Chapter 45: Lin Ruhai
can become the son-in-law of the Jia family of the Rongguo Mansion, Lin Ruhai's family background is naturally very extraordinary.
According to Lin Daiyu's words when chatting on the boat, the ancestor of the Lin family once attacked the liehous, and the marquis attacked until her grandfather's generation.
By the time of her father Lin Ruhai, the title of Liehou could no longer be inherited, so her father could only take the road of the imperial examination.
Although he lost his title, Lin Ruhai was also very competitive, and finally won the Tanhua on the road of the imperial examination, and moved to the doctor of Lantai Temple.
Then, in the position of patrolling the salt imperial history, he stayed for more than ten years.
The position of the salt inspector of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Prefecture belongs to the Zhengsanpin Chief, and there are their own salt soldiers in the yamen, who seem to be only responsible for salt affairs, but in fact they also have the responsibility of supervising local political affairs, and they have great power.
Lin Ruhai has been in this position for more than ten years, has been assassinated many times, and has also mobilized several salt soldiers to raid the homes of illegal merchants and exterminate the clan.
As for the small and medium-sized salt merchants who have been raided and wiped out for selling illicit salt, there are countless more.
Through iron-blooded means, the rampant smuggling of salt in Jiangsu and Zhejiang was finally controlled by the imperial court, and through the salt tax and the seizure of the major salt merchants, tens of millions of silver were transported to the treasury over the years, which greatly alleviated the emptiness of the treasury.
Regarding the methods of this flower explorer Lin Ruhai, Song Xuan had heard some when he was in the imperial capital.
Zhao Dezhu also casually mentioned that this person would stay in the local area for another year or two at most, and it was estimated that he would return to the imperial capital to enter the cabinet.
There was no prime minister in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but the cabinet scholars actually exercised the power of the prime minister, and Lin Ruhai was already deeply respected by the Son of Heaven, and he was only one step away from being above ten thousand people under one person.
Song Xuan was also very curious about his little cousin Lin Daiyu, the legendary father, and after getting off the boat, he took a carriage and went straight to the Yamen of the Yanyuan in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Mansions.
After entering the city, Song Qian directly turned over and got out of the carriage, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.
She didn't return until she was close to the yamen of the salt courtyard.
"Brother, find out."
Song Qian recounted the news she had inquired about, "Cousin, your father is really not ordinary ruthless, this salt merchant in Jiangsu and Zhejiang has been killed by your father several times.
Of course, there have been many assassinations over the years, but fortunately, there are salt soldiers to protect you, and your father is also guarded by high-ranking people, and the salt merchants have failed to assassinate many times. ”
"What is the situation with my father? He had said in his letter before that he was not in good health. ”
Song Qian pondered her words for a moment and said, "The situation is not not very good, but it is very bad, I heard that it has reached the point where she is terminally ill and can't get out of bed."
Many merchants in this city are holding feasts and celebrating, and they are all looking forward to your father's death. ”
Lin Daiyu's little face turned white in an instant, her hands were clenched tightly, and fog began to fill her eyes.
"Don't worry too much!"
Song Xuan glanced at his sister speechlessly, although he knew that she had actually spoken more subtlely, but it still sounded a little subtle enough.
Song Xuan comforted the little cousin and said: "This time I went south, I brought some Xuanyi Wei Secret Inheritance Xiao Huandan, as long as the person is not dead, you can save it, you can relax." ”
The reason why Xuan Yiwei was able to suppress the martial arts and did not dare to make a mistake, in addition to having the support of the imperial court behind him, one of the most important points was that he had the refining method of the two secret medicines, the Great Returning Pill and the Small Returning Pill.
Da Hui Dan and not talk about it first, it is a miracle medicine that can improve skills.
is just a small pill, and it is also a coveted holy medicine in the rivers and lakes.
Whether it is an injury, illness or poisoning, as long as the person still has qi, one can be roughly healed within a few days.
The reason why Song Xuan chose to join Xuanyiwei and pass the assessment was mainly for these two magic medicines.
Before leaving Beijing, he and Song Qian received the month's Yulu, which included these two pills.
Song Xuan had specially crushed a small pill and wanted to analyze the medicinal ingredients inside, but he only identified that it was mixed with at least twelve kinds of medicinal materials.
As for how many kinds of medicinal materials were smelted in Xiao Huandan, only the alchemists themselves knew about it.
Without a special prescription or refining method, even if the medicinal materials were prepared, it would not be possible to refine such a healing elixir.
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Today's Yamen of the Salt Courtyard is guarded by salt soldiers openly and secretly, and even outside the yamen, there is a team of soldiers in heavy armor, and the atmosphere of slaughter is pervasive, which is prohibitive.
Song Xuan's carriage stopped in front of the yamen, and Lin Daiyu lifted the curtain and showed a jade pendant to the leader of the salt soldiers who came forward to investigate the situation.
The leader checked that everything was correct, and then waved at the soldiers around him to let him go.
The carriage slowly drove into the yamen, but several soldiers followed on both sides, and it was not until they reached the inner courtyard that the soldiers stopped their pace.
In front of the courtyard of the inner courtyard, there were several grandmothers and maids, and when they saw Lin Daiyu getting out of the car, several people were stunned at first, and then one of the old grandmothers cried with joy: "Miss, Miss is back!" ”
Lin Daiyu's tears were also flowing on her cheeks, but at this moment she didn't care about the past, but said urgently: "How is my father, take me to see him!" ”
The grandmother didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said, "Miss, keep up, and the old body will take you over." ”
When the words fell, she glanced at Song Xuan and Song Qian, "Miss, these two ......"
"They are my cousin and cousin, and they sent me safely from the imperial capital all the way, Mama Wu can rest assured."
The old woman, who was called Mama Wu, stopped talking, led the way in front, and hurried towards Lin Ruhai's residence.
Song Xuan followed unhurriedly, along the way, he had already sensed that there were no less than a dozen masters guarding the surroundings, and it was hard to say what the specific strength was, but Song Xuan estimated that they were at least all acquired realm martial artists who had cultivated their internal strength.
Pushing open the bedroom door of a small courtyard, Lin Daiyu walked in and took a look, and then knelt down towards the position of the bed.
"Father, my daughter is back to see you!"
On the bed, Lin Ruhai's face was withered, his hair was gray, and his eyes were cloudy and looked like he had run out of oil.
Hearing Lin Daiyu's voice, he reluctantly struggled to get up, trembling and wanting to stretch out his hand, and said in a hoarse voice: "Be good, get closer, let Dad take a good look at you."
After you die, Dad can tell your mother what you have become......"
Hearing this, Daiyu wiped her tears and got up to move forward.
But the next moment, Song Xuan reached out and pressed her shoulder, blocking her behind.
"Cousin?" Lin Daiyu had a little doubt in her voice, and she subconsciously wanted to step forward.
Song Xuan stretched out his hand again to stop her, his eyes fell on Lin Ruhai, and said, "You are poisoned!" ”