Chapter 39: Sacrifice for the sake of justice
This time, Wang lost both her wife and her army. Not only did she lose money, but she also had a falling out with her sister-in-law. She was so angry that she kept wiping her eyes with a handkerchief.
Lin Qingyun has been disliked by Emperor Yan recently. Thinking about the Emperor Yan's call for ministers to donate money, he hoped to make some money by speculating on grain, and then donated a large sum of money to put Emperor Yan in a good mood.
As a result, he had to pay 20,000 taels of silver as compensation. He had no tears to cry about, let alone the money he could donate to the emperor!
He blamed everything on Lin Qianqian. "It's all that girl's fault. Ever since she came to Beijing, nothing has gone smoothly for us. That girl is born to be unlucky for me."
At this time Lin Fugui came.
"My Lord, I have already found out that it was the Jiang family who was behind this. It was the Jiang family who first sold grain to the comprador department in a large sum of money, and it was also the Jiang family who first bought half of the warehouses at the Beijing-Tianjin Wharf."
Lin Qingyun was so angry that he slammed the table so hard that his hands were numb. "I told you, that girl is my nemesis. She has no background at all, yet she dares to hype up military rations. I'll beat her to death."
Lin Qingyun asked Wang and Lin Fugui to leave the study, then sat down at the table and wrote a brilliant memorial, exposing Lin Qianqian's crime of making money by speculating on military rations.
At the Jiang residence, Lin Qianqian has people keep an eye on the Tongqing Teahouse every day.
"Have you visited recently? Is everything normal at Tongqing Teahouse?"
Ah Da replied, "My dear, everything is going on as usual at Tongqing Teahouse."
Lin Qianqian felt a little strange.
After being humiliated by Lin Baozhu in Tongqing Teahouse, Emperor Yan scolded Lin Qingyun in the court.
But Emperor Yan was insulted in Tongqing Teahouse, but the teahouse was not closed down. How strange. Was it because of kindness?
"Hongdou, let's go to Tongqing Teahouse to have some snacks."
In fact, they mainly go there to get information. Teahouses are the places with the most information. People coming from the south and the north all like to stop and chat in teahouses.
This time, as soon as I stepped into the teahouse, I could feel that it was much more lively today than usual.
The storyteller was talking about the war in the northern border, about the heroic deeds of the border soldiers who were not afraid of sacrifice and who defended the border and the people.
Many people were moved to tears.
After the storyteller finished his speech, several officials from the Ministry of Revenue took out donation boxes to collect donations.
It turns out there is a fundraising event today. This official from the Ministry of Revenue is quite good at thinking of ideas.
"Everyone, the cotton-padded clothes that the court has ordered for the soldiers can only be picked up and sent to the border after the balance is paid. The country is in trouble now, and I hope that everyone will help the country overcome the difficulties together."
"People from the south and the north, those who have money can donate money, and those who don't have money can show their support. You must support the soldiers who defend the territory."
Lin Qianqian was about to go to the private room on the second floor, but she saw a familiar figure on the first floor.
She recognized the Emperor of Yan who was on a secret visit.
This time, Emperor Yan mingled with the crowd again. His clothes were different from last time. He wore sky blue clothes. The mustache on his mouth was also stuck in a different position than last time. The person he brought with him was also replaced by another eunuch.
No wonder the emperor did not seal off Tongqing Tower. It turned out that it was because the emperor himself liked to come to Tongqing Tower.
He comes every few days, and every time he changes his attire, looking like a spy.
Yes, as an emperor, if he did not come out, he could only listen to the news from outside from his ministers, but what the ministers said would definitely be different from what the people said.
When the emperor comes to such a place in the market to listen to people talking about things, he can hear both sides and see the sufferings of the people. This is a good thing.
Emperor Yan also recognized Lin Qianqian. She was the one who helped him out here last time. She was a good person.
"My dear girl, I will return the money you paid for my tea last time to you today."
"No, no, I'm here to donate money today."
It was a coincidence that I came here today. Donating money in front of the emperor would just help the Jiang family gain a good reputation and pave the way for bringing the Jiang family back from the border.
Emperor Yan didn't care too much about it, thinking that Lin Qianqian would donate one hundred or eighty taels like other girls.
"May I ask your name, young lady?"
"Oh, I am the granddaughter of the guilty minister Jiang Liyuan, and my name is Lin Qianqian." Pay attention to the key point: the granddaughter of the guilty minister Jiang Liyuan. This is what she wanted Emperor Yan to hear.
Any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem. It is worth spending the money to help my grandparents' family.
"Ah, so your last name is Lin too."
Just then, an official from the Ministry of Revenue who was asking for donations arrived near Lin Qianqian. Lin Qianqian took out the silver bills and held them in her hand, deliberately counting them again and again in front of Emperor Yan.
"I will donate thirty thousand taels. If my grandfather Jiang Liyuan had not been convicted, the Jiang family would have donated a large sum of money to the soldiers at the border every year."
These words really reminded Emperor Yan of Jiang Liyuan.
Every winter the Beizi Kingdom would invade the border. War was the most expensive thing, but Jiang Liyuan would voluntarily donate a large sum of silver every year, which was much more generous than other officials.
However, Jiang Liyuan's family was convicted before he ascended the throne.
Emperor Yan was very moved when he saw Lin Qianqian count out 30,000 taels of silver and put it into the donation box.
This is the person who donated the most in the Great Yan Dynasty!
Even someone as wealthy as Prime Minister Wang only donated 5,000 taels, but Jiang Liyuan's granddaughter donated 30,000 taels in one go.
And the Lin Qingyun, whom he hated the most, had only donated 500 taels of silver so far. There would be no harm without comparison.
After Emperor Yan returned, he asked someone to investigate Lin Qianqian.
It was discovered that Lin Qianqian was thrown into a snowy mass grave by her biological father Lin Qingyun as soon as she was born.
The Emperor of Yan felt a sense of empathy for the other man.
He spent his childhood in the cold palace, which was very similar to Miss Lin's fate. He was also disliked by his father. No matter how outstanding and powerful you are, you cannot get your father's recognition.
At the morning court the next day, Lin Qingyun delivered the memorial to Emperor Yan, full of anticipation, believing that Lin Qianqian would not be able to escape death this time.
The Emperor of Yan read the memorial in court without any expression.
"Minister Lin is so talented in writing!"
The other ministers were somewhat confused. What did this mean?
Was the Emperor of Yan praising Minister Lin or mocking him?
It must be said that Minister Lin's memorial was very eloquent, but everyone was even more surprised that Minister Lin actually sacrificed his own daughter for the sake of justice and exposed her for reselling grain and making huge profits.
This is an attempt to put his own daughter to death.
Minister Lin's daughter is really amazing. She actually bought a large number of warehouses at the Beijing-Tianjin Ports at the original price and sold them at the highest point. Even an old fox who has been in business battles for a long time may not be able to do this!
That girl's courage is amazing! A girl of thirteen or fourteen dares to do such a big business! She made tens of thousands of taels of silver, young people are really formidable!
Minister Zhang of the Ministry of Personnel stepped out with a stiff upper lip, "Your Majesty, Miss Lin is young, and she may have gone out to earn money to support herself because she was not favored by Lord Lin. Please be lenient with her sentence."
If his beloved daughter Hanyan had not been rescued by Miss Lin, she would probably have become a nun by now.
Lin girl is his daughter’s lifesaver. If he doesn’t repay her kindness, he would be unworthy of being a human being!
Girl Lin actually bought half of the warehouse at the Beijing-Tianjin Port in advance. It was such a big deal. No wonder she was discovered.
This matter could be big or small, it all depends on whether the emperor will pursue it.
We can only save Lin girl's life first, and then find a way to get her out later.
However, he didn't expect that his actions were unnecessary and the other party didn't need his help at all.
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