The memorial has been read, and His Royal Highness the Prince has finished his comments. According to the process, the next step is the inspection time: the Prince and his companion return to the Wenhua Hall again to ask the lecturer about some things they have learned today that are not very clear.
However, the Three-Character Classic is actually just the foundation among the foundations, and does not involve complicated principles. Moreover, the prince has already read it. Therefore, the prince has nothing to ask, and there is nothing to talk about when speaking to officials. In the end, the prince just recited it again in front of Chen Jingbang today. As soon as the study was completed, Chen Jingbang announced that the class was over.
At this time, a eunuch wearing a young eunuch's uniform came forward and handed the thin book in his hand to Chen Jingbang.
This eunuch was none other than Chen Ju, who had just been transferred to the prince's side a few days ago. His current job is to "attend the prince and record the prince's words and deeds as he watches the government" - the prince reads a memorial every day, which is defined by the emperor as "watching the government", and the booklet Chen Ju just handed to Chen Jingbang, It is the conversation between Prince Cai and Gao Pragmatic and Feng Bao after he took charge of the government.
In his early years, Chen Ju studied and practiced calligraphy in the Si Li Jian, and he performed well, so he got this job [Note: The origin and development of the eunuch's study in the Si Li Jian, readers who are interested can check it out for themselves. I may be criticized again if I write it in... …], and he not only had to record it once, but also copied it twice, and finally made three copies: one copy was kept in the ceremonial prison, one copy was given to the emperor, and one copy was forwarded to the cabinet by the lecturer on the day.
The copy just now was undoubtedly forwarded to the cabinet.
Feng Bao was also standing next to Zhu Yijun at this time, watching the thin booklet being taken by Chen Jingbang with a gloomy look on his face, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.
Although theoretically speaking, Feng Bao's "official status" was far superior to that of Gao Jingshi, but in the eyes of the emperor, eunuchs were just domestic slaves, while Gao Jingshi, no matter how young he was, was still a "bachelor" - a fake bachelor's degree student. So Feng Bao could only stand aside when the prince was studying. Gao Pragmatic had a yellow pear wood desk twice as wide as the desks of later students and a straight-backed wooden chair. At the moment, he was sitting there seriously, extremely serious. He looked at the Three-Character Sutra spread out on the desk.
Even Zhu Yijun felt after reading it that Gao Shidu was really serious about studying: With Gao Shidu's knowledge, what else is interesting about this Three Character Classic? All the people were memorized.
However, Gao Pragmatic actually didn't read a word of it. He just used the special skills he used in certain meetings in later generations: concentration, mind wandering...
Yes, while the inspiration just now was still there, Gao Pragmatic was thinking hard about the reason why Concubine Li's use of Feng Bao before and after Long Qing's death was so obvious. He intuitively believed that this might be the key to getting rid of Feng Bao.
Feng Baoneng was trusted and reused by Concubine Li. First of all, it must be because he was transferred to the then Prince Yu's Mansion early and followed him for a long time. Of course, it was easy to gain trust. But this reason is definitely not enough, because there are many eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty, and there are not many eunuchs assigned to Prince Yu's palace. Why are others not as important as Feng Bao? It can't be the forerunner of Sir Feng Baowei, or Lao Ai II, right?
Gao pragmatic glanced at Feng Bao subconsciously.
But yes, he has a fair face and no beard, and the roots of his beard are gone. Thinking about it again, he has a strong smell of incense, which is indeed the behavior of a normal eunuch - besides, the harem system of the Ming Dynasty is extremely strict, and he really serves his concubines. There are very few eunuchs in the palace, and when there are eunuchs, there will always be palace maids nearby. It is impossible for concubines in the harem to be alone with eunuchs. Even if Li Guifei is talking to her brother Li Wenjin, who has purified himself and entered the palace, there will be a standing guard at the door. With the palace maid.
Talking about concubines, even the Empress Dowager had to be controlled - when the Yingzong ascended the throne, she was too young to manage politics. The Empress Dowager was in charge of power, but because it was inconvenient to meet with important ministers, the voting system was created. Therefore, Feng Bao was definitely not favored because of some dirty reasons such as "unpure male roots". It is pure nonsense to say that Zhang Juzheng had an improper relationship with Empress Dowager Li in the unofficial history - you have to say that Empress Dowager Li felt that Zhang Juzheng is handsome and if you want to use him, then I have nothing to say. Besides, Empress Dowager Li secretly showed "The Biography of Huo Guang" to Zhu Yijun, saying that she admired Zhang Juzheng? This all implies that the emperor will kill him sooner or later...
Think about it again, Zhu Yijun later liquidated Zhang Juzheng and sent Feng Baofa to Nanjing Xiaoling to grow vegetables. What did Empress Dowager Li do? Well... there are only four words: "The Queen Mother asked about the reason" [Wufeng's note: "Baozhi sent to Nanjing, and the Queen Mother asked about the reason."].
It seems that Empress Dowager Li still remembered Feng Bao at that time, but the problem was after the emperor explained it, especially when the emperor said that when King Lu got married, all the folk jewelry was dedicated to Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao by "shameless ministers". After protecting the two of them, so that they could not buy enough suitable jewelry outside the palace, the Queen Mother directly said: Just confiscate their homes...
It can be seen that Concubine Li or Queen Mother Li has no personal feelings for Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao - even if she does, it is far less than her concern for her two sons. She uses Zhang Juzheng because of Zhang Juzheng's ability; she uses Feng Bao. Bao... It should be that Feng Bao has served well before, and he can cooperate well with Zhang Juzheng.
Because only in this way, the country will not be in trouble, and his son's position will be secure.
It can be seen that Concubine Li's purpose is, in the final analysis, to allow her son to firmly sit on the throne of the emperor, so that there will be no bad situation of "doubts about the young master of the country".
This in turn explains that when Long Qing just passed away, Gao Gong's unintentional remark "How can a ten-year-old emperor rule the world?" actually led to his dignified and responsible chief minister being directly targeted by the empress dowagers of the two palaces in the name of the emperor. As soon as the decree was carried out to the end, he didn't even give him a chance to distinguish, so he asked to leave his job and return to his hometown immediately.
You know, the statement of the edict is scary enough: Today there is a great scholar, Gao Gong, who is monopolizing power and governing the country. He has taken away all the power and fortune of the imperial court and is not allowed to be the emperor. I wonder what he wants to do? My mother and son were terrified. Gao Gong went back to his hometown to live leisurely, and was not allowed to stay.
Not mentioning the charge of Zhang Juzheng's instruction and Feng Bao's false accusation, Gao pragmatically focused his thoughts on "my mother and son are terrified" at this moment.
Terrified! This is the key!
The imperial edict of Emperor Daxing has been promulgated, the emperor has been enthroned, and the relationship between monarch and ministers has been determined. Why did Gao Gong's unintentional words cause the empress dowager, emperor, mother and son to be "frightened"?
There are two reasons: first, Gao Gong was an important minister among the important ministers in the Longqing Dynasty, and the late emperor relied on him for everything, so Gao Gong's prestige was at its peak at this time. During the previous generation of Sanyang, after the early death of Emperor Wuzong, he was able to bypass the royal family and decide on such important matters as making Zhu Houcong the emperor. Later, Jiajing succeeded to the throne. Due to different political views, Yang Tinghe directly returned the emperor's edicts many times and refused to issue and implement them. Although after a difficult tug-of-war, Jiajing finally won the victory, but it can also be seen from this that, When the emperor was young, how powerful was the chief minister of the cabinet? So it cannot be said that it is incomprehensible for Empress Dowager Li to be afraid that Gao Gong really wanted to "abolish the monarch and establish a new one".
Secondly, Feng Baoneng immediately became the Chief of Ceremonies after Long Qing's death. It was obviously promoted by Empress Dowager Li behind him, and Gao Gong, because Feng Baoneng was relatively "high-level" among eunuchs, and Liu Jin It was very similar back then, so Feng Bao was suppressed all the time. This move seemed natural to Gao Gong. He wanted to prevent the eunuchs from disrupting the government! But from Queen Mother Li's point of view, that's not necessarily the case - you are challenging the Ai family!
Because in her eyes, Feng Bao is hers, and letting him serve as the Chief of Ceremonies can ensure that the power is in the hands of the emperor, not in the hands of Meng Chong, a "high-profile private person"!
