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

Chapter 180 Imperial power, emperor’s heart…Gu Jingzhi’s reluctance!

"I dare to say that Gu Heng has made great contributions to the country. Although he has made a serious mistake now, he has been in the capital and must have overlooked the affairs of the clan. I sincerely ask Your Majesty to forgive him!"

"Exonerated?"

Emperor Xia looked at him deeply, but Song Pu stood there calmly, without any sign of guilt.

After a long pause, Emperor Xia said, "Well, Gu Heng did contribute to the surrender of the city, but this incident has had a wide impact within the court, so let's spare his death penalty!"

"But I'm afraid he can't continue to serve as an official. I'll strip him of his title and official position, take back the palace bestowed upon him by the emperor, and let him live a good life at home from now on!"

"I thank your majesty for his grace!"

Song Pu bowed deeply, showing unprecedented respect.

Emperor Xia waved his hand slightly, and Song Pu understood the meaning. He immediately said, "If Your Majesty has no other instructions, I will take my leave first!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xia picked up a memorial on the imperial desk and began to read it.

Song Pu bowed again and then slowly left the imperial study.

When he was about to reach the door of the imperial study, he saw Gu Jingzhi standing there, his eyes fixed on his nose and his nose focused on his heart. He couldn't help but sneer, "Gu Shaoqing, are you here to see His Majesty?"

Gu Jingzhi raised his eyelids and saw Song Pu's expression. He knew that he and Emperor Xia had reached an agreement. He immediately said, "The Prime Minister and I don't seem to have such a close relationship, do we? Why do I need to report to the Prime Minister for my work here?"

"Ah!"

Song Pu sneered and said, "Gu Shaoqing is very clever. If I admit defeat this time, I won't have such a good opportunity in the future!"

"Is your Excellency the Prime Minister suffering from hysteria? I can't understand a single word you're saying."

"Humph!"

Song Pu felt that he had gotten himself into trouble, so he flicked his sleeves and left. His meaningful words could still be heard in the air.

"Master Gu, you'd better be more cautious in the future! I've remembered what you did today!"

"..."

Gu Jingzhi remained calm after hearing this.

Regardless of the Gu family or the little things that happened later, he and Song Pu and even the aristocratic family had already had irreconcilable contradictions. He was not afraid of just a few threatening words.

However, the aristocratic family will not let it go after suffering such a huge loss.

Fortunately, he did not gain nothing this time.

At least during this period of time, he has accumulated a certain foundation and achievements, and the Gu family, the mountain that has weighed on the original owner for twenty years, is finally being removed.

After being summoned, Gu Jingzhi walked directly into the imperial study. Soon, he came before Emperor Xia.

"Your Majesty, I, Gu Jingzhi, congratulate you!"

Before even greeting each other, Gu Jingzhi congratulated Emperor Xia with a look of joy on his face.

Having resolved the issue of the aristocratic families' land, Emperor Xia felt quite relieved. He smiled and said, "You were the mastermind behind this matter. In just over six months, you've already destroyed a significant portion of the aristocratic families. Tell me, how do you want me to reward you?"

He was indeed in a happy mood at this moment. After all, he was already at this age. He originally thought that he would never have the chance to see the disaster of this aristocratic family in his lifetime, but among his sons.

Except for the crown prince, everyone else stood on the side of the aristocratic families.

Although the Crown Prince shares the same stance as him, he can only be a king who maintains the status quo. He may not have the courage to deal with the aristocratic families.

Not to mention reform.

It was also because of this that the prince and he had many different political views, and the father and son did have many quarrels.

Fortunately, the prince is still relatively filial.

Now he is determined to eradicate the foundation of the aristocratic family. After this incident, Gu Jingzhi is completely tied to the imperial power. Even if he cannot complete the subsequent things in his lifetime, Gu Jingzhi and the prince cannot retreat.

There is no way to retreat.

Emperor Xia was naturally generous in rewarding his meritorious and loyal ministers.

When Gu Jingzhi heard that there was another reward, he naturally did not hesitate. He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please do as you wish. I am willing to do anything!"

"you……"

Emperor Xia laughed, his mood becoming even more cheerful. He said, "Alright, then I'll reward you with some money and property! Haven't you always complained that I've fined you a year's salary after less than a year in the court?"

"I will reward you with some money this time!"

"Then I thank Your Majesty!"

Gu Jingzhi said happily that if we talk about his merits, he can be promoted again.

However, his current rank is... too high for his age, and it would be unreasonable to upgrade it further.

Secondly, the confiscating of all the land in the world cannot be regarded as an achievement for Gu Jingzhi. After all, Emperor Xia’s thoughts cannot be told to others, right?

As for the case!

Gu Jingzhi was just doing his job as the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. If he was promoted just because of his job, wouldn't that be a mess?

Gu Jingzhi was not dissatisfied at all, but was happy about it.

Otherwise, if he is promoted again, he will have to be at the level of a minister, or he will be sent out to other places.

However, land reform has not yet been implemented, so it is obviously inappropriate to send it out.

Seeing that he had not been upset because the reward was too low, Emperor Xia nodded with satisfaction and said, "There is something I want to talk to you about."

"Just now Song Pu put forward a condition, asking me to let Gu Heng's family go!"

"Gu Heng?"

Gu Jingzhi's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately objected, "Your Majesty, this Gu Heng... everything I did was not out of personal grudge! The Gu family's crimes are too numerous to list, I think..."

"I know!"

Emperor Xia said softly, "It's just that right now is a critical moment, and the overall situation must be prioritized. Although I have spared his death this time, he has made contributions after all. Song Pu has taken the opportunity to raise this issue, and I also have my own difficulties!"

"The situation has just begun to open up, but we can't easily destroy it. Do you understand?"

At the end of his speech, Emperor Xia glanced over, and his expression was self-evident.

Seeing that cold look, Gu Jingzhi felt a chill in his heart. He bowed his head and said, "I understand!"

"Well!"

Emperor Xia nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry, when the time is right, you can do whatever you want with the Gu Heng family!"

"I know, thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gu Jingzhi's voice was still very soft.

Emperor Xia knew he was unhappy when he saw him like this, but he was too lazy to think about it. He waved his hand and said, "I'm tired..."

"I will take my leave first!"

……

Gu Jingzhi walked out of the palace in a daze, accompanied by a pair of palace maids and guards.

These were the people who helped him bring the rewards back home.

The reward was generous, but Gu Jingzhi did not feel happy at all.

The Gu family has always been a heavy burden on his heart... a lingering mountain, and the root of everything is the Gu family.

Gu Xiu was also responsible for Lao Huang's death. Liu Sandao had already found out something about this, but he didn't have enough evidence, so Gu Jingzhi held back.

I originally thought that this time I could get rid of the Gu family and avenge Old Huang and the more than 100,000 Gu family soldiers.

However, what was unexpected was that Emperor Xia directly pardoned the Gu family's crime.

Although the Gu family has been demoted to commoners since then, with Gu Jingzhi's current strength, it is easy for him to deal with the Gu family.

But now Gu Heng has another identity, that of Gu Jingzhi's father.

Although this identity is fake, not many people know about it.

Gu Heng's death due to his crime and being killed by him are two different things.

Patricide...

Regardless of ancient or modern times, they are not tolerated by heaven and earth.

however……

Gu Jingzhi felt more and more anxious. As long as Gu Heng was not dead, the Gu family would not be destroyed... He was very upset!