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Having accepted Qin Ruozhen, Rong Yushao couldn't watch his words and demeanor, and when Shen Hui was in a good mood, he interjected and talked about the Qin family's selection of a wet nurse for the middle palace.

After Shen Hui listened, he didn't give an affirmative answer, but he didn't forcefully stop it either.Rong Yu pondered, he was probably still willing to fulfill his wish, and simply selected Zhang and Tan together, so that there would be no major mistakes in the palace rules.

If it works well, this move will certainly enhance the mutual understanding between the emperor and the empress, and even satisfy Qin Ruozhen's love for his son, so it can be regarded as the best of both worlds.

However, he is not that naive, and he will never take Qin Ruozhen's heartfelt words as a show of weakness.When that day was approaching, what she said was enough to arouse his vigilance, plus the person who had just moved Qin Taiyue in the previous court, Rong Yu secretly thought that the peaceful days should be coming to an end.

After thinking about it, he first sorted out a detailed list, and reported to Shen Hui that Qin Taiyue used salt as bait and bribed him to buy him, and reported to him all the proceeds from the private sale of ten salt tickets.

Shen Hui looked indifferent after hearing this, "These people even have to think of a way to pay for taxes, and you are the only trustworthy person around me, and they will not let it go. How did you plan to deal with it?"

It was not the first time Rong Yu had heard his words, and he still felt grateful in his heart, "Master Shoufu did not leak water, and I can only pretend to be a snake. The salt merchant in Changlu, I have sent someone to keep an eye on it. As for The income from Yan Yin has been recorded in detail by the minister, and it is going to be charged to the inner government first, as the inner court treasury silver."

Shen Hui's slender fingers tapped on the imperial case, made a soft sound, nodded for a while, and said, "Good job, let him notice the gender, let's see what his next move is, he will regard you as a vine, Or take the opportunity to make trouble, it won’t be long before it will be revealed.”

Rong Yu said yes, "As for the money, when and how the emperor wants to use it, you can tell the ministers to do it."

With a hum, Shen Hui looked at him sideways, half joking and half serious, "You once said that Yan Ji is the only one who doesn't love money in Yangzhou Prefecture, in my opinion, the only one who doesn't love money in the world is my face and ears! "

This can be regarded as affirmation, Rong Yu feels at ease.But things developed faster than he imagined.A few days later, Wei Yan personally went to see him in the duty room of the Sili Supervisor, and said that the Changlu salt merchant who had been in contact with him suddenly disappeared, and his residence was emptied overnight.

After finishing the report, Wei Yan lowered his head and pleaded guilty, "The subordinates are not good at guarding, let people get away, please forgive me."

Sure enough, the mountain rain was about to come, Rong Yu frowned and pondered, "Now is not the time for accountability, you should think about how to get rid of the crime. Fleeing in the middle of the night, if you are alone, it is not difficult, but there is a big family, It is inevitable that the neighbors will be alarmed. To be able to disappear without a sound, I am afraid that it is not as simple as evasion."

"The subordinates understand that they have ordered people to investigate carefully. Earlier, the factory owner ordered to strictly control who this person has daily contact with. The subordinates have found some clues, but they have yet to be confirmed. Please give the factory boss some more time. "Wei Yan touched the ground on one knee, unspeakably ashamed in his heart, "The subordinates must find out the real culprit and report it to the emperor."

Naturally, he also thought of the sudden disappearance of the Changlu salt merchant, because Qin Taiyue and his group were getting impatient and ready to launch a difficult liquidation.Taking a ten thousand step back, even if the owner of the factory has the transaction details in his hands, and has even handed over all the [-] yuan to the inner government treasury, if this matter is revealed, it will be nothing less than giving someone a handle in front of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

Rong Yu knew better in his heart, and said with a light smile, "You and I know the real murderer, but it's a pity we can't move him. As for the murderer, he may not be alive right now. Instead of trying to find the so-called real murderer, it's better to kill this one first." The report and the emperor know about it. You write the scriptures, and you must explain clearly that the whole matter is ins and outs."

It's a pity that the booklet hadn't been delivered in time, that evening, while Rong Yu was still having dinner in his room, he suddenly heard a thunderous drumbeat, from light to heavy, getting more and more rapid, which instantly disturbed the tranquility of the entire Forbidden City.

Lin Sheng was working on a piece of Huizhou lacquer smoke ink, when he heard the sound of drums, he was startled.With a trembling of his hand, several drops of ink splashed onto the table, and he couldn't help raising his eyes in astonishment and asked, "My lord, what is this noise? Why is it so noisy?"

Rong Yu told him not to panic, "It's the Dengwen drum outside the Huangji Gate, probably because the courtiers have important documents to present to the imperial court, so they beat this drum."

Lin Sheng was even more puzzled, "Memorials? Aren't the supervisors going to the cabinet to pick them up? Why do you have to hand them in yourself? Besides, how important are the memorials? Are you afraid that our supervisors will not be able to suppress them? These people Literati, like pretending to be gods and ghosts, will be stung by crabs and crabs."

Rong Yu ignored his dissatisfaction, and only smiled lightly, "If it's about impeaching me, isn't there a reason to beat the Dengwen drum?"

Just as he had guessed, after half a stick of incense, Shen Hui summoned him to Xinuang Pavilion.When I entered the hall and took a look, I saw Qin Taiyue, Wang Yunwen, the servant of the household department, and Cai Zhen, the censor of Qiandu, all present.Except for Qin Taiyue, when the other two saw him, they all put on a gloomy expression, which could be said to be as cold as ice.

"The person who wants to play the script is here, I won't just listen to one side of the story, as the old man said, you also need to ask the person who is participating, what is the excuse?" The notebook was thrown in front of him, "Look at it for yourself."

Unfold it and scan it, and it is impressively written that during the period when Lin Rong and the superintendent were ordered to steal money, they filled their own pockets, failed the holy grace, and deceived the king and the country.The crime is serious, please order it to be severely punished, and it must not be ignored.

Shen Hui waited for him to finish, and asked in a deep voice, "Have you ever done what is said above?"

Although there are many words of impeachment, in fact, it is nothing more than one thing-accusing him of embezzling salt and profiting from it.That being the case, Rong Yu had confidence in his heart, and he bowed his body to respond, "Going back to the emperor, I have never done this before."

"Your Majesty, Lin Rongyu is clearly deceiving you!" Cai Zhenyang said in a loud voice, "Wang Shilang, when you were in Yangzhou, how did Lin Rongyu coerce and lure you in every possible way, forcing you to hand over the salt for him to embezzle for himself? What is going on? , you haven't said it clearly in front of the emperor!"

Wang Yunwen cleared his throat, and took a step forward, "My Majesty, when I went to Yangzhou with Lin Rong to handle the salt affairs, he hinted many times that Yanyin would be profitable. His trip was to inspect salt on behalf of the Son of Heaven. He worked hard and made great achievements, but the beneficiary was only the household department. It was really unfair. At first, I pretended not to understand what he said, but when he saw that I was not willing to submit, he simply threatened him, saying that I was no more than a servant. Even the Shangshu has to obey him here. He is able to listen to the heavens and is deeply trusted. If he offends him, I am afraid that the minister, the minister, will lose his protection sooner or later. After that, he is even more tempting. If the minister keeps the salt, He regards it as a minister's personal filial piety, and if there is an opportunity in the future, he will definitely recommend it to the emperor, and the position of Xu Chen's minister is just around the corner. Your majesty, this is what Lin Rongyu said to the minister when he was in Yangzhou."

Shen Hui frowned deeply, and asked, "Then why did you wait until today to inform me?"

Wang Yunwen didn't panic, and made a sincere expression, "I am ashamed! I was confused that day, and I was shocked by his power. I only thought of self-protection for a while, so I had to keep ten pieces of salt with him. Afterwards, I thought about it day and night and regretted it." It's too late, especially when we see the disaster relief in Gansu and Shanxi, Taicang's silver is exhausted again, and the treasury is empty, but there are such countrymen who don't appreciate the emperor's favor, don't care about people's livelihood, corrupt the law. The minister's conscience is disturbed, so he decided to report this matter to the emperor. If you can clean up traitors and sycophants, the minister is willing to accept the heavy responsibility."

Gritting his teeth every word, it was like blood and tears, and he knelt down on his knees and kowtowed deeply.

Cai Zhen bowed and raised his hands, "Your Majesty, Lin Rong and his youth should not have taken on such a heavy responsibility because they were greedy for meritorious service. Now that there are witnesses and witnesses, it is a crime that cannot be punished for being greedy for Mo's national tax! Please punish him as soon as possible, and give him a formal punishment!" "

After a while, Qin Taiyue took the lead to break the silence, "Your Majesty, what Wang Yunwen said is the story of a family after all, and only he and Lin Ronghe know what happened in Yangzhou. Why don't you listen to me?" What excuse does the factory minister have?"

Shen Hui's eyes were bright, he turned to Gu Rongyu, and asked coldly, "Wang Yunwen said that you once threatened him, is it true?"

Rong Yu's heart trembled slightly when he heard his bad tone.At this time, his mind was spinning very fast. Before, he never thought that Shen Hui would not believe him, but now, the case involves Qin Taiyue, and there is no evidence to bring him down. He can't openly tear up his face with his assistant ministers, so he wants to take this opportunity. To sacrifice oneself... is not impossible.

Otherwise, the impeachment can be suppressed first, and someone secretly examines it, and then draws a conclusion. Why throw him in front of everyone and confront him in court?

Stabilizing his emotions, he answered frankly, "I am in charge of supervising salt, and I don't dare to make the slightest mistake. I hope the emperor will learn from me."

"This has become a dead end," Shen Hui sneered, "One said yes, and the other said no. Except for the knowledge of God, the rest of the people have no way of knowing?"

Qin Taiyue clasped his hands and said, "Since that's the case, the process can only be deduced after the results of the investigation. Please make an order from the emperor to investigate Lin Rong and his family assets. If there is any corruption, then he will be investigated seriously. If not, it can be regarded as returning his innocence. I believe the factory The minister also agrees with the old man's suggestion."

"Family property? The court always wants me to raid his home? But his account book may not be hidden at home." Shen Hui pulled out a booklet from the desk, motioned for Ronghe to take it, and raised his voice to order, "Take this , show it to the three adults."

When Rong Yu saw him take out the account book, the lingering anxiety dissipated immediately. It seemed that Shen Hui had been on guard for a long time, and was going to deliberately clear his innocence in front of everyone!

According to the words, he enshrined the account book to Qin Taiyue, and the latter signaled the other two to come forward and watch it together.Rong Yu stood by and waited quietly, he could see clearly the whole process, the expressions of these three people became more and more dignified, among them Wang Yunwen was the most serious, after seeing that, a layer of sweat had already appeared on his forehead.

After closing the booklet for a while, Qin Taiyue remained calm, "Your Majesty, this is?"

Shen Hui didn't answer, but turned his head to motion for Rong Yu, and Rong Yu explained, "This is the proceeds from the sale of salt. I dare not embezzle it, so I first made this account book and presented it to the emperor for the emperor to know. The emperor once ordered that this Although the money has not entered the national treasury, it is still the property of the imperial court, and no one is allowed to manipulate it. Presumably the three adults have just seen it clearly, so far, this money has never been touched."

Cai Zhen gasped, his intuition was unbelievable.Rong Yuzhi's reason for being here may not be clear, most of them are just taking orders from others, but Qin Taiyue, who really understands the overall situation, still does not change his face at this moment, and his body is as stable as Mount Tai.

Still unwilling, Cai Zhen bowed his hand, "I still don't know. Even if Lin Rongyu did not enrich his own pockets, Lin Rongyu did have the truth of peddling salt, which is consistent with what Wang Shilang said. This is a violation of the regulations and should be punished." Heavy punishment. Besides, there are many doubts about this matter. I am afraid that he realized that he was not careful enough afterwards, so he deliberately handed over the account books to the emperor to prove his clear loyalty to the emperor. But how does the emperor know that he will repay the truth and not hide anything I think that the important witness in the middle is the salt merchant who contacted him, and only by finding out this person and confronting Lin Ronghe face to face can the truth be revealed."

This is the hurdle of the whole matter, but it is a pity that it has now become a deadlock. Rong Yuyin couldn't help but worry secretly because he didn't report it to Shen Hui in time. After all, if he didn't check the account twice, he needs to think of a reasonable argument for himself that can be refuted.

"Cai Gong's words are very clear. I also think that the salt merchant is the key, but unfortunately, the people from the West Factory missed the night to report, and the Changluhua salt merchant suddenly disappeared overnight. I felt strange at the time. "Shen Hui said, raised the memorial in his hand, and chuckled softly, "But I am not surprised to see you handing over this notebook today."

These words made the three people present a little embarrassed, and they looked at each other for a moment.Shen Hui nodded to Rongyu, indicating to fill up the tea cup.Just this small movement immediately made people feel at ease.Thinking about Xichang being the eyes and ears of the emperor, Shen Hui must have known what he knew, Rong Yu smiled with downcast eyes, poured tea, and returned to his original place to stand still.

Shen Hui then stretched out his hand and pointed at him, "I don't want to pursue what Rongyu did in Yangzhou, because I ordered him to do the whole thing. I just implemented the law of opening up in Lianghuai, which involved many people. I am afraid that many people have already planned to embezzle them. The household department is in charge of salt merchants and salt importers, and has a heavy responsibility. I must know whether those who manage finances for me can stick to their principles and not bribe. Rong Yu went to test you, but I was very disappointed in the result. Rong Yu was an imperial envoy, patrolling salt on my behalf, and the people in Yangzhou flattered him and tried their best to curry favor! The Ministry of Households also fell together, and he stretched out his hand to you Whatever you want, you will give! Is it true that in the future when the people around me go out and use my banner, you will listen to anything and do anything? This is how you people manage the treasury for me, and you are so loyal to me of?"

Good questioning!If it weren't for Rong Yu's calm and steady temper, he might have shown a look of surprise on his face.Unexpectedly, Shen Hui turned his back on him. Not only did he cover up the so-called coercion and bribery for him, but he also proved that the household department and Wang Yunwen were bullying and flattering, leaving the other party with difficulty in arguing without leaving any room for reversal.

At this moment, Wang Yunwen knew that the situation was over, and he felt ashamed and shuddered; Cai Zhen also understood that he was brought here as a bondage, so he couldn't help but keep silent.

Only Qin Taiyue looked as usual, and calmly bowed his hands, "The emperor is so painstaking and lonely, the old minister can save it. The old minister must congratulate the emperor first and congratulate the emperor."

Shen Hui raised his eyebrows, "I don't quite understand what the old man said, so why should I be happy?"

Qin Taiyue smiled slightly, "The emperor thinks about it carefully. Nowadays, all officials and ministers are afraid of the prestige of tolerance and power, or they are all because they know that they are relying on you, the emperor. This is because the officials fear the emperor. Naturally Good thing. In the past, Yu Wentai and Su Chuo once discussed corruption with each other. Su Chuo once said that there are no officials in the world who are not corrupt. You are not afraid of official corruption, but you are afraid that officials have different ambitions. From this point of view, although not all officials in the court are as clean as water , but he has no ambitions for the emperor, the old minister is really gratified for you."

Shen Hui squinted his eyes, with a smile that was not a smile, "The old man's explanation is really fresh and interesting, and it opened my eyes. Let me talk about the old man, who is afraid of me and dares to disobey me like Wang Yunwen. Afterwards, I still feel that there are people who have owed me, turned around, turned towards Qin Muchu, how should I deal with them?"

Qin Taiyue sighed, "As the old minister said, Wang Yunwen was loyal to the lord but was confused for a while. He committed the crime first, and then he sincerely atones for the sin. The emperor sees that he does not care about himself and is willing to be loyal. You might as well start from here." Let it go."

Shen Hui rubbed a string of sky-eye stone beads in his hand, thought for a moment, looked back and said humanely, "Draft an order for me, remove Wang Yunwen from the post of servant of the household department, and move to Yunnan Longchang post office. Cai Zhen speaks bluntly and is loyal. It can be shown that if you add twelve stones to the year-old rice, you will be rewarded with one hundred silver."

Rong He bowed to take the order, and couldn't help sighing in his heart, Jiang was still hot and spicy, Qin Taiyue was so clever, he was able to resolve a dark and treacherous game in such an understatement.

It's just that this game was originally played between Shen Hui and Qin Taiyue, but up to now, no one has completely won.And after this incident, I am afraid that Shen Hui's hatred of Qin Taiyue will be even stronger than before.