All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 141 Even if we lose everything we have, we will help Lord Chen get promoted!

In the original novel, after Lin Ruhai's death, the court did not take any related action.

There was no such thing as giving praise, arranging a coffin, etc.

In theory, this is against the rules.

But if we combine it with his will, it becomes understandable.

Because Lin Ruhai's last letter was not to recommend anyone, but to file a complaint!
And he was suing a prince!
Killing an official's family is a big taboo.

Especially since it involved a prince, the impact was too bad.

The natural result was that Lin Ruhai's death did not cause any ripples, and the court did not give him any praise or coffin, which conveyed the emperor's anger.

Angry that Lin Ruhai dared to expose this matter.

Of course, in order to appease the civil servants and nobles, the He family will definitely be in trouble.

King Zhongshun would certainly be reprimanded and punished.

This is also the reason why King Zhongshun always targeted the Jia family in the original novel and was determined to kill their entire family.

Of course, he could no longer do anything drastic directly, so he used various means.

What made Chen Ran sigh the most was naturally the beauty trap used on Jia Baoyu.

That Qi Guan is definitely Jia Baoyu's white moonlight!
But now, because of Chen Ran's intervention, the direction of things has changed completely.

"Why do you say that, Mr. Hai?" Chen Ran saw through Lin Ruhai's attempt to test him. "I'm already married."

Lin Ruhai stared at him without saying a word, his eyes extremely sharp.

Chen Ran responded calmly, at least there was no strange expression on his face.

After a long silence, Lin Ruhai smiled.

He had been immersed in the imperial court for decades and had dealt with cunning salt merchants for many years. He could not say that his ability to judge people was unparalleled in the world, but it was undoubtedly true that he was extremely accurate in judging people.

It has to be said that Chen Ran hid it very well, just like a big boss who has been hanging around in the court for many years and never reveals his thoughts.

"I am going to die soon." Lin Ruhai stroked his beard and said, "I have no worries in this life, except for my beloved daughter Daiyu."

He stared at Chen Ran and said, "I want to entrust Yu'er to your care. What do you think?"

Chen Ran didn't play any tricks this time, and simply responded, "In that case, I will take good care of her!"

That's right!

Lin Ruhai had been the Imperial Censor of Salt for many years, so he naturally had his own connections in Yangzhou City.

He knew that the condition Chen Ran proposed to the Jiang family was to betray the murderer who killed Jia Min and her son.

We have no relatives or friends, so why should we take the initiative to help?
This is a serious matter that offends the prince!

That’s Prince Zhongshun, Prince Zhongshun who is deeply trusted by the Emperor!
He thought about it for a long time and felt that there was really nothing in his family that was worth Chen Ran taking such a risk to help.

Chen Ran has no shortage of money, nor does he need the political support of the Lin family.

As for the idea that this person is born to be altruistic, I don't even want to think about it.

Just look at the methods he used to deal with the He family, and you will know that he is definitely not a good person.

In the end, the only conclusion is that I have a beautiful daughter~~~
Other than that, he really couldn't think of any other reason.

This was confirmed, and Lin Ruhai felt both happy and sad.

She was happy because her daughter was so outstanding that she could attract a young talent like Chen Ran, who was willing to risk his life for her and offend the emperor's relatives.

The bitter thing is that, with the skill and execution shown by this kid, as well as his strong self-confidence, my daughter probably can't escape from his grasp.

In other words, my precious daughter is destined to fall for this handsome pig in front of me!

Chen Ran had never raised a daughter, so naturally he couldn't understand the look in Lin Ruhai's eyes at this moment.

'Why do you act as if you have robbed his most precious treasure?'

"Go and mind your own business."

Lin Ruhai waved his hand and turned to look at Jia Min's tablet. "When the day comes for the King of Zhongshun to be beheaded, remember to come with Yu'er to comfort us."

Chen Ran understood what he meant.

This is a reminder to myself: before I get my revenge, don't take his precious daughter away.

Only after the great revenge was achieved did they truly agree to it, and the couple agreed together.

"A real man is a man of his time, so why would he need anyone's advice?"

"But King Chungshun is dead! I said so!"

A few days later, Chen Ran led his troops out of Yangzhou City.

When he was appointed as the Imperial Inspector of Salt, on the one hand he had to recover the deficit, and on the other hand he naturally had to crack down on the smuggling of salt.

The quality of private salt is indeed better than official salt, but the reason is that those who sell official salt do so on purpose.

After all, the official salt mixed with sand cannot be sold, so their private salt can be marketed.

Chen Ran believed in his position and planned his policies.

Now that he is the Imperial Censor of Salt, even if he is only a temporary official, he has to do what he should do.

The profits from smuggling salt are huge, and those who dare to continue selling smuggled salt at this time are truly desperate criminals.

Chen Ran, who personally led the troops to suppress these people, had nothing much to say and just killed them directly.

The salt smugglers were brave and fierce, often killing people and robbing goods, and almost no one in the underworld dared to provoke them.

But when they encountered regular armored soldiers, all resistance became a joke facing the armored soldiers who were advancing in formation.

When he returned, he brought back countless contraband salt and countless heads of salt smugglers.

"It's unprecedented that civil officials are so bloodthirsty."

The people of Yangzhou City mostly dislike Chen Ran. The salt industry is the main industry here, and Chen Ran made great efforts to rectify it when he arrived, especially cracking down on private salt, which affected the lives of many people in the city who relied on the salt industry for their livelihood.

The most intuitive way to describe it is that their income decreased, and even their family members who participated in the private salt business were killed by soldiers.

This resentment eventually gathered at the Salt Merchants Guild.

The Salt Merchants Guild is not just an honorary organization; it is the place that can truly determine the direction of the salt industry in the Huai River and Jiangnan regions.

A group of big salt merchants gathered here to discuss how to solve the problem of Censor Chen.

"I mean"

After the noise and debate, Jiang Chun, the leader of the group, spoke out his plan that he had been thinking about for a long time: "Let's all pay a sum of money to the capital and ask the big shots to transfer him back to the capital."

It's impossible to defeat him by fighting, and even the door can't be found if we try to assassinate him.

Chen Ran always had a large number of soldiers with him when he went out. He never went to places of entertainment, and he would never attend any gatherings.

His food, clothing, and daily life were all taken care of by the people he trusted most, so there was no chance for him to take action.

Since we can't beat him, the only thing we can do is find a way to get rid of him.

"This is a very good plan~~~"

Everyone praised it and said it was a good idea.

After the praise comes the practical issues.

A salt merchant who knew the situation in the capital said, "I heard that the emperor trusts this man very much."

"How can he not trust you?" Someone on the side immediately sneered, "The emperor took away several million taels of silver from us and sent all of them to the capital. Of course he trusts you!"

"We don't know what Mr. Chen is thinking." Mentioning this matter made the salt merchants feel upset. "He got so much silver, millions of taels. He didn't even take a single tael of silver!"

"Are there really officials in this world who are not corrupt?"

"Lin Ruhai accepted our money, but Chen Ran didn't! I don't understand. I really don't understand."

Seeing that the topic was going off track, the salt merchant who was the first to speak was a little unhappy. "Let's not talk about this anymore. If we really want to transfer this person back to the capital, he must be promoted. But there is no vacancy suitable for his status in the capital recently."

Chen Ran is not going away because he committed a crime and was impeached. If you want to get rid of him, you must promote him.

But if there is no suitable location
Jiang Chun took a sip of tea, and when the discussion died down, he said slowly, "I have already made some arrangements for this matter."

"It is true that there is no suitable position in the civil service, but there is a vacancy in the Beijing Army."

The salt merchants were stunned at first, and then they were overjoyed.

"What the leader said is very true!"

"Since this kid likes to crack down on smuggled salt, why not just send him to be a warrior!"

"According to the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a civil servant who switches to a military position will definitely be promoted, and even three levels of promotion is not too much. Let's spend more money and find more connections to help him get him a general!"

"That's right, let him be a military commander for the rest of his life!"

In the feudal era, except for the periods of founding and destroying nations, the status of civil officials was definitely higher than that of military officials.

Almost no one who can be a civil servant is willing to give up writing and become a soldier.

In the eyes of the salt merchants, pushing Chen Ran into the ranks of civil servants was the best revenge against him!

"In that case." Jiang Chun was very satisfied with this. "Then it's settled."

"Even if we lose everything and use up all our favors, we will help him get promoted this time!"

"That's right. Let him cry and become a warrior. Only then can we vent our anger!"

Chen Ran doesn't know about this yet.

If he knew, he would definitely give a thumbs up to the salt merchants.

"I'm not interested in being a civil servant, I'm only interested in being a military governor. What I'm best at is actually fighting a war~~~"

There were no Oirat students studying abroad in the Zhou Dynasty, so even though the Military Merit Group had fallen into great decline, it still existed and had considerable influence.

Ordinary people don’t even have the chance to squeeze into the circle of nobles.

The founding emperor set a rule that no one could be granted a title without military merit.

Even though the descendants of today's nobles are just living off the merits of their ancestors and waiting to die, they still firmly control the power in the army.

Because their titles can be inherited through the mother-child relationship, while it is almost impossible for ordinary people to get ahead.

The Salt Administration Office, Lin Daiyu’s boudoir.

Zijuan, carrying lotus seed porridge, came to her young lady and called her a few times, but got no response.

She sighed, put down the bowl and whispered "Miss!"

Lin Daiyu was so startled that she almost jumped up. "What's wrong? Master Chen is back?"

Zijuan was at a loss for words and didn't know what to say.

Ever since the young lady was called away by the master and talked alone for a long time, she has become a little nervous after coming back.

He especially can't stand hearing news about Lord Chen, and his reaction is always very strong.

She really couldn't understand "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Daiyu patted her own mediocrity and wanted to say to Zijuan, "My father told me that he has entrusted me to Mr. Chen."

But I'm really embarrassed to say this.

Because she knew what entrustment meant.

Now that both my parents have passed away and I have no brothers or sisters to rely on, the only person responsible for taking care of me is my husband.

Lin Daiyu's palm-sized face was full of confusion. She sighed and looked at Zijuan, "Tell me, what kind of person is Lord Chen?"

(End of this chapter)