"Oh? Even you recommend it like this, so it seems that Gu Xiuzuan is indeed very talented. Let's see! Gu Xiuzuan was originally going to participate in the compilation of the ceremony. Since even you praised it so much, then... Ask him to come to the imperial study at this moment, so that the three of you can discuss the ceremony together."
After the summoned chamberlain left, the emperor planned to call Gu Chengyu as well.
If Min Feng is really talented, even if he is Xia Qing's disciple, no matter how reluctant the emperor is, as long as Xia Qing comes to ask, the emperor will agree. After all, he is the chief assistant. Although he wants to support another person to fight against Xia Qing, he also needs Xia Qing to come. Contain others.
Besides, Xia Qing can be regarded as an old minister. The cabinet has been controlled by Xia Qing, and it is very inconvenient for him to do things. If Xia Qing came to submit, he just walked down the steps.
However, it was naturally impossible for Min Feng to get the position of attendant so easily.
He must support Gu Chengyu. As for whether Gu Chengyu can seize the opportunity, it depends on Gu Chengyu's ability.
"De'an, ask Xiao Quanzi to go to the Hanlin Academy to ask Gu Xiuzhan to discuss the ceremony." The emperor ordered to De'an.
When Zhang Hai saw the emperor's instructions, there was still a smile on his face. He couldn't help but secretly regret in his heart. He was wrong after all. The emperor had already made his attitude clear, and now he actually called Gu Chengyu over.
The difference can be seen from the servants sent.
When Gu Chengyu comes, if he discovers that someone else has taken advantage of his preface and exposes him regardless, wouldn't he be guilty of deceiving the emperor?
Zhang Hai thought about it for a while and stabilized his mind. Anyway, he said at first that he had heard from his subordinates, and he could always defend himself in front of the emperor. Gu Chengyu would still serve in the Hanlin Academy in the future. If he knew what he was talking about, he would not expose it. he.
Min Feng looked at the imperial study room in front of him and couldn't help but feel excited.
Min Feng followed the chamberlain into the imperial study, and did not dare to look at the emperor sitting in front of the imperial desk. He quickly knelt on the ground and shouted: "My minister, Min Feng, respectfully wishes the emperor's peace!"
The emperor looked at Min Feng, who was kneeling in front of him without saying a word. He was a young man, so he must be pretty good-looking to be a prostitute.
His talents may be good, but it's a pity that he surrendered to Xia Qing's family so early. This made the emperor very unhappy.
"Get back on your feet!" After a while, the emperor's face brightened a little, and he called out in a pleasant tone.
Min Feng couldn't wait for the emperor to speak, and he became even more nervous. It seemed that what he and the teacher had expected was right. The emperor had preconceived ideas and was biased against him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
When Gu Chengyu learned that Min Feng had been summoned by the emperor, he knew it was because of the ceremony. Ren Ge said to go to Zhang Hai's place, but Zhang Hai was not there.
Zhang Hai went out in the afternoon and did not come back for so long. He must have presented the preface to the emperor. Naturally, he had to present the preface to the emperor.
The emperor might have summoned him, but before the chamberlain came over, the emperor summoned Min Feng first. The matter had nothing to do with Min Feng, and he had not heard of what merits Min Feng had done to be summoned by the emperor.
Min Feng had someone taking care of him in the Hanlin Academy. Not only did he do nothing, he definitely had no fault. The emperor summoned him, maybe it was just for the preface to the ceremony.
Gu Chengyu thought of Xia Qing, the chief assistant. Mr. Zhang said that he would go to Xia Qing's place to have a look at him in the afternoon, and then present it to the emperor.
Could it be that Xia Qing wanted to blame Min Feng for the preface? The more Gu Chengyu thought about it, the more likely it seemed that such peach picking was common in official circles.
The merits of those lower-level officials were taken away by the higher-ups, and those whose consciences were still intact were given some compensation, leaving some soup for the lower-level officials. Others were left with nothing at all, and the lower-level officials were also speechless.
He flipped through the pages and rummaged through a stack of books on the table. He was used to making two preparations, so he naturally made a backup copy, and this one was more detailed than that one. It was something he saved for future compilation.
In order to save time during the examination, I recorded in detail where to search.
That one was copied from this one. This one was written in too much detail. If this went well, Gu Chengyu planned to keep it for himself.
He writes in regular script, and the Emperor may not necessarily recognize this character. In addition, since Xia Qing and others have this plan, they will make another copy and submit it to the Emperor. Therefore, he has no advantage in handwriting.
When Min Feng gets the credit, he is only a sixth-rank official. It is not easy to ask for an audience with the emperor, unless the emperor takes the initiative to summon him.
When the emperor summons him again, won't it mean that the day lily has gone cold? Besides, if he tries to defend himself, the emperor may not believe him.
Since he dared to take over, he must have made complete preparations. Unexpectedly, he had to be slapped in the face just a few days after arriving at the Hanlin Academy.
Even if the emperor was unwilling, when Xia Qing used this excuse to apply for an official position for Min Feng, the emperor would still agree after careful consideration.
After all, he is the chief minister of the cabinet and has a lot of power in the cabinet. Besides, there are many Xia Qing's gang members in the court. If the emperor does not give Xia Qing face, then the emperor's life will not be easy.
What's more, Xia Qing has worked hard for the emperor for so many years without any credit, so the emperor will still miss some old feelings.
After such an analysis, Gu Chengyu felt that everything was bad. Although he didn't care much about the prologue and didn't think it was such a great achievement, he couldn't help but still take a fancy to it.
In fact, Xia Qing just used this as an excuse! Otherwise, if he extends his paws directly to the position of the reader, it would be too ugly to look at him.
Ren Ge was collating holy scriptures and glanced at Gu Chengyu out of the corner of his eye out of habit. Seeing that Gu Chengyu had been a little uneasy since Min Feng was summoned, he couldn't help but chuckle in his heart.
After all, you are a young man who has just entered the officialdom, and you are still a little uneasy. At the same time, he sneered in his heart, even if you are the proud son of heaven, you can't stop the emperor from summoning the same year, right?
Officials in the court are all based on their own abilities. If you are capable, others may not be able to do so.
Ren Ge shook his head. He was still too young. Unlike veterans like them who had been senior officials for many years, thinking like this, he felt a sense of superiority for no reason.
Then he lowered his head and continued what he was doing before. He still had to perform well during this period. If he could satisfy Mr. Zhang, then he would have more chances of being promoted to a scholar in the Hanlin Academy.
Ren Ge's family background was average and he didn't have many connections in the court, so he was not well-informed. Whether it was Xia Qing who sent a letter to the Ministry of Personnel, or whether the emperor asked the Ministry of Personnel to retain the official position of attendant, Ren Ge would not let the news come out.
How could the pavilion know?
Not to mention the preface to the ceremony made by Gu Chengyu, Gu Chengyu never told Ren Ge and the others, and Zhang Hai was even less likely to tell anyone about it before the emperor confirmed it, so Ren Ge's sense of superiority was simply ridiculous.
Gu Chengyu rubbed a corner of the booklet and then put the booklet into his sleeve. He wanted to bet that the emperor would summon him at the same time.
As long as the emperor doesn't want Xia Qing to gain the upper hand again, he has to sneak him out and get a piece of the pie, or maybe it's time to test him.
In any case, summoning him is simply killing two birds with one stone.