"Guo Pu is hiding his funeral, and the national law is intolerable!"

"Guo Pu abandoned the funeral in order to preside over Jingcha, he is an unfilial person!"

"This is a disloyal and unfilial person, people and gods are angry, and he should be punished!"

……

Previously, the scholars of the capital concealed Ding Wei from Guo Pu, and they had already caused a storm in the city. It's just that Guo Fu insisted that it was nothing, so that the scholar's uproar could not get any response.

At present, the matter has finally been "confirmed", especially the grapevine, the emperor has agreed to Guo Pu's Ding Wei's resignation, so that more scholars ran out to denounce Guo Pu together.

"Guo Pu, a traitorous courtier!"

"Heavenly officials are the role models of hundreds of officials, and Guo Pu is immoral!"

"Jingcha is related to the country, and An Neng is presided over by this thief, and another virtuous minister should be selected to preside!"

……

Some officials who were awarded the middle and lower class examination were originally holding back their grievances, but they were afraid of Guo Pu's power and chose to swallow their anger. At present, Guo Pu is about to leave his post, and he is no longer the high-ranking heavenly official, so they naturally pour out all this resentment.

All of a sudden, the condemnation of Guo Pu reached its peak, extending from the scholar class to the official group, and even some bigwigs of the imperial court were also behind it.

Guo Pu has always regarded Xu Jie and Wu Shan as a threat, and Yuan Wei, Yan Ne, Yang Bo, Li Chunfang, Dong Fen and others have not regarded him as an obstacle, and naturally they have eliminated him quickly.

At the moment, Guo Pu exposed such a flaw, they naturally couldn't send charcoal in the snow, but they had to fall into the well. As long as this threatening official book is solved, it will undoubtedly solve a big opponent for the future battle between the first and the second, so why not?

But whether it is the most direct competitor Yuan Wei, or Yan Ne and Yang Bo, they all have a great reason to fall into the well for Guo Pu, and let this official who has won the emperor's heart fall into the abyss.

It is precisely in this way that the people of Guo Fuzhong, who were originally infinitely beautiful, have now become like rats crossing the street.

The next day, Guo Pu Shangshu asked to return to his hometown.

Although the holy decree on Guo Pu's "reward" has not yet been officially issued, Guo Pu's resignation is already a sure thing, and there will be no Guo Pu in this court for the time being.

With Guo Pu's departure, the situation in this court has changed significantly.

Originally, Xu Jie and Guo Pu formed the two largest forces in the court, but no one expected that Guo Pu would suddenly go home to worry about it, and Xu Jie undoubtedly became the second biggest beneficiary, and the first beneficiary was naturally the official Shangshu who was about to fill in.

Throughout the court, the selection of the official book is confusing.

Dong Fen, the left servant of the Ministry of Officials, is the first popular candidate, but Yang Bo, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Yan Ne, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, both have great opportunities, and Wu Shan, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Yuan Wei, the second assistant, are also possible.

It is precisely in this way that the battle for the throne of the official department has been quietly launched, and everyone wants to obtain the throne of the heavenly official who controls the life and death of hundreds of officials.

The world only sees the new laughing, and the old crying.

In Guo's house, some paper money was burned in front of the door, two lanterns covered with white cloth were hung on the door, and white curtains were hung everywhere in the house, which filled the place with a sad atmosphere.

Although the holy decree has not yet come down, the house slaves of the Guo Mansion are busy drying books in the courtyard.

Because they are not returning to their hometowns, but going home for funeral, it is impossible for them to stay in the capital for too long. As long as Guo Pu's resignation is approved, then they will leave the capital as soon as possible, and they will no longer be able to tell others the truth.

Guo Pu is in his early fifties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square face of a countryman, and he is quite official. It's just that he no longer wears an official uniform, but changes into a plain white filial piety uniform.

But I don't know if it's because of my father's death, or because of the frustration of officialdom, or maybe both, it's obviously a lack of sleep, and his face is full of deep sadness.

"These are rare books, you must be careful when you dry them!" Guo Pu stood in the courtyard in the sun, telling the few people who were drying the books.

He is already preparing to return to his hometown, and he will stay away from this court for three years, or even never return to the court.

If he just goes home to keep filial piety, with his status in the emperor's heart, coupled with the political resources he has accumulated over the years, he can even return to the court in less than three years of filial piety.

However, he was tainted with the suspicion of concealment, which made it very likely that his career would be terminated.

No matter how smoky this officialdom is, no matter how bad the official's conduct in private is, as long as he is exposed to the sun, even the slightest mistake will end up in a catastrophe.

Now that his stain has been exposed, it is natural that he will be blamed by officials all over the world who are not friends, and there will be people who will use this stain to prevent him from returning to the court in the future.

It is precisely because of this that he does not dare to have much hope for three years later.

The housekeeper's face also looked very haggard, and after listening to Guo Pu's advice, he said with concern: "Master, the old slave already knows, please go to the side and drink tea!" ”

Guo Pu stood in the sun, and although it was March, he still felt the heat in his body. He didn't shirk it, turned and walked towards the gazebo, where tea was already ready.

He picked up the hot teacup, and slowly tasted the fragrant tea, while looking up at the few house slaves who were busy drying books, but his heart was full of mixed feelings, and he was frustrated by this sudden change.

"Dad, there must be something strange about this matter, I'm afraid we're blaming someone, you should go into the palace and explain the reason to the emperor!" Guo Gongzi came over through the corridor and said seriously.

Guo Pu's current situation has also affected Guo Gongzi, who was originally a prince of Guo who was a stammering man, but no one cared about him overnight, and he was even more pointed at.

is also the same, he really hopes that his father can change this situation, so he came over to help his father give advice, so that his father can take the Guo family out of this mud.

"Are you trying to prove to the emperor that the emperor is wrong?" Guo Pu held the teacup with the smell of tea, and glanced at it angrily.

Guo Gongzi was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly shook his head and denied: "Dad, the child doesn't mean this, the child wants you to clarify the truth with the emperor and clarify the misunderstanding to the emperor!" ”

"If we do this, that's what it means, it will only anger the emperor!" Guo Pu preached earnestly with the teacup, looked at his son and did not raise any objections, and then continued: "Now that your father has entered the palace to face the saint, things will only get darker and darker, and now there can be no more extraneous branches, and who knows which person's words are really credible?" ”

The three people who came to the capital to report the funeral had three kinds of words, so that things became more complicated, and Guo Pu didn't know which one to believe.