"Yes! Mr. Jiang is expected to be promoted next year!" At this time, Chen Xuewen jumped over from behind.
When Chen Xuewen saw Guo Shi, he looked at him and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty, Chen Xuewen has met Mr. Guo!" He and Guo Shi both held official positions in the Inspectorate. Guo Shi had a higher official position than him and was his superior. Naturally, the two of them were
It's familiar.
"Chen Yushi, you don't need to be polite. I heard that you came to Jingyuan Mansion to be the examiner. I didn't expect that we would bump into each other."
The two chatted for a while, and the topic returned to this imperial edict.
"Actually, Mr. Jiang doesn't know something. This time, the Holy Emperor has praised you so much! Mr. Jiang, please don't belittle yourself. Oh! Is he the student who gave me the advice?"
Mr. Guo looked around the courtyard and saw that they were all wearing official and servant uniforms. Only Gu Chengyu was dressed like a student, but he was a little younger, which made him a little unsure!
"Exactly!"
Gu Chengyu originally wanted to go back when he saw nothing happened, but seeing that no one in the yard had left yet, he had no choice but to stand there and not move.
Magistrate Jiang waved to Gu Chengyu and motioned for him to come over. Gu Chengyu was a little strange when he saw them. They officials were talking together. Why did they ask him to come over?
Despite his doubts, Gu Chengyu stepped forward and saluted them, "Student Gu Chengyu has met all of you!"
Guo Shi took a look at Gu Chengyu and said, "No need to give me any gifts! You are really handsome. Then you are the one who wrote the policy? There are talented people in this generation!"
"Your Excellency, you are so complimentary!" Gu Chengyu could only smile and salute modestly.
Suddenly, Guo Shi sang loudly, "Gu Chengyu, kneel down and listen to the decree!"
The courtyard immediately became quiet. Gu Chengyu reacted immediately and quickly lifted up his robe and knelt down. Everyone in the courtyard also knelt down.
"I am now passing on the emperor's oral instructions. Gu Chengyu, listen carefully!" Guo Shi looked solemnly, looking at Gu Chengyu who was kneeling below, preparing to pass on the emperor's oral orders.
"I am very pleased that there are so many talented people in the imperial examination this time! It is said that Gu Chengyu assisted the Jingyuan County Magistrate in launching a test field."
Chen Xuewen, who was kneeling behind him, broke into a cold sweat when he heard this. Fortunately, it was not done, otherwise he would be unable to eat and walk around. This is a person that even the Holy One praised. Looking at this situation,
Gu Chengyu is going to secure the top spot.
If he had unjustly accused Gu Chengyu of cheating, but the emperor had just said it so eloquently, Gu Chengyu was a talented person, wouldn't you be slapping the emperor in the face? It seems that Gu Chengyu has aroused the emperor's idea. Who dares to get into trouble now?
And it has to be given the first place. If you don't give the first place to someone who is praised by the saints, isn't it a slap in the face of the saints? What kind of bad luck has this kid got? Chen Xuewen glanced at Gu Chengyu, who was kneeling in the front.
,No! This should not just be shit luck, maybe this is a person with real talents.
Gu Chengyu knelt on the ground, as if he was listening to the instructions attentively, but his thoughts were already racing in his heart. It seems that when the governor of Jiang submitted the memorial, he also mentioned his name? However, it is possible that the Holy Emperor sent someone to check afterward, and he still
Thinking about the matter of controlling floods, this matter was not mentioned in either the imperial edict or the oral instructions.
"Get up quickly!" Gu Chengyu thanked the saint and was about to stand up. Guo Shi suddenly helped him up with a kind tone.
Gu Chengyu pretended to be frightened and looked a little flattered, "How dare you bother me?"
When Guo Shi saw this, he became even more satisfied with Gu Chengyu. This young man was talented, and what was more rare was that he was modest and prudent, not arrogant and arrogant. If he entered officialdom in the future, he could help him.
Guo Shi already wanted to draw Gu Chengyu into their camp. How could the future of a person who was praised by the Holy One be any worse?
When Gu Chengyu returned to the inn, He Shunian and the others had been waiting in the lobby. As soon as Sun Xian saw Gu Chengyu coming in from the outside, he immediately ran forward excitedly.
"Chengyu! Have you really received the imperial edict?"
Gu Chengyu glanced at the lobby and saw that there were many candidates sitting inside. It was already dinner time, and the candidates were all eating at one table. When Sun Xian mentioned the word "imperial edict", everyone stopped eating.
His movements looked towards Gu Chengyu.
When Gu Chengyu saw this, he immediately stopped him, "We'll talk about it later when we get back to the room!" After saying that, he sat down and called the waiter, who ordered the dishes.
"What they just said was an imperial edict? Did I hear it correctly?" One of the candidates at the right table was puzzled. They were not even scholars, and the imperial edict was far away from them. He thought he might have heard it.
"Yes, I heard it too! I see they are also candidates! Why are they still related to the imperial edict?"
The people who were cooking were also very puzzled. In fact, let alone them, even Gu Ye Zhiqiu and the others found it incredible.
"You don't know this, right? You don't know who he is?" A gorgeously dressed candidate at the back table said to the candidates at the front table.
These words attracted other people to look at him, and they saw that the expression on his face seemed to be very proud. Huh! He has heard this from his uncle before, for these bunch of baseless country bumpkins, from the last government examination.
Two policy papers were written at the beginning of the case and were presented to the Emperor by Lord Chiang. His uncle guessed that the imperial edict would definitely come down.
Gu Chengyu must have been mentioned because of policy matters. He had read those two articles, which were very general and not detailed. If he wanted to implement them, he would definitely need Gu Chengyu's participation.
Even though his uncle is just a businessman, he has a wide network of contacts. I heard that the imperial edict will arrive in the city in the next two days. Let's count the days, isn't that just right?
"Brother, please stop trying to impress everyone and tell us quickly!" Two candidates quickly urged.
Gu Chengyu felt a little funny when he heard the voices next to him. They were gossiping about him in front of him. What was it like?
"Chengyu! Let's move to the room to eat! Tell us about it in detail!" Other students were paying close attention to their table. Ye Zhiqiu felt uncomfortable all over, not to mention that he also wanted to know the imperial edict immediately.
thing.
"That's fine! Brother Sun, what do you think?" Sun Xian was already engaged to Gu Wan, so Gu Chengyu changed her name to Brother Sun.
"Let's go to your room to eat!" Gu Chengyu ordered Ming Mo and Ming Yan to help the waiters bring all the food to the room.
When the candidates in the lobby saw Gu Chengyu and the others leaving, their discussions became even more unscrupulous. Many candidates ran to the student's desk, wanting to hear his detailed explanation.
Gu Chengyu and everyone entered the room, and He Shunian couldn't wait to ask, "Chengyu, what did the imperial edict say?"
Gu Chengyu told the contents of the imperial edict. It was not a secret anyway. In the future, he would have to work for Magistrate Chiang, so they would naturally know about it.
"Then you are not mentioned in the imperial edict at all! All the strategies you wrote and the methods you thought of became the credit of Governor Jiang?"
He Shunian has an upright temperament and will say whatever he wants. He thought that Gu Chengyu had already caught the emperor's eye due to this incident. Let's not talk about the high official salary. After Gu Chengyu was admitted to the Jinshi, he would not need to worry about the official position.
?Who would have thought that it was just a sentence mentioned in an oral edict? And it was still helping Magistrate Chiang to do things, so wouldn’t all the credit in the future belong to Magistrate Chiang?