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In the hot weather of July, another major incident happened. Dozens of heinous crimes were exposed to the former salt envoy, and the papers full of pleadings were pasted all over the streets and alleys of Yunjin City for people to watch.

All of a sudden, the entire Jiangnan Road was in chaos, and there were hundreds of officials, wealthy businessmen, and country gentry involved, and a random wave could bring out a basketful of mud.

Everyone in the officialdom was in danger, and all the officials who were involved destroyed the evidence at hand immediately. They only hoped that they could get through this disaster safely, but they could destroy the evidence they had but they couldn't control the evidence of others. , and some evidence does not mean that it can be destroyed by destruction.

The former salt envoy was soon arrested and brought to justice, and the current salt envoy did not get any benefits. Although he did not expose this matter, he carried the anger of the entire Jiangnan.

He is a newly appointed official, in terms of power, he is not as powerful as a family rooted in the south of the Yangtze River for hundreds of years, and in terms of ability, he is not as good as the civil servants and military generals who have been operating in the south of the Yangtze River for many years. Within a few days, this newly appointed salt envoy was found hanged In his own study, he also left an apology.

Some of the people believed it and some did not believe it. The former salt envoy was known to be clean and honest, and his official reputation was very good. Suddenly someone said that he was heinous, corrupt and bribery, and rich in wealth. believe.

On the contrary, the new official who succeeded him was said to have been the left deputy capital envoy of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He had a bad reputation and had many enemies. People who met him said that he was extremely pedantic.

The Metropolitan Procuratorate was originally a place to offend people. That person was promoted to the position of the Left Deputy Metropolitan Envoy. He didn't know how many officials he offended before he climbed up. He died in the far south of the Yangtze River, and there was no one to speak for him. .

On the one hand, the magistrate of Yunjin City sent people to clean up the papers in the streets and alleys, and on the other hand, he asked people to block the news, and then wrote a sincere memorial to the court, trying to make big things into small things.

It's just that since someone made such a start, how could they be easily suppressed, so within a few days, this matter was blown into the capital like a whirlwind, and into the imperial palace.

In the early morning, the emperor looked at the memorial piled up in front of him and rubbed his forehead with a headache.

He had been aware of the salt affairs for a long time, that's why he replaced the original salt affairs officer. He couldn't find a suitable candidate to replace him, so he appointed an official with the most straightforward personality. He secretly found out the truth before doing it.

Jiangnan is the economic lifeline of the whole Daliang. More than half of the tax money of the national treasury comes from Jiangnan every year, and it affects the whole body. Even if he is the emperor, he cannot act rashly without any preparation.

During this period of time, he was in poor health, irritable, and coughed at night. Although the elixir he took had a significant effect, the person who delivered the elixir had said that this elixir would treat the symptoms but not the root cause. Pathology can be found first.

But the emperor had been making unannounced visits for so long, and he didn't even know what was wrong with him. He was in poor health and couldn't keep up with energy. He naturally hoped that the affairs in Jiangnan could be delayed for a while.

"Let's talk about it, how to solve the matter in Yunjin City?" the emperor asked coldly, staring at everyone below.

He didn't believe that this incident would erupt out of nowhere. There must be a mastermind behind it. As for his purpose, it was nothing more than trying to disrupt the government and seek opportunities from it.

The civil and military officials who are facing upward look at each other and dare not express their opinions easily. The things in the south of the Yangtze River seem to be far away, but they are inextricably linked to this temple. A cup of soup.

"Are you all dumb?" The emperor threw the tall memorial on the ground in a rage, "Didn't you always praise how noble and clean that surnamed Tang was in the report, now it's alright, How do you make the people of the world think of me, and how do you think of the country I govern?"

"The emperor calm down, the ministers are guilty!" All the ministers knelt down and bowed.

"Naturally, you can't escape your guilt. This salt business is a major tax item. The accounts submitted by the household department every year are very good, but now someone tells me how much this salt tax has been embezzled and how many people have divided it privately. Where do you have the guts to deceive me and the people of the world like this!"

Hubu Shangshu trembled all over, crawled out on his knees, kowtowed and said: "The emperor calms down, the humble minister is not effective in supervision, and he is willing to make up for his mistakes and reorganize Chad's account!"

"Do you think I still trust you?"

"emperor…"

"Come here, first detain the Minister of the Household Department, you better have nothing to do with this matter, otherwise I will punish your nine clans!"

The emperor's cold and blunt tone caused all the officials present to fight a cold war. In fact, this kind of thing has never happened before. There are many corrupt officials in the south of the Yangtze River, and the salt department is the most among them. Even after Emperor Dechang came to power, he was not exempt from customs.

I didn't expect the emperor to be so angry this time. Looking at it like this, I'm afraid he intends to kill everyone involved.

Many of the officials who were kneeling upwards looked ashamed, secretly regretting that they should not have been greedy for small profits at the beginning, but now it is not so easy to separate the relationship.

"Who is willing to invite you to Jiangnan to find out the ins and outs of this matter for me?"

Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, and they didn't dare to stand up. Those who are related to this matter are not easy to participate in, and those who are not related don't want to go into this muddy water.

Even if things are done well, you can be promoted, but the premise is that you have to come back alive from Jiangnan.

It is not uncommon for the officials of the entire Jiangnan Province to work together. Once the interests of the majority of people are involved, they will do anything.

Of course, there were honest and upright officials who wanted to ask for orders, but they gave up the idea after a little thought. They really wanted to share the emperor's worries, but they had to know their own weight, otherwise they would cause trouble if they didn't get things done.

That Jiangnan, that Yunjin City, is it such an easy place to check?

"What? Scared?" the emperor mocked.

"Wei Chen dare not!"

"What are you afraid of? You are faster than anyone else when it comes to merit and deed rewards. If you ask you to do something, you will push each other. You are also worthy to stand on this temple?"

This is a bit heavy to say, but the officials knew that the emperor was in a bad mood, so they didn't dare to say anything, they just complained silently in their hearts.

"Teng Yu..." The emperor suddenly aimed his finger at Teng Yu who had been silent all this time.

"My son is here."

"The disaster relief work in Huizhou was done well last time. You are the prince and work in the Ministry of Household Affairs. I will leave this matter to you. Be sure to investigate this matter thoroughly, and don't let any moths go!"

"..." Teng Yu didn't expect that this matter would come to him. With the emperor's attitude towards him recently, there is absolutely no reason to entrust such a big matter to him.

It's not that he doubts that the emperor will take this opportunity to kill him, but he can't help but think the worst, what is the purpose of the emperor's move?

Do you want him to lose face if he fails to do something, and ruin the reputation he has built?Or do you want to borrow the hand of Fushen, an official in the south of the Yangtze River, to show him some color?

No matter what it is, Teng Yu's job this time will not go too smoothly.

"My son complies with the order, but my son begged Huo..."

"I will send you five hundred guards. These people will be dispatched by you to protect your safety. If there are difficulties in the local area, I will allow you to second the local soldiers temporarily. Do you have any other requirements?"

Teng Yu's words were interrupted by the emperor, so he naturally knew his purpose in his heart, how could it be so easy to separate himself from Yin Xu?

"I want to report to my father, I don't need five hundred soldiers, I just ask my father to let Huo Tian follow my son!"

"Ridiculous! How can Huo Tiannai, the commander in front of the palace, come out of Beijing with you casually? Do you still have this country in your eyes?" The emperor jumped up and shouted angrily: "I gave you such a good opportunity, not to let If you are going to visit the mountains and rivers, if you are stubborn, I can still take away your prince's status."

The civil and military officials gasped. They didn't expect that even the third prince would be scolded like a dog this time. If he had his status as a prince chopped off, wouldn't he become a commoner?The emperor is really mad.

"My son is also doing business, Father, please appease your anger." Teng Yu said without changing his expression.

"For business? Well, one is for your business. Tell me, how can Huo Tian compare with five hundred guards? No matter how strong he is, can he beat five hundred guards?"

"Father, a person's ability is not judged by force alone. Huo Tian is virtuous, courageous and resourceful. A single person is better than thousands of troops!"

"Hiss..." The officials continued to stare. How dare the third prince say that no matter how good Huo Tian is, he is only a 14-year-old boy, and he is better than thousands of troops?Is that a fairy?

The emperor sneered, "You really dare to say, come and call Huo Tian, ​​I want to see how he alone can defeat thousands of troops!"

"If yes, can the emperor let him go to the south of the Yangtze River with his son?" Teng Yu immediately answered, making it clear that he wanted the emperor to make a promise.

"Hmph, okay, I'm sure, but if he doesn't have that ability, not only will I not let him go, but I will also take away his title of commander in front of the palace!"

"Let the emperor decide!" Teng Yu said confidently, but he thought in his heart: It would be good to take the title, just to bring him home, who cares that Lao Shizi's command can't succeed.