Chapter 273

Inspectorate.

Recently, it has been rare to calm down for a while, but now it is busy again because of a piece of paper passed down from the imperial study.

However, for the order conveyed from above this time, Mo Wen and Zhang Hua, the two most powerful people in the Supervision Yuan, have a feeling that they have nowhere to start.

"His Royal Highness the King of Jin has now ordered us to investigate the rise in the price of salt.

However, although the price of salt was decided by the imperial court, the Wang family was the one who provided salt.

Dean, could it be that His Highness is signaling us to start attacking the Wang family? ”

After reading the secret decree passed down from the imperial study, Zhang Hua speculated like this.

It is true that as a courtier, you should unconditionally and unquestionably perform every task assigned by the emperor, but sometimes, there should be necessary speculation.

Otherwise, if you don't grasp the emperor's intentions, do wrong things with good intentions, and offend Tianyan, then you will really be dumb and eat Coptis chinensis, and you can't say anything about your suffering.

Especially when it comes to courtiers in a vague way, then it is even more prudent before acting.

"Probably not." Mo Wen said calmly with the white whiskers under his chin.

"In the past, because the method of salt production was too complicated, the price of the people was high, and the people could not eat it at all.

Later, in order to benefit the people, His Majesty let salt enter the common people, which will cooperate with the Wang family. ”

Mo Wen paused and stood up and looked at Zhang Hua and continued: "The Wang family can get to the point where it is today, and it is their own heritage, or the salt fields in the south of the Yangtze River.

It may still be possible to make waves in other places, but in Kyoto at the feet of the Son of Heaven, I guess the Wang family does not have that confidence. ”

Zhang Hua was silent at this time, although his previous speculation was a little reasonable, but it was a little dwarfed by what Mowen said, and it couldn't stand up.

"Since this incident is not the Wang family behind the scenes, then who is doing this?

And there is no need for anything else, but only on the table salt, could it be that someone wants to borrow the hand of His Royal Highness to get rid of the Wang family? ”

"There is a good chance that this is possible." Mo Wen nodded with satisfaction and looked at Zhang Hua, and this inference could be made in a short moment, and this intelligence also made Mo Wen appreciate it.

"The Wang family's salt field is a very profitable thing, and it is not surprising that some people want to get their hands on it and get a piece of the pie.

But there are only a few people who can compete with the Wang family. ”

Zhang Hua frowned, and then immediately frowned: "What does the dean mean is that this incident was caused by several powerful lords in Kyoto?" ”

"It's possible." Mo Wen's face suddenly became gloomy at this time: "The Kyoto authorities, each of them are deformed existences, holding monstrous forces, but they can still take root in Kyoto, and it can be seen from this that they are capable of it."

Wang, Jun, Han. Lu, these four families, like insurmountable peaks, are still competing and trying to continue to grow themselves while making steady progress.

If the salt pans in the south of the Wang family can be removed, then this will undoubtedly be a broken arm, and even the Wang family will be thrown into the dust. ”

"What the dean means, let's focus on Jun and Han next. Lu's four investigations? Zhang Hua asked.

"That's right, now it seems that there are only these three people who have the courage to touch the royal family's salt fields, although His Royal Highness sent Dali Temple to investigate this matter together, but for them, you don't have to care too much about them, maybe after they see us make a move, they will naturally understand what it means."

Zhang Hua chuckled, Dali Temple and the Supervision Yuan, although they are two different departments, but they do similar things.

Hearing this, when he saw Mowen, who had always been light and light-hearted, and didn't like competition, there was a faint ridicule and disdain in his words, and Zhang Hua also felt surprised.

But after seeing that Mo Wen's face had not improved, Zhang Hua put away his smile and asked with a somewhat solemn expression, "Dean, what's wrong?" ”

"Nothing." Mo Wen shook his head, but then, his eyes revealed a rare solemnity, and he said slowly: "I'm guessing, if all this is not done by the power lords, in fact, someone deliberately wants to provoke the power lord fight, but in fact, it is to cause chaos in Kyoto?" ”

"Huh?" Zhang Hua glanced at Mo Wen deeply, because he felt that Mo Wen's last sentence was full of absurd feelings.

Just as he was about to speak, Mo Wen smiled first: "What am I thinking, how is this possible." ”

At this time, hurried footsteps sounded, Mo Wen and Zhang Hua stopped discussing, looked sideways, and came to the supervision court here

"Lord Zhang, dean, someone sent a letter from outside the door."

"Who?"

"The servant of the Wang family, he said, this name sticker is Wang Ren's name, saying that it will be sent to Lord Zhang." As he spoke, the members of the Supervisory Yuan put their names on the table with both hands.

Zhang Hua glanced at the name stickers in the members' hands strangely, and then Mo Wen nodded and took it.

Slowly opened it, watched it carefully, and then couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"The name sticker said that Wang Ren will hold a banquet tonight and invite me to the banquet."

"Banquet? Who else was in the feast? Morven asked.

"I don't know." Zhang Hua shook his head: "But I guess it's just me." ”

"Invited to a feast? It seems that this time the price of salt has risen, even Wang Ren has noticed a trace of bad feelings. Mowen said.

"Since there is a banquet, then it is okay to go, Wang Ren suddenly set up a banquet, which also shows that he has something to ask you.

In the future, we will definitely play against him and test his hole cards in advance, which will also help us make decisions in the future. ”

"Yes, I'll be there later."

"Well, let's go check on the rise in the price of salt, this thing. You have to have a snack. ”

"Yes, Dean."

After that, Zhang Hua left with Qin Kangji Thirteen and other subordinates, and Mowen, who stayed alone in the Supervision Yuan, became uneasy at this time,

It's not that I'm worried about what danger Zhang Hua will have when he goes to Wang's house this time, it's just that who is behind the scenes, which makes Mo Wen unable to feel at ease.

"Could it be that someone is really trying to cause a bloody storm in Kyoto?"

"But what does he gain by doing this?"

At the same time, Zhang Hua sat in the carriage of the Supervision Institute and led his subordinates to the shop where rumors of rising salt prices spread in the East Market.

But on the way, a casual glance through the carriage window made Zhang Hua immediately open his mouth and ask Qin Kang to stop the carriage.

Got out of the carriage and looked at the restaurant in front of him, and at the same time recalled in his head that he had just entered the appearance of the two, and muttered to himself: "Why, the two of them are together?" ”

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