Otherwise, the emperor will know about it, and who knows what he will think.

Actually, this feeling is very frustrating.

If it weren't for the sake of the people, she would really not want to care whether Lincheng was in chaos or not.

No matter how chaotic it is, it has nothing to do with her.

Shi Min'an couldn't persuade her, so he asked Uncle Yuan to send more people to protect her...

Mei Ruolan wrote a letter and sent it to the capital with rush.

And this letter caused countless turmoil in the capital.

Not only the people around the capital were controlled by the aristocratic families, they used salt to threaten the people and then forced the court, but the same was true for Jiangnan...

However, Jiangnan was hiding this matter because the officials protected each other and the people had no way to sue it.

The seriously ill Princess Mei couldn't buy salt when she was recuperating in Jiangnan, which was simply ridiculous.

For the people of Jiangnan, the shops in Lincheng where the Mei family is located are willing to fight against all the Jiangnan tribes to the end for the innocent people of Jiangnan, hoping that the court can support them with official salt.

After knowing the situation in Jiangnan and the Mei family's decision, the officials were not very happy, but instead frowned deeply.

"Emperor, if Princess Mei said nothing wrong, the situation in Jiangnan is already very serious. With the situation around the capital, I am afraid that all the aristocratic families and wealthy families are joining forces, and they are forcing the court to retreat. If the Mei family strives to fight in Jiangnan, it may cause greater fluctuations. Please think twice and stop the Mei family from making a decision without authorization!" Some court officials directly advised, but they were helping the aristocratic families...

"According to what Chen Jingshi said, the aristocratic family controls salt, so can they do whatever they want in the future?" Although the irritable military officer was careless, his words hit the nail on the head and received the approval of many military officers.

Chen Jingshi was speechless when asked.

The answer is yes, which means that the court is not qualified to manage others.

If it is not, there is no need to control salt.

"I heard from the Emperor that this family used salt to oppress the people is too cruel. I also asked the Emperor to decide to use official salt instead of private salt."

"Your Majesty, this official salt cannot replace private salt all at once..."

Some oppose and some agree, and everyone refuses to give in.

By this time, the Shi family and the Gu family remained silent and let others argue endlessly.

Seeing that the matter was stalemate, the emperor frowned and was worried about the current situation.

After Gu Jingqi left, no news came back, and I don’t know what the situation was.

"Emperor, Guanyan belongs to the government, and the Mei family is only an imperial merchant and is not suitable for operating Guanyan," someone found the loophole and directly opposed it.

This has received most of the support.

Seeing that the matter was almost over, Ji Wanli reported to him: "Your Majesty, you guys are right. As an imperial merchant, Madam Mei has taken over countless businesses. If even Guan Yan wants to get involved, this is really a bit ambitious."

He doesn't care about the situation in Jiangnan, but Guan Yan must not fall into the hands of the Mei family.

Mei Ruolan wants to become the prince’s concubine. No matter who she belongs, she cannot own Jiangnan official salt.

"Report to the emperor, the old minister thinks..." Shi Qing was unwilling to get involved in this matter.

But as soon as Ji Wanli spoke, no one refuted it, and the time was difficult.

He didn't know if the Mei family would meet An'er when they went to Jiangnan this time, but he knew that Gu Jingyu took An'er and the others to Jiangnan just for salt, so he must help.

If others object, he will naturally not get into trouble.
Chapter completed!