Gu Chengyu was making plans in his mind and was not slow at all. Ren Ge did not take him back to his office, but went directly to Master Zhang.
"Your Majesty Gu Chengyu pays homage to Mr. Zhang!" Gu Chengyu entered the room and saluted Zhang Hai.
"Well! This is the emperor's father-in-law. The emperor wants to summon you!" Zhang Hai looked at the tall young man in front of him and said in a friendly tone.
Recently, he tested Gu Chengyu and found that he was not as arrogant as he imagined. He originally planned to wait for the books in Wenhua Pavilion to be sorted out, and then let the more senior officials of the Hanlin Academy give him some advice. Who would have thought? The emperor was more anxious than him.
"Eunuch Quan!" Gu Chengyu raised his hand to the chamberlain Xiao Quanzi, who also bowed to Gu Chengyu.
Xiao Quanzi wore the uniform of a sixth-grade eunuch, which was one level higher than Gu Chengyu's. But the eunuch had no real power after all. Although Xiao Quanzi was a sixth-grade eunuch, he was naturally a head shorter compared to these officials.
The previous dynasty had already stipulated that eunuchs were not allowed to participate in politics, so the status of internal servants in this dynasty was actually not very high.
Zhang Hai noticed that Gu Chengyu just bowed his hand to Eunuch Quan, and felt a little satisfied. So what if these eunuchs were of the sixth grade? Aren't they inferior to their court officials?
Some officials felt uncomfortable when they saw the favored chamberlain around the emperor, looking smoky and fawning. Gu Chengyu did not look down upon him, nor was he too flattering. Such an attitude made Zhang Hai think highly of Gu Chengyu.
Xiao Quanzi led Gu Chengyu out of the Hanlin Academy and towards the imperial study room behind Jingyang Palace.
"Eunuch Quan, I don't know why the emperor summoned you, why?" Gu Chengyu looked at Xiao Quanzi who had taken a few steps away to lead him, and asked as he came closer.
Xiao Quanzi had already been sizing up Gu Chengyu for a long time. The emperor thought highly of the number one scholar and said he was a talented person. Manager Chen had been guarding against him recently. He couldn't even get close to the emperor, so he took a little Gu Chengyu is good at the job of a chamberlain.
That day, the second prince recommended Gu Chengyu in front of the emperor, and he also heard it. The emperor's attitude towards Gu Chengyu was also very unusual. He could make some connections with this upstart who was about to rise in the court by making a trip.
Gu Chengyu saw that no one was around, took out a fifty-tael silver note from his sleeve, and secretly stuffed it into Xiao Quanzi's hand.
Xiao Quanzi didn't expect Gu Chengyu to be so smart. He put Gu Chengyu's banknote into his sleeve without changing his expression. He did it all naturally and quickly.
Gu Chengyu knew that these chamberlains who had some status in the palace would not be merciful in receiving benefits. Looking at this father-in-law, he was afraid that he would often receive benefits.
Xiao Quanzi took a look just now and saw a fifty-tael silver note. He secretly thought in his heart that Mr. Gu is quite generous. Although he wanted to make friends with this young Mr. Gu, if he didn't accept the cash note, he would probably Master Gu thought that he didn't want to make friends with him, so Xiao Quanzi didn't refuse, he just wanted to mention more in the future.
"Don't worry, Mr. Gu. The emperor heard that Mr. Gu was quick in literary thinking and created a style of poetry, so he summoned you."
The Emperor heard that His Highness Prince Jing had recently devoted himself to studying Ci Pai because of the Ci Pai. Then he was curious about who made the Ci Pai and what kind of Ci Pai it was. When he heard that it was Gu Chengyu who created it, he became interested. , summoned Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu suddenly realized that it was caused by the Ci Pai. After the last literary meeting in Tianxiang Pavilion, his Ci Pai made many students imitate him. Mr. Dongyuan even gave him an invitation to the literary conference.
It was a pity that the imperial examination was to be held in three days at that time. He was so focused on the imperial examination that he missed the literary meeting held by the great Confucians.
"That's it. Thank you so much, Eunuch Quan, for informing me." Gu Chengyu smiled at Xiao Quanzi, but in his heart he was wondering about Xiao Quanzi's status beside the emperor.
Being able to be the deputy commander is not an incompetent person. He should be reused by the emperor. How could he come out to do this kind of errand work? Gu Chengyu would not think that his face is so great that he would let the emperor personally send a sixth-grade spy. The attendant came to summon him.
"Master Gu, you're welcome, just call us Xiao Quanzi." Since Xiao Quanzi plans to make friends with Gu Chengyu, of course he must get closer to Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu glanced at him in surprise, then waved his hand and said: "This can't be done, let's call him Eunuch Quan!"
Just kidding, he is not the emperor, nor is he the superior of Quan's father-in-law, so how can he call him Xiao Quanzi? It's just a polite way of saying it, but if he really calls it, he's being ungrateful.
After leaving for about half an hour, Gu Chengyu finally walked to the back of Jingyang Palace. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the palace was so big, if he had to go back and forth between the Hanlin Academy and the Royal Study several times a day, wouldn't he be wasting all his time? On the road?
Xiao Quanzi asked Gu Chengyu to wait outside the imperial study, while he went in to report. De'an was grinding ink for the emperor, and when he saw Xiao Quanzi coming in, he raised his eyelids and continued to watch the movements in his hands.
Gu Chengyu saw that there was a chamberlain standing outside the royal study. Judging from his clothes, he should be of a lower grade than the father-in-law Quan just now.
"Your Majesty! Lord Gu is here!" Xiao Quanzi bowed his head respectfully and reported to the Emperor.
"Send him a message to come in!" The emperor looked at the big characters in his hand and frowned. Perhaps because of the busy government affairs now, his handwriting had deteriorated a bit compared to before.
Hearing Xiao Quanzi say that Gu Chengyu is here, he remembered about the word cards. The fourth child had recently become obsessed with the word cards. He devoted himself to studying knowledge every day, almost to the point of forgetting to sleep and eat.
He didn't know how to get along with this frail and sick son. He kept him in the capital just so that the imperial doctor could find a way for him to remove the remaining poison from his body as soon as possible so that he could live longer!
After all, he was his son. His mother died after giving birth to him. The fourth child was not in good health and had to rely on medicinal herbs to support him every year. He couldn't bear the fourth child to have to work for other things, so it was better to take good care of his health.
That stubborn and lovable woman, if she hadn't requested him before her death, he wouldn't have been so cruel to the fourth child.
The emperor sighed. After all, the love was deep and the relationship was shallow. The past was like smoke and disappeared with the wind. Decades passed by and he was old, really old.
Xiao Quanzi took the order and went out to invite Gu Chengyu.
De'an has been with the emperor for so many years, and he has always understood the emperor's temperament. He usually sees the emperor being indifferent to Prince Jing, but he knows that the Ministry of Internal Affairs allocates countless amounts of silver and precious medicinal materials to Prince Jing's palace every year.
Recently, the eldest prince said that Prince Jing was sleeping and forgetting to eat and sleep because of those poems. The emperor may feel a little sorry for Prince Jing. He called Mr. Gu over, most likely because he wanted Mr. Gu to write two poems and send them to Prince Jing's palace.
It's a pity that Prince Jing has no way of knowing the emperor's intentions. He may still think that he is an unfavored prince!