This visit lasted a long time. When Gao Pingshi came out of Xinuan Pavilion, the sky was already getting dark, and the last ray of light was about to disappear.
Several small yellow gatekeepers from the Supervisor of Ceremonies led Gao Jingshi out of the Qianqing Palace and politely asked him whether he was going to the cabinet now or planning to leave the palace. Gao Jingshi looked at the sky and said, "Leave the palace." Several small yellow gatekeepers Without asking any more questions, he led Gao Pragmatic towards Donghua Gate.
In fact, Donghua Gate is in the southeast corner of the palace, and Gao Jingshi's Nanning Marquis Mansion is located directly north of the imperial city. If Gao Jingshi can leave the palace through Xuanwu Gate, he can save almost half an hour. Unfortunately, it is impossible to go this way, because it would have to go through the harem.
Therefore, Gao Jingshi's route back to the palace is to exit the palace from Donghua Gate, then walk north in the imperial city, passing through Guanglu Temple, Neiyunyu, Xiangfang, Yumajian, Silijian, etc., and finally from Exit the imperial city through Di'anmen. This is the scope of Zhaohui Jinggongfang, and the Nanning Hou Mansion is at the western end of this place, close to Shichahai.
[Note: The capital of the Ming Dynasty can be said to be divided into "three rings". The first ring can be understood as the palace city, the second ring as the imperial city, and the third ring as the capital city wall. Within the palace city is the imperial palace; within the imperial city are a bunch of yamen, including Sanhai and Meishan. The yamen are mainly the inner court yamen; outside the imperial city are the remaining outer court yamen, commercial and residential areas, temples, Taoist temples, etc. ]
When Gao pragmatically left Donghua Gate, Donghua Gate was already ready to close, and it was almost time to get off work. After leaving Donghua Gate and walking only a distance of more than thirty feet, Gao Pingshi found several officials in red robes chatting at the corner of Guanglu Temple in the distance.
According to the system, the Dahongpao uniform should be of level four or above. However, there are more foreign officials of the fourth rank than officials in the capital. Usually when you see Dahongpao in the capital, it is most likely that they are high-ranking officials of the third rank or above.
Gao pragmatic stepped forward, and those few people also saw him coming and took the initiative to greet him. Gao Pragmatic took a closer look and realized that he was far away just now. He didn't look carefully under the dim sky. Although the people who came were all wearing scarlet robes, the styles were different. There was no formal official uniform among them.
There were five people in total, two of them were wearing flying fish suits, one was wearing a bullfighting suit, and two were wearing python robes.
Wearing the python robes are the two internal and external figures - Wang Jiaping, the first assistant, and Chen Ju, the chief eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies. Shen Yiguan, the bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion, wears the bullfighting suit. Bingbi, the chief eunuch of the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and Dongchang dongchang wears the flying fish suit. Admiral Wang An and eunuch Bingbi Liu Ping, who ranked third among the ceremonial supervisors.
"Rixin came just in time. If you don't come, I will go back and write bullets if you don't agree with Mr. Jiaomen." Wang Jiaping's words sounded a bit scary, but he said it with a smile, which was obviously a joke.
Gao pragmatic smiled and said: "Although there was an accident today, there is no emergency at the moment. Why let a fool stay in the palace overnight? Of course he will come out." After a pause, he asked again: "Yuan Fu, Jiao Why are my father-in-law and the three father-in-laws all here?"
Several people looked at each other, and it was Wang Jiaping who spoke again, "Rixin is asking knowingly... Naturally, I am waiting to ask you what the emperor's plans are for Yikun Palace."
Sure enough, it was for this reason.
Gao pragmatic shook his head slightly and said: "The emperor believes that this matter has nothing to do with Yikun Palace."
Wang Jiaping immediately became serious, frowned and said: "Rixin, this is a serious matter, haven't you argued with reason?"
Gao Pingshi sighed softly, waved his hands and said: "If you are not close, fighting is useless." He said, deliberately lowering his head secretly, but quietly paying attention to Shen Yiguan with the corner of his eye.
Sure enough, when Shen Guanyi heard him say, "It's useless to fight," he was obviously relieved, but it was quickly covered up by his serious look.
Wang Jiaping didn't notice such details, but his face was ashen and he snorted coldly: "I am a dear man, a wise minister from far away. This is why the Han Dynasty has fallen into decline since then."
This sentence is familiar to everyone. It is Zhuge Liang's famous sentence in "Chu Shi Biao". But because of this, everyone's expression changed slightly - do you think that this emperor is Liu Chan or Emperor Huan Ling?
However, civil servants have the "privileges" of civil servants, and criticizing the emperor is one of them. Especially civil servants at the level of imperial masters, they usually criticize and criticize, and generally there is no big fuss.
But there were three eunuchs present at this time, so what he said was a bit inappropriate, so Shen Yiguan immediately took the conversation away and said: "Yikun Palace is the key to this matter. If the emperor refuses to investigate Yikun Palace, today I’m afraid the truth about this incident will never be found...but what should we do?"
Gao Pragmatic was silent, but Wang Jiaping was still angry and said: "This matter is not limited to the emperor's family affairs, it is related to the safety of the world, how can we not investigate?"
No one answered, so Wang Jiaping named Wang An directly and said, "Factory Supervisor Wang, I have always heard that you pride yourself on being a direct minister. I wonder if you think this matter should be thoroughly investigated?"
Suddenly, ten eyes were all staring at Wang An, making him very uneasy. But Wang An was Wang An after all. The muscles on his face twitched twice and he gritted his teeth and said, "Of course our family thinks it should be investigated."
Everyone's expressions were different, but unexpectedly Wang An added: "But in the final analysis, all matters in the inner court must be decided by Chen Zhangyin, and An Wei Zhangyin's orders are to be followed."
Good guys, we want to die together, right?
Chen Ju's face turned livid and he thought secretly: Do you only obey the orders of the palm seal? That's good, but why didn't I see you sleeping so well in Xinan Pavilion before?
It's a pity that he couldn't say this. Facing the eyes that turned to his face again, Chen Ju could only say: "It is the duty of a minister to offer loyal advice. Naturally, our family must express our interests to the emperor."
This is called "We are all thousand-year-old foxes, why are you playing with me?" Wang An is the only one who knows how to do Tai Chi. I, Chen Ju, have been the eunuch with palm prints for so many years. I can't do this skill anymore?
"Speaking out one's interests and harms" sounds like a righteous and awe-inspiring statement, but the problem is that you, Chen Ju and Chen Da Zhangyin, are stating your interests and harms to the emperor. Is this really meaningful?
Nonsense, of course not - Gao Pragmatic, the most favored minister in the world, said that he was "not close to each other, and fighting is useless". No matter how others tried to "state their interests" with the emperor, it would all be in vain. .
What's more, you, Chen Ju, are after all an old man that the emperor is accustomed to using. As long as you don't violate taboos with your words when you "state your interests", the emperor may just ignore it. But if it were someone else to express your interests, there's no telling what would happen. What are the consequences?
In short, even if what Chen Ju said is true and he really "states his interests and harms" later, it is just a process and cannot be expected to have any effect.
Shen Yiguan sighed and said: "No matter what, if Chen Zhangyin can do this, it can be considered as fulfilling his duties as a minister. We, who are willing to eat the emperor's salary and be loyal to the emperor, cannot be willing to be the heirs at this time of great justice. Tomorrow we will definitely go to court and argue our case."
Gao Pragmatic didn't speak, but nodded in agreement. Wang Jiaping obviously thought that such strength was not enough. He walked around with his hands behind his back, and then quickly stood still. His eyes were firm and he said: "Now both the inner and outer courts hold this view. Since Yu is at the head of the cabinet, he must not sit back and watch. "
He took a deep breath and said resolutely: "Since Wanli, all the chief ministers have been great talents in the world. Gaogong of Xinzheng, the first to cleanse the filthy atmosphere and create a trend, namely Bing, Wei, Fang, and Du, there are not many Rang Ye; [Note: Bing, Wei, Fang, and Du, namely Bingji, Wei Xiang, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui.]
Anyang Guo Gong was upright and prudent, and the world felt at ease. His Xiaogui and Cao Sui were not without deep plans. He consolidated Gao Gong's career and carried it forward. He was no different from the Yihou of the time; [Note: Yihou, Cao Shen. ]
Zhang Gong of Puzhou lived in simplicity and simplicity, and was extremely filial. Whenever major events or doubts were faced, he was able to deal with them with all his strength. He opened up the source of wealth and benefited the country. He is actually Yiwu at this time; [Note: Yiwu, Guan Yiwu , Guan Zhong. ]
Mr. Shen of Changzhou, he was careful not to be hasty but to be patient, he was only lenient in his administration, he rarely used thunder but showed his compassion. If Duke Gao of Xinzheng is like a spring thunder, with a loud sound the world shakes, then Duke Shen should be like spring rain, silent and moistening all things, just like King Han of Zhao. [Note: King Zhao Han, Zhao Pu, prime minister of the early Song Dynasty. ]
Although these four princes have different personalities and different political practices, they all contributed a lot to the country and the people. Later, due to changes, Fool succeeded him. I know that I have little virtue and little talent. Since I took office, I have only tried my best and did not dare to expect to make history.
However, what happened today can be said to be a disaster. If the root cause of the disease cannot be eliminated early, it will cause serious trouble in the future, and even... there may be unbearable changes. He is not as stupid as the Four Dukes, but he only has the word "loyalty" and dares to attach the tail to it.
Tomorrow's memorial will mean that if it succeeds, it will make up for the lost sheep; if it fails, it will resign and return home. There will be no other consequences. If you are foolish enough to say goodbye, I still hope that you will work hard to prevent the disasters of Bao Si and Da Ji from happening again. "
When Wang Jiaping said these words, even Gao Pragmatic couldn't help but feel moved.
You know, Wang Jiaping had a tacit understanding with the emperor for a long time. As long as he waited until the emperor's legitimate son was canonized as the prince, he could retire with success.
Although he did not serve as chief assistant for a long time, the Ming Dynasty defeated Japan and conquered Korea during his tenure. Even if he only relies on this skill, he will be honored by the Prime Minister in life and enjoy a good name in history.
However, because of what happened today, Wang Jiaping actually wanted to force him to resign. This was not just a show, but he really planned to be successful if he didn't succeed. With such courage and magnanimity, even an old Jianghu like Gao Qingjing, who is used to seeing the sinister nature of people's hearts, can't help but feel a sincere respect for him.
However, when Gao Pingshi was still in shock and didn't think about how to persuade, Shen Yiguan on the side hurriedly reached out and made a blocking movement, and persuaded Wang Jiaping: "Yuan Fu must not be like this, must not be like this. "
Wang Jiaping waved his hand and said: "There is no need to persuade Mr. Jiaomen. A gentleman has things to do and things not to do. With today's situation, there is a reason why a fool must do something."
"Yuan Fu's words are wrong!" Shen Yiguan said hurriedly: "The so-called disaster of women in the palace has always been the most difficult to end. Even if all the officials and ministers join hands, success cannot be achieved overnight.
Today, because the Four Dukes assisted Zuo, the Holy Master repeatedly performed extraordinary feats and reported them to the Imperial Ancestral Temple several times to show his great achievements. He can be said to be the master of Zhongxing. Although I am confused by foxy charm now, I am not hopeless. At that time, it was the time for our assistant ministers to do something. Yuan Fu was our leader, how could we just ignore success or failure for a moment? I also hope that Yuan Fu's plan will last long and he will think twice before acting, and the world will be very lucky. "
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ps: I wrote this chapter today from about 6:30 after dinner to now. It took me basically six hours to write 3k, and I was exhausted from writing. Looking back, it seemed like a coincidence that it happened to be a point where chapters could be divided, so I might as well just do that for now.
I feel like I may have a slight cold, and my brain seems to be a little swollen. I don’t know if it’s a real cold or because I have to review the plot and consider the words when summarizing the first four assistants.
