Nowadays, it is fashionable to refer to the wives of the gentry as "Madame", but this is only a polite title, strictly speaking, only the wife or mother of an official is eligible to be called Madame after she has been officially given a decree by the imperial court.

The rank of Mrs. Command, Xu Shuhua should not have crossed Gu Yunji, but she was named Mrs. Sanpin.

Just as the two of them were puzzled, a young laugh came from outside: "Of course, that's because Master Gu is no longer more than a fourth-grade prefect."

The crown prince Li Jinze stepped into the door with a smile and handed the transfer order to Gu Yunji: "The order personally issued by my father and the emperor will promote you to the right attendant of the household department, and you will also lead the East Palace Zhan Mansion Shao Zhan Shi, and take office at a later date."

"Tobe's right waiter?"

The right squire of the household, the third grade, has a slightly lower status than the left squire, and is basically a flat level, equivalent to the third leader of the household.

Rao is not in the court, Xu Shuhua, and he also knows what this official position means, and he was a little stunned at the moment.

The imperial court is divided into six departments, which are in charge of the affairs of the world, among which the officials are in charge of the assessment and promotion of officials, and the authority is the heaviest. But from a functional point of view, the household department is the most important and indispensable department.

The household department is in charge of the country's household registration, taxes, food, military supplies, and other affairs, and the affairs are complicated, and it is easy to take the blame, of course, the oil and water are also abundant, and the Hanlin Academy, which is known as the Qingshui Yamen, is simply two extremes.

Because of his special status, every official who can resist the tempering of the household ministry will either become the mainstay of the imperial court in the end, serving as a cabinet minister or a feudal official, or becoming a big corrupt official who hides dirt and dirt, and once his family background is copied, he can support the whole country for half a year.

Ning Fuhai left after announcing his decree, there were no outsiders at the moment, there was no need to shy away, Gu Yunji smiled helplessly: "I was first awarded the earl by exception, and now I want to go to the household department again, Your Majesty is going to push me to the cusp."

Li Jinze said: "Now it seems that it is better to be on the cusp than to be unknown. Master Gu, you are capable, and the household department has just given you room to show your talents, and your father's transfer of you to the household department is also a sign of trust in you."

In addition to Gu Yunji's right attendant in the household department, there is also a part-time job of Zhan Shifu, who belongs to the official column of the East Palace. The official positions of the East Palace are basically fictitious, and in most cases they are concurrently held by other officials, with no real power, and Gu Yunji is now equivalent to officially becoming a member of the East Palace team.

Emperor Jingfeng arranged Gu Yunji's official position like this, in fact, his intention was obvious.

The princes are growing up day by day, and gradually have their own parties, among which the second princes' party and the princelings are-for-tat, and it is clear that they want to seize the heir. Emperor Jingfeng has gradually felt that his health is not as good as before over the years, and the best choice he can make now is to balance the forces of all parties, and Mo Ling's family is dominant.

Gu Yunji sacrificed his life to save the prince, returned to Beijing after being seriously ill, earned enough good reputation, and rewarded him with a knighthood and official position after recovery, which is also reasonable.

The current household secretary is Fang Shu, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Fang Zigui's father. Emperor Jingfeng transferred Gu Yunji to the household department as Fang Shu's subordinate at this time, just to suppress him, so as not to make the princelings strong.

Putting aside these twists and turns, no matter what, it is always something to be happy about when you get promoted. Li Jinze said: "My father gave Master Gu your official position, and symbolically punished me for half a year, so that the matter of me taking you back to Beijing without permission can be easily revealed."

Gu Yunji put away the order and exhaled softly: "It's okay like this, it has finally changed the situation from unfavorable to favorable. Then, when I officially take office, it will be a new step."

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As soon as Gu Yunji's order came out, the court was in an uproar.

You must know that before this, Gu Yuanhui had been sitting in the position of the secretary of the Criminal Department for many years, and he had run the Criminal Department like an iron bucket. Gu Yunxiao is in engineering, Gu Mingxuan is in the household department, plus their respective in-laws, etc., the Gu family has a wide range of connections in the court.

Now there is another Gu Yunji, who is only in his twenties, and he has become the right waiter of the household department, which directly pushes the Gu family's momentum to another level.

People in Beijing say that it is already great for the Songjiang Gu family to have such a cabinet minister as Gu Yuanhui, and the younger generation still has so many promising people, and they can speak in the court and China in the next few decades, which is simply the Xuanhe of the family for more than a hundred years

Peak.

For a while, there was an endless stream of guests who came to visit the Gu family, and even the in-laws of the Gu family, such as the Xu family and the king of Pingyang County, were constantly entertaining, and they were surrounded and held by people wherever they went.

On this day, Gu Yunji finally vacated his time and took his wife and daughter to reunite with his relatives at home.

As soon as he entered the door, Gu Yunji bowed down first: "Father, mother, son has been away from home for many years, and he has not been able to serve in front of his parents, it is the son who is unfilial."

Gu Yunji went home as a household servant, I don't know how much glory he added to the Gu family's courtyard, Mrs. Wang was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth, and hurriedly helped him up: "Ah, Ji'er, don't say that, we are parents, we always look forward to the good of our children, you are so promising, we are already very happy in our hearts."

Seeing her son who she hadn't seen for many years, Aunt Zhao on the side was crying and laughing, and subconsciously wanted to step forward, but she had to hold back because of her identity.

When Gu Yunji saw it, he took the initiative to walk over and said with a smile, "Auntie, my son is back."

"Okay, okay, just come back, my Ji'er has lost weight......" Aunt Zhao was so happy that tears rippled, and while wiping her tears with a handkerchief, she couldn't help but touch Gu Yunji's body, no matter how she looked at it, she couldn't see enough.

After worshipping the elders, Gu Yunji saw his brother and sister-in-law one by one, and took his daughter Gu Zhaoxi to recognize people, and then he was considered to have recognized his relatives.

I haven't been back to Beijing for a few years, and my family has changed a lot. Gu Kaizhen has aged a lot, walks a little staggeringly, has a rickety figure, and is more taciturn than before. The eldest brother Gu Yunxiao has matured a lot, and he already has the calm temperament of a pillar.

Sister-in-law Zheng Xiuyun, as the current housekeeper, has a harmonious relationship with Gu Yunxiao, and takes care of the family in an orderly manner; Gu Yunlin is still the same, he is unreliable, Qin Yurong may be angry with him, his face is haggard, and he looks a few years older than Zheng Xiuyun.

Gu Yunqiao was the same as when she was a child, as soon as she saw Gu Yunji, her thoughts and joy came to her heart, but she collapsed emotionally on the spot, and she couldn't stop crying. For a while, he asked him if he didn't want his sister if he had been away from home for too long, and then he was worried about his body in hindsight, worried that the residual poison would leave sequelae.

Gu Yunji couldn't laugh or cry at this, comforted and apologized, and finally coaxed his sister with the help of Cheng Yan.

In addition to parents and siblings, the biggest change in the family is the extra bunch of nephews and nieces.

After Gu Zhaoqin, Zheng Xiuyun and Gu Yunxiao gave birth to a son and a daughter; Qin Yurong only has two sons, but Gu Yunlin's concubines and concubines are a lot, at a glance, the house is full of small radish heads, crying and making trouble when eating, the war is chaotic, it is like a war.

Gu Yunji is used to being quiet at home, where has he seen this battle, after eating a meal, he only feels that his ears are going to be deaf.