As a result, under the covert manipulation of the bigwigs in the DPRK and China, a part of the imperial historians impeached Chen Yue, the Marquis of Pingnan, and Liang Huanping, the salt transport envoy, and impeached them for changing the salt system without authorization, arresting salt merchants on trumped-up charges, creating unjust prisons, embezzling people's property, and forming illegal salt shops from all over the world to replace the nest rights of all salt merchants.

The imperial historians asked the imperial court to re-investigate the case of the salt merchants colluding with thieves and plotting rebellion, and give an explanation to the wronged people and the people of the world.

"I am people-oriented, salt merchants and stoves are my Ming people, but now Lang Lang's day, but there are people who rely on power, forcibly seize people's wealth, frame the people, regard my Ming law as nothing, if you ignore it, isn't it chilling to the people of the world, if the local officials are scrambling to follow suit, then the people are not allowed to be mermaids, in the long run, the officials force the people to rebel, I am afraid that in Jianghuai and even Jiangnan will reappear thieves and thieves like a giant thief!"

Xiong Rulin said in the middle of the matter.

Xiong Rulin's remarks were approved by the imperial historians, and the folds flew into the cabinet like snowflakes, demanding a re-investigation of the case of the salt merchants' rebellion.

However, all the bigwigs in the court remained silent about the actions of the imperial historians. Even Shi Kefa, the first assistant who had gone closest to the imperial historians, was silent and refused to express his opinion on the matter.

Because the bigwigs know very well who will benefit in the end at this time. In addition to the Jiangbei Governor's Palace, there is also the imperial court and the emperor.

After the salt merchants were arrested, the two Huai Salt Transport Envoys re-auctioned the nest rights, and the Four Seas Salt Company did not win the Huai Salt monopoly for nothing, but paid a huge sum of 1.5 million taels of silver, and now this huge amount of money has been released to Nanjing and entered the silver treasury of the household department. At the same time, this year's salt tax of Huaiyan was also transported to Nanjing, and the two were added together, and only two Huaiyan districts contributed three million taels of silver to the imperial court this year.

Shi Kefa and all the bigwigs knew that for the sake of the silver, Chongzhen would never agree to overturn the case for the salt merchants. Because if the crime is committed, is it necessary to return the monopoly of salt to the salt merchant, and can the money that entered the household still be withdrawn? ”

However, the imperial historians played repeatedly, and the imperial court could not ignore it, so Chongzhen issued an order and ordered Jinyiwei to thoroughly investigate the case. It is natural that the rebellion should be investigated by Jinyiwei, but everyone knows that Chen Jianghe, the commander of Jinyiwei, is the father of Chen Yue, the Marquis of Pingnan, and let others check his own people, what is the difference between this and releasing water?

But if they wanted to oppose the emperor's holy decree, the imperial historians had no excuse. In addition, all the bigwigs were silent, so no matter how dull people were, they knew what the emperor meant.

The case of attacking Chen Yue to overthrow the salt merchants was no longer possible, and the courtiers who secretly operated the matter were unwilling to fail, so they aimed the main spearhead at Liang Huanping, the two Huai salt transport envoys.

Chen Yuesheng is very long, and he is a heavy general in Jiangbei, it is impossible to bring him down, but Liang Huanping is just a salt envoy, and he does not have much backing in the imperial court. If you can bring down Liang Huanping, you can insert a foot in Huaiyan and get a piece of the pie.

Liang Huanping could not escape the blame for the chaos in the two Huai salt politics, and even Shi Kefa, the first assistant of the cabinet, believed that Liang Huanping should be dismissed and replaced with a new salt envoy.

However, the second assistant Lu Zhenfei opposed the removal of Liang Huanping.

"At present, the two Huai salt areas are calm, the salt transportation makes the Si Yamen and the Jiangbei Governor's Mansion cooperate tacitly, this year's salt tax is overcompleted, and the two Huai salt transportation make Liang Huanping make a lot of contributions, and he resigns without fault, isn't it chilling for the officials!" Lu Zhenfei said.

"Some time ago, such a big thing happened in the Lianghuai Yan District, the mob made trouble everywhere, and even captured Dongtai County, shouldn't Liang Huanping be responsible for such a big thing?" Shi Kefa asked.

"The mob disturbance, the Jiangbei Governor's Mansion has already reported it, it was instigated by the thieves, not the responsibility of Liang Huanping, the salt transport envoy, on the contrary, Liang Huanping cooperated with the Jiangbei Governor's Mansion to quickly quell the rebellion, and there was no merit but no fault." Lu Zhenfei said with a smile.

"You are clearly biased towards Pingnanhou Chen Yue, you and I know the beginning and end of the riots in the salt area!" Shi Kefa was furious and did not choose what to say.

"Lord Yuanfu said cautiously, the Jiangbei Governor's Mansion has been rewarded by the mob troubles, and the imperial court has also come to a conclusion, so it is just a matter of facts, so how can we talk about favoritism?" Lu Zhenfei is coloring.

Shi Kefa took a deep breath, knowing that he was a little out of shape, and his tone softened. He knew the relationship between Lu Zhenfei and Chen Yue, and it was not an exaggeration to call him the same party. But this kind of relationship can't be put on the surface after all.

"What does Mu Zhai Gong think about this?" Shi Kefa set his eyes on Sanfu Qian Qianyi.

"The imperial court is newly established, and the salt tax is very important to the imperial court, and we must not act hastily, but we must focus on the overall situation." Qian Qianyi stroked his beard and said solemnly.

As a result, Shi Kefa knew that Qian Qianyi could not be counted on. had to stop thinking about replacing Liang Huanping.

......

"Elder Ge is in a bad mood today?" Back in the house, the staff member Fang Ming Xia saw that Shi Kefa was in a bad mood, so he asked.

Fang Mingxia is a famous person in the Fushe Society, and he has excellent learning, although he has just entered the scene, Shi Kefa trusts him very much.

"Well, don't mention it." Shi Kefa told Fang Mingxia the whole story.

As the first assistant, he couldn't handle many things according to his own wishes, which made Shi Kefa very depressed.

"Elder Ge, do you find that the situation in the DPRK is extremely strange now?"

Fang Ming Xia listened to Shi Kefa's words, and said suddenly after Shi Kefa finished speaking.

"Spooky? Why do you say that? Shi Kefa exclaimed.

"The three elders of the court, Lu Zhenfei and Lu Ge Lao, when they were in Huai'an, had a good relationship with Chen Yue, the marquis of Pingnan, and they were all appointed to important positions because of their dragon skills, which can be said to be a party.

The second assistant Qian Qianyi Qian Ge Lao is said to be the leader of the Donglin Party, and he should be closer to you. But in fact, in many things, Qian Ge Lao is more inclined to Chen Yue, that is because after Chen Yue invaded Nanjing, he gave him a good word for Qian Ge Lao in front of the emperor and gave him a merit to assist in attacking Nanjing, which made the emperor eliminate the fault of Qian Ge Lao when he supported King Fu. It can be said that the reason why Qian Ge Lao was able to enter the cabinet is that Chen Yueju has made great contributions!

Of the three bigwigs in the cabinet, two are Chen Yue's comrades, plus Chen Jianghe, the father of the commander of Jinyiwei, and Chen Yue's friendship with Wu Mengming, the governor of Beijing, and Zhu Guobi, the governor of Caojiang, is irreversible. It can be said that most of the forces in the Manchu Dynasty were Chen Yue's comrades.

And it is rumored that Concubine Zhang and Chen Yue in the palace are childhood sweethearts, and it is rumored that they once had a marriage contract.

Chen Yue held the army, and there were two cabinet elders in the court and the middle of the court as their comrades, Jinyiwei, Jingying, Caojiang Water Army, and even in the palace, Chen Yue's power was too big, and the elder of the pavilion was the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, so you must be wary of this! ”

Fang Mingxia agitated like a spring's tongue, his lips twitched, like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter, slandering Shi Kefa and saying bad things about Chen Yue.

Since the failure in the battle for Kou Baimen and the beating of Chen Yue twice, Fang Mingxia has already hated Chen Yue to the core!