Yan Zhenming was quite pleased when he wrote the article, not only did he trouble the Third Young Master of the Qi family, but he also implicated Minister Qi and Xiang City.
He incidentally helped his own lord resolve so vexing issues.
But what happened during the morning court.
He has now received the news.
He learned that Lord Chu was reprimanded by the Emperor and fined his salary.
He felt a bit regretful and thought maybe he shouldn’t have been so impulsive, actually, it could have been published a day later, but then the Qi family would surely have taken action, and the article might not have been published.
But now he has implicated Lord Chu.
He began to doubt whether his insistence was right.
"Lord Chu, this ti I was inconsiderate, and I implicated you. If you need to do anything, please just say so," Yan Zhenming said, frowning and speaking righteously.
Chu Heng saw his sacrificial look.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
As a devoted adherent of the art of political shrewdness, he could hardly bring himself to bully these righteous folks at the Official Gazette.
"Ahem." Chu Heng coughed lightly, lifted his gaze, and looked toward the edge of the door where a corner of a robe was revealed, "All co out, why are you hiding?"
There was a sound from inside, and soon after, the remaining nine officials and Elder Zhong, who had sohow stayed at the Official Gazette Office, erged together.
Chu Heng was sowhat surprised to see Elder Zhong.
He could understand the unease of these officials.
But Elder Zhong...
Elder Zhong caressed his beard, walked closer, "Lord Chu, you’re young and promising, Great Chu is fortunate to have you."
"Elder Zhong, you overpraise . I have rely done what should be done. Speaking of this, today’s achievent is everyone’s effort. If not for everyone’s insistence, today’s newspaper wouldn’t have been published," Chu Heng said candidly, not placing all the credit on himself.
For him, earning credit is simple.
But for these lower-level officials, credit is hard to co by.
As expected, several officials beca more excited, their eyes reddening slightly as they looked at him with admiration.
Chu Heng: "..."
"Lord, please tell us, the Emperor won’t really hold you accountable, right?" An impatient official urged hurriedly.
Chu Heng shook his head gently, "It’s alright, our actions this ti ensure the long-term existence of the Official Gazette. We’ve won a victory, but ultimately, I overstepped first, so the Emperor’s decision to dock my salary is justified."
"Lord Chu, I definitely will not make such a mistake again next ti," Yan Zhenming reflected deeply and concluded this ti was fortunate, but one cannot rely on luck every ti, thus mistakes must be avoided.
Chu Heng smiled slightly, "No, this matter forces us to reflect on a loophole. So information indeed needs tily reporting to be effective, but it cannot disturb the Emperor over trivial matters, so we must change our strategy."
"Ah?"
Several people were sowhat baffled.
Hearing this, Elder Zhong also stroked his beard, finding it interesting. "Oh? What solution does Lord Chu have?"
"There is a solution, but it depends on the capabilities of and Elder Zhong," Chu Heng said, his intention not to create enemies. But the ethos of the Official Gazette runs counter to so corrupt officials, eventually clashing with them.
Of course, the corrupt officials he referred to are those extrely malicious in nature; minor corruptions would not be worth him risking a reprimand from the Emperor, reporting news late at night.
Elder Zhong was sowhat surprised, thought for a while and then asked, "Lord Chu, what do you an?"
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