Chapter five hundred and forty-seven, please come out of the mountain [1 more]
One person is inferior to ten thousand people. Gu Dayong used to be extremely envious of Chu Yi. Now he finally experienced this fascinating feeling. Once he experienced this feeling, it would be difficult to let go. If he was allowed to
If you give up your current status, you might as well let Gu Dayong die.
I think back then, he was considered to have a respected status in the palace. Both the chamberlains and maids in the palace were extremely respectful to him and did not dare to disobey him in the slightest.
But compared to Chu Yi's status, Gu Da used his so-called power only within the palace. As for the officials above the court, none of them took him seriously.
However, now, in the past few months, the officials who did not take him seriously in the past have been kneeling at his feet one by one, crying and shouting to worship him.
Gu Dayong felt that all his past experiences were in vain. If he had known today, he would have fought with Chu Yi for the position of chief manager even if he had risked his life.
With lots of gold and silver, and compliments one after another, Gu Dayong can be said to be full of energy and radiant every day.
On this day, Gu Dayong once again used his power as the Supervisor of Ceremonies to reject the cabinet's suggestions. When serving the emperor, Gu Dayong looked at Jiao Fang and others with disdain.
Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren and others were from Chu Yi's line. It can be said that everyone in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty knew this. As the saying goes, one emperor has one court official. He thought that he had become the chief minister of rituals and should be trained by himself.
Gu Dayong, whose confidant entered the cabinet, naturally disliked Jiao Fang and others.
Most of the people in the cabinet can be said to be Chu Yi's confidants, which made Gu Dayong a little dissatisfied. At the beginning, Gu Dayong didn't have many people to rely on, so naturally it was not easy to communicate with Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren in the cabinet.
He waited for others to oppose him, so in the past few months, Gu Dayong did not cause any trouble to the cabinet.
However, as more and more people became attached to Gu Dayong, those officials in the court who were originally dissatisfied with Chu Yi became like a love affair after Gu Dayong ascended to the position of Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Hot adulterers are just like each other, they hit it off immediately.
Gu Da had someone available under his command, so now he was naturally eyeing the cabinet.
In Gu Dayong's view, although Chu Yi said that he had resigned and was hiding in his house to practice cultivation, Gu Dayong was not at ease.
Chu Yi's influence is really too great. Almost most of the civil servants and generals are under Chu Yi's sect. If it is impossible to eliminate Chu Yi's subordinates among civil and military officials, then if Chu Yi wants to return to the court one day
, I'm afraid that his position as the general manager is not stable enough.
Whether it was to avenge Chu Yi's humiliation or to consolidate his own power, Gu Dayong was bound to take action against Chu Yi's officials.
Gu Dayong's previous small moves were only aimed at some ordinary officials above the court. Even if these ordinary officials who were attached to Chu Yi were taken away, they would not receive any resistance. But now Gu Dayong is targeting them.
The seats of several ministers in the cabinet.
Today, the head of the court, Tani Dayong, rejected the cabinet's suggestion and formally stated his attitude.
Seeing Gu Dayong's leaving figure, Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren, and Yang Yiqing couldn't help but frown.
In the past, the civil and military roles above the court were not so clearly differentiated, but as Gu Dayong came to power, the distinction gradually became clearer above the court.
Among the officials who were originally attached to Chu Yi, some wavering officials fell in love with Gu Dayong, and some officials who were hostile to Chu Yi also hit it off with Gu Dayong, and in a short period of time, they became famous in the court.
It formed a force that could almost compete with the force left by Chu Yi.
Except for a very small number of neutral factions, although the number of civil and military ministers attached to Chu Yi has dropped sharply, the ones who can really stick to their true intentions are the backbone of the court. Therefore, compared with those gathered by Gu Dayong
The officials who came here showed no signs of weakening in their momentum.
More than a dozen officials watched Gu Dayong leave with some dissatisfaction, and gathered around Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren, and Yang Yiqing.
I only heard one of the ministers say to Jiao Fang: "Master Chief Assistant, Gu Dayong is really too arrogant. He tried every means to target us before, and now he even opposes the cabinet's suggestions. If he can't think of a way,
, I'm afraid Gu Dayong will be even more arrogant."
More than a dozen officials all showed approval. Everyone could see that Gu Dayong was coming for them. Who made them bear the mark of Chu Yi? As Chu Yi's die-hard followers, they wanted to
It was naturally impossible for them to change their families, so all they could do was fight against Gu Dayong.
But they are far inferior to Gu Da, so they can only place their hopes on Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren and others.
An official sighed softly: "I don't know what the governor was thinking, why did he suddenly resign? If the governor was still there, how could it be Gu Dayong's turn to point fingers here.
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"Yes, if His Highness was still here, Gu Dayong would never dare to be so arrogant."
"Everyone, why don't we go to Prince Wu's Mansion to see His Highness again? I hope His Highness can see us this time."
Just as a group of officials were discussing in low voices, Jiao Fang coughed lightly and glanced at the crowd and said, "Everyone, His Highness is currently in retreat. I'm afraid that even if everyone goes there, they won't be able to see His Highness."
The minister couldn't help but worry and said: "His Highness cannot come out of seclusion. Above the court, Gu Dayong is making trouble everywhere. Now he is even more eyeing on us. I am afraid that after he gets rid of us, the next step will be to attack His Highness."
Already..."
With a slight cough, Jiao Fang said slowly: "You don't have to worry, as long as we don't have any leverage in his hands, no matter how arrogant Gu Dayong is, he can't do anything to us."
"It's hard to say. Your Majesty has great trust in Gu Dayong. If Gu Dayong slanders His Majesty, it will be once, twice, etc. It will be overwhelming..."
Some officials looked worried. Although compared to Liu Jin and Chu Yi, Gu Dayong's power has not yet reached its peak, but if this trend continues, with the emperor's trust, Gu Dayong will meet sooner or later.
Like Liu Jin and Chu Yi, power was overwhelming and no one could compete with them.
Jiao Fang comforted everyone and watched them leave. Wang Shouren, who stayed behind, stroked his beard and said to Jiao Fang: "Mr. Jiao Ge, what are you thinking about? His behavior is not like his usual style."
In Wang Shouren's view, with Chu Yi's temperament, even if he wanted to stay out of the matter, he would not be able to leave Gu Dayong, a person who brought disaster to the country and the people, and even sit back and watch Gu Dayong ascend to the position of Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies.
Is Chu Yi willing to watch his hard work be ruined by Gu Dayong?
Jiao Fang shook her head with a wry smile and said, "I don't know what your highness is thinking."
Yang Yiqing, who had been silent for a while, flashed a bright light in his eyes and said: "Guys, it seems that we must go to see His Highness, and we must ask His Highness to come out no matter what, otherwise, no one will be able to make great use of it.
, if we let Gu Dayong continue to toss like this, I am afraid that all our hard work will be wasted."
In front of Prince Wu's Mansion, several servants stood there listlessly. Compared with the people coming and going in front of other officials' mansions, Chu Yi's Prince Wu's Mansion seemed extremely deserted, especially after Chu Yi announced to the outside world that he was practicing seclusion.
In the memories of several servants, the last time an official came to ask for an audience was almost a month ago.
Several sedans appeared in sight, and the servants just glanced at them and continued to stand there listlessly. Anyway, no one came to ask to see their prince, and his prince might not meet them either.
"Huh!"
Suddenly, a servant was surprised to see that the sedan chairs stopped at the door of the mansion, and several figures walked out of them.
"Lao Jiao Ge, Yang Shangshu, An Guogong..."
Several servants suddenly opened their mouths, their faces full of astonishment, and subconsciously saluted them.
Jiao Fang waved her hand, ignoring the rudeness of several servants and said: "I wonder if His Highness is here!"
Several people looked at each other and shook their heads. They were just servants, so how could they know whether Chu Yi was out of seclusion.
At this moment, a figure walked over. Jiao Fang, Wang Shouren and others couldn't help but their eyes lit up when they saw it. The person who came was none other than Lin Pingzhi, who had been following Chu Yi.
Lin Pingzhi walked over and saluted several people: "Sir, your highness invites you!"
Jiao Fang and Wang Shouren looked at each other with a bit of joy on their faces.
In the past, when they came, Chu Yi was in retreat. They could only come with hope, but they returned disappointed. This time, they did not expect that Chu Yi would invite them in.
Chu Yi has rarely gone out since he resigned. It can be said that he spent 99% of his time in seclusion and practice. Especially during this month, Chu Yi even stopped entering the palace to teach the young prince.
A few people didn't even have any expectations when they came, and the surprise was so unexpected.
After walking into the palace, they quickly saw a figure under the guidance of Lin Pingzhi. He was leisurely drinking tea and reading under a big tree. Who could it be if it wasn't Chu Yi?
Chu Yi, who is dressed in a green shirt, looks like a scholar. If he hadn't known Chu Yi's identity, he would have been mistaken for a scholar with outstanding temperament.
"Your Highness!"
"General Manager!"
Several people stepped forward to salute Chu Yi, and Chu Yi said with a smile: "These few people are not assisting His Majesty in the court, but they came to Chu's house. It really shouldn't be..."
It was obvious that Chu Yi was joking. Under Chu Yi's greeting, several people took their seats and then looked at Chu Yi.
Wang Shouren looked at Chu Yi and said seriously: "The general manager has finally come out of seclusion. If you don't come out of seclusion, I'm afraid the Ming Dynasty will be tortured into something."
