Chapter 17 In the sixteenth chapter, the concubine decides to make peach stiff and Li Dai.Chief Assistant Discusses Political Waters Recovering Mountains

It's already three poles in the sun.The incandescent sunlight shone on the glazed tiles of the Forbidden City, reflecting lavender light.The season has come to midsummer, and the vast North China Plain is already sweltering with heat, but in the Qianqing Palace, there is still a cool breeze, refreshing and pleasant.Compared with a few days ago, the Qianqing Palace has taken on a completely new look, and many of the furnishings have been updated. The most conspicuous thing is that all the porcelain plates with erotic pictures in the Xinuang Pavilion have been removed and replaced with a few shelves of books.Moreover, most of the eunuchs and maids in the palace have also been replaced.Zhang Gui, the eunuch in charge of the Qianqing Palace, is now in charge of the Fengxian Palace temporarily, where Emperor Longqing's Zi Palace is placed, and Zhang Gui is in charge of all the sacrifices.The eunuch who took over as the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace was Qiu Deyong, the former steward of the Compassionate Ning Palace.These changes are all due to the fact that the Qianqing Palace has its new owner, Zhu Yijun, the fourteenth emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

However, after the death of Emperor Longqing, all officials across the country changed into mourning clothes of green clothes and horn belts.Officials in Beijing go to the Huiji Gate to participate in a seven-day kneeling ceremony before they go to the Yamen to do business every day.At the same time, the crown prince Zhu Yijun's enthronement ceremony is also in full swing.All the etiquette mentioned in the will of Emperor Longqing refers to the necessary ceremonies for the new emperor to ascend the throne.A country cannot be without a king for a day, let alone entrusted by the late emperor.On the second day after receiving this edict, that is, on May 26th, Gao Yi, a new cabinet minister who is also the Minister of Rites, published the "Encouraging Jin Yi Zhu" according to the ceremony, hoping that the crown prince will soon be on the throne , and attach another copy of "Notes on Enthronement Rituals" prepared by the Ministry of Rites.Then, on May 30th, civil and military officials, as well as military and civilian representatives, all came to Huiji gate to persuade them to enter.These are all procedures in the etiquette.Although there is nothing in it, it must be carried out meticulously.The crown prince received the "Encouragement Form", and he also gave an answer according to etiquette. This answer was also drafted by the cabinet: "Looking at the paper, it shows that Jianqing and others are concerned about the country. Don't bear to hear it suddenly, so please don't allow it.

This went back and forth two times, and on June 2, Zhu Yijun came to the Wenhua Palace in a uniform and accepted the third persuasion from the officials.Being an emperor is certainly a joy that is admired by all people, but for a ten-year-old child who is still immersed in the pain of losing his father, these boring red tapes are really a painful torture.Sitting on the altar of the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Yijun listened to the reader read the third esoteric and difficult "Persuading the Table" presented by the officials, and called the cabinet, the five governments, the six ministries and other ministers into the hall. Discuss for a while, and then issue an edict according to the cabinet vote:

Qing and other co-words express their feelings to three, and they have already learned their sincerity.The position of heaven is the most important, sincerity is difficult to be empty for a long time, and Kuang's death is in the bow, dare not be inferior, and obey what you ask. The prince finally agreed to ascend the throne. According to the auspicious day selected by Qin Tianjian, Zhu Yijun held a grand enthronement ceremony on June 10.Early in the morning, Zhu Yijun sent Zhu Xizhong, Duke of Cheng, Zhang Rong, Duke of England, Xu Congcheng, Prince Consort, and Jiang You, Marquis of Dingxi, to the northern and southern suburbs, Taimiao, and Sheji Altar to pray.He himself came to his father's Zigong, and after the priest was ordered, he changed into a crown of guns to tell the heavens and the earth and the ancestors.Then he kowtowed to his father's coffin and two mothers.After the ceremony was over, he came to the Zhongji Hall, and accepted the congratulations from all the officials amidst the sound of Shan Hu Long live drums.He also sent envoys to declare to the world that next year would be the first year of Wanli.

Three days before his enthronement, Zhu Yijun moved into the Qianqing Palace according to the regulations.Because he was too young to take care of himself, his mother Li Guifei moved in with him.When the sound of gun salutes, music playing, chanting and the deafening Shan Hu Long live sound from the Zhongji Hall crossed layers of palace barriers and entered the Qianqing Palace, the new emperor's aunt and biological mother, Empress Chen and Concubine Li, were sitting in the Qianqing Palace. In the small living room outside the west side of the Qing Palace.Concubine Li Gui is now living in the West Side Room, while Empress Chen still lives in Ciqing Palace.After the little emperor came to court, Concubine Li Gui sent someone to invite Empress Chen over.As soon as the two of them sat down, a group of court ladies, about seven or eight, rushed in together, the first one was Concubine Li's personal maid, Rong'er.They were all dressed in bright red auspicious clothes, and there were clusters of flowers inlaid with gold inlaid with amber on their hair temples. They were all neatly dressed and beaming.As soon as they entered the room, without waiting for Concubine Li Gui to react, they knelt down in unison and shouted: "The servants congratulate the queen and the concubine."

Seeing the elation of the court ladies, Concubine Li Gui also had a smile all over her face. She pointed to Rong'er who was kneeling on the ground, turned her head to Empress Chen and said, "Sister Empress, look at this group of magpies, they don't look safe at all. Empress Chen forced a smile, and said: "The new emperor is enthroned, and there will be no excitement without magpies." Do you think they are really congratulating you? They saw you coming, and they came to seek a reward from the two of us together for a reason. ah?Only then did Empress Chen suddenly understand, and said hastily: When the new emperor ascends the throne, the female officials in the harem will be rewarded as usual.

These ghost spirits already know these rules, so they can't wait any longer, don't you think so, Rong'er? Concubine Li Gui deliberately put on a straight face.Rong'er knew that her master was in high spirits right now, so she wasn't afraid of her, she pouted her lips and said, "Your Majesty, you're underestimating your servants."Following the empress, we already have inexhaustible glory and wealth, so we don't care about any rewards.Our sisters have invited all of us in, originally to give a gift to the empress. what gift? Rong'er took a few steps forward on her knees, opened a brocade box she brought with her, took out a piece of embroidery and handed it over.

Concubine Li Gui took it and shook it open to see that it turned out to be an embroidered statue of Guanyin about five feet long and two feet wide.She ordered the two court ladies to stand up and lift up the embroidery. It was a Haitianxia color brocade made by the Weaving and Dyeing Bureau of the palace. On the brocade was embroidered a Guanyin holding a clean bottle with goose yellow silk thread. It is as big as a real person, dignified and beautiful, and lifelike.Concubine Li Gui liked it very much when she saw it, and asked, "Where did you invite this?" Rong'er blinked mischievously, and replied with a smile: Madam, this Guanyin was invited out of the heart by the servants.

ah? Rong'er giggled and said: We sisters spent three days embroidering this Guanyin statue. Did you embroider it yourself?Concubine Li looked at the embroidered Avalokitesvara again, and said happily, "It's hard to forgive your filial piety and skillful craftsmanship." Rong'er said again: "Madam, please take a closer look. Who does this Empress Guanyin look like?" When she saw this embroidered image of Guanyin at first glance, Concubine Li felt that she was plump, generous, beautiful and dignified, and her appearance was very familiar, but she couldn't remember who she looked like for a while, so she asked Empress Chen: "Sister Queen, who do you look like?"

Empress Chen looked at the embroidered statue of Guanyin, then at Concubine Li Gui, and said with a smile: "I don't think this embroidered statue of Guanyin looks like anyone, just like you." like me?Concubine Li Gui was taken aback and stared at Rong'er. Rong'er replied: "I would like to report to Empress Li, the empress saw it very accurately, and the servants embroidered this Guanyin according to the image of Empress Li." Amitabha, sin, sin.Concubine Li Gui folded her hands together and muttered, but her brows were still full of joy, and she continued, I really liked this Guanyin painting, but I dare not accept it when you say it like this.

Empress is modest, Rong'er has a sweet mouth, people in the palace have already spread the word that Empress is the reincarnation of Guanyin. The more I talk, the more shameful I am. How can I dare to compare with the merciful and compassionate Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva who saves suffering and suffering. Even though Concubine Li Gui said so, she still ordered her maid to reward Rong'er and her sisters with five liang of silver each. After they withdrew, Concubine Li Gui listened attentively to the movement from Zhongji Hall.I could only hear the drums still beating from time to time, so I couldn't help but sighed and said: Jun'er is only ten years old, and now he is going to be emperor.How many things should there be in the world, how can he handle it. Ever since Emperor Longqing passed away, Empress Chen suddenly felt that her status had dropped a lot. Although she was still higher than Concubine Li Gui in terms of status, because Concubine Li Gui was Zhu Yijun's biological mother, everyone in the palace was always trying to figure out what to do. Ingratiate her.Empress Chen was left out in the cold, but fortunately she has always been tolerant and never argues with others.In addition, she also noticed that Concubine Li Gui respected her as always.Therefore, I didn't feel particularly sad, and now she took the lead of Concubine Li Gui, and she replied: Although Jun'er is young, but sitting on the emperor's seat, who would dare not listen to him?When Emperor Mu Zong was alive, he said that if you want to treat the emperor easily, you only need to make good use of two people.One is the eunuch, the supervisor of etiquette, and the other is the chief assistant of the cabinet. Concubine Li Gui nodded and replied in a deep voice: This is true, it's just that these two people are a bit unreliable.When the emperor was alive, they didn't dare to do anything, but the situation is different now.Jun'er is young, and you and I are women, if they want to deliberately bully you, what can you do? That's true.Speaking of this, Empress Chen suddenly remembered something, and asked again, what should be done with the four little prostitutes that Feng Bao caught? It hasn't been dealt with yet, Feng Bao said, wait for the new emperor to ascend the throne, and then ask for an order. Feng Bao is loyal. That's right, he is Jun'er's big companion, besides you and me, he is the third person who has feelings for Jun'er.Yesterday, when I was chatting with him, he came up with an idea when we talked about my worries about Jun'er.I invited you here today to discuss this matter with you. What's up? Feng Bao said that the Buddha Dharma is boundless, the kindness is universal, and the new emperor ascends the throne. If he can devote himself to the Buddha and seek the blessing of the Bodhisattva, the dragon seat will definitely be secure. This is the reason, but it is impossible to let the emperor recite scriptures all day long. Not only chanting scriptures, but also becoming a monk. Monk?Empress Chen was taken aback, her complexion changed, and she hurriedly said that it would not be absurd for the emperor to let go of the world and become a monk. Concubine Li smiled and shook her head, and replied: My sister misunderstood, what Feng Bao meant was not to let Jun'er become a monk, but to find a substitute for Jun'er to become a monk. Oh, that's a good idea.It's just that the person you are looking for must be reliable. Naturally, I don't think it should be too late, so I will leave this matter to Feng Bao and let him handle it as soon as possible. good.Empress Chen nodded in agreement, and then asked Feng Bao how to deal with the four little molesters. Concubine Li Gui replied: Not only the four little prostitutes, but also the demon king Jiusi was also arrested by Feng Bao, and they are now locked in the Dongchang Prison. When mentioning Wang Jiusi, Empress Chen still hated her, and said angrily: "I don't think there is any need to delay this matter any longer. Let Feng Bao try it quickly and punish him severely." Concubine Li Gui nodded, and replied: What the queen sister said is true, but Feng Bao still can't let go of his work. why? Sister Empress forgot, Feng Bao is on top, and there is also Meng Chong, the eunuch who is in charge of ceremonies. ah? Empress Chen was silent for a while, Concubine Li Gui looked at her face, and asked tentatively: "Sister, look, did you replace Meng Chong?" Empress Chen was taken aback for a moment, and asked: You see, who should be in charge of this matter? Naturally the emperor.Concubine Li Gui replied immediately, and then said: Jun'er is only ten years old, and the cabinet's tall beard is unreliable, so we can only decide on this matter. Empress Chen thought about it, and felt that Concubine Li Gui's words made sense, so she nodded in agreement. After the enthronement ceremony of the new emperor was over, Gao Gong returned to the cabinet from the Zhongji Hall, and just as he was resting on the couch, he heard someone outside talking to the clerk on duty in a hurried voice, as if there was something urgent.From Emperor Longqing Bintian to Emperor Wanli's ascension to the throne, Gao Gong has been restless for more than 20 days.National mourning and enthronement are both major national events, and the etiquette procedures are complicated. Moreover, it involves royal authority, and every link must not be sloppy. In addition, there are so many state government affairs in the country, how many urgent cases should there be every day? It is said that although the Secretary of General Administration and the six ministries and six divisions will deal with these issues in a step-by-step manner, all matters that need to be requested must be sent to the cabinet for review.Although Zhang Juzheng and Gao Yi are capable ministers, they both know Gao Gong's authoritarian nature, and never interfere with sensitive matters, leaving Gao Gong alone embrace.Therefore, during the time when the imperial power changed, Gao Gong was so busy that his feet never touched the ground, and he never had a full night's sleep.Just squinting his eyes at this moment, the voice outside made him unable to fall asleep again, he rubbed his eyes and moved to bed, pushed the door to come out, only to see the clerk sitting there alone. Who were you talking to just now?Gao Gong asked. The clerk hurriedly stood up and replied: "Looking back at Mr. Fu, it's Han Yi." Han Yi?What about others? He said that he had something urgent to report to the lord. I thought the lord was too tired and wanted him to sleep for a while, so he let him go. Han Yi said so, there must be something urgent, you go and call him back. The clerk promised yes and left quickly.After a while, Han Yi was brought back.Han Yi left the chief assistant duty room last month and was promoted to the official department.Hu Ke also came with Han Yi and Luo Zun. The two came to Gao Gong's duty room, and after performing the official ceremony, Han Yi couldn't wait to say: "Yuan Fu, Feng Bao, the eunuch, actually asked us to kowtow to him." The nonsensical sentence made Gao Gong puzzled by Monk Zhang Er, but seeing the resentment on the faces of the two, knowing that there was a reason for the matter, Gao Gong couldn't help reprimanding: I think you, Han Yi, are still a failure. Now he is the head of the six departments of speech, but why he acts so hastily and speaks incoherently, what happened in the end, please tell me carefully. After this scolding, Han Yi was no longer so restless, but sat upright and respectfully explained what he wanted to report clearly: In the morning, the new emperor held a grand enthronement ceremony in the Zhongji Hall, and all the officials of the congratulations were arranged by the officials of the Honglu Temple. They went to the palace in batches for the pilgrimage, and when it was the turn of the sixth division and the thirteen censors to go in to congratulate them, they found Feng Bao standing next to the throne of the new emperor Zhu Yijun.The officials bowed three times to the emperor and shouted long live, Feng Bao didn't back down, but with a wicked smile on his face, he enjoyed the three worships and nine kowtows together with the emperor. Is there such a thing?Gao Gong asked. Looking back at Mr. Fu, this matter is absolutely true, Luo Zun took Han Yi's words and replied, we Kedao officials, there are more than 80 people who participated in the court celebration, and all of them can testify. Hearing what the two said, Gao Gong wanted to have a seizure at that moment.But when he thought about it again, he held back.During these times, there are two figures that are always spinning in his mind, one is Zhang Juzheng, and the other is Feng Bao.After the death of Emperor Longqing, although the political situation of the imperial court has not changed for the time being, all forces are secretly competing.Zhang Juzheng went to work in the cabinet every day, humming or haha, but he didn't see any abnormal behaviors that caught his attention.But Feng Bao was different. He was jumping up and down at these times with arrogance. According to Meng Chong, Feng Bao was deeply trusted by Concubine Li Gui, and he went to the Palace of Compassion and Peace several times a day.He knew that Feng Bao had long coveted the position of eunuch as the supervisor of ceremonies, and now Meng Chong, who was sitting in this seat, was no match for Feng Bao in any respect.It is precisely because of this that Gao Gong's mood has been depressed.He knew in his heart that once Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng formed a political alliance, the consequences would be disastrous.Therefore, he was always thinking in his mind, how to win by surprise, so as to put Feng Bao to death in one fell swoop. Seeing Shoufu bowing his head in deep thought, Han Yi and Luo Zun didn't dare to speak out, and they didn't dare to say goodbye, so they had to sit by the side, the situation was a bit awkward.It was mid-afternoon at this time, and the scorching sun outside the window made people sweat at a glance.The ear-piercing chirping of cicadas suddenly sounded from the old locust tree in the yard, and came into the duty room through the screen window, awakening Gao Gong who was in deep thought. He rubbed his swollen eyes and saw the two proud students in front of him. With a nervous look, he immediately suppressed his worries, forced a smile, and asked: Why are you two not talking? Han Yi and Luo Zun looked at each other, Han Yi motioned for Luo Zun to answer, Luo Zun then said cautiously: "As for what we just reported, we are here to discuss with the Chief Assistant how to deal with it." Gao Gong asked: You said, how to deal with it properly? Luo Zunben is a careful person. In addition to handling daily government affairs, he also pays special attention to the allusions of the dynasty, so when talking about things, he often quotes scriptures and classics, and must be well-founded. Having won the emperor's favor, she also did whatever she wanted with arrogance.The emperor asked him to perform sacrifices to the family temple, but he dared to walk alone on the royal road, and all the people with him were ashamed of fright, but frightened by Liu Jin's lustful power, no one dared to say a word.Later, Liu Jin fell out of favor and was punished, and this incident became a legitimate reason for taking his life.Feng Baozhi's behavior today is even worse than that of Liu Jin. Liu Jin just walked the imperial way that only the emperor can walk, but this Feng Bao is sitting on the throne of Danchi with the emperor in full view, and This happened when the new emperor ascended the throne.According to the crime of usurpation in the Daming Law, Feng Bao should be put to death immediately. Well, Gao Gong nodded, and cast a glance of approval at Luo Zun, but still refused to express a specific attitude to this matter, and then asked Han Yi, what do you think? Han Yi pondered Gao Gong's thoughts, and replied cautiously: According to Yu Sheng, if you don't take the opportunity to get rid of Feng Bao, there will be endless troubles. That's it. Gao Gong slapped the table, and was about to continue discussing this topic, when suddenly he heard someone shouting in a high-pitched voice: Before the emperor's decree was finished, a dental eunuch had already entered Gao Gong's duty room.Han Yi and Luo Zun hurried into the document room next door to avoid it, and Gao Gong knelt down to accept the order. The Yapai eunuch shook out a small horizontal scroll of yellow silk, and read word by word: Zhongzhi: From now on, Meng Chongsi will be dismissed from his position as the eunuch in charge of printing, and Feng Bao will take over and continue to be in charge of the East Factory.The cabinet knows.This is it. Hearing this central purpose at first, Gao Gong felt as if his head would explode.According to the constitution, the emperor's edicts should be drafted by the cabinet.Without going through the Fengge Luantai, what is the name of the edict is a historical fact that the ministers are familiar with.In addition to the cabinet, the Secretary of General Administration and the Six Divisions also have the right to respond to and refute the emperor's edicts at any time.This was originally the charter established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, but after several emperors, political affairs became more and more corrupt.The supervision of imperial power cannot be carried out seriously.Sometimes when encountering difficult matters, the emperor didn't want the cabinet to hinder him, so he directly issued an order to the cabinet.This kind of edict is customarily called Zhongzhi. Gao Gong, who values ​​power and responsibility, has always been dissatisfied with the central purpose of bypassing the cabinet.What's more, on the first day of Emperor Wanli's ascension to the throne, there came this decree to promote Feng Bao.Once this wind blows, won't the cabinet become a decoration for the ears of the deaf in the future?The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, Gao Gong, who was kneeling on the ground, forgot to accept the imperial edict. high arch The Yapai eunuch yelled again in a high-pitched voice, and Gao Gong reluctantly reached out to take the yellow silk scroll.According to the usual practice, he should reply to the courtier Zunzhi, but he didn't say these three words, but got up and walked back to sit on the grand teacher's chair, and put the horizontal scroll of yellow silk on the table.The Yapai eunuch saw all this and couldn't help asking: Mr. Gao, how do you think the slave will go back to pay the order? Gao Gong raised his eyes and saw that the eunuch Yapai was smiling all over his face, hiding the air of not being afraid of a tiger while riding a donkey. He couldn't hold back his anger anymore, so he slammed the table hard and shouted: Zhongzhi, hum!Whose purpose is this purpose, the old man needs to find out clearly.The emperor is only ten years old, how young is he?He knows what Zhongzhi is, huh?Everything is done by you, sooner or later you will be driven away! The Yapai eunuch is used to giving orders when he goes out of the palace, and he is used to bossing around. He has seen such a posture.Seeing Gao Gong's black head and black face jumping like a thunder and black evil star, he didn't dare to argue, like a frightened rabbit escaping from the cabinet. Han Yi and Luo Zun could clearly see what happened in the duty room from the crack in the door of the file room.Intuitively, they felt that Gao Gong had caused a catastrophe.When the Yapai eunuch walked away, they came out from behind the door, Gao Gong was still angry, and asked them: Did you all hear what happened just now? I heard it all.The two answered in low voices. The duty clerk came in at this moment and handed Gao Gong a towel that had been wrung out.Gao Gong took it and casually wiped away the profuse sweat on his head, then picked up the herbal tea from the teacup and rinsed his mouth, and finally his mood gradually stabilized.He sighed, and said: This old man is over sixty years old. He has been an official for more than thirty years. He has gone through the Jiajing and Longqing dynasties. Tired.In fact, as soon as I turned sixty, I had the desire to retire.Why not take a leisurely tour under the forest, accompanied by the sound of springs, stones and nature, accompanied by the evening scene of mulberry and elm?Unexpectedly, when the first emperor came to heaven, he took my hand and asked me to assist the young master to keep the great Ming Dynasty and the emperor's image forever.If I resign and return home, I will be disloyal to the late emperor.This is the sacred duty of the Minister Gu Ming, but the old man is neither left nor right.I originally intended to learn from the ancient sages, who obeyed the law but not wisdom, and obeyed the public and not private.However, who can understand the painstaking efforts of the old man?You have all seen what happened just now, the emperor bypassed the cabinet and issued a decree to let Feng Bao succeed Meng Chong.This decree was issued so quickly, without giving you any chance to turn around, you said, does a ten-year-old child in the new emperor have such a mind?Speaking of the past few decades, Wang Zhen and Liu Jin, two giant traitors and thugs, came out of the palace, disrupting the court and making the court a mess.Now this Feng Bao, compared to Wang Zhen and Liu Jin, is even worse to the extreme. He is a character with sores on the top of his head and pus on the soles of his feet. We waited for the Sangong Jiuqing and the ministers of the Ministry to look up to him and let him drive us.Who wants to see such a situation! After Gao Gong finished speaking, he leaned back in the chair, raised his face, and stared at the painted roof in a trance.Han Yi and Luo Zun are both Gao Gong's disciples for many years, and they have learned a lot about the thunderbolt-like temper of the seat master, but they have never seen him so sad like today.Both of them felt depressed immediately, neither of them would speak for a moment, and the room was deathly silent. Yuanfu, he was stunned for a long time, Luo Zun finally summoned up the courage to speak, you are the Optimus Prime of the imperial court, what is Feng Bao, at best, you are a dog in human skin. Gao Gong still stared at the beam, without saying a word.Han Yi followed Luo Zun's words and said: "Feng Bao is a dog, that's a good statement."But the owner of this dog is the emperor, the imperial concubine.As the saying goes, if you beat a dog, you have to look at its owner. If it weren't for this, would Yuanfu be so worried? The conflict between the inner court and the outer eunuchs has always been the same since ancient times. Luo Zun likes to fight to win or lose in everything, and now he has brought up the theory. Any eunuch who dares to intervene in politics will be punished with the death penalty of skinning.Emperor Taizu's rule of law was extremely strict. In his hands, several eunuchs were skinned. As soon as Luo Zun finished speaking, Han Yi pushed forward: What you said is true, but since Emperor Taizu, have you heard of any other eunuchs who were skinned for meddling in politics? But this decree of Emperor Taizu has not been abolished! If it is abolished, it is not abolished, it is just empty words! Hearing the argument between the two, Gao Gong suddenly stood upright and sat upright on the grand teacher's chair, his eyes swept over like lightning, and asked quickly: Why is it empty text?The two of you are the top speech officials in the world right now, have you thought about this issue? Luo Zun replied almost without thinking: it is due to the corruption of political affairs, and the lack of guidelines, laws, and utensils. Well said, a hint of imperceptible excitement flashed in Gao Gong's eyes, and he pointed to Han Yi, why political affairs are corrupt, Han Yi, tell me. Han Yi thought for a while and replied: The ancients said that the death of the three generations was illegal, and it was the people who did not enforce the law. Gao Gong nodded slightly, and said: You all understand these principles, the ministers of the Ministry are all law enforcement officers, and they all exercise the power of picketing.Today's government can also be said that the sages are in power and the capable are in office.But why is our political affairs still corrupt? Hard to return.Luo Zun muttered. This is one of the reasons, Gao Gong said decisively, but there is a more important one, what we discussed just now belongs to the way of ministers, the key role here is the way of the monarch.When the monarch and his ministers unite in the same way, and the top and bottom are united, politics will naturally be clear.Conversely, it would be strange if political affairs were not corrupt. Speaking of this, Han Yi and Luo Zun dared not answer.Gao Gong ignored the palpitations of the two disciples, he pushed the axis on the table with his hands, and said contemptuously: "You said that in the hands of Emperor Taizu, can you send out this central purpose?"In the hands of Emperor Chengzu, can it be done?But now?Our new emperor is the fourteenth emperor under the Great Tomorrow. On the day he ascended the throne, he retired from the court for only an hour, but he issued such a decree. Is this the misfortune of our courtiers, or the great fortune of our courtiers? At this point, Gao Gong stopped talking, obviously he wanted to hear the answers of the two disciples.Han Yi glanced at Luo Zun, saw that he was sitting there with his head hooked and didn't intend to answer, so he replied in a low voice, of course it's unfortunate. You answered well, but this is common sense.Gao Gong stroked his long beard habitually, and his usual resolute expression returned to his face. The difference between misfortune and great fortune was only a thought.Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty once said to his courtiers that governing the country is no different from curing illnesses.When the patient recovers, he must be protected, and if he violates it, he will die.The same is true for governing the country. If the world is in peace, you must be cautious. If you are arrogant, you will be defeated.Now the imperial court is far from being defeated, only one or two treacherous men have appeared, but if they are allowed to deceive Sheng Cong, their defeat will not be far away.Now the emperor, at the age of ten years old, and living in the ninth place, can't see all the world's affairs, even if he sees the world's affairs, he can't distinguish right from wrong for a while.The first emperor saw this, so he let the old man take the lead to be the Minister of Gu Ming.If there are matters that the sage does not understand, and those who obey the laws and regulations, I, the Minister of Guming, have the responsibility to speak directly to benefit the government and religion.Of course, not every minister can do it if he violates Yan's disobedience.Jie killed Guan Longfeng, and Han punished Chao Cuo, all of which were the consequences of violating Yan's disobedience.But as the emperor's eyes and ears, how can he be loyal and rescue him for his own safety, regardless of the danger of the whole country? Gao Gong made a generous speech, and let the two officials see the demeanor of the chief assistant in their minds. Han Yi took the opportunity to say: We, the officials of the six departments and thirteen departments, discussed the matter of Feng Bao taking the throne today. I don't know what to do with the chief assistant's intentions for impeachment? Gao Gong thought for a while and said: I am afraid that he will shoot himself in the foot if he is impeached for this matter.The emperor's biological mother Li Guifei dotes on Feng Bao, how can ordinary things bring him down?In my opinion, chess moves in two steps.First, although our government regards the world as one thing, it has to be flexible when it comes to implementing specific issues.Now that the key player in the Forbidden City is Li Guifei, we have to try to win Li Guifei's support.Second, Feng Bao must have done a lot of bad deeds over the years. You should send people to search separately as soon as possible. For this poisonous snake, if you don’t move, you must hit it on the seven inches. Yuan Fu's arrangement is very appropriate, students should do it as soon as possible. After Han Yi finished speaking, he and Luo Zun got up and said goodbye.Walking to the door, Gao Gong called them back again, and told Luo Zun, "Go and tell Mr. Zhang in the household department, and ask him to allocate another two hundred thousand taels of silver from the Taicang bank and send it to Concubine Li." Luo Zun looked suspicious, he was stunned for a while, and then answered cautiously, there must be a name for sending it to Concubine Li Gui. Thanks to you who are familiar with allusions, this name is not yet known, Gao Gong said with a smile, when a new emperor ascends the throne, he has to order a batch of head jewelry and distribute them to the concubines in the harem.Now the emperor is a child, but this etiquette cannot be subtracted, so let the emperor's biological mother preside over it. Luo Zunxin knew that this move was to please Concubine Li Gui, but it was inconvenient for him to point it out, he just said hesitantly: "Yesterday, I went to the household department to visit Mr. Zhang, and he told me about his sufferings for a long time, saying that the first emperor Bintian and the new emperor The etiquette of ascension to the throne cost more than 600,000 taels of silver. Now, the treasury is empty. If we don't increase revenue and reduce expenditure, the salaries of officials will not be able to pay. I know the difficulties of the household department, Gao Gong said with a gloomy face, frowning, but this is also a lot of money that must be spent.You go and tell Mr. Zhang that everyone must work together to overcome this difficulty. If anything happens in the future, I will carry it high and no one will be able to make things difficult for Mr. Zhang. yes. Luo Zun agreed, and left the duty room together with Han Yi.