Corrupt official in the Red Chamber

Chapter 52 Salt Patrol Envoy
Since Jia Dairu may finally come to his senses, then Jia Rui will not say anything more, let the old man be happy for a few days.

Let's just say that this year's Spring Festival has passed in a hurry, and after the festival, Jia Rui once again went to work in Longshou Palace.

This was the first time he came to Dragon Head Palace after the festival, so Jia Rui also dressed himself up neatly.

After entering the palace gate, he saw a familiar little eunuch kneeling there, slapping his face non-stop.

Jia Rui narrowed his eyes, feeling a little uneasy.

It seems that the Supreme Emperor is in a bad mood today. Otherwise, at his age, he usually does wrong to young eunuchs. As long as it is not excessive, he will not be punished. Today, he will make an exception to punish a young eunuch. It seems that the Supreme Emperor is in a bad mood today. .

So Jia Rui relaxed his hands and feet, moved to the gate of the hall, and said softly to a guarding eunuch:

"Eunuch Zhao, go in and report to the lower officials, and say that Jia Rui is asking to see you."

The eunuch glanced at Jia Rui, then turned around and entered the hall, and after a while, the voice of the Supreme Emperor came from inside.

"Let the little brat in."

Now that he had the words, Jia Rui hurried into the main hall, and as soon as he entered, he saw broken porcelain on the ground of the hall.

To be honest, Jia Rui felt a little distressed when he looked at the porcelain fragments on the floor.

The porcelain that can be displayed in the Taishang's palace is either a fine product from the royal kiln or an adult antique. Each piece is worth a lot of money.

"Chen Jia Rui kowtowed to the Supreme Emperor, long live, long live, long live."

"Get up!"

Majestic and old voices came from above.

After getting the order, Jia Rui dared to stand up, and then peeked up.

I saw the Supreme Emperor wearing a bright yellow robe, sitting on the kang, and stacks of memorials were placed on the kang table.

Dai Quan, the eunuch in charge, was still serving the Supreme Emperor.

Now Dai Quan stood there with lowered eyebrows and pleasing to the eye, and even shrunk his neck, as if trying to reduce his size as much as possible.

Just looking at this scene, Jia Rui knew that the Supreme Emperor lost his temper today, and even Dai Quan became cautious.

"Take a look." The Supreme Emperor threw a memorial at Jia Rui's feet.

Jia Rui quickly lowered his head to pick up the memorial, opened it and took a closer look. Then he was surprised and began to sweat on his forehead.

It turns out that the things mentioned in the memorial have something to do with his family?

This memorial was submitted by a doctor in the household department, and it probably said that Lin Ruhai was seriously ill and asked the emperor to send a capable person to take over his position.

Originally, this was a normal thing, but it didn't have much to do with it. However, the emperor directly approved it, "Liu Cheng'en, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry, was demoted to the rank of salt inspector and took office immediately."

Looking at the comments on the memorial, Jia Rui finally understood, no wonder the Supreme Emperor was so angry.

Who is Liu Chengen?It was the one who offended the Supreme Emperor some time ago and was sent to prison by the Supreme Emperor's orders.

And this person is the emperor's confidant.

On the surface, the emperor's comments seemed to demote Liu Chengen several levels, to a small seventh-rank salt inspector.

But in fact, Liu Chengen was released directly from the imperial prison, and let him take charge of the patrolling salt imperial envoy. It can be said that he once again bit the big fat meat of the salt industry in his mouth.

In the past, the Supreme Emperor tolerated the emperor's people being in charge of the salt patrol. That was because Lin Ruhai was still the son-in-law of the Jia family, and he could be regarded as half of the Supreme Emperor. Therefore, the Supreme Emperor tolerated this tone.

But now the emperor wants to take charge of the fat meat of the salt industry again when Lin Ruhai is seriously ill and unable to be a director. This is not something the emperor can tolerate.

"Tell me, what do you think of the emperor's remarks?"

This time Jia Rui was stumped.

Whether in modern times or in this world of red chambers, this Jia Rui is not a person with outstanding talents and learning, so he was a little tongue-tied when asked by the Supreme Emperor.

If it was someone else, the Supreme Emperor would have been annoyed long ago, but for Jia Rui, the Supreme Emperor couldn't get angry for some reason.

"You guys, I told you to read more books a long time ago, but you just didn't listen."

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, I have been studying hard at home during this time, but the question asked by the Supreme Emperor is too tricky, and I really can't answer it."

Jia Rui thought that the Supreme Emperor had wronged him, so he refuted it.

"Are you studying at home? I'm afraid you don't want to get up with the beauty every day during this time?"

The Supreme Emperor's question put Jia Rui in an awkward situation.

Indeed, during this period of time, Jia Rui was a little bit reluctant to leave.

He has been addicted to Xue Baochai's body again, and he can't extricate himself.

The Supreme Emperor sat there with his eyes closed, and then said: "Do you two recommend anyone to be the salt inspector?"

This was obviously asking Dai Quan and Jia Rui.

That's right, the two of them are the absolute confidantes of the Supreme Emperor at present, and now the Supreme Emperor wants to use them, and people will look for them from them.

Jia Rui and Dai Quan looked at each other and began to exchange interests in their eyes.

Finally, Dai Quan secretly extended three fingers, and Jia Rui nodded silently.

So, Dai Quan took a step forward, bowed his body and said:

"If you want to talk about a slave, there is really a loyal person to recommend."

"Oh, who is it?"

"Huang Bingcheng, the former commander of the Longjing Lieutenant."

Jia Rui was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Dai Quan to recommend Huang Bingcheng.

But after thinking about it for a while, I will understand.

Then Huang Bingcheng has served as the commander of Long Jinwei for so many years and has been working under Dai Quan. If he is not Dai Quan's absolute confidant, how can he hold this position for so long?
But there is a problem in the middle, Huang Bingcheng has now gone to Yunnan to serve as a general, this position is four or five ranks higher than that of the inspector.

"So it was him?" As soon as Huang Bingcheng's name was mentioned, the Supreme Emperor thought of this person.

"If you say that Huang Bingcheng is quite honest, I can rest assured that he will be a salt inspector if something happens."

The Supreme Emperor nodded slightly when he said this, but he didn't make a decision right away, but looked up at Jia Rui.

"You and Huang Bingcheng have also worked together for a while, do you think this person is a patrol officer?"

"Back to the Supreme Emperor, Huang Bingcheng is honest by nature. If he serves as the Imperial Envoy, he will definitely not disappoint the Supreme Emperor's trust."

Dai Quan beside him gave Jia Rui a grateful smile.

"Well, it's him, let's draw up the decree."

Immediately next to him was a eunuch who held a pen and spread out the imperial decree, and wrote the imperial decree according to the emperor's wishes.

Then, he asked the Supreme Emperor to read it in person, and finally copied it as a record.

"Let people go to pass the decree immediately, let Huang Bingcheng go to Yangzhou immediately."

Dai Quan received the imperial decree and withdrew respectfully.

After the Supreme Emperor dealt with this matter, he felt better, and then said to Jia Rui:

"The emperor approved the memorial, you personally send it back to the emperor, and tell him that I have my own arrangements."

"The minister obeys the order."

Jia Rui hurriedly raised the memorial in his hand above his head, and then carefully exited the Dragon Head Palace.

When he came to the outer door, he found that Dai Quan was waiting for him there.

As soon as Dai Quan saw Jia Rui coming out, he immediately stepped forward and said with a smile on his face: "Brother, I owe everything to you today."

"Where is there, what is our relationship, it is a matter of one sentence, no need to thank."

Dai Quan nodded slightly, and then said: "Since my brother said so, then I will not be polite, but don't worry, I promise you 3 taels of silver, and I will order someone to send it to your house tonight."

When Jia Rui heard that it was 3 taels of silver, his heart trembled. When he was in the hall just now, he thought Dai Quan had promised him 3000 taels.

After all, Huang Bingcheng is Dai Quan's confidant. Dai Quan should not ask for much money to find an official for him. It is not bad to be able to give himself 3000 taels.

But I didn't expect it to be 3 taels.

(End of this chapter)