Besides, Jia Ke returned to the military aircraft office after going to court and continued to handle official business as if nothing was wrong. The other four people in the military aircraft office were now with Jia Ke, feeling a little embarrassed.
They didn't expect Jia Ke to be such a favored one. Dozens of officials were imprisoned by the emperor. They were afraid that the worst could happen. Now that Jia Ke was the military aircraft foreman's boss, they might have some trouble handling official business in the future, but that was the end.
We had no choice but to leave it to fate. Besides, even though Jia Ke was the foreman of the military aircraft, as long as the four of them kept making decisions, Jia Ke could not change them without authorization.
When it was almost noon, a young eunuch suddenly came to the military aircraft, holding a yellow imperial edict in his hand.
Jia Ke and others knew at a glance that the emperor probably had some advantages to convey, otherwise it would not have been possible for him to convey the imperial edict just after the dynasty in the morning at noon.
Liu Yu first came to the little eunuch. He also learned the lesson from yesterday and no longer dared to show off to these eunuchs. When he saw him, he respectfully raised his hands and asked: "This little father-in-law, came here with an imperial edict. Is it possible?"
What's important, Your Majesty?"
When the young eunuch saw Liu Yu being so respectful and polite to him, he was a little flattered for a moment. You must know that these civil servants used to ignore them and looked at them as if they were pickled.
The young eunuch also quickly bowed and saluted, "Master Liu, you are too polite. This servant is here to convey the order to Master Jia according to the emperor's order."
When Liu Yu heard this, he looked at Jia Ke in surprise. This Jia Ke was really favored by the emperor. If things continued at this level, he would soon become a powerful minister with all the power in the government.
Jia Ke was sitting on the innermost seat when he suddenly heard the little eunuch saying that the emperor had given him a decree. Li Ke stood up from his seat, came to the little eunuch and cupped his hands and said: "This little father-in-law, here is
Jia Ke, I don’t know what the emperor’s will is.”
When the little eunuch saw Jia Ke coming, he immediately said: "Master Jia, the emperor has a decree." After saying this, he raised the imperial decree in his hand high above his head.
Jia Ke did not dare to be negligent. He immediately knelt on the ground, put his hands on his neck and said, "Your Majesty, Jia Ke accepts the order."
Jia Ke knelt on the ground, and several other ministers from the Military Aircraft Department could only retreat behind Jia Ke.
The young eunuch opened the imperial edict and recited loudly: "The emperor is entrusted with the destiny of heaven. The edict says: Within half a month from now on, Jia Ke will take full power to handle the affairs of the court on my behalf. Except for major events, there is no need to report to me. If necessary, he can be executed first and then reported."
After Jia Ke heard the imperial edict, he quickly raised his hands respectfully above his head and said: "Your Majesty, Jia Ke accepts the edict."
The little eunuch gently placed the imperial edict in Jia Ke's hand, and then said flatteringly to Jia Ke: "Jia Hou, my servant congratulates the Marquis. The Marquis is irreplaceable in the heart of the emperor. I will invite you again if I have the opportunity in the future."
I will take care of you."
Jia Ke was not proud of this. He said with a smile in the imperial edict: "The young father-in-law is by the emperor's side and is the emperor's close person. There is no one who can compare with me. From now on, we must take care of each other."
After the two of them finished speaking, they both laughed to themselves, saying nothing.
After receiving the order, Jia Ke felt a little happy. Since yesterday, he had been worried about whether he should hold the emperor hostage to make the princes angry. It was a rare indecision since he time traveled, mainly because the old emperor was really loyal to him.
Yes, everyone has feelings, and Jia Ke is no exception.
Now that the emperor has great trust in him, he can only lie dormant for a while, consolidate his foundation, and control more troops. By then, even if all the civil servants in the world are against him, it will be of no avail. Not to mention the urination of the civil servants.
He has long been aware of his nature. As long as he gains power, the world's literati will rush over and gather around him to do things for him. If you don't see Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, how many civil servants will you kill?
More literati came out to become officials, and they were not worried at all about Zhu Yuanzhang's cruelty.
The next thing to deal with is the first thing to deal with, which is the vacant official positions. These positions cannot be decided by Jia Ke. They must be decided by the emperor himself. In order not to delay the government affairs, Jia Ke issued orders to everyone in the name of the military aircraft foreman.
The yamen replaced imprisoned officials with deputies to temporarily handle the affairs of the court and must not allow the court to be turbulent.
The other four military aircraft are now completely unable to hold their heads up in front of Jia Ke. They are now just personnel who cooperate with Jia Ke in handling official duties and have lost the right to decide on matters in the military aircraft department. Their status has dropped a lot compared to the past few days.
In the afternoon, the shock in the court hall spread throughout the capital. People were stunned by this incident. Unexpectedly, just one Jia Ke sent dozens of officials to prison. This shows that Jia Ke was in court.
The hall was as stable as a mountain, and the emperor had great trust in him. So before nightfall, the gates of Rongguo Mansion and Wuyanghou Mansion were already crowded with officials who came to deliver gifts. Now everyone can see the formality clearly, at least while the emperor is still here
When he was in power, Jia Ke was destined to preside over the government for a long time. So they didn't hurry up and maintain a good relationship with Jia Ke, otherwise, if Jia Ke was in charge of the court, they would have no chance of promotion and wealth.
Qin Keqing heard a report from servants in Wuyanghou Mansion, saying that the door was surrounded by officials giving gifts. Qin Keqing was not surprised by this. Ever since she married into Wuyanghou Mansion, there has been an endless stream of people giving gifts every day, but today it seems like
There are just too many.
Qin Keqing never interfered in this kind of thing. He asked his family to send a message to people outside that Jia Ke was not at home and asked them to come back later if they had anything to do.
On the Rongguo Mansion side, Mrs. Wang's approach was completely different from Qin Keqing's. As long as someone came to give a gift, she would accept it with peace of mind, regardless of what the person who gave the gift was asking for.
Moreover, these things she collected did not go into the Rongguo Mansion's warehouse, but into her own private treasury.
In the afternoon, Jia Zheng came back from the Yamen and went directly to the outer study. Then he sent a boy to the Wuyang Hou Mansion to tell Jia Ke to go to the outer study to meet him immediately after he came back.
Jia Ke finished the day's official duties in the afternoon, and then left the military aircraft office and returned to the Wuyang Marquis Mansion. Just as he was about to sit down and have a cup of tea, he heard from his servants that Jia Zheng was destined to meet him in the study outside Rongguo Mansion as soon as he came back.
he.
Jia Ke immediately understood what Jia Zheng meant. It seemed that Jia Zheng was a little worried about what happened in the court today, so he went to find out more about it.
When Jia Ke came to Jia Zhengwai's study in Rongguo Mansion, there was a boy waiting at the door. When he saw Jia Ke coming, he reported the news inside and raised the door curtain for him to invite him in.
Jia Ke came into the room and saw Jia Zheng sitting in front of him. Jia Ke quickly stepped forward to salute him. When Jia Zheng saw him, he shouted angrily: "You damn beast, why don't you kneel down for me."
Although Jia Ke doesn't know why Jia Zheng is crazy, in feudal society, you are a member of the imperial court. When your father asks you to kneel down at home, you don't dare to resist in any way.
Jia Ke then knelt on the ground again, raised his hands to Jia Zheng and said, "I don't know what mistake my son made to make his father so angry."
"The good thing you did in the court today was that you sent dozens of ministers to prison at once. You also asked our Jia family to live in Beijing or not." Jia Zheng was ostracized by his colleagues in the yamen this afternoon.
After ridiculing him for a while, he came back this time to take out his anger on Jia Ke.
Jia Ke didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing Jia Zheng's words, so she had to explain to him: "Where did my father hear this rumor? Even if my son is very capable, he doesn't have the ability to put dozens of ministers into prison at once."
Although Jia Zheng was still very angry, he felt that Jia Ke's words made sense. The emperor was still in the court at that time. How could Jia Ke have the power to send dozens of ministers to prison? So he asked angrily:
"Then what's going on? There are rumors in the official circles now that you dominate the government and control the government, and put dozens of ministers who disagree with you into prison."
Jia Ke, when you hear this, you will know that this is done by the civil servants. Apart from them, no one has ever been so shameless. But I still have to explain to Jia Zheng: "These ministers have no regard for the emperor, and they forced the emperor to establish a prince in the court. The emperor
Therefore, Long Yan was furious and imprisoned all these people in the sky prison to wait for their punishment."
In fact, things are much more complicated than what Jia Ke said, but Jia Ke doesn't need to explain so much to Jia Zheng, just tell him the general story.
After listening to Jia Ke's words, Jia Zheng's expression also changed a little. You must know that the establishment of a prince has always been a major event in the court. It is still a small thing for these ministers to disobey the emperor and be imprisoned in the heavenly prison for this. In the future, I am afraid that these people will
My career is about to end.
"Then why do people say it's because of you?" Jia Zheng was still a little confused.
At this time, Jia Ke didn't know how to explain to him. Could it be that these ministers thought he was a powerful minister? So he later told Jia Zheng: "This involves the struggle between the civil and military factions. Our family has always been a noble family."
A person from one party is now in charge of the government. Which civil servants are naturally unwilling? That's why the fight broke out. It's not a big deal. My father doesn't need to worry about it. As long as the emperor favors our family, these people are just clowns. "
Jia Zheng was relieved at this time, but he still asked uneasily: "Is it really nothing serious?"
"It's really nothing serious. The emperor gave me full power to handle the government affairs today. Look at the people giving gifts at our door. If something happened to our family, these people outside would have gone to nowhere.
"Jia Ke's worry about Jia Zheng is actually understandable. After all, he is only a fifth-rank official and is not qualified to participate in major events in the court.
After listening to Jia Ke's comfort, Jia Zheng was completely relieved. He also knew how warm and cold people were. When he returned home just now, so many officials came to give gifts. If Jia Ke was going to fall, these people would have been hiding long ago.
, it seems that Jia Ke is not only fine but even more dazzling than before.
Jia Zheng's face felt a little red when he thought about his panic just now, so he pretended to cough and said with dignity: "Although the emperor favors me, you must work hard to do your job and don't betray the emperor's trust."
"My son understands that the emperor has been extremely kind to our family, and my son will definitely die to repay the emperor's grace." Jia Ke said categorically, not knowing how much of what he said was true or false.
After hearing what Jia Ke said, Jia Zheng was satisfied and let him go out.