"Then I can't be humble anymore. Please give me Brother Wei's advice."
Wei Tongguang slowly poured wine into Jia Lian's glass and said slowly:
"Master Lin was poisoned in Yangzhou."
Jia Lian was suddenly startled.
Wei Tongguang still poured the wine slowly and continued:
"Mr. Lin is the first person appointed by the emperor after he ascended the throne. He is a person who is highly appreciated by the emperor.
After high school, he became the official of Lanting Temple, in charge of writing memorials and printing documents, and also correcting the text of the palace collection.
The emperor specially put him in this thankless writing job for several years. Seeing that he was always conscientious, he appointed him as the salt censor of Lianghuai to rectify the Lianghuai salt industry that had accumulated many abuses in the past years. The Yangzhou salt tax, which accounts for a quarter of the country's tax revenue, has been controlled by a group of old ministers for many years. In the long run, it will definitely endanger the country's foundation.
But who would have thought that not long after Mr. Lin took office, he would be poisoned."
Jia Lian knew in his heart that these "a group of old ministers" mentioned by Wei Tongguang were referring to "a group of old ministers of the Supreme Emperor".
In the past, the Taishang Emperor was heroic and brave, creating a prosperous Yuanhe era. However, after getting old, his political affairs were indeed neglected and he indulged many of his former ministers.
Although Zen is now located in the present day, it still controls the government in the Daming Palace, and the old ministers and heroes of the past still protect the emperor.
Although the new emperor has been on the throne for several years, he has always wanted to clean up the government and revitalize the country. However, the emperor is suppressing him. His ministers only follow the emperor's lead. Therefore, the emperor is always restrained no matter what time or situation.
Jia Lian lowered his head and said nothing, understanding in his heart:
The emperor repeatedly expressed his goodwill to himself, obviously intending to use himself as a breakthrough point for the Jia family, and then for the four princes and eight princes, and even as a breakthrough point for the entire hero party.
But——why did he choose himself?
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The wine pot in Wei Tongguang's hand is steady, and the wine flowing out of the spout is always as thin as silk:
"The Emperor has obtained the antidote, but a suitable person must deliver it.
The emperor thinks you are very suitable."
Jia Lian remained calm:
"Brother Wei, is he just delivering medicine?"
Wei Tongguang stopped the wine bottle in his hand. The wine had just finished filling and was level with the rim of the cup.
"The medicine is delivered to save Mr. Lin's life, and I have to help treat Mr. Lin's illness
It was really hard for him to serve as the censor of salt inspection in the Huaihe River.
The emperor is benevolent and cannot bear to tire Mr. Lin and cause the country to suffer losses."
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These people, can't they just talk to each other properly? Do they have to go around the bush?
TNND is so annoying!
Just tell me directly that the Supreme Emperor and his old ministers who now control the salt industry in Lianghuai only listen to the Supreme Emperor and not to the current emperor. The current emperor is very unhappy. The emperor wants you to do a favor for Lin Ruhai and let him transfer these
Isn’t it okay to clean up the disobedient ones?
These officials talk in circles like this every day, don’t you feel uncomfortable having their necks wrapped around them?
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Jia Lian smiled and said:
"Brother Wei personally poured the wine for me, and I had to drink it no matter what.
It’s just that the glass is so full that I can’t raise it.”
After that, he reached out to the reed curtain on the window nearby, broke off a small section of the reed, used it as a straw, and took a sip in the wine glass.
Then, he picked up the remaining half of the glass of wine, raised his neck and drank it all.
When Wei Tongguang saw this, he suddenly said:
"I finally understand the reason why Mr. Lin recommended my brother to the emperor.
Getting things done just by talking and laughing is not something that only one person has the ability to do."
After that, he slowly poured himself a glass of wine, drank it, and laughed.
Jia Lian thought for a moment, then smiled and said:
"Brother Wei also knows that now that I have a position, I must have a reason to go to Yangzhou.
If my guess is correct, the news that Mr. Lin is seriously ill has been sent to my home, right?"
Wei Tongguang raised his thumb:
"Smart man!"
"Then - where's the antidote?"
Wei Tongguang waved his hand:
"The antidote has been arranged.
It’s just that my sister-in-law has never been to Yangzhou. She has been pestering me for a long time, so how about I ask my brother to take her there?”
"This is easy to handle. Anyway, this trip is to see Mr. Lin's daughter. There is a girl to keep company with Ms. Lin, and neither of them is lonely along the way.
May I ask how old your sister is?"
Wei Tongguang picked up a piece of sweet and sour lotus root slices with chopsticks and ate it, then picked up a piece of pepper and sesame chicken, ate it, and then picked up a piece of braised fish and ate it. Until Jia Lian thought he had to eat another piece of ribs,
Then he slowly put down his chopsticks and said:
"My sister-in-law, Juyu, is sixteen years old this year."
The chopsticks in Jia Lian's hand suddenly fell off.
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Is this "room sister" shared?
Can anyone who can scan a QR code become this girl’s brother?
Then if I scan the code twice, can I be the father of this girl Cornus?
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Wei Tongguang was not surprised by Jia Lian's gaffe, and he kindly handed Jia Lian another pair of chopsticks:
"My roommate has a bad temper, please be more considerate to me."
Jia Lian thought for a while and said depressedly:
"It's okay. I have a maid named Qingwen by my side. She has a bad temper, so I'll take her with me when the time comes.
Anyway, one sheep is driven, two sheep are herded, and three sheep are left on the hill."
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As soon as Jia Lian arrived at the gate of Rongguo Mansion, a boy came over:
"Second Master is back.
Just now, I asked people to ask around, saying that the old lady asked the second master to come in and have something to say."
Jia Lian knew that it was to send Daiyu to Yangzhou, so he said:
"I know, let's go in now."
As I walked inward, I was already thinking about my trip.
As soon as I entered the second gate, I saw snow geese running quickly, so I stopped and asked:
"What happened?"
Xue Yan said anxiously:
"There was a commotion inside again. Mr. Bao even smashed the jade, and the girl even spit out the medicine. Sister Zijuan asked me to come out to get the medicine and fry it again."
"Are the riots happening 'again'?"
Why "again"?
When Xue Yan saw Jia Lian alone, he didn't hide anything:
"Ribao Erye and our girl have quarreled three times in the past few days. I'm not afraid that something bad will happen, but I'm afraid that there won't be a good person.
Actually, nothing happened today. It was just that Aunt Xue was putting on a show, but our girl didn’t feel well, so we didn’t go to see it.
Second Master Bao came to see the girl. It started off well, but then for some reason, the girl said, "I'm not going because I'm afraid it will hinder your good marriage."
Master Bao suddenly lost his temper and grabbed the psychic jade from his neck. He gritted his teeth and threw it to the ground. He also said, "What are you looking for? I'll smash it for you!" When he saw that it wasn't broken, he turned around.
Find something to smash.
The girl was so anxious that she vomited out the medicine. No one in the room could stop her, and everyone in the room was upset.
Until Sister Xiren came and persuaded her with a few words.
After two days, she finally felt better. Sister Xiren said, "If you don't look at anything else, just look at the tassels on this jade, you shouldn't argue with Miss Lin." As a result, the girl was so angry that she took the scissors.
After cutting off the tassel, Baoyu was so angry that he smashed the jade again."
When Jia Lian heard this, he thought:
This Xiren is quite a scheming girl.
(Cordia: Do you care how many brothers I have? How often does my brother break the law? Has my brother eaten your rice?
If you make your aunt unhappy, your aunt will not ask for your collection, recommendation, or support!)