The four hundred and fortieth chapter is a serious nonsense
"Indeed! Does Gu Aiqing still have medical skills?" The emperor joked casually.
Gu Chengyu shook his head. Your dull eyes, the bruises under your eyes, and the dark circles under your eyes are signs of excessive indulgence and excessive late nights.
However, this cannot be said.
"Wei Chen is not good at medical skills. I just heard that if you often feel tired, it is not only due to physical reasons, but also due to too much psychological pressure. Your Majesty, you may wish to adjust your emotions and balance work and rest.
, my body is definitely healthier than before."
Gu Chengyu stated with a serious expression, making De'an beside him roll his eyelids. At the same time, he cursed in his heart, this Master Gu is quite capable of telling nonsense in a serious manner.
"Oh? You mean, I need to relax and rest more so that I can stay healthy?"
In fact, the imperial doctor also gave such instructions, but the emperor always listened to these remarks, and his ears became calluses, so naturally he became impatient. As the king of a country, even if the emperor wanted to relax, the courtiers would not allow it.
But Gu Chengyu changed his explanation. The emperor found it new, so he naturally listened. Unfortunately, just because he listened, it didn't mean he would do it.
Gu Chengyu said this just to change the subject with the emperor. Otherwise, if the emperor kept insisting on his age, he was afraid that he would not be able to help saying something that he shouldn't say.
Besides, isn't the most fundamental reason still because time is not forgiving? He said, how can people never grow old? By establishing a prince earlier and selecting the successor of the country, it would also save them and the courtiers a lot of trouble.
Now I'm afraid that those princes can't wait any longer and will cause too much trouble if they keep making moves in private. He, a little shrimp, can't withstand the torture!
"It's a pity that I can't relax even if I want to! I have too many things to worry about. Gu Aiqing, what do you think we should do?"
This question made Gu Chengyu almost roll his eyes. Wouldn't it be better to go around in circles when it comes to anything and just say it directly? Does he have to jump into the pit voluntarily so that the emperor can appear to be extremely smart and strategizing?
"Your Majesty! You can ask your ministers! Shouldn't the officials in the court help you solve your problems? As ministers, this is our duty. Lords like the chief minister, the ministers, etc. are all looking forward to helping you.
I’m doing my best!”
When Gu Chengyu saw that the emperor was still refusing to tell him the purpose of summoning him today, he had no choice but to jump down the emperor's trap. In fact, he was very busy, and he still had two volumes of records that he had not yet finished editing!
"Hmph! If you want to talk about the benefits, they can definitely run faster than anyone else. When it comes time to do practical things or make decisions, they all shrink back."
The emperor has long been dissatisfied with these people. They are all high-ranking officials of the second rank or above. They often argue with each other in the morning, but they can't produce any results.
Gu Chengyu was a little embarrassed when he heard this. The emperor scolded those important officials in front of him, so of course he couldn't answer.
Fortunately, the emperor didn't ask Gu Chengyu to answer at all, he just scolded them again on his own.
"Gu Aiqing! As one of my ministers, do you think you have to share my worries?"
When Gu Chengyu heard this, he knew that he could finally get to the point. He felt relieved. The emperor was really free! It seemed that there were too few memorials.
In fact, the reason why the emperor went through such a big circle was because what happened next was a bit difficult for him to talk about.
"It would be an honor for me to be able to share the emperor's worries. However, I am afraid that my own abilities will be insufficient and that I will not be able to do what I want!"
Gu Chengyu felt that the emperor had gone around in such a big circle today, and what he was about to say would either embarrass him or embarrass the emperor himself, so he had to deal with it carefully.
As soon as the emperor heard this, he knew that this boy was very slippery and a very capable person.
"Gu Aiqing! I heard that your family became rich because of your soap recipe. Is this true?" The emperor walked to the imperial cabinet and sat down, looking at Gu Chengyu who was standing in front.
Gu Chengyu was a little surprised, how could the emperor suddenly care about his family history? For a moment, he thought of Xia Qing, who had been knocked off a fortune.
I was horrified. Could it be that the emperor was interested in his little money? Xia Qing's people had a lot of money, but he didn't have that much. Although the restaurant and pastry shop had brought him a lot of profits in the past two years,
, the cosmetics business has also begun to make a profit, but the money he has is really nothing to the national treasury.
Gu Chengyu calculated this in his mind. Not to mention, he had really made a lot of money in the past few years, adding up to more than 200,000 taels.
"cough!"
The emperor's cough instantly brought Gu Chengyu back from his wandering mind.
"Go back to the emperor! Soap is just a small profit! Weichen's family only makes some money from the small soap workshop. The expensive soaps are all made by those merchants."
His family obviously cannot engage in business, which is not bad to say, but the emperor does not know about the commission he takes from Mr. Wang.
The emperor suddenly laughed, nodded angrily at Gu Chengyu and cursed: "What's the matter? Do you think I can take a fancy to your little profit?"
The emperor doesn't like that little money. The soap recipe is a good thing. If the soap can be sold in more places, the profit will be considerable. But Gu Chengyu is only a sixth-grade servant, and those merchants just want to rely on Gu Chengyu to sell more soap.
I would not even dare to sell a certain amount of goods.
However, this is not his purpose today. When there is really nothing he can do in the future, he might really make up his mind.
"Hey! Of course the emperor doesn't like it. It's just a recipe that Wei Chen's family uses to make ends meet." Gu Chengyu didn't believe that the emperor had never thought of this soap recipe.
In fact, if the emperor can ask for the recipe, he can eat meat and drink soup by himself. It's just that the soap recipe contains essential oil ingredients. He always holds this recipe in his hand, and it is also widely used in cosmetics.
, it is impossible for him to hand it over.
"Nowadays, in the government and up and down, who doesn't know that the national treasury is empty? It's because I am incompetent!"
After saying that, the emperor sighed, frowned, and became depressed.
Gu Chengyu quickly replied: "Your Majesty, I can't blame you for this! It was also the previous wars that depleted the national treasury. Since the establishment of this dynasty, the people have been recuperating and taxation is not heavy. Under your rule, the people
We are living and working in peace and contentment. It can be said that the country is peaceful and the people are in peace, which is no different from the prosperous age."
De'an has finally seen Mr. Gu's talkativeness today, and he can even talk about his life even if he is dead.
When the emperor heard this, his face softened and he was extremely satisfied.
In fact, what Gu Chengyu said was not entirely flattering. It was a fact that the taxes in the Dayan Dynasty were not high.
The continuous wars of the previous dynasty left the treasury empty, and it has not yet recovered. This country has experienced the last change of dynasties, and now the people have just begun to live a life without being starved of food.
As for prosperity and keeping the house open at night, judging from the current situation, it is far from it.
Although Gu Chengyu's words were exaggerated, the treasury was so empty that Emperor Huiming really couldn't be blamed.