Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 157 Everyone has weaknesses!

Come for the scent.

He no longer needed to worry too much about the soap business, as the shop assistants could greet the customers who came to buy soap.

Su Wang would only be able to arouse some interest unless there were big employers from other places who came to smell the fragrance and buy large quantities of soap.

However, Wang Xuance's ice shop used to often ask him for help, but now it no longer needs his assistance.

Su Wang sometimes felt that it didn't matter whether he, as the shopkeeper, stayed in the store or not.

"Sir?"

When Su Wang saw Su Chen and his men coming, his eyes lit up.

Ever since Wen Xiang Lai's business became stable, Su Chen rarely appeared in Wen Xiang Lai.

Su Chen's sudden visit made Su Wang feel excited. Could it be that he had something important to tell him?
"Go upstairs and talk."

Su Chen nodded and went straight to the second floor.

Close the door.

Su Chen got straight to the point, "Have you contacted Su Bin recently?"

Su Wang nodded, "Mr. Su Bin often sends me news, but most of them are about the promotion of the soap business."

"What else?"

"Nothing."

Su Wang shook his head, "What do you mean, sir?"

Su Chen: "Are there any tax issues?"

"This one……"

After Su Wang thought for a moment, he said, "I haven't seen Master Su Bing mention this in his letter."

"Sir, are the officials in Hedong Road unfavorable to you, Master Su Bin?"

Su Chen shook his head. "I just got some news. The authenticity of this news has not been confirmed yet. So I want to contact Su Bin to confirm whether this news is true."

"what news?"

"There is a problem with the taxation in Hedong Road."

"...?"

Su Wang looked confused.

Even if there are problems with the taxes in Hedong Road, what does it have to do with them?

"Sir, are you worried that Master Su Bin is being targeted?"

Su Chen shook his head. "The taxes in Hedong Road are managed by Lin Yunchen, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, and this person seems to have the reputation of being the money bag of the Prince of Wei's mansion."

Su Wang raised his eyebrows and immediately understood the key.

Lin Yunchen, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, was from the Prince of Wei's Palace. Perhaps without outsiders knowing, he secretly tampered with the taxes in Hedong Road and other places, and all the silver was sent to the Prince of Wei's Palace.

If this news is confirmed, Lin Yunchen will naturally be dismissed from office and held accountable, and the position of the head of the Ministry of Revenue will be vacant.

Good for the prince!
Su Wang nodded heavily, "I understand. I will arrange for someone to go to Hedong Road and seek the truth from Master Su Bing."

Su Chen responded, and Su Wang hurried out to make arrangements.

As the saying goes, there is no wind without waves.

For such rumors to spread, Lin Yunchen must have been involved. As for whether he was maliciously slandered or actively played the villain, one only needs to write a letter to Su Bin to get the answer.

"Sun Qiang, please invite Lord Yu Zhining to come over for a chat."

"Yes."

……

Prince's residence.

Su Chen poured a cup of milk tea for Yu Zhining with a smile on his face.

Yu Zhining smiled and said, "Mr. Su, you invited me here this time, it shouldn't just be for tea, right?"

Su Chen smiled and nodded, "This milk tea is unique to Taiziju, Lord Yu might as well try it and bring some back when you go back. Maybe the women in the mansion will like it."

Hearing Su Chen say this, Yu Zhining took a sip out of curiosity and looked at the milk tea in the cup with some surprise.

"This thing is really novel. It has the aroma of mellow tea and rich milk flavor. The combination of the two is really amazing."

Yu Zhining put down the milk tea in his hand, smiled and said, "Let's talk about business."

Su Chen: "How much do you know about Lin Yunchen?"

Yu Zhining pondered for a moment and spoke slowly, "Lin Yunchen is the head of the Ministry of Revenue, responsible for taxation. He is also in charge of taxes in Hedong Road, Henan Road, Hebei Road and other places."

"This person is extremely smooth and does things cleanly and efficiently. He has never left any handle behind."

"It is rumored that Lin Yunchen was promoted by the Prince of Wei's Mansion and is also the money bag of the Prince of Wei's Mansion."

"I wonder why Mr. Su mentioned this person?"

Su Chen smiled and said, "Didn't the prince want to take action against the Ministry of Revenue recently?"

Yu Zhining nodded.

The prince had told him about this matter, and he planned to interfere in the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue, and it would be best to take down Zhang Mingcheng, one of the four subordinates of the Ministry of Revenue, who was in charge of the Ministry of Warehouse.

If Zhang Mingcheng could be subdued, then all the granaries in the Tang Dynasty would be under control.

"I asked people to find out about Zhang Mingcheng, but I didn't find out much useful information. Instead, I found out about Lin Yunchen."

"what news?"

"It's almost the same as what Lord Yu said."

Su Chen shrugged, "There is not much substantive content, so I arranged for someone to go to Hedong Road to verify it."

Yu Zhining smiled and shook his head: "It's not that easy."

"After Lin Yunchen was pushed out by the Prince of Wei's Mansion, he has been cautious in his official duties and has never done anything out of line."

"Although there are rumors that he is the money bag of the Prince of Wei's palace, there is still no evidence."

"If you want to take this opportunity to remove this person from the position of head of the Ministry of Revenue, it will not be an easy task."

As the head of the Ministry of Revenue, Lin Yunchen has his own way of being an official.

If it was really easy to leave evidence, then the previous rumors would have cost Lin Yunchen his life, but there was no evidence!
This is enough to prove Lin Yunchen's ability.

Second.

Since Lin Yunchen was the head of the Ministry of Revenue recommended by the Prince of Wei's Palace, if Lin Yunchen ran into trouble, naturally there would be people from the Prince of Wei's Palace to help deal with it.

It is not easy to take him down easily!

"In that case, Lin Yunchen not only has outstanding abilities, but also has the support of the Prince of Wei's Mansion. It is indeed not easy to ask him to change his position." "Indeed."

Yu Zhining nodded, "Besides, since this man is from the Prince of Wei's Palace, the Prince of Wei will naturally not let him fall so easily."

It is not an easy task to train a head of the Ministry of Revenue.

Especially since this person can regularly deliver certain benefits to the Prince of Wei's Palace!

Once Lin Yunchen falls, it will definitely be a huge blow to the Prince Wei's Mansion!

The King of Wei will not let him fall, and must not let him fall.

"The more you say that, the more interested I become."

Su Chen raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Master Yu, no one is perfect. Everyone has weaknesses. I don't believe that he doesn't have any flaws!"

Yu Zhining thought for a moment, "If Lin Yunchen has a weakness, it should be his son Lin Changshou."

"There were rumors before that Lin Yunchen was in poor health and had difficulty giving birth, but Lin Yunchen scoffed at this. He had taken three concubines in succession, but he only had one son, Lin Changshou."

"Therefore, most of Lin Yunchen's efforts are placed on Lin Changshou."

"It's a pity that although Lin Changshou is in good health, he is an out-and-out playboy. He caused trouble in Chang'an City before and was sent back to his hometown in Hedong by Lin Yunchen."

Lin Changshou.

Su Chen raised the corner of his mouth slightly and nodded, "Thank you for telling me this, sir."

Yu Zhining waved his hand, "These things are not secrets. If you send someone to investigate, they will be found out soon."

"But I don't recommend taking action against this person. Once a move is made against Lin Yunchen, there will definitely be a violent reaction from the Prince Wei's Mansion."

"understood."

"This milk tea is pretty good. Can you prepare some for me?"

"it is good!"

Su Chen smiled and nodded. After chatting for a while, Su Chen personally sent Yu Zhining out of Taizi Residence.

Return to the study.

Su Chen picked up a pen and paper and wrote the words Lin Changshou and Hedong.

"Sun Qiang, go call Wang Xuance over."

In just a stick of incense, Wang Xuance appeared in the study.

"Sir, do you have something to ask me?"

"How's the situation at the ice shop?"

“It’s generally stable now.”

Wang Xuance smiled and said, "Just sell it normally."

Su Chen nodded, "In that case, I need you to go to Hedong."

Wang Xuance: "What to do?"

"Arrests."

"Who?"

"Lin Changshou."

Wang Xuance frowned, "The son of Lin Yunchen, the head of the Ministry of Revenue?"

Seeing that Wang Xuance knew this person, Su Chen smiled and nodded, "Yes, it's this person."

Wang Xuance: "Sir, are you going to attack Lin Yunchen?"

Su Chen: "Your Majesty will leave the palace in the next two days and go to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat."

Li Shimin went to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat, so naturally the crown prince would be the regent and handle government affairs. Was this an opportunity to take action against the Prince of Wei's Palace?

Wang Xuance seemed to be thinking, "Do you want to die or live?"

"Live."

Su Chen smiled slightly and said, "After you catch the person, hide him for the time being and wait for my arrangements."

Wang Xuance nodded: "Okay, I will take people to Hedong right away."

"Deal with it cleanly and don't leave any clues."

"understand!"

Wang Xuance nodded and left.

Su Chen leaned back in his chair and tapped the folding fan in his hand.

Lin Yunchen only has this one son, so he should pay some price for him, right?

"Sir, someone just came in, left a note and left."

Sun Qiang took the note and placed it in front of Su Chen.

Su Chen opened it and took a look.

The handwriting is very familiar.

"The Prince of Wei's Palace may make a big move."

Ah.

Isn't this a coincidence?

They planned to take advantage of the emperor's absence from the palace to escape the summer heat to strengthen their control over the court and weaken the power of the Prince of Wei's Mansion. The Prince of Wei's Mansion also wanted to take this opportunity to strengthen Li Chengqian.

Interesting.

I don’t know what the Prince Wei’s Palace is planning to do.

After taking a look at the note in his hand, Su Chen couldn't help but sigh, "Lord Cen, you should pay more attention."

Now that I haven't entered the core circle of Prince Wei's Palace, I can't even get any specific information. It's really frustrating.

The next day, morning.

In front of all the officials, Li Shimin announced that he would go to Jiucheng Palace to escape the summer heat. At the same time, he instructed Fang Xiang and others to assist the crown prince in regulating the country and handling state affairs.

Everyone had already received news about this matter and was not particularly surprised.

Led by the crown prince, followed by all the officials, a group of people left the palace to see them off.

street.

Su Chen and the other two ate breakfast and watched the summer vacation team slowly leave the city.

ps: The Ministry of Revenue has one Shangshu, who is of the third rank, and two Shilang, who are of the fourth rank. It is in charge of the politics of land, people, money and grain, and the difference of tributes. It has four subordinates: the first is the Ministry of Revenue, the second is the Ministry of Revenue, the third is the Ministry of Finance, and the fourth is the Ministry of Granaries.

(End of this chapter)