Wei Ni

Chapter 29

Three days later, at noon.

The emperor Cao Rui, who finished his affairs in the East Hall, claimed that today he would go back to the Royal Garden to have fun with the Empress, and asked all the ministers to leave the palace and go back by themselves.

After the ministers saluted and left, he asked the driver to drive the car to the Chonghua Houdian, and after lunch and a nap, he also quietly summoned Jiang Ji, the Central Guard.

In this regard, Jiang Ji, who has been working in the center for ten years, does not feel that there is anything unusual.

In his view, the thief Wu Sunquan had already moved his capital to Yangzhou and Jianye, and he reaffirmed his covenant with Bashu, so he would naturally invade Huainan frequently across the river.In this way, the emperor's call was nothing more than a whim, and he suddenly had the mood to discuss the Huainan military affairs.

After all, there is nothing else on the temple today.

And after the emperor learned the lesson of the Battle of Shiting, whenever the thief Wu made any movement, he would immediately call Liu Ye or himself to ask for advice.

However, it seems that the thief Wu Sunquan has not changed now!

At the turn of spring and summer, Man Chong, the former general who guarded Huainan, had already sent troops into Xiyang to prepare for the battle because he had learned of the news of Jiangdong's great strictures in advance. Yet?

Could it be that after autumn, the water level of the tributaries of the great river rose, which made the thief Wu have the idea of ​​attacking again?
With doubts, Jiang Ji, who didn't dare to neglect, hurried to Chonghua Houdian.

Even after entering the palace, he was a little stunned.

In the huge apse, the emperor Cao Rui was picking and choosing among a pile of silk, gold and silver, treasures of the royal family, and extraordinarily gorgeous silk and silk costumes for concubines. He heard that the attendants outside the palace reported that he had arrived, and they did not wait for him to salute. Then he waved his hand and urged, "Jiang Qing, there is no need to be polite, come quickly and give me a detailed explanation."

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Do you want to follow the example of Emperor Han Ling of the previous dynasty and set up parties in the palace to have fun?
Seeing many concubines and concubines dressed in silk and silk, Jiang Ji couldn't help but twitched his eyes. He first bowed respectfully, and then walked to the side of Emperor Cao Rui with a small sound of "Wei".

Before he thought about how to ask politely, he saw Cao Rui holding up a concubine's dress with both hands and showing it to him, and asked with a smile on his face, "Jiang Qing, how much is this dress worth in the city?" ?”

It's not worth a five baht!
No one even asks for a free gift!
Because whoever dares to take this kind of thing from the heavenly family will be convicted of treason by a judge the next day, and will be punished by the family!
"Return to Your Majesty, this clothing cannot be priced."

Although he was a little confused, Jiang Ji still replied slowly, "This is the property of the heavenly family, and it can't be obtained randomly."

Uh?
Hearing this, Cao Rui paused slightly.

And he murmured with a little unwillingness, "I can't. Obviously, I asked Concubine Guo to pick out the most common clothes." After throwing the clothes aside like rags, he picked out another pair of clothes. Yubi asked again, "Jiang Qing, what about this thing? Can it be sold in the city?"

Of course not.

Jiang Ji felt a little helpless, "Your Majesty, although this item has no traces of Tianjia, it is too precious. It can be used as a private treasure, or as a reward for your majesty's meritorious service, but it cannot be circulated among the people."

"Oh~"

Responding with a resentful tone, Emperor Cao Rui threw the jade bi down again.

Immediately, after picking among the many curiosities for a while, Fang shook his head and grabbed a piece of silk with emotion, "It seems that only these silks are available. Alas, the young mansion ordered Yang Qing to be just and fair, and rejected It means that I want to use the palace property."

No, as an emperor, he is so impoverished!

Thinking of selling the treasures of the palace and the silk clothes of the concubines to raise money?
Jiang Ji couldn't hold back any longer, and asked politely, "Your Majesty is so rich that you are rich all over the world, and everything in the world is in your pocket. Why is it so evil to spend money now?"

"Without him."

Emperor Cao Rui gently put down the silk, "I want to give it to Qing Er."

Want to reward me?
Why?
Jiang Ji was stunned again.

Because at the time of Xia Junyue, he went to Shushu as an example of many powerful officials in the previous dynasty, claiming that Liu Fang, the supervisor of Zhongshu, and Sun Zi, who were called "Zaifu", had too much power, and he advised Cao Rui to be more powerful. Take talented and handsome people and distribute the power of Zhongshu Province, and don't let there be full-time officials in the temple.

And Cao Rui is also very satisfied with this Shangshu.

Although the authority of the Zhongshu Province was not split according to the advice, an edict was issued to reward Jiang Jicai with both civil and military skills, and to be diligent and diligent, and he was transferred to the general of the guard army (senior in the guard army, with the same powers), Jia (official) scattered Riding a regular attendant.

Here is where his doubts lie.

After the Battle of Shiting, he was promoted to the Central Guard Army, and he was awarded the title of "Heavy Capital" after only one year of service, which is already a great honor!

It's only mid-autumn and eighth month now, and two months have passed, yet another gift of money?
He is not a courtier~
How can one who has no achievements and no traces receive repeated gifts?

"Your Majesty's favor, I am grateful."

Immediately, Jiang Ji bowed to express his gratitude, and refused loudly, "However, please forgive me for not daring to accept the gift. Your Majesty, I have not made any achievements of any size recently, so I am afraid of receiving it, and"

But before he could finish his refusal, Emperor Cao Rui said again, "Jiang Qing doesn't have to refuse. Living in Kyoto is not easy, Qing's family is not rich, and life is difficult. I can't bear it, so I use a little money to help. "

what? !

Involuntarily, Jiang Ji, who was interrupted, was stunned for a moment, and his face flushed immediately.

He also hurriedly bowed down and worshiped, pleading guilty with shame, "I am a commoner in Jianghuai, and I have no talent and virtue. Emperor Laiwu and Emperor Wen believed in him, and he did not hesitate to promote him, so he was able to be in the temple. After your majesty succeeds, you will Abandoned ministers are dull, often consult state affairs, promoted to protect the army, thinking that they are confidantes, and the kindness is so generous that it is difficult for a minister to repay one of them! However, the minister is rebellious. Since he was appointed, he has not thought of repaying His Majesty and benefiting the country, and he has not cultivated virtue and deeds. Being greedy, using your position for personal gain, and being ashamed of His Majesty Long En, a death penalty! A death penalty!"

Yes.

With his intelligence, he already guessed the meaning of the emperor Cao Rui's gesture.

It is nothing more than the reason why he took bribes wantonly by taking advantage of his power, and let the folk song "If you want a tooth door, you should get a thousand horses; if you have 500 supervisors, you can get five hundred horses" to make noise in Kyoto.

"Jiang Qing doesn't have to be like this."

Taking a step forward, Cao Rui stretched out his hand to support Jiang Ji, and said softly, "If I had the heart to punish Jiang Qing, I wouldn't have called Qing to this hall alone today."

After saying that, he took Jiang Ji and sat down together, stroked his back, and sighed.

"Giving money and silk to you as a writer is not meant to be ridiculed, but it is really my love and protection. You also know that in the past when Emperor Wu was in power, there were many talented people who were both literary and military. Today, Shu and Wu still exist. However, many handsome men have passed away, and there are very few people who can plan military affairs! The only ones who are still in the capital and can consult with me in the four seasons are Qing and his attendant Liu Ziyang! And Liu Ziyang often has the intention of framing others Say, and it is too early to know the fate of the destiny. Once... I can rely on you in the future, only your ears! This is the reason why I bestow money and silk. You are the important minister of the country and the pillar of the society, and you will surely leave your name in the history. I don't want to see that when Zang Fuqing, the Qing Shi, is famous after his death, he still thinks that Mo's virtue is at a disadvantage!"

Jiang Ji burst into tears immediately after listening to the ardent feelings and heart-to-heart words.

He was really touched beyond words.

People in the Tian family have always been weak in humanity.

And it is obvious that his behavior is immoral, the monarch not only does not sin but also loves such a person, how many people can there be in ancient and modern times!
Therefore, he was too ashamed to control himself.

Hastily prostrated himself on the ground again, wanting to say some words of gratitude, but after only saying the word "Your Majesty", his lips trembled for a long while without saying anything else, he simply kowtowed and wept.

It also comforted Cao Rui for a while.

The two of them staged a scene where the monarch and his ministers get each other in the hall, and after they said some words of personal affection, the summoning ended.

However, after Jiang Ji resigned and left with a face full of gratitude, the emperor Cao Rui, who was alone in the hall, couldn't stop his joy and laughed heartily.

At the same time, he admired Xia Houhui more and more in his heart.

His behavior today is Xia Houhui's advice that night - without hurting Jiang Ji's face or chilling the hearts of veteran officials, Jiang Ji felt guilty, spontaneously restrained his behavior of accepting bribes, and set an example to advocate the atmosphere of Kyoto better.

Now it seems that the effect is remarkable~
Because after Jiang Ji returned, he counted the money he had accumulated since he served in the Central Guard Army that night, sealed it up and sent it to the Shaofu Office the next day!

And he also made an appointment to introspect on the crime of accepting bribes.

It also caused an uproar in the ruling and opposition parties.

Above the temple, Emperor Cao Rui first punished Jiang Ji with half a year's salary, and then praised him for his behavior of knowing how to return from a lost path.And set a period of one month, if there are corrupt ink and bribers who come to plead guilty spontaneously, they will not be guilty;

In this way, the administration of officials became clear for a while.

Well, at least on the surface.

What made Cao Rui the happiest was that after this incident, he also justifiably increased the power of the school affairs, endowed him with the same powers as the Yushi, that is, quietly increased the power of the monarch.

He is well versed in the power of the emperor, but he doesn't really care whether Jiang Ji is greedy for ink, and he doesn't pay much attention to the ills of the government that Xia Houhui generously stated that night.

If the water is clear, there will be no fish~
People are not sages, who can be without fault?

In the eyes of the monarch, he is a good subject who is the mainstay and has a handle, but a subject who has no desires and desires will make the monarch fearful.

Because it is difficult to control and understand the will.

Therefore, he took Xia Houhui's remonstrance on rectifying the administration of officials as an opportunity to expand the monarchy.

Ushered in a happy ending.

Indeed, everyone is happy.

After Jiang Ji handed over all the bribes, Cao Rui asked Qin Lang to quietly return it to Jiang Ji that night, and also rewarded him with a lot of gold and silver, which was more than the half-year salary that Jiang Ji was fined for.

In this way, Jiang Ji not only won a good reputation, but also gained a lot of extra money.

Most importantly, he was promised authority by Cao Rui himself.

In the private confrontation between the monarch and his ministers in the Chonghua Houdian, after he bowed his head and pleaded guilty, Cao Rui also mentioned the preparations for the establishment of "Emperor Enke".

He also claimed that if things went well, he would be the official in charge.

In other words, he will not only have the power to select military officers in the future, but also the power to select students for the emperor!
From a real but unknown Shangqing, he has become a powerful and powerful existence.

Correct.

The emperor Cao Rui is not optimistic about Du Shu, and he has no intention of letting Du Shu take charge.

A scholar with little seniority and a young age can only be promoted and allowed to participate in the government. How can he be entrusted with such authority?

(End of this chapter)