Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 33 Carbon Respect
It turned out that these officials were all foreign officials. Due to their poor political performance, they were all inferior in the evaluation by the Ministry of Officials, so they came to the capital to seek connections.

But since these people are all inferior in the evaluation of the Ministry of Personnel, then the Ministry of Personnel has already been named, so even those with some discernment will not accept their money.

Therefore, these people have been stranded in Beijing, anxious like ants on a hot pot.

However, these people had spent some money in the capital, so the news was fairly well-informed. They had already known about Jia Rui's existence through various relationships when Jia Rui had just taken charge of the Qianqing Sect.

You must know that Jia Rui now holds two positions: the commander of the Dragon Guard and the commander of the Qianqing Sect.

These two positions are the most important bodyguards of the two Supreme Beings. Anyone who can bear these two important responsibilities at the same time shows that he is the most trusted person by the Supreme Emperor.

Now it seems that the emperor has taken charge of the government, but everyone knows that the power is still in the hands of the Supreme Emperor.

Therefore, these officials rushed to Jia Rui's house, hoping to use Jia Rui's connections to keep their official positions.

"Lord Jia, I'm just a little ant in Shanxi, and the officials will not let go of any small mistakes made by the subordinate officials. I beg you to speak to the officials in front of the Supreme Emperor."

Jia Rui glanced at him and said nothing.

The man was also smart and quickly took out a small wooden box from his arms, then held it in both hands and came to Jia Rui.

"It's cold now, Mr. Jia is warm."

Jia Rui took the box expressionlessly and opened it gently. It turned out that there was a pile of banknotes inside.

It looks like there are at least several thousand taels.

Jia Rui closed the box again, then gently pushed it outward and said:
"I can't handle this matter, so you'd better hire someone else."

After saying this, he pretended to pick up the cup next to him and raised it.

The old housekeeper who had been waiting by the side immediately shouted, "See off the guests."

The official looked at Jia Rui's cold and handsome face and could only leave.

But when he left, he seemed to have forgotten the small wooden box on the table.

And Jia Rui didn't seem to see it either, so he went to meet the next person.

Then seven or eight officials saluted Jia Rui one by one, most of them meant to plead with Jia Rui.

However, Jia Rui did not agree to any of these people's requests.

Finally, all these people were sent away.

When everything calmed down, three wooden boxes were already placed on the table next to Jia Rui.

Only then did Jia Rui open the three wooden boxes and count them carefully.

Among the three wooden boxes, the first one is the silver note sent by the first official, which is about 500 taels.

In the second wooden box were a dozen pearls the size of pigeon eggs.

In the third wooden box is the deed of a shop in the capital.

Looking at these three boxes, Jia Rui felt the benefits of being an official.

No, I had just won the favor of the Supreme Emperor, and someone immediately came to give me a "carbon tribute".

As far as the things in these three boxes are concerned, I have earned back all the money I spent on housekeeping for myself during this period of time at home, and I have earned a fortune.

Jia Rui was very satisfied with this situation.

"Have you written down the names of these three officials?"

The old housekeeper next to him said quickly: "Master, I have written it all down."

"Okay, write me a note with their official titles tomorrow morning."

"Yes."

Jia Rui smiled and pushed the box containing the silver notes and pearls outward.

"You give the contents of these two boxes to the old lady. As for this shop, you go and take over the shop yourself. If the shop is still rented, you can sign a new contract."

"Uncle, I understand."

Jia Rui nodded with satisfaction, stood up, left the living room, and went back to his room.

At this time, the old housekeeper picked up the three boxes, turned and left the living room, and went straight to the old lady's room.

There are only two entrances to Jia Rui's house, the first entrance is the living room and the room where the servants live.The second entrance is the residence of Jia Rui, Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang.

At this time, in the old lady's room, Mrs. Wang was listening to Jia Dairu's excited words.

"You don't know how majestic I am today, those officials surrounded me and said compliments." Jia Dairu's excited voice could be heard clearly outside.

The old housekeeper coughed outside, and then said: "Master, madam, I have something to ask for."

The voice inside disappeared immediately, and then Jia Dairu's solemn voice with a slight trembling came out.

"Come in and talk."

The old butler opened the door and went in, only to see Jia Dairu and Mrs. Wang sitting on the chairs in the middle.

The old housekeeper bowed first, then held three boxes and said, "The uncle asked me to give these to the old lady."

Mrs. Wang was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What is this?"

"Go back to the old lady, these boxes are gifts from several officials."

Jia Dairu was stunned for a moment, then waved, and the old housekeeper immediately came to him and placed the boxes one by one on the table next to Jia Dairu.

Jia Dairu opened the box and his expression began to change when he saw what was inside.

"This bastard has only been an official for a few days, and he has already started accepting bribes. This is a shame. Call this bastard here quickly."

The old butler's expression changed after hearing this, and he hurried out to find Jia Rui.

At this time, Jia Rui was showing off to her his majesty with his maid Ying Ge, and how those officials saw him like a mouse seeing a cat.

Just as he was bragging, the voice of the old butler came.

"Uncle, the old lady asked you to reply."

After hearing this, Jia Rui stood up quickly, opened the door curtain and came out, and saw the old housekeeper standing there respectfully.

"Does the old man have any orders?"

To be honest, Jia Rui was still afraid of this grandfather.

"Master, the old man became angry immediately after seeing the box you sent, so be careful when you answer after you go."

Jia Rui's heart trembled when he heard this.

Soon the two came to the main room.

It turned out that Jia Dairu was not in the room, but was still standing at the door and staring viciously at Jia Rui who came over.

When Jia Rui saw the look in his eyes, he knew he was in trouble, so he quickly stepped forward and knelt on the ground.

"Grandson Jia Rui met grandfather."

Jia Dairu directly shouted loudly to the butler next to him: "Go get the family law."

Jia Rui was shocked, what happened?I didn't make any mistakes, why did I have to take action again?
Although Jia Rui now has several levels of Dragon Elephant Prajna Gong, hitting him with Jia Dairu's strength is like scratching an itch.

However, no matter what, he is now a member of the third rank. It would be a shame if his father tied him to a stool and beat him up, and then spread the word.

"Grandfather, grandfather, if you have something to say, don't touch the family law!"

Jia Dairu didn't really want to hit Jia Ruizhi, but he wanted to frighten him, so he stopped looking for a board and asked angrily:

"You've only been an official for a few days? You dare to accept bribes? You still want your head?"

Jia Rui was relieved to hear that it was because of this incident.

He stood up carefully, stepped forward to support Jia Dairu, and whispered in his ear:

"Grandfather, it is common practice in official circles to accept some "carbon respect". Which master in Beijing doesn't accept it? So grandfather doesn't have to worry."

"Nonsense, the cashier has to do something. Can you handle it for me?"

If it was a day ago, Jia Rui would not have dared to make any promises, but today he is in charge of the Qianqing Sect, and he is already a third-rank member.

With his current status, it is not a problem to keep a few foreign officials of the sixth and seventh ranks.

"Grandpa, don't worry. I know my grandson well."

In fact, Jia Rui was muttering in his heart: the things he gave today were at most just for a few officials to get to know him, if he wanted to really let him do things, they would give twice as much today's gift.

As for the others who didn't leave their presents behind, Jia Rui will never see these people again.

(End of this chapter)