Gu Rong refused to see Situ Yan, and had spoken to him sternly, but Gu Yandong could not accept it.
Supervisor of Finance and Taxation.
He heard that both the Crown Prince and Prince Ning wanted to place their own people in this position. As long as he could obtain this position, he would not worry about future promotions. If he were lucky enough to achieve merit in assisting the dragon, he would be prosperous.
Perhaps even Situ Yan would have to treat him courteously in the future.
So he thought for two days, and then brought a pot of good wine to the Ministry of Justice to find Situ Yan, under the guise of the two brothers having a good reunion.
Situ Yan thought he had come for the matter of marrying Zheng Zhuo's daughter, and waved him away listlessly, "This king is busy, we can drink another day."
"Don't say that, Big Brother, how long has it been since we last met."
"This king is truly busy, speak directly if you have something to say."
"Then I will tell you, little brother."
Situ Yan curled his lips. He only started calling him brother when he needed something, he had never seen him so enthusiastic before. He let out a huff from his nose, signaling him to speak quickly.
Gu Yandong said, "I heard the court is discussing candidates for the new Supervisor of Finance and Taxation. Brother, what do you think of me?"
Situ Yan:......
"You really dare to think."
"Can't I? Big Brother, I am your brother, you can't not help me."
"If I don't help you, do you think you would have gotten this official uniform? You've only been an official for how long, and you already want to jump again. Do you think the Ministry of Personnel doesn't do its job?" Besides, a position like Supervisor of Finance and Taxation, is it something he can decide?
If he could decide, why wouldn't he arrange for his own people to take it?
Gu Yandong said, "If you can get the Emperor to agree, who would dare to object?"
Situ Yan couldn't be bothered to deal with him, "Daytime dreams should have a limit. Why should I say such a thankless and thankless thing for you?"
Gu Yandong:......
It seemed that this position was hopeless, so he settled for second best and said, "Then help me propose to the Zheng family. The third daughter is not suitable. She is born of a concubine and not favored. If I marry her, Lord Zheng will not promote me either."
Situ Yan was stunned by his shamelessness. He stared at his face for two seconds and shouted to the outside, "Someone."
Da Mao ran in, eating a braised pork pancake, "Boss, what is it?"
"Drag him out, and remember this face, don't let him in again."
Da Mao was not very smart, but he was extremely obedient. Hearing this, he grabbed Gu Yandong's arm and twisted it behind his back. He still remembered to put a bite of the pancake into his mouth with his other hand.
Gu Yandong shouted, "It hurts, Situ Yan, what do you mean?"
"Nothing, I just don't want to listen to your daydreaming. Drag him away."
"You dare! If my family hadn't taken you in back then, you wouldn't know where you'd be now. A dignified prince being so ungrateful, aren't you afraid of being mocked by the people of the world?"
Gu Yandong's dark eyes deepened, and he reached out to pat his cheek, "If you can eat soft rice to this extent and aren't afraid of being mocked, what is this little thing for me?"
Da Mao shoved the last bite of the pancake into his mouth, then crumpled the greasy paper wrapper and stuffed it into Gu Yandong's mouth, "Boss, why are you so good-tempered today? You actually listened to his nonsense for so long?"
Then, with brute force, he easily suppressed Gu Yandong's struggles and skillfully dragged him out.
Situ Yan:......
Soon, the news that Gu Yandong was thrown out of the Ministry of Justice spread. This would make Zheng Zhuo even less likely to accept him as a son-in-law. Those who had previously looked at Gu Yandong differently because of Prince Rui began to re-evaluate his standing.
When Madam Fang learned of this, she cursed at home for several days. But other than that, she had no way to deal with Situ Yan. Moreover, she had to curse him in secret. Now that he was a prince, insulting royalty would lead to imprisonment.
The Crown Prince had gone to Shanxi, Prince Yong was defending the border, Prince Ning was under house arrest, and the Fifth Prince was still guarding the imperial mausoleum.
In the capital, apart from the Third Prince, who was a party to the Crown Prince but had not yet been enfeoffed, only Prince Rui, who was favored by the Emperor, remained. The Empress was like facing a formidable enemy, afraid that he would seize power while her son was away.
Not only the Empress, but many people in the court thought the same way. Some even visited Prince Rui's mansion late at night, expressing their desire to pledge allegiance.
Situ Yan was almost scared to death. After sending the people away, he returned to the inner room and said with lingering fear, "They actually said they wanted to support me in the struggle for the throne. Aren't these people spies sent by the Crown Prince?"
Lu Nianfu felt that if the Seventh Prince in her previous life had not been disfigured, his chances of ascending the throne would have been quite high.
But this current one...
It wasn't that she was looking down on people, but that the current Situ Yan, apart from fighting and investigating cases, she really couldn't see any resemblance to a ruler of a nation. Could an emperor hug his wife and complain?
She pulled away Situ Yan's hand that was around her waist, "Just talk, don't get handsy."