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

Chapter 5: Prime Minister of the current dynasty? How about I tell you about Hu Weiyong?

Gu Jingzhi and Lao Huang packed up casually, but there wasn't much there.

Several major items are relics of the original owner's mother.

Just as the master and servant had finished packing, they heard the hoarse voice of the stupid third brother outside the door.

"Gu Jingzhi, you useless piece of shit, get out of here! You took my mother's money and yet you dare to go back on your word? I'll break your legs..."

Gu Jingzhi looked up and saw Gu Xiu walking towards him angrily with a wooden stick in his hand.

Seeing Gu Jingzhi, he raised his stick and said, "I'm going to beat you to death, you useless bastard..."

"Gu Xiu!"

Gu Jingzhi shouted angrily: "How many heads do you have to bear for assaulting an imperial official in public?"

"Gah?"

Gu Xiu was stunned, and the wooden stick stopped above Gu Jingzhi's head.

After a short breath, he suddenly realized, "Who the hell are you trying to scare? He's just a champion, a worthless official appointed by the imperial court. I'm going to beat him up, so what do you think?"

As he said this, he pretended to raise the stick.

Gu Jingzhi shouted, "Being on the imperial examination list already qualifies you as an official. At home, I'm your elder brother. Beating my elder brother is adding insult to injury! Do you still want to take the palace examination?"

"you……"

When Gu Xiu heard the word "elder brother", his face became even angrier.

"I am the son of the Ning Marquis's mansion, and my grandfather is the prime minister of the current dynasty, the head of all officials! Don't even mention that you haven't been appointed yet. Even if you were, so what? I've said before that crushing you would be like crushing an ant..."

As he said that, he hit with a stick. Gu Jingzhi's face changed, his body swayed slightly, and then he raised his foot and kicked Gu Xiu.

At this moment, someone at the door suddenly shouted: "Stop!"

Gu Jingzhi's face turned grim, but he kept moving forward with all his might.

"boom!"

Gu Jing kicked Gu Xiu to the ground.

Song Yu happened to arrive at this time and saw his son being kicked to the ground. He looked at Gu Jingzhi with vicious eyes.

"Alright, alright! You dare to assault my brother before even leaving the Marquis' Mansion. I underestimated you!"

"Humph!"

Gu Jingzhi snorted coldly: "If Madam is blind, you might as well dig your eyeballs into the ground and stomp on them like firecrackers..."

Gu Xiu is just a fool, but this woman is really vicious. Gu Jingzhi has no intention of arguing with her.

After giving Lao Huang a look, the master and servant were about to leave.

But Song Yu's cold voice came from behind!

"Xiu'er is right... His grandfather is the prime minister, the head of all officials..."

Gu Jingzhi stopped, turned slowly, and looked at Song Yu with cold eyes.

Song Yu had a sly smile on his face: "Gu Jingzhi, you're just a newly minted scholar, what can you use to fight us?"

She was already extremely angry that Gu Jingzhi took the money but didn't do the job, and now he even beat her son in front of her.

Song Yu, who prided herself on her nobility, could no longer endure this. With a vicious look on her face, she said, "Just wait. It won't be long before I make you kick out of the court. You'll be as humble as a dog, despised by everyone in the capital..."

Prime Minister? The head of all officials? Ninghou Mansion?

I can't deal with you now, but there are naturally people who can deal with you!

Gu Jingzhi narrowed his eyes.

"I am waiting!"

……

Three days later, the palace examination.

The candidates lined up and entered the Golden Palace. Gu Jingzhi, who ranked first in the examination, naturally walked in front.

After the candidates paid their respects to Emperor Xia, Emperor Xia, sitting high on the dragon throne, laughed out loud and said:

"Since the founding of the Great Xia Dynasty, this is the seventh time we have held imperial examinations, including the special examinations. I am truly happy to see you! But..."

"I am happy, but also a little worried! You are able to step into this palace today, so you must be talented. I believe you are all masters at reciting poetry, writing, and discussing philosophy."

"Perhaps you can't be a good official? That... I don't know! However, I am very much looking forward to it! Today, I will personally give you a test!"

"This palace examination will ask about the emperor's politics and the way of the emperor!"

"..."

Gu Jingzhi felt a sharp pain in his teeth after hearing this. This question... was quite direct.

However, an emperor who can raise such questions so bluntly is probably not a good person, right?

Gu Jingzhi raised his eyelids and glanced at the position that represented the head of all officials.

Song Pu glanced at Gu Jingzhi with a pair of eyes that could not tell whether he was happy or angry, and Gu Jingzhi curled the corners of his mouth.

Prime Minister...

The head of a hundred officials?

What we want is you, the head of all officials!

Without thinking, Gu Jingzhi picked up the pen and started writing on the test paper!

This scene happened to be seen by Emperor Xia. He thought for a moment, then stood up and slowly walked down the stairs. Seeing Gu Jingzhi writing furiously, he nodded secretly in his heart.

"After all, he's the champion of this competition. Just this calmness alone is remarkable!"

Looking at his test paper...

"I have heard that when an emperor rules the world, he must have practical policies to manage the people, manage the myriad affairs of state, and achieve a peaceful and prosperous rule; he must have a sincere heart to lead the people, and then he can inspire the craftsmen, revitalize the common affairs, and achieve a prosperous and prosperous government..."

Huh?

Good start!

As Emperor Xia read on, he became absorbed in the reading.

Gu Jingzhi seemed not to notice Emperor Xia and continued writing on the test paper.

When it comes to the emperor's governance, there are only a few points to consider.

Encourage people to farm, develop water conservancy projects, manage water transport, reform the civil service, manage taxes, currency, and ensure the safety of the country.

Emperor Xia watched from the side.

It was nothing more than pacifying refugees, opening up fertile fields, relocating people to wider villages, and encouraging agriculture and sericulture...

The text is plain and without too many flowery words, but the answers on the paper are unexpected and always make people feel refreshed when reading them.

Especially the reform of civil service administration, which touched his heart.

Although Daxia was founded only 20 years ago, in the early years when it was conquering the world, it relied too much on aristocratic families, which led to it becoming too powerful to be controlled. As a result, most of the people in the court and even in the local areas are children of aristocratic families.

Although the imperial examination system solved the problem to a certain extent, it could not cure it fundamentally.

Some of the measures mentioned by Gu Jingzhi on the examination paper made even him, the emperor on horseback, feel frightened.

If this measure is implemented, it will not take many years, and this aristocratic family will probably... be gone!

Thinking of this, Emperor Xia's breathing became rapid.

But who knew that Gu Jingzhi seemed to be getting bolder and bolder.

"Tweet the grace order?"

Looking at the introduction to the Enfeoffment Order on Gu Jingzhi's test paper, Emperor Xia was shocked again.

This kid looks like he's only in his twenties, right? How can he still know all this?

However, thinking about the explanation given by Gu Jingzhi, and looking back at the problems recorded in history books that have never been completely eradicated in all dynasties, it is discovered that this so-called Enfeoffment Order can definitely be regarded as the greatest conspiracy in history.

It's just a little poisonous!

Emperor Xia was thinking about this, but he found that Gu Jingzhi once again twisted the pen and filled it with ink, and without hesitation wrote another sentence on the test paper that made him shudder.

Remove the prime minister and establish a cabinet...

The prime minister system was abolished, and a cabinet was established. Officials with outstanding talents and profound knowledge were selected to serve in the cabinet to assist the emperor in handling government affairs.

"hiss……"

Even a wise and capable emperor like Emperor Xia felt a surge of hostility coming towards him.

What a useless prime minister!

It is not about abolishing the position of prime minister of a certain person, but about abolishing the institution of prime minister that has existed for thousands of years.

Is this boy so brave?

As an emperor, he naturally knew the pros and cons of the prime minister system. The prime minister had too much power, and even the king was particularly wary of him.

However, even with all the wisdom of past dynasties, no proper solution has been found.

Now this deposed prime minister has established a cabinet...

He suddenly thought of Gu Jingzhi's previous action.

This kid... doesn't seem to get along with Song Pu?