My younger sister insisted on marrying me and made me the Marquis' wife.

Chapter 402 Disturbing the Six Departments
Liuliqiu said with a smile, "No one in the Ministry of Revenue has a free meal. They are all capable and have many affairs to attend to. Even we are too busy to handle them all. No matter who I recommend to follow the Marquis, I will not let them go. But the Marquis is busy with important matters ordered by the Emperor, so I have no choice but to give up. Whoever the Marquis Gu likes, let them go."

This was a good thing, and he praised all the officials under his command without showing any bias. He was really slippery. No matter who was displeased by the imperial examination, it would not be his fault.

In fact, Liuliqiu was hoping that Lord Gu would take his confidant away.

Lord Gu said with a smile, "When I was fighting in the northern frontier, I had to deal with the Ministry of Revenue a lot to ask for money and food. After returning to the capital, I had to ask for merits for my soldiers and distribute pensions and food, which also involved dealing with the Ministry of Revenue for several months. I know that if I ask you to hand over all your confidants, you will definitely not agree. How about you pick one and I pick one?"

The two men smiled at each other and stopped talking politely, and directly decided on two candidates.

Before bidding farewell, Liuliqiu also expressed concern for Lord Gu's health, and said in the tone of an experienced person: "Although Lord Gu is in his prime and is valued by the Emperor, he still needs to take good care of his health. He doesn't need to do everything himself. It's better to let the subordinates take care of the trivial matters. Lord Gu can just order someone to keep an eye on them and prevent them from being lazy and doing things for personal gain."

These words can be considered as Liuliqiu's rare sincere words.

Lord Gu was startled and said hurriedly, "Thank you for your kindness, sir. I will definitely keep your words in mind and will never forget them."

Liuliqiu smiled and said, "That's not the case. It's just that the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue are trivial and numerous. I have been in charge for a few years and have some small experience."

Lord Gu said seriously: "It is the experience that is most valuable."

"Hahaha," Liuliqiu raised his head and laughed, "Your Majesty is really humorous. People in the Ministry of Revenue love money the most. I am happy to hear the word money."

The two said goodbye.

Lord Gu then went to the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Works to ask for people.

The Minister of Rites and Mr. Gu Liu had the fate of visiting Yuyuantan Lake together, so he naturally had more goodwill towards Mr. Gu. Without saying much, he immediately selected two people.

Before leaving, he asked, "Have you been writing poetry lately?"

Lord Gu said, "Your Excellency the Minister does not know that because the collection of poems about the trip to Yuyuantan has sold well, my sixth brother now spends half a day reading poems and half a day painting. There is a Mr. Songshan in the mansion who is willing to teach him. A while ago, he also funded a poetry competition at the Imperial College. He did not delay the funeral at home these days."

"Oh?"

When the Minister of Rites learned that Mr. Gu Liu's wife had passed away, he sighed for a while and then asked Mr. Gu Liu about the poetry competition.

Military generals and civil officials had always looked down on each other, and Lord Gu rarely stayed in the capital after he grew up, so they had even less to talk about. However, because of Lord Gu Liu's poetry, he and the Minister of Rites had something in common to talk about.

"Your Excellency also knows that my father-in-law is the chief priest of the Imperial College. When he saw that my sixth brother had published a collection of poems, he wanted to select some poems from the students in the Imperial College who love to write poems and compile a collection. So my sixth brother funded the establishment of a poetry competition in the Imperial College, and wanted to select the best poems to be compiled into a book, printed and sold. In my opinion, the first champion of this competition must be Mr. Songshan, although I prefer the poems of Mr. Nantang."

"Oh? This Mr. Songshan seems to be very talented. I saw that he highly praised him during our conversation."

"My father-in-law highly respects Mr. Songshan. Mr. Songshan is now temporarily staying in the Marquis's mansion. My brother-in-law and sixth brother often ask for his advice. However, Mr. Nantang's poems are also unique."

The Minister of Rites immediately showed great interest in Mr. Songshan and Mr. Nantang, and repeatedly expressed that he would go to the Imperial College after he was done with his work. Before leaving, the Minister of Rites reminded Lord Gu, "Lord, you have worked hard to guard the border in the northern frontier. Although you have made great contributions, you are inevitably a little tired. You should think big. Even if the Ministry of Personnel were to evaluate matters like the Imperial Examination, there are many thankless things. Moreover, Lord, you have been fighting for many years. It will take a lot of effort to figure out the twists and turns. Lord, you need to listen to the opinions of the people below and don't work too hard yourself."

Lord Gu agreed repeatedly.

The Ministry of Works was better. Lord Gu had built a city in the northern frontier to resist the Yelu clan and had had many discussions with the Ministry of Works on the city construction plans, so he was relatively familiar with them.

The Minister of Works was a sincere man who didn't like to talk much. After asking Lord Gu about his requirements, he took out a booklet and let Lord Gu choose for himself.

After Lord Gu made his choice, he sat for a while and then left.

Before leaving, the Minister of Works did not give repeated instructions like he did with the other ministers, but he seemed to want to say something to Lord Gu several times, and in the end he said nothing. His eyes were strange, and somewhat similar to the eunuch who announced the decree yesterday.

This made Lord Gu very uncomfortable.

He already holds a position in the Ministry of War, so the Ministry of Justice only needs to transfer one person and there is no need to worry too much.

The highlight is the Ministry of Personnel, which is the last stop.

The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the appointment, assessment, promotion, honors, transfers and salaries of civil servants. The imperial inspection has always been the responsibility of the Ministry of Personnel. The appointment of Marquis Gu was tantamount to the emperor openly expressing his dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Personnel's imperial inspection.

But if you think about it more deeply, the Ministry of Personnel is only responsible for the imperial examination of civil officials below the third rank, and the emperor evaluates those above the third rank and the emperor's close ministers. The emperor has now handed over all the evaluations to Lord Gu, regardless of civil or military officials or ranks. Is this showing that the emperor is dissatisfied with the Ministry of Personnel, or is he dissatisfied with the promotion and demotion of civil officials? Or is he dissatisfied with all civil officials?
This involves the jobs of many civil officials, as well as their integrity.

Lord Gu entered the Ministry of Personnel with a heavy heart and courage to look for the Minister of Personnel.

Sure enough, it was not found.

Everyone in the signing room was busy dealing with paperwork and files with their heads down, and no one looked up at all.

After looking around, Lord Gu didn't know who to ask questions, and the Minister of Personnel was not in his office.

This is obviously a warning.

The Ministry of Personnel clearly expressed its dislike for him, a man who had suddenly appeared and was assigned the task.

Lord Gu remembered what his young wife said, and did not stay for long. He just said to an official leaning against the door in the signing room: "This Lord has been ordered to inspect the capital. The emperor has ordered that personnel from various departments be selected for assistance. The personnel from other departments have been selected. The minister is not here. This Lord has something to do and cannot wait. Please tell the minister that this Lord has come."

The official immediately stood up and said, "I understand. I am a deputy minister of the Ministry of Public Security and Public Officials. My surname is Lian. I will definitely pass on your message. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Lord Gu thanked Mr. Lian and rode back to his mansion on his black horse to have dinner with his young wife.

He had no idea that his trip around the six ministries today was like throwing a bowl-sized stone into a calm pond, causing each ministry to talk.