After redemption, he took away the luck of the future queen

Marquis Chongshan had been sizing up the emperor, and when he saw that the emperor looked calm and not angry, he knew that Lu Yushi, a sharp-tongued man, had gained the emperor's appreciation today.

If there is something good on the top, it will be great on the bottom.

Changxingbo worked so hard and thought about the emperor again and again. He not only proposed to build a palace for the emperor, but also said that he wanted to collect exotic flowers and beautiful women for the emperor. Now he also said that he wanted to expand the palace for the emperor. Unmoved, at least from the current point of view, the emperor is a wise king and not confused.

Gu Jianli was so puzzled by the sight of Marquis Chongshan that he almost forgot everything he was thinking about.

"Lin Aiqing, you..."

What do you want to say to me? Let’s speak up quickly. It’s best to steer the topic towards the salt tax.

The emperor's calm and authoritative voice came.

Marquis Chongshan looked stern.

This was the first time that the Holy Father took the initiative to ask himself. He walked out of the queue tremblingly and said loudly: "Your Majesty, I wonder if Your Majesty would like to hear the specific amount of the salt tax collected in the past ten years?"

Seeing Li, Gu felt happy and pretended to be listening attentively, saying, "Lin Aiqing, I would like to hear the details."

Everyone was shocked for a moment. Did Marquis Chongshan remember the amount of salt tax in the previous ten years?

Does Marquis Chongshan have such a good memory?

They didn't believe it, but they heard Marquis Chongshan report these amounts on the spot.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Tianshou is nineteen years, and the salt tax is 1,460,000 taels. Tianshou..., Tianshou is twenty-six years, 1,350,000 taels, Tianshou is twenty-seven years, 1,230,000 taels. Two, Tianshou is twenty-eight years, one million taels."

The late emperor reigned for twenty-eight years, and last year was the twenty-eighth year of Tianshou. Last year's salt tax was exactly one million taels.

The ministers who can stand in the Jinluan Palace are all outstanding talents in the court, and they are all talented people. When they listened carefully, they could tell that something was wrong.

Why is this salt tax decreasing every year?

Especially in the last year of the late emperor's reign, the salt tax was reduced by as much as 230,000 taels compared with the previous year.

There must be something fishy about this.

Everyone feels that way.

Lu Yushi also heard that something was wrong, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, last year's salt tax was wrong. I would like to ask your Majesty to investigate the matter thoroughly."

"Accurate!" Gu Jianli responded immediately, feeling that these two knives were really useful, and then he immediately called the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue out and asked the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue to check the inspection censor and the local salt transport envoy. .

"I obey the decree!" Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Is this still necessary to check?

None of the six salt patrol censors and the local salt transportation envoys had clean hands. The emperor knew about this, and this was making things difficult for him.

Chang Xingbo looked confused. He just proposed to expand the palace, why did it involve the salt tax? He also had salt officials under him, wouldn't he also be investigated?

What kind of trouble is the emperor going to make?

He hated Lu Yushi who was jumping up and down.

At this moment, Ai Yushi, the man whom Gu Jianli had laid in advance, walked out of the queue and impeached the salt inspector Wang Liangxi for violating the salt law, engaging in favoritism, collecting huge bribes, and causing a large loss of salt tax.

"Check! Thoroughly check!" Gu Jianli said solemnly.

Chang Xingbo couldn't help but tremble.

Auxiliary government.

When Duke Fu heard that someone was impeaching his son for violating the Salt Law, engaging in malpractice for personal gain, and collecting huge bribes, and that the emperor was sending people to thoroughly investigate all six salt patrol censors, he couldn't help but stand up, and fiercely smashed the tea cup in his hand. It hit the ground.

With a "clang", the cup broke into several pieces.

He said with a livid face: "Your Majesty is taking revenge on me for targeting Princess Wu'an. Since Princess Wu'an has received such protection from Your Majesty, why doesn't Your Majesty bring Princess Wu'an into the palace? Why?"

Duke Fu knew that the emperor was protecting Princess Wu'an, so he naturally did not dare to order people to spread rumors that were not beneficial to Princess Wu'an. However, the rumors that had been spread before could not be taken back, and they must have spread throughout the capital.

It can only be said that he couldn't wait to force Princess Wu'an to come to treat Qingzhu before, but now he regrets it. Compared with his granddaughter, his son is not important.

General Gu Jianyun, who had been paying attention to Wu'an County's initiative, did not think that the emperor was protecting Princess Wu'an. He believed that it was Prince Rong who was protecting Princess Wu'an, and ordered people to keep a close eye on Princess Wu'an's palace. .

In a blink of an eye, six days passed.

Gu Jianxing came to Princess Wu'an's mansion with a happy face.

Pian He looked at Gu Jianxing with a smile on his face and eyes, his eyes shining with unprecedented brilliance, and asked him: "Your Majesty, is there any result?"

Gu Jianxing raised the corners of his mouth slightly, put his fist to his lips, and asked in a good mood: "Pianheng, have you been waiting for my news?"

Pian Huan nodded and urged him to speak quickly.

Gu Jianxing cleared his throat and sat down opposite Pian He. He poured a cup of tea for Pian He as the guest, pushed the tea cup in front of Pian He, and then said: "Pian He, Wang Liangzhen's salt inspector." The position was removed and replaced by Le Xiurong’s father. The emperor transferred the salt transportation department that was controlled by the Duke of Fu to the Salt Transportation Department and was replaced by the natal brother of the wife of the magistrate of Yushan County.”

Didn’t Duke Fuguo want to control Le Xiurong? Let the Le family obey the orders of Duke Fuguo. Since Duke Fuguo wants to use Le Xiurong, he must be prepared to be retaliated against if he fails to use it.

Duke Fu, who was sitting at home, suddenly felt itchy in his nose for some unknown reason and felt that someone was scolding him.

Pian He was shocked after hearing this, and then heard Gu Jianxing say again: "The Salt Patrol Censor, who belongs to the Changxingbo faction, was squeezed out by the eldest son of Princess Fukang, the eldest son Shangguan."

It can be said that there is no honest person among the salt officials.

After Chang Xingbo learned about this, he didn't even dare to fart. He didn't dare to offend Princess Fukang, or the royal family members who stood behind Princess Fukang.

"Everything in the hands of the Cui family has been transferred to the Salt Transportation Department, and they have been replaced by General Li's nephew. Your Majesty has only moved these three people so far, and has sorted out the salt affairs. Things must be done slowly and urgently. This will prevent them from jumping over the wall and becoming rebellious, which would be bad."

This also revealed from one side that the emperor had just ascended the throne and had far from enough trustworthy manpower. This was a shortcoming and was extremely detrimental to the emperor.

The Rong family is of no use.

The emperor had other plans for the Wuyang Marquis Mansion.

Listening to Gu Jianxing's words, Pian He felt inexplicably that some things had been involved without his knowledge.

For example, the battle between imperial power and aristocratic families.

Take the emperor's inspection of the salt censor this time as an example. In the eyes of outsiders, the cause was her. At least the Fuguo Guild thought it was because of her.