Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 311 Indecision
Chen Guozi entered the hall and immediately saw Jia Rui.

Seeing Jia Rui there, Chen Guozi smiled and nodded to Jia Rui first.

Jia Rui turned his head to the other side angrily.

The movements of the two of them could be seen clearly by the Supreme Emperor who was sitting on the upper hand.

Not only was the Emperor not angry about Jia Rui's rudeness, but he was very happy in his heart.

Jia Aiqing is a sweet-tempered person, and whatever is in his heart is shown on his face. He doesn't like Chen Guozi, so he speaks ill of him in front of me, and turns away and ignores Chen Guozi when he comes.

This is a loyal and upright minister who never hides in front of me.

On the other hand, Chen Guozi is not as upright as he was when he was young.

It was obvious that he and Jia Rui were already at loggerheads, but when he saw Jia Rui, he still smiled and greeted him like an old friend.

This is a smiling tiger.

Thinking like this, the Supreme Emperor also became wary of Chen Guozi.

"Your Majesty, Chen Guozi, bows to the Supreme Emperor. Long live, long live, long live."

"Ai Qing is free from courtesy."

Chen Guozi stood up carefully.

"What's the matter with Chen Aiqing's visit this time?"

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, in the past few days, there has been a dispute in the cabinet over the candidates for the navy, so I have the courage to come to Longshou Palace to recommend candidates to the Supreme Emperor."

The Supreme Emperor frowned, and then said: "To recommend candidates to me, the cabinet must first reach an agreement. Now you come here yourself. Where is the cabinet?"

Chen Guozi didn't care about the Emperor's question. He said casually: "Because all the ministers in the cabinet have selfish motives, I can't decide on the candidate at the moment. However, the matter in Tianjin cannot be delayed, so I have to come."

Jia Rui stood nearby and trembled with anger. He, the chief minister of the cabinet, was still standing, so he turned a blind eye and said this. He didn't take himself seriously.

So Jia Rui couldn't care about that much anymore and came out directly to interrupt Chen Guozi's words and said to the Supreme Emperor:

"To report to the Supreme Emperor, Chen Guozi ignored the cabinet, monopolized the government, and his treacherous intention to usurp the throne has been clearly revealed. Please deal with Chen Guozi immediately."

After hearing Jia Rui's words, the Supreme Emperor's mouth broke down and he said to himself, Jia Aiqing, even if you want to be accused, you have to find someone reliable.

Do you believe it yourself that Chen Guozi rebelled?
In fact, Jia Rui regretted it after saying it, and he felt embarrassed and blushed.

Chen Guozi almost laughed out loud after hearing what Jia Rui said.

How did Jia Rui become the head of the cabinet?Is he being funny in the cabinet?
The Supreme Emperor coughed, and then immediately over-considered Jia Rui's words.

"Chen Guozi, who do you think can take on the important task of admiral of the Navy?"

After Chen Guozi heard this, he felt a little jealous.

The Emperor obviously changed the subject and turned a blind eye to Jia Rui's recklessness.

You must know that when you were the most favored, you didn't get this kind of treatment.

Although Chen Guozi was jealous in his heart, he did not dare to say it out loud.

He replied solemnly to the Supreme Emperor: "I believe that Prince Yizhong is young and promising enough to take on this important task."

The Supreme Emperor narrowed his eyes when he heard him say Prince Yizhong.

Since the Supreme Emperor did not answer, the entire hall became silent.

At this time, Jia Rui did not object.

The reason is that just yesterday, Prince Yi Zhong sent over a large box of gold.

You can't accept someone else's gold one day and set up a trap for them the next day.

The Supreme Emperor seemed to be thinking for a moment and said to Jia Rui who was standing aside: "What do you think of Chen Guozi's words?"

Jia Rui and the Supreme Emperor have been together for such a long time, and he has an inseparable grasp of the Supreme Emperor's thoughts.

The Emperor just asked casually, but Jia Rui could already tell from the Emperor's tone that he had opinions on this matter.

Since the Supreme Emperor did not agree, he could only feel sorry for Prince Yizhong.

"To report to the Supreme Emperor, Prince Yi Zhong is young and has never commanded an army. If he takes on this important task rashly, he may lose track of the meeting and cause chaos in the army."

There was a smile on the corner of the Emperor's mouth. He nodded and said, "What Jia Aiqing said makes sense. Although Prince Yizhong has some talents, he is still too young and has no experience. I don't think he can take on this important responsibility."

After hearing this, Chen Guozi had a trace of regret in his eyes.

However, he was not prepared to stop there, so Chen Guozi continued to play.

"To report to the Supreme Emperor, although King Yi Zhong is young, he still has capable people to help him. If he takes on an important role this time and has gained experience, he will be able to serve the Supreme Emperor even more outstandingly in the future."

A trace of displeasure flashed in the Emperor's eyes.

He had already vetoed it, so why was Chen Guozi so stubborn?
The Supreme Emperor stared at Chen Guozi coldly with a sullen face, "Chen Aiqing, you have gone too far."

"I am aware of my guilt." Chen Guozi knelt on the ground to plead guilty.

This time the Emperor did not ask him to stand up, but said: "I won't care about it this time, but I don't hope there will be another time." "Thank you, the Emperor, for your grace." Chen Guozi knelt there and kowtowed.

The Supreme Emperor waved his hand and asked Chen Guozi to retreat.

This time Chen Guozi stood up very honestly, bowed his body and exited the main hall of Longshou Palace.

After Chen Guozi left, Jia Rui immediately jumped out and said: "Your Majesty, you have seen it. Chen Guozi doesn't take you seriously at all. Who knows what tricks he is playing in his heart. You must be careful about this traitor."

The Supreme Emperor was also a little unhappy. Is Chen Guozi an old fool today?How dare you contradict yourself.

If it had been in the past, the Supreme Emperor would have casually comforted Jia Rui and let the matter go.

But today the Emperor didn't say a word, letting Jia Rui speak ill of Chen Guozi in front of him.

In fact, the Supreme Emperor had long suspected Chen Guozi's purpose of coming back this time. He just thought that he had not exposed his flaws yet, and he had made great contributions to him over the years, so he did not expose it to his face.

"What is Prince Yizhong doing during this time?" the Supreme Emperor asked Zhao Jin beside him.

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, Prince Yizhong has been doing some repair work in the mansion during this period."

The Supreme Emperor was stunned for a moment, then squinted his eyes and thought for a while, and finally smiled and said nonchalantly:

"It seems to have improved."

After speaking, the Emperor stood up and walked around, then suddenly stopped, turned around and asked Jia Rui:

"What do you think if Prince Yizhong is appointed as the commander of the navy?"

Jia Rui was shocked at first, and then he realized in a flash that the Supreme Emperor was about to give up Prince Yizhong.

It shouldn't.

Prince Yi Zhong hadn't done anything out of the ordinary during this period, so why did the Supreme Emperor suddenly become disheartened by him?
Although he couldn't figure out what the Supreme Emperor was thinking, Jia Rui still said according to his true feelings: "Prince Yizhong has no experience and suddenly takes on such a heavy responsibility. I'm afraid something will go wrong. Don't make it difficult to deal with it."

The Emperor sighed.

It turned out that the Supreme Emperor suspected that Chen Guozi was from the side of the Yizhong County Prince.

You have to know how many years Chen Guoxin has retired, and he has always been honest. However, he suddenly came back during this period. Someone must have contacted him behind the scenes, otherwise this old guy would not have come out.

And the one from Cining Palace is probably the only one who has this kind of face.

My wife, even at such an old age, still cannot let go of her offspring.

But this time he couldn't follow her wishes.

Although the emperor made trouble for himself several times, he was indeed capable. For the sake of future generations and the country, he could only harden his heart.

Thinking of this, the Supreme Emperor couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, because he thought again of the eldest son whom he personally trained.

If only he knew how to be patient, that would be great.

To this day, the Emperor still doesn't understand why his eldest son suddenly rebelled.

You must know that sooner or later this country will be his, why is he so anxious?

Jia Rui saw the Emperor sighing there and guessed what the Emperor was thinking.

Although Prince Yizhong had some troubles with him, Jia Rui was not prepared to add insult to injury at this time, but was prepared to help Prince Yizhong.

Because the existence of Prince Yizhong is the biggest threat to the emperor, the emperor will not focus all his attention on himself.

Jia Rui knew in his heart that even though the relationship between himself and the emperor had become much more relaxed on the surface, they both knew in their hearts that this was just for the Emperor. Once the Emperor was gone, the two of them would be in a life-and-death struggle.

Because of this, Jia Rui didn't want Prince Yizhong, the emperor's enemy, to leave.

"Your Majesty, although King Yi Zhong is young and inexperienced, we can slowly train him. For example, we can let King Yi Zhong take care of some things, and then let him out when he has experience. It’s not too late.” Jarrigan said from behind the Supreme Emperor.

The Supreme Emperor nodded after listening to Jia Rui's words.

He now realizes that he was a little too anxious before.

Prince Yi Zhong has been enjoying wealth and honor in the royal palace. Suddenly he was promoted to this position, which naturally showed his shortcomings.

If I have the patience to train him for another year or two, Prince Yi Zhong will have experience and become more pragmatic. At that time, if I hand over the Navy to him and let him conquer a territory by himself, he will be worthy of his dead eldest son. .

"What you said is very good, Jia Rui. I was too hasty."

The Supreme Emperor rubbed his forehead, and then issued a decisive decree: "Order the Prince of Nan'an County to take full charge of the navy."

After hearing what the Supreme Emperor said, Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, and then there was something inexplicable in his eyes.

You must know that the four major princes have always been the object of fear of the imperial court.

The four princes had been slowly weakened by the imperial court in their military power very early on. Now the Supreme Emperor suddenly asked the Prince of Nan'an County to take charge of the navy. This was somewhat inconsistent with the imperial court's usual practice.

However, Jia Rui quickly realized that the Emperor was going to use Prince Nan'an as a whetstone for Prince Yizhong.

After a year or two, when the construction of the navy is completed, the Supreme Emperor can appoint Prince Yizhong as the naval commander. At that time, he will definitely compete with Prince Nan'an for power.

This is the time to test the power of Prince Yizhong. If he can weaken the power of Prince Nan'an without any bloodshed, it means that Prince Yizhong has matured.

(End of this chapter)