Red Mansion Soldiers

Chapter 103 Shio Shoji and the main family

"Huh!"

Lin Ruhai was shocked by what Jia Hui wrote in the letter.

King Zhongxin's move can be said to be against the sky, but it is going to be bad luck!

Shaking his head, he sighed at King Zhongxin's lack of heart, but when he realized it, his eyes lit up and he looked at Lin Chong with piercing eyes.

"General, the governor will let you this time, but do you want to?"

"My lord, it's exactly what you think! The governor has an order to let the lower officials assist you to deal with the salt merchants as soon as possible. When necessary, let the lower officials act as imperial envoys. Kill first and then play! The general should also write in the letter Understand this."

Hearing what Lin Chong said, Lin Ruhai was so excited that he flipped through several pages of letter paper, and finally found this sentence on the last page of the letter.

"Salt merchants who break the law and discipline, and stubbornly resist can be killed!"

The following is the certification of the three seals of "the seal of the governor of the left army", "the seal of the great general Sima" and "the official seal of Dunhuang County".

"Hahaha, finally, it's finally over! General, when are we going to act?"

Lin Ruhai looked up to the sky and smiled, as if he wanted to vent all the unwillingness and depression in his heart.

"Report to Master Lin, it's now!"

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Under the horrified eyes of the city defenders, more than a thousand elite soldiers rushed into the bustling Yangzhou city as if they were in no man's land.

Even a carriage with the flag of "Patrolling Yan Yushilin" in the team was a bit abrupt, but it also let the soldiers guarding the city know who had the guts to send troops into the city.Before that, they were only told by the superior that a cavalry force of about a thousand would enter the city directly, so there was no need to panic or obstruct them, otherwise death would be in vain.

Just keep the city gate order.

The officers knew a little more than the soldiers. The people Lin Chong sent to inform Lin Ruhai to leave the city had already been to the garrison yamen before going to Lin's mansion.

Although Jia Hun only showed arrogance and domineering during his stay in Yangzhou, and he didn't have the demeanor of a famous general in all battles, it didn't matter. His authority as the commander of the left army alone overwhelmed the Yangzhou military officers.What's more, Jia Hun is still in the name of an imperial envoy, and if he really wants to kill himself, he doesn't even need to report to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies...

Do you report yourself?

What else can he do, just say what he says!

In the city, Lin Chong's department did not act collectively, but dispersed, using the general banner as a unit to rush towards the target that had been dispatched long ago.

Fortunately, Yangzhou is rich, and the roads are well repaired and spacious enough.The speed of the horse was not fast, and the people avoided it in time.

If not, it would be troublesome to kill one or two more.

It's official business for an imperial envoy to kill an official, but it would be a big trouble if the accident caused the death of the people.

Lin Ruhai did not separate from Lin Chong, but went to the home of President Bai of the Yangzhou Salt Chamber of Commerce together.

Not for anything else, just to see what expression he had when he was caught.

"Open the door, open the door! The Commander's Mansion of the Five Armies is on official business!"

What etiquette?There is no need to talk about this with the criminals. The hundred households that Lin Chong personally brought didn't even wait for the concierge of the Bai family to react, so he brought down the two black-painted gates, leading people to rush like a weasel into a chicken coop. After entering, the Bai family members who were cited were arrested by a group of soldiers in cotton armor before they could figure out the situation, and gathered in the front yard.

"Let go, let me go! Do you know who I am!"

"Daddy, daddy, save me, daddy!"

"Ahhh! Mother!"

Coincidentally, today is the birthday of a junior in the Bai family. This person is quite liked by President Bai. It is rare to have a reason to relax the mind that has been tense for more than two months, so President Bai approved 20 taels of silver for use. Come celebrate this junior's birthday.

As a result, none of the main members of the Bai family ran away, and they were all caught by Lin Chong's subordinates.

As for the junior himself, he was chopped up with a knife while trying to stop Lin Chong from arresting him while he was too drunk to carry the flagon.

At the age of 17, one day is not more, one day is not less.

President Bai was also caught, and none of the secret rooms and passages he had prepared in advance came in handy, so he spent a lot of money rushing to repair the secret room where he hid a lot of scattered silver and a large amount of banknotes!
"Master, please forgive me! Please forgive me, please! Is there any misunderstanding? The young one is a well-known kind-hearted family in Yangzhou!" At this time, President Bai completely lost his previous shrewd appearance, and just continued to look forward to Hundreds of households with their hands behind their backs begged for mercy.

"Oh, isn't this Brother Bai?" From a distance, a familiar voice came into President Bai's ears.

Chairman Bai quickly looked over.

As if possessed by something, President Bai broke free from the restraints of the two behind him and rushed towards Lin Ruhai.

But the two people behind him were not vegetarians either, they were elites who had participated in the Northern Expedition.When they didn't notice for a while, someone broke free, and the two of them rushed forward and threw President Bai to the ground, holding his head and pulling out the dagger to pick President Bai's tendons and tendons.

Seeing this, Lin Ruhai stopped them.

"Brother Lin, Lord Lin, Duke Lin, Gong Shigong! The little one knows it's wrong, the one knows it's wrong! The little one deserves death, but the old wife and children and grandchildren at home don't know anything about it! The little one I beg the Censor, please let them live!"

Chairman Bai knew that it was useless to say anything now, and his own force was not enough to cut down by Commander Lin Chong Lin who was standing silently beside Lin Ruhai.

Let's beg for mercy, what if Lin Ruhai's heart softens?
"Oh? So they don't know?" Lin Ruhai seemed to know, looking at President Bai who was pinned to the ground with surprise.

"Yes, yes, they don't know. It's all done by a small person behind their backs, and they don't do their business. Really, Yu Shigong, you have to trust the small ones!" Hearing Lin Ruhai's surprised With the tone of voice, a glimmer of hope sprouted in President Bai's heart.

"Maybe it's a misunderstanding, but I have a question, and I want President Bai to help me answer it. Don't worry, as long as President Bai answers to my satisfaction..."

"Just ask the censor, the little one will know everything, and talk endlessly!" Chairman Bai was a little uneasy, but the straw was in front of him, he would not be reconciled if he didn't reach out and grab it!

Under Lin Chong's signal, the two soldiers on President Bai's body dragged him up and pushed him to his knees on the ground.

"President Bai, you said that your wife and children didn't know, so they are innocent?"

"...Yes, after all, it's not as bad as your wife and children, right?" Chairman Bai replied cautiously.

"Oh, it's not as bad as his wife and children, so that's how it is, so that's how it is!" Lin Ruhai nodded her head exaggeratedly as if she had suddenly realized.

"That's right, that's right, it's not as bad as your wife and children, it's not as bad as your wife and children..." Chairman Bai echoed Lin Ruhai.

"Since this is the truth, then my wife and children also don't know about it!"

Lin Ruhai squatted two and a half steps forward in front of Chairman Bai, and said to him quietly.

Geek!

President Bai's heart suddenly rose, and he was about to explain a few words, but Lin Ruhai didn't give him a chance.

"What's wrong with my family's smallness? You actually bribed my family to give birth to poison!"

After finishing speaking, Lin Ruhai didn't give him a chance to refute, and walked outside after talking to Lin Chong.

"It's not like this, it's not like this, Yu Shigong! You listen to the little explanation! Come back! Yu Shigong! Lin Gong! Lin Hai, Lin Hai! Come back! Lin Hai, I curse you!!"

President Bai saw Lin Ruhai leaving without looking back, completely desperate, and was about to scold him, but the two soldiers who had been paying attention to him took some cloth and stuffed it into his mouth...
After all, there are only a small number of salt merchants who dare to collude with the army for a long time, only eight or nine.Most of the salt merchants are still very cautious, they just colluded symbolically once or twice to make themselves seem more gregarious, and never touch it again.

After dissipating half of the family's wealth and avoiding disaster, these grass-roots salt merchants finally managed to save the whole family's life.

The elders and folks in Yangzhou had a great time watching the excitement today. The arrogant and extravagant salt merchants on weekdays were imprisoned in prison cars like livestock. A dozen people per car were surrounded by the general banners of Lin Chong's department around the city. go in circles.Whoever dares to lower his head to go up will be given a long memory with a whip.

However, the female family members of the salt merchants were not taken to parade in the streets, but were transported to a separate courtyard by a prison car, and they were given five days to be handed over to their natal families to raise money to redeem them.

After five days, if I want to see them again, I have to go to Jiaofangsi.

Even if it is for their own reputation, their mother's family will go all out to redeem their daughter.These people are not bad, but those who are unlucky to meet their in-laws and mother's family are the worst.It is impossible to redeem myself with private money, because my private house has also been confiscated, and even the jewelry I wear every day is included in the proceeds of the confiscation.

The way forward is already clear, to have fun with those dog officials who ruined your own home and life in the Jiaofang Division, or to be the most despicable actor ever, to marry a man who is also an actor, or to be raped by some dog man From the beginning to the end, and finally to die alone in an unknown corner...

Some female family members with strong personalities wanted to commit suicide, but how could the experienced embroidered clothes who accompanied the team guide them be easy to deal with?Each of them was tied up with a special technique long ago, with something stuffed in their mouths, unable to move, and could only fall to the ground and cry in a muffled voice.

It's not that they didn't want to run away, but it's a pity that they have long been stared at by those who want to commit crimes and meritorious deeds. As soon as they ran out, they were blocked by several families in the street, and they were hacked to death by Lin Chong's subordinates who came here. A few, the rest were honestly taken away...

In the eyes of the elders in Yangzhou, the Salt Chamber of Commerce was completely destroyed by the army.

Maybe there will be some fish who slipped through the net and are not in Yangzhou. After being screened, they will issue a sea arrest document. Countless knight-errants and swordsmen who live on the government's bounty will chase them to the sky and to the ground.

It won't be a big deal if you hide there, their family's property will be divided up, and without money, it will be impossible to go to Los Angeles to get a relationship.

The Yangzhou salt merchant incident will come to an end first, they will be escorted to Luoyang, and the next time they will be seen will probably be at the execution ground in autumn.

The new salt law has not yet been formulated, but it will soon be promulgated to the world at the latest in the twelfth lunar month of this year.

Lin Ruhai made a great contribution this time, although Jia Hun's help was also part of his contribution, but the Lin family was almost ruined because of this job.

He deserves the credit.

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Today, the whole patrolling salt censor's yamen swept away the solemnity of the past, and the first-class errand was solved. The officials, big and small, who have contributed a lot to everyone, are happily arranging the banquet in the front yard with their own hands.

Today, Yu Shigong is in a good mood, and he paid his own money to invite a top Huaiyang cuisine chef to cook in the yamen, and he even allowed to bring his family over!How long would it be if we didn't have a good relationship with Yu Shigong at this time?

In the main hall in the backyard, Lin Chong, as Jia Hui's confidant, was naturally regarded by Lin Ruhai as one of his own, and invited him to sit in the backyard.

"Oh my god, brother Chong's ancestral home is also Gusu?" Lin Ruhai looked at Lin Chong with surprise.

"Hehe, I remember what my grandfather said when I was a child. He said that my great-grandfather joined the army in Gusu. Afterwards, he fought all his life and didn't make a name for himself. He simply naturalized in the Beijing camp..."

"Haha, Gusu joins the army and is still surnamed Lin, so maybe we are really in the same family! You don't want to call me an official, you can call me or me, whatever you want. You and I are about the same age, so call me Brother Hai Come on! Brother Chong, do you still remember the name of your great-grandfather?”

"This... that officer..."

"Ok?"

"Of course my younger brother remembers! The great-grandfather's name is the key..."

"The key? But the key of the key?"

"Exactly!"

"Haha, that's it, that's it! My great-grandfather's name is Zheng, and they are all of the golden generation. Come on, brother, follow me to see my mother, my mother must know something!"

Before Lin Chong could reply, the enthusiastic Lin Ruhai grabbed his wrist and walked towards the courtyard of the old lady of the Lin family.

Although Lin Ruhai's lineage had little contact with his family in Gusu, Lin Ruhai was still excited to have a promising and close relative.

Lin Chong didn't know what to say about the sudden appearance of a relative, but everyone is here, what if it is really a family?
"Key? Lin Yao, I remember now. In the early years, I heard from my father-in-law that after your great-grandfather surrendered to Qi, some members of the Lin family indeed left with Da Qi's army.

However, you and your great-grandpa are not in the same army. Brother Hai, your great-grandfather went to the south with the old Ningguo, and brother Chong’s great-grandfather and your third great-grandpa went to Shanxi with that dog thief from Shijia. With the entire army wiped out, there will be no more news of Chong Geer, your great-grandfather..."

"Exactly, exactly! My grandfather also told me that my great-uncle crawled out of the pile of dead people in Baibi and followed others to hide in Luoyang!

By the way, my grandfather's name is at the bottom of the characters, and my father is next to the characters of fire! "

"Yes, yes, my family too!"

Lin Chong and Lin Ruhai stood up excitedly, they were right, they were right!
"Hahaha, I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it, not only did you defeat the salt merchant today, but you are also a real family member with brother Chong! You and my brother will have a good drink today, and we will not return if we don't get drunk !"

"Right on my mind!"

　Sorry, I've been waiting for a long time, today's second update.

　　In the afternoon, I instilled eye drops and closed my eyes to rest. I accidentally fell asleep, and it was past four o'clock when I woke up...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)