Min Feng was astonished. He simply couldn't imagine. How could it be possible?
Hu Maoshen frowned when he heard this. As soon as he entered the house, he saw several Shangguan who didn't know how to salute and even called Shangguan by his first name. How could Min Feng be so arrogant?
Gu Chengyu slowly put down the tea bowl. He didn't care about Min Feng before.
A fledgling boy who relies on the support of his teacher but actually doesn't have much ability. He doesn't need to put the other person on the same level as himself yet.
It's just that Min Feng seems to have become more aggressive since he came to Jiangnan.
"Min Shidu, Mr. Gu is an imperial envoy sent by the imperial court, and he has now become the Right Shaoqing of Dali Temple. This is an official position of the fourth rank. When you meet him, how can you call him by his first name? This is a disrespect for Shangguan.
Very disrespectful."
Hu Maoshen admired Gu Chengyu's abilities very much, but now that he saw Min Feng being so unworthy, he couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart.
It seems that people are still incomparable. In front of Gu Chengyu's bright moon, Min Feng is not even the light of a grain of rice.
After being scolded by Hu Maoshen, Min Feng came to his senses. It turned out that he was so surprised that he had called Gu Chengyu by his first name.
This is absolutely not allowed in the officialdom. How can a lower official be so ignorant of the dignity of superiors and inferiors?
In any case, Min Feng has lost his composure just now, so he must apologize to Gu Chengyu.
Min Feng was about to apologize, but he suddenly remembered that he seemed to have overlooked something before. Then he was suddenly startled, what did Hu Maoshen say just now?
The Right Shaoqing of Dali Temple? When did Gu Chengyu become the Right Shaoqing of Dali Temple? This is simply impossible.
Min Feng shook his head suddenly, feeling that this was absolutely impossible, definitely impossible!
Gu Chengyu closed his eyes slightly, "Min Shidu, your rank is lower than mine. But now you call me by my name. Are you dissatisfied with me?"
Min Feng is so disrespectful to him. Isn't this contempt for his official authority? Even if you are Xia Qing's junior disciple, so what?
Min Feng's expression suddenly turned ugly. He quickly bowed to Gu Chengyu and said, "Xiaoguan suddenly saw Master Gu appearing in Hangtian Mansion. He was really surprised. Therefore, he lost his composure just now. Please forgive me for doing this."
Unreasonable behavior.”
Gu Chengyu looked at Min Feng's lowered head, with an expression on his face that seemed to be a smile but not a smile.
After a while, Min Feng didn't hear Gu Chengyu respond, and he suddenly felt dissatisfied. What did this Gu Chengyu mean? Could it be that he had caught his mistake and was planning to stop giving in?
Hu Maoshen saw that Gu Chengyu just smiled but said nothing, and Min Feng's drooped head seemed to be raised a little. There was silence in the study, and the scene became awkward for a while.
"Cough!" Hu Mao coughed deeply and glanced at Gu Chengyu, indicating that he would just put it down as soon as he could.
You can't offend someone too badly. After all, it depends on the owner when beating a dog!
Behind him was the powerful Xia Shoufu. For the sake of peace in the future, Hu Maoshen was not willing to offend Min Feng too severely. After all, Xia Qing was a man who was determined to retaliate.
This person is very petty. If they have a grudge with him, their future life in the court will definitely be difficult.
How could Gu Chengyu not understand what Hu Maoshen meant? But this time he didn't want to let him go.
"Editor Min, the emperor sent you to the south of the Yangtze River to inspect the river embankment, right?" Gu Chengyu did not let him off the hook, but asked something that left everyone present baffled.
Min Feng was still immersed in the matter of Gu Chengyu's promotion to the Right Shaoqing of Dali Temple, and Gu Chengyu was so disrespectful to him, which made him extremely angry.
At this moment, I heard Gu Chengyu speak. I thought that Gu Chengyu would say a few words to give a chance to expose the matter, but I didn't expect that Gu Chengyu actually planned to show off.
He replied with a straight face, "Exactly! Your Majesty has appointed this official to be the Censor of the River Patrol. You should know this."
After all, Gu Chengyu was also present when the emperor summoned him. Now, isn't this asking questions knowingly?
"Since you admit it, I will get straight to the point. I just heard Mr. Hu say that he had written to Li Taihang, the magistrate of Yingnan Prefecture, and when Li Taihang finally replied and refused to accept the victims, you were also in Yingnan Prefecture at that time, right?
"
Gu Chengyu looked at Min Feng with a very unkind look. Hu Maoshen didn't mention Min Feng's autographed letter just now. This was a private letter after all, and Gu Chengyu couldn't ask directly.
But there must be an explanation for this matter. Min Feng's disregard for human life is despicable.
However, when he said this, not only did Min Feng's face turn a little pale, but even Hu Maoshen's face showed anger.
At that time, Hu Maoshen wrote to three neighboring prefectures, but unexpectedly, all three prefectures rejected him. The reasons for the rejection were all the same, which was that he had no food and no money.
There were many excuses in his words, and Yingnan Mansion even said that their river embankment was also leaking.
Yingnan Mansion is located in the upper reaches of the Tianya River, and there are many tributaries in the upper reaches. If the water leaks, the consequences will be very serious. It may collapse, and the river water will inevitably pour thousands of miles.
Why would Yingnan Mansion seem so calm about such a serious matter? I'm afraid they have already been looking for someone to repair the river embankment with great fanfare.
And these officials from the Ministry of Industry would not appear in Hangtian Mansion, so Li Taihang would not let them leave.
At that time, Hu Maoshen was all focused on the victims of Changtian Mansion and did not think about it at all. But when he thought about it carefully later, he realized that Li Taihang was treating him like a monkey!
Do you think that by currying favor with Min Feng, you can get a hold of Xia Shoufu? You haven't got there yet! You won't take him as an imperial envoy seriously.
Hu Maoshen was very angry at those officials who did nothing but shirk each other, but he was particularly disgusted by Li Taihang's behavior.
Li Taihang was in the same year as him and had been classmates before. He thought that their relationship was quite close, otherwise he would not have recommended Min Feng to Li Taihang when Min Feng first arrived at Yingnan Mansion.
Who would have thought that these two people were now hooked up, but they threw the recommended person over the wall. Before throwing him, they put him on the ground and stepped on him a few times. How could Hu Maoshen swallow such a breath?
"When I first arrived in Yingnan Mansion, I sent people to investigate the situation of the river embankment in Yingnan Mansion. I also interviewed the river workers and found that the river embankment in Yingnan Mansion is still intact. You are
As the censor patrolling the river, it is your duty to inspect the river embankment. I would like to ask you, is there any leakage in the river embankment in Yingnan Mansion?"
Gu Chengyu leaned forward, his eyes as sharp as falcons, and Min Feng suddenly felt the pressure doubled.
When he accepted Li Taihang's favor before, they had already discussed countermeasures on this matter. Now that Li Taihang guaranteed that nothing would go wrong, Min Feng felt more at ease.
Unexpectedly, Gu Chengyu would ask about this matter, and there was already sweat on his forehead.
This was his first time accepting a bribe, but now that he was being questioned by Gu Chengyu, he naturally felt guilty.