Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 242 Dark Tide
As soon as the Supreme Emperor finished handling Xu Xubiao's matter, a young eunuch quietly followed the wall into the side hall of Longshou Palace, and then walked around to Zhao Jin's side.

After that, a small note fell into Zhao Jin's hand.

Zhao Jin opened it gently to take a look, then quickly closed it, and carefully said to the Supreme Emperor: "The Supreme Emperor, there is news about Mr. Jia."

As he spoke, he presented the note to the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor took the note, glanced at it, and finally smiled.

"Jia Rui is still very beautiful! It's not enough to have a few beauties at home. He also has one outside."

Zhao Jin laughed and said, "Master Jia is still young, so it is understandable that he likes some fun."

The Supreme Emperor nodded, and then said: "Let's leave this matter alone. Jia Rui can handle it himself."

After saying that, the Supreme Emperor threw the note aside.

After a while, after reading all the information in his hand, the Supreme Emperor leaned on the backrest at the corner of the bed and closed his eyes for a while, and then said: "The affairs of the Emperor's side remain as before, and there should be no changes."

Although what the emperor did this time had some damage to the interests of the Supreme Emperor, it also showed the emperor's decisiveness from this incident.

If there really is a day when he is gone, according to the emperor's current actions, he should be able to take control of the court quickly and suppress Jia Rui.

Although I didn't want this day to happen, for the sake of the country, the country, and future generations, I had to wrong Jia Rui.

"Tell the emperor not to cause trouble to Jia Rui from now on, and let him focus on government affairs."

After the Emperor finished speaking, he thought for a moment and continued: "Starting from tomorrow, I will continue to review the memorials. You tell the cabinet to send important memorials to me."

At this time, the Supreme Emperor felt that his spirit was much better than before, as if there was endless strength in his body.

Now that he is in good spirits, the Supreme Emperor naturally cannot let go of those important court affairs.

"The servant understands."

As Zhao Jin said this, he began to pity the emperor in his heart.

It turned out that when the time came, the Emperor was not in charge. Although Jia Rui was in the cabinet as the spokesperson of the Emperor, the emperor still had great power.

But now that the Supreme Emperor has recovered, he immediately started to review the memorials. So what is the use of the Emperor?

"Wang Hao?"

"Wei Chen is here." Wang Hao trembled and knelt forward a few steps.

"The emperor's guards are too few, and they are not very elite. Replace them all with the royal guards."

After hearing what the Supreme Emperor said, Zhao Jin and Wang Hao's eyes flashed with nervousness.

Isn’t the Supreme Emperor not prepared to hold the Emperor accountable?Why did you change all the emperor's guards again? Didn't this make the emperor a loner in the palace?
If this is the case, the emperor may have to open one eye while sleeping.

However, as slaves, they did not dare to question the Supreme Emperor's decision, especially since Wang Haoru retreated after receiving amnesty.

The Supreme Emperor lay on the backrest with a smile on his lips.

The reason why he did this was to put the emperor in an isolated and helpless situation, and then think about breaking the situation.

If he were the emperor, the only solution to the current predicament would be to reconcile with Jia Rui.

Only by reaching a friendly relationship with Jia Rui can he, the Supreme Emperor, relax his supervision over the emperor and make him feel more relaxed.

Moreover, with Jia Rui speaking good words to the emperor in front of him, the emperor's life will be easier, and he will be in charge of power more smoothly in the future.

This depends on whether the emperor is a mature ruler, whether he can put aside his grudges and put the court and his own future power first.

The Supreme Emperor also sighed a little when he thought of this.

After today's events, the Emperor trusted Jia Rui more and felt more pity for him.

The current Emperor didn't want Jia Rui to go underground with him. He wanted to give it a last try to see if the relationship between the emperor and Jia Rui could be improved.

This not only gave the emperor a capable subordinate, but also allowed Jia Rui to live a long life.

The sky quickly darkened, and the entire capital fell into darkness.

Although the Supreme Emperor concealed the great changes in the palace during the day very well, various news still spread in the capital.

After all, tens of thousands of soldiers in the Guards and Infantry Command Yamen were mobilized frequently. It was not like nothing happened.

In the Yizhong County Prince's Palace, the Yizhong County Prince and several close advisers were discussing what happened in the palace today.

Prince Yizhong still has some news about the great changes that happened in the palace today.

At first they thought the emperor had died and the emperor wanted to get rid of Jia Rui, but soon the news came that Jia Rui left the palace unharmed.

Then things would be different. Did Jia Rui imprison the emperor?
However, according to the news from people behind, Jia Rui did not return home, but went to a small nunnery outside the city to meet his little beauty.

This is not something that the minister who just held the emperor in arms to order the princes could do.

Then there is another possibility that the emperor and Jia Rui have reached an agreement.

Prince Yizhong touched his forehead in worry, "How about we join the courtiers and go to the Wuchao Gate together." The other counselors looked at each other, and one of them, who was quite old, said: "According to my judgment, now The emperor should have taken the initiative, otherwise, there would be no news from Lord Xu Biao's side."

We are all smart people, which means that if we go to trouble the emperor now, the emperor will find the reason and take care of us all at once.

"Then what should I do? You can't just wait to die in this palace, right?"

Prince Yizhong threw the cup in his hand in anger.

You must know that above the court, Prince Yizhong and Jia Rui are both important political opponents of the emperor.

After all, Jia Rui is still a subordinate of the emperor. As long as Jia Rui relents, there is still the possibility of reconciliation between the two parties.

But Prince Yizhong was a contender for the emperor's throne. Relatively speaking, he should be a greater threat to the emperor, and the emperor would never let him go.

"Can you contact the Empress Dowager in the palace? As long as the Empress Dowager comes forward, plus the ministers we contact, we can say that the emperor killed his father and usurped the throne, and then the prince can successfully ascend the throne with the support of the Empress Dowager." One of them faced ordinary people. The middle-aged man said.

The others were a little disdainful after hearing this, but Prince Yizhong sat there and thought seriously.

Although he had no contact with the Empress Dowager for many years, Prince Yi Zhong knew that the Empress Dowager still had his grandson in her heart.

Because every time he went to see the Empress Dowager, although the Empress Dowager would not say much to him, the concern in her eyes and the joy of seeing him in good health were something Prince Yizhong could feel.

After all, blood is thicker than water. His father, Prince Yitada, is the Empress Dowager's biological son after all. He is the only bloodline of the Empress Dowager. At the critical moment, wouldn't the Empress Dowager help her own grandson? Help the emperor?

Prince Yizhong thought this was a good idea.

Even if it doesn't work, at least you can know what happened in the palace from the Queen Mother's mouth.

Prince Yizhong nodded, said nothing more, and then asked his staff to retreat temporarily.

After everyone retreated, Prince Yizhong returned to the back house of his palace and came to a small, neat courtyard.

This small courtyard looks dilapidated in a royal palace, and can only be regarded as average in ordinary people's homes.

Prince Yi Zhong entered the yard and saw many vegetables growing in the open space in the yard, and an old woman was watering the vegetables there.

Prince Yizhong walked over in small steps and took the bucket and ladle from the old man's hand.

"Just let the people below them do it. What are you doing?"

A smile appeared in the corner of the old woman's eyes, "As I get older, if I don't move my muscles and bones, they will get rusty."

After saying this, the old woman took out her handkerchief and wiped the sweat from Prince Yizhong's forehead.

"Is there something wrong with your visit this time?"

"Mommy, I want you to help me contact Grandma Huang in the palace."

"What? Has it reached this point?"

"There has been a huge change in the palace today. I don't know what happened?"

"Have the nine gates of the capital been sealed?"

"No, everything is still the same. Even the people are not harassed, as if nothing happened."

"What did your staff say?" The old woman said confidently with a smile on her face.

"They think the emperor has passed away and the emperor may have reached some agreement with Jia Rui."

The old woman shook her head and dusted herself with her sleeves, "I think it's better to fire all your staff."

Prince Yizhong looked as if he were a child in front of the old woman, showing a surprised expression.

"You, don't even think about it. Since the nine gates are not blocked and everything in the capital is as it is, it means that the overall situation in the palace has been decided."

After hearing what the old woman said, King Yizhong suddenly realized that there seemed to be a flash of inspiration in his mind, but he couldn't catch it.

The old woman continued: "The emperor will not have this ability, because Jia Rui is holding him back. If the emperor wants to control the overall situation, he will definitely fight with Jia Ruilong."

"Not to mention Jia Rui. Everything he has is given by the Supreme Emperor. Once the Supreme Emperor is gone, he will be the monkey in the hands of Tathagata Buddha. Although he can still jump a few times, he will not be able to jump for long."

"And to be able to be so tough and handle things calmly must be the Supreme Emperor."

Prince Yizhong was suddenly shocked, "Aunty, do you mean that the Supreme Emperor has recovered from his illness?"

The old woman nodded gently, "If it really comes to the most dangerous step, the Queen Mother in the palace will not fail to pass on the news to us. It can only be said that the Queen Mother is not able to see the whole situation clearly. , so we are on hold for the time being."

The prince of Yizhong County nodded repeatedly, "I am superficial and did not think deeply."

"If I tell you, old slave, you should make more friends with Jia Rui. He is the Supreme Emperor's confidant. He can give you a few kind words in front of the Supreme Emperor, which is better than anything else."

As the old woman said this, she also had a strange thought in her heart.

What is the relationship between Jia Rui and the Supreme Emperor?The Emperor actually trusted him like this?

Is it true that Jia Rui is the illegitimate son of the Supreme Emperor, as rumored by the outside world?

(End of this chapter)