Prosperous advisors

Chapter 521 Return of Mr. Xiuting (2)
Taifu laughed and said: "Grandfather is old, and it's time to rest. From tomorrow onwards, you don't have to go to the Imperial Academy, go to the Ministry of Officials, Minister of the Ministry of Officials."

"What?" Jiang Yu was shocked. The editor of the Imperial Academy was only a fourth-rank official position, but the official minister was from the second rank. He jumped four ranks all of a sudden. How could Jiang Yu not be shocked.

The Taifu looked at his grandson with a smile and said, "Scared?"

Jiang Yu smiled wryly, can you not be scared?Except for His Majesty's appointment of a Fengtian governor at the beginning of the year to directly jump from the third rank, there is no official who can jump to the fourth rank in a row.

The Taifu smiled and said: "Don't be afraid, you are nothing. There is also a prime minister who jumped directly from the third rank to the first rank. He is more conspicuous than you." And he is not one of the left and right prime ministers. It is well-deserved that one person is below tens of thousands of people.

Jiang Yu was taken aback for a moment before realizing, "Grandfather...you, you..."

The Taifu smiled and said: "What is your reaction? Your Majesty did not treat me badly. The Crown Prince Taifu and the Bachelor of Wenchang Pavilion, I, an old man, have been sitting on the right chancellery for more than ten years, and now I can get such an ending. It's a blessing. What's more, His Majesty gave you the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, what's not worth it?"

Others regard him as a mediocre and incompetent prime minister, hehe... so what?The grass on the graves that are neither mediocre nor incompetent has grown so tall.But he was able to persevere until now that the new emperor has honored the descendants of Jiahui, what is there to be dissatisfied with?As long as the new emperor stands firm and his grandson is more up-to-date, it is not impossible for the Jiang family to have another prime minister in 20 years.After all... Yu'er is not yet 30 years old, everything is still very early!
Although the old man may not have any cleverness in government affairs, many people who claim to be geniuses may not be able to understand the way of survival in the court.

"Grandfather..." Jiang Yu couldn't help but turn red. In his opinion, his grandfather sacrificed his prime minister position to fulfill himself.Although the Tai Tuo is honorable, it is an empty title. How can he have the reputation of being the head of a hundred officials as a prime minister.

The Tai Tuo patted his grandson on the shoulder and said, "Good boy, just like grandfather said, the Jiang family will rely on you in the future. You have to remember... no matter what happens, it is right to be loyal to His Majesty."

Jiang Yu looked at his grandfather with some doubts. His Majesty took the position of prime minister from his grandfather and gave it to a young man who was not yet a weaker crown. Could it be that his grandfather didn't complain at all?
The Taifu shook his head and smiled: "Your grandfather has been with the late emperor for decades, and he claims to know a little about the late emperor. If the new emperor is really worthless, even if the late emperor loves him again, the throne will not be in his hands. Also That Gu Liuyun looks like he's still a child, but he's scheming, hehe... Even my old bones don't dare to compete with him lightly. Think about it for yourself, it's only a few short months, and he's at a disadvantage Are there still few people? As for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he is still suppressed in Fengtian Mansion. Your Majesty cut off his grandfather's official position, and it may not be all because of Gu Liuyun. I'm afraid... my grandfather is old, and he is not as courageous as you young people. , I’m afraid His Majesty won’t like it anymore. But His Majesty’s willingness to use you shows that he is still satisfied with the Jiang family. As long as you are loyal, our Jiang family will have no future in the future.”

"But..." Jiang Yu frowned and asked, "Grandfather thinks...does His Majesty sit still?" Although the surface is calm now, it's hard to say in secret.I'm afraid none of those princes would sincerely serve the new emperor.The princes of the Tian family are all proud and arrogant. It would be fine if they were a new emperor who could suppress them, but the Ninth Prince was obviously not the one who could suppress these princes.

The Tai Tuo pondered for a moment and said: "As a minister, you should avoid wavering. This old man has been loyal to His Majesty all his life, and there will be no exception in the future. You have to remember that our Jiang family is loyal to His Majesty in the future, even if His Majesty loses, we may not be in trouble. But if we secretly take refuge with others, I'm afraid our Jiang family will be finished before His Majesty is fine."

Jiang Yu remained silent, obviously thinking about his grandfather's teachings.Although people outside knew that my grandfather was immoral and incompetent, he just blindly flattered the late emperor.But Jiang Yu felt that this was just his grandfather's way of being a minister and protecting himself.

After a long time, Jiang Yu raised his head to look at his grandfather and said firmly: "Grandson understands, thank you for your teaching, grandfather."

The Taifu nodded happily and said, "It's good to understand, it's good to understand..." Looking sideways towards the direction of the palace, a strange light suddenly flashed in the Taifu's muddy old eyes.The young man sitting on the Hanzhang Hall suddenly reminded him of Emperor Xiyue who had just ascended the throne 40 years ago.The same unrestrained flying, the same self-confidence and arrogance, the eyes are full of ambition and ruthlessness that is determined to win.Although it seemed a little different, it still made him look forward to it. 20 years ago... Xiyue lost a chance, maybe this will be Xiyue's second chance?
The new emperor succeeded to the throne, and the appointment of a ten-year-old boy as prime minister before the enthronement ceremony was held naturally caused an uproar in the imperial city.Helplessly, the princes of various prefectures are doing their filial piety in front of the spirit of Emperor Xiyue in the palace, and the military power inside and outside the capital has been gathered in the hands of the new emperor at an extremely fast speed. Someone has any influence.As for the remonstrance written by some bookish scholars, they were thrown into the corner by Mr. Rong Jiu without even reading it.

Of course, there are also a few self-confident veterans who are passive and slow down because of this, but find that even if they don't work, the work that originally belonged to them is taken care of properly.The new emperor didn't have to rely on them, a sense of crisis arose spontaneously, and the original thought of sabotaging the work to make things difficult for the new emperor and the new prime minister was quietly dispelled.

In the imperial city, because Emperor Xiyue had just passed away, the entire imperial city looked a little pale.Spring is supposed to be full of purples and reds everywhere, but it is somewhat covered by the heavy white gauze.The prohibition of banquets, drinking and dancing during the national mourning also made the bustling Xiyue imperial city a little cleaner in the past.

In a somewhat noisy teahouse in the city, people were drinking tea while discussing the affairs of the imperial city with great interest. Among them, the most talked about was naturally the young prime minister Gu Liuyun who had just taken office.And the evaluation of Gu Liuyun is naturally mixed.

It is said that Gu Liuyun is worthy of being born in a family of prime ministers, and he has a good appearance in charge of Fengtian Mansion at a young age.With the merits of escort, it is a matter of course to become the prime minister, and he is a well-deserved young talent.

It was also said that Gu Liuyun was soft and charming, and was favored by the new emperor by virtue of his outstanding appearance, but it was just luck.

Most of the women had a good impression of Gu Liuyun. The attractiveness of the most beautiful man in the imperial city to women was unquestionable. Even though Gu Liuyun's reputation was mixed, it could not be regarded as the girls' love for his handsome appearance.

In the most remote corner of the teahouse, two handsome men were sitting.The older one was in his early thirties, dressed in light blue clothes, with a trace of nobility that could not be ignored in his calmness.The younger one, who was only about 23 or [-], was dressed in plain clothes, and his extremely ordinary attire did not make people feel vulgar at all. On the contrary, he had a gentle and elegant temperament lingering around him.If they looked at the man's face, everyone couldn't help but secretly feel sorry.This plain-clothed man had an extremely handsome and elegant face, but there was a hideous scar running across half of his face, forcibly destroying the original perfect face.It also added a bit of aloofness to the man's originally gentle temperament.

(End of this chapter)