Zhang Juzheng only considered that Emperor Longqing trusted Gao Gong, so he was quite suspicious that Long Qing would conceal his illness from Gao Gong. But when Feng Bao explained it, he understood.
The emperor's trust in Gao Gong has indeed gone beyond the scope of a monarch and a minister. Perhaps deep in his heart, he treats Gao Gong as he treats his father. After all, he treats his biological father, Emperor Shizong, who insists that "two dragons should never meet". It’s really hard to have much emotion.
Of course Zhang Juzheng has never studied psychology, nor does he know anything about emotional transfer, role substitution, etc. However, nouns can change with the development of the times, but people's emotions and desires will not change casually. Gao Gong, who was half teacher and half friend of Long Qing, slowly influenced Long Qing in the process of protecting King Yu for a long time, and even made him feel the care of a father to a certain extent.
However, fatherly love includes both care and requirements, or expectations.
What Gao Gong wanted wholeheartedly was to be a famous minister who would rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty through the ages, but he also looked forward to Long Qing. He hoped that Longqing would also become an eternal sage by reviving the Ming Dynasty.
But the saintly king is not that easy to be. According to the requirements of the Confucian tradition for the saintly king, although the emperor should not restrict women's lust, he should at least not indulge in women's lust. If he even wears down his body because of lust, even if it is like Emperor Ming of Tang Dynasty. This created the prosperous Kaiyuan era. In the eyes of Confucian gentlemen, in the end, there was no escape from the Anshi Rebellion and the Mawei Rebellion.
Putting the responsibility on Concubine Yang is just a folk saying. Who among the real Confucian officials would be so naive? Confucianism talks about self-cultivation, managing the family, governing the country, and bringing peace to the world. If you indulge in women and indulge in pleasures, it is equivalent to not doing a good job in self-cultivation. What is there to say next?
The reason why Confucianism always says that filial piety comes first among all virtues is because filial piety is the minimum standard of a person's morality. If you can't even do filial piety, how can you be expected to have other higher moral standards?
Therefore, it is understandable that Long Qing did not dare to let Gao Gong know about his situation.
Zhang Juzheng suddenly discovered that although Feng Bao was greedy for money, power and arty, he had been serving people all year round and had a good grasp of people's hearts.
Maybe, if there is no better choice, forming an alliance with him is not a bad choice?
Feng Bao had been carefully observing Zhang Juzheng's face. At this time, he could see Zhang Juzheng's heartbeat. He smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Taiyue, can you feel more at ease now?"
Zhang Juzheng came to his senses, but did not answer immediately. Instead, after thinking for a while, he suddenly said: "After all, the emperor is in his prime. If after this illness, he realizes the harm of indulging in pleasure, and then purifies his mind and regulates yin and yang, he may not be able to do it again." Strengthen the foundation and rejuvenate the spirit..."
"Hahahaha!" Feng Bao laughed.
Zhang Juzheng frowned but said nothing, just looked at him quietly.
"Mr. Taiyue is afraid that he will use himself to save others." Feng Bao stopped laughing and said with piercing eyes: "Confucius said: 'A gentleman has three precepts: when he is young, his blood and vitality are not stable, and the precepts lie in his appearance; when he is strong, When the blood energy is strong, it is necessary to guard against fighting; when it is old, when the blood energy is weakened, it is necessary to guard against it.' Is it possible that today's lustful and indulgent behavior started from today? The energy and blood have declined prematurely."
Zhang Juzheng's eyes flashed.
Feng Bao continued: "When I became an adult, I was involved in a dispute over heirs. How can I stop fighting? Later, the late emperor Long Yu ascended to the great treasure. His gain was as big as the world. How can we stop fighting like this?" have to'?"
When Feng Bao said this, a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, he shook his head and said in a decisive tone: "The emperor can't do any of the three precepts of a gentleman. Sir, do you think... it can last long?"
After all, he was a scholar. Although these words were a bit far-fetched, Zhang Juzheng could not say that his words were unreasonable, so he could only nodded slightly to express his approval.
Feng Bao glanced at him and said: "Of course, there is something more critical and more direct - the amount of medicinal drugs in the room has increased significantly."
Fang Chinese medicine is also Chun Yao. There is no need to explain what it means when the dosage of Fang Chinese medicine has increased significantly.
A complicated look flashed across Zhang Juzheng's eyes, which seemed to be worried, sad, and relaxed.
After a while, Zhang Juzheng slowly spoke and asked: "Your Majesty bears the weight of the world, so... it is indeed inappropriate. I don't know... well, I don't know, Your Majesty..." At this point, Zhang Juzheng seemed to find it difficult to speak.
Feng Bao didn't care. He raised his eyebrows and asked bluntly: "Mr. Taiyue would like to ask, how long does your Majesty have left?"
"Cough cough... cough cough!" Zhang Juzheng was a little embarrassed and embarrassed, so he had to pretend to cough to cover up.
Feng Bao curled his lips, waved his hand and said: "The Taiyuan Hospital's arrangement with Dongchang, they don't dare to hide anything else, but as the admiral of Dongchang, I asked them about the truth about the emperor's body, and they still didn't dare to hide it. My—according to the imperial doctors, if the emperor is still so determined to act his own way without any restraint, then..."
Although Zhang Juzheng tried his best to look calm, his eyes were still immediately attracted to Feng Bao, and his ears were eager to stand up, for fear of missing a word.
"It can take as long as three years, or as short as ten months." Feng Bao finally spoke.
Zhang Juzheng was horrified: "As short as ten months?"
Feng Bao nodded and affirmed again: "As short as ten months."
Zhang Juzheng gasped: "The prince is young, if..."
"Mr. Taiyue! What we should be worried about now is not whether the prince is young or not." Feng Bao interrupted Zhang Juzheng unceremoniously, with a serious look on his face, and said coldly: "What should be worried about now is that Gao Gong is... The chief assistant of the emperor's master, once the emperor is critically ill, he must be the first to take care of his life! If the mountains and mausoleums collapse in the future, the master will be suspicious of the country, and both palaces are women, and the master will not be able to rely on the old emperor Gao Gong. At that time... ...You and I, life, death, honor and disgrace are all in our hands!"
Zhang Juzheng's face turned pale, but he was still calm, but his eyes flickered. After a while, he suddenly asked: "The two palaces...how do you feel about Gao Xinzheng?"
Feng Bao shook his head: "I don't know about the queen. As for the imperial concubine... she doesn't have any attitude toward Gao Gong."
Zhang Juzheng's eyes lit up and he was about to speak, but Feng Bao waved his hand and shook his head: "I know what you are thinking, sir. To be honest with you, I have thought about it again and again. This way was originally the best way out." ——Once the prince ascends the throne at a young age, the noble concubine will be the emperor's biological mother, and she and the queen must be respected as the queen mother. However, the new king is too young to manage the government himself, which will inevitably lead to the situation that the outer court is controlled by Gao Gong, and the inner court is controlled by the two palace regents. This is the situation. I am the old concubine and the new king's companion, so it is only natural that I should hold the seal for the Supervisor of Ceremonies."
"It's a pity." Feng Bao shook his head: "Gao Gong will not allow me to be the director of etiquette easily. Otherwise, if the inner court is united, how can he have any room to control it? He will try every means to destroy it."
Zhang Juzheng nodded and said: "What the Governor said is reasonable, but... I think it will be difficult for Gao Gong to succeed."
