Daming Palace, inside Yangxin Hall.

At noon, Emperor Zhide was convening three cabinet ministers for discussion, mainly to discuss the final conclusion of the Yangzhou illegal salt trafficking case.

Lin Ruhai raided the Bai family in Yangzhou. The merits and demerits were highly controversial among the courtiers, and there is still no clear explanation.

After the initial joy, Emperor Zhide gradually felt how strong the rebound of the basket poked by Lin Ruhai was.

Not only did the Emperor avoid him, but the Queen was also called to give a lecture by the Crown Princess, saying that the Emperor had few heirs and that she had a great responsibility as the Queen and could not jeopardize the continuation of the royal bloodline just to maintain her favor.

If you don't care, you should reflect on it.

The Queen was sad for a long time after she came back. Emperor Zhide naturally understood that this was the Supreme Emperor's extreme dissatisfaction with him for allowing Lin Ruhai to raid the Bai family, and it was also a stern warning to him.

…

In the main hall, Emperor Zhide was sitting behind the imperial court, looking at the three ministers of the cabinet and asking: "It has been several days since the Yangzhou salt class cheating case. The cabinet should have reached a conclusion, right?"

Zhou Muzhai, the chief minister of the cabinet, raised his hands to the Emperor Zhide and said: "Your Majesty, the ministers in the DPRK have no objections to the case itself. Now there is a huge debate about the merits and demerits of Mr. Lin in this case, and a unified opinion has not been formed so far.

.”

Emperor Zhide: "What is the opinion of the cabinet? Won't the three beloved ministers also have an argument?"

Zhou Muzhai: "The old minister suggested that your majesty transfer Mr. Lin back to the capital, return to the Hanlin Academy to serve, and then select officials to take over as the salt inspectors of Huaihe and Huaihe Rivers."

Emperor Zhide's face darkened when he heard this. Zhou Muzhai's suggestion was to treat Lin Ruhai coldly and send him to the Hanlin Academy to sit on the bench.

The Second Assistant to the Cabinet, Yang Hongchong, raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, I think Elder Zhou's suggestion is inappropriate. Lin Ruhai has done a great job in investigating and punishing smugglers. The court should put him in a more important position. I recommend that Lin Ruhai be promoted to provide education in Guangxi."

Emperor Zhide cursed secretly in his heart when he heard this, Yang Hong's move was clearly an overt promotion and a covert demotion, and it was not as good as Zhou Muzhai's suggestion just now.

He looked at Song Yue and asked, "Song Qing, what do you think?"

Song Yue: "Your Majesty, I agree with Mr. Zhou Ge's opinion. However, Mr. Lin has made great contributions in investigating and handling the illegal salt case. I suggest that your Majesty confer him the title of Bachelor of Wenhua Palace."

After hearing this, Emperor Zhide secretly praised Song Yue's suggestion and Lu Xingzhi's opinion. The title of Grand Scholar of Wenhua Palace seems to be useless, but it can pave the way for him to reuse Lin Ruhai in the future."

Thinking of this, he asked Zhou Muzhai calmly: "Zhou Qing, do you think this proposal is feasible?"

Zhou Muzhai thought for a while and said: "This proposal is feasible, and I second it."

Emperor Zhide asked Cifu Yanghong again: "Yang Qing, do you think this proposal is feasible?"

Yang Hong said without hesitation: "I also think this proposal is feasible."

After a pause, he continued: "Your Majesty, the absence of the Salt Patrol Envoy of the Huaihe River and Huaihe River should not be long. I propose that Yu Minshi, the Inspector of the Salt Patrol, take over as the Salt Patrol Envoy of the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River."

Emperor Zhide frowned when he heard this. This Yu Minshi was the nephew of the Crown Princess, and also the son and daughter of Zhou Muzhai. Yang Hong suggested that he should take over as the salt censor of the Huaihe River, which was probably the emperor's intention.

He was just about to object, but he heard Zhou Muzhai agreeing from the side: "Old minister seconded the proposal."

Song Yue hesitated for a moment and then agreed: "I also second my opinion."

When Emperor Zhide heard that the three people agreed to this proposal, he immediately understood that this was the condition proposed by the Supreme Emperor. If he wanted to settle the matter, he must accept this candidate.

After thinking for a moment, Emperor Zhide nodded and said, "Then as Yang Qing said, I will appoint Yu Minshi as the salt envoy to patrol the Huaihe River."

"I respect your decree."

…

Coming out of the Yangxin Hall, Song Yue cupped his hands at Zhou Muzhai and said with a smile, "Congratulations to Mr. Zhou Ge."

Zhou Muzhai glanced at Song Yue with dissatisfaction. He naturally understood that Yang Hong proposed this candidate to please him and the Emperor. However, he knew that this proposal would offend the Emperor without even thinking about it. However, he was a veteran who stayed from the Emperor's period and wanted both sides.

It is almost impossible to please everyone.

Although Song Yue was bored, he was still very happy.

A few days ago, Lin Yun sent someone from Yangzhou to the capital to deliver a letter and brought him five thousand taels of silver notes. The purpose was naturally to let him plead Lin Ruhai's case in front of the emperor.

Song Yue believed that he was very clear about Emperor Zhide's desire to protect Lin Ruhai, and he was happy to give out this favor. Even though this title of Bachelor of Wenhua Palace was just a false title, when the opportunity came to join the cabinet in the future, this title

The effect is too great.

After leaving the Daming Palace, Song Yue was still thinking secretly whether he should write a letter to Min Xuezheng of Yingtian Mansion and ask him to take care of the boy.

…

After the three cabinet ministers left, Emperor Zhide grabbed the white jade paperweight on the imperial desk and smashed it on the floor.

With a crisp sound, the white jade paperweight broke into several small pieces. The little chamberlain in the palace was so frightened that he did not dare to speak out, for fear that if he was not careful, he would anger the emperor and cause death.

Dai Quan waved his hand to let all the chamberlains go out, then stepped forward to persuade him: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Don't get angry."

Emperor Zhide said with a gloomy face: "Dai Quan, you said that the Supreme Emperor has abdicated for several years, why are those courtiers still willing to be driven by it?"

Dai Quan: "This matter is easy to understand. Only when your Majesty and the Supreme Emperor are evenly matched can the courtiers benefit from it."

Emperor De: "A bunch of rebellious ministers and traitors, I wish I could dismiss them all and investigate them."

Dai Quan smiled and said: "The days are long, so why should your Majesty care about the length of time? The first thing now is to send people to Yangzhou to inform Mr. Lin so that he can escort the confiscated property to Beijing as soon as possible. With this money, Your Majesty can

Let your hands and feet go free to do things."

Emperor Zhide sighed and said: "I really feel wronged to Qing Lin. He has made such great achievements and yet he has to leave them idle. I am really ashamed of him."

Dai Quan: "Master Lin has an upright character and will not care about these personal gains and losses. If your Majesty feels that he owes Master Lin, why not make up for it with his nephew."

Emperor Zhide's eyes lit up when he heard this. He thought for a moment and said, "I remember Lin Qing said in the secret book that his nephew also participated in the raid on the illegal salt dealers, right?"

Dai Quan nodded and said, "That's true. According to the news from the internal guards, it was that boy who led five hundred soldiers and used a trick to break into Green Willow Villa, wipe out all the private salt dealers, and seize three hundred thousand stones of private salt.

, only then did the case become a reality.”

Emperor Zhide nodded slightly and said, "I'm passing on the message that Lin Yun led the team to solve the illegal salt case and plans to be promoted to the rank of fourth-grade Dragon Imperial Guard."

Dai Quan quickly called in the young chamberlain who drafted the edict and drafted the edict for the emperor.

After the imperial edict was issued with a seal, Emperor Zhide explained to Dai Quan: "You asked the chamberlain who went to deliver the edict to tell Mr. Lin that the new salt tax must be reported before the arrival of the new salt envoy to the Huaihe River.

Make sure."
Chapter completed!