The news of Gao Jizhi's death quickly spread throughout the court. Everyone was talking about this sudden incident, and the public sentiment was in an uproar. The prince sighed deeply when he saw the loss of a Qingliu leader, and immediately discussed with Su Zongshan to temporarily stop the meeting to select provincial ministers to prevent the ministers from making unreasonable guesses about the relationship between the two. I also petition the emperor to express my condolences to Gao Jizhi and posthumously grant him an official title.
The next day, an imperial edict was issued, giving Gao Jizhi the posthumous title of Wenzhong, giving him the posthumous title of Zhongshu Province to participate in politics, and giving him a good coffin. The body was loaded into it. His family took the spiritual tablet of "Assistant Minister Gao Wenzhong's Position" and placed it on the ancestral table. Then put the coffin in the center and ask the monk to practice salvation and stop the coffin in mourning.
He usually gathered a lot of party members. Today, many people came to the house to pay their respects. The servants had to bow one by one and serve tea and water. They were so busy that they were dizzy and sweating, but the front and back halls were crowded all of a sudden. It was full of people, about a hundred people, and I couldn't cope with it for a while. I simply ignored the trivial matters and watched them crying outside the door. The sound of wailing was earth-shattering.
Naturally, Chen Tongpao would not be absent at such a moment, and he came in a hurry soon. Before he could catch his breath, he greeted his family members with a few words, sighing as he asked them, which was very sad. When all the officials saw him now, their feelings were different from before. They all regarded him as the future leader of the court. As if they were seeing a living saint, they all looked at him with admiration and came forward or saluted. Or he bows his head and answers, being as submissive as a slave.
The relatives and relatives saw that this man was very dignified and expected to be an extraordinary person, so they treated Chen Shilang politely. During the conversation, they learned that he had written an epitaph for the deceased, so he came a little late. He took out the article from his sleeve and showed it to his relatives. He also took out thirty taels of silver and asked them to find a craftsman to engrave it and decorate the tomb. Seeing how enthusiastic he was, his family members burst into tears of gratitude. After thanking him profusely, they collected everything.
After this incident, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty fully recognized Chen Tongpao as his successor, and submitted a memorial requesting Chen Tongpao to be promoted to minister. Because this was a matter of course, Liu Zhennian could not interfere with it, so he had to order people to deliver bundles of memorials to the forbidden area and place them first in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"Give in, give in..."
A thin eunuch holding a document in his hand came out of the corner, pushing the people in his way with his arms, and walked cautiously on the stone road.
"Masters, have you seen Eunuch Shen?"
"I'm in the west, thinking about Buddha."
The thin eunuch heard the familiar voice and turned around in fright. When he saw it was Mr. Shen's confidant Lu Xinzhong, his face turned pale and he hurriedly wanted to salute.
"Look at what you're holding in your hand," Lu Xinzhong lowered his head, "What kind of courtesy are you doing? How inconvenient. Go and report it to Manager Shen!"
"Yes, yes..." The thin eunuch nodded several times and tiptoed to the west.
"grandfather!"
Lu Xinzhong was about to turn around, but someone stopped him from behind, making him very annoyed: "What are you doing in a hurry?"
"T-Prince... Your Majesty has..."
Lu Xinzhong was startled when he pointed out the word "Prince" without thinking. He quickly waved and took him to a deserted corner and asked him under a big willow tree.
"For some reason, the prince got a little angry with us. He started to scold Eunuch Shen, saying that the old man didn't confide in His Majesty, and he didn't know what he was referring to. After thinking about it, this matter is beyond our control. Leave it to Eunuch Shen to take care of everything."
"Where did this news come from?" Lu Xinzhong asked.
"It's a few officials. They are from the same family as the prince. They are close to each other. It is common sense to say something intimate and pass it on through their mouths. They don't have the guts to spread false news."
Lu Xinzhong pondered for a moment, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Listen, you are only half right. The opinions of those in the officialdom are all hidden in their hearts. On the surface they are very conciliatory, but secretly they always have a few complaints. In fact, it is human nature and understandable. Cun Zhao and Tai Su have ulterior motives and are very likely to turn His Highness's unintentional words into a golden rule. It is still unclear which side the Prince is on now. , misjudge the situation, wouldn’t it be equivalent to harming Manager Shen? He is old and needs the help of our men. "
"But all the prince's people have arrived and want to see Master Shen by name. Even you don't want to see him. You are being served and eaten in the guest room by several young eunuchs."
"Are you sure he is the prince?"
"He showed me Suwei's sign, but I couldn't understand it."
Lu Xinzhong waved his hand: "It's just a piece of object, what can it prove! How about this, I will devise a plan here to test his reaction. If he is calm and unhurried, he means he is magnanimous in his heart; if he is really panicked, he means he has something in his heart. ghost!"
"A bunch of bastards! What I want is the latest tea leaves, you are fooling me with these! If you still can't see your leader, I will go back and get a big knife and chop off your heads!" A soldier who calls himself Su Wei made trouble. He kept scolding the little eunuchs around him bloody. They were used to being bullied and didn't dare to say anything. At this time, they had to say "yes" almost ten thousand times.
"Hey, Master, don't be impatient," a eunuch with a slightly noble status walked in, "They are all stupid people who don't understand important things, so why bother to be harsh on them? Let's go, Mr. Shen, please explain."
"He is willing to ask me to go?" The military man thought that he would have to wait for a long time, but he didn't expect it to go so smoothly. He looked in disbelief.
The eunuch walked up a few steps, leaned forward and said, "Mr. Shen is very anxious and worried when he heard that the prince has been wronged. Of course he agrees."
The military man was very happy, and his attitude suddenly became more friendly. He smiled and followed him out of the guest room, followed several roads to a large room, opened two sandalwood doors, and faced a screen wall. He looked at the surrounding scene and thought to himself: "Such a spacious room must be prepared for the eunuch in charge." ’ So he walked further around the screen wall, walked to the hall, and looked at a screen and an armchair directly in front of him, which was empty and nothing else.
"You are His Highness the Crown Prince's bodyguard, right?"
The military man followed the high-pitched voice and saw Lu Xinzhong slowly walking from behind the screen to sit down. He was immediately dumbfounded, his expression numb and dull.
He was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses. He didn't even want to listen to Lu Xinzhong's words, so he hurriedly turned around and tried to escape, but five or six sturdy eunuchs crowded in on both sides, each holding a sword and blocking them fiercely. Lived at the door.
"You are indeed a fake Suwei!" Lu Xinzhong snorted coldly, "Be honest, otherwise you won't be able to escape from my door!"
