"Alright, then we'll wait for Lord Sun to judge the case!"
Yao Renji nodded. Then, he called out to the students. "Disperse. Don't block the imperial envoy's office. What are you doing?"
The students stopped making a fuss and followed Yao Renji into the distance. Along the way, they kept sucking up to him.
Sun Piyang and the other two had ugly expressions. Since Yao Renji had left, the three of them naturally couldn't stand at the door. When they returned to the room, Sun Piyang slammed the table. "I can't let this Yao Renji off."
"So what if I can? Yao Renji dared to come here at this time because if he can't get over this, he won't have a future.
You see, this Yao Renji definitely isn't just accepting bribes. "
Cao Yikui added, "If he's just accepting bribes, he's not just doing this."
"Of course, Yao Renji isn't just accepting bribes."
At this moment, Liu An, Wang Zhong, and Xing Shangzhi walked in from outside. The one who answered was Liu An from the inner factory.
"The reason why the Qian Family values the Zhou Family so much is because of Yao Renji, besides the relationship between the Zhou and Qian Families.
Although Cangzhou is very important, it's not to this extent.
"According to our investigation, Yao Renji's younger brother, Yao Renkang, is the salt field ambassador of Changlu Salt Works. I believe you all know what this position is for."
Hearing Liu An's words, everyone was stunned and looked at each other. Sun Piyang said angrily, "This Yao Renji!"
"The entire case has finally surfaced. This is a case of illegal salt trafficking centered around Changlu Salt Works.
Changlu Salt Works accounts for 60% of the entire Hebei salt area. I believe you all know what this means. "
Liu An continued, "The Zhou Family and Hejian Prefecture's Qian Family aren't the only ones selling salt around Changlu Salt Works.
"I'm sure all of you are aware of how many people are involved in this matter.
Yao Renji is just a clown. There are two officials involved in this case. One is the salt field ambassador of Changlu Salt Works, Yao Renkang.
The other is Changlu Transport Commissioner, Yu Youguang. All the salt in Changlu Salt Works passes through his hands. "
Sun Piyang listened quietly, but the more he listened, the more shocked he became. This case was huge.
Sun Piyang's gaze swept across the few people present. He found that none of them were surprised. It was as if this was a matter of course.
Sun Piyang's heart sank. He had a very bad premonition.
This time, these people wanted to stir up this case. Sun Piyang instantly understood.
This was not their idea, but the idea of the higher-ups. Before he left, he met with the Vice Minister of the Cabinet, Shen Shixing, but Minister Shen said that he should try to make big things small and small things nothing. It could be seen that these people obviously did not act according to the Cabinet's idea.
Furthermore, it was unrealistic for the cabinet to command Dongchang, the Internal Factory, and the Imperial Bodyguard!
Then, there was only one possibility left. It was the emperor's idea. These were the arrangements that the emperor had made a long time ago. They were not aimed at the Changlu Salt Field or the Hejian Salt Area, but at the entire Daming salt administration.
If it wasn't for the Daming salt administration, there was no need to put in so much effort to make arrangements.
Looking at the current situation, the Emperor's plan this time was far-reaching, and it wasn't just a day. This could be seen from this mysterious and unfathomable inner factory.
Sun Piyang complained in his heart. How did he get such a job?
"Lord Sun, don't worry about the case tomorrow. We can take down Yao Renji in one fell swoop." Liu An saw that Sun Piyang was distracted, so he deliberately raised his voice when calling him.
"Okay, okay!" Sun Piyang nodded and said. The smile on his face was a little stiff.
He glanced at Cao Yikui and Wang Yongji. No wonder you pretended not to care when the students were causing trouble. Now it seemed that you were forcing me to jump in.
Sun Piyang cursed in his heart, but he also knew that since he was recommended by Shen Shixing, he could not get out.
Sun Piyang couldn't help but look at Cao Yikui. Originally, the emperor wanted to use him and the Dongchang Imperial Bodyguard. It was Minister Shen who recommended him.
Thinking of this, Sun Piyang wanted to cry but had no tears. Everyone was deceived by the emperor. No, it couldn't be said to be deceived. It was he who fell into the emperor's trap.
His gaze swept across the people in the room, and Sun Piyang suddenly shivered.
In a trance, he saw a huge shadow. It was the huge figure of the young emperor. It covered the sky and the sun, shrouding him completely.
Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.
Zhu Yijun also shivered. He put down the memorial in his hand. Zhu Yijun rubbed his hands and sighed, "The weather is quite cold at night and hot during the day. August in the north is really terrible."
"Imperial Majesty, drink a bowl of ginseng soup to nourish yourself!" Zhang Jing walked in at this time with a cup of ginseng soup and said with a smile.
"This is the tribute of the black chicken. The Old Slave specially asked people to add the best wild ginseng from Liaodong."
Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Jing. You old eunuch, are you under the orders of the Empress Dowager?
Aren't you afraid that I will get angry if you nourish me all day?
However, Zhu Yijun still took it and drank it. He was a little hungry and it was really cold.
After drinking a mouthful of warm black-boned chicken and ginseng soup, Zhu Yijun immediately felt warm all over his body and became more spirited.
However, Zhu Yijun didn't dare to drink too much. His ginseng was not a radish artificially grown in the future. It was really nutritious.
If he drank too much, he might not be so hot!
Zhu Yijun pointed to the memorial in front of him and said, "Take all of these away!"
Zhang Jing quickly took away the memorial in front of Zhu Yijun. Of course, he knew what these memorial were. They were all about the impeachment of Imperial Envoy Sun Piyang and Dongchang and the Imperial Bodyguard.
In their memorial, the imperial envoy team that was sent to Hejian Prefecture was simply too numerous to list.
Zhu Yijun didn't bother to read it. In fact, he was very clear about the situation in Hejian Prefecture.
Dongchang Imperial Bodyguard and the Inner Factory sent memorials every day. Cao Yikui also wrote memorials to Zhu Yijun.
The contents of the four memorials were roughly the same. Obviously, there were no accidents.
As for the arrest and confiscation of property, it was only the Zhou family. It was not a big deal for the time being.
The people of the Zhou family were also properly arranged. Everything was going smoothly.
"Alright, let's go to Kunning Palace!"
Zhu Yijun put down the ginseng soup in his hand and stood up. The little eunuch of Kunning Palace had come to see him twice. Empress Wang was probably still waiting for him. Anyway, he didn't have the mood to read the memorial.
"Yes, Imperial Majesty!" Zhang Jing answered and quickly said, "Your Majesty is coming to Kunning Palace!"