Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 2106 General Baikui ([-]) succeeds as Chief Assistant
The emperor's persuasion of Concubine Zheng did not stop there.

But Gao Wushi came out of the Qianqing Palace, looked up, saw the snow disappearing and the clouds were falling, and felt the spring breeze was warm, and said to himself: "30 years...exactly 30 years."

Thirty years ago, Gao Gong served as the chief assistant. He was dubbed "Xiaoge Lao" by the court because he accompanied the prince as a companion. Thirty years later, not only has he already held a high position in the cabinet, but he has even become the Yuanfu of the Ming Dynasty like the third uncle.

Of course, to be more serious, he is indeed not Yuanfu now, because the emperor only approved the resignations of Wang Jiaping, the first assistant, and Liang Menglong, the second assistant, and the imperial edict ordering someone Gao to succeed him as a scholar of the Zhongji Palace has just been issued. It was sent from the Supervisor of Rites to the cabinet, and there are still some procedures to follow.

However, sequential succession does not require the court to push into the cabinet. This does not require another meeting of the Jiuqing. The emperor can directly issue an edict-after all, the court has already pushed once when entering the cabinet, and there is no problem with qualifications.

So if there is no accident, as long as tomorrow is highly pragmatic and then completes a little bit of the inherent procedures-Shang Shu resigns, the emperor refuses;

This set of procedures is different from "three requests and three concessions". You can only come twice, and if it is three times, it means that you really can't insist, and the emperor has to consider changing people.

Of course, Gao Yushi did not mean to be persistent. Although he could not be said to be a high-ranking official, because he always wanted to continue to promote reforms, further strengthening of power was necessary in his opinion.Therefore, if the position of the first assistant is not vacant, he will do his part if it is really vacant.

It was close to noon at this time, Gao Yushi planned to go back to the cabinet for dinner first, and check to see if Wang Jiaping and Liang Menglong were there. , and the emperor has approved it, so it is useless for him to retain him pragmatically.

In the cabinet, Wang Jiaping and Liang Menglong were really there.The two sat in the front hall and watched Gao Yushi come in with a smile. Before Gao Yushi could speak first, the two of them stood up first. Wang Jiaping smiled and said, "Rixin, from now on the court will depend on you to take care of it."

Concubine Zheng is the imperial concubine, so Zhu Changxun should be the second heir to the throne after Zhu Changhao.

Naturally, Zhong Zhaodou was approached for the investigation of the medicated food case, in other words, to implement the agreement reached with Zhu Yijun.Although the root of the dispute over the foundation of the country is that the civil service group wants to force the emperor to realize that the imperial power is limited and the Confucian system cannot be violated, Gao Pragmatism is not worried that he will not be able to persuade the officials.

The reason is very simple. He had already discussed the punishment of Zheng Huanggui Concubine when he exchanged opinions with the emperor last time: remove the word "Huang" and downgrade from Huang Guifei to Guifei.

Liang Menglong knew that Gao Yushi would definitely give him away, so there was nothing to persuade him, so he just smiled.Wang Jiaping said: "I still need two or three days to tidy up, let's set off in three days." Gao Wushi also agreed as usual, and made an appointment to send them off.

Wang Jiaping waved his hand and said: "When people are old, they eat less. What's more, Rixin must be busy today, so I don't want to disturb you. By the way, all the seals and seals are in the value room. Rixin can send them People check, if there is any omission, you can send someone to the old man's house to inquire at any time while the old man has three days left."

Besides, he himself hadn't completed the "three requests and two concessions" with the emperor, so he went to Wang Jiaping's first assistant to be on duty at this time, it seemed that he was too restless, as if he couldn't wait to be the first assistant.

However, there is a problem with this medicated diet. It cannot be served with wine, especially when the user is in high spirits and served with wine at the same time. As a result, the emperor committed both taboos that day, so the medicated diet not only failed to prolong life , but caused the emperor to cough up blood and faint.

According to the statement written by Gao Yushi to Zhong Zhaodou, the "true situation" of the matter is this: Wang An learned from the outside world a so-called medicinal diet prescription, which is said to prolong life.Concubine Zheng found out about Wang An's medicinal diet recipe, and Concubine Zheng happily presented it to the emperor, and ordered people in Yikun Palace to cook the medicinal diet for the emperor to take.

This is just a matter of saying, which head and assistant handover meeting missed these things?Gao Pragmatism also just answered casually.

Gao Wushi said: "It's noon, why don't you go back home after lunch?"

It might be a little disrespectful to the deceased to say so, but there is no other way, Gao Yushi just wanted to take advantage of the chief inspector of ceremonies, Bingbi, and the admiral of the East Factory, Wang An, who had just committed suicide not long ago.

With the departure of Wang Jiaping and Liang Menglong, Gao Yushi, who returned to the cabinet, did not go to Wang Jiaping's first assistant office, and returned to his own office without even taking a second look.

As for the fact that some radical officials in the DPRK said in their memorials that if they did not kill Concubine Zheng, the world would be uneasy, Gao Yushi was even less worried.These people never jumped high because they really felt that they would perish if they didn't, but because they were not high in status and qualifications, and they could only use it to fight for fame.

Concubine Zheng is a noble concubine, so Zhu Changluo is the second heir to the throne, and Zhu Changxun is the third heir to the throne. This is simply based on the order of seniority.

As for Liang Menglong's phrase "one school with two prime ministers, three generations and four Jinshi", it can be simply interpreted as "one school with two prime ministers" which means that both Gao Gong and Gao Pragmatic's nephew and nephew are the chief assistants;

Liang Menglong said with a smile: "I don't need to mention it, I should have begged for bones a long time ago, and now it has been delayed for a long time. If I don't retire, I'm afraid it will cause gossip."

Gao Shangxian’s grandfather, Gao Shangxian, was No. 12 in the Gengwu Division of Zhengde in the fifth year of Zhengde, No. 80 in the Ding Chou Division in the 14th year of Zhengde, and No. [-] in the second-class examination of the palace;
大伯高捷为嘉靖13年甲午科河南乡试No.12名，嘉靖14年乙未科会试第220名、殿试三甲第190一名；
Sanbo Gaogong was Jie Yuan in the Henan Provincial Examination of Ji Chou in the eighth year of Jiajing, No. 20 in the Jiajing 40-year Xin Chou Ke Examination No. 12, and No. [-] in the Imperial Examination.
Gao Yushi is even more powerful. He was the chief case of Xinzheng County in the first month of Xinwei in the fifth year of Longqing, the chief case of Kaifeng Prefecture in March, and the chief case of Dao Shidao in April. No. 1 in the National Examination and No. 1 in the Imperial Examination - it is "six yuan in a row".

There is no need to worry about the consequences, but there must be a reason for such a quick decision, otherwise it will still be embarrassing.However, Gao Wushi had already thought of a solution to this problem on the way back to the cabinet from the Qianqing Palace just now—use the waste.

Gao Yushi couldn't persuade him, sighed again and again, and asked the second father when he would leave Beijing, so that he could see him off.Liang Menglong said: "The old man's luggage has already been packed, and he will return home tomorrow."

Gao Yushi suggested that the emperor should demote Concubine Zheng to be Concubine De, and the Emperor would not agree, but just tell Concubine Zheng how good she was and how unexpected this time was, and then she could just be demoted to Concubine Noble.

Gao Wushi said: "The students will go to Yantai Mayi tomorrow morning." Liang Menglong is from Zhending of Beizhili. After leaving Beijing, he should go to the south. send off.

Although this kind of person is often an official of science and Taoism, Gao Yushi is not afraid at all-he is now at the top of the court, and his literary and martial arts are unmatched.Among the civil servants, he is the leader of the Real School, among the nobles, he is the God of Wealth, and among the generals, he is the living god of war, plus Dulong, the holy family as always, why should he be afraid of the officials?
He is now like the saying in "Sun Tzu's Art of War" that "the former good fighters are the first to be invincible".He has already done so that no one can defeat him, only he can defeat others.Under such circumstances, the Yanguan just wanted to fight for fame after all, and he didn't just want to seek death, so naturally he wouldn't look for him as a target... It's too late to curry favor with him.

"Three generations and four Jinshi" refers to Gao Shangxian's grandfather Gao Shangxian, uncle Gao Jie, third uncle Gao Gong, and himself, all of whom were born as Jinshi selected by the Ming Dynasty.

It is not clear whether the medicinal diet itself has such an effect, but at least the emperor did not show any problems after taking it for a period of time, so Concubine Zheng did not feel any difference, and has been preparing this medicinal diet in Yikun Palace. Come and eat.

Since he was the first champion of the six poems recognized by the Ming court, Zhu Yijun, the emperor of Wanli, erected a tablet inscribed for him by the Jinshi, on which there was a poem of praise written by the imperial pen: "The legend of the dragon and the tiger sings the gold list, and the gathering of wind and cloud is jade. Crown. For 200 years, I have been the real leader, and I have been the master of Wenqu Luo Shudan."

Gao Wuzhen's attitude is detached now, because his position in the dispute over the country has always been "waiting for the empress to give birth to a son".Now the emperor's son Zhu Changhao has safely passed the most dangerous period after the baby was born, and unless there is some bad luck from heaven, Gao Wushi has the confidence to protect the child when he grows up.

Hey, didn't you agree to be demoted to imperial concubine? Why did Gao Wushi say that he was going to be demoted to concubine de?Of course there is a reason for this, and the reason is to leave room for the emperor to grant extrajudicial grace.

Under such circumstances, Gao Wushi aimed to remove the imperial character in the title of Concubine Zheng Huanggui, and deprived her and Zhu Changxun's mother and son of their political particularity. Baiguan.

Liang Menglong followed closely behind, and said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to Rixin! From today onwards, Xinzheng's Gao family will be 'one family, two prime ministers, three generations and four scholars', and this name will remain in history!"

The "imperial concubine" is regarded as the "deputy queen", which is equivalent to being the "executive deputy" of the harem. Once the queen is vacant, the imperial concubine can be easily "promoted" to be a queen.Therefore, her son's status is also very distinguished, almost equal to the "executive deputy" of the crown prince, and to some extent equivalent to the second heir after the crown prince.

The more you are in a high position, the more you should pay attention to etiquette in order to maintain a good reputation. This is the basic quality of being an official in China. High pragmatism naturally has this kind of quality, and you will definitely do it.

Wang Jiaping smiled and said: "Now that the old man has resigned from office, it is inappropriate to stay in the pavilion for a long time. I won't talk to Rixin today, so I will leave first."

So Gao Wushi wrote a note in his room, and then called Xiong Tingbi over and asked him to take it to Zhong Zhaodou.

After a word of humility, Gao Wushi immediately said something to persuade him to stay, but just as he opened his mouth, Wang Jiaping smiled and said: "Rixin doesn't need to say these words anymore. It's not that I'm underestimating myself. Compared with you, Gao Rixin, this old man is really not Yuanfu. Talent. Who are you, the current king, Zuoshe? You should have justified your name and position."

The two left immediately, and Gao Wushi sent them off in person, not just from the cabinet, but directly to the gate of Donghua.Wang Jiaping and Liang Menglong persuaded him again and again before he stood still, and then he waited until the two people's green sedan chair was almost out of sight before Gao Yushi turned back to the cabinet.

However, the imperial concubine does not have this kind of privilege. Although she is also very honorable, she will not be regarded as a "deputy queen", and her son will not be regarded as the second heir to the throne after the crown prince, but just one of the ordinary princes. one.

Donghuamen is an important traffic route, and any news spreads quickly.Gao Yuanfu, who is about to take up his new post, is so ceremonial to send off the retiring chief assistant and second assistant. Naturally, he can gain a good reputation-otherwise, Gao Yuanfu will do such a thing in a pragmatic way, and it will be enough to send him to the cabinet.

And the emperor himself has been troubled by the dispute over the country for many years, and now that there is a case of medicinal food, he also feels that delaying it will only make the situation worse, so this time he also made up his mind to establish Zhu Chang Hao.

In other words, under the premise that Queen Wang has a son Zhu Changhao, according to the customs of the Ming Dynasty, this is the case:

Therefore, Gao Wushi, as the highest-ranking cabinet minister after Wang Jiaping and Liang Menglong both became officials, judged that although Zheng Huangguifei had no subjective malicious intentions in this case, she actually caused damage to the emperor's dragon body, so he planned to play the Ming emperor. , Deprived Concubine Zheng of the title of Imperial Concubine and demoted to Concubine De.

It’s not that he neglected the handover, but that Zhu Yijun’s edict ordering him to succeed him has not yet come down—replying to Zhu’s resignation is of course fast, but it’s obviously a lot of trouble for the supervisor to write a new appointment and go through the process of stamping the jade seal, so It's slow.

Gao Yushi hastily handed over his hands to thank the two: "The second father has given too much credit, and the students are panicked." ——The "student" here is not Gao Yushi who thinks he is their student, but a kind of self-effacing, which can be roughly understood as "I am a people who are still learning."

In fact, in addition to the "three generations and four Jinshi", there is another interesting phenomenon from the rural examinations of the three generations of the Xinzheng Gao family: in addition to the uncle Gao Jie, the grandfather Gao Shangxian, the third uncle Gao Gong and his Gao Pragmatic For me, there is actually a Henan Jieyuan among the three generations!
What is "Yiluo Famous Family, Zhongzhou Yifan"?That's it.

In politics, there must always be room, and you must always be good to me, good to everyone, so that it can last for a long time.

All in all, Wang An seemed to be the most unlucky one to be blamed after his death.But in fact, he did participate in it. Although Gao Yushi didn't really investigate the matter, he generally had such a guess, and it can't be regarded as completely wronging the former admiral of the East Factory.

After the article was written, Xiong Tingbi had just sent it away when the imperial decree arrived.This imperial decree has nearly a thousand words in it, but it is actually just a few sentences:

Due to the glorious appointment of the first assistant and the second assistant, Gao Yushi was appointed as a bachelor of Zhongji Hall, Zhao Zhigao was a bachelor of Jianji Hall, Shen Yiguan was a bachelor of Wenhua Hall, and Zhou Yong was a bachelor of Wuying Hall.

After Gao Wushi received the imperial edict, he immediately began to write his own resignation—not a resignation to resign from office, but a refusal to refuse.
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