Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 529 Change of appointment
The memorial approved by Jia Rui was quickly returned to the cabinet.

The speed this time was surprisingly fast. As soon as Jia Rui finished the approval, the eunuch below sent it back to the cabinet. This was dozens of times faster than before. It was delivered one day and sent back the next day.

Shen Wence took the memorial and read it, then smiled slightly, and then said to Jia Yucun standing aside:

"You have some relationship with the Jia family. It's up to you to inform them about this matter."

Jia Yucun hesitated, and then said: "In order to replace officials above the minister's level, I need the emperor's imperial edict. Should I just take this memorial and use it?"

"If you want an imperial edict, just go to Eunuch Li and ask him to write a copy for you. What's the big deal?" Shen Wence said indifferently.

Jia Yucun sighed. It seemed that this chore really fell on his shoulders.

In fact, Jia Yucun didn't want to go, but Shen Wence, as the chief minister, would naturally not deal with such trivial matters, and he had the best relationship with the Jia family in the cabinet. Who would go if he didn't?

Jia Yucun had no choice but to leave the cabinet, recruit the young eunuch and ask him to go inside, and ask Lao Li to come out.

Jia Yucun waited for about half an hour before he saw Lao Li walking slowly over with a few young eunuchs.

Jia Yucun didn't dare to drag him down, so he hurried forward to grab the first salute.

"I have met Prime Minister Li Nei."

"Haha," a sharp laugh rang out.

"We are all our own people, do we need to be so polite?"

After listening to Lao Li's words, Jia Yucun straightened up.

"Prime Minister Li asked you to come out this time because there is something I want you to help with." Jia Yucun took a few steps closer and said with a smile.

While looking at his neatly manicured fingernails, Lao Li asked casually: "If you have any difficulties, just tell me?"

"Prime Minister Li Nei, didn't our master move Jia Zheng to the Wenhua Palace to become a bachelor? But the removal of such a high-ranking official requires the emperor's decree."

Lao Li immediately understood what Jia Yucun meant. He was asking himself to write an imperial edict!

However, even though he has great power, he is not so bold about secretly writing imperial edicts.

Therefore, Lao Li immediately said: "I can't make the decision on this matter. How about this? You wait here for a while, and I will go in and ask the master. I think the master will not be embarrassed."

Jia Yucun nodded and could only wait obediently in the cabinet yard, while Lao Li still walked unhurriedly to the Nourishing Heart Hall.

After entering the Yangxin Hall, Lao Li immediately became cautious.

He tried to make his footsteps as quiet as possible, and then came inside, only to find that Jia Rui was still there, nonchalantly correcting other memorials sent in today.

Lao Li stepped forward and touched the cup in front of Jia Rui, and then quickly winked at the other little eunuch next to him.

The little eunuch understood immediately, and then secretly waved his hand to the back. A palace maid immediately left the Yangxin Hall, and soon came to Lao Li with a tea tray.

Lao Li carefully removed the cold tea from the table, and then placed the new tea where Jia Rui was most comfortable.

At this time, Jia Rui had finished correcting one copy. He threw the pen aside and picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"What's the matter with Jia Yucun asking you to go out?"

"Back to Master, Mr. Jia has received your approval and is going to do something, but without the emperor's imperial edict, it is somewhat against the rules, so he asked me to remind him in front of Master." Jia Rui put down the teacup, then knocked on himself On the forehead, "I'm a little confused. The events of the past few days have made me dizzy and I often forget things."

After finishing speaking, Jia Rui quickly ordered the eunuch Bingbi to write the imperial edict.

After the imperial edict was written, Lao Li personally dragged it to Jia Rui to read it again, and then ordered the eunuch to use the seal.

After all the procedures were completed, Lao Li bowed out of the Yangxin Hall, dragging the imperial edict with him.

After arriving outside, Lao Li didn't want to run any further. He called one of his personal eunuchs and asked him to deliver the imperial edict to Jia Yucun.

Jia Yucun paced back and forth anxiously in the courtyard of the cabinet.

After waiting for almost an hour, I saw a young eunuch holding the imperial edict high and walking quickly towards this side.

Jia Yucun rushed forward and knelt down in front of the little eunuch.

The little eunuch held the imperial edict in his hands to Jia Yucun. Jia Yucun took the edict and held it to his head before he dared to stand up.

After that, Jia Yucun left the palace with the imperial edict, got on his sedan chair outside, and then, surrounded by family members and guardians, went straight to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites on Yu Street.

When he arrived at the door of the Rites Yamen, a Yamen servant immediately came up to ask about his purpose.

Jia Yucun came out of the sedan at this time, and then raised the imperial edict in his hand high.

When the officer saw him, he immediately stepped aside and knelt on the ground without daring to lift his head.

Holding the imperial edict high, Jia Yucun entered the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites surrounded by his servants.

At this time, the officials of the Ministry of Rites had already received the news, and soon they all came to the lobby of the Ministry of Rites.

The leader of this group of people was Jia Zheng, who had been the Minister of Rites for some time.

Jia Zheng saw that it was Jia Yucun who was coming, so he didn't take it too seriously.

Jia Yucun has an old relationship with their family, and he has moved around quite frequently recently. Since he is here, it should be nothing serious. At most, someone under his command has offended the Duke.

Until now, Jia Zheng didn't even think that Jia Rui would deal with him. He always considered himself to be Jia Rui's elder. Although Jia Rui now has all the power in the world, he still has to give himself some respect.

Jia Yucun carried his body to the center of the hall, and then shouted to the people below: "The imperial edict has arrived, all the ministers will kneel to welcome it."

All the ministers below quickly fell to their knees and shouted long live.

At this time, Jia Yucun unfolded the imperial edict. He read it first, and then was a little dazed, because the edict was very short, and it was completely different from the long speeches before.

However, Jia Yucun still started to read according to the rules,

"The Emperor of Heaven has issued an edict: Remove Jia Zheng as Minister of Rites and be appointed as Grand Scholar of Wenhua Palace. I admire this."

The officials below were stunned when they heard the content of the imperial edict. They did not expect that Jia Zheng, who was doing well as the Minister of Rites, suddenly became a bachelor of Wenhua Palace.

You must know that although the Ministry of Rites is a quiet yamen, it still has some rights, especially in the imperial examinations, but it is different for the bachelor of the Wenhua Hall. Without the prince, it is completely a decoration.

At this time, Jia Zheng, who was kneeling down, was a little confused at first, but then he thought about Jia Rui's coldness to him today, and then thought about what his old lady did the day before yesterday, and he understood what was going on.

(End of this chapter)