Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 563 Public Opinion
Concubine Jing stared at Jia Yucun closely and did not compromise when she saw him. Then he sighed deeply and then returned to the Yongshou Palace.

After Concubine Jing returned to Yongshou Palace, she sat in the main hall, looking a little dazed.

I was too naive to believe that a man would give up the throne for love.

And this man is more than just a woman. How can you believe such a man? That is to say, I am confused by my feelings.

Not to mention that Princess Jin was regretful here, but also that Jia Rui returned to Prince Wu's Mansion and began to hibernate, observing the movements of the people in the world.

At this time, the world is still peaceful, and after several purges by Jia Rui, everyone has completely seen through Jia Rui's ambitions.

Therefore, everyone has already made a basic judgment on Jia Rui's next move, so the common people and gentry in the world are not unduly dissatisfied, but continue to live their lives as before.

This is when everyone has accepted the fact that Jia Rui will become the next emperor.

After a few days of observation, Jia Rui found that the world was peaceful and he believed that the time was almost up.

So Qin Shun was sent to warn Shen Wence and others.

Shen Wence received Jia Rui's hint and immediately understood it.

In an early dynasty without an emperor, Shen Wence, as the chief minister, stood in the center and began to speak actively to the ministers below.

"Everyone, in today's world, we can no longer have a child under one year old as the imperial court. This will make the world unstable and the vassal countries in the four directions will have objections."

In addition to these, Shen Wence also said a lot of nonsense, anyway, it was just the same story about Master Shao Guoji.

Most of the ministers below were subordinates of Shen Wence, Jia Yucun, Xu Biao and others. They responded positively to Shen Wence's words.

"Master Shen's words are exactly right. Now is the time for the country to rise to the top of the world. If a child is still sitting in the Dragon Court, the country will not be a country in the long run."

"Master Shen, now is not the time to dwell on old friendships. For the sake of the world and the people, you should actively stand up and ask Prince Wu to come out and take charge of the overall situation."

Shen Wence looked at the angry ministers below, with an excited smile on his lips. He pressed down with his hand to silence the voices below.

"I have made suggestions to Mr. Jia, but Mr. Jia thinks that the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor refuse to accept his kindness. What can I do?"

The ministers below looked at each other after hearing this. One of them was an old minister with a gray beard. This man was a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. Although he had no position or power, he had a good reputation among the scholars.

He stood up and pointed his finger at Shen Wence and said, "Since you have already spoken out, why don't you retaliate with death? You still haven't done your best."

Shen Wence still respected this old gentleman very much. He hurriedly walked down to support the old man and whispered:
"What the boss said is that I am a student and I didn't try my best."

The old man stroked his beard and said: "In that case, let's go to the gate of Prince Wu's Mansion to remonstrate with Prince Wu. If Prince Wu doesn't agree, we won't get up. I don't believe Prince Wu can let us kneel and die at the door." ?”

After hearing what the old gentleman said, the ministers looked at each other with jealousy in their eyes and brows.

Why didn't we think of this idea? Let this old guy take the lead.

Although I was jealous that the old Hanlin came up with this idea first and would definitely be highly praised by Jia Rui in the future, now was not the time to think about it, so everyone supported it.

Jia Yucun, who had been standing aside silently, saw that the time was almost here, so he stood up and said:
"That's what Mr. Wu said. Let's go to the gate of Prince Wu's Mansion together to remonstrate with Prince Wu. Prince Wu will not punish us even if he is angry, for the sake of our fellow ministers."

Jia Yucun is giving the remaining ministers a backbone, letting them know that even if Jia Rui disagrees with this matter, nothing will happen, so that everyone can handle it with confidence and boldness. Sure enough, Jia Yucun's words had an effect, and other ministers who were hesitant at first began to actively join the discussion when they heard this.

Shen Wence nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "In that case, let's go to Prince Wu's Mansion now to ask Master Jia to ascend the throne immediately to reassure the people."

Shen Wence's words received a positive response from everyone. Dozens or hundreds of civil and military ministers came out of the hall and came to the palace gate to get on their horses and get on their sedans. A group of people, surrounded by thousands of guards, went straight to Ning Rong. street.

Of course, these people were not all the ministers, there were a few who stood in the corner and watched them leave indifferently.

The movements of this group of people were so great that as soon as they arrived at the entrance of Ningrong Street, they alerted the soldiers of the Infantry Command Yamen who were guarding Ningrong Street.

One of the leading generals thought there was a riot, so he immediately organized his troops, unsheathed his swords, strung his bows, and blocked the entrance to Ningrong Street.

As a result, when the group of people got closer, they discovered that it was the sedan chair of the civil and military ministers, as well as their guards and servants.

The general breathed a sigh of relief and asked his soldiers not to take any action for the time being. He stepped forward alone and blocked the middle of the road.

Soon the chaotic team arrived at the intersection of Ningrong Street. The leader's sedan stopped and walked out of Jia Yucun.

Jia Yucun came out and nodded when he saw the soldiers of the infantry commander's office in front of him who were ready to fight at any time.

As expected, he was worthy of being an elite guard for Prince Wu, and his response was so quick.

At this time, the general had arrived at Jiayu Village. He stopped seven or eight steps ago, clasped his fists, and asked:
"Master Jia, why are you here?"

Jia Yucun also hurriedly returned the salute and said: "The ministers in the court saw that the world had no master, so for the sake of the people of Liming, they came to advise Prince Wu and asked him to come out and take charge of the overall situation."

After the general looked at Jia Yucun, he tilted his head and thought for a moment, then cupped his fists and said:

"Master Jia, the ministers want to go to see Prince Wu. Naturally, I dare not stop you. However, if you bring so many subordinates with you in a noisy manner, I might disturb Prince Wu, so why don't you get off the sedan chair and walk."

Jia Yucun nodded, and then asked his servant to go to the back to deliver the message.

After a while, nearly a hundred ministers gathered in front.

Led by Cabinet Minister Shen Wence, they passed through the blockade set up by the infantry commander's office and entered Ningrong Street.

When you come to Ningrong Street, the first thing you pass through is Ningguo Mansion.

At this time, Jia Zhen and his son had received the news and were waiting at the door. Seeing Shen Wence and others coming, Jia Zhen hurriedly trotted to Shen Wence's side.

"Master Shen, gentlemen, what are you going to do?"

Shen Wence glanced at him. He originally didn't want to care about this loser, but now Jia Zhen is a marquis after all, so he could only stop temporarily and replied:
"My lords and I are going to Prince Wu's Mansion and ask Prince Wu to come out and take charge of the overall situation."

As soon as Jia Zhen heard this, she immediately understood what was going on.

So he clapped his chest and said impassionedly: "This world cannot be separated from Prince Wu. For the sake of the people of the world, I naturally cannot stay out of the matter. Let's go, I will go with you all."

After Jia Zhen finished speaking, she joined the team with her son.

(End of this chapter)