Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 436 Longqing Tuogu ([-])
The location of the Great Ming Cabinet is often referred to as Wenyuan Pavilion by later generations, but this statement is actually slightly inaccurate.The fact is that Wenyuan Pavilion is not equal to the cabinet. It is essentially a library of the highest level in the imperial court, but the value rooms of the cabinet ministers are indeed in the Wenyuan Pavilion complex.

Chen Hong brought people to the cabinet to watch the room, and according to the rules, he first saluted Confucius and the four supporting statues in the main hall, and then asked his personal attendants to invite Guo Pu and Zhang Juzheng, while he himself went to see Gao Gong.

As expected of a workaholic, Gao Gong didn't return to the Ministry of Officials this afternoon because he had to stay in the cabinet to wait for the actual report of the emperor's illness. Instead, he asked the Ministry of Officials to send a lot of documents to the cabinet for approval, and he was working at his desk at this time.

He is not pretending, because Gao Gong seldom takes a lunch break, just after lunch, he made three promotion decisions: he was promoted to Nanjing Taipusi Shaoqing Zhao, and he was promoted to Taipusi Minister; Liu Kan, the political secretary, participated in politics on the right, and was the envoy of the inspection department in Guizhou; Chen Shandao, the deputy envoy of the inspection department in Shaanxi, was promoted to the right participation in politics for the chief secretary of Sichuan.

When Chen Hong came to see him, he had just finished writing the proposal.

"Yuanfu, the emperor has summoned the three ministers of the cabinet to be appointed to the Qianqing Palace!" The situation was urgent, Chen Hong didn't hesitate, he bowed his hands casually after entering, and said in a hurry.

Gao Gong's hand holding the pen trembled, he quickly put it down, stood up abruptly, and asked, "How is the emperor?"

Chen Hong's complexion darkened, and he sighed: "Yuanfu is going here, I'm afraid he is ordered by Gu... Yuanfu be careful!"

Gao Gong's burly body swayed slightly, and he stretched out his hand to grab the corner of the table suddenly to stabilize his figure, and he collected himself, but his face was already flushed sickly.

Chen Hong asked worriedly: "Yuanfu...are you alright?"

Gao Gong waved his hand at Chen Hong, and walked out with a somewhat empty gaze.Chen Hong hurriedly stepped forward to help him, and said in his mouth: "Yuanfu, you have to be more careful now, if the emperor is really... if there is a chance, you are the court's white jade pillar and the purple golden beam that frame the sea. You must not have any more accidents at this time!"

Gao Gong gently pushed Chen Hong's hand away, and sighed: "Your Majesty is too young to be confused, but to be in such a situation, I, Gao Gong, as a minister, cannot be pardoned for my crimes."

"The emperor..." Chen Hong was promoted by the emperor, and when he mentioned the emperor's body, he also sighed: "You know the emperor's body, it is really weak by nature, if you want to say that you Guilty, then I and these people, all of them are guilty and deserve to die."

Gao Gong stopped talking, and walked out with two legs that seemed to be filled with lead. Chen Hong chased him and continued: "Yuanfu, the situation in the court will be settled now, if...you have to make a calculation." .”

Hearing this, Gao Gong suddenly stood still, turned his head and glanced at him, and said, "What should I care about? Everything will be done after seeing the emperor, and obey the emperor's orders."

Chen Hong's lips moved, but he didn't say anything after all, but nodded heavily.

After leaving the check-in room and arriving at the central hall, Guo Pu was already there.The assistant's face was also a little ugly, and he walked around with his hands behind his back, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing that he was the only one here, Gao Gong couldn't help asking, "Where's Taiyue?"

Just as Guo Pu shook his head, he heard Zhang Juzheng's hoarse voice from the other side: "Lao Xuan, Lao Dong has been waiting for a long time."

The two turned their heads to look, and indeed it was Zhang Juzheng walking hurriedly from his guard room.Zhang Juzheng's complexion was worse than Gao Gong and Guo Pu's, and his face was pale.

Guo Pu usually pays more attention to self-cultivation than Gao Gong, and his eyesight is much better. At a glance, he can see that Zhang Juzheng's face is covered with powder, but even so, there are still dark circles under his eyes that cannot be concealed.He couldn't help asking: "Is Taiyue sick?"

Gao Gong didn't pay attention to Zhang Juzheng's face at first, but after listening to Guo Pu's question, he took a closer look, and then said in surprise: "Didn't you be fine yesterday, why did you get sick overnight?"

Zhang Juzheng waved his hands and said: "The two elders don't need to worry about me, Juzheng just thought about the illness of the Holy One, he didn't sleep well, it's nothing to worry about."

Gao Gong didn't understand medical principles, so he just comforted him when he heard the words: "The current situation is like this, Taiyue must take care."

Zhang Juzheng responded casually.

Guo Pu sized him up a few times, but there was a bit of hesitation in his eyes, and he said tentatively: "Tai Yue, I see that you sweat when you move a little, your eyes are red and yellow, and you seem to be burning with yin deficiency?"

Zhang Juzheng was startled, and laughed: "Elder Dong is still good at medicine?"

Guo Pu took another look at his tongue while he opened his mouth, and said in a deep voice: "If the kidney water is deficient, the mouth and throat will be dry, the tongue coating will be thin and black and dry, and the pulse will be thin; yang hyperactivity cannot enter yin, yin deficiency cannot Nayang, so I can't sleep."

Gao Gong frowned slightly, not knowing why Guo Pu was entangled with Zhang Juzheng's minor illness, but Zhang Juzheng coughed dryly, and said, "It's just a minor illness, nothing to worry about... Your majesty summoned me, I'd better go earlier, don't let your majesty take too long waited."

Gao Gong felt that Zhang Juzheng's statement was reasonable, so he nodded, and the three of them left the cabinet together with Chen Hong.

Although the three assistant ministers had a high status, they were still not allowed to ride horses or sedan chairs in the Forbidden City. They had to be led by Chen Hong to the Qianqing Palace on foot, followed by a few young eunuchs.

Zhang Juzheng was a little afraid that Guo Pu would continue to discuss his "illness", so he subconsciously hung on to the end.Fortunately, Guo Pu seemed to just say it in passing, without any intention of continuing to struggle, and walked forward with a calm face like Gao Gong.

The cabinet ministers were ordered to go from the cabinet to the Qianqing Palace. They did not take the central axis of the Forbidden City on the side of the Huangji Hall, but went all the way north along the path between the Wenhua Hall and the Chonglou, passed the Jianting Pavilion, turned left, and passed through the scenic spot. Yunmen, walk a short distance to Qianqingmen and turn right into Qianqing Palace.

The front part is fine, although Zhang Juzheng dragged behind and hung slowly, but it was only done on purpose, after passing the Jianting Pavilion, Gao Gong and Guo Pu had already passed through the Jingyun Gate, but Zhang Juzheng was already panting and full of breath. His head was sweating profusely, his mouth was dry, and he had no choice but to bend over and rest his breath against the white marble railing.

Chen Hong had been following behind Gao Gong. He had already passed the Jingyun Gate, so he couldn't see Zhang Juzheng's situation at first, but the little eunuch beside him had been paying attention. Seeing that Zhang Juzheng had fallen behind, he hurriedly told him Chen Hong.

Chen Hong turned his head to look, and quickly ordered: "You two, quickly bring some tea to Mr. Zhang Ge."

Only then did Gao Gong and Guo Pu know about Zhang Juzheng's situation, Gao Gong thought to himself: The emperor summoned the three assistant ministers, if only me and Zhifu went, but Zhang Taiyue was left behind, I'm afraid I might be ostracizing him, It's better to wait for him.

So Gao Gong stood still, waiting for Zhang Juzheng to catch his breath and come over.

Guo Pu frowned even deeper, and said to Gao Gong: "Su Qing, don't you think there is something wrong with him today?"

Gao Gong didn't care about this, he just said after hearing the words: "Well, yes, he's a bit sick... He's ten years younger than the two of us, why is his body like this, doesn't he usually look good? Is it?"

Guo Pu frowned and didn't answer. Gao Gong suddenly felt a little strange, his face became more serious, and he turned his head and asked, "Brother Zhifu, is there something wrong? What did you say about him when you were in the cabinet?"

"He said he couldn't fall asleep thinking about the emperor's illness. I'm afraid that's not the case." Guo Pu explained: "From his symptoms, the hyperactivity of yang does not enter into yin, and the deficiency of yin cannot accommodate yang, so he can't sleep. But today he If you move a little, you will sweat, and your eyes will be red and yellow, which is a sign of yin deficiency and fire, plus..."

Gao Gong didn't understand very well, so he stretched out his hand to stop Guo Pu's words, and said with a wry smile: "Brother Zhifu, you also know that I don't understand medical principles, can you explain it more simply and clearly?"

Guo Pu smiled to himself, and said, "I forgot...I mean, he may have used tiger wolf medicine yesterday, and overdosed."

Gao Gong was taken aback for a moment before he realized what Guo Pu meant by the "tiger wolf medicine". Are you serious? Are you sure?"

Guo Pu sighed, and said: "Now there are a bunch of imperial physicians in Qianqing Palace, if you don't trust my half-hearted medical skills, let the imperial physicians take a look at it later."

What this means is that it is a sure thing.

Gao Gong only felt his temples twitch a few times, and the scenery in front of him seemed to shake a few times.

"It seems that when the emperor explains the business later, I really have to ask!" Gao Gong gritted his teeth.

(End of this chapter)