The daily life of the retired devil

So, on this day, Xie Feiyan summoned Gu Shi, the daughter of the people, as the emperor.

Before Gu Ya was ordered to enter the palace, she was sitting in her yard, beside her mother who was worrying about her future and chattering endlessly.

"...Ya'er, if the emperor really called for a general election this time, you must earn honor for you and our Gu family..."

"...Now is the best time. The emperor is young and strong, and the harem is empty. It is time for you to show your talents. If you can seize the opportunity and give birth to a son and a half, then our Gu family can win again. It has been going on for hundreds of years..."

"... As for the seniority between you and the emperor, it's not a problem at all. The royal family is the place that pays the most attention to rules and the least. As long as you can capture the heart of the emperor, what else is it? What's more, you Your father is the Minister of Rites, and he will definitely support you with all his strength..."

While Gu Ya's mother, Mrs. Liu, was chattering, Gu Ya said lightly: "But mother, the Holy Majesty is a generation of Mingjun, and his name of benevolence has been heard since the time of the prince. According to the court trends in the past two years, today's The Holy Majesty is just at the time when he is ambitious, at such a critical juncture, how could he be willing to pay attention to the love of his children? How could he disregard the etiquette for his daughter and let his reputation be stained?"

Mrs. Liu disapproved: "No matter what, Your Majesty is still a man. How can this man not love beautiful women? What's more, your little one was handed over by your father. Even for your father's face, Your Majesty will not refuse outright—" —As long as the Holy Majesty does not refuse, it is your chance, my son!"

Gu Ya shook her head slightly: "Mother, you've misunderstood. Since the new emperor ascended the throne, all the orders issued by the Holy Majesty are aimed at regulating and consolidating authority. Among the six ministries of the three provinces, except the Ministry of Rites, all other ministries have been driven by the Holy Majesty. Turn around... don't you understand what this means, mother?"

Liu's face turned pale, and her voice lowered: "That's exactly why your father presented your little portrait!"

Doing things for the emperor is not afraid of too many things, but of few things.

When every new thing is entrusted by the emperor and then developed by the Ministry of Industry; when every decree is issued and every criminal law is perfected; when every new department is established, every strange face occupies a high position In the end, Mr. Gu had to admit that although he was still a highly respected minister of the Ministry of Rites, when everyone else was doing things but he was doing nothing, his power would be gradually thinned out by others.

Therefore, in order to prevent himself from falling into the predicament of not getting better or worse, Gu Daren disregarded his face and dedicated the miniature portrait of his old lady Gu Ya to the emperor together with many beautiful portraits.And Mr. Gu's thoughts are also very straightforward - since the Gu family can produce a queen mother, why can't they produce another queen mother?One queen mother has protected their Gu family for a hundred years, so what if there is another one?

All kinds of thoughts and schemes in this are all interests. Master Gu understands, Mrs. Liu understands, and Gu Ya understands too.

But unlike Master Gu and Mrs. Liu, Gu Ya has already seen the changes in Yongchao in the past two years, and is not optimistic about the small calculations in the arms of her parents.

"Mother, as a daughter of the Gu family, I am naturally willing to earn glory for the Gu family. What's more, the current sage is young and strong, and the sage is benevolent. If I can enter the palace, of course I have no objection." The current emperor is young, handsome, Shengming, known as benevolence, has no one around him who knows the cold and the hot. Such an emperor is like a sweet pastry. Which woman would not be greedy?

"But mother, the more holy the Holy Majesty is, the more forbidden I, Mrs. Gu, to enter the palace. Otherwise, what awaits our Mrs. Gu is not a step to the sky, but a catastrophe!"

"My son, why is this—"

Mrs. Liu was startled and suspicious, but before she finished asking, a woman ran over in panic and surprise.

"Ma'am, madam! There is a decree from the Holy Spirit to call our girl into the palace to have an audience!"

Liu Shi and Gu Ya exchanged a look, the former was full of surprise and surprise, but the latter was only left with worry.

After Gu Ya followed the palace people into the palace, she kept lowering her eyebrows, never taking a step too far, refusing to take a single glance, and soon arrived in front of the Xuanzheng Palace and was called into the palace.

Gu Ya was panicked, she didn't understand why she was able to enter a place like the Xuanzheng Palace to be summoned as a woman, but she quickly restrained her thoughts and respectfully kowtowed to the emperor.

The Son of Heaven wore a crown on his head and sat upright in the hall. Even though Gu Ya didn't raise his head to look at the majestic face, he was overwhelmed by the awe-inspiring atmosphere around him. He held his breath and focused on this summoning.

But unexpectedly, the emperor summoned her this time not to inquire about Gu's situation through her, and did not reveal to her the slightest intention of getting married in the future. what plan.

Gu Ya was asked in a daze, and her answers were relatively conservative. She only spoke according to the preferences and trends of the ladies at the moment, without showing any sharpness or personality.

Afterwards, after the emperor asked a few words, he soon became a little impatient, and said bluntly: "Mr. Gu, I am busy with government affairs now, and I don't want to go around in circles with you-now Yongchao is thriving and waiting to be rejuvenated." Therefore, I can give you a chance, so that you are no longer a certain family, no longer a nameless person in someone's backyard, no longer a person who has worked hard all his life and entered other people's ancestral halls to accept worship without even having a full name You can justifiably tell everyone that you are Gu Ya, the person who revives your Gu family, and if everyone talks about the Yongchao Gu family, they cannot avoid you, Gu Ya."

The emperor paused: "Are you willing to accept such an opportunity?"

At this moment, Gu Ya's heart beat wildly.

Those ambitions and desire for power that she forcibly suppressed day after day were all ignited by these two short sentences.

—Power is fascinating, of course.Anyone who has tasted power will not transfer it to others.

Gu Ya once wanted to enter the harem wholeheartedly because the harem is a women's vanity fair. As long as she serves the emperor well, she can gain power, which is greater than those ten-year-old students!

Although such a price is that her name will be lost in many palaces, and even if she is mentioned in the future, she will still be "so-and-so's daughter" and "so-and-so's mother", but this is the best she can plan for herself the future.

But now, the emperor pointed out a new way for her—a way to gain power and glory.

Gu Ya was extremely clever, and she understood the opportunities the emperor wanted to give her, the way she wanted to go, and what she wanted to do with just the slightest word of mouth.

Gu Ya knew in her heart that the road she was going to walk had never been taken before, so when she stepped on it, she might be bruised all over her body by thorns, she might be infamous and even accused by thousands of people... But so what?

If she doesn't go, how do you know she can't go? !

Gu Ya made a decisive decision and kowtowed deeply.

"I would like to be the pawn of a saint, and I will do my best, and I will die."

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Few of the women brought up by big families are fools, and among them, Gu Ya is the most ambitious and sharpest.

Xie Feiyan got along with Gu Ya, and after confirming that she had the courage and ability to accept her task, he proposed a new post of auditor in charge in the court, directly connected to the emperor, and was responsible for the pre-reconciliation of the financial revenue and expenditure of the Ministry of Finance over the years. After the independent review, Gu Ya was appointed as the first audit principal.

And who is Gu Ya?

Daughter of Lord Gu, Minister of Rites!

At this moment, the entire court was in a commotion, and one after another raised objections, and Mr. Gu, the Minister of Rites who was in charge of the "ritual" part, was even more desperate, and it was neither objection nor non-objection.

Xie Feiyan smiled and took the reactions of these people into his eyes, and said lightly: "Don't ask where the heroes come from. I only have one principle in employing people, and that is to hire those who are capable! She, then stand up and let everyone come up with the questions, how about a fair competition?"

As soon as these words came out, many people really stood up and wanted to suppress Gu Ya who dared to challenge the unspoken rules for thousands of years.

Xie Feiyan didn't think it was disobedient, and with a wave of his hand, he temporarily set up an examination room in the hall, allowing the heads of the household department to come up with questions on the spot, and then the challenger and Gu Ya answered on the spot.

Three hours later, the results were out, and Gu Ya came out on top.

So under the eyes of all the officials in the court, from the next day, Gu Ya was the first person to enter the court as an official as a woman.

And they also knew that Gu Ya was the first pawn thrown out by the sage. She succeeded, so she was the first woman to enter the court as an official.

But she will never be the last one, because the holy will is like an abyss and cannot be moved lightly.

All the officials in the court were shocked and angry: What is the Holy Majesty planning? !What exactly is he trying to do? !

Regarding this question, the former Fourth Prince and now Prince Wei can answer this question with tears in his eyes:

Brother Huang, he has no other ideas, he just wants everyone to come out to work frantically!