All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 140 Lin Ruhai's Revenge
Without any surprise, the soldiers found many letters in He's mansion.

Correspondence with the Japanese pirates, agreeing to provide various supplies.

In this ignorant age, there is no need for a very complete chain of evidence; witnesses and physical evidence are enough.

"Are these enough?" Chen Ran asked He Keqiu with a sincere look in the courtyard of He's mansion. "If not, I have prepared a few real Japanese pirates and can bring them over at any time."

"No need to go to such trouble." He Keqiu laughed miserably, "I just don't understand what kind of hatred we have that requires us to treat the He family like this?"

He could never imagine that Chen Ran wanted to use their house as a raft to get deep into Lin Daiyu's heart and complete the real strategy.

If he knew it was just because of a woman, he would probably immediately say, "You can choose whoever you like in or outside Yangzhou City, I will arrange it! I will make sure you are comfortable and satisfied!"

"Of course it's for the sake of justice!"

Chen Ran, who was full of righteousness, immediately transformed into the light of righteousness. "You owed taxes to the court, sold private salt for huge profits, killed countless people in the fight for salt profits. Well, you also colluded with Japanese pirates to collude with foreign countries!"

"I have no grudge against you. I am here just for the sake of the country to eradicate you parasites!"

Zhen Yuandao, who was standing next to him, had nothing to say at this moment.

It would be fine if it was to excuse the smuggling of salt, but he would not dare to get involved if they directly charged him with treason.

If he were involved in such matters, even Madam Fengsheng would not be able to protect him, after all, Madam Fengsheng had so many grandchildren.

Now, he just wants to slip away.

He was afraid to hear more secrets.

As the saying goes, what you fear is bound to come true. Before he could even open his mouth to say goodbye, He Keqiu had already made his position clear and revealed his cards.

"The He family belongs to King Zhongshun!"

He Keqiu had no choice. Things had come to this point and he had to find someone to back him up to save his life.

"Prince Zhongshun also works for His Majesty." He bowed earnestly, "Sir Chen, in fact, we are all His Majesty's people~~~"

"I know."

Chen Ran was not surprised at all, and nodded calmly, "Since I'm using you as a chicken to slay the monkeys, of course I have already checked your background."

He Keqiu was very anxious. "Sir, we are family. There are so many salt merchants in Yangzhou City, why did you choose my family?"

"Who asked your family to take the initiative and kill Jia Min and her son?"

"Do you really think that when the new emperor ascended the throne, he could do whatever he wanted?"

Grandmother Jia did not dare to avenge her daughter because she was accustomed to bullying the weak and fearing the strong, and she did not dare to offend Prince Zhongshun.

As for Lin Ruhai, his biggest backer is King Zhongshun’s father!
How can he take revenge?
Not to mention, there is also Lin Daiyu's safety.

In addition, he had been taught for many years to be loyal to the emperor, so all these things made him have no choice but to remain silent.

Chen Ran doesn't care about these.

"You owe a total of 2,190,000 taels, a deficit of 7,740 taels." Chen Ran responded calmly, "Your Majesty wants silver. If you can make up for this deficit, I will replace you."

He Keqiu remained silent.

That was a huge sum of more than two million taels of silver. Even if they sold their entire family, they still couldn't make up the difference.

"Master Chen." With nowhere else to go, He Keqiu gritted his teeth and said, "Prince Zhongshun will not sit idly by!"

"And then?" Chen Ran spread his hands nonchalantly. "I am recovering the deficit for His Majesty. Do you think King Zhongshun will target me for you? Don't be ridiculous. You are just a dog used to make money! There are many salt merchants in Yangzhou who are willing to be dogs. They don't need you."

He Keqiu was completely desperate.

Although he gave King Zhongshun a lot of silver and women, their relationship was still good.

However, whether King Zhongshun will stand up for himself is still unclear.

The most important thing is that King Zhongshun is far away in the capital, and the killer in front of him is ready to take action now.

"Master Chen." He Ke begged, "I am willing to hand over all the He family's property to you, Master, to dispose of. I only ask that you can..."

"Idiot!" Chen Ran interrupted him with a shout, looking at him with a look of disappointment. "Are you stupid? If you die, all the money in your family will be mine!"

Zhen Yuandao, who was bowing his head, complained in his heart, "You are so straightforward. Where did you read the books of sages? You can become the top scholar with this. Heaven is unfair~~~"

"Master Chen!"

He Keqiu knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, "I am the only one who has committed all these sins. I beg you to forgive me."

"Collaborating with foreign countries is a crime of treason. You can't handle it alone."

Chen Ran simply refused, "At least your direct male descendants can't escape."

He Keqiu, with red eyes, raised his head and wanted to say something harsh.

He also had hundreds of men under his command, and he had seen blood in battles when he was smuggling salt.

Since you won't let me live, then we'll all die together!

"Think it over carefully." Feeling the murderous aura on him, Chen Ran looked at him with a half-smile. "Attacking the imperial envoy is not just your family's business. All nine clans will have to line up and bury an acre of land."

He hadn't finished his words yet, "Even the illegitimate child you arranged outside can't escape."

The last sentence completely defeated He Keqiu.

The result of armed resistance is to drag the nine tribes together to sing Candy Crush Saga.

Even if he didn't care about the Nine Clans, the illegitimate child who was arranged to be in another place as the last trump card was actually found.
Do you really think Chen Ran has been busy doing ideological work for Ping'er these days?
He had already investigated the He family thoroughly.

He didn't even need to check it himself.

As the saying goes, the person who knows you best is definitely your enemy.

Most of the information about the He family, including the information about He Keqiu's illegitimate child who was arranged to live in another place, was provided by his colleagues.

We all do salt business in Yangzhou City. After so many years, everyone knows each other.

If he could arrange staff in the Salt Administration Office, he could naturally also arrange staff in other salt merchants' homes.

The He family did not engage in armed resistance in the end. The guards were not stupid, and they knew the difference between exile and imprisonment and the punishment of the entire clan.

The He family admitted the crime, and the head of the family and several managers chose to commit suicide, weeping and taking everything on themselves.

The rest of the men in the family were thrown into prison and would soon be exiled to a remote place.

As for the female members of the family, Chen Ran did not sell them to the Jiaofangsi.

But without the protection of men, the outcome would probably not be good.

Chen Ran raided the He family's private salt business and seized nearly one million taels of wealth.

As for the liquidation of materials such as houses, ships, dock warehouses, and private salt, it takes a long time.

He arranged for Liu Xianglian to lead the soldiers to escort the valuables all the way to the capital.

The effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkey is quite good.

Seeing that Chen Ran really dared to take action and didn't even care about King Zhongshun, the salt merchants in Yangzhou City quickly took their positions under the leadership of the Jiang family.

They began to take the initiative to make up for the deficits accumulated over the years.

The red line that Chen Ran drew for him was that he had to at least pay half of the money first, otherwise the He family would be their future.

No one dared not to stop, and no one believed it.

A large amount of wealth was concentrated in the Salt Administration Office, even more than the salt tax that Lin Ruhai had collected for the court over the years.

Chen Ran didn't have the idea of ​​catching them all in one fell swoop.

He is neither the emperor nor the regent or the governor-general, so there is no need for him to do work beyond his capabilities.

The emperor asked him to recover the deficit and subsidize the national treasury, and at the same time clean up the increasingly chaotic salt market.

Just do the job well.

Lin Ruhai actually stood up with the help of his concubine and took the initiative to greet Chen Ran.

"Yu'er." Lin Ruhai, who looked a little agitated, told Lin Daiyu to "kowtow to the benefactor."

She already knew the whole story and learned that the enemy who killed her mother and brother was Lin Daiyu from the He family. She bowed to Chen Ran with tears in her eyes.

Chen Ran waved his hand, "No need for that."

Lin Ruhai shook his head but said nothing, and led Lin Daiyu to burn incense at the offering table.

Looking over, Chen Ran saw that the names written on it were Jia Min and her son.

The worship was completed and he waved his hand for everyone to leave.

Lin Ruhai sat in the chair and panted for a long time before gradually calming down.

"Zihou, sit down and talk."

After Chen Ran sat down, Lin Ruhai told him in detail what had happened.

He was promoted by the retired emperor, and it was under the arrangement of the retired emperor that he married the daughter of the Rongguo Mansion.

There is no doubt that he and the Jia family are both the emperor's people.

At the beginning, they supported Prince Yizhong, after all, he was the prince favored by the retired emperor.

In order to fight for the throne, all forces from top to bottom, inside and outside the house fought fiercely.

Unexpectedly, the old prince messed up everything, and the emperor abdicated and the new emperor ascended the throne.

Lin Ruhai and the Jia family once offended King Zhongshun, who supported the new emperor.

As a revenge, when the situation was already decided, King Zhongshun signaled the He family to kill Jia Min and her son.

At this point, Lin Ruhai wiped his tears and said, "I feel so sorry for them and their son. I have never avenged them for so many years!"

Chen Ran nodded and consoled him, "I understand."

After all, Lin Ruhai’s real backer is the retired emperor. When the retired emperor chooses to abdicate, how will he deal with the retired emperor’s son?

Even the He family cannot move.

Because he had a precious daughter, and he was afraid of bringing disaster to her.

"I have already prepared a memorial." Lin Ruhai took out a memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Chen Ran. "I have written down everything about the He family, especially the matter between them and Prince Zhongshun."

Looking through the memorial, Chen Ran understood that this was Lin Ruhai's final means of revenge.

Since ancient times, the dead have been the greatest.

When an official dies in office, his posthumous memorial is usually taken very seriously.

For example, recommending someone or impeaching someone will generally have a result, otherwise other officials will feel unhappy.

Lin Ruhai's will may not affect Prince Zhongshun, but the He family will definitely be in trouble.

"I always thought that Lord Hai didn't want to seek revenge anymore." Chen Ran smiled and handed the memorial back. "So he was waiting here."

It's not that he doesn't want revenge, but he is extremely tolerant.

Endure to the end and deliver the final blow with your own life.

After all, for him, his backers are unreliable, his in-laws are unreliable, and the old loyal prince is even more unreliable.
There is no choice but to do this.

Lin Ruhai's eyes were like fire, staring at Chen Ran closely. "And Prince Zhongshun?"

"This." Chen Ran smacked his lips, trying to shirk it.

He has no mortal hatred with King Zhongshun, so there is no need to do that.

"As long as you can do it." Having been in the court for many years, Lin Ruhai naturally understood what he meant and very decisively used his trump card.

"I will marry Yu'er to you!"

(End of this chapter)