When the emperor saw Dai Quan breaking into the Yangxin Hall, he was furious. However, since the debt was represented by the Supreme Emperor, he did not dare to have any embarrassment, so he did not show any trace on his face, but smiled and said to Dai Quan
: "When Eunuch Dai comes here, it could be that my father has some purpose."
Although Dai Quan was arrogant, he did not dare to be rude to the emperor. However, he was holding the Emperor's decree in his hand and could not kowtow to him. So he just nodded and said to the emperor: "This slave is here to follow the Emperor's decree.
A message to the emperor."
"You can pass on whatever your father's will is." The emperor still had a smile on his face.
So Dai Quan stopped being polite and opened the imperial edict in his hand. When the emperor saw Dai Quan opening the imperial edict, he hurried down the imperial steps, came to Dai Quan, knelt down on the ground and said, "Your Majesty accepts the edict."
When Dai Quan saw the emperor kneeling down, he read: "The emperor has been entrusted with the mission of heaven. The edict says: The emperor has just begun political affairs. He may not have considered it carefully. It is against the laws of the court to pardon the sinners of the world. However, considering that he has just ascended to the throne,
Officials below the third rank will still act according to the emperor's will, and officials above the third rank may not touch it lightly. I appreciate this."
The emperor knelt down and listened to the Supreme Emperor's decree. He felt very uncomfortable. However, he did not dare to do anything, so he could only accept the decree with a forced smile.
On the surface, this decree agreed with the emperor's wishes, allowing criminals below the third rank to be rehabilitated according to the emperor's decree, but in fact it told the emperor that this time it was wrong, but the emperor wanted to do it because of the love between father and son and the love between father and son.
The emperor only agreed to his matter when he first ascended the throne. So it was the Supreme Emperor who gave the emperor a loud slap in the face.
After Dai Quan finished his work, he bowed to the emperor and walked away with his men in a swagger. But the emperor stood there and looked at Dai Quan's arrogance and domineering, but there was nothing he could do about it.
The emperor turned around and suddenly saw Jia Ke standing aside calmly. It seemed to the emperor that Jia Ke was laughing at him, but he really had nothing to do with Jia Ke now.
He could only send someone to retrieve the imperial edict that had just been sent out, draft a new one, and then throw it in front of Jia Ke without even looking at it.
Jia Ke knelt down, picked up the imperial edict, raised it high above his head, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Jia Ke, accepts the edict."
After hearing this, the emperor became furious and shouted at Jia Ke: "Get out, get out of here."
Jia Ke then bowed out of the Yangxin Hall and Dongnuan Pavilion with the imperial edict, coming and going. Jia Ke was not rude at all, so the emperor could not find any fault with him, and it was not that easy to find fault with him.
When Jia Ke returned to the military aircraft, he found that something was wrong with the atmosphere. He did not see Pan Yong at the scene, so he asked Tian Ye next to him: "Where has Mr. Pan gone?"
Tian Ye said with a bad expression: "Pan Yong has been captured by the Supreme Emperor. Because he deceived the king, he has been cut off from all his posts and thrown into a prison to await his punishment."
Jia Ke just said "Oh" when he heard this. He didn't feel too surprised about this. Pan Yong had opposed the Supreme Emperor several times, but this time the Supreme Emperor had taken advantage of him. How could he escape again.
Tian Ye felt extremely frustrated at this time. They and their ministers were caught between the two emperors and didn't know what to do. If they took refuge in the emperor, they would have no peace now. If they took refuge in the Supreme Emperor, they would have no peace in the future. Where should they go?
Tian Ye is now beginning to reconsider his position. Some time ago, he supported the emperor. Firstly, because the emperor is indeed quite talented. Secondly, because the emperor is indeed old and seriously ill and can no longer govern. It will be detrimental to the court if he continues to be delayed like this.
, so I supported the emperor. Now it seems a bit reckless. In the future, I will remain neutral and act with a public heart.
With the emperor's imperial edict, Jia Ke turned around and said to several ministers at the Military Aircraft Department: "The emperor has just decreed that criminals below the third rank can be rehabilitated as appropriate. You draw up a list and send it to me, and I will approve it.
After that, it will be sent to the emperor for him to make a decision."
Seeing this situation, the remaining three military ministers had no choice but to agree.
Seeing that they had nothing to say, Jia Ke continued: "Pan Yong, this time he broke the rules of the military aircraft department, so the emperor punished him. I don't want anything to happen to you. From now on, all memorials must be reviewed by me first.
, so that it can be sent to the Emperor. If I don’t know about it, and the memorial comes to the Emperor, and the Emperor finally issues the decree, don’t blame me for refuting it again.”
Jia Ke knew that the remaining military aircraft ministers were also members of the emperor, so he gave them a reminder to let them know that he, Jia Ke, was still the head minister of the military aircraft department.
As a loyal supporter of the emperor, Lei Ying stood up and objected at this time, "Mr. Jia, this is a bit inappropriate. Can't the emperor even read any information without going through Mr. Jia?"
Jia Ke glanced at him coldly, and then said: "What matter does the emperor read? That is the emperor's business. As a minister, how dare I interfere? But if it has not been through the military aircraft department, I will not recognize the emperor's will.
"
Lei Ying was so angry after hearing what Jia Ke said. At the same time, he also experienced Jia Ke's toughness. This Jia Ke was sent by the Supreme Emperor to the military aircraft to check and balance the emperor. They and others had no choice. So they could only endure it.
With this tone, I will wait to give Jia Ke some color in the future.
The emperor's first decree was refuted by Jia Ke, and the incident passed. However, the impact of the incident could not be dissipated. Many ministers who had surrendered to the emperor began to waver and no longer dared to stand up openly.
Support the emperor.
With this incident, the Supreme Emperor re-established his prestige, dealt a blow to the emperor, and let the world see that even though he was the Supreme Emperor, he still firmly controlled the affairs of the court.
As for the prestige that Jia Ke had established during this time, many scholars, no matter how wild they were, were very dissatisfied when they found out that the emperor was going to rehabilitate him this time. Especially the candidates who wanted to participate in this year's Enko exam were very disgusted with this.
This is obviously fighting for a way out with them.
Jia Ke, however, did not take the external disturbances into consideration. According to his usual habit, he did not go to the military aircraft office in the afternoon. Instead, he went to the Infantry Command Yamen to fulfill his duties as the nine-door admiral. In fact, he went to the Infantry Command Yamen and Fan.
Kang Shang agreed with what happened today and how to deal with it.
As Fan Kang spent more and more time with Jia Ke, he gradually understood Jia Ke's hidden strength, so he became more confident in Jia Ke's future. Now his main task is to be responsible for the infantry commanding the Yamen.
All affairs, and waiting for Jia Ke to call at any time to make suggestions for him.
It's the same today. In the afternoon, I heard Jia Ke talk about the rejection of the emperor's decree this morning.
After hearing this, Fan Kang immediately stood up, cupped his hands to Jia Ke and said, "Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord."
"What's the happy news for me? I just offended the emperor today. I'm afraid it's a disaster, right?" Jia Ke had a smile on his face and didn't take the rejection of the emperor's imperial edict this morning seriously.
Fan Kang said with a smile on his face: "My lord, the emperor has begun to make mistakes. Now the emperor is eager to take power, and he does not hesitate to use these prisoners. On the surface, it seems to have won more support, but in the long run, the people of the world will lose their support."
"Yes, I think so too, that's why I refuted his edict today, so as to establish my reputation." Jia Ke had already thought of this.
Fan Kang continued: "My lord, you don't need to make any big moves next. You just need to keep an eye on the emperor down below, wait for the emperor to make mistakes, and then keep admonishing him. Sooner or later, he will become angry from shame. Once a person is angry,
If he does, he will make mistakes. In this way, he will slowly lose the hearts of the people in the world."
"Sir's words are exactly what I want. From today on, I will be a loyal minister who prays for the people." After Jia Ke said this, he laughed.
As Fan Kang expected, the emperor's imperial edict caused turmoil in the hearts of the people, especially among some poor scholars. These scholars had few options because their families were poor and could only suffer.
I read, hoping to have an official position in the future. However, the emperor issued such an imperial edict, and those corrupt officials who were dismissed were able to regain their positions with their own money. This will block the advancement of many poor scholars.
As a result, the emperor's reputation among these scholars dropped sharply.
Not only the bitter scholars, but also some honest people in the officialdom secretly complained about the emperor. He acted recklessly just after he ascended the throne. He was not at all as virtuous as he was before he ascended the throne. It seems that he was just pretending before, and now he is exposed after he is done.
of nature.
There are even some radical scholars who believe that if the Supreme Emperor were not still alive, the current emperor would probably be King Zhou. However, the emperor who was in the ninth level did not feel this pressure. During this period, he received memorials from officials of various factions, all of which were compliments.
He is wise, powerful, and lenient towards others. He must be the reincarnation of Yao and Shun.
On the surface, the emperor looked down upon these memorials, but in fact he was very happy in his heart. After all, everyone likes to hear good things.
As for Jia Ke, who dared to refute the emperor's imperial edict, the officialdom and the people formed two completely different views.
Almost all the officials in the officialdom said that Jia Ke was stupid. In order to be loyal to the Supreme Emperor, he even risked his life. He didn't even look at the Supreme Emperor's age. His current body was not strong enough to even go to court. I'm afraid it was just one or two.
In the new year, Dragon King will return to heaven.
Jia Ke's reputation among the people has almost reached its peak. Jia Ke had the experience of resisting the Tatars and fighting desperately for the country. This time he refuted the emperor's imperial edict and petitioned for the people. Such a loyal minister and good general, in folk romance novels
Therefore, Jia Ke is very popular among the people. There are even many storytellers who compile Jia Ke's experiences into stories and publicize them among the people with added fuel and jealousy.
Among them, Jia Ke naturally recalled the contribution of intelligence chief Wei Kun. This was Jia Ke learning from modern propaganda. You know, isn’t there a saying now? A lie told a thousand times becomes the truth. So after Jia Ke came to this era,
After trying hard to present himself as a saint, Wei Kun now not only controls intelligence, but also promotes Jia Ke.
The effect of these publicity is quite good. Through these art forms spread among the people, Jia Ke has been molded into the image of a perfect saint.
After Wei Kun returned to the capital, he only met Jia Ke once. At other times, he secretly sent people to contact him and never had direct contact. This is because Jia Ke was afraid that the Supreme Emperor and the emperor's intelligence department would notice them and deliberately kept a low profile. And
Jia Ke is also assured of his loyalty to Wei Kun, and there are some unknown secrets in it.
Jia Ke relied on this secret to control a huge army and countless generals, but they never contacted each other, and they didn't even know each other's existence. They were doing their own thing just like before.
Just waiting for Jia Ke to give the order, the world of Red Mansions will be turned upside down.