Being able to become the son-in-law of the Jia family of the Duke of Rongguo, Lin Ruhai's family background is naturally very extraordinary.
According to what Lin Daiyu said when chatting on the boat, the ancestors of the Lin family once attacked the marquises, and the marquises continued to her grandfather's generation.
By the time of her father Lin Ruhai's reign, the title of the marquis could no longer be inherited, so his father could only take the imperial examination.
Although he lost his title, Lin Ruhai was still very ambitious. He took the imperial examination and eventually won the top prize, and was moved to be the doctor of Lantai Temple. After gaining enough qualifications, he was valued by the emperor and appointed as the Yangzhou Salt Patrol Censor.
Then, he stayed in the position of Salt Patrol Censor for more than ten years.
The position of Salt Inspector of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Prefecture belongs to the third-rank official, and the yamen has its own salt soldiers. It seems that it is only responsible for salt affairs, but in fact it also has the responsibility of supervising local political affairs and has great power.
Lin Ruhai has been in this position for more than ten years, and has been assassinated many times. He has also mobilized salt soldiers several times to confiscate the homes of unscrupulous merchants and exterminate their families. He has killed several big salt merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.
As for the small and medium-sized salt merchants, there are countless people who had their homes confiscated and exterminated for selling illegal salt.
Through iron-blooded means, the rampant smuggling of salt industry affairs in Jiangsu and Zhejiang Province was finally controlled by the imperial court. Through salt taxes and the confiscation of the homes of major salt merchants, tens of millions of silver were delivered to the national treasury over the years, which greatly alleviated the problem. solve the problem of emptiness in the national treasury.
Song Xuan had heard about Lin Ruhai's methods when he was in the imperial capital.
Zhao Dezhu also mentioned it casually, saying that if this person stayed in the local area for another year or two at most, he would probably return to the imperial capital and join the cabinet.
There was no prime minister in the Zhou Dynasty, but the cabinet academicians actually exercised the power of prime minister. Lin Ruhai had already gained the emperor's respect, and was only one step away from being one person below ten thousand people.
Song Xuan was also very curious about the legendary father of his little cousin Lin Daiyu. After getting off the boat, he took a carriage and went straight to the Yanyuan Yamen of Jiangzhe Prefecture.
After entering the city, Song Qian immediately got out of the carriage and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
She didn't return until she was near the Yanyuan Yamen.
"Brother, find out clearly."
Song Qian recounted the information she had gathered, "Cousin, your father is really ruthless. He has killed several salt merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.
Of course, he has suffered many assassinations over the years. Fortunately, there are salt soldiers guarding him, and your father has expert guards around him. The salt merchants' many assassinations have not worked. "
"What's my father's condition now? He said in his letter before that he's not in good health."
Song Qian considered her words and said: "The situation is not not very good, but very bad. I heard that it has reached the point where I am too ill to get out of bed.
Many businessmen in this city are holding banquets to celebrate, and they all hope that your father will die soon. "
Lin Daiyu's face turned pale instantly, her hands were clenched tightly, and her eyes began to fill with mist.
"Don't worry too much!"
Song Xuan glanced at his sister speechlessly. Although he knew that she had actually said it more implicitly, it still sounded a little not implicit enough.
Song Xuan comforted his little cousin and said: "This time when I go south, I brought some Xiaohuan Dan secretly passed down by Xuanyi Guard. As long as the person is not dead, I can bring him back. Just relax."
The reason why Xuanyiwei can suppress Wulin and not dare to make mistakes is not only because of the support of the imperial court, but also a very important point, that is, the refining method of the two secret medicines, the Great Return Pill and the Little Return Pill.
Not to mention the Great Return Pill, it is a magical medicine that can improve one's skill.
Just Xiao Huan Dan is also a holy medicine that is coveted in the world.
No matter it is injured, sick or poisoned, as long as the person is still alive, he can generally recover within a few days if one drops it.
The main reason why Song Xuan chose to join the Xuanyi Guards and pass the examination was for these two magical medicines.
Before leaving Beijing, he and Song Qian received their monthly salary, which included these two elixirs.
Song Xuan once specially crushed a small Huan Dan and wanted to analyze the ingredients of the medicinal materials inside, but he could only identify that it was mixed with at least twelve kinds of medicinal materials.
As for how many medicinal materials are smelted in Xiaohuan Dan, only the person who made the pill knows clearly.
Without a special prescription and refining method, even if all the medicinal materials are prepared, it is impossible to refine such a healing medicine.
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Today's Yanyuan Yamen is guarded by salt soldiers overtly and covertly. There is even a group of soldiers in heavy armor outside the Yamen. The atmosphere of killing is permeated, which makes people stop.
Song Xuan's carriage stopped in front of the Yamen. Lin Daiyu opened the curtain and showed a jade pendant to the leader of the salt soldiers who came forward to investigate the situation.
After checking to make sure it was correct, the leader waved to the soldiers around him to let him go.
The carriage slowly drove into the yamen, but there were still several soldiers following it on both sides. It was not until they reached the inner courtyard that the soldiers stopped.
In front of the gate of the inner courtyard, there were several maids and maids standing. When they saw Lin Daiyu getting out of the car, they were stunned for a moment, and then one of the old maids even cried with joy: "Miss, the lady is back!"
Lin Daiyu's tears were also streaming down her cheeks, but at this moment she did not care about reminiscing about the past, but said urgently: "How is my father? Take me to see him quickly!"
The nanny did not dare to slack off and said hurriedly: "Miss, please follow me. I will take you there right now."
After finishing speaking, she glanced at Song Xuan and Song Qian, "Miss, these two..."
"They are my cousin and cousin. They brought me safely from the imperial capital all the way. Grandma Wu can rest assured."
The old woman known as Grandma Wu stopped talking and led the way towards Lin Ruhai's residence.
Song Xuan followed leisurely. Along the way, he had already sensed, covertly or covertly, that there were no less than a dozen masters guarding him around. It was hard to say what their specific strength was, but Song Xuan estimated that at least they had acquired internal strength. Realm warrior.
Pushing open the bedroom door in a small courtyard, Lin Daiyu walked in, took a look, and then knelt down towards the bed.
"Father, my daughter is back to see you!"
On the bed, Lin Ruhai looked haggard, her hair was gray, and her eyes were cloudy, looking like she was exhausted.
Hearing Lin Daiyu's voice, he struggled to get up, tremblingly trying to reach out his hand, and said in a hoarse voice: "Good boy, come closer, let dad take a good look at you.
After you die, dad can tell your mother what you looked like..."
Daiyu heard this, wiped her tears, stood up and moved forward.
But the next moment, Song Xuan reached out and held her shoulders, blocking her behind him.
"Cousin?" Lin Daiyu's voice was filled with doubts, and she subconsciously wanted to step forward.
Song Xuan reached out to stop her again, his eyes fell on Lin Ruhai, and said: "You are poisoned!"
