Red House Shoufu

Chapter 77
Fuquan asked the servant girl to take Jia Lian and Baoyu to the study, and he went back to the entrance of the main hall to continue guarding.

At this moment, Wei Qinghe was discussing today's purpose with Lin Shu: "I am here because I have something to ask of you."

The old man was blunt: "You know about Yangzhou's inspection of Yan Yushi's mansion, right?"

"If what the old man said was about the riots in Yanhu last year, the lower officials would know about it." Lin Shu was a little puzzled. He recalled the information he got from the mansion newspaper recently. information.

Wei Qinghe said solemnly: "This incident was triggered by the riots in Yanhu in the south of the Yangtze River."

If it is related to Yanhu, it means that Yang Xueli has come out again!Lin Shu asked, "Please speak frankly, elder Ge."

"Yesterday, Zhao Anping, the governor of the south of the Yangtze River, rushed eight hundred miles. The Japanese pirates blocked the sea route. The major salt fields in the south of the Yangtze River were almost paralyzed because of Yang Xueli. The salt in Qiongzhou can only be transported northward by land, which not only consumes a lot of money, but also takes too long. .Now there is a shortage of salt in the south of the Yangtze River, and the price of salt has skyrocketed. If it goes on like this, something big will happen!"

Wei Qinghe's words made Lin Shu a little puzzled, the south of the Yangtze River was short of salt, so it was enough to call him from other places, why did he look for him?

"Mr. Ge, why don't you let the nearby state capital transport the salt there? Why did you come to find the next official?"

I only heard Wei Qinghe say: "The old man has arranged for Sichuan salt to go out of Sichuan yesterday. I came here today to ask you to persuade Your Majesty to temporarily stop opening new salt farms in Fujian, Nanzhili and Shandong!"

Lin Shu was stunned for a moment: "The establishment of the salt farm was originally decided by the imperial court at the end of last year. Why does Mr. Ge want to stop now? Besides, the officials are so light-hearted. Even thousands of words are not as effective as Mr. Ge's words." .”

Wei Qinghe said with a wry smile: "The old man persuaded His Majesty yesterday, but the salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River were so bold that they colluded with pirates and hindered the opening of the salt farm. His Majesty was furious, and the old man had no way to persuade His Majesty to postpone the opening of the salt farm."

Then he said: "Old man knows why you have to suspend your doubts. It's not that I'm afraid of those salt merchants, but that the people behind them have already started to make moves. One Qiongzhou salt has already caused several state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River to shake. There are Haizhou Salt, Quanzhou Salt, and Songjiang Salt. I am afraid that I will drive those people into a hurry and cause turmoil in the government and the public. After all, the one from Longshou Palace is still there!"

So it turned out that Lin Shu probably understood what the old man meant.The chief minister of the cabinet is neither the emperor's party nor the imperial party, he was chosen by a compromise between the two parties.

The first assistant seeks stability, but the emperor is impatient.The sea salt in Qiongzhou greatly weakened the financial resources of King Zhongxin and the Zhen family, and the major salt merchants in the south of the Yangtze River were dealt with by Geng Xiangnan again.

Now the emperor is planning to open new salt farms in Fujian, Nanzhili, and Shandong, hoping that those who belong to his direct line will completely abolish the source of income of Jiangnan salt merchants and Jinyan.

Behind one stand the Zhen family and King Zhongxin, and behind the other are the Eight Great Masters of Shanxi Merchants and Prince Yizhong.These two people were launched by the Supreme Emperor to fight against the emperor. With the support of the Supreme Emperor, their power has considerable influence in the ruling and opposition parties.

If they attack the emperor at the same time, there will definitely be an uproar.No wonder Wei Qinghe, a good old man who was smiling all day long, was in a hurry.

To be disrespectful, the influence of the Supreme Emperor is too great. As long as he does not die, the emperor cannot completely cut off the forces that hinder his reform and new policy.

Unless the emperor can control all the soldiers and horses in the capital, stage a Xuanwu Gate, and completely cut off all connections between the Dragon Head Palace and the outside world, otherwise, just the word "filial piety" will make the emperor fearful when doing things .

"The old man knows that everyone in the government and the public say that the old man is a mud Bodhisattva, who loves the mud every day. But how many years has Da Chu been stable? What these hundreds of millions of people need is stability. Your majesty is too anxious, and the food needs to be eaten one bite at a time. You have to go step by step. The Dragon Head Palace is already setting, Your Majesty can really wait..."

Wei Qinghe almost said that the Supreme Emperor was about to die, and told the emperor not to worry.Lin Shu was in a cold sweat when he heard it, fortunately there was no spy of the Supreme Emperor at home, otherwise if the word spread today, even the emperor would not necessarily want to keep him.

"Master Ge, be careful with your words!"

"This old man's broken body, if it can change His Majesty's mind, it's worth it. Zhuangyuan Gong, Lin Liuyuan, you proposed the method of drying salt, and you are familiar with the situation in Jiangnan. This old man will not force you to write a letter to persuade you , you only need to tell His Majesty about these pros and cons when His Majesty asks you."

After Wei Qinghe finished speaking, Shushu Lin heaved a sigh of relief.Fortunately, he didn't let himself speak out, he was not a direct minister like Qian Qianli, and he didn't have the guts to speak out.He can still do it if he makes insinuating persuasion.

And if you can get the favor of the chief minister of the cabinet, you may be able to use it at any time.Thinking of this, Lin Shu got up and bowed: "Don't worry, Mr. Ge, this matter is related to the stability of the government and the public, and the lower official is naturally duty-bound. If His Majesty asks the lower official, he will definitely tell the pros and cons of this."

Hearing Lin Shu's response, Wei Qinghe nodded in relief. He got up and patted Lin Shu's shoulder: "As expected of Lin Ruhai's successor, he has the strength of his past!"

He bid farewell to Lin Shu and said, "The cabinet still has something to do today, so I won't stay any longer. It is estimated that His Majesty will summon you in two days, and then I will entrust you to you."

Lin Shu quickly stated: "Elder Ge, don't worry, it's almost noon, why don't you stay and have a glass of wine before leaving?"

Wei Qinghe shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate for this old man to appear in front of others, let's forget about it today."

After finishing speaking, he took out a jade tablet from his sleeve and stuffed it into Lin Shu's hand: "This is a small thing that I carved when I was young. You can play with it and treat it as a gift from the old man. Let's go, go and do your work." matter!"

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Quietly sent Wei Qinghe away through the back door, Lin Shu put the jade tablet in front of his eyes for a closer look.I saw that the jade was of ordinary quality, and the cyan jade tablet had an orchid on one side and several Qin seal characters on the other: a gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds.

This is a sentence from "The Analects of Confucius Liren", which means that the cultivation of a gentleman should try his best to make himself cautious in his words and quick in his actions.

Wei Qinghe has been an official for decades, from a scholar of the Imperial Academy to a high position in the Ministry of Rites, he has always said less and done more.

Even if he had to be placed in the position of chief assistant because of the second sage's visit, he still maintains the principle of a gentleman who wants to be slow in words but quick in action.

This is a veiled way of persuading Lin Shu that being too high-profile can easily make him stand out.It seems that the policy of reform in the imperial examination still touched the taboo of some people.

Lin Shu smiled and put the jade tablet into the box.The old man's reminder is not wrong, but the path I want to take is different, and what I have to do is not to be able to escape the attacks of those people by being quick in words and quick in action.Whether in public or private, he will not compromise with those moths.

"Fuquan, go and invite Second Brother Lian... Forget it, I'd better go to the study. Go and see how many guests have come from the front yard."

Lin Shu relieved these troubles for the time being, and ordered Fuquan to go to the front yard, while he went to the study.A lot of guests came today, and many of these people can develop into like-minded people with me, so don't neglect them.

After all, a person's power is limited. Since there is a loyal royal party and a Jin party, why can't he, as one of the imperial parties, develop his own small group under the emperor's wings?
　Finally updated a chapter, so sleepy, I fell asleep.

　　In the first two chapters, the plots of pretending to face the face were complained for a long time. I really couldn’t find any poems that could be used. The poems of Tang and Song Dynasties are too awesome. There are good poems after the Ming Dynasty, but they are not suitable for the protagonist’s situation at that time.

　　If anyone has a suitable poem, please leave a message in the comment area, and I will re-edit those two chapters.thanks!
　　
　
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