"I am naturally overjoyed to be promoted to an official position, and I am also grateful for the emperor's appreciation for me. However, it is inevitable that I will feel guilty when I am promoted to an official position. What you have just said makes sense."
Sure enough, as soon as Gu Chengyu said a few words, the emperor's face turned very ugly.
The veins in the hand holding the dragon chair were exposed, and his eyes were extremely sharp.
Under such pressure, Gu Chengyu had no choice but to continue: "Weichen has been an official for more than a month. Compared with the seniors in the Hanlin Academy, his qualifications are naturally the least. But Weichen considers himself to be an important figure in the matter of tea tax."
It’s a small contribution. Although the tea tax has not been implemented yet, the tax revenue will definitely not be reduced.”
The officials all had serious faces, planning to see what kind of medicine Gu Chengyu was selling in his gourd.
"Of course, Wei Chen just came up with an idea, and the subsequent implementation still needs to be carried out by officials from various yamen. As for the paper talks that the lord just said, Wei Chen is also self-aware. After all, he has little experience and does not understand the details.
However, the position of Imperial Academy's Attendant"
Gu Chengyu's words made the ministers look much better.
However, the emperor's expression was gloomy and scary. Gu Chengyu dared to resist the order?
The eldest prince glanced at Gu Chengyu, who was quite courageous.
In fact, he can understand this matter. Gu Chengyu is indeed in a dilemma. He has guessed his father's plan at this moment, but will Gu Chengyu be willing to do so?
If given a choice, he might not know what to do, right?
The second prince frowned, this man is a talented person, why should his father and these officials embarrass him?
He planned to pray for Gu Chengyu later. Such a good person could not be ruined because of such a thing.
The third prince was curious about what Gu Chengyu was going to say. After all, he had already seen that his father was on the verge of becoming furious. Was he seeking death?
If you are afraid of being isolated, shouldn't you be afraid of your angry father?
Jiang Mingyuan was even more anxious. It was originally a good thing, but it turned into what it is now.
He sighed, it was Gu Chengyu's bad luck! After all, being too sharp was not a good thing.
He was already prepared and planned to intercede for Gu Chengyu later.
It's just that in the future, the emperor may hate Gu Chengyu, and even lose his official position.
No matter what it was, his career would be ruined, and Jiang Mingyuan felt it was a pity.
"Wei Chen is really ashamed to accept the position of Attendant."
After Gu Chengyu said these words, the emperor's expression softened slightly, but he was still sullen.
"Gu Xiuzhan, do you also know that you are unworthy of this official position?" Xia Qing kneeled on the ground and Gu Chengyu had a sneer on his lips.
Gu Chengyu couldn't help but curse in his heart, you are an old man, a high-ranking official, but you are always arguing with a petty official like him. You are so narrow-minded.
"Ahem! In fact, Wei Chen is just a polite person. Wei Chen thinks he is qualified for the position of attendant. In fact, everyone may have some misunderstandings about the emperor. How can the emperor let Wei Chen be promoted so easily? Your Majesty, do you think so?
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He was really in a dilemma about this matter, and it was hard to offend anyone!
It seemed that he was still too eager. The tea tax proposed today had already blocked some officials' financial resources, and the emperor's subsequent words pushed him to the forefront.
I hope the emperor can understand what he means, and be kind enough to let him go.
The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly. Gu Chengyu was so shrewd, and he didn't know if he would be able to handle it in the future.
What he did was exactly what Gu Chengyu had in mind, which was to make Gu Chengyu a pure minister.
Gu Chengyu was originally chosen because of his low foundation and good talent, so he decided to support him.
But this Gu Chengyu had an exquisite temperament and outstanding abilities, so he couldn't help but feel worried again.
He glanced at Gu Chengyu, who was looking down in fear, and thought about it again, okay!
If he is really a loner, he will be too hindered in doing things in the future. He just needs to be more careful in the future. It would be a pity not to use this person.
The emperor pointed to Gu Chengyu, who was below, "You can guess my thoughts, that's right! How can such a good thing happen in this world?"
Since Gu Chengyu provided the steps, the emperor followed them down.
When Gu Chengyu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. He was so difficult to serve.
He had solved several problems for the emperor one after another, but the emperor was still so wary of him.
It seems that the king is naturally suspicious, but what the emperor said just now probably meant that he was going to let him go.
Everyone present saw it in their eyes and knew it well.
Gu Chengyu found a step for the emperor to get up and down, so they could only pretend not to know. After all, this saved them some face, didn't it?
Some officials took a deep look at Gu Chengyu, he was quite a capable person.
Not only does he have strong work ability, but he is also somewhat capable in handling relationships with colleagues.
The emperor pondered for a moment, "Since you proposed the tea tax, when the Ministry of Household Affairs implements it, you should also do your part and come up with regulations."
Gu Chengyu breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. This matter is not difficult. The emperor has already arranged everything before.
After that, it became a specialized government office, how to prevent officials from enriching their own pockets, and other trivial matters.
However, he had to think carefully to prevent officials from taking advantage.
After all, if the water is clear, there will be no fish. If he is too harsh, those officials will definitely scold him countless times in their hearts.
Therefore, appropriate leakage points are still necessary, and he cannot offend those people to death.
"Your Majesty, this was done by the adults in the Ministry of Revenue, and I can say that I am doing my best. However, I haven't explained the details of this just now. I will prepare a detailed memorial for you to review later."
"Of course, this is just my humble opinion and can be used as a reference. If there is any inappropriateness in it, please forgive me, the Emperor and the adults."
With the emperor's order, he was considered to have stolen Hu Bu's job. However, Hu Bu's benefits were not small.
The emperor has already given him the benefits, and the remaining benefits have nothing to do with him.
The emperor assigned the Ministry of Household Affairs to manage the tea tax, which involved a lot of money.
For this matter, their household department only needs to follow the plan he made, and it won't be a lot of trouble.
The tea tax will definitely not be reduced. Once the imperial court has tasted the benefits, is the Ministry of Revenue still worried that there will be no greater benefits?
And he can still show his face in front of the emperor and other officials, sweeping away the previous shame and feeling proud.
But this was just a one-time deal with Gu Chengyu, and being promoted to a higher official position meant that this matter had nothing to do with him.
In the future, when people eat meat, he won't even be able to drink soup.
Therefore, he saw that Shen Shikang didn't have much resentment towards him.
For Shen Shikang, this is pie in the sky, with many benefits.
Shen Shikang is a mature man, so he certainly thinks more comprehensively than Gu Chengyu.
Hu Bu couldn't think of a way to increase revenue and reduce expenditure, and the emperor was already very critical of him.
If it weren't for the fact that he could barely stand up to Xia Qing, would the emperor tolerate him like this? 11