Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 530 The ubiquitous struggle for interests

After Jia Yucun read out the imperial edict, he saw Jia Zheng kneeling there in a daze, so he had to add, "Why are you so stunned, Mr. Jia? Hurry up and accept the edict?"

At this time, Jia Zheng's face was full of desolation. He knelt forward a few steps tremblingly, and then took the imperial edict with both hands.

Then Jia Zheng staggered out of the lobby of the Ministry of Rites without saying hello to anyone else, holding the imperial edict.

Jia Yucun looked at Jia Zheng leaving and shook his head gently.

After that, he ordered the two ministers of the Ministry of Rites to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, waiting for the arrival of the new minister.

If it were another important government office, it would not be arranged like this at all. There would definitely be a priority.

But for an idle government office like the Ministry of Rites, they have no rights to fight for. They should be able to coexist peacefully in Jiayu Village.

But Jia Yucun did not expect that although the Minister of Rites was just an idle minister, his rank was there.

Moreover, as long as you make no mistakes as the Minister of Rites, you will have a broader future. You can become a governor of a province or even a governor.

If given the chance, he might even become the minister of an important department, so the rank of minister of the Ministry of Rites is very important.

Because of this, just after Jia Yucun left, the two ministers of the Ministry of Rites who stayed behind looked at each other. Although they had smiles on their faces and polite words in their mouths, their eyes were already wary. of light.

Putting aside these trivial matters, Jia Yucun read out the imperial edict and returned to the cabinet.

When I came in, I saw that several cabinet ministers had submitted letters, and now they were gathering together and muttering, not knowing what they were talking about.

Seeing this situation, Jia Yucun glanced at Shen Wence in the crowd, and became a little wary. At the same time, he became dissatisfied with Shen Wence.

Do you want to discuss something that can't wait for me to come back? What's going on here? If you want to put me aside, what do you do to yourself? Is this an attempt to oust me as a junior minister in the cabinet?
Although Jia Yucun was unhappy in his heart, he still smiled and asked: "Everyone, what are we discussing?"

Hearing Jia Yucun's voice, the words of several people immediately became quieter.

Shen Wence, who was in the crowd, smiled and said: "Isn't this something that our master asked us to be crowned king some time ago, and it failed twice? I just want to make our cabinet work again, and invite more courtiers to join us. Memorial."

Jia Yucun walked up with a smile, and then said: "I think we should not sign together. It is better for us cabinet ministers to contact the courtiers separately and sign their names. This way it will appear that we are selfless."

Shen Wence looked at Jia Yucun, then smiled slightly, "Since Mr. Jia thinks so, then I think that's what I'll do."

Jia Yucun was then satisfied, "Let's do this. Let's contact each other when we go back today. Three days later, we will each submit a memorial to each other in the morning. It's best to get all the ministers in the court to agree. In this way, the master will not be able to refuse. ?”

Several other cabinet ministers also nodded, and then went back to deal with the memorial.

Not to mention the intrigues in the cabinet, let alone Jia Zheng, who staggered out of the Ministry of Rites and came to the Yamen with the imperial edict.

The butler, boy and bearer who were waiting for him outside quickly came over to greet him.

Among them, the housekeeper Lin Zhixiao walked at the front, "Sir, why did you leave the office so early today?"

Jia Zheng staggered towards the sedan without even looking at Lin Zhixiao.

Seeing Jia Zheng's gaffe, Lin Zhixiao also felt that something was wrong, so he didn't dare to ask any more questions, stepped forward to help Jia Rui, and carried him to the sedan.

After that, the group of people hurried back to Rongguo Mansion. After returning, Jia Zheng dismissed everyone. He entered the study alone and never came out again.

Jia Zheng's situation frightened Lin Zhixiao and others, and they did not dare to neglect, and quickly begged the gatekeeper of the second door to report to Jia's mother.

If it were something else, these nuns wouldn't do it at all if they didn't receive some benefits, but when it came to Jia Zheng, the pillar of the Rongguo Mansion, they didn't dare to show any slights.

Therefore, Jia's mother soon received the news that Jia Zheng came back early today and was in a bad mood. He locked himself in the study and refused to come out.

Jia's mother also experienced the incident. She knew immediately that something was wrong and she was careless.

She only thought that her family and Jia Rui's family were relatives who had never been married. At the same time, Jia Zheng was also very good to Jia Rui, and she was blinded by millions of taels of silver, but she ignored Jia Rui's feelings.

Jia Rui is now equivalent to the supreme person in the world. How can a person like this suffer a secret loss?

He, Jia Rui, couldn't do anything to him as an old lady, so he used his methods on his son Jia Zheng. I'm afraid it was an honest conspiracy, leaving him, an old lady, speechless.

Mother Jia let out a long sigh. She was still old and didn't think carefully. It made Jia Rui think that he was using the old man Jia Dairu to suppress him.

If he had been more cautious and asked Jia Rui first for Wu Guofu, and then asked the old man Jia Dairu if Jia Rui failed, maybe the matter would not have come to this point.

Mother Jia thought for a moment, and her family was not at the end of its rope. As long as the old man Jia Dairu was still alive and Jia Rui still recognized Rongguofu as a relative, there would be no big turmoil in Rongguofu.

After thinking of this, Jia Mu felt a little more relaxed, and then asked Yuanyang to prepare the sedan. She walked out of the second door and came to the outer study.

Jia Mu's arrival had already alarmed Jia Zheng in the study, and he had to come out to greet her.

Jia's mother got out of the sedan chair and saw her second son, who was looking down and down, and felt a pang in her heart.

Speaking of which, the second son grew up by her side. He was brought up by his own poop and urine. Compared with the elder son who grew up with his grandmother, Jia's mother was naturally closer to her second son.

Now that she saw that her son had been wronged, her eyes couldn't help but feel a little moist.

So Jia Mu stepped forward, took Jia Zheng's hand, patted it gently, and then said, "The sky hasn't fallen yet. If there is anything we need, we, mother and son, can go in and discuss it."

Saying this, Jia Mu took Jia Zheng into the outer study room.

After entering the door, Jia Mu looked like her mandarin duck.

Yuanyang was stunned for a moment, then understood immediately, and then silently exited the room.

Jia Zheng and Jia Mu were sitting on chairs in the study room. Only then did Jia Mu ask:
"What happened?"

Jia Zheng sighed for a long time, and then said: "The emperor exempted me from being the Minister of Rites and asked me to go to the Wenhua Palace to be a bachelor."

Jia's mother also knew the powers of officials in the imperial court very well. After listening to Jia Zheng's words, she understood that Jia Rui was abandoning Jia Zheng.

She looked at her son with a dejected face, and then asked: "Then what did you think about it? Do you want to continue to be an official, or come back to take care of yourself?"

(End of this chapter)