Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 502 Rejection
After Wang Wenxuan fell to the ground, the warriors rushed over at this time and pressed him tightly to the ground.

By this time, Wang Wenxuan was still not honest and began to speak nonsense.

"Jia Rui, aren't you afraid that the Emperor's soul will come to you in the middle of the night?"

"Jia Rui, aren't you afraid that your ancestors will jump out of their graves and scold you, an unworthy descendant?"

"Jia Rui, if you do this, your descendants will one day be forced to give up their rights and die without a burial place."

Jia Rui frowned and looked at Wang Wenxuan lying there. He really wanted to go down and kick him to death, but in the end Jia Rui held back his anger.

Killing Wang Wenxuan at this time would only make him die happily. How could he eliminate the hatred in his heart.

Jia Rui's face was ashen and he said from above: "Send him to prison and check whether he has any accomplices."

The ministers in the court were all shocked when they heard this, especially several ministers who were close to Wang Wenxuan, and they almost collapsed to the ground.

Jia Rui recently carried out a purge of officials in power, and almost half of them were implicated.

The best outcome for these officials who were implicated was to be dismissed from office, and many of them were exiled thousands of miles away, or even three thousand miles away.

This was because Jia Rui saw that they were high-ranking officials of the imperial court and could not look up when they looked down, so he gave them a way to survive.

Of course, these officials who survived were all implicated or made some minor mistakes.

No one who really opposed Jia Rui could escape the pain of a knife, and even family members were implicated. Many female relatives have been sent to the Jiaofang Division.

Local officials were not so lucky. Once Jia Rui thought they had ulterior motives, a dead end awaited them.

It was precisely because of this great purge that the officials in the court were more afraid of Jia Rui than ever before.

Perhaps even when the Emperor was at his most powerful, officials were not as afraid of Jia Rui at this time.

Although Wang Wenxuan kept yelling and cursing, he was finally dragged out by the warriors in front of the palace.

It was so quiet in the main hall at this time that every minister could almost hear his own breathing.

And Jia Rui also stared at the ministers below for a long time, then angrily sat back on the throne and held the little emperor in his arms.

It's a pity that the little emperor has cried so much that his voice has become hoarse. Although he is hugged by Jia Rui, he keeps tossing him.

Normally, Jia Rui would still be in the mood to coax the little emperor, but now that Jia Rui is angry, how can he be in such a mood?

So Jia Rui raised his hand and spanked the little emperor twice on the buttocks. Jia Rui did not stop the two blows, and the little emperor immediately cried out in pain again.

When Jia Rui heard the cry that sounded like a demonic sound, his brows jumped and his temples were almost on fire.

However, this time Jia Rui did not take action again.

In fact, Jia Rui already regretted beating the emperor twice just now. If no one saw him in Yangxin Hall, no one would care about beating the little emperor to death. But after beating the little emperor twice in this court, There are so many rumors in this market.

Lao Li, who was standing next to Jia Rui, was very smart. He said next to Jia Rui at this time:

"My lord, Your Majesty must be hungry. Even if you pat him and coax him, it doesn't work. Why don't you send him to the back and let the wet nurse feed him a few mouthfuls?"

When Jia Rui heard this, he immediately realized that Lao Li was trying to save him. He had just spanked the little emperor a few times, but Lao Li interpreted it as patting and coaxing the little emperor.

With this ladder, Jia Rui naturally had to go downstairs.

"Okay, okay, take your majesty to the harem quickly and let the wet nurse feed you. Don't starve your majesty."

Lao Li quickly stepped forward, took the little emperor from Jia Rui's arms, and bowed out of the Qianqing Gate Hall.

There was no more crying from the little emperor in the hall, and Jia Rui breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as Jia Rui wanted the ministers below to continue the discussion, he suddenly saw Jia Yucun winking at him. Jia Rui was confused at first, what illness did Jia Yucun have today? But he immediately realized something, and then with a roar, he stood up from the throne, and then took two steps back to the side.

It turned out that Jia Yucun was reminding Jia Rui that he no longer held the little emperor in his arms and was no longer suitable to sit on the throne.

After Jia Rui stood up, he nodded gratefully to Jia Yucun, and then said to Shen Wence:
"I think your proposal is inappropriate. Although I have no credit for it, I can only take credit for it and ask for rewards?"

After saying this, Jia Rui nodded gently to Shen Wence, then turned and left the Qianqing Gate Hall.

After Jia Rui left, the people in the hall breathed a sigh of relief. The man above him did not continue to get angry, nor did he anger others, which made these officials relieved.

The morning court was over. Shen Wence and Jia Yucun left the main hall together. They didn't go far when they were surrounded by a group of senior officials.

"Master Shen, Master Jia, what do you think the Duke of the Kingdom means today?" Jia Zheng, as the Minister of Rites and a member of the Jia family, is relatively close to Shen Wence and Jia Yucun, so he asked first.

Jia Yucun smiled slightly, and then said: "Mr. Zheng, although our Duke has refused, we subordinates cannot follow the Duke's temper."

"Yes, yes, the Duke has refused this time, so we will continue to submit letters until the Duke agrees." Shen Wence said, stroking his beard beside him.

Jia Zheng was a bit pedantic at first, but as he spent time in official circles, he became a little more enlightened.

At first he didn't understand what Jia Rui meant, but now after being reminded by two of Jia Rui's confidants, he realized that Jia Rui was playing a trick of making three concessions and three concessions.

However, since Jia Rui wants to play, they, who are Jia Rui's confidants, naturally have to accompany Jia Rui to play out the scene.

So Jia Zheng also nodded and said: "Thank you two adults for reminding me. You two adults will also take me with you next time when I present the memorial."

This time, Shen Wence and Jia Yu were close friends of both of them, so Jia Zheng was not included.

Jia Zheng also realized that this time he was excluded from the center of power, so he quickly moved closer to Shen Wence and Jia Yucun.

"Okay, since Mr. Zheng has this intention, the three of us will sign together next time." Jia Yucun said smoothly.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to you two." Jia Zheng said happily, stroking his beard.

After that, Shen Wence of Jia Yucun sent the people who were looking for information and went back to their hometowns, preparing to report to Jia Rui again in a few days.

Jia Zheng also returned to Rongguo Mansion in a sedan. After returning, he went directly to the Rongqing Hall in the back to see Jia's mother without even taking a breath.

At this time, Jia's mother was watching Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu playing there.

Ever since Jia Baoyu brought Lin Daiyu back, I don't know if it was due to a bad fate in the previous life, but the two of them got back together quickly.

Of course, it might also be because Shi Xiangyun was taken home.

As soon as Jia Zheng entered the door, Jia Baoyu, who was still lively, immediately became serious.

He cautiously went up and bowed to Jia Zheng, and then stepped aside silently.

Jia Zheng looked at his son and felt angry in his heart.

In his heart, Jia Baoyu was so unsatisfactory that he could not even compare to Jia She's son Jia Lian.

Although Jia Lian was a prostitute, at least he was an official outside.

Although this official position is disgraceful, he is still working hard outside!

It's not like Jia Baoyu, who spends all day and night at home without doing anything.

Thinking of this, Jia Zheng's face darkened, and he was about to reprimand him the next second.

(End of this chapter)