Seeing that the emperor looked normal, except for a slightly gloomy complexion, his mental condition was much better than that of the previous dynasty. Gao Gong and other foreign court officials could not say much, so they had to retreat as ordered. Empress Chen and Concubine Li looked at each other.
At one glance, both of them had an indescribable worry in their eyes, but they couldn't express it in their mouths at this moment, because they were resisting the order, so they had no choice but to pull back and retreat.
Gao Pingshi was a little embarrassed because he had not received the emperor's explicit order and did not know whether he should resign and leave or continue to follow the prince - after all, it was not time to "get off work" yet.
The emperor had already taken the lead, followed closely by the prince.
When Zhu Yijun passed by Gao Jingshi, he happened to see him in a dilemma. He was stunned for a moment, and then by accident, he waved to Gao Jingshi, gesturing for him to follow.
Gao Pragmatic actually had no interest in following Zhu Yijun to accompany the emperor, because he expected that the emperor might have something to say to the prince alone. As an outsider, he would not have the chance to listen if he followed. It would be better to go to the cabinet to find the third uncle and the teacher.
Discuss countermeasures.
It stands to reason that Gao Jingshi is not qualified to enter and leave the cabinet at any time, even if Gao Gong is his third uncle and Guo Pu is his teacher, but before he could not stand it, he suggested that the prince observe the government. Later, this suggestion was not only implemented, but also seemed likely to become a
common practice.
In this way, because he has to discuss with the cabinet and select the votes that are submitted to the prince every day to watch the government, as the prince's companion, he has the responsibility to contact the cabinet - in fact, according to the custom of the palace, this matter
As the chief ceremonial officer Bingbi and the prince's first companion, Feng Bao was more suitable than Gao Pragmatic.
However, after all, Gao Gong was in charge of the cabinet. He was very disgusted with eunuchs being too involved in politics, so he directly explained to the emperor that the prince's companion was an official in the Imperial Academy, while Zuo Yude, the pragmatic and pragmatic official of Zhan Shifu, was an official in the East Palace.
The political issue came from his suggestion, so this matter should be left to Gao Pragmatic, not Feng Bao.
The emperor knew Gao Gong's character. He liked to take care of things and was able to take care of things, but he usually took matters into his own hands rather than the people. So since he thought that Gao Gong was more pragmatic than Feng Bao, it should be mainly from the perspective of doing things. Gao Gong was more pragmatic than Feng Bao.
Feng Bao is suitable.
So the emperor approved it without saying a word. In this way, Gao Pragmatic had the power to enter and leave the cabinet at any time - in the name of "the crown prince watching the government."
But now he was summoned by Zhu Yijun out of nowhere, and his plan to go to the cabinet to discuss countermeasures fell through, and he could only reluctantly follow Zhu Yijun.
As mentioned before, the emperor and the prince had ceremonial guards in the palace and could ride in sedan chairs. Other ministers, eunuchs, maids, etc. could only walk. At this moment, the emperor walked to the imperial chariot and was about to get into the sedan chair, but saw Zhu Yijun stepping forward first.
, helped him open the sedan curtain, turned around and said: "Father, please."
The emperor was stunned for a moment, his heart felt warm, and he even felt a sore nose. However, the thoughts in his mind kept turning over and over again, and when he came out of his mouth, he turned into: "Jun'er, you are the prince, don't do this kind of thing.
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Who would have thought that the always obedient prince actually shook his head this time and said seriously: "Father, the prince is your son first."
Long Qing felt a warmth rush from the soles of his feet to his forehead, and his eyes suddenly became misty.
Looking at his eldest son who was becoming more and more sensible, Long Qing felt moved and satisfied. For a moment, he wanted to run to the Yongling Tomb in Tianshou Mountain and shout at his father who refused to even see him:
Father, look at my good prince, this is filial piety!
Father, you can even give up the affection between father and son, thinking that you are too great and forgetful of love. Little do you know that what you are giving up is not only the affection between father and son, but also the filial piety that sets an example for the world.
Father, you practice Taoism alone, thinking that you can change your destiny against the will of heaven, but I only believe that destiny is determined by heaven, and I don't have to fight for everything.
What's the result? You practiced Taoism until almost no one died, you practiced Japanese chaos, you cultivated the Gengshu Revolution, you cultivated "The people of the world have not been loyal to Your Majesty for a long time"!
And I, neither the eldest son nor a virtuous son, can still become an emperor while sitting at home! If I don’t fight, the treasury will become increasingly full; if I don’t fight, the Japanese rebellion will subside; if I don’t fight, I will become a subject! If I don’t fight,
The results are astounding!
Yes, everyone knows that you have means and powerful plans. You have become the young emperor when the vassal king came to the capital. With one move, you can force the old ministers of the Yuan Dynasty to retreat, and with the next move, you can stir up the world with your grand ceremony. You have all the power in China.
hand!
But so what? You are extremely powerful, yet you allowed Yan Song to force him to death and replaced Xia Yan, finally turning a good country into a country with mediocre officials and mediocre soldiers, and a lack of fighting spirit in the soldiers. You caused the Japanese and the North to be captives in the south, and the world was in turmoil!
The most ridiculous thing is that you knew that Yan Song was not as talented as Xia Yan in politics, but because Yan Song would not disobey you, you allowed him to dominate and rule the country, and he eventually became the culprit in the world!
But I am not like that. I know that I have no ability to govern. I can only select the talented and appoint them and treat them as officials of the country, and then the world will be governed.
However, I still want to thank you, Father. Although you have made many mistakes, you have done one thing very well, and that is to choose a good teacher for me, the best teacher in the world!
Mr. Gao is my Xia Yan!
Father, you judge others by yourself, thinking that everyone in the world only sees power. Although I am not good at strategizing, I know that there are thousands of people's hearts. What some people want is not power at all, but the development of their talents and their reputation for eternity.
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Father, you are worried that Xia Yan will fool you and deceive you, and fall into Yan Song's trick; but I am not worried that Mr. Gao will deceive me, because I know that he doesn't even bother to do such a thing!
Father, God gave you Xia Yan, but you replaced him with Yan Song; God gave me Mr. Gao, but I will never allow a second Yan Song to appear!
Father, do you know that if you use your power to control the ministers, the ministers will only use your power to deceive you. But I treat Mr. Gao with sincerity, so Mr. Gao can treat me with sincerity.
Just now I fainted in the great dynasty, and all the ministers were struggling, but Mr. Gao was the mainstay, and he did not hesitate to bear the charge of deceiving the emperor. After I woke up, everyone was alone and did not dare to ask why. Mr. Gao was the only one who could directly ask me, even without fear of the emperor.
The power of God.
If father, when you were in power, could you tolerate a minister like Mr. Gao? No, you can't, only I can, because I know that he is not exercising power, but keeping integrity with all his heart.
His character and integrity are something that even I, the emperor, dare not face directly! However, since I can endure the ridicule and censure of those officials who use their reputation to sell their integrity, how can I not tolerate the loyalty and integrity of Mr. Gao who is truly devoted to me?
Qianchen?
It's a pity that my time may be running out. I don't know how long I will have to live. If I were given another ten years... no, even if it was only five years, I would definitely be able to restore my ancestors' Zhao Zhao Huang Ming!
I don’t know what kind of Tao you have cultivated, but each of my brothers is in poorer health than the last. Even the doctors said they were born weak and had insufficient kidney essence.
That's all, that's all, maybe it's all God's will. While there's still breath left, it's time for my good son to plan something carefully. I can't let him follow the example of a grandfather like you, who thinks he has everything under control, but in fact he doesn't.
Being toyed with and applauded, he was left with the reputation of a foolish king and was slandered by everyone in the world.
Long Qing was thinking about something in his mind, but the doting look in his eyes gradually became stronger. After a while, he sighed, came back from his thoughts, and reached out to rub the prince's head.
At this moment, he has no majesty as an emperor, only the kindness of a father.
