Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 218
"The Emperor has a decree."

The three bachelors looked at each other and hurriedly knelt on the ground, "I congratulate Chaodong, Li Chengyang, and Shen Jian for accepting the order."

"The Emperor's decree: Shen Jian has committed corruption and perverted the law. He will be removed from the post of bachelor. In recognition of his many years of meritorious service, he will not be punished. He will be sent back to his hometown to retire."

He Chaodong and Li Chengyang let out a long sigh of relief after hearing the imperial edict.

This level has been passed again.

But Shen Jian was different, he had collapsed on the ground.

It was only a few months from the time he served as the Grand Bachelor to his dismissal. This could be regarded as a trick of fate. He had just flown into the sky and immediately fell down again.

Jia Rui shook his head and pretended to be kind and stepped forward to help Shen Jian up.

"Master Shen, don't worry too much, the Emperor will keep your matter in mind!"

Shen Jian was stunned for a moment, then looked at Jia Rui as if grasping a life-saving straw.

Jia Rui said softly: "The Emperor asked me to tell you, there is no need to be mentally burdened. Go back to your hometown and rest for a while. The Emperor will be of great use in the future!"

After hearing this, Shen Jian burst into tears and bowed deeply to Jia Rui.

In Shen Jian's view, Jia Rui's words about the Emperor in front of the other two great scholars were deliberately biased towards him. He also told the other two people that even though Shen Jian was gone now, the Emperor still had this person in his heart and would still be there in the future. I'll be back, don't go too far.

Just as Shen Jian thought, He Chaodong and Li Chengyang looked at each other, then their expressions became calmer, and they came to persuade Shen Jian.

This time, Shen Jian was even more sure that Jia Rui was helping him. He grabbed Jia Rui's hand, shook it hard, and then said with red eyes: "Mr. Jia, a friend in need is a friend indeed. We brothers will do well in the future. Brother, I am not an ungrateful person. Whatever happens in the future, I will bear it with all my strength."

Jia Rui also nodded quickly, tears streaming from his eyes, as if he was moved by Shen Jian.

Then Shen Jian took off the black gauze hat on his head and placed it on the table next to him. After receiving the imperial edict from Jia Rui, he held it in his arms and staggered out.

Jia Rui hurriedly followed him out of the door, wanting to send him out of the palace, but Shen Jian waved his hand and staggered out.

Jia Rui wiped the tears from his face, blinked his red eyes and said goodbye to the two bachelors.

Along the way, Jia Rui kept thinking about his own troubles, and at the same time used the Nine Yang Magic to stimulate his eyes and make them shed tears.

When he arrived at the entrance of Longshou Palace, Jia Rui pretended to wipe away his tears, and then pretended not to care and entered Longshou Palace to reply to the Supreme Emperor.

Entering the side hall, I saw the Supreme Emperor standing at the window, looking at the willow trees outside the window. I don't know what he was thinking.
Jia Rui walked behind the Supreme Emperor in a few steps, and then whispered softly: "Reporting to the Supreme Emperor, I have finished the imperial edict and have come here to return my orders."

"How is Shen Jian? Are you sad?"

"Master Shen is very wronged."

The Supreme Emperor sighed after hearing this, and his eye circles were a little red.

Shen Jian was very loyal to the Emperor. He had been working in the Prince's Mansion since the Emperor was still the Crown Prince, and he had never had second thoughts over the years.

This time, in order to preserve the emperor's reputation, Shen Jian could only be pushed out as a scapegoat. This made the Supreme Emperor feel like a knife, and at the same time he was even more dissatisfied with the emperor.

"I'm tired, that's all for today."

Jia Rui left quickly.

But just as he was about to exit the store, he was stopped by the Supreme Emperor again, "Come back."

Jia Rui quickly stopped and walked to the side of the Supreme Emperor with his right foot.

"Take these memorials back for approval. Just hand them over to me tomorrow."

Jia Rui was startled, and then he quickly knelt on the ground and said, "I don't dare, please take back my life."

The Supreme Emperor sighed, and then said to Jia Rui: "The ministers in this court are all double-dealing, and only two people, You and Shen Jian, are close to me. Now that Shen Jian is gone, I can only rely on you." Alone."

After saying this, he waved his hand, which meant that Jia Ruian could do things with his heart.

When Jia Rui saw that the Supreme Emperor had no intention of taking back his life, he could only stand up and let the eunuch hold dozens of memorials and deliver them to his arms.

After that, Jia Rui saluted again and slowly withdrew.

After Jia Rui left, the Supreme Emperor sat on the kang again, picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip, and suddenly threw it on the ground angrily.

"The tea has gone cold, why are you still giving it to me?"

The chief eunuch Zhao Jin was shocked and hurriedly knelt there and kowtowed.

Dai Quan looked at Zhao Jin who was kneeling there and curled his lips, but in the end he went up to beg Zhao Jin for mercy, which made the Supreme Emperor calm down.

Although he calmed down, Zhao Jin's affairs were not over yet. The Supreme Emperor punished Zhao Jin to pick up the broken teacups in the hall with his own hands.

Zhao Jin picked up the broken teacup piece by piece. Although he was very careful, he still cut his fingers from time to time due to the sharp notch of the teacup.Although her hands kept bleeding, the flattering smile on Zhao Jin's face never stopped, and she was very careful not to drop blood on the ground.

The Supreme Emperor sat down on the kang again, and Dai Quan quickly placed a bright yellow backrest behind the Supreme Emperor.

"When Jia Rui came back just now, I saw that his eyes were red. Did he cry on the way?"

Dai Quan stole a glance at the Supreme Emperor and then said: "To report back to you, Mr. Jia didn't stop crying on the way back. He only wiped away his tears when he arrived at the palace gate and came in with a smile on his face."

After hearing this, the Emperor kept sighing: "Jia Rui is a person who values ​​feelings. He and Shen Jian have been working together for a long time. Shen Jian is one of the few friends of Jia Rui. Suddenly such a person wants to leave Beijing." Yes, he is unhappy, and I know it in my heart."

After saying this, the Supreme Emperor stood up and walked back and forth in the hall a few times. Suddenly he stopped and asked Dai Quan: "What do you think of letting Jia Rui go to the cabinet?"

Dai Quan naturally wanted Jia Rui to join the cabinet.

You must know that his relationship with Jia Rui is much stronger than that of Shen Jian. Jia Rui cares about Shen Jian so much, let alone his old brother.

When Jia Rui enters the cabinet, it will be much easier for him to do things. After all, the relationship between the two people is there.

Another Jia Rui can be considered a member of their faction. If Jia Rui becomes successful, their faction's power will also expand.

However, Dai Quan did not dare to talk nonsense in front of the Supreme Emperor. He could only reply in a roundabout way: "Mr. Jia is capable, and he also values ​​​​emotions. He should be able to join the cabinet. Unfortunately, Mr. Jia is young and did not come from the imperial examination. I am afraid that others There will be criticism.”

The Supreme Emperor waved his hand indifferently, "What's wrong with being young? Who doesn't come from a young age? When I was just as old as Jia Rui, I led people to Jiangnan to quell the chaos."

After saying this, the Supreme Emperor did not mention Jia Rui's matter again.

However, as an old man who had been with the Emperor for decades, Dai Quan already understood that the Emperor was determined to let Jia Rui join the cabinet.

Besides, when Jia Rui left the palace with the memorial in his arms, he immediately asked his personal servant Wangcai to buy a box nearby and put all the memorials in it. After that, he personally carried the memorial and rode back home.

After coming back, Jia Rui carried the box and went to the back. When he entered Xue Baochai's room, he saw that Xue Baochai was not there. After asking, he found out that Xue Baochai had gone to Aunt Xue's house in the old house.

Jia Rui didn't care, and then went to the inner study room. After placing the box on the desk, he opened the books one by one and began to review the memorials at home.

I don't know how long it took, but Jia Rui felt a little thirsty and shouted outside: "Bring me a bowl of tea."

As soon as he finished speaking, a teacup was handed to Jia Rui.

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, turned around and saw Sister You standing next to him.

"When did you come?" Jia Rui asked as he took the tea cup.

"When the uncle was writing just now."

After Sanjie You finished speaking, she stretched out her hand like a memorial on the table, "What are these books? Master, you read them so seriously, is it a story book?"

Jia Rui paid no attention to Third Sister You's actions, "The Supreme Emperor asked me to take some memorials at the court home for review."

When Sanjie You heard that it was a memorial, she was so frightened that she quickly put it back on the table and did not dare to look at it again.

Although she is usually very courageous, when she encounters a court memorial, she does not dare to flip it over at will.

But Sister You's eyes are brightening now. When she committed herself to Jia Rui, she still felt a little wronged. After all, she was not marrying a matchmaker, but became someone else's concubine. This was different from what Third Sister You had in mind. .

But now seeing Jia Rui reviewing the memorial at her home, Sanjie You felt a burst of pride.

It feels really intoxicating to think about major issues in provinces and prefectures being decided right under your nose.

Therefore, Sanjie You didn't leave, and stayed with Jia Rui in the study to correct the memorial.

Jia Rui kept writing and drawing there, while Sanjie You polished his ink beside him.

It wasn't until lunchtime that Brother Ying came over to invite Jia Rui, and the two of them ended with a tacit understanding.

During lunch, Jia Rui was also a little distracted, showing off in front of Xue Baochai that he had taken the memorial home for correction.

At first, Xue Baochai listened to Jia Rui's bragging as if she was hearing a joke, but gradually her face became serious.

Suddenly Xue Baochai stood up and went to the back without confessing to Jia Rui.

Jia Rui was confused by the fuss. He didn't know why Xue Baochai was so crazy, but his face suddenly changed.

Just when Jia Rui was thinking about going over to Xue Baochai to make amends with his smile, there was a jingle of rings outside.

Then the door curtains were opened from both sides, and Xue Baochai walked in wearing a marquise's makeup.

Behind her were Ying'er and Ying Ge, two maids.

However, the two little girls did not smile at Jia Rui like before, but followed Xue Baochai with serious expressions.

(End of this chapter)