Chapter 171 The Jiang family behind the scenes
Most of the time, Emperor Yongning was gentle and generous, especially in front of his useful ministers.
Lin Heyun rarely saw such a terrifying and cold look in Emperor Yongning's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel frightened.
But he was a third-grade court official after all, and he could still maintain a calm face.
More importantly, he thought of what someone once said to him.
The man said that the more favored Concubine Jiang was and the stronger her position as the richest man in the Jiang family became, the more intolerable the emperor would be.
Although he felt that this statement was very problematic, since he had reached this point, he could only turn a blind eye and trust that person to the end.
No matter what, he had to bring the Jiang family in. This was the only way to preserve the foundation of the Lin family.
Emperor Yongning stared at Lin Heyun, his expression gradually calmed down, and he said noncommittally: "But, you are saying that the fraud in the rivers south of the Yangtze River and the corruption and bribery in the official circles in the south of the Yangtze River are all related to the Jiang family?"
"Yes, I beg the Emperor to see clearly. This matter started many years ago..." Lin Heyun bent down and lowered his head, his tone sad.
This matter indeed started many years ago.
From the day he decided to do something in the Jiangnan River, he began to think about how to get away with it once the incident happened.
He thought hard for a long time, and finally thought of Princess Changding and the Jiang family.
In other words, it was precisely because of Princess Changding and the Jiang family that he had such great courage.
Because, when he made the decision, his granddaughter was already Princess Changding's companion.
The princess's companion has grown up with the princess and is the most trusted person in front of the princess. This kind of trust and intimacy is the most unique in the ruthless emperor's family.
Over the past many years, he had prepared a lot of evidence, but he had never made it to the last step.
The last step is to stamp the private seal of Princess Changding.
He knew very well what Princess Changding's private seal meant, and he also knew very well the significance of the princess's accompanying reading.
So in the past many years, he actually didn't really take action.
Until this year…
When Si Tianjian repeatedly reported that there would be a major flood in the country, he knew what to do.
Although he has not personally visited Jiangnan Road, the children of the family often send various messages.
With the sensitivity of a professional river worker, he also vaguely sensed that something might happen this year, so he made some arrangements in advance.
Otherwise, his granddaughter should still be in her hometown in Jiangnan Road at this time.
He had a hunch that things in the river would be exposed this year, but he didn't expect that it would be exposed in such a way.
The overwhelming momentum and irresistible force caught him off guard.
Such a situation, no matter how much he argued and resisted, it was impossible to save it.
What's more, that person would not allow him to resist at all.
All he can do is to bring the Jiang family in according to the established plan.
Only in this way will that person be willing to support the Lin family.
As long as the children of the Lin family are still there, and as long as that person is still there, the Lin family will surely rise again!
Lin Heyun thought like this, and the panic in his heart finally dissipated.
He quietly held his breath for a moment, then put down the official hat in his hand, took out a stack of secret letters from his arms, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, what I said is true, the evidence is here, please check it, Your Majesty. "
Emperor Yongning's eyes fell on the stack of secret letters that Lin Heyun took out, and then he nodded towards Xue Gong.
Xue Gong held the fly whisk, took the secret letter from Lin Heyun, and respectfully presented it to Emperor Yongning.
Emperor Yongning opened one of the secret letters, his eyes moved, but his expression remained very calm.
Xue Gong looked at these secret messages out of the corner of his eye and was shocked in his heart, but he could see nothing on his face either.
From what he could see, he could certainly tell that these were Mingguang papers of different years.
Paper dedicated to Princess Changding.
Although I don’t know the contents yet, looking at these papers - it does look like that.
He had always heard that Mr. Lin was cautious, and now it seemed that he was indeed so.
How much delicate thought goes into these Mingguang papers of different qualities and ages!
Emperor Yongning thought so too.
He flipped through it hurriedly. The content inside was not very appealing to his eyes, but he was attracted by these bright papers.
Lin Heyun could not tell the mood of Emperor Yongning at this moment, but he continued to report: "Your Majesty, this is the order sent by the Jiang family to me through Princess Changding. Because it has been a long time, I only left this little... However, recently, I kept the evidence completely for the pen and silver, and it is still at... Luji Bank!"
"Lu Ji Bank?"
Emperor Yongning ruled the world and dealt with important matters of family and state. Even if Luji Bank was one of the four major banks in Jingzhao, he would not be able to remember it.
But Xue Gong has.
"Your Majesty, it is one of the four major banks. The owner is Luliang, one of the big merchants in Jinzhou."
Lu Liang, this is the apparent owner of Lu Ji Bank. It is extremely secretive and unknown to ordinary people.
But Xue Gong, as the leader of the chamberlain, is certainly not an ordinary person.
In fact, he receives many tributes from Lu Ji every year.
Although they are all words of respect, the amount of money is really not small.
Why, Lu Ji Bank is involved?
Xue Gong looked at his eyes, nose and heart. After saying this, he stood aside.
These major events, involving natural and man-made disasters, and involving Tianjiao's richest man, were not something that he, a chamberlain, could comment on.
The bloody storm is inevitable.
Let’s see what the emperor thinks.
By the way, the emperor has not said anything about this since the supervisory censor reported it. What did the emperor think in his heart?
Emperor Yongning didn't think much, but he could guess what Lin Heyun was thinking.
He casually threw these secret letters on the imperial desk and said in a very calm tone: "Tell me, where did these things come from?"
"Your Majesty, it was intercepted by previous ministers..."
"Lin Aiqing." Emperor Yongning interrupted him. This title sounded very trusting, but the emperor's eyes at this moment were mocking.
"Do you think that if you come out with these pieces of paper, I will believe you? You will be acquitted? When did my third-grade official become so stupid?"
With these words, no matter who it was, everyone knew that the emperor was already furious.
"Your Majesty, calm down!" Lin Heyun knelt down and shivered involuntarily.
It seemed that he was panicked by the emperor's anger.
But no one would see that his face, which was almost touching the ground, was extremely calm, without any panic.
Obviously, Emperor Yongning's reaction was completely within his expectations.
He was about to say something when suddenly the chamberlain waiting outside the Zichen Palace loudly called out: "Your Majesty, Your Highness Changding wants to see you!"
At this time, Lin Heyun's expression changed slightly.
Princess Changding, why are you here at this time?
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