Qianqing Palace, the emperor's palace, has been where all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty have lived since their founding.
When the emperor was ill, he naturally did not go to the main hall, but to Xinuang Pavilion.
The so-called Nuan Pavilion is a small room separated from the big room. It is not the name of a palace. For example, Yangxin Palace, Kunning Palace, and Qianqing Palace all have East and West Nuan Pavilions.
The Xinuang Pavilion in the Qianqing Palace was usually the place where the emperor summoned ministers, but today Long Qing brought the prince here, which obviously meant that what he wanted to say to the prince today was not just a conversation between father and son.
Apart from the emperor, the first people to go in were the two imperial doctors. Even the prince was temporarily left waiting outside the Nuan Pavilion.
Gao Pingshi didn't see what happened between the emperor and the prince before because he went to wait at the prince's honor guard behind the emperor's honor guard. Now he took advantage of this opportunity to have an urgent exchange with the prince.
After hearing Zhu Yijun say with suspicion that the emperor seemed to be a little emotional just now, Gao pragmatically discovered that Long Qing's body might really be in big trouble.
The emperor fainted and woke up quickly just now. Although to outsiders, it was probably just an accident. After all, many people have "black eye dizziness". Maybe the emperor was just a little more serious than ordinary people, so it was not a big deal.
But after all, Gao Pragmatic knew that Long Qing died more than half a year later in history. According to normal circumstances, since he did not die suddenly, his body should indeed have been almost exhausted at this time "half a year ago". to the point.
Since the emperor himself kept this kind of thing secret, of course Gao Pragmatism, an outsider, could not get any definite evidence and could only speculate through some clues.
These clues may not be able to prove anything when viewed individually, but as long as they are connected and can corroborate each other, they are inseparable.
It is certain that the emperor is in poor health, the only question is the severity. So where can we find clues about this matter?
First of all, the expressions of the eunuchs. When Gao Gong was asking questions just now, Gao Pragmatic paid attention to the expressions of the three eunuchs: Meng Chong looked frightened and at a loss, which showed that he did not know anything about it; Feng Bao looked sad, but he did not dare to talk to him. When people look at each other, they make pragmatic judgments. He may have something on his mind but is afraid of revealing it, so he covers it up with a sad look. Chen Hong avoids his eyes and hesitates to speak. He may know something but doesn't want to say it, or dare not say it.
Gao Pingshi was furious in his heart: Meng Chong, Meng Chong, you are such a waste! The three internal ministers and your two deputies all know the situation, but your palm print doesn't know anything about it, so what use do you have!
At this moment, Gao Pingshi even thought of Huang Zhengshou from Datong. Although he was far less successful than you, Meng Chong, he was a very discerning person, doing things properly and being an honest person.
Gao Pingshi had a thought in his mind: Although Chen Ju was quietly helping him with things, although he had been transferred to the prince's side, his qualifications were not enough - at least not enough when "big things happen" next year. To rise to the top and take charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies in one step is to be suspected of being counterproductive. How about... find a way to transfer Huang Mengyu back to Beijing and insert him into the Supervisor of Ceremonies, and wait until next year when there is an "unbearable change" to push him up?
As soon as this idea came up, he couldn't stop it. Gao pragmatically decided to discuss it with his third uncle and the teacher when he went back tonight.
In addition to the eunuchs, another clue that we should pay attention to is the expressions of the imperial doctors. Although the old imperial doctor who answered the question before today looked like a human spirit, it does not mean that it cannot be analyzed.
People like Gao Gong who disdain playing dirty tricks may not pay too much attention to the expression of an imperial doctor, but Gao Yude, who was evaluated by Guo Pu as "excessive calculation", would not let go of such details. He closed his eyes and recalled it.
, I immediately discovered that when the old doctor answered Gao Gong's inquiry, he did not dare to tell the emperor's condition directly from beginning to end, but only said some ambiguous and specious words such as "more like" and "usually".
There is a problem, there is definitely a problem!
The emperor's condition is probably not serious, but the number of insiders should be limited to a very small area.
What is certain at present is that Meng Chong did not know about it, but Feng Bao and Chen Hong knew about it.
No wonder Chen Hong was eager to move towards Gao Gong before. He originally thought that it was because Yin Shidan and San Bo couldn't deal with him, and he felt a little difficult to behave in them, so he joined the Gao Dang camp again. But now it seems that there is no problem.
So simple.
The greater possibility is that Chen Hong knew that the emperor's condition was very serious, and that he first gained favor by doing what he liked when he was the imperial eunuch, such as producing those erotic porcelains and instigating the emperor.
Earned from things like buying jewelry.
In other words, his status is basically based on Long Qing's favor, and the reason why Gao Gong is willing to help him is because this person only works hard to attract favors on those artifacts, and he does not necessarily like to exercise power. With Feng Bao,
In a comparison, to choose the lesser of two evils, I would rather use Chen Hong than Feng Bao.
So as soon as the emperor fell ill and became seriously ill, Chen Hong immediately panicked and hurriedly reconciled with Gao Gong. He even did not hesitate to play a "face change". As soon as he lifted Yin Shidan up with his front foot, he turned his back and sold him immediately.
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However, there is still a question here that Gao Pragmatic can't figure out for a moment, that is, since Chen Hong was afraid, why didn't he come and inform Gao Gong quickly?
You must know that Meng Chong, the useless palm print, can't even grasp such an important matter, and is obviously extremely incompetent. As long as Chen Hong comes to report, Gao Gong will definitely be furious with Meng Chong's incompetence, and will make up his mind to kill Meng Chong if he can't protect him.
Let's replace him. Meng Chong has fallen, and it is impossible for Gao Gong to use Feng Bao. Normally speaking, wouldn't it be Chen Hong's turn?
Chen Hong shouldn't have thought of this... Then why didn't he come to report?
Gao Jingshi responded to the inquiry from Prince Zhu Yijun - the action that the prince did just now to lift the curtain of the sedan chair was actually taught by Gao Jingshi. The source was that the secretary in later generations opened the door for the leader. The phrase "The prince is also a son" was also taught by Gao Jingshi.
In "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Jia Xu taught Cao Pi not to compete with Cao Zhi for literary talent, but only for "filial piety" - so now the prince continues to seek advice from Gao Zhi.
In fact, Zhu Yijun did not do this to compete for the throne. After all, the position of the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty has always been as stable as Mount Tai. As long as you are not dead, it will be your turn. This is actually an additional benefit brought by the extremely powerful civil servant group.
Most of the reason why Zhu Yijun did this was because he really wanted to be filial to his father, because since he studied seriously, he could not find an emperor who was better to his eldest son than his father, even the emperor Taizu of this dynasty.
For Prince Yiwen (Zhu Biao), I'm afraid it's not that good either. So Zhu Yijun really wants to repay his kindness.
Another small reason is that Zhu Yijun also knows that "pure filial piety" is an excellent reputation, which is a huge bonus for both ministers and monarchs. Although Zhu Yijun is young, after all, he is
He has read a lot of books and has an absolutely pragmatic reading companion like Gao Pangshi, so of course he will be affected to some extent.
The two of them had something on their minds, but they didn't stop talking, and they quickly exchanged opinions on the issue of "how to face the father later." They were not at all like two ten-year-old boys.
At this moment, two imperial doctors came out of the Xinuan Pavilion with serious faces. Chen Hongze, who was walking one step ahead of them, loudly said: "Your Majesty has spoken: Your Highness, the Crown Prince, is here to see you."