Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 128 Marquis Anxi

After more than 20 days of trekking, Jia Rui and his army finally arrived at the foot of the capital.

At the ten-mile long pavilion, Geng Cheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, greeted him in person.

In other words, now Jia Rui's official position is also hung with the Minister of the Ministry of War.

Now it is the Minister of the Ministry of War to welcome the Minister of the Ministry of War.

However, Jia Rui is just a false job, it was set up for him to lead the army in battle, and he is a real job.

After the two of them were polite, Geng Cheng led Jia Rui and the cavalry under Song Jian's command to a special camp, which was specially used by the imperial court to house the grassland cavalry temporarily.

After placing the cavalry, Geng Cheng led Jia Rui and Song Jian directly into the capital.

Because the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor are still waiting at the Qianqingmen.

A few people came to the gate of Qianqing, Jia Rui and Song Jian waited outside the hall, while Geng Cheng went in to report.

After a while, the imperial edict came out, asking Jia Rui and Song Jian to come to see him.

The two of them straightened their armor, then Jia Rui led, Song Jian followed, and entered the Qianqing Gate together.

After entering the main hall, Song Jian was already a little overwhelmed by the solemn aura.

But Jia Rui seemed to have returned to his own home, without any discomfort.

At this time, the Supreme Emperor sat on the top of the Qianqingmen Hall, and the emperor's seat was on the side.

"Minister Jia Rui, Song Jian, kowtow to the Supreme Emperor, Your Majesty, long live long live long live long live."

"Freedom of courtesy and peace." An old voice came from the hall.

It was only then that Jia Rui, Song Jian and Song Jian dared to stand up, and then stood silently aside.

This is what the Supreme Emperor said, "Jia Rui's conquest of Gansu this time has made great achievements, and he must be rewarded."

With that said, the Supreme Emperor signaled to Dai Quan who was beside him again.

Dai Quan quickly bowed his hands and saluted, then carefully picked up an imperial edict from the Long Bookcase, then walked to the imperial steps and slowly opened it.

The civil and military ministers below hurriedly fell to their knees.

Jia Rui also knelt on the main hall, feeling a little uneasy.

This time, the Supreme Emperor responded to all the memorials he requested to be conferred, but he did not confer Jia Rui.

At the beginning, Jia Rui still couldn't figure it out, but soon he realized that it was because the Supreme Emperor wanted to reward him in front of all civil and military officials after returning to the capital.

Now that the critical moment came, Jia Rui was very worried, wondering what kind of official the Supreme Emperor would give him?

"Following the heavens, the emperor, the edict said: I inherit the principles of heaven, uphold arbitrariness, benevolent everywhere, and powerful in all directions. Now I specially confer Jia Ruiwei Anxi Marquis to show my favor. I order you to abide by your duties, serve the monarch faithfully, and serve the public diligently. , to promote the prestige of our dynasty and share the blessings of the world. I respect this."

Jia Rui, who was kneeling there, did not expect that he would rise to the top and become the Marquis.

Therefore, Jia Rui was so excited that he could not speak. He could only burst into tears of gratitude and kowtow upward repeatedly.

The Supreme Emperor sat on the dragon chair and looked at Jia Rui's excitement, feeling very satisfied.

I don't know what's going on, but every time I see Jia Rui's grateful expression, I feel boundless satisfaction in my heart.

"Okay, Jia Aiqing, you are tired from traveling for many days, go home and rest for a while, your specific official position will be discussed later."

"Chen Jia Rui thanked the Supreme Emperor Long En."

After Jia Rui thanked Long En, he stood tremblingly among the generals.

There are rules in this court, usually Wen Dong and Wu Xi.

But when he came to Jia Rui, he changed places every three days. When he first served as the commander of the Qianqingmen, he stood on the side of the generals. Later, he served as the secretary of the household department and took the side of the civil servants. Now he is divided into Anxihou. , Standing on the side of the military commander again, changing positions every three days.

"Where is the Ministry of Industry?"

"Wang Shancheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry and Engineering, kowtowed to the Supreme Emperor, the Emperor."

"The Ministry of Industry is responsible for the construction of Jia Rui's palace. Jia Rui's hard work has made great contributions. The court cannot treat meritorious officials harshly. In this way, Jia Rui's palace will be built at a higher level."

After hearing the words of the Supreme Emperor, the ministers below immediately talked about it.

Jia Rui is now a Marquis. If his Marquis Mansion is built at a higher level, then the scale of his Marquis Mansion will be the same as that of the Duke Mansion.

However, apart from the eight princes who founded the country, there were no other dukes in this dynasty.

The Supreme Emperor couldn't make Jia Rui a duke, so he found another way to let Jia Rui enjoy the same treatment as a duke.

From this we can see how important Jia Rui is to the Supreme Emperor.

The emperor sitting next to the Supreme Emperor heard what the Supreme Emperor said, and opened his mouth to say something, but before the words came out, the Supreme Emperor greeted him with stern eyes.

This time to suppress the rebellion in Gansu, the Supreme Emperor was very dissatisfied with the emperor's petty actions. The reason why he did not further punish the emperor was because of his face.

However, for the specific executor of this incident, Ruyang Hou Zhang Ji, the Supreme Emperor is not going to let it go.

"Ruyanghou Zhang Ji, the leader of the army is incompetent, lost the army and lost the general, abolished the title of Ruyanghou, and sent him to the Shaanxi army to serve." The emperor immediately stood up after hearing the treatment of Zhang Ji by the Supreme Emperor.

"Father, although Zhang Ji made a small mistake, but he will not be dealt with so severely, please give Zhang Ji a chance to make meritorious deeds."

The Supreme Emperor said solemnly: "Zhang Ji is jealous of talents. Although he is talented, he cannot be put to great use. Letting him serve in the Shaanxi army is already a lenient treatment. The emperor does not need to say more."

After finishing speaking, the Supreme Emperor stopped looking at the emperor, but looked down at Song Jian below.

Song Jian saw that the Supreme Emperor noticed his body, and quickly lowered his head, trembling.

"Song Jian."

"The minister is here."

"You were originally a traitor, but you turned your back on the dark and turned to the bright, and you have Jia Rui's good words for you. That's why I punish you lightly. I hope you will remember what happened today and be loyal to the court in the future."

Song Jian kowtowed repeatedly at the bottom, "I thank the Supreme Emperor for the grace of not killing him. From now on, I have nothing else to do but be loyal to the Supreme Emperor."

After hearing this, the Supreme Emperor nodded in satisfaction, and then said: "In this way, I will make you the commander-in-chief, and lead the troops to the post."

"I thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

Song Jian was also very grateful. He did not expect that the Supreme Emperor would be able to appoint him as the Chief Military Officer, which was the highest official position under the Jiedushi.

From this incident, it can be seen that Mr. Jia Ruijia gave himself a good word in front of the Supreme Emperor. Otherwise, how could he, a traitor general, be treated like this?
Thinking like this, Song Jian's gratitude to Jia Rui became even stronger. At the same time, he firmly believed that he would be Jia Rui's lackey from now on.

The main purpose of today's court is to welcome Jia Rui. Now that the specific procedures have been completed, there is nothing else to do, so the Supreme Emperor announced the disbandment of the court.

All the officials fell to their knees and respectfully sent the two supreme beings away.

Then, the ministers left Qianqing Gate in twos and threes, and Jia Rui also walked out with Song Jian.

But he hadn't walked more than ten steps when he heard someone calling his name from behind.

"Master Jia, go slowly."

Jia Rui looked back and saw that it was Wang Shancheng, Minister of Industry.

Jia Rui immediately stopped, raised his hands and said, "Master Wang, what's the matter?"

Wang Shancheng took a few steps and came to Jia Rui, and said with a smile, "Master Hou, the Supreme Emperor ordered the Ministry of Industry to build the Hou Mansion for him. I don't know where Lord Hou wants to build it."

After Jia Rui heard this, he made a calculation in his mind, and there is a saying: Wealth and honor do not return to their hometowns, like brocade clothes walking at night.

I am now in a high position. If I build my mansion somewhere else, will it be a little less interesting?
It was simply built next to the Rongguo Mansion. In this way, the relatives who are close to each other can still hear some envious compliments from these relatives. This is one of the joys in ancient times.

"Master Wang, my family of Jia Shi lives next to the Ningrong Second Mansion. Although I am now a Marquis, I can't be too far away from the ancestral temple, so I want to build my Marquis Mansion next to the Rongguo Mansion. Do adults think it's okay?"

After Wang Shancheng heard this, he smiled and said, "What's the problem? Just do as Master Jia said."

Then Jia Rui chatted with Wang Shancheng for a few more words, which kind of increased the relationship between the two parties, and then they dispersed.

After leaving the palace, Jia Rui turned around and said to Song Jian, who was following him closely: "Although you are the chief military officer now, you are a rebel general, so you cannot stay in the capital for a long time. Take the lead immediately." The soldiers marched north to the garrison.”

Song Jian had already obeyed Jia Ruiyan's advice, "General, I will take a day off today and set off immediately tomorrow."

Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction, and then said goodbye to Song Jian at the palace gate.

He had just arrived in front of his horse and was about to mount it when he suddenly heard shouting in the distance.

"My lord, my lord."

Jia Rui looked for the voice and smiled. It turned out that the person calling him was his personal servant Wangcai.

Jia Rui beckoned, and Wangcai ran over immediately.

"Little Wangcai pays his respects to the uncle."

"Grandpa and your grandma asked you to come here?"

"Yes, Grandpa and Grandma are worried about Grandpa, so they let the younger ones wait here for Grandpa."

Jia Rui asked, "What's going on at home? How is the grandfather?"

"Back to the uncle, nothing happened during this time, the grandfather's health is also good, and there is no illness or disaster."

Wangcai paused for a moment, and then said: "I just heard from Brother Ying that grandma is often worried that uncle can't sleep at night."

Hearing this, Xue Baochai seemed to appear in front of Jia Rui's eyes, and at the same time he began to worry about Xue Baochai's body.

She is already pregnant and is about to give birth according to the time. She is still awake at night, won't it wear down her body?

After thinking of this, Jia Rui was eager to return home, and immediately got on his horse and said to Wangcai, "Follow your uncle, let's go home right away."

Wangcai didn't dare to be negligent, so he brought a horse from far away, got on the horse, and hurried home with Jia Rui and his party.

Soon Jia Rui came to the familiar Ningrong Street. After bypassing Ningrong Mansion, Jia Rui stopped in front of a house not far away.

This is his long-lost home.

(End of this chapter)