Number of People

  Chapter 655 Wuzi Juan Jianhou Xifeng's Best Chance to Prove His Self-worth

  The speed of the boat is very fast. After passing Linqing, it becomes even faster. It goes straight to Jining, passes Xuzhou, and is about to enter the boundary of Yangzhou.

  However, when they were in Huai'an, the group received bad news that Lin Ruhai had passed away three days ago.

  Before his death, he left several letters, which were addressed to Jia Mu, Jia She, Jia Zheng, Jia Lian and Feng Ziying.

  The transmission of the letter was arranged by Wang Wenyan, and someone was arranged in Huai'an and Xuzhou respectively, but Feng Ziying and the others had already passed Xuzhou before the person carrying the letter arrived in Xuzhou, so they only had time to stop Feng Ziying and his party in Huai'an.

  The person who brought the letter was also vague. He only said that Lin Ruhai's condition had suddenly worsened. Despite the efforts of the doctors, he only managed to persist for twelve days before he was declared dead.

  However, Lin Ruhai had already made preparations, and basically arranged everything in the past ten days.

   Fortunately, there is still Wang Wenyan. After it is clear that Wang Wenyan will follow Feng Ziying, there is no need to hide many things from Wang Wenyan, including the disposal of some family property.

  Although Lin Ruhai's death was expected, it still made Feng Ziying suspicious that it happened so quickly.

   It was only after arriving in Yangzhou that Lin Ruhai's funeral had to be dealt with. Even with Jia Lian's help, it took him two or three days to deal with these matters before he could think about the cause of Lin Ruhai's death.

  The only thing that relieved Feng Ziying a little was that Daiyu performed well.

Perhaps it was Lin Ruhai who had talked to her many times long ago, which made her psychologically prepared, or Shi Xiangyun was always by her side so that she would not be completely helpless, and the engagement with Feng Ziying had already been finalized. No change, so the combination of several factors prevented Lin Daiyu from being overwhelmed by great sadness.

Lin Ruhai doesn't have many friends in Yangzhou. He is cautious and low-key in nature. Although the special position of the Lianghuai inspector salt censor determines that no matter how low-key he is, he can't avoid friends and acquaintances in both public and private circles, but he can be called a close friend. very few.

Regarding Lin Ruhai's death, the salt merchants in Yangzhou City behaved quite well, and there was an endless stream of merchants who came to mourn, including Jinling, Huguang, and Jiangxi. They came from thousands of miles away to express their condolences. Fortunately, Jia Lian, a skilled person, was there to deal with these matters.

"Mr. Lin's serious illness was still a bit sudden. I saw him the day before and he was still normal, but in the middle of the night that night, he suddenly became seriously ill, and he became a little delirious the next day. Later, the doctor came to see him and said It’s because the oil is exhausted and the lamp is dry, I can only do my best, and I also prescribed some warming and tonic prescriptions. After using it, I got a little better, but it’s far worse than before,..."

Sitting opposite Feng Ziying, Wang Wenyan and Wu Yaoqing introduced the situation, "We also asked the doctor why the sudden deterioration, and the doctor's explanation was that Mr. Lin was just trying to support himself, but it looked good on the surface. It has already been hollowed out, and if there are few external causes, it will be out of control,..."

  Feng Ziying nodded, "So, it's really God's will? Have you checked the meals and medicines that night?"

   "I have checked, and there is no other abnormality. They are all in charge of the cook and servant boy who have been in charge of Mr. Lin for many years, and no other abnormalities have been found." Wu Yaoqing knew that this point cannot be avoided, so he was very careful.

  I have thought of everything I can think of. Although Feng Ziying still has some doubts in her heart, she can't find other reasons, so she can only temporarily suppress it in her heart.

   "My lord, is there anything inappropriate?"

"I can't really say it. I always feel that although Uncle Lin's condition didn't improve before I left, he was still relatively stable. Why did he suddenly deteriorate? Besides, his illness is irreversible, but he is in a slow decline. Months have passed, why did it suddenly explode at such a time?" Feng Ziying did not hide her doubts, "Of course, we are not doctors in terms of the cause and effect of this illness, so it is difficult to judge, it is very likely that it is as the doctor said. ,..."

  Hearing what Feng Ziying said, Wang Wenyan knew that his future boss still had some doubts about something tricky.

   "My lord's suspicion is not without reason. To be honest, Yaoqing and I also have some doubts, but there is no basis for it..." Wang Wenyan also nodded slowly.

   "Oh? There is no basis, but there is still a reason, right?" Feng Ziying cheered up.

"The reason is very simple. Master Lin has passed away, but the imperial court has not yet decided on the new inspector of the salt censor, and it is said that the emperor and the emperor are unable to reach an agreement on this candidate, so now both the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River are transferring the power of the salt envoy Siyamen. In fact, it was controlled by the transfer of salt envoys from the Huaihe River and Huaihe River, and whoever benefits the most will be suspected."

  Although this kind of judgment is somewhat one-sided, if it can be confirmed that Lin Ruhai did not die of a normal illness, then this reasoning is justified.

Tao Guolu was the envoy who transported salt from the two Huaihe Rivers. When the patrolling salt censor was absent, his weight was immediately revealed, especially now that salt merchants and many well-informed officials in the officialdom knew that the emperor and the Supreme Emperor were there. The selection of the Xunyan Yushi was tit-for-tat, and the Xunyan Yushi could not be finalized in a short period of time, so the transfer of the salt envoy really controlled the power of the entire yamen, and all the power of Lin Ruhai before was placed in his hands.

  So when this guy came to mourn Lin Ruhai, although he offered a generous one thousand taels of silver, the joy on his brows could not be suppressed.

   Of course, it is too early to say that Tao Guolu is the "culprit" based on this, but there is no doubt that this person is very suspicious, or it has caused a huge obstacle to Feng Ziying's next work.

Without the support of Lin Ruhai as the Xunyan censor, although the preliminary work has basically been rolled out, it still has some influence on the next step. Fortunately, the influence of the Zhongshu Department has gradually established and spread, and merchants They have become more and more aware that this department of Li Daitao is playing a different role day by day, so they are also trying their best to cooperate with many requests made by Feng Ziying.

   "Wenyan, Yaoqing, I trust your and Yaoqing's judgment, as well as my own intuition. Since you and I both feel this way, what do you think should be done now?" Feng Ziying nodded.

"Although we are not sure, we still feel that there may be some problems with the medicine or diet taken by Mr. Lin that night or the previous one or two days. In terms of diet, Yaoqing has learned that Mr. Lin has been eating very light since he became seriously ill. If there are other medicines, Mr. Lin can easily detect them, but the tormented medicine juice, because the medicine taste is very strong, if you add a little, it may be difficult to detect it,..."

Wu Yaoqing pondered for a while before saying: "It's just that although the Si Yamen, the transfer salt envoy, dare not say Longtan and Tiger's Lair, it is by no means a place where ordinary people can come in and out at will. The Qiushui Sword Sect has several masters stationed in the inner courtyard every day. Xiaoxiao can't get in at all, and Lord Lin's personal servants are responsible for grabbing and brewing medicine, and outsiders can't interfere at all, and it is impossible for people in the Jianghu in Yangzhou city to have the courage to participate in such treasonous things, so if there is a problem , that is definitely a Jiang Qianglong from other places, so in the early stage, I have arranged for people to check the foreign Jianghu experts who entered Yangzhou City half a month before and after that period of time, to see if there is any doubt,..."

  Feng Ziying listened very carefully, which made Wu Yaoqing very excited.

  Wu Yaoqing is very clear that he cannot compare with Wang Wenyan in terms of overall strategy and overall coordination ability, nor can he compare with Cao Yu in terms of word planning strategy. With the passing of Lin Ruhai, the dissipation of their team has become a foregone conclusion.

Although Feng Ziying said in the early stage that he would take over Lin Ruhai's staff team in its entirety, but now that the situation has become increasingly clear, Feng Ziying has participated in the opening of the sea that is currently in charge of the Zhongshu Department with the Imperial Academy's editors. Wang Wenyan and Cao Yu can quickly come in handy. And this piece of business that I am involved in seems a bit marginalized.

  If I can no longer show my unique value, I am afraid that even if I can stay in this team in the future, the importance and value will be greatly reduced.

   You must know that everyone in their team is still involved in various external connections. To fully play their role, they must involve all parties.

  In the transfer of salt envoys in the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, it costs a lot of money to maintain and strengthen these connections every year, not just my own salary.

  With the scope of affairs that Feng Ziying is currently involved in, is he still willing to invest so much to maintain this area?

  If you can't continue to invest, I'm afraid that the various personal connections and informant systems you have established in the Jianghu sects, three religions and nine streams may be greatly reduced, and your own abilities will also be greatly affected.

  So after Lin Ruhai's incident happened, Wu Yaoqing noticed some doubts here, so he took the initiative to negotiate with Wang Wenyan.

And Wang Wenyan also supports Wu Yaoqing's point of view, that is, even if this is really the deterioration of Lin Ruhai's condition and has nothing to do with other factors, their team, especially Wu Yaoqing, should take this opportunity to show their abilities well, from all aspects. To prove that I have carried out work in all possible scopes that can be considered in advance is not only a kind of gratitude to Lin Ruhai, the former proprietor, but also a demonstration and proof to the future proprietor.

  Wu Yaoqing is a good hand in this area. He considers the problem carefully and thoughtfully, and has abundant resources in this area. Therefore, Feng Ziying is also very satisfied with the proposal bit by bit.

   "Then Yaoqing, has your investigation made any progress?"

   "My lord, there are already some clues. Although we can't say that this is definitely related to Master Lin's death, at least we think it's some clues that need to be dug deeper..." Wu Yaoqing seemed very determined.

   "Oh?!" Feng Ziying was quite surprised. He didn't expect the other party to really gain something. Although he said it a little modestly, he definitely had some confidence in saying that.

  (end of this chapter)