The next day, Empress Dowager Li summoned Feng Bao and said: "I see that the emperor has grown up, and I want to let him know some political affairs. From now on, you can report important events to him and let him judge him. If there is anything wrong, come and tell me." After hearing this, Feng Bao's head buzzed, but he put on a loyal look on his face and said: "I will do my best to assist the Queen Mother and the Emperor! Please rest assured, Queen Mother!"
After retreating, Feng Bao sighed and said: "There is nothing to die for now!" He had long discovered that the Queen Mother was slightly afraid of the emperor. He had personally invited the Queen Mother to the Palace of Qianqing to approve it. On the one hand, he wanted to let the Queen Mother The emperor knew the pain of approving memorials, and hoped that he would soon become the chief minister. This was a long-term strategy. On the other hand, he also wanted to alienate the emperor's mother and son, and was waiting for the queen mother to counterattack. In this way, the queen mother would rely more on the ceremonial supervisor, and also It will strengthen Feng Bao's power, which is short-term. He had watched Zhu Yijun grow up since he was a child, and he was trusted by the Queen Mother. He watched the temperament of mother and son as if they were reading on the palm of his hand, and he was confident that he could control them at the palm of his hand. Unexpectedly, he shot himself in the foot. Mother and son got along well with each other, and Queen Mother Li unexpectedly gave up her son first! In this way, the situation reversed instantly. Feng Bao kept making choices between what to report to the Queen Mother and what to report to the emperor. This was equivalent to taking sides in advance: if he chose the Queen Mother, the emperor would not reap the consequences after taking charge; if he chose The Emperor, after all, the Queen Mother is also in the Qing Palace, so now he can be deprived of any good fruits. What's wrong with this plywood? This Feng Bao has been engaged in conspiracy all his life, and at the top he encountered such a predicament. It was really a waste of money!
After gathering his composure, Feng Bao made up his mind to see how the emperor handled things - if the emperor wanted to take power, the Queen Mother might not be able to tolerate it for a long time. If the emperor did not take power, what would be different from now? Let’s wait and see what happens first. Reporting to the emperor, Zhu Yijun met him and asked: "Is this what the Queen Mother said?" Feng Baoying agreed.
Zhu Yijun muttered: "The Queen Mother is just asking me to learn from the teachings of my companion, Mr. Zhang and others. This matter is not urgent, and it will be as usual. I will discuss it with Mr. Zhang and select some things that I can understand. ." Feng Bao could only smile bitterly to himself when he saw that the emperor was slippery.
Zhu Yijun changed his subject and asked, "How many duties does this inner court have?"
Feng Baodao said: "There are currently twenty-four yamen, namely the Twelve Supervisors, the Fourth Division, and the Eighth Bureau." He introduced the responsibilities of these yamen.
Zhu Yijun asked: "Who is in charge?" Feng Baodao said: "The general is the Chief of Ceremonies, and they are all in the slave and other places." "
Zhu Yijun asked: "What is the current position of the eldest companion?"
Feng Bao saw sweat on his forehead and said: "Old slave Anju is the chief minister of etiquette and the admiral of the East Factory."
Zhu Yijun nodded and said, "I understand. I'll go and get busy. I'll send someone to hand over the list of officials in the twenty-four yamen to me later. I have other arrangements." Feng Bao was pounding like a rabbit in his heart. Jump.
After Feng Bao agreed and retired, Zhu Yijun drove to the Empress Dowager Li and discussed with the Empress Dowager: "According to the ancestral family law, the ceremonial supervisor and the admiral of the East Factory cannot be held by one person. Now that I am young, I will accompany you every day. There are also many things to do to criticize the emperor, and she also has to take care of the palace affairs—" These words put all of Empress Dowager Li's guilt for the palace affairs into blaming Feng Bao. After all, it is human nature to express anger.
Empress Dowager Li interrupted: "What's the emperor's idea?"
Zhu Yijun said: "There is a reason why our ancestors did not allow the Superintendent of Ceremonies to be in charge of the post and also the admiral of the East Factory. After all, the internal government and the army are under one person, which is not in line with the ancestors' way of checks and balances. It is better to remove Feng Bao as the admiral of the East Factory and choose another person to serve."
Feng Bao also served as the admiral of Dongchang, which was indeed determined by Empress Dowager Li. At that time, the Queen Mother suspected that Gao Gong had the intention to abolish the throne, and the person she trusted most in the inner court was Feng Bao. Therefore, Feng Bao's power was increased to deal with Gao Gong. Now that Gao Gong has been defeated, seeing that what the emperor said makes sense, and the emperor has been allowed to participate in politics, he nodded and said: "What the emperor said is true, you can deal with it yourself. There is only one thing, Feng Bao's errand is done without reason. It’s a good word, but don’t be blunt, your partner’s face must be ugly.”
Zhu Yijun laughed after hearing this and said: "I think that the twenty-four prisons set up by our ancestors are only used to fight against the foreign dynasty. Whether Zang Zang is different from the outer dynasty will be decided by the emperor. Although the great companion has great power, he is only The emperor's slave, -" Seeing Empress Dowager Li frowning, she stopped probing and said, "Since the empress is concerned about his dignity, I have my own means to make him speechless." Seeing his irritable words, Empress Dowager Li sighed. He took a breath but said nothing. Seeing that she seemed displeased, Zhu Yijun didn't dare to test her, so he secretly said that he had to resort to winning tactics. Nai smiled and said: "Mother, I will summon Zhu Xixiao, the royal guard, in Wuying Hall later. This is the first time that the emperor has summoned foreign ministers alone. Mother, please go behind the screen and listen." Empress Dowager Li did not pay much attention to her daily management of politics. Jin Yiwei was a little lazy to move, Zhu Yijun tried to persuade him, and then he agreed.
Shortly after Zhu Yijun resigned and returned to the palace, Feng Bao asked someone to send the list of supervisors of the twenty-fourth prison. Zhu Yijun looked carefully, and then asked Eunuch Yin, Zhang Cheng and others around him, and got a preliminary understanding of the character and abilities of each supervisor. During the Jiajing period of Yinxiang, he entered the palace. After three dynasties, he knew the palace eunuchs very well. Seeing his detailed description, Zhu Yijun asked: "How is this person?" name.
Yin Xiang replied: "Your Majesty Mingjian, Chen Ju is a kind-hearted man and has a good understanding of the general situation."
"How is this person?" But it was the chief ceremonial officer who wrote with a pen and a whale.
"A man of strong character and determination."
"How is this person?" He was referring to Liang Yong, the Royal Horse Supervisor.
"This...this person is loyal, but he is a bit harsh."
During the questioning and answering, Zhu Yijun got to know the general eunuchs of each supervisory department. According to his modern thinking, he did not want to see eunuchs, but he had just gained some political rights and was unable to adjust the official system of the foreign court for the time being. As a result, he could not operate on the eunuch system, so he had to pinch his nose and admit it. After he had almost understood it, Zhu Yijun said: "At two o'clock in the afternoon today, all the above-mentioned people will be summoned to Qianqing Palace." After speaking, he shook the list in his hand. Then he ordered: "Ask Zhu Xixiao, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, to come and see him." After thinking for a while, he added: "Ask him to bring all the governors and governors in Beijing." Yin Xiang agreed and went to choose someone to deliver the order.
After Zhu Yijun had finished his lunch, the internal prison guard announced that Zhu Xixiao and other officials from the Imperial Guard had arrived (this is how fast information can be transmitted manually). Zhu Yijun hurriedly invited the Empress Dowager to the Wuying Hall, where a screen was arranged. When Empress Dowager Li entered the hall, she set up seats behind the screen and then announced that Zhu Xixiao and others had entered the hall. Zhu Xixiao brought five people into the hall, paid homage, signed up one by one, and shouted: "Kowtow, long live, long live, long live, long live!" Zhu Yijun smiled, called Ping Shen, and offered him a seat.
Zhu Xixiao was very uneasy and knelt down and said: "How can I dare to sit on the ground in front of Long Live?" Seeing that Zhu Yijun was very insistent, he sat on the corner of the stool with his buttocks tilted. The other Jinyi guards, magistrates, ministers, and governors saw him sitting down, and they all sat down like him.
