Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 450 The Beginning

The government and the public are debauched and powerful, but loyalty and good deeds are stained with tears. The treacherous ministers have their way and the people suffer without redress. Heaven is unfair and the world is miserable. The world is hot and cold, and my heart is cold. I hope that tomorrow a noble man will rise and clear the world.

Jia Rui looked at what was written on the paper in his hand and felt furious.

This was found by the Intelligence Department from the examiner who caused trouble in the imperial examination.

This poem points to Jia Rui's nose and calls him a traitor, scolding him for causing harm to the country and the people, and asking heroes from all over the country to join forces to attack him.

This is an anti-poem for Jia Rui.

This time Jia Rui couldn't bear it any longer and said directly to Qin Shun: "Take this arrogant person and send him to prison and torture him severely."

Qin Shun hurriedly lowered his head and went out. He let out a sigh of relief when he came outside, and then quickly ordered his confidants to go get the person.

In fact, Jia Rui didn't want to get into a big fight at this time. He planned to stay quiet for a while after he was released and then find a reason to deal with Lu Che. He didn't expect this guy to be so arrogant.

Since you can't wait to seek death, then I will help you.

On the streets of the capital and in the taverns, graduates from various provinces are talking loudly. Most of them are talking about who will be the leader of Enke this year?

There was only one person drinking wine in a secluded corner and feeling unhappy.

This person is Ruche.

He was planning to make a big fuss in the palace examination and make Jia Rui unable to step down. Even if he died, he would leave a name in history.

Unexpectedly, Jia Rui was stunned to hold back, which made his plan go bankrupt.

Just when he was drinking alone in trouble, dozens of royal guards suddenly broke in from outside.

After these people came in, the whole hotel became silent, and everyone looked at these menacing troops in uniforms with their teeth and claws.

Fortunately, these soldiers in uniform had a clear goal. They glanced at the corner of the hotel and immediately swarmed up and captured Lu Che who was drinking.

Lu Che also woke up at this time, but he was not afraid. He glanced at the soldiers in uniform who were holding him, and then laughed loudly.

"You should have come a long time ago, but I didn't expect that it would be delayed until today, which has wasted my time."

The Jin Yijun next to him saw that he was already at this stage, but he was still so arrogant. He slapped Lu Che in the face, which made Lu Che's face swollen.

But he didn't care, and then said loudly: "The evil is unfair in the world, and the loyal and good are stained with tears. There are no honest men in the court, and there are only foxes in the officialdom. When right and wrong are confused, others can bully you. I hope you wake up early." Don’t sink, keep your loyalty to shine on the world.”

The officials around him blushed when they heard this, and many of them clenched their fists.

However, there is also a mature person among them. He knows that the person who was arrested must have committed a major crime and cannot get involved.

So these people pulled their friends to prevent them from moving forward.

In this way, Lu Che was taken directly to prison.

When he got here, he naturally had no good life. He was tortured and all kinds of weird punishments were used on him.

At the beginning, Lu Che could still yell and curse, but later he could no longer make a sound.

After a while, he looked at the jailer next to him and only prayed, hoping that the other party would give him pleasure.

Unfortunately, no matter how much he begged, it was of no use. Without the words of someone above him, it would be difficult for him to die even if he wanted to.

After four or five days of torture, Lu Che was completely convinced.

What he then confessed was written into a confession and sent to Qin Shun.

Qin Shun looked at the document in his hand and was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat.

It turned out that when Lu Ze was studying in the countryside, his teacher owned a fairly small academy.

His teacher was also a famous scholar in Jiangnan, and he had many Jinshi students. Therefore, many wealthy families spent money to send their children to him.

Because of this, even though the academy run by Lu Che's teacher is not big, it makes a lot of money.

You said you just open an academy, and you deserve to make money, but this teacher still has some ambitions. After Jia Rui came to power, he didn't like Jia Rui no matter what, so he participated in the teaching process. thought of.

Now, are the students he taught good? Each one is cynical and hates Jia Rui, the man in power.

Lu Che is one of the best, so he went to Beijing to test Lu Che, and then he wanted to give Jia Rui a trouble.

Finally, the summary of the case files was delivered to Jia Rui.

Jia Rui looked at the case file in front of him, and his thoughts had drifted to all parts of the country.

Jia Rui wasn't sure whether this was a single incident or a common phenomenon down there.

However, it is conceivable that even if it is a single phenomenon, there should be some people below who are intentionally or unintentionally slandering themselves, and even inciting hatred.

And behind these people is not just them, but the support and backbone of the Jiangnan gentry.

If these forces are not suppressed, then as time goes by, this spark will start a prairie fire, and when the time comes, I will be sitting on the fire.

Jia Rui knocked on the table, then I raised my eyebrows and said to Qin Shun who was standing next to me: "Send capable personnel to investigate this matter. No one involved can be spared." Jia Rui stopped. After a moment, he continued: "The supporters and funders behind the academy must also be questioned strictly."

Qin Shun had been following Jia Rui for a while. As soon as Jia Rui spoke, he understood what it meant, so he quickly said with a smile: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely take care of things."

Satisfied, Jia Rui nodded and stopped paying attention.

He didn't pay attention here, but the people below didn't dare to take it lightly. That night, people from the Intelligence Division and the Jinyi Army jointly dispatched and went directly out of the capital to Jiangnan.

Their departure will cause a bloody storm in the south of the Yangtze River. This bloody rain will never stop if it cannot dispel Jia Rui's anger.

Besides, Jia Rui finally returned to Wu Guogong's mansion after a few days.

If he had been resting in the palace during this period because he was busy with the imperial examination, in fact, to be honest, he was just enjoying a moment of peace with Concubine Jing.

After returning to the house, I first went to the old man and explained to him the reason for not going home during this period.

The old man didn't say anything about this. He couldn't control Jia Rui now. As long as he didn't do anything extraordinary, the old man would turn a blind eye.

After coming out of the old man's place, Jia Rui immediately returned to Xue Baochai's yard with his chest raised and his head raised.

When I walked in, I saw Xue Baochai sitting on the edge of the bed talking to Lin Daiyu with her slightly protruding belly.

When Jia Rui saw this scene, he quickly exited the room.

Now Lin Daiyu is considered his sister-in-law. Without outsiders, she met him and let outsiders know, whether it is good or bad.

So Jia Rui went to Aunt Zhen's place not far away.

Aunt Zhen's life has been going well during this period. Ever since Jia Rui let go of his uncle, Aunt Zhen has become more devoted to Jia Rui.

It's a pity that no matter how hard Jia Rui works, Aunt Zhen's land won't sprout.

This has become Aunt Zhen's only regret now.

Aunt Zhen was very happy with Jia Rui's arrival. She welcomed Jia Rui into the room, asked Jia Rui to sit on her bed, and then prepared tea herself and delivered it to Jia Rui.

Jia Rui picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He found that it was different from his own tea, so he asked:

"Where does this tea come from? Why does it taste better than ours?"

Aunt Zhen said with a smile: "This is a good tea hidden by our old lady. She said she gave me some as a gift some time ago."

"Oh, what kind of tea is this? I'll ask the people below to prepare some for our family."

Aunt Zhen pursed her lips and smiled, and then said: "The name of this tea is Shuangjiang Peony. It is actually a kind of tribute white tea. There are very few white teas picked before and after the Shuangjiang solar term, and because they are rare, they are more expensive. Very rare."

After hearing this, Jia Rui was a little confused. Even if it was rare, could the world still miss him? But why had he never heard of it?

But Jia Rui remembered this tea.

The next day Jia Rui entered the palace and drank the tribute tea sent by Lao Li. He felt that the taste was still not as good as the one he drank at Aunt Zhen's place yesterday.

So he threw the tea aside and asked, "I heard that there is a kind of tea called Frost Peony, why don't we have it?"

Lao Li used to work in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, specializing in tribute and other matters, so he was familiar with these strange things.

Originally, these things would not be reported to Jia Rui, because there are many strange and weird things in the world, but the output of these things cannot be guaranteed, so they dare not pay tribute to the palace.

But now that Jia Rui asked, Lao Li had to tell him.

"Master, Frost's Fall Peony is actually tribute tea and white tea, but it's harvested in a different season, so it's particularly precious."

"What's so precious about this? Doesn't white tea produce tea during the frost season?"

"Master, during the frost season, it is cold in the morning and evening, and the temperature difference is large. After the frost, the plants lose their previous vitality. This can be seen from the word "frost".

In this solar term, white tea has "rested", waiting for the recovery of early spring, but there are still a very small part of the white tea that is still struggling and growing, and this part of the white tea is the real frost peony, and it is also the most precious. , much stronger than those Qingming tea, Guyu tea, White Dew tea, and Cold Dew tea. "

Jia Rui closed his eyes and said nonchalantly: "Since there are, let them pay tribute."

After hearing this, Lao Li did not dare to refute anything, but just remembered Jia Rui's words firmly.

Being bored, Jia Rui asked casually: "How is Empress Jia doing now?"

Lao Li didn't understand what Jia Rui meant, so he had to answer truthfully.

"The Queen has been doing well during this period. Her food and daily life are all taken care of personally by the palace daughter beside her, and she does not leave it to others."

Jia Rui smiled at the corner of his mouth, and then said self-deprecatingly: "My clan sister, you don't trust me!"

Lao Li didn't dare to say anything else, so he could only stand by and laugh awkwardly with Jia Rui.

"Although she is unkind, we cannot be unjust. Let's go to Kunning Palace to meet this clan sister."

(End of this chapter)