Shen Dagongzi fell into an emotionally unstable state because of Fan Hongdao in the yamen, and Fan Hongdao was also emotionally unstable and confused in the teaching department.

What is the situation of these dozen or so young ladies in front of them? Could it be that the human resources of the Department of Education are so rich that even a small acting bookkeeper like himself can put on a beauty pageant lineup to entertain?

However, Fan Hongdao did not put on a posture of rejecting people, and entered the table safely. Anyway, it doesn't affect the negotiation of official business, and on the issue of the location of the Nancheng branch of the Jiaofang Division, it is not a bad thing for a few more parties to discuss it. Well, that's it.

Then after three rounds of drinking, the officials of the Department of Education and Workshop squirmed and talked about the selection of the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. At this time, Fan Hongdao knew that Shen Shoufu's half-truth, and I don't know if it was a joke, "It's up to you to decide", caused a big response in the court.

For self-motivated people, it is really better to kill mistakes than let go, but if there is a slightest possibility, you must do your best a hundred times. Not to mention that it is very likely to be true, what if it is just a joke? At least it shows that Fan Hongdao's words carry a lot of weight in front of Shoufu.

At the same time, the former Shuntian Mansion official student and the current scholar of the Wuying Palace, Hui Shengguang, did not go to duty today, and secretly came to the Ministry of Officials to find Gu Xiancheng in the Ministry of Officials.

But Gu Xiancheng didn't see him in the yamen at all, and he had to spend a day outside the gate of the ministry. It wasn't until dusk that he saw Gu Bulang coming out of the ministry, and he eagerly followed. Gu Xiancheng didn't want to bring a person like Hui Shengguang home, so he chose a quiet restaurant to talk to the Accord.

Hui Shengguang couldn't wait to report: "Yesterday, I heard about a matter in the palace from the mouth of the inner prison. ”

Gu Xiancheng frowned, he had no interest in the so-called palace secrets that the peddlers and pawns talked about, his eyes only focused on the court and the court, what was the use of ordinary palace gossip for this?

So Gu Bulang secretly thought, if Hui Shengguang is so ignorant of the seriousness and only hears a little gossip about dog blood and comes to harass him, then he will have to lower his expectations for Hui Shengguang in the future, and he will treat himself as blind and looking at the wrong person.

Hui Shengguang didn't know Lord Gu's mental activities, and cautiously continued: "I heard that the Son of Heaven intends to make Concubine Zheng the imperial concubine. ”

He couldn't be careless when he talked to Gu Xiancheng. Master Gu can send him into the middle scholar, and he can also get him out, and the non-mainstream position of the middle scholar is incompatible with the mainstream system, which is also a matter of Lord Gu's whim.

Besides, he already knew that although Lord Gu's official position was not high, he was very energetic, not only holding an important position in such an important position as the Wenxuan Division, but also one of the people who had the right to speak in the Qingliu circle, and his influence was different from that of ordinary five-grade officials, and he could even be said to be the strongest five-grade official in the court.

Gu Xiancheng was also taken aback, this was definitely an unusual signal. The first unusual thing is that the princess, the biological mother of the eldest son of the emperor who should have been made the crown prince, is a concubine Gong, and the concubine is not, but Concubine Zheng is going to be made the imperial concubine? It stands to reason that Concubine Wang Gong's position should be the highest outside the queen, but it is far behind Concubine Zheng.

Secondly, the special thing about the imperial concubine is that she has the same gold book and gold treasure as the queen, and the other concubines do not have gold treasures, so the status of the imperial concubine is not ordinary.

In the Ming Dynasty, the number of imperial concubines was only a handful, either the Virgin of the Prince, such as Empress Xuanzong Chaosun who was the imperial concubine, or the de facto queen who favored the harem, such as Wan Guifei.

All in all, just with the three words of imperial concubine, anyone with strong political sensitivity will think of a lot. For such a big thing, the Son of Heaven will not do it unintentionally, and he will definitely send some signal.

Hui Shengguang said again: "I also heard that the Son of Heaven and Concubine Zheng made a secret oath in Fengxian Palace, and they must make the third son of the emperor the crown prince." ”

Gu Xiancheng subconsciously slapped the case, and said angrily: "Nonsense! How can it be like this!" "Any person who reads books knows that there is a grandchild and there is no grandchild, how can there be a reason for the young and not the elder! How can the national outline be so chaotic?

Moreover, the reason why etiquette is etiquette is that it is a rule used to guide how to behave in order to achieve the goal of stability and harmony. The establishment of the crown prince is not only a matter of this dynasty and this generation, if a bad precedent is set today, so that the younger son knows that he can usurp the position of the eldest son and the prince, then for thousands of generations, won't the Ming Dynasty fall into the chaos of competing for the throne?

After scolding, Gu Xiancheng subconsciously considered what chain movements this incident would cause, how others would react to it, and how he should use it - this was already his spontaneous instinct.

It is conceivable that there will inevitably be a lot of discussion inside and outside the court, and everywhere in the world, and no one will think that the Son of Heaven's approach is reasonable. The importance of the national capital cannot be overstated, how can it be decided by violating the law of morality and etiquette by establishing the young and not standing up?

Gu Xiancheng felt that it would not, because first, the cabinet scholars were different from the scholars of the foreign dynasties, and they were directly circled by the Son of Heaven and could be elected without the recommendation of hundreds of officials, so the legal position of the first assistant only came from the Son of Heaven, and his congenital confidence was insufficient.

Second, from the perspective of Shen Shoufu's own character, he is not a person who dares to openly argue with the Son of Heaven, which is enough to prove this from past events.

So Gu Xiancheng had already thought that if this was the case, then things would be interesting. On the one hand, there is the tremendous pressure exerted by the Son of Heaven, and on the other hand, there are hundreds of officials and ministers who are angry and want to defend the ethics of the Gangchang, so the cabinet represented by Shen Shoufu will inevitably fall into a dilemma that is impossible to have both.

When things gradually ferment, the cabinet will collapse if they can't bear the pressure, unless they are gifted and suddenly enlightened, so that the extremely stubborn son of heaven can suddenly change his mind.

Gu Xiancheng felt that today's words had come to this, and he didn't have any common language with Hui Shengguang, and as for the calculations in his heart, it was impossible to discuss with a rotten person like Hui Shengguang, so he got up and was about to leave.

Xuan Shengguang stopped Gu Xiancheng, and before Gu Xiancheng was dissatisfied, he hurriedly said: "Isn't Your Excellency very disgusted with Fan Hongdao? ”

What does it mean? Gu Xiancheng prides himself on being a great talent and has a lot of experience in the design of vertical and horizontal temples, but Fan Hongdao is a stubborn little person with sharp teeth, and Lord Gu disdains his self-respecting identity, so he has nothing to do for the time being, so he gave Xuan Shengguang a chance.

Xuan Shengguang said in a low voice: "Didn't Your Excellency hear that regarding the selection of the Ministry of Rites, Shen Shoufu wants to listen to Fan Hongdao's recommendation?"

Seeing that Gu Xiancheng hadn't understood yet, Xuan Shengguang had no choice but to hint further: "What does the Ministry of Rites do? Just listen to the word etiquette, you know that all matters related to etiquette are under the control of the Ministry of Rites. And the Ministry of Rites Shangshu himself is also a natural opinion leader of etiquette, and he must express his stance on the affairs of the country. ”

There is no need to elaborate on it below, Gu Xiancheng also understands it very well. When the storm was brewing in the affairs of the country, no matter who Fan Hongdao recommended to be the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, he had to express his position, and others could hide from the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, so how could the Ministry of Rites turn a blind eye?

If you express your support for the Son of Heaven, you will be sprayed to death by the saliva of the people of the world, and your face will be gone; if you oppose it and become the vanguard, then the anger of the Son of Heaven and Concubine Zheng in the palace will not be so comfortable.

No matter what the result is, as long as there is a little push and guidance, even Fan Hongdao will not feel good.