Although Gao Pragmatic has made it relatively clear, it is based on the premise that he has roughly understood the purpose of the parties involved, and Zhu Yijun has not thought so deeply and broadly, so he is still confused. Although he is pragmatic, his face is full of doubts.
Gao pragmatic sighed softly and said: "In short, the imperial concubine has no subjective intention to harm the emperor, but if certain things develop to a certain stage, it cannot be ruled out that the imperial concubine will choose to make the emperor... suffer some pain."
"Have some suffering?" Zhu Yijun asked slowly, with a gloomy expression on his face, "What do you mean by suffering a little?"
Gao pragmatic curled his lips, spread his hands, and said: "If my prediction is correct, I am afraid that in the eyes of the imperial concubine, this so-called 'suffering' is making the emperor's body uncomfortable, and it may take a period of recuperation to recover. And During this period, although the Emperor's life is not in danger, he will certainly be unable to see what is going on."
"She wants me to be unable to see things for a period of time?" Faced with Gao Pingzhen's "such excessive" accusation against Concubine Zheng without any conclusive evidence, Zhu Yijun did not get angry immediately, but was thoughtful.
After a while, he asked: "In your opinion, what did she want to do during the time when I couldn't see?"
"Why does your Majesty ask questions knowingly?" Gao Pingshi sighed, as if he didn't want to answer directly.
"No, I have to ask this clearly. You have to tell me in detail." Zhu Yijun said with a very serious face, staring into Gao Pragmatic's eyes.
"Your Majesty should know that these words are just inferences..."
"Of course I know." This time, Zhu Yijun emphasized the word "I".
"Okay." Gao Pingshi paused and said: "Actually, the imperial concubine's purpose is very clear. From the beginning to the end, all she wants is for the third son of the emperor to become the prince. Therefore, if one day she thinks that the time has come, she must let the emperor take some time. She is unable to see things in her heart, so naturally what she has to do is to take advantage of this moment to completely remove the obstacles for the third prince to become the prince."
"Completely wipe it out." Zhu Yijun repeated it expressionlessly, and said calmly: "That is to say, Chang Luo and Chang Hao must die?"
Gao Pingshi was stunned and said in surprise: "This matter should have nothing to do with the fifth emperor."
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said: "I'm not talking about the old Wu Chang Hao, but Chang Hao, who is full moon today - Shuijing Yezhihao. This is the name I plan to name him."
Oh I got it. Zhu Changhao, Zhu Changhao, the last words of these two brothers have the same pronunciation. The emperor's legitimate son had not been named before. When Gao Pingshi heard this, he naturally thought of the emperor's fifth son, Zhu Changhao, so he had the above misunderstanding.
The biological mother of Zhu Changhao, the fifth son of the emperor, was Concubine Zhou Duan. She was named Duan Concubine in March of the 10th year of Wanli, ranking first among the nine concubines. I wonder if readers still remember what I said in the first two chapters, Zheng Concubine Duan was ranked second among the nine concubines at that time, so Concubine Duan's status was even higher than Concubine Zheng.
But in fact, Concubine Duan was not very favored, so it was not until the 19th year of Wanli that she gave birth to the fifth son of the emperor, Zhu Changhao. It was not until the 22nd year of Wanli that the emperor's fifth son was still growing up healthily. As the mother was more valuable than her son, she was canonized as Concubine Duan in November. But how can I put it... In short, in the original history, neither mother nor son was favored.
But here is an interesting anecdote: Concubine Zhou Duan lived a very long life. She became the first of the nine concubines in the tenth year of Wanli. That year was 1582 AD, and in June of 1644, something bad happened.
This year Zhang Xianzhong captured Sichuan and killed the entire family of Rui Wang Zhu Changhao, son of Concubine Duan, and all his subordinate officials. In October, Li Zicheng conquered Beijing, and Concubine Zhou Duan returned to her natal family to live. She was still alive during the Shunzhi period of the Qing Dynasty, and her life span was more than eighty years old. As for the specific year of his death, it is unknown. It is said that he was buried in the tomb of the four concubines of Shenzong - this should be done with the help of the Qing Dynasty in order to win people's hearts.
[Note: Because the Shunzhi reign was used until 1661, and the Nanming Dynasty fell in 1662, since she is recorded in the history books as being in the Shunzhi period rather than the Kangxi period, it means that she died before the Nanming Dynasty was completely destroyed. At this time, Taqing will still pinch his nose to win people's hearts. ]
As for the name of the emperor's legitimate son... Hao refers to the huge and boundless appearance of the water. Sometimes it also extends to the meaning of vastness. It is also suitable to name the emperor's legitimate son.
Speaking of which, even if Gao Pragmatic was not the number one contributor to the birth of the emperor's legitimate son, he was indeed an important contributor. After all, if it weren't for Gao Pragmatism, there would have been no record of pregnancy for Queen Wang in the original history. Now that she can successfully give birth at the "advanced age" of her thirties, can't she thank Gao Pragmatic for his painstaking arrangements for Li Shizhen to see her for medical treatment?
"I see." Gao Pingshi nodded, turned the conversation away, and said, "In short, as long as the emperor understands what the imperial concubine wants, then there is no need to ask what she wants to do."
Zhu Yijun was silent for a while, then shook his head and said: "Parents have inherent preferences, but even tiger poison will not eat its children. How can I sit back and watch such a tragedy happen at my knees."
Gao Pragmatic said happily: "The emperor has this insight, it is really a blessing for the world."
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yijun shook his head: "It has nothing to do with the world, it's just father and son."
The expression "father, father, son, son" comes from "The Analects of Confucius·Yan Yuan". The original text is as follows: Qi Jinggong asked Confucius about government affairs. Confucius said to him: "Master, minister, minister, father, father, son, son." The Duke said, "Excellent! Faith is like a king who is not a king, a minister who is not a minister, a father who is not a father, and a son who is not his son. Even though there is millet, I will eat it. various?"
It means: Qi Jinggong asked Confucius about politics. Confucius replied: "The king should be like a king, the ministers should be like ministers, the father should be like father, and the son should be like sons." Qi Jinggong said: "Excellent! If the king is not like a king, and the ministers are not like ministers "The father is not like the father, and the son is not like the son. No matter how much food there is, can I eat it?"
Of course, the meaning of the words also depends on the context. The meaning of Zhu Yijun's words at this moment is actually roughly: I am a father, and I have to take care of my sons like a father. My sons should also be taken care of by me as a father. .
In short, Zhu Yijun looked at this matter purely from the perspective of father-son ethics.
However, Gao Pragmatic disagreed, and he shook his head and said: "Otherwise, the relationship between ordinary father and son is naturally just a simple father and son, but the emperor is the supreme one in the world, and the relationship between the emperor and his son is not just father and son, but also monarch and minister.
The Analects of Confucius says: Lord, minister, father, father, son. This distinction between king and minister comes before father and son...Does the Emperor know why? "
Zhu Yijun remained silent.
Gao pragmatic asked: "Does the emperor know the story of King Zhou You?"
Zhu Yijun frowned: "What? Pragmatically, you regard me as King You and Concubine Zheng as your concubine?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "I would like to ask, does the emperor know about Yijiu and Bofu?"
The story he told was obviously not King Zhou You's most famous "Beacon Fire Play with the Princes", but another story related to the heir - of course, there was still a scene of praise in it.
As a famous foolish king during the Western Zhou Dynasty, King You of Zhou Dynasty has always been a solid player in the ranking list of foolish kings in Chinese history. He probably needs no further introduction.
The story Gao Pingshi told is that King You of Zhou had originally made Yijiu the crown prince. Yijiu’s mother was the daughter of Marquis Shen. Marquis Shen was the king of a powerful vassal state in the Western Zhou Dynasty. According to legend, he was a descendant of Boyi. .
It stands to reason that with such a strong grandfather as the backing of Yijiu, it should be a matter of course for him to become the king of the Zhou Dynasty after the death of King Zhou You.
However, the accident still happened. King You of Zhou got the great beauty Bao Si. Because he doted on Bao Si very much, he also loved Wujiwu and doted on him and Bao Si's son Bofu.
Not long after, King You appointed Bao Si as his queen. At the same time, he deposed the crown prince Yijiu and made Bao Si's son Bofu the crown prince. The ministers and princes expressed their opposition to this, but King You of Zhou refused to listen.
King Zhou You's move obviously immediately angered Shen Hou, so he did not stop, and simply united with the Quan Rong and Zhen Kingdom to the west of the Zhou royal family to raise troops to rebel.
Due to King You of Zhou's history of stupidity, although the vassal states knew that Marquis Shen was rebelling, no one sent troops to rescue King You. Marquis Shen and others easily invaded Haojing, the capital of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and killed King You of Zhou.
After King You died, Yijiu succeeded him as King Ping of Zhou.
After experiencing this disaster, the status of the Zhou royal family plummeted and their strength was greatly reduced. In order to prevent the invasion of the Dog Rong, and because Haojing was already devastated, King Zhou Ping had to move the capital to Luoyi in the second year after he succeeded to the throne. This also symbolized the demise of the Western Zhou Dynasty, and Chinese history entered a period of feudal princes competing for hegemony. Spring and Autumn Period.
What Gao Jingshi wants to remind Zhu Yijun here is that all of this is traced back to the partiality of King Zhou You.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Yijun narrowed his eyes slightly and said to Gao Pragmatic: "Pragmatic, I naturally remember this story. You were the first to tell it to me when I was a child... However, I remember that you said this to me at the time. There are other views on things.”
This time it was Gao Pragmatic's turn to remain silent.
In fact, many records of these very early histories either conflict with each other or are unclear, and it is easy for later generations to use them to explain things from different angles due to different emphasis. When Gao pragmatic told this story to Zhu Yijun, he did not discuss it from the perspective of King Zhou You destroying the heir system.
Back then, Gao Pragmatic spoke from the perspective of "the emperor's imperial army must be both strong and loyal." It would be too long to retell this story. To put it simply, when the Xishen Kingdom united with the Quan Rong army to attack Haojing, the Zhou royal family actually had a powerful army under the direct leadership of the royal family, and its name was the "Six Army" .
"Zhou Li·Xia Guan·Xuguan" says: "Every time an army is built, there are always 2,500 troops. The king has six armies, three armies for big countries, two armies for minor countries, and one army for small countries." "Zuo Zhuan·Xiang Gong's 14th Year " said: "The Zhou Dynasty has six armies. If the princes are big, they can have three armies." Later, the "six armies" were used as a general term for the national army. Of course, it is often referred to as the emperor's forbidden army.
But the strange thing is that in the story of King You of Zhou, the Sixth Army played almost no role. Many records say that the Sixth Army just resisted casually and then retreated. Even where they retreated seems unclear.
Therefore, Gao Pragmatic's explanation to Xiao Zhu Yijun at that time was that King Zhou You's rebellious behavior had lost the morale of the army, so that at the critical moment "the six armies did not launch" and the country suffered. Therefore, he warned Zhu Yijun not to wait for the army, and to ensure as much money, food, and soldiers as possible.
Obviously, Gao Pragmatic said this to Zhu Yijun at that time because it was not long after the implementation of private military industry, and there were still many people who opposed it from time to time. Gao Pragmatic must strengthen Zhu Yijun's understanding and let him know that the original system has already Complete corruption, if left alone, will sooner or later make the army unable to fight, and even unwilling to fight for the emperor.
Moreover, the impact of this story extends beyond the period of private military industry implementation. Later, when Jingying was restructured, Zhu Yijun always gave Gao pragmatic full support. This was also related to the shock this story gave him in his early years, which made him insist that Jingying was the Ming Dynasty. The "Sixth Army" cannot be all trash; it must be a reliable and capable force.
It stands to reason that the two times Gao Pragmatic used the story of King Zhou You's loss of Haojing are not in conflict with each other: the first time was to discuss the importance of the emperor's forbidden army, and this time it was to discuss the importance of the successor system.
But what Zhu Yijun said at this moment was not to accuse Gao Pragmatic of inconsistent arguments, but...
"When a minister attacks his king, it is called rebellion; when a king attacks his minister, it is called revolt." Zhu Yijun patted the armrest and said: "Even if King You of Zhou made countless mistakes, and Marquis Shen rebelled by using the troops of dogs and Rong, shouldn't he be punished for his crime? ?Besides... pragmatically, tell me, can anyone be a Marquis of Shen today? Can someone be a Quanrong?"
Gao Pingshi was silent just now. In fact, he was aware of the hidden danger in his words, but he did not expect Zhu Yijun to actually say it.
In today's world, who can be the Marquis of Shen, and who can be the Rong of the Dogs?
Marquis Shen was the father of the deposed Empress Shen of King You of Zhou Dynasty. The biological father of the current empress was named Wang Wei. He was formerly the deputy envoy of the Wensi Academy under the Ministry of Industry (the ninth rank). He was granted the title of Yongnian Bo because his daughter became the empress. Uncle Yongnian, who was born as a ninth-grade official, had no fiefdom and had no sense of presence in the army. Naturally, it was impossible for him to be a Shenhou.
However, everyone in the world knows that the biggest supporter of Queen Wang is...Gao Pragmatic!
Therefore, if someone can really "become the Marquis of Shen" when "King You of Zhou is acting rebelliously", then this person can only be highly pragmatic!
Does Gao pragmatism have military power? Logically speaking, of course there is no such thing in normal times, but who doesn't know how high Gao Jingjing's prestige is in the Jiubian towns? Even the Imperial Guards, which the imperial court relies on most now, were organized by Gao Pragmatic!
If Gao Jingshi really wants to "become the Marquis of Shen", then his "Marquis of Shen" will only be stronger than the Marquis of Shen back then.
As for "Who is the Dog Rong"...this is even more interesting. Can Tumut be a "dog rong"? Can Ordos be a "Quirong"? Can the Jurchen tribes be "dog warriors"? Even more exaggeratedly, could the chieftains in the southwest who were once Gao's pragmatic subordinates and now rely on Jinghua to make money to support their families, be "Dougong"?
Gao Pragmatic never thought that he would be involved in this circle.
However, he also realized that as time progressed and his prestige among all parties continued to increase, Zhu Yijun, as the emperor, had to consider certain situations that he would not consider in the past.
Gao pragmatically knew that he was still the emperor's loyal and trustworthy minister, but the emperor could no longer treat him as unreservedly as he had ten or twenty years ago.
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