princess teasing concubine

In the study room of the palace, Shangguan Ling's expression was high, even though his face was pale, there was always a smile on his mouth, while Tai Jieer was making tea for him, and these tea leaves were dark red in color, which Mu Jin had never seen before.

"Wow..." When the water was brewing, the inside of the teapot was even darker, and it was not until the water flowed into the water cup that it turned into light red.

Tai Jieer handed the tea to Shangguan Ling, and when he drank it, his slightly pale lips were as red as lipstick. This scene inexplicably made Mu Jin palpitate.

Shangguan Ling felt at ease physically and mentally, put down his teacup, "Is Jin'er's injury better?"

Mu Jin lowered his head, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. This subject is already much better, but I have a knot in my heart that cannot be resolved, and I hope that Your Majesty will clear up my doubts."

"You want to ask, why did Gu let the Privy Council take over the murder case of the Jia family, right?" Shangguan Ling said with his lips curled up.

"Yes!" Mu Jin's expression remained unchanged.

Shangguan Ling didn't say anything, but his tone was obviously displeased, "Jin'er, the way of being an official is the same as that of being a man. You need to see the current situation clearly, and you don't have to pursue results in everything. You... or Too young, learn more."

Mu Jin disagreed, and raised his head to look at Shangguan Ling with unyielding eyes, "My lord, if it's as you said, is it true that only powerful officials in the court can do whatever they want, and if a group of courtiers only know what to do, is it true?" Is that what the Holy One thinks?"

"Why should Jin'er be stubborn." Shangguan Ling frowned, "You have been an official for almost a year, and you know that officialdom is like a battlefield, so don't be soft-hearted."

"Does the battlefield include children?" Mu Jin clenched his hands and looked angry. "Even if Jia's family is killed, what does a child under the age know? Why does this person not let children go?"

When Shangguan Ling heard the words, his attitude was relaxed, and he said helplessly: "I have wronged you for this matter, but after all, because of this matter, Beimu's peace talks were made to take a step back. Wal Siqing will no longer ask to marry Yue'er. The country will not invade each other for a hundred years, and the safety of the northwest border can also be eased, just listen to Gu... this matter will come to an end."

"But..." Mu Jin felt unwilling.

"Okay." Shangguan Ling raised his hand to interrupt, "There are still many things waiting for you to deal with in the academy. We will discuss this matter later, so you should step back first!"

"Yes!" Mu Jin finally backed away.

Shangguan Ling shook his head and drank another cup of tea, "Master, what do you think of Mu Jin?"

Tai Jie'er smiled, "Although I can't judge the situation a few times, I am undoubtedly a good minister."

"En!" Shangguan Ling nodded, "Jin'er has not been an official for long, so he should exercise more."

"Your Majesty, Lin An asks to see you." The eunuch passed the message from the door into the inner room.

"Yo, it seems that Lin An is the one who has judged the situation several times, and he is indeed a veteran." Shangguan Ling Yile, his complexion improved a lot, "Quick pass."

"Bi...Lin An."

Lin An hurriedly entered and knelt down, "Chen... Lin An, pay homage to the Holy Majesty."

"Well, get up!" Shangguan Ling picked up the book and put up the shelf, "Xiaode, show General Lin a seat."

The eunuch brought a small chair, Lin An stood up and took his seat, "Thank you for the seat, I'm here because I heard that the Holy Majesty wants to make an official order?"

Shangguan Ling raised his eyebrows, his eyes were fixed on the book, "I'm just a whim, I can't take it seriously."

Tai Jieer on the side stopped pouring the tea, and sneered in his heart, "Old fox, no wonder you don't let him check. The Jia family is the perfumer of the Lin family, and this is his real purpose."

Lin An bowed his head, "My lord, I think this method is feasible, and the salt official ordered it to be opened, and this official can be designated by the imperial court to sell privately, and the official salt will be promoted through channels, and the salt sold by it will be taxed according to the tax system. If other People also want to sell, they just need to get approval from the court and pay taxes to the court.”

"Oh?" Shangguan Ling put down his book, "Wouldn't it be a big loss for General Lin?"

"What the Holy Majesty said is wrong." Lin An smiled, "It's not a loss, but a win-win."

"Well? What do you mean by that?"

"The Lin family is the largest salt merchant in the country of He, and naturally they have mastered many sales channels. The Holy Majesty only needs to give Xiao'er the position of salt official order. In this way, the entire salt transportation of the country of He will be in the hands of the Holy Majesty, and the Lin family will also Become the largest imperial merchant." Lin An thought for a while and added: "Whether it is sales or publicity, the Lin family naturally has an advantage. As long as the Lin family takes the lead, other people will naturally silence and generalize private salt. It will be less, but it will also help the Holy Majesty fill the treasury."

Shangguan Ling nodded, "General Lin's words are not unreasonable, but... it will hurt the interests of those small salt merchants, and I'm afraid they will make trouble."

"It's natural to make trouble, but they have made a lot of profits in recent years, and they haven't paid all the taxes. Even if they make trouble, it's just a small trouble." Lin An thought for a while, "How about this, if this method is implemented, it will be easy. Give those small salt merchants tax-free access to the imperial merchants for one year, and if they are satisfied with the interests of the official salt, if they want to sell salt in the second year, they will naturally pay taxes."

"That's very good." Shangguan Ling finally smiled, but Lin An had to express himself, "I will order the Grand Tutor to discuss with the Ministry of Rites in detail. At that time, Lin Tianyou will be removed from the post of Imperial Guard and named Yan. Official order, I also hope that General Lin will assist Tianyou in capturing the official salt."

"Chen... Take orders."

When Lin An left the study, he let out a long sigh, looked back at the oppressive study, and finally walked away.

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"The Holy Majesty has never been to my place since he came back from the south." Sitting upright, Hua Jieyu let out a long sigh, her tone obviously unwilling.

"It's not just that I haven't been to my sister's place." Lu Wanyi leaned her body and whispered in her ear: "My sister heard that she has never been to the empress's place. The Holy Majesty either went to the concubine Shigui or the teacher. We have forgotten about our sisters."

"It's that bitch Shiyin again." Hua Jieyu slapped the table angrily when she heard that, because she was so hard that she rubbed her palms again in pain.

Lu Wanyi hurriedly took her hand, "Sister, why should you hurt yourself because of that foxy girl?"

"What did the empress say?" Hua Jieyu withdrew her hand and asked casually.

"What else can I say?" Lu Wanyi looked sad, "The Empress doesn't care, she talks about getting along with each other all day long, but we are in harmony, and the Holy Majesty may not come!"

Hua Jieyu sneered, "Of course the empress said so, she is already the empress, the master of the first palace, even if the emperor goes to her place, her position cannot be shaken."

"My sister means that... the empress is protecting herself?" Lu Wanyi was a little puzzled, "But Concubine Shi Gui is seeing her belly getting bigger, if she gives birth to a son, the emperor's love for her and the prince's current situation Depending on the situation, the position of the crown prince may not be guaranteed."

"Shh, keep your voice down, be careful that there are ears on the wall." Hua Jieyu touched her lips with her index finger, and said softly: "It is unknown to have children, and the empress should be waiting for someone else to make a move. When the time comes, no matter whether it succeeds or fails, she can pick it off." Gotta clean up."

"So...the empress is the one who should be anxious." Lu Wanyi smiled, "Sister sees it very clearly, so we just wait quietly, anyway, we don't have a son."

Hua Jieyu shook her head when she heard the words, "You can't say that, we concubines without children have to get closer to concubines with sons, and this is the end of us who want to remain neutral in the harem." A secluded cold palace."

Lu Wanyi frowned, "But the empress doesn't like us, otherwise she wouldn't talk about getting along with each other all day long."

Hua Jieyu smiled, "In the harem, not only queens have sons."

Lu Wanyi suddenly realized, "Madam Zhenfei."

"That's right, not only do we want to get rid of Shiyin, but we can also use this to surrender to Concubine Zhen."

Lu Wanyi thought softly, "Then what if we... fail?"

"Wealth and wealth are sought in insurance, let's keep it clean, as long as we can ensure nothing goes wrong."

"Okay, then follow what my sister said."

Lu Wanyi nodded happily, the moment she lowered her head, the shadows under her eyes were suffocating.

Mu Jin absently watched the trainees training on the ground. Most of them were agile. The obstacles designed by Li Zixu and her were basically not difficult to them. The world is comparable.

Ke Muliang was considered to be the best among the crowd. Whether it was running, high jump, or long jump, the opponent's weak body was overwhelmed by a group of burly men, but it still couldn't stop Ke Muliang's excellence.

Li Zixu poked Mu Jin's arm, "What are you thinking? I've been staring at Brother Ke. Could it be that you... have taken a fancy to him again?"

"You think about these things every day." Mu Jin came back to his senses, seeing Li Zixu's downcast expression like an abandoned little dog, "I'm thinking about what the Holy Majesty said to me this morning."

"What did the Holy One say?"

"The Holy Majesty said that this is the end of the Jia family's affairs."

"Since His Majesty has already spoken." Li Zixu rubbed his chin, "Then let's not investigate."

Mu Jin stared coldly, Li Zixu's heart trembled, "I mean, let's investigate in private, first identify the suspects, and bring them down together when we have a chance in the future."

"It's more or less the same." Mu Jin thought carefully about the change in Shangguan Ling's attitude, "Perhaps the Holy One also meant the same thing."

"What do you mean by that?"

Mu Jin: "After all, the Holy Majesty is the king of a country. At the beginning, he said that this is the end, but in the end he said that we will discuss it in the future. Obviously, he will not always protect this person."

"That's natural. No parent can always indulge their children's prodigal family." Li Zixu looked around and whispered carefully: "Besides, this parent regards the family business as his own life."

"So I want to find an opportunity to meet the prince." Mu Jin stood with his hands behind his back, "I have to listen to what the prince said, whether he really knows the murderer, or is he deliberately setting me up."

"Then I'll go with you, lest you be intercepted halfway." Li Zixu said firmly.

"No, I will bring more guards this time."

As soon as Mu Jin finished speaking, there was a commotion on the training ground. The two hurried to the crowd. The soldiers pulled away the crowd, and saw Ke Muliang sitting on the ground at the barrier wall, covering his legs.

"Quick, call the doctor."

Mu Jin squatted down, "How are you?"

Ke Muliang shook his head, "It's okay, I sprained it."

Lu Peijun on the side folded his hands and said mockingly, "Oh, I hope Brother Ke's sprain won't affect the assessment in a few days."

Mu Jin suppressed his anger, stood up and faced Lu Peijun, "You don't make trouble, do you feel uncomfortable?"

"Hey... I have nothing to do with his injury." Lu Peijun sneered, and said loudly: "You are the dean, you can't use your power for personal gain, and you have wronged me."

"You..." Li Zixu pointed.

"Forget it." Ke Muliang supported the wall and stood up, "I'm fine, it's just a small injury. I'll be fine before the assessment."