serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 401 Make trouble
From the end of Si Shi to now, just a few hours, Jia She felt like decades had passed.

Since having a sincere conversation with Jia Hu that day, Jia She regained his fighting spirit and entered the officialdom again.

Although he had made up his mind to help Jia Hu, he still had some worries in his heart, the biggest of which was Yuanchun and her son Prince Fu.

Because of his premature birth, King Fu's body has always been weak. The hospital tried every means, but it couldn't be cured by medicine or supplements, so it could only take Ginseng Yangrong Pills to replenish his body.Everyone in Taiyuan Hospital was not optimistic about this blessed king and felt that it would be difficult for him to grow up.

At the end of the year, news came from Fengzao Palace that Yuanchun was suddenly in labor, which made Jia She feel worried again, fearing that she would give birth to a prince again, but fortunately she was a princess.

After hearing the news, Jia She's extremely nervous heart was relieved, and his body seemed to collapse all of a sudden. He slumped on the chair behind the desk, motionless.

After a while, Jia She stood up from the chair, walked to the copper basin, twisted a wet handkerchief, wiped his face, and calmed down.

At this time, Song Jing's voice came from outside the door: "Mr. Jia Ge."

"Come in." With that said, Jia She sat on the chair behind the case again.

The door curtain was lifted, and Song Jing came in holding a stack of official documents.

Jia She picked up the tea bowl out of habit and opened the lid. He was done, so he had to put down the tea bowl again.

Song Jing saw this and quickly put down the official documents, picked up the copper kettle from the small stove and poured tea.

Jia She picked up the tea bowl and took a few sips before putting it down again.

Song Jing then spoke: "Mr. Ge, these are important official documents sent from various places. You need to read them now."

Jia She nodded, opened an official document and read it, then picked up the writing brush on the case and neatly signed his name on the official document, then took out a name stamp from his sleeve and printed it in the ink pad box. He took the seal and finally stamped it on the official document.

Song Jing saw it and said with a smile: "You are still so arrogant. If those people don't read it carefully three or two times, they don't know how to sign and seal." At this point, he came over and lowered his voice: "That person always signs word for word." An analysis of word picking.”

Knowing that he was talking about Mei Changwen, Jia She smiled, opened the second official document, read it briefly, signed it, and sealed it.

Soon, a pile of official documents was processed.

Song Jing put the official documents in order, looked out the window first, and then whispered: "The news I just heard is that the elites from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College are writing memorials and want to jointly join the prince."

Jia She became more energetic: "For the newspaper?"

Song Jing: "Yes."

Jia She smiled and said, "Tell the Secretary of General Affairs that all the memorials from Prince Shenjun are sent to me."

Song Jing's eyes lit up and she answered with a smile: "Yes." She picked up the pile of official documents and walked out.

At this moment, the clerk on duty walked in: "Mr. Ge, the Chief Assistant would like to ask you to come over."

Jia She: "What's the matter?"

The clerk: "I didn't say anything. But I heard Mr. Li Ge mentioned the newspaper in a daze."

Jia She understood, stood up and walked out.
In the cabinet duty room on the other side, Wang Hetang sat in front of a major case with a sullen face.

Li Shouzhong sat silently on the chair in front of the window, his face not looking good.

At this time, Jia She walked in, glanced at Wang Hetang and Li Shouzhong, who had gloomy expressions, stepped forward quietly, and said to Wang Hetang: "Chief Assistant."

"Ah."

Wang Hetang responded habitually, his eyes still staring blankly at the newspaper on the major case.

Li Shouzhong saw Wang Hetang in a daze and greeted him with a smile: "Lao Jia Ge is here, please take a seat."

Only then did Wang Hetang come to his senses, stood up with a smile, and said, "Sit, sit."

Jia She sat under the window opposite Li Shouzhong, and the three of them sat down together.

Wang Hetang got straight to the point: "We invite Mr. Jia Ge to discuss the newspaper."

Jia She's eyes flashed, but he didn't answer. He just looked at Wang Hetang.

Wang Hetang: "Now the people in the imperial court are panicked. In order to stabilize people's hearts, we hope to close the Jia Family Newspaper Office."

Jia She thought for a while: "What are they afraid of?" As soon as Wang Hetang opened his mouth, Jia She defeated his entire army!For a moment, I was stunned.

Li Shouzhong helped to speak: "The Yellow River floods are rampant and the breaches and diversions are frequent, leaving endless panic and sorrow for the people on both sides of the strait. However, the water of the Yellow River also irrigates fields in several provinces on both sides of the strait, benefiting countless people."

"Plausible!"

Jia She interrupted him directly: "These are completely different things. The Yellow River is unique, but there is no shortage of officials in the Zhou Dynasty, and there is no shortage of people who can be officials. There are many candidates for the second rank of Jinshi in the Ministry of official affairs. If you can't do it, just Substitute!"

This time it was Li Shouzhong's turn to be stunned.

Jia She continued: "During his reign, the late emperor endured huge pressure to recover the silver owed to the treasury. In just a few days, a small household minister dared to borrow 10 taels of silver from the treasury and also made usury among the people. Earning interest. That's bullshit. If you earn enough money to cut off your children and grandchildren, you will lose all the face of the saint!"

Li Shouzhong never expected that Jia She would say such things, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak properly: "You, you"

Jia She: "No more 'you', this Chen Hao must be dealt with severely, otherwise the treasury will be emptied again!"

Li Shouzhong was so angry that he was shaking all over, but he also understood that Jia She's words were not alarmist.

Wang Hetang came to his senses: "Chen Hao's matter must be dealt with, and the imperial court must also stabilize the overall situation and stabilize people's hearts."

Jia She: "It is impossible for the Jia Family Newspaper Office to close!"

Wang Hetang gritted his teeth and said, "Then stop exposing officials' secret mistakes in newspapers!"

"No!" Jia She's answer was very brief.

Wang Hetang's face turned red and he was about to speak.

At this moment, Wang Wentao, the general affairs envoy of the General Administration Department, barged in in a panic. The gauze hat on his head was gone, the official robe on his body was torn, and there were several bloody marks on his face from finger scratches!
As soon as Wang Wentao entered the room, he knelt down to Jia She who was sitting there: "Something big happened! Hundreds of people are making a fuss at the General Affairs Department. They are coming to the Meridian Gate to see you now."

Jia She: "Why do you want to see me?"

Wang Wentao: "I want you to avoid the officials involved in the impeachment of the county king, and forward those memorials to the chief minister and other cabinet elders."

Before he could finish his words, the voice of the eunuch on duty at the Meridian Gate came from outside: "Mr. Jia Ge, many civil servants gathered in front of the Meridian Gate, clamoring to see you."

Jia She's face suddenly sank: "What are they going to do? Are they going to rebel? Okay, today I want to see what a group of civil servants are like when they rebel!" After that, he walked out.

Wang Wentao quickly got up and chased after him.

Wang Hetang and Li Shouzhong exchanged anxious looks, but sat there motionless.
The open space outside the Meridian Gate was filled with officials.

Jia She walked out slowly with Wang Wentao and the eunuch on duty at Meridian Gate, and stood in front of the crowd. His two cold eyes slowly swept over everyone's faces.

Everyone looked awe-inspiring.

Jia She: "Today is the first day of going to the Yamen, how can you guys be so free?"

No one answered.

Jia She continued: "Who wants to see me?"

There was silence.

Jia She: "What? He is a hero and a good man. Don't you dare to admit it at this time?"

His eyes slowly searched the crowd. Finally, he saw the Mei Party officials hiding in the crowd and looked at them: "Don't you know, I have always liked heroes in my life! I liked them 13 years ago, and today I still like it, it’s heroes and heroes who all stand up. Let me see!” A loud and cold voice echoed over the Meridian Gate.

The chief eunuch on duty at the Meridian Gate blinked for a long time. Thirteen years ago, the deposed prince was forced to raise an army to resist. It is said that it was Jia She who persuaded the deposed prince to attack the imperial city, so he was imprisoned.

Jia She continued: "Stop talking? If you don't talk, just go back to me, do your job honestly, and do some practical work! Don't show off your literary skills all day long, talk nonsense and harm the country. If anyone comes to the imperial city to cause trouble, Immediately dismissal from office and investigated!"

After a pause, "Let's all disperse."

Strangely enough, the officials who had been making a scene so fiercely before turned around and left obediently.

With a cold snort, Jia She said to Wang Wentao: "Draw up a list of officials who beat you."

Wang Wentao and the eunuch looked at each other.

(End of this chapter)