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I learned about this matter a day or two earlier than ordinary people. Su Yufu has a little contact with the Imperial Academy, so I can know some important decrees earlier than ordinary people.

According to the information provided by Su Yufu's informant, the five or six officials who fell this time all belong to the lineage of King Hui, the son of Concubine Li.

Six years ago, after Crown Prince Gu Zhiyuan repelled the coalition forces of Ruiguo and Chengfeng, not long after, he was deprived of military power by the king in the name of recuperating his wounds, and ordered him to stay away from the capital to rest.Although the king has not clearly abolished the crown prince, none of the officials in the court can clearly see that a crown prince has been away from the central government for six years, so why does the king want her to inherit the throne? It's just a bad episode.

For so many years, the old 'princes' were also very low-key, so low-key that people had the illusion that there were no 'princes' in the court.

The king has only two heirs in total, one ebbs and another grows, and the princeling party declines. Correspondingly, the Huiwang party has naturally grown in recent years.King Hui is also growing more and more, and he doesn't take Prince Zhiyuan seriously, but it is obvious that King Hui underestimates the enemy.

This time the joint letter is obviously an organized and premeditated action by the princelings. Judging from the current situation, at least half of the success has been achieved.If these five or six people could be successfully cut off, it would be equivalent to breaking Hui Wang's arm.

Although I don't have much contact with Prince Zhiyuan, but in the battle between the prince and King Hui, I also hope that the prince will win.

There is no other, only because Gu Zhiyuan is more qualified to be on the throne above ten thousand people than the pampered King Hui in my heart.

Of course, this is something far away from me after all, so in this matter, I am no different from those ordinary people who regard this matter as an after-dinner conversation. Although I have a bias in my heart between the crown prince and King Hui, the prince Who will get the position? This is really... not something that I, a businessman, can control.

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At the beginning of March, when the rankings were released, it was no surprise that Chen Luo was on the list. Although he was not the top member of the list, he was still among the top few.However, Chen Jinrong, who was the most promising before, failed the ranking.

When the news came, Mu's complexion looked very ugly, so her grandmother comforted her and said, after all, Chen Jinrong was young, only sixteen, so waiting another three years would not be a big deal, as Mu's complexion remained the same. Seeing no improvement, she opened her mouth to argue, but was pulled away by Chen Jinyue who was beside her.

After Chen Jinyue recovered from her injury, she became more transparent and kept a low profile.

The palace examination on the seventeenth day of March will be released on the seventh day of the next month, when the apricot blossoms are in full bloom.

On the sixth day of April, I received news from Su Yufu that the official corruption and bribery case that shocked the government and the public in March was finally settled. Apart from the Minister of the Household Department, the rest of the officials of the second and third ranks, according to the size of their embezzlement, can range from remote transfers to exile.

My eyes fell on the words that Lin Han, the inspector of Jianghuai and salt, embezzled 10 taels of official funds. The evidence is conclusive. Ten days later, he was beheaded for public display, and all his family members were enslaved. I couldn't accept it for a while.

Could it be that I read it wrong?

I rubbed my eyes and looked again, but it was still the same.

creeper...

I didn't have time to think deeply, so I hurried out the door.

"Qingqian, come and drive, go to Gu's house, hurry up."

I got the news a day or two before this decree was made public. I must find Mancao as soon as possible, tell her the situation here, and take Lin Yanshi to flee as soon as possible. If it is really too late, then at least keep her.

Qingqian was driving the carriage, and I kept urging along the way, abruptly pushing the original half-hour drive to the time for two cups of tea.

The carriage stopped in front of Gu's house.

I quickly jumped out of the carriage, the situation was urgent, and I didn't care about any etiquette. I walked to the closed gate of Gu's house and slapped the door with my hands.

After a while, the vermilion lacquered door opened slowly, and an old man walked out from the door.I feel a little strange, it's not the first time I come to Gu's house, every time I come, the doorman who answers the door is a young boy, when have I seen such an old man, but now is definitely not the time to worry about this, my heart It is selectively ignored.

"Girl, who are you looking for?" The old man squinted his eyes and looked at me for a moment before asking.

"I'm looking for vines."

"Crawler? There's no such person here."

"Or you can take me to see Gu Ziyan, you will recognize Gu Ziyan, right?"

The old man said: "Yes, I do. He is the former owner of this house, but he no longer lives here. I heard that he has moved to the capital to do business."

"You, you are talking nonsense." How is it possible? How is it possible that Mancao left Yecheng without saying hello to me?

I didn't believe it at all, and when the old man wasn't paying attention, I slipped in through the gap beside him.

I will find it myself.

However, when I walked into Gu's house, I found that it was empty.

"Girl, do you trust my old man this time?" The old man walked behind me and said slowly.

"Sorry for disturbing you."

After I finished speaking, I turned around and walked out of Gu's house.

Mancao is not here, so did she follow Gu Ziyan to the so-called capital city, or did she return to the Lin family in Jiangnan?

If it's the former, it's okay, if it's the latter...

"Miss, what should we do now?" Qingqian asked.

I closed my eyes, thought for a moment, then opened my eyes again, and my mind immediately became much clearer: "Go back to the villa first, prepare the carriage and dry food for three days, and inform Qingguan to follow me to the south of the Yangtze River."

Chapter 61

Yecheng belongs to the central region of Shang State in terms of location, and Jiangnan, as the name suggests, is located in the south.

From Yecheng to Jiangnan, normally it takes three days and three nights for a horse-drawn carriage to get there. Qing Guan has shortened the original three-day journey to two and a half days, which is already doing its best.

But it was still too late.

When we arrived at Lin's house in Jiangnan, the officers and soldiers who came to raid the house had already surrounded Lin's house.

Many spectators gathered outside the Lin Mansion's mansion, probably due to the presence of officers and soldiers, they didn't dare to make too much noise, only dared to discuss in a low voice.

The trend of public opinion is mostly criticizing Lin Yanshi, and the main point of attacking him is the corruption and bribery posted on the imperial list.

The emperor's list: Jianghuai Salt Tourist Lin Han embezzled 10 taels of official silver.

How ridiculous.

The Lin family started as a salt merchant, so it goes without saying how rich the family is. Four years ago, when I was preparing the Jinyu Pavilion, Mancao gave me more than this amount of money.

10 taels of silver is not a small amount. For ordinary people in the Shang Dynasty, it is difficult to accumulate wealth even in ten lifetimes, but it is really nothing compared to the Lin family's wealth.

To say that Lin Han went to steal money and break the law for 10 taels of silver is like Gu Hongyan going to steal a painting of an unknown boy, or Chen Luo going to snatch the clothes of a beggar on the roadside to wear. It is so funny and absurd, and anyone with a discerning eye will know it at a glance There must be an injustice.

But that's what is written in black on the yellow background on the imperial list.

If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die.

After a while, officers and soldiers escorted Lin Han, who was wearing a crimson official uniform, out of the mansion. This was the first time I saw Mancao's father. Although he looked about 50 or [-] years old, he was still very handsome, with a smile on his face. The demeanor of youth can be seen faintly.

After Lin Han walked out, a girl in pink shirt was followed by escort.

I was so nervous that I dug my nails into the flesh. I didn't feel relieved until the girl's figure completely appeared in my eyes, it wasn't the weed.

When the girl in pink saw Lin Han, she called out to her father, and Lin Han responded.

But I remember Mancao said that Lin Yanshi only married her mother, and she was the only daughter among her children, so where did this pink-shirted girl come from?