Powerful

Chapter 136
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After the court meeting, Emperor Chongde made a decree, saying that Meng Guitang and Gu Chong'an were the talents of the upper class and the lower class, and specially rewarded them with Wenqi and mink fur, and also gave them a plaque of "Teacher of the World" to Yunshan Academy. In recognition of the two and Yunshan Academy.

The decree states: "Academy is divided into fasting, reading in it, managing affairs in it, making it possible to recite day and night, and practice it wholeheartedly, so that all talents and learning in the world can be used, and it will also benefit the country and the dynasty... So, this edict."

This decree, as well as the rewards given by Meng Guitang and Gu Chong'an, and the grant to Yunshan Academy, all show the attitude of Emperor Chongde and the imperial court towards the academy, and Emperor Chongde's attitude towards the norms such as "benefiting the people without being an official". agree.

This is what Shang intended, and with Ye Duan, Xu Zhen and others standing on the side of the academy, the disputes between the court and China over the academy's norms calmed down on the surface, but in the dark, it was another matter.

Those officials who oppose the norms are actually very clear.Now that the emperor made his statement, they, as courtiers, of course did not dare to fight directly with Emperor Chongde, but they scolded Meng Guitang and Gu Chongan in private, thinking that there was some way to make Meng Guitang and Gu Chongan suffer.

Meng Guitang is settled in Yunshan, so forget it, but Gu Chongan is an official of the Secretary Province, which always makes the court officials feel that they are not of our race, otherwise why would he propose such a standard?

People's hearts are very delicate. When they think like this, they will alienate Gu Zhong'an invisibly, even the officials of the Secretary's Ministry are no exception.

Secretary Cheng Ge Hong is about to retire, and he is as kind as ever to Gu Chong'an, and even has some admiration from the bottom of his heart.This secretary Lang, who is a mediocre official, has shocked him a few times recently.Officials like Gu Chong'an are rare in the imperial court.

"Chong'an, I'm going to be an official soon, you...be good at being an official." Ge Hong looked at Gu Chong'an, wanting to remind him something, but in the end he could only say this.

After hearing this, Gu Chong'an felt warm in his heart, and said with a smile: "Thank you for reminding me, my lord, I understand it in my heart."

What Ge Hong said, Gu Chong'an is very clear.Since Gu Zhan asked him to pay more attention to the secretary's affairs, Gu Chong'an has taken care of the secretary's department. In the past few days, the officials of the secretary's department looked at him, as well as their alienation and rejection, all of which he saw.
Except for Ge Hong and Qi Mi, other officials had no contact with him unless necessary.In this regard, Gu Chongan felt sad and helpless.

The officials of the Secretariat Department deal with books and scriptures, and they should understand the principles of learning and cultivating virtues better than other officials. They clearly know that the norms of Yunshan Academy are beneficial to the people and future generations, so why do they still treat him so badly?

"It will get better after a while, they just entered the valley for a while. It's very good if you do it this way." Ge Hong couldn't help but patted him on the shoulder and said comfortingly.

He was very impressed by Gu Chong'an's approach. There are some things that although the body cannot achieve, the heart yearns for them.Gu Chong'an acted without considering the emperor's heart and court officials, and never cared about the power struggle between the court and China. This was what Ge Hong wished but could not do.

Being in the imperial court, trapped in countless power relations, it is a luxury to really want to act according to one's will.Undoubtedly, Gu Chong'an was lucky, he persisted in what he kept in his heart, and it was realized.

"Thank you, my lord. Your lord has already prepared a banquet in Chunhui Building, and please spare your time to come." Gu Chong'an cupped his hands towards Ge Hong and said.

Even without Ge Hong's reminder at this time, Gu Chong'an is grateful to Ge Hong. As Gu Zhan said, Ge Hong is leaving the secretary province, and Gu Chong'an always wants to thank him and send him off.

Ge Hong nodded, and happily went to the table. Apart from Gu Chong'an, there was also Qi Mi, one of the "Secretary Five Virtues", who accompanied Gu Chong'an. very close.

Qi Mi's attitude towards Gu Chong'an is actually the same as what Ge Hong thought.What they thought but didn't dare to do, Gu Chong'an did it, and they yearned for it.

After the banquet was over, after watching Ge Hong leave, Qi Bi said to Gu Chong'an drunkenly: "Brother Gu, you are suitable for being an official with your temperament, uh... have you ever thought about leaving this mess?"

After Qi Mi finished speaking, she staggered away, leaving Gu Chong'an in Chunhui Building.He was reeking of alcohol and confused, but what Qi Bi said was strangely engraved in his mind.

Can you think about getting out of this mess?

The next day after Gu Chong'an sobered up, these words were still throbbing in his mind, impacting his heart and making him look solemn.

Since he was sensible, Gu Chong'an knew that he would become an official, and this was the only way he could go.Because he was born in Gu's family, because he was Gu Zhan's son and the eldest grandson of Gu Yuning, then Shangshu of the Ministry of War, he had no other choice but to become an official.

Throughout his youth and youth, Gu Chong'an was preparing for becoming an official, and finally got a Jinshi background, and was later awarded an official position. He went up and down in the officialdom in other places, and finally returned to Jingzhao as a secretary.

In recent years as an official in other places, Gu Chong'an's exam results are mostly middle school, occasionally above middle school.If Gu Zhan hadn't been the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, perhaps he would not have been able to serve as a Beijing official.He always thought that his talents were mediocre, and he could only barely succeed, until things like Yunshan Academy happened.

For the first time, he felt that maybe he wasn't as bad as he imagined, it was just that he hadn't used his energy properly in the past.He thought that he didn't have any achievements in his career as an official, maybe because he didn't want to be an official at all in his heart.

Qi Bi's words seemed to open another door for him, providing another possibility of life.Leaving this chaotic situation and ignoring the strife between the DPRK and China, where can we go?
For several days, Gu Chong'an was thinking about these issues, because Gu Zhan hadn't recovered yet, and he didn't want to worry him, so he didn't share these thoughts with Gu Zhan.

Therefore, after much deliberation, he couldn't come up with any results.
Within two days, Ge Hong left the Secretariat Department and went home to take care of himself.As soon as he left, the position of Secretary Cheng became vacant, which was a fifth-rank official position.Only when one ranks among the fifth-rank Beijing officials can one be considered to have a real official career. Therefore, many officials are eyeing this position—even if the Secretary Department is such a leisurely official office.

However, they never imagined that this Secretary Cheng would fall into the hands of Gu Chong'an, and this was not arranged by the officials, but by Emperor Chongde's direct order!

The matter is actually very simple. Someone happened to tell Emperor Chongde about the vacancy of Secretary Cheng, and Emperor Chongde remembered that Gu Chong'an was an official of the Dianzhong Province, so he said: "I think Gu Chong'an is good, because of his work in Yunshan Academy , have the ability to be the secretary Cheng."

A word from the Son of Heaven is a decree.If the emperor wanted to promote Gu Chong'an, the officials of the Ministry of Officials would not object, and since this is the chief official's son, they would have no reason to object.They quickly drew up the letter of appointment, sent it to Emperor Chongde for affixing the seal, and the letter of appointment took effect.

At this time, Gu Zhan was still recuperating in the Pine Age Hospital, so this matter was naturally not handled by him, but with the consent of Shangshu Zuocheng Jiang Qin, the letter of appointment was sent to Gu Chong'an.

When Gu Chong'an received this appointment, he couldn't believe it.How could he be the secretary Cheng?He has served as secretary of the province for less than a year!Officials with much higher qualifications and talents than him in the secretary's province are easy to catch. How could it be his turn? !
He was still thinking about getting out of this mess, but there was this promotion.At this moment, Gu Zhan only felt that this letter of appointment was a hot potato, and he didn't know whether to accept it or not.

When Gu Zhan knew about this, he was also taken aback.He felt a little inappropriate about this appointment, because with Gu Chong'an's current qualifications, he was not qualified for the position of Secretary Cheng.

If virtue is not matched, there will be disasters. Gu Zhan is worried that there is some way here.

"What the emperor means is that because of my meritorious service in Yunshan Academy, I should be the secretary, and the officials of the secretary province have nothing to say. Father, can I decline this position?" Gu Chong'an said, looking unhappy.

Gu Chong'an always felt that this official position was weird, and he didn't want this official position.

"The emperor issued a verbal order, and the official department issued a letter of appointment. It will be difficult to decline this official position for a while." Gu Zhan shook his head and said.

Unless Chong'an is no longer an official, it is not easy to postpone this official position.Pushing away the official position of Secretary Cheng and continuing to serve as Secretary Lang will ignore the emperor's wishes, and to put it seriously, it will be considered as disobeying the order.

The father and son were silent for a while, feeling quite embarrassed about this fifth-rank official position.

After a long time, Gu Zhancai said: "Let's continue first. I will go back to the Ministry of Officials in two days, and I will look at it then. It's just a little strange, who mentioned such a small matter as the secretary Cheng becoming an official?"

If no one mentioned it to the emperor, the emperor would not have issued this oral order. There must be something related to it!
Gu Zhan and Gu Chong'an didn't expect that this person was Gu Chongting.He was working in Dianzhong Province, and he had too many opportunities to meet Emperor Chongde, so it was quite normal to say a few words like this.

Gu Chong'an received Wen Qi, mink fur and other rewards, and was promoted to Secretary Cheng. Gu Chongting didn't feel any resentment for this, but hoped that he would become more prosperous as possible.One came out of the three capital officials, and they were all fifth-rank officials. This kind of power glory is actually only one step away from danger.

Gu Chongting decided to use himself to push the Gu family into a dangerous situation. This is what he asked Qin Ji to do before.Now, Gu Chong'an's position as secretary and prime minister has been confirmed, and his additional appointment has also been confirmed, and the matter is settled.

The rest is waiting for the Great Court Meeting on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

When Gu Zhan returned to the official office of the Ministry of Officials, he found out that not only Gu Chongan was promoted to Secretary Cheng, but even Gu Chongting had been promoted from the fifth rank to the lower rank of the fifth rank, and had passed the official notice. Once there is a vacant position in the fifth rank and lower ranks, Gu Chongting can take up the position.

Both Gu Chong'an and Gu Chongting have been promoted, especially Gu Chongting's first job, he didn't even know about it!This made Gu Zhan's hair stand on end for a moment, as if he felt that something was about to happen.

Sure enough, at the Great Court Meeting, someone attacked Gu Zhan.

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