The twelve clan leaders left here satisfied.
Their goal has been achieved.
As an emperor, once a word is spoken, it cannot be taken back.
He said that if he wanted to give the twelve clans of Jiangnan a way to enter the officialdom, he would definitely give it to them.
However, as soon as they left the Jiangning Palace, Guo Jia stopped them.
Xie Yi introduced them, "This is Guo Xiuzhuan, who is highly regarded by His Majesty and has been ordered to be always by His Majesty's side."
Hearing this, the twelve clan leaders did not dare to underestimate him.
To be honest, the position of a compiler in the Hanlin Academy is insignificant in their eyes.
What they care about is the second half of the sentence, which is highly valued by the emperor...
In other words, this person in front of us is very likely to have a bright future.
Do not offend.
"I wonder what Young Master Guo wants us old guys to do by stopping us?"
Patriarch Yu said.
Hearing this, Guo Jia clasped his fists and said, "I don't know what to call this old gentleman."
Patriarch Yu responded with a greeting, "My friend, you are very polite. I am Yu Wenming, and I served as the head of the Ministry of Works during the reign of the late emperor."
"It turned out to be Master Yu."
Guo Jia smiled and bowed, saying, "I heard that the Yu family in Hangzhou has a son named Yu Qian. He has been intelligent since childhood and loves reading military books. I wonder if this child is yours..."
"It's my grandson."
When he heard the word "Yu Qian", his face was filled with pride.
In the entire Yu family, it is almost impossible to find a younger generation who is smarter than Yu Qian.
After a pause, Guo Jia slowly said, "Your Majesty just said that he would give the twelve family heads a path to officialdom.
Let all the young men in your clan have the hope of becoming officials in the imperial court.
I guess the Master of the Yu Family intended for Yu Qian to enter the government, right?"
Yu Wenming stroked his beard and said, "I do have this plan. I wonder what exactly Guo Xiaoyou wants to say?"
Suddenly, Guo Jia changed his demeanor and said in a very serious tone, "I stopped you because I wanted to give you a chance to live."
"Survival?"
Hearing this, everyone frowned and felt deeply doubtful.
Logically speaking, the twelve families will usher in a bright future.
At the very least, it shouldn't be to the point where you have to rely on others for your livelihood, right?
Guo Jia continued, "My elders, His Majesty has promised you that the sons of the twelve clans will be allowed to serve as officials in the imperial court.
But do you know what His Majesty dislikes the most?"
Yu Wenming and others shook their heads.
Guo Jia had no choice but to speak frankly: "The thing that Your Majesty hates most in his life is forming cliques for personal gain.
Otherwise, Your Majesty would not have established the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot. You can send someone to Xianyang to inquire about it.
When the East Factory was established, many officials were imprisoned for colluding with their cronies...
If your twelve families do not exercise restraint in the future, all the children in your families will be recommended to the court to serve as officials.
Then, I can guarantee that the fate of your twelve families will be the same as those officials who were caught."
Hearing this.
Everyone couldn't help but fall into shock.
What Mr. Guo said makes some sense!
At first, His Majesty did not want to accept the Twelve Families.
Why did His Majesty become so friendly after the old Taoist priest from Mount Longhu came?
Is Zhang Zhifu's reputation really that great?
Definitely not!
Could it be that... Your Majesty wants to raise fish?
Fatten them up and then kill them?
It is very likely to be the case!
Didn’t such a rumor leak out of Xianyang not long ago?
Moreover, Your Majesty is a wise ruler. How could he allow the children of the twelve families to serve as officials?
There must be something fishy behind this!
Or perhaps, Your Majesty wants to retreat in order to advance, and keep the children of the twelve families firmly in his hands.
At that time, the honor, disgrace, rise and fall of the twelve families will be in the hands of Your Majesty alone.
This is simply a death sentence for me!
At this moment, they all thought that Guo Jia's words were truly bitter medicine.
After a while.
"Been taught a lesson."
The head of the Qian family bowed solemnly to Guo Jia.
Then, several other family heads spoke one after another:
"Friend Guo, do you have any advice for me?"
"Mr. Guo, I hope you can give me some advice."
“…”
Hearing this, Guo Jia smiled and said slowly, "In fact, I have said so much today, but I just want to say one thing...
This matter can be said to be His Majesty's expectation... In the future, if you twelve families want to enter the officialdom, you must sincerely recruit talents for the country.
Otherwise, catastrophe will befall, and no one will be able to save your twelve families."
Patriarch Yu frowned and said, "Then, in your opinion, what does it mean to sincerely recruit talents for the country?"
"Your grandson Yu Qian is quite good. Only a man like him can achieve great things as an official in the court, and Your Majesty will be pleased."
Guo Jia continued, "Of course, as to who exactly can serve as an official in the court, I think we still need to carefully select them.
If you find it difficult to choose a suitable candidate, I can recommend someone. If he were to recommend someone to serve in the court, Your Majesty would certainly have no objection."
After hearing this, everyone was very curious about who the candidate he was talking about was.
So, he asked the doubts in his heart.
Guo Jia explained, "This person is the great scholar Cai Yong who is hiding in Yingtian Academy.
This old gentleman was once your Majesty's teacher. I believe you are well aware of this, right?"
Cai Yong, Cai Wenji's father, was indeed in Yingtian Academy at this moment.
And this academy is located in Jiangning City.
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