Lin Ruhai, the censor of salt inspection in Yangzhou, is suffering from chronic toxins and is no longer able to handle official duties. He must be properly recuperated and recuperated. Everything that happened in Yangzhou recently was rushed four hundred miles to the capital as soon as possible.
The urgent secret was not written by the person involved, Lin Ruhai, but was recorded by the Imperial Envoy and the chief official of the investigation team and sent to different entities through different channels.
Today's imperial edict was quickly sent to Yangzhou through expedited channels, which immediately caused a major earthquake in Yangzhou's officialdom.
Lin Ruhai no longer held the post of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor and was transferred to the right minister of the Ministry of Rites.
As for the post of Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor, it will be directly taken over by the Imperial Envoy!
At the same time, a large number of officials in the Yangzhou Magistrate's Yamen and the Yandao Yamen were reorganized, and for a time the entire Yangzhou officialdom was in chaos.
The stakeholders involved in the salt policy were caught off guard by the sudden change.
In particular, a group of Yangzhou salt merchants were thinking about how to deal with Lin Ruhai, a stubborn and stubborn person. Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, this guy would step down from his official position as Salt Inspector, and suddenly change from the main conflicting party to the one who wants to eat it?
Melon masses.
Although there were one or two big salt merchants, Yang Yan still wanted to deal with Lin Ruhai, but he could not get the support of the other members of the Salt Merchant Association.
Lin Ruhai is no longer a target they should consider.
Again, trying to deal with a dignified third-grade official is no joke.
If you do anything wrong, you may be accused of killing officials and rebelling. No big salt merchant can bear this. It is better to find a way to find out the details of the new salt inspector first.
It was also the former imperial envoy and the officials in charge of the investigation team who deliberately concealed the fact that Lin Ruhai had been poisoned by chronic toxins and did not spread it.
Instead, he used the excuse that he was ill and could not handle the yamen affairs for a short period of time to let the outside world know, so as to prevent some people from being uneasy and doing more terrible and stupid things.
Otherwise, members of the Yangzhou Salt Merchant Association would definitely not be able to discuss with peace of mind how to deal with the new Salt Patrol Censor.
Lin Ruhai, the former salt inspector, was quickly ignored and even forgotten.
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"Phew, I finally left this big fire pit!"
It took a full seven days for the servants of the Lin family to finally move a bunch of belongings out of the Yanyan Censor's official residence, and also clean up some properties in Yangzhou.
After boarding the hired ship, Lin Ruhai let out a long sigh of relief. His pale and sickly face showed a relaxed look, and his whole person looked a little lazy.
Although he was poisoned by chronic toxins and was forcibly stimulated by Jia Cong's methods, his body did not have any major problems.
After being cleaned up by a famous doctor in Yangzhou and nursing for another seven days, the situation improved greatly.
Of course, if you want to be completely efficient, given Lin Ruhai's physical condition, it will be impossible within a year and a half.
Unless Jia Cong helps, and at the same time he has to start the martial arts training and health mode, there is no need to worry now.
No matter what, I had to call the imperial doctor for diagnosis several times after returning to Beijing to completely dispel the suspicion in the emperor's mind.
As for today, I just wish Lin Ruhai could get out of his position as Salt Patrol Censor, because he wouldn't care if he was really poisoned.
Even if it is true, a third-rank right minister in the Ministry of Etiquette is already generous enough.
It is true that the Ministry of Rites is the Qingshui Yamen. As one of the six departments of the imperial court, the key is that it controls the dominance of the imperial examination, which is quite important.
If it weren't for the imperial envoy and the chief official of the investigation team acting as guarantees, and it was confirmed that Lin Ruhai was really poisoned, he would probably be given a third-grade casual job at most to support him.
Lin Ruhai was quite satisfied with this result. Not only did he transform from a local official to an important minister of the Six Ministries, the key point was that he was out of the big fire pit of Yangzhou Salt Administration. He no longer had to worry about it all day long, for fear that his family would be destroyed if he was not careful.
It couldn't be better for him to be able to be with his only legitimate daughter.
"Let's leave Yangzhou first!"
Jia Cong had been helping Lin Ruhai with the affairs of the official residence, and even helped handle some of the Lin family's property. Naturally, he also got on the boat with him and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that some guys are stupid and take advantage of my uncle's convenience.
Doing shit!”
"There are enough guards on the ship!"
Lin Ruhai did not dare to be careless about his own safety.
After experiencing a series of encounters in Yangzhou, he no longer had any expectations for certain moral bottom lines. Instead of expecting others to ignore him, it was better to work hard to enhance his own protective capabilities so that outsiders could not take advantage of him.
Anyway, the Lin family has a rich fortune, and there is no shortage of bodyguards. For the little money that can be spent by an escort, safety comes first.
You can't always count on "great blessings all over the sky". What if God takes a nap at the critical moment?
“Only when we arrive at Jinling can we say it is truly safe!”
Jia Cong didn't take it seriously. The water in Yangzhou was still too muddy. Who knows how many strong men and desperadoes those salt merchants had?
It is said that the three waves of surviving strong men who were punished by God's power and captured that day all died in the prison of the prefect's Yamen for no reason.
That was about four hundred young men, and they died so quietly, without even causing the slightest ripple.
It can be seen from this that the energy of the Yangzhou Salt Merchant Association is simply astonishing.
The situation was different when we arrived in Jinling. It was the hometown of the four major families of King Jia Shi and Xue. The economy was as developed as that of Yangzhou, so the power of the Yangzhou Salt Merchant Association had no possibility of becoming bigger.
Although Jia Cong had an unpleasant quarrel with the clan elders before, this time it happened again!
With Lin Ruhai as a backer, the Jinling clan may quickly change their stance. After all, he is a dignified minister of the Sixth Division, so his cards are quite promising.
"You, then go to Jinling first!"
Lin Ruhai didn't object. He didn't have a good impression of Yangzhou and wanted to stay away from this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
After all the furniture was loaded onto the ships, five large ships were fully loaded and set sail directly for Jinling, which is not far away.
There are still a lot of big things here, and some of the more precious and sensitive things are still sealed in the manor near Yangzhou, waiting for subsequent processing, otherwise even if ten large ships are hired this time, they may not be able to accommodate them.
This shows the Lin family's background and wealth. This is under the condition that Lin Ruhai is quite abiding by the rules as an official. Otherwise, the money alone may be enough to load on a big ship.
But that would draw too much attention.
If you are impeached by the imperial censor for this, you will really suffer unspeakably.
When the time comes, perhaps Lin Ruhai, who is displeased with her, will use some means to directly tell Lin Ruhai to get out of the official ranks.
"Master, it's time to take medicine!"
While Lin Ruhai and Jia Cong were talking, a beautiful woman with a delicate face and a scholarly atmosphere came over with her personal maid and reminded her.
"Uncle, take a good rest and I won't disturb you!"
Jia Cong stood up, said hello to the concubine of the Lin family who came in, and left directly...