In the lobby of Dongyu Jingyesi, Gu Cheng smiled at everyone present and cupped his hands and said: "Everyone, I haven't seen you for nearly a year. Everyone is fine."
The six night watchmen present also awkwardly raised their hands to say hello.
"Congratulations to Mr. Gu on your promotion to Inspector General."
"Master Gu is indeed worthy of being Master Gu. He is so dazzling wherever he is placed."
"Haha, I still have official duties to attend to, so I won't stay with Mr. Gu any longer."
The six people left in a hurry. It was really embarrassing for them to be here.
In terms of status, they are not Gu Cheng's direct confidants, although Gu Cheng's prestige in their hearts is very high.
Similarly, they are not considered to be Dong Xinjue's confidants. Dong Xijue has just taken office and has not yet had time to develop his confidants.
So at this time, they felt awkward no matter what they said here, so they had to leave first before talking.
Gu Cheng waved his hand and took Kou Andu and others to leave first, opening a private room in Jiuyuan Building and setting up a banquet.
When Gu Cheng was in the capital, he often ate at Jiuyuanlou. The waiter actually remembered Gu Cheng and arranged all his favorite dishes for him.
Liu Yuanping was the most tactful and talkative. He raised his glass first and said: "Congratulations, sir, on your promotion to inspector. At your age, you have reached the level of inspector. You will be able to reach the top in the future."
Gu Cheng drank a drink, shook his head with a half-smile and said: "We will talk about the future in the future. Let me talk about you first. How will your situation be after Dong Xinjue comes? This man seems to be very hostile to me.
Have you ever investigated his true identity?"
Upon hearing this, the six people present suddenly laughed bitterly.
Kou An curled his lips and said, "What the hell!"
Chen Danggui then said: "Things don't count!"
Tie Tianying shook his head and said: "The ambition is great but the talent is sparse."
Meng Hantang said concisely and concisely: "It's just nonsense."
Yang Naigong looked around, and it seemed that they had said everything he needed to say.
Liu Yuanping smiled bitterly and said: "Let me tell you, that guy was indeed a figure in his early years. He reached the sixth level in his twenties and was transferred to the capital to serve as the commander of the department. However, this guy seems to have some mental problems. He always thinks
He should be doing big things, and if he can't calm down, his superiors will deliberately grind him down.
As a result, he became demoralized and spent nearly twenty years in this grind. Only recently did he reach the level of a fifth-grade grandmaster and was able to succeed you as the commander of the Eastern Territory.
What they said makes sense, but this one is just messing around, especially my lord, you have left too much influence in the Eastern Region, so this person feels very dissatisfied, and even has a twisted mentality.
He would reverse all the rules laid down.
He has tormented us quite a lot during this period, and we have been tolerant enough, but the other party is still unyielding, and he still expects us to obey him without him?"
To be honest, even though Dong Xinjue is a newly promoted grandmaster, Liu Yuanping and others really don't take him seriously.
They all followed Gu Cheng before, so what kind of storms and waves have they never seen? The prince dares to fight, the grandmaster dares to kill, so what does your strength, Dong Xinjue, mean?
Would someone who has hunted and killed a lion be willing to follow a wild dog to grab food?
Even if they just bowed down, they still had to find a better, more capable boss than Gu Cheng.
Of course, in Dong Xinjue's view, their behavior was disrespectful.
Gu Cheng thought for a while, shook his head slightly and said, "Don't conflict with Dong Xijue for the time being. When the opportunity arises, I will find a way to transfer you all away from the Eastern Region."
Now that Gu Cheng is the supervisor and he is the commander of the Eastern Territory, Gu Cheng doesn't have much power to take care of the affairs of the Eastern Territory.
Hearing what Gu Cheng said, Liu Yuanping and others also became excited.
Although the two of them had not been following Gu Cheng for too long, they also understood Gu Cheng's character.
When it comes to treating his own people, at least Gu Cheng will not let them suffer. Since Gu Cheng has said that he will transfer them, the new position will definitely be better than the current position.
After the meal, everyone dispersed, and Gu Cheng was preparing to go to Jingyesi headquarters again.
The emperor wouldn't summon them for a while, so Gu Cheng was going to use his reward first.
The last time he went to Jiangnan Road, he had the opportunity to enter the secret area of Jingyesi headquarters in the capital to practice. Gu Cheng has not used this reward yet.
However, Gu Cheng didn't know what the secret realm looked like, so he had to go and see it first.
But as soon as Gu Cheng left the inn, he saw the Ninth Prince Li Xiaozhun waiting for him there.
Li Xiaozhun smiled and greeted him: "Master Gu has just returned to the capital, and I have been waiting to pick you up. Fourth brother is also waiting for you."
Gu Cheng was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Thank you, Your Highness."
It's not surprising to Gu Cheng that Li Xiaozhun wants to help him. They have cooperated many times and their relationship is still good.
But the fourth prince Li Xiaowu would take the initiative to invite him, which was somewhat unexpected.
But when Gu Cheng thought about it carefully, he understood that this was also related to his strength and status.
Gu Cheng's strength and status now are not the same as before.
Previously, Gu Cheng was only the commander of the Eastern Territory and was considered to be the upper-middle class of Jingyesi. For Li Xiaowu, it was worth wooing him, but it was not worth showing too much favor to him.
But now Gu Chengze has become the inspector, and has registered with the Governor and His Majesty. He has a reputation, and his achievements are enough to rank among the top in Jingyesi.
Gu Cheng, with his status, was already qualified enough for the fourth prince to go out and win over him personally.
In Li Xiaowu's Prince Yong's Mansion, the banquet has been prepared.
This time Li Xiaowu's attitude towards Gu Cheng was a little less dignified and a little more affectionate.
However, Gu Cheng felt a little unnatural about this attitude, so he just pretended to smile and exchanged a few words with the other party.
Li Xiaowu said: "By the way, Lord Tian Zhong Yuantian, the governor of Jiangnan County, asked me to thank you, Lord Gu.
You have already laid a solid foundation for him in Jiangnan County, which makes it extremely easy for him to take office, both internally and externally."
That Tian Zhongyuan is not Li Xiaowu's person, he is just relatively close to him and the two parties are on good terms. This time the governor of Jiangnan County is a kind of transaction between the two parties.
However, Gu Cheng organized everything in Jiangnan County so neatly, which made him very satisfied.
This is a truly smart person. He doesn't care about what traces or rules Gu Cheng left in the local area. He only cares about whether what Gu Cheng left behind can bring enough benefits to himself.
Gu Cheng re-planned the distribution of interests of Jiangnan water transportation, which was reasonable and reasonable, so that those big factions would not come to trouble, but would instead protect the interests of water transportation. If this was the case, why would he break this rule?
Therefore, Tian Zhongyuan was not as dissatisfied as Dong Xinjue, but was actually quite satisfied.
Gu Cheng waved his hand and said: "It's just a small matter. Your Highness, don't worry about it. I, Gu Cheng, always do things from beginning to end.
By the way, I have some little things here that I hope Your Highness can help with. I don’t know if it’s convenient for Your Highness.”
"Oh? What's the matter?"
Gu Cheng said: "That's right, some of my former confidants in the Eastern Territory have some differences with the new Eastern Territory commander, so I plan to transfer them out.
But now I am just an inspector and have no control over the affairs of the capital headquarters. I wonder if your highness can help?"
Li Xiaowu and Li Xiaozhun looked at each other and frowned.
Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this matter difficult? If it is troublesome, then I won't trouble Your Highness."
Li Xiaowu knocked on the table and said: "It's just some transfers at the night watchman level, which is not difficult for me originally.
But now the situation is a little different, and things have become a little more complicated.
Dong Xinjue, the new commander of the Eastern Territory, is one of the four commanders who appointed Duan Jingang, and Duan Jingang has become somewhat close to the prince recently."
Li Xiaowu looked a little ugly and said: "The most important thing is that in recent months, the prince has been reused by his father, and he has even been given some rights to supervise the country!"
Gu Cheng also frowned, as this made things a little more complicated.
It is now known to the whole world that His Majesty does not like Crown Prince Li Xiaoqing. Because of this, Prince Li Xiaowu and other princes have the opportunity to gather influence and get a glimpse of the throne of the Emperor.
Even during the last ancestor worship ceremony, the emperor took away the position of reading the memorial text. Li Xiaoqing had to stand at the back like all the princes.
It had only been less than a year since Gu Cheng left the capital, but so much had changed, and the prince had returned to the throne? How could this emperor think that he was the one who came out all at once?
No wonder Li Xiaowu acted like a courteous corporal. This may not only be because of Gu Zheng's increased power status, but also because Li Xiaowu also felt a great threat.
The prince is a prince after all, even if he is a loser, as long as he carries the title of prince, he is still one level higher than princes like them.
Once the emperor decides to pass the throne to the prince, it will be a huge blow to them.
Li Xiaowu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "So this matter was easy for me to handle before, or it would be easy for me to switch to the other three regions, but it is not possible for the Eastern Region.
Once something happens on my side, Dong Xinjue will definitely tell Duan Jingang, and Duan Jingang will also tell the prince, which will be self-defeating."
Gu Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly and said: "Commanders do not take sides. Duan Jingang had cooperated with your highness before, but now he has sided with the prince so quickly?"
"The commander just doesn't take sides, but that doesn't mean he can't cooperate with the prince.
Once the prince gains power, he still has the power to supervise the country. God knows what kind of power he holds in his hands."
Li Xiaowu looked like he was under great pressure. Gu Cheng exchanged greetings with him for a few more words before saying goodbye and leaving, preparing to go to Jingyesi headquarters.
Before leaving, Gu Cheng looked back at Prince Yong's Mansion, and Gu Cheng suddenly shook his head.
He found that when he returned to the capital this time, he could hardly see clearly the situation in the capital. He always felt as if something big was about to happen.
Women's intuition is very accurate, and Gu Cheng's intuition is actually also very accurate.