Zhu Yijun's imperial edict was written with an imperial pen, not to mention that it did not use any official format or even a treasure. He only used a private seal after the edict and wrote "Zhongcui Palace Seal".
Zhongcui Palace was Zhu Yijun's residence when he was the crown prince. This "Zhongcui Palace Seal" was rarely used after he became emperor, and it was never used as a signature for imperial edicts. According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, this seal
The imperial edict actually has no legal effect.
The format does not match, the use of treasures is wrong, and the plainness of the tone is directly reminiscent of the second ancestor, but it is written by the imperial pen personally, and the person who came to announce the decree was the palm print and first pen of the Chief of Ceremonies.
Obviously, although this "imperial edict" does not have "legal effect", it must have special meaning.
In fact, after Gao Jingshi saw the "Zhongcui Palace Seal" on the imperial edict, he already understood what Zhu Yijun meant. It is a bit unbelievable, but Gao Jingshi did think that although Zhu Yijun's imperial edict seemed to be very
He looked angry, but in fact it was an imperial edict asking for help.
Zhu Yijun felt that the matter had reached a point where he needed to be rescued immediately and pragmatically.
It is salvation and nothing else.
As for who to save, this may be debatable, but as long as it is proposed by Zhu Yijun, Gao Pragmatic cannot continue to ignore it.
Zhu Yijun regarded Gao Pragmatic as a classmate, or even as a child. Gao Pragmatic was not a tree, a mountain, or a rock, so he was naturally not emotionless. When Zhu Yijun began to ask for help, he naturally could not sit idly by.
For an imperial edict that is not considered an imperial edict, a written reply is not necessary. Therefore, after reading it, Gao Pingshi just sighed and said to Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju: "You two can reply to the emperor and say, 'I will return to the ministry tomorrow.'
"
Huang Mengyu and Chen Ju both breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other.
"You guys go out and wait." Huang Mengyu and Gao Pragmatic had the best friendship. He dismissed the accompanying eunuchs with a wave of his hand, and then said to Gao Pragmatic: "Situ, this matter seems to have something to do with Concubine Zheng Huang.
Shen, do you think it could be..."
"Is she using me?" Gao Pingshi interrupted before Huang Mengyu finished asking and asked.
"Ah, what we mean is whether Concubine Zheng is borrowing the emperor's hand and using Situ's power."
Isn’t that the same?
Gao pragmatic glanced at him, shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter."
Huang Mengyu was a little surprised, and frowned worriedly: "But in this case, where is the Queen?"
"Are you worried that I will give up my original position of supporting the queen?" Gao Pragmatic continued to shake his head: "Why should I do this?"
Huang Mengyu glanced at Chen Ju and said, "Old Chen, should you do the talking?"
Chen Ju nodded and gave Gao Pragmatic a hand: "Situ may still be unaware of something. This afternoon, a new rumor has spread in the capital, saying that the empress suffered a fundamental injury when giving birth to the emperor's eldest daughter and will no longer be able to succeed.
Pregnant."
Gao Pragmatic's eyes narrowed: "Where did it come from?"
"It hasn't been clarified yet, and... I'm afraid it can't be clarified either." Chen Ju said with an unchanged expression.
Gao Pingshi snorted coldly: "That's right."
However, although it is "unable to find out", everyone knows where this rumor came from.
Chen Ju stopped talking, while Huang Mengyu asked worriedly: "A lot of people talk about gold, and three people become tigers. Once this rumor came out, the idea that the eldest son of the emperor worshiped the queen as his legitimate mother and was raised by the queen can no longer be curbed."
Already."
Gao pragmatic thought for a while, but did not express his position. He only said: "I understand. You can go and persuade the emperor to make him feel at ease with these matters. Just leave it to me."
Although Huang Mengyu still had something to say, he was a discerning person and knew that Gao Wuzhen didn't want to talk much now and probably wanted to discuss it with some important ministers of the Shi School, so he didn't dare to disturb him and went with Chen Ju.
He handed over his hand and left quickly.
As soon as they left, Gao Pingshi went to the west wing to find Liu Xin.
Liu Xin, the confidential secretary, could not help him much in these official struggles, so he had been doing other work during this period, which mainly fell into three aspects.
The first is to draw a relatively detailed resource distribution map in Southeast Asia, which is divided into a general map and detailed maps of each kingdom. This is a lot of work, because Liu Xin has been in this world for more than 20 years, and it all depends on memory.
It is not easy to draw, and sometimes it is necessary to combine the exploration information sent by Jinghua to determine whether it exists or to determine the specific location.
The second is that she plans to establish a staff group for Gao Pangshi, which will mainly be used in military affairs, and will focus on military affairs in southern Xinjiang. This staff group is not linked to the existing military command system in southern Xinjiang itself, and does not have command authority.
, usually work mainly for the military training, logistics preparation planning, strategic direction, and tactical deduction of various countries in southern Xinjiang, which is equivalent to the "General Staff" of highly pragmatic individuals.
The third is that she is considering helping Gao Pragmatic reorganize the organizational structure of Jinghua Group. This is still under study and has no specific reference. The only thing that can be determined is the motive: Jinghua is already too big, even if it is divided into several major groups.
Industrial departments, but the power under each department is also too large, and the span of the "jurisdictional area" is also huge - from Tumut to Malacca. During the Ming Dynasty, this would reduce the administrative level in terms of existing transportation convenience.
efficiency.
Of course, this is also conducive to liberating Gao Wuzhi personally. Liu Xin feels that Gao Wuzhi's current working hours are too long. He has to deal with the affairs of the Household Department during the day, and as the de facto party leader of the Pragmatic School, he has many other things to do.
He was distracted by his arrangements. So he had to work overtime at night to deal with Jinghua's internal affairs. He often went to bed in the middle of the night and got up again before dawn. It was obviously not a scientific schedule.
Now that he is young, he may still be able to persevere. What if he waits another ten or twenty years? Even an iron man will be exhausted.
Therefore, in Liu Xin's opinion, it is necessary to learn from Chengzu's method and create a "cabinet" for Gao Jingshi. As a high-ranking department that handles Jinghua's internal affairs, it can share Gao Jingshi's workload, especially those who can "
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In the wing room, Liu Xin was also working on the desk full of official documents, writing furiously.
"Secretary has something to do, nothing to do...cough!" Gao pragmatic realized that his train of thought had gone astray and coughed lightly at the door.
Fortunately, Liu Xin was so good at writing that it wasn't until Gao Pingshi coughed heavily that he realized he was here.
She raised her head and saw that she was so pragmatic. She couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Didn't I just say that you were going to receive an order again? How come you have time to come to me?"
Gao pragmatic sighed and said: "The emperor forced me to express my position."
"What's the meaning?"
There was no need for Gao Pragmatic to hide it from her, so he told her the situation just now frankly.
Liu Xin frowned and said, "You know these things are not what I'm good at, why are you still telling me? I can't give you any good advice."
"I just hope you can help me from the perspective of Concubine Zheng: If you were Concubine Zheng, what would you think and do at this moment?"
"Oh, I understand. You think that in this kind of matter, my level is about the same as that of Concubine Zheng. You are used to fighting with a group of old foxes, and you are afraid that you have overestimated her, so you asked me to 'put myself in her shoes'
Just think about what she would do, right?"
Gao pragmatic curled his lips: "If you must think so..."
"Okay, let me think about it." Liu Xin didn't seem to mind being "looked down upon" by Gao Pragmatic. She waved her hand and thought seriously.
Gao Pingshi didn't interrupt, he just walked over and looked at what she had written. Unexpectedly, Liu Xin rolled up the manuscript paper, shook her head and said, "I don't like showing the 'textbook preparation' to others."
Gao Pingshi couldn't help but give up and sat down on the other side to wait for her answer.
After a while, Liu Xin said: "If it were me, I would make it clear first: I can't be your enemy, at least not now."
"Why? Do you think what happened last time has given her enough warning?" Although Gao Pragmatic used a questioning tone, there was actually not much "question" in it when he said it. It seemed that he had some ideas about it.
expected.
"This is one aspect." Liu Xin replied.
"What about the other side?" Gao Pragmatic asked again.
"On the other hand, your utilization value is very high and irreplaceable."
Gao Pragmatic frowned slightly: "What aspect?"
"In many aspects." Liu Xin said, pursed her lips slightly, and said, "I have something you may not like to hear..."
"Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for the disease. It doesn't have to be like this between you and me. If you have anything to say, it doesn't hurt to say it."
Liu Xin shrugged and said: "Based on my understanding of women in this era, the vast majority of them do not immediately think about how to solve problems when they face them, but instead think about how to solve them.
She focuses on the men around her, hoping to use the power of these men to solve their problems. Considering the identity of Concubine Zheng, she will probably think like this."
Gao Pragmatic didn't look surprised and asked calmly: "So?"
"So, her first target is of course the emperor, but since the emperor will be restricted by the ancestral system in this matter, she also urgently needs a help. The biggest role of this help is to help the emperor break through the ancestral system.
shackles—who do you think this man is?”
Gao Pingshi laughed loudly, cupped his hands and said, "Thanks to the wrong love, I am extremely frightened."
Liu Xin did not laugh. Instead, she supported her chin with one hand, tilted her head slightly, and said in thought: "I'm quite sure that she will think so, but what she will do... I'm a little bit confused.
Not sure."
Gao pragmatic stopped teasing and asked: "Why?"
"After all, I'm not her, and I don't know much about her. I don't know how different my personality is from hers." Liu Xin spread her hands: "Generally speaking, the most direct way for things like this is to bribe you, but you
…I couldn’t think of how to bribe her with her status.”
There is a simplest and most direct way for a woman to "bribe" a man, but the identity of Princess Zheng makes this method impossible.
Apart from this tacit method, there are only two remaining methods of bribery: power or money.
The money can be crossed off in advance. How could Concubine Zheng have so much money to bribe Gao Jingshi? Gao Jingshi would still be able to bribe her.
So, what about Quan? Theoretically speaking, as the emperor's favorite concubine, although the harem of the Ming Dynasty was not allowed to interfere in politics, finding some opportunities to have some fun with the emperor should actually be effective for many officials.
The problem is that with Gao Pragmatic's status in the eyes of the emperor, this pillow style is really unnecessary. The emperor's trust in Gao Pragmatic can be said to be extremely high, and it has no impact at all whether Concubine Zheng helps or not.
And she can't threaten Gao Pragmatic with "reverse pillow style" - she was taught this just a few days ago.
Gao Pragmatic thought for a while and reminded: "The word bribery, judging from the current situation, has a big problem in itself."
Liu Xin was stunned: "What's the problem?"
Gao Jingshi said calmly: "The so-called bribery is mostly about the superior versus the inferior, but I think... Concubine Zheng, I am afraid she no longer dares to have such an attitude towards me."
Oh, that’s what it meant. Liu Xin nodded: “It makes sense.”
Gao pragmatically said: "So you might as well change the perspective and 'interpose' it again: If she wants to cooperate with me, what might she do?"
Liu Xin thought for a while and said: "Since it is cooperation, it must be mutually beneficial. Is there anything that can be mutually beneficial to you?" She hesitated and asked: "What if her son becomes the prince?"
Can you benefit from this?"
Gao pragmatic did not answer directly, but said: "Are you talking about whether I can benefit from supporting Zhu Changxun as the crown prince? Then let me ask you, what is the difference between supporting Zhu Changxun and supporting Zhu Changluo?"
"I think there is a difference." Liu Xin frowned and said, "Zhu Changluo has the support from the Xin School, but behind Zhu Changxun there is probably no one else besides her, Princess Zheng. In this way, once you support me, I
Does it mean that the representative of the Real School supports him, and with the combined efforts of internal and external forces, this matter is almost settled? If you think about it this way, wouldn’t it be Conglong in the future... Oh no, it is the merit of supporting him? This benefit should not be
Small."
"You only counted the advantages, not the disadvantages." Gao Pragmatic shook his head and said: "If I did this, it would be morally untenable. It would be equivalent to me standing on the opposite side of Shilin, and even bringing down the entire Practical School.
They have all been brought to the opposite side of Confucian orthodoxy. Do you know that even I can't accurately predict the degree of danger involved?"
Liu Xin really didn't take this into consideration, and suddenly realized it after hearing this. So she thought about it and said distressedly: "This is going to be difficult..."
Unexpectedly, Gao Pingshi suddenly had a flash of inspiration, opened his eyes wide and said, "Fuck, I thought of a possibility."
Liu Xin was stunned: "What's possible?"
Gao pragmatic gasped: "Use the method proposed by Wang Xijue instead!"
"Uh, you mean..."
Gao pragmatism suddenly stood up: "Didn't Wang Xijue propose that the eldest son of the emperor should worship the queen as his legitimate mother, so as to solve the biggest problem of the difference between legitimate concubine and concubine? But since Wang Xijue can support Zhu Changluo to worship the queen as his legitimate mother, then why can't I support Zhu Changxun to worship the queen as his legitimate mother?
The queen is the legitimate mother? As the saying goes, the first thing to do is to establish a legitimate son. If there is no direct descendant, the elder will be established. If I can support Zhu Changxun to worship the queen as his legitimate mother, then at least in principle, the issue that he is younger than Zhu Changluo is no longer important.
Got it!"
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