Chapter 2191: Chapter 2188: Gathering Allies

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 some 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 time I was inconsiderate, and I implicated you. If you need me 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 come out, why are you hiding?"

There was a sound from inside, and soon after, the remaining nine officials and Elder Zhong, who had somehow stayed at the Official Gazette Office, emerged together.

Chu Heng was somewhat 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 me. I have merely done what should be done. Speaking of this, today’s achievement 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 come by.

As expected, several officials became 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 time 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 time," Yan Zhenming reflected deeply and concluded this time was fortunate, but one cannot rely on luck every time, thus mistakes must be avoided.

Chu Heng smiled slightly, "No, this matter forces us to reflect on a loophole. Some information indeed needs timely reporting to be effective, but it cannot disturb the Emperor over trivial matters, so we must change our strategy."

"Ah?"

Several people were somewhat 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 me and Elder Zhong," Chu Heng said, his intention not to create enemies. But the ethos of the Official Gazette runs counter to some corrupt officials, eventually clashing with them.

Of course, the corrupt officials he referred to are those extremely malicious in nature; minor corruptions would not be worth him risking a reprimand from the Emperor, reporting news late at night.

Elder Zhong was somewhat surprised, thought for a while and then asked, "Lord Chu, what do you mean?"

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