However, Zhu Di was confused.
Zhu Fu was overjoyed. Guo An, the newly appointed right chief, had no intention of competing with him for power.
"We're sure, but you have to give us something to eat about the iron smelting plant in Shangzhuang Village."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
"In addition, in a few days, the Duke of Ying, Fu Youde, should come to Beiping Mansion and ask us about fishing in the sea.
Until then, you still have to explain it to Duke Ying. "
"Weichen understands!"
…
Next, Zhu Di still had his own affairs to be busy with, so he handed Guo An to Zhu Fu and asked Zhu Fu to take Guo An to get familiar with his colleagues and the public house.
Chang Shisi has a special public room in the palace.
There is a small side hall with six rooms, which is very spacious.
Not long after Zhu Fu took Guo An into the palace, a group of ministers from the Yan Palace, including Chang Shi Dianbo, the chief judge of the court, and deputy chief judge; Ji Shan; deputy Dianbao and deputy Dianbao of the Dianbao Office; , Deputy Liang Yi Zheng; Gong Zheng, Deputy Gong Zheng; There are also ancestral halls, ceremony halls, dining halls, music halls, warehouses, and guard command departments... Scattered here and there, there are dozens of palaces. All the ministers came to pay homage to the newly arrived You Changshi.
After Guo An finished the ceremony one by one, it was time to leave.
Still the same as before, Guo An put on his regular clothes and walked home.
However, the atmosphere at home was a bit dull, and all the servants looked at him with heavy expressions.
Guo An couldn't help being shocked, "Hey, what's going on? What's the big deal?"
"Master, are you not sad?"
Guo Erniu seemed to have discovered something strange.
"Why should I be sad?"
Guo An was startled, then understood something, and chuckled: "You don't have to worry about me. Although the status of royal officials is lower than that of court officials of the same rank, I can still be regarded as a fifth-rank official now, and I have been promoted higher than before. Level one.
In addition, the salary is also much higher.
Today, I also asked Er Niang to cook more meat, and I want to celebrate a little. "
"Yes, Master!"
Seeing that Guo An's expression was normal and did not appear to be depressed, all the people in the Guo Mansion breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the ministers of the royal palace are not as good as the officials of the imperial court, at least the young master has been promoted, so he should celebrate.
Moreover, who has ever seen a fifth-grade official in his weak years? My young master can be compared to Guan Zhong Ganluo!
However, just as Guo An sat down and before finishing a cup of tea, the old servant walked in again.
"Young Master, Mr. Nie has sent someone from the house to ask you to come over."
"Uncle Nie?"
Guo An's face suddenly turned bitter, he had to be punished again.
…
Nie Mansion.
Guo An followed the old housekeeper of Nie Mansion into the front hall, and quickly greeted Nie Zizhi who was drinking tea.
"My nephew has met Uncle Nie."
"sit down!"
To Guo An's surprise, Nie Zizhi didn't reprimand him at all, and there wasn't even any anger on his face.
Guo An sat down as he was told.
The old housekeeper brought a maid to serve Guo An tea, and then quietly left.
Only then did Nie Zushi look at Guo An, "Being the Right Chief of the Yan Palace, do you have any complaints in your heart?"
Guo An was stunned. This was already the third group of people today who were worried that he did not want to become the Right Chief of the Yan Palace.
However, he really had no complaints.
"Uncle Nie, please rest assured, my nephew has no complaints!"
"It would be better if I didn't!"
Nie Zishi nodded with satisfaction and warned again with a solemn face: "Even if you have any dissatisfaction in your heart, don't show it."
"It is hard to disobey the holy orders. His Majesty transferred you to Prince Yan's Mansion. Since he intended to punish you, why did you let you get so close to Prince Yan when you were the magistrate of Wanping County?
In addition, Your Majesty also wants to protect you.
You know, King Yan's trip to the sea to catch fish was a great benefit to the Ming Dynasty, but it was a great disaster to you.
Even if His Majesty does not want to punish you, the censors and some officials in the court will not let you go.
It is easy to hide from an open gun, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow. In addition, you have no foundation in the government, so it will be easy for those officials to deal with you.
And now that you enter Prince Yan's Mansion, you are a subordinate of Prince Yan. If those officials want to deal with you, they must first pass through Prince Yan..."
Hearing this, a warm current surged through Guo An's heart, and he said gratefully to Nie Zushi, "Thank you Uncle Nie for your teaching, but I really think that Prince Yan's Mansion is quite suitable for my nephew."
Nie Zishi looked at Guo An seriously, then chuckled and said: "As long as it suits you, it will be fine..."
As he said this, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
"I'm afraid your father wouldn't have thought that you have become a fifth-rank official of our Ming Dynasty at such a young age..."
Although the trip to Nie's mansion surprised Guo An, it also made Guo An thoroughly feel the contempt that officials of this dynasty had for their subordinates in the feudal prince's palace.
It's like looking at those private company employees from within the establishment.
However, Guo An was only depressed for a while, and his mood returned to normal.
None of you can experience the happiness of being a minister in the dormitory!
…
As Guo An became the Right Chief of the Yan Palace, the entire Beiping Palace was noisy for a day and then returned to normal, as if nothing had changed.
But the changes for Guo An are huge. He has to walk two more streets on his daily commute.
There is also a lot less worry.
The entire government affairs of the Chief Shisi of Prince Yan's Palace were still handled by Chief Shi Zhufu and Dianbo Xia Temple. As for him, he only needs to stare at the improvement of textile machines made by the Gongzheng Institute all day long.
As for going to Shangzhuang Village Iron Smelting Works, you only need to go there once every few days.
Moreover, every time I go there, there is a carriage from Prince Yan's Mansion.
This day seems to be much more leisurely than in Wanping County Yamen.
However, the good times did not last long.
Duke Fu Youde of the Kingdom of Ying came to Beiping Mansion, accompanied by more than a dozen navy generals.
"Your Majesty Guo An has met His Highness King Yan and Duke Ying!"
After Guo An, who was dressed in a green robe official uniform, walked into the Chengyun Hall of the Yan Palace, he respectfully bowed to Zhu Di who was standing above him, and then respectfully bowed to a man with gray hair but a very tall figure on the side. It was the burly veteran who greeted him.
Fu Youde, Duke of Ying State, was born in the second year of Yuan Taiding, and is now exactly sixty years old. Guo An dare not be disrespectful to a veteran who was forced to join the army at the age of twenty-six and has been fighting on the battlefield for more than thirty years!
"Haha, Guo Changshi is too polite. I am in Yingtian Mansion, but I have heard about Guo Changshi's name for a long time."
Fu Youde, who came from a rough background, had never been so respected by a civil servant. His face suddenly became full of joy, and his expression became much kinder when he looked at Guo An.
Zhu Di was relieved when he saw this.
Fortunately, Guo An is not like other rotten scholars who naturally look down on the noble generals of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di ordered: "Guo Qing, Duke Ying is here on the order of the emperor to catch fish in the Bohai Sea. And your majesty has also ordered us, Prince Yan's Palace, to fully assist Duke Ying, so I will leave this matter to you!"
Guo An hurriedly saluted and responded, "Your Highness, please rest assured that I will fully cooperate with Duke Ying. I will tell you everything I know but will not say anything."
"Very good!"
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction and looked at Fu Youde again.
"Don't worry, Duke Ying, Guo An knows the most about fishing in the sea." If Duke Ying wants to know something, just ask. "
Hearing this, Fu Youde's eyes lit up.
However, the navy commanders behind Fu Youde looked at Guo An with some disdain.
Fu Youde did not see this, but directly bowed slightly to Zhu Di and said: "Thank you, Your Highness. In this case, I will not be polite."
Then, he looked at Guo An.
"Guo Changshi, I went to the sea to fish on the emperor's order this time. I want to know how to catch sea fish as quickly as possible?"
Guo An smiled slowly and asked, "I wonder if Duke Ying will bring many ships this time?"
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(End of chapter)
