Outside the new city of Yinzhou, a pampered young man no longer had the high-spirited look he had when he just came out of Piantou Pass.
There was a hint of resentment and anger between his brows.
Behind him, a young man in brocade clothes had a serious face and a frown on his face.
There was also a dandy young man who looked like a newly rich man, but he had a bitter and vengeful look on his face.
Next to the three men, on horseback was a middle-aged official with a dignified appearance. His eyes were as deep as autumn water and his face was expressionless. It was obvious that he was a very cunning man.
Surrounding the four of them were more than twenty fierce and murderous guards.
"Master Pei, isn't this Master Zhao being too arrogant?"
"I am the Commander of the Silver Province, so it doesn't matter if he doesn't come to greet me. But he knew that Lord Pei was traveling with him, but he deliberately didn't come. Could it be that he doesn't even care about you?"
The young man's mouth twitched, seemingly casually, but actually extremely dissatisfied.
Pei Lun gave a bitter laugh, "My Lord, Zhao Muyun was appointed as a captain by His Majesty's imperial decree. His Majesty even likes him. As a military governor, I must be more intimate with him!"
How could he not know the background of the man in front of him?
The thirteenth son of His Majesty, Yinji, the only son of Prince of Jin Yinxun, is the Crown Prince of Jin's Palace and is deeply loved by His Majesty.
For him, the Great Yin Emperor broke the strict order that had prohibited the royal family from interfering in military and political affairs for a hundred years, and appointed Yin Ji as the Guoyi Commander of Yinzhou and sent him to the front line of the war against the Northern Di.
And currently, Yinzhou is the focus of the imperial court's attention.
Fan Nan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of War, served as the commander-in-chief of Hedong Road and commanded the war against the Tartars, but suffered heavy casualties and suffered a crushing defeat.
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Muyun emerged as a surprise force and led a detachment deep into the Tartar grasslands, contacted the Wuhuan tribe, and attacked the court of King Zhelan, forcing King Zhelan to retreat and turning defeat into victory in Shuozhou.
He should have been promoted and given an important position, but he took the initiative to ask to take office in the ruined Yinzhou, and pleaded to transfer Yinzhou from Guannei Road to Hedong Road, so that it could become the northern barrier of Dayin.
Emperor Dayin asked his most beloved grandson to come to Yinzhou, and his intention was obvious.
"Master Pei, I am not a prince, nor a grandson of the emperor. I am just a brave captain of the Zhechong Mansion in Yinzhou."
"Captain Zhao must have heard some gossip and is taking offense at me, right?"
A frost had already appeared on Yinji's handsome face.
He came to the border as a grandson of the emperor, and no other royal family member in Dayin had this honor.
It is not difficult to see that while His Majesty dotes on his grandson, he also intends to cultivate him.
After a period of training in the border army, they would be transferred back to the capital's garrison or the imperial guards, and then join the Yulin Guard to become the emperor's personal guard.
In addition, he also had another purpose, which was to find out the origin of the latest fine salt.
Due to its complex purification process, tedious procedures and high cost, the price of fine salt in Dayin remains high. It is a luxury exclusively enjoyed by the royal family and nobles.
However, in the past two months, a batch of fine salt suddenly appeared in Hedong Road, and hit the markets of Dayin Guanzhong, Central Plains, Jiangnan and other places at lightning speed.
All of a sudden, things that belonged to the nobility became less rare and in short supply, and the common people began to eat the fine salt that was supposed to be eaten only by the royal family and the nobility. This, of course, made these vested interests feel dissatisfied.
A month ago, the court's Salt and Iron Bureau reported this matter to the emperor, and the emperor instructed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to inquire and investigate with Pei Lun, the governor of Hedong Province.
Pei Lun said it was due to anti-dumping by people from the Northern Di.
The Ministry of Revenue, the Salt and Iron Administration, and even the Emperor did not believe this excuse at all.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs then proposed that a member of the royal family come to Hedong Province to understand the situation.
Considering the situation in Yinzhou, there was still a vacant position for the Commandant of Fruit and Resoluteness, so the emperor waved his hand and the Ministry of Revenue, the Salt and Iron Bureau, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs jointly recommended the emperor's grandson Yinji.
"Your Highness, what are you talking about? You can see that Yinzhou Prefecture is in ruins and has a lot of work to do. Captain Zhao is also devoted to the country and was unaware of the Crown Prince's arrival. Please forgive me for being a little slow."
Pei Lun hurriedly spoke well of him.
He knew very well what this gentleman's intention was in coming to Yinzhou.
From the moment Yinji received the emperor's order at the Prince of Jin's Mansion in Jinyang, Pei Lun knew that it was not his own ability that stopped him.
He had already been smiling from ear to ear as he had made huge profits from smuggling and dumping fine salt in the Central Plains.
In the past two months, the huge profits brought by fine salt have made Pei Lun addicted.
The income earned eased the military expenditure of Hedong Road and the soldiers were in good spirits.
This made Pei Lun even more determined to tie himself up with Zhao Muyun and share the benefits.
Pei Lun was naturally very opposed to the idea of this emperor's grandson coming to Yinzhou.
As soon as he learned that the court had sent Yin Ji to Yinzhou to take office, he immediately informed Zhao Muyun of the news and secretly did a lot of work to try to prevent this person from coming.
But the emperor's grandson still came! He even asked Pei Peilun to accompany him to Yinzhou.
Accompanying him was Zhou Yuan, the son of the Zhou family, a major salt merchant in Hedong Road.
Bai Sheng from the Bai family in Shuozhou, at some point in time, got together with the young master of the Zhou family and appeared beside Yin Ji at the same time.
The purpose of their trip was self-evident. If they hadn't come for the fine salt, Pei Lun would have twisted his head off and kicked it like a ball.
"You're just making excuses for him! I want to see what confidence this Captain Zhao has that he wouldn't come to greet this prince."
Yinji snorted coldly, without even looking at Han Zhong and Lin Feng who were waiting at the city gate, he flicked his whip and rode into the city.
Bai Sheng and Zhou Yuan rode their horses to catch up.
Han Zhong and Lin Feng looked at each other, then looked at Pei Lun.
Pei Lun nodded slightly, and then everyone entered the city together.
Yinji was furious and rode his horse straight to the Yinzhou Duwei Mansion, looking like he wanted to bring an army to punish the culprit.
When the people and soldiers on the street saw this group of people coming, they all looked at them unfriendlyly and stood by to watch.
Han Zhong and Lin Feng hurriedly waved their hands secretly and asked them to disperse.
"Zhao Muyun, you are so arrogant! The prince is here and you don't even come out to greet him. Do you want to die?"
When he arrived at the gate of the Duwei Mansion, Bai Sheng immediately jumped off his horse and shouted loudly inside.
Bai Sheng successfully counterattacked in the past month and became the leader of the Bai family in Shuozhou.
His cousin was deceived by his lie and took people away from Shuozhou and entered Yanzhou to look for Bai Shoujing's body. As a result, Bai Sheng easily took over all the Bai family's property.
In order to truly take over the Bai family's assets, Bai Sheng focused his energy on rectifying the Bai family's internal affairs, eliminating dissidents, and arranging his own people.
Therefore, they no longer sought Bai Ruolan's whereabouts.
But Bai Sheng always felt that there were doubts about his father's death, so he got to know this member of the Dayin royal family through the relationship with Master Zhou.
When Yinji was about to come to Yinzhou to take office, Bai Sheng took the opportunity to follow him.
"Who are you to dare to shout in front of our Duwei Mansion?"
Li Si walked out of the Commandant's Mansion slowly with a look of disregard for his relatives.
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