"Your Majesty certainly doesn't believe it!"
"A soldier with no background who rose through military merit has achieved the status he has today. He desires military merit more than anyone else."
"Zhao Muyun would never miss such a great achievement as rescuing Weizhou! He hesitated, probably because he was making other plans."
"As for colluding with the rebels, Zhao Muyun must be out of his mind to do something like this, ruining his own future."
There was a gleam of wisdom in Yin Zhao's eyes. He seemed like an old friend of Zhao Muyun and understood Zhao Muyun's current situation clearly.
"His Highness's reaction was the same as His Majesty's! He asked Cao Chunfeng whether he believed it or not, and Eunuch Cao said he dared not speak nonsense." Chen Xiong continued.
Yin Zhao thought for a moment and asked, "What is your Majesty's attitude towards this matter?"
"Your Majesty's attitude is somewhat questionable. Lu Chunfang suggested that the Longchasi thoroughly investigate the rumormongers, but Your Majesty said to let these groundless rumors run wild for a while!"
"Fly for a while? What does your majesty want to do?"
Yin Zhao fell into deep thought.
Yin Zhao was a little confused by the old emperor's actions.
He started spinning the spinning wheel involuntarily.
Seeing this, Chen Xiong quietly left the farmyard.
Just then, a well-mannered man with a long beard came in with a fat man dressed as a businessman.
When he saw Chen Xiong, he bowed and asked, "Chen Sishu, is His Highness here?"
"Um!"
Chen Xiong glanced at the visitor and saw the fat man behind him. He looked a little unhappy and said, "Wei Xima, do you have something to ask His Highness?"
"Yes, I have something important to report to His Highness! You are busy, I will go in!"
Wei Qian responded indifferently and was about to take the fat man into the farmyard.
"Wei Xima, you should know that not everyone can enter His Highness's room!"
"I don't care who this person is. It's the greatest honor of his life for him to be able to enter the Eastern Palace!"
When Chen Xiong saw Wei Qian bringing a stranger to the East Palace, he immediately said coldly, "If you have anything to say, just ask him to wait at the door."
He had a sharp eye and could tell at a glance that the fat man was just a businessman.
It seems that this fat man has a special relationship with Wei Qian.
Wei Qian actually wanted to bring him before the prince.
"This matter needs to be brought to His Highness to be explained face to face." Wei Qian frowned.
He is the Prince's secretary, and his job now is to protect the Prince.
One of them is a secretary and the other is a bodyguard, and they are on equal terms in daily life.
But when it comes to the safety of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Chen Xiong must be cautious and diligent.
"No! If he does anything bad to Your Highness, you, Wei Xima, will be held responsible even if it means killing all nine generations of your clan." Chen Xiong was naturally very rude.
If anything happens to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, he will be in trouble too, and his entire clan will be affected as well.
"Chen Sishu, this is Zhou Dequan, the head of the Jinyang-based Zhou family, a wealthy merchant family. He has some business matters to report to Your Highness."
Seeing that Chen Xiong was so ruthless and did not recognize his relatives, Wei Qian had no choice but to introduce this fat man.
He deliberately spoke loudly so that Yin Zhao inside could hear it.
"You still can't! If there is anything, just go in and report it alone." However, Chen Xiong showed no mercy.
Wei Qian was a little unhappy when he saw that Chen Xiong still refused to let him in even after he had told him his identity. He was about to argue with Chen Xiong again when he heard a majestic voice coming from inside:
"Chen Xiong, bring them in!"
Chen Xiong heard this, turned around and glanced at Zhou Dequan, then said coldly: "I will watch you!"
Zhou Dequan was frightened by Chen Xiong's venomous eyes and nodded and bowed repeatedly.
The three of them came in front of Yin Zhao.
When Zhou Dequan saw Yin Zhao, he immediately knelt down excitedly and shouted, "I, Zhou Dequan, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Wei Qian, you insisted on bringing him in. You must have your reasons. Tell me!" Yin Zhao did not stop shaking the spinning wheel in his hand and looked at Wei Qian with a smile.
When Yin Zhao was almost deposed, Wei Qian was at his side, offering advice and suggestions; and Wei Qian strongly promoted Ke Jianwu's suggestion.
Yin Zhao never listened to the words of the young masters appointed by the three old emperors, but he obeyed Wei Qian's words.
"Your Highness, the Zhou family originally lived in Jinyang, Hedong Road. They used salt permits issued by the Imperial Salt and Iron Bureau to sell coarse salt for the bureau."
"But ever since fine salt appeared in the market over in Hedong Road, coarse salt has become unsellable."
Wei Qian said slowly.
"Yes, yes, Your Highness, the salt business in Hedong Road is illegal. They're trying to steal the government's jobs. If this isn't rebellion, what is it?"
Zhou Dequan was kneeling on the ground and no one asked him to get up, so he didn't dare to get up.
The Crown Prince's aura was too strong, and Zhou Dequan knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.
But when he heard Wei Qian talking about his private salt business, he interrupted.
Yin Zhao's face remained expressionless, Wei Qian frowned, and Chen Xiong immediately shouted:
"How can you not have any manners? Did I ask you to speak? Believe it or not, I'll smash your mouth!"
When Zhou Dequan heard this, he quickly covered his mouth tightly, opened his eyes wide, and waved his hands and shook his head desperately.
"The Salt and Iron Bureau went to Yinzhou to investigate the source of the illegal salt and have basically confirmed that it was produced by Zhao Muyun, the then Yinzhou Commandant, and Pei Lun, the Jiedushi of Hedong Road."
Wei Qian took a deep breath and spoke fully.
If I were to talk about this matter, the prelude would be a bit long, but I have to explain the whole story clearly.
"Aren't these matters handled by the Salt and Iron Administration? Why are you coming to me?" Yin Zhao couldn't help but interrupt and ask.
"In theory, Your Highness, this matter does not involve you, but do you know who was sent to investigate the illegal salt trafficking in Yinzhou?" Wei Qian deliberately created suspense.
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