Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 410 Wu Guogong

As these three important figures expressed their opinions, a large group of ministers below knelt down and said, "I second my opinion."

The emperor looked at the large group of ministers kneeling below, his eyes completely despairing, and he was about to agree tremblingly.

But at this moment, the current Minister of Household Affairs, Zhao Deen, stood up.

"I object."

Jia Rui also heard Zhao Deen's voice, and he opened his eyes in surprise.

You must know that Zhao De'en is also a member of the Supreme Emperor's family, and he can be regarded as an ally of Jia Rui. Jia Rui thought that he would not come out to confront him even if he disagreed, but he did not expect that he was the first to oppose him.

When the emperor saw Zhao De'en kneeling there, his eyes were full of excitement, and he was also deeply moved.

This is true: the strong wind knows the strong grass, and the rough wind knows the loyal ministers.

When the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty surrendered to Jia Rui's power, another minister came out to speak for himself.

You must know that Zhao Deen also served as the censor of Youdu before. He and Zhao Wan were in charge of the censorship at the same time, but they were the same officials, so why was there such a big difference?

One seems to have defected to Jia Rui, and the other still firmly stands on the side of the royal family in times of crisis.

"If you have anything to say, dear, please tell me."

Zhao Deen knelt there, his eyes shining, and said to the emperor above:

"The Duke of Wu is not enough to express Master Jia's merits, so he calls Master Jia King of Wu."

His words almost made the emperor angry to death.

He thought Zhao Deen was a loyal minister, but now it seems that Zhao Deen is also a sycophant.

Shen Wence, who was kneeling in front, was initially startled, thinking something would happen, but now he felt relieved after hearing Zhao Deen's words.

However, he felt that it was not the right time to grant him the title of King of Wu, as it might ruin Master Jia's affairs, so he stood up and retorted:

"It is not the right time to confer the title of King of Wu. It is appropriate to confer the title of Duke of Wu."

In fact, Zhao Deen came out just to express his attitude, so he did not argue with Shen Wence. Instead, he said respectfully:

"The lower official was reckless, Mr. Shen, don't blame me."

Shen Wence nodded with satisfaction and said: "We are all working for the emperor, and the ministers can speak freely."

Jia Yucun said at this time: "Your Majesty, please make a decision quickly."

What Jia Yucun said was a bit aggressive.

Where is this talking to the emperor? He was clearly ordering his subordinates.

The emperor sitting on the throne blushed for a while, felt his chest was hot, his throat was sweet, and something was about to spit out.

The emperor knew that he was about to vomit blood.

However, he endured the blood and swallowed it again.

Now I can't show any signs of illness, otherwise I will give this guy Jia Rui an excuse.

Jia Rui, a living Cao Cao, would seize this opportunity to let himself die of illness.

For the sake of the country, and for the sake of his ancestors and the country, he had to hold on for a while no matter what, to fight for some opportunities for the next emperor.

Therefore, the emperor endured the discomfort in his chest and said: "Since all the ministers think so, then I will follow the good advice."

After saying this, the emperor turned to Jia Rui and said, "Jia Aiqing, what do you think?"

But at this time, Jia Rui was still standing there, keeping silent with his eyes closed. He Chaodong, who was still standing near Jia Rui, gently tugged on Jia Rui's sleeve, and Jia Rui woke up as if from a dream.

"Oh, what's wrong?"

It was as if he only realized that he was standing in the court hall at this moment.

So Jia Rui hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed and said, "I have no status. I worked too late yesterday, so I didn't sleep well. I was discourteous in the court. Please be punished by the emperor."

The emperor looked at Jia Rui helplessly, and then said with a flattering smile: "Jia Aiqing, just now the ministers recommended you to be the Duke of Wu, to be promoted to the prime minister position, and to be promoted to Jiuxi. What do you think?"

Jia Rui seemed to be shocked at this time. He opened his mouth for a long time and then said angrily:

"Who made such arrogant remarks? Isn't this unfair to a humble minister?"

At this time, Shen Wence said: "It is the lower official who is advising the emperor."

Jia Rui seemed to have just recognized Shen Wence at this moment, "Old Shen, I usually look pretty steady, how could you be like this?"

"Master Jia, the current Emperor is too ill to govern. We need you, Master Zhang, to turn the tide and be the white jade pillar that supports the sky and the purple golden beam that supports the sea. How can you shirk it at this time?"

Jia Rui walked over angrily and said to Shen Wence: "Nonsense, my Jia family has been loyal and loyal throughout the generations and shed blood for the royal family. If I do this, how can I see my ancestors?"

After Jia Rui finished speaking, he turned around and left the hall.

At this time, everyone in the hall looked at me and I looked at you, not knowing what to do next.

At this time Jia Yucun spoke.

"Every major event in the world has its own public opinion. Even if Mr. Jia refuses to accept it, we cannot follow Mr. Jia's whim."

After saying this, Jia Yucun said to the emperor above: "Your Majesty, please issue an edict now to confer Master Jia the title of Duke of Wu, the rank of Prime Minister, and the title of Jiuxi."

When the others saw this situation, they all knelt down together and said, "Please give me your order."

The emperor looked at the kneeling civil and military officials of the court. Finally he could only smile bitterly, and then said to Lao Li who was standing beside him:

"Mr. Li, please draft a decree for me."

You must know that he is the emperor, and he actually calls Lao Li Mr. Li, which shows his current status.

Lao Li was not polite and directly ordered the eunuch not far away to spread the imperial edict on the imperial case. After that, he personally wrote a decree with a few dots of brushstrokes.

After that, without the emperor having to look at it, he directly ordered the eunuch holding the seal to send over the imperial seal and put it on top of the imperial edict.

Then make a copy and send it to the inner palace for archiving.

The remaining portion was handed over to Shen Wence, who was not far away.

After Shen Wence received the imperial edict, he was naturally satisfied, and then stepped aside without saying a word.

The emperor's face was full of bitterness now, and he was not in the mood to stay here any longer, so he said "retreat" and went back.

At this time, Jia Rui had returned to the Yangxin Hall and was eating snacks under the service of the palace maid.

Qin Shun was waiting carefully beside him.

"Sir, Concubine Yuan of Fengzao Palace called the slave again yesterday."

"What does she want from you?" Jia Rui patted the cake residue on his hand, then stretched out his hand and asked the two palace maids next to him to wash and wipe his hands.

"Sir, what Concubine Yuan means is that she misses the emperor very much and wants to serve him by his side."

Jia Rui leaned on the backrest and thought for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Concubine Yuan has been in the palace for a long time and has been serving the emperor for several years. Why is she not pregnant with a dragon seed?"

Qin Shun lowered his head and explained softly: "Sir, whether you can conceive a dragon species depends on the emperor's wishes."

Jia Rui understood immediately.

He lowered his head and thought for a moment, then said: "Then you send Concubine Yuan to the emperor. When Concubine Yuan becomes pregnant with the dragon seed, then send her back to Fengzao Palace."

Qin Shun understood what Jia Rui meant.

If Jia Yuanchun was pregnant with the emperor's dragon seed and was born a boy, then there would be no need for the emperor to exist.

"Sir, what if it's a girl?"

Jia Rui's eyes flashed, "Aren't there still immature princes in the palace? Just find one with no background and let him recognize Yuan Chun as his mother."

"My slave understands."

At this moment, there was a little eunuch outside. He walked in carefully, knelt down and said, "Kowtow to your lord."

Jia Rui said nothing, but Qin Shun glanced at the little eunuch and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Back to your lord, Master Shen, the cabinet scholar, is here with the imperial edict."

There was a smile on Jia Rui's face, "Let him come in."

After hearing Jia Rui's words, the little eunuch hurriedly exited, and soon came in with Shen Wence.

After Shen Wence came in, he first saluted and paid homage, and then Jia Rui asked him to stand up.

"how's it going?"

"Return to your lord, the emperor has issued an order."

As Shen Wence spoke, he handed the imperial edict in his arms to his head.

Qin Shun quickly stepped forward to take it, and then carefully handed it to Jia Rui.

Jia Rui took the imperial edict and opened it to take a look, and then the smile on his face became even brighter.

"Haha, our emperor is so imaginative, I thought we would have to make trouble two or three times!"

After finishing speaking, Jia Rui threw the imperial edict to Qin Shun and said:

"Let the Ministry of Internal Affairs rush to make the jade seal."

Afterwards, he walked excitedly for a few steps in the Yangxin Hall, then suddenly turned around and asked Qin Shun:

"Have you prepared Jiuxi's guard of honor?"

"My lord, we are ready."

Only then did Jia Rui feel satisfied.

But soon Jia Rui thought about what was happening on the Jinling side, "What's going on on the Jinling side?"

"I heard that those people have organized their own servants and servants. They are purchasing weapons everywhere and contacting the generals near Jinling."

"Send a letter to the governor of Jinling and ask him to let these people make trouble. It is best to get rid of all the rebels near Jinling."

"Sir, when the news of you adding Jiuxi reaches Jinling, all those people should show up." Shen Wence said, stroking his beard.

Jia Rui nodded, and then suddenly asked: "How is Prince Yi Zhong doing on the Ryukyu side?"

"Don't worry, sir. I have sent people to closely monitor Prince Yizhong. His every move is under my supervision."

Jia Rui sat on the seat, took a sip from the tea bowl, and then said lightly: "The Supreme Emperor Long Yu has passed away. As the Supreme Emperor's favorite grandson, he will naturally come to the capital. You send someone to take him back to the capital."

Shen Wence raised his head and glanced at Jia Rui, then quickly lowered his head.

Qin Shun, who was next to him, said flatteringly: "Don't worry, sir, I will send someone to pick him up right now."

Jia Rui nodded and put the tea bowl in his hand on the table casually. He didn't know if it accidentally fell over.

Jia Rui said quickly, "It's so unpredictable. Who knew I might have shaking hands one day?"

After listening to Jia Rui's words, Shen Wence understood what his master meant.

"Sir, time is urgent now. If we take the land route, we may not be able to make it in time. It is better to let Prince Yizhong take a sea ship directly to Tianjin and then return to Beijing from Tianjin."

(End of this chapter)