Daming Yuanfu

Since Chen Ju, the chief eunuch and eunuch in charge of rituals, went to the Nanning Marquis Mansion in person to announce the decree, the emperor's response to the impeachment of Gao Jingshi was not yet known to outsiders. Therefore, although Gao Jingshi accepted the edict, he did not change his mind. Instead, he handed over another letter and asked Chen Ju to take it back to the palace.

This is actually against the procedural norms, but it doesn't matter. Chen Ju also knew that when faced with this situation, the play had not yet been finished, so he didn't pay much attention to it. He just gave Gao Jingshi a few words of advice as usual. Seeing that Gao Jingshi was unmoved, he didn't bother to waste his words. With a haha, he accepted the words and returned to the palace along the same route.

When he returned to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to file Gao Pragmatic's resignation, he realized that the emperor had already approved the previous batch of ammunition. Li Shuyuan, who was first in charge of inspecting the seaway and managing Ningshao and other departments, was preparing to participate in politics. He was punished by the emperor for "imprecisely discussing important affairs and framing Yuan Fu."

The authors of the seven memorials published today were all defined by the emperor as "an ignorant and arrogant person who attacked his subordinates" and were punished by "resigning from their posts pending further review".

Chen Ju thought for a moment in the Supervisor of Ceremonies. After the new and pragmatic poems were filed, he immediately took back the original poems and met the saint again.

Zhu Yijun seemed to have guessed that Gao Jingshi would not accept it so easily. When he saw Chen Ju coming with a memorial, he asked directly: "Pujiang refuses, right? Is there anything new to say?"

Chen Ju presented the words with both hands and replied: "I just read it, and the statement has not changed much."

"Then there's no need to show it to me." Zhu Yijun was also very calm, waving his hand and saying: "You, the Chief of Ceremonies, will draft the edict yourself, speak more sincerely, and ask Yuan Fu to return to the pavilion to take charge of the matter."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Ju responded, hesitated a little, and then asked, "Is it just a decree?"

Zhu Yijun was stunned and asked: "What else do you want to do?"

Chen Ju reminded: "Your Majesty, since Yuan Fu mentioned that he is tired, it seems that the imperial physician can be sent to visit as usual."

"Oh, that's right." Zhu Yijun immediately followed the good advice, nodded and said, "Then we will send imperial doctors to visit. If you can, we can send more than usual, just three of them."

There are rules for the use of imperial physicians. For example, when the emperor sees a doctor, he cannot have only one imperial physician see the patient alone. At least two imperial physicians must come to see him at the same time. Then the two imperial physicians must discuss a diagnosis and administer medication. On the one hand, this is to avoid misdiagnosis, and on the other hand, it is also to prevent a certain imperial doctor from deliberately murdering the emperor.

However, this is not the case when an imperial physician is sent to visit ministers. Usually it is just one imperial physician. Occasionally, the ministers and ministers of the cabinet will send two of them together, but it is very rare to send three imperial physicians at one time. Therefore, what Zhu Yijun said at this moment as "unconventional" is indeed very unusual.

It stands to reason that even if it is an exception, after all, it is just sending the imperial doctor to check the situation. Gao Pragmatic is not suffering from any serious illness, so why should the emperor personally explain it? Because firstly, such extraordinary things can only be done after the emperor personally issued an oral order, and secondly, because the emperor wanted to deliberately create momentum and elevate the pragmatic status. In fact, to put it bluntly, as soon as an important official of the imperial court is impeached, he closes his doors and refuses to take matters into his own hands. This is essentially just a way to protect his reputation. On the other hand, whether the emperor issued an edict of "gentle words and comfort," punished those who were impeached, or sent an imperial doctor to visit him, etc., it was all to show that "I trust him and I need him," so he should be invited to high standards. Return to the pavilion (or return to the ministry) to take care of things - how come I don't have the help of my beloved!

In short, both parties are acting, and both parties know that the other is acting, but both parties still need to act the scene seriously and perform it in full. why? Because this is etiquette. The king, the king, and the ministers, the king should behave like a king, and the minister should behave like a minister. That's all.

Of course, it depends on the specific circumstances of different monarchs and ministers. Like Zhu Yijun and Gao Pragmatic, the two sides not only have a deep friendship, but also need each other, so they have to act well - anyway, it is just for outsiders to see, so just act it out.

After giving these instructions, Zhu Yijun sighed and said to Chen Ju: "Rixin will definitely not return to the cabinet in the past few days. I just hope that nothing will happen to the court, at least wait until this matter is over and Rixin returns to the cabinet to take care of the matter." . Otherwise, I’m really afraid that Zhao Zhigao and Zhou Yong won’t be able to come up with any decent measures.”

Chen Ju consoled him and said, "The recent major events in the imperial court are nothing but the Feng Chan and the Western Expedition. The Feng Chan has been taken care of by Mr. Shen Ge. The Western Expedition army is currently stationed in Hami waiting for the supplies to be ready. There is no possibility of any change in either matter. Your Majesty, you can rest assured."

"That's what I say, but I really don't dare to be too optimistic right now." Zhu Yijun sighed and said: "Last year, at least dozens of counties reported that the thickness of the frozen ice far exceeded the thickest recorded in the county annals. Year, I don’t know if there will be another disaster this year... At least from the current point of view, compared with the various disasters last year, they are already far worse."

He exhaled a breath and muttered: "I suddenly remembered that during the snowstorm at the beginning of the year, Rixin once told me worriedly, saying that he was worried that the Huaihe River might freeze this winter. At that time, I laughed at him for being overthinking, but now it seems ...It is really possible that he was right in his misfortune. At this time, the world is full of disasters, and the court cannot do without capable ministers and generals like him."

Chen Ju nodded repeatedly and said: "What the Emperor said is absolutely true. Let's not talk about anything else. Just talking about relief and disaster relief, firstly, the court needs capable ministers to make corresponding arrangements quickly, and secondly, it requires a lot of money. For these two things, without Yuan Fu in charge, the consequences would be unimaginable."

The master and servant chatted for a few more words, and suddenly a eunuch from Yikun Palace came to see him. Chen Ju immediately ended the conversation and said that it was time for him to go to the Supervisor of Ceremonies to urge him. Zhu Yijun also tacitly waved his hand to let him go, then looked at the hourglass and ordered him to drive to Yikun Palace.

There seems to be a tacit understanding in the palace. This is the time when the emperor goes to Yikun Palace to meet Concubine Zheng, and he has to give way to all important matters. Some people even secretly gossiped about it, saying that since Concubine Zheng suffered the loss of Yuan Fu, although she no longer interfered with the government affairs, especially the issue of the emperor's heir, she seemed to be a blessing in disguise, and she learned some secret skills from somewhere. ——No matter how energetic the emperor was when he went to Yikun Palace, he was always in high spirits when he came out of Yikun Palace. It was a miraculous effect.

This rumor was not widely circulated, but some people did suspect it, and it was once heard by a certain concubine. She pretended to mention it inadvertently in front of the Queen, and said that if such a thing really happened, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause if the outer court knew about it.

The Queen's face did change as she expected, but the outcome was not in line with her wishes. The queen just rebuked such nonsense and demanded strict harem rules. If anyone talks nonsense again, both eunuchs and maids will be severely punished. The concubine felt bored and stopped mentioning it. After some renovations in the harem, no one gradually touched the topic again.
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