Chapter 889: Underestimating Gu Er

Because the old emperor was unwilling to establish a heir apparent in advance, this transition of imperial power still required a lot of sacrifices.

Two members of the old Zhao family, King Yong and King Yan, died, and hundreds of civil and military officials in the court were affected.

The biggest losses were the eunuchs, maids, and soldiers who rebelled and peacefully rebelled in the imperial city.

There seemed to be no turmoil for a few days, but more than ten thousand people died one after another.

After all, he is the emperor, but he is unwilling to accept the death of his son. The impact and price paid are huge.

"After the official ascends the throne, straightens out the court, and replenishes the manpower, you and I will feel more relaxed."

This period of time for Sheng Hong was not an easy one. The imperial city experienced two waves of military rebellion and was damaged a lot. Naturally, the Ministry of Works also had a lot of things to do.

"The official's residence is in Yuzhou, and a regiment with no roots will have any manpower to supplement the imperial court."

Before Zhao Zongquan took charge of Bianliang, he was doing team training in Yuzhou.

Zhao Zongquan, the regimental trainer, is just an official, without any errands. He is a fifth-grade member and is completely indifferent.

After all, he is also a descendant of the old Zhao family. At least he has an official position and can receive a share of money and food to support his life.

Because he has not gone through the stage of crown prince, or even the stage of candidate.

It can be said that Zhao Zongquan has no foundation in the court.

He has no power, no subordinates, and absolutely no one to use.

Arrangements were made for Gu Tingye, his brother-in-law, and his son to join the army. Apart from controlling some military power, there was no one left to intervene in the court.

First of all, several of Zhao Zongquan's subordinates were not scholars from the imperial examination and could not join the civil service.

Furthermore, for the emperor, military power was obviously more important than fighting for the right to speak in the court.

The reason for rushing to the top can be said to be that everything is embarrassing now.

"Then we can only wait for the officials to open the favor. After the spring of next year, the officials will naturally have people available." Sheng Hong said.

After the new emperor takes office, he will naturally have to win over people's hearts.

Reward the armies, grant amnesty to the world, hold favors, bribe warriors, criminals, and literati, which basically covers all classes of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

"Even if Enke is opened, these new scholars will not be of great use for a while, and they will not be able to make people feel relaxed immediately."

The problem of redundant officials in the Zhou Dynasty was very serious, and there were many officials.

But most of these unemployed officials relied on the legacy of their ancestors to obtain official positions.

The purpose of having an official position is to have a higher status and receive a salary from the court.

None of them are people who do anything, and many of them have no ability to govern at all.

Because of the merits of our ancestors, letting these people receive a single salary and then leaving them idle is the least harmful outcome.

More importantly, these people, like the people in the court, were not rewarded or promoted by Zhao Zongquan. Whether they can be trusted is a question.

Zhao Zongquan was also lucky, as there were so many vacant seats in the court when he took office.

Of course, I will not waste the opportunity, and I must try my best to arrange my own manpower.

Even if Zhao Zongquan barely screened some available people, it would take time.

So these days have passed, and there are still a lot of vacancies in various yamen, which have not been replenished.

"In extraordinary times and extraordinary things, be more diligent during this period, and the officials will see it."

During the battle for the crown prince, Sheng Hong had no position, but after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, Sheng Hong's attitude towards the new emperor was still very positive.

"Yes, this is indeed an opportunity."

No matter how much power the new emperor can wield, there is still no problem in promoting officials of Sheng Hong's level.

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Organizing the funeral for the old emperor and preparing for the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor, these two tasks made me busy for a month.

Things related to etiquette are too complicated. These things are the same as canonizing a prince.

Dazhou has not had many experiences, and the previous rituals were not standardized and thorough enough.

Therefore, it is very troublesome to prepare for this time. It is still necessary to consult various classics in order to finalize the regulations one by one.

After Zhao Zongquan ascended the throne and became a legitimate and legitimate emperor, Sheng Changbai had a few days of buffering time.

Some time ago, there were so many things going on that Sheng Changbai even canceled her rest.

Just rest now, catch up on your sleep, and stay at home for a few days with peace of mind.

The first thing is to go to the farm outside the city to see how the potato harvest is going.

When Sheng Changbai returned to Beijing, he brought back the first harvest of potatoes.

After returning to Beijing, I immediately arranged for people to plant potatoes in the farm, and now it's just time to harvest.

After two crops of planting, the potatoes now weigh more than 2,000 kilograms.

Starting next year, you can consider selling some of it and try to promote it.

After Sheng Changbai took over Wang Ruofu's Zhuangzi, the economic benefits were much better.

Naturally, the price of taking out grain seeds and selling grain are not the same.

Although the money can't do anything big, it is enough for Sheng Changbai's daily expenses.

The second thing is to supervise Sheng Laosan’s studies and check her homework.

This was a task sent by Sheng Hong, the reason why the new emperor succeeded to the throne and started Enke. Suddenly it was time for the imperial examination.

Sheng Changbai needs to help Sheng Changfeng to sharpen his guns before the battle and strengthen his assault.

Because it was still the mourning period for the old emperor, marriage was prohibited among the people.

For an official family like the Sheng family, it was not appropriate to even engage in such matters. All the marriages of San Lan had come to a standstill.

No partying is allowed, and most of the various entertainment venues in Bianliang are closed.

There was really nothing to play or do, so Sheng Changbai took over the task of educating Sheng Laosan.

After all, when Sheng Changbai got married, Sheng Laosan was very busy and helped out.

Now that Sheng Changbai has time, he wouldn't mind helping Sheng Laosan.

Counting from Qiu Wei, it has been two years since the last imperial examination.

To be honest, Sheng Changfeng's progress is still not in line with expectations.

Sheng Hong has obviously neglected to discipline Sheng Changfeng in the past two years.

Even if Sheng Changbai attacks Sheng Changfeng, Sheng Changfeng will have to rely on luck if he wants to win the Jinshi.

Even if you are unlucky and get a low-ranking Jinshi, there will be no future, and it actually doesn't mean much to the Sheng family.

Therefore, Sheng Changbai did not help Sheng Changfeng to guess the questions, but only taught Sheng Laosan some writing skills.

After all, the new emperor has just ascended the throne, so there must be some clues to follow in terms of strategies.

In this imperial examination, Sheng Laosan focused on accumulating experience.

The third thing was that Sheng Changbai made an appointment with Gu Tingye for tea. He still wanted to find out what Gu Tingye had experienced during this period.

"It's been so long since we returned to Beijing this time, we finally have time to sit down and talk."

"Isn't it because Gu commanded you to be too busy after arriving in Beijing?"

During this period of time, the two people did not meet in private, and it was not just Sheng Changbai who was busy, Gu Tingye was even busier.

Zhao Zongquan had no foundation at all in Bianliang. Unless Gu Tingye helped him control the military power, Zhao Zongquan and his son would not even be able to sleep.

During this period of time, Gu Tingye has also been busy in the army and grasping the military power in his hands.

"I'm not busy alone. I invited you several times, but you didn't have time."

"You are with a group of people from Yuzhou. If I want to go there, wouldn't that mean you are clinging to the powerful?"

After Zhao Zongquan came to power, he successfully explained what it meant that one person attained enlightenment and chickens and dogs ascended to heaven.

As long as they were related to Zhao Zongquan, or even remotely related, everyone was banned.

"Didn't I invite you once when I was alone?"

"That's because I'm really busy. Let's not talk about me, let's talk about you. You are really a blockbuster without even making a fuss. You have been apart for three days, which is really impressive."

This is also the evaluation of Gu Tingye by other people in Bianjing City.

Because Zhao Zongquan really didn't have many talents under his command, the previous guards were all appointed generals to lead a bodyguard.

Therefore, Gu Tingye is the most talented and most valued person under Zhao Zongquan.

Gu Tingye suddenly changed from a dissolute and unfilial son who hated everyone and became the most popular person in front of the new emperor.

This change cannot be said to be small, it is completely a two-level reversal.

"Where, I am still me, no different from before. Others don't understand me, don't you understand me?"
To be continued...