Chapter 24: The Private Salt Case Completed
So Liu Yuan easily captured the villagers of Wujia Village and the salt wells in Helan Mountain.
He asked the soldiers to drive all the people from Wujia Village to Helan Mountain, and then sent troops to guard and let the people from Wujia Village work.
Later, he used the excuse of helping the people to send all the beggars in Yinchuan City to Helan Mountain. The already high-yield salt wells, with sufficient manpower, naturally had higher output.
The private salt well in Wujia Village in the Helan Mountains became Liu Yuan's private salt well.
The output of salt wells was getting higher and higher, and sales became a problem. Naturally, Liu Yuan was not as stupid as the people in Wujia Village. He found many private salt dealers.
He is only responsible for producing salt, not buying it.
Having learned a lesson from Wujiacun, Liu Yuan stipulated that anyone who bought goods from him could not sell private salt to people near Yinchuan.
You can only go to places as far away as the northwest or outside the customs.
But what he didn't expect was an accident like Mao Liu. For convenience and to make more money, he brought his private salt to the capital to sell it, and was immediately targeted.
It’s really only six cents for success and six cents for failure.
Liu Yuan failed to withstand the temptation of money, which was an important reason for the illegal salt case.
Li Su clapped the alarm bell and said, "The criminal Liu Yuan knows the law and the crime of committing a crime will be increased by one degree. According to the Dazheng Law, the prisoner Liu Yuan will be sentenced to death and will be executed on a later date."
After hearing the verdict against Liu Yuan, Si Ning felt very happy. This kind of person has the nerve to say that the world is bad, when it is clearly the fault of others!
The case was over. Si Yunlan was worried about Si Ning, so he put down what he was doing, explained a few words to the people around him, and left.
When he came to the end, the official just pushed Liu Yuan down and said, "Okay, it's over, I have to go see His Majesty."
"Yes, I have to go." Si Ning nodded and said. Now that we are here, she naturally has to go and see Uncle Huang. "Where is Uncle Huang?"
Si Yunlan looked at the lobby and said, "Your Majesty is behind the screen."
Si Ning was not surprised when he heard this. After all, the emperor's uncle came all the way from the capital to Yinchuan, how could he just listen to a report.
He will definitely be there for the public trial.
"I don't want to meet Li Su." Si Ning turned to look at Si Yunlan.
Si Yunlan:......
"What do you mean?"
"Could you please help me lure him away for a while, cousin?" Si Ning blinked, grabbed Si Yunlan's sleeve and shook it.
Si Yunlan pulled back his sleeves forcefully and looked at Si Ning with a cold look on his face, "Okay, I'll go and you can act normal."
I knew it would be no good if she called her brother.
Si Yunlan arranged his clothes and went to find Li Su.
"Master Li, stay." Si Yunlan stopped Li Su, "I have something to ask you."
Li Su was not surprised or strange at all because of Si Yunlan's sudden move. He had a calm expression on his face, "What's the matter?"
"What then?"
Si Yunlan:...How do I know what's going on?
Seeing his hesitant appearance, Li Su frowned slightly and asked, "What's the matter with you?"
"What, I just want to ask you, ask you, what, my, that cousin, she..."
Li Su's steps that he was about to lift stopped, Si Yunlan's cousin, Si Ning.
"She, let me tell you, what is that..."
"What exactly did she ask you to say?" The expression on Li Su's face was not as plain as before. There was a little irritation on his face, but it was not obvious.
Si Yunlan estimated that the time was almost up, so he said to Li Su, "What about that? She asked me to tell you, thank you for your hard work, and have a good trip."
After Li Su heard this, he glanced at Si Yunlan, turned around and left without saying anything.
Si Yunlan felt his heart tremble at the glance Li Su gave him before he left. He felt like the hairs on his hair were standing on end. He touched his arm, shook his head, and turned around to leave.
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Si Ning took advantage of the time when Li Su was restrained by Si Yunlan and found the room where Emperor Jianzhang was.
The guards guarding the door of the room all knew Si Ning and knew that Princess Changle was the most favored person by His Majesty. When they saw her coming, they hurriedly went in to report her.
After listening to Liu Yuan's complaints and injustices about the world, the expression on Emperor Jianzhang's face was very bad, and Su Yumao was also cautious in serving him.
At this moment, the guards came in and announced that Princess Changle was here.
Su Yumao looked at His Majesty's slightly relaxed expression and cursed, "Princess Changle is here, and I don't dare to come in to welcome her in."
Su Yumao said as he went to pick her up personally, "I have met Princess Changle."
"Eunuch Su, you don't have to be so polite. Where is Uncle Huang?" Si Ning followed Su Yumao inside.
Su Yumao whispered, "Your Majesty is very angry."
Si Ning thought to herself that he must be angry. Not to mention the emperor's uncle, she was very angry at Liu Yuan's hateful expression even though she had just been listening for a while.
"Aning has met Uncle Huang."
"Get up." Emperor Jianzhang glared at her angrily, "Tell me, why are you so brave and come to Yinchuan alone? If the Queen Mother finds out, you will be punished."
Si Ning knew that everything was alright when he saw the emperor's uncle like this. Su Yumao also breathed a sigh of relief and moved a chair for Princess Changle.
Si Ning pulled up a chair and sat next to Emperor Jianzhang, and said with a smile, "The Imperial Grandmother is reluctant to punish me. Besides, I came to Yinchuan just for business, not for fun."
Emperor Jianzhang: "Business? What business? You are just chasing Li Su."
Si Ning: "Uncle Huang! Didn't I tell you a long time ago that I no longer like Li Su? I came to Yinchuan not for Li Su, but for the Yellow River."
"Yellow River?" Emperor Jianzhang frowned, "Did you and Si Yunlan investigate the Yellow River corruption case together?"
"Yes, it's mainly Si Yunlan, but my role in it is also indispensable. Uncle Huang, I dug out a big moth for you, how are you going to reward me?" Si Ning said with a smile.
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Hearing what she said, Emperor Jianzhang smiled knowingly. Si Yunlan must have discovered it, and she followed him to play for a few days.
It has to be said that Emperor Jianzhang was lonely this time, but it is normal. Who would think that a princess who was far away in the capital and knew nothing about political affairs would know about the Yellow River corruption case.
"Reward! Of course you will be rewarded. Hainan just paid tribute with a box of pearls. After returning to Beijing, I will ask them to send it to you to the eldest princess' mansion."
"Aning thanks you and accepts the reward."
Knowing that Uncle Huang had many things to deal with when he came to Yinchuan this time, Si Ning did not stay long and left after a while.
After Si Ning left, the smile on Emperor Jianzhang's face disappeared. He rubbed his brows tiredly and said, "Go and call Li Su and Si Yunlan."
"Yes, I'll go right away, old slave."
Although Si Yunlan left, Si Ning hadn't left yet, so he naturally had to wait for him. But what he didn't expect was that as soon as Si Ning came out and got on the carriage, he was called down.
The person who came was a young eunuch who said he had been summoned by His Majesty.
His Majesty summoned him, so Si Yunlan naturally did not dare to delay. Just when he was about to give Si Ning a few words, he saw that the coachman had already left with the carriage.
Chapter completed!