The voice of the chamberlain was not very quiet, and the officials in the distance might not be able to hear it clearly, but the cabinet and the officials of the Liubu Hall heard it clearly, and everyone's expression changed immediately.
It is actually nothing new for the emperor's eldest son to be "ill". This young master is often "ill". The main reason is that this time the degree of "illness" is probably a little serious. Otherwise, why would the empress dowagers of the two palaces and the emperor and queen rush over? Already?
Among them, the emperor was the most important - he abandoned Chang Chao and left without caring, which shows that the situation is urgent.
Shen Shixing and others were shocked by this sentence. They were all stunned for a moment and did not speak immediately.
Unexpectedly, Gao Pingshi suddenly shouted and asked: "Now the eldest son of the emperor is not the prince, how can the emperor ignore all the officials and go to Zhongcui Palace! Also, the headquarters just asked you to at least ask for the emperor's oral instructions, can you do it?" "
Not only did Gao Pragmatic rarely speak harshly in the court, but he had always acted like a humble gentleman for many years in the palace. At this moment, he suddenly shouted and asked. The servant was so surprised that he knelt down in a hurry and said: "Yes, there is an order from the emperor!"
Shen Shixing also came to his senses and immediately shouted, "Don't tell me yet!"
The chamberlain was about to speak in a hurry, but Gao Pragmatic waved his hand and said, "Since the emperor has spoken, stand up and speak."
Shen Shixing was shocked when he heard this, and suddenly a cold sweat broke out behind his back. Fortunately, the chamberlain was so frightened by the two of them that he didn't think much. He quickly stood up and said, "Yes, yes... The emperor said: Mr. Shen is in charge of the outer court. Please invite Gao Gongbao."
This is a bit interesting. Several ministers in the cabinet had different expressions, but they all refused to speak first. Gao pragmatic frowned slightly and did not answer.
Wang Jiaping suddenly said at this time: "Since the emperor has issued an edict, we must act according to the emperor's wishes. Yuan Fu, do you think the Chang Dynasty will continue?"
Shen Shixing glanced at Baiguan who was standing in the distance drinking the wind, and knew that he definitely couldn't continue. Originally, Chang Chao usually wouldn't say anything important, but now the emperor doesn't know if he can still come over. If he continues to let the officials stay here, I'm afraid a few of them will freeze to death, and then he will be the one to do it. Shen Shixing's handling was inappropriate.
"The Supervisor of Ceremonies sent someone to make an announcement, saying that the emperor's eldest son was temporarily ill. The emperor loves his son very much and has asked the cabinet to cancel today's regular court and order all officials to withdraw from the court in accordance with the rules." Shen Shixing finally made a decision.
To retreat from the court according to the rules, those who should kowtow must kowtow, so Gao pragmatism will return first.
However, after the ceremony was over, before Gao Jingshi left with the chamberlain, Shen Shixing took the initiative to come over, greeted Gao Jingshi, and then said: "Qing Zhen, what you just said...wasn't it a little thoughtless?"
"The student doesn't know what Yuan Fu is referring to, so he asked Yuan Fu to inform him." In front of outsiders, Gao pragmatically stopped calling Shen Shixing "teacher", so as not to make people think that Shen Shixing and he were teachers and students.
Shen Shixing didn't believe Gao Pragmatic and didn't know what he meant, so he just said calmly: "Although the emperor's eldest son has not been officially canonized, but now that the queen has no legitimate son, isn't the emperor's eldest son just like the prince? How can you say that the emperor gave up because of this? Is the Chang Dynasty today 'abandoning all officials and ignoring them'?"
Gao pragmatically said calmly: "Family has family rules, and the state has national laws. Although the emperor's eldest son has a special status, but if he is not canonized, he is no longer a prince. If he is not a prince, he is just his majesty's son. His illness is just a family matter and not a real one. Regarding state affairs, students are responsible for His Majesty. I don’t know what’s wrong, so I ask Yuan Fu for advice.”
Shen Shixing narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't seem displeased. He just looked at Gao Pragmatic carefully, and then said softly: "Please tell the truth, do you really blame your majesty for saying this?"
Without waiting for Gao Gao to reply pragmatically, he gently flicked his sleeves and Shi Shiran left.
Xu Guo followed up, glanced at Gao Pragmatic, and smiled slightly: "Go and see what's going on. Don't be impulsive."
As soon as Gao Jingshi nodded, Zhang Xueyan and Wu Dui also stepped forward.
Zhang Xueyan nodded lightly at him and said: "It is natural and reasonable to blame your majesty for state affairs. However, the emperor may not be able to listen at the moment. It is better to wait until the matter slows down and remonstrate again."
Wu Dui also said: "This matter may have happened in a hurry, and the emperor may not have had time to think about it. You should not be too harsh, and you should first understand what happened."
Gao pragmatic smiled and thanked the two pavilion elders for their reminder. Wang Jiaping happened to be passing by, nodded to him and said: "I only saw Gao Longwen's talent in the past, but now I know Gao Longwen's talent. Not bad, not bad."
There was no smile on Wang Jiaping's face, but there seemed to be a rare hint of appreciation in his eyes.
Gao Jingshi bowed slightly, and Wang Jiaping left without saying anything.
The elders of the pavilion all left, followed by the big and small Jiuqing and others. Gao Pingshi, Liang Menglong and others gestured with their hands and then followed the eunuch to the harem.
On the way, Gao Jingshi planned to ask the chamberlain about the situation in the harem, but he didn't expect that the chamberlain had just been urged by Gao Jingshi to ask for an order. He didn't bother to pay attention to other matters at all, and almost didn't know anything about it. Gao was pragmatic and had no choice but to decide to take advantage of the situation.
When he arrived outside Zhongcui Palace, he found that the empress dowagers of the two palaces, the emperor and the queen's ceremonial guards were indeed there. He couldn't help but secretly muttered in his heart: In the original history, although Zhu Changluo was sick as a child, at least he was definitely not dead. Why did he make trouble this time? If such a big thing happens, don't you think you're going to die?
If Zhu Changluo dies, won't the person who succeeds him become King Fu? Oh, no, as long as the queen can be persuaded to accept Li Shizhen's treatment and give birth to a son and raise him as an adult, there will still be nothing wrong with King Fu...
"Pragmatic, come here!"
Gao Pangshi was distracted when he suddenly heard Zhu Yijun's voice from the side. He turned around and found that he had entered Zhongcui Palace unknowingly. Zhu Yijun was standing under the big tree on the left side in front of Xinglong Palace, his expression not looking good.
"Why is the emperor here?" Gao pragmatically said, pouting towards the apse: "Both palaces and the Queen are in the Sage Hall?"
This Zhongcui Palace was Zhu Yijun's residence when he was the prince, and Gao Pragmatic was very familiar with this place. The front hall of this palace is called Xinglong Hall, and the back hall is called Shengzhe Hall. The Xinglong Hall in the front hall is where Zhu Yijun studied, and the Sage Hall in the back hall is where he lived.
The eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Changluo, originally did not live here, but lived with his mother-in-law, Wang Gongfei. However, there were signs of the first national dispute last time. Although the matter was suppressed, Shen Shixing later persuaded Zhu Yijun to let him He changed Zhu Changluo's residence to Zhongcuigong.
At that time, Shen Shixing's reasons were very personal. He told Zhu Yijun that officials now attach great importance to this matter, but I understand the reason why the emperor does not want to canonize the prince so early. Now it is better for both parties to take a step back: the emperor can insist on not canonizing the queen on the grounds that she is still young, but In order to appease the officials, it is better to ask the emperor's eldest son to live in Zhongcui Palace temporarily.
Shen Shixing said that in this way, there would be no need to worry about the queen deposing the crown prince after giving birth to a legitimate son in the future, and it would also establish the special status of the emperor's eldest son, so that all officials would not have to worry about the uncertainty of the country's foundation, and the common people would get the best of both worlds.
In fact, speaking of it, Shen Shixing's idea was indeed quite clever. He actually exploited the loophole between the system and habits. Therefore, Zhu Yijun felt that it made sense after hearing it, and he agreed immediately.
But Gao Pragmatic, who learned the news only afterwards, knew very well that Zhu Yijun had been fooled.
Originally, Zhu Yijun's original intention was indeed to wait for the queen to give birth to a legitimate son, but he also had a further meaning, that is, the outer court should not interfere with my establishment of who will be the crown prince.
As a result, Shen Shixing made such a move, and his position actually seemed less firm - isn't letting Zhu Changluo live in Zhongcui Palace a concession to the officials? Tutufei
Zhongcui Palace is his own "hidden residence", and now it is given to Zhu Changluo. Normal people know how to understand it.
The only thing Gao Pragmatic couldn't be sure of was whether Shen Shixing's behavior was just a habitual display of his personal style, or whether it contained evil intentions, causing the emperor to quietly give in, making the officials feel that as long as they continued to work hard, they could force the emperor to fully comply with their wishes. Opinions act.
This suspicion has not been confirmed until now.
At this time, Zhu Yijun listened to Gao Pragmatic's words and said angrily: "What am I going to do in the Sage Hall? I don't know how to treat a doctor, and being there is also a hindrance."
Huh?
Gao Pingshi sensed something was wrong in his tone and tentatively said: "The two palaces and the queen..."
"The two palaces are naturally extremely anxious. The queen has always been filial, so she went with her." Zhu Yijun snorted softly: "How is the outer court? Has the court been dismissed?"
Gao pragmatic replied: "It's over. Mr. Shen said that he ordered all officials to disperse according to the order."
"That's okay." Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief: "I feel cold here. I'm afraid some of the ministers who came to the court haven't even eaten anything. The wind has been blowing for so long, so don't freeze a few of them. When the time comes, He also said that as an emperor, I am inconsiderate."
I thought you really cared about your ministers, but it turned out that you were just worried about being scolded?
"Are you cold?" Zhu Yijun asked smoothly, then shook his head and said, "Oh, you shouldn't be cold. I remember that you have never been very afraid of the cold."
Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but smile: "I'm young, I don't feel cold when I'm full, and I wear more clothes."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "Is there any discussion outside?"
Gao Pangshi suddenly became serious and said solemnly: "Others don't seem to have much discussion, but I have the discussion."
As expected, Zhu Yijun was startled and said in surprise: "You were discussing? Who were you discussing? What were you discussing?"
Gao pragmatic took two steps back, cupped his hands and said, "I have some advice."
Zhu Yijun suddenly stretched out his hand and made a stopping gesture: "Wait a minute, let me take a guess first... Are you saying that I shouldn't leave Chang Chao alone and come to Zhongcui Palace first?" Since Gao Pingshi said he wanted to enter. As a result, Zhu Yijun stopped calling himself "I" and officially used "I".
Gao pragmatically said: "Since the emperor knows..."
"Wait a minute, I also have a question, I want to ask you first." Zhu Yijun narrowed his eyes slightly and pursed his lips towards the Shengzhe Hall: "The Queen Mother suddenly had a decree and summoned me to serve. At this time, I should serve the Queen Mother first. , or should we go to Changchao first? Can Gao Gongbao teach me something?"
Gao Pragmatic was startled, and thought to himself, it turns out that you were called here by the Queen Mother, and you didn't come here in a hurry?
But since this is the case, the situation is different. He sighed softly: "If this is the case, the emperor should indeed come to serve the Queen Mother first."
Zhu Yijun smiled, but asked reluctantly: "What's the reason?"
"The emperor is the son of a human being first, and then the emperor. Just like the officials of our court, if their parents are called, even if they are of the first rank, they have to resign and return home to worship their parents in the hall. Furthermore, even as the emperor, it is important to know that the queen mother They are also the enemy of the late emperor. To respect the empress dowager is to respect the late emperor. The emperor should still put the empress dowager first and then the officials."
Zhu Yijun suddenly laughed, and then spread his hands: "So do you still want to give me advice now?"
Unexpectedly, Gao Pragmatic still nodded and said: "Yes, I still have some advice."
Zhu Yijun was startled and asked in surprise: "Why is this?"
Gao pragmatically said: "The emperor put the empress dowager first and then the officials. There is nothing wrong in either emotion or reason. However, before the emperor came to serve the empress dowager, he should still send someone to inform the officials, or at least inform the cabinet about the reason, and at the same time order Mr. Shen It is a safe move to deal with it as appropriate.”
Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment, nodded and said: "Okay, what you said makes sense." He glanced around and saw that the chamberlains and maids were far away, and then he continued: "To be honest, I'll tell you the truth. I was quite unhappy at the time, so I didn’t do it very carefully, but I didn’t mean to leave the officials aside on purpose.”
Gao pragmatic only nodded to express understanding, but did not speak.
Zhu Yijun sighed, shook his head and said: "Chang Luo is my son, and it's not that I don't care about him, but he... is not the legitimate son, and his body doesn't look very strong. How can he be the crown prince? I really don't want to do it because of him. This matter delayed Chang Chao.
But the Queen Mother always thought that since there was only one grandson at the moment, she had to pay more attention to it, so today it was only a trivial matter, but it made such a big fuss. Sigh, I'm always worried that if this continues, the outer court will use the power of the Queen Mother to blackmail me... Do you have any ideas? "
Gao pragmatic frowned, thought for a moment, and said: "It is better to say that a thousand words and ten thousand are not as good as the queen giving birth to a dragon son."
Zhu Yijun was a little discouraged when he heard this, and said with some annoyance: "The queen is very good, but she cares too much about other people's opinions. If I go to Kunning Palace to work harder, she will be eager to drive out talents. What do you think I can do?" "
Damn it...do you need me, an outsider, to give you advice on the boudoir affairs between your husband and wife? Am I being too lenient?
After this idea came into Gao Pragmatic's mind, he suddenly thought: Hey, there is something wrong with Zhu Yijun's statement. Is it true that the queen just "kicks people out" because she "cares about other people's opinions"?
He suddenly thought of a possibility that was really inconvenient to talk about: Could it be that Zhu Yijun and the Queen were too impatient when they consummated their marriage for the first time, and the Queen only felt pain and no joy in the boudoir at all?
Although this situation is a bit difficult to talk about, it is indeed very possible. After all, the queen's wedding age is still an underage girl according to future generations. At that time, although Zhu Yijun should not be the first brother in theory, he was obviously not experienced enough. Moreover, given his identity, it was unlikely that he would consider the other person's feelings, so...
Although Gao Pragmatic has always been known for his wisdom, facing this situation, he found it very difficult for a while.
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