Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 402
When Gao Gong heard that He Liu of Jinyiwei had taken over the defense of the capital, he immediately realized that the emperor was dying!

Gao Gong, who was nearly sixty years old, didn't even sit in a sedan chair. He lifted the front of his official robe and ran from the capital and auxiliary mansion outside Dong'an Gate to Donghua Gate.

This section of road is three miles away!

Gao Gong exerted all his strength, and his feet were blown by the wind.He knew that he must arrive at the main hall of Yongshou Palace before the emperor dies!Otherwise, what legacy did the emperor say on his deathbed? Didn't concubine Ren Li Guifei just make it up?
When Gao Gong arrived at Yongshou Palace, he found that six people had come before him.They are Empress Chen, Prince Zhu Yijun, Prince's biological mother Li Guifei, cabinet member Zhang Juzheng, Si Li Jian Bingbi Feng Bao and He Liu.

Gao Gong threw himself on the edge of the dragon couch: "Your Majesty! Your minister is here!"

When Emperor Longqing heard Gao Gong's voice, he turned back and opened his eyes.

He struggled to get up, exhausted all his strength, took Gao Gong's hand, and said to this friend, teacher, and courtier who had been with him for more than [-] years and went through ups and downs: "The prince is still young, and the world's major events , I will trouble you, Mr. Gao!"

After finishing speaking, Emperor Longqing fell down on the dragon couch and died!

The sky collapses and the earth shatters, Long Yu returns to heaven!
May 26, the sixth year of Longqing.Emperor Longqing Zhu Zaihou died at the age of 36.

Longqing Emperor Zhu Zaihou, No. 12 Emperor of Ming Dynasty.The third son of Emperor Shizong Zhu Houcong of the Ming Dynasty, and his mother Concubine Kang.Ming Shizong succeeded to the throne after his death.

When he was young, because of his mother's humble background, he was not favored by his father and emperor.He is not the eldest son of the emperor, and he cannot be favored. The throne is not his turn.

But so is destiny.Zhu Zaihou's two imperial brothers and five imperial brothers died early and died of illness.He became the only prince of Ming Dynasty, the only heir to the throne.

Before he took the throne, internal and external troubles inside and outside the court made him care about the court situation.Except for Yan Song, he has done his best.He also did his best to protect Hai Rui.

After ascending the throne, in terms of personnel, he used good ministers such as Zhang Juzheng, Chen Yiqin, Zhao Zhenji, and Hai Rui internally, and good generals such as Qi Jiguang, Yu Dayou, and Li Chengliang externally. . .

Even the power-hungry official Gao Gong he appointed was not like Yan Song.Although Gao Gong used many tricks in order to fight for power, he was quite kind to the people in his position as chief assistant, and he did not suffer any loss.

In terms of politics, Emperor Longqing practiced customs clearance and opened the sea to encourage overseas trade; he exchanged tribute with the Tatars and exchanged wars for wealth; he reduced and exempted the people from taxes and improved people's livelihood. . .

Since he came to the throne, the Ming Dynasty has changed from the predicament of Jiajing Jiajing and cleanliness of the previous emperor.The treasury has accumulated silver, and the warehouse has accumulated grain.Although the people can't say that they have no worries about food and clothing, they rarely have the tragic phenomenon of changing children and eating.

He is weak and honest, but he is magnanimous, diligent, thrifty and loving the people, and he pays attention to the affairs of the frontier.

However, the white jade is slightly flawed.He was a womanizer, addicted to love potions, and eventually died prematurely because of his addiction.

In the history books of later generations, he was evaluated as "a wise king".He is very different from his father, Emperor Jiajing, who was "suddenly wise and suddenly stupid".

After the death of Emperor Longqing, the temple name was Mu Zong, and the posthumous title was Qi Tianlong, Daoyuan Yi, Kuanren Xianwen, Guangwu Chunde, Emperor Hongxiaozhuang, and was buried in Ming Zhaoling Mausoleum.

He is a good man with minor problems, and a good emperor with minor problems.

Right or wrong, success or failure is turned around, the green hills are still there, how many times is the sunset red?The merits and demerits of the emperor's life can be commented by future generations.

Emperor Longqing passed away, and the sound of crying in the palace was shocking!

In the main hall of Yongshou Palace, Empress Chen, Concubine Li Gui, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao, and He Liuzu cried for half an hour.

For a rich family, when the head of the family dies, they must cry for a while to express their grief.The first thing to do next is to divide the inheritance.The emperor's family, why not?
Gao Gong is quite confident.The former emperor has already said that he entrusted the ten-year-old emperor to me.Can Zhang Juzheng still replace me?
High Arch overlooked one thing.The human mouth has two skins.You said that you heard that the first emperor entrusted the little emperor to you before his death, if the other five people in the hall don't admit it, wouldn't you be a hypocrite?

It is useless for the rich family to share the inheritance.Only words in black and white are useful!

At this moment, Feng Bao took out a yellow silk imperial decree, and cried, "Gao, Gao Shoufu. The late emperor has a legacy here."

Gao Gong was dumbfounded!

Fuck!It's the other way around!
When the first emperors of the past dynasties were dying, they were unable to write.It is already an open secret that the courtiers will draft the will.But Lao Tzu, the chief assistant of the cabinet, was not present, and you, the supervisor of ceremonies, took the pen, and Zhang Juzheng, a cabinet member who was not even the second assistant, drafted the will?
Gao Gong returned to the fire.After all, Empress Chen, Concubine Li Gui, and the little emperor are all orphans and widows here.The former emperor's bones were not yet cold, and now he is arguing with Feng Bao in the Yongshou Palace, how decent is it to spread the word?

Gao Gong thought to himself: Forget it, let's see what the will says first.If it is not too out of line, I will accept this will.

Gao Gong opened the posthumous edict and saw that there were hundreds of words in it, almost all of which were nonsense.There is only one very useful sentence: "Order the chief assistant of the cabinet and the eunuch, the chief inspector of rites, and the eunuch to assist the government together!"

Gao Gong was dumbfounded again!
Fuck!This is not against the sky, but against the sky!
During the time of Taizu, he once set up an iron sign in the palace that "eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics".Later, although this iron plate was smashed by the powerful eunuch Wang Zhen, no matter how powerful the eunuchs in later generations were, such as Liu Jin, they would not dare to say that they would let themselves serve as auxiliary officials!
This example was actually broken when Lao Tzu was the chief assistant?The high-arched nose was almost crooked.

Gao Gong tilted his head, and saw the Emperor Sword worn by He Liu's waist.He suddenly realized that the military power had been taken by Li Guifei, Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao, and He Liu.Even if I don't recognize this will, what can I do?

Thinking about it again, I am the chief assistant of the cabinet anyway.The eunuch Meng Chong, the supervisor of ceremonies, is also my ally.Hello, our two brothers, a pair of Boer.Meng Chong doesn't have much knowledge, so in the future, political affairs can't be decided by me alone?
That's all!Lao Tzu recognized this will!

Thinking of this, Gao Gong said: "The emperor, the empress, the imperial concubine. The most urgent thing is to announce the late emperor's last decree to the world first, and then organize the national funeral as soon as possible. After the national funeral, hold the enthronement ceremony for the emperor."

Empress Chen is a woman with no ideas.Concubine Li Gui said from the side: "Let Gao Shoufu take full responsibility for the national funeral!"

Gao Gong nodded.Xindao: Actually, it might not be a bad thing for me to assist the government together with Meng Chong.

Poor Gao Gong, who was smart all his life, was so confused for a moment, he was fooled!

The decree stated that the chief assistant of the cabinet and the eunuch who was in charge of the seal were ordered to assist the government together, but Gao Gong and Meng Chong were appointed to assist the government together without naming names.

Because the chief assistant of the cabinet and the supervisor of ceremonies are just two positions!Not two people!

You Gao Gong can be the chief assistant of the cabinet, and Meng Chong can be the supervisor of ceremonies.Could it be that Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao couldn't hold these two positions?
(End of this chapter)