Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 402 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey

"Master Jia, our emperor is indeed in poor health. If you don't take up this important task at this time, who will?" Zhao Jin advised respectfully.

Jia Rui sighed and was about to borrow the donkey from Poxia to receive the imperial edict. At this moment, Li Wan was able to speak.

"Eunuch Zhao, what happened to the emperor? Why don't you come out and meet the ministers?"

Zhao Jin grinned and didn't know how to answer. At this time, Jia Rui reached out and took the imperial edict that Zhao Jin was holding in his hand.

"Li Waneng, you are so brave, you dare to spy on royal affairs." Chen Guozi shouted loudly.

Li Wanneng wanted to open his mouth to refute, but when he saw Chen Guozi's eyes, he hesitated and then backed away.

Chen Guozi turned around and said to Jia Rui: "Master Jia, Li Wanneng was just anxious for a moment. Master Jia, please forgive him this time."

Jia Rui looked at Chen Guozi, who had knelt down to him for the first time, and felt emotional in his heart. He was truly worthy of being the emperor's think tank, but in this short period of time, he had already seen the clues of what was happening in the palace.

However, now that he has a large number of soldiers, it doesn't matter as long as Chen Guozi honestly gives him a whole corpse.

"I don't mind this little thing, but I won't do it anymore." Jia Rui said hypocritically.

The other ministers in the hall are also human beings. Through their observations during this period and the conversation just now, they also discovered something was wrong.

So now everyone bows his head and remains silent.

Jia Rui walked to the center of the hall, looked at the civil and military ministers below, and then suddenly said: "Xu Biao, quit the cabinet and serve as the censor of the right capital."

At this time, the ministers below were in an uproar.

Xu Biao entered the cabinet with the consent of the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor, but now he was kicked out by Jia Rui with just one word?

"I refuse to accept it. Without the emperor's will, no one can make me withdraw from the cabinet." Xu Biao's eyes turned red.

Xu Biao actually has a pretty good relationship with Jia Rui. After all, he is a nerd with a relatively stable background and Jia Rui relies on him for many things.

Xu Biao thought that since Jia Rui was now in power, his position as cabinet minister should not be passive. He did not expect that Jia Rui would be the first to take down him.

Jia Rui gave him a cold look and said, "There is no need to discuss this matter further."

Seeing Jia Rui's determined look, Xu Biao knew that there was no point in arguing anymore, but he still said loudly: "Jia Rui, I think you are holding the emperor hostage to order the princes. You are a reckless person."

"Holding the emperor to command the princes" was a sentence everyone kept in their hearts, but no one dared to say it out. Now Xu Biao finally shouted it out.

Although I don't know what happened in the palace yesterday, but looking at the situation in front of me, the emperor must be in trouble, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead.

How can these ministers stop thinking?

Jia Rui smiled coldly, "The emperor is unwell and cannot take care of state affairs. Since the emperor has asked me to take charge of the country temporarily, I will live up to the trust of everyone. I will decide the internal and external affairs of the court without anyone else having to interfere."

"Traitor, if you don't let me see the emperor today, I will crash and die here." The person who said this was an old man wearing a python robe.

Jia Rui saw that this man he had met once or twice was a concubine of the Supreme Emperor, who was only named a county king.

"Old Prince, you are not young anymore. Stop getting involved in young people's affairs. Go back and take care of yourself." Jia Rui didn't want to argue with an old man whose neck was buried in the ground.

But the old man didn't care about this. He staggered up, grabbed Jia Rui's sleeve, and said, "Hand over the emperor."

Jia Rui frowned. Originally, he didn't want to see blood today, but it seemed that they wouldn't be honest without suppressing them with blood.

So Jia Rui flicked his sleeves and threw the old man two or three meters away. After that, the old man fell to the ground and could not get up.

"The Yi tribe is rude in front of the Shunyi County Prince's Palace." Jia Rui said through gritted teeth.

As soon as the warriors outside heard what Jia Rui said, they immediately broke in and four or five people pulled the King of Shunyi out.

After a while, a scream from Prince Shunyi came from outside.

The death of the old man was not the end of the world. Captain Long from outside also led the infantry commander's office to the Shunyi County Prince's Mansion, and began to ransack the house and execute everyone without leaving a trace.

This scene made all the officials in the main hall understand. Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to say a word.

Li Wanneng glanced at the old man Chen Guozi gratefully. If the old man Chen Guozi hadn't winked at him just now, I'm afraid he would have ended up like the Prince of Shunyi now.

He, Li Waneng, was not afraid of death, but it was not the right time and not worth it to die now. Only by helping the emperor regain the throne and getting rid of Jia Rui, the "living Cao Cao", could he close his eyes after death.

Jia Rui walked a few steps in the main hall and saw that the people below were all pushed down by him, and then he said: "I know what you are thinking, but I don't care and I don't care, as long as you contribute well to the court." , I can turn a blind eye to some small actions, but once they violate the interests of the court, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Then Jia Rui said to Chen Guozi: "You are an old minister. This time, I will trouble you about the Emperor's death."

"This official will do his best and will definitely live up to the great trust of the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty." Chen Guozi said seriously.

Jia Rui had nothing to say next and waved his hand, calling it a day.

After everyone left, Jia Rui turned around again. The other ministers went out to change their clothes and prepare to kowtow to the Supreme Emperor, but Shen Wence and Jia Yucun quietly stayed behind.

When Jia Rui came back to his senses, he saw the two of them smiling, and then said, "Why didn't you go change clothes?"

Jia Yucun came over first and asked in a low voice: "Has your Excellency already taken control of the overall situation?"

Seeing Jia Yucun's anxious look, Jia Rui was a little amused, but in order to reassure them, Jia Rui nodded, "All the armies inside and outside the capital are under my control."

Jia Yucun let out a long breath after hearing this. It seemed that his life was saved this time.

Shen Wence frowned and said, "Although there is no need to worry about the capital, there are soldiers stationed at the border and in other provinces. These people are all close associates of the Supreme Emperor. Will they raise troops to serve the king?"

Jia Rui smiled slightly and said, "Everyone on the Nine Sides is my confidant, and the admirals from other provinces are also my party members, so what's there to worry about?"

Shen Wence completely convinced him this time. As Jia Rui's confidant, he didn't even know when Jia Rui controlled so many generals.

"Are you planning to ascend the throne immediately, or are you planning to do so slowly?" Jia Yucun asked impatiently.

You must know that Jia Yucun and the Jia family are related. If Jia Rui becomes the emperor, he will also be regarded as a member of the imperial family. Coupled with his status in the Jia Rui group, a duke will not be able to escape in the future.

Jia Rui shook his head and said: "Although we have the army in our hands, the civil servants below are very interested in our dynasty. We have to take action slowly."

"My lord is still wise." Shen Wence bowed his body involuntarily.

"The cabinet is short of one person, Shen Wence, go and make up for it, but don't let go of the staff affairs." Jia Rui smiled and rewarded his cronies.

Shen Wence has been following him for a long time, and he has never made any mistakes. Giving him a reward now can be regarded as a reward for his hard work over the years.

"Thank you so much, sir. I have dedicated my whole life until my death." Shen Wence was so excited that he even said the word "I".

As if he didn't realize Shen Wence's mistake, Jia Rui said with a smile: "You deserve this. Work hard and I won't let you lose in the future."

Jia Yucun next to him had some jealousy in his eyes, and Jia Rui quickly reassured him, "Don't worry, there must be a place for you in the cabinet, but now is not the time to go to war. In two days, you can go to the cabinet to help me."

When Jia Yucun heard this, he felt relieved and had a smile on his face.

"Sir, are you letting these people go back today?" Shen Wence reminded from the side.

Jia Rui knew that he was talking about these civil and military ministers.

These people are not fuel-efficient lamps. There is a force behind each one. If we let them go back today and let them connect with each other, we don't know what will happen tomorrow.

Jia Rui smiled slightly and then said: "If we don't let them go back, how can they move? How can we know who is loyal and who is traitorous?"

Shen Wence and Jia Yucun heard the smell of blood in Jia Rui's tone, and they both shuddered involuntarily.

"Shen Wence, you go to the cabinet now and handle the memorial on my behalf."

"I understand, this is over." Shen Wence agreed and retreated.

Then Jia Rui turned around, took out an envelope, and said to Jia Yucun: "Take my order and go to the infantry commander's office to mobilize three thousand soldiers to surround Ningrong Street. Don't let anyone disturb you."

Jia Yucun was very happy to take over Jia Rui's order. This job was a good one.

After going to Jia Rui's house, I was not allowed to meet the old man and his wife. I showed my face in front of these two old people. With a good impression, my career will be more secure in the future.

In addition, you can also meet the eldest grandma. If the eldest grandma blows some pillow wind, then she will be able to rise to the top.

Jia Yucun happily left the palace and went to the infantry commander's office first.

The current Admiral of the Nine Sects is Zhang Tao.

He was originally a general in the management, but was later loaned to the infantry commander's office by Jia Rui. After Jia Rui's training, he became one of Jia Rui's loyal subordinates.

Through Jia Rui's relationship, he became the Admiral of the Nine Gates.

Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, the relationship between Zhang Tao and Jia Rui was not good, and Zhang Tao was originally an infantry general of the Supreme Emperor, so no one thought that Zhang Tao was Jia Rui's man.

Jia Yucun came to the infantry commander's office and met Zhang Tao. Zhang Tao took Jia Rui's order and without saying a word, immediately ordered three thousand troops for Jia Yucun.

Then Jia Yucun came to Ningrong Street with his troops.

You know, ordinary people still don't know about the changes that happened in the palace, so now Ningrong Street is still bustling, with people doing business lined up.

When the soldiers arrived, these people were all unlucky and were driven outside Ningrong Street. A lot of things were lost, but there was nothing they could do.

(End of this chapter)