Salt profit has always been a cake coveted by all parties.

In the salt smuggling network in the southeast, although some people took risks to open up the route from Tianjin to the southeast, it was mainly the local gentry who set up a sales network for smuggled salt.

It was these gentry who had absolute influence in the local area that formed a regional sales network and quickly sold the illicit salt transported from Tianjin, which formed the most critical link in the whole smuggling activity.

The Xu family was originally an official family in Songjiang Mansion, and then there were two non-commissioned officers, one of whom had been the second assistant of the dynasty since the 32nd year of Jiajing, and now he was the first assistant of the dynasty with one hand covering the sky.

Just as Xu Fan likes to buy shops in the capital, Xu Chen has not been able to resist the temptation of money and has become the largest private salt dealer in Songjiang Prefecture, and even in the nearby Suzhou Prefecture.

Now that the smuggling matter has been exposed, the imperial court is already going to thoroughly investigate the case.

Xu Chen felt troubled, so he wrote to Xu Jie for help, hoping that the second brother of the Ming Dynasty could cover him and let him survive the catastrophe unharmed.

Xu Jie read the contents of the letter carefully, but his face immediately sank, and his eyes flashed with a fierce look.

"Dad, no matter what, we have to help the third uncle this time!" Xu Fan knew that his father didn't like the third uncle, but he persuaded him seriously.

Xu Jie didn't have the gentleness he usually had in front of the outside, but suddenly burst out and asked rhetorically: "Help, how can you let me help?" ”

It is extremely difficult for him to get to where he is today. Following Wu Shan, Yan Ne, Li Chunfang, Dong Fen and others are different, although he is from Tanhualang, he has a period of exile experience.

Then, he finally crawled back to the capital from the place, and returned to the position of the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites step by step, and then slowly entered the cabinet to worship the prime minister, and then replaced Yan Song.

Xu Chen didn't make it, and he actually gave him such a play. Once Xu Chen is caught, then he will also be implicated to a certain extent, and years of hard work may be ruined.

"We can put pressure on Lin Haoran!" Xu Fan swallowed and foamed, and proposed cautiously.

"Do you think people will still be afraid of me? Now that he is in full swing, if there is no accident, this time he will return to the court to be a six-part servant! Xu Jie smiled coldly and immediately asked rhetorically.

Xu Fan knew that Lin Haoran had indeed become a climate, but he pointed out the disadvantages with a bitter face and said, "Dad, then we can't sit still!" If something happens to the third uncle, I'm afraid you will also be implicated! ”

"You've finally grown a little!" Xu Jie picked up the teacup with slight relief, took a sip of the slightly hot tea, but firmly spit out a word: "Wait!" ”

"What are you waiting for?" Xu Fan's eyes blinked in confusion, and he asked in confusion.

Xu Jie pinched the tea lid and splashed the tea lightly, and said like an old fox: "When he is carried away by the victory, and when he gets carried away, the matter of your third uncle will no longer be a matter!" ”

"Dad, will he?" Xu Fan still knew something about Lin Haoran, and asked suspiciously.

Xu Jie took a sip of tea, raised his head to look at Xu Fan, and said with a smile: "If I'm not mistaken, he has done it now!" ”

"Done?" Xu Fan looked even more confused and muttered.

Xu Jie gently put down the teacup, raised his eyes to look at Xu Fan, and said confidently: "The emperor has just issued an order, let me face the saint with Wu Shan and Yan Ne tomorrow!" If my guess is correct, because of Lin Haoran's excerpt today, he is probably going to promote the salt law! ”

Because of his position as the first assistant, he knows better than anyone else.

Lin Haoran was ordered to go south to rectify the salt administration this time, whether it was the implementation of the new salt drying law in the Lianghuai salt farm, or the vigorous crackdown on illegal salt, the ultimate goal was to implement the ticket salt law.

The ticket salt law is indeed a good salt law, which undoubtedly solves many of the drawbacks of salt policy. It broke the monopoly of salt merchants on salt, and also prevented the nobles from seeking huge benefits from the salt administration, so that the salt law changed from monopoly operation to marketization.

It's just that there is a very core problem here: Lin Haoran's move will completely offend the big salt merchants and the people behind them, and will break the fundamental interests of a large group of powerful people.

Cutting off people's wealth is like killing their parents, and Lin Haoran is doing this kind of stupid thing.

Once Lin Haoran throws out the ticket salt method, even if he is in the limelight, even if he has the support of the emperor, but in fact, his cards are far from enough. Liu Jin didn't even reach the point of doing whatever he wanted, and he couldn't do it with a small three-grade deputy capital imperial history.

"Dad, what will happen then?" Xu Fan asked as if he didn't understand.

Xu Jie took a sip of tea and gave an answer confidently: "He will become the target of the public, and I don't need to do anything at that time, I can let him leave the court by following the flow!" ”

This is not blind arrogance, but it has been proven for a long time.

Of course, Yan Song's downfall was due to his calculations and Yan Song's old age, but Yan Song touched the fundamental interests of the Huaiyan group, which was a major key to his downfall.

Now that Lin Haoran has returned to Yan Song's old path, he is already the first assistant of the current dynasty, so he can naturally solve Lin Haoran more easily. What is certain is that Lin Haoran will become a pitiful failure of the salt reform, and the ticket salt law he introduced will definitely "set things right".

"Big stick!" Xu Fan's worries just now had disappeared, and he seemed to be excited.

Xiyuan, the next morning.

Due to the emperor's summons, Wu Shan and Yan Ne came to the duty room of Wuyi Hall first, and met Xu Jie.

Xu Jie was still the old man of the Licorice Pavilion, and he followed Wu Shan and Yan Ne for a conversation, not only talking about some current government affairs, but also starting a daily routine.

No matter how tense the struggle between the two sides is, they will maintain a superficial harmony, which is the status quo of the Ming officialdom.

Wu Shan naturally didn't have Xu Jie's well-informed information, so he asked Xu Jie, why the emperor suddenly summoned the three of them, although Xu Jie laughed in his heart, but he didn't know in disguise.

In the depths of his eyes, there was still a flash of hope, and Wu Shan knew that he was afraid that he was going to show a stunned and wonderful expression.

"Three adults, the emperor has summoned you over!" Feng Bao personally came over from the Wanshou Palace and summoned the three of them.

"There is Father-in-law Lao Feng! Jing, Minqing, let's go over together! ”

Xu Jie's mood seemed to be very good, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, first he bowed back to Feng Lianhedi, and then invited Wu Shan and Yan Ne next to him.

The distance from Wuyi Hall to Wanshou Palace is not far, Xu Jie came to Wanshou Palace with a familiar car, and waited until Feng Bao went inside, and the three of them entered Wanshou Palace.

It's just that the moment he stepped on the threshold of the Wanshou Palace, he had already seen a new star fall.