Scholar Gu sat alone in the study, his eyes slightly closed, recalling every detail of this morning's dynasty.

On the day Gu Yilan returned to her parents' home, there was no new news in the court, and the emperor lost his temper when he was in court because of Mu Jinyi's attack, and the court reprimanded General Zhenguo and Sun Shangshu of the military department. Both of them were punished and fined for one year.

Everyone knows that this is only a temporary disposition. If the main responsibility really lies with the military department and Jin Lingwei, the emperor will not let go of Sun Shangshu and General Zhenguo so easily. He was waiting for the results of King Shin's investigation, and when everything came out, he would settle a general account.

Sun Shangshu was reprimanded and fined again, and he looked even more cautious. However, he still trembled and took the initiative to go to the slack, and proposed that the military department take the lead in re-dispatching grain, grass and ordnance to the north.

Sun Shangshu's recital made the emperor's face improve a little, but the emperor's reaction next was somewhat interesting. He did not comment on Sun Shangshu's suggestion that the military department take the lead in raising food, but turned his head and took the initiative to ask He Wenmao on the side.

He Wenmao originally stood quietly with several Shangshu, trying to reduce his sense of existence, but he didn't expect to be suddenly named by the emperor like this.

"He Qing, do you have any suggestions for this matter?" The emperor's attitude towards He Wenmao was very gentle: "You are a good family, since you were appointed as the head of the household department, the books have been beautiful and the treasury is full, if it is not for the successive natural disasters in the north, I think that under your management, it will not be long before the rice and grain in the official treasury of various places will not be able to hold it." ”

When the emperor said these words to He Wenmao, his tone was very gentle, and on the surface it sounded like a compliment, but somehow, it sounded like something was wrong. When Scholar Gu was facing up, he felt a little awkward.

Before, Scholar Gu couldn't figure out what was awkward. Because He Wenmao, the head of the household, has indeed done a good job, the emperor has praised He Wenmao in the court more than once.

Don't look at He Wenmao is the youngest of the six scholars, but his political achievements are indeed outstanding, and Scholar Gu even thought before that the position of the first and auxiliary prime minister has been vacant for a long time, and he can't make do with it for a long time. Hopefully, in a few days, the emperor will appoint a new prime minister. However, whether he or any of Xie Xiang, Li Xiang, and Lord Wang become the first and auxiliary prime ministers, there will be a vacancy for a first-class important minister.

Scholar Gu thought carefully before, and the lack of this product had to be filled. Looking at the current second-grade and third-grade officials in the DPRK, the most advantageous ones are still a few Shangshu lords. According to the understanding of the emperor by taking care of the scholars, the emperor is likely to be promoted from one of the six Shangshu.

And if the six Shangshu are compared with each other, in fact, the two who have the most advantages at the moment are Sun Shangshu of the Military Department, and He Wenmao of the Household Department.

Sun Shang Shunian is a senior, has been the head of the household department, the military department of two important departments, he is Wang Zhixiu's same list, used to work under Lin Xiang, although the political performance is not outstanding, but it is also considered to be proper and thoughtful, and the relationship with the Lin officials is quite harmonious.

And He Wenmao, Lin Xiang's student, secretly took refuge in King Yi again, and now he is friendly with the officials of the Li family, and there is no problem with his connections. His tenure as Shangshu was shorter, which was his disadvantage, but He Wenmao's outstanding political achievements, and he had served as the governor of Chunzhou, had many years of foreign experience, and had a rich resume, these huge advantages were enough to make the emperor ignore his slightly younger disadvantage.

Scholar Gu originally thought that the deal he made with Lin Xiang was very cost-effective. Let the third son enter the household department, and follow He Wenmao, a promising scholar, to naturally have a smooth career. 168

For now, however, he is not cautious enough. If it weren't for the granddaughter's cleverness this time, who knew how to go home to ventilate and report the news, wouldn't their entire Gu family have to be dragged into the water by He Wenmao, a beetle?!

After listening to his granddaughter's words, he understood why the emperor's words made him feel a little awkward when he was in the court. Now that I think about it, the emperor is obviously still angry, but his attitude towards He Wenmao is so gentle, which is why he feels so disobedient.

He Gu Zhengze ascended the throne from the emperor, and he ran an errand in front of the emperor, for more than 20 years, he has been from the Wupin Privy Council to the Duanming Palace, and has always been a close minister of the Son of Heaven, Gu Zhengze thinks that he should be the person who knows the emperor best among the courtiers. Because of this, he could feel that the emperor's attitude towards He Wenmao was a little wrong.

Scholar Gu frowned, and carefully recalled the reactions of several important ministers when the emperor said this. After a moment, a wry smile tugged at the corner of his lips. Xie Xiang and Li Xiang were unusually silent in the court today, and sure enough, these two people already knew it.

That is, Wang Zhixiu and him Gu Zhengze were kept in the dark. In vain, he prides himself on being cautious, but in the end he becomes the stupidest one.

The deal with Lin Xiang, after all, he was too anxious, and the result of quick success was that he almost put himself in. At the moment, it seems that his smartest decision Gu Zhengze made was to marry his granddaughter to the Anguo Mansion, if it weren't for the ninth sister, he was afraid that he would really be dragged into the water by He Wenmao this time.

"Someone." Senior Scholar Gu instructed in a deep voice: "Let someone go to the household department to deliver a letter to the third master, and tell him that the ninth sister is back, which makes the lady not in a good mood, let him come back early tonight." ”

Gu Yilan couldn't hide the fact that she ran back to her parents' house, and Scholar Gu didn't plan to hide it, so she simply took her granddaughter as an excuse.

Although Scholar Gu sent someone to the household department to spread the word, Gu Sanye came back quite late.

The errand boy of the Gu family arrived at the household yamen, of course, the news spread quickly, and in less than half an hour, everyone knew about the entire household department, from He Wenmao, the eldest official, to Han Denian, the youngest official.

Gu Sanye didn't have any suspicions, he just felt a little annoyed. And Shangshu He Wenmao deliberately came over to care about Gu Sanye's family affairs, and when Gu Sanye lamented that his daughter was ignorant, he also comforted Gu Sanye a few words, looking like a good boss who cared about his subordinates.

However, Xie Changjing, the waiter who usually gets along well with Gu Sanye, was unusually on this day, ignoring the affairs of the Gu family, and hearing it should not have been heard.

On this day, the household department was actually very busy, and the waiter Xie Changjing said that there was something to do, so he took leave early and went home, and He Shangshu also disappeared early, so Gu Sanye, the head of the branch, came home from the yamen very late.

Gu Sanye originally planned to go to the outer study to change his clothes first, and then go to the back house to see his mother, but he didn't expect that as soon as he entered the door of the study, he found that his father, who was busier than him on weekdays, was sitting behind the desk waiting for him!