Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 237 Mutation
Jia Rui had just sent away Bowling Marquis Shi Nai. Before he could relax, one day later, something happened again in Rongguo Mansion.

What happened?
It turned out that when Jia Rui came back from the Beijing camp, an imperial edict suddenly came from the palace, conferring Jia Zheng the title of Hainan Academic Affairs.

This decree did not go through the cabinet, but was sent directly to the Rongguo Mansion, which was somewhat against the rules.

After all, the Supreme Emperor holds the real power now. If you, the Emperor, do this, will you reap the rewards if you offend the Supreme Emperor?

But what's strange is that the Supreme Emperor didn't have any intervention in this decree?

Jia Rui didn't believe the Emperor and didn't see the Emperor's thoughts.

Not to mention the Emperor being such a cunning person, even Jia Rui had already seen through the Emperor's thoughts.

You should know that the academic difference is academic administration, the full name is "admiral academic administration", also known as "study inspector", commonly known as "study platform".

Xuezheng is the local cultural and educational administrator, set up for this dynasty.This dynasty followed the previous system and set up the Imperial College of Imperial Education and the Imperial College of Education. It was basically a continuation of the old system of the previous dynasty.

There is one person for academic administration in each province, who is appointed by the imperial court to be a Jian sect (key) among those who are from the imperial family, such as Shilang, Jingtang, Hanlin, Kedao, and subordinates.

In charge of the province's school policies and annual and subject examinations.He regularly visited all the prefectures, departments and prefectures under his jurisdiction to inspect the merits and demerits of teachers and scholars and the industriousness of students.

Whenever there is a revolution, the governor will carry it out.He is located between the governor, the chief envoy, and the inspector-general. He serves a term of three years, and each carries his original title during his term of office.Its service office is called "Admiral College".

And what kind of official is Jia Zheng now?He is a member of the Ministry of Industry who was promoted from the fifth rank to the imperial minister.

To be suddenly promoted from this position to become an academic administrator without going through a formal imperial examination is just an official position protected by the ancestors. To be appointed as an academic administrator is simply "swearing"!
And what's even more terrible is that he is the father of the imperial concubine.

The Jia family is a family of martial arts, and Jia Zheng is the head of the Rongguo Mansion in the capital. No one can despise the distinguished nobleman and the emperor's "father-in-law".But when he leaves the capital and engages in education at a local level, his resume is a "disgrace."What qualifications do you have to tutor, inspect and create local education?

It is self-evident whether the emperor asked him to take up an important academic and political position, whether it was a "reward" or a humiliation.

How can Jia Zheng, an aristocratic person with a humble status, integrate into the local officialdom and the hearts of scholars?The results are basically predictable.

Moreover, the imperial examination was the most important political event in ancient times, and any carelessness would trigger a series of shocks in the officialdom.

When the emperor appointed Jia Zheng as a student, he was clearly putting Jia Zheng on the fire. The result must be bad, but any bad result may become a knife that cuts on the Jia family.It revealed the emperor's determination to eliminate the Jia family.It can be said that there are many murderous intentions.

After the analysis, Jia Rui was also shocked.

He began to worry about his future.

It wasn't that he was in awe of the emperor, but mainly because he was worried that the emperor's attitude had begun to change.

It can be seen from the emperor's arrangements today that the emperor has made preparations to exterminate the Jia family in the future, but the Supreme Emperor did not intervene for his own sake.

What does this mean?
This shows that the Supreme Emperor has already prepared his funeral arrangements.

Was this because he knew he was about to die, so he let the emperor do it?

But what happened in the past few days? I just didn't go to Longshou Palace for a few days. Why did such a huge change happen in the palace?

Jia Rui took a few steps back and forth in the study uneasily.

I can't wait here any longer, so I might as well go to the Dragon Head Palace to ask the Supreme Emperor without doing anything else.

If someone else had gone to question the Supreme Emperor so rashly, I'm afraid he would have been cut off in the end.

But Jia Rui was different. Although the soul-absorbing talisman could not completely control the Supreme Emperor, it made the relationship between the Supreme Emperor and Jia Rui become iron-clad.

Under such circumstances, the Emperor really doesn't know how to treat Jia Rui, how about that?
Coupled with Jia Rui's magical skills, it will be dangerous when the time comes. At worst, he can break out of the palace and escape to the capital camp. Then there will still be a chance to fight.
Therefore, Jia Rui stopped resting at home and rode a horse with people to the palace. After that, he entered the Dragon Head Palace as smoothly as usual.

As soon as Jia Rui entered the Dragon Head Palace, Dai Quan greeted him.

Dai Quan just glanced at Jia Rui, not as enthusiastic as before.

Jia Rui frowned, Dai Quan, what happened?Do you want to draw a clear line with yourself?
Things haven't developed to such a dangerous point, have they?

"Master Jia, the Emperor is not in good health. Why don't you come back to pay homage to the Emperor tomorrow?"

Jia Rui frowned, "Prime Minister Dai, is this what the Supreme Emperor meant?"

"The Emperor is still resting inside, so he can't take care of such trivial matters."

Jia Rui stared at Dai Quan coldly, "Did Eunuch Dai pretend to pass on the imperial edict?"

Dai Quan also snorted coldly, "This is a slave who cares about the body of the Supreme Emperor. Our family dare not recognize Master Jia's words!"

Just as the two people were confronting each other, Zhao Jin hurriedly ran out from inside.

"The Emperor has a decree. Jia Rui comes to see him."

When Dai Quan heard this, he turned around and glared at Zhao Jin.

However, Zhao Jin responded to Dai Quan very calmly and then led Jia Rui in with a smile.

While walking to the side hall of Longshou Palace, Zhao Jin whispered something in Jia Rui's ear.

"The Emperor suddenly fainted the day before yesterday. After the Emperor woke up, the Emperor and the Emperor stayed all night. No one knows what they talked about."

Jia Rui suddenly realized after hearing this.

No wonder the emperor was able to bypass the cabinet and issue orders directly today. At the same time, Dai Quan's attitude towards himself suddenly changed.It seems that the Supreme Emperor has begun to delegate power.

What's even more terrible is that the Supreme Emperor did not notify himself of such a big matter as delegating power.

It seems that the Supreme Emperor already knows that time is running out, and he has to sacrifice himself for the sake of the emperor and the country.

Jia Rui actually knew that this day would come, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

You must know that many of your arrangements have not been completed yet. If the Supreme Emperor is gone now, you may not be able to completely defeat the Emperor's faction.

"Shi Nai, Marquis of Baoling, has been appointed governor of water transportation by the emperor's decree." Zhao Jin added as he was approaching the entrance of the palace.

Jia Rui was shocked.

I just didn't go to the cabinet all afternoon. Such a major change happened in the cabinet, and the three college students in the cabinet didn't communicate with me.

It seemed that his cabinet university had been completely ignored. After thinking of this, Jia Rui was still a little flustered.

Fortunately, the Jingying side is as controlled as an iron bucket.

The Supreme Emperor gave all the tokens for mobilizing troops to the emperor, but without his own orders, the emperor could not mobilize troops one by one.

Coupled with the infantry commander's office and the minister of internal bodyguards, almost the entire capital's military strength is now under his control.

After thinking of this, Jia Rui breathed a long sigh of relief. Even when it was absolutely necessary, he could blackmail the emperor and order the princes. At worst, the world would return to the situation of the princes being divided again. As long as he did not die, he would not be able to control others.

Just when Jia Rui was making his final plan, he had already followed Zhao Jin into the inner hall.

When I went in, I saw that the Emperor was lying on the bed and there were four or five imperial doctors standing nearby. There was also a strong smell of medicine in the palace, which was constantly spreading to the surroundings.

Jia Rui quickly stepped forward and took a sneak peek from a distance. He saw that the Emperor's face was pale but his lips were red. His eyes were slightly closed and his eyelids were trembling slightly.

Jia Rui took one look and quickly fell to his knees.

"Jia Rui, the great scholar in my cabinet, bows to the Supreme Emperor and wishes me long live, long live, long live."

Jia Rui's voice did not wake up the emperor, so Jia Rui repeated it loudly again.

This time, the Supreme Emperor finally opened his eyes slightly, and he turned his head vigorously to look towards Jia Rui.

Although Jia Rui has been taking advantage of the Supreme Emperor, the relationship between the two of them has been really good over the years. Now seeing that the old man is terminally ill, Jia Rui feels sad and tears flow down involuntarily.

The Supreme Emperor, who was lying on the bed, forced a smile, and then raised his hand gently. Jia Rui quickly knelt and walked a few steps forward, crawling to the Supreme Emperor's bed.

Then, the Supreme Emperor winked at Zhao Jin, who was standing on the side.

Zhao Jin quickly nodded, then stepped aside and said to other people in the hall:
"Nothing's wrong for you guys, just go down."

The maids and eunuchs in the main hall, including the imperial doctors, all left the main hall as if they had been granted amnesty.

When only the Supreme Queen, Jia Rui, and Zhao Jin were left in the hall, the Supreme Emperor spoke in a weak voice.

"I'm afraid I can't survive."

Jia Rui shed tears again when he heard this, "Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense. You are very old and will definitely live a long life. In the future, I will wait for you to confer a title on my grandson!"

After listening to Jia Rui's words, the Supreme Emperor reluctantly showed a smile.

The Emperor wanted to say something else, but a violent cough interrupted his words.

Jia Rui couldn't care about anything else now. He hurried forward, lifted the Supreme Emperor up and held him in his arms.

After that, Jia Rui's left hand was firmly pressed on the back of the Supreme Emperor, and the Nine Yang Divine Power was activated. A stream of warm air followed Jia Rui's hand and traveled back and forth through the Supreme Emperor's body.

The Emperor, who was already seriously ill, turned red and his lips became normal with the support of this gas.

The Supreme Emperor himself felt as if six or seven heavy sacks had been removed from his body, and he felt relaxed.

He let out a sigh of relief, and then I said: "I didn't expect Jia Aiqing to have such ability."

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, Wei Chen mastered this qigong by chance. It's not worth mentioning."

The Supreme Emperor blinked his eyes, and then said in a sad tone:

"I have already told the emperor to leave a place for you next to my mausoleum. Don't worry, I will protect you underground."

After Jia Rui heard this, his heart was churning and he almost cursed.

Who wants you to protect you underground?I still live to be a hundred years old, but I don’t want to die.

But seeing the Emperor like this, he really couldn't hold on anymore. The Emperor thought he could protect Jia Rui when he was alive, but once he died, all the military power was handed over to the emperor, and Jia Rui was almost dead.

Being able to let Jia Rui be buried next to his mausoleum can be regarded as the last protection for Jia Rui.

In this way, at least his immediate family members can be safe for the time being.

(End of this chapter)