The mad concubine of the group loves the world

Chapter 239
"Hey~ Master Duan calm down!~"

Although Xie Bi was insulted, his face was neither red nor pale, and he only replied loudly:
"The Holy Majesty is still on the throne, you and I are court officials, and there are many relatives and envoys present, so we need to pay more attention to our words, don't be disrespectful in front of the palace~"

Seeing that Duan Lin's lips parted slightly as if he wanted to refute, he saluted again, and smiled slightly sinisterly:
"Why are you so angry, Mr. Duan? Could it be that this method of collusion between government and businessmen is the lesson taught by you as a teacher?"

As soon as the words fell, the main hall resounded like a tide of discussion.

Can't see this passage, busy all day picking other people's faults, but secretly pointing fingers at the salt affairs, is it possible that the cool-hearted demeanor is just pretending?
As for the collusion between officials and businessmen that Taifu Xie pointed out, it is nothing more than Cai Cha, the chief minister of Shanxi, and Lu Yunli, the minister of the Ministry of punishment.

It just so happens that these two people are both mentors under Duan Linmen.

This accusation is not without reason.

After all, in the Great Zhou, someone who can speak out like Duan Lin, scold powerful ministers, but no one dares to hurt him, is a unique existence.

Previously, he thought that his poor family was a hard bone that could break a net with a mermaid, so that the powerful and powerful families would be afraid.

Looking at it this way now, it's just because they hide behind the Lu family and pretend to be powerful, and the rest of the forces are wary of it.

But even so, this old man shouldn't be full of foul language on this occasion!

But Duan Lin didn't hide his disdain.

The high-pitched and clear voice immediately pierced through the noise in the hall and rushed straight into Xiao Jingyu's ears:

"I'm not as good as Taifu Xie's eloquent words. I'm used to turning black and white when my tongue is shining like a lotus flower! You came to the palace late at night, neither to celebrate the birthday of the empress dowager, nor to ask the reason for the continuous artillery fire outside. You just care about it." Tell him, bring out a worthless bastard son of your Xie family to speak out! When do you think it is now that your Xie family set up a repentance court for unfilial sons?"

As soon as the voice fell, needles could be heard in the silence of the hall.

It seems that what the adults said is not unreasonable.

It's still unknown whether I can save my life now, so I don't care about judging right and wrong for this powerful minister.

Duan Lin was even more angry: "No one in this hall knows that he, Lu Yunli, was appointed by the Holy Spirit as the governor of Shanxi to investigate the case of ink corruption. You want to imprison loyal ministers and good generals with this little private salt case." This trumped-up charge, could it be that your Xie family is also involved in the Shanxi ink corruption case, and you want to use the hands of the Holy One to kill people?!"

When he opened his mouth, he cut to the point, hit the nail on the head, and there was no room for it.

Grand Tutor Xie was also furious: "Nonsense! This is all your Lord Duan's random speculation!"

"Then your thanks to Tai Tuo are also empty words?!"

While speaking, Duan Lin had already presented a blood-stained secret letter to the saint:

"Your Majesty, I have a book to play! This sealed letter records the latest situation of the Shanxi Chief Secretary Cai's corruption case. Now Lu Yunli has escorted him, a person who knew the matter, back to Beijing, but his life and death were unknown when he was attacked at the Seventeenth Ferry. I have already retreated to this point, I am afraid..."

When Duan Lin spoke up to this point, he was already a little choked up.

He now knows that the two students are just pawns, and he also understands that the Holy Majesty does not send troops because he is worried that there are other rebels watching.

But at this time when human life is at stake, even if he wants to tell the truth about the Holy Majesty's secret plan, he still has to say:

"Even if the two of them colluded with each other as Taifu Xie said, they shouldn't be allowed to die in the chaos of power struggle! Please, Your Majesty! Send troops to rescue!"

Xiao Jingyu's expression on the throne was extremely cold, that King Yan left the polo match at the beginning, and has not left the deer paddock until now.

The king of Yu left behind the Shanxi garrison and fled in despair.But the Shenji Battalion had consumed more than half of the ammunition, if King Yan led the Yanbei cavalry to march south and take his own head, it would be like picking something out of a pocket!
This paragraph is coming!

Don't you really know me!Why did you delay sending troops?

Does he know what he's talking about!
The brains of the rest of the people were blank, and they seemed to have heard the clue, but they didn't understand the deep meaning.All I know is that at this time, although the sound of cannons has stopped outside the hall, swords are on the verge of breaking out inside the hall.

Several of them were sweating profusely when they saw the secret letter.

Unexpectedly, after escaping one catastrophe, another catastrophe would come again, so he could only lower his head and close his eyes, hoping that Taifu Xie would turn the world upside down.

Emperor Xiao Jingyu was about to raise his sleeves and ordered Duan Lin to be taken out, but Xie Bi laughed to himself twice:
"Then according to Master Duan, the two of them did not collude. Why did the Lu family come to use salt? It must have been using private salt."

Duan Lin didn't know what kind of medicine Xie Bi was selling in the gourd, but his intuition told him that Mr. Xie was holding on to the salt, and his purpose was not pure.

Nayanyin is a pass for selling salt issued by the Ministry of Households after the salt merchants pay the salt price and tax.Regardless of whether it is supplied to military camps or civilians, it has always been distributed two years in advance, and the quantity is scarce.

This salt business can be described as a huge profit.

Especially for military camps, not only is it a large transaction that pays back quickly, but also can resell some grain, grass and cloth, so most salt merchants would rather sell their houses and land, and borrow loan sharks to clear the way to get the salt.

Although the Lu family is powerful and they are the first batch of salt merchants to obtain the salt sales permit, they may not get it every time.In order to ensure fairness, the Ministry of Household Affairs will distribute a batch of salt merchants who have not received salt introductions every other year as usual.

If the salt is stolen, unless someone transfers it at a high price, there will never be a surplus.

What's more, there are not many salt merchants in Dazhou.Seeing that something happened to the Lu family, the other salt merchants would be fine if they didn't come up with a wall and push them down. How could they transfer the salt?
Did they really use private salt?

Although Duan Lin absolutely trusted Lu Yunli and Cai Cha, Lu Yunzhao, who was in charge of the shop business of the Lu family, had never had any contact with him.

He didn't intend to entangle with Grand Tutor Xie on this matter, and was about to continue asking: "Your Majesty, this matter"

Unexpectedly, Xie Bi changed the topic, and said beforehand:

"It is understandable to say that other salt merchants embezzle private salt for emergency use. After all, there are old and young, and there is always something to eat after getting salt. But this salt merchant is from the Lu family, and the military salt they supply is from Liaodong. Iron cavalry and Yanbei cavalry battalion! It's hard to say what's good or bad."

Duan Lin's gaze was like a torch, and he looked back at him.

Sure enough, what Xie Bi said next was a fatal blow!
"I can't guarantee that there is some ulterior magic weapon mixed with that private salt!"

And Lu Wanlan, who was already so talented just now, felt even more turbulent in his heart!
Taifu Xie's words alluded to the secret collusion between the Lu family and Yan Wang Xiao Yanzhi, who smuggled firearms and military salaries by selling private salt with the intention of plotting rebellion.

If they don't send troops to Shiqidukou now, the third brother and Xiao Yanzhi will not be able to return as scheduled, and Taifu Xie will stir up the flames.

Just relying on this private salt incident, the Lu family and Prince Yan's mansion can be pushed into the abyss of eternal doom!
When Duan Lin was speechless, he heard a firm and powerful voice from the direction of the female relative:

"Never mind!"

Everyone looked together, only to see Princess Yan Lu Wanlan slowly getting up and bowing respectfully:
"My lord, my concubine's mother's elder brother, whether he is an official or a businessman, has always worked hard and has no regrets, and he has never participated in private salt trading. Everything that Grand Tutor Xie said is not true. Please learn from me!"

Emperor Xiao Jingyu glanced down at the secret letter on the long table, then turned his head to look at Lu Wanlan.

He suddenly wanted to know how this Concubine Yan, who was astonishingly celestial today, could argue with Grand Tutor Xie.

Then he slightly opened the corner of his lips and said: "Then let's talk about it, how can it be untrue?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

After blessing her body, Lu Wanlan looked at Grand Tutor Xie in front of the hall:
"The first point, the Taifu said that the Lu family and Mr. Cai colluded to get Yanyin, which is indeed not true. Yanyin has always been issued by the Ministry of Households. Is it the first to be sent to the Lu family? I know. As for the theft of the Lujia Yanyin, it is entirely because of the help of noble people."

As soon as the words were finished, Yao Tingan, the Minister of the Household Department who was sitting short in the front row, suddenly felt a cold light falling on his shoulders from above.

While kneeling in panic, Princess Yan continued: "The second point, the Taifu said that there are other things hidden in the salt, which is even more absurd. The north road is far away, and there are two directions, and there are many checkpoints along the way. How can my Lu family, He De, bribe so many people to transport the so-called magical weapons into the barracks? If this is the case, why not ask the officials to investigate? Such dereliction of duty?"

As soon as the word "Official Department" came out, Wang Weiquan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, turned pale.

But this is not enough.

Lu Wanlan shouted loudly and did not stop: "What's more, the magical weapons are supervised by the Ministry of Industry and manufactured by the Ordnance Bureau. If someone makes weapons privately, wouldn't the Ministry of Industry also have an inner ghost to help King Yan and the Lu family plot rebellion?"

"Princess Yan, you, how can you spout blood?" Wang Yiquan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, heard the word "rebellion", and his legs trembled with fright.

"Where is this concubine who spouts blood?" Lu Wanlan looked at the senior ministers neither humble nor overbearing, "If it is true that the Lu family is rebellious, how can you adults be alone?"

After hearing these words, the three Shangshu adults hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed like they had just woken up from a dream, repeatedly calling out their injustice.

Only Xie Bi nodded and smiled calmly: "Then Princess Yan is talking about, who is the noble person who can help your Lu family?"

This question stopped Lu Wanlan.

During the banquet in Guining, the fourth brother only said that the matter of the military salt was Xiao Yan's help, so he gave him the Twelve Cities of Linshui as a gift in return.

But how did Xiao Yanzhi get so much salt?

"What?" Seeing Lu Wanlan froze suddenly, Xie Bi's eyes instantly caught the panic in her eyes, and there was a meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth: "If you don't tell the source, then what you just said will not be true, you Don’t know or can’t tell?”

"who is it?"

Listening to Mrs. Xie's question, Lu Wanlan felt her palms sweating.

But Xiao Yanzhi is still at the Seventeenth Ferry, if she speaks out, then the third brother and Xiao Yanzhi will really be in trouble!

Seeing that Princess Yan was silent, the others followed suit and asked:

"Yes, who is so generous?"

"The salt merchants we heard did not have good relations with the Lu family!"

"That's right, if you want me to say, it's Lu's family who used private salt! She's still talking about it right here!"

After a long time, Emperor Xiao Jingyu finally frowned, and said softly: "Yes, where did your Lu family get this salt?"

Lu Wanlan's heart trembled, and she raised her head to look at Shangshou Tianyan.

"Yes"

"It was given by my younger brother!"

　Sorry, there was no update yesterday, and I wrote more today to express my apologies.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)