At the end of the year, there were many things to prepare for various sacrifices in the palace, and Empress Dowager Li was so busy that she kicked the back of her head. She left the government affairs to Zhu Yijun and only asked about important matters. Zhu Yijun was afraid that she would be tired, so he went to Empress Dowager Rensheng to ask her to help Empress Dowager Li.
busy.
During the period of Prince Yu's palace, the relationship between Queen Mother Li and Queen Mother Chen was the mistress and the principal, and it was not very harmonious at first. However, Queen Mother Chen was shrewd and saw that she could not compete with her, so 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 was not stupid. Although she did not live there, her relationship with Queen Mother Chen changed.
Be like sisters.
Later, Emperor Longqing became more and more playful, and it was Chen and Li who became his companions. Empress Dowager Chen often gave Empress Dowager Li advice and dealt with a few flirtatious people who made trouble.
After the death of Emperor Longqing, Empress Dowager Chen once again resorted to the trick of hiding in the harem every day to have fun and relieve her boredom. She did not say a word about government affairs or palace affairs. From then on, Empress Dowager Li became more fond of it and praised Empress Dowager Chen highly. History books
It is said that she respects the Queen Mother Chen as her mother, which is probably not a lie.
This was the second New Year celebration after the death of Emperor Longqing, and the various sacrificial rituals were almost twice as complicated. When Empress Dowager Li was exhausted, the emperor encouraged Empress Dowager Chen to extend her hand. Zhu Yijun's original intention was to strengthen Empress Dowager Chen's role in the harem.
A sense of presence, 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 and was visiting various places, 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 face to face the saint. Then he entered the court room and waited for the notice of the face saint.
The 26th was the day of the court meeting, and Zhu Yijun went to the Huangji Palace to attend the court. Because it was the last morning court in the first year of Wanli (the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, the court was exempted), 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, and the cabinet will follow the instructions of each department.
Submit the plan for review and report to the emperor for signature.
Zhu Yijun said: "I have set 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 a certain period.”
After a pause, he continued: "If you have any difficulty 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, if it fails, paint it green. When the time comes, everyone will have green eyes. Don't wait for impeachment, just invite yourself to go out!"
Although he said this with a smile, the ministers who had passed the exam after more than half a year were pounding in their hearts when they heard it. They all said to themselves that they should not think about having a good year this year, they must plan carefully. If the plan is too high, it will be ugly when the time comes;
It's too low and it looks 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 at first, and all the ministers were slacking off. After hearing Zhu Yijun's wall chart combat method,
, and then 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 world's people's sentiments. How can I clarify the state affairs? I have discussed it with the Queen Mother and Mr. Zhang before, and planned to give a secret report to the local officials above the governor. 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, and he said in his heart that he had discussed it with me, what are you looking at?! He just bowed to receive the order. Everyone has their own opinions. Not thinking about it, and not in the mood to report any more, each minister 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 Commerce 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 his convenience several times and felt a little hungry. Seeing that the sky was approaching noon, he finished his thoughts and thought that this time the audience would not be successful. He didn't know if the emperor had forgotten or was out of date. Something else.
The accompanying official from the Ministry of Rites saw his uncertain expression and smiled and said: "General Qi, don't 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 said, "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 many such things, 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 please come with our family."
Xiao Ping asked the eunuch's name, handed him the temporary waist badge, documents and other things that Qi Jiguang had brought to the palace, and separated from Qi Jiguang, returning to the Ministry of Gifts without mentioning it.
The emperor specially ordered Qi Jiguang to wear an armor-top helmet to come to the audience, but he must not wear light cotton armor or paper armor when meeting the emperor. Today, Qi Jiguang wore a 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 robe with the title of Right Governor, which was not too majestic. Although this suit of armor was very handsome, Qi Jiguang was hungry all morning, and the eunuch left very quickly. Qi Jiguang followed him from Meridian Gate to Huangji Gate My legs felt a little weak when I entered the Huangji Gate, and after walking through the square in front of the Huangji Hall, I was almost 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 eunuch also said Panting, taking a deep breath and secretly thinking that the trip was not in vain.
At this time, the eunuch said: "Your Majesty is in Wuying Hall. Huhu--to see you, we two will go around through the small door next to Wucheng Pavilion."
Qi Jiguang: "...,..."
The eunuch called the roll call, and Qi Jiguang, who was resting, loudly announced his entrance from outside the Wuying Hall. The edict came out from the hall and said: "Proclaim!" The door of the hall opened, Qi Jiguang walked into the hall, not daring to look around, and kowtowed and danced as taught by the Ministry of Etiquette. .
I heard a child's voice coming from above my head: "Stay flat, get up and talk."
Qi Jiguang thanked him again according to the instructions of the Ministry of Rites, and then stood up. He had 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 gaze. 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, in Qi Jiguang's memory of this time, there was simply a ball of white light on the throne, and he could not recall what the emperor looked like 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 had a beard on his lips and under his chin, his eyebrows were smooth, his nose was straight and his mouth was wide. His appearance was still very 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 again Thanks, Fang sat down.
After calming down his excitement, Zhu Yijun asked: "How is the current situation in Jizhen?"