Lin Ruhai thought for a moment, and then denied Lu Jing's statement, many years ago he felt that he was in an awkward situation, and he had been caught between the emperor and the emperor, and sooner or later something would happen.

Therefore, he wrote many times to resign from the position of the salt inspector, at first the emperor did not agree, and later the emperor did not allow it, so he continued to be re-elected as the salt inspector.

"I've thought about this problem for the teacher, but I have been re-elected for two consecutive years last year, and I want to resign from this position, why is the emperor not allowed, and the teacher has only been appointed for another term, if the emperor is dissatisfied, you can directly find someone to replace me, and how can I continue to serve in this position?"

"Is this related to the Emperor?" Lu Jing then asked.

As far as he knew, although Emperor Yuanyong desperately wanted to take back the financial power in the hands of Emperor Taishang, with his understanding of Emperor Yuanyong's style in recent years, the emperor would not openly compete with Emperor Taishang, but would secretly make a move to let Lin Ruhai fall down by himself, so that the emperor could take advantage of the situation and take back the power of the two Huaiyan administrations.

Lin Ruhai was silent when he heard this, and after pondering for a moment, he explained: "The Emperor Taishang really hopes that the teacher can continue to serve as the imperial history of the Lianghuai Patrol Salt, but a few years ago, I wrote many letters to implore the emperor, hoping that the emperor can send someone else to preside over the affairs of the Lianghuai Salt Administration, and last year the emperor also agreed to the request of the teacher. ”

"But last September, the emperor still appointed him as a teacher to sit in Lianghuai, and now he has written many letters to reprimand, I really can't guess the emperor's thoughts?"

Lu Jing frowned when he heard this, this matter was different from what he guessed, according to what Lin Ruhai said, he resigned many times, and the Emperor Taishang also agreed to his resignation application, so the emperor could directly send someone to replace Lin Ruhai and grasp the two Huai salt politics in his hands, but Emperor Yuanyong still appointed Lin Ruhai as the imperial history of the salt patrol.

This is strange, no wonder Lin Ruhai is puzzled, the attitude of Emperor Yuan Yong before and after is too different, which makes people scratch their heads.

This matter also greatly exceeded his expectations, he originally wanted to persuade Lin Ruhai to resign from the position of patrolling the salt imperial history, but he didn't expect that Lin Ruhai had already planned to do so, and he had already put it into practice.

But Emperor Yuanyong was not allowed, combined with what Lin Ruhai said, and Lin Ruhai's ending in September this year, Lu Jing concluded that Emperor Yuanyong wanted to deal with Lin Ruhai, but Lin Ruhai was just a courtier, although he was nominally a confidant of the Emperor Taishang, but Emperor Yuanyong wanted to deal with Lin Ruhai, so he didn't have to go around in such a big circle!

Lu Jing began to think about the deep meaning of Emperor Yuan Yong's move, and suddenly he thought of the matter of Emperor Yuan Yong sending someone to take over Changlu Yanzheng two years ago, and suddenly understood Emperor Yuan Yong's thoughts in his heart, and then asked: "Teacher thinks that if you resign from the position of Salt Inspector, will the person who succeed you be the emperor's person or the emperor's person?" ”

Lin Ruhai's expression darkened when he heard this, when the emperor appointed him again last year to patrol the salt imperial history, he thought that it was due to this reason, judging from the will of the emperor, after he stepped down, I am afraid that Gao Heng, the in-law of the Zhen family in Jiangnan, will take over his position.

In this way, eighty percent of the taxes in Jiangnan will be controlled by the Zhen family, and I am afraid this is an important reason why the emperor continues to let him hold this position.

It's just that he can't understand that since the emperor let him hold this position, he should have some trust in him, but after only a few months, the emperor's attitude towards him has changed so much, and he hasn't figured out the emperor's mind after thinking about it.

"Nine times out of ten, the emperor's man will take over this position." Lin Ruhai didn't hide it, and directly told Lu Jing about it, in his opinion, this disciple of his might have already understood his situation, and he didn't need to hide it.

Lu Jing felt that this was not the crux of the problem, and then continued to ask: "The teacher thinks that if the emperor's people take over the teacher's position, can he make a difference in this Jiangnan?" ”

Lin Ruhai shook his head and sighed after thinking for a while: "I'm afraid it's also difficult to move an inch." ”

Lu Jing felt that this was the real reason why the emperor continued to appoint Lin Ruhai as the imperial history of the salt patrol, and now this Jiangnan is still run by the Zhen family like an iron bucket, even if the emperor sends henchmen from Beijing, I am afraid it will be difficult to make a difference.

When Emperor Yuan Yong sent someone to take over the Changlu salt government, the result caused civil strife, and finally ended with Emperor Yuan Yong's concession, and now the situation in the south of the Yangtze River is more complicated than Changlu, presumably Emperor Yuan Yong does not want to repeat the mistakes of the year.

Although Lin Ruhai was also identified as a colleague of the Zhen family because of the Jia family, Lin Ruhai was not so deeply involved with the Zhen family after all, which allowed him to survive in the cracks.

However, Lin Ruhai's position also determined that it was impossible for him to return to Beijing, and the emperor's move should be to test Lin Ruhai's attitude towards the Zhen family, and by the way to see if Lin Ruhai could be used by him.

After Lu Jing figured out the crux of the problem, he saw that Lin Ruhai had not yet understood Emperor Yuanyong's intentions, so he asked, "What kind of product is the teacher now?" ”

"Sanpin!" Lin Ruhai said with some puzzlement, not understanding why Lu Jing suddenly asked about his grade.

But after only a moment, he reacted and asked in disbelief: "Does Huai Jin mean that the emperor doesn't plan to let me go back to Beijing?" ”

Lin Ruhai instantly understood that the salt patrol imperial history was a Qin cha, not a magistrate, and the salt patrol imperial history was only a part-time job, and there was no quality.

His current official position is still from the third grade of the Lantai Temple doctor, the position of the salt patrol imperial history is the Beijing official to the local gilded, generally after leaving office, he has to be transferred back to the capital and then promoted, if he leaves office, he will inevitably be transferred to the capital.

Lu Jing saw that Lin Ruhai had understood his situation, but he hadn't understood the situation in front of him, but he didn't rush to tell Lin Ruhai his guess, but planned to analyze the matter thoroughly with Lin Ruhai.

"Yes, the teacher is now a third grade, and the official assessment is excellent, the political performance is outstanding, the teacher is a Qincha, and now he has served in the position of patrolling the salt imperial history for many years, if he is transferred to the capital, he will inevitably be promoted one step further."

"And the positions that can be suitable for teachers in Beijing are only about six squires, left and right imperial envoys of the Inspectorate, cabinet scholars and other important positions, and the teacher is the emperor's confidant, this promotion road is broken, the teacher has excellent political performance, and he can't be degraded for no reason, so he can only be trapped here!"

Lu Jing sighed in his heart, Lin Ruhai was trapped in Yangzhou for several years and has not been transferred, because once he is transferred, he will inevitably be promoted to the central government, and Emperor Yuanyong has been trying his best to clear the power of Emperor Taishang in the court in recent years, so it is naturally impossible to transfer Lin Ruhai to Beijing to grasp the real power in the court.

"You're right!" Lin Ruhai nodded and sighed thoughtfully, admiring in his heart that this disciple of him could see the situation in the court so thoroughly, and now that I think about it, I am afraid that this is also one of the important reasons why the emperor continued to let him stay in Yangzhou.

Lu Jing continued: "This is just one of them, the disciple guesses that the decree that came from Beijing during this time may be the emperor's temptation of the teacher, and the emperor should want to see what choice the teacher will make." ”

Lin Ruhai was very puzzled when he heard Lu Jing's words: "Huai Jin's words made me more and more confused, what does the emperor want to test me?" ”

Lu Jing secretly sighed in his heart that Lin Ruhai's political sensitivity was too low, and he immediately explained: "Now this Jiangnan is a monolith, even if the emperor sends a new salt patrol from Beijing, I am afraid it will be difficult to gain a firm foothold in Jiangnan!" ”

"Now that the Emperor is still there, if the new Emperor Salt Patrol is too big, I'm afraid it will cause the Emperor Taishang's dissatisfaction, and if the action is small, it won't have any effect, so the only breaking point in Jiangnan is on the teacher."

After Lu Jing finished speaking, he added: "The teacher will understand if you think about the matter of Changlu two years ago. ”

Lu Jing stopped at the point, believing that his words were all to such a point, and Lin Ruhai should also be able to understand what he meant.

Since the official documents of the imperial court have repeatedly mentioned dissatisfaction with the salt tax, I am afraid that Emperor Yuan Yong wants to borrow Lin Ruhai's hand to move the salt road forces in the south of the Yangtze River, and Emperor Yuan Yong should want to make the forces in the south of the Yangtze River chaotic from the inside.

If Lin Ruhai can understand the meaning of Emperor Yuan Yong and help the emperor control the Jiangnan Salt Government to clear some obstacles, Lin Ruhai can still have a better ending, otherwise he will be an unswerving fellow party of the Zhen family in the eyes of the emperor, and he will only let the emperor cut him off before making a move against the Zhen family.

Lin Ruhai was shocked, he had been an official for many years, so he naturally understood what Lu Jing meant, the emperor was trying to force him to make a choice, but he knew in his heart that this Jiangnan could not be moved.

Now that most of the forces in Jiangnan are colluding with each other, the situation in Jiangnan is even more involved, if he dares to make a move, I am afraid that before he makes any waves, he will be nip in the bud by the forces of all parties.

At the same time, he also understood the emperor's intentions, if he did it, even if it caused great turmoil, it would be a struggle between the internal forces in Jiangnan, if it was done by the emperor's new imperial history, I am afraid it would be interpreted as the emperor was going to do something to the emperor.

It is very likely to trigger a struggle between the two forces of the emperor and the emperor, and the emperor cannot afford to bear this charge of unfilial piety, and it is more likely to be used by people with ulterior motives to take this opportunity to deal with the emperor.

Lin Ruhai was shocked by the emperor's plan, I am afraid that the emperor had this plan when he asked him to serve as the imperial history of this salt patrol, and at the same time, Lin Ruhai also glanced at Lu Jing with deep meaning, he didn't expect that the disciple who had not yet set foot in the officialdom would see it more thoroughly than him, a teacher.

It's just that he doesn't have the heart to take into account Lu Jing's political vision now, and the current situation in Jiangnan has completely put him in a dilemma, and the forces in Jiangnan can't move, especially the Zhen family, if he moves, he will die.

But he can't ignore the emperor's hints, now that the emperor has secured the throne, if it is liquidated in the future, I'm afraid he won't be able to do well, for a while he didn't know what to do, and his heart was even more depressed.

In desperation, Lin Ruhai asked Lu Jing: "Huai Jin, do you say that there is still a way out for the teacher?" ”

Lu Jing sighed in his heart, Lin Ruhai was old after all, and he had no heirs, so he lost the motivation to work hard, and he just wanted to spend his old age safely.

It's just that Lin Ruhai seems to have forgotten the truth that he can't help himself in officialdom, and if he wants to quit safely, it depends on the emperor and the emperor agree, and now even if the emperor wants him to retreat, the emperor will force him forward.

And Lu Jing suspected that the reason why Lin Ruhai fell to such a point was also related to his bent desire to retreat: "Did the teacher ever wonder why the emperor would force the teacher to make a choice?" ”

Although Lin Ruhai understood his situation, he hadn't figured out the problem yet, so he hurriedly asked, "Yes, Huai Jin guessed the reason?" ”