

But even so, this department has some special functions.

That is, private secret reports and petitions from ordinary people must go through this department before they can be sent to the cabinet or Jia Rui.

Although this department does not have much power, it can still ruin your affairs. For example, if a memorial is sent to you, it will wait for a few days. After a few days, the statute of limitations has expired, or a major incident has occurred, and then he will send it to you. . This may delay major events and even lead to unjust cases below.

However, Jia Rui's confidants are all at the top and bottom of this department, inside and outside. Although Jia Zheng was the chief officer in the past, he did not have the ability to do whatever he wanted.

(End of this chapter)