Struggle in the early Tang Dynasty

However, Guo Ye still kept Guan Jiujiu in Longxi, because he couldn't live without someone who could write and draw by his side.

At this time, Guan Jiujiu was in the study in the inner courtyard of the Guo Mansion, drafting a memorial for Guo Ye, ready to send it to Yizhou Mansion quickly, and then transfer it to the Ministry of Officials from the Governor's Mansion of Yizhou.

The content of Guo Ye's memorial was just like what Su Dingfang had asserted before, and there was no discrepancy. It was a memorial about Ding You's resignation.

The so-called Ding You is the ancestral system. Whenever the parents of an official of the court die, no matter what the official position of the person, from the prime minister of the court to the county magistrate of Qipin, from the day they know about the funeral, they must return to their ancestral home to ignore political affairs and replace their parents. Keep mourning for 27 months.

Also known as Ding You's filial piety for three years.

The usual officials of Ding You basically ignored political affairs and ignored government affairs during the three years, which is a bit like the suspension of officials from later generations.

However, in ancient times, Ding You was a big deal, because filial piety came first, and filial piety was also the basis for measuring the character of an official.

Therefore, no matter how much you miss the officialdom and become obsessed with the official position, anyone who wants Ding You must leave the post and go back to his hometown to be a filial piety for his parents.

Otherwise, you are ruined, just like Li Gang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, enlightened Prince Li Chengqian. If a person cannot even be filial to the parents who gave birth to him and raised him, how can you believe that he can be 100% loyal to you?

Li Gang thought so, Confucius said so, and the kings of all dynasties also judged loyal ministers and filial sons in this way.

Of course, if the emperor Lao Tzu cannot do without this official, the court cannot leave this official for a moment, and you are not allowed to delay the state affairs because of a small filial piety, this is another matter.

It also has its own special name called "Duoqing".

It can be understood that under special circumstances, Ding Youchen was forced to enter the court as an official, to share the worries of the emperor, and to plan for the country and society.

During Ding You's period, the chances of an official being robbed and recovered were very low. Unless it was the prime minister of the current dynasty, or a general who was out fighting and couldn't leave his account for a moment, otherwise, the current emperor would not open it privately.

Otherwise, for this violation of the ancestral system, the great Confucian scholars and famous scholars of the Manchu Dynasty would definitely spit on the emperor's face.

……

Guan Jiujiu habitually let out a sigh of relief on the written memorial, then spread it out and handed it to Guo Ye, saying, "My lord, it's finished, please read it over."

Guo Ye shook his head, pushed back lightly, and said with a smile, "Can I still trust you? I don't worry if you do things!"

Now that Fatty Zhu is not here, Guan Jiujiu is not pretentious, and smiled shyly, then carefully folded the memorial and laid it flat on Guo Ye's desk.

Turning his head to look at Guo Ye, he found that his brows were tightly frowned, as if he was worried, he couldn't help asking: "My lord, I don't know why you don't want to go to Chang'an, but now, once this Ding Youzhe enters Chang'an, you must go to Chang'an for at least three years." In Longxi, I am keeping a filial piety for the old lady, so I can't leave my ancestral home. In this way, your troubles will be solved? Why do you still look unhappy?"

Hearing Guan Jiujiu's words, Guo Ye naturally understood that Ding Youshou's filial piety could completely escape Li Chengqian's vortex of right and wrong, and he was blessed by his father.

but……

"Ugh!"

Guo Ye sighed softly, shook his head at Guan Jiujiu and said with a wry smile: "Lao Guan, you only know one thing but don't know the other. Ding You naturally has Ding You's benefits, and of course he also has Ding You's troubles. Let me ask you, if According to the ancestral system, I, Ding Youshou, live in Longxi, so will I have to stop all the official positions of Xichuan Xiaoduhu? At that time, who will preside over Xichuan Xiaoduhufu?"

Speaking of this, Guo Ye was quite annoyed, and even raised his voice a lot, and shouted: "The foundation in the Xichuan area, but our brothers will take a knife and a gun in exchange for their lives. If the imperial court parachutes an irrelevant person to replace me , didn’t that make a wedding dress for someone else? Grandma’s, she took off the cover for someone else, and it ended up being nothing!”

When Guan Jiujiu heard this, his face changed suddenly. If someone picked peaches for Xichuan Xiaoduhufu, wouldn't it be nonsense for him to join the army as a recorder?

He knew very well that without Guo Ye, they were nothing.

Can't help it, Guan Jiujiu also became afraid.

But soon, someone Guan was relieved, and he offered advice to Guo Ye with bright eyes: "My lord, the students have read the books of sages and sages, and they know a little about the ancestral system of the imperial court. Officials are also very sympathetic. I remember one article saying that all Ding You officials have the right to recommend candidates to the Ministry of Officials for three years. You can write another recommendation booklet and recommend a successor to the Ministry of Officials. Consider Given the special circumstances in the Xichuan area, and the fact that you have made new achievements recently, the students think that the Ministry of Officials will definitely consider it as appropriate."

"is it?"

It was the first time Guo Ye had heard of this rule, and it turned out that the Ministry of Officials was so humane.

Guan Jiujiu vowed, "My lord, don't worry, as long as someone takes care of the officials, this matter will definitely be accomplished."

When Guo Ye heard the words, he thought to himself, we don't know anyone in the official department, who can we go to?

Just when he was in trouble, Zhenniang knocked on the door a few times, and shouted outside: "Master, some distinguished guests from Chang'an came to the front yard, one of them called himself Dong Shun, and said he was Mrs. Feng, the son of His Highness the Prince. Order to send the old grandpa to the palace doctor to see him."

Prince Li Chengqian sent an imperial physician?

Paralyzed, my father has passed away, and your imperial physician is only here now, aren't you talking nonsense?

But Guan Jiujiu beside him laughed excitedly, and whispered in his ear: "Sir, isn't this Dong Shun the same as Mr. Shun? With him here, as long as you take care of him, why do you have to worry about no one in the bureaucracy?" "

Guo Ye was taken aback for a moment, and it was only now that Dong Shun was the father-in-law of Shun. Yes, this money-greedy eunuch is a man of affairs. As long as he gives enough benefits, he can definitely handle things properly for him.

Although this group of people came late and missed the diagnosis and treatment of the old man, they also fulfilled the imminent task.

I really dozed off, so someone brought me a pillow!

Immediately, Guo Ye straightened his clothes and told Zhenniang outside the door: "Treat the distinguished guests from Chang'an well, and I will come out to meet you right away."

"Don't worry, the officials, the slaves have already served tea and cakes to the maids, and I'm just waiting for you to come over!"

Zhenniang's voice came softly from outside the door, and Guo Ye felt numb all over, and then he and Guan Jiujiu, one in front of the other, left the study and walked towards the living room.

Chapter 326

Eunuch Shun's visit this time is quite different from the last time he delivered the decree to Tuva City.

The last time he was on an errand, he came here in disappointment and returned in good spirits.

Ever since Guo Ye transferred the big mahogany box to him in front of Chang'an City and entered Chang'an, he has estimated the value of the rare things inside. Fei.

In the eyes of Eunuch Shun today, Guo Ye is synonymous with God of Wealth.

So this trip out of Chang'an, he is like a gopher who steals oil to eat. He has the sweetness of last time, and it is such a big sweetness. Naturally, he has become addicted and came to Longxi with great interest.

After Guo Ye entered the living room, Eunuch Shun acted extremely enthusiastically, as if he and Guo Ye were old friends whom he hadn't seen for many years, and he was short of beheading a chicken head and burning yellow paper, and shouted that he was a good brother to show loyalty.

Being yelled at by a eunuch Guo Xiaoge long and short, being touched by the other party's arms and chest from time to time, and hugged and hugged from time to time, Guo Ye suddenly felt nauseated, his stomach was like a flood, and he wanted to vomit~~

Guo Ye endured the discomfort, and really wanted to raise his middle finger and shout at his father-in-law: "Get out of your mother's hypocrisy!"

Not to mention that Guo Ye wasn't used to it, even the two people who came with Eunuch Shun almost dropped their eyeballs.

The two were surprised in their hearts. Is this still the arrogant and hypocritical Eunuch Shun along the way?

On the way, although the three of them were accompanied by soldiers and retinues, they all suffered a lot of old crimes because the difficulties in the middle of Shu were really difficult to reach the blue sky.

Eunuch Shun often suffered crimes on the road, and kept saying that if it hadn't been for the Empress Changsun to send our family, and if it hadn't been for the sake of His Royal Highness, our family would not suffer this crime with you.

The attitude when he spoke, and his current appearance, it can be said that there is a difference between heaven and earth, cloud and mud.

Guo Ye looked at the two people who came with Eunuch Shun, one of them was about fifty years old, his appearance was quite stocky, and he was carrying a medicine box on his shoulder, he should be the palace doctor that Zhenniang was talking about, right?

As for the other person, he was about [-] years old, and his appearance was handsome, elegant and decent. It seemed that he was a scholar, but Guo Ye couldn't guess his identity.

Fortunately, Eunuch Shun's grotesqueness is grotesque, but he did not forget to introduce the two to Guo Ye. After his introduction, they both got to know each other.