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Chapter 177 Diverting trouble to the east (please subscribe)

At the invitation of Mr. Zheng, Lin Ruhai brought Lin Daiyu to Rong Mansion.

He first went to Rongqing Hall to say hello, and after leaving Lin Daiyu there, he came to the big study room under the guidance of the servants.

Jia Huan stood at the door to greet him, and hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Uncle is here!"

"You're welcome, where is your master?"

Lin Ruhai had a gentle smile on her face, waved her hands and said, "Is there something urgent?"

"The master is in the study, and there is indeed something urgent to inform you!"

Jia Huan didn't show off, and while leading the way, he said slowly: "The master is in a very bad mood, very depressed!"

"Oh, it looks like it's not good news!"

Lin Ruhai knew it in his heart. After entering the door, he exchanged a few words and got straight to the point: "Cunzhou, what's going on?"

Mr. Zheng Er was a little embarrassed and subconsciously looked at Jia Huan.

Jia Huan was not polite, and directly recounted what Xiang meant, and finally said in a deep voice: "What Xiang did was very unethical, and the master felt very bad about it!"

Lin Ruhai waved his hand and said with a smile: "There's no need for this. With my current physical condition, I really can't bear the important responsibility of Yangzhou's salt inspector!"

He is very satisfied with his current peaceful life and has no ambition to continue his struggle.

Besides, as a core important minister in the Supreme Emperor's circle, he is not suitable to hold important positions until the Supreme Emperor dies, and cannot withstand the torment.

He still has a daughter to raise, and he also wants to see her get married, and even wants to see his grandson born. How could he really sell his life to the current emperor?

"My child has long said that Uncle Lin would never agree to such a thing!"

Jia Huan clapped his hands and said with a chuckle: "I'm living a good life, and my rank and status are as good as they are now. There's no need to risk my life to fight for a better future!"

"There are so many powerful officials in the court, so what's the point of always staring at Uncle Lin?"

Lin Ruhai smiled and nodded without saying a word, but Mr. Zheng Er's brows did not loosen.

"Now that I've spoken, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to refuse!"

"Unless there is a suitable replacement, things will not end so easily!"

Lin Ruhai was silent, he knew many capable officials. It's a pity that he is either an upstart civil servant or a senior leader of a certain faction. Even if he is willing to go to Yangzhou to wade into the muddy waters, he probably will not agree easily today.

The south is already the headquarters of the civil service group. What if the Yangzhou Salt Administration, which is the source of the Ministry of Household's financial resources, is also given away?
  What happened before is a warning, and Emperor Daqian will definitely not repeat the same mistakes easily!

The officials of the Xungui faction are too selfish, and they are the key targets today. It is unreliable to take over the position of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor.

It is estimated that now we need to be careful of the intervention of cabinet bosses to further strengthen the cabinet's momentum and power.

In short, it seems that it is just a position of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor, but the implication is unimaginable.

Mainly, today's requirements for Yangzhou's Salt Patrol Censor are not low. They must at least get enough salt tax for the court. This thing is no joke.

Lin Ruhai stayed in Yangzhou for five years and was assassinated as many times as he could count on both hands!

Yangzhou salt merchants are not easy to deal with. If they are too rich, they will be very courageous. If they are not successful, they will be broken into pieces. It is not an exaggeration at all.

Careful investigation of the previous salt patrol censors reveals that very few of them escaped unscathed.

Lin Ruhai is the only person who has been reelected for five terms and still survives to go to Beijing in the end.

Among them, in addition to the enjoyment of being in prison, there were also unlucky ones who were liquidated by the emperor and the court. There were also many examples of people who died suddenly in office, or even were assassinated, and there were not a few.

The latter two types of guys who died in mysterious circumstances are almost all related to salt merchants.

But the imperial court cannot make a big move. If it affects the normal operation of the salt administration, it will be called a major accident.

In addition, the big boss behind the salt merchant is amazingly powerful and is really not that easy to deal with.

Anyway, Lin Ruhai understands this very well!

Before, his body began to weaken a little bit for no reason, and he could not recover no matter what method he tried, and it was even difficult to relieve it.

Is this a method that a salt merchant with a family history of at least a hundred years can do, or possess?

He even suspected that the deaths of his wife and only son were all related to those salt merchants!

If it were other business forces, Lin Ruhai would be able to catch them all at the risk of damaging his reputation. It is not too difficult to do so.

But when dealing with powerful salt merchants, one cannot easily take action without conclusive evidence.

Jia Huan chuckled and said: 'Master, we really have such a candidate here! ! ’

"Oh, tell me, who is it?"

Mr. Zheng Er was stunned and asked curiously: "Why can't I come out?"

Lin Ruhai was also interested. The position of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor was quite dangerous.

"Jia Shifei!"

Jia Huan said with a smile: "This person is very motivated, let's just give him a try!"

Mr. Zheng Er was stunned for a moment, then nodded in approval.

Even Lin Ruhai showed no objection. The main reason is that Jia Yucun has been too active in the past six months.

Perhaps it was because Jia Huan secretly provided information when he was cooperating with Mr. Zheng to collect money owed to the treasury, which made him prosperous in the Metropolitan Procuratorate and his ambitions grew accordingly.

In the past six months or so, a number of officials have been impeached!
  Among them, there were several high-ranking officials who were impeached and removed from office by him. They were very proud of themselves for a while, and even had a group of young censors gathered around them.

There is no lower limit to this guy's unscrupulousness in doing things. Whenever there is an opportunity, he will take action immediately. Now he has become a first-class warrior in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Such a good knife naturally aroused the interest of many big guys and wanted to get it in their pockets.

But the problem is that Jia Yucun has something in the hands of Mr. Zheng, so he doesn't dare to jump out of the nest easily.

Since there was no threat to him anyway, Master Zheng didn't pay much attention to Jia Yucun.

Jia Huan has always been paying attention. He knows that if he continues, something will happen.

The attention and wooing of many big men in the court means more and better promotion opportunities, which these second-in-command officials have no way to give. Even if combined with the power of Ning Rong's second house, it is difficult to push him to the third level or above.

It's okay if it doesn't last long, but no one can guarantee whether Jia Yucun will have undue thoughts of revenge against Mr. Zheng if he loses control of his ambition over time.

Once this guy strikes back, Jia Huan doesn't think Mr. Zheng can withstand it!
  As for Jia Yucun himself, as long as the bosses who win over him can guarantee that nothing will happen to him, he may really take the risk.

Don’t forget, the Jia Yucun in the original novel The Red Mansion is seeking refuge with the current emperor!

This guy was finally able to reach the position of Minister of the Ministry of War of the Great Sima. How could it be possible without today's escort.

As for whether the final result was that he was abandoned by the emperor, Jia Huan didn't know.

After all, the sequel to Red Mansions is not the original author, and many plots are simply not up to par.

Jia Huan pointed out the current scenery of Jia Yucun, as well as his possible ambitions and dissatisfaction, and finally said: "It is better not to put such a guy in the capital. The position of Salt Patrol Censor is just right!"

Mr. Zheng Er was greatly shocked and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Ahem, he has not experienced the real vicious fighting in the court, nor has he seen the bottomless side of the courtiers, otherwise he would have to be shattered.

But just listening to Jia Huan's casual words gave me a chilling feeling.

Thinking about it carefully, he did not understand Jia Yucun a little bit, mainly because he had doubts in his heart.

Lin Ruhai was not that moved. He was well-informed and experienced.

He had already been prepared for Jia Yucun, but he didn't know what Mr. Zheng was thinking, so he didn't have the nerve to advise or remind him.

If Jia Huan hadn't told him about Xue Pan's case after coming to the capital, he would never have seen that the handsome Jia Yucun was actually a guy with bad conduct.

"Jia Shifei is also in the capital. It is impossible that he does not know the risks of the position of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor!"

He spoke slowly: "Is it not easy to get him to agree to go to Yangzhou?"

Mr. Zheng Er nodded repeatedly, and he had the same idea in his mind.

"Can wealth and wealth be sought in danger?"

Jia Huan said calmly: "As long as she is told clearly that he will stick to the position of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor for one year and complete the minimum task assigned to him today, we will recommend him to become the chief envoy of a province!"

This……

Not to mention Mr. Zheng, even Lin Ruhai looked shocked. This bargaining chip was too heavy.

"So what if he becomes the chief envoy of those border provinces?"

Jia Huan said disapprovingly: "Besides, if this guy successfully changes his family, won't he be promoted quickly?"

Then, he said something that made the second master Zheng change his face in horror: "If I were the king of Zhongshun County, I would definitely try my best to recruit Jia Shifei under my command and push him to a court position above the third rank!"

"When the time comes, let Jia Shifei specifically target Ning Rong's Second Mansion. Even if he can't shake the foundation of Ning Rong's Second Mansion in a short time, he can still disgust us for a long time!"

"Needless to say, Jia Shifei is here!"

Mr. Zheng Er slapped the table and said coldly: "Brother Huan, go and tell him!"

Jia Huan accepted the order. It was best for him to take part in this matter.

There are some words that Mr. Zheng Er and Lin Ruhai may not be able to say. Jia Huan can naturally speak without any scruples due to his young age.

As for today, as long as Lin Ruhai and Rongfu can guarantee that the launched Jiayu Village can bring salt tax revenue to a certain level, then it doesn't matter who passes.

This was indeed the case. Jia Huan went to Jia Yucun to have a good talk that day.

He didn't just talk to this guy in vain, he went straight to the practical and exciting information, focusing on what Jia Yucun was most interested in. It was easy for this guy to listen carefully.

"Yangzhou salt merchants are not easy to deal with. If you are not careful, you may die!"

This guy also expressed his worries: "I don't want to end up dying in a foreign country!"

"I've only been a cool official for a year. Why don't you even have this courage?"

Jia Huan sneered and asked, "As the saying goes, wealth can be obtained through risk. You want to get high-ranking officials without taking any risks. Is it possible?"

"Do you want to say a word so that I can go back and do my work?"

"Done!"

　I’ll fix the typos later.
  　　
  　
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