The grain prices in Jinling were calmed after the autumn grain was launched on September 20. A storm of business war ended. However, this was not the end, but the beginning of the turbulence in Jinling's officialdom.

This is the consensus among people in the officialdom.

Behind the rising grain prices was the power of Jinling, which destroyed the disaster relief operations in Huainan and affected the Huaiyang Governor Sha Sheng and the Minister of Revenue Wei Hong.

In addition, almost all Nanjing civil servants some time ago, except for Jia Huan’s teacher Zhang Anbo and others, they wrote letters to impeach Wei Hong. The conflict between the two sides has become superficial.

When the food prices were flat, it was the beginning of the official struggle. According to the idea of ​​the court's stable local areas, some people wanted to stay and some people wanted to leave. However, Sha Sheng and Wei Hong made contributions to disaster relief and were almost invincible.

The Secretary of the Ministry of Personnel of Nanjing, Chen Gaolang, attempted to blame Wei Hong for the Jinling grain case. What he has to worry about now is the issue of self-protection.

The turmoil in the Jinling officialdom is not just that. This is a struggle between high-ranking officials, and there is also a case of reselling food that shocked the government and the public. This will involve a group of middle- and low-level officials. The departure of high-ranking officials will inevitably involve the sidelines of middle- and low-level officials.

The upcoming imperial envoy Ning Ru was ordered to review the case of reselling food. All parties will rush to win over. The result of the fight between senior officials is expected to be waiting for the arrival of new imperial decrees. It is expected to be a month later.

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A medium-sized river ship is flowing upwards in the Yangtze River.

Ning Ru wore a jade-colored robe and looked at the scenery on both sides of the strait at the door of the cabin. The wind was outstanding. It was early winter and it was light raining in the world. It was even more sad and cold.

After Ning Ru announced the imperial edict to the governor of Huaiyang Sha Sheng in Yangzhou, he set out for Jinling. This was his first time to serve Emperor Yongzhi. He was also trying to figure out the intention of the emperor to send him to Jinling to investigate the case.

The Nanjing Ministry of Revenue Food Cases was shocked by the government and the people! The officials of the Ministry of Revenue wrote letters to each other to criticize each other, and there was also news of Jia Ziyu being assassinated.

He came with the imperial edict.

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At noon on September 27, Jia Yucun, the prefect of Jinling, went to Xuanwu Lake to attend a cultural meeting, and was relaxed and relaxed. The return journey took a boat from Dongshui Pass to enter the Qinhuai River, and the light boat floated forward in the river. The sun shone brightly in the afternoon in early winter.

Jia Yucun drank a few glasses of wine, sat in the cabin, and asked his confidant Mr. Bai, who was accompanying him with a smile, "Does Mr. Bai think I should panic?" In the literary meeting just now, several scholars looked at him with something wrong.

Master Bai is in his fifties, with three long beards under his jaw, and he looks like an old official. He smiled and said, "Why should Dong Weng care about other people's opinions?"

Jia Yucun smiled slightly. Kuo's face was full of a confident smile.

He knew the scholar's idea. Yes, he sealed the Jinling Briefing, and the ban has not been lifted yet. But he did not regret this decision. He could not watch Jia Huan ruin his reputation. This lawsuit was to be attacked by Wang Tongzhi (Prince Teng), and he was also arguing. How could he be threatened? As for the Jinling Grain Case, he was just taking a piece of conventional silver. He did not participate. It had nothing to do with him.

Master Bai paused and suggested: "However, Dongweng should visit Xia Ning Hanlin. I heard that he had a good personal relationship with Jia Huan in the capital."

Mr. Longjiang Ning Ru's current position is editor of Hanlin Academy (seventh rank). He served as an imperial envoy as a Hanlin Academy.

Jia Yucun smiled indifferently and said, "The person who should be nervous is not me. It is Deng Hong, Duke of Zheng. I heard that Ning Longjiang is a man who lives in Hualiu, and has a very good relationship with Su Shishi, the courtesan of Jiangnan this year. Su Shishi was picked up by him.

All the eight rice shops in Jinling City suffered serious losses. The fewer ones accompanied several thousand taels, and the more than ten thousand taels were accompanied. The food prices were stable, and there was no difficulty in Huainan disaster relief. It was almost a foregone conclusion that Wei Situ was promoted to Guan Jia Huan. However, what happened to Wei Hong's promotion to Guan Jia Huan?"

After all, it was Wei Hong and Jia Huan, a small scholar, who made a profit, who was still a loser in this game.

Master Bai wanted to speak but stopped. What Dongweng said makes sense. It is indeed the case. Moreover, Dongweng, he, is very good at being an official. So far, has only offended Jia Huan and Zhang Anbo. As for the matter of impeachment of Wei Hong by letter, many civil officials in Jinling impeached Shangshu. Will Shangshu hold grudges one by one? This is impossible.

However, he was still a little worried about Jia Huan. After all, Dongweng's benefactor was Jia Huan's uncle. Jia Ziyu, the young man, was a little unsure and he always had unexpected actions. He dared to conclude that the case of quenching the price of grain must be the one who gave Wei Hong's advice behind it.

As for Jia Huan and Ning Hanlin, who doesn’t know if he will mess with each other?

Jia Yucun smiled slightly and changed the subject, "Of course, I will visit him after Ning Longjiang arrives in Jinling."

He is a bureaucrat who has experienced the fall of the whole world. He doesn't matter what he thinks in his heart, and he will never ignore the details of the officialdom that should be paid attention to.

Master Bai smiled and nodded.

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After the grain prices in Jinling fell on September 20, Jia Huan left the Waijinchuanmen Wharf and returned home.

From a certain perspective, Jia Yucun's view of Jia Huan is not wrong. So far, the two who benefited the most were Sha Sheng and Wei Hong. Jia Huan has not yet obtained any actual benefits. On the contrary, the perfume business that once made money has not yet recovered. But Jia Huan's goal and plan are not known.

On the afternoon of the 27th, Jia Huan had tea and chatted with the mountain chief, Master He, Zhang Chengjian, Ji Ming and others at the home of the mountain chief.

The wing room is elegantly decorated, and several people sit in the house casually.

Master He was in a good mood and chatted with everyone. After the food prices were stabilized, the food in Huguang also arrived. Huainan disaster relief was basically stable. Master He was unloaded and his heart was extremely relaxed.

Master He drank tea and suggested: "Ziyu, you are familiar with Ning Longjiang, why not go to the earth to meet him one day in advance."

Jia Huan smiled and shook his head, "No. I have written a letter to the capital."

Zhang Anbo smiled kindly. Emperor Yongzhi sent Ning Longjiang, who was close to Jia Huan, to come, and his tendency was actually very obvious.

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The night shrouded the city of Jinling. The lights of thousands of houses were lit.

Chen Gaolang was arching his back and drinking ginseng tea in the study under the service of his beautiful concubine. Tomorrow, all civil and military officials in Jinling would go outside the city to welcome the imperial envoy sent by the court. He needed to be quiet.

Chen Zizhen came in from outside the door with a sad face.

Chen Gaolang frowned slightly, waved his hand to let the concubine retreat, and asked slowly: "Zizhen, what's the matter?"

Chen Zizhen smiled wryly and said, "Father, I have no idea." The grain case of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing... This year, a flood in Huainan exposed the grain case. The Chen family was in trouble and could only choose to turn the blame on Wei Hong.

Wei Hong suppressed the case of reselling food, which was only temporary. His original intention was to be a capable minister and make political achievements. No one would naively think that he would not report it to the court to know.

Now the emperor sent Ning Longjiang, a close friend of Jia Huan, to investigate the case. This is very unfavorable to the Chen family. Everyone knows that Jia Huan has resentment towards the Chen family. He is really unsure.

Chen Gaolang said unhappily: "How do I teach you brothers on weekdays? I will calm down whenever I encounter major events." He then came to my mind, "I have written to Mr. Xie to explain the situation here in Jinling. Don't worry."

Wei Hong's backstage was Grand Secretary Liu. He was intimate with Grand Secretary Xie.

Chen Zizhen was slightly stunned. He didn't expect his father to be prepared. He felt relieved and said, "What my father taught me is that my son is confused when he cares about him, and he lacks some concentration."

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On the night of the 27th, the city of Jinling seemed a little restless. As the imperial envoy was about to arrive, some people felt scared.

News from Yangzhou has long been passed back. Ning Hanlin announced the emperor's will in Yangzhou, supporting Sha Sheng to investigate the Zheng family of the great salt merchant, and agreed to the Governor's yamen's handling of the Zheng family: a man was exiled to Qiongzhou. A woman was detained in the teachings of the Fangsi.

He was murderous. Who knows what kind of decree Ning Hanlin came with? What level should he find out when he investigated the case of reselling grain?

At the same time, some people are very calm and calm. Tomorrow is when they each open some trump cards. The court cannot announce the handling results tomorrow, and it is mostly an order authorized to Ning Hanlin. Ning Hanlin came to investigate the case, and the Jinling officialdom actually has time to respond.
Chapter completed!