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Regarding this promotion, Gu Chengzhi wasn't too surprised, but he didn't expect that he was still a Beijing official. The emperor didn't give any confirmation, but only vaguely asked him to stay in Beijing for a while.

In fact, Gu Chengzhi is not so anxious to release to the outside world. It is a matter of time anyway. If he can be released later, he and Chu Junyi can spend more time with their relatives. After all, it has been three years since the release. He will leave Beijing after meeting the Tang family a few times.

To be honest, although Gu Chengzhi has the title of number one scholar, and the emperor still protects him, his official career seems to be going smoothly, but in fact he has suffered a lot.

Most officials in the DPRK follow the doctrine of the mean and reject heresy. Gu Chengzhi, who has made up his mind to live with men, is too deviant in the eyes of most officials, even if the emperor is willing to use him. People also have a lot of acid in their hearts.

But he has a bright future, as long as he doesn't make the emperor unhappy, he will definitely have his position in the cabinet in the future, and he will say a lot of bitter words behind his back. The powerful adults put on small shoes for Gu Chengzhi on the pretense of official business and selfishness.

Civil officials are no different than military generals. In addition to their official positions, military generals also depend on their military strength and ability to win people's hearts. Even if you have a second-rank official position, your own military strength and ability are inferior, and you can still be led by the nose by your subordinates.

Gu Chengzhi was able to get along well with the military generals, but he often encountered obstacles when he came to the civil servants. The civil servants looked down on the rudeness of the military generals. Because of his military habits, he often received blank stares from his colleagues.

The boundaries between civil and military in the Great Jin Dynasty were clear, and it was only a little blurred with the first emperor and the emperor. You can only see that Gu Chengzhi abandoned civil and military and then abandoned military and civil.

Learned civil and martial arts, and the emperor's family, the emperor does not mind whether Gu Chengzhi joins the army or the imperial examination, anyway, the person who will be loyal to him in the end is him, but both civil and military will feel uncomfortable in his heart.

It's easy to talk about the military commander, after all, Gu Chengzhi took care of their children during the war, and Gu Chengzhi was originally a child of a civil servant's family, so it was common for him to take the imperial examination.

But the civil servants are much more awkward, not to mention the group of old men with white beards, even children who are about the same age as Gu Chengzhi have disliked this child from other people's family 800 years ago, and finally waited until he joined the army. After several years of fighting, making a lot of military achievements, and finally starting to follow the old path of imperial examinations, how can they swallow this breath.

Gu Chengzhi's temperament is more like that of a general, and he has always been too lazy to deal with civil servants, but his goal since childhood was to become an official in the imperial examination, so after the war that year, when the emperor sent someone to ask him if he would like to take the imperial examination, he thought He agreed without even thinking about it, because his original idea was to return to the capital after the battle and take the imperial examination honestly.

But there are always accidents in everything. Gu Chengzhi never thought that a marriage would almost ruin his official career. It's not that he didn't complain, but it's just that resentment is useless. When he has that time, he might as well think about the future.

Gu Chengzhi is very satisfied with his current life and has no intention of changing it. The topic of marrying a wife has not been mentioned 800 years ago, and he will not roll his eyes or gossip because of his colleagues Just thinking about what to do.

He walked cautiously along the way, but there were still people who kept staring at his idea, as if he had misbehavior when living with men, and could pollute the pure land of the court.

If Gu Chengzhi can marry a wife and have children normally, his promotion path will be faster. After all, the situation of being criticized is gone, and those people staring at him should stop.

But Gu Chengzhi didn't have the idea of ​​marrying a wife at all. The emperor had no choice but to slow down Gu Chengzhi's promotion. It's hard to say anything.

The location where Gu Cheng will be released has not yet been determined, but judging from the emperor's appearance, there should be some clues, but for some reason he did not say it.

Judging from the situation of this promotion, the official position assigned to him is probably one level higher than he expected, either the fourth rank or the third rank.

However, in his case, the possibility of becoming a fourth rank is higher. After all, the official post is two levels higher, and it is estimated that Yushi will start to be impeached again.

Gu Chengzhi rarely told Chu Junyi about these things, because he was afraid that he would feel uncomfortable.

But Chu Junyi held the intelligence network in his hand, and there were not many private matters that could be hidden from him. Those people who did not deal with Gu Chengzhi were all on his list, and what those people had said was written. His facial expressions, demeanors, behaviors, and actions were all placed in front of him one by one.

In fact, for a period of time, Chu Junyi really wanted to reveal all the secrets of those people, to see if they still had the leisure to meddle in other people's affairs.

But seeing Gu Chengzhi's hard work, just wanting to slap those people in the face with his ability, he felt proud and at the same time put away his little thoughts.

Chu Junyi has been watching from the back, forgetting about trivial matters, if you dare to think badly, whoever has no shady things, at least the whole family will lose face, at worst they will be confiscated and dismissed from office, it only depends on the degree of death of that person.

Gu Chengzhi knew it in his heart, but he never revealed it, and the two lived their lives tacitly like this.

However, no matter how capable Chu Junyi was, he did not dare to stretch his hand into the palace. The emperor tolerated him because he never touched the emperor's bottom line. If he really dared to stretch out his hand, the emperor would chop off his paw directly. Don't care about whose face it is.

Therefore, most of this kind of news is learned from Gu Chengzhi, and there are also news from outside, but the credibility needs to be verified.

According to Chu Junyi's thinking, the Beijing officials should be promoted from the fourth rank to the fourth rank, and when the release is over, they will be transferred back to Beijing and be the fourth rank Beijing official. After two years, they will be promoted to the third rank, which can be regarded as a high-ranking official After thinking about it this way, I feel that the emperor is really kind to Gu Chengzhi.

In the days after the promotion, Gu Chengzhi returned to his busy state, and when he returned home at night, he also plunged into the study, so that Brother Qi's martial arts learning might be delayed.

Chu Junyi pondered for a while, and drew Xue Hu to make up the number. Anyway, it was the basic skills. Gu Chengzhi made a list, and Xue Hu stared at Brother Qi to practice.

It may be that my sister really has such great magic power. At the beginning, Brother Qi's face turned pale when he practiced, but he never cried out for hardship or stopped. He gritted his teeth and persisted while not forgetting to strengthen his studies.

Chu Junyi felt distressed, but he didn't stop him from practicing. He finally made up his mind, and he couldn't give up halfway.

The Tang family and Xiao family rushed to the capital in time for the new year, the women's family members packed their luggage, and the men went to the official department to report on their duties. The old man Tang also handed over a booklet for begging for bones.

Chu Junyi didn't have the habit of visiting people when they were busy. After the two houses were almost cleaned up, he handed over the post and brought Gu Chengzhi and Brother Qi to visit.

The Tang family and the Xiao family gathered together, from the old Mrs. Tang to Mrs. Tang to Mrs. Xiao, everyone was in tears. Chu Junyi felt chills all over his body, and he just wanted to hide until these women stopped. Tears come in again to say hello.

Gu Chengzhi also got a headache from these women crying, not to mention Brother Qi, this little guy has long been fooled.

Women's fighting power is very strong, regardless of age, the grandma of the Tang family has no affection for this cousin, she just follows the mother-in-law and grand-in-law to meet the occasion, wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief and still having time to stealthily look at the family of three.

Don't blame them for being curious, it's these two...too deviant. If we say that we were forced to get married in the first place, but now that we have separated and become officials, they don't even plan to get along with each other, but just want to live like this. Even the son has adopted, I really don't know what to say.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw two tall and slender young men, both of whom were first-class in appearance, and even the child's behavior could not be faulted, it can be seen that he had been taught carefully.

After the women had finished crying and tidied up their makeup, they had the time to ask about Chu Junyi's situation.

But Chu Junyi always reported the good news but not the bad news, so there was nothing wrong with it. Hearing that, several women started to cry again.

Chu Junyi's scalp went numb, and he pulled his son to stand in front of him.

Brother Qi blinked his eyes, looked innocently at these middle-aged and elderly women, and finally was hugged by a few women for a good meal. While enjoying the ravages of these women, the little guy turned his head full of resentment looked at his father.

Chu Junyi was slightly guilty, and silently looked away, but his ears felt a little hot.

Brother Qi has been neglected by others, and then it's Gu Chengzhi's turn.

Several women showed the fighting spirit and courage that they used to pick a wife for their son and grandson, and you bombarded them one after another, which made Chu Junyi's scalp go numb again.

Thanks to Gu Chengzhi's quick response, he was only embarrassed for a moment at the very beginning, and then he showed his strength to deal with his immediate boss, and he stubbornly resisted the pressure.

When the old Mrs. Tang said that he wanted to meet his grandson and picked up Brother Qi and the accompanying one by the way, the women on this side died down, and finally said: "Barely, it's okay."

Gu Chengzhi accompanying him: "..." So tired...

Chu Junyi pressed the corners of his stiff mouth, rescued his son from the crowd of women, pleaded guilty, and dragged Gu Chengzhi to the front yard.

The eyelids of the women in the room twitched, especially the three middle-aged and elderly women, mainly old Mrs. Tang. Their original idea of ​​picking a daughter-in-law was instantly overwhelmed by the feeling of picking a son-in-law...

When they got to the other side of the men's pile, Gu Chengzhi's treatment was not much better. Now they looked at Chu Junyi with red eyes, and then patted him on the shoulder but didn't say a word.

After the relief, Brother Qi attracted all their attention again, anyway, Gu Chengzhi was the last one to be picked out.

Old Mrs. Tang looked a little serious, and after watching his grandson, he shifted his gaze to Gu Chengzhi. After several conversations, combined with what he knew and heard, he had a rough impression of Gu Chengzhi. He can feel at ease if he is not the kind of heartless person.

Gu Chengzhi saw that Mrs. Tang didn't comment, but just nodded slightly, and his heart was half relieved.

At least the old man's evaluation of him is not low, let's look at the rest, empty words, even if he talks about flowers, he can't convince the old man that he can go to the end with Chu Junyi, time will prove everything, as long as Chu Junyi It's good for Jun Yi to trust him.

Uncle Tang lived in their mansion for a while, and he still has some understanding of Gu Chengzhi's personality. His cousin can't get out of the pit, and he doesn't want to get out at all. What can he do as the eldest brother? manage.

After all, I feel sorry for my younger brother. During this period of time, whether it is writing letters or meeting, he has helped say a lot of good things, so Gu Chengzhi must invite him to dinner.

Uncle Tang raised his eyebrows and gave Chu Junyi a wink.

Chu Junyi was very polite, and smiled back after receiving it, expressing that he would definitely let him take a break.

As soon as Uncle Tang's smile appeared, he turned his head and glared at him, causing Uncle Tang's smile to shrink, and his expressionless face was like a piece of wood.

Master Tang: "..."

Old Mrs. Tang kept them for dinner, Chu Junyi naturally did not refuse, men and women were divided into two tables, and the dinner was very lively.

Mr. Tang has three sons and two daughters, all of whom are descendants. The eldest son and the second son are married. The two grandmothers have already met the ceremony during the day. The eldest daughter got married and is currently not in Beijing, so she was not present.

The only unmarried members of the Tang family are the youngest son, Sanye Tang, and the youngest daughter, Miss Tang Er.

Second Miss Tang will marry Ji next year, and after the ceremony, she will follow her mother and serve Mrs. Tang around.

Tang Sanye is about twelve years old, and has a bit of a temper. Recently, he heard his grandmother and mother mention Chu Junyi, because he has been released with his father since he can remember, and has never met Chu Junyi.Therefore, he was very curious about this cousin, and looked back and forth at Chu Junyi and Gu Chengzhi many times, even Brother Qi was brought along.However, there is only curiosity in his eyes and no malice, so it will not be offensive.

There was wine at the banquet, Tang Sanye was playful, secretly drank two cups, and was knocked on the head by Uncle Tang's chestnut, Tang Sanye looked at his brother with teary eyes, full of accusations.

Uncle Tang smiled coldly, nodded at Brother Qi, and then looked at his third brother, saying that every child was more obedient than him.

Old Mr. Tang saw it, and shifted his gaze to Brother Qi, his brows could not help frowning, as if he was a little embarrassed.

After all, the Tang family is not a rich family, and they don't have the habit of using maids to prepare vegetables. They always pick their own vegetables and eat by themselves.

Brother Qi's arms are short, and he can't reach the dishes that are too far away. Chu Junyi sits beside him and helps serve the dishes, and Gu Chengzhi will come to serve him chopsticks from time to time. Cai, looked up and smiled sweetly.

Because it was at Chu Junyi's grandfather's house, Gu Chengzhi kept paying attention to the surroundings. He was the first to notice Mr. Tang's expression. .”

Mrs. Tang took a deep look at him, and asked in a deep voice, "The second wife of the Gu family has adopted a son, so what should my Jun Yi do?"

Before the words were finished, the room was quiet, and everyone's eyes were on Gu Chengzhi.