Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 194 Shen Wence ascends to the sky in one step

Jia Rui heard the Emperor's question and thought for a moment, then said with a smile:

"The Supreme Emperor need not worry too much. It is precisely because of his past stains that he was suddenly promoted to Shuntian Prefecture Yin. That's why he leaned desperately against the Supreme Emperor and did not dare to approach Qin Muchu like other civil servants."

The Supreme Emperor nodded, agreeing with Jia Rui's words.

"so be it!"

After finishing speaking, the Supreme Emperor picked up the imperial pen, lit up the red ink, and marked a few sentences on the memorial.

In such a short period of time, the officials of the imperial court and the governor of Shuntian were decided in the conversation between several people.

The rest of the memorial was no big deal. Jia Rui finished correcting it very easily.

After Jia Rui approved the memorial, he was sent to the cabinet by Dai Quan.

The three bachelors in the cabinet are also busy at this time.

You must know that all memorials to the emperor in the world will be sent to the cabinet first. After the cabinet scholars read it, they will discuss a plan and then send it to the emperor or the emperor.

Most of the emperors and emperors would not refute, but would only approve "I understand" or "read", which is equivalent to agreeing with the cabinet's plan.

This is where the power of the cabinet comes from.

These memorials were quickly sent back to the cabinet. Several academicians checked them one by one and found that most of them were handled according to their wishes. Only for the position of Minister of Personnel, the Supreme Emperor personally drafted the personnel.

Several bachelors looked at each other, and then a wry smile appeared on their lips.

Even the Supreme Emperor's confidant Shen Jian was a little dissatisfied with the Supreme Emperor's arrangement this time.

Shen Jian is indeed the Emperor's confidant, but he is also a civil servant.

This time when drafting the list of ministers, the cabinet had intense discussions and finally drafted several lists through mutual compromise.

Many of the candidates on these lists are neutral and will not be biased towards the Supreme Emperor or the Emperor, which is conducive to the control of civil servants.

But he didn't expect that the Supreme Emperor would promote Shen Wence.

Who is Shen Wence?Everyone in the capital knew that he and Jia Rui were almost wearing the same pants.

His appointment as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel means that Jia Rui controls the Ministry of Personnel.

At this point, several cabinet bachelors didn't know what to say. Is the Supreme Emperor too stupid to hand over such an important power to a person with a foreign surname?

Although they were unwilling in their hearts, they did not dare to violate the Emperor's will, so they could only issue the approval document against their will.

At this time, Shen Wence, who was working in Shuntian Mansion, didn't know that the official title of Tianda was about to fall on his head.

He was now encountering a difficult situation.

The grandson of Duke Chen Yi of Qi is Chen Ruiwen, the hereditary general of the third rank of Weizhen, and the grandson of Ma Kui, the ruler of the country, is the hereditary general of the third rank of Weiyuan Ma Shang. The two families have a conflict because of a beautiful female actor.

There were no women among the actors at this time, they were all men.

I don’t know what happened to these two men, but they fell in love with the same person at the same time, and finally they got into a big fight because of this actor.

The two of them had already brought the boy below and had a quarrel at the entrance of the theater, and even a large-scale scuffle broke out.

The purpose of these two people was very clear, which was to force the owner of the theater to give up the female actor to them.

But the theater owner is also in a dilemma.

If you were alone, with your power, I would naturally not dare to resist, and I would immediately clean up this actor and send him to your bed.

But you are two people, what do you want me to do?You can't just split a person in half and make one half half.

In this way, the matter reached Shuntian Mansion.

After Shen Wence took this hot potato, his claws became numb.

What's the matter?

However, he can't just let the emperor decide on this trivial matter. If this is the case, his position as Shuntian Prefecture Yin will be over.

Just when he was in great trouble, his master ran into the inner hall like crazy.

"Master, it's a happy event, a great event."

Shen Wence was troubled, and when he was so annoyed, he found an outlet for his anger.

"How is it appropriate to make noise in the lobby?"

When the master saw Shen Wence's serious face, without any joy on his face, he began to admire him in his heart.

If you don't say that the master can be a high official, he can't compare with this determination.

From the master's point of view, Shen Wence should have known for a long time that he would be promoted, and yet he was still sitting there with a calm expression, which showed how deep his qi-nurturing skills were.

"It's the master. It's my humble duty. I'm rude."

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Replying to the master, a friend of mine works in the cabinet. He just sent me the news that the Supreme Emperor has appointed the master as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

Shen Wence was drinking tea from a teacup at first. As soon as he heard this, a sip of tea spurted out of his mouth.

Then he started coughing violently.

The master quickly trotted to Shen Wence's side and patted his back gently.

Master now understands that Zheng Wence has made a meteoric rise to the sky in one step.

The master's status in the future will be extraordinary. I have cured my favor. When the master is happy, he can just write as he pleases and he can be appointed as the county magistrate.

Shen Wence finally recovered, then grabbed the master's hand, stared at him with red eyes, and asked anxiously: "Is the news true?"

"Sir, it's absolutely true. The Supreme Emperor has approved it, and the cabinet has also issued a document. The Supreme Emperor's imperial edict should be sent here soon."

After hearing this, Shen Wence sat on the chair excitedly, trembling all over.

For Shen Wence, this can be said to be a step forward.

Although Shuntian Prefecture Yin has a lot of power, he is actually an official who has been criticized.

There are many powerful people in this capital. If you throw a stone at anyone, you might end up talking about a big boss.

As an official in such an environment, I have to be cautious every day. I am really afraid of offending some big boss in the court. In the end, not only will my official title be lost, my life will also be in danger.

Now I can finally get rid of this drudgery, and I can even be promoted to the position of Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel.

Just when Shen Wence was in a daze, another government official came in to report.

"Sir, the imperial envoy delivering the order is here, please accept the order immediately."

Shen Wence quickly stood up and asked the people below to prepare the incense table.

Soon a eunuch entered the lobby and read out the imperial edict in front of the incense table. The content was very simple, that is, the Supreme Emperor ordered him to be the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Now he has passed the clear path. As long as he goes to the Ministry of Personnel to complete the formalities, he will be an upright official of the Ministry of Personnel.

After receiving the imperial edict, Shen Wence immediately took a box from the room next to him and carefully handed it to the eunuch who delivered the edict.

This box contains a golden Buddha.

This golden Buddha is only the size of a palm, but it is very exquisite, and the flame wheel behind the golden Buddha is also inlaid with gems.

If you sell this thing outside, you can get at least three to four thousand taels of silver.

This is a gift specially given to Shen Wence from a gold shop below.

The reason is that Shen Wence has hidden shares in this gold shop, and this golden Buddha is this year's profit.

Shen Wence hasn't sent it home yet, but now he has given it to the eunuch who passed the order.

The eunuch who delivered the order took the box, opened it, and saw a shining golden Buddha.

The eunuch didn't expect such a big harvest this time, and the corners of his mouth were split to the base of his ears.

"My father-in-law, I have something unclear. I would like to ask my father-in-law to clarify my confusion."

The eunuch played with the golden Buddha and said nonchalantly: "Ask me if you have anything to say? We will tell you anything we can tell you."

That means, don’t ask if you can’t ask.

"My father-in-law, I have been appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. There was no news before. Why was I suddenly promoted?"

You must know that the promotion of officials like the Minister of Civil Affairs in the past has long been a storm in the city.

But this time the news came too suddenly, and there was no news at all, which made Shen Wence feel a little unsure.

The eunuch glanced at Shen Wence, then put his mouth to his ear and whispered:

"Originally, the Minister of Civil Affairs has nothing to do with you this time. It was all thanks to Mr. Jia's recommendation. Only then did the Supreme Emperor relent and let you become the official."

The reason why the eunuch told Shen Wence the truth was because in his opinion Shen Wence should be from Jia Rui's side.

And when it comes to Jia Rui, he has a close relationship with powerful officials like them. It can be said that he is in the same party.

Speaking of which, the Shen Wence in front of him was also one of our own, so no one would care if he said a few more words to him.

Shen Wence also suddenly realized.

It has to be Mr. Jia.

This means remembering your past merits and filial piety, so you promote yourself.

There is nothing to say. From now on, I will be the dog in front of Mr. Jia’s door. If Mr. Jia asks me to go east, I will never go west. If Mr. Jia asks me to chase the chickens, I will never chase the ducks.

"Thank you for your father-in-law's advice. If you have anything to do in the future, please come to me. Let's get around each other more."

"Hahaha." The eunuch laughed sharply.

"We will be our own people from now on, and we will take care of each other from now on."

As he spoke, the eunuch handed a post to Shen Wence's hand, "This is the address of my foreign residence. If you have time, go and walk around."

After saying that, the eunuch took the golden Buddha and left.

After the eunuch left, Shen Wence immediately packed up his things and led the people back home.

After returning home, he immediately asked his wife to start rummaging through the cabinets.

Without even a stick of incense, I packed it out, a box of treasures.

His wife didn't know what was going on. Why was Shen Wence so crazy? After he came back, he packed the family's treasures into this box. Could it be that something happened to the court and their family was going to be in bad luck, so he had to hide the things in advance? stand up.

While his wife was thinking wildly, Shen Wence asked two boys to carry the box and follow him out.

His wife, Mrs. Li, quit working now.

"Master, our life savings are all here. Even if you want to hide them, you have to tell me where to hide them."

Shen Wence was stunned for a moment and then realized that he hadn't told his wife what happened after returning home. No wonder his wife was so panicked.

(End of this chapter)