Placid Chang'an

The Yangzhou Salt Affairs case involved a wide range of issues. Dali Temple Shaoqing Su Cen presided over the trial, Yangzhou Governor Shi Feng Yiming assisted, and it was not concluded until the winter moon.

He Xiao was convicted of eight crimes of bribing the government, maliciously driving up salt prices, neglecting human life, and colluding with treason.

Xue Zhi, the governor of Yangzhou, corrupted the law, used his power for personal gain, and deceived his superiors and subordinates. He was scheduled to be executed after autumn.

The officialdom in Yangzhou was bloodbathed.

Jia Wangchun used private salt to pass off as official salt, but because of his merits in proving evidence, he voluntarily handed over the salt decree.

The Wang family was afraid of being implicated by He Xiao, so they took the initiative to hand over the salt order in order to atone for their crimes.

The rest of the salt merchants in Yangzhou saw that the imperial court's intention to abolish the salt decree had been decided, and handed in the decree one after another.

So far, the salt affairs in Yangzhou City resumed official operation, and a salt department was added, and Feng Yiming was appointed as the Jianghuai salt and iron transfer envoy to coordinate the salt transportation, sales and the abolition of salt decrees in various places in the Jianghuai area.

What Li Shi said was right. Feng Yiming was indeed more suitable for Yangzhou. He had worked hard in Yangzhou's officialdom for many years and was familiar with handling salt affairs.At the beginning of taking office, he first coordinated the price of official salt, so that the people of Yangzhou had salt to eat, and then several decrees solved the urgent need at the beginning of turning private into public, and took advantage of those salt merchants who refused to submit salt orders The mentality of the private salt dealers who worked hard and cleverly used the psychology of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages rectified the problem of the proliferation of private salt.

If it is said that Su Cen is suitable for seeing the subtleties and writings, agitating the turbid and exalting the clear, Feng Yiming is suitable for giving government orders and making troubles from all directions. Li Shi must have seen that Feng Yiming is a talent at the beginning, so he was sent to Yangzhou for a few years. Seeing the sharpness, he slashed at Fang Qiu like a sharp knife, and returned the cleanliness of Yangzhou official circles.

Feng Yiming, a blockbuster, went to the shackles of Feng Yiming, soaring to the sky, really very loud.

Su Cen and Feng Yiming have been working together for more than half a month, and from the previous disagreement, they gradually developed a sense of sympathy for each other.

That day, a case of a salt merchant who took the opportunity to extort fertile land in the name of submitting an order to discuss salt was punished. After leaving the yamen and waiting for everyone to leave, Feng Yiming sat down on the desk in front of Su Cen, and said with a smile: " A restaurant just opened in the south of the city, do you want to try it?"

Su Cen took the cane and slammed it on the thigh of the man, and said seriously: "How can you sit around on the desk in the courtroom, come down."

Feng Yiming rubbed his thighs and bared his teeth, "You are more rigid than that old man, you said you behaved so well at a young age, can you let go in front of him?"

Su Cen tidied up the case files with lowered eyebrows, not bothering to talk to him.

Feng Yiming made fun of himself, stood up and brushed his clothes, "Restaurant, are you going?"

Su Cen looked up, "What's your name?"

Feng Yiming thought for a while, "It seems to be called Zhuying Restaurant."

"The water in the Canglang is so clear that it can wash my tassels." Su Cen nodded, "The name is good."

"I just asked you to go because I thought the name was good. If it were someone else, I wouldn't have the interest."

Today I promised my elder brother to go home for dinner, Su Cen was thinking of refusing, but when she looked up and saw someone outside the yamen, her words changed, "It's so boring to just drink."

Feng Yiming turned his back to the door and didn't realize it, and continued: "Then what else do you want, playing and singing? Do you want to find some girls for you?"

Feng Yiming shook his head as he said, "Girl, you definitely don't like it, what about the young man? Everyone knows that Yanliu Lane in Yangzhou City is famous, but they don't know that Nanfeng Pavilion is also a must, or I will tell that old fox another day. Go and have a look, it will definitely make you want to be immortal | want to die, and you will never want to return."

Su Cen raised his head and smiled at the person, then turned his head to the person behind Feng Yiming and said seriously: "You heard, Master Feng wants to take me there, it's not my idea."

Feng Yiming turned his head stiffly, his back was covered with sweat, and he immediately lowered his eyebrows and closed his eyes respectfully, "My lord."

Li Shi ordered backwards: "Copy it."

Qi Lin took the order.

Feng Yiming: "..."

Li Shi put his hands behind his back and continued, "According to the "Great Zhou Law", what crime should an official have for prostitution?"

Su Cen's bright eyes were smiling: "Fifty staff, demoted to the people, never hired."

Feng Yiming: "..."

Li Shi nodded, and said again: "Is the hometown of Xun Lao, the former Minister of the Household Department, in Yangzhou?"

Su Cen said yes.

Li Shi: "I heard that there is a granddaughter?"

Su Cen: "Twenty-eight years old."

Feng Yiming: "..."

The meaning of these words is self-evident, the person who wants to kidnap the king will give you a marriage, and someone will take care of you when the time comes.

Why is the gangster abusing and working in collusion? Feng Yiming turned his head and glanced at that little bastard. His face was cold just now, but now he smiled like a spring flower in March.

Feng Yiming sneaked away tactfully: "Xiaguan remembered that there was a case involving Shen Zouwen, who might have to rush out overnight, so Xiaguan resigned first."

Seeing that Li Shi finally nodded, Feng Yiming ran away in a panic.

Li Shi looked at the smiling person in front of him, and narrowed his eyes: "What about you?"

Su Cen suddenly smiled, "What does it have to do with me, it's not that I said to go."

Li Shi said: "Although I can't come, I yearn for it."

Su Cen refused, and raised his chin: "If you want to commit a crime, there is nothing to worry about."

Li Shi couldn't help but also smiled seeing this man's cleverness like a little fox, and stretched out his hand: "This is not an example, okay, let's go."

Su Cen handed the crutch to Qi Lin, obediently handed it up, and Li Shi led it, and limped out of the door.

The best silver frost charcoal was burning in the carriage, smokeless and dust-free, warm as spring.

After sitting down, Su Cen asked: "Why is your lord so free to visit this yamen today?"

Li Shi took a heater and handed it to Su Cen, and said, "If I don't come out again, I'm afraid your elder brother will suffocate to death."

Su Cen couldn't help but smile wryly, ever since Prince Ning lived in the Su family's mansion, his elder brother lived in fear and fear, if the arrangement was too good, Li Shi would blame him for breaking the rules, if the arrangement was not good, he was afraid of being negligent Noble man, he is afraid of blocking his eyes every day, and he is afraid that Li Shi will not be able to return when he is far away.

However, Su Cen knew Li Shi's intentions. Since he punished the Yangzhou salt affairs case, he must have offended many people. Li Shi lived in Su's house, which not only prevented those who wanted to do it secretly, but also prevented people from embarrassing them openly. Su family industry.

Li Shi's stay in Su's house is beneficial and harmless, but it's just to embarrass his eldest brother for a few more days.

Li Shi asked, "How is the case going?"

Su Cen sat upright, and said: "Everyone who should be punished has been punished, and the salt affairs have also entered the right track. With the precedent of Yangzhou, various places have started to abolish the salt decree. It's just that the bloodbath in Yangzhou's officialdom is too severe. I'm afraid I won't be able to recover."

Li Shi asked again: "What do you think?"

Su Cen thought for a while, and said: "Yangzhou is an important place in Huainan Road, where merchants from all over the country gather. Taxes are at the top of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The selection of the governor is very important. Before Xue Zhi and the others made Yangzhou a mess, re-appoint officials Prestige is a must, and one must first find someone who has enough prestige, can control the place, and has enough virtue, otherwise he will just become another Xue Zhi, and he must be treacherous enough, otherwise he will be manipulated by these people in Yangzhou. middle."

Li Shi rubbed the Moyu fingers on his hands, nodded, and asked, "Do you have someone to choose?"

Su Cen frowned and thought for a while, then shook her head helplessly.

"Then what do you think of Lin Zongqing?"

Su Cen raised her head suddenly, "You mean... Teacher?"

Li Shi nodded.

Su Cen immediately regained his spirits, "The teacher used to be the emperor's teacher, the prestige must be enough, he would rather give up than give up, his virtue is naturally nothing to say, and he has been an official in the court for so many years, some trivial skills can't help him, the teacher is now at home , is indeed the best choice, but..."

Li Shi raised his eyes: "Just what?"

Su Cen muttered in a low voice, "I'm just afraid that you won't be able to please him."

At the beginning when the court thought of Teacher Fu, Li Shi went to invite him in person, but he heard a lot about being kicked out.

Li Shi laughed and said, "I have my own way."

Su Cen couldn't help leaning forward: "What way?"

Li Shi rubbed his fingers and narrowed his eyes, "If he doesn't come after an imperial decree, he will be punished for not obeying the decree."

Su Cen: "..."

He naturally knew that Li Shi would not really be rough on the teacher, but he secretly sweated. The two had been feuding for a long time, and they both had a stubborn temperament. He really didn't know how Li Shi could invite the teacher over. .

When Su Cen got home from the carriage, he didn't dare to be so blatant anymore. He took the crutch from Qi Lin and walked slowly behind Li Shi.

Glancing at Qi Lin's hand from the corner of the eye, he couldn't help but ask, "Has Guard Qi changed his sword?"

I saw that Qi Lin's previous Qinghong sword was gone, but a wooden sword instead.

Qi Lin responded and then remained silent.

Su Cen's eyes froze, his guess was really good, although Qu Ling'er didn't say anything, but this person must have stabbed the hole on her body.

Su Cen walked a few steps quickly, pointed to a bird on the tree and said to Li Shi, "Does your lord know what kind of bird this is?"

Li Shi stopped and took a closer look, and asked, "What kind of bird?"

Su Cen said with a smile: "This kind of bird has a clear and crisp sound, and the sound is like a wonderful song, so it is called a wonderful song bird. But this is not the key point. The biggest feature of this kind of bird is that the meat is delicate, smooth and delicious. We have a dish in Suzhou called Fuyun Bailu soup is made of this kind of bird with water shield and perch soup. It melts in the mouth and is extremely delicious. It just so happens that the cook of my eldest brother’s family is from Suzhou, so he happens to be able to cook this dish.”

Li Shi looked at the charming and dazzling eyes of this man, who seemed to be bewildered, and couldn't help laughing: "Get to the point."

Su Cen: "I want to eat."

He clearly knew that the little fox was trying to stir up trouble, but Prince Ning was willing to be the king of Shang Zhou, and turned around to tell Qi Lin: "Go catch it and make soup for Master Su."

Qi Lin glanced at Su Cen, took the command with his sword in his arms, and went to catch the bird.