Rebirth of the Demon Queen

Chapter 279: The Great Dilemma

Bi Suinan took the memorial and opened it, and his brows became tighter and tighter.

He and Yao Chengyu's subordinates had private contact, and every time they met, they were very secretive.

Lin Yuanzhi observed his expression and saw something wrong with Bi Suinan's face, and asked out loud: "I read the words above, it seems that they are all deliberately targeting you. Father-in-law, have you offended someone in Jiangnan?"

Bi Suinan shook his head and said, "I offended many people in Jiangnan, but at this critical moment, there are very few who can reach the sky."

The father-in-law and son-in-law sat down and thought about it carefully, but they were still confused.

Lin Zisu sat aside and listened to her grandfather and father talking about the trivial matters in Qingyang Mansion. She was bored and went to make a cup of hot tea.

When she had made tea and was about to make it to the two elders, she heard her grandfather say, "Son-in-law, opening the sea ban will benefit without any harm. If Your Majesty is willing to obey my opinion, the treasury tax can be at least tens of millions of taels per year. With these silver, many problems in the court can be solved."

Lin Yuanzhi knew that his father-in-law had some insights into governing the country, but he had always been an official in the local area and knew little about the situation in the court.

Since Liu Qingyuan retired, several factions that originally united to target Liu Qingyuan gradually became differentiated.

With the emperor's acquiescence, Qian Minzhong gradually gained power in the cabinet, and the Sili Supervisor also showed a vague trend of emerging.

At present, the court is vaguely divided into three factions, the Shannan Party led by Qian Minzhong, the Northern Party led by Lu Zhiyuan, and a large number of officials who followed behind the Silijian.

Lin Yuanzhi nodded repeatedly and said, "The big hat here is alarmist, but it is actually quite common. Your Majesty's generation of wise rulers will never believe such nonsense. The censors do this as a means of suppressing people."

"Unless someone has already planned it and will be detrimental to you after you arrive in the capital, and you have woven some evidence. You and His Majesty have just filed a ban on opening the sea, so you will take advantage of this torment."

Officials of the three factions are still quite peaceful when they get along with each other on weekdays. Once the distribution of interests is involved, many undercurrents will arise.

"That's it. This memorial always says that you collude with the pirates, and then urges the court to open up the maritime ban. What the article says seems reasonable and well-founded, but in fact there are many loopholes. You see, it says that you secretly collude with the pirates and make huge profits. It also says that five days ago, the merchants under your rule had an affair with foreign countries and were caught by the garrison in Jiangnan."

Lin Zisu took the memorial and looked around casually, then found the problem.

But because the consequences are serious, we are extremely cautious when convicting.

Not to mention that Bi Suinan is a current official, and for the sake of the court's decency, the emperor is even more unlikely to agree to the censors' participation.

"Today is August 29th, and the merchants in the memorial were arrested on August 24th. It will take ten days for you to arrive in the capital with a quick horse. What happened in Jiangnan five days ago will be spread to the capital so quickly, unless..."

There are rumors that the Qin family has been doing overseas business with the support of the Qian family and has made a lot of money.

Bi Suinan glared at Lin Yuanzhi and said, "Don't think I don't know. The national treasury has been empty for years. Jiangnan is known as the hometown of fish and rice. This flood cannot even provide food for disaster relief. If this continues, I, Dayan, will be destroyed!"

Bi Suinan smiled bitterly when he heard this. He told the emperor about Yao Chengyu, but he just wanted to increase his efforts to convince the emperor. Unexpectedly, he gave someone a handle and was taken advantage of by others.

A person suddenly appeared and brought up the matter with the emperor and even talked about the prospects with confidence, which would naturally cause dissatisfaction among the people.

After these days, Bi Suinan only knew that this grandson woman was well-behaved. Seeing that she was actually interested in the memorial, she hesitated for a moment and handed the memorial to Lin Zisu.

"My father-in-law, it is a big deal to open the sea ban, and you don't have to hurry up. Why don't you give me a memorial first and admit your mistake with Your Majesty."

For major events like opening up the sea ban, no one wants to get a piece of the money from tens of millions of taels of silver, and no one can tolerate it.

"Grandpa, you came to Beijing from Jiangnan. I guess you are rushing all the way. I wonder how many days it took?"

In addition, the current emperor has always been generous and has convicted such crimes twice or three times in the Zhengxing period.

Bi Suinan didn't know what Lin Zisu meant, and said, "If it were normal, it would take at least one month. This time, I dare not delay it. It took only ten days to arrive in the capital."

In Lin Zisu's opinion, there are some reasons for wanting to participate in Bi Suinan. A charge of ineffective disaster relief is enough to suppress him so hard that he can't raise his head.

The crime of colluding with pirates seems serious. Once found out, it is at least a crime of killing the whole family.

Lin Yuanzhi hurriedly stood up and said, "My father-in-law, let's just discuss the matter, don't say anything about the destruction of the country!"

Bi Suinan was very dissatisfied with Lin Yuanzhi's words, and snorted, saying, "You have been admitted to the Ministry of Justice, and you are too brave!"

Lin Yuanzhi believed that his father-in-law was angry this time and he couldn't help but worry about him.

For example, the Qin family, the richest man in Shannan, was originally just an unknown merchant. A few decades ago, they suddenly bought land and shops everywhere, controlling the porcelain and raw silk business in the four provinces near Shannan.

The father-in-law and son-in-law looked at each other speechlessly, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Lin Zisu hurriedly smoothed out and said, "Grandpa, my father is also concerned, so don't worry. Can you let me see the memorial in your hand?"

Regarding the opening of the maritime ban, officials from several factions reached a tacit understanding and were unwilling to mention this matter in front of the emperor.

Moreover, there are officials behind the merchants who secretly sell goods to the sea.

After Lin Zisu's statement, Bi Suinan and Lin Yuanzhi both found out the problem and looked at Lin Zisu together.

Lin Zisu put the memorial back to Bi Suinan's hand. Seeing his grandfather looking at him with a look of praise, he smiled and said, "Grandfather, you are in it, so the authorities are fascinated by the authorities. In fact, you can see the mistakes in this article if you pay a little attention, but those who participated in you didn't care about it, which is really puzzling."

They are not rough people on weekdays, but they just think about how to escape from sin, but ignore these details.

Bi Suinan's heart moved and immediately remembered what the emperor and him mentioned to take office in Nankang City.

He had not yet figured out whether the emperor said it casually or had such an intention, so he did not mention it to others.

However, when he was so tight, he didn't care too much and immediately told him everything that the emperor had promised him.

After hearing this, Lin Yuanzhi felt even more worried: "My father-in-law, you should resign from the position of Nankang's prefect with Your Majesty as soon as possible, otherwise, it would be a disaster."

(End of this chapter)