Chapter 409: Compromise

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As soon as the emperor asked this, Zhang Hai hesitated a little in his heart.

The emperor is very satisfied with this preface, if the credit is attributed to Xia Qing's lineage, how can he be willing in his heart?

Gu Chengyu is extremely talented, but he offended Xia Qing and hindered Xia Qing's junior disciple's promotion. Xia Qing is ruthless, and he can't say that he will attack Gu Chengyu in the future.

Although Zhang Hai is upright, he is not pedantic. Because of Xia Qing's targeting, Gu Chengyu's official road in the future will definitely be bumpy. After today, he will give Gu Chengyu some more compensation in the future and clear some obstacles for him.

This is what he owes Gu Chengyu, and he will definitely pay it back in the future. After thinking about this, he no longer had any scruples.

"Your Majesty, Weichen heard from the lower officials that this was made by Min Feng, the new editor of the Hanlin Academy. Wechen felt that this preface was very detailed, and the officials of the six ministries and the first assistant were meaningless, so Wechen dared to present it to the emperor. โ€

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Hai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Oh? Min Feng? But Xia Shoufu's closed little disciple? โ€

When the emperor heard this name, he narrowed his eyes slightly. This Tanhualang, he naturally has some impressions. Originally, his talent was above Fu Yanshan, but in the end, he was ordered to explore flowers.

Because of this, the cabinet was very slack during this time, and he was helpless.

"Back to the emperor, it's this person! It is said that he fought at night and did it in one day. โ€

took the first step, thinking about compensating Gu Chengyu in the future. Zhang Hai's words were logical and extremely natural.

Besides, he didn't say that he was dead, he only said that he listened to what the officials said, that is, the emperor knew the truth, and he could excuse himself and say that he heard it wrong.

He was a man of integrity, but he was also a politician. For the twists and turns in the officialdom, he is not inferior to other treacherous and cunning officials, but he doesn't want to be so calculating on weekdays!

Mingzhe self-preservation is a necessary skill in officialdom, otherwise it would be impossible for him to gain a firm foothold in the Hanlin Academy. Xia Qing had long wanted to install his own faction officials and take his position as a scholar.

If it weren't for his vigilance and his best efforts to do things without leaving a handle, how could he still sit firmly on this son? Don't look at the position of a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, which is only a positive five grades, and he has no other positions, but the position of a scholar is a close minister of the Son of Heaven, and his power is not small, and there are many opportunities to be summoned by the emperor.

"Oh? According to you, this man's talent is truly remarkable. The emperor glanced at Zhang Hai carefully, and then put the booklet in his hand on the imperial case. Min Feng was Xia Qing's disciple, and he had suspicions in his heart.

Zhang Hai was shocked when he heard this, he looked up at the emperor carefully, but found that the emperor was squinting at him. Zhang Hai's heart sank, could it be that the emperor had already seen the clue? Otherwise, why such an attitude?

"He's only been in the Hanlin Academy for a few days, and he doesn't know what his talent is. If the emperor has no objection to this, then the Hanlin Yuan will start compiling the canon based on the preface. โ€

For some reason, although the emperor did not show displeasure, he felt it from the emperor's tone. Hurriedly stopped mentioning this matter, and directly talked about the compilation of the canon. What he should have done has been done, and the rest is Xia Shoufu's business.

"Oh? If you say that he did it, then I would like to call him in for a good encouragement. Come on, go to the Hanlin Academy and ask Min to edit it! โ€

The emperor suddenly wanted to see Min Feng, but Zhang Hai was taken aback. I don't know if Xia Shoufu has explained the preface to Min Feng, if not, wouldn't he call him at this time to be a goof?

Min Fengzheng was standing opposite Xia Qing with a pale face, his hands were clenched into fists at the moment, and his eyes looked at Xia Qing showing unwillingness.

"You don't have to be burdened, you know, it's very common in officialdom. This is a good opportunity, you want to become an attendant, if you don't have any merit, it's not easy to talk to the emperor as a teacher. Xia Qing sat opposite Min Feng, looking at Min Feng with a dull face, and had to persuade patiently.

"But this is Gu Chengyu's doing, how can I take the credit of others, let people know, it will be disgraced." Min Feng was called over by Xia Qing just now, and he thought it was a matter of promotion, but he didn't expect to hear such news.

He did always have a head with Gu Chengyu, but no matter whether he won or lost, he relied on his own ability. Now that he has worshiped Xia Shoufu as his teacher, he already has a backer in the officialdom, and he is confident that he can go faster than Gu Chengyu. But as soon as the teacher told him about the preface, he felt a little angry in his heart.

He is a scholar, and he is more noble and proud of a literati in his bones. This kind of taking advantage of other people's merits made him very despised.

As soon as Xia Qing saw it, he knew that Min Feng had drilled the tip of the horns. Min Feng has just entered the officialdom, and he doesn't know the sinister nature of officialdom yet, so he doesn't blame Min Feng. After a few years, Min Feng will know that such things are commonplace in officialdom. has been taken credit by others, and there are no connections, who will stand up for you in the officialdom?

When you encounter such a thing, it's not dumb or Coptis chinensis, and you can't tell if you have suffering? I can only consider myself unlucky.

When he entered the officialdom at the beginning of the year, why wasn't he as arrogant as Min Feng? It won't take a few years, and you'll have enough to suffer. At that time, he did not have a high-ranking teacher as a backer, and was used as a stepping stone by others.

In the end, he realized that no matter how high and arrogant he was, he was less important than power. Min Feng was luckier than him, worshipped him as a teacher, and how many detours did he take less than he did at the beginning? But at the same time, Min Feng was also unlucky, he was valued by the emperor back then.

But now, before the emperor really reassures him, I'm afraid he won't be able to look down on Min Feng. However, as long as he is one day, as his closed disciple of Xia Qing, he will not treat him badly.

"You are too young, and you are new to officialdom, I don't know that such things are not uncommon. I would like to advise you for the teacher, those who read are proud of themselves, put it away for the teacher. You yourself may feel shameless when you are known, but others don't. โ€

Xia Qing took a sip of tea, saw that the gloomy color on Min Feng's face receded slightly, and continued: "As long as you can snatch credit from others, that's your ability." When you ascend to a high position, there are many sycophants, who will remember your past? โ€

Even if I remember, I don't dare to say it in front of you. Xia Qing didn't bother to say this sentence later, he said all he said about it, if Min Feng still couldn't figure it out, then he didn't need to have high hopes on Min Feng.

He wants a good apprentice who understands everything, is intelligent and knowledgeable. If he is stubborn and stubborn, he will not be so interested in breaking his temperament for this apprentice.

Min Feng wanted to say something, but when he raised his eyes, he saw that Xia Qing's face also sank. He knew that the teacher did this because he didn't know how to lift up, for fear that he would upset the teacher. Besides, this matter is a foregone conclusion, and he is powerless to undo it.

Only then did he smile reluctantly, "Then according to what the teacher said!" Thank you to the teacher for thinking about the students, it was the students who thought badly before. โ€

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