At the end of the year, there were many preparations for various sacrifices in the palace, and Queen Mother Li was so busy that she hit the back of her head with her feet. Leave the government affairs to Zhu Yijun and only interfere with important matters. Zhu Yijun was afraid that she would be tired, so he went to Queen Mother Rensheng to ask her to help Queen Mother Li.
During the period of Prince Yu's Mansion, the relationship between Queen Mother Li and Queen Mother Chen was originally the mistress and the principal, and the relationship was not very harmonious at first. But Empress Dowager Chen was shrewd. Seeing that she could not compete, she shrank aside and never appeared in front of Prince Yu.
When King Yu came to the throne, Queen Mother Chen no longer lived in Kunning Palace. She found a side hall to live in, and wanted to give up Kunning Palace to Queen Mother Li. Queen Mother Li is not stupid either. Although she does not live together, her relationship with Queen Mother Chen has become like sisters.
Later, Emperor Longqing became more and more playful, and Chen and Li became his companions. Empress Dowager Chen often gave Empress Dowager Li advice and dealt with a few foxy girls who made trouble.
After the death of Emperor Longqing, Empress Dowager Chen once again resorted to the method of shrinking into a turtle. She spent every day in the harem to have fun and relieve her boredom. She did not say a word about government and palace affairs. Since then, Empress Dowager Li liked her even more and held Empress Dowager Chen in high esteem. It is said in history books that she respected Empress Dowager Chen as her mother, which is probably not a lie.
This is the second New Year celebration after the death of Emperor Longqing, and the various sacrificial rituals are almost twice as complicated. When Empress Dowager Li was exhausted, the emperor encouraged her, and Empress Dowager Chen extended her hand. Zhu Yijun's original intention was to strengthen Empress Dowager Chen's presence in the harem, just in case.
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On the twenty-fifth day of the first year of Wanli, Qi Jiguang, who had been back to Beijing for two days, was visiting various places. He received a notice from his own soldier, Tan Lun Shangshu, asking him to face the saint tomorrow and go to the Ministry of Etiquette to perform the ceremony in the morning.
Qi Jiguang suppressed his excitement and went to the Ministry of Etiquette early that morning to learn the etiquette of the general's meeting with the saint. Then he entered the court room and waited for the notice from the Master.
On the 26th, it was the day of the court meeting, and Zhu Yijun came to court in Huangji Hall. Because it was the last morning court in the first year of Wanli (there was no court on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month), Zhu Yijun praised the cabinet, ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and other departments, and then made a speech looking forward to next year.
In addition to once again emphasizing the implementation of the examination law, the speech mainly set next year as the first year of the five-year plan. By the end of March next year, all departments will submit their five-year plans and three-year plans to the cabinet. The cabinet will review the plans submitted by each department and submit them to the emperor for signature.
Zhu Yijun said: "I have a five-year plan to revive the country's political affairs and renew the atmosphere. I have already set the overall goal with Mr. Zhang and Mr. Lu, and will issue it after the meeting - all ministries must follow the examination method. , according to the time limit of half a year or the whole year, the plan is clear and completed within the deadline."
After a pause, he continued: "If you have any difficulties with the overall goal, report it to the cabinet for revision before the end of the first year - on April 3, the cabinet will make a big map of the tasks of each department and hang it in the Huangji Palace. This is also called wall chart administration."
After speaking, he said with a smile: "Put the plans of each department in the palace. If you complete one, paint it red, and if it fails, paint it green. When the time comes, everyone will have green eyes. Don't wait for impeachment. Please go out!"
Although he said this with a smile, when the ministers who passed the exam after more than half a year heard it, their hearts beat. Everyone said that they should not think about having a good time this year, but should plan carefully. If the plan is too high, it will be ugly when the time comes; if the plan is too low, it will be ugly now.
At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, the rewards for the border troops and the sacrifices to be arranged for the first month were all reviewed and issued. This last court meeting was not a big deal, and all the ministers were slacking off. After listening to Zhu Yijun's wall chart combat method, he became energetic.
Unexpectedly, after the emperor finished talking about the plan, he came up with another idea: "I live in the inner palace and am ignorant of the public sentiments of the world. How can I clarify the state affairs? I have discussed it with the Queen Mother and Mr. Zhang before, and I plan to give it to the local officials above the governor in secret. From then on, this secret memorial will be delivered by special horse, not to the General Administration Department, but directly to the Palace of Qianqing. The cabinet will go back to implement it, form a charter, and submit it to me."
After hearing this, all the ministers felt like thunder in their hearts, and they all looked at Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng had no expression on his face. He said in his heart that he had discussed it with me. What do you think you are looking at? ! Just bow down and accept the order. Everyone had their own thoughts and were not in the mood to report any more. The ministers received the five-year plan goals given by the cabinet secretary, and the court meeting broke up.
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The court meeting was over, and Zhang Juzheng, Lu Tiaoyang, the Minister of Rites, the Minister of Rites and other relevant personnel stayed behind. The emperor summoned Qi Jiguang, and these people wanted to accompany him.
Qi Jiguang was anxiously waiting for the court room outside the Meridian Gate. He had already had it several times and felt a little hungry. Seeing that it was almost noon, I had finished my thoughts and thought that this time the audience would not be successful. I don't know if the emperor had forgotten or something else had happened.
The accompanying official from the Ministry of Rites saw his uncertain expression and smiled and said: "General Qi, there is no need to worry, the court has not dispersed yet. The emperor can only see you after the court has dispersed."
After saying that, he took out a pancake wrapped in oil paper from his pocket, tore it in half, handed it to Qi Jiguang and said, "General Qi got up early today, so he must be hungry. If you don't mind, let's share it between the two of us."
Qi Jiguang thanked him and took it: "What do you call me, sir?"
The officer said: "You can't do it, you can't do it. My name is Xiao Ping, and I am under the supervision of the Ministry of Rites. Mr. Qi can just call me Wuya."
After eating the cake, Xiao Ping took out a gourd from his arms, handed it to Qi Jiguang and said, "General Qi, drink some water."
Qi Jiguang smiled and said, "Master Xiao, there are so many things in his arms." Xiao Ping said, "There are so many things like this, so I know how to be prepared."
While the two were drinking water and talking, an eunuch came over to deliver the order: "General Qi, the emperor wants to see you, so come with our family."
Xiao Ping asked the eunuch's name, handed him the temporary badges, documents and other items that Qi Jiguang had brought to the palace, and separated from Qi Jiguang, returning to the Ministry of Gifts without mentioning them.
The emperor specifically allowed Qi Jiguang to wear an armor-top helmet to come to the audience. However, he must not wear light cotton armor or paper armor when meeting the emperor. Today, Qi Jiguang wore heavy gold lacquer mountain pattern armor, and a six-petal bright iron red tassel helmet on his head, which added up to thirty Many pounds.
In fact, Qi Jiguang wanted to wear his robes with the title of right governor, which would still be majestic. Although this suit of armor is very handsome, Qi Jiguang had been hungry all morning, and the prisoner left quickly. Qi Jiguang's legs were a little weak when he followed him from the Meridian Gate to the Huangji Gate; after entering the Huangji Gate, he passed through the front of the Huangji Hall. After the square, I was simply out of breath.
Qi Jiguang suddenly understood and called to the eunuch: "Hey, father-in-law, wait a minute, I can't breathe." After saying that, he took out a piece of silver from his arms, weighing about ten taels, and handed it over. The jailer was also panting, taking a deep breath and secretly thinking that his trip was not in vain.
At this time, the eunuch said: "Your Majesty is in the Wuying Hall. Huhu - when I see you, the two of us will go around through the small door next to the Wucheng Pavilion."
Qi Jiguang: "...,..."
The inner prisoner called the roll call, and Qi Jiguang, who had rested, announced his entrance loudly from outside the Wuying Hall door. The edict came out of the palace and said: "Proclaim!" The door of the palace opened, and Qi Jiguang walked into the hall. He did not dare to look around and kowtowed and danced as taught by the Ministry of Rites.
I heard a child's voice coming from above my head: "Pingshen, get up and talk."
Qi Jiguang thanked him again according to the instructions of the Ministry of Rites, and then stood up. I practiced it many times without making any mistakes.
Listen to Emperor Yuyin say: "Don't be restrained, raise your head and let me see what the commander-in-chief who guards the most important town in the world looks like."
Only then could Qi Jiguang raise his head and meet the emperor's eyes. Because he was so excited, there were tears in his eyes, and he looked at the throne with a blurry look.
In his later memories, the emperor's appearance became more and more sacred. In the end, Qi Jiguang's memory of this moment was that there was just a ball of white light on the throne, and he could not recall the emperor's appearance at that time.
Zhu Yijun knew that Qi Jiguang was forty-six years old at this time. Due to his many years of military service, he looked like a man in his fifties. He has a beard on his lips and under his chin, his eyebrows are smooth, his nose is straight and his mouth is wide, and he looks pretty good.
Seeing the national hero in the history books of later generations standing in front of him, Zhu Yijun was also a little excited and said with a trembling voice: "Sit down and answer." Seeing the emperor's grace, the eunuchs on the left and right hurriedly moved a small pile and placed it opposite the official of the Ministry of Rites. Qi Jiguang thanked him again and then sat down.
After calming down his excitement, Zhu Yijun asked: "How is the current situation in Ji Town?"
