Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 614 Prince
Time passed quickly, and the Queen's mourning period was finally over.

However, Jia Rui did not relax, because Mr. Jia Dairu's health was getting worse. At this rate, it would only be a month or two.

Today, Jia Rui once again received a report from the Tai Hospital. The emperor's health became even more serious.

Jia Rui was very anxious after hearing this. He quickly put aside his arms and came to the Dragon Head Palace.

After he came in, he went directly to Jia Dairu's palace.

At this time, Jia Dairu had been bedridden for a long time.

After seeing his grandson come in, this old man who had been trying to be strong all his life just barely twitched on his face, seemingly wanting to smile.

Jia Rui felt even more uneasy when he saw that Jia Dairu was so ill.

Grandma just left. Grandpa should go with her.

Thinking of this, Jia Rui's face became even more gloomy.

"Old man, how are you today?" Jia Rui asked, pretending to be nonchalant.

Jia Dairu shook his head gently and said in a weak voice: "What else can I do? It's just lying on the bed and being a living dead."

Jia Rui felt sad for a while and didn't know how to comfort the old man. He could only sit there with his head down and remain silent.

When Mr. Jia Dairu saw that Jia Rui was silent, he simply said to himself: "It seems that I don't have much time. Have you done what you promised to the old lady?"

When Jia Rui heard this, he immediately remembered the promise he made to Jia Xuan as the crown prince in front of Mrs. Wang's bed.

After Mrs. Wang's death, Jia Rui never mentioned this matter again. Even Xue Baochai, Jia Xuan's mother and queen, did not say a word in front of Jia Rui.

Jia Rui originally thought that the matter would be over in this way, but he did not expect that Jia Dairu would bring up the old matter again.

"Old Master, do you think Jia Xuan is suitable to be the emperor?"

Jia Dairu saw Jia Rui's thoughts, and said: "Since ancient times, there is a reason for the establishment of direct descendants. The purpose is to avoid bloody battles in the royal family. Although Xuan'er is a little restless, her nature is not bad. You can keep her here." If you teach him well, he may be able to change his temper. We don't ask him to be a wise man who expands his territory. As long as he becomes one of the best, your career will not be ruined. "

Jia Rui sighed, he really couldn't refuse Jia Dairu's pleading eyes.

That's all, let's just leave this matter as it is. I'm still young, so I won't have time to make new plans in a few years.

"Well, in a few days I will issue an imperial edict to make Xuan'er the crown prince."

Jia Dairu was finally satisfied. He held Jia Rui's hand tightly, and then said, "Don't be embarrassed. I left something for you in the study. If you wait a few years and it's really not suitable for Xuan'er, you can give it to me with my things." Just look at it, ministers.”

After saying this, Jia Dairu became tired and closed his eyes, and soon he snored slightly.

Jia Rui saw that Jia Dairu was asleep, so he gently put Jia Dairu's hand under the quilt, stood up and left the palace.

That night, regardless of how late it was, Jia Rui summoned several of his closest ministers and announced to them the news that Jia Xuan would be crowned prince.

Shen Wence and Xu Biao were naturally happy about Jia Rui's canonization.

Both of these people were from orthodox literati backgrounds, and they believed in the principle of establishing direct descendants and establishing elders.

But there was something strange in Jia Yucun's eyes.

Because Jia Yucun has been secretly observing Jia Rui.

When Jia Rui was talking about making Jia Xuan the prince just now, there was a hint of displeasure in his eyes and face.

What does this mean? It shows that the emperor is not willing. This is because others have put pressure on the emperor. The only people in the world who can put pressure on the emperor are the deceased queen and the emperor who is retiring in Longshou Palace.

It seems that under the pressure of these two people, the emperor had no choice but to make the eldest prince Wu Wang Jia Xuan the crown prince.

This is also an expedient measure. Once the emperor dies, no one in the world can restrain the emperor. By then, Jia Xuan's position as the prince will be unstable.

Just when Jia Yucun was thinking wildly, Jia Rui spoke from above.

"You are all well-educated people. Which one will be the prince's teacher? Educate him well?"

Several people looked at each other, each with their own thoughts.

Shen Wence was already the chief minister, so he naturally knew that after Jia Xuan succeeded to the throne, he would not be able to continue to hold this position, so it did not matter if he was not the prince's teacher.

And Jia Yucun thought he had seen Jia Rui's thoughts, so it was naturally impossible for him to hold the ship that was about to sink and drift with it.

But Xu Biao didn't have the petty thoughts of these two people. He now had the word "will" written on his face.

When this Master Xu was in the previous dynasty, he was appointed by the Supreme Emperor as the teacher of Prince Yizhong.

As a result, things went wrong for Prince Yizhong, and now that there was a new opportunity, Xu Biao was naturally eager to try it.

When Jia Rui saw the expressions of these three people, he roughly guessed what they were thinking, so he stopped talking nonsense and directly appointed Xu Biao as the Prince's Young Master.

Of course, the crown prince has not been officially conferred yet, so the title of the prince's young master is not justified yet.

But Xu Biao was already very satisfied.

The position of the Prince's Young Master is not an easy one. If the Crown Prince can successfully ascend the throne, the person who serves as the Prince's Young Master will at least become a powerful official for a generation.

Let's put it this way, among the official positions in the East Palace, the Taishi teaches literature, the Taifu teaches martial arts, and the Taibao protects their safety. Young Master, Young Master, and Young Protector are all their deputy positions.

But I don’t know since when, the positions of Grand Master, Grand Tutor, and Grand Protector have all become empty positions.

The people who really assisted the prince became the young master, the young master, and the young master.

Among these people, the young master's status is the most noble and important. He can be said to be the prince's first confidant.

This determines the young master's important position in the prince's group, and also determines the young master's unshakable rights after the prince ascends the throne.

Xu Biao believed that after he assumed this position, when Jia Rui died and the prince ascended the throne, he and his descendants would definitely get the greatest political benefits.

Next, Xu Biao was responsible for all the etiquette of canonizing the prince, who made him the prince's young master.

In the morning court a few days later, Jia Rui issued an imperial edict very happily, canonizing Jia Xuan as the prince and Xu Biao as the prince's junior master.

Then the whole palace became busy, preparing for Jia Rui to go to the Temple of Heaven to worship the heaven.

Xue Baochai, who was in Kunning Palace, did not forget about Jia Xuan because he was the prince. Instead, he became more humble and introspective.

Because Xue Baochai knew that although Jia Xuan was named the prince, Jia Rui actually did not like this eldest son. Therefore, before Jia Xuan ascended the throne, nothing was settled, so he must not be happy too early.

At the same time, Xue Baochai also ordered her men to start paying attention to Xue Baoqin's son. She hoped that this little baby, who was not yet big, would start to disappear from everyone as he grew up.

Otherwise, she would have to do something unconscionable for the sake of her son's future.

(End of this chapter)