Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 398 Who Has the Most Ambitions?
After Gao Yi finished speaking, Emperor Longqing was about to give him a few words when he suddenly coughed violently.

Emperor Longqing was fond of women, and took medicines to strengthen his body every day.Now his body and bones are like yellow leaves in October.The sky is falling apart, anyway, it is a matter of one or two years.

Emperor Longqing also knew that he was dying.That's why he rushed to appoint Zhu Yijun, the eldest son of the emperor, as the prince.

Feng Bao hastily handed Emperor Longqing a towel board.Emperor Longqing wiped his mouth, and said: "Gao Yi, I will entrust you with the full power of the canonization ceremony."

Gao Yi said: "I obey the order!"

Zhang Juzheng was ecstatic when he heard the words!Although the emperor now has two sons, the eldest son Zhu Yijun, and the second prince Zhu Yiliu.But the birth mothers of the two princes are Li Guifei.The succession of the eldest son of the emperor is almost a certainty.

The matter of the throne is related to the foundation of the country, and the word "almost" is still not appropriate.

Daming is not limited to the eldest son of the emperor to succeed to the throne.The first emperor, Emperor Jiajing, succeeded to the throne as the son of the vassal prince.Zhang Juzheng was afraid that Gao Gong, Meng Chong, and Zhu Xixiao would play tricks on the succession of the throne.

The situation is quite different when the eldest son of the emperor is registered as the crown prince!The prince is the crown prince of a country.As long as Zhu Yijun became the crown prince, even if Gao Gong and the others had such evil intentions, it would be very difficult for them to do anything.

In fact, in this matter, Zhang Juzheng thought too badly of Gao Gong.

Although Gao Gong is conservative and greedy for power, he maintains the Confucian orthodox thought of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism in his bones.He never had the heart to interfere with the succession of the throne.

Emperor Longqing said again: "Zhu Xixiao. The safety of the canonization ceremony will be entrusted to you Jin Yiwei. Alright, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, and Gao Yi, you all step down first. Feng Bao, you go out too. Zhu Xixiao, stay here for a while. "

In the main hall of Yongshou Palace, only Emperor Longqing and Zhu Xixiao remained.

Emperor Longqing asked, "How is He Liu doing recently?"

Zhu Xi said filially: "He Liutian makes teahouses, fights crickets, and walks birds. He is very carefree."

Emperor Longqing coughed violently again, and managed to stop the coughing. He said: "It's better to be free and unrestrained! Now, I am envious of him! Remember, keep an eye on him."

At night, Feng Bao asked: "Your Majesty, are you still having dinner in the main hall of Yongshou Palace tonight?"

Emperor Longqing shook his head: "Forget it. Let's go to Kunning Palace for dinner."

Emperor Longqing came to Kunning Palace.After the meal, he shunned all the court ladies and eunuchs, leaving Li Guifei alone by his side.

Emperor Longqing pulled Concubine Li Gui's hand emotionally: "My concubine, how many years have you served me?"

Concubine Li Gui thought for a while, and replied: "Counting the two years when the concubine worked as a maid in Prince Yu's Mansion, it has been 12 years."

Emperor Longqing said: "It's so fast, 12 years in the blink of an eye. Now our Jun'er is nine years old, and in two days, he will become the crown prince of Ming Dynasty. After a hundred years, he will become the emperor of Ming Dynasty!"

Concubine Li quickly said: "Your Majesty, your dragon body is healthy and can live for 1 years! What are you talking about a hundred years from now?"

Emperor Longqing smiled wryly: "I am not the first emperor, and I am superstitious about the art of longevity. Since Pangu opened the world, how can there be an emperor who has lived for 1 years? Let alone 1 years, emperors who can live for 80 years are rare. Alas, I know how strong I am. If Jun'er ascends the throne, you will be the Empress Dowager. There is something I want to tell you."

Concubine Li Gui asked: "What's the matter, please tell the emperor. The ministers and concubines are all ears."

Emperor Longqing said: "He Liu is a dagger from the Ming Dynasty. Although this dagger is sharp, it can cut gold and break jade when you want to use it. But you must remember that after use, you must hide him in the In the boots!"

What Emperor Longqing said was clouded, but the clever Concubine Li Gui understood what he meant.

Emperor Longqing said again: "My concubine, let me ask you, who do you think is the most ambitious in the imperial court?"

Concubine Li Gui was stunned, and after thinking for a long time, she finally answered: "Concubines are concubines, under the Ming dynasty system, concubines are not allowed to participate in politics. Concubines dare not speak falsely about the right and wrong of courtiers."

Emperor Longqing smiled and said: "You have learned nothing in the past two years, but you have learned to pretend to be confused. I know, you must feel in your heart that Gao Gong has the greatest ambition. He squeezed out Li Chunfang, Chen Yiqin, Yin Shidan, Guo Pu, Zhao Zhenji monopolizes the power of the cabinet. I know all these things, but I want to tell you that the one with the greatest ambition is not Gao Gong, but Zhang Juzheng!"

It has to be said that although Emperor Longqing had the slight problem of being a womanizer.But in his bones, he is a wise monarch.

Emperor Longqing held Concubine Li Gui's hand, stared into her eyes, and said solemnly: "Gao Gong is only greedy for the power of the chief minister of the cabinet. But he always remembers that his power of prime minister was given by me, the royal family of Zhu Ming." Zhang Juzheng not only covets Xiangquan, but also has the ambition to make Xiangquan over imperial power!"

Concubine Li Gui pretended to be surprised: "Oh? I really didn't expect him to be such a person."

Emperor Longqing said: "Why did Master Hong Wu kill Hu Weiyong and dismiss the post of prime minister? It was because he was afraid that the power of the prime minister would override the power of the emperor!"

Concubine Li Gui asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, since that's the case, why don't you dismiss Zhang Juzheng as an official and send him back to his hometown to retire?"

Emperor Longqing sighed: "Oh, I can't bear to part with him! Although he is ambitious, he is a great talent for governing the world! If I am really in trouble one day, Jun'er succeeds to the throne, and the lord Shaoguo suspects. You have to take Daming's Take up the burden! Your talent is no less than that of a man. I know it well. But you must keep in mind that you must use Zhang Juzheng carefully. If you use it well, he can become a hero of my Zhu Ming royal family. If you don’t use it well, he will It is very likely to endanger the status of my Zhu Ming royal family!"

Concubine Li continued to pretend to be crazy: "Your Majesty, I don't quite understand what you said."

Emperor Longqing said meaningfully: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand what you say, you can do it if you understand it in your heart! I have already planned that after a hundred years, I will let Gao Gong be the first assistant and Gaoyi the second assistant. Zhang Juzheng, row After the two, he will be a member of the cabinet. The essence of the emperor's art is to let the courtiers restrain each other. With Gao Gong restraining Zhang Juzheng, Jun'er's throne can be secured!"

Concubine Li Gui fell to her knees and cried, "The concubine forbids the emperor to say that! Who said you can't live for 1 years? Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo..."

Concubine Li Gui is deliberately changing the subject.

Emperor Longqing got up: "Forget it, I have to go to Yongshou Palace to review a few urgent memorials overnight. Think about what I just said to you."

After Emperor Longqing left, Concubine Li Gui watched his leaving back in a daze.

Concubine Li Gui was not thinking about what Emperor Long Qing said just now!She was looking forward to, looking forward to the day when Zhu Yijun ascended the throne, when she would become the Empress Dowager, and the power would reign supreme!
Emperor Longqing only thought that Zhang Juzheng had ambitions.He didn't know that the most ambitious person beside him was not Gao Gong or Zhang Juzheng, but Concubine Li Gui who was sleeping next to his pillow!

(End of this chapter)