"The six ministers are satisfied with the preface you wrote. Once the chief minister has read it, they can submit it to the emperor." Basically, if you submit it to the emperor, the emperor will not object.
Zhang Hai also heard that Gu Chengyu had some feud with his chief minister, so he didn't say who wrote it. If the emperor summoned him for this matter, he would tell the emperor directly.
But if the lord of the capital wanted to take this job, he would have to confess to the capital.
As soon as Gu Chengyu heard about Xia Shoufu, he was worried that the old man would reject the preface when he saw that he had written it. But don't think that since he was the Shoufu, he would definitely disdain to do such a thing.
If Xia Qing didn't have Min Feng as a disciple, he might still look down upon such a small achievement.
But now that Min Feng has entered the Hanlin Academy and is still subordinate to him, how can the master and the apprentice be willing to accept it? It is impossible to say that Min Feng is gearing up and extending his claws to the position of the Imperial Academy's Attendant.
Gu Chengyu had heard the discussion between Ren Ge and others in the past two days. The position of bachelor's degree scholar was probably held by Qiu Yixue.
Qiu Yixue was a junior student, and it was normal for him to be promoted to a higher level. However, Qiu Yixue had a close relationship with Xia Qing, and I heard that he took great care of Min Feng during this period.
Xia Qing will send a letter to the Ministry of Personnel when the time comes, and Min Feng will find an opportunity to be promoted to two levels.
This is the advantage of having a big tree at your back. Such a small official transfer will not attract the emperor's attention to this matter.
Originally, Gu Chengyu had no idea about the position of attendant. With so many senior officials in the Hanlin Academy, it was impossible for him to get his turn. However, this official position must not fall to Min Feng.
He himself didn't have much prejudice against Min Feng. He had always competed for literary talents in the literary society before, and everyone was a scholar. This was very common, and Gu Chengyu didn't take it to heart.
But who said Min Feng was Xia Qing's disciple? The teacher and Xia Qing had been at loggerheads for a long time, so there was no possibility of reconciliation between Gu Chengyu and Xia Qing.
Not to mention, Xia Qing wanted to pull him down from the audition list, which was a deep hatred that would ruin his future. In addition, the emperor wanted to find someone to compete with Xia Qing, so he even wanted to stand on the opposite side of Xia Qing.
Therefore, Min Feng can never be promoted, at least he cannot be promoted faster than him. It is also good to let Xia Qing have one less arm. Gu Chengyu can save a lot of trouble.
"It is the official's duty to share the worries of the adults. It is also the official's honor to have the preface come in handy." Gu Chengyu didn't attach much importance to the preface, and he thought it was not a great achievement.
In fact, Gu Chengyu is still accustomed to using the thinking of his previous life to make judgments. Such a detailed preface can at least bring about a reform in the books of the Dayan Dynasty.
Zhang Hai was very satisfied when he saw Gu Chengyu's neither arrogant nor impetuous attitude. Then he gave Gu Chengyu another book of records and asked him to complete the collation within four days at the latest.
Gu Chengyu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Fortunately, he was not asked to finish the review in two days. Otherwise, he would have felt that the future would be dark.
After coming out of Mr. Zhang's office, Gu Chengyu returned to the office with a pile of books and records.
In the afternoon, Zhang Hai took the preface to the office of Xia Chief Assistant. Although the emperor asked the six ministries to be the commander-in-chief, Xia Qing, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, naturally had to intervene.
Even though he couldn't understand Xia Qing's behavior, he had to admit that Xia Qing was a good player in playing power.
"I have met the Chief Assistant!"
Xia Qing smiled and then said goodbye.
He knew why Zhang Hai came to him. The emperor had mentioned the compilation of the ceremony a few days ago. When Zhang Hai came here at this time, he should have drafted the regulations.
Zhang Hai respects him on the surface, but secretly he is very disdainful of himself, and he naturally knows this.
"The Hanlin Academy has already drafted regulations regarding the ceremony, and the six ministries have no objections to it. Your Excellency, please take a look at it."
Zhang Hai had nothing to fear from Xia Qing. As a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, he was a close minister of the emperor. Even if Xia Qing was the chief minister, he did not need to flatter him.
"Oh? The Hanlin Academy acted swiftly this time." Xia Qing took the preface and opened it to read.
As soon as he opened it, he could see the difference. In this preface, the functions of the six departments and other government offices, and all the civil government offices were clearly recorded. Looking at the bottom, they were even divided.
Two volumes of the official affairs of the military office.
There are only two volumes of the Military Yamen, which list the 22 guards including the governor's office of the five armies and the Jinyi Guards. Although there are no detailed records of land, household registration, etc., it is very rare.
The Hanlin Academy is a civilian government office, and it is impossible to know such details about the military positions. It is just a preface, and the details will be listed in the canon later.
He closed the book and stared at Zhang Hai, "This preface is very detailed. Your Hanlin Academy has put some thought into it this time."
Xia Qing thought that this was a content jointly prepared by the Sixth Department and the Hanlin Academy. Of course, he did not expect that it was written by one person. However, because it was the first time for him to see such a preface, he came to this conclusion.
Zhang Hai was hesitant. Many officials knew about the discord between Gu Chengyu and Xia Shoufu. Naturally, he had heard about it. If he told Gu Chengyu, what would Xia Qing's attitude be like?
After only thinking for a moment, he decided to speak out. If he didn't say it at this time, then the credit would become his. He was not a person who was greedy for success and never bothered to steal other people's credit.
"It was written by Gu Xiu, who just entered the Hanlin Academy some time ago. I feel that the preface is very good and there is nothing to add or modify, so I brought it to your lord for review."
"You said this was Gu Chengyu's doing? Is this a method he came up with?"
Xia Qing was extremely shocked after hearing this. He originally thought that this method could be used as a reference in other books. Who knew that Zhang Hai actually said a name that surprised him.
"Yes! This preface was written by Gu Xiuzhan alone, and no one from the Hanlin Academy or the Six Ministries had any involvement."
"He did it alone?" How is this possible? Xia Qing is unwilling to believe that this is a charter that the six ministers and the Hanlin Academy jointly discussed, and it took several days to come up with it, so Gu Chengyu can solve it alone?
"Everything I say is true. Gu Chengyu spent a whole night working on it." Zhang Hai could understand Xia Qing's disbelief. He was also shocked when he received the brochure.
After a brief shock, Xia Qing quickly returned to normal. He felt a little sorry for Gu Chengyu in his heart. This young man had only learned well and his ability to do things was not bad, but it was a pity that he had fallen under Liang Zhirui's disciples early.
At the beginning, it was not that he had not compared Min Feng with Gu Chengyu. Although Gu Chengyu was a young man, he had a calm temperament. His talent and learning were impeccable, and now it seems that his ability to do things was also very outstanding. How could the old stubborn Liang Zhirui receive such a disciple?
, it’s true that I burned a lot of incense in my previous life.
Compared with Gu Chengyu, Min Feng is a little behind. In fact, Min Feng is already considered the best among his peers, but who said there is another Gu Chengyu in the world?
Thinking of Min Feng, Xia Qing also felt aggrieved for him. How could he be so bright if he was so fond of Yu? If it weren't for Gu Chengyu, Min Feng would definitely be able to go further in the officialdom.