Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 427 Queen

Jia Zheng left Jia Mu's place and returned to his outer study. After pondering for a long time, he finally decided to be polite before fighting.

And it's best to do this kind of thing secretly, and don't make a fuss in the court, which will end badly in the end.

So on the next day, Jia Zheng finished handling the affairs of the Ministry of Rites and then entered the palace.

If someone else wanted to see the emperor, it would not be an easy task, almost impossible, but it was much more convenient for Jia Zheng. As soon as he informed the eunuchs, they first reported it to Qin Shun.

Qin Shun also got a hint from Jia Rui, so he agreed immediately.

Only then did Jia Zheng stride into the Qianqing Palace.

After that, the young eunuch reported inside, and then the emperor sent a message asking Jia Zheng to appear.

After that, Jia Zhengcai entered the main hall of Qianqing Palace under the guidance of the young eunuch.

When I came in, I saw that the emperor was still sitting on the throne as before, but there were no memorials in front of him, just a few idle books, flipping through them boringly.

Jia Zheng was quite a steady person. When he saw the emperor, he immediately knelt down and saluted.

The emperor threw the book aside, and then weakly ordered: "I will be fine without any courtesy."

"Thank you, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

Jia Zheng stood up and then stood aside respectfully.

"What are you doing here?" the emperor said decadently.

Jia Zheng took a peek at the emperor, then lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that Concubine Yuan is pregnant with a dragon seed, so I specially congratulated your Majesty."

There was a sad smile on the emperor's face, "Haha, it's a happy event."

Jia Zheng also heard the fear in the emperor's heart, but what could he say?

After being silent for a long time, the emperor finally spoke again, "Concubine Yuan is in the side hall. Please go and take a look."

Jia Zheng quickly kowtowed and thanked him, then exited the main hall, and led by the young eunuch to the side hall of Qianqing Palace.

This side hall is the residence of Jia Yuanchun, the concubine of Yuan Dynasty.

Entering here, Jia Zheng found that the decoration here was obviously better than that of the main hall of Qianqing Palace, and the maids shuttled back and forth, and the eunuchs were much more cautious than the ones serving the emperor.

Soon, Jia Zheng saw his daughter Jia Yuanchun in the house.

Jia Yuanchun was very happy to see his father coming, and asked Xiaogong's daughter to quickly take a seat.

When facing his daughter, Jia Zheng was not rude. He first bowed to his daughter and then sat next to Jia Yuanchun.

"What's the matter with father's visit this time?"

No wonder Jia Yuanchun asked this, ever since she entered the palace. Jia Zheng never visited her in the palace. Normally, Jia's mother and Mrs. Wang would visit her in the palace.

Jia Zheng glanced at his daughter and saw that although she was still as beautiful as before, there was a trace of fear for the future in her eyes.

Jia Zheng sighed. With his daughter's intelligence, he naturally understood his current situation.

"I'm reporting to you, I heard that your Majesty is pregnant with a dragon seed, so I'm here to express my congratulations."

With a forced smile, Jia Yuanchun touched his abdomen and said, "This child came at the wrong time. No matter how much I hoped for him in the past, he never came, but he came at this time."

Jia Zheng was startled when he heard this. He looked around and saw the palace maids and eunuchs. It seemed that they had not heard what Yuanchun said, so he felt relieved.

"Your Majesty, you should take care of yourself. The future may not be uncertain."

After hearing his father's words, Jia Yuanchun glanced at him, and then whispered: "Brother Jia Rui has monopolized power. This palace and the emperor are in danger, so how can we talk about the future?"

Jia Zheng seemed to have not heard what his daughter said, and changed the subject and said: "You are now pregnant with the dragon seed, which can be regarded as a meritorious service to the royal family. It is understandable that you have ascended to the throne of the queen with your merits."

After hearing Jia Zheng's words, Jia Yuanchun was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and began to think.

His father's words were obviously not his own, but probably Jia Rui's thoughts.

He is preparing for the child in his belly to take the throne.

If this is really the case, then I and my children really have a chance of survival.

If his child becomes emperor when he is born, then Jia Rui will be in power for at least ten or twenty years. In this way, his life crisis will be temporarily alleviated.

After more than ten or twenty years, who knows what will happen to Jia Rui. Maybe he is in poor health and dies midway. At that time, his children will still have the opportunity to regain control of the empire and become the true emperor.

But in order to complete this step, you must first leave some available people for your children.

His father Jia Zheng is a natural ally, and his uncle Wang Ziteng is also a capable person. He should win over the two of them to prepare for his child's future.

Jia Yuanchun let out a long breath, then lowered his head and said with tears in his eyes: "This is inappropriate. I was a female official next to the queen back then, and the queen was very kind to me. How can I take her position now? "

Jia Zheng hurriedly advised: "If you dethrone her as queen, you can still protect your family as a concubine. If she refuses to do so by force, may her time be short?"

Jia Yuanchun lowered his head and said nothing for a long time. Jia Zheng shook his head gently, and then said: "Even if you don't think about yourself, you must also consider the child in your belly. If you don't agree, he has three advantages and two disadvantages. Who can you rely on in the future?"

In fact, Jia Yuanchun had already agreed in her heart, but it was just to maintain face and let the outside world see that she was not a cold and unfeeling person.

Now that she heard her father's persuasion, she also had tears in her eyes and said reluctantly: "I can agree, but I hope that my father will advise my brother to protect the queen's life."

Jia Zheng nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "There is no need to worry about this. Although she has been deposed as queen, she is still a concubine."

After the important matters were discussed, Jia Zheng quietly talked to Jia Yuanchun about some matters in the court, and then advised her to be cautious and tolerant for the time being.

Jia Yuanchun naturally agreed.

After coming out of Jia Yuanchun, Jia Zheng returned to the main hall of Qianqing Palace.

The emperor was a little surprised to see Jia Zheng back. He thought Jia Zheng left after seeing his daughter.

"Is there anything else Jia Aiqing can do?"

Jia Zheng did not reply, but knelt down on the ground. He kowtowed three times to the emperor, and then he knelt there and said, "To your Majesty, I would like to ask Your Majesty to depose the Queen and make my daughter my queen."

After hearing this, the emperor became furious. He grabbed the inkstone and wanted to throw it down, but he still held back. He placed the inkstone on the imperial case again, sat on the throne, and asked with a stern face: "This is yours." Do you mean it, or does it mean Jia Rui?"

"Back to the emperor, this is both the prime minister's intention and the minister's intention."

The emperor stared at Jia Zheng with eagle-like eyes. After a long time, he asked: "The queen has no fault. If she is deposed, she can explain to the world."

The people of the world mentioned by the emperor here are actually the relatives of the queen.

Behind every queen there is a large force, so the elimination of queens in all dynasties has been a matter of shaking the foundation of the country.

Jia Zheng lowered his head and said: "Deposing the queen is to save her life, otherwise something unexpected will happen."

The emperor closed his eyes and felt despair in his heart. He already felt that his life was short.

Now, first depose the queen, wait until Jia Yuanchun gives birth to a boy and then make him the prince. After a while, he should pass away. By then, the child in the cyst will be enthroned as the emperor. In this way, Jia Rui will He has been able to hold power legitimately for more than ten or twenty years.

This set of procedures has been recorded countless times in history books.

However, the emperor finally made up his mind to follow Jia Zheng's suggestion, depose the queen, and make Jia Yuanchun his queen.

Because only in this way can Jia Rui's wariness be weakened and his son be safe for the time being.

If Jia Rui is old in the future and his son is capable, he may take back power and avenge himself.

If he doesn't agree, maybe Jia Rui will go all out and force himself into the palace to become the emperor. By then, everything will be over.

The emperor let out a long breath, and then said: "The queen has been childless for many years, and she is ashamed of her ancestors. She will immediately abandon her position as queen and take back the jade certificate and gold book."

Following the emperor's words, the little eunuch next to him naturally quickly copied an imperial edict.

The emperor nodded slightly after looking at it, and then the little eunuch winked at the companion next to him, and the companion quickly slipped out of the main hall of Qianqing Palace.

After a while, the seal eunuch came in surrounded by seven or eight eunuchs.

After he came in, he casually saluted the emperor, then walked to the imperial edict, looked down to confirm the content, and then ordered the eunuch beside him to fetch a wooden box, and then took the jade seal from inside, and gently cover.

After doing this, he casually bowed his hand to the emperor and left with the people.

Jia Zheng, who was sitting next to him, felt angry when he saw this scene.

However, when the emperor shook his head gently, he could only endure this sigh for the time being.

"Jia Aiqing, take the imperial edict, and I will rely on you in the future."

Saying this, the emperor shed tears involuntarily.

Jia Zheng was also a little touched now. He stepped forward to receive the imperial edict and nodded heavily to the emperor.

Then he left Qianqing Palace with the imperial edict.

After coming out, Jia Zheng looked at the dazzling sun outside, but he couldn't feel any warmth in his body. Instead, he felt a coldness running through his body.

Jia Zheng sighed. With his current strength, he couldn't do anything. He could only hope for the future, right?

Then Jia Zheng held the imperial edict and went straight to the Yangxin Hall.

At this time, Jia Rui, who was in the Yangxin Hall, had already received reports from people below and knew that the emperor had made a decree to abolish the queen.

Jia Rui was quite satisfied with this, and the emperor was quite sensible.

However, Qin Shun, who was standing next to him, blinked, came to Jia Rui's side, and said in a low voice: "My lord, the Queen's family is quite powerful. Her grandfather once served as a Tutor, and although her father has already retired, he is still very powerful." He is a native of his hometown, but he has many disciples and former officials in the imperial court, and the current minister of the Ministry of Industry is his student."

After hearing this, Jia Rui hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Don't move these people for now. We will deal with them after Concubine Yuan ascends the throne."

(End of this chapter)