Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 525 Removal from Office
Lao Li hurried to the cabinet, where work had already begun. Several cabinet ministers did not immediately correct the memorial, but gathered together and muttered.

It turns out that what happened last night has spread throughout the capital, and these cabinet ministers are exchanging news there.

But what happened last night was suddenly initiated by Jia Rui, and they and the cabinet ministers didn't have much news, so they could only speculate among themselves. What on earth had the royal family done that made his master so furious that he wanted to kill them all in one fell swoop?

At this moment, the door curtain was raised, and Lao Li walked in from the outside.

Jia Yucun's eyes first caught sight of Lao Li, and he quickly came to Lao Li's side with a smile.

"Prime Minister Li, why do you have time to come to us today?"

Currently, the only eunuchs in the palace who can be called "internal ministers" are Lao Li and Qin Shun.

Old Li laughed, and then pretended to be indifferent and said: "It's nothing serious, it's just that the master has some new ideas about the memorial that was approved yesterday, so he asked our family to come over and take it back for approval again."

At this time, Shen Wence also came over and exchanged greetings with Lao Li, and then asked: "Which memorial is it? I will find it for the internal minister."

"It's the one that approved Jia Zheng's appointment to the cabinet."

After listening to Lao Li's words, several people in the cabinet looked at each other and felt that something was fishy.

As half of the Jia clan, Jia Yucun pulled Lao Li aside, and then stuffed a few banknotes into Lao Li's hand.

"Old Prime Minister, what's going on? Please tell me everything. Don't let me make my master unhappy when the time comes."

Lao Li touched the banknotes with his fingers a few times, and he knew that the denominations of these banknotes were not small, so he quietly stuffed them into his sleeves, and then whispered in Jia Yucun's ear:

"Something happened in Rongguo Mansion and our master has been offended. Please stay away from his house from now on."

After saying this, Lao Li asked Shen Wence and others to quickly find a memorial, and stopped talking to Jia Yucun.

The memorial had already been placed on a plate and was about to be sent to the Ministry of Rites, so I quickly found the memorial approving Jia Zheng's entry into the cabinet at the top.

Lao Li took the memorial and opened it to read it. When he saw that it was correct, he left the cabinet with the memorial in hand.

After Lao Li left, Shen Wence, Zhu Biao and others immediately surrounded him.

"What happened to Lao Jia?"

Jia Yucun ignored them for a moment, and then said: "Rongguo Mansion, we can't afford to offend you, so we should stay away. Don't cause us any trouble then."

After finishing speaking, Jia Yucun sat back in front of his desk, picked up the memorial, and began to review it.

The remaining cabinet ministers were also smart people, and they understood after listening to Jia Yucun's words, so they nodded to each other and went back to do their own things.

Besides, Lao Li returned to the Yangxin Hall with the memorial in his hands, and then held it in front of Jia Rui.

"Master, the memorial has been brought back."

Jia Rui glanced at the memorial held by Lao Li with disgust, and then said angrily: "Take it out and burn it. Don't show it in front of my eyes."

Lao Li was shocked and quickly left the Yangxin Hall holding the memorial.

Then he threw the memorial in his hand to a young eunuch who was waiting outside, "Send it to the imperial kitchen and let them light the fire."

The little eunuch held the memorial in his hands and left quickly.

After leaving the Yangxin Hall, the young eunuch was a little curious as to what could make his master so angry, so he secretly opened the memorial and read it.

At first glance, it turned out to be a memorial from the master approving Jia Zheng as a cabinet minister.

Isn't this good? Why does the master want to burn the memorial again? Although he didn't understand, he couldn't resist the little eunuch's tendency to show off, so along the way he met several eunuchs who asked him where he was going. He showed off and told the story.

It turns out it's not night yet. This incident spread throughout the palace.

And the whole city should know about it the next day.

Besides, Jia Rui had been in the Yangxin Hall for a long time and was not in the mood to criticize the memorial. He stood up and said to Lao Li who was following him:

"Pack up your things and let's go home."

Soon, the ceremony for Jia Rui to leave the palace was ready. Jia Rui got on the eight-carriage sedan gloomily, and then returned to Wu Guofu all the way.

After Jia Rui entered Wu Guofu, he was about to go to the back to find the old man, but he met Wangcai halfway.

"Greetings, Master."

"What's the matter?"

"Go back to the master. The old lady has asked you to wait in the outer study when you come back."

Jia Rui frowned, then suppressed his anger and led people to the outer study room. He saw only a dozen people standing outside the outer study room. The servants received Jia Rui's arrival and hurried forward to salute.

"Is the old man here?" Jia Rui asked sullenly.

"If I get back to you, I haven't come yet."

After hearing this, Jia Rui was helpless and prepared to go into the study and sit down to wait for the old man.

But as soon as he took a step, he was stopped by a boy.

"Sir, the old lady has ordered you to wait outside the study."

After hearing this, Jia Rui glared at the boy fiercely.

But Jia Rui didn't force his way in, he could only stand outside and sulk.

It wasn't until almost noon that the old man walked out of the house with square steps.

Jia Dairu came to the study and saw Jia Rui standing honestly outside the door, and nodded with satisfaction.

However, he soon put on a straight face and walked over. When he was about to enter the door, he said, "Nie Zhan, why don't you come in with me."

Only then did Jia Rui dare to follow the old man into the outer study. After entering, the old man sat firmly on the main seat, and Jia Rui could only stand below to accompany him.

"I heard that you wiped out all the royal family last night. Is this true?"

After hearing this, Jia Rui lowered his head and said, "Yesterday when I was playing in the Royal Garden, I encountered an evil spell caster. In the end, I found out that the royal family was behind it."

"Then we shouldn't kill all the royal family. It's a bit too much. Especially the respectful prince, who has always been very low-key. If you want to kill his whole family, there is no way you can justify it." Mr. Jia Dairu said to Jia Rui Killing innocent people, and at the same time taking his own words as fart, still has some grudge in his heart.

Jia Rui lowered his head and replied: "The mastermind behind that incident last night was King Gongshun. When I sent people to arrest King Gongshun yesterday, if I hadn't transferred Jianchen from our house, I'm afraid this guy would really Can't hold it."

After hearing this, Mr. Jia was silent for a long time. He didn't know whether his grandson was telling the truth, but now that the matter was over, he could only say: "Back then, you promised me to leave a piece of incense for the Supreme Emperor. I have the final say on this matter. With their mother and son.”

Jia Rui frowned, and then said: "Old man, I have nothing to do. Think about it when your great-grandson ascends the throne in the future. What if these remnants cause him trouble?"

(End of this chapter)