Lin Haoran did not embarrass Liu Sheng after all, although he exposed Liu Sheng's little tricks with Wang Monkey and others, but Liu Sheng did not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty after all, so naturally Liu Sheng could not be imprisoned.

However, sometimes it is better not to punish than to punish, Liu Sheng is simply a living advertisement, no matter where he goes, he is destined to become the object of everyone's condemnation.

This seems to be just a small episode, but since Lin Haoran has shown his fangs, it is naturally impossible for this court to be calm. Maybe he is actually a little similar to Tiger Girl, Tiger Girl is playful and active, while he is aggressive for power.

Hour Yongfang, Yuan Mansion.

Yuan Wei was still an inconspicuous Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites last year, but in just one year, he not only successfully entered the cabinet, but now he has become the second assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

Although his status mainly comes from the emperor's favor, he has always served in the Hanlin Academy and the Ministry of Rites, so he does not have too deep roots, but after all, he is still the second assistant of the court.

Yuan Wei was sitting in the living room sipping fragrant tea and ushered in an uninvited guest.

His eyes were darker than normal, so he looked more radiant. Although the whole person is not very handsome and short, he has the temperament of a literati and is recognized as a talented person.

"I've seen Yuan Ge Lao!"

Chen Boren, who was dressed as an outsider, came to the living room and saluted Yuan Wei respectfully.

Yuan Wei thinks very highly of himself, and he doesn't even pay attention to many colleagues, so naturally he doesn't have a good face for a businessman, so he raised his hand lightly and said, "President Chen, sit down!" ”

"Elder Yuan Ge, this is a contemptible little heart, not a respect!" Chen Boren did not rush to sit down, but handed over a delicate box.

Yuan Wei held the teacup in his hand, and did not reach out to take the gift, but raised his eyes to look at Chen Boren and asked lightly, "What is this?" ”

"This is Cai Duanming's "Tea and Fruit Post", the contemptible people got it by luck, please taste it!" Chen Boren observed Yuan Wei's reaction and solemnly reported the origin.

Yuan Wei's brows moved slightly, but he continued to pluck the tea, shook his head lightly and said: "Today, I am rewarded by the emperor, and I am fortunate to have read Wang everyone's "Sunny Post when the Snow is Fast", and then look at Cai everyone's work now, it is inevitable that there will be some bias, you should bring it back first!" ”

"This is just a small gift, Yuan Ge Lao will accept it first, and keep it for him to appreciate it later!" Chen Boren couldn't grasp Yuan Wei's true thoughts, so he insisted on giving gifts.

Yuan Wei took a sip of tea, then nodded briskly: "That's it!" You leave this thing here first, and after the old man of this pavilion tastes it for a few days, he will return the thing to its original owner! ”

Refuse?

Chen Boren felt a slight surprise, but he didn't know where he had provoked the displeasure of this second assistant, but he had already learned the strange temperament of this second assistant of the Great Ming Dynasty.

As the saying goes, he stretched out his hand and didn't hit the smiling person, but he gently put the box on the table, and complimented him with a smile: "Since ancient times, they have been swords and heroes, and this kind of peerless calligraphy is only worthy of Yuan Ge Lao, and it is a waste to fall into the hands of barbarians like us!" ”

Yuan Wei liked to listen to these compliments very much, and his face immediately eased a lot, and he asked directly to Chen Boren who was sitting down with a tea cup: "Say it!" What are you looking for? If I can help, I'll try to help, if I can't help, I'll return it in a few days! ”

At some point, Yuan Wei is really a bit of a gentleman. If he can help people, then he is naturally not bullied, but if he can't do it, he will not leave other people's heavy gifts.

The two can be regarded as fellow villagers, and this is not the first time they have dealt with each other.

It's just that Yuan Wei, who has a high self-esteem, has never been very interested in Chen Boren, and when he is in a bad mood, he ignores Chen Boren for asking him to do things. However, if he does receive gifts, he will also run the errands of this wealthy fellow countryman.

Chen Boren has always liked subtle ways of communication, and he was a little uncomfortable with Yuan Wei's straightforward approach, and asked a little unnaturally: "Elder Yuan Ge, do you know that Wu Shangshu proposed to rectify the salt administration?" ”

"Naturally, I know this, and I am not deaf!" Yuan Wei glanced at Chen Boren like an idiot, then put his hand on the wooden box and said, "You want the elder of this pavilion to propose to the emperor to restore the old precedent of the two Huai, right?" It's not that hard! ”

"No...... No! You don't have to go to the court in person, as long as you agree with the imperial court to restore the old Huai salt system next year, so that our salt merchants can have a chance to breathe! Chen Boren waved his hand anxiously and expressed his intentions.

Many things are too much, if Yuan Wei personally goes to the top, this movement seems too big.

Yuan Wei's brows furrowed slightly, and he looked at Chen Boren with some confusion and said, "Do you really need to be the old man of this pavilion?" ”

"No, you don't! As long as you say a few kind words for our salt merchants when you need it, you don't have to do anything else! Chen Boren shook his head seriously and expressed his will clearly.

Yuan Wei picked up the delicate wooden box on the table, and said contemptuously to Chen Boren: "Such a simple matter, you don't have to give such a heavy gift, this matter has been written down by the elder of this pavilion!" ”

He saw it better than anyone else that although Wu Shan had a very high reputation in the court, Wu Shan had no chance of winning at all. Whether it is Xu Jie's own strength, or the two Huai Yan groups and the forces behind them, they are not something that Wu Shan can regret.

You must know that when these two forces merged, Yan Song was knocked to the ground. If it weren't for Yan Song's deep grace, I'm afraid Yan Song wouldn't be able to get out of the way, and I'm afraid he would have to end up in a bad end.

At the moment, Wu Shan openly wants to start a war against these two major forces, which is simply hitting a stone with an egg.

"So, there is Lao Ge old!" Chen Boren glanced at Yuan Wei with complicated eyes, and said respectfully.

Looking at this Yuan Wei, who thinks highly of himself, he sighed gloomily in his heart. Originally, they intended to support this fellow villager from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and once they fell out with Xu Jie in the future, they could push this one up.

It's just that now it seems that although Yuan Wei's conditions are good in all aspects, he is not a qualified politician. Not to mention that compared with the treacherous and slippery Xu Jie, I'm afraid that even Guo Pu can't compare.

Chen Boren looked at Yuan Wei's arrogant appearance, and he didn't mean to deepen his relationship with him, and he didn't choose a hot face and a cold ass, so he took the initiative to say goodbye and leave.

When he walked out of the gate of Yuan's mansion, although he felt a little lost in his heart, the goal of this trip was undoubtedly achieved.

Wu Shan suddenly jumped out and he didn't expect it, but since they were able to bring down Yan Song, they naturally wouldn't take a small household book in their eyes.

The first assistant of the Ming Dynasty, the second assistant and the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, plus the neutral official department of the book, as well as the power of their two Huai salt merchants, a small household department book naturally can't make any waves.

The next morning, a rainstorm washed through the city, making the streets of Beijing very clean.

Xu Jie, as usual, slowly walked into the palace gate, and a yin wind blew from the front, making him shiver, and a newspaper happened to cover his face.