"Master, the slave didn't expect Ma De to be so bold. When he does this, it is clear that he doesn't take you seriously,...... Isn't he afraid that you will settle accounts with him when you ascend the throne? Ling Pu replied to Yinren at once. This prince's temper is very irritable now, and if he is not satisfied, the punishment will come.

"Don't take Prince Ben in your eyes? Who does he think he is? A little governor dares to argue with me? Did he think that only the emperor could remove his officials? Yinren said angrily.

"Master, the slave thinks that our current situation is unfavorable!" Lao Zhibi said.

"Unfavorable? Of course not! If this matter is found out by Huang Ama, I don't have to be the crown prince! Yinren shouted loudly waving his hands.

"Master, the slave is not talking about the salt shortage in Anhui. It's the other side......" Lao Zhibi glanced at the direction of Yanxi Palace where Concubine Hui lived, and then said.

"You mean the boss?" Yinren asked in a deep voice.

"Exactly. Master, the eldest brother has been promoted to the king of Zhijun because of his military exploits in Taiwan, and that is the first prince among your more than 20 brothers today. Although it's not too much, but at this time when he became the king, it was when there was a mistake on our side, which was a big bad thing! Lao Zhibi said eagerly.

"Not bad. These days, the emperor always summons the eldest brother to ask this and that, even if it is just an ordinary question, it will inevitably cause some people's illusions, and this situation is really unfavorable to us! Qi Liang also said.

"What then? The boss has just made a military exploit, and the emperor is favoring him, can I still kick him next to him? If you really do this, I'm afraid it will be a counter-erosion of rice by stealing chickens! Yinren said loudly.

"Master, big brother, he has really made a great contribution? I heard that there are more than 30,000 rebels in Taiwan, and all of them are very fierce, and more than 20,000 people died in the battle alone! There were more than 1,500 people in the Shenji Battalion, Yu Zhong didn't even care about the emperor's face, and kicked it back all of a sudden, the eldest brother can command only 1,000 soldiers and horses, in such a big war, how can he make any great achievements? Someone can't be deliberately exaggerating, right? Ling Pu thought of a reason.

"Humph! Since Yu Zhong didn't even sell Huang Ama's face, would he still sell the boss's face? What kind of people are they, you Ling Pu still don't know? Have you forgotten how you escaped from Anhui in the first place? Yinren looked at Ling Pu and sneered twice, laughing so hard that Ling Pu broke out in a cold sweat. He always thought that Yinren didn't know that he had instructed the incident in Anhui last time!

"Master, at this time, we must be steady! Moreover, there must be no regression! Lao Zhiwei said again.

"How?" Yinren asked angrily.

"One, Dan Minglun, the two Huai salt transport envoys, is our person, so once this matter is spread, we will be the first object of suspicion. If you retreat at this time, you will inevitably be regarded as 'being a thief'! Moreover, Dan Minglun's two Huai salt envoys will definitely not be able to do it, which will make us lose both the situation and the source of money! So, holding back is absolutely impossible! Lao Zhibi said.

"Not bad! …… What about two? Yinren nodded and asked him again.

"Two, we don't have to back down. Because it's hard to get any evidence of this. It's Dan Minglun, and what he received is also the master's message! Without evidence, even the emperor will find it difficult to speak! The salt merchants are even more unnegotiable. After all, we are the first to be suspected, and once we retreat, the big guys will be too lazy to doubt others, and this account will most likely be recorded on our heads from now on. Encouraged by the argument, he continued.

"What if the emperor still replaces Dan Minglun," Qi Liang suddenly asked.

"This is easy, without Dan Minglun, we are in Jiangsu, don't we still have a Xu Zuyin? This time, he was a dark move. With him, he is not afraid that those salt merchants will be disobedient. Ling Pu thought for a moment and said for Lao Zhi's defense.

"Not bad! Xu Zuyin has nothing to do with this matter, but he can restrain those salt merchants for his master! As long as those salt merchants are obedient, they will not sell salt to Anhui, and pour some bitter water when the time is right, and talk about the bad things of Made...... I'm afraid that in order to let the people of Anhui eat salt, the emperor will have to remove Ma De! Lao Zhibi laughed.

"That being said. But Namad is not an idle person! When he first entered Anhui, everyone knows how chaotic the officialdom in Anhui is, and I am afraid that whoever gets there will be helpless, but he only used a few cruel words to make it plain! No one dares to do anything with him until now! …… So, I'm afraid that if he has a countermeasure, it won't be good! Lingpu said again.

"Lord Ling, who do you think of Ma De? He can suppress those officials because he is the top boss of those officials, and the emperor has the support behind him. But what do those salt merchants have to do with him? Moreover, these salt merchants are all based in Jiangsu, and they are not under his control. Jiangsu Governor Song Rou is just a kind character, and he won't ask for trouble! Lao Zhibi shook his hand and said.

"Master, the slave thinks that our top priority is not to care about the salt shortage or not, but to quickly find out the candidate for the governor of Jiangnan. While everyone is busy with other things, take the lead! Qi Liang's eyes lit up and said.

"Hmmm! …… So who do you think is the most suitable? Yinren asked again.

"This ......" Ling Pu and the others glanced at each other, and found that they were all eager, and they all fell into hesitation for a while, not knowing whether they should be the first to exit. However, just as they hesitated, Yinren asked them again, "You three also want to go?" ”

"The minions don't dare to wait!" Ling Pu and the three hurriedly said.

"Forget it, whether you dare or not, you three can't do it anyway. You have to stay in Beijing to serve as my staff, or choose someone else! Yinren said again.

"Master, the slave thinks that Shao Mubu, the squire of the military department, is more suitable!" Being hit by Yinren, Ling Pu and the others were a little unhappy in their hearts, but they also knew that the party out of town could only be a dream, so they quickly accepted the reality and began to recommend their respective candidates.

"Shao Mubu? He's from the Ministry of War, no, no! Yinren shook his head.

"Master, although Shao Mubu is now a squire in the military department, he also used to be the prince of the country and the Manchurian sacrificial wine, and he is also a civil and military talent...... Ling Pu said.

"No, you can't. Although Shao Mubu is a full range of civil and military talents, his qualifications are still poor, and his temperament is relatively irritable, so it is not suitable to take charge of Jiangnan, a place where humanities gather. Therefore, master, the slave thinks that Ahsan is more suitable. Lao Zhibi said.

"Ahsan?"

"That's right? The master, although Ah Shan is also a military general, he has been a left servant of the household for many years. Although he is not our own person, he is usually very close to the master, which is more conducive to our promotion. It is timely for him to be the governor of Jiangnan! Lao Zhibian said.

"Reasonable! Ahsan is inlaid with a blue flag, and it happens to be under the master's flag! It's wonderful! Qi Liang clapped his hands and laughed.

"Master, just choose Ah Shan? The minion still thought that Shao Mubu was the most suitable. Ling Pu said again with some reluctance.

"That's him. You go and talk to him today and get ready. In two days, find a few people in the court to recommend him! Let me tell Huang Ama about it, and it should be almost the same. Yinren smiled.

"Master, you'd better not come forward in this matter!" Qi Liang said.

"Huh? …… Right! I can't come forward! Haha, I'm confused for a while! Yinren smiled again, and turned to Lao Zhibi and said: "Scholar (Lao Zhizhi), your ideas today are very good, and they can be regarded as a great favor to the prince." Find an opportunity another day, promote you to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, how about being a left deputy imperial envoy? ”

"This ...... Slave thanks to the master Longen! Unexpectedly, Yinren would suddenly promote himself, Lao Zhibi was immediately overjoyed, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Yinren. Ling Pu and Qi Liang next to him were jealous, and the two rolled their eyes!

"Haha, get up! As long as you remain loyal and honest in the future, this prince will definitely not treat you badly. Yinren smiled proudly, pulled up Lao Zhi's argument, and said to the three cronies.

"Slaves and others know. The minions will definitely live up to the expectations of His Royal Highness the Prince! The three of Ling Pu bowed and saluted.

"Good! Hahaha...... "Yinren laughed!"

……

"Eighth Elder Brother, how are you doing lately?" Just when Prince Yinren and others were determining the candidate to be elected governor of Jiangnan, in an inconspicuous house somewhere in Beijing, Mingzhu's second son Yuxu was drinking and chatting with the young eighth elder brother and Bei Ziyinxi.

"Let's make it up. How can you catch up with the second son! Yinxu looked at the lazy appearance of Xuanxu, sighed and said.

"What second son? Eight brothers, don't be kidding! I'm not as good as I used to be! He smiled bitterly and shook his head again and again. His eldest brother Nalan Xingde was originally in charge of Jiangsu Xuezheng, and he was very valued by Kangxi, and he had a good future, but due to the sudden death of his wife, he became depressed and became ill, and he died a year ago; Mingzhu lost her son in her later years, and died in grief. Now the eldest brother Yinchu doesn't care much about their family, and he, the second son of Nalan, has completely lost his glorious days. If it weren't for the fact that his third brother Nalan Yufang had a marriage contract with the eighth daughter of Prince Kang Jieshu, and had already become Heshuo's forehead, their family's life would probably be even more difficult.

"I heard that the imperial court is going to elect the governor of Jiangnan, and there will inevitably be vacant seats in the imperial court, why don't you give it a try, Brother Xu?" Yinxi said.

"Hehe, Eighth Elder Brother, you're joking, I'm a little second-class guard, a waiter in the Hanlin Academy, how can I be involved in this kind of thing?" Yu Xu smiled bitterly.

"Hehe, that's because of this, Brother Xu, you can plug it in! …… The eldest son of sexual virtue went, and Ming Xiang also followed, although Ming Xiang was convicted and dismissed, but how common is his old man's friendship with my emperor Ama ordinary? Especially Brother Xu, you are not very close to the boss, if someone can recommend you, I guess Huang Ama is at least eighty percent likely to agree. Yinxi said.

"This ......" Xuan smacked his lips, as if he was a little moved, but he finally shook his head.