Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 217
It turns out that the incident in Gansu was quite a big deal, and even vaguely involved in several other similar things.

For such a big thing, it is natural that a big boss from above will take charge.

Otherwise, we cannot explain it to the people of the world.

After all, the governor of a province dared to risk the disapproval of the world and lie about the disaster. Not only did he steal a year's tax revenue, but he also asked the court for millions of pounds of grain.

This is already breaking the news. If the court does not punish severely, if other places follow this example in the future, what dignity will the court have?
However, it is a bit difficult to find a bachelor to top the cylinder.

Speaking of which, there are now three bachelors, two of whom made mistakes and were reluctantly retained by the Supreme Emperor. The other one who has just been promoted is Shen Jian, a new force and a confidant of the Supreme Emperor.

Under such circumstances, the Supreme Emperor would probably not let his confidants come out to top the cylinder, so the only ones could be the two bachelors.

However, Qian Cheng, the governor of Gansu, was the new emperor's strong-willed man.

If other bachelors were dealt with because of Qian Cheng, the people below would not accept it either.

Now Shen Jian scolds his mother in the house almost every day, Qian Cheng, it doesn't matter if you are greedy for money, why did you bring the emperor in?

It's okay now, it doesn't matter if you die, you leave the mess to me, what do you want me to do?
Although he was scolded, he still had to keep his official position, so Shen Jian often ran to Longshou Palace these days to show his face in front of the Supreme Emperor.

At the same time, he also contacted his disciples and former officials and began to build momentum for himself in the court.

The other two bachelors did not want to lose their official positions because of this incident.

However, they made mistakes some time ago and had no advantage over Shen Jian, so this time the two formed an alliance and started to suppress Shen Jian together, hoping to push Shen Jian out as the scapegoat.

After Shen Wence told Jia Rui about the internal strife in the court during this period, Jia Rui also became thoughtful.

Speaking of which, Jia Rui and Shen Jian are still in the same trench and should stand up to support Shen Jian.

But Jia Rui was not prepared to do this.

The last time Shen Jian was elected Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he didn't even say hello to him. If the Supreme Emperor hadn't asked for his opinion, the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel would have nothing to do with him.

This shows that after becoming a bachelor, Shen Jian has become arrogant and does not take himself seriously.

And there is another problem, that is, Shen Jian is also the confidant of the Supreme Emperor, and he is very confident.

If he passes today's hurdle, his position will be stable in the future. Even if Jia Rui takes this opportunity to enter the cabinet, he may end up in conflict with Shen Jian.

With Shen Jian's ability and his position in the heart of the Supreme Emperor, Jia Rui could not completely defeat him even if he had the upper hand. In this way, he would not be able to completely control the cabinet.

But the other two bachelors were different. Although they originally relied on the Supreme Emperor, since the last time the emperor caused trouble, the two of them no longer had much status in the Supreme Emperor's heart.

Therefore, as long as Jia Rui becomes the cabinet bachelor, these two people will not dare to fight with Jia Rui openly. This will allow Jia Rui to control the cabinet more easily.

Having said all this, you may have heard that Jia Rui wants to take advantage of this opportunity to become a cabinet bachelor.

Although it is more difficult, because Jia Rui is also the military governor of Beijing Camp!

However, Jia Rui believed that with his relationship with the Supreme Emperor, he should be able to do it reluctantly.

Although this will make the future successors of the empire more wary of Jia Rui, Jia Rui doesn't take it to heart because he has no hope for the emperor or the successor of the Supreme Emperor.

Jia Rui's current obsession is to expand his power while the Supreme Emperor is alive. Only in this way can he fight with the future emperor with the capital he has saved after the Supreme Emperor dies.

"After you return, contact your own people to submit a memorial to impeach Shen Jian."

Shen Wence was a little confused. Isn't Master Shen Jian and his thigh, Jia Rui, the same confidants of the Supreme Emperor?Why were the two of them fighting?

Although Shen Wence was a little confused, looking at Jia Rui's decisive look, he probably didn't say something wrong.

So I didn’t ask any more questions.

The next few days were uneventful, and the undercurrent in the court seemed to have never appeared before.

But a few days later, when Jia Rui was correcting the memorials, he found that there were suddenly a lot more memorials today, almost double the usual number.

Jia Rui's mind changed and he realized that Shen Wence had already taken action.

However, Jia Rui still pretended not to know what was going on and picked up a memorial to correct it.

However, after opening the memorial, Jia Rui pretended to be shocked, quickly put the memorial aside, and picked up a few more books in succession.

The successive books are all very similar. They all impeach the great scholar Shen Jian, believing that he has perverted the law for personal gain and amassed money through corruption.

Jia Rui pretended to be frightened, and hurriedly rummaged through the memorials for a long time, taking out all the memorials impeaching Shen Jian.

As for the remaining memorials to impeach the other two bachelors, Jia Rui did not produce them at all.

Afterwards, Jia Rui came to the Supreme Emperor holding dozens of memorials, seeming hesitant to speak.

The Supreme Emperor put down the tea bowl in his hand and glanced at Jia Rui.

"What's wrong? Scared you like this?"

Jia Rui quickly replied: "Your Majesty, today suddenly many ministers impeached the great scholar Shen Jian. I dare not make a decision. Please ask the Supreme Emperor to read it." With that, he piled the memorials on the table in front of the Supreme Emperor.

There were indeed many memorials, and they were piled onto the small table in front of the Supreme Emperor, almost filling the small table.

The Supreme Emperor was stunned for a moment, then picked up a memorial and read it, finally threw it aside, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, turned around and asked Dai Quan:

"Is there someone connecting in series?"

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, there has been a commotion in the court for a long time. Many ministers and bachelors from the Hanlin Academy have actually started discussing this matter early. With so many memorials to impeach Lord Shen today, they should have reached a consensus. "

The Supreme Emperor sighed, he was still getting old and his energy was running low.

If he had been young, such mistakes would not have occurred at all. He would have handled the matter properly before the ministers started talking about it.

Moreover, this time Shen Jian was obviously pushed out as the scapegoat.

In fact, all the carters knew that all the money that Gansu Governor Qian Cheng was greedy ended up in the emperor's pocket.

However, although the emperor was not favored by the Supreme Emperor, he was still their apparent master. In order to give an explanation to the world, Shen Jian could only be introduced as a scapegoat to calm the public.

Now it's up to the Supreme Emperor to make a decision. Should he protect Shen Jian or the emperor?
The Supreme Emperor hesitated for a long time, his face turned red from holding back, and finally he gritted his teeth.

"Shen Jian was corrupt and perverted the law, but in recognition of his many years of service, he resigned as a bachelor and returned to his hometown to cultivate himself."

The Supreme Emperor finally chose to protect the emperor.

The Supreme Emperor had no choice but to do so, and he felt very aggrieved.

Although he had long been dissatisfied with the emperor and his regime, when he counted the sons beside him, only the emperor took action.

The original plan was to push Prince Yizhong out to stimulate the emperor and make him calm down, but instead the emperor became more unscrupulous.

Now after the test, Prince Yi Zhong is unworthy. If he is allowed to become emperor, his world will probably be defeated.

Therefore, for the sake of the country and the country, the Supreme Emperor could only grit his teeth to protect the emperor and not let him be stained. Otherwise, if he left in the future, the emperor would not have the confidence to rule the world.

Dai Quan quickly asked the eunuch Bingbi next to him to draft the edict.

Soon, the imperial edict was written.

The Supreme Emperor read it once and closed his eyes tiredly. After a while, he turned to Jia Rui and said:
"Go and deliver the message! After you go there, comfort Shen Aiqing and tell him that I will make great use of him in the future and let him go back and rest for a while without any psychological worries."

It turned out that the Supreme Emperor still had feelings for Shen Jian. This time he did not let the eunuch go, but ordered Jia Rui to go in person. Seeing that Jia Rui had a good relationship with Shen Jian in the past, he sent him to comfort Shen Jian.

Jia Rui naturally understood what the Supreme Emperor meant, and quickly bowed his body and bowed out of the Dragon Head Palace.

After coming out, Jia Rui's face couldn't help but show joy.

This time, the bachelor's position was vacant, and he still had hope.

As for this time, Jia Rui turned his elbow outward and adjusted the gun to hit it in, but who knows?
Jia Rui took four square steps and slowly came to a row of houses next to Qianqing Gate.

This is where the imperial cabinet works. It seems like an inconspicuous place, just a row of ordinary bungalows, but it is the center of the entire imperial court.

Almost all political orders in the world flow from here to the outside, and then are implemented throughout the empire.

The little eunuch guarding the door received Jia Rui's arrival, and quickly stepped forward to salute Jia Rui diligently.

Jia Rui was also happy today. He smiled and threw a piece of silver over, "Are the three college students in there?"

"Back to Mr. Jia, all three college students are here."

The family member nodded, pushed the door open and entered the cabinet.

When I walked in, I saw that the mysterious cabinet was just a large room with a row of earthen kangs on one side and three tables underneath. The three bachelors worked here. It looked very simple.

Not to mention it is worse than the six ministers, it is worse than the ordinary six ministers.

But this is the place where civil servants all over the world are trying to get in.

When the three college students saw Jia Rui coming, they all put down their pens and greeted Jia Rui with a smile.

To these three big men in the court, Jia Rui returned the favor with a smile, and then took out the imperial edict from his arms and raised it high above his head.

The three people looked at each other after seeing the imperial edict, with uneasiness in their eyes.

During this period of time, the turmoil in the court was caused by the three of them.

The main purpose is to use the other two people as scapegoats to take him out.

Now, the mystery has finally come to light, and when it comes time to reveal it, I wonder who will be the scapegoat.

(End of this chapter)