But now is not the time to talk about this.
Young Master Lin quickly suppressed all his emotions and sat opposite Young Master Lin and Wei An. Seeing the tea sets in front of the two of them, it was obvious that they had been chatting for a long time, and he felt a little complicated.
These two people seem to get along quite well.
However, this thought only lasted for a moment, and Young Master Lin quickly got down to business: "I've asked my men to check. The Jinyiwei of the Fujian Garrison said that Liu Biping did make some moves a few days ago. He has already stopped all his businesses in Fujian, and before the Ministry of War and the Supervisory Censor arrived in Fujian, he had already detained the prefect of Zhangzhou and temporarily assigned someone to replace him."
This is a really fast move.
Even if he had received the news from the court, it would not have given him enough free time to arrest the prefect of Zhangzhou - this matter should be done by the investigators from the Ministry of War and the Censors sent by the court.
He was so diligent, not because of what he said, that he was ashamed and angry that such a traitor appeared under his rule.
It was obvious that he deliberately took advantage of this period of time to reach a consensus with the Zhangzhou prefect and dragged him out as a scapegoat.
The prefect of Zhangzhou committed suicide out of fear of punishment as soon as the Censor arrived.
"He then assisted the Censor and the Ministry of War to capture several generals who colluded with the Japanese pirates. He also investigated those who had connections with the Yi family. Fan Shiqi was in trouble at that time." Lin Sanshao said calmly, and glanced at Wei An and Shen Chen. Seeing that they were both thoughtful, he said, "He completely cleared himself of suspicion. Before the Censor went, those generals who colluded with the Yi family were already on his list, and without exception, these people denied that there was anyone else who instructed them except the Zhangzhou prefect. This is very telling. Liu Biping knows too much, even your specific plans."
No one spoke for a while, and the room was eerily quiet.
The wind outside was freezing cold, and it seemed like two different worlds compared to inside the house.
Wei An slowly glanced at Shen Chen, then said expressionlessly: "The news was revealed to him by someone who knew the inside story."
She used a declarative sentence, and after she finished this sentence, she looked at Lin Sanshao and asked softly: "What else did he do?"
The fact that Young Master Lin said this clearly shows that he has discovered that the matter is related to Chu Jingxing.
Since it is related to Chu Jingxing, he must have more sufficient evidence.
"And more." Young Master Lin stared at Shen Chen intently, and said word by word: "He issued an order, saying that the Japanese invasion and pirates have been serious recently, and suggested that the court shrink its front and ban the sea."
Sea ban!
Knowing that the Fujian Maritime Customs would be reopened and Shen Chen would serve as the commander of the Fujian Maritime Customs, he suggested to the court to ban maritime operations!
This was clearly a deliberate revenge against Shen Chen and the Linjiang Palace.
In other words, Liu Biping knew that the person behind the scenes who brought down the Peng and Yi families and also planned to take him down was the Linjiang Palace.
An old hand in the officialdom like him always knows how to draw inferences from one instance and see the whole picture from a small part. As long as someone mentions that the young prince of Linjiang Palace is about to take up the post of the commander of the Maritime Customs, in charge of Fujian's maritime transport and tributes from various countries in Japan, she can immediately think of the reason behind it. What other reason is there? Of course, he wants to get a piece of the pie!
Moreover, this person only mentioned the Linjiang Palace, and did not mention the grudge between the Wei family and the Peng family, nor the role played by the Wei family in this matter.
Then the purpose is already very clear.
It was obvious that he deliberately put the whole matter on Shen Chen, wanting Shen Chen to bear all of Liu Biping's anger.
Wei An tapped his slender fingers on the black lacquered table and laughed coldly: "It seems that my people don't need to investigate anymore. It's already obvious who leaked the news."
Young Master Lin also agreed with this. He glanced at Shen Chen, was silent for a moment, and then said, "This matter cannot be condoned."
This is no longer just a matter of jealousy. Chu Jingxing wants Shen Chen's life, and he is not afraid to do so at the expense of the interests of the Linjiang Palace.
This is really terrible.
Whether it was Chu Jingxing’s hatred for Shen Chen or the consequences of what he had done.
"Without evidence, he won't admit it." Shen Chen's eyebrows didn't move at all. He didn't show any anger or sadness. He was just stating a simple fact: "He will turn the tables and say that I wrongly accused and slandered him."
He asked Lin Sanshao: "Did you catch him?"
Young Master Lin shook his head: "Do you think Liu Biping is stupid or Chu Jingxing is stupid? They are both smart people, and smart people naturally have their own principles in dealing with things. Your eldest brother sold this to him. Is Liu Biping willing to stand up and say that it was your eldest brother who informed him?"
Shen Chen and Chu Jingxing have always had different attitudes towards Fujian.
Shen Chen wanted to recruit the pirates for his own use, and if that didn't work, he would do his utmost to wipe them out. As for the Japanese pirates, there was no doubt that he would not compromise and would kill them all.
But Chu Jingxing is different. Chu Jingxing has always wanted to work hard in the court.
In his opinion, there is nothing wrong with the Peng family's interest chain - only when the court is in chaos will they have more excuses to rebel and the people will be more inclined towards them.
So maybe this is why Chu Jingxing hates him even more? After all, whether it is official or private affairs, his ideas are completely different from his, and they are too far apart.
Wei An looked at the teacup that was still steaming, and through the mist he looked at Shen Chen: "What are you going to do?"
Tolerating evil
If this continues, the relationship between the two brothers will be ruined.
What's more, this is really unfair to Shen Chen himself.
He did nothing. Although King Linjiang raised him, he had given enough in return, and he continued to give back as much as possible.
He has always been tolerant and forgiving towards Chu Jingxing and Princess Linjiang.
It is probably the case that the man is innocent unless he is in possession of a treasure.
Wei An sighed almost inaudibly for Shen Chen.
If she were Shen Chen, she would also find it difficult to make a decision.
After all, if all this were revealed, it would mean losing both Princess Linjiang and Chu Jingxing at the same time, and putting both Chu Jingwu and King Linjiang in the awkward situation of having to make a choice.
No matter how cold and indifferent Shen Chen looks, his feelings for the Linjiang Palace family are genuine.
Upon hearing this, Young Master Lin also looked at Shen Chen.
Shen Chen raised the corner of his mouth slightly and smiled: "I won't say it, I'll let him say it himself."
He himself also wanted to hear the reason and wanted to know why Chu Jingxing regarded him as a monster.
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