Chapter 3 The second recounts the condition of the imperial physician's hidden song.The Chief Assistant of the Governor-General made a surprise move

Dongnuange, which is next to Qianqing Palace, is the place where the emperor reviews memorials and handles government affairs.Although there are many volumes on the shelf, it seems that they are rarely turned.On the front wall behind the huge case, there is a large blackboard lacquered plaque with four big characters written on it, which is written by the current emperor's father, Emperor Sejong.According to the rules, foreign ministers of Dongnuan Pavilion were not allowed to enter without permission, but Emperor Longqing was sometimes too lazy to move, and occasionally summoned ministers here to inquire about important military and political affairs.Therefore, a value room was also set up for the ministers in the East Nuan Pavilion, in case of emergency.Right now this value room just came in handy.Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, who left Emperor Longqing's palace, were arranged to wait here.They were not allowed to leave without the emperor's will.

The Heavenly Purity Palace originally burned earth dragons to keep warm, and the eunuch on duty temporarily added a copper pot of charcoal fire, and the duty room was warm and peaceful.As soon as the two ministers sat down, the little fireman in the imperial dining room set up a table of refreshments, and there were always dozens of them.Gao Gong, who has been tossing all morning, is already hungry.For the small fire, add a bowl of two-rice porridge with candied dates and wolfberries.He took it and was about to drink it, but he caught a glimpse of an erotic picture painted on the small porcelain bowl of porridge: a young man and a woman were completely naked, the girl bent down and supported a chair with both hands, and turned her head to face the woman standing behind her. The young man smiled and gave him a big look. The young man held the penis against the girl's white, greasy and plump buttocks, and immediately lost his appetite. He put down the bowl and said to the little fireman standing beside him: "Give it to me again." Change to a bowl.

The little fireman thought that Gao Gong thought the two-rice porridge was too hot, so he bowed and replied: Mr. Gao, the two-rice porridge is so hot right after it comes out of the pot, otherwise, you should drink a bowl of milk first. According to the rules in the palace, the eunuchs collectively refer to the cabinet ministers as old gentlemen.Gao Gong knew that Xiaohuo had a wrong understanding, so he simply made a mistake, as long as he could change the bowl, he replied: "Okay, then drink a bowl of milk first." The little fireman added a bowl of milk and held it up.Gao Gong took the bowl and was dumbfounded again.There is still a erotic painting painted on the bowl. A naked man and woman are rolling together on the bed, kissing each other. The man holds the woman's breast with one hand and the woman's lower body with the other, in an extremely lewd manner.Gao Gong put down the bowl again.He looked at Zhang Juzheng who was sitting across from him, who was concentrating on drinking Ermi porridge.He suddenly became angry, and made a face towards Xiao Huo Zhe: Change another bowl for me.

The little fireman felt that the chief assistant was harder to serve than the emperor, but he could only ask cautiously, "Why don't I give you a bowl of lotus seed snowflake soup?" Gao Gong replied: It’s still two rice porridge, give me another bowl. Change the bowl?The little fireman stretched his neck to look at the two bowls in front of Gao Gong, and asked in bewilderment, what kind of bowl does Mr. Gao want? Gao Gong pointed to the erotic paintings on the bowl, spat and cursed, "Look at what kind of labor is painted on this bowl, how can it make people eat.Um? Only then did Xiaohuo understand why Gao Gong was picky, and he wanted to smile with a grin, but seeing Gao Gong's black-headed black face was scary, he quickly put away his smile and replied: "Today's breakfast is specially taken care of by Mr. Meng. According to the emperor The earlier specification was given to the two senior gentlemen, and the emperor usually used these dishes for meals.

After Xiaohuo explained it like this, Gao Gong couldn't say anything more, so he could only calm down and say: Find me an unpainted bowl. The little fireman was not surprised, shook his head and replied: "It's not a servant who refuted your old face. In this Qianqing Palace, there is really no bowl without a painting."You keep looking at the dishes on the table, which one doesn't have a picture on it? Gao Gong leaned over to take a look, and sure enough, all the cups, plates, and dishes, from soup pots to spoons, were painted with erotic paintings.Zhang Juzheng was eating the second bowl of two-rice porridge with relish at this time, Gao Gong asked him suspiciously: You also have it in your bowl?

Zhang Juzheng smiled, held out the bowl to show Gao Gong, and said, "This bowl of mine is not only painted with images of ecstasy of men and women in Wushan Yunyu, but also a poem written next to it: A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold." Can you eat it?Gao Gong asked. The emperor can eat it, but we as ministers, there is no reason why we can't eat it.As Zhang Juzheng said, he stretched out his chopsticks and picked up a piece of jujube paste cake on the table and put it in his mouth. Gao Gong had no choice but to give up the milk and two-rice porridge, and ate various snacks on the table with his chopsticks.While eating, he asked the little fireman: You mentioned Eunuch Meng just now, what about others?

The little fireman replied: Mr. Meng is in the company's supervision room. Why didn't he come? Back to Mr. Gao, Eunuch Meng cannot come without the emperor's will. While eating, Gao Gong felt angry again.When Emperor Sejong was in power, the current emperor was named King Yu.Gao Gong is Yu Wang's teacher, and he has been a lecturer for more than ten years, and the relationship between the two is extraordinary.King Yu ascended the throne and became Emperor Longqing, Gao Gong's political career took a turn for the better and he entered the cabinet smoothly.But because of his irritable temperament and aggressiveness, he was soon rejected by several senior officials and sadly left the cabinet. It was not until the fourth year of Longqing that he was promoted to the position of chief assistant.Emperor Longqing relied heavily on this teacher, and he rarely hindered him from handling various government affairs.Gao Gong was overwhelmed with gratitude for the kindness of knowledge and encounter, and as time passed, he relied on his kindness and favor, leaving him alone to decide on important matters in the court.He knew very well in his heart that if he wanted to keep his status as the No. 1 minister in Tianzi, he had to ensure the emperor's age and health, and his country would last forever.But, perseveringly, the emperor is a hungry ghost.Just outside the Huangji Gate, I asked him for that Tatar beauty Nuer Huahua; now in this Qianqing Palace, I saw so many erotic paintings on tableware and utensils.Exposure to this kind of obscene environment for a long time, even if it is a god, it is difficult to guarantee the indestructible body of the vajra.Thinking of this, Gao Gong slammed his chopsticks on the table and said angrily: These tableware should all be replaced.

The few small fire fighters all stepped aside in fright, silent like cicadas.Zhang Juzheng took a sip of Biluochun to rinse his mouth.Ten years ago, he and Gao Gong worked together in the Imperial College, and then they both served as lecturers in Yuwang's Mansion, and now they are both ministers in the cabinet, so he is very familiar with Gao Gong's temper.Yuanfu, Zhang Juzheng said slowly, the 200,000 taels of silver used to make this batch of tableware and porcelain was allocated from the Taicang silver by you instructing the household department. With Zhang Juzheng's reminder, Gao Gong remembered it backwards.At the beginning of his tenure as chief assistant, the emperor ordered to open a kiln in Jingdezhen to burn a batch of porcelain for the palace. The internal affairs treasury made a budget report, which required a total of two hundred thousand taels of silver.Although Gao Gong felt that this move was too wasteful, since the emperor had already spoken, he had to obey the decree, so he ordered the household department to allocate the full amount.As a rule, all kinds of objects used in the palace are supervised by eunuchs directly sent by the emperor, and the government is not allowed to intervene.So although Gao Gong paid for it, he didn't know what kind of crafts he was firing.

I'd like to find out who's idea was to burn the erotic paintings onto the porcelain.Gao Gong said bitterly. Yuansu doesn't need to check.As Zhang Juzheng said, he called the eunuch on duty in Dongnuange and asked him, I heard that there is a wall in Dongnuange where all the porcelain fired in the fourth year of Longqing is displayed, is there such a thing? The eunuch on duty replied: "Go back to Mr. Zhang, it's true." Zhang Juzheng said: Can you take Yuanfu in to have a look? The eunuch on duty nodded.There was a door between Dongnuange and the value house, the eunuch on duty pushed open the door and let the two assistant ministers in.The emperor summoned his cabinet ministers to discuss matters, and most of them were in the Wenhua Hall or on the platform.Although Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng have been in the cabinet for many years, it is the first time they have entered Dongnuan Pavilion.Gao Gong first saw the plaque on Xiaoyi Jishi.After glancing at the neatly arranged volumes of books, he walked to a row of antique mahogany antique racks on the north wall. On the rack near the emperor’s reading memorials, there were twenty-four foot August pigment plates displayed in three layers. Glossy and elegant, as thin as an egg membrane, each plate is painted with a picture of male and female copulation.Looking carefully, it is compiled and drawn based on the "Su Nu Jing" that has been circulated among the people for a long time.The twenty-four erotic pictures depict twenty-four methods of intercourse between men and women.The emperor looks at these dishes every day to deal with state affairs?Gao Gong couldn't help asking questions in his heart, and suddenly felt that the sacred artifacts of the country's temples and temples had been desecrated.Zhang Juzheng watched more carefully than Gao Gong. He stretched out his hand and flicked a plate, which made a crisp sound, and the whole plate seemed to be shaking. He picked up the plate and held it up in front of his eyes, and it was almost transparent.He turned the plate over, and from the bottom of the plate, he could still see the erotic picture of red men and dolls drawn on the plate, all with hair.This is the best of Jingdezhen porcelain!Zhang Juzheng said in admiration.

The eunuch on duty stepped forward and replied: I heard from the Lord Long Live that just these twenty-four plates cost 60,000 taels of silver to burn. ah?Zhang Juzheng turned his eyes, looked at Gao Gong and said, Ningxia's annual tax revenue is only more than 20,000 taels, and Guizhou province is only more than 30,000 taels.This set of dishes will cost two provinces a year's tax. Gao Gong wanted to overturn these plates and smash them to pieces, but he heard that Zhang Juzheng's words were meant to be ridiculed. Enough for a small family in the countryside to live for a year, making small calculations everywhere, what is the emperor's prestige!

While talking, the two returned to the duty room.The little fireman has already removed the breakfast table and made tea for the two of them again.Before eating breakfast, Gao Gong had ordered that the imperial physician come to report to the emperor once he finished his diagnosis.At this moment, the imperial physician left the bedroom and came to the duty room.After performing the official ceremony, Gao Gong asked: "What's wrong with the emperor?" The imperial doctor replied: According to the diagnosis of his humble position, the emperor suffered a stroke. stroke?Gao Gong was somewhat skeptical, if a person who suffered a stroke was paralyzed on the bed, or could slur their speech, how could the emperor still run around and tell lies? The imperial doctor replied: What Yuan Fu said is very true. Generally, people with stroke have this symptom, but the emperor's situation is different.The emperor usually takes too many tonics, and he is always in extreme excitement.Just now I took the emperor's pulse, the Cun pulse is rapid, the Guan pulse is floating and the Chi pulse is erratic, this is the phenomenon of the middle burner blocking the inner fire and attacking the heart.The disease starts from C, according to the five elements, C is fire, the first month is Yin, wood helps the fire, and the emperor's internal fire is a sore, which shows the severity of the fire poison.Now in the month of Mao, the evil fire is more prosperous, sores appear on the surface, and poison is attacked on the heart.The emperor's fire poison has penetrated from the outside to the inside, from the skin to the heart.On the outside, the sores are rampant, and on the inside, the fire is burning, and many delusions will arise.The so-called wind is fire poison.That's why I dare to say that the emperor's current illness is actually a sign of stroke. This imperial doctor is almost seventy years old, and has been in the imperial hospital for forty years. He is the chief of the imperial hospital in terms of medical skills.Listening to his eloquence, the analysis revealed that the reasoning was sufficient, Gao Gong had no choice but to believe it, and his heart suddenly became heavy. He subconsciously twirled his beard, looked at the imperial physician and asked: In your opinion, is the emperor's illness serious or not? ? Heavy!The doctor answered in the affirmative. How heavy is it? Facing Shoufu's pressing questioning, the imperial physician felt embarrassed.Because according to his pulse, the emperor is terminally ill, and his life is only within a hundred days.However, according to the truthful report, the first assistant was furious and accused him of lying to the public and cursing the emperor. If the case was mild, he would be distributed to the frontiers, or if the case was serious, he would beheaded and abandon the market.If he conceals it and does not report it, the emperor will die when the time comes, and he can also be convicted of ineffective diagnosis and treatment, delaying his illness, and he can still be severely punished.After a while in my heart, the imperial doctor replied: Stroke has been a serious illness since ancient times, not to mention that the emperor's stroke is more complicated than the usual symptoms. If the disease is to be stabilized so that it does not develop, the most important thing is to take care of it. How to recuperate? I have just said that illness comes from fire, and people are born with fire poison from the mother's womb. As long as a person pays attention to reducing the fire, he can guarantee that he will not suffer from serious illness and live forever.Since ancient times, miracle doctors such as Bian Que and Hua Tuo, as well as Sun Simiao's "Qian Jin Fang" and Zhang Zhongjing's "Treatise on Febrile Diseases" all talked about the principle of eliminating fire and evil.As for the Dafa of dispelling fire and evil, the first rule is to have a pure heart and few desires.As long as the emperor can do this, and supplemented with decoction, his condition will definitely improve. After hearing what the imperial physician said, everyone present fell silent.The imperial physician then submitted the medicine list prescribed for the emperor to Gao Gong for review.Gao Gong glanced at it randomly, but the erotic pictures on the porcelain plate came to his mind.He knew that the first thing the emperor could not do was to be pure-hearted and ascetic.As a minister, he can solve the emperor's worries and problems, and handle major military and political affairs well, but he dare not speak casually about the emperor's private life.In the second year of Longqing, Hu Dakui, a member of the Rites Department, advised the emperor not to indulge in female sex, but to be virtuous to the world, to focus on state affairs, to be virtuous and to be in charge of the government, and to set an example for the world.As a result, Longyan was furious, and the decree came down to demote Hu Dakui to the people, and he would never use it again.From then on, no one dared to speak out to persuade the emperor.Gao Gong has read the books of sages and sages, and he can talk about the truth of confidante misleading the country one by one.However, he has been in charge of the country for two years, but he blindly adopts a conniving and protective attitude towards the emperor's lust for women.Only in this way can he, the chief assistant of the cabinet, be able to practice the monarchy, coerce the emperor to order the princes, and control all officials in the palm of his hand.But from his tone, it can still be heard that the emperor is terminally ill. Gao Gong looked at Zhang Juzheng, who was thirteen years younger than him, sitting across from him, and suddenly felt a huge threat.He waved his hand to make the imperial physician retreat, and then called the eunuch on duty in Dongnuan Pavilion, and said to him: "Go to the cabinet now, pass on my instructions, and ask the secretary of the cabinet to quickly draft an emergency message to be sent to all yamen in Beijing."First, during the period when the emperor is ill, all officials of the yamen will stay overnight in the yamen from today on duty and are not allowed to go home; God; third, all officials are not allowed to talk about the emperor's illness, and those who violate the order will be severely punished; fourth, the yamen are not allowed to dereliction of duty with excuses, and the office is as diligent as before. Gong was decisive and finished his instructions in one breath.The eunuch on duty led the order to leave Dongnuan Pavilion and go to the cabinet.Watching his running back, Gao Gong remembered that Zhang Juzheng was sitting in the room, so he asked perfunctorily: Taiyue, do you think there is anything else that needs to be added?Although Zhang Juzheng slandered Gao Gong's practice of ignoring the existence of secondary assistants, he didn't see any resentment on the surface. He said with a smile: "Yuanfu's arrangements are appropriate and thoughtful, and all the officials agree." While speaking, another eunuch came rushing in, knelt in front of Gao Gong, and said loudly: "The Secretary of the General Administration sent a letter of 800 miles to Mr. Gao."As he spoke, he handed over an envelope sealed with sealant with both hands. Gao Gong took it and saw that it was another mansion newspaper from the front line of Qingyuan Mansion in Guangxi. The residence report was sent by Li Yan, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.Since the rebels were rampant last winter, Li Yan has been supervising the encirclement and suppression on the front line.The content of this residence report is that after Wei Yinbao broke through the Qingyuan Mansion last time, he looted Yishan and Tianhe counties several days ago, causing countless casualties among soldiers and civilians, and Tianhe County was almost burned to the ground.Gao Gong had read it, handed the residence newspaper to Zhang Juzheng, and said angrily: The Mongolian Tartars did not violate the border, and the north was fine. I didn't expect that the thieves in Guangxi would become more and more lively!After reading the mansion newspaper, Zhang Juzheng said: Li Yan does not play tricks and hide things, and reports the military situation truthfully. He is still an honest person.He explained the fall of the county in the residence newspaper, saying that it was a miasma in the south of the Lingnan, and the soldiers stationed in it were often infected with diseases, vomiting and diarrhea, sore and weak, and it was difficult to stand up, let alone fight the enemy with spears.This is not an excuse either.Gao Gong couldn't help laughing, and said teasingly: An hour ago, you were stern, pleading that the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi must be replaced, why did you change your tone now and speak good things for Li Yan again?Zhang Juzheng shook the Babaili Mansion newspaper in his hand, and replied: Yuan Fu may not have fully understood what the servant said.Li Yan has the government in mind, and reports the facts when he encounters them. This is an advantage.But this person is not a military talent. He is a good hand in making memorials and writing, but it is not his forte to strategize and win thousands of miles.As for killing the disabled, punishing the fierce and beating the cruel, it is beyond his ability.To be a government official, to hold the throne and hold the throne, Li Yan is fully qualified for the important task, but to be the governor of the three armed forces, it is really difficult for him. During the conversation between the two, the eunuch on duty in Dongnuange came in to reply, saying that the secretary of the cabinet had drafted a message according to the instructions of the first assistant, and it could be sent to the various yamen in the capital before the class ended in the afternoon.At the same time, Meng Chong, the eunuch in charge of the official seal, also sent people to send more than a dozen urgently awaited drafts of the memorials to the first assistant reading office.Gao Gong flipped through it, picked out Li Yanqian's memorial to report the fall of Qingyuan Mansion and Guangxi General Yu Dayou's manuscript for self-impeachment and application for punishment for dereliction of duty, handed it to Zhang Juzheng and said: "The emperor asked us to draft these two documents, you see." How to deal with it? Zhang Juzheng thought to himself: Didn't you express your attitude clearly a long time ago?At this time, why bother to ask for my opinion hypocritically?Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, but the answer is very measured: In order to wipe out the rebels led by Wei Yinbao and Huang Chaomeng, the emperor has issued two decrees.The term of extermination within a time limit was not only mentioned many times in the Ministry of War and the Cabinet, but also solemnly stated in the imperial decree.How did the bandit flames get stronger and stronger?In my servant's opinion, since the commander-in-chief did not make any changes, no matter whether it is Li Yan or Yu Dayou, they should be severely punished and punished slightly. How to punish, is it downgraded or fined. It is advisable to impose a slight punishment or a fine. What is the meaning of penalty salary? Gao Gong sneered, and said angrily, wars cost a lot of money, even if the governor has no salary, he can get a rich man by taking deductions. Zhang Juzheng was heartbroken, he heard Gao Gong's words and changed his usual attitude, so he asked: According to Yuanfu's opinion, is the fine too light? Yes. Yuanfu wants to downgrade them? Still too light! So, according to Yuansuke? Li Yan was dismissed on the spot and ordered to return to his hometown to live idle.For Yu Dayou, there is no need for a fine and a salary, and a few words of strict responsibility have been issued, so that he can perform crimes and make meritorious deeds. Gao Gong's face was full of anger, almost blowing out his beard and staring at his eyes, which made Zhang Juzheng hesitate.Yu Dayou was wronged in the first place, so it is reasonable to deal with it like this, but for some reason, his attitude towards Li Yan took a 180-degree turn in such a short period of time.Yuanfu Zhang Juzheng yelled, but there was no more words.He thought that Gao Gong was speaking in a fit of anger, and wanted to persuade him, but just when he was about to speak, another thought occurred to him: Gao Gong was impatient and in a hurry, but the city is actually very deep, so there must be another reason for his acting like this.So I swallowed all the words I wanted to persuade. Taiyue, Gao Gong pointed to the cases at the first end of the value room, and said with anger, you sit there now and proceed with the drafting according to what I just said. Yuansuke, please think twice.Zhang Juzheng was sitting on a mahogany chair tasting Biluochun without moving his body. Li Yan is my protégé, I know you have concerns, so let me draft the ticket myself. As Gao Gong said, he had already sat down on several desks, stretched out his pen and paper, and a ticket was ready to be issued in an instant: Li Yanquan had no heart to be cautious, repeatedly missed the military plane, and was arrogantly defeated. As a result, Wei Yinbao, the leader of the rebellion, and the bandits of the Huang Dynasty became rampant, and fell into several counties in a row for a month.The minister who lost his land cannot escape the guilt.Gu Nian has no bad deeds on weekdays, but now she is ordered to serve in the same place and return to her hometown after being vacant, so she does not have to come to Beijing to thank you, I respect you. After drawing up the ticket, Gao Gong read it twice, and only after he thought that the words were correct, he handed it to Zhang Juzheng, and asked, "Where is Yin Zhengmao now?" Zhang Juzheng knew that Gao Gong was asking the question knowingly, so he still replied: He is the governor of Jiangxi. Gao Gong nodded, with an imperceptible cunning flashing in his eyes, he said to Zhang Juzheng: Taiyue, it's your turn to write the second draft today.Seeing that Yin Zhengmao could not stay for a moment after receiving the order, he rushed to the front line of Qingyuan, Guangxi to take over the post of governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Zhang Juzheng was shocked again.He and Yin Zhengmao were Jinshi of the same discipline in the 26th year of Jiajing. He knew that Yin Zhengmao was ruthless and had great strategies.Therefore, with the attitude of not avoiding enemies when exercising externally, and not avoiding relatives when exercising internally, he was repeatedly recommended as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to put down the Qingyuan rebellion in Guangxi.Unexpectedly, Gao Gong knew that Yin Zhengmao was the same age as him, so he repeatedly found some excuses to prevaricate.Zhang Juzheng should be happy now that he suddenly proposed to use it, but he felt that the change in Gao Gong's attitude was too abrupt and inexplicable, so he didn't dare to take it lightly. Can't bear this heavy responsibility? I have said that Gao Gong is not guilty of his inconsistent attitude, but cast a hot look over him and said that in terms of character, Yin Zhengmao is indeed inferior to Li Yan.But a good person does not necessarily accomplish great things, and a good person does not necessarily make a good official. Li Yan is an example.He served as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and supervised the battle on the front line for half a year without catching even a mouse.You recommended Yin Zhengmao many times, and the old man also asked someone to investigate. Yin Zhengmao has some talents, but he loves money too much, so he has a bad reputation of being greedy and contemptible. Therefore, although Yin Zhengmao is not a good person, he is a capable person .Using him this time is a last resort. Zhang Juzheng quite agrees with Gao Gong's remarks.But at the same time, he also felt that this was Shoufu's superficial words, and it was still a mystery why he suddenly changed his mind.So Ding asked: After Yuan Fu said this, the lower officials naturally understood.But isn't Yuanfu afraid that Yin Zhengmao will use the power of the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi to embezzle military pay? As long as the gangsters can be wiped out, what is there to be afraid of corruption?Gao Gong stretched out his fingers and praised, since Wei Yinbao's rebellion, Li Yan asked for soldiers to pay, and spent millions of taels of silver from the court, and the rebels became more and more suppressed.Not only a waste of money, but also a waste of time.Looking at this issue now, in all fairness, this kind of waste is more terrible than corruption.After you asked Yin Zhengmao to take office, you immediately submitted a note stating how long it would take to exterminate Wei Yinbao and how much taels of silver he needed. Add 200,000 taels of silver to the total military expenditure he needed.The old man can tell you clearly that the two hundred thousand taels of silver are intended to be embezzled by Yin Zhengmao.If Yin Zhengmao can put an end to the banditry within a time limit, even if he is allowed to embezzle two hundred thousand taels of silver, it will still be worthwhile. What if Yin Zhengmao can't put down the banditry? Then it is impossible for him to retreat like Li Yan.I will ask the emperor to punish him with a felony! The two ministers battled their minds with each other, and then discussed the details of this issue.At this time, footsteps sounded in the hall outside the guard's door, and Zhang Gui pushed open the half-hidden door and walked into the guard's room. Eunuch Zhang, how is the emperor doing?Gao Gong asked. Zhang Gui's face was pale, obviously he hadn't recovered from the shock in the morning.The emperor is now with the queen and concubine, Zhang Gui said with a sad face, the emperor is holding the prince's hand, crying and talking. Hearing this, Gao Gong stomped his feet anxiously, and said: People who have had a stroke are the most taboo to toss and toss, the emperor can't see anyone now, and he should cultivate himself quietly. But it wasn't the words, seeing Gao Gong was so anxious, Zhang Gui became more and more panicked, and the queen also said that he wanted to leave, but the emperor refused to let him. Who else is there?Gao Gong asked. Mr. Feng. Feng Bao?Gao Gong seemed to have been stung by a bumblebee, and said bitterly, why is he there too? Zhang Gui said: Eunuch Feng came with the prince. Accompany the prince, hmph, I think he is meddling with his own business. Gao Gong was angry at Feng Bao, but Zhang Gui dared not answer.Although he is also a big peng, his status is much lower than that of Feng Baolai, the eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of rites and the admiral of the East Factory.And the tall bearded man in front of him is the chief assistant of the current cabinet, and he is also someone who cannot be offended.Both of them could not be offended, so Zhang Gui bowed to the two cabinet ministers and said: I am here to tell the two cabinet elders that the emperor has not issued a decree for a while, so I am afraid that the two cabinet elders will have to sit down for a while. As soon as Zhang Gui said he wanted to leave, he turned around, and another person came in from outside the door. He was about fifty years old, of medium height, and slightly fat. He was wearing a bamboo silk tire and a blue-faced rigid fork hat. From top to bottom, he exuded an air of arrogance and wealth.This person is Feng Bao who just made Gao Gong angry. Feng Bao was from Qinghe County, Hebei Province. He entered the palace at the age of twelve and had been in the Forbidden City for nearly forty years.Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, forbade eunuchs to intervene in politics, and offenders were punished with the death penalty of skinning, and eunuchs were not allowed to read or write.As the years went by, the decree was relaxed.Many rules set by Ming Taizu have been abolished.Eunuchs intervening in politics also happened frequently.After Wuzong and Sejong, the chief minister of ceremonies and the cabinet became two major power organizations that competed with each other. It was not uncommon for the chief assistant of the cabinet to be dismissed or even killed for offending the chief minister of ceremonies.Feng Bao had a talent for reading since he was a child, and after entering the palace, he studied for several years. He knew all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and he was especially proficient in piano and calligraphy. Both of them were well-known inside and outside the palace.When he was still Emperor Jiajing, he was the eunuch Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies, and the admiral of Dongchang.When Emperor Longqing ascended the throne, there happened to be a vacancy in the palm seal eunuch. According to seniority, Feng Bao should take over.But somehow, Gao Gong didn't like him, so he recommended Chen Hong, who was much less senior than Feng Bao, to take over as eunuch.When Chen Hong resigned, Gao Gong recommended Meng Chong to take over, so Feng Bao would not be allowed to sit on the throne of eunuch.Therefore, Feng Bao hated Gao Gong deeply.As for Gao Gong, he considers himself the emperor's teacher, has the emperor's backing in everything, and is in the position of the chief assistant who is unambiguous, so he doesn't pay attention to Feng Bao at all.When encountering official business, he can't avoid it, but he is also bossy, without the slightest courtesy. Ah, Mr. Feng is here.Zhang Gui quickly moved aside and let Feng Bao in. The two met face to face, and Zhang Gui took advantage of the situation and left.Feng Bao went straight into the value room.He nodded to the two cabinet ministers, then walked to the empty chair beside Zhang Juzheng, and sat down carelessly. The two elders, have you had breakfast yet?Feng Bao asked.As soon as he entered the door, he found that the atmosphere was a bit strange. used.Zhang Juzheng bowed his body and smiled politely. Gao Gong's face was tense, and he said nothing.Feng Bao looked at him, smiled coldly, suddenly he stood up abruptly, and said sharply in his sissy voice: Mr. Gao Ge, the emperor came to deliver an order to me. ah!Gao Gong was startled, looked up at Feng Bao, and saw that white and fat face and those two cold and hard eyes.He really wanted to yell at you, what are you!Then walk away.But this is the Qianqing Palace, and the eunuch said that he came here with an order, Gao Gong had no choice but to suppress his anger, raised the corner of his robe and knelt on the ground and replied coldly, the minister Gao Gong asked for an order. Feng Bao's oral edict said: Gao Gong, I asked you and Zhang Juzheng to make arrangements for the funeral in advance. I hope you and others can borrow money to learn from others, follow the style and keep the text, and take out the regulations as soon as possible and write them down. The minister obeys the order.Gao Gong answered in a stiff voice. As long as you follow the order, seeing Gao Gong struggling to get up from the ground, Feng Bao felt a little joy in his heart, but he still said with a serious face, the cabinet is just you two elders, it is convenient to discuss.I hope you will be more thoughtful about the funeral that the emperor explained. Is this also the emperor's will?Gao Gong asked. No, this is my humble suggestion. Gao Gong clapped a few cases, and shouted sharply: Eunuch Feng, you don't need to advise on cabinet matters. Feng Baozhong sat back on the chair next to Zhang Juzheng, fixed his eyes on the fruit box on the coffee table, and asked coldly: Mr. Gao Ge, where did you get so angry. The cabinet is the important center for the court to handle state affairs. You, a minister, dare to make any suggestions to the ministers.Can you bear the suspicion of meddling in politics? High arched, aggressive and aggressive.Zhang Juzheng did not participate in the dispute between the two, but just kept drinking tea with his head down. Gao Ge was right, but Feng Bao still said calmly that the cabinet is the head office.But don't forget, this organization is still working for the emperor.You are doing things for the emperor outside, and I am doing things for the emperor inside, the only difference is this. you! Gao Gong was momentarily at a loss for words, stomped his feet, and sat back on the chair. Zhang Juzheng put down the teacup at this moment.He knew the characters of these two people, Gao Gong had a hot temper and could not hold any grudges in his chest; while Feng Baomian had a hidden needle and sharp words, if the two were allowed to argue, any kind of consequences might happen, so he said: Mr. Feng, you are an old man in the palace. You have been in the Supervisor of Rites for more than ten years, and you have dealt with Mr. Gao Ge for four or five years. Don't you know what Mr. Gao Ge is like?The emperor suddenly fell ill, and we, the courtiers, felt very uncomfortable.At this time, when you tease him, Gao Ge's angry words just blurt out? After Zhang Juzheng's persuasion, Feng Bao's face became a little more relaxed.It's just that the arch is high, and the beard is still raised with anger.Feng Bao shook his head, and suddenly said sadly, I didn't expect to quarrel with Mr. Gao Ge, we are all veterans in front of the emperor, so you guard me, I stare at you, there is no kindness at all, what's the point? ? This is still like a human saying.Gao Gong said from the bottom of his heart, but the words he uttered were still hot and choking: working for the emperor, regardless of public interests, how dare you talk about private ones.What's more, there are differences between inside and outside, let alone harmony. Hearing these words, Feng Bao couldn't help shivering.He glanced at Zhang Juzheng subconsciously, and Zhang Juzheng's eyes just moved over Gao Gong.The two eyes met briefly, and then quickly separated.Feng Bao has always wanted to satirize this domineering chief assistant, now that he seized the opportunity, how can he let it go easily?At this time, I saw him sneering for a while at first, and then the laughter fell abruptly, and the words that came out were like frost swords: Such an old man Gao Ge who treats the world like a sage, but in fact he is just like me, Feng Bao, a dog of the emperor.If the dog bites the dog's mouth hair, of course there will be no harmony. You, you, get out of here!roll Gao Gong, who was so angry that his lips turned black and his whole body was trembling, roared like thunder. If Zhang Juzheng hadn't stopped him, he would have rushed over to fight Feng Bao desperately.Feng Bao hindered that Dongnuan Pavilion was too close to the emperor's bedroom, and if the emperor's misfortune and fortune were unpredictable, he took the opportunity to get up and leave. When he walked to the door, he still did not forget to say a word: Whether it's you or me, it's hard to predict now!