"This business ...... It's not too much to say. ”

Gu Qinghuan still had a look of shock on his face, "That's a salt-making recipe......"

More than six years ago, although the Dazhang Dynasty was rich, down to the people and up to the emperor, they all had a heart disease-

Salt!

When it comes to salt, everyone understands that it is an indispensable necessity, and if people consume too little salt, the body will have various negative reactions.

Even a brave soldier may turn into a soft-footed shrimp!

Everyone knows the importance of salt.

However, Dazhang lacks salt mines!

Most of the good salt mines are outside the fortress and are controlled by some "wild men", who take advantage of their geographical advantages to resist the attacks of the iron hooves of the Dazhang Dynasty again and again, and firmly grasp those good salt mines in their hands.

Those savages also used the salt in the salt mine and sold it to the Dazhang Dynasty at a high price in exchange for grain, weapons and other valuables.

For the sake of the people's bodies, the Dazhang Dynasty had to pinch its nose to make this kind of loss-making business.

But because the purchase price is too high, the price of salt is still high, and for ordinary people, salt is a luxury.

As for the land of the Dazhang Dynasty, although there are good salt mines, there are too few and the supply exceeds demand.

Perhaps because of geography, most of the salt mines of the Dazhang Dynasty were toxic "halogens".

If a person eats it, it will cause vomiting and diarrhea, or death at worst!

Therefore, the brine salt is also called the poison salt.

There are countless brine mines in the Dazhang Dynasty.

But no one thought to touch it.

Unless you want to die.

Until more than six years ago, Chen Wanshan, who had just become the right prime minister, was attacked by someone and relied on his cousin to be a favorite concubine, and offered a salt-making recipe.

This recipe can make the toxic brine salt into edible salt!

Once this recipe was born, it shocked the whole dynasty!

The emperor was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly sent people to test this recipe, and it really could turn the brine salt into good salt!

The Dazhang Dynasty no longer has to be restrained by those savages, and the lifeblood of others is manipulated!

The price of salt has also fallen like an avalanche.

Those wild people outside the Saiwai also completely collapsed because of the fall in salt prices, and many big tribes perished!

Until today, salt has changed from a luxury to an ordinary thing in the people's cognition.

After this incident, no one dared to say that Chen Wanshan relied on his cousin to take the position, and he also sat firmly in the position of the right prime minister.

Not only that, after the emperor Longyan Dayue, he also named Chen Wanshan as a hereditary marquis.

At the beginning of the founding of the Dazhang Dynasty, although some meritorious heroes were given hereditary titles, since the dynasty was stable and the imperial power was concentrated, the emperor pinched the title very close in order to avoid the aristocracy being powerful and affecting the imperial power.

The reward of a hereditary title has not been seen for many years.

The emperor's actions like this can be said to show everyone his favor in Chen Wanshan!

"The reason why Prime Minister Chen Cheng can be as powerful as he is today, even if his son is involved in a corruption scandal, he is only temporarily removed from his official position to avoid the limelight, everyone knows that after a while, Chen Yuqiu will definitely be able to return to officialdom and be honored ......"

Gu Qinghuan said in a deep tone: "Everything, not only because Chen Chengxiang's cousin is the most favored concubine today, and it has nothing to do with the Chen family, which is ranked as the prince of the country, everyone knows that it is because of the recipe more than six years ago - the salt making recipe that rewrote the fate of the Dazhang Dynasty!" ”

But now, according to Yan Zhao's investigation, he actually linked this recipe with Bai Zhi?

Gu Qinghuan didn't dare to think, if this was the truth, how should she deal with Chen Wanshan, who was covering the sky in the court?

Don't forget, Chen Wanshan is not alone!

His cousin is Concubine Shu, one of the four concubines in the harem, and she gave birth to the second prince Si Xiuyuan!

Everyone knows that Si Xiuyuan is a strong contender for the throne.

In addition, the Chen family behind Chen Wanshan, like the Gu family, is the founding hero of the Dazhang Dynasty and ranks among the princes of the country!

The power of the Chen Guogong Mansion is no less than that of the Yasukuni Mansion!

And most importantly......

"Even if it is found out, the recipe was not developed by Prime Minister Chen, but taken out by Sister Bai Zhi, what about it?"

Gu Qinghuan's tone was heavy, she deeply understood the entanglement of interests in the court: "For more than six years, everyone has been treating Chen Cheng as a hero to save the country, and the emperor also loves Chen Cheng because of the salt-making recipe, if you and I stand up and say that the recipe was not developed by Chen Cheng, but he killed a widow and robbed it, what kind of turmoil will it cause?" I don't have to try, I can guess - you and I will provoke the emperor and be sent to prison by the emperor! ”

The reason is simple.

Because they ruined the people, and even the heroes of national salvation in the emperor's cognition slapped the emperor in the face!

How important is royal face?

They are nothing but two ants in front of the royal face!

In order to save the royal face, the emperor will not do anything to Chen Wanshan, and will even favor Chen Wanshan even more!

And they will be regarded by the emperor as people who bewitch the public, punished severely, and even lose their lives!

“…… I know. ”

When Yan Zhao found out about this matter, he thought of what kind of disaster would be brought to them if the murderer was really the Chen family.

But he still informed Gu Qinghuan of the matter.

Because, he promised Gu Qinghuan to find out the truth.

So, even if he knew that this might kill them, he went to investigate.

"It's just a possibility."

Yan Zhao said: "If it is really the Chen family, it may not be so rough." ”

Gu Qinghuan immediately understood what Yan Zhao meant: "Indeed, according to the Chen family's style over the years, even if it is a sign of Sister Bai Zhi's fake death, it will not be so obvious that it will break the person's neck, so that those who are interested will know that he killed him at a glance." ”

"So, the most likely thing may be the Li family's Li Xiaohu."

Yan Zhao said: "I specially checked this person, Li Xiaohu did appear near the white girl's residence six or seven years ago, but no one has seen him contact with the white girl, but this alone is enough to make people suspicious." ”

In the vicinity of Bai Zhi's residence, there are all civilian houses.

How could a child of a fun-loving scholar like Li Xiaohu appear in that kind of place for no reason?

"Then check him out." Gu Qinghuan nodded.

Saying this, she also felt that it was very likely that Li Xiaohu was the murderer.

It's much more than Chen Wanshan.

"After all...... How did Sister Bai Zhi come into contact with a character at the level of the prime minister? Gu Qinghuan didn't think that Bai Zhi, who was just a commoner, had the opportunity to contact Chen Wanshan and do this big business.

What's more, how could a smart person like Bai Zhi not think of what kind of crisis is hidden after such a huge benefit?

"Hmm."

Yan Zhao also thought of this early, "In the next time, I will send someone to contact Li Xiaohu to see if I can test his connection with Bai Zhi." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Yan." Gu Qinghuan said.

Yan Zhao glanced at her, "I promised to help you, no need to be polite in this matter." ”

After a pause, Yan Zhao said again: "There are still ...... Today should have been my return to you, but I didn't expect that before I repaid half of my kindness, you made me owe a favor again. ”

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