From the Red Mansion, you can travel through the world of martial arts

Chapter 134 Princess Shang

More than ten days later, the Jinyiwei official ship docked and Jia Wei arrived in the capital.

They encountered some minor troubles on the way, but they were all solved smoothly. With Jia Wei in charge, no villain dared to have any bad intentions.

The group left the boat and went ashore, where sedan chairs and luggage vehicles sent by Rongguo Mansion had been waiting for them for a long time.

Jia Wei also sent Daiyu to Rong Mansion on the way, and let Ding Baiying and others enter the First-Class Earl's Mansion. He himself passed through the door of his home without entering, and rode his horse straight to the imperial city.

Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Emperor Xuanwu sat on a couch, looking pale and sick.

Dai Quanhou stood by, and the old eunuch looked much more haggard. It seemed that after the emperor's accident, everyone in the palace was in a panic...

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"

"Mr. Jia is finally back, get up quickly."

Seeing that there were several memorials beside him, Jia Wei couldn't help but wonder whether Xuanwu was not only capable but also very dedicated to his work.

"Jia Qing escorted the imperial envoy to the south to rectify the salt business. He did a good job. I am very pleased with him."

Xuanwu's voice was a little weak, and it was somewhat similar to when Jia Wei first met Lin Ruhai...

You're not really going to send it, are you?
But the fact that the emperor was able to hold out until he returned to the capital was already a great achievement, so he couldn't ask too much of him...

Even if the emperor has passed away now, Jia Wei, who is in the imperial city, can react quickly and seize the initiative.

"Thanks to your majesty, everything is going well," Jia Wei said casually, "It is my duty to share your majesty's worries. I hope your majesty takes care of himself."

Xuanwu nodded, and then asked: "How is the progress of the salt administration?"

Jia Wei helped him get a sum of money, which solved his urgent problem. But if the salt business was well managed, he could collect an extra two to three million taels of silver every year.

But Jia Wei was thinking, you are going to die, how can you still care about money? Are you saving money for Prince Zhongshun?

"The rectification of the salt administration was handled by the Imperial Commissioner. The Imperial Commissioner worked hard to reform the system and achieved initial results. The people of Huaibei and Huaibei all benefited from it. I praise your majesty for his wisdom."

As he spoke, Jia Wei took out two pieces of paper from his sleeve and handed them to Dai Quan who was standing beside him.

"The Imperial Envoy Zhao and the Lianghuai Salt Transport Commissioner Lin have asked me to submit a memorial on the rectification of the salt administration and the new system, no matter how big or small, for your Majesty to review."

Xuanwu took the memorial and put it aside without looking at it immediately.

"I heard that Jia Qing cured Censor Lin's illness? What a blessing."

"Your Majesty, Censor Lin is not ill, but has been poisoned..."

Xuanwu was stunned for a moment, then he said sternly: "What a bunch of traitors!"

Jia Wei raised his eyes. It seemed that the one who was scolding was not just the one who poisoned Lin Ruhai...

After a long secret conversation, Dai Quan personally escorted Jia Wei out of the Yangxin Palace.

"Now that Master Bo is back, we can rest assured. We can dig deeper into some things and investigate some people... With Master Bo in charge of the city, even if there is some trouble, we believe that Master Bo will be able to calm it down quickly."

Jia Wei's eyes narrowed. Dai Quan's words contained a lot of information...

"I just returned to Beijing, and there are many things I don't know yet. Please give me some guidance, Minister."

Dai Quan sighed, "That day, His Majesty read the memorial submitted by Lord Bo, and was very pleased. He ordered people to prepare a treasure ship to tour the Western Garden, but during the tour, the treasure ship unexpectedly broke..."

Jia Wei thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "What the Internal Minister means is that the damage to the treasure ship was not an accident, but a man-made one?" He was asking what the emperor thought. If the emperor put the overall situation first and wanted to stabilize the situation, then the Jinyiwei would classify the case as an accident and kill a few officials who were in charge of the emperor's travels and supervising the construction of the treasure ship.

However, if the emperor determined that someone was trying to murder him, or even wanted to take this opportunity to clean up the remaining eunuch party forces and weaken Prince Zhongshun's faction, then the Jinyiwei would be classified as a case of treason.

While investigating the truth, he took the opportunity to fabricate false evidence, framed people, and implicated them...

Of course, Jia Wei is not mentally ill. The latter is of no benefit to him at all. It is completely isolating himself from the world and the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

If the Jinyiwei really dared to do this, he would become the next Wei Ao in public opinion.

He will take the path of a lone minister. In that way, he will gain the full support of the emperor, compete with other forces, and his own power will expand rapidly, making him the second Wei Ao.

But he had offended so many people that the first thing the emperor would do once he took power was usually to punish him in order to please the people and appease the officials.

There is also a biggest problem. Emperor Xuanwu looks like he is terminally ill. If he dies, the new emperor will be even more cruel to him...

"Accident?"

Dai Quan looked at the towering palace in the distance, then looked at Jia Wei and smiled.

"I heard that a few days ago, there was an accidental fire in the Jinyiwei's archives, and all the documents recording the manufacture of the treasure ship were burned... It's really a coincidence that one accident happened after another."

The Jinyiwei's archives were burned down, and Jia Wei received the news on the boat a few days ago.

Jia Wei knew that if he had not intervened, Ding Baiying would have threatened Shen Lian to burn down the archives after the emperor fell into the water while visiting the Western Garden.

But Ding Baiying has now become his star slave. Not only has his position changed, but he also has no motive for committing the crime...

It is highly likely that this matter was planned by Prince Ningjing, and the burning of the archives was most likely done by Lu Wenzhao.

Lu Wenzhao rose from the rank of Tiqi to the position of Qianhu in the Jinyiwei and had extensive connections. Even if he was kicked out of the Jinyiwei by Jia Wei, it would be easy for him to find an accomplice within the guard.

While Jia Wei was lost in thought, Dai Quan continued, "In the past few days, the East and West Factories have cleaned up the Yiluansi from top to bottom. Although there are some suspicious points, they have not been solved. The Jinyiwei led by Lord Bo must also speed up the process."

Jia Wei nodded and bowed slightly in the direction of the Yangxin Palace. "The Jinyiwei is the emperor's personal army and will definitely eliminate those who have evil intentions. Don't worry, the internal minister, the Jinyiwei will definitely investigate this case thoroughly."

After the show, Jia Wei was thinking about how to deal with it. The most important thing now is to find out the truth of the case, and how to deal with it is a headache for the emperor.

Jia Wei took out a roll of silver bills from his sleeve and calmly handed it to Dai Quan.

"I brought some local products with me when I went to Jiangnan. It's not a gift, but I hope you will accept it."

The prosperity and wealth of Lianghuai was known to the world. It would be a bit unreasonable for Jia Wei to go there to make some gold and then not share some with others when he came back.

In an instant, Dai Quan's old face was filled with smiles, and he obviously liked this local specialty very much.

Dai Quan looked around and then looked back. The eunuch who was accompanying him understood and slowly distanced himself from the two of them.

"My Lord, just do your job. Your Majesty will see it and remember it."

Jia Wei's mind moved. Did the emperor make a promise? Was he planning to promote him to a higher position or a higher rank?
Dai Quan whispered, "During the last hunting trip at Tiewang Mountain, Princess Jianning admired Master Bo very much... His Majesty seemed to want Master Bo to marry the princess."

Jia Wei: “?”

Are you sure this is a reward?
Jia Wei was already thinking whether he should deliberately hide his incompetence and mess up the job...

(End of this chapter)