All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 142 The Emperor is not in a hurry, so I am even less anxious~
When a woman becomes curious about a man, things will gradually become interesting.

From Chen Ran's point of view, every time they met, Lin Daiyu would always secretly look at him.

Whenever I looked over there, she would look away in panic like a frightened deer.

Furthermore, Chen Ran keenly noticed that every time he came back from suppressing the salt smugglers, Lin Daiyu would change into a different new set of clothes.

"This" Looking at Lin Daiyu's strange behavior, he fell into deep thought.

"Isn't this trying to attract my attention?"

You guessed it right!
If there is anyone who can truly influence Lin Daiyu's mind, it is definitely not Lady Jia or Da Bao Lian, but her father Lin Ruhai.

Ever since her father hinted at entrusting her to Chen Ran, Lin Daiyu's first reaction was not to resist or to think about Dabao Lian.

Instead, I thought, 'What can I do to make him notice me?'

As her only relative in the world, she would obey whatever Lin Ruhai made.

This means obey your father at home and obey your husband after marriage!

Chen Ran was busy confiscating the private salt and destroying the salt smugglers. He didn't have much time to deepen his emotional foundation with Lin Daiyu.

The storm and uproar he caused also reached the capital.

"Your Majesty~~~"

Prince Zhongshun, who weighed nearly 200 kilograms, sat on a chair that was only wide enough for half of his buttocks and complained to the emperor, "The He family was here to raise money for us, and they have worked hard for us for so many years. Even though they have no merits, they have worked hard, but it was that bastard Chen Ran who took away our money."

"Merit? Hard work?"

The emperor, who was busy reviewing memorials, stopped writing and looked up, looking at Prince Zhongshun with a half-smile. "Are you sure?"

Prince Zhongshun was obviously stunned for a moment, and then responded, "Your Majesty, when we were fighting for the throne, the He family gave us a lot of money."

Fighting for the throne is a big deal, and it takes a lot of money to buy people off everywhere.

The He family was the sponsor who provided financial support for the emperor's succession to the throne.

"They have indeed made contributions." The emperor didn't waste any words and said directly, "But over the years, their family has incurred a deficit of more than two million taels. I have never sought to settle accounts with them, which is enough to offset their contributions."

King Zhongshun naturally insisted that whatever the emperor said or did was right.

But in his heart he was complaining, "That's not what you said when you were dealing with Lao Liu~~~"

What he didn't understand was that being a prince and being an emperor were two different creatures.

When you are a prince, you only need to take care of yourself and do anything to achieve your ambitions.

But becoming an emperor is different.

The He family’s deficit is particularly glaring.

"As for hard work." The emperor sneered, "You are cheating the court of its money, and you still want to work hard? Humph!"

Prince Zhongshun knew that there was no hope of implicating Chen Ran by using the He family as an excuse, so he thought about what the salt merchants were pushing for. "In that case, let's push Chen Zihou to be a dirty soldier!"

"Your Majesty, Chen Ran recovered millions of taels of silver for the court and rectified the salt administration, which greatly increased the salt tax revenue. Such merits deserve a generous reward."

The emperor looked puzzled, lowered his head and continued to review the memorials. "Go on."

"I think Chen Zhuangyuan is a man of both civil and military talents. It is said that he has wiped out countless brave salt smugglers in Jiangnan. Such a brave man can join the army."

The emperor raised the corner of his mouth but said nothing.

The emperor naturally knew that the salt merchants had mobilized their networks in the capital to send Chen Ran into the army.

Contrary to what many people speculated, the emperor was actually happy about this.

To the emperor, there is no distinction between civil and military officials, the only difference is whether they are useful or not.

Chen Ran is very capable and capable, and joining the army would be a great help for him to control the army, so he agreed.

As for the ability to make money, who says that as a military general you can't make suggestions on how to make money?

The reason why he hasn't agreed to it yet is because he is waiting for the opinion of a key person.

As he was speaking, a eunuch outside shouted, "Dai Quan, the eunuch in charge of the Daming Palace, requests to see Your Majesty~~~"

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

Dai Quan's arrival means that the emperor has made a decision.

Sure enough, Dai Quan entered to pay his respects and relayed the emperor's intentions.

'Can. ’

The emperor also agreed that Chen Ran should switch from civil to military.

The emperor couldn't help showing his joy.

Because what this implies is that the emperor has acquiesced, acquiesced to his interference in military power!
Allowing the emperor to place his confidants in the army to take power was naturally tacit approval for the emperor to gradually gain control of the military power.

Although the emperor retired, he still firmly holds the power in the army.

Those nobles who are in charge of the military are all the emperor's men.

Even more, the one who controls the imperial palace guards is the eunuch Dai Quan in front of him!

For the emperor, this was something even more intolerable than the court’s lack of money!

Now that he has the opportunity to place his confidants in charge of military power, he certainly will not object, and may even welcome it.

As for the so-called opportunity, it was that the wife of Duke Shanguo died of illness, and his grandson Shi Guangzhu, who inherited the title, had to return home to observe mourning according to custom.

The position of the commander of one of the twelve battalions of the Beijing Camp led by Shi Guangzhu became vacant.

Of course, Chen Ran still needs to be a temporary agent.

Only after you have made meritorious contributions can you become a regular employee.

In the past, this kind of thing was almost impossible, as the nobles would firmly grasp control of the army and not give the civil servants any chance.

But this time it was different. The salt merchants spent a large amount of silver and mobilized all their donations. The power they created was unimaginable.

With the emperor's agreement and his support, the matter naturally came to fruition.

Of course, the nobles will definitely cause trouble for Chen Ran in the future, but this is not something the emperor needs to consider.

After Prince Zhongshun and others left, the emperor put down his red brush and fell into deep thought. He was an accomplished emperor and naturally understood the importance of military power.

To be honest, an emperor without military power cannot sleep well.

What happened to Chen Ran this time was an accident, purely because Chen Zihou’s performance was too outstanding.

The emperor himself still needs to continue to take action and set an example.

To consolidate military power, one must place people in positions of power and bribe and win over the enemy.

As for placing personnel in the position, Chen Ran can only be placed in for the time being.

Thinking of this, the emperor narrowed his eyes and told Xia Bingzhong, "Ms. Jia will sleep with you tonight."

"As you wish~~~"

The military power of the Great Zhou Dynasty was in the hands of nobles headed by the Four Kings and Eight Dukes.

Four of these kings had been gradually deposed as early as the period of the retired emperor and became pure nobles.

Among the Eight Lords, the most influential is the Jia family.

After all, the brothers Jia Yuan and Jia Yan were both granted titles and had been in charge of the Beijing camp for many years.

The Jia family no longer has an outstanding man, but the friendship in the army remains.

Best used for winning over and exploiting!
When the news from the capital reached Yangzhou, Chen Ran was comforting Lin Daiyu, "Please accept my condolences~~~"

Lin Ruhai eventually couldn't hold on and died of severe kidney disease.

However, he had his precious daughter by his side before his death, and there was hope that his past hatred would be avenged, so he did not die as miserably as in the original book.

The revised memorial was with Chen Ran, who handed it over to the emperor.

Without the last blow before death, the only thing left was the recommendation of Chen Ran.

Lin Ruhai believed in Chen Ran and believed that he would be able to fulfill the agreement and send King Zhongshun to see him.

He trusts his own judgment of people.

Someone like Chen Ran, who has outstanding skills and a very decisive mind, will definitely be able to do it.

Lin Daiyu's eyes turned red from crying and her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.

The last relative in the world was separated from her by life and death, which was a heavy blow to her, who was so sensitive.

Seeing that she would hurt herself if she continued crying like this, Chen Ran had no choice but to take a step forward, embrace the mourning-clad Lin Daiyu, and pat her on the back, "Stop crying."

The crying gradually became quieter until it could no longer be heard.

Instead, there was a rapidly beating heart and a red, bleeding face.

"My father entrusted me to him, later, later."

Lin Daiyu's mind was in a state of confusion, and in the end she didn't even dare to think any further.

After all, young girls of this era are really innocent in this regard.

Unlike the so-called girls who are suffering from youth hundreds of years later, who have no idea how many times they have had that.

Zijuan, who was not far away, looked at this scene and could only sigh in her heart.

"Mr. Chen has a wife, what should Miss do in the future?"

The thought of Jia Baoyu suddenly flashed through her mind, but then she remembered Jia Baoyu's face and shook her head repeatedly.

'No way, absolutely impossible. '

Women are born obsessed with appearance and would never consider the disfigured Jia Baoyu.

The new Salt Inspector arrived quickly, took over the work enthusiastically with Chen Ran, and solemnly paid tribute to Lin Ruhai.

Before the handover, Chen Ran fulfilled his promise and dismissed all the salt workers in the former Salt Administration Office.

Then he asked the 1,500 soldiers from the Beijing Camp who came with him, those who were willing to stay and serve as salt workers to stand on the left, and those who were willing to follow him back to the capital and continue to serve in the Beijing Camp to stand on the right.

Only three or four hundred people chose to stand on the left, and the rest chose to follow Chen Ran.

The soldiers of this era were very simple and honest. They would follow whoever provided them with sufficient food and pay and would have enough food and drink.

Chen Ran didn't dare to say how good he was at fighting, but he would definitely not take soldiers' salaries without earning them money, and he would always pay them in full.

Naturally, most of the soldiers were willing to follow him.

After finishing these things, Chen Ran did not rush back to the capital, but escorted Lin Ruhai's coffin to his hometown in Suzhou with Lin Daiyu.

On the day he left Yangzhou City, the salt merchants organized a large number of people to see him off.

There were loud gongs and drums, and firecrackers were set off. He was even given an umbrella for all the people.

Finally, they have gotten rid of this evil star. Now they can happily make profits and sell contraband salt again.

Chen Ran just smiled and passed it over.

"If the emperor isn't in a hurry, why should I be in a hurry?"

They arrived in Suzhou and buried Lin Ruhai's coffin together with Jia Min's, completing all the procedures and formalities.

Each branch of the Lin family had an urgent need for Lin Ruhai's inheritance.

However, Chen Ran, in the capacity of Lin Ruhai's confederate, only donated the houses and fields in his hometown, which were things that could not be taken away, and directly put them into the public domain to set up a similar fund.

If the sacrifice is successfully completed every year, each family can get a share of the money from this fund.

If you don't do it well, you won't get any money.

As for the other family properties, they were all packed into boxes and sent onto the ship, and taken to the capital as Lin Daiyu's dowry.

The Lin family was naturally dissatisfied.

But Chen Ran was accompanied by more than a thousand soldiers, so no matter how dissatisfied they were, they could only keep it to themselves and dared not vent it out.

After finishing all these, I finally embarked on the journey back to the capital.

(End of this chapter)