In fact, in the final analysis, Gu Linjiang's words still made Gu Su Liang start to care, after hearing what he said today, Gu Su Liang will inevitably feel a little sorry for Gu Yan in his heart, after all, no one knows now, if he hadn't intervened in this matter halfway, would Bai Zhi have died, and would Dongliang have attacked the border?

Maybe if he hadn't deliberately approached her after Gu Yan married Shen Qianshan, the rest of the matter would not have happened.

It was because of this that he felt a little depressed and sat outside drinking in the middle of the night.

People always have hope for the unknown, of course, there may also be fear, Gu Su Liang didn't know how much wine he drank outside, this always felt that he was not drunk at all, until dawn, he swayed and put away the wine jug on the edge of the grinding plate, and returned to his room.

Gu Yan didn't sleep well in the first half of the night, but she slept with her head covered in the second half of the night, and slept until the third pole of the day, and after washing up, she pushed open the door, but she happened to be hit by the panicked chasing clouds.

Gu Yan, who was still sleepy-eyed, was suddenly woken up by him, "What's wrong?" What's going on in a panic? ”

"Gu Gongzi was announced into the palace early in the morning, I don't know what Shen Zhongbai wants to do, Qi Bai just came over and said that he hasn't come back until now."

As soon as she heard that something had happened to her brother, Gu Yan hurriedly pulled up her coat and followed Chaiyun to the hall, and sure enough, Qi Bai was so anxious that he couldn't even sit still.

Gu Su Liang originally fell asleep at dawn, but now that he was sleeping soundly, Gu Yan didn't think about disturbing him at all, and quickly grabbed Qi Bai, who was like an ant on a hot pot, "You are walking around in your heart, tell me what happened first?" ”

"Just this morning, someone suddenly came to the palace, saying that he wanted the eldest prince to enter the palace, and the eldest prince didn't say anything, so he went with them, but it was almost noon, and there was no letter at all, so I came to discuss with you."

Entering the palace is not a big deal for Gu Yan, it's just that he is now Shen Siyin's concubine, and he often feels that it is not so strange to enter the palace, why did Shen Zhongbai suddenly announce that his brother entered the palace?

After Shen Zhongbai got out of the morning court, he returned to the study, and Gu Huai'an had been standing in the study for a while, and it didn't take long for Gu Linjiang to walk in.

"Grass people Gu Huai'an, see the emperor."

"Huai'an doesn't have to be polite, just get up and talk."

Shen Zhongbai asked Gu Huai'an to come to the palace, not for anything else, after all, Shen Qianshan's affairs have been delayed for so long, and it is not a matter to delay it any longer, at least a reasonable explanation must be given, so as to block the mouths of the people in the court, and only Gu Huai'an is the most suitable after thinking about it.

The entire court is as calm as water on the surface, but in fact, I don't know how many people have been ambitious and want him to take the throne.

Including Gu Linjiang, they are all waiting to see their jokes, if they are not careful, except for any mistakes, all forces will take the opportunity to make trouble, he has just ascended the throne, the throne is not yet stable, and he must not make any risky behavior.

Shen Qianshan's whereabouts on the battlefield are unknown, Gu Chang died in the palace, and now in the Nine Princes' Mansion, only Gu Huai'an is left alone to support him, Shen Zhongbai still feels a little indebted to Gu Chang in his heart, so he has never been prepared to kill Gu Huai'an.

After Gu Linjiang walked into the study, he realized that there was already a person standing in the study, and he looked at Gu Huai'an carefully with his spare eyes, his son had not seen him for a long time, and he almost didn't know him.

"If I'm not mistaken, Huai'an left home at a young age, and he was famous in Jiangnan, and he was also admitted to the top of Jiangnan, but he didn't become an official in the court, right?"

The atmosphere of the three people was a little weird, but still, Shen Zhongbai spoke first.

Gu Huai'an was brought into the palace early in the morning, and before he knew what Shen Zhongbai's purpose was for looking for him, he didn't dare to act rashly, but just made a deep gesture to Shen Zhongbai, "Back to the emperor, the grass people are indeed grassroots." ”

"Talents like Huai'an have not been reused, which is really a big loss for the imperial court, in this case, I have an idea, I want Huai'an to enter the court as an official, such a thing that is beneficial to the country, and I hope Huai'an will not shirk too much."

Where did Gu Huai'an think that he would be calculated by Shen Zhongbai early in the morning, and it was inevitable that he would be a little flustered, if he entered the court as an official at this time, maybe it would disrupt all everyone's plans, Gu Huai'an was thinking about what excuse to use to refuse, Gu Linjiang opened his mouth first.

"Your Majesty, don't do it! Gu Huai'an is the son of an old minister, and the Bei'an Dynasty has long had a law, if Gu Huai'an accepts the reward, I am afraid it will attract discussion among the people. ”

Recently, Shen Zhongbai has begun to replace the officials he promoted one after another, and replaced them with his own people, although they are all small actions, but they still affect himself.

What's more, his son left home at a young age, even if he really stood in line, he might not be on his side, rather than cultivating an extra helper for his opponent, it was better to cut off Shen Zhongbai's idea directly from the root.

Gu Linjiang is a smart person, and he will never dig a pit for himself to jump.

"Oh? Is that so? Shen Zhongbai sat down in his chair, picked up the red pen on the side, and began to review the recitals presented today, as if he didn't care at all about what Gu Linjiang said.

Gu Linjiang took a step forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, these Huai'an and Chang'er are both the children of the old minister's original wife, I'm afraid everyone in the capital knows about this, no one knows it, if it is spread out, it is really not good." ”

"I heard that Gu Huai'an expelled Gu Chengxiang from the house as early as his teens, if this is calculated, wouldn't Huai'an have already broken away from Gu Chengxiang? If he is not the son of the prime minister, then why can't I make him an official? ”

Shen Zhongbai didn't kill all the people in the Nine Kings Mansion, and he also respected Gu Huai'an's words, and did not announce Shen Qianshan's death for the time being, he had already done his part, Gu Huai'an should also know in his heart, as long as he was an official in the court and did not stand on Gu Linjiang's side, it would not be a bad thing for himself.

Gu Linjiang and Shen Zhongbai were circling around, but Gu Huai'an suddenly opened his mouth and raised his head, "Huai'an can be appreciated by the emperor, naturally he is grateful, and the grass people are here, so I will thank the emperor first." ”

Gu Huai'an didn't have any better ideas, and now it seems that he can only take one step at a time, and when he goes back, he will go and discuss with Qi Bai and Chang'er what to do next.

"It seems that Huai'an has no objections, I see that the position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites seems to be vacant, so let Huai'an go first, from the third grade, there should be no people who say that I am too biased, right?"

The position of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites is not high, it is said that it is not low, but it is enough for Gu Linjiang not to get involved in the affairs of the Ministry of Rites, which can be regarded as a great help to Shen Zhongbai.

"I think Prime Minister Gu shouldn't have any opinions on this matter, so I won't keep Prime Minister Gu much, I still have some things to explain to Huai'an."

said that there was something to explain, but he just handed over all the holy decree and appointment letter to Gu Huai'an, Gu Huai'an held the holy decree in his hand, and he didn't know what he should do at once.

However, one thing is certain, all of what happened today was planned by Shen Zhongbai in advance, otherwise, the holy decree, official seal and appointment letter would not have been prepared so quickly, it seems that Shen Zhongbai is determined to pull himself into the game.

There is only one way out of the palace, and sure enough, when Gu Huai'an walked on the road, he saw Gu Linjiang, who had already been standing there for a long time, waiting for him, there was no one here, and it was relatively remote, it seemed that Gu Linjiang was waiting here on purpose.

"Is there anything wrong with Prime Minister Gu looking for an official?"

"Huai'an, the emperor has made you an official, and you have to do a good job in his position, but you can't live up to the emperor's trust in you." Gu Linjiang's eyes were sharp, and he naturally saw the holy decree in Gu Huai'an's hand.

"Prime Minister Gu Cheng laughed, since Huai'an has received the holy decree, it means that he is ready to be an official, although Prime Minister Gu Cheng is an old minister in the court, but these simple things are still not bothered by Prime Minister Gu to mention."

Gu Huai'an knew that the moment he received the holy decree, he had invisibly become a tool for the two of them to fight openly and secretly, Shen Zhongbai lacked a substitute for the dead ghost, so he caught himself as a target, it seemed that if he didn't get rid of one of the two of them quickly, he wouldn't have a good life.

"Huai'an, my father actually feels sorry for you, what's so good about being an official in this court? Look at it, you didn't be an official before, you still followed the Nine Princes to the battlefield, got a body injured and came back, and now you finally have the opportunity to stay away from the officialdom, why did you send it to the door yourself? ”

"It turns out that Prime Minister Gu still remembers that I am your biological son, so when I was bullied by Mrs. Fang and forced to leave home, where were you? Where were you when your sister-in-law was tortured in the Gu family? ”

Gu Huai'an didn't save any face for Gu Linjiang, turned around and left.

As soon as he left the palace gate, he saw Gu Suran who was waiting anxiously at the door, and when he saw Gu Huai'an coming out safely, the stone in Gu Yan's heart was put down, "You...... You okay? ”