The first poisonous scholar in Daxia, starting from the abdication of the prime minister

Liyue Mission Inn.

Xiao Li's face looked gloomy and a little scary.

The news that Beili had sent another letter to the capital of Daxia had caused an uproar throughout the capital, so it was impossible for him to be unaware of it.

Although I don't know what is written in the letter, just based on the recent events, the fact that Baili Gongshu is still able to stay in the capital of Daxia is enough to show that Baili Gongshu must have made new concessions, which is why he was able to stay in the capital of Daxia.

Whenever he thought of this, he gritted his teeth in hatred.

At the same time, he also vaguely regretted his arrogance towards Gu Jingzhi a few days ago.

He never expected that Gu Jingzhi could make Baili Gongshu make concessions again, and to a point that satisfied Daha.

Even the fact that Gu Jing alone could influence the entire negotiation process... was beyond his expectation.

If I could continue to be superficial with Gu Jingzhi, the result would probably be different, right?

"Mr. Guan, this prince has two things for you to do in person!"

"Your Highness, please give your orders!"

Ever since he was driven away by Baili Gongshu, he has been hiding with Xiao Li, preparing to give Baili Gongshu a fatal blow at the right time.

Unexpectedly, Daxia had no intention of thoroughly investigating the assassination. Instead, it seemed that it had reached some consensus with Baili Gongshu during this period, which led to the failure of Yu Xiaoli's plan.

Now that things have come to this, he can only follow Xiao Li to the end.

"Kill Baili Gongshu, then head directly north to find General Wu and ask him to start the rebellion ahead of time!"

Xiao Li had a murderous look on his face, and his expression was quite vicious.

Guan Canghai was shocked when he heard this: "Your Highness, if we kill Baili Gongshu, Daxia will definitely order a blockade of the entire capital. If we want to go north again, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave at all."

"The Beili State Letter is heading south. This order must have reached Nangong Shouyi. No matter how many cities Beili surrenders, these troops will be deployed to our Liyue border. Only when Baili Gongshu is dead can this matter be resolved! It may even turn Daxia and Beili into enemies!"

The fact that Baili Gongshu was able to persuade Emperor Beili to make concessions was probably not only due to the situation, but also because Baili Gongshu was indeed trusted by Emperor Beili.

If something happens to Baili Gongshu in Daxia, Daxia will definitely not end well.

……

imperial study room,

Emperor Xia looked at the letter sent by Emperor Beili with a smile on his face.

"Prince...and Gu Qing, you two have done a great job!" Emperor Xia said with a smile.

Although the matter was already a done deal with Baili Gong's signature, the letter from Emperor Beili once again proved Beili's attitude.

The letter even stated that Nangong Shouyi, who was guarding the border, had been informed, and as soon as the envoy of Daxia arrived, the two sides could exchange documents.

When the prince heard that the matter was settled, he immediately expressed his gratitude with joy.

Gu Jingzhi thought of more and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is entirely due to the planning of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the full support of the Internal Guards. I..."

"Alright! I will certainly not forget their contributions."

Emperor Xia was very happy and looked at Gu Jingzhi with satisfaction. Then he looked at Tianshu who was standing by and said, "Liu Sandao from your Inner Guard is quite a skilled fighter. Since Gu Qing is using him well, why not transfer him to your command..."

"what?"

Tianshu didn't have any objection, since he was just the head of the prison department, but Gu Jingzhi was stunned.

He did mention Liu Sandao's name in the memorial he submitted, but if he transferred him to his command...

"Your Majesty, I have no right to run a government office, and I have never held a government office. It seems inappropriate to transfer this Chief Liu to my command, doesn't it?"

He originally just wanted to give Liu Sandao and his brothers a better place to go, but he didn't expect that Emperor Xia would wave his hand and assign Liu Sandao to his command!

"hehe!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia laughed: "You were able to reclaim the five states for the imperial court, but are you still planning to continue copying and writing in the Hanlin Academy?"

"Uh……"

When Gu Jingzhi heard this, he immediately knew that he was going to be promoted!

As expected, Emperor Xia stood up and said, "Gu Qing, I would like to promote you to the position of Junior Minister of the Honglu Temple. From now on, I would like to trouble you to lead the diplomatic corps north again and take over the Five Provinces for Great Xia!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

Gu Jingzhi felt happy.

The Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple is a fifth-rank official position. This means he has been promoted three levels in a row.

Although the fifth-rank official position is not high, it is already qualified to attend court, and... if this official position were in modern times, it would definitely be the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs!

The key!

He was promoted to Shaoqing of the Honglu Temple, but the position of Secretary seemed to have not been taken away, which means that he still holds two positions.

Emperor Xia saw the joy on his face and nodded with satisfaction. He then looked at the Crown Prince and said, "Crown Prince..."

"My son is here!"

"You've made Beili return five states in one go, so you've certainly done a great job. However... you've taken five states in one go, and these states are new to Great Xia. In your opinion, how should we deploy the officers in charge of these five states?"

"This……"

The prince was asked immediately.

Yunzhou, Lingzhou, Daizhou, Huangzhou, Xuanzhou...

It would be easy to appoint only the prefects of the five states, but the counties under them also have officials under the states and counties...that would require a lot of officials.

Just looking at the officials of certain ranks, the total number of people needed in these five states would be over 200.

Where can we find more than 200 people at this time?

Seeing the worried look on the Crown Prince's face, Emperor Xia felt slightly disappointed. He turned to look at Gu Jingzhi and asked, "Mr. Gu, you always have a lot of ideas. What do you think?"

"His Majesty!"

Gu Jingzhi's eyes turned and he said, "In fact, it is still a bit difficult for Daxia to transfer more than 200 officials at once..."

Don’t you know what to do?

Although he is very smart, he is still young after all!

Emperor Xia sighed slightly.

Nowadays, more than half of the civil servants in the world are controlled by aristocratic families. In principle, he does not want to let the aristocratic families interfere in the five newly acquired states. Otherwise, he would have let the Ministry of Personnel take charge of the matter directly at the court meeting.

The reason why we brought it to the Imperial Study for discussion was just to see if the Crown Prince and Gu Jingzhi had any solutions.

Who wants to?

Gu Jingzhi continued, "Your Majesty, since the founding of Great Xia, we have held seven imperial examinations to recruit scholars. Now, the Hanlin Academy has sufficient talent reserves to meet the needs of the five states!"

"What?"

Emperor Xia, the Crown Prince, and even Tianshu looked at Gu Jingzhi in astonishment.

Emperor Xia, in particular, subconsciously felt that Gu Jingzhi had the selfish intention of forming cliques. After all, he had been in the Hanlin Academy for quite a while, and because of his position as secretary, he was doing quite well in the Hanlin Academy.

Emperor Xia narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "The five northern states have just joined the Great Xia territory. The situation inside is quite complicated. What I want is a capable minister..."

"Your Majesty, the officials in the Hanlin Academy are all from the imperial examination, and have been granted the title of Jinshi by Your Majesty. It is the place where the country reserves talents..."

"If Your Majesty is worried about their abilities, this matter is quite simple!"

"Oh?"

Emperor Xia immediately became interested and said, "Tell me about it!"