"Would Heir Tong agree to this?"
Yang Chuxia recalled that Heir Tong, though not a ruthless person, didn't have the wisdom of his father and was easily confused by such affairs.
"Heir Tong belongs to the Tong Residence, he's not that foolish. He wouldn't dare to get involved in seizing salt or iron mines," Ye Zi'an said, "Before the end of last year, when the court was in chaos, he pretended to agree to stabilize those people. Once the Emperor ascended to the throne, he reported the matter to the Emperor. Otherwise, how do you think the Emperor managed to take action so quickly against several southern prefectures?"
"There have been issues in Jiangnan since the time of the Grand Emperor. Initially, the Emperor planned to deal with those people in Jiangnan after repelling Great Qi, but then thinking about the empty national treasury, he couldn't wait any longer and decided to target these people first."
