Today, Pei Yi said that he had to preface the matter of Jiangsu salt affairs to the emperor, and Jiang Chunhe was an important arm of Shen Wu in Jiangsu, if he could cut off this arm, presumably Shen Wu would have nothing to be arrogant in front of him.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that when he hadn't mentioned the salt business, the emperor took the initiative to bring up the matter of Suzhou salt affairs.

Above the court, a eunuch standing in front of the hundred officials read all of Jiang Chunhe's recitals.

When the officials of the DPRK and China heard this, they were all shocked, but they did not expect that the huge profits of salt in the DPRK and China had caused countless officials to fall, not only colluding in it, but also openly smuggling.

When many officials heard this, they hurriedly asked for an order to remove all officials from their posts in the Suzhou Salt Affairs Department.

Jiang Chunhe's recital made Pei Yi, who was standing at the bottom, very embarrassed at the moment, he originally wanted his son Pei Qixuan to be the whistleblower of this salt corruption case, but he didn't expect to be taken by Jiang Chunhe, not only lost a good opportunity to move down the Shen family, but also made his son Pei Qixuan suspicious.

He stood on top of the court and hesitated for a while, he knew that every word he said now could be related to the life and death of his son.

Seeing that the people below were arguing, the emperor cleared his throat and said to the ministers: "Today's matter, I have been handed over to Dali Temple for full trial. When the people below heard it, they immediately quieted down and secretly speculated about the emperor's holy will.

"Today, I have invited all Aiqing to come, not to let you teach me how to try this case, but I already know clearly that the salt affairs in the world have rotted to the root, even if I kill a few more salt officials, it will not solve the fundamental problem, all Aiqing, is there a way to cure this root?"

As soon as the emperor said this, the people standing below looked at each other a few times, but they didn't dare to answer.

The emperor's eyes were blazing, and he stared patiently at the ministers.

After a while, Shen Wu saw that the time was almost up, so he stood up and said: "Your Majesty, today's salt law prohibits the law, and obtains huge profits by the price difference, although it maintains the income of the government, but the disadvantages are very great, the people suffer from salt, and the salt officials are full of private pockets. ”

After listening to this, the emperor seemed to be interested, and said: "How to innovate, Shen Aiqing talk about it?" ”

"Changing the prohibition law to a trade law, the court will sell salt to merchants, tax at a price, and then the merchants will transport and sell it in designated areas, and implement local monopoly, which can not only ensure the income of the imperial court, but also prevent the corruption of officials to a certain extent, and most fundamentally, it can also solve the problem of ordinary people's difficulty in eating salt." Shen Wu didn't say much, but it was tantamount to a storm, quickly stirring into the court.

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the court was vainly alarmed, and they didn't know how many people's jobs would be taken away from such a determined reform.

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, the emperor suddenly threw Jiang Chunhe's recital to the ground, stood up, and said to the ministers: "The people's livelihood in the world is related to the society, and the people have been suffering for a long time. "The emperor has actually communicated with Shen Wu in advance, and he has also read Lin Chongyi's article, he is very appreciative of the salt reform this time, and he has already made up his mind.

The emperor actually knew in his heart that he didn't know how long he could sit on the dragon chair, and if he could clear some obstacles for Jinglan, he was willing to be this villain.

After saying this, the people in the court did not dare to refute, at this time, Pei Yi suddenly stood up and said to the emperor: "The person who reported this matter is a student of Lord Shen, if this matter is handed over to Lord Shen alone, I am afraid it will be inappropriate." The official knew that Lord Shen was well-intentioned, but in order to avoid suspicion, the lower official suggested that Lord Longtu should be asked to assist Lord Shen to jointly carry out this salt reform. ”

The emperor thought for a while and agreed: "Then according to what Pei Aiqing said." ”

After hearing this, Long Tu hurriedly said: "The minister must be conscientious and complete this salt reform with Lord Shen." ”

After retreating, Long Tu originally wanted to talk to Pei Yi to ventilate and probe Pei Yi's tone, but at this moment, Pei Yi's face was blue and he looked angry, he thought about it and didn't want to touch this mold, so he immediately changed his direction and walked elsewhere.

After returning home, Pei Qixuan immediately went to Pei Yi's study and told Pei Yi a piece of news that made Pei Yi even more headache, that is, Lin Chongyi came to the door to ask to marry Shen Wu's daughter.

After Pei Yi heard the news, his expression could be said to be angry, Shen Wu didn't want his son, the son of the new science and technology jinshi, and the first rank of the court to be his son-in-law, but actually wanted a scholar with no official position and no background to be his son-in-law, which was simply a joke for their Pei family.

He squeezed his hands fiercely, with a bit of gloom in his eyes, and said to himself secretly, one day he would make Shen Fu pay the price.

Capital

The news that Lin Chongyi, a talented man of Suiyang Academy, had asked the Shen Mansion for marriage immediately became the most explosive news in Beijing, and this news spread in the mouths of all the nobles of Beijing.

They all expressed their disbelief, who is Lin Chongyi? He is the most prestigious talent in this world, and his articles have been praised by Xie Bing, a scholar of the Central Committee of the DPRK and Central China, this person is not only rich in learning, handsome, and has a degree of advance and retreat, does not make friends with powerful people, and has a heroic spirit, and is the ideal candidate for the public in the minds of many women in Beijing, but he did not expect that he would marry Shen Xitong, who is half-hanging, which is absolutely unacceptable to them.

A few women discussed this matter in the Liuxian Building, and even fought, some people thought that Lin Chongyi had no foundation in the Beijing Division, and only ascended to the throne through marriage, and some people thought that the Shen family saw that Shen Xitong's reputation was damaged, so they hurriedly found a scholar to wash away the stigma on Shen Xitong's body.

Shen Mansion

"You won't marry me back, you just want to humiliate me." Shen Xitong's big eyes were shining, but there was a suspicious look in his eyes, with vigilance, this was the second time Lin Chongyi had come to visit the Shen family's grandmother, and Shen Xitong stopped him in the small alley of the Shen Mansion.

Lin Chongyi stood with his head held high, his face was frank, and he did not speak.

"I warn you, you died before you were too late." Shen Xitong blurted out, with a hint of stubbornness and determination, she knew that her affairs were so big, and no man in the world would really want to marry her. Lin Chongyi stood in front of his father at this time and said that he wanted to marry her, obviously because of the Shen family's family background.

Lin Chongyi knew that if he showed his heart now, he would definitely be disdainful of her, he stood behind his back with one hand behind his back, and said: "You need a decent marriage to maintain the reputation of the Shen family, and I, I need a strong family to achieve what I want in my life, we can fulfill each other, can't we?" He looked frank and didn't seem to think anything wrong with what he said.

"You!!" Shen Xitong was speechless for a while, she didn't expect that there would be such a brazen person in the world, and she was so shameless, she immediately ridiculed her: "To maintain the reputation of the Shen family, I can marry far away, I can become a monk, my grandmother spoils me so much, even if I am locked in the yard for the rest of my life and do not marry, no one will say anything about me?" Why should I marry you and use you as a stepping stone. After Shen Xitong finished speaking, he kicked his feet in anger, turned around and left.

"Shen Xitong," Lin Chongyi didn't expect her to be so sharp at the moment, he said loudly, "How long do you want to mess around?" He looked stunned, "Someone in Jingshi is using your affairs to make a fuss against the Shen family, don't you know?" If the Shen family falls, you will have something to do with you, Yu Jingshi, and the people in the northwest, do you want to continue to mess around? ”

Shen Xitong paused, and Lin Chongyi's words fell into her ears, leaving her with nowhere to hide.

"Hmph, marry far away." Lin Chongyi's face looked even more angry, "You have been clothed and fed since you were a child, you have no worries about food and clothing, everyone is vying to be the first to slap you, have you suffered that hardship, is it that the family you married doesn't know the rumors of the Jingshi, and you can't bear to let your old grandmother worry and worry, and you have to become a sister-in-law, which woman in the Jingshi Guimen is not a sister-in-law because of the sentence of the Shen Penal Division, do you want to set a precedent on behalf of the Shen family?" ”

Shen Xitong saw Lin Chongyi's face sneering, and thought of her grandmother who loved her, and tears fell like bursting embankments.

Lin Chongyi felt distressed when he saw it, and he felt a little more pity, he wanted to say more cruel words, but it stopped abruptly at this moment, and he unconsciously moved forward, wanting to wipe her tears for her, but her tears became more and more.

Shen Xitong remembered the ridicule and ridicule he had received in recent days, and he also caused his grandmother and mother to be ridiculed, and his tears were defeated, and they turned into howling.

For the first time, he saw a girl crying in front of him, tears like water could not be stopped, suddenly seemed at a loss, and hurriedly comforted: "I don't mean to accuse you of saying these words, you are young, you are deceived by others, you are the victim of this incident, but you have to suffer so many non-words, I am worried that you will be hurt, so I dare to ask for a kiss." ”

When Shen Xitong heard this, his tears were still flowing, but he looked at Lin Chongyi with an incredible face, Lin Chongyi's ears turned red, looked at Shen Xitong's eyes, and said in a firm tone: "I want to marry you because I miss you, not as rumored outside." ”

Looking at the pear blossoms and rain in front of his beloved, Lin Chongyi was even more soft-hearted, he approached Shen Xitong, his eyes were full of pity, and he said in a sincere tone: "Although our family has no power in Beijing, but it is also a Huai'an family, my father and mother have worked hard over the years, and the income is quite good, they let me study to let me know books and theories, and I don't expect me to soar, it's a big deal that I can go home to be a Zhizhou, I never thought of exchanging marriage for personal future." ”

Lin Chongyi's tone was full of sincerity, and he was even more ruthless at the moment, put down his face and self-esteem, and said: "Since that day you refuted me in public in the school, I began to pay attention to you, your every move, a smile and a smile, often unconsciously reflected in my mind, and then I knew that you have someone you like, although you are jealous and crazy, but you still unconsciously pay attention to you, I realized that Hu Fei is a person from the rivers and lakes, he intends to approach you, and I want to protect you secretly." I only married you because I wanted to marry you in my heart, and it has nothing to do with anyone or anything. The tone was gentle, and it was like Lin Chongyi's usual appearance.

I don't know if Shen Xitong listened to it, her tears slowly stopped, and she still looked at him silently on her face.

Lin Chongyi's heart was suddenly highly nervous, worried that she would immediately refuse in person, he continued: "What others say, what is transmitted, don't listen to it all at once, believe it all, whether it is sincere or not, you must use your own heart to learn to screen and judge, if you have half of your cousin's screening ability, you will not be confused." ”

He saw that Shen Xitong's eyes were red, and he subconsciously touched her head.

"Even you think I'm dumber than Riro." Shen Xitong's eyes suddenly widened, and he protested.

Lin Chongyi shook his head with a smile, and said with a doting face, "Okay, you are the smartest." ”

The evening breeze suddenly blew, making people feel much cooler, and there was a silence between the two, Lin Chongyi looked at the girl in front of him There was a different kind of gentleness in the sunset, and he whispered: "I have written back to my parents and clan elders at home, and they will come to Beijing to give a dowry in the near future, you should behave well when the time comes, don't be arrogant and scare them away." ”

"Who's arrogant?" Shen Xitong raised her head, pouted in protest, and suddenly saw a pair of eyes projected in front of her, as handsome as stars, but full of pampering and gentleness, she couldn't help but be stunned, her little face turned red, and she hurriedly ran away.

The girl's beating back ran farther and farther in the glow, Lin Chongyi stood in place, his eyes went away, his heart was like drinking honey, incomparably sweet, as if a big stone in his chest fell to the ground, making people extremely down-to-earth, it seemed to be happier than winning the champion, my heart was like a rock, immovable, he meditated in his heart.

At night, the stars were all over the sky, and Shen Xitong couldn't fall asleep lying on the bed, so he couldn't wait to find Jiang Liluo immediately and ask her to help analyze what was going on.

Lin Chongyi likes himself, no matter how you look at it, although she claims to be the first beauty in Beijing, she still knows how many catties and taels she has, could it be said that he was deceived by his appearance?

Shen Xitong turned over and hurriedly denied this, she still knows who Lin Chongyi is, there are so many noble women who want to marry, and there are countless beauties among them, no matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like she will be deceived.

She began to think back to what he had said during the day, "school", and remembered that she had asked him questions in public that day, because she had been told by her father and brothers for several days about this matter, could it be that he liked his kind of mindless ink?

Forget it, she immediately shook her head again, she didn't believe it herself, except for the family situation behind it, she really couldn't find any point that could attract this Lin Da talent.

Suddenly remembered a sentence, she immediately got up, Lin Chongyi said that he had already found out that Hu Fei was a person from the rivers and lakes, and deliberately approached me, how did he find out, why didn't he remind me at the beginning, this bastard, I was deceived by Hu Fei and didn't say anything, thinking about it, she suddenly hated her teeth again, and she would definitely ask him another day to understand.

Shen Xitong simply climbed out of bed, looking at the bright stars outside, the chirping of grass and insects, and the gusting night wind, she thought to herself, is she really going to get married?

She once fantasized that she would marry a prince, a general, and a hero with strong martial arts at the time, and take herself to the rivers and lakes, but she didn't expect that in the end, what she really wanted to marry herself was actually an elegant scholar, who had learned everything by herself.

Shen Xitong tossed and turned, and countless dreams struck.

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