Zhu Yijun's imperial edict was written with an imperial pen, not to mention that it did not use any official format or even a treasure. He only used a private seal after the edict and wrote "Zhongcui Palace Seal".
Zhongcui Palace was Zhu Yijun's residence when he was the crown prince. This "Zhongcui Palace Seal" was rarely used after he became emperor, and it was never used as a signature for imperial edicts. According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, this imperial decree did not actually have any legal effect.
The format does not match, the use of treasures is wrong, and the plainness of the tone is directly reminiscent of the second ancestor, but it is written by the imperial pen personally, and the one who came to announce the decree is the palm print and first pen of the Chief of Ceremonies.
Obviously, although this "imperial edict" does not have "legal effect", it must have special meaning.
In fact, Gao Jingshi already understood what Zhu Yijun meant after seeing the "Zhongcui Palace Seal" on the imperial edict. It may seem unbelievable, but Gao Pragmatically believed that although Zhu Yijun's edict sounded like he was angry, in fact it was an edict asking for help.
Zhu Yijun felt that the matter had reached a point where Gao pragmatism needed to be rescued immediately.
It is salvation and nothing else.
As for who to save, this may be debatable, but as long as it is proposed by Zhu Yijun, Gao Pragmatic cannot continue to ignore it.
Zhu Yijun regarded Gao Pragmatic as a classmate, or even as a child. Gao Pragmatic was not a tree, a rock, and naturally he would not be emotionless. When Zhu Yijun began to ask for help, he naturally could not sit idly by.
For an imperial edict that is not considered an imperial edict, a written reply is not necessary, so Gao Pingshi just sighed after reading it and said to Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju: "You two can reply to the emperor and say, 'I will return to the ministry tomorrow.' "
Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju both breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other.
"You guys go out and wait." Huang Mengyu and Gao Pragmatic had the strongest friendship. He dismissed the accompanying eunuchs with a wave of his hand, and then said to Gao Pragmatic: "Situ, this matter seems to have something to do with Concubine Zheng Huang. Shen, do you think it could be..."
"Is she using me?" Gao Pingshi interrupted before Huang Mengyu could finish the question and asked.
"Ah, what we mean is whether Concubine Zheng borrows the emperor's hand and uses Situ's power."
Isn’t that the same thing?
Gao pragmatic glanced at him, shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter."
Huang Mengyu was a little surprised, and frowned worriedly: "But in this case, where is the Queen?"
"Are you worried that I will give up my original position of supporting the queen?" Gao pragmatic continued to shake his head: "Why should I do this?"
Huang Mengyu glanced at Chen Ju and said, "Old Chen, should you do the talking?"
Chen Ju nodded and gave Gao Pragmatic a hand: "Situ may still be unaware of something. This afternoon, a new rumor has spread in the capital, saying that the Queen Mother injured her roots when giving birth to the Emperor's eldest daughter and will no longer be able to succeed. Pregnant."
Gao Pragmatic's eyes narrowed: "Where did it come from?"
"It hasn't been found out yet, and... I'm afraid it can't be found out either." Chen Ju said with an unchanged expression.
Gao Pingshi snorted coldly: "That's right."
However, although it is "unascertainable", everyone knows where this rumor came from.
Chen Ju stopped talking, and Huang Mengyu asked worriedly: "A lot of people talk about gold, and three people become tigers. Once this rumor came out, it was difficult to curb the idea that the eldest son of the emperor worshiped the queen as his legitimate mother and was raised by the queen. ”
Gao pragmatic thought for a while, but did not express his position. He only said: "I understand. You go to persuade the emperor to make him feel at ease with these matters. Just leave it to me."
Although Huang Mengyu still had something to say, he was a discerning person and knew that Gao Wuzhen didn't want to talk much now and probably wanted to discuss it with the important ministers of the Shi School, so he didn't dare to interrupt, so he and Chen Ju went to discuss the matter. He handed over his hand and left quickly.
As soon as they left, Gao pragmatic went to the west wing to find Liu Xin.
Liu Xin, the confidential secretary, could not help him much in these official struggles, so he had been doing other work during this period, which mainly included three aspects.
The first is to draw a relatively detailed resource distribution map of Southeast Asia, which is divided into a general map and detailed maps of each kingdom. This matter requires a lot of work, because it has been more than 20 years since Liu Xin came to this world. It is not easy to draw solely from memory. Sometimes, it is necessary to combine the exploration information sent by Jinghua to determine whether there is any, or to determine the specific details. Location.
The second is that she plans to establish a staff group for Gao Pangshi, whose main role will be in military affairs, with military affairs in southern Xinjiang as the main focus. This staff group is not linked to the existing military command system of Southern Xinjiang itself, nor does it have command authority. It usually works mainly on the military training, logistics preparation planning, strategic direction, and tactical deduction of various countries in Southern Xinjiang. It is equivalent to a highly pragmatic individual. "General Staff".
The third is that she is considering helping Gao Pragmatic sort out the organizational structure of Jinghua Group again. This is still under study and has no specific meaning. The only thing that can be determined is the motive: Jinghua is already too big. Even if it is divided into several major industrial departments, the power under each department is too great, and the span of the "jurisdiction" is equally huge - from Tumut to Malacca. During this period of the Ming Dynasty, this would reduce administrative efficiency based on the existing transportation convenience.
Of course, this is also conducive to liberating highly pragmatic individuals. Liu Xin felt that Gao Wuzhi's current working hours were too long. He had to deal with the affairs of the Household Department during the day, and as the de facto party leader of the Real School, there were many other things that required his distraction. So at night, I have to work overtime to deal with Jinghua's internal affairs. I often go to bed in the middle of the night and get up again before dawn. This is obviously not a scientific schedule.
Now that he is young, he may still be able to persevere. How about waiting another ten or twenty years? Iron men are exhausted.
Therefore, in Liu Xin's view, it is necessary to learn from Chengzu's method and create a "cabinet" for Gao Jingshi. As a high-ranking department that handles Jinghua's internal affairs, it can share Gao Jingshi's workload, especially those who can " "Execute as usual" section.
These three tasks are very heavy, so Liu Xin is also very busy and does not have much time to talk to Gao Pragmatic every day. When Gao pragmatic came to the west wing, Liu Xin was also working hard at the desk full of official documents, writing furiously.
"Secretary has something to do, nothing to do...cough!" Gao Pingshi realized that his train of thought had gone astray and coughed lightly at the door.
Fortunately, Liu Xin was so good at writing that it wasn't until Gao Qingshi coughed heavily that he realized he was here.
She raised her head and saw that she was so pragmatic. She couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Didn't I just say that you were going to receive an order again? How come you have time to come to my place?"
Gao pragmatic sighed and said: "The emperor forced me to express my position."
"What's the meaning?"
There was no need for Gao Pragmatic to hide it from her, so he told her the situation just now frankly.
Liu Xin frowned and said, "You know these things are not what I'm good at, so why are you still telling me? I can't give you any good advice."
"I just hope you can help me from the perspective of Concubine Zheng: If you were Concubine Zheng, what would you think and do at this moment?"
"Oh, I see. You think that in this kind of matter, my level is about the same as that of Concubine Zheng. You are used to fighting with a group of old foxes, and you are afraid that you have overestimated her, so you asked me to 'put myself in her shoes' Just think about what she would do, right?"
Gao pragmatic curled his lips: "If you must think so..."
"Okay, let me think about it." Liu Xin didn't seem to mind being "looked down upon" by Gao Pragmatic. She waved her hand and thought seriously.
Gao Pingshi didn't interrupt, he just walked over and looked at what she had written. Unexpectedly, Liu Xin rolled up the manuscript paper, shook her head and said, "I don't like to show the 'textbook preparation' to others."
Gao Pragmatic laughed dumbly and had no choice but to give up and sit down on the other side to wait for her answer.
After a while, Liu Xin said: "If it were me, I would make it clear first: I can't be your enemy, at least not now."
"Why? Do you think what happened last time has given her enough warning?" Although Gao Pingshi used a questioning tone, there was actually not much "question" in it when he said it. It seemed that he had some ideas about it. expected.
"This is one aspect." Liu Xin replied.
"What about the other side?" Gao Pragmatic asked again.
"On the other hand, your utilization value is very high and irreplaceable."
Gao Pragmatic frowned slightly: "What aspect?"
"In many aspects." Liu Xin said, pursed her lips slightly, and said, "I have something to say, but you may not like to hear it..."
"Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease. It doesn't have to be like this between you and me. If you have anything to say, it doesn't matter."
Liu Xin shrugged and said: "Based on my understanding of women in this era, the vast majority of them do not immediately think about how to solve problems when they face them, but instead think about how to solve them. She focuses on the men around her, hoping to use the power of these men to solve their problems. Considering the identity of Concubine Zheng, she will probably think like this."
Gao Pragmatic didn't look surprised and asked calmly: "So?"
"So, her first target is of course the emperor, but since the emperor will be restricted by the ancestral system in this matter, she also urgently needs a helper. The biggest role of this help is to help the emperor break through the ancestral system. shackles—who do you think this person is?”
Gao Pingshi laughed, raised his hands and said: "Thanks to the wrong love, I am very scared."
Liu Xin did not laugh. Instead, she supported her chin with one hand, tilted her head slightly, and said in thought: "I'm quite sure that she will think so, but what she will do...I'm a little bit confused. Not sure."
Gao pragmatic stopped teasing and asked: "Why?"
"After all, I'm not her, and I don't know much about her. I don't know how different our personalities are." Liu Xin spread her hands and said, "Generally speaking, the most direct way for things like this is to bribe you, but you …I couldn’t think of how to bribe her with her status.”
There is a simplest and most direct way for a woman to "bribe" a man, but the status of Concubine Zheng makes this method impossible.
Apart from this tacit method, there are only two remaining methods of bribery: power or money.
The money can be crossed off in advance. How can Concubine Zheng have so much money to bribe Gao Pragmatic? It's almost enough for Gao Pragmatic to bribe her.
So, what about Quan? Theoretically speaking, as the emperor's favorite concubine, although the Ming dynasty's harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, finding some opportunities to have some fun with the emperor should actually be effective for many officials.
The problem is that given his pragmatic status in the eyes of the emperor, this pillow style is really dispensable. It can be said that the emperor's trust in Gao Pragmatic could not be increased. Whether Emperor Zheng's concubine helps or not has no impact at all. And she can't threaten Gao Pragmatic with "reverse pillow style" - she was taught this just a few days ago.
Gao Pragmatic thought for a while and reminded: "The word bribery, judging from the current situation, has a big problem in itself."
Liu Xin was stunned: "What's the problem?"
Gao Jingshi said calmly: "The so-called bribery is mostly about the superior versus the inferior, but I think... Concubine Zheng Huang, I'm afraid I don't dare to have such an attitude towards me now."
Oh, that’s what it meant. Liu Xin nodded: "That makes sense."
Gao pragmatically said: "So you might as well change the perspective and 'interpose' it again: If she wants to cooperate with me, what might she do?"
Liu Xin thought for a while and said: "Since it is cooperation, it must be mutually beneficial. Is there anything that can be mutually beneficial to you?" She hesitated and asked: "If her son becomes the prince, Can you benefit from this?"
Gao pragmatic did not answer directly, but said: "You mean if I support Zhu Changxun as the crown prince, can I benefit? Then let me ask you, what is the difference between me supporting Zhu Changxun and supporting Zhu Changluo?"
"I think there is a difference." Liu Xin frowned and said, "Zhu Changluo has the support of the Xin School, but behind Zhu Changxun there is probably no one except her, Princess Zheng. In this way, once you support me, I Does it mean that the representative of the Real School supports him, and with the combined efforts of internal and external forces, can this matter be almost settled? If you calculate it this way, wouldn’t it be Conglong in the future... Oh, no, it is the merit of supporting him? This benefit should not be Small."
"You only counted the advantages, not the disadvantages." Gao Pragmatic shook his head and said: "If I do this, it will be morally untenable. It is equivalent to me standing on the opposite side of Shilin, and even bringing down the entire Practical School. All brought to the opposite side of Confucian orthodoxy. Do you know that even I can't accurately predict the degree of danger involved?"
Liu Xin really didn't consider this, and suddenly realized it after hearing this. So she thought about it and said distressedly: "This is going to be difficult..."
Unexpectedly, Gao Pingshi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, opened his eyes wide and said, "Fuck, I thought of a possibility."
Liu Xin was stunned: "What's possible?"
Gao pragmatic gasped: "Use the method proposed by Wang Xijue instead!"
"Uh, you mean..."
Gao Pragmatic stood up suddenly: "Didn't Wang Xijue propose that the eldest son of the emperor should worship the queen as his legitimate mother, so as to solve the biggest problem of the difference between legitimate concubine and concubine? But since Wang Xijue can support Zhu Changluo to worship the queen as his legitimate mother, then why can't I support Zhu Changxun to worship the queen as his legitimate mother? The queen is the legitimate mother? As the saying goes, the first thing to do is to establish a legitimate son. If there is no direct descendant, the elder will be established. If I can support Zhu Changxun to worship the queen as his legitimate mother, then at least in principle, the issue that he is younger than Zhu Changluo is no longer important Got it!"
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PS: I woke up this morning and found that I had a severe stiff neck. When I was typing this chapter, I felt a sharp pain at the Dazhui point on the back of my head. I wonder if it will be better tomorrow.
