"Lord Chen, the affairs of the salt affairs are in charge of the two Huai Salt Road and the Imperial History of the Salt Patrol, and the three law divisions cannot intervene in the affairs of the salt road before the emperor's edict."

Sure enough, as Li Yuntian expected, Pan Xingmin, Zhang Tao and Qin Ke glanced at each other, and then Pan Xingmin pretended to be helpless and shook his head at Chen Wenren, so that they were unwilling to intervene in this private salt case so as not to be passive in the future, after all, even a celebrity like Li Yuntian in front of Emperor Xuande was hiding, how could they be bored?

"Bastard!" Chen Wenren's face changed suddenly, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart, if it weren't for the three of Pan Xingmin to stir up the situation, the case would have been closed a long time ago, but now it's good, but now the matter is getting bigger, but the three of them are shrunken turtles.

"Since this is the case, tomorrow Benhou will give the emperor a dismissal, and the emperor will come up to adjudicate the case." Seeing that Pan Xingmin and the three of them politely refused to give Liang Huaiyan a head, Li Yuntian sneered in his heart, and said quietly, "Come on, take Chen Youcai and Zhao Li back to the prison, and take care of them!" ”

Hearing this, Chen Wenren's fists couldn't help but clench, his face became iron-blue, although Li Yuntian did not mean to intervene in the affairs of the Lianghuai Salt Road, but because of this, it undoubtedly pushed the Lianghuai Salt Road to the edge of the cliff, and when Emperor Xuande sent someone to Yangzhou, the daylily was cold.

However, Chen Wenren has no good way to deal with it now, Li Yuntian can let go of the two Huai Salt Roads is good enough, how can he carry the matter of private salt for the two Huai Salt Roads.

Li Yuntian then left the Yamen of Lianghuai Yandao, and returned to the Yangzhou Affairs Office of Jiangwutang surrounded by Xiaowu Army, chatting and laughing with Xie Heng and Han Liang in the carriage on the way.

In the eyes of Xie Heng and Han Liang, Li Yuntian's trick was really beautiful, and it seemed to be a rule of inaction, but in fact it was a sharp blow, which made Chen Wenren and the others immediately mess up.

"Master Hou, what will they do next?" While talking and laughing, Xie Heng asked Li Yuntian with a smile, and it was obvious that Chen Wenren and Zhang Sheng would definitely not sit still.

"Coercion and temptation!" Li Yuntian smiled slightly, and spit out four words in his mouth.

If Li Yuntian had not guessed wrong, Chen Wenren would definitely visit him before he gave Emperor Xuande and come to negotiate with him, which was nothing more than moving with affection and reasoning, wanting him to understand that the Lianghuai Salt Road involved a wide range of aspects, so that he would retreat in the face of difficulties and suppress the case of the Lianghuai Salt Road.

No matter how bad it is, we must first release the illicit salt that was sent to the Yamen of the Governor of Caoyun, which is the key to making Chen Wenren and others anxious now, and it is also the decisive evidence that they are transporting and selling illicit salt.

As for the evidence recorded in the two account books, they are not afraid, and they will definitely try their best to deny and desperately exonerate them at that time, as long as they do not catch the evidence of transporting illicit salt, they will not be able to do anything about it, and the officials of the six camps of the DPRK and the Central Committee will definitely help the Lianghuai Salt Road to speak, and the turmoil in the Lianghuai Salt Road will gradually be quelled.

Of course, Chen Wenren must give Li Yuntian a lot of benefits to bribe Li Yuntian, so that Li Yuntian's subordinates can show mercy, and this benefit can be both monetary and political, and it will depend on how Li Yuntian chooses, which means that the initiative is already in Li Yuntian's hands.

It is obvious that Li Yuntian will never reach this deal with Chen Wenren, and he has a good reason for this, Yu Gong does not need to take such a big risk to involve the salt affairs of the Lianghuai Salt Road, and he does not have such a deep friendship with the Lianghuai Salt Road.

Therefore, when Chen Wenren went to visit the Yangzhou Department of Wutang in the afternoon, Lei Ting politely refused Li Yuntian's request to see Li Yuntian on the grounds that he was unwell and resting, obviously not wanting to get involved in the affairs of Lianghuai Yandao.

This made Chen Wenren very anxious, but he was helpless, and left the Yangzhou Division of Jiangwutang in a disappointed mood.

He is a smart person, so he naturally knows Li Yuntian's current thoughts, to be honest, Li Yuntian did not take the two Huai Salt Dao to open the knife is enough to give him face, it is really unrealistic to expect Li Yuntian to help the two Huai Salt Dao survive this catastrophe.

"Xianggong, he's gone." After Chen Wenren left, Lei Ting returned to the backyard and reported to Li Yuntian, who was reading the official document in the wing, with a smile.

"So far, they have only two ways to go, one is to use guò salt bars to transport smuggled salt, and try to make up for the gap in the salt industry next year, and the other is to ask the capital for help and end the current smuggling salt case."

Li Yuntian put down the official document in his hand when he heard this, and smiled slightly at Lei Ting, "However, there is a great risk in doing so, the Lianghuai Territory is now searching Wei Deguang and Hua Wu with all its might, and it is difficult to transport the private salt of those salt lords, and once the private salt of those salt lords cannot be transported in time, it will inevitably affect the supply of salt next year, so they can only put the treasure on those people from the capital, in order to end the illegal salt case and release the illegal salt seized by the Yamen of the Governor of Caoyun." ”

"It's okay to say in the south, but the north will be freezing by then, and it will be difficult for those illegal salts to reach their destination in time, which will inevitably lead to a salt shortage."

Lei Ting bowed her head slightly, and looked at Li Yuntian with a smile, Li Yuntian's anti-customer is really high, which not only exposes the illegal salt trade in the two Huai Salt Road, but no one blames him for this matter, and he can also investigate the case, which can be described as killing three birds with one stone.

Obviously, when a salt shortage breaks out in the northern region next year, Emperor Xuande will inevitably send people to check the Lianghuai Salt Road again, and Li Yuntian is undoubtedly the best choice.

There is no other reason, the reason why those salt shortages occurred was because Li Yuntian did not handle the case of the Lianghuai Salt Road, so he must deal with the matter well, otherwise it will damage his reputation.

Moreover, at that time, the cabinet and the six ministries will definitely compete for the presiding judge of the Lianghuai Salt Road, and with Li Yuntian's current appearance, he will definitely win the trust of the six ministers, so this presiding judge is none other than him.

At that time, Li Yuntian will be able to show his strength and vigorously investigate the shady scenes of the Lianghuai Salt Road, and then it will be the aftermath.

In fact, if the aftermath is the key, it is also an issue that the six ministries and the cabinet are most concerned about, and the cabinet certainly hopes to take this opportunity to implicate more officials from the six ministries camp, and the six ministries want to clear up the relationship, and the fewer people are involved, the better, and the two sides will definitely have a contest around this issue.

Chen's house.

"Dad, why did you come back so quickly and see the Marquis of Zhenwu?"

Chen Guangzong was discussing with Yang Muen how to stabilize the panicked situation within the Dìng Salt Merchants Association, and suddenly heard the next person inform Chen Wenren to return home, and hurriedly greeted Yang Muen, and asked with some surprise, Chen Wenren came back too early.

Chen Wenren didn't speak, and went to the hall in the backyard with an expressionless face, Chen Guangzong saw this and knew that something was wrong, so he hurriedly drove out all the people in the house.

"Zhenwu Hou doesn't want to wade into this muddy water, it seems that we are in a catastrophe this time." After the people left, Chen Wenren said expressionlessly.

Although it seems that the Lianghuai Salt Road and the Salt Merchants Association are not without a glimmer of life, as long as the people sent by Emperor Xuande to assist Li Yuntian in investigating the case can be settled in time to make those illegal salt all the people who are sent out, and then order the salt merchants in various places to save and sell salt, it is not impossible for the local salt to be maintained until the delivery of those private salts, and it is really impossible to send additional people to transport a batch of them first.

However, Chen Wenren knew that this was only a theoretical possibility, and that the roads in the north and southwest were difficult to travel in winter, and that it was impossible for all of the illicit salt to arrive in time anyway, and as long as there was a salt shortage in some places, it would definitely trigger a thorough investigation by the imperial court.

Once the officials sent by the imperial court discovered that the accumulated salt that was originally used for salt storage in various places was being sold as daily salt, the illegal salt trade in the Lianghuai Salt Road would be exposed, and the Nanjing Household Department, the Lianghuai Salt Road, and the Salt Merchants Association would encounter great trouble.

Chen Wenren can already have a premonition at this time that there will be a storm in the Lianghuai Salt Road next year, and he and Zhang Sheng, Yang Muen and others will be unavoidable at that time.

"Dad, we have to start from Zhenwuhou, if we let Zhenwuhou give the emperor a recital, we will only have to wait for death!" Chen Guangzong has been in charge of the private salt business of Lianghuai Salt Road for many years, so he naturally knows the situation of Yan zhòng, and said expressionlessly after a deep sigh.

"Zhenwuhou is a smart person, and he also knows that the affairs of the two Huai Yan Dao are difficult, so now he is a closed door, and it is difficult to even see him now, let alone persuade him to help us." Chen Wenren shook his head, a wry smile appeared on his face, he didn't expect things to come to this point.

"If it really doesn't work, let's leave Daming and go to Goryeo, so that Daming will be out of reach." Yang Muen frowned when he heard this, and put forward a proposal with a solemn expression, rather than sitting and waiting to be killed, it is better to find a way out as soon as possible, although the life of Goryeo is not as good as Yangzhou, but at least there is still a life, and Goryeo is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, where their safety can also be guaranteed.

"I really can't do it, so I have to go to Goryeo." Chen Wenren frowned and bowed slightly, people who have no long-term worries must have near-term worries, and now they really have to plan for their future lives.

"My lord, I'm going to arrange it now, and contact my fellow villagers over there in Goryeo to handle this matter." Yang Muen saw Chen Wenren nodding, so he replied in a deep voice, he originally wanted to go alone, but without Chen Wenren's help, it would not be so easy to leave, so he had to go to Goryeo with the Chen family.

"Dad, it's not like we don't have a chance." At this time, Chen Guangzong hesitated for a moment, and looked at Chen Wenren with a gloomy face, "As long as that batch of private salt can be shipped smoothly, the Lianghuai Salt Road will be able to eliminate this disaster." ”

"Zhenwuhou has made up his mind to stay out of the matter, and Yangwuhou is looking forward to it with his horse's head, as long as Zhenwuhou does not open his mouth, Yangwuhou will definitely not let go of that batch of private salt." Chen Wenren shook his head, how could Li Yuntian's career be involved in the affairs of private salt?

"Maybe we can help him!" Hearing this, a sinister smile appeared at the corner of Chen Guangzong's mouth, and he said meaningfully.

"Don't do stupid things, Zhenwuhou is surrounded by elite Xiaowu troops, and it will also anger Zhenwuhou." Chen Wenren immediately understood Chen Guangzong's idea of beating Li Yuntian, so his face sank and he solemnly warned him.

"Dad, now that it's a matter of life and death, I can't take care of anything else." Chen Guangzong didn't want to say goodbye to the world of flowers in the south of the Yangtze River, and went to Goryeo, which was cold and frozen, poor and backward, to spend the rest of his life, he groaned for a while, and said gloomily, "Zhenwu Hou is merry by nature, if he can restrain the women around him, presumably Zhenwu Hou will definitely give in and obediently let those cargo ships go." ”