There are unpredictable circumstances in the sky, and people have good and bad luck.

In the capital, in a palatial mansion built, there were three or four people standing under one of the pavilions, pointing to the group of koi fish in the Taiye Pond next to them, talking and laughing.

If there are officials above the fifth grade here, they will definitely be surprised, because these people are all important members of the sixth department, and they are all powerful roles in the ministry.

On the stone bench of the pavilion sat a high-spirited young man, only to see that this person was wearing a golden python robe, I don't know if he heard an official beside him say something, he slapped the stone table fiercely, his face was a little gloomy.

Suddenly, the young man smiled coldly, only to hear him say: "Lin Ruhai!! This prince is not finished with you!! ”

This person is none other than the second son of Emperor Kangdi of the Ming Dynasty - Chu Gan, whose biological mother is from the Zhen family in Jiangnan, and was named Concubine Li, who has been appointed to participate in court politics over the years, Concubine Li also began to help her son plan and win over the important ministers of the court, and her mother's side spared no effort to help her nephew.

In the matter of Jiangnan Caoyun's official salt, the Zhen family was the mastermind behind the scenes, and half of the money was transferred to the capital and into the pocket of the second prince, who used this strong financial resources to win over many important ministers of the six ministries.

More than two months ago, Lin Ruhai stabbed the matter of salt transportation directly to the front of the palace, and also came up with a lot of evidence, which caused a sensation in the court, which was regarded as overturning all the layouts of the Zhen family in Jiangnan, and the private salt trade was directly cut off, hurting their muscles and bones.

Seeing that Chu Qian was furious, the maids and servants in the pavilion hurriedly lowered their heads, for fear of attracting his attention and becoming the target of the second prince's anger.

At this moment, a man with a goatee beside Chu Qian smiled, and a folding fan in his hand shook it unhurriedly, "Your Highness doesn't have to be angry, there is a way that wildfires can't be burned, and the spring breeze blows and grows, even if Lin Ruhai pokes this matter out, in the area south of the Yangtze River, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the capital must be beyond the reach of the whip, if you really want to manage it today, but the people below are facing this sky-high wealth, and there are a few people who can hold back and not stretch out their hands!" At that time, we only need to push a handful in the back, and we still have the final say on the matter of salt transportation? ”

Hearing this, Chu Gan's face softened, and he sighed softly, "What Lord Wen Song said is that I can't be angry, a good business, let Lin Ruhai, a strong seed that doesn't enter oil and salt, be stirred up!" I'm afraid the good situation is coming to a halt now! ”

Hearing Chu Gan's words, the remaining three people were a little embarrassed, Chu Gan was right, the actual situation is really like this, all along, Chu Gan used silver to open the way, and there were a few people in the court who didn't like silver, so this move has always been invincible, and now that the capital chain is broken, doesn't it directly interrupt the current good form?

At this time, a man standing next to the Taiye Pool turned around and said to Chu Gan: "If the second prince feels angry in his heart, there is a way to let you out of this evil breath, so that those people in the court know that we are not easy to mess with!" ”

Chu Qian looked over when he heard this, his face was happy, and he stretched out his hand to signal, "Come quickly!" ”

The man smiled, his face was a little obscene, "I heard that Lin Ruhai has no children under his knees, only one daughter, and his wife died early, it can be said that he only has such a relative by his side, if His Royal Highness~"

Although he didn't finish speaking, Chu Qian had already understood what the other party meant, and his eyes flashed twice, "It's not that Wen Liang didn't think about this, but Lin Ruhai is now a loner, he only has this one handle in his hand, and he is his father's henchman, and his father will never agree to this matter!" ”

The corners of the man's mouth hooked, and there was a hint of strangeness in his eyes, "I remember that His Highness's position as a side concubine is still vacant??" As long as people are in our hands, we are not afraid that Lin Ruhai's stubborn donkey will not give in!! What to do when the time comes, how His Highness wants to get angry is not at His Highness's will, if His Highness doesn't like it, even if it is an accident, it is not a difficult matter! ”

Hearing this, a somewhat rich man beside him sighed lightly, "Wenliang, in this way, I'm afraid I'm going to fight with that old guy Lin Ruhai!" ”

The man with a good name smiled, "Jingde, do you think we have a good relationship with that Lin Tanhua now??" He overturned Yangzhou and messed up Jiangnan, and he would have become a fire and water with us a long time ago! ”

Chu Qian put his hand on the table and knocked it regularly, his eyes showed a bit of intention, although the means were not very glorious, but it could indeed help him out of the evil spirit in his heart.

"How old is Lin Ruhai's daughter now?"

Chu Gan's voice came from the pavilion, and several people looked at each other and shook their heads, although they knew that Lin Ruhai had a daughter, but they didn't know how old that person was.

Chu Qian looked at them, frowned, and guessed that most of them didn't know the specific situation, so he said again: "Lao Jiao, go and check how old Lin Ruhai's daughter is, where is she now?" ”

Outside the pavilion, an old man who looked like a housekeeper bowed down to receive the order, and left directly without saying much, and inside the pavilion, the previous conversation and laughter resumed again.

On the other side, under the protection of the soldiers of the battalion on the outskirts of Beijing, Lin Ruhai and the personnel of the three divisions came to the Daming Palace to report on the case of illegal salt in Yangzhou.

As soon as he entered the main hall, before a few people knelt down, Emperor Ming Kangdi waved his hand, "Everyone, Aiqing is exempt!!" In the Yangzhou case, you tried your best to crack the case in a short period of time, and I am very relieved!! I am very relieved! ”

When a few people heard this, they didn't dare to take credit for themselves, and arched their hands and said: "Thanks to Your Majesty's blessing, the ministers just ran a little more!" ”

Hearing this, Emperor Ming Kangdi nodded with satisfaction, "Merit is merit, passing is over, I still have a clear distinction, Aiqing has worked hard and made great achievements, not only swept away the shortcomings of Yangzhou officialdom, but also brought back real money and silver, and solved the current predicament of Dakang, it is really my timely rain, and it is also the timely rain of our Dakang!" ”

Several people heard Emperor Ming Kangdi's heartfelt words, and once again bowed their hands, "Your Majesty praises you, and it is also our honor to be able to do things for Your Majesty and do your part for Dakang!" ”

Emperor Ming Kang laughed, and said that he would be rewarded in public at the court meeting tomorrow, so he first asked the officials of the three divisions to retreat, leaving Lin Ruhai alone here.

Lin Ruhai knew that Kandi had something to inquire about, and he didn't panic, but the old god was standing below.

"Alas~ like the sea!! All these years, thank you for your hard work!! ”

Emperor Ming Kangdi looked at Lin Ruhai at the next head, he was about forty years old, his hair was white, and he could still vaguely see what he looked like back then, but he was too old, and he had mixed feelings in his heart for a while.

Lin Ruhai arched his hand, "It is the duty of the ministers to share the worries of the country, the people, and the emperor, so what's the hard work!" ”

Emperor Ming Kangdi was a little ironed in his heart, Lin Ruhai not only got him millions of taels of silver every year, but this time he brought back 60 million taels in one go, which solved his urgent need and allowed him to have spare strength to deal with the situation this year, which was a great achievement.

"Ruhai, let's talk about Yangzhou!"

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