Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 431 Follow-up

Not long after, everyone in the court received news of what happened in the palace.

Some people were shocked after receiving the news and hurriedly came to express condolences to Jia Rui.

Some people are also anxious and uneasy.

Jia Rui returned to Wu Guogong's mansion angrily. Before he could sit down, Xue Baochai got the news and hurried over.

"Are you not injured?" Xue Baochai asked hurriedly as soon as he entered the room before he could salute.

Jia Rui looked up and saw Xue Baochai panting, her face flushed and her brows furrowed.

He sighed, stood up, helped Xue Baochai to his side, comforted him for a few words, and then leaned against him and said:

"In this world, there are always some villains hiding in the dark to cause trouble for you, but that's fine. What happened today should be able to dig out a large number of people who can't see the current situation clearly."

Xue Baochai said hesitantly: "You have to be careful in the palace. If something happens to you, what will the whole family do?"

Jia Rui said nonchalantly: "Haha, the world is big. I am the biggest in this court. I really don't believe it. What can they do to me?"

The next few days. Jia Rui went to the palace to do business as usual, and everything he did was no different from before.

The palace was in bad luck during this period. Almost everyone related to this incident was arrested, and one or two thousand people were imprisoned in the prison of the Intelligence Department.

Qin Shun was completely crazy this time and was tortured in prison every day.

Almost everyone who enters the prison is not intact.

Under this harsh punishment, a little bit of news finally came to Qin Shun.

Qin Shun looked at the information in front of him with a glimmer of light in his eyes.

Then he took a stack of confessions and hurriedly left the prison and transferred to the Yangxin Hall.

Before entering the main hall of Yangxin Hall, I saw Lao Li kneeling outside with a gloomy face, slapping himself repeatedly.

Qin Shun glanced at this guy and then went in arrogantly.

Lao Li glanced at Qin Shun's back, his face full of resentment. This villain must have slandered him in front of his master.

At this time, Jia Rui was still sitting on the throne correcting the memorial as usual.

One of the very important memorials today was sent by Song Jian, who had just taken over as the governor of Guangxi.

It turns out that the situation in Guangxi is more serious than Jia Rui imagined.

Those Guangxi chieftains have reached the point of lawlessness, and even began to openly occupy states and counties, almost becoming kings on their own.

However, there were still some people who were loyal to the imperial court. When Song Jian went to Guangxi, these people trusted Song Jian and resolutely obeyed the imperial court's orders.

Because of this, Song Jian had the confidence to quell the riots in Guangxi. At the same time, he presented this memorial to Jia Rui and requested to send troops immediately.

Jia Rui took Song Jian's memorial and was undecided for a moment.

Although he also wants to quickly quell the riots in Guangxi, the problems in Guangxi have been around for a long time.

Jia Rui was afraid that the war would drag on and some people would take advantage of it.

But if it is ignored, the court's prestige will be gone, and the ethnic minorities on the border will rebel.

At this moment of hesitation, Qin Shun quietly walked in from outside.

When Jia Rui saw Qin Shun come in, and saw the stack of paper in his arms, he knew that the matter had come to an end.

"My lord, I have found out the reason why the eunuchs caused trouble in the past few days."

Jia Rui glared at him fiercely, "What's the trouble? It's obviously a rebellion."

Qin Shun was startled and quickly changed his words: "It was the slave who was wrong. It was the eunuch who rebelled. It was a rebellion."

Jia Rui sat on the chair in frustration, "What happened?"

"According to the investigation of the young men below and the confessions of the captured people, the slaves have concluded that it is the Twelve clans, and they are jointly planning to assassinate the Duke of the country and help the emperor to ascend the throne again."

Jia Rui frowned and stretched out his hand. Qin Shun quickly put the confession into Jia Rui's hand.

Jia Rui took the confession and read it page by page. At the end, he frowned and gritted his teeth.

These clans really don't make people worry. I originally said that I would let them be happy for a while, but I didn't expect that these people would dare to jump out.

Jia Rui immediately sent an order to Qin Shun to take all these people. Finally, he paused and rolled his eyes.

"Send an order to Jia Zheng and ask him to lead three thousand soldiers to surround these clans and execute them on the spot without interrogation."

Qin Shun blinked at the side, and then hurried out to deliver the order.

And Jia Rui sat there, his eyes a little wandering.

Although Jia Rui has been using Jia Zheng, he has never been completely relieved about this person.

After all, he is Jia Yuanchun's father and the grandfather of Jia Yuanchun's unborn child.

This time it happened that he completely stopped thinking.

You must know that among the clan members who planned the assassination of Jia Rui this time, there were three princes and several princes.

If Jia Zheng arrests and kills these people personally, no matter how loyal he is to the emperor, the emperor will not dare to use him. Even if the emperor seizes power in the end, Jia Zheng will not end well. After all, the emperor has to give to all his relatives and friends. After an explanation, Jia Zheng still couldn't escape death in the end. Besides, Jia Zheng was leisurely handling official duties in the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites.

The Rites Yamen was a Qingshui Yamen and didn't have many things to do. Therefore, Jia Zheng had a fairly happy life during this period. He had power but not many things to do.

It was the same today. While drinking tea, he looked at the paperwork in his hand and marked a few words at random.

Just when several documents were about to be approved, there was a rush of footsteps outside. Jia Zheng looked up and saw Qin Shun coming in aggressively with a few people.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites Yamen did not dare to stop Qin Shun, the powerful eunuch.

All he could do was follow Qin Shun and wait carefully.

A trace of displeasure flashed across Jia Zheng's face, but he concealed it well. He immediately smiled again, stood up, and walked to the front of the hall.

"How come Eunuch Qin has time to come to my place?"

"Haha, I don't go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything!" Qin Shun had a smile on his face and seemed kind.

Jia Zheng also laughed along with him and moved Qin Shun to the living room next to him. The two of them sat down separately, and then the Yamen servant below brought him fragrant tea.

"Eunuch Qin, do you have any orders from the Duke of Guo to come here this time?" Jia Zheng asked impatiently.

Qin Shun put down the tea cup in his hand, and then his eyes were dark and unclear, "Master Jia, I think you have heard about what happened in the palace some time ago?"

Jia Zheng nodded, and then said: "I didn't expect someone to be so heartbroken."

"Master Jia, now I have found out who it is. The Duke ordered Master Jia to personally lead the people to be executed on the spot. You have done your best to follow suit."

After finishing speaking, Qin Shun handed a list to Jia Zheng.

Jia Zheng took the list and when he saw it, his heart skipped a few beats and his brows furrowed.

If Jia Rui's order is really followed, most of the clan members of this dynasty will be killed by Jia Rui.

Qin Shun saw that Jia Zheng's hands were shaking a little, smiled, and then said: "If Mr. Jia has any objections, you can go to the palace and tell our Duke, maybe the Duke will understand you."

Jia Zheng also heard the difference in Qin Shun's tone. He immediately said firmly: "Everyone can kill the rebellious ministers and traitors. I will lead the troops forward immediately."

Qin Shun nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "All the principal criminals were executed. As for the relatives? They were all arrested and put in prison to await the fate of the Duke."

Jia Zheng endured the discomfort and nodded with a smile, "That's exactly how it should be."

Qin Shun happily stood up and said goodbye.

When Qin Shun left, Jia Zheng sat weakly on the chair and sighed at the end.

From now on, I am afraid that I will have to draw a clear line between myself and the emperor.

As for helping my daughter bring order to things? Don't even think about this thought again.

Originally, Jia Zheng still relied on Jia Rui for the time being, waiting until one day to help his grandson regain the throne.

But Jia Rui made such a move for himself, which cut off his own escape route.

From now on, no emperor can tolerate the person who killed his own clan to death and is still in his court.

Even if the emperor can barely tolerate it, the ministers below cannot tolerate it either.

Not to mention those royal relatives.

Daughter, daughter, it’s not that dad doesn’t feel sorry for you, it’s actually that dad has a large family behind him, and we can’t let others die just because of you!

After thinking of this, Jia Zheng abandoned the guilt in his heart, stood up from the chair, and his eyes became firm.

Afterwards, Jia Zheng took the token sent by Qin Shun to the infantry commander's office and mobilized three thousand soldiers.

For the next whole day, the entire imperial city was in chaos, with shouts of death and desperate cries heard from time to time.

The entire imperial city was sparsely populated all day, and the people were too scared to go out.

It was so bloody that dozens of royal relatives had their homes confiscated, and three princes were even beheaded on the spot.

Those who resisted at the slightest moment were killed on the spot. At least four to five hundred of the emperor's relatives died.

Jia Rui did not block the news and asked someone below to reveal it to the emperor.

When the emperor got the news, he was stroking her belly with Jia Yuanchun and thinking about the future!

"Long live my lord, there is news from outside that twelve clan members have rebelled and have been arrested by Mr. Jia. Twelve of their leaders have been killed on the spot." A young eunuch said not very respectfully.

When the emperor heard this, his face turned livid, his hands clenched into fists, and his nails were already piercing into his flesh.

But he soon relaxed, and then asked with a forced smile: "Which family is it? How dare they be so heartless."

The eunuch reported the names of the twelve families one by one.

After the emperor heard this, the smile on his face completely disappeared. He sat there in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Two of these princes are the younger brothers of the Supreme Emperor, and four or five other princes are the sons of these princes.

Coupled with other county princes and others, it can be said that all the royal family members of the previous generation were wiped out.

(End of this chapter)