Concubine Li's words were quite clever, and she was considered to have performed beyond her level.
Li Wenjin became a little nervous after hearing this, fearing that the little emperor would say something inappropriate, which would make it difficult for him to come back.
However, neither he nor Concubine Li expected that Zhu Yijun was not too embarrassed after hearing this and answered very quickly.
The little emperor bowed slightly and said seriously: "My sons and ministers have nothing to do, but my mother and concubine have the final say in everything."
When you first hear these words, you really don’t have the spirit of an emperor. The so-called tiger roars in the valley and all beasts fear you. No matter how young you are, you are still an emperor and the supreme being in the world. How can you be so irresponsible?
But Li Wenjin was just stunned for a moment, and immediately clapped his hands in his heart: Good boy, where did you learn this skill? This Tai Chi push is absolutely amazing! Sister, I’m afraid there’s an expert behind your son!
Concubine Li was also stunned when she heard this.
Okay, this is a waste of time.
The emperor's son did not fall for the trick and acted like a filial child. Concubine Li felt a little panicked, but filial piety was so important that Concubine Li couldn't criticize him for being naughty. She could only remain noncommittal and turned to Li Wenjin and asked: "Where is Wenjin?" , what do you think?"
Zhu Yijun can be cunning at a young age. Li Wenjin has always regarded himself as a think tank around his sister. Naturally, he cannot be the same as the emperor's nephew. So he coughed lightly and said: "Feng Bao is worrying too much. Hasn't Mr. Gao's attitude been made clear? He proposed The news that the two palaces are co-respecting has spread throughout the inner court, and I think that by now people in the outer court already know about it."
Concubine Li was too lazy to care about why the news spread so quickly. Anyway, since the benevolent Emperor Longqing came to power, the rules of the inner court have become more relaxed day by day than those of Emperor Sejong. Now they are basically like a sieve. Many news It was leaked from the inner court, and she didn't have the time to care about it now.
But she was not satisfied with Li Wenjin's words and frowned: "Mr. Gao's proposal is good, but Feng Bao feels that this proposal is just a test move by Mr. Gao."
"Testing?" Li Wenjin frowned: "What did he say?"
Concubine Li relayed what Feng Bao had just said.
After hearing this, Li Wenjin did not refute immediately this time. Instead, he thought for a while and then said slowly: "Feng Bao's concerns cannot be said to be completely unreasonable, but I think that given Mr. Gao's straightforward style of doing things, he should You won't make such a mess of things."
Concubine Li was still dissatisfied with this answer. How could such a big thing be done just by "feeling"?
Seeing sister frowning, Li Wenjin knew that his answer failed to satisfy her. After thinking about it, he added: "Sister, I think we need to analyze this matter carefully. From all angles, Mr. Gao Will you do this or not?”
Although there was still no sense of comfort, Concubine Li felt her brother's seriousness and reluctantly said: "Then tell me, what are the angles?"
"First of all, which solution is more beneficial to Mr. Gao, 'supremely occupying the middle palace' or 'respecting both palaces'." Li Wenjin officially entered the role of think tank and began to analyze seriously: "The benefits of solemnly occupying the middle palace, I can only think of it at the moment Two points: first, the middle court will thank Mr. Gao for this; second, the outer court civil servants will think that Mr. Gao has maintained the ancestral tradition and will greatly praise him."
"Hmm...then what?" Concubine Li nodded, confirming these two points.
"Does Mr. Gao care about these two benefits?" Li Wenjin shook his head slightly: "I think they are dispensable - because this is the icing on the cake."
Concubine Li nodded slightly and said nothing more.
"Then what are the benefits to Mr. Gao of the other plan, the two palaces being respected together?" Li Wenjin pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "First, it can gain the affirmation of you and the emperor, sister; second, it can relieve Gao's pragmatism. Embarrassing."
"The embarrassment of high pragmatism?"
Concubine Li did not comment on the first point, because it was for sure, and when Li Wenjin said "supremely honoring the middle palace", he meant that Gao Gong would get the thanks of Empress Chen, but when he talked about honoring the two palaces together, he used the word "thank you". became a yes. But in fact, Concubine Li knew that it would be more accurate to swap these two words.
It was natural to only honor the middle palace. It would be good if Empress Chen had "affirmation" of Gao Gong. On the contrary, it was an exception to honor the two palaces simultaneously. She and the emperor should be grateful to Gao Gong.
Of course, Li Wenjin is her biological brother, and it is normal for his words to be biased, so there is no need to worry about it, just know it in your heart.
But Concubine Li failed to understand what he meant by "relieving the embarrassment of being highly pragmatic."
When Li Wenjin saw this, he explained: "Sister, think about it, Gao Jingshi has been working as a companion to the emperor for nearly three years. He must have some friendship with the emperor, and Emperor Daxing had told Long Yu before that he should accompany him. The emperor studies until the emperor personally takes charge... So what does this mean? Sister, this is Emperor Daxing tying Gao Pragmatic to the emperor!"
He paused for a moment to give his sister time to think, and then continued: "I dare not speculate on the holy will of Emperor Daxing without authorization, but judging from the current situation, as long as Gao Pragmatic can pass the Jinshi in the future, he will He is the minister whom the Emperor knows best, and what this means is that I should be aware of it."
Concubine Li nodded. This truth was obvious, of course she knew it. As long as Gao Jingjing successfully accompanies the emperor from studying to pro-government, and then passes the imperial examination himself, there will be no other civil servant in the world who can surpass him in the emperor's mind, and the benefits are self-evident.
Li Wenjin then continued: "So, why did Emperor Daxing do this? Does the emperor really have to have him by his side to study well? I don't think so."
After listening to her brother's detailed analysis, Concubine Li gradually became enlightened and tried to ask: "What do you mean, Emperor Daxing used Gao's pragmatic future as bait to catch Mr. Gao, so that he must do his best?" Be loyal to Jun'er?"
"Of course!" Li Wenjin clapped his hands and praised: "Emperor Daxing may not only have this meaning in doing this, but there must be such a meaning in it! This meaning, for Mr. Gao, This is the conspiracy of Emperor Daxing!"
"Conspiracy?"
"Of course, it is a conspiracy." Li Wenjin explained: "The so-called conspiracy is my plan. It is laid out here openly, but you can only act according to my plan obediently!"
"Oh! That's it..." Concubine Li felt that she understood, and by the way, she felt a little more admiration and regret for her husband, the emperor, who had just passed away.
Li Wenjin was still unfinished and said: "No one wants his family to last long and have eternal wealth. No matter how noble and noble Mr. Gao is, he can't help but be tempted by it. You know, he doesn't have a biological son, and based on the situation in the past few years, From the looks of it, Gao Jingshi should be the heir to the mantle that Mr. Gao promised, and the hope of the Gao family - can he not consider Gao Jingshi's future? Impossible!"
"I understand what you mean." Concubine Li said: "What is Gao Pragmatic's future? Apart from the fact that the future exam is his own business, the rest depends on the attitude of the future emperor. Therefore, Mr. Gao has to consider the emperor's current feelings. So as not to suffer the disaster of his fish in the pond."
Li Wenjin laughed, nodded and said: "This is exactly the truth, so from this point of view, Mr. Gao's support for the two palaces should be sincere."
Concubine Li breathed a sigh of relief and nodded, but immediately asked, "Wait a minute, although your analysis is reasonable, it still doesn't explain why Mr. Gao refused to directly preside over the meeting to decide on the titles of the two palaces?"
