From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 75: Vengeance

There was silence in Chengtian Hall.

The prince is going crazy again!

The last time the crown prince went crazy, the first person to step forward to report him was the censor Wang Daoan. Not only was he imprisoned, but his reputation was ruined to the extreme, and he eventually committed suicide in prison.

But even after a person's death, the debt cannot be settled. The names of Junior Sister Piao, Master's Wife Chong, and Wang Daoan have become a cesspool in the officialdom, and people avoid them and they will be infamous for eternity.

Today, the prince was furious again at the censor Wang Ning who fired the first shot, and he was still aiming to exterminate the entire family.

It's okay for you, the censor, to exaggerate a little when reporting something based on hearsay.

But you accepted bribes and slandered the crown prince and the eldest princess in public, and the crown prince caught you in the act. If you don't die, who will?

Not only will he die, but his family will also be implicated.

That’s all, you still have to say thank you to the prince!
The first cannon exploded, frightening the group of censors who were eager to try.

Who doesn't have a pile of shit under their butt? The prince's beating method is too brutal. He throws firecrackers directly into the pit. Who can stand this?

As a result, many people stuffed the memorials that had been half pulled out of their sleeves back into their sleeves, lowered their heads, and dared not say much.

For a moment, the entire hall fell into silence under the prince's cold and stern aura.

When did the prince become so powerful?
Lin Ruofu, who was standing at the head of the officials, seemed to be lost in thought, while Chen Pingping, who was sitting in a wheelchair, looked at Li Chengqian, who was emitting a cold aura, and felt a little confused.

What's wrong with the prince? Something is wrong!

Why are you so angry? Did something happen in the East Palace?

As the president of the Supervisory Council, he knows everything about the court, and even most of the things in the palace cannot be hidden from his eyes and ears.

The Eastern Palace was not well guarded. It could even be said that except for a few important places, other places were not well guarded. He was still clear about the news about the Eastern Palace.

It was precisely because of this that he knew that nothing had happened in the Eastern Palace in the past month, whether it was the Crown Prince or the officials of the Eastern Palace. However, the Crown Prince's mood seemed to be affected and he became irritable. Even today in Chengtian Palace, the Crown Prince could not help himself.

This is strange.

Knowing the prince's scheming, he wondered why he lost his composure today.

If Li Chengqian knew what he was thinking, he would definitely scold him. If you were chopped into pieces and then drowned in a lake of blood, your mentality would be even more explosive than mine.

Emperor Qing also noticed something was wrong, frowned, and raised his hand, "Alright, the matter has been investigated, take him away."

Immediately, two strong men came to the hall and dragged Wang Ning, who was already collapsed on the ground, away.

"Cheng Qian, I asked you to take charge of the salt administration. Now a month has passed, and although there have been some results, you should also have a plan for what to do next. Otherwise, if you keep doing this, it will inevitably cause instability in the court."

Li Chengqian looked up, bewildered. "Salt Administration? Isn't the Salt Administration gone? Salt can be bought and sold freely in the market now. All we need to do is control the salt fields and collect taxes as normal. There's nothing else to do, right?"

Emperor Qing blinked his eyes and thought about it carefully. It was true.

Previously, Li Chengqian issued an order in the Salt Law Bureau to abolish the salt monopoly and allow the free trade of salt. This was not an imperial edict, but only a departmental regulation. Salt administration was of great importance, so apart from the Neiku, other merchants, except for a few extremely courageous ones, did not dare to interfere. It was because Li Chengqian used the Black Cavalry to seal the Salt Law Bureau, which completely paralyzed the department that managed Daqing's salt administration, that the Neiku's actions did not encounter official troubles.

After all, the Neiku was the emperor's purse. Except for the Salt Administration, which was responsible for salt administration, no other government office in the court was qualified to manage it. Li Chengqian controlled the Salt Administration, and the princess made good use of the Neiku's wealth to cooperate with them, entering the salt market in one fell swoop and catching everyone off guard.

Now a month has passed. Looking back on the whole process, everyone is shocked to find that it seems that the salt policy of Daqing Kingdom has really been resolved.

All we have to wait for now is for Emperor Qing to issue an edict to confirm Li Chengqian’s decree, and then everything will be fine.

Of course, the so-called "all is fine" only applies to the court and policies. As for the lower levels, especially the salt merchants and salt officials related to the salt roads, and the various interest groups, princes and nobles involved with them, there are problems.

They were reluctant to give up the interests in their hands, so they had to fight and rob. However, the objects of their competition were not Li Chengqian, but the eldest princess, the inner treasury, and other big merchants who had got involved in the salt industry and the powerful people related to them.

Li Chengqian didn't want to care about how they competed with each other or how they fought. He also didn't know how to care.

"Your Majesty has asked me to take charge of salt affairs. I can ensure that the salt tax is collected in full every year and that the people have cheap salt to eat. I think this is enough. As for the rest, it is not my business." Li Chengqian looked at Emperor Qing and said.

"Never mind. Now it seems that lifting the salt monopoly is indeed a good option. So, from now on, the Daqing salt industry will be liberalized. Salt will no longer be a monopoly of salt merchants. Anyone can engage in the salt business."

A hammer!
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Linhu Palace

Li Chengqian's face showed impatience, and a cold aura spread around him. Even Lao Yinbi and Chen Pingping couldn't stand it anymore, and dragged their wheelchair away a few steps.

"Cheng Qian, what's wrong with you? Who made you unhappy?"

As a Grandmaster, Emperor Qing's sensitivity to Qi was far superior to others. He could clearly sense the cold, murderous aura emanating from Li Chengqian. This clearly meant he had a mortal enemy. But who in the Eastern Palace could he possibly have such a grudge against? He hadn't heard of anyone causing any trouble recently.
Li Chengqian took a deep breath and suppressed the murderous intent in his heart. He also felt that this was not the way to go.

He is a narrow-minded person, with a heart smaller than a needle tip.

The second soul is far away in another world outside the domain. He doesn't even know his enemy until now. He can't take revenge and can't vent his anger. He is feeling very anxious. If he doesn't vent it, he might get sick. In this case, he will find a few damn unlucky people to vent his anger on. Let them have bad luck.

"Father, I'm living quite comfortably in the East Palace. No one has offended me. It's just that someone has disgusted me, and I can't figure it out for the moment."

"Oh?" Emperor Qing became interested. "In this world, there are still things you can't understand. Tell me about them."

Li Chengqian curled his lips, thinking, "If you want to be happy, just say it." He felt even more unhappy, so he said, "I have been reading the books of sages since I was young. In addition to what my teachers taught me, I have also read many history books on my own. I always feel that things in this world are just like that. In the final analysis, it all comes down to profit. No matter who you are or what you do, you can't escape the word profit. Therefore, anything is not difficult to understand as long as the interests involved are clear. But this time, I really can't figure it out!"

Li Chengqian's tone intensified, a hint of grimness lingering in his voice. "I'm in charge of the salt administration, and since it's a matter of great importance, I asked you to investigate the salt merchants for me. When I saw what they were doing, I thought you were framing them. How could people be so corrupted as to let them do this?"

At this point, he glared at Chen Pingping fiercely again, "President Chen, your Supervisory Office has been truly negligent. What these salt merchants did isn't difficult to investigate. Can't you find out?"

Chen Pingping frowned. To be honest, he really didn't know what the salt merchants had done.

It’s not that there is no news, but these people have never been in his eyes. As long as nothing happens, he won’t care.

However, the situation is different now. What on earth did these people do to make this scheming prince so angry?

Could it be that I have been negligent in some way?
Soon, he knew.

Li Chengqian handed over a large pile of information. Emperor Qing was normal at first, but the more he looked, the gloomier his expression became. In the end, the aura on his body became extremely cold and stern.

Wow! !

After reading the last page, he threw the information at Chen Pingping and shouted, "Look for yourself how the people in Jiangnan work. They've all been dealt with."

(End of this chapter)