When Feng Bao was furious, someone suddenly came from outside to report: "Uncle Zhang Hong, please see me!"
"Let him in!"
Feng Bao touched his painful face, and then cut his teeth.
Not long after, Zhang Hong came to Feng Bao.
"Eunuch Zhang, if you are not on duty at the Ceremony Supervisor now, why are you here at our house?"
Feng Baopi said with a smile.
Zhang Hong bowed and replied: "Of course I am here to pay you my respects. In addition, because I am afraid that you will misunderstand me, I would like to explain that today your Majesty suddenly mentioned Xu Fan, Xu Kun, and Hai Rui to Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang His Majesty asked Xu Fan and Xu Kun to fulfill their filial piety at home without reinstatement. It is rare to fulfill their filial piety and it is never too late to serve the country; His Majesty asked Hai Ruiqi to be reinstated as the deputy constitution of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, so that he can use his bold words to demonstrate the new dynasty's desire to govern and seek merit. . Mr. Yuanfu Zhang, it’s hard to refute, so I have to agree.”
When Feng Bao saw Zhang Hong taking the initiative to report, the anger in his heart was reduced by more than half, so he smiled and said: "Please sit down!"
After all, Zhang Hong is supposed to be a senior eunuch with similar qualifications as Feng Bao, and he is also someone whom Empress Dowager Li values highly.
And now, Zhang Hong personally came to his house to report today's incident to him, which had already shown him that he had no intention of replacing Feng Bao. Feng Bao was naturally relieved because of this, knowing that this matter had nothing to do with Zhang Hong. It didn't matter, so I just treated Zhang Hongli a little.
"Serve tea!"
Then, Feng Bao shouted again.
Zhang Hong was relieved when he saw this.
Feng Bao then continued to ask: "So your Majesty knows that Hai Rui, Xu Fan, and Xu Kun were not mentioned by you?"
Zhang Hong stood up and agreed: "How dare I grind my teeth like this?"
"I know you are a cautious and upright person, not one of those slanderous villains!"
Feng Bao said with a smile and then asked: "But, how did your Majesty know these three people? Our family has never mentioned it to him, especially the relationship between Xu Fan, Xu Kun and Mr. Xu!" "
"Old slave, I have a few words to say. With the emperor's intelligence, no one has to mention it. Hai Rui is used today. Mr. Yuanfu Zhang had already said that Hai Rui could be used if he had no position, but the emperor himself mentioned the left hand of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. The matter of Liu Sijie and Dingyou, the deputy censor of the capital."
Zhang Hong replied.
Feng Bao was silent for a long time after hearing this: "So, His Majesty himself saw it in the complicated chapters?"
Zhang Hong nodded.
"What can we do!"
Feng Bao couldn't help blurting out, but then he explained with a smile: "We are thinking, how can we old slaves serve such a precocious emperor?"
Zhang Hong smiled slightly: "That's what you are always worried about."
"In any case, it is a good thing that the emperor is talented and diligent in politics and studies. In the future, you and I will not have to worry about being ashamed to meet the late emperor when we get old! But, the emperor is so diligent in politics, studies in politics, and smart and decisive. We slaves , we must not slack off and serve with all our heart. Well, our family will go back to the ceremonial office. We just have to trouble my father-in-law for the time being with accompanying the emperor to give lectures and to visit the court and meet with foreign ministers."
Although Feng Bao's dissatisfaction with Zhang Hong has been reduced by more than half, after knowing that the emperor Zhu Yijun may not be as simple as he imagined, he is still worried about letting Zhang Hong be solely in charge of the ceremonial supervisor, so he can't wait to stay on duty even though he is injured.
"It should."
Zhang Hong naturally did not dare to refuse Feng Bao to go to the ceremonial office. He did not even dare to persuade him, so he only agreed.
After Zhu Yijun returned to the Qianqing Palace, he still looked carefully at the memorial that the cabinet had drafted.
By taking advantage of the loopholes in Zhang Juzheng's draft, he forced the big shot Zhang Juzheng to fulfill his edict, and thus tasted the pleasure of manipulating power for the first time. He suddenly became very interested in reading the chapters, so that he became tireless.
However, what Zhu Yijun didn't expect was that Feng Bao came to him just as he was reading the imperial chapter.
Zhu Yijun saw that Feng Bao was still covering his face, and the smell of medicinal wine was even stronger and pungent, so he frowned and asked, "Big companion, you don't want to rest and recuperate, so why are you here?"
"Although the old slave is still injured, the old slave does not dare to slack off when he thinks that the late emperor asked the old slave to take care of his life and assist the emperor. Therefore, even if he is injured, he will accompany the emperor and assist the emperor. Please be considerate of the emperor. , allow this old slave to repay the late emperor’s kindness and repay the emperor’s respect.”
Feng Bao replied.
Zhu Yijun nodded.
The imperial edict of Emperor Longqing indeed made Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng the ministers of Gu Ming.
Although Zhu Yijun strongly suspected that Feng Bao had tampered with this so-called posthumous edict, he became the emperor of tomorrow because of this edict. Naturally, he could not deny the legality of this edict, so he could only hold his nose and admit that Feng Bao was the Prime Minister himself. duty to take care of life.
It's just that Zhu Yijun didn't expect that Feng Bao would come so soon and actively perform his duties of taking care of his life, even though his face was still swollen and he would grin when he spoke.
Of course, Zhu Yijun also knew that this must be due to the reason why he asked Hai Rui to be reinstated as an official in front of Zhang Juzheng that morning, and why Xu Fan and Xu Kun failed to be reinstated.
Obviously, Feng Bao must have known about this and couldn't wait to return to his post to prevent himself, the emperor, from exercising power against his and Zhang Juzheng's wishes.
"Mr. Yuanfu Zhang refused to allow Zhao Zhenji to join the cabinet. Naturally, he had his reasons. Your Majesty, please forgive me for being presumptuous. You can learn from Mr. Yuanfu Zhang's way of governing, but you should not reject Mr. Zhang." That’s what the vote meant!”
But just when Zhu Yijun saw that the governor recommended Zhao Zhenji as a replacement cabinet minister, but Zhang Juzheng voted not to approve it, and wanted to record it on the imperial paper, Feng Bao intervened at this time.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun asked: "Why? I have doubts about this. Shouldn't I ask Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang first before making a decision?"
"Your Excellency! Mr. Yuanfu Zhang is a seasoned man who plans the country. Naturally, he knows more about government affairs than anyone else. The empress dowagers of both palaces said so. The late emperor also valued him. Otherwise, Mr. Yuanfu Zhang would not be allowed to serve as Emperor Bi's minister." you!"
"So, as for the secular affairs, in my humble opinion, the emperor should let Mr. Zhang, Yuanfu, do everything. Otherwise, it will easily make people in the world mistakenly think that the emperor does not trust Mr. Zhang, especially the empress dowagers of the two palaces. I am dissatisfied and think that Your Majesty is frivolous in politics, and Mr. Yuanfu Zhang may also resign because Your Majesty cannot be trustworthy in employing people."
When Feng Bao said this, he said in a subtle way: "Your Majesty, please think about it carefully. If this happens, won't it cause disharmony at home and abroad? It will also make the people of the world despise Your Majesty and think that Your Majesty is not upright and prudent enough to be worthy of your actions." Holy Lord Mingjun?”
Zhu Yijun explained: "But I am not in a hurry to make a decision according to Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang's vote. Is it just for the sake of caution?"
Feng Baoyan said: "Your Majesty is certainly right to do this, but people in the world will not understand the emperor because of it. Since ancient times, benevolent rulers and saintly kings have all advocated inaction; and those who govern the country well must first employ people without doubt. Unless the emperor I don’t want Mr. Yuanfu Zhang to serve as Prime Minister, otherwise Mr. Yuanfu Zhang will not be able to misunderstand the world!”
As he spoke, Feng Bao picked up the memorial that Zhu Yijun had just read, which recommended that Zhao Zhenji be reinstated into the cabinet, and asked Zhu Yijun: "So, Your Majesty, should this memorial be approved directly by the Chief of Ceremonies?"
