Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 292
Jia Rui sighed, and then said: "Unfortunately, our family had an unfilial son who got into great trouble, so I had to come to Brother Zhao to ask for help."

Zhao Jin smiled, and then said nonchalantly: "Don't worry too much. There are still things that our brothers can't handle in this court? Are there any troubles that our brothers can't solve?"

The reason why Zhao Jin is so confident is because with his current position in front of the Emperor, the intelligence agency he is in charge of, and Jia Rui's power, as long as the two of them work together, even the emperor will give them three points.

Jia Rui was a little helpless, it was really hard to hide it this time.

Finally, Jia Rui considered his tone before saying, "To be honest, something big happened in my brother's family this time."

Then, Jia Rui told Zhao Jin everything about Jia Lian.

Zhao Jin frowned after hearing this. This matter is really difficult to handle. If Jia Lian offends any official in the court, as long as Jia Rui and Zhao Jin speak together, he, even the cabinet minister, will have to endure it.

But Jia Lian offended the indigenous leaders this time. These guys turned their backs and refused to recognize anyone. If it didn't happen, it would be a big disaster.

Zhao Jin lowered his head and thought for a moment, then asked Jia Rui: "Brother, what do you think we should do?"

Jia Rui squinted his eyes and smiled, then said: "The indigenous leaders in these places are not convinced by the king and rebel from time to time. If the court continues to ignore it, when the court is weak in the future, these people will be the last trump card to overthrow the court. .”

In fact, everyone knows this truth, but the big bosses in the court adhere to the principle that doing more is worse than doing less. As long as the indigenous leaders in the south do not rebel, they are not willing to talk about these things.

"Does Brother Jia have any regulations?"

After hearing this, Jia Rui smiled confidently. He had already thought of a solution when he came.

"Brother, I have thought of a way to share the worries of the imperial court."

"What's the plan?"

"Change the soil and return to the current."

"What is this statement? Tell me about it, brother."

Jia Rui organized his language, and then said: "Brother, the thing is like this. Although these southern natives accept the canonization of the imperial court, they are actually in a semi-independent state. If the imperial court does not go as they want, they will rebel. Disturbing the place.”

"If things continue like this, our court will not only lose face, but its control over the south will also become weaker and weaker, which is not good for the court."

"So I thought hard and came up with a way to solve the court's worries, which is to abolish the hereditary tradition of the local Tu nobles and appoint floating officials to manage the place."

"Liuing officials are local officials sent by the imperial court to minority areas. Because they have a certain term, are not hereditary, are not indigenous, and are mobile, I call them floating officials."

Zhao Jin thought for a while and felt that this was also a good idea, but it was not easy to get the Emperor to agree!
The Emperor is now older and no longer has the courage he had when he was young. At this time, he just wants to spend the rest of his years in peace.

If we want to launch this policy at this time, there will definitely be some turmoil, which is something the Emperor does not want to see.

This is why Jia Rui came to Zhao Jin instead of admonishing the Supreme Emperor alone.

He wanted to find an ally to talk nicely to the Emperor, so that the Emperor might be able to agree.

Zhao Jin closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said: "This is a way to kill two birds with one stone. But have you ever thought about it? With the power of both of us, if we want to subdue a small chieftain, we don't need to cause such a big disturbance. "

Jia Rui lowered his head and said: "We can't let tigers become troubles! Although we can subdue a small chieftain now, the hatred has been buried in our hearts. Maybe one day it will take root and sprout, which will be detrimental to the court."

Zhao Jin nodded, but he didn't believe that Jia Rui would care about the court in this way. Jia Rui must be afraid of future revenge, so he simply decided to drain the pot.

"Brother Jia, it's still difficult for the two of us to accomplish this. Why don't you go to the Yangxin Hall and talk to the emperor."

Jia Rui's eyes lit up. You must know that the emperor is a enterprising person. If he hears this method, he will definitely applaud.

If other cronies of the Supreme Emperor went to find the Emperor like this, the final result would be that the Supreme Emperor would be suspicious of them.

But Jia Rui is different. The Supreme Emperor has [-]% trust in him. As long as Jia Rui does not rebel, the Supreme Emperor will not doubt Jia Rui.

OK, let's do it.

"Then I will go to the palace now to see the emperor."

"Brother Jia, it's the right time to go to the palace now."

Jia Rui and Zhao Jin looked at each other and both showed unspoken smiles.

You must know that it is already dark now. Now that Jia Rui hurriedly entered the palace to see the emperor, he would naturally alarm the Supreme Emperor.

The spies arranged by the Emperor to stay with the Emperor will definitely record the conversation between the two people clearly, so that they will not offend the Emperor.

Next, Jia Rui bowed his hand, left Zhao Jing, and hurried into the palace.

As soon as Jia Rui entered the palace to ask for an audience with the emperor, the Supreme Emperor got the news.

The current emperor is already a caged bird, and any disturbance will be reported to the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor did not feel panicked after receiving the news that Jia Rui went to see the emperor late at night.

If any of his other cronies dared to do this, the Emperor would have already had murderous intentions. But it was different for Jia Rui. The Emperor [-]% believed that Jia Rui would not betray him.

Therefore, the Supreme Emperor just lightly ordered the people below to record what the two people said and didn't care.

Besides, the emperor of Yangxin Hall is still correcting memorials at this time.Although he did not have any right to deal with the matters reported in the memorial, he still had to read each memorial carefully, and then mentally compare the results of each matter with what was reported.

If there is complete agreement, he will naturally put it aside. If there is no agreement, he will simply write a few sentences on a separate piece of paper and put them in the memorial, hoping that the emperor will adopt them.

In fact, it was all in vain. The Emperor rarely read the memorials. In the end, they almost always turned to Jia Rui and Jia Rui made the decision.

But even though he knew this was the case, the emperor didn't slack off at all.

It was precisely because of his seriousness that the Supreme Emperor was reluctant to depose him. If he had been a slightly mediocre emperor, the Supreme Emperor would have locked him up and thrown him into the cold palace.

The emperor put down the pen in his hand and looked at Xia Shouzhong in surprise.

"You mean Jia Rui wants to see you?"

"Master, I don't dare to lie. Master Jia has been waiting outside for a while."

The emperor frowned and thought for a moment, what was Jia Rui doing at this time?Could it be that he betrayed the Supreme Emperor and wanted to join his disciples?

But then I thought about it, this was absolutely impossible.

Jia Rui is now almost the spokesperson of the Supreme Emperor, with all the power in the government and the public. He doesn't even look down on himself as the emperor. How could he join his sect?

Although he was confused, the emperor ordered Jia Rui to be called in.

Jia Rui had been waiting outside for a while. It wasn't until words came from inside that Jia Rui dared to take small square steps into the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.

When I came in, I saw that the emperor was preparing to eat. There were four simple dishes on the imperial table, and then a bowl of rice.

Jia Rui felt a little blushing when he saw this scene.

What is the identity of the emperor?He only eats four dishes at each meal, but he eats twelve or three dishes, and he doesn't bring the same dish for ten days.

Although he was a little ashamed, it didn't show on his face. Jia Rui knelt down and bowed to the king.

The emperor was still very kind, "No need to be polite, Jia Aiqing. Have you had dinner? Come and have a bite with me."

Jia Rui has been busy with Jia Lian's affairs since the afternoon and has no time to eat. However, he and the emperor are not familiar with each other. At this time, he is rushing to have dinner with the emperor and is a little overwhelmed.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I have already eaten."

But as soon as he finished speaking, Jia Rui's stomach began to rumble.

The emperor almost burst out laughing.

He tapped Jia Rui with his chopsticks, and then said, "Okay, stop pretending, come over and eat together."

Then, he ordered Xia Shouzhong who was following him to prepare a pair of bowls and chopsticks for Jia Rui.

Jia Rui walked over sheepishly and stood at the emperor's table to have dinner with the emperor.

Of course, Jia Rui didn't feel comfortable eating this meal. After all, it felt awkward to eat standing up.

Moreover, the food the emperor ate was too simple, far worse than what Jia Rui's family cooked.

But even so, Jia Rui still pretended to have a big appetite and ate two bowls of rice with relish.

Even the emperor who usually only eats half a bowl of rice.Seeing that Jia Rui can eat so well, he also ate a bowl of rice for the first time.

After the meal, the eunuchs took away the bowls and chopsticks, and the emperor sat down on the kang again, and ordered someone to prepare an embroidered pier and place it opposite.

"Jia Aiqing, if you have anything to say, please sit down and talk."

Jia Rui quickly thanked him and then carefully sat on the show squat.

"Your Majesty, I am here this time because I am unsure about an issue related to the imperial decree, so I would like to ask Your Majesty for detailed information."

The emperor became interested upon hearing this and said, "Oh, tell me and listen."

"Your Majesty, the various chieftains' separate areas in the south are ostensibly owned by the imperial court, but the imperial court rarely has a say in their territory. If things go on like this, it may cause trouble."

After hearing this, the emperor frowned and nodded seriously.

At the same time, the emperor also looked at Jia Rui with admiration. He did not expect that besides being greedy for money, this guy could actually do something practical.

"Then does Aiqing have any solution?"

The emperor actually didn't have any hope, he just asked casually.

After hearing this, Jia Rui immediately said: "Wei Chen believes that the hereditary system of chieftain chiefs should be abolished in ethnic minority areas and replaced by the implementation of floating official governance appointed by the central government. That is to say, prefectures, prefectures, and counties should be established in ethnic minority areas, and officials should be dispatched. Officials with a certain term of office came to govern, and the ministers called it changing the land and returning it to the army."

Jia Rui copied the governance methods of ethnic minorities from another world.

After hearing this, the emperor nodded repeatedly. This suggestion completely reached the emperor's heart. He felt that Jia Rui was indeed talented. No wonder the emperor trusted him so much.

(End of this chapter)