Chen Tongju's chest had been burning with rage, and before stepping into this prison door, he was still thinking about how to scold that kid who didn't know the height of the sky.

It's just that in the face of the standard "please" gesture of the ink pusher, his feet were like being filled with lead, and he couldn't step out at all, and a bead of sweat like a soybean slid down his forehead.

He has always despised Lin Ran, mainly because this person is too young and has a very docile temperament. As long as he behaves a little stronger, and sells his old qualifications again, he can completely suppress Lin Ran, a hairy boy.

It's just that these are his wishful thinking, which is based on the fact that the other party is weak and can be bullied. But if this judgment is wrong, if the other party is a strong person, and he really chases and beats him afterwards, how can he, a small Zhengliupin official, withstand it?

Most importantly, this year is the year of Jingcha. If things are really big, not to mention that he is going further through Jingcha, I'm afraid this black gauze hat is really not guaranteed.

weighed the pros and cons, but Chen Tongju immediately fell into an offensive dilemma, and a step forward may be shattered.

"Lord Chen, please come here!"

Adhering to the principle of not offending both sides, the cell boss watched Chen Tongju stand still, and took the initiative to step forward and make a gesture of please. He planned to personally lead the way for this menacing adult and release those sons and brothers in prison.

Chen Tongju did not take a step, his eyes were deeply fixed on the calm Mo Tuiguan, and he suddenly chose to leave with his sleeves brushed, but he put down a sentence and said: "Let's see!" ”

Although he was very angry in his heart and wanted to fish out his son, he had to take care of the black gauze hat on his head. Once Lin Ran was really not a weak and bullying person, he really didn't have the strength to face the wrath of a fourth-grade Shuntian Mansion Cheng.

This......

The cell boss looked at Chen Tongjuan who was leaving with his sleeves away, but the whole person was stunned, looking at Chen Tongjuan who left dumbfounded. This anger came rushing forward, with the momentum of "killing gods when encountering gods, killing Buddhas when encountering Buddhas", but he was frightened away by Mo Tuiguan's words.

"Close the prison door! No one can let anyone go without an order from Lord Fucheng! The Mo Tui official seemed to have expected this, and after giving a command, he left in the footsteps of the victor.

"What's going on today?" The two jailers came out of the hall, but asked suspiciously.

The cell boss looked at the Mo Tui official and Chen Tongju who left, but muttered to himself: "I'm afraid this government is about to change!" ”

Who would have thought that Chen Tongju, who had always been in the Shuntian Mansion, would leave in disgrace. And going deeper, I'm afraid that the eldest master and the second master are going to war.

Gaofu, a fairly large house.

This mansion is not as magnificent as the Yan Mansion, but it is a few points better than the Wu Mansion, and it is naturally much better than the shabby Xu Mansion. As for the ornaments inside, they are all treasures, and it can really be said that "the bun has meat and is not on the folds".

The owner of the house is none other than the current Hubu Shangshu Gao Yao, a second-class member of the imperial court, who is in charge of the financial power of the imperial court.

Although today is Mu Mu's day, Gao Yao follows too many officials and uses this time to contact feelings. It's just that today it's a little weird, one is an official figure, and the other is an out-of-staff attire.

After Gao Yao's brief introduction by the two sides, the outsider immediately got up and saluted the official sitting opposite him seriously: "Xu Yushi, please take care of it in the future!" ”

"Don't dare! Can't! Xu immediately returned the salute and said with a smile.

Xu, the word Mingyu, the Jinshi of the 32nd year of Jiajing, a person from Suzhou Prefecture in the south. As long as you are a person in the officialdom, you know very well what this identity means?

Xu Jie, who was born in Hanlin, served as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and entered the cabinet for ten years, so he was naturally qualified to preside over the examination, so as to get a big pie of recruiting 300 protégés. However, he did not break the rule that one person only presided over one session of the examination, and the examination he presided over was only the 32nd year of Jiajing.

As for Zhang Juzheng, the famous protégé of later generations, it was obtained by Xu Jie's careful tricks. Despite being in a high position, he still found time to serve as a teacher of the Shuji in the Hanlin Academy, and thus obtained some good protégés.

Xu is a student of Xu Jie, and he has a fellow villager relationship with Xu Jie, and can become a speech official as a third-class jinshi, which is undoubtedly deeply valued and cared for by Xu Jie.

"When you two go back to the place, you two will have to move around a lot in the future!" Gao Yao looked at this scene gently, and said happily.

Since last year, Premier Yan Maoqing has been the salt administration of the four salt transportation departments of Lianghuai, Liangzhejiang, Changlu and Hedong, and the life of the salt merchants of Lianghuai has not been easy. Because their salt production accounts for more than sixty percent of the Ming Dynasty, Huai salt is the first to bear the brunt.

In order to solve the financial problems of the Ming Dynasty, the Yan Party chose to be ruthless to the two Huai salt merchants, and took away the most lucrative surplus salt, resulting in an increase of hundreds of thousands of salt sources, and they suffered huge losses of interests.

It is precisely in this way that the only goal of the Lianghuai salt merchant group at the moment is to restore the Lianghuai to its previous quota.

It's just that Yan Dang, as the promoter, has no possibility of easy compromise, otherwise Yan Dang will be a slap in the face, so they can only pin their hopes on Xu Jie.

They chose to stand on Xu Jie's side and help Xu Jie's pull Yan Song off the horse. After Xu Jie's ascension to the position of first assistant, he restored the old system for them, thus forming such a "strict alliance".

At present, Xu is serving as the two Huai patrol salt imperial history, which undoubtedly represents a kind of sincerity. As long as the timing is right, they can point the finger at Yan Maoqing, so as to restore the old system through Xu's mouth.

"Huh...... Certain! Xu knew his mission, and immediately smiled at Gao Yao.

The three of them talked happily and shared a common ideal, which made their relationship seem closer.

It was at this moment that a servant hurriedly walked in and whispered a few words in Gao Yao's ear.

"Gao Butang, if there is something important, then the lower official will retire first!" Xu looked at Gao Yao's face and looked solemn, and immediately took the initiative to retreat.

Gao Yao hesitated for a moment, but said honestly: "Don't hide it from Lord Xu, the dog and a few of his companions collided with Shuntianfu Cheng Lin Ran on the street, and were imprisoned in the Shuntianfu prison by Shuntianfu Cheng!" ”

"Huh! A small mansion is really a bear's heart and leopard gall! The big salt merchant of Lianghuai immediately said mockingly.

Gao Yao suddenly had an idea, and said with a smile: "I heard that Lord Xu and Huangfu Yin are fellow villagers, but I don't know if I can help the headquarters to inquire about the details?" ”

This inquiry is naturally an excuse, but I hope that Xu will come forward, and even Xu Dang will come forward to help catch people.