"Master Ge, Tu Menggui, Cheng Wen and other disciples of the Gao family visited the Gaoda Scholars' Mansion for three consecutive days and nights. However, every time they came out of the mansion, they looked depressed and seemed to be unwilling. I don't know why. My lord Feng Gong knew this and sent a villain to inquire. , I don’t know what the elder Pavilion should do, do you need my Lord’s cooperation?”
The person who asked this question was Xu Jue, Feng Bao's foreign steward, and the person he asked was Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Ju looked calm on the face, but in fact he was already feeling a little uneasy. Hearing these words, he did not answer immediately. Instead, he thought carefully for a while before speaking slowly and said: "Please tell your lord Feng Gong, just tell me that Ju Thank you very much for his concern."
Xu Jue repeatedly said that "Mr. Ge is polite", but after being polite, he still asked: "So, can Mr. Ge respond to this?"
Zhang Juzheng was secretly angry in his heart, but remained calm on his face. He said unhurriedly: "I have already anticipated the situation you mentioned, so there is no need to worry too much. I expected Tu Menggui, Cheng Wen and others to go to Mr. Xuan's house these days. , must have asked for orders to fight back, but the emperor's dragon body is not in good condition and has been ill for a long time, and Mr. Xuan did not want to cause more trouble, so he rejected them."
"Now that the pavilion elder has been prepared, my master must be relieved." Xu Jue smiled slightly, but his words were not relaxed at all: "It's just that when the villain came, my master told me again and again, I have to ask Mingge Laoxingzhi..."
Zhang Juzheng secretly clenched his fists, held back his anger, and said solemnly: "Since Mr. Xuan's place is a little short of fire, let's burn it more vigorously... Go back to Feng Gong and tell him, Zhang, please don't worry. Tomorrow There will be memorials to continue the impeachment, and Gao Xinzheng will never be allowed to pretend to be deaf and dumb."
Xu Jue showed a satisfied smile and bowed deeply: "Thank you, Mr. Ge. I will take my leave now."
"Go slowly." Zhang Juzheng ordered calmly: "You Qi, take Manager Xu out of the house for me."
You Qi immediately stepped forward, smiled and extended his hand to say: "Brother Xu, please."
"I don't dare, I have to work." Xu Jue replied, and the two of them went out hand in hand.
After the two of them walked away, Zhang Juzheng sat still and said, "Come out."
A person immediately came out from behind the screen and saluted Zhang Juzheng: "What are your instructions?"
"You heard what I just said." Zhang Juzheng said slowly: "Feng Bao can't wait any longer..."
The man blinked and asked, "But is it because His Majesty's dragon body is becoming increasingly overwhelmed?"
"I think so." Zhang Juzheng closed his eyes slightly, paused for a moment, and said: "Although Feng Bao is not very capable, he is the only one who can benefit the government at the moment... What are you doing today? Let’s take a moment and write a note.”
The man was excited and said hurriedly: "Don't worry, Mr. En, Oh Ye will write it immediately. However, this matter is of great importance, so please ask Mr. Ge to check it personally to avoid any delays."
Zhang Juzheng nodded happily: "Good."
Early the next morning, Hu Ke wrote to Cao Daye, who was involved in the matter, and wrote "Ten Matters on the Disloyalty of Gao Gongda, a great scholar", which shocked the whole court.
The cabinet did not say a word and directly forwarded it to the Supervisor of Liturgy. The person who wrote the document today was none other than Feng Bao. He took the Shuwen and took a look at it. He was overjoyed and immediately took the Shuwen with him and rushed to the emperor in person.
Long Qing was recuperating in the Qianqing Palace. He was lying on the imperial couch with his eyes closed and recuperating. He was shocked and angry when he heard that someone had impeached Gao Gong for his "great disloyalty". Unfaithful?"
Feng Bao lowered his head, stared at his toes, and whispered: "Back to Grandpa Long Live, it's Hu Ke who gave Cao Daye the trouble.",
Cao Daye? Long Qing vaguely remembered the name, but couldn't remember his resume clearly. He took a deep breath and asked, "Where is he from? In what year was he a Jinshi?"
Feng Baodao: "Back to Grandpa Long live, Cao Daye is from Ba County (today's Chongqing) and was a Jinshi in the second year of Longqing."
"In the second year of Longqing?" The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a bad tone, "Whose disciple?"
Feng Bao's heart skipped a beat, but he wasn't too panicked. He calmly replied, "He is a disciple of Zeng Xingwu, the governor of Sichuan."
Long Qing gritted his teeth and asked, "Zeng Xingwu?" He is Zhang Juzheng's disciple.
After a while, Long Qing asked again: "Read it, I want to see how Mr. Gao is so unfaithful."
He said the word "great disloyalty" in a particularly strong way, and I don't know what he meant.
Feng Bao didn't dare to think too much at this moment, and he didn't have time to think too much. He immediately opened the memorial and started reading:
"His Majesty has appointed me to take charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to be careful in assisting the minister, and to be honest and upright in return. He has become more and more unscrupulous and indulgent, and I have no time to do everything. I would like to briefly mention the most disloyal person. The former Your Majesty has the Holy Body In violation of the peace, the ministers and ministers were restless, talking and laughing alone, and even drank and had fun with Cao Jin, the Minister of Justice of the in-laws' family, and ignored His Majesty's sufferings, which is unfaithful."
"Leaving the pavilion to give lectures in the East Palace is a grand ceremony of unprecedented importance. It is an important task of the country. Gong should come in and serve every day, but he will stop his desire and kowtow after three or eight days. Those who do not serve His Majesty should serve the East Palace. How can he have no ministers? If you dare to practice etiquette, you are so proud of yourself! This is also disloyal."
"Since Gong was reinstated, his mission was revenge. In the past, he bluntly stated that Gong had committed crimes like Cen Yongbin and other twenty or thirty people. All of them were deposed, and all the good people in the court were in vain. This is three kinds of disloyalty."
"Since taking charge of the civil service, those who have been promoted are all their relatives and disciples. For example, the deputy envoy Cao Jin, whose children are from the same family, have no talents, but are promoted to Minister of Justice to serve China and Korea. "Ji, he is a beloved disciple, and he has been promoted to Youtongzheng not long after his salary. Others who are allowed to do whatever they like and use them will not be able to succeed, and they are disloyal."
"The scientific and technical officials are His Majesty's eyes and ears. The reason why the ministers dare not commit adultery is because of this. Gong Nai wants to block the way of speech and let others do whatever they want. Therefore, every time he chooses to teach science, he first gives an edict in the ministry hall. It is not allowed to talk about the faults of ministers. This is to cover up His Majesty's ears and eyes, so as to allow his evil plans, which is unfaithful."
"Nowadays, Taoist officials in this department often have a secret heart. Whenever His Majesty has the slightest use, they will hand over the chapter and report it. When it comes to the crime of arching, they all keep it secret. Therefore, everyone inside and outside knows that there is arching, but they don't know that your majesty is there. This is a bad thing for them to form cliques. Unfaithful to Liuye."
"In the past, Yan Songzhi was a minister of the Prime Minister's Cabinet, and he did not have the power of the official department. Now Gong Gong has been in charge of the official department for a long time and refuses to dismiss him. Therefore, he is in control of whether he can be promoted, deposed, or retained as he pleases. He cares and cares outside. He does not take into account the assassination of the emperor, and does not care about the Qing Dynasty's political affairs. Therefore, his power is greater than that of Song, and he recruits bandits and excludes good people even more than Song. This is the result of his arbitrary power and disloyalty."
"In the past, Yan Song stopped his sons from being greedy for money and accepting bribes, but now Gong has personally opened the door to bribery. For example, the deputy envoy Dong Wencai gave 600 gold and was promoted to participate in the politics of Henan. Zhang Siwei, the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, gave 800 gold and was immediately He is the attendant of the East Palace. It is difficult to count the other gifts of Muye's thousand gold. Therefore, the Gong family in Xinzheng was repeatedly robbed, no less than hundreds of thousands of gold, and the traces of the stolen goods were exposed. It is known to everyone that he accepted bribes because of his power. There is also Gong's nephew He is highly pragmatic, has been reading for ten years, runs a business, and earns millions a year. How can a mere naughty boy get such huge profits? It is illegal for Shi Gong to communicate with him in private, and this is unfaithful."
"The original experience was that Shen Lian impeached Yan Song and relegated him to security. Yang Shun and Lu Kai were falsely accused by Ah Song, and they actually killed him after seducing Xu Qing. Everyone hated him. His Majesty came to the throne and worked hard to make a breakthrough. When Shun and Kai die, everyone in the world will be happy. Gong was bribed by Kai's daughter to forcefully argue against Kai's death. All good people will be angry and unfair. This is the ninth act of disloyalty."
"The former governor of Caojiang, Wu Shilai, resisted Shu Lun Song in the late emperor's dynasty. He was a so-called loyal minister. He was deposed because of personal hatred and a trivial matter. He was originally a great scholar Xu Kai. He was ordered by the late emperor. In ancient times, he was a so-called veteran. He was deposed because of a small matter. Private hatred will harm him in many ways, and he will definitely be put to death. As for the eunuch Chen Hong, he often acted out of his majesty's arbitrary decisions, and the whole world admired his wisdom. He thought about the private and secret affairs in the past when he was an official. He often mocked the officials and wanted to take revenge. It was because of Dang Hong that he should not go. I surrendered because of His Majesty's divine power. Gong Nai threatened others and said, "This is not the power of the country, but my strength." He attributed this to himself and did not know that His Majesty was above him. If foreigners heard about it, wouldn't they look down upon it? It's extremely disloyal."
"Please follow the example of the late emperor, Yan Song, who was specially appointed to depose him and select loyal ministers to take charge of the staff and assist in the affairs of the cabinet. Then, even though your majesty is quietly in the palace, the world will be at peace with Mount Tai."
After Feng Bao finished reading, he did not dare to say a word and stood aside silently with his hands lowered.
There was no sound from the emperor's side for a while. After a while, the emperor asked: "I remember that Mr. Gao mentioned last time that I gave him Chen Han (Wu Feng's note: the emperor gave Gao Gong the imperial brush and calligraphy treasure, They are all kinds of praise banners). Because his residence is cramped, he has never been able to settle it properly, and he often regrets it?"
Feng Bao was startled, not knowing why the emperor mentioned this, and subconsciously replied: "This... maybe there is."
The emperor nodded and said calmly: "Prepare paper and grind ink."
Feng Bao didn't know what the emperor wanted, but he didn't dare to ask more questions and hurriedly obeyed.
The emperor walked to the imperial court and wrote two banners, each with only two words.
After he finished writing, he ordered Feng Bao to blow dry the ink, put down his imperial pen, and said calmly: "I gave Gao Gongzun, the great scholar, the Cangchenhan Pavilion. The building is named Baomo, and the hall is named Jianzhong. The inner government gave me a thousand taels of silver to build it. Reward his merit and reward his loyalty. I appreciate this."
When Feng Bao heard this, his expression changed drastically.
