In Jiazi, Crown Prince Zhu Yijun succeeded to the throne. The Duke Zhu Xizhong, the British Duke Zhang Rong, the Prince-in-law Xu Congcheng, and the Marquis of Dingxi Jiang You were sent to the northern and southern suburbs, the Ancestral Temple, and the Sheji Altar to submit their orders. After a few banquets with the Daxing Emperor, they were ordered to receive their orders. . The next visit was to the Xian Hall, Hongxiao Hall, and Shenxiao Hall, and then the Emperor Daxing kowtowed before a few banquets. The Queen and the Imperial Concubine then performed the ritual of four obeisances as usual.
After the ceremony, the new king went to the Zhongji Palace to pay homage to all the officials. He changed the next year to the first year of Wanli and issued an amnesty edict:
"Our country has a glorious and grand vision, which has been passed down to generations. Our ancestors and saints have been united in creating and maintaining the same heart. They have been involved in many affairs for more than two hundred years. Our emperor has studied the great emperors and set wise and wise principles. He is respectful and frugal. He has been humble and appointed virtuous people. He has worked hard to govern and has succeeded to the emperor. Six years have passed and the world has been in peace. Guests from four generations have come, and everyone has been blessed...
I have a cool virtue, and it will be in the next year, but God's favor is destined to be prosperous, and the foundation of the ancestors is most important. I work hard and night, and I am afraid. It’s all thanks to the virtuous people in the civil and military circles to work together to learn about chemistry…”
Then he talked about a long amnesty and government affairs arrangements, from the center to the localities, from the nobles and nobles to the nobles and nobles to the Li Shu promotion, everything is here, and it is ten thousand words long.
There is no doubt that the above, from the manuscript itself to the arrangements of various affairs, were all rushed out within a few days under the leadership of Gao Gong, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Guo Pu, the second assistant of the cabinet, with the cooperation of the six ministers, ministers and other officials.
Otherwise, let alone the little emperor Zhu Yijun, even Gao Pragmatic, who is of the same age as him, would not be able to do it.
As for why there were only the first assistant and the second assistant, but not Zhang Juzheng, it was because Zhang Juzheng was sent to Tianshou Mountain immediately to visit the mausoleum of Emperor Daxing.
This thing seems to be a coincidence. In the past few years since Long Qing took the throne, he has been busy with things. At the beginning, the national treasury was very empty. It was not until last year that the balance of payments was balanced. Gao Gong originally expected that he would gradually accumulate some money this year and start thinking about preparing the Xuan Palace for the emperor. Who knew that the construction had not started yet, and the emperor was gone...
In other words, the emperor died, and the emperor’s mausoleum didn’t even have a place.
How can this happen? We can't let the emperor lie in the Hall of Renshou without being buried! All the officials and scholars in the world must all stir up trouble.
Therefore, everyone in the imperial court must now treat the matter of preparing the mausoleum for Emperor Daxing as a major and urgent matter, and must act quickly and properly!
Of course, such a big event must be led and supervised by a high-ranking minister to make it appear solemn and solemn. Since the big drama of "Three Encourages to Advance" must be led by Gao Gong, the first assistant, no one can replace him, and the second assistant Guo Pu also temporarily took charge of the Beijing camp, as a back-up to prevent changes in the center, so he helped Emperor Daxing The important task of Xiangdu Shanling had to be handed over to Zhang Juzheng.
This arrangement was suggested by Gao Pragmatic for a simple reason - immediately transfer Zhang Juzheng away from the center, separate him from Feng Bao, and then take down Feng Bao first.
Taking down Feng Bao is not Gao Pragmatic's opinion alone. Gao Gong and Guo Pu both agree on this, because according to convention, when a new monarch comes to the throne, he will usually change the palm seal of the Supervisor of Ceremonies - usually a new one will be replaced. You are your most trusted eunuch.
Although the new king is young now, this rule may not change. Therefore, once these recent major ceremonial events are completed, the replacement of the chief ceremonial officer is likely to be put on the agenda. The cabinet or Gao Gong must make some decisions in advance. Deal with it.
However, Uncle Gao Gong and others were obviously not the only ones who knew that the situation was urgent. Feng Bao was obviously even more anxious about his situation.
As soon as the new king's coronation ceremony was completed, Feng Bao immediately took action.
In Yongning Palace, Feng Bao did not have the prestige of Eunuch Bingbi, the Chief Superintendent of Ceremonies, or Admiral of Dongchang, but he carefully served Concubine Li.
In the past few days, not only the new emperor Zhu Yijun, Gao Gong and others were very busy, but the queen and the imperial concubine also had to do various etiquette things such as crying, worshiping the spirit and observing filial piety. They even had time to go back to Yongning Palace to rest. All short.
Seeing Feng Bao busy and sweating profusely, Li Guifei couldn't help but smile and shouted: "Feng Bao."
"My servant is here." Feng Bao quickly returned to Concubine Li, bowed and lowered his hands, as if he was a little eunuch who had just entered the palace to serve a noble lady.
Concubine Li raised her eyebrows and said: "You are the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, Bingbi, and the Admiral of Dongchang. Now that the Emperor has just succeeded to the throne, everything is busy. You are not busy with the Supervisor of Ceremonies and Dongchang, but you are always busy with me." What’s the point of wandering around here?”
Feng Bao had already prepared a response to this question. Hearing this, he quickly knelt down and said, "The imperial concubine does not know something. This servant originally left the imperial concubine. She also became the young master's companion earlier, so she was not a foreigner." The court is pleased that now that I have ascended the throne and become the emperor, if this slave is uneasy, I am afraid that the outer court will have to find some reason to kill the slave..."
Feng Bao showed a bitter look on his face, suddenly knelt down, kowtowed hard and said: "Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty, for the sake of your dedication and dedication in serving me for many years, please transfer this slave back to your Majesty. I will not do this laborious thing." Factory Supervisor, this servant just wants to serve the queen in peace and quiet, please be kind to the queen!"
Concubine Li frowned and reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean, you came from my side and became the emperor's first companion, so the outer court is not happy with you? Why, you are with me and Jun'er?" Are those who are guilty?"
Feng Bao said with a cry and choked up: "It turns out that he is not guilty, but the outer court will not ask these questions... Some people in the outer court just hope that there will be no one around the emperor and the empress, so that they can take over the power and control the court! "
Concubine Li's face became stern and she scolded: "There are people in the outer court? Who are you talking about?"
"Yes...yes..." Feng Bao looked timid and hesitated: "My slave, I dare not say anything."
"Say! I tell you to say it, just say it!" Concubine Li's eyes were filled with anger: "You slave, you don't even listen to me?"
Feng Bao trembled all over, as if he was frightened. He kowtowed hurriedly and said: "Yes, yes, I said it, I will say it now."
Concubine Li stared at him without saying a word.
Feng Bao hesitated again, then said slowly: "The outer court... the chief assistant Gao Gong, originally held great power during the reign of Emperor Daxing, and used the chief assistant to control the staff, just like the ancient prime ministers, civil and military All officials were afraid. When Emperor Daxing was around, he often regarded himself as the emperor's master. He always thought that he was the holy family and did not pay attention to others.
Emperor Daxing was unparalleled in his benevolence. He remembered Gao Gong's humble achievements in the past, and every time he praised him, he hoped that he would understand his holy will and make progress gradually. Unexpectedly, he relied on his favor and became arrogant. He chased Chen Songgu first, Zhao Dazhou second, and Yin Tangchuan third. He even forced away his former chief assistant Li Shilu. His ambition to seize power is well known to everyone on the road! "
When Feng Bao said this, he let out a long sigh and said with a look full of emotion: "Although I am not talented, I was considered a diligent student in the study room in the past. I also received many praises from the Emperor Daxing and the imperial concubine. At the beginning, Emperor Daxing and his empress favored and appreciated me and made me serve as the Supervisor of Ceremonies and also be in charge of the East Factory. I asked myself that although I have had no special achievements in the past few years, I have not made any outstanding achievements...
At that time, the Chief of Ceremonies had a shortage of palm seals. In order to ensure that the power of the inner court would not endanger himself, Gao Gong recommended Chen Hong. However, Chen Hong dismissed him for corruption soon after. The slave himself thought that it would be the slave's palm print as usual, but Gao Gong still recommended Meng Chong because of his previous reasons.
The slave girl herself had nothing to say, but she felt that there was something fishy about it. It was not until later that when the slave girl went to the cabinet to do something, she happened to meet Zhang Juzheng, the assistant minister, and chatted with him for a few words. Mr. Zhang Ge mentioned the matter casually, and the slave girl knew about the Central Plains. Commission…”
"Zhang Juzheng?" Concubine Li frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and asked, "What's the reason?"
