Chapter 2773 Gui Zi Juan National Policy, National Foundation
This night, like the previous night, was destined to make countless people unable to sleep.
When Gu Bingqian returned to the mansion, he still felt uplifted, but a trace of fatigue still made him a little dizzy.
He is no longer young, he is in his late fifties, and he has many wives and concubines, which often makes him feel powerless.
Judging from today's situation, he has made the right move in this treasure, but he is not as extravagantly hoping to join the cabinet as those outside imagined. Maybe he had a little fantasy before, but looking at Xu Guangqi's clear attitude, Cui Jingrong, Chai Ke's subsequent coyness disillusioned him.
This is good, I have given up those unrealistic ideas and can make some plans for my two sons.
Gu Bingqian believes that based on his performance today, if he can take the initiative to withdraw from some competitions for himself in the future and clearly support any decision of Feng Ziying, his two sons will definitely benefit a lot.
Feng Ziying is not the kind of cold-blooded and heartless person. Gu Bingqian still understands this. Although his two sons are ineffective, one is a scholar and the other is a scholar. With his own shadow and a noble background, there is still a chance. .
The two sons, Gu Taishuo and Gu Taidi, succeeded their father early.
"Father."
“Well, let’s talk about it when we go back to the house.” Gu Bingqian waved his hand.
Since he resigned as chief minister, the family has become much quieter, and many of the servants in the house have also resigned. An old scholar, no matter how prosperous he was before, does not need to have many servants to follow him.
Brothers Gu Taishuo and Gu Taidi seemed to be able to feel their old father's excitement and expectations, and they were secretly happy in their hearts.
"Father, all kinds of news have spread in the city. The officials from Shuntian Prefecture, Wanping County and Daxing County have also come out. The patrol camp is also here. The Wucheng Army and Horse Division is waiting in full formation. There are rumors that things are going to change,..."
Seeing the curious and excited expressions on his sons' faces, Gu Bingqian also felt that his two sons were quite young, but they lacked a bit of background, otherwise he wouldn't have worked so hard to plan with his old face.
However, Shuntian Mansion's actions were so fast and without hesitation that he underestimated Jia Hua's courage.
"Well, it's almost done. The new dynasty has been established. The country name and era name will probably be announced tomorrow..." Gu Bingqian paused, "You two don't want to get involved. I have a father who will come forward to help you." It’s enough to earn a chance. If you want to shout now, you don’t have enough weight and it’s a bit late.”
The two of them also longed to be officials. They originally thought they could still have a chance with their father's chief assistant, Yu Yin, but in just a few months they felt the harshness of the world. Their father's reputation in Beijing was not very good, and many people were superficially enthusiastic. , but they were unwilling to help, which also made the two realize that becoming an official was not that easy. "Father, there are a lot of people coming to our house this afternoon, and the gifts are quite expensive. I'll ask the concierge..." Gu Taishuo is the eldest, with a calmer personality. Although he knows that his father's desperate gamble this time seems to be successful, but after all The specific details are unknown.
"Well, let's just accept it. My father estimates that there will be many opportunities to enter the court and the palace during this period, but my father has no chance to become an official again." Gu Bingqian said calmly.
“Huh?!” the two brothers cried out in horror at the same time, “Father?!”
If you don’t have the chance to become an official, what will your brothers do?
“It’s okay, my father will take the initiative to bring it up with the emperor, and he will no longer be an official. Under such circumstances, maybe the emperor is more willing to listen to many of my father’s words.”
Gu Bingqian had already figured out all the twists and turns here on the road. With Feng Ziying's character, now that he is the emperor, he will have to unswervingly implement his own policies. The difficulties here are not small, no matter who he is. Being the chief assistant is not an easy position to sit in, but now I am retreating to advance, taking the initiative to give in, and avoid the limelight, but I can get many real benefits.
"What about the others?" Gu Taishuo was still a little unwilling. Although he was only a member of the Juren family, relying on his father's chief minister Yu Yin, he still hoped to perform in his official career, not just a noble position. Eat till you grow old.
"Tang Binyin and Miao Changqi probably still have some ideas, but my father doesn't think they have much hope." Gu Bingqian understood the eldest son's thoughts, "You can work with peace of mind and don't think too much. My father feels that the emperor will not implement the imperial examination reform in the future. Those with great determination may not pay too much attention to the former scholars who rely on classics, righteousness and current affairs. On the contrary, scholars who are more proficient in the laws of finance and planning will pay more and more attention to them. I remember that you have not always been very good at studying things. Are you interested? Put more thought into it and look for some opportunities to show it off in front of the emperor and Zixian (Xu Guangqi). There may not be no chance."
Although Gu Taishuo was only a civil servant, he was very interested in the Gewu Alliance. He had discussed machine tool processing with Emperor Xuan Shun. He also heard that Xiao Feng Shoufu intended to reform the imperial examination and join the Gewu Alliance, but he always felt that it was not suitable. It's very possible, but after hearing what his father said, it seemed like the matter was a foregone conclusion, which was good news for him.
Seeing his eldest son's move, Gu Bingqian felt a little emotional. His eldest son liked studying things, and he had taught him a lot of lessons. But he didn't expect that the new emperor valued studying things, so that his son, who was only a civil servant, might get some extra opportunities.
On the other hand, I had some thoughts before, but now it seems that the new emperor will not give old people like him too many opportunities.
Also good.
There are many people pondering over it tonight, and there are many people who are even entangled in it and find it difficult to let go.
"What's there to consider?" Guo Zhengyu looked at the people next to him with high spirits, spreading his hands, "The world belongs to the people of the world, and the emperor is the herdsman of Daitian. It would be fine if the Zhang family was before Emperor Yuanxi, but Have there been fewer natural and man-made disasters since then? Looking at the capital city that has experienced such a big event tonight, but still remains as calm as before, you know that the time for the change of dynasty is right..."
Yang He glanced at Guo Zhengyu, who was eloquent, and then at Chai Ke and Yang Lian, who were silent. Guan Yingzhen was ill, and he was politely refused to visit. The Huguang scholars could only come to discuss with them.
"Good life, that's not what I said. How can the common people in Beijing have so many considerations? But we are scholars, and Zi... The emperor supports the reform of the imperial examination, do you know? I think he has no intention to change this decision, even if he is subjected to countless People criticized and opposed it, even more resolutely than the war against Mongolia..." Yang He said calmly.
(End of this chapter)