Chapter 297 How to do politics with a bunch of insects?

Gu’s Ancestral Hall.

The elders and young men from all parties and families were all present.

In the middle of the ancestral hall, Gu Yuan was kneeling on the ground, with his head lowered and silent.

Outside, he was the Silang of the Jiangnan Taxation Bureau and was very powerful. In the clan, he was a member of the Gu family and had to respect his ancestors.

This time, he was considered to have committed a serious mistake by the elders of the clan, and they wanted to use the family rules to punish him, which led to this scene.

“Gu Yuan.”

“Will you change it or not?”

An elder said sternly, “I’ve never heard of any young man starting from his own family.”

“Do you still have the Gu family in your eyes? Do you still have the entire clan? Do you still have your ancestors?”

“This is simply a betrayal of our teachers and ancestors, a heretic, and a plan to put our Gu family to death.”

Another elder also echoed: “That’s right, if you want to check the population and land, and start from other families, we have nothing to say. It is our duty to work for the court.”

“But why did you target my Gu company first?”

“Others are more considerate of the relationship between Hope and the Gu family, so they will be more or less polite, saying hello first and then discussing things.”

“How could you bring people to my house and force your way into my house? You took away the account book without saying anything.”

“Are you still a member of the Gu family?”

Another elder of the Gu clan spoke up, “They are all thinking about the family, trying their best to seek benefits for the family, avoid danger, and get benefits.”

“Tell me how much real work you did as the tax commissioner?”

“Well, you are devoted to the court, and no one can say anything.”

“But you should never, ever attack your own people first. No matter how you look at it, you are cold-blooded and heartless, and you have no kinship with your own people.”

After a few words, Gu Yuan was defined.

“Some people, once they become officials, forget their last names.”

A young man said sarcastically: “If it weren’t for me, Gu’s family, I wouldn’t even have the official position I have today.”

“Sometimes, you can’t tell that an ungrateful person is ungrateful at ordinary times, but he will show his true colors at the critical moment.”

When these words were spoken, many young men nodded in agreement.

“Hmph, Gu Yuan, don’t forget that you were chosen to join the East Palace Staff Group because of the efforts of your family, not because of your ability.”

“If it weren’t for the status of my Gu family in Jiangnan, would you, Gu Yuan, have caught the eye of the Crown Prince? Would you have the status you have today?”

“Evil-eyed wolves know how to stick together, and you are worse than an ungrateful wolves.”

Mouth and pen.

A series of attacks came towards Gu Yuan.

But he knelt on the ground unmoved, not even his expression changed at all.

But he secretly gripped the floor.

“Gu Yuan, what do you have to say?”

The Gu clan leader asked.

“I have nothing to say.” Gu Yuan shook his head.

“you…….”

The patriarch of the Gu family was very angry and he was giving Gu Yuan a chance.

He is very optimistic about Gu Yuan, who is a direct descendant of his lineage, and it can be said that he is devoting all his resources to cultivating Gu Yuan.

I don’t want to see Gu Yuan make any mistakes at all.

But as the patriarch, he had to consider the attitudes of other families.

This time, Gu Yuan’s tax commissioner took action against the Gu family members first, which was a big taboo.

If family members fight against each other, they will cut off their own roots.

This makes no sense at all. It is an act of forgetting one’s roots and one needs to open an ancestral hall to follow the family rules.

“Then you should kneel down first. When you realize your mistake, you can leave this temple.”

Since the clan leader said so, no one had any objections.

As long as he doesn’t leave the ancestral hall, the matter of the Tax Commissioner will no longer target them without Gu Yuan.

“If I had known earlier, I should have chosen me to enter the East Palace.”

“The clan leader is so partial to him, I don’t think he is worthy of being the clan leader.”

The younger generations were whispering among themselves, and the descendants of the clan leader dared not speak out.

After all, it was their lineage that caused the disaster.

“Xiaoyuan, you…”

Gu Yuan’s father is very complicated.

He feels sorry for his son, but at the same time he disapproves of his behavior.

“Aye, you don’t understand.”

Gu Yuan spoke only after he saw that everyone had left.

“If you don’t understand something, tell me.”

Father Gu looked at the clan leader and said, “Your great grandfather is still here. Tell him what’s going on.”

“Your great grandfather is a sensible elder, and he loves you the most.”

The head of the Gu family said, “Boy, if you don’t give me an explanation, you really can’t leave this ancestral hall.”

Gu Yuan grinned and said, “Grandpa, you are being too arrogant. If I want to leave, you can’t stop me.”

“Oh?” Gu Shengyang asked in surprise, “What do you mean?”

“The Jiangnan Tax Commissioner has a total of two thousand tax soldiers in various places. If I give the order, do you think they dare to break into the Gu Family Ancestral Hall?” Gu Yuan said.

Gu Shengyang glared and said, “You do it!”

The tax collector broke into the Gu family ancestral hall and took Gu Yuan away.

The Gu family has lost face. How can they survive in Jiangnan in the future?

“So, you are all wrong.”

Gu Yuan said: “The Taxation Department will do its job with or without me. It will not change because of me alone.”

“Grandpa, you should know that our Gu family is not as prosperous as it used to be. It can be said that our generation has not achieved much.”

“The Gu family has fallen into decline. Will Grandfather admit it?”

Gu Shengyang was silent.

This is an indisputable fact. Gu now has some connections in the court, but what are those connections?
Among the younger generation, only Gu Yuan is still capable of presenting himself as he holds an official position and was born in the Eastern Palace.

“Xiao Yuan, what are you talking about? Even if our Gu family is in decline, we will never do that to our own family members…”

“Aye.”

Gu Yuan interrupted, “I am not attacking my own people, I am not forgetting my roots.”

“I am working hard for the revival of the Gu family.”

Gu Shengyang was surprised and asked: “What do you mean by this?”

“Grandfather, I can tell you that when the population and land are checked, no matter if it’s me or not, the Gu family will not be able to escape this.”

Gu Yuan said in a deep voice: “I will start the investigation from the Gu family first, so that other families can see that I have investigated even my own clan. When it comes to them, they will have no excuses.”

“I don’t want this credit, but someone else will.”

“If I am no longer the secretary of the Jiangnan Taxation Department, the court will send someone else to take charge.”

“When the time comes, Grandfather, will you use the Gu family rules to deal with them, or will you do the same as other families, trying to stop a chariot with your bare hands and suffering a catastrophe?”

He stood up straight, looking at the tablets of his ancestors, and said, “This contribution can help me enter Chang’an, and it will also satisfy the Holy Emperor and the Crown Prince.”

“Because I opened up the situation for the court and tore open a gap.”

“Grandfather, they say I am ungrateful to my ancestors. Am I going to hand over this great achievement to others and watch my chance to enter Chang’an go to waste?”

“Grandpa, you should understand what is more important.”

Father Gu was stunned, and Gu Shengyang was also stunned.

“Is there really no room for maneuver?” Gu Shengyang said.

“No chance.”

Gu Yuan said: “The written requirements issued by us internally are to do things at all costs.”

“The General Office will take care of everything. They dared to issue such an order because they were under pressure from the officials in the court.”

“Grandfather, why do you think Xu Silang is so stubborn? Who gave him the confidence?”

Gu Shengyang was also an official in the Sui Dynasty, so he naturally understood the logic behind it.

“You mean …”

He pointed to the sky.

“if not?”

Gu Shengyang frowned, his old face tightened.

“But it’s really hard to convince everyone if we start with our own family. Xiaoyuan, we are a family after all…”

“Grandpa, how can you do politics with a bunch of bugs?”

Gu Yuan said loudly: “They only care about their own interests.”

“Have you ever seen that our Gu family is in danger?”

He pointed in a direction and said, “There are so many opportunities in Shanghai Prefecture. We are the first to get the chance because we are close to the water.”

“What does the population of the field count for?”

“Then how huge would the profits be if we built a ship and went out to sea?”

“Grandpa, you don’t know, do you?”

Gu Shengyang couldn’t refute it. The profits brought back from overseas trade were so huge that they were unbelievable.

“You don’t think that the Gu family built a few ships in Shanghai and went out to sea, and no one was watching the profits they brought back, right?”

Gu Yuan said bluntly: “It’s me!”

“I’m supporting Gu’s.”

“They didn’t make things difficult for Gu because of me, the secretary of the Jiangnan Taxation Department.”

“They dare to embarrass the Gu family. Shanghai Prefecture is directly under the jurisdiction of the state, and I can go over and investigate them.”

He said contemptuously: “Relying on the people that Gu family can influence in Chang’an.”

“It’s ridiculous.”

“Can they be more considerate of the family than me?”

“If I were not Si Lang, you would have to wait and see that the Gu family would have to pay more tributes and take care of more.”

“Now, I am kneeling in the ancestral hall, waiting for them to kneel and beg me to leave the ancestral hall!”

Gu Shengyang was stunned, and it seemed like it was the first time that his father saw his son like this.

“Son, don’t be confused…”

“Aye, I am not confused. How long I kneel in the ancestral hall depends on when they kneel down to beg me.”

Gu Yuan said coldly: “Grandpa, this is all I have to say. You can do whatever you want.”

Gu Shengyang looked at Gu Yuan deeply and didn’t speak for a long time.

……

“Gu Yuan is still in the ancestral hall?”

Li Rengong returned home, drank a cup of tea, and asked the housekeeper.

“He hasn’t come out yet. I heard from the Gu family that he will continue kneeling in the ancestral hall unless he changes his mind.” said the housekeeper.

“hehe!”

“What a bunch of short-sighted people.”

Li Rengong sneered. Even a member of the Li family like him was told by someone in the clan to behave himself, do his duty, and not to talk too much or show up.

It is conceivable how serious the situation is.

The Commissioner of Taxation is now like a knife, and many people are afraid of him.

Now the Gu family has locked up the knife.

Not to mention the outside world’s desire to eye the Gu family, I’m afraid the two palaces will also see this and be greatly disappointed.

Shanghai Prefecture.

Li Jingxuan was actually also paying attention to it, as Shanghai Prefecture was also under the management of the Jiangnan Taxation Commissioner.

It’s hard for him not to pay attention to Gu Yuan.

I heard that Gu Yuan was locked up in the ancestral hall and kneeling.

He almost thought Gu was crazy.

Without Gu Yuan, there are more people than flesh in Shanghai Prefecture. Who would care about the Gu family?
“How will the person in Shanghai react?”

(End of this chapter)