Chapter 271

Higashi, Kyoto.

It's one of the most prosperous places in Upper Kyoto, with all the goods available, and the daily pedestrian rush, and after a long summer day, this sleepy place is starting to regain its vitality in September.

The once wide streets have been re-occupied by hawkers, and the cries of various hawkers add vitality to the place, but continue to torment people's ears.

In between, there was a small quarrel in an ordinary shop.

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"What's going on? The salt I bought the day before yesterday, why did it come over today and it went up by 20 yuan? An ordinary man asked the shopkeeper at this time.

The shopkeeper is a middle-aged man with a big belly and a grin, always inadvertently making people feel weird and suspicious of sitting on the ground.

"This friend, of course there is a reason for the rise in salt, the quantity of this batch sent by Jiangnan this year is already small, and with the expenses on the way, the price of salt will rise, which is a matter of time."

The shopkeeper said lightly, but the man couldn't accept his words at all.

For the reason of the shopkeeper, he did not hear the slightest news at all.

Higashi is the most rapidly reported place in Kyoto, and if the amount of salt decreases in the near future, such an important event will surely spread to the point where everyone knows about it.

Even if someone deliberately controls the message, it will never be leaky.

"I don't believe you! You're obviously sitting on the ground! The man's voice couldn't help but raise a few points, and the face that had been smiling and grinning, and his harmless face began to slowly turn cold.

"Believe it or not, I welcome you to come to me to buy things, but if you want to smash the field, then don't blame me for being rude!"

The shopkeeper didn't back down at all, and replied sharply.

At this time, the scene suddenly became tense, and the two sides had been at a stalemate, and as time passed, the crowd of onlookers outside the store slowly looked more and more.

"Humph!"

After a while, the man who came to buy salt snorted angrily, flicked his sleeves and left angrily, but his departure did not make the scene restrain somewhat, on the contrary, it became more and more uncontrollable.

Because, the conversation between the two just now was heard by many people.

Salt production has plummeted!

Nowadays, salt, which was originally expensive and could not be enjoyed by ordinary people, has already entered the homes of ordinary people with the help of the imperial court and has become an indispensable thing in life.

But at this moment, there is a sudden news that there will be no salt to eat in the future, so it will be a nightmare for the common people!

Although there is no specific information to prove it today, the idea that it is better to believe it than not to believe it is not to believe that it is not there has driven them to buy a large number of stocks.

First there were a few people, and then the number gradually increased, and then in just one day, the people were no longer following the trend, and an undercurrent that could not be ignored had attracted the attention of the court!

In the Hall of Daye, King Jin, who was sitting on Yang Yanfan's throne in the past, listened to the minister's mouth at this time, and his face slowly began to be gloomy.

Some people deliberately raised the price of salt, causing riots and taking advantage of the opportunity to make huge profits, this is no longer simply causing riots, this is simply provoking the authority of the Yang family.

After the minister finished speaking, the king of Jin immediately became angry and shouted below: "Where is Hu Zheng, the Zhengqing of Dali Temple." ”

After Hu Zheng in the crowd heard his name, his face was bitter, and after a vague glance at King Jin directly above, he quickly walked to the center of the main hall.

"The minister is here!"

"Hu Zheng, someone is spreading rumors among the people in an attempt to cause a riot, and this king has ordered you to investigate this matter within three days, you may be able to do it?"

"Obey." Hu Zheng responded bitterly, but his embarrassed expression caused King Jin to be dissatisfied.

"Master Hu, do you have any objections to this king's order?"

King Jin asked Hu Zheng in a cold voice, Hu Zheng was immediately shocked when he heard it, saluted with both hands and bowed his head and said, "The minister doesn't dare!" ”

"Since you don't dare, why are you cowering and hiding something, could it be that Lord Hu is also involved in this matter?"

The ministers were in an uproar! The whole hall became noisy.

The words of the Son of Heaven can reflect his attitude to a certain extent, the King of Jin is now only the post of supervising the country, but from the current point of view, he has been unknown, and he has also become a strong contender for the position of the East Palace.

If you are not in your position, you will not seek your position, and you will also speak the same thing in what position.

If, at this moment, King Jin is the prince of the past, then what he says, others may be able to understand, but at this moment, he can't

Because, he is now the position of the emperor of Nanqing.

Ignoring the situation, openly questioning the minister, this is tantamount to the greatest harm to a courtier, and at the same time, the immature words of King Jin also made the other ministers feel a faint unease.

"Your Highness, the minister is wronged!" Hu Zheng opened his mouth loudly to make the court hall that had just been noisy become quiet, and at this time, King Jin, who realized that he was wrong just now under the guidance of Taifu Liu Fengming's eyes, had a feeling of uneasiness at this time.

If there is a mistake, you have to bear it, this is the creed that Yang Yanfan handed over to King Jin, but in today's situation, you can't do it.

Because, the king of Jin has not yet established his prestige among the ministers at this moment, and at the same time, the emperor has a burden on his shoulders, and he must not let himself make a little mistake.

"Since... Lord Hu is so insistent, then this matter is an opportunity for this king to explain your innocence, this king is tired, so retire from the dynasty. ”

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"Taifu, did this king do something wrong?" Back in the imperial study, after King Jin summoned Liu Fengming to see him, he spoke directly.

Liu Fengming nodded silently, and after King Jin saw it, his face became even more ugly.

"There are unscrupulous people in the people who are trying to deliberately raise the price of salt, which is simply provoking the face of my Yang family... This is the first time this king has encountered this kind of thing, and he can't control his anger for a while, which is why this is the case.

openly questioning the courtiers, this is undoubtedly pushing the other party to the cliff, and what Lord Hu did before, this king did not do it right. ”

King Jin was sincere, and he didn't say it reluctantly, but Liu Fengming paid little attention to this, because his attention was completely on another thing.

"Your Highness, the old minister believes that you really know your mistake, but haven't you seen the real intention behind this matter?"

"What's really going on?"

"Your Highness, one thing is never as simple as it seems.

It is true that some people deliberately raise the price of salt and take advantage of the opportunity to make huge profits, but don't forget that all the official salt in Nanqing is produced in the south of the Yangtze River.

And Jiangnan is in the hands of the powerful Wang family, and this matter seems to be as said before, but the real purpose is actually that someone wants to make His Royal Highness and the Wang family hostile in advance! ”

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