The next day, Empress Dowager Li summoned Feng Bao and said: "The Ai family saw that the emperor had grown up, and they wanted to let him know some political affairs. From now on, you can report important events to him and let him deal with them. 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, and had previously personally invited him to the Qianqing Palace to approve the red. On the one hand, he wanted to make the emperor The emperor knew the pain of approving memorials, and hoped that he would soon be 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, but this is a short-term strategy. He has watched Zhu Yijun grow up since he was a child, and he has gained the Queen Mother's trust. He has the temperament of mother and son as if he were observing the text on the palm of his hand, and he is confident that he can manipulate them at the palm of his hand. .Unexpectedly, he shot himself in the foot. The mother and son got along well with each other, and the Empress Dowager unexpectedly gave up her son first! In this way, the situation suddenly reversed. What did Feng Bao want to report to the Empress Dowager? Reporting something to the emperor. Constantly making choices is equivalent to taking sides in advance: if you choose the queen mother, the emperor will not have any good things to eat after taking office; if you choose the emperor, after all, the queen mother is also working in the Qing Palace, so he will not have any good things to eat now. .What to do with this plywood anger? This Feng Bao has been engaged in conspiracy all his life, and at the top he encountered such a predicament. It is really a waste of money!
After gathering his composure, Feng Bao made up his mind to see how the emperor handles things first - if the emperor wants to take power, the Queen Mother may not be able to tolerate it for a long time. If the emperor does not take power, what will be the difference from now? Wait and see what happens first. Report to the emperor. , Zhu Yijun met him and asked: "The Queen Mother said so?" Feng Baoying said.
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 pick out 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, divided into twelve supervisors, four divisions, and eight bureaus." 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 the guilt of Empress Dowager Li 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 Chief of Ceremonies to be in charge of the affairs of the East Factory and also to be the admiral of the East Factory. After all, in the inner court affairs, the military is under one person, which is not in line with the ancestors' way of checks and balances. It is better to remove Feng Bao, the admiral of the East Factory, and choose another person to serve."
The appointment of Feng Bao as the admiral of Dongchang was indeed determined by Empress Dowager Li. At that time, the Empress Dowager suspected that Gao Gong had the intention to abolish Li, and the person she trusted the most in the inner court was Feng Bao. Therefore, she increased Feng Bao's power to deal with Gao Gong.
Gong. Now that Gao Gong has been defeated, seeing that what the emperor said makes sense, and that the emperor has been allowed to participate in politics, he nodded and said: "What the emperor said is true, you can handle it yourself. There is only one thing, Feng Bao's errand is done without any reason.
You have to find a proper way to say it, but don't be blunt, your partner must not look good on his face."
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 dynasties. Whether Zang is different from the foreign dynasties will be decided by the emperor. Although the chief companion has great power, he is only
The Emperor's slave, -" Seeing Empress Dowager Li frowning, she stopped probing and said, "Since the Empress Mother cares about his dignity, I have my own means to make him speechless." Empress Dowager Li sighed when she saw that he spoke irritably.
He took a breath but didn't say anything. Seeing that she seemed displeased, Zhu Yijun didn't dare to test her, so he secretly said that he had to use his winning tactics. He smiled and said: "Empress, I will summon Jin Yiwei Zhu Xixiao at Wuying Palace in a while - this
This is the first time that the emperor has summoned foreign ministers alone. How about the queen mother going behind the screen to listen?" Empress Dowager Li did not pay much attention to the royal guards in her daily affairs, and was a little lazy. Zhu Yijun persuaded her before agreeing.
Shortly after Zhu Yijun resigned and returned to the palace, Feng Bao asked people to send the list of the twenty-four supervisors. Zhu Yijun read it carefully, and then asked Eunuch Yin, Zhang Cheng and others around him, and he had a preliminary understanding of the character and ability of each supervisor.
Yin Xiang entered the palace during the Jiajing period. After three dynasties, he knew a lot about the eunuchs in the palace. Seeing his detailed description, Zhu Yijun asked: "What is this person like?" He pointed with his hand, but it was the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch who was responsible for the rituals.
Chen Ju’s name.
Yin Xiang replied: "Your Majesty has a clear warning. Chen Ju is a kind-hearted man and has a good understanding of the general situation."
"How is this person?" It was the Chief of Ceremonies who wrote with a pen and a whale.
"A person with strong character and determination."
"How is this person?" He was referring to Liang Yong, the Royal Horse Supervisor.
"Well...this person is loyal, but he is a bit harsh."
During the questions and answers, Zhu Yijun got to know the general eunuchs of each supervisory department. According to his modern thinking, he did not like to see the eunuchs, but he had just gained some political rights and was unable to adjust the foreign official system for the time being.
, so the eunuch system could not be operated on, so he had to hold his nose and admit it. After he understood it almost, Zhu Yijun said: "It is not the official time today (at two o'clock in the afternoon), call all the above people to Qianqing Palace." After finishing speaking,
, shook the list in his hand, and then ordered: "Ask Zhu Xixiao, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, to come and see you." After thinking for a while, he added: "Ask him to bring everyone above the governor who is in Beijing." Yin Xiang agreed,
Go and choose someone to deliver the message.
After Zhu Yijun had finished his lunch, the eunuch announced that Zhu Xixiao and other officials from the Imperial Guard Hall had arrived (this is how fast information can be transmitted by manpower). Zhu Yijun hurriedly asked people to invite the Queen Mother to the Wuying Hall, where she arranged a screen and waited for Queen Mother Li to enter.
After setting up seats behind the screen, Zhu Xixiao and others were announced to enter the hall. Zhu Xixiao brought five people into the hall, paid homage, signed up one after another, and shouted: "Kowtow, long live, long live, long live, long live!" Zhu Yijun
He called Pingshen with a smile and asked him to sit down.
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 bed with his buttocks tilted. The rest of the Jinyi guards also knew that they were doing something, and the governor saw him sitting down.