novelraw Chapter 344: Old and cunning
Chapter 344: Old and cunning
Gu Huaizhi went to the Regent's Palace, put on his official robe and entered the palace.
This matter was impeached in the early dynasty. Before the dynasty dispersed, all the civil and military officials were waiting for Gu Huaizhi and Ting Yuan.
The atmosphere in the Hall of Supreme Harmony was solemn.
Silence fell.
As soon as Ting Yuan appeared, the atmosphere changed subtly.
His impeacher quietly moved back, as if this would not implicate himself.
Tingyuan didn't seem to notice, and saluted the emperor and said Qingrun: "Wei Chen is at home on leave. I wonder what the emperor has to do to summon me to the palace?"
"The Taihe Hall was so noisy just now, how come you all became mute when Tingyuan Aiqing came?" Jing Yun looked at the crowd with a straight face, pointed to a supervisory censor, and counted. He spoke most enthusiastically: "Tell me, why did I summon your beloved Tingyuan to the palace?"
Li Yushi was stunned. He never expected that the emperor would name him to be the first person.
Originally he followed the law and did not blame others, but now he got involved, vented his dissatisfaction with Tingyuan, and trampled on him. Even if Ting Yuan was not brought down, half of the court officials had offended him, and he could not be the only one to be attacked.
But now the emperor is attacking him alone.
"Your Majesty, my ministers have said that since ancient times, ministers who are extremely popular have to go out and gain experience, and only those who have outstanding ability can be promoted. Mr. Xiaoge is still young, so he may be very powerful and can bear the status of Mr. Xiaoge. But...but since ancient times, cabinet officials have not been allowed to hold the position of Minister of Civil Affairs. Even if we can make an exception, I am afraid it will be difficult to convince the public if I am not a Jinshi."
After Li Yushi tremblingly explained this great truth, under Ting Yuan's gaze, he swallowed his saliva: "Chen...Wei Chen did not impeach Mr. Xiao Ge, he said...he was talking about the number one scholar in the new department, and the second and third prize have already been I went to the Hanlin Academy to report and report, but he hasn't shown up yet. He simply despised the imperial authority and didn't take the imperial examination into consideration, so he asked the emperor to deal with it!"
"Your Majesty, Li Yushi is right. If there is no exception, where is the ancestral precedent? With the ability and means of Xiaoge Lao, the post of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel can be worthy of a big responsibility. However, there has always been a rule that the six ministers need to If this rule is broken, what will happen to those who have studied hard for ten years to become an official? Everyone will want to take a shortcut, won't the imperial examination be abandoned? "
"Exactly. If Xiaoge always comes from a Jinshi background, the ministers will definitely support him in taking up the post of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
"Your Majesty, please be careful!"
Half of the people in the Hall of Supreme Harmony knelt down.
After just finishing the examination, it will take another three years for Mr. Xiaoge to take the imperial examination.
The position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel has already been occupied by others. Where can he get his turn?
There was silence in the hall.
Everyone felt weird and quietly raised their heads to look at the emperor. His eyes were astonishingly bright and he was extremely excited.
They felt a thump in their hearts and had a bad premonition!
really--
Jing Yun's voice became clear: "Since everyone agrees that Ting Yuan Aiqing will be appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I will prepare a decree."
"???"
Everyone was confused. When did they say yes?
"Your Majesty, you——"
Everyone took off their masks as Tingyuan took off their masks, and the words suddenly stopped!
This, this, this... what is going on?
How come Mr. Tingyuan became the number one scholar in a new subject?
Li Yushi didn't change his mind and criticized: "This is unreasonable! The number one scholar knows that he has made a big mistake and his reputation will be at stake! He is so bold that he pretends to be a small pavilion boss!"
Others did not dare to agree, but they also had this suspicion in their hearts.
Both of them are related households, so there must be some involvement, right?
But no one dared to act rashly.
Wait and see what happens.
After all, there is another terrible result, that is, are two people really the same person?
How deep should the city of Tingyuan be?
"Who dares to impersonate me? Are you tired of living?" Gu Huaizhi put the mask on his face, and there was a mockery in his eyes: "When I entered the cabinet at the age of fifteen, some people used my background as a Jinshi to obstruct me. Although I like to use power. He suppressed people, but preferred to persuade them with reason, so he became a Jinshi."
He paused and smiled faintly: "Gu Huaizhi didn't report to the Hanlin Academy. Firstly, it was unnecessary. Secondly, his wife had given birth and he was taking care of his wife and children at home. Tingyuan took leave to stay at home because of this."
"..."
This unflattering tone makes one's teeth itch, and it's definitely Ting Yuan.
It was hard to express the shock in their hearts when the five thunders struck them.
Li Yushi turned bitter and regretful.
Jing Yun looked at the ministers who seemed to be mourning their heirs, and felt very comfortable: "Gu Huaizhi is Tingyuan, and Tingyuan is also Gu Huaizhi. The two are one person. Everyone said that Tingyuan was a Jinshi, so they supported him as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Now he is not only a Jinshi, but also a new scholar, which shows that he has learned a lot, so he also serves as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. "
"Huaizhi would like to thank all colleagues for their support." Gu Huaizhi decided to give up Tingyuan's identity and said with his hands: "When my daughter is one month old, I will send invitations to all my colleagues and come to watch the ceremony."
"..."
Everyone felt aggrieved at being deceived, and there was also a hint of grievance.
What a scheming idea!
A few years ago, he set his sights on the position of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and started to play a big game, which made them hard to guard against!
Gu Huaizhi just stepped on them and climbed up the ladder. He also invited them to watch his daughter's full moon ceremony and kept an eye on their money.
Today I have offended someone completely, and Gu Huaizhi was promoted and evaluated by a hundred officials. If he doesn't give a generous full-moon gift, does he want to settle the score with the queen?
Everyone looked disheveled. After the court, a few people gathered together to discuss how much gift to give.
Gu Huai saw through their thoughts at a glance and did not stop them.
On the contrary, Xu Shoufu on the side joked: "Old treacherous and cunning Gu Huaizhi. They opposed your appointment as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, but now they have sent you to it with their own hands. If you invite them to watch the ceremony, they must plan to pay for the disaster. You are blatantly doing so." Asking for bribes.”
Gu Huaizhi didn't take it seriously: "If my wife wants to do charity, she needs the support of people from wealthy families. We all can't afford it early, and we don't have to say that we haven't received any benefits. We still have to spend money outside. We only get a good reputation. Who would do that?" Are you taking advantage of me?"
"They felt they were guilty and sent money to their door, so I took it and used it for charity to do good deeds for them." Gu Huaizhi said meaningfully: "My wife and I jointly founded a relief society. I believe all my colleagues have great intentions. Love, don’t hesitate to help poor people.”
"..." Xu Shoufu was shocked by Gu Huaizhi's shamelessness.
The life and death of all officials are in his hands. If everyone wants to be promoted and pass the examination, they must please him.
How to please?
Throw money at his Laoshizi Relief Society!
With officials taking the initiative, the wealthy businessmen below who want to rely on officials will naturally have to spend money.
Truly treacherous!
Xu Hui was glad that Gu Huaizhi was not a treacherous villain, otherwise the court would be doomed!