Chen Liangbi came here, presumably because of the assassination case of Liu Yuanlin, if this case had not been clarified, Zhu Changluo would not have rashly tried the Yellow Book case in public. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, I have to say that Chen Liangbi's actions were very fast, and the real culprit of the assassination was found in a few days, and the person who did it was, as they expected, was a group of killers in the rivers and lakes, outlaws who took money to do things, and they were all registered in the Criminal Department.

The government has already issued a sea fishing document to this group of people, but originally these people also had some connections in the government, but now they have done such a crime that cannot be forgiven, even if it is a great relationship, no one dares to protect him.

It's just that for Zhu Changluo and others, it doesn't matter who makes the move, what matters is who sent it?

"Minister Chen Liangbi see His Royal Highness the Prince!"

After a while, Chen Liangbi strode in, his expression looking very complicated.

"Your Highness, someone has been caught!"

As Zhu Changluo expected, Chen Liangbi opened his mouth to the point.

"Oh? Can it be found out who instigated it? ”

Liu Yuanlin on the side asked.

The trial came out, this is for sure, but what kind of truth can make a high-ranking and powerful minister like Chen Liangbi show such a look, Zhu Changluo is also very interested.

"The trial is out, the good news is that we all guessed wrong about this case, the reason why these people assassinated Governor Liu was not because of the Yellow Book case, but because it was just a coincidence, so we mistakenly thought that the other party came because of the Yellow Book case!"

Chen Liangbi lifted his spirits, and reluctantly squeezed out a smile and said.

"So, it's for the Yongjia Salt Farm case? In this way, the murderer should not be in the court! ”

Zhu Changluo frowned faintly and said.

This is indeed good news, the biggest reason why the imperial court is so angry is that some people dare to openly break the rules of officialdom and hire murderers to assassinate court officials in order to prevent the investigation of the case.

Officialdom battles, some means are absolutely not allowed!

Hiring a murderer is one of the least tolerated, because no one wants to fear for their lives all the time!

Outside of officialdom, there is no such restriction.

Liu Yuanlin's original errand was to investigate the Yongjia Salt Farm case, and in addition to the Yongjia Salt Farm case, which involved some officials, it was the smuggler who suffered the greatest loss of profits.

His father, the emperor, plans to use Zheng Qingshan's case this time to rectify the salt industry, otherwise, a mere salt industry case, how can he use the royal flag.

It was only because Liu Yuanlin later revealed the truth about the forgery of the Yellow Book by chance in Yangzhou Prefecture, which covered up his big moves in the salt industry.

Hiring a murderer is absolutely not allowed for those in officialdom, but it is not the same for those who lick the blood on the tip of a knife.

Cutting off people's financial routes is like killing their parents, and it is not an accident that they hire a murderer to kill Liu Yuanlin!

"Yes, according to those people's confessions, it was not the people in the court who paid them to kill people, but the people in the salt gang!"

Chen Liangbi pondered for a moment and spoke.

"The Salt Gang?"

At this moment, even Liu Yuanlin's face was slightly ugly.

After a pause, he turned his head and explained to Zhu Changluo.

"Your Royal Highness, the salt gang has a long history, the earliest can be traced back to the Han Dynasty, the original Zhang Shicheng was born in the salt gang, this salt gang, to put it bluntly, is a collection of illegal salt dealers, but they are different from the general illegal salt dealers, the price of the illegal salt they traffick, is not only lower than the general illegal salt dealers, but also lower than the official salt, so the people of the salt gang more maintenance, to the imperial court encirclement and suppression has added a lot of pressure, it is always difficult to eliminate, this time the minister inspected the salt industry, the stewards of several salt farms have been replaced, And strictly controlling the amount of salt to attract salt should have caused difficulties for the salt gang to sell salt, so it caused this disaster! ”

Compared with the Yellow Book case, Liu Yuanlin is obviously more familiar with the affairs of the salt industry.

Chen Liangbi just said the word Salt Gang, and Liu Yuanlin guessed the whole thing.

Most of the people in the Salt Gang are reckless, and every time there is troubled times, there will be people from the Salt Gang who revolt, so for the rulers of previous dynasties, the Salt Gang is a very unstable factor.

However, because the Salt Gang adheres to the principle that the price of salt sold is lower than that of official salt, the reputation of the Salt Gang among the people is quite good.

However, Zhu Changluo knew that their good reputation was built on the basis of harming the interests of the imperial court, and the reason why their salt prices were low was because they did not pay taxes to the imperial court.

However, the salt of the government has to pay the salt tax according to the regulations, that is, they have turned the tax that should have been paid to the imperial court into a low price.

This kind of behavior is essentially no different from other illegal salt dealers, except that illegal salt traders like Zheng Qingshan put the taxes they should pay into their own pockets, and they just give up these profits.

Perhaps in the eyes of the common people, this is a righteous act, but at the level of the imperial court, this kind of behavior will only cause the price of official salt to remain high, and even further affect the operation of the entire state apparatus.

Frowning slightly, Zhu Changluo spoke.

"Governor Liu said that this salt gang has been around for a long time, but it has always been difficult to eradicate, is it just because there are people to cover it?"

Although the power of the Salt Gang is large, if it is only because of the cover of the people, so the court has no way to deal with it, Zhu Changluo categorically does not believe it, not to mention, the Salt Gang has always been low-key, otherwise, once the Ming Dynasty really moves against them, no matter how big the power is, it will not be enough to see it.

The power of the state apparatus is more than just words!

And such a thing as assassinating the governor is obviously an act that will anger the imperial court, if they are not turned around in the imperial court, Zhu Changluo believes that the salt gang will never do such a thing.

"Your Highness suspects that someone in the court is colluding with them?"

Liu Yuanlin's gray eyebrows furrowed, and he asked.

After a pause, he glanced at Chen Liangbi on the side and said.

"Your Highness, this case is serious, and it should not be concluded based on suspicion alone!"

Zhu Changluo shook his head lightly and said.

"Governor Liu, Chen Shoubei, this palace is not just talking nonsense based on suspicion, the salt gang can prosper among the people for a long time, and it must have its wings in the court, and this palace is sure that this assassination is inseparable from some people in the court!"

Looking at Zhu Changluo's sworn appearance, Liu Yuanlin's face became solemn and said.

"Your Highness, how can you see it?"

"Governor Liu, don't forget, Lu Qingzhi's attitude towards this case at the beginning, if it was really the Salt Gang behind this case, why did he do this?"