Gao pragmatic left the cabinet and went to Zhongcui Palace.
Although he had Emperor Longqing's special permission to visit the harem, due to his caution, he usually only went to three places: the cabinet, the Wenhua Palace, and the Zhongcui Palace. Under special circumstances, he would accompany the prince to visit the queen and Concubine Li. .
Of course, no matter where you go, there will always be a young eunuch to guide you, and he will definitely not run around.
There were also two young eunuchs who came to lead the way to Zhongcui Palace. One was in front of him to clear the way, and the other was walking slightly behind Gao Pangshi.
Gao Jingshi had just walked not far and turned around a palace door. The young eunuch who was walking beside him suddenly stretched out his hand in front of Gao Jingshi.
Not to mention that no outsiders saw it here, even if there were, to outsiders it was just the young eunuch reaching out for Gao Jingshi to give him a hand, and no one would notice that a piece of paper was transferred from the young eunuch's hand to Gao Jingshi's hand.
Gao pragmatically took the note but was not in a hurry to open it. He folded his hands behind his back, looking like he was playing around with his hands, but he stuffed the note into the secret pocket of his sleeve and put it away.
When they arrived at Zhongcui Palace, the prince was not there. When Gao Pragmatic asked, he found out that Zhu Yijun had accompanied Li Guifei to visit the emperor, and not only their mother and son, but also the queen had gone.
Gao Pragmatic wasn't too surprised, after all, this kind of situation is not uncommon these days. He went straight to the Dongnuan Pavilion of Zhongcui Palace, saying that he wanted to rest for a while. When His Highness the Crown Prince came back, he would accompany the Crown Prince to discuss history.
But that's all. The so-called discussion of history between him and Zhu Yijun was basically based on what he said. Zhu Yijun's state was roughly between listening to lectures and listening to stories.
This is actually an idea that Gao Pragmatic came up with, because discussing history can secretly bring in private information. On the one hand, it affects Zhu Yijun's thinking mode, and on the other hand, it deepens the friendship between the two - if there can be some kind of friendship between monarchs and ministers. If something.
Dongnuan Pavilion in Zhongcui Palace is basically equivalent to the prince's study. Ordinary people are naturally not allowed to enter at will. But Gao Jingshi, the prince's companion, is obviously not an ordinary person. Not only can he come in, he almost uses it as his own study. Here There are even desks and other items specially designed for his use.
Speaking of which, he is also a figure who sits in the palace and works every day - fortunately, he is not the type who has been castrated.
After sitting down behind his desk, Gao pragmatically looked around and confirmed that he was the only one in the Nuan Pavilion - this was easy, because the Dong Nuan Pavilion in Zhongcui Palace was not big, and it was not known whether it was to prevent assassination or something else. The reason is that the furnishings in this warm pavilion are very unique: they can be seen at a glance, and there is absolutely no place for people to hide.
He took out the note he had just received from his sleeve and spread it out to read. This note is not too big, but it has a lot of words written on it in small regular script.
Gao pragmatically looked at it carefully, sometimes frowning, sometimes showing a smile, and finally picked up a fire fold expressionlessly, walked to the incense burner and lit the note.
Then he began to pace in the Nuan Pavilion, carefully thinking about the several messages on the note, both inside and outside the palace.
Among them, those involving the palace include the following: Feng Bao re-adjusted the eunuchs and maids in the palace where the Queen and Concubine Li lived, inserting at least three to five of his cronies respectively, and we took the opportunity to make arrangements; Chong, Feng Bao, Chen Hong and others each secretly deployed people to the Qianqing Palace. The specific situation is unknown, but we also have arrangements; Concubine Li Guifei was ill, so she called the eunuch Li Wenjin to serve as a close attendant, and received the holy permission; the palace attendant Zhong Cui adjusted , Meng Chong, Feng Bao, Chen Hong, etc. have all deployed manpower, and so have we; Feng Bao has been to Dongchang more recently, and the big gangsters in Dongchang have been quite active recently, but it is difficult for us to detect them; Zhu Xixiao, the commander of Jinyiwei, has been summoned three times recently His brother Chengguo Gong Zhu Xizhong was also called to meet the saint once, but both of them met the saint alone, so the reason cannot be ascertained...
There are also several pieces of information involving outside the palace: Zhang Dashi's residence is visited by one or more people every night, and the steward of his residence, You Qize, leaves the residence every day. In particular, he has many secret meetings with Xu Jue, the steward of Feng Baowai's residence. They met almost every day; during the Ministry of Household affairs, Cao Daye visited the Zhang University Scholar's Mansion for three consecutive days, all late at night; Dongchang fans often appeared outside the Gao University Scholar's Mansion; the third group of Dongchang dispatched to Kaiping to investigate Fanzi returned to Beijing and was personally received by Feng Bao; Dongchang sent Fanzi from Datong back to Beijing and was also personally received by Feng Bao; the internal servants on duty in the cabinet were adjusted, and some of them may include Feng Bao's cronies, but the details are unknown...
The source of this information was not from one place, but was sent to him after being compiled.
The news is quite disorganized, with repetitions in some places, contradictions in some places, and of course ambiguity in some places.
However, Gao Pragmatic did not show any dissatisfaction. He knew how hard-won this information was. After all, he had neither Dongchang nor Jinyiwei at hand. He could only rely on some other means to obtain this information. He could have such information now. The standard is already the result of some people risking their lives to work for him.
Therefore, Gao Pragmatic is not only not dissatisfied, but also feels that his "investment" is quite valuable.
A boy who spreads his wealth?
Gao pragmatically said, I just did some unusual business, time will prove the value of my business.
But at the moment, facing all this information, even a highly pragmatic person seems a bit overwhelmed.
In addition to "our side", at least five parties are involved here: Feng Bao's side, Zhang Juzheng's side, Meng Chong, Chen Hong and other inner court bosses, Li Guifei, Li Wenjin's side, and... the emperor's side.
Among these five parties, some cooperate with each other, and some hate each other; some use each other, and some are wary of each other; some guard their own affairs, and some spread their plans everywhere.
"Fighting with others is endless fun." Gao Pingshi muttered, "Taizu will never deceive me."
He calmed down and stroked it carefully.
The main purpose of these actions taken by Meng Chong, Chen Hong and others was to focus on how to maintain their power in case the emperor died. People like them don't necessarily have any political integrity, but Gao Pragmatic believes that at least judging from the current situation, they should still be more inclined to Gao Gong's side at the moment, so although they have a lot of actions, they can put it aside for the time being. Leave it alone, don't worry about it.
This is the first time that Concubine Li has brought her younger brother to her side without being pregnant. This time, it may not be to protect herself, but to bring him to advise her or to protect the prince.
It is worth noting that there is no news that Concubine Li and Feng Bao have strengthened their ties. Instead, Feng Baoan has inserted people around Li Guifei - which means that the connection between them may not be as close as he thought before. Concubine Li The closest person in the palace, besides her husband and son, is only her younger brother Li Wenjin.
The emperor's actions are very interesting. His most trusted minister is Gao Gong, and his most trusted eunuch is Chen Hong. Under the current situation, it is understandable that he left the government affairs to Gao Gong, but he did not give any special instructions to Chen Hong. Instead, he summoned brothers Zhu Xizhong and Zhu Xixiao one after another, which is very interesting.
Zhu Xizhong was the first person in the Jingnan clan, and theoretically the top leader in the capital camp. When the emperor summoned him, no matter what he said, the root cause should be to stabilize the situation in the capital. It was impossible for Gao Gong to rebel, and the emperor would not think that Gao Gong had such an intention, so there was no need to pay too much attention to this point.
Zhu Xixiao is the Commander-in-Chief of the Jinyi Guards. He has both partial military power and great independent supervisory power, among which independent supervisory power is more important. But Dongchang also had supervisory power. The emperor did not summon Feng Bao, who was closer to him, but summoned Zhu Xixiao. Obviously, he believed Zhu Xixiao more. It seems that Zhu Xixiao may have some special tasks at hand, and he is probably monitoring someone. However, although the Chengguo Palace has close contacts with Gao Pragmatic, Gao Pragmatic will never go to Zhu Xixiao to ask about this matter - after all, as long as Zhu Xixiao has no tricks in his mind, He will definitely not say it.
Asking him might as well ask Zhu Yingzhen, but unfortunately Zhu Yingzhen would probably be kept in the dark. But in any case, Gao Jingshi didn't believe that the emperor had any suspicions about Gao Gong, so Gao Jingshi thought that the emperor and the two brothers of Chengguo Gongfu could basically ignore it.
The most noteworthy ones are Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng.
