"I heard that Xiao Gaoqing's family will be returning to Beijing tomorrow. I suddenly remembered that the name of Xiao Gaoqing's family seemed to be missing from the rewards drawn up by the cabinet two days ago. What's going on?"
Emperor Longqing was half-lying on a bamboo wooden chair with his eyes closed and asked in a leisurely tone.
Meng Chong, Feng Bao, and Chen Hong were all waiting in front of him. After hearing this, Feng Bao's drooped eyelids rolled slightly, but immediately drooped them down again, with no intention of speaking at all; Chen Hong glanced at Meng
Chong and Feng Bao also lowered their gazes and looked at their noses and hearts.
Meng Chong calmly took half a step forward and replied: "Long live Grandpa, I don't know. Because Mr. Li has taken sick leave, Mr. Gao is currently writing the cabinet. Our inner court has told Mr. Gao that Gao Shi was reading Yu Fenggong."
Great contribution, but Mr. Gao just thanked the Holy Grace on behalf of Shidu Gao, but refused to add Gao Shidu’s name to the list at any cost, and I couldn’t help it.”
Long Qing didn't even raise his eyelids and said: "Well, since Mr. Gao refuses, I can't force you... Go and tell the prince that Gao Shidu is returning to the capital. Also tell the prince that Gao Shidu is going back to the capital."
This time when I went back to Xinzheng to take the exam, I even scored three points in primary and secondary schools, and was the best in Henan Province. It was just because there was no provincial exam this year, so I couldn't take the exam again, but his talent and learning must be unquestionable even by Hanlin academicians. In addition, he had previously served in An'an
In the matter of answering the tribute, Gao Shidu has made great contributions, and I think he should be rewarded - Xiao Gaoqing's family is close to the prince, you can ask and see how the prince wants to reward him."
Feng Bao condensed his eyes and glanced at Emperor Longqing quietly, only to see that the emperor was still looking like he was concentrating with his eyes closed. He turned his gaze towards Meng Chong, and saw that Meng Chong had a smile on his face and responded repeatedly.
Feng Bao snorted coldly in his heart and cursed secretly: Gao's eunuch! When our master's clever plan comes to fruition, you will cry.
Long Qing asked some more questions about the important affairs of the court and sent the three of them away. Meng Chong was in a hurry to find the prince and left alone first, but Feng Bao called Chen Hong in a low voice after leaving the palace gate.
Chen Hongben also served as the Chief of Ceremony, and he was also recommended by Gao Gong at the beginning, but something happened later and he was demoted. At that time, Gao Gong was already dealing with the attack of Xu Jie's party with all his strength, and he didn't have the energy to help him, so he had to
Ba Meng Chong pushed forward to replace Chen Hong.
At this point, Chen Hong had some dissatisfaction with Gao Gong, but they did not break up, but they were not as close as before. During the period when Gao Gong was idle at home, Chen Hong relied on Emperor Longqing's nostalgia for the past.
Hong got up again and entered the Supervisor of Ceremonies again as a clerk, but his ranking was already below Feng Bao.
Not long ago, when Yin Shidan entered the cabinet, he followed Chen Hong's path and obtained the emperor's decree. It can be seen that although Chen Hong lost the power of holding the seal, his status in the emperor's mind is still very important, and he is not comparable to ordinary eunuchs.
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But no matter what, Chen Hong seemed to be closer to Gao Gong before and after him, but Feng Bao was not a "Gao Gong" in the inner court, so Feng Bao took the initiative to stop him, which still surprised Chen Hong.
"What do you think Mr. Feng has to say?" Chen Hongpi said with a smile: "We men still have some things to do..."
Before Chen Hong's accident, he had been serving Emperor Longqing. His status was not lower than that of Feng Bao, it could even be said to be slightly better. Now that he was still a holy family member, he had no chance to deal with Feng Bao.
Respect.
"Mr. Chen, now the uncle and nephew of the Gao family are unparalleled in their holy family. Needless to say, Mr. Gao, even the little Mr. Gao seems to be in the emperor's heart, but Mr. Chen doesn't seem to be close to these two people now? Isn't that right?
Yes, Mr. Gao may not be happy about Mr. Yin's entry into the cabinet last time... Could it be that Mr. Chen is already so obedient to Meng Zhangyin?"
Chen Hong narrowed his eyes, glanced at Feng Bao, and his tone turned cold: "Meng Zhangyin and I have been friends for many years. Doesn't Governor Feng know this?"
"Mr. Chen thinks Meng Zhangyin is an old friend, but I don't know if Meng Zhangyin also thinks Mr. Chen is an old friend? If so, Feng has something to puzzle about, and I hope Mr. Chen can clear up his confusion." Feng Bao smiled, not showing any concern at all.
angry.
Chen Hong glanced at him, and after a while he said, "Say."
Feng Baodao: "Meng Zhangyin is already the number one person in the inner court, but as long as it concerns the second high official, he must personally take care of it. For example, today's matter is just to ask the young master how he wants to reward Gao Shidu, and Meng Zhangyin also has to go there personally.
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"So what?" Chen Hong frowned: "He was recommended by Mr. Gao. Isn't it reasonable to care about Mr. Gao?"
"It's okay to be concerned, but is it really necessary for him to go there personally for this matter? Besides, since he has Mr. Gao standing behind him, his position is very stable. Mr. Chen, you are now in need of support from the outside world.
At that time, since Meng Zhangyin was an old friend of Mr. Chen, why not let Mr. Chen handle these matters so that Mr. Gao would not worry about such trivial matters as Mr. Yin joining the cabinet...Does Mr. Chen think so?"
Chen Hong's eyes flashed and he began to ponder, but stopped talking.
The most important minister in the Longqing Dynasty was only Gao Gong! Chen Hong naturally knew this, and of course he also wanted to maintain the closest relationship with Gao Gong. It was just about Yin Shidan... Yin Shidan was willing to spend money.
The accident happened and we spent a lot of money to fix it. Why don't we find an opportunity to make it right?
But Yin Shidan and Gao Gong didn't deal with each other very well. This was a bit beyond Chen Hong's expectation. He originally thought that Yin Shidan would be able to see the situation clearly after entering the cabinet and not go against Gao Gong. Who knew that these two people
I don’t know what’s going on, but they just don’t like each other.
This is very bad. Now Zhao Zhenji is gone, Li Chunfang is afraid that he will be gone soon, and Yin Shidan dares to break up with Gao Gong, and he is afraid that the end will not be much better...
Chen Hong couldn't help but regret a little: Did we, the men, think too little this time?
Then I thought of Feng Bao's words, and I felt they made sense: Since I hate Gao Huzi, you Meng Chong should take the initiative to mediate for me. This kind of pragmatic help to Gao Gong and asking for rewards is not, in the final analysis, a show of goodwill to Gao Gong? You
Why won't you let me go?
Feng Bao was not in a hurry, and left without waiting for Chen Hong's answer.
Two flowers bloomed, one on each side. However, Meng Chong went to see the prince and told the story according to Long Qing's instructions. The prince suddenly became happy, stroking his palms and smiling: "I knew that with the knowledge of Gao Shidu, I would get one."
It's easy for a scholar to do it, and sure enough, he took three cases in a row without embarrassing me."
After thinking for a while, he asked again: "Your Majesty, you want me to reward him?"
Meng Chong said yes, and explained the situation to Zhu Yijun in detail.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "The merit is great, but although Gao Shi is good at studying and learning, he has not yet been awarded the gold medal. If the word 'fake' is removed, I am afraid some people will still be dissatisfied..."
He frowned and thought for a while, then said with a slight hesitation: "Let's go back to the emperor and tell him that what I want to say is that Gao Jingshi will serve as the original official and hold the post of Zhan Shifu, pretend to be Zuo Yude, and give him a red silk silk
As soon as I wear the flying fish suit, please ask the emperor to judge."