On Gengwu in July of the sixth year of Longqing in the Ming Dynasty, an oral order from the emperor came from the palace to summon the three assistant ministers of the cabinet, the six ministers and ministers, the censors of the left and right capitals, the general envoys, and the ministers of Dali Temple, and the six subjects were given honors of marquis or above to those who were in charge of the matter and those in Beijing. I went to the Wenhua Hall to discuss matters.
At 2:00 p.m., the three assistant ministers had already arrived at the Wenhua Hall in advance because the cabinet office was located nearby.
Gao Gong saw that Zhang Juzheng was pale and had two big bags under his eyes. He knew at a glance that he had not slept well. Although this matter was caused by Gao Jingshi, Gao Gong was an upright man. Seeing that Zhang Juzheng, who always paid attention to appearance, looked like this today, he felt quite guilty and took the initiative to say hello, "Taiyue, why are you here?" Yes, I heard that you were in a coma due to heat stroke, why don’t you rest at your house today?”
Zhang Juzheng smiled slightly, and said a little out of breath, "Yuanfu is blaming me. Juzheng was in a coma due to heat stroke yesterday, but he didn't expect that the servants in the house were so bold, knowing that I had a heavy responsibility, and actually took me without permission." Carrying him back to the capital, this is an act of betrayal of divine grace. Even if I had not been summoned to meet you today, I would have had to go to the hospital to plead guilty, so how could I dare to stay at home?"
Gao Gong said, "Although Your Majesty is young, he is not an unreasonable person. You worked so hard that you fell ill, how can he hold you accountable? You will be rewarded and comforted later."
Zhang Juzheng's eyes dimmed and he shook his head, "How can there be any reward? Today is probably the last time I will enter this Wenhua Palace."
"What does Taiyue mean?" Gao Gong frowned.
Zhang Juzheng looked at Gao Gong and asked, "Yuanfu, you and I, colleagues, have cherished each other for decades, but who knew we would be here today? Now that I am facing a great crisis, I dare not ask for forgiveness, but there is one thing that has been weighing on my heart for a long time. I really can’t bear to ask, but I hope Yuan Fu Nian, who has been friends with me for many years, can answer my doubts.”
Gao Gong looked at him and sighed, "If Taiyue has any questions, just come to me and I will speak out."
Zhang Juzheng said, "Is this incident planned by Yuan Fu or Guo Gong? Or is it someone else who spread the news?"
Gao Gong saw Zhang Juzheng's bright eyes and knew that he was deeply worried about this matter, or that he was very dissatisfied with today's defeat. He couldn't help but sigh again and said, "It's neither me nor my hostess, but my naughty little nephew." What you did.”
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng was not too surprised, but showed a hint of relief. Then I saw him looking up to the sky and sighing, and said slowly, "At the end of the third year of Longqing, Yuan Fu brought him to the capital. That was the first time I met him. At that time, he was only seven or eight years old, and he probably had never been out of the country. Henan Province, but when he met the princes of the imperial court, he responded with ease and showed no sign of timidity. At that time, I felt that this son would be a manipulative person in the future. Looking at it now, I think People's vision is not bad, but haha, who would have thought that this future would come so early."
At this time Guo Pu also came over and also asked how Zhang Juzheng was doing. Zhang Juzheng said a few words casually, and then said to Gao Gong, "Yuanfu, if we say goodbye today, we may never see each other again in this life. Juzheng has no other wish in this life. I only hope that Yuanfu can reveal your and my ambitions for that day one by one. The Ming Dynasty will be revived by Wanli. If this can be done, I will die without regrets if I am upright."
After saying that, he turned around and left, going directly to the main hall of Wenhua Hall.
Guo Pu frowned, turned to Gao Gong, and asked doubtfully, "Qing Su, what's going on with Zhang Juzheng?"
Gao Gong looked at Zhang Juzheng's forcibly straightened back, sighed, shook his head and said, "Brother Zhifu, you will know what happened to Zhang Juzheng in a moment. Alas, you don't know whether that student of yours did something good or bad. "
Guo Pu's frown deepened, but he didn't ask any more questions.
At two o'clock in the morning, all the ministers who were in the capital, regardless of whether they had asked for leave or reported illness, had gathered in the main hall of the Wenhua Palace to wait for the emperor's arrival.
At three o'clock, the eunuch Chen Hong, the Supervisor of Ceremonies, Xi Bingbi, arrived and loudly announced, "The Queen, the Imperial Concubine and the Emperor have arrived! All the ministers kneel down to greet us!"
After the ceremony was completed, many ministers who were completely confused looked towards the throne room in the main hall of the Wenhua Hall, only to see the queen and the imperial concubine sitting on the left and right sides of the palace with expressionless expressions. The little emperor also had a look on his face. Awe-inspiring, he sat on a separate golden dragon-carved chair, slightly lower.
The Ming Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. There is nothing wrong with this seat. The problem is that there seems to be something wrong with the person accompanying you!
Standing next to Empress Chen are the Supervisor of Ceremonies Bingbi and the Supervisor of the East Factory Huang Mengyu. Standing next to Concubine Li is the Supervisor of Ceremonies Xi Bingbi and Chen Hong. Next to the emperor, there are people on the left and right. On the right is the Supervisor of Ceremonies. On the left side of Chen Ju, who holds the pen and the imperial horse supervisor's palm seal, is Guan Zheng, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, Zuo Chunfang of Zhan Shifu, who is highly moral and pragmatic.
Eh? What kind of trick is this?
Where did Feng Bao, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, go?
There are definitely not many idiots who can stand here at this moment. Even those princes and marquises are all people who have been refined in the officialdom. It can be seen at a glance that there is something wrong with this posture.
After sizing up the three people above His Majesty Dan, everyone's eyes quietly turned towards the three ministers who were standing in the frontmost position under His Majesty Dan.
However, the expressions of the three ministers were surprisingly expressionless.
If there was any difference, it was that Mr. Zhang Ge's face seemed a little too pale. However, everyone is well-informed, and most of them already know that Zhang Ge was sent back to the capital overnight by his servants because he suffered a heat stroke in Tianshou Mountain yesterday and was sent back to the capital overnight, so it is understandable that his face is a bit ugly.
But you three elders have no attitude, what should we do next?
However, they all worried too much because they seemed to have nothing to do but just listen.
The queen and the imperial concubine were seen sitting still and solemnly. The emperor did not say anything and directly ordered, "Chen Hong, declare the decree."
Chen Hong came out according to the order and preached loudly: "The Queen's Edict, the Imperial Concubine's Edict, and the Emperor's Imperial Edict. The eunuch Feng Bao was assassinated the day before. Dongchang and Jinyiwei were ordered to investigate, and it was discovered that the case was caused by Xu Jue, the commander of Jinyiwei. Feng Bao ordered the plan. Dongchang and Jinyiwei investigated again and found out that Feng Bao had deceived the emperor and cheated the country, committing serious crimes!
Feng Baoben should show off his killing, because he is an old slave of the late emperor and has served for a long time, so he will be lenient for the time being. After being demoted to serve as emperor, he went to Xiaolingwei in Nanjing to grow vegetables.
Xu Jue was originally a fugitive, but because he joined Feng Bao's family, he was forced to abuse his military position, work as a slave and deceive the emperor, and was ordered to be severely tried in prison.
They also found account books, diaries and other items at Feng Bao Xu Jue's premises, and learned that Zhang Juzheng, a great scholar, was deeply involved in the case and bribed Feng Bao seven famous harps, nine night pearls, five pearl curtains, thirty thousand taels of gold, and one hundred thousand silver. Two, and the remaining various kinds of treasures are countless. He even had many secret discussions with Feng Bao. His words were outrageous and insulting to the Tian family. He had ulterior motives and fell to Yuan Fu. I should have ordered him to go to prison together and strictly investigate the remaining party members. I thought that because of the late emperor's former ministers and ministers, I would be lenient for the time being. He was exempted from his job and held various positions, and returned to his hometown to live at leisure. He was not allowed to stay. "
After Chen Hong finished reading, the whole palace was shocked!
