Jiazi, Crown Prince Zhu Yijun succeeded to the throne. He sent Duke Zhu Xizhong, British Duke Zhang Rong, Prince-in-law Xu Congcheng, and Dingxi Marquis Jiang You to the northern and southern suburbs, the Ancestral Temple, and the Sheji Altar. After receiving the order, he first put on the crown and bowed to the heaven and the earth. Then he bowed to the Xian Palace, Hongxiao Palace, and Shenxiao Palace, and then went to Emperor Daxing to kowtow before a few banquets. The Queen and the Imperial Concubine then performed the ritual of four obeisances as usual.
After the ceremony, the new king went to the Zhongji Palace to pay homage to all the officials. He changed the next year to the first year of Wanli and issued an amnesty edict:
"Our country has a glorious and grand vision, which has been passed down for generations. Our ancestors and saints have been united in creating and advocating for more than two hundred years. Our emperor has studied the great emperors and set clear and wise principles. He is respectful and frugal, and he has appointed virtuous people. He has worked hard to govern, and he has achieved great success." For six years, the world has been full of joy. Guests from four generations have come, and everyone has been blessed...
I regard Liang De as the prime minister in the Chong Nian. However, God’s favor is destined to be prosperous, and the foundation of our ancestors is of the utmost importance. We work diligently and nightly without fear. We still rely on the sages in the civil and military circles to work together to understand the principles..."
Then he talked about a long amnesty and government arrangements, from the central government to the localities, from the nobles and nobles to the nobles and nobles, to the promotion of the common people, all the details are included in this, which is ten thousand words long.
There is no doubt that the above, from the manuscript itself to the arrangements of various affairs, were all rushed out within a few days under the leadership of Gao Gong, the first assistant of the cabinet, and Guo Pu, the second assistant, with the cooperation of the six ministers, ministers and other officials.
Otherwise, let alone the little emperor Zhu Yijun, even Gao Pragmatic, who is of the same age as him, would not be able to do it.
As for why there were only the first assistant and the second assistant, but not Zhang Juzheng, it was because Zhang Juzheng was sent to Tianshou Mountain immediately to visit the mausoleum of Emperor Daxing.
This is a coincidence. In the past few years since Long Qing took the throne, there has been nothing to talk about. At the beginning, the national treasury was very empty, and it was not until last year that the balance of payments was balanced. Gao Gong originally expected that he would gradually accumulate some money starting from this year, and he could start I was considering preparing the Xuan Palace for the emperor, but who knew that the construction hadn't started yet and the emperor was gone...
In other words, the emperor died, and the emperor's mausoleum didn't even have a place.
How can this be done? We can't let the emperor lie in the Hall of Renshou without being buried! All the officials and scholars in the world must be upset.
Therefore, everyone in the imperial court must now treat the matter of preparing the mausoleum for Emperor Daxing as a major and urgent matter, and must act quickly and properly!
Of course, such a big thing must be led and supervised by a high-ranking minister to make it appear grand and solemn. Since the big drama of "Three Encourages to Advance" must be led by Gao Gong, the first assistant, no one can replace him, and the second assistant Guo Pu He temporarily took charge of the Beijing camp as a back-up to prevent changes in the center, so the important task of helping Emperor Daxing to conquer the mountains and mausoleums had to be handed over to Zhang Juzheng.
This arrangement was suggested by Gao Pragmatic, and the reason is very simple - immediately transfer Zhang Juzheng away from the center, separate him from Feng Bao, and then take down Feng Bao first.
Taking down Feng Bao is not the opinion of Gao Pragmatic alone. Gao Gong and Guo Pu all agree on this, because according to the convention, when a new monarch comes to the throne, the palm seal of the Chief of Ceremonies will usually be changed - usually a new one will be replaced. You are your most trusted eunuch.
Although the new emperor is young now, this rule may not change. Therefore, once these recent major ceremonial events are completed, the replacement of the chief ceremonial officer is likely to be put on the agenda. The cabinet or Gao Gong must make some decisions in advance. Measures.
However, Uncle Gao Gong and others were obviously not the only ones who knew that the situation was urgent. Feng Bao was obviously even more anxious about his situation.
As soon as the new king's coronation ceremony was completed, Feng Bao immediately took action.
In Yongning Palace, Feng Bao did not have the majesty of Eunuch Bingbi, Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, or Admiral of Dongchang, but he carefully served Concubine Li.
In the past few days, not only the new emperor Zhu Yijun, Gao Gong and others were very busy, but the queen and the imperial concubine also had to do various etiquette things such as crying, worshiping the spirit and keeping filial piety, and even had time to go back to Yongning Palace to rest.
All are short.
Concubine Li saw Feng Bao busy and sweating profusely. She couldn't help but smile and shouted: "Feng Bao."
"My servant is here." Feng Bao hurriedly returned to Concubine Li, bowed and lowered his hands, as if he was a little eunuch who had just entered the palace to serve a noble lady.
Concubine Li raised her eyebrows and said: "You are the Chief Supervisor of Ceremonies, Bingbi, and the Admiral of Dongchang. Now that the Emperor has just succeeded to the throne, everything is busy. You are not busy with the Supervisor of Ceremonies and Dongchang, but you are always busy with me."
What’s the point of wandering around here?”
Feng Bao had already prepared a response to this question. Hearing this, he quickly knelt down and said: "The imperial concubine does not know something. This servant originally left the imperial concubine. She also became the young master's companion earlier, so she was not a foreigner."
The court is pleased that now that I have ascended the throne and become the emperor, if this slave is uneasy, I am afraid that the outer court will have to find some reason to kill the slave..."
Feng Bao showed a bitter look on his face, suddenly knelt down, kowtowed hard and said: "Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty, for the sake of your dedication and dedication in serving me for many years, please transfer this slave back to your Majesty. I don't want to do this hard work."
Factory Supervisor, this servant just wants to serve the queen in peace and quiet, please be kind to the queen!"
Concubine Li frowned and reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean, you came from my side and became the emperor's first companion, so the outer court is not happy with you? Why, you are with me and Jun'er?"
Are people guilty?"
Feng Bao said with a cry and choked up: "It turns out that he is not guilty, but the outer court will not ask these questions... Some people in the outer court just hope that there will be no one around the emperor and the empress, so that they can take over the power and control the court!
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Concubine Li's face became stern and she scolded: "There are people in the outer court? Who are you talking about?"
"Yes...yes..." Feng Bao looked timid and hesitated: "Slave, I don't dare to say."
"Speak! If I tell you to speak, just speak!" Concubine Li said with anger in her eyes: "You slave, you don't even listen to what I say?"
Feng Bao trembled all over, as if he was frightened. He hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Yes, yes, I said it, I will say it now."
Concubine Li stared at him without saying a word.
Feng Bao hesitated again, then said slowly: "Outer court... the chief assistant Gao Gong, originally held great power during the reign of Emperor Daxing, and used the chief assistant to control the staff, just like the ancient prime ministers, civil and military
All officials were afraid of him. When Emperor Daxing was around, he always regarded himself as the emperor's mentor. He always thought that he was the holy family and did not pay attention to others.
The Emperor Daxing was unparalleled in his benevolence. He remembered Gao Gong's minor achievements in the past, and every time he praised him, he was hoping that he would understand his holy will and make progress gradually. But he was so arrogant that he relied on his favor and chased Chen Songgu and Zhao Dazhou.
He drove out Yin Tangchuan three times, and even forced away his former chief assistant Li Shilu. His ambition to dominate power is well known to everyone on the road!"
When Feng Bao said this, he let out a long sigh and said with a look full of emotion: "Although I am not talented, I was considered a diligent student in my study in the past. I also received many praises from the Emperor Daxing and the imperial concubine. At the beginning, Emperor Daxing and his empress favored and appreciated me and made me serve as the Supervisor of Ceremonies and also be in charge of the East Factory. I asked myself that although I have had no special achievements and no outstanding achievements in the past few years...
At that time, the Chief of Ceremonies had a shortage of palm seals. In order to ensure that the power of the inner court would not endanger himself, Gao Gong recommended Chen Hong. However, Chen Hong dismissed him for corruption soon after. The slave himself thought that it would be the slave's palm seal as usual, but Gao Gong still recommended Meng Chong.
The slave girl herself had nothing to say, but she just felt that there was something fishy about it. It wasn’t until one day when the slave girl went to the cabinet to do something, she happened to meet the assistant minister Zhang Juzheng, and chatted with him for a few words. Mr. Zhang Ge mentioned it casually, and the slave girl knew about the Central Plains. Commission…”
"Zhang Juzheng?" Concubine Li frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and asked, "What's the reason?"