Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 439
Jiazi, crown prince Zhu Yijun succeeds the emperor.Zhu Xizhong, the Duke of Cheng, Zhang Rong, the Duke of England, Xu Congcheng, the Prince Consort, and Jiang You, the Marquis of Dingxi, were sent to the northern and southern suburbs, the Taimiao, and the Altar of Sheji. .The second time I told Fengxian Hall, Hongxiao Hall, and Shenxiao Hall, the Emperor Daxing kowtowed before a few feasts, and the empress and imperial concubine then performed four prostrations according to the routine.

At the end of the ceremony, the new king will change the next year to the first year of Wanli, and the amnesty edict says:

"Our country is bright and grand, passed on for thousands of generations, the ancestors are the sages, created and guarded with one heart, more than [-] years of reunification, the emperor is a great example, respectful and thrifty, respectful and respectful, humble himself to be a worthy person, strive hard to govern, and serve as the imperial concubine For six years, the world is like Yan Ru. Guests of four generations, Zhaoren is blessed...

I use the virtue of coolness to be in the rush of the year, but God's relatives ordered Kong Yin, the foundation of the ancestors is the most important, and I am afraid that I cannot overcome it.Shang Lai, Wenwu, relatives and sages, worked together to figure out chemistry..."

Then he talked about a long amnesty and government affairs arrangements, from the center to the localities, from the Xungui Pavilion to Li Shushengdou, everything is in it, and it is as many as [-] words.

Undoubtedly, all of the above, from the manuscript itself to the arrangement of various affairs, were driven out within a few days under the leadership of Gao Gong, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Guo Pu, the second assistant, with the cooperation of the six ministers, ministers and other officials.

Otherwise, let alone the little emperor Zhu Yijun, even Gao Yushi, who is the same age as him, would not be able to do it.

As for why there are only the first assistant and the second assistant, but not Zhang Juzheng, because Zhang Juzheng was immediately sent to Tianshou Mountain to help Emperor Daxing to visit the mountain mausoleum.

It was just a coincidence that Long Qing took the throne for several years, and he had nothing to say about it year after year. The treasury was still very empty at the earliest, and it was not until last year that the balance of payments was considered.Gao Gong originally estimated that starting this year, he could gradually accumulate some money, and he could start thinking about preparing the emperor's mysterious palace. Who knew that work hadn't started yet, the emperor is gone...

In other words, the emperor died without even finding a place for the emperor's mausoleum.

How can this be done?You can't let the emperor lie in the Hall of Renshou and not be buried!All the officials and scholars in the world must be fried.

Therefore, the entire imperial court must now regard the preparation of Emperor Daxing's mausoleum as a major and urgent matter, and must act as soon as possible!
Such a big event, of course, must be supervised by a high-ranking minister to appear grand and solemn.Since the "Three Encouragements to Advance" must be led by Gao Gong, the chief assistant, no one can replace him, and the second assistant Guo Pu also temporarily took charge of the Beijing camp as a backup to prevent the center from changing, so he helped the emperor Daxing Zhang Juzheng had no choice but to hand over the important task of crossing the mountain tomb.

This arrangement was suggested by Gao Pragmatism, and the reason is very simple - to transfer Zhang Juzheng away from the center at the first time, separate him from Feng Bao, and then take down Feng Bao first.

Winning Feng Bao, this is not Gao Yushi's opinion alone. Gao Gong and Guo Pu both agree on this, because according to the usual practice, when a new king ascends the throne, he will usually change the seal of the chief inspector—usually a new one. Jun himself most trusted eunuch.

Although the new king is young now, this rule may not change, so when these major events in etiquette are over in the near future, the replacement of the chief inspector of ceremonies is likely to be put on the agenda. deal with.

However, Uncle Gao Gong and the others were obviously not the only ones who knew the urgency of the situation. Feng Bao was obviously even more anxious about his situation.

As soon as the new king's enthronement ceremony was over, Feng Bao immediately started to act.

In Yongning Palace, Feng Bao did not have the prestige of Chief Eunuch Bingbi and Admiral of Dongchang, and he carefully waited on Concubine Li Gui.

In the past few days, not only the new monarch Zhu Yijun, Gao Gong and others are busy on tiptoes, but the queen and imperial concubine also have to do various etiquette matters such as crying, worshiping the spirit, and keeping filial piety, and even go back to Yongning Palace to rest. Both are short.

Concubine Li Gui saw that Feng Bao was busy in and out, sweating profusely from exhaustion, she couldn't help smiling, and called: "Feng Bao."

"The servant is here." Feng Bao hurriedly returned to Concubine Li Gui, bowed and lowered his hands, full of carelessness, like a little eunuch who just entered the palace to serve the noble.

Concubine Li Gui raised her eyebrows and said, "You are the Chief Bingbi of the Ceremony Superintendent and the Admiral of the East Factory. Now the Emperor has just succeeded to the throne, and everything is busy. You are not busy with the Ceremony Superintendent and the East Factory, but you are always with me." What's the point of wandering around here?"

Feng Bao had already prepared for this question. Hearing the words, he quickly knelt down and said, "The imperial concubine doesn't know something. The servant girl originally went out from her side, and she became the young master's companion earlier, so I don't care about it. Ting Suoxi, now that the young master has ascended the throne and became the emperor, if the slaves are not calm, I am afraid that the outer court will have to find some reason to kill the slaves..."

Feng Bao showed bitterness on his face, knelt down suddenly, kowtowed vigorously and said: "Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to transfer this servant back to your Majesty's side for the sake of serving you for so many years. The factory superintendent is gone, and the servants only want to serve the empress in peace and contentment, please forgive me!"

Concubine Li Gui frowned, and reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean that you went out by Bengong's side, and you have been the emperor's companion, so the outer court doesn't like you? What, Bengong and Jun'er who is guilty?"

Feng Baoyu wept, choked up and said: "Original innocence, but the outer court will not ask these things... Some people in the outer court hope that the emperor and empress will have no one around, so that they can take power and control the court by themselves! "

Concubine Li Gui's face became serious, and she scolded: "There are people in the outer court? Who are you talking about?"

"Yes... yes..." Feng Bao faltered with a cowardly expression on his face, "Slave, I dare not speak."

"Speak! I told you to speak, so you speak!" Concubine Li Gui's phoenix eyes were filled with anger: "You slave, you don't even listen to what I say?"

Feng Bao trembled all over, as if he was taken aback, kowtowed hurriedly and said: "Yes, this is what I said, I will say it now."

Concubine Li Gui stared at him without saying a word.

Feng Bao hesitated for a while, and then said slowly: "The outer court... the first assistant Gao Gong, originally held great power when he was Emperor Daxing. All the officials are afraid. When the Emperor Daxing was around, he often regarded himself as the emperor's teacher. He always thought that he was with his holy family and did not pay attention to others.

Emperor Daxing is unparalleled in his kindness, thinking of Gao Gong's minor achievements in hiding his residence in the past, every time he praises him more, it is hoped that he will understand his holy will and gradually improve.Unexpectedly, he was so arrogant because of his favor, he expelled Chen Songgu first, Zhao Dazhou second, Yin Tangchuan third, and even forced away the former chief assistant Li Shilu. His desire to seize power without authority is well known to passers-by! "

When Feng Bao said this, he let out a long sigh, and said with a look full of emotions: "Although the servant girl is not talented, she was considered one of the hardworking ones in the inner study in the past, and she was praised by the emperor Daxing and the imperial concubine. At the beginning, the Emperor Daxing and his empress loved and appreciated them, so they made the maid serve as the supervisor of ceremonies and take charge of the Dongchang.

At that time, the inspector of ceremonies lacked the palm seal. Gao Gong recommended Chen Hong in order to keep the power of the inner court from endangering himself. After a while, Chen Hong dismissed him as greedy; The servant girl herself thought that it would be the servant girl's handprint as usual, but Gao Gong still recommended Meng Chong because of the previous reasons.

The maidservant herself had nothing to say, but felt that there was something strange about it. It wasn't until later that the maidservant went to the cabinet to do some business, and happened to meet Zhang Juzheng, the assistant minister, and chatted with him for a while. Mr. Zhang Ge mentioned it casually, and the maidservant knew about the situation in the Central Plains. Commission..."

"Zhang Juzheng?" Concubine Li Gui frowned slightly, thought for a while, and asked, "What's the reason?"

(End of this chapter)