Everyone sat in the guest of honor, and a strong tea fragrance filled the entire living room.

Xu Jie did not say anything, Yan Ne and others were also quietly tasting the tea, even though Xu, who had always been talking, sat aside without saying a word.

The matter was beyond their expectations. Wu Shan, who thought he was like an ant, suddenly made such a fuss, causing a major change in public opinion in the entire capital.

They can naturally do their own thing, but they have to gain a bad reputation. The good reputation they have finally managed will probably be destroyed, and this is undoubtedly a difficult choice.

Xu Jie sighed softly, raised his eyes and said with a heart-warming look at everyone, "We all underestimated Wu Yuejing this time!"

The silence was broken, and Yan Ne, who was holding a tea cup, immediately echoed: "That's true! I never expected that Wu Yuejing would use "Talking about the Ancient and the Current" to motivate all the scholars in the capital!"

This time, it is better to say that they lost to Wu Shan to a public opinion weapon like "Talk about the Ancient and the Current". Through the propaganda offensives of "Talk about the Ancient and the Current" and "Shuntian Daily", all their previous momentum was wasted, and all the next steps were disrupted.

Xu kept holding his breath in his heart, and immediately gritted his teeth angrily and said, "No wonder Wu Yuejing has always occupied the position of the Hanlin Bachelor. It turns out that he is going to sit in the position of editor-in-chief of "Talking about Ancient and Current". It is really despicable!"

Wang Yan and others showed bitter smiles on their faces. They were all from the officialdom, so they would not blame Wu Shan too much. After all, the struggles in the court have always been a series of methods.

Now Wu Shan uses "Talking about the Ancient and the Current" to fight back, but there is nothing wrong with it. He blames them for being too underestimated by the enemy.

Chen Boren is the president of the Lianghuai Chamber of Commerce. This time he caused the most damage to his side. All his previous plans went bankrupt, but he did not blame others. He took a sip of tea and asked Xu Jie seriously: "Master Yuanfu, how should we deal with it?"

When things came to this point, they wanted Xu Jie to promote the plan with their reputation for sacrifice. He believed that they did not have such a great face, and Xu Jie could not make such a great sacrifice for them.

Xu Jie looked at Chen Boren very well and said seriously: "Now things have not only affected the public opinion in the capital, but "Talking about the Ancient and the Current" has always been reviewed by the emperor, but the matter has actually alarmed the emperor!"

Yan Ne and others heard this, a solemn look on their faces.

What they have to face at the moment is not just the public opinion in the capital, but also to give the emperor an explanation, otherwise, let alone the old system, Huaiyan may face another bloody storm.

Chen Boren was secretly shocked and asked with a serious expression: "The emperor wants to rectify the salt administration?"

"Although the emperor did not express his opinion directly and even criticized Wu Shan, I'm afraid he had thoughts on this aspect! Xu Wenchang's article was so sharp that the emperor was incisive. The emperor urgently needed money at the moment, so it would inevitably be affected!" Xu Jie said sincerely in response to Chen Boren's gaze.

After hearing this analysis, Chen Boren had to think seriously.

Although Yan Song promoted the rectification of the salt administration, it was actually the emperor's will. If the emperor could not appease the emperor or give the emperor a satisfactory answer, I am afraid that the salt merchants in both Huaihei would still face a catastrophe.

"Now there are probably two ways to put it in front of us! Let's pretend to be stupid and let things calm down slowly!" Xu Jie slowly drank tea, looking at Chen Boren's reaction.

"If this matter is delayed, it will be even more unfavorable to us, and it will even confirm the bad reputation of our salt merchants in Huaihe River! Mr. Xu, I wonder what the second way is?" Chen Boren shook his head gently and asked for advice immediately.

Yan Ne and others looked at Xu Jie one after another, but they all wanted to know the second solution.

Xu Jie suddenly became a hoarse fan, looked at Chen Boren and smiled and said, "President Chen, I believe you should know that what to do now is the best way!"

Chen Boren seemed to have a good relationship with Xu Jie. He already understood Xu Jie's words. He showed a contemplative expression on his face, but hesitated: "Gei Master Xu, please allow me to think about it!"

Xu Jie nodded with relief, and had already restored the demeanor of the chief minister. He looked at Yan Ne and said directly: "Minqing, I will talk to Wu Yuejing in person. You should also serve as a Hanlin Bachelor!"

The Hanlin Bachelor is an official position of the fifth rank. If it were not for the Hanlin Academy with a deep qualification, it would be a joint position of the important officials from the Hanlin Academy. Now Wu Shan holds this position.

Just realizing the importance of this position and the lethality of "Talking about the Ancient and the Current", Xu Jie naturally wanted to take it down, and he did not think that Wu Shan could stop his will.

"Okay!" Yan Ne agreed immediately, and immediately proposed: "I'm afraid the officials will not be able to spend too much energy to take care of the Hanlin Academy. How about letting Zhang Taiyue be the attendant and lecturer?"

Zhang Juzheng was Xu Jie's most proud disciple, ranked eighth in the second grade in the 26th year of Jiajing. He entered the officialdom with Shujishi and successfully became a seventh-rank editor and remained in the Hanlin Academy.

But following many aspiring newcomers in the officialdom, he was unable to show his ambitions by governing the country, and eventually left the capital due to illness and stayed away from this power center.

With Yan Song who had been in a ten-year decline, Zhang Juzheng also woke up in three years and returned to the position of Hanlin editor. Now he finally climbed to the position of Youchunfang Youyu De and the Imperial College.

Youchunfang Youyude and Imperial College are both sixth-ranked, so it is naturally impossible to directly serve as a Hanlin bachelor's degree, but if you jump to the fifth-ranked bachelor's degree, it would not be too much promotion.

Yan Ne now proposes that Zhang Juzheng be appointed as the bachelor's lecturer in the Hanlin Academy. Firstly, he appreciates Zhang Juzheng's talent, and secondly, it is a reciprocity.

"Zhang Taiyue, I have other arrangements!" Xu Jie shook his head gently and said.

This is not a ruling, but he had already planned Zhang Juzheng's career.

Zhang Juzheng is not short of official positions now, but his lack of political achievements and favors. He plans to push the unknown Zhang Juzheng to the emperor by the opportunity to compile the "Xingdu Zhi".

The matter was almost the same, and Yan Ne and others took the initiative to say goodbye.

Zhang Boren seemed to have figured it out, and sat in his seat and nodded gently at Xu Jie.

After Xu Jie sent Yan Ne and others away enthusiastically, he led Chen Boren to the study room, and the two had a secret talk.

With the arrival of mid-month, especially next month is the Mid-Autumn Festival, the moon is very round tonight. The white moonlight is like mercury, illuminating the entire streets of Beijing like daytime.
Chapter completed!