Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 424 Kill one to serve as a warning to others

When Jia Rui's guards heard the order, they immediately stepped forward to grab Chen Bin and drag him out.

This young man may have risked his life, but he was still scolding him at this moment, "It will harm the country and the people. If you are reckless again, you will not die well."

Jia Rui's face was ashen and he waved his hands repeatedly, signaling the soldiers to speed up.

Several soldiers were also anxious. One of them stepped forward and slapped Chen Bing on the face, causing his mouth to swell immediately. Then he picked up a rag from somewhere on the table and stuffed it into him. In the mouth.

Then, the young man was dragged out with a whimper.

After a while, a bloody human head came to Jia Rui on a tray.

All the civil and military officials present were trembling with fear when they saw this scene.

Jia Rui sat in the middle and glanced down. Every time he glanced at someone else, that person would tremble with fear.

"Throw it out and feed it to the dogs."

After hearing what Jia Rui said, the soldiers immediately went out with the head in their hands.

By this time, Wang Ziteng was so frightened that he knelt there and kowtowed repeatedly.

"What's your relationship with him?"

Wang Ziteng kowtowed and said: "Back to the Prime Minister, his father and I are old acquaintances. When he came to Beijing, his father wrote to me specifically and asked me to take care of this young man."

"Today, Prime Minister, you are going to attend your brother-in-law's reception banquet. This young man came to me specifically and wanted to see you. I couldn't refuse for his father's sake, so I brought him here."

Jia Rui frowned and thought for a moment, then said to the soldiers beside him: "Send the order, Guangxi Jiedushi has evil intentions, deprive him of all official positions, take him to the capital, and hand him over to the Three Laws Division for trial."

"Song Jian contributed greatly to the pacification of Jinling and took over as the governor of Guangxi."

"Zhou Lang resigned as General of Hainan and took over 60,000 cavalry to defend the capital."

With a few orders from Jia Rui, Guangxi Jiedushi was finished.

As for the Guangxi Jiedushi envoy disobeying Jia Rui's orders and even completely rebelling against them, Jia Rui simply did not believe that he had such ability.

One reason is that although the Guangxi Jieduzhi had many generals under him, they were all Jia Rui's people.

Especially the last time Jia Rui conquered the Southern Barbarians, Guangxi sent a lot of troops. Now the real brave generals in Guangxi were trained and commanded by Jia Rui.

If Guangxi Jiedu dares to rebel, the people below can kill him first and then send his head to Jia Rui.

Besides, there are also large armies stationed in the provinces near Guangxi, and these people are also Jia Rui's cronies. Even if the Guangxi Jiedushi rebels, in a barren place like Guangxi, they will not be able to last long in the face of nationwide siege.

Then Jia Rui was not in the mood to continue sitting here. He stood up and wanted to leave with others.

Jia Zheng finally reacted at this time, and quickly stepped forward to stop Jia Rui, and then said:

"What happened today was the fault of the lower official. Please prime minister not to care about Wang Ziteng's fault."

The reason why Jia Zheng interceded for Wang Ziteng was because Wang Ziteng was his eldest brother-in-law. No matter what, he could not let Wang Ziteng's status in Jia Rui's heart drop because of this incident.

Jia Rui glanced at Jia Zheng, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said: "The matter is that he has not found out the person. He can avoid the death penalty but cannot escape the living crime. He went to Hainan to succeed Zhou Lang and become the general of Hainan."

After saying that, Jia Rui turned around and left.

This time, Jia Zheng did not stop him, and personally sent Jia Rui out of Rongguo Mansion, and watched him go to the nearby Wu Guogong Mansion before returning.

After returning, the people at the banquet sat there and whispered, and Wang Ziteng became angry and sat there dejectedly.

Jia Zheng shook his head, then began to smile and continue to build relationships with officials at all levels in the hall.

After years of training as a governor of Hainan, Jia Zheng has become more diplomatic than before and knows how to make good friends with officials at all levels.

After the banquet, Jia Zheng sent people out of Rongguo Mansion and then returned to Rongxi Hall.

At this time, Wang Ziteng was still sitting there, his face ashen and silent.

Jia Zheng walked over and patted him on the shoulder, and then said: "You have suffered an unreasonable disaster today. I don't think the Prime Minister will care about it for too long. After a while, I will give you a good word in front of the Prime Minister and let you You return to Beijing as soon as possible."

After listening to Jia Zheng's words, Wang Ziteng had a smile on his face. He nodded, and then sighed and said: "My official career has not been smooth over the years. I thought I would be able to return to Beijing to hold an important position this time, but I didn't." I thought something like this happened again.”

Jia Zheng had nothing to say. Who knew that Wang Ziteng was so unlucky? He originally wanted to help a junior, but ended up in trouble.

So I could only keep comforting me from the side.

After it got late, Wang Ziteng took his leave, and Jia Zheng had time to return to the back house.

Back in the small courtyard on the side of Rongxi Hall, Mrs. Wang had already prepared fragrant tea and was waiting for Jia Zheng.

While drinking tea, Jia Zheng asked casually: "I heard that Baoyu passed the scholar examination?"

"Yes, Baoyu has worked very hard during this period and is already a scholar."

Jia Zheng put down his tea cup and asked, "What about Jia Huan and Jia Lan?"

Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment. If it was Jia Lan, Mrs. Wang would still pay attention. As for Jia Huan, she was not in her heart at all. And he was afraid that Jia Huan would study hard, so he often detained Jia Huan next to him and asked him to copy Buddhist scriptures to distract him.

When Jia Zheng saw that Mrs. Wang was silent, he understood what was going on. He sighed and didn't know what to say to his married wife.

"Baoyu is too playful. If he is not strictly disciplined, he will not be successful in the future. Let's do this. Baoyu will move out of the Grand View Garden and live in the yard next to ours. I can teach him in real time."

Mrs. Wang had no objection to this. If Baoyu lived next to her, she would be able to see her precious son often, so she readily agreed.

"The boss went to my mother yesterday and talked about Jia Lian again."

Jia Zheng frowned after hearing this, "Didn't Brother Rui say that? His matter needs to be put aside for a while, otherwise the government and the public will not be happy."

"But Jia Lian has been in Gansu for such a long time? He's already out of the limelight. It's not a big deal to have him come back now, right?" Mrs. Wang said nonchalantly.

Jia Zheng glanced at his wife and shook his head gently.

If he had not experienced it before, Jia Zheng would naturally not be able to see what he was thinking in his wife's mind, but after several years of being a governor of Hainan, he had already begun to have the ability to see through people's hearts.

It was clear that Mrs. Wang had received the money, so she was beating the drum in front of herself.

But how could he say such a thing?

Jia Rui has already said something. Isn't it uncomfortable for me to talk about this in the past? This will lower his status in Jia Rui's heart, which is not what Jia Zheng wants to see now.

In the past, Jia Zheng's official career was not good, so he showed little interest in fame and fortune.

But now Jia Zheng is addicted to being an official. Some time ago he was the governor of Hainan, and now he is the minister of the Ministry of Rites after returning to the court.

If this progress continues, he will have a place in the cabinet in the future.

Therefore, he does not want to have his career suffer setbacks because of other people's affairs.

"Don't worry about this matter. You should keep an eye on Baoyu and let him study hard. It would be even better if he can give us another grandson."

When it came to having a grandson, Mrs. Wang started to complain.

"What kind of body do you think Daiyu has? She and Baoyu have been married for a long time, but there has been no news about her belly. Do you think we should give Baoyu a concubine?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Daiyu has a very good relationship with the people next to her. You are causing trouble for her now. If she goes there to complain, Baoyu's future will be ruined in your hands."

The reason why Jia Zheng said this was because he had long seen that Jia Rui was dissatisfied with Jia Baoyu's inaction.

If he was not good to Lin Daiyu, would Jia Baoyu still want to be an official in the future?

Mrs. Wang muttered and stopped whispering, but they also changed the topic to her eldest daughter Jia Yuanchun.

"What do you think we will do next in Yuanchun?" Mrs. Wang said worriedly.

Even she, a woman, could tell that something was wrong with the current situation.

Because of this, she felt very worried about the future of her daughter Jia Yuanchun.

Jia Zheng said with an unhappy face: "If there is such a day in the future, let her keep the integrity for her husband."

It seems that Jia Zheng has given up on his daughter and has no hope for her future.

Mrs. Wang blinked, and then whispered to Jia Zheng: "Do you think our daughter will be better off in the future if she gives birth to a son?"

Jia Zheng frowned. He lowered his head and thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Finally, he said: "Don't think about it now. It's not something we can decide."

After saying that, Jia Zheng stood up, left Mrs. Wang's place, and went to Aunt Zhao's yard next door.

When Mrs. Wang saw Jia Zheng leaving, her face was livid with anger.

Aunt Zhao has been with Jia Zheng in the past few years. Mrs. Wang thought that Jia Zheng was back and had to sleep in her room no matter what in the first few days, but she still went to Aunt Zhao's place.

Although she was angry, Mrs. Wang had no choice but to take a bowl of Buddha beans and go to the Buddhist hall at the back.

Besides, Jia Rui returned to Wu Guofu, full of anger. Xue Baochai didn't know what happened.

But she knew that Jia Rui was angry, so she didn't dare to ask. She could only serve Jia Rui gently.

After a long time, Jia Rui finally lost some of his anger, and then told Xue Baochai what happened at Jia Zheng's reception banquet today.

After hearing this, Xue Baochai said softly: "This dynasty has been in power for more than a hundred years and has treated scholars favorably. It is understandable that some young people are attracted to this dynasty."

After hearing this, Jia Rui felt that it made sense. He rubbed his forehead and thought about the students in the world. They were all elected when the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor were in power. He could not let these people control the government all the time, so he had to choose his own people. Come.

Since this is the case, he might as well hold an imperial examination himself, which can be regarded as winning over the hearts of scholars all over the world.

(End of this chapter)