Chapter seven hundred and ninety-eight small belly chicken intestines
"Where is Gu Chengyu, a lecturer at the Hanlin Academy?"
Gu Chengyu was wandering in the sky when he suddenly heard the emperor mention his name. He was excited and hurriedly got out of the queue.
"I'm here!"
"Now that the crown prince has been established, I have just established Zhan Shifu. You will work steadily and assist the prince in managing the general affairs of the East Palace. I order you to concurrently serve as the chief minister of Zhan Shifu. I hope you can assist the prince well in the future."
This was agreed before, so Gu Chengyu naturally had no objection.
He quickly kowtowed and thanked me, "I accept the decree and thank you for your kindness!"
Gu Chengyu's appearance attracted the attention of many courtiers.
The eldest prince's eyes turned to Gu Chengyu, and he frowned tightly, thinking about his father's intentions.
He could see that his father was not satisfied with the second son, but what did he mean by referring to Gu Chengyu as the Prime Minister of Zhan Shifu? This was the assistant minister of the East Palace.
Could it be that the father has decided to let Gu Chengyu go to the East Palace? But the father clearly valued Gu Chengyu so much before, would the father be willing to let it go?
The eldest prince was not the only one who had such an idea, even the court officials and Prince Jing were very surprised.
Everyone knows the emperor's attitude towards Gu Chengyu. Could it be that the emperor has given up supporting Gu Chengyu and given him to the prince?
Even the prince himself was surprised. He was naturally happy to get Gu Chengyu's help.
But would his father be so kind as to leave such a capable minister to him? No! He felt that it was impossible for his father to do this, and he was not willing to do it.
Seeing that Gu Chengyu didn't show the slightest surprise on his face, the eldest prince knew that he had already received the news.
No matter what his father's intentions were, or what kind of deal there was between Gu Chengyu and his father, the eldest prince could not allow such a thing to happen.
The second eldest child is already the prince, and his status is respected. It will be natural for him to ascend the throne in the future.
This already gave him the upper hand. If he could win over Gu Chengyu again, wouldn't it be even more powerful?
I don’t know what my father’s thoughts are. Could it be that he guessed wrong and that my father is actually very satisfied with his second child?
But the news he got two days ago was not like this. If the Queen's mother's family, the Li family, had not suffered such a big loss, who would the father and the emperor choose as the prince?
Before, he thought Gu Chengyu was a pure minister, so he was not in a hurry to take action. But now the second brother wanted to take the lead, so how could he allow it?
Could it be that the second child and his father brought up this matter? The eldest prince cast suspicious eyes on the prince.
Unexpectedly, the prince was also doubtful in his heart, but there was still a hint of joy and disbelief on his face.
The eldest prince couldn't stand the way the prince acted like a villain, and he didn't want the prince to get an advantage regardless of whether the prince knew about it beforehand.
The eldest prince glanced behind him twice. When he saw Ma Zhihong, the Zuo Shaoqing of Dali Temple, his eyes paused, and then he took a deep look at him.
When Ma Zhihong saw the eldest prince glance over, he knew that he wanted him to come out and disrupt the situation. However, he was hesitant at the moment and did not want to make any move.
The emperor had already criticized him a lot because of the assassination of the eldest prince.
This incident involves the treasure map of Hejian Mansion and the corruption and bribery case, and both of these cases were only possible because of Gu Chengyu.
He went to Hejian Mansion and found nothing. Of course, this was his original intention.
But Gu Chengyu is so capable, but in comparison, he has achieved nothing, which makes him seem a little incompetent.
Because of this incident, the emperor severely reprimanded him when he went to court. He was embarrassed in front of all the civil and military officials.
Recently, he has been keeping a low profile, just because he doesn't want the emperor to pay attention to him, so as not to think of the Hejian Mansion case again, which will not give him a good look when the time comes.
So, Ma Zhihong pretended not to see the eldest prince's eyes and lowered his head to avoid the eldest prince's gaze.
The eldest prince's face was as gloomy as water. He did not expect Ma Zhihong to be so courageous. It seemed that this person was not useful.
Just when the eldest prince was still trying to find an official to raise objections, someone from among the civilian officials suddenly came out.
He took a closer look and saw that it was Xia Qing, the chief minister of the dynasty.
"Your Majesty! Wei Chen thinks that Gu Chengyu has just been promoted to the post of Lecturer of the Hanlin Academy and has not sorted out the general affairs of the Lecturer. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to let him concurrently serve as the Prime Minister of Zhan Shifu."
Xia Qing's expression remained as usual, and all the officials present winked at each other.
Everyone knows that Xia Shoufu values his close disciple Min Feng very much. For Min Feng's Qingyun Road, Xia Shoufu racked his brains.
But the emperor valued Gu Chengyu more, and his feelings for Min Feng were mediocre. And the status of these former classmates is also very different now.
Even though Min Feng had Xia Qing as his backing, Gu Chengyu was not only extremely talented, but also had the Holy Heart. How could Min Feng and Xia Shoufu not be jealous?
However, because of Xia Shoufu's relationship, many people present knew that Min Feng had some intentions of breaking up with Gu Chengyu.
At this moment, Xia Shoufu came out to stop him. Did he not want Gu Chengyu to get too close to the prince?
But you are the chief minister of the dynasty and a dignified first-rank official, and you can't get along with someone who is from the fifth rank. Doesn't this seem too small-minded?
"Your Majesty, the East Palace has just been established, and there are many general affairs. I feel that Gu Chengyu is not qualified for the position of Fu Cheng, so I would like to ask Your Majesty to think again."
Xia Qing personally objected, and the officials of Xia Qing's lineage naturally jumped up and down.
Xia Qing's eldest disciple, Zhang Shuo, the right minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was not to be outdone, "I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
The emperor's face darkened. Today was supposed to be a happy day, but these people would feel uncomfortable as long as they didn't behave like monsters.
The emperor directed his sharp gaze at Xia Qing, who felt his chest suffocate. However, he thought about it and thought that his objection was very legitimate, so he no longer felt uneasy.
"Who else has objections?"
When the emperor saw Xia Qing, although he was respectful on the face, his refusal to give in in the face of this matter made the emperor very disgusted.
After glancing around at the officials below, his eyes paused for a moment in front of the eldest prince and Prince Jing, and then looked away as if nothing had happened.
A smile appeared on Prince Jing's lips. How could these idiots, whose father was so suspicious, give Gu Chengyu to the prince?
When Gu Chengyu went to Zhan Shi's Mansion, he didn't know whether he was going to be the Prime Minister or a spy!
It's ridiculous that the prince is still complacent. He can't tell that he is proud of his father's regard for him!
The old god Prince Jing is here. He just looked at the eldest prince's expression, and he seemed to be a little anxious.
It seemed that this was another fool who was deceived by his father, and Prince Jing planned to wait and see what would happen.
Some of the ministers looked at each other in confusion, some buried their heads and turned a deaf ear, and some had obvious expressions of disapproval on their faces, but no one came out again.
The emperor's expression finally softened a bit. After all, there were still a small number of people who were ignorant.
"Since Gu Aiqing entered the officialdom, her political achievements have been outstanding, and she has won my heart. The prince has passed the weak crown, so he should share my worries. It is his duty to provide for the army and supervise the country. With such a capable minister to help manage the common affairs, I can rest assured."
The emperor's tone was firm. Xia Qing knew that this could not be questioned, so he could only retreat knowing the current situation.