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

Chapter 339 Suspicion
Dai Quan was silent for a while, and suddenly remembered the silver Jia Wei had given him before...

"Your Majesty, Censor Lin is carrying out reforms in Lianghuai, so it is inevitable that he will be resented."

"What kind of logic is this? Is it wrong to do practical things for the country and the people? A bunch of mediocre people are just sitting there doing nothing, but the more they work, the more they feel wronged!" Xuanwu said coldly, "How exactly did they discredit Lord Lin?"

Dai Quan bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there have been rumors in the city in recent days that Censor Lin has been in the Lianghuai Salt Bureau for more than ten years. When he left, he plundered the salt merchants and made a fortune. He is rich enough to rival a country. His wealth cannot be filled with two cargo ships..."

"It is also said that the Jiang, Ma, and Cheng families were all salt merchants who had served the late emperor during his southern tour. But now they have been accused of crimes by Censor Lin and Marquis Yong'an and their properties have been confiscated. The other families have also been forced to donate. The corruption is extremely severe..."

Xuanwu became furious when he heard this and slammed the desk.

"This group of traitors..."

Xuanwu shouted loudly, then suddenly shut his mouth and clenched his teeth, almost spitting out blood.

No wonder he was so angry. Jia Wei confiscated the three salt merchants and put all their wealth into his treasury. The silver donated was sent to Shaanxi for disaster relief.

This person in the dark was not scolding Jia Wei and Lin Ruhai, he was obviously scolding him in a roundabout way!

"Your Majesty, calm down..."

Xuanwu waved his hand and gritted his teeth and asked, "Why did the report from the East Factory say that Lin Ruhai did have two ships of property, which were sent to the capital under the flag of the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion?"

Dai Quan was puzzled. The current director of the East Factory is Wei Xiaobao. Doesn't Wei Xiaobao have some friendship with Jia Wei? Why would he secretly report on his father-in-law?
"Your Majesty, Censor Lin is an honest official and is not interested in money or sex, otherwise the eight major salt merchants would have found flaws in him."

"The Lin family has been marquises for four generations, and they are only one heir, so they have accumulated a lot of wealth. In addition, Censor Lin has no sons, only one daughter."

"Now his only daughter is going to marry the Yong'an Marquis as his wife, so Censor Lin sold most of his ancestral property and settled down in the capital. Those two ships of wealth are mostly the dowry of Censor Lin's daughter... When the Rongguo Mansion married their daughter, they also gave her a dowry of ten miles. Now that the Lin family's daughter is marrying into the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, I think it won't be bad either."

Dai Quan's mouth was dry after all the talk, and he thought that he was worthy of the money Jia Wei gave him...

I also thought that if the emperor was still the passionate young man who dared to enter the Music Bureau to meet with court officials in order to eliminate Wei Ao, he would definitely not ask this question.

This serious illness wore away the young emperor's youthful spirit. Coupled with two rebellions and fierce political struggles, Emperor Xuanwu's personality changed drastically, he became very suspicious, and became increasingly difficult to serve...

After hearing what Dai Quan said, Xuanwu was silent for a while, and suddenly laughed out loud: "To have two branches at the same time, the Marquis of Yong'an is so lucky. Even I envy him so much..."

After hearing this, Dai Quan didn't dare to respond and could only remain silent.

He complained in his heart: The emperor is rich and has harems and courtyards, how can he envy a marquis?
He could only envy Jia Wei, who was as young as him but had great martial arts skills and a healthy body.

As he became such a sickly person, the newly crowned queen did not even have the chance to visit him...

However, being envied by the emperor is not a good thing... Dai Quan frowned for a moment, it seems that he cannot be too deeply involved with Jia Wei.

"Let the East and West Factory investigate and find out who is behind this and stirring up trouble!"

Dai Quan quickly responded: "Yes!"

Under the red palace wall, a eunuch led Zhao Zongxian, Lin Ruhai and Jia Wei into the palace.

Among the three, Zhao Zongxian was a Beijing official, and Jia Wei went to the palace as often as he went home, but they didn't react much. Only Lin Ruhai set foot in the Daming Palace again after more than ten years. His face was calm for a moment, but there was a turmoil in his heart.

Although Jia Wei was awarded a court horse by the emperor and could ride a horse in the imperial city, he could not let his elderly and frail father-in-law walk, so he rode away on horseback, and had to walk with Lin Ruhai...

Suddenly Jia Wei saw Dai Quan coming and went to meet him.

"Meet the Marquis of Yong'an."

"Prime Minister, it's been a long time since we last met." The two men were greeting each other. Zhao Zongxian walked past them, looked at Jia Wei with a face full of contempt, and snorted coldly.

Zhao Zongxian came from a prominent family and passed the imperial examination to become a Hanlin scholar. He has always been proud of his status and disdained to associate with eunuchs like Dai Quan. When he saw that Jia Wei and Dai Quan had a close relationship, he thought that they were indeed birds of a feather!
Dai Quan had a smile on his face and seemed not to care.

Jia Wei saw this and thought that most of these eunuchs were petty people. Now that you, Zhao Zongxian, are in great demand, Dai Quan certainly can't do anything. When you get into trouble, you will realize how powerful he is...

Lin Ruhai was also a third place winner in the imperial examination. Although he was proud, he was not aloof. He also greeted Dai Quan.

Dai Quan quickly returned the greeting, smiling with wrinkles all over his face, "Censor Lin, please go in quickly. His Majesty is waiting."

Lin Ruhai knew that he had something to say to Jia Wei, so he followed Zhao Zongxian.

Jia Wei and Dai Quancai walked aside, and Jia Wei took out a roll of prepared silver bills and calmly stuffed it into his sleeve.

"Secretary, this time when I went to Jiangnan, I also brought you some local specialties. Please accept them."

Dai Quan knew that Jia Wei was always generous, so he smiled and said without even thinking, "My Lord, it's a good idea, so I'll accept it."

"During the past few months that I have been away, has there been any important matters in the capital? I have just returned, and I would like to ask the Minister for guidance."

Dai Quan said, "It's nothing serious... There's only one thing that the Marquis needs to pay attention to. Next month is the due date for Concubine Gong. The Marquis needs to arrange more people at Fengzao Palace. The Marquis also knows the importance of this matter."

Jia Wei nodded quickly. Although the emperor had been on the throne for ten years, he still had no children.

It is not possible to be childless. If Concubine Gong Wang is pregnant with a prince, he will most likely be the crown prince in the future.

"Thank you for the reminder, Minister."

Dai Quan suddenly asked, "By the way, Lord Marquis, do you have a grudge against Supervisor Wei?"

Jia Wei was somewhat puzzled: "Why did the Prime Minister say that?"

Dai Quan saw this and was afraid that Jia Wei would suspect him of secretly trying to sow discord between the two, so he simply told Jia Wei the truth about the East Factory's memorial and the emperor's question.

After hearing this, Jia Wei frowned and seemed to be thinking about something.

This Wei Xiaobao is looking for death!

Wei Xiaobao is a very cunning man, and he has a close relationship with the emperor. It would be unwise to fight with him.

If you want to attack him, you have to pin him to death with one hand and not give him a chance to jump...

Jia Wei then remembered his identity as a member of the Tiandihui, which was a traitor. If he could find evidence of Wei Xiaobao's identity and then take action personally to kill him and Chen Jinnan together, that would be a safe bet.

Jia Wei and Dai Quan thanked him and were about to go to the Yangxin Palace.

Dai Quan suddenly remembered Zhao Zongxian's contempt for him just now. Although Lin Ruhai was not rude, he also kept a distance and kept a respectful distance, just like most of the court officials.

But Jia Wei was the only one who had always respected him, and even when he pulled his sleeve, he did not show any disgust.

Even those lowly eunuchs were treated the same as ordinary palace guards, without any discrimination...

Dai Quan suddenly said, "Lord Jia, please forgive me for saying that a tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind. It would be better for you to be more reserved in the future... especially in front of His Majesty."

Jia Wei was a little surprised to hear this sudden remark, but he quickly reacted. He said seriously: "Thank you for your reminder, Minister..."

(End of this chapter)