Lin Ru Hai's rank was low, but he had always been funneling silver coins to the Abdicated Crown Prince.
And with ample silver, the Abdicated Crown Prince dared to plot treason, for he had the means to back his audacity.
To round up, at least in the Supreme Emperor's view, Lin Ru Hai was somewhat involved in the Crown Prince's conspiracy of treason.
Lin Ru Hai:... "Had been wrongfully accused, have I not?!"
To say he bore a grudge would be too strong, but the Supreme Emperor left Lin Ru Hai in Yangzhou, allowing him to struggle in the perilous and insidious officialdom of Jiangnan.
Jia Min's death could very well be related to those deranged, intertwined salt merchants.
Lin Ru Hai himself also exhausted to the last, nearly dying in office.
Neither the Supreme Emperor nor the Emperor was necessarily unaware of Lin Ru Hai's grievance and hardship, but they still chose to turn a blind eye.
