Daming: Grandpa Emperor, please get up and sit on my throne!

"It's four ranks higher than the fifth rank you were promoted to."

Even if the other party pokes his heart, he doesn't mind poking the other party's heart.

Moreover, after what happened tonight, the two of them were standing on exactly the same position:

He was also appreciated by His Majesty, and he also learned His Majesty's amazing "economics". His Majesty also had high hopes for his future. Well... he was also unwilling, envious, and jealous of his colleague Xia Yuanji, who had risen to prominence like a rocket.

Gu Pu made it clear directly, so Yu Xin had nothing to hide.

Yu Xin finished speaking.

Gu Pu's lower eyelids trembled slightly, and the expression on his face darkened. He gritted his teeth and took a deep breath to calm his mind. Then he looked at Yu Xin and said, "Your Majesty is so determined. You and I have said everything we should and can say, but all we got was His Majesty's anger. Do you have any plans in mind, Lord Yu?"

Yu Xin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "It's the beginning of the month, and the Ministry of Revenue is busy. I've been in the Qianqing Palace since this afternoon to meet with His Majesty. Master Fu is probably still working in the Ministry of Revenue."

Yes, he was thinking of Fu Youwen, the Minister of Revenue.

Even more broadly, it wasn't just Fu Youwen, the Minister of Revenue—since the problem couldn't be solved, then the problem would be magnified—Fu Youwen was close friends with the Minister of Rites, Zhan, who had a wide network of contacts...

They are all shrewd people in the officialdom.

Gu Pu naturally understood what was going on. His eyes lit up, and he nodded in agreement, saying, "That's right! Your Majesty has promoted a Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue to the third rank in one go. Lord Yu and I are not happy about this, but who among the other officials in the court can be happy about this?"

Yu Xin took a deep breath and nodded, "That's right. When Emperor Taizu Hongwu passed away last year, Lord Fu and Lord Zhan were the first among the ministers to actively support the current emperor's ascension to the throne. Lord Fu, while steady, was never one to shirk his responsibilities, and Lord Zhan was even more so. They would never sit idly by."

"Or should I say..."

"Who wouldn't fight or compete for what they have in the political arena?"

"As long as this matter spreads quickly, what will it mean to those colleagues in the court who have worked diligently and painstakingly for years? It means that the appointment and dismissal of officials in the court can be haphazard, without following the procedures, and that people with no qualifications can be placed above them at any time..."

“This is something no one wants to see.”

"The previous incident with Duke Ying, after all, involved the stability of Your Majesty's position. Your Majesty also had his reasons for being stubborn and unwilling to compromise. After all, going against the Huaixi nobles is inherently risky. Your Majesty is young, and making the decision to be content with the status quo and take things as they come is not entirely incomprehensible."

"But it's just a matter of appointing or dismissing an official...it's not something that has to be done."

"If Lord Fu, Lord Zhan, and the other heads of the six ministries, along with many colleagues in the court, had taken turns admonishing His Majesty, His Majesty might not have insisted so strongly."

After saying this, Yu Xin himself felt that it made sense and thought that this matter should be promising.

He took a deep breath, feeling that the previous suffocation and unwillingness had been released and relieved a lot. He was silent for two breaths, then turned to look at Gu Pu beside him and said, "What do you think, Master Gu?"

Gu Pu was silent for a moment, then raised his eyes, his gaze bright, and said, "Master Yu is right! This matter is too willful and frivolous! I will go to the Ministry of Revenue with Master Yu, and it can be regarded as an advance visit to Master Fu."

Yu Xin nodded first.

Then he frowned and said, "Greetings...? His Majesty himself said that a king's words are not jokes. The imperial edicts for our appointments will surely come down soon. Why rush? I can go to see Lord Fu. Lord Gu is still the head of the Ministry of War. Why not go to Lord Ru, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and have a word with him?"

"In the end, the more people there are, the better the effect, right?"

When Yu Xin said this, a slightly contemptuous smile appeared on Gu Pu's face, and he sneered: "Master Yu, you don't know... Even if I go to find Master Ru, there is probably no hope."

"What do you mean?" he asked in confusion.

Gu Pu sighed softly, shook his head, and said, "Since His Majesty ascended the throne, Lord Ru has kept a low profile, but I can see that he follows His Majesty's will in almost all matters."

"He will not, nor dare to, disobey Your Majesty."

"It seems that something happened when His Majesty went hunting outside Yingtian Capital a while ago, and he was stripped of his title of Minister of War and demoted to his current position of Left Vice Minister of War."

"Although the Ministry of War has not appointed any other ministers since then, Lord Ru is afraid that he will lose his position as the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, so he dare not..."