"I thank the emperor for giving me a seat!" Gu Chengyu didn't expect that the emperor would actually give him a seat today.
His boss is still kneeling outside, but he is sitting in the imperial study. This feels really strange!
Besides, the chief assistant Xia Qing will be here soon. When Xia Qing comes, will the emperor give him a seat?
If not, then it would be a bit unreasonable for him, a lowly official from the sixth rank, to sit while a high-ranking official from the first rank stands.
As soon as Gu Chengyu thought about it, he felt like he was sitting on pins and needles under his butt.
"Gu Aiqing, I heard what you said. You read a lot of books on weekdays, but you have covered a wide range of books. What's even more rare is that you still remember them all!"
The emperor felt a little worried when he saw these memorials, so he simply pushed them aside and started talking to Gu Chengyu.
The young man was energetic, and when he talked to Gu Chengyu, the emperor felt physically and mentally happy, as if he was much younger.
"Back to the Emperor, Wei Chen has a pretty good memory. If you read it twice more, you will naturally not forget it."
Gu Chengyu's words were somewhat modest. He only needed to read them once to remember them ten times, and after reading them twice, he could remember them deeply in his mind.
Of course, if you don't review it for a few years, you will forget it. After a year and a half, you have to read it twice again to consolidate it.
"Oh? So you still have a photographic memory?" The emperor suddenly became interested. This Gu Chengyu is really talented.
"Back to the Emperor! I don't dare to claim that I have a photographic memory. You have to read it twice more before you can remember it." Gu Chengyu stood up respectfully and replied.
He was a little unsure. The emperor asked Xia Qing to come over, but he didn't let him go back. He even gave him a seat. He didn't know what it meant.
It seems that he has nothing to do here. The emperor has ordered the book to go down, so he doesn't need to worry about it.
Then why was he still staying in the imperial study? But the emperor didn't say anything, and even gave him a seat and started chatting with him.
He hesitated a little, whether to resign or to continue waiting for Xia Qing to come over.
The emperor and Gu Chengyu chatted for a few more words and were in a good mood! Then they took the memorial on the table and started reading it again.
Just looking at it, it was another trivial matter, and the emperor couldn't help but feel angry and depressed again.
Most of the memorials sent by the cabinet in the past few days were about trivial matters. He glanced at the draft attached to the memorial and thought that it would be better to temper the cabinet's spirit by not following the draft draft and approving it himself.
However, he really couldn't bear it these days. He was not in good health to begin with, and he had to fight against the cabinet, which was a bit hard on him.
Seeing the emperor's brows furrowed, Gu Chengyu knew that he was worried about the memorial. He didn't know whether it was because of the troublesome memorial or because of the pile of memorials on the table.
Gu Chengyu couldn't help but sigh with emotion. It seemed that life as an emperor was not easy either.
In previous lives, we often see emperors in history books working very hard and reviewing memorials late into the night, so emperors generally did not live long.
Of course, there are also those who make display cabinets, but such dynasties usually don't last long.
Not to mention those who are dissolute and immoral and only greedy for pleasure, they are all goods that will subjugate the country.
"Gu Aiqing! Do you think the ministers in this court are always deceiving me?"
The emperor leaned his back on the chair and began to rest with his eyes closed, his face expressionless.
But what he said shocked Gu Chengyu. He quickly stood up and said: "Back to the emperor, those ministers have not been fooled by the courage of others, so how dare they deceive the emperor? You are the king of a country, and you have never done anything about the world's affairs.
Is there anything you don’t know?”
Gu Chengyu didn't know why the emperor suddenly asked this question. Did the emperor realize that the officials in the court were hiding something from him?
Although Xia Qing was powerful, the emperor always had a few confidants, right? Otherwise, the emperor would have been ignored by Xia Qing.
Even though he is now under the control of the cabinet, the emperor is not helpless!
"Hmph! I think those people want me to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy. Are they trying to measure how old I am?"
The emperor suddenly opened his eyes and looked straight at Gu Chengyu. The unwillingness, anger, and helplessness hidden deep in his eyes shocked Gu Chengyu.
He quickly stood up and knelt down. Even Xiao Quanzi was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground. The emperor said this, which shows how serious the anger in his heart was.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Gu Chengyu didn't know how to persuade him. In fact, the ultimate reason was that the Emperor was old and his energy was no longer what it once was. Naturally, the courtiers had to make plans for the future.
"You don't dare, but they do! Gu Aiqing, tell me, is there any way to let me know whether they are sincere to me?"
The emperor leaned forward, waved his hand and drove Xiao Quanzi out of the imperial study, asking him to guard the door and not to disturb him until he asked to come in. Then he looked at Gu Chengyu who was kneeling on the ground.
There was a hint of bitterness at the corner of Gu Chengyu's mouth, as expected! Nothing good would happen if he stayed here.
The general gave him a seat! I'm afraid he will have to kneel down to answer now. If he can't answer or the emperor is dissatisfied, the consequences will depend on the emperor's mood.
But the current situation is very obvious, and the emperor is in a very bad mood.
Gu Chengyu thought for a moment and realized that what the emperor meant was that he could not fully control the officials in the court now. He just wanted to save some face for himself by asking this!
And who can guarantee that the memorials submitted by the cabinet every day are complete?
Quite a few of those memorials were returned every day, and some went into the cabinet, whereupon they disappeared.
What the emperor wanted was nothing more than to know everything in the capital and local areas, down to the smallest details, so that he could better control the court.
Gu Chengyu glanced at the memorial on the table and suddenly had an idea.
He looked at the emperor carefully and found that the emperor was staring at him, waiting for his reply.
He also knew that the emperor wanted to test him. What happened to Min Feng just now was not a big deal in the eyes of the emperor. This was the main event.
If he answers well today and satisfies the emperor, he will have a good life in the future. Otherwise, after today, the emperor will not care about his life or death.
"Wei Chen and other officials are naturally loyal to the emperor, and wei Chen is even more looking forward to relieving the emperor's worries. From now on, I will dedicate myself to you until my death."
Of course, it was impossible for Gu Chengyu to reveal the method so quickly. It was too easy to obtain, so the emperor should not take it seriously. Naturally, he had to show his loyalty first.
When the emperor heard this, as Gu Chengyu expected, his expression became impatient.
He frowned, and then thought that Gu Chengyu had just entered the officialdom, so how could he think of any good ideas.
Those veterans are all old foxes, and Gu Chengyu is still young! Naturally, he cannot defeat them because his expectations are too high.
"Actually, it's not impossible," Gu Chengyu said hesitantly.
"Oh? Gu Aiqing has a good idea? Why don't you tell me!" The emperor was a little disappointed at first, but when he heard that Gu Chengyu actually had a good idea, hope burst out in his eyes.
The emperor's originally drooped eyes suddenly widened, and he immediately sat upright, showing that he was very concerned about Gu Chengyu's words.