Chapter 1268 Vested Interests!
Half an hour later, Gu Sansi returned home with a somewhat tired body. As soon as he got home, he went straight into his study.

Sitting on the armchair in the study, Gu Sansi closed his eyes, recalling Cui Shao’s last words in his mind!

On the way back, Gu Sansi kept thinking about Cui Shao's words. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Cui Shao's words "you must take good care of him" were really meaningful and thought-provoking!
Honestly speaking, Gu Sansi was a little surprised that Cui Shao and Li Jian came to see him together. After all, as three elders of the cabinet, the relationship between them was very delicate, especially between Li Jian and Cui Shao!
In the past, Cui Shao's son Cui Zibo was the right vice minister of the Ministry of Justice, Cui Shao's student Zhu Xiaowen was the Minister of the Dali Temple, and Xiao Lingyu, who was in charge of the Censorate, had a very good relationship with Cui Shao and could even be regarded as an outer member of the Cui faction!
This also led to Cui Shao having a great influence on SF issues. Cui Shao could solve some problems that Li Jian wanted to solve but couldn't. Because of this, some people in the Yijing court jokingly called Cui Shao the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Punishment, who controlled both the purse and the knife of the Yijing court.
As the Minister of Justice, Li Jian has always wanted to make achievements so that he can make further progress in the future. However, some of his ideas are constrained by the Dali Temple and the Censorate. Li Jian believes that Zhu Xiaowen and Xiao Lingyu have Cui Shao's intentions behind their actions...

Therefore, many people think that Li Jian was dissatisfied with Cui Shao, but due to Cui Shao's prestige, Li Jian did not dare to reveal his true emotions at all, and he was still respectful when facing Cui Shao!

Gu Sansi also agreed with this idea. As the Minister of Personnel, he could more clearly feel some of Li Jian's emotions and thoughts, so Gu Sansi was very surprised that Li Jian and Cui Shao came to see him together!
However, although he was surprised that Li Jian and Cui Shao came to him together, Gu Sansi was not surprised at what Li Jian and Cui Shao came to him to discuss. After all, this was the only thing that could make them come to him together!
Gu Sansi felt that Li Jian and Cui Shao had a tacit understanding in the meeting today. Li Jian played the good cop and deliberately tested him with words, while Cui Shao played the bad cop and pulled the words back. The two may have reached an agreement before, and the content of the agreement was Cui Shao's idea, not to lay off the old people in Fengwu Army, but to cut the knife of layoffs on others!
Thinking of this, Gu Sansi's expression revealed a hint of helplessness. In fact, there was no need for Cui Shao, the Minister of Revenue, to express his opinion. As the Minister of Personnel, he knew how huge the group of G members in the Great Zhou was at present, and how great a pressure their salaries put on the finances!

Therefore, Gu Sansi himself was also very clear that in order to ease the financial pressure, layoffs were inevitable if not imminent!

Gu Sansi believed that although Li Jian was in charge of the Ministry of Justice, the Minister of Justice should also understand this truth. Although the three of them knew this truth in their hearts, the reason why no one spoke up before was that everyone had their own difficulties!
Layoffs have always been a tough job and an offensive thing since ancient times...
The member of Da Zhou has no connections of his own. They all have their own relatives, friends, teachers and fellow townsmen. If you want to destroy their jobs, they will naturally not let you do it. At that time, a struggle can be said to be inevitable!
In addition to this, two hundred years ago, the Great Zhou had to lay off employees due to financial problems, so a postman at a post station was laid off. As a result, this postman launched a massive peasant uprising, which almost destroyed the entire Great Zhou. Therefore, after that, the Great Zhou was very sensitive and cautious about layoffs!

And the most important thing is that no matter whether it is Gu Sansi, Li Jian, or Cui Shao, they are not alone, they all have their own factions behind them, and layoffs may very likely affect their own people!
Among them, Cui Shao's Cui faction had the largest number of people, with dozens of people from the imperial court and local areas, and Li Jian was second with more than a dozen.

Although Gu Sansi has less experience than Cui Shao and Li Jian, he has also supported and trained seven or eight people in Fengwu Army over the years.

These people hold important positions and have subordinates under them. Who do you think should be laid off?
So even though everyone knows that layoffs are good for the development and stability of the entire court, because it involves their own interests, it is difficult for everyone to give up and no one can make sacrifices easily!
So when faced with Cui Shao’s proposal today, Gu Sansi chose to agree. After all, it is better for me to let my fellow Taoist die than for myself…

Gu Sansi felt that even though he had been intentionally perfunctory in the meeting today, Cui Shao and Li Jian might have already noticed that the Marshal had not discussed a series of recent matters with them!

Thinking of this, Gu Sansi also felt very helpless. In fact, he had been thinking about this problem recently. He was also reflecting on his own shortcomings. Was there something wrong with him that made the Marshal dissatisfied, so the Marshal did not seek advice from him!
After thinking for a long time, Gu Sansi felt that this had a lot to do with the matter of Zhao Wanxian. The Marshal was optimistic about Zhao Wanxian, but he was not. So he went against the Marshal's wishes and lost the Marshal's trust?
Gu Sansi felt that based on his understanding of Ye Mingsheng, Ye Mingsheng would never do this, but he really couldn't think of any other possibility. Ever since he became the Minister of Personnel, he has always been conscientious in his work and dared not slack off in the slightest. Even if he made some mistakes on the issue of the Chen family, it was not a big problem, and he had already borne the consequences!

Thinking of this, Gu Sansi couldn't help but sigh. Before the Fengwu Army unified the world, he could sometimes figure out Ye Mingsheng's thoughts. But since the Fengwu Army unified the world, he found that he couldn't figure out Ye Mingsheng's thoughts anymore. He could only sigh that the emperor's mind is unpredictable!

Thinking back to Cui Shao’s last words, Gu Sansi thought that Cui Shao was reminding him to keep Chu Zhiyi under control······················

After all, the Marshal promoted Chu Zhiyi, most likely because he wanted to use Chu Zhiyi as a knife, to use this knife to promote reforms and eliminate some resistance!

And who will be the obstacle to reform?
Thinking of this, Gu Sansi couldn't help but reveal a self-deprecating smile on his face. He had always been a supporter and firm executor of Ye Mingsheng's reforms!
But since becoming the Minister of Personnel of the Yijing court and one of the vested interests in the system, Gu Sansi had to admit that his ideas had been shaken, and sometimes what he wanted to do was to enjoy the fruits of victory rather than continue to deepen the reforms!
Chu Zhiyi was promoted to the top by Gu Sansi single-handedly, and when Chu Zhiyi offended people in official circles because of his own character, it was Gu Sansi who stepped forward to protect Chu Zhiyi. Otherwise, Chu Zhiyi would never be in this situation today!
Chu Zhiyi is also a grateful person, and he has always followed Gu Sansi's lead, so Gu Sansi believes that he has influence on Chu Zhiyi!
But to be honest, Gu Sansi had no idea whether he could control Chu Zhiyi. Gu Sansi knew that Chu Zhiyi was a man with ideas and ambitions. He would always move forward courageously towards what he believed was right, without any hesitation or scruples!

This was also what Gu Sansi admired about Chu Zhiyi before. He thought Chu Zhiyi was a communist with firm beliefs, like Hai Rui!
Therefore, even though he has a deep relationship with Chu Zhiyi, Gu Sansi is not completely sure whether he can influence Chu Zhiyi's approach and decision on some issues.

Just as Gu Sansi was secretly calculating in his mind, there was a knock on the door.

"Da da da!"

Although the knock on the door was not loud, it still interrupted Gu Sansi's thoughts, causing him to frown and ask:

"What happened?"

"Sir, there's news from the Ministry of Personnel!"

"Come in!"

With Gu Sansi's permission, the butler Gu He also walked into the room and handed a memorial to Gu Sansi.

"Sir, this was just delivered to your house by someone from the Ministry of Personnel! The officer said that the memorial came from Jiangnan and it was the Marshal's appointment order."

Upon hearing this, Gu Sansi took the envelope without thinking and started to look at it. After just a glance at the contents, Gu Sansi couldn't help but reveal a little surprise!
Wasn’t Murong Yuliang dismissed from his post as Governor of Huainan by the Marshal just two months ago?
How did he become the governor of Jianghuai so quickly, in charge of the government affairs of Huainan and Jiangnan provinces?
Looking at the contents of the memorial, Gu Sansi felt a little unbelievable. In his impression, Ye Mingsheng had never changed his mind so often. If he hadn't seen Ye Mingsheng's seal on the memorial and Ye Mingsheng's familiar reply, Gu Sansi would even think that the order was forged! Although he didn't know why Ye Mingsheng let the old man Murong Yuliang make a comeback so quickly, as the Minister of Personnel, Gu Sansi could only accept it and immediately instructed Gu He:
"I understand what happened. Tell the officers to follow the normal procedures..."

"Yes! Master, I understand!"

After saying this, Gu Sansi wanted to continue thinking. He had already decided that after Chu Zhiyi came to Yijing, he would invite Chu Zhiyi to his home for a meal as he had done before, and then do some ideological work on Chu Zhiyi during the dinner.

However, just when Gu Sansi was thinking about how to tell Chu Zhiyi, he saw Gu He standing there and did not leave, so he immediately asked Gu He:
"Guhe, do you have anything else to do?"

Gu He nodded and said:

"Master, this afternoon, Madam Chen took her maids and servants to Changshan Clinic for a medical consultation. According to Nanny Wang who accompanied her, Doctor Pei from Changshan Clinic said that the reason Madam Chen's condition did not improve was because she had a heart disease!"

"Heart disease?"

Gu Sansi was also a little surprised when he heard this. He was indeed too busy recently. He had originally planned to take some time out today and accompany Chen Wanting to Changshan Medical Clinic to see Pei Zhixiu for treatment, but he didn't expect that Li Jian and Cui Shao would come to his door today!

Although he had planned to accompany Chen Wanting to see the doctor, it was impossible for Gu Sansi to tell Li Jian and Cui Shao that he was busy. So even though he felt helpless and sorry for Chen Wanting, Gu Sansi had to stand her up and sent someone to tell her that he could not go because of something.

"Doctor Pei said that if Madam's heart disease cannot be cured, the symptoms of anemia will be difficult to cure. It may affect the development of the fetus or even cause premature birth!"

After hearing this, Gu Sansi was stunned at first, and then he couldn't help but sighed and felt tired. He didn't expect that not only was his work not going well recently, but even his family was full of troubles. This was really one problem after another, and another one arose before the gourd was put down...
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Half an hour later, Ye Mansion in Yijing

After washing up, An Miaoyi was sitting on the bed, while two maids were concentrating on massaging the pair of fair and smooth legs of the lady of the Ye Mansion.

For some reason, An Miaoyi hasn't been sleeping very well recently. So I heard that a massage before tax can not only beautify the skin but also promote sleep, so An Miaoyi gave it a try, and the feeling was pretty good.

Just as An Miaoyi closed her eyes and enjoyed the massage, she heard Qiqige's voice coming from outside the door. Hearing this, An Miaoyi couldn't help but feel a little confused. Why didn't Qiqige go back to the room to sleep so late but was sitting outside? An Miaoyi didn't think much about it and asked immediately:
"Is Qiqige outside?"

As An Miaoyi asked the question, Qiqige also walked into the room. Seeing Qiqige's strange expression, An Miaoyi couldn't help but ask:
"What happened?"

Because she knew that An Miaoyi had not been sleeping well recently, Qiqige looked a little hesitant when faced with An Miaoyi's question. However, under An Miaoyi's gaze, Qiqige could not help but whispered:
"Just now, the Ministry of Personnel sent a message that the Marshal has appointed Murong Yuliang as the governor of Jianghuai, who will be in charge of the government affairs in Jiangnan and Huainan!"

An Miaoyi was also stunned when she heard this. Although she knew Qiqige would not joke with her about this matter, the disbelief in her heart still made her open her mouth to confirm:

"Qiqige! Is this true?"

Qiqige nodded and said:

"The Marshal's order has reached the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Personnel will follow the procedures tomorrow morning!"

After hearing this, An Miaoyi, who had been in a good mood, immediately turned pale, and after a long while, she angrily cursed:

“Bitch! A whole family of bitches…”

(End of this chapter)