The Ji family has lived in Yangzhou for hundreds of years, the tree has deep roots, the branches are luxuriant, their garden covers an area of more than 20 acres, pavilions and palaces, built exquisitely and gorgeously, and the essence of the garden in the south of the Yangtze River is fully appreciated. Outsiders gave Ji Jiayuan a nickname, called: "Heavenly Garden".

It is said that only immortals can live. Usually the talented and famous people in the south of the Yangtze River, the gentry and businessmen, and even the high-ranking officials of the imperial court, as long as they come to Yangzhou, most of them have to visit the Ji family, which is more majestic than the prefect's yamen.

Singing and feasting every day, silk and bamboo suona, sheng pipe flute, fairy music fluttering!

is such a fairy, just such a wealthy businessman, and in a blink of an eye, he ended up with a robbery, which made everyone stunned and sighed.

The common people are talking about it, but no one has complained to the Ji family. The reason is very simple, it was An** who did the raid on the Ji family!

The past struggle has made the people of Yangzhou unconditionally believe in An**, they will definitely not wronged people, this Ji family should be arrested!

However, out of Yangzhou, this is not the case, and the officialdom in Jiangnan is chaotic. After several reshuffles, there are few old waves in Nanming's officialdom, and all the people who have been promoted are a group of young people, and many of them who only have made a name for themselves have entered the government to fill the vacancies.

Many of these scholars have benefited from the salt merchants, and even the poor scholars rely on the help of the salt merchants to get famous.

The draught does not forget the well-diggers, who undoubtedly have to die for the benefactor. When the news of the Ji family being copied came, the indignant officials finally couldn't stand it anymore, and Fan Keqin of the General Administration Department took the lead. Hundreds of officials have written to impeach Gu Zhenhua.

A total of more than a dozen crimes have been fabricated, and the light ones are pampered and arrogant. Flying and domineering, greedy for ink. Yan zhòng violated the ancestral system, framed the merchants, supported the army and respected himself, secretly dug the mausoleum, and resented the Tatars. There are also some people who pay attention to lace news, and even say that Gu Zhenhua robs men and women. Absurd.

All in all, these people have launched a crazy impeachment offensive, and they look like they will not give up if they don't take Gu Zhenhua down.

Ji Xueru, who was still in the capital, also completely ignored it. He went directly to Ding Huizhen's mansion and shouted loudly.

"Lord Ding, the villain's house has been copied, and I'm afraid the villain's head will be gone in the next step. I don't care if I'm dead. But I can't go with a belly full of secrets, I have to make things clear! ”

"Brother Ji, what do you have to say, let's talk about it at home!"

Ding Huizhen covered Ji Xueru's mouth, dragged him raw, and went to his study.

"Dude, do you really want to fight for a jade burn?"

"What if you don't fight? I'm a ruined family anyway, even if I'm dead. Pull a few pads too! ”

Ding Huizhen glared at him fiercely, and Ji Xueru didn't care.

"Brother Ji. Who Gu Zhenhua is, don't you know, that's a bad star! The Donglin Party was killed by him, Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng were not successful, if we fought hard with him, let alone you, even we would have to burn jade, the hundreds of thousands of troops in Jiangbei are not fun! ”

Ji Xueru smiled contemptuously, sat down on the Taishi chair, grabbed the apple on the table, and took two bites fiercely.

"Lord Ding, since yesterday, Ji has not touched his lips. More than 1,000 members of our family have been detained by Gu Zhenhua, life and death are all in his thoughts, what do you want me to do, can you sacrifice our Ji family and protect you? ”

Ding Huizhen looked embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "Brother, don't misunderstand, it's not that I don't help, but you have to think of a proper idea for this matter, and you can't be reckless!" ”

"The idea? Do you have a solution? ”

"There it is!"

Ding Huizhen had an idea, and said with a smile: "Brother, you can't avoid the three words of reason and law in everything, I think you will go to the door of the afternoon court and cry bitterly, the more pitiful the better, you have to do enough to do the show, if someone sympathizes with you, we will intercede!" ”

"Really?"

"Seriously!" Ding Huizhen nodded vigorously: "We are all grasshoppers on a rope, and we will definitely not pit you!" ”

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The next day, Ji Xueru really followed Ding Huizhen's idea, wearing the official uniform he donated from the second grade, and the red robe was covered with filial piety clothes, which was just the same as Pei Heng's, but he also had one more, and he still held a mourning stick in his hand.

Before dawn, Ji Xueru was waiting here, and when he saw any official coming, he cried loudly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, be the master of the Ji family!"

"Several generations of the Ji family have worked for the Ming Dynasty, are loyal, hard-working, and resentful. The villain's grandfather died in Datong in order to deliver food to the border town! ”

"My family is an orthodox salt merchant, how can I sell illicit salt, it's all framed by villains!"

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The sky was bright, the ministers of civil and military affairs rushed over, Ji Xueru performed harder, he slapped himself, and pumped himself hard, and the blood foam at the corner of his mouth flowed out.

"The villain doesn't ask for anything else, how much family property is, you can dedicate it to the king of Zhongshan, just to let go of the villain's family, let our father and son reunite, brothers meet, the villain is grateful!"

A dignified salt merchant cried so much that his head was swollen. Many officials couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh. 、

"Hey, who made Gu Zhenhua target you, think you're unlucky!"

Zhu Cihong was on time and early, and all the ministers were full, after the tedious ceremony.

Fan Keqin took the lead in playing: "Your Majesty, the salt merchant Ji family, has been kind for generations, loyal to the country, and has been transporting grain for the imperial court for decades, dedicating himself to his wisdom, and contributing to the imperial court." The king of Zhongshan raided the Ji family for no reason, it was really a little improper, and the minister thought that there must be some misunderstanding, and the Ji family should be released as soon as possible! ”

Fan Keqin can be regarded as a smart learner, he didn't directly point fingers at Gu Zhenhua, but just said that he should be released. Many officials in the court also stood up and spoke one after another.

"Your Majesty, what Master Fan said is right, salt is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, the Ji family was copied, the price of salt is turbulent, and the people are complaining, please be sympathetic to the people's feelings and think about the people!"

Zhu Cihong has also matured a lot these days, listening to the words of these people, he looked at Su Quanhe who was sitting on the embroidery pier.

"Master Su, what do you have to say?"

"Huh. Lao Chen didn't know about the Ji family. ”

As soon as Su Quanhe said that he didn't know, all the people present were stunned, could it be that this old fox knew the loss. Don't you dare to speak for Gu Zhenhua?

Thinking of this, many people suddenly felt itchy in their hearts, and the more they spoke, the more they had no scruples.

Fan Keqin gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, although the King of Zhongshan has made outstanding achievements, he has always had a mixed reputation, and he is arrogant. Tampering with the laws of the ancestors, what he has done has been out of the duty of a minister. The minister thought that Gu Zhenhua should be thoroughly investigated. to appease the people! ”

Zhu Cihong looked at Su Quanhe again, how did he know that this old man actually had his eyelids lowered and was napping there!

"The King of Zhongshan shoulders the heavy responsibility of resisting the Qing Dynasty, and no one can replace him. You have to keep the Ming Dynasty in your heart! ”

The words of the little emperor are very level. The top priority is to resist the Qing Dynasty, with you rotten garlic, there is no way to replace Gu Zhenhua, one by one is still honest, don't attack indiscriminately.

Although the little emperor said so, some people just don't know how to be interested. Hu Dezhu, the right attendant of the household department, stood up.

"Your Majesty, a good general is like a thousand miles of horses, and there are often in the world. The Holy Monarch is Bole. Although the King of Zhongshan has made meritorious achievements, he is flying and domineering. The blame is inevitable, and in the long run, the lord is weak and the minister is strong, and I am afraid that it will cause a catastrophe. The minister has the courage to build yì, the king of Zhongshan is already a prince, so he might as well go back to Beijing to recuperate, and hand over the affairs of the front line to Huang Degong! ”

"The ministers seconded it!" Ding Huizhen took the opportunity to stand up, led a group of ministers, and said together, full of forced palace posture.

Su Quanhe didn't squeak, Pei Heng and Guo Weiqiang were Gu Zhenhua's second generals, but they didn't make a sound, and for a while, the court was full of shouting and killing, and Gu Zhenhua's situation seemed to be even more unfavorable.

"Go and bring Ji Xueru in, I want to interrogate him face to face!"

Not long after, Ji Xueru was brought in, and when he arrived at the Fengtian Palace, he wept bitterly.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks to himself, he has never done anything illegal, but I didn't expect the King of Zhongshan to kill my family, it is really a strange injustice through the ages, and please ask Your Majesty to be the master!"

Zhu Cihong couldn't help it and coughed.

"Master Su, you are Yuanfu, don't you have any opinion on this matter?"

"Back to the emperor, the old minister thought that everything had to be carefully investigated and figured out what was going on before making a ruling. This Mr. Ji kept saying that he was wronged, and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty also said that he was wronged, but was he wronged or not? The old minister thought that he should still ask the king of Zhongshan, whether he had sent it to him, and what crime the Ji family had committed, so he could judge. ”

Zhu Cihong's eyes fell on Dai Ying beside him, and said with a smile: "Big companion, do you have any news?" ”

"Your Majesty, the King of Zhongshan has just sent some lists. It is said that more accounts are still being thoroughly investigated, but according to the current accounts, there is a problem, the Ji family's private accounts record that they buy 100 million catties of salt from stove households a year, but their family's nest capital is only 150,000 catties, and when converted, it is only 60 million catties, which is half the difference. ”

"Half, how can there be so many?"

"Your Majesty, this is still not done, I have found out everything, how much more it should be, I'm afraid only the Ji family itself knows."

"No, no!" Ji Xueru hurriedly waved his hand, and slammed his head on the brick floor.

"Qi Song Majesty, salt is different from other things, Xiaochen wants so much salt, and he doesn't sell it, so he can't keep it for himself!"

Ding Huizhen also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, it's true, this salt is a good thing, you can't eat more, I'm afraid the accounts of the King of Zhongshan are not understood." ”

Su Quanhe suddenly picked his eyelids, and a cold light appeared in a pair of old eyes.

"Hahaha, Lord Ding, why is there more than half of the salt, naturally it is not that some people eat more, but that there are more people in the world!" Su Quanhe said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the King of Zhongshan once said to the old minister that the household registration of the imperial court cannot be counted, only this salt, every year a person goes up and down, about ten catties, and if you figure out the salt, you will know how many people there are in the Ming Dynasty." It can be seen from this that we have hidden a large number of people and how many local maladministrations there are. ”

Listening to Su Quanhe's words, the faces of many people present turned green, they didn't know about it, but no one dared to say this, after being poked by Old Man Su, their faces were all very unsightly.

The little emperor Zhu Cihong couldn't help but nodded: "I see, Chen Qianfu said that they wanted to reform the system, but now I look at it, it is really so!" Big companion, the Ji family should be killed just for the sin of private salt, right? ”

In a word, Chrysostom Yuyan frightened Ji Xueru and collapsed on the hall.

Dai Ying smiled gloomily: "Your Majesty, the Ji family is not just about private salt. According to the investigation of the King of Zhongshan, a total of more than 8.37 million taels of silver were found in their home! In addition, there are countless field products, jewelry, and antiques. There are more than 1,000 young maids in Jiangnan alone, and it is estimated that the family property of their whole family is only more than 30 million taels! ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Cihong was also taken aback, "This, I can't compare to their family!" ”

"Your Majesty, not only that, but the Ji family's enjoyment is even more imaginary, not to mention anything else, there are as many as thirty nurses alone."

"Thirty? How many children do they have? ”

"Hahaha, it's not for the child to drink, but for the old master and young master of the Ji family!"

Above the court, when these ministers heard this, they all looked at Ji Xueru with very strange eyes, no wonder this man in his early fifties, still in his early fifties, full of black hair, and with a smooth face like a child. There are so many nurses to moisturize, and I'm not afraid of being bad!

As soon as I thought of an old man in his forties and fifties, lying in front of the woman, a disgusting and crooked energy surged up.

Zhu Cihong sneered and said: "The rich rival the country, the poor are extremely luxurious, this is what you salt merchants dare to falsely accuse the king of Zhongshan." Come, take him down, give the king of Zhongshan a decree, and let him check the salt merchants. ”

After a pause, Zhu Cihong said again: "I still have to investigate, how can these salt merchants have such a great ability to let the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty speak for them, is it possible that they all rely on a **, is it a compatriot?" ”

All the ministers who spoke for Ji Xueru looked at each other, and they were so ashamed that they couldn't get into the cracks in the ground!

Su Quanhe laughed: "Everyone, this matter of the salt merchant, let the King of Zhongshan and Governor Chen investigate well, and when there is news, the big guy will make a decision, and it will save the loss of the imperial court!" ”

The little emperor's will arrived in Yangzhou quickly, in fact, for Gu Zhenhua, there is no problem for speculators to check the accounts and hand them over to Chen Qianfu, and his main spiritual head is on the layout of the next step.

After Gu Zhenhua arrived in Yangzhou, he immediately met with Wang Shouzhong, Fei Honglin and others, and followed more than a dozen upside-down salt merchants behind them. When these people saw Gu Zhenhua, they all had leg and stomach cramps, and the roots of their necks were unconsciously cold.

"Everyone sit down, this king also knows that it is uncomfortable for everyone to give up the industry that has been operating for many years. But it's imperative, and this king doesn't explain much, let's look forward! ”

Gu Zhenhua said with a smile: "In this world, there are kings and domineering, this king thinks that this domineering is all mine, if you don't accept it, I will beat you." Xiang Yu, the original overlord of Chu, was invincible in seventy-two battles, but he lost the world in a daze, which shows that this domineering cannot last long. As for the royal road, it is good for everyone to go together, some people eat meat, and some people drink soup. This time the king rectified the salt government, and he is ready to use the royal road and domineering together, what do you think? (To be continued......)

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