The news of Gao Jizhi's death quickly spread throughout the court, and everyone was talking about this sudden incident, and the public sentiment was in an uproar. The prince sighed after seeing the loss of a Qingliu leader, and discussed with Su Zongshan to temporarily stop the selection of provincial ministers.
He held a meeting to prevent officials from making unreasonable guesses about the relationship between the two. He also asked the emperor to express condolences for Gao Jizhi and posthumously grant him an official title.
The next day, an edict was issued, giving Gao Jizhi the posthumous title of Wenzhong, giving him a posthumous gift of Zhongshu Province to participate in politics, and giving him a good coffin, and the body was loaded. The family took the spiritual plaque of "Assistant Minister Gao Wenzhong's Position" and placed it on the table of the family ancestral hall.
Then put the coffin in the center, ask the monks to perform salvation, and stop the coffin to pay tribute.
He usually gathered a lot of party members, but today, many people rushed to the house to pay their respects. The servants had to bow one by one and serve tea and water. They were so busy that they were dizzy and sweating, but the halls and front halls were crowded all of a sudden.
It was full of people, about a hundred people, and I couldn't cope with it for a while. I simply ignored the trivial matters and looked at them looking outside the door and crying, and the sound of wailing was earth-shattering.
Naturally, Chen Tongpao would not be absent at such a moment, and soon he came in a hurry. Before he could catch his breath, he said a few greetings to his family members, sighing as he asked, feeling very sad. Now when the officials saw him, they were like the previous ones.
Their feelings were different, they all regarded him as the future leader of the court, as if they were seeing a living saint, they all looked at him with admiration, came forward to salute, or bowed their heads to answer, as submissive as a slave.
The relatives and relatives saw that this man was very dignified and expected to be an extraordinary person, so they treated Chen Shilang politely. During the conversation, they learned that he had written an epitaph for the deceased, so he came a little late.
He took out the article from his sleeve,
He showed it to his relatives, and took out thirty taels of silver and asked them to find a craftsman to carve and decorate the tomb. Seeing his enthusiasm, the family members burst into tears with gratitude. After thanking him profusely, they left
Everything was collected.
After this incident, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty fully recognized Chen Tongpao as his successor, and submitted a memorial requesting Chen Tongpao to be promoted to minister. Since this was a matter of course, Liu Zhennian could not interfere with it, so he had to order a general.
The bundles of memorials were handed into the forbidden area and placed first in the chamberlain room.
"Give way, give way..."
A thin eunuch holding a document in his hand came out of the corner, pushed the people in his way with his arms, and walked cautiously on the stone road.
"Masters, have you seen Eunuch Shen?"
"I'm in Xitou, thinking about Buddha."
The thin eunuch heard the familiar voice and turned around in fright. When he saw it was Mr. Shen's confidant Lu Xinzhong, his face turned pale and he hurriedly wanted to salute.
"Look at what you're holding in your hand," Lu Xinzhong lowered his head, "What kind of courtesy are you doing? How inconvenient. Go and report it to Manager Shen!"
"Yes, yes..." The thin eunuch nodded several times and tiptoed to the west.
"grandfather!"
Lu Xinzhong was about to turn around, but someone stopped him from behind, annoying him: "What are you doing in a hurry?"
"T-Prince... Your Majesty has..."
Lu Xinzhong was startled when he pointed out the word "Prince" without thinking. He quickly waved and took him to a deserted corner and asked him under a big willow tree.
"For some reason, the prince got a little angry with us. He started to scold Eunuch Shen, saying that the old man didn't confide in His Majesty, and he didn't know what he was referring to. After thinking about it, we realized that this matter is beyond our control.
Just leave it to Eunuch Shen to cook the meal."
"Where did this rumor come from?" Lu Xinzhong asked.
"It's a few officials. They are from the same family as the prince. They are close to each other. It is common sense to say something intimate and pass it on through their mouths. They don't have the guts to spread false news."
Lu Xinzhong pondered for a moment, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Listen, what you said is only half right. The opinions of those in the officialdom are all hidden in their hearts. On the surface, they are very conciliatory, but secretly they always have a few complaints. In fact, it is human nature, and there is nothing wrong with it. Cun Zhao and Tai Su have ulterior motives and are very likely to turn His Highness's unintentional words into a golden rule. It is still unclear which side the Prince is on now. , misjudge the situation, wouldn’t it be equivalent to harming Manager Shen? He is old and needs the help of our subordinates. "
"But all the prince's people have arrived and want to see Master Shen by name. Even you don't want to see him. You are being served and eaten in the guest room by several young eunuchs."
"Are you sure he is the prince?"
"He showed me the Suwei sign, but I couldn't understand it."
Lu Xinzhong waved his hand: "It's just a piece of object, what can it prove! How about this, I will devise a plan here to test his reaction. If he is calm and unhurried, he means he is magnanimous; if he is really panicked, he means he has something in his heart. ghost!"
"A bunch of bastards! What I want is the latest tea leaves, you are fooling me with these! If you still can't see your leader, I will go back and get a big knife and chop off your heads!" A soldier who calls himself Su Wei made trouble. He kept on scolding the little eunuchs around him. They were used to being bullied and didn't dare to say anything. At this time, they had to say "yes" almost ten thousand times.
"Hey, Master, don't be impatient," a eunuch with a slightly noble status walked in, "They are all stupid people who don't understand important things, so why bother to be harsh on them? Let's go, Mr. Shen, please explain."
"He is willing to ask me to go?" The military man thought that he would have to wait for a long time, but he didn't expect that it would go so smoothly. He looked unbelievable.
The eunuch walked up a few steps, leaned forward and said, "Mr. Shen is very anxious and worried when he heard that the prince has been wronged. Of course he agrees."
The military man was very happy, and his attitude suddenly became a little more friendly. He followed him out of the guest room with a smile, followed several roads to a large room, opened two sandalwood doors, and saw a screen wall. He looked at it. Looking at the surrounding scene, he thought to himself: 'Such a spacious room must be prepared for the eunuch in charge.' So he walked further around the screen wall and walked to the hall, looking at a screen and an empty armchair in front of him. , nothing else.
"You are His Highness the Crown Prince's bodyguard, right?"
The military man followed the high-pitched voice and saw Lu Xinzhong slowly walking from behind the screen to sit down. He was dumbfounded and his expression was numb and dull.
He was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses. He didn't even want to listen to Lu Xinzhong's words, so he hurriedly turned around and tried to escape, but five or six sturdy eunuchs crowded in on both sides, each holding a weapon and blocking them fiercely. Stayed at the door.
"You are indeed a fake Suwei!" Lu Xinzhong snorted coldly, "Be honest, otherwise you won't be able to escape from my door!"